Foreword to the Second Edition |
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Foreword to the First Edition |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Contributors |
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Section I A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE |
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1 History of Bitemark Evidence |
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Section II BITEMARK RECOGNITION |
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2 The Role of Health Professionals in Diagnosing Patterned Injuries from Birth to Death |
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3 Role of the Medical Examiner, Coroner, and Pathologist |
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4 The Team Approach in Bitemark Investigation |
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Section III DESCRIPTION OF THE BITEMARK |
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5 The Nature of Bitemarks |
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6 Reconstructive Bitemark Analysis |
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67 | (6) |
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Section IV COLLECTION OF BITEMARK EVIDENCE A: NONINVASIVE ANALYSES |
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8 Practical Tips in Forensic Bitemark Photography |
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103 | (8) |
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9 Image Processing and Analysis for Evidentiary Purposes |
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111 | (20) |
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10 Bitemarks as Biological Evidence |
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131 | (14) |
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145 | (8) |
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153 | (6) |
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13 Nonperishables and Perishables |
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159 | (8) |
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Section IV COLLECTION OF BITEMARK EVIDENCE B: INVASIVE ANALYSES |
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15 Histology and Timing of Injury |
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Section V BITEMARK VARIABLES AND CASES |
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209 | (8) |
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217 | (24) |
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19 Patterns, Lesions, and Trauma-Mimicking Bitemarks |
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283 | (20) |
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20 Current Context of Bitemark Analysis and Research |
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21 Research, Emerging Technologies, and Recent Developments |
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22 Experimental Bitemarks and Histology |
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23 Genotypic Comparison of Bacterial DNA Recovered from Bitemarks and Teeth |
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Section VII COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE FROM THE SUSPECT |
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463 | (6) |
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Section VIII METHODS OF COMPARISON |
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493 | (6) |
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Section X PREVENTION AND CONTAMINATION |
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27 Precautionary Measures |
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499 | (8) |
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Section XI LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS AND THE COURTROOM |
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507 | (10) |
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517 | (26) |
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30 Contracting with the Expert Witness |
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543 | (18) |
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31 Courtroom Aids in Bitemark Evidence |
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561 | (8) |
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32 Legal Liability of an Expert Witness |
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33 Wrongful Convictions and Erroneous Bitemark Opinions |
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577 | (10) |
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Section XII CONTENTIOUS ISSUES |
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34 Reliability of Bitemark Analysis |
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587 | (14) |
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35 Resolving Issues in Bitemark Analysis |
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601 | (16) |
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Appendix 1 ABFO Bitemark Analysis Guidelines---Outline |
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Appendix 2 ABFO Guidelines for Investigative and Final Bitemark Reports |
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Appendix 3 Bitemark Checklist---Bitemark Recipient |
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Appendix 4 Bitemark Checklist---Suspected Biter |
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625 | (4) |
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Appendix 5 Sample Consent Form |
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629 | (2) |
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Appendix 6 Dental Nomenclature |
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Index |
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1 History of Bitemark Evidence |
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1.2 Early History of Bitemarks |
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1.2.1 From the Beginning through the Middle Ages |
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1.2.1.1 The Garden of Eden |
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1.2.1.3 The Orkneyinga Saga |
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1.2.1.4 William the Conqueror (William I of England; William II, Duke of Normandy) |
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1.2.2.1 Mayhem and the Ancient Law of England, Seventeenth Century |
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1.2.2.2 Indentured Servitude, Seventeenth Century |
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1.2.2.3 Salem Witch Trials, 1692 |
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1.2.3 Other Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Cases |
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1.2.3.1 The Coram Street Affair, London, 1872 |
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1.2.3.2 The Woods of Chantilly |
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1.2.3.3 The Gangs of New York, Late Nineteenth Century |
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1.2.3.4 Transparent Overlays in Bitemark Analysis, Germany, 1924 |
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1.2.3.5 Ohio v. Robinson, Ohio, United States, 1870 |
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1.2.4.1 Teeth Marks in Cigar Holders, Russia |
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1.2.4.2 Bitemark in Cheese, Germany, 1905 |
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1.2.4.3 Bitemark in Cheese, England, 1906 |
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1.2.4.4 The Heath Case, England, 1946 |
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1.2.4.5 The Gorringe Case, England, 1948 |
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1.2.4.6 Tunbridge Wells, England, 1949 |
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1.2.5.1 Nova Scotia, 1924 |
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1.3 Bitemark Evidence in the Modern Era (1950--2010): Cases Leading to the Acceptance of Bitemark Evidence in Courts of Law |
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1.3.1 Doyle v. State, 1954 (Texas) |
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1.3.2 Wayne Clifford Boden, 1968--1971 (Canada) |
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1.3.3 People v. Johnson, 1972 (Illinois) |
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1.3.4 People v. Marx, 1974 (California) |
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1.3.5 State v. Bundy, 1979, 1980; Bundy v. State, 1984 (Florida) |
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1.3.6 Other Significant Cases |
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1.3.6.1 State v. Milone, 1973 (Illinois) |
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1.3.6.2 Wilhoit v. State, 1991 (Oklahoma) |
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1.3.6.3 People v. Moldowan and Cristini, 1991; People v. Moldowan, 2002; People v. Cristini, 2004 (Michigan) |
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1.3.6.4 State v. Krone, 1992, 1995 (Arizona) |
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1.3.6.5 State v. Brewer, 1995; Brewer v. State, 1998, 1999 (Mississippi) |
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1.3.7 Cases in Modern Europe and the United Kingdom |
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1.3.7.1 Fredrik Fasting Torgersen, Oslo, Norway, 1957 |
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1.3.7.2 Gordon Hay, Biggar, Scotland, 1967 |
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1.3.8 Cases in Modern Africa |
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1.3.8.1 State v. Shabangu, 1998 |
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1.3.8.2 State v. Nxele, 1999 |
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1.3.8.3 Vierfontein, Free State, 2002 |
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1.3.9 Cases in Modern Australia |
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1.3.9.1 Ipswich, Queensland, 1973 |
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1.3.9.2 Darwin, Northern Territory, 1986 |
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1.4 Forensic Odontology Organizations |
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1.4.1 International Organization for Forensic Odontostomatology (IOFOS) |
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1.4.2 The Odontology Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) |
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1.4.3 The American Society of Forensic Odontology (ASFO) |
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1.4.4 Canadian Society of Forensic Science (CSFS), Odontology Section |
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1.4.5 American Board of Forensic Odontology |
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1.5 History of Bitemark Education in North America |
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1.5.1 Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) |
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1.5.2 McGill University and the Laboratoire de Sciences Judiciaires et de Medecine Legale (LSJML) |
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1.5.3 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School |
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1.5.4 Bureau of Legal Dentistry (BOLD) |
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1.6 Challenges to the Legitimacy of Bitemark Evidence |
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20 | (1) |
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1.6.1 Bitemark Evidence Controversies |
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1.6.2 National Academy of Sciences 2009 Report |
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1.7 Perspective on the Relationship between the Past and Future of Bitemark Evidence |
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21 | (1) |
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2 The Role of Health Professionals in Diagnosing Patterned Injuries from Birth to Death |
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2.1 Overview of Biting Associated with Domestic Violence |
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25 | (1) |
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2.3 Intimate Partner Abuse |
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27 | (1) |
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2.4 Bitemarks in Elder Abuse |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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3 Role of the Medical Examiner, Coroner, and Pathologist |
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3.1 Death Investigative Systems |
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33 | (1) |
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3.2 A Complete Medical Examiner System |
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34 | (1) |
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3.4 Case Investigative Principles |
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35 | (1) |
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3.5 Forensic Odontology Service Unavailable |
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3.6 Forensic Odontology Service Becomes Available |
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37 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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3.10 Discord among Experts |
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40 | (1) |
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4 The Team Approach in Bitemark Investigation |
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43 | (1) |
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4.2 Advantages of the Team Approach during Bitemark Investigation |
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44 | (1) |
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4.3 Potential Team Members and Their Roles |
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4.3.1 Forensic Odontologist |
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4.3.3 Law Enforcement Officials and Crime Scene Investigators |
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4.3.4 Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner |
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4.3.7 Forensic Pathologist |
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4.3.8 Forensic Photographer |
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4.4 Bitemark Evidence Detection, Description, and Collection |
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4.4.1 Initial Forensic Dental Evaluation |
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4.4.2 Trace Evidence Detection and Collection |
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47 | (1) |
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4.4.3 Forensic Dental Evidence Collection |
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47 | (1) |
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4.5 Developing a Teamwork Protocol for Bitemark Investigation |
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47 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Protocol Development Phase |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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4.5.4 Updates and Revisions |
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48 | (1) |
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4.6 Sample Team Protocol for Collecting Patterned Injury Evidence |
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48 | (1) |
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4.7 Teamwork in Smaller Jurisdictions |
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48 | (1) |
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5 The Nature of Bitemarks |
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5.5 Pathology of the Cutaneous Bitemark |
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55 | (1) |
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5.6 Anatomy of the Typical Cutaneous Human Bitemark |
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5.7 Class Characteristics of the Human Cutaneous Bitemark |
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5.8 Variations of Bitemark Patterns |
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5.8.2 Linear Abrasions and Contusions |
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5.8.5 Acute Inflammatory Reaction |
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58 | (1) |
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5.8.6 Uninterrupted Arches |
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58 | (1) |
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5.8.9 Multiple and Superimposed Bites |
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59 | (1) |
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5.8.11 Excessive Ecchymosis and Abrasion |
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60 | (1) |
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5.8.13 Indistinct or Faded Bitemarks |
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61 | (1) |
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5.8.16 Postmortem Bitemarks |
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62 | (1) |
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5.9 Individual Characteristics of the Human Bitemark |
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62 | (1) |
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5.11 Bitemarks in Other Substrates |
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64 | (1) |
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6 Reconstructive Bitemark Analysis |
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6.1 Organizational Construction for Initial Analysis |
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67 | (1) |
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6.2 Quality of the Bitemark |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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6.4 Maintaining Perspective |
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69 | (1) |
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7.2 Electromagnetic Spectrum: What It Means to Forensic Photography |
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74 | (3) |
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7.3 Conventional (Visible Light) Photography |
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77 | (1) |
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7.4 Digital Photographic Systems |
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7.4.1 Professional, Pro-sumer, and Consumer Cameras |
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79 | (1) |
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7.4.4 Digital Video Cameras |
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80 | (1) |
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7.5 Forensic Photographic Protocol |
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80 | (1) |
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7.5.1 Photographic Scales |
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81 | (1) |
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7.6 Visible Spectrum Imaging |
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81 | (1) |
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7.6.1 Visible Imaging Technique |
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82 | (1) |
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7.7 Digital Image Acquisition |
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82 | (5) |
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7.7.1 Image Capture Sensors |
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83 | (1) |
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7.7.4 Resolution and Compression |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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7.7.8 Saving Digital Images |
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86 | (1) |
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7.8 Considerations for Digital Photography in Order of Importance |
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7.8.1 Alternate Light Imaging |
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89 | (2) |
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7.8.2 Digital ALI Technique for Bitemark Photography |
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91 | (3) |
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7.9 Nonvisible Light Photography: Infrared Technique |
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94 | (2) |
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7.9.1 Armamentarium for Digital Infrared Photography |
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95 | (1) |
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7.9.2 Infrared Photography Technique |
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95 | (1) |
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7.10 Reflective Ultraviolet Digital Photography |
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96 | (2) |
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7.10.1 Ultraviolet Digital Photography Armamentarium |
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97 | (1) |
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7.10.2 Digital Ultraviolet Protocol |
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98 | (1) |
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7.11 Application of Photographic Techniques Other Than for Bitemarks |
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98 | (4) |
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102 | (1) |
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8 Practical Tips in Forensic Bitemark Photography |
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103 | (1) |
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8.3 Ultraviolet Photography |
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104 | (3) |
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8.4 Alternate Light Imaging Photography |
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107 | (3) |
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9 Image Processing and Analysis for Evidentiary Purposes |
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111 | (1) |
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9.2 Image Processing and Analysis |
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112 | (4) |
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112 | (1) |
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9.2.1.2 Image Enhancement and Restoration |
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9.2.1.3 Substantive versus Demonstrative Image Processing |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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9.4 The Digital Work Flow Pipeline |
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117 | (6) |
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9.4.2 Image Acquisition and Archival |
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117 | (1) |
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9.4.2.2 Primary, Original, and Working Images |
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119 | (1) |
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9.4.2.3 Image Integrity and Archival |
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120 | (1) |
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9.4.2.4 Format and Media Obsolescence |
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120 | (1) |
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9.4.2.5 Image Authenticity |
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121 | (1) |
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9.4.3 Image Enhancement Documentation |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (1) |
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9.5.2 Single Application or Enterprise Solution |
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124 | (1) |
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9.5.3 Validation and Algorithm Description |
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124 | (1) |
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9.5.4 Graphical Interface and Ease of Use |
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124 | (1) |
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9.5.5 Programming Requirements |
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125 | (1) |
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9.5.7 Data Representation |
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125 | (1) |
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9.5.9 Third-Party Support |
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126 | (1) |
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9.5.10 Open Source versus Proprietary |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (4) |
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10 Bitemarks as Biological Evidence |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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10.2.1 Unstimulated Salivary Flow |
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132 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Stimulated Salivary Flow |
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133 | (1) |
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10.3 Cellular Content of Saliva |
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134 | (1) |
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10.3.1 DNA Evidence from Saliva |
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134 | (1) |
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10.3.2 Locating Saliva Evidence |
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134 | (1) |
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10.3.3 Stability of Saliva |
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135 | (1) |
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10.4.1 The Double-Swab Technique |
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136 | (1) |
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10.4.1.3 DNA Sample from the Bitemark Recipient |
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10.4.1.4 Storage and Transportation |
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10.5.1 Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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10.5.2 Postmortem Stability of DNA |
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10.7.1 Salivary DNA from a Submerged Body |
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10.7.2 Victim Bites Kidnapper through Clothing |
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138 | (1) |
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10.7.3 Saliva from Bites Corroborates Conclusions from Physical Comparison |
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138 | (1) |
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10.7.4 DNA from a Bitemark in Cheddar Cheese |
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139 | (2) |
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10.7.5 Salivary DNA from a Slice of Pizza |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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11.4 Impression Techniques |
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146 | (4) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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12.1 Microscopy Introduction |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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12.3 Replication Technique |
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153 | (2) |
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12.4 Confocal Laser Microscopy |
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155 | (1) |
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12.5 Scanning Electron Microscope |
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155 | (1) |
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12.6 Skin Surface Details Revealed by SEM |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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13 Nonperishables and Perishables |
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13.1 Bitemarks on Nonperishables |
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159 | (1) |
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13.2 Factors Affecting Bitemarks in Perishables |
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160 | (2) |
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13.3 Preservation, Storage, and Transportation of Perishables |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (4) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (10) |
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14.4.1 Ring Techniques and Adhesion |
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170 | (7) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (1) |
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14.11 Postfixation and Storage |
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186 | (7) |
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193 | (2) |
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15 Histology and Timing of Injury |
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15.1 Did a Bite Occur and, If So, When? |
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195 | (1) |
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15.2 Timing of Bruises; Textbook Discordance |
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195 | (1) |
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15.3 Components of a Bitemark: Gross Appearance |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (2) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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15.8.3 Literature Reviews |
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198 | (1) |
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15.9 Histochemical/Biochemical: Literature Reviews |
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199 | (1) |
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15.10 Literature Reviews: Critique |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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15.12 The Value of Microscopic Study |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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15.14 Frequency of Bitemarks |
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200 | (1) |
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15.15 Acute Bitemark Histopathology Is Unique |
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200 | (3) |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (1) |
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205 | (4) |
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16.1 General Consideration |
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209 | (1) |
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16.2 Aquatic Animal Bites |
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209 | (2) |
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16.2.1 Nonfatal Aquatic Animal Bites |
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209 | (1) |
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16.2.2 Fatal Aquatic Animal Bites |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (4) |
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16.3.1 Nonfatal Animal Bites |
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211 | (1) |
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16.3.2 Fatal Animal Bites |
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212 | (3) |
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16.4 Animal Bite Protocol |
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215 | (1) |
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16.5 Animal Bite Victim Evidence |
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215 | (1) |
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16.6 Postmortem Animal Bites |
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216 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (11) |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (5) |
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17.2.4 Nonfatal Canine Attack |
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223 | (1) |
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17.2.5 Fatal Canine Attack |
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224 | (2) |
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17.2.6 Deathbed Bitemarks |
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226 | (2) |
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17.3 Forensic Nightmare: Misdiagnosis |
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228 | (12) |
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17.3.1 Pattern Distribution on the Arm |
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230 | (1) |
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17.3.2 Wound Patterning on the Neck |
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230 | (1) |
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17.3.3 Direction of Wound Patterning on the Neck |
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230 | (2) |
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17.3.4 Bitemarks on the Back |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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17.3.8 The Skull and Cervical Vertebra: Holes and Bitemarks |
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233 | (2) |
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17.3.9 "Blood Wiping" on the Skull |
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235 | (1) |
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17.3.10 Impressions and X-rays |
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235 | (1) |
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17.3.11 The Avulsed Scalp |
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235 | (1) |
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17.3.12 Size of Defect on the Skull versus Avulsed Scalp |
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236 | (1) |
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17.3.13 Size and Location of Perforations on the Scalp |
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237 | (1) |
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17.3.14 Tissue Vitality and Transillumination |
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237 | (1) |
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17.3.15 Failures of the First Autopsy |
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238 | (1) |
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17.3.16 Failures of the First Autopsy Report |
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239 | (1) |
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17.3.17 Forensic Lessons to Be Learned |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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18.2 Factors Affecting Bitemark Dynamics |
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242 | (1) |
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18.3 Alive Recipient of the Bitemark |
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243 | (4) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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18.3.3 Specialized Hospital Centers |
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246 | (1) |
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18.4 Recipient of the Bitemark in the Twilight Zone |
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247 | (1) |
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18.5 Deceased Recipient of the Bitemark |
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247 | (1) |
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18.6 Bitemark Distortions |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (2) |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (1) |
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253 | (6) |
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259 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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18.15 Photographic Perspectives |
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261 | (2) |
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18.16 Healing and Old Bitemarks |
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263 | (1) |
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18.17 Antemortem Bitemarks |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (2) |
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268 | (1) |
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18.20 Tissue Preservation |
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269 | (1) |
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18.21 Self-inflicted Bitemarks |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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18.27 Blunt Trauma Injury |
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273 | (1) |
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18.28 In the Presence of Other Trauma |
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273 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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18.30 Circumferential versus Linear Distance |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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18.32 External Pressure Bitemark |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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276 | (5) |
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281 | (2) |
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19 Patterns, Lesions, and Trauma-Mimicking Bitemarks |
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19.1 General Consideration |
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283 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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19.4 Patterned Injuries on the Deceased |
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284 | (14) |
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19.4.1 Passive Compression |
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288 | (6) |
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19.4.2 Medical Conditions, Treatment, Autopsy Trauma, and Other Objects |
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294 | (2) |
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19.4.3 Unspecified Marks and Lesions |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (4) |
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20 Current Context of Bitemark Analysis and Research |
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303 | (3) |
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20.1.1 Forensic Odontology |
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304 | (1) |
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20.1.1.1 Victim Identification |
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304 | (1) |
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20.1.1.2 Bitemark Analysis |
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304 | (2) |
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20.2 Uniqueness of the Dentition |
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306 | (3) |
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306 | (1) |
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20.2.2 Anthropological Perspective |
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307 | (1) |
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20.2.3 Representation of the Dentition |
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307 | (2) |
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20.3 Skin, Distortion, and Detail Transfer |
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309 | (6) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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20.3.4 Trends in Bitemarks |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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20.3.7 Correcting for Distortion |
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312 | (1) |
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20.3.8 Postural Distortion |
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313 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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313 | (2) |
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315 | (3) |
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21 Research, Emerging Technologies, and Recent Developments |
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318 | (2) |
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21.2 Bitemark Cases in Quebec |
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320 | (1) |
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21.3 ABFO Bitemark Workshops |
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320 | (3) |
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21.4 Dorion, Bitemark, 2000 |
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323 | (1) |
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21.4.1 Scoring and Results |
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323 | (1) |
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21.4.2 Comments on the Selection of Preorthodontic Models |
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323 | (1) |
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21.4.3 Comments on the Selection of Postorthodontic Models |
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324 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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21.6 NIJ and Tom's Toolbox, 2006 |
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324 | (2) |
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326 | (1) |
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21.8 The NAS Report, 2009 |
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327 | (1) |
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21.8.1 AAFS Position Statement, 2009 |
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327 | (1) |
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21.8.2 ABFO Response and Guidelines, 2010 |
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328 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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21.10 McGill University, 2004-- |
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328 | (13) |
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21.10.1 Extracellular Fluid Expulsion |
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328 | (1) |
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328 | (2) |
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21.10.3 Hair Presence and Removal |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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21.10.5 Overlapping/Superimposed Bites |
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331 | (1) |
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21.10.6 Disproportionate Dimensional Distortion |
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331 | (1) |
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21.10.7 Bitemark Profiling |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (2) |
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21.10.9 Disappearing Teeth |
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335 | (1) |
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21.10.10 Bitemark in the Presence of Other Trauma |
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335 | (1) |
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21.10.11 Autopsy Artifacts |
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335 | (1) |
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21.10.12 Ears and Cartilage |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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21.10.14 Complementary Information |
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336 | (1) |
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21.10.15 Bitemarks Containing Fewer Than 12 Teeth |
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336 | (1) |
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21.10.16 Bitemark Orientation |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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21.10.18 Muscle Perforation: Three Dimensional |
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337 | (1) |
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21.10.19 Contusion within a Bitemark |
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337 | (2) |
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21.10.20 Antemortem versus Postmortem Bitemarks |
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339 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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21.11 Bitemark Comparison |
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341 | (5) |
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346 | (82) |
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428 | (5) |
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22 Experimental Bitemarks and Histology |
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433 | (1) |
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22.2 Normal Porcine Skin Histology |
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433 | (3) |
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433 | (1) |
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434 | (1) |
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435 | (1) |
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22.3 Microscopic Examination of Bitemarks on the Fresh Piglet |
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436 | (4) |
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22.3.1 The Architecture of a Bitemark |
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436 | (1) |
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22.3.2 Histologic Lesions |
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437 | (1) |
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437 | (1) |
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438 | (2) |
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22.4 Microscopic Examination of Bitemarks on Frozen Pigskin |
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440 | (2) |
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440 | (1) |
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22.4.2 Freezing Artifacts |
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440 | (1) |
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22.4.3 Principal Observations |
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441 | (1) |
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22.5 Microscopic Examination of Human Bites |
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442 | (4) |
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22.5.1 Bitemark on a Young Adult |
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442 | (1) |
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22.5.2 Bitemark on a Young Child |
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443 | (3) |
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446 | (5) |
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451 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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23 Genotypic Comparison of Bacterial DNA Recovered from Bitemarks and Teeth |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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23.4 Recovery of Oral Streptococci from Bitemarks |
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455 | (1) |
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23.5 Genotypic Identification of Oral Streptococci |
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455 | (4) |
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23.6 Current and Future Research |
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459 | (1) |
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459 | (1) |
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459 | (1) |
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459 | (4) |
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24.1 Court Order/Informed Consent |
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463 | (1) |
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463 | (1) |
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24.3 Standard/Digital Photography |
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463 | (2) |
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24.4 Extraoral Examination |
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465 | (1) |
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24.5 Intraoral Examination |
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465 | (1) |
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465 | (1) |
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465 | (1) |
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466 | (3) |
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469 | (1) |
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470 | (3) |
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470 | (1) |
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470 | (1) |
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470 | (1) |
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25.2.4 Dental Impression Materials |
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471 | (1) |
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25.2.5 Identical Substances |
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472 | (1) |
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472 | (1) |
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25.2.7 Human Cadaver Skin |
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472 | (1) |
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25.2.8 Dynamic Test Bites on a Volunteer |
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472 | (1) |
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473 | (1) |
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25.3.1 Suspect Biter and the Excised Tissue |
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473 | (1) |
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25.3.2 Suspect Biter and the Bitemark Impression |
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473 | (1) |
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473 | (1) |
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25.5 Inverting Cast (Flip Horizontal) for Comparison |
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474 | (1) |
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475 | (5) |
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475 | (1) |
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25.6.2 Computer-Generated Overlays |
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476 | (4) |
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480 | (1) |
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481 | (1) |
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25.9 Other Comparison Techniques |
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481 | (3) |
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25.9.1 Pattern Analysis in Three Dimensions |
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481 | (2) |
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483 | (1) |
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25.9.3 Ink Immersion Technique |
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483 | (1) |
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25.9.4 The Dental Line-Up |
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483 | (1) |
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25.9.5 Other Methods of Computer-Aided Visualization |
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484 | (1) |
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25.10 Pattern Recognition Ability |
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484 | (2) |
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486 | (1) |
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487 | (6) |
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26.1 Goal of the Forensic Report |
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493 | (1) |
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26.2 Objectives of the Forensic Report |
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493 | (1) |
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26.3 Basic Qualities of the Forensic Report |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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26.4.2 Contents of a Bitemark Report |
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495 | (1) |
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26.5 Data about the Victim |
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495 | (1) |
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26.5.1 Demographics/History |
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495 | (1) |
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26.5.2 Collection of Evidence |
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495 | (1) |
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26.5.3 Analysis of Evidence |
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495 | (1) |
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26.6 Data about the Suspect |
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495 | (1) |
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26.6.1 Demographics/History |
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495 | (1) |
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26.6.2 Collection of Evidence |
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495 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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496 | (1) |
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26.9 Disposition of Evidence |
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496 | (1) |
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26.10 Investigator Information |
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496 | (1) |
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496 | (1) |
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496 | (1) |
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496 | (3) |
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27 Precautionary Measures |
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499 | (1) |
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499 | (1) |
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500 | (1) |
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500 | (1) |
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27.5 Instruments and Equipment |
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501 | (1) |
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27.6 Impressions and Casts |
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501 | (2) |
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503 | (4) |
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507 | (1) |
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28.2 Why Do Almost Half of All Experts Get It Wrong? |
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507 | (1) |
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508 | (2) |
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28.3.1 Purpose: A Search for the Truth versus the Administration of Justice |
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508 | (1) |
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28.3.2 Justice versus Truth |
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508 | (1) |
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28.3.3 The Adversarial System |
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509 | (1) |
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28.3.4 Evidentiary Restrictions |
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510 | (1) |
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28.4 Science: Good versus Junk and Everything in Between |
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510 | (1) |
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28.4.1 The Scientific Method |
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510 | (1) |
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28.4.2 The Importance of Testing |
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510 | (1) |
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28.4.3 The Importance of Objectivity |
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510 | (1) |
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28.5 Interplay and Tension between Science and Advocacy |
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511 | (2) |
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28.5.1 Different Rules for Different Roles |
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511 | (1) |
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512 | (1) |
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28.5.3 The Court-Appointed Expert: A Solution to All the Problems? |
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512 | (1) |
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28.5.4 What Do Lawyers and Their Clients Really Want---"Hired Guns" or "Straight Shooters"? |
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513 | (1) |
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28.6 Effective Presentation versus Factual Advocacy |
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513 | (1) |
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28.7 How to Approach Serving as an Expert Witness in a Bitemark Case |
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514 | (1) |
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515 | (2) |
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517 | (2) |
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519 | (3) |
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29.3 Qualification of the Expert |
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522 | (1) |
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29.4 Forensic Dentistry and "Degree of Certainty" |
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523 | (2) |
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525 | (4) |
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29.6 Qualifying to Testify, Particularly the First Time, for an Expert |
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529 | (3) |
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29.7 Admission versus Weight of the Expert's Testimony and Opinion |
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532 | (1) |
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533 | (1) |
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29.9 Linkage to Objects Other Than Teeth |
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534 | (2) |
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29.10 Even Further beyond Linkage |
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536 | (1) |
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29.11 Expert for the Prosecution but Not the Defense |
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537 | (1) |
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538 | (1) |
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539 | (1) |
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539 | (4) |
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30 Contracting with the Expert Witness |
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30.1 Forming a Valid Contract |
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543 | (1) |
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30.2 Oral versus Written Contracts |
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544 | (1) |
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545 | (1) |
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546 | (2) |
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548 | (1) |
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30.6 Defenses to a Valid Contract |
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548 | (3) |
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551 | (5) |
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30.8 Typical Parts of a Contract |
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556 | (2) |
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558 | (1) |
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559 | (1) |
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560 | (1) |
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31 Courtroom Aids in Bitemark Evidence |
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561 | (1) |
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561 | (1) |
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561 | (1) |
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562 | (1) |
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562 | (5) |
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567 | (1) |
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567 | (2) |
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32 Legal Liability of an Expert Witness |
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32.1 Reasoning behind Absolute Immunity |
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569 | (1) |
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32.2 Changing Concepts Regarding Absolute Immunity |
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569 | (2) |
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32.3 Expert Witness Immunity Specific to Dentists |
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571 | (2) |
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32.4 What Does This Mean for the Expert? |
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573 | (2) |
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575 | (2) |
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33 Wrongful Convictions and Erroneous Bitemark Opinions |
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33.1 Wrongful Convictions and the Nature of Innocence |
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577 | (1) |
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33.2 The Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction |
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577 | (1) |
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33.3 Bitemarks and Wrongful Convictions |
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578 | (1) |
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33.4 The Innocence Project/Network |
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579 | (3) |
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33.4.1 Erroneous Bitemark Opinions Overturned by DNA Evidence |
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579 | (1) |
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580 | (1) |
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580 | (1) |
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33.4.1.3 Calvin Washington |
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580 | (1) |
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580 | (1) |
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33.4.1.5 Dan Young, Jr., and Harold Hill |
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580 | (1) |
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581 | (1) |
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581 | (1) |
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33.4.1.8 Robert Lee Stinson |
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581 | (1) |
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581 | (1) |
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33.4.1.10 William Richards |
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582 | (1) |
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582 | (1) |
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582 | (5) |
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34 Reliability of Bitemark Analysis |
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587 | (1) |
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34.2 What Is Reliability? Statistical Definitions |
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588 | (3) |
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588 | (1) |
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588 | (1) |
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588 | (1) |
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34.2.4 Sensitivity and Specificity |
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588 | (2) |
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34.2.5 Receiver Operator Characteristics |
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590 | (1) |
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34.2.6 Area under the Curve |
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591 | (1) |
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34.2.7 Positive and Negative Predictive Values |
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591 | (1) |
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34.3 Reliability, Daubert, and the Law Courts: The New Gatekeepers of Forensic Science? |
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591 | (1) |
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592 | (4) |
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592 | (1) |
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34.4.2 Pretty and Sweet, 2001 |
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593 | (1) |
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34.4.3 The ABFO Bitemark Workshop, Arheart and Pretty, 2001 |
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594 | (2) |
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34.4.4 Dorion and Roberts, 2001 |
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596 | (1) |
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34.4.5 Pretty and Bowers, 2009 |
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596 | (1) |
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34.5 Statistics and Bitemarks |
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596 | (1) |
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597 | (1) |
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598 | (3) |
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35 Resolving Issues in Bitemark Analysis |
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601 | (1) |
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601 | (1) |
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35.3 Human Skin as a Bite Registration Material |
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601 | (5) |
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606 | (2) |
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35.4.1 Physical Comparisons |
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606 | (1) |
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35.4.2 Molecular Biological Techniques |
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607 | (1) |
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35.5 Bitemarks as Exculpatory Evidence, Levels of Conclusion |
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608 | (1) |
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35.6 Uniqueness of the Human Dentition |
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608 | (4) |
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612 | (1) |
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