Application of omics techniques in forensic entomology research

S Shao, L Yang, G Hu, L Li, Y Wang, L Tao - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
With the advent of the post-genome era, omics technologies have developed rapidly and are
widely used, including in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of diptera puparia in forensic and archeo-funerary contexts

S Vanin, F Tuccia, J Pradelli, G Carta, G Giordani - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In forensic entomology, insects are used to estimate the time since death
and to answer other investigative questions, such as determining if the body was moved …

Impact of Small‐Scale Mining Activities on Physicochemical Properties of Soils in Dunkwa East Municipality of Ghana

PK Essandoh, M Takase… - The Scientific World …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The quality of soils in rehabilitated small‐scale mined sites needs thorough investigation
since a lot of changes do occur. The study assessed the impacts of small‐scale mining …

[HTML][HTML] Research Status of Sarcosaprophagous Beetles as Forensic Indicators

S Shao, S Liu, L Li, G Hu, Y Zhang, Y Wang - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary As an important group of species in forensic entomology,
sarcosaprophagous beetles can provide valuable clues to the postmortem interval of …

A New, Non-Invasive Methodology for the Molecular Identification of Adult Sarcophagidae from Collections

G Giordani, D Whitmore, S Vanin - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Species identification is vital in most studies; it can be achieved through
the analysis of morphological characters or molecular markers. Unfortunately, DNA …

Molecular identification of forensically important fly species in Spain using COI barcodes

A Fuentes-Lopez, C Ruiz, J Galian, E Romera - Science & Justice, 2020 - Elsevier
Species identification with DNA barcodes has been proven to be effective on different
organisms and, particularly, has become a routinely used and quite accurate tool in forensic …

Remediation of mined soil using shea nut shell (Vitellaria paradoxa) as an amendment material

EEY Amuah, B Fei-Baffoe, LNA Sackey… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ghana hosts a significant amount of minerals, and there has been an astronomic increase in
mining activities in the country. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of shea nut …

Experimental evaluation on the applicability of necrobiome analysis in forensic veterinary science

F Tuccia, E Zurgani, S Bortolini, S Vanin - MicrobiologyOpen, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the wide usage of animals as models in forensic studies, the investigations of
fundamental legal questions involving domesticated and nondomesticated animals were …

DNA-based and taxonomic identification of forensically important Sarcophagidae (Diptera) in southeastern Spain

A Fuentes-Lopez, AP Sala, E Romera, J Galian - Science & Justice, 2021 - Elsevier
Studying dipterans at the scene of a death can provide essential information for interpreting
the evidence and help to reconstruct the events happened to a corpse in the past. Molecular …

Description of the puparium and other notes on the morphological and molecular identification of Phthitia empirica (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) collected from animal …

G Giordani, S Vanin - Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Background A correct identification of species is fundamental in order to derive all the
biological, ecological, and behavioral information useful to reconstruct previous events …