... for older individuals and tends to underestimate age for individuals of all age groups. The results suggest that the revised method is useful as a method for age estimation when it is used conjunction with other estimators. 17 12 2004 14 05 2005 31 08 2005 forensic science physical...

... the slowest. 22 01 2005 26 03 2005 27 07 2005 forensic science age estimation Demirjian's method dental maturity dental variability References Baker   PT . Human biological variation as an adaptive response to the environment . Eugenics Quarterly   0097-7769 1966...

... science forensic anthropology age estimation ankle epiphyses fusion ancestry tibia fibula x-ray References McKern   TW , Stewart   TD . Skeletal changes in young American males . Analyzed from the standpoint of age identification. Environmental Protection Research Division (U.S...

... 17 08 2005 forensic science age estimation teeth bone lens brain racemization D-aspartic acid References Ritz-Timme   S , Cattaneo   C , Collins   MJ , Waite   ER , Schütz HW , Kaatsch   H-J , Borrman   HIM . Age estimation: The state of the art...

..., in their case, the maturity score is unknown. Polynomial functions give age as a function of maturity score and are statically adapted for age estimation studies. Finnish dental maturity tables and development curves are given for Demirjian's method and for polynomial functions. Sexual dimorphism is established...

... maturation age estimation femur References Ubelaker DH . Estimating age of death from immature human skeletons: an overview . J Forensic Sci   0022-1198 1987 ; 32 : 1254 – 63 . Sellier P , Tillier AM , Bruzek J . A la recherche d'une référence pour l'estimation de...

...   0379-0738 2003 ; 136 : 52 – 7 . Haavikko   K . Tooth formation age estimated on a few selected teeth. A simple method for clinical use . Proc Finn Dent Soc   0355-4651 1974 ; 70 : 15 – 9 . Hägg   U , Matsson   L . Dental maturity as an indicator of chronological age...

... collagen-rich (IC) and acid-soluble peptide (SP) sub-fractions. We compared the degrees of racemization of each amino acid and the accuracy of the ages estimated from them. The degree of racemization and the reaction rate of racemization were ranked in the order of Asp>Glu>Ala in the TAA and IC...

... in the determination of age. This newly proposed method explores the same criteria of ageing as the Lovejoy method. The combination of the two methods produces relatively consistent results in the estimation of age. KEYWORDS: forensic science, forensic anthropology, age estimation, human identification, pelvis...

... sexed correctly, only 42.4% were accurately aged and 29.4% had a stature estimate that included their reported height. 01 02 2003 31 01 2003 01 07 2003 forensic science forensic anthropology Balkans human rights personal identification stature estimation age estimation...

... sample is advocated. 16 12 2002 09 12 2002 01 05 2003 forensic science age estimation basilar synchondrosis adolescence autopsy References Ubelaker   DH . Estimating age at death from immature skeletons: an overview . J Forensic Sci   0022-1198 1987 ; 32 : 1254...

... of the factors alone. The first premolar is recommended as the first step in the estimation of age. 15 10 2002 19 07 2002 01 03 2003 forensic science age estimation Gustafson's method dental factors human identification forensic dentistry References Gustafson   G...

...H Soomer, DDS; H Ranta, DDS; MJ Lincoln, MD; A Penttila, MD; E Leibur, MD This paper evaluates the reliability and validity of eight published dental age estimation methods for adults that may aid in victim identification. Age was calculated on 20 Caucasian teeth of known age according...

...DL Hutchinson, Ph.D.; KF Russell, Ph.D. Age estimates of the auricular surface (sacro-iliac joint) of the ilium taken from bony specimens, 35 mm slides, and digital images were compared for 29 intact specimens from archaeological contexts. Results demonstrate that age estimates from all...

... ribs phase analysis sternocostal age estimation Negroes South Africa Blacks References Steyn   M , Meiring   J H , Nienaber   W C . Forensic anthropology in South Africa: a profile of cases from 1993 to 1995 at the Department of Anatomy, University of Pretoria . S Afr J...

...Y-K Kim, Ph.D.; H-S Kho, Ph.D.; K-H Lee, Ph.D. The purpose of the present investigation was to test the accuracy of a new scoring system in recording tooth wear for age estimation. The material consisted of dental stone casts of 383 volunteers who had sound premolars and molars with normal...

... can corroborate other sex estimates or provide an estimate for unknown individuals in the absence of other skeletal indicators. Nikki L. Rogers,1 Ph.D.; Lori E. Flournoy,1 M.A.; and William F. McCormick,1 M.S., M.D. The Rhomboid Fossa of the Clavicle as a Sex and Age Estimator REFERENCE: Rogers NL...

... acid-insoluble collagen fraction and acid-soluble peptide fractions; then D/L ratios were measured from each fraction by gas chromatography. We evaluated the applicability of their D/L ratios for age estimation based on their correlation coefficient. A sex-related difference was observed in the D/L...

... the storing temperature is known. Moreover, the ratio between the different peaks formed by ageing is practicallyindependent of temperature between 0~ and 37~ KEYWORDS: forensic science, criminalistics, high performance liquid chromatography, bloodstains, age estimation, hemoglobin Being able to estimate...

... ratio) in teeth extracted 10 years previously was almost unchanged from that at the time of extraction, and allowed an accurate evaluation of the subjects age at tooth extraction. 27 11 1995 15 04 1996 13 05 1996 forensic science forensic odontology age estimation dentin...