1. Retraction Note: Exploring the ancestry differentiation and inference capacity of the 28-plex AISNPs

   • Wei-Qi Hao
   • Jing Liu
   • Cai-Xia Li

   Retraction Note 07 September 2021 Pages: 2149 - 2149

2. Retraction Note: Predicting adult height from DNA variants in a European-Asian admixed population

   • Xiaoxi Jing
   • Yanan Sun
   • Caixia Li

   Retraction Note 07 September 2021 Pages: 2151 - 2151

3. Retraction Note: Differentiation analysis for estimating individual ancestry from the Tibetan Plateau by an archaic altitude adaptation EPAS1 haplotype among East Asian populations

   • Li Jiang
   • Jianxiong Peng
   • Caixia Li

   Retraction Note 07 September 2021 Pages: 2153 - 2153

4. A DNA-based method for distinction of fly artifacts from human bloodstains

   • Carla Bini
   • Arianna Giorgetti
   • Susi Pelotti

   Original Article Open access 30 June 2021 Pages: 2155 - 2161

   

5. DNA methylation of decedent blood samples to estimate the chronological age of human remains

   • Yessenia Anaya
   • Patrick Yew
   • W. Reef Hardy

   Original Article 10 July 2021 Pages: 2163 - 2173

   

6. Searching for improvements in predicting human eye colour from DNA

   • Magdalena Kukla-Bartoszek
   • Paweł Teisseyre
   • Wojciech Branicki

   Original Article Open access 14 July 2021 Pages: 2175 - 2187

   

7. Enhanced mixture interpretation with macrohaplotypes based on long-read DNA sequencing

   • Jianye Ge
   • Jonathan King
   • Bruce Budowle

   Original Article 11 August 2021 Pages: 2189 - 2198

   

8. Intra-bone nuclear DNA variability and STR typing success in Second World War first ribs

   • Laura Božič
   • Tajda Benedik Bevc
   • Irena Zupanič Pajnič

   Original Article 16 August 2021 Pages: 2199 - 2208

   

9. Impact of excessive alcohol abuse on age prediction using the VISAGE enhanced tool for epigenetic age estimation in blood

   • Danuta Piniewska-Róg
   • Antonia Heidegger
   • the VISAGE Consortium

   Original Article Open access 18 August 2021 Pages: 2209 - 2219

   

10. Reliability of phenotype estimation and extended classification of ancestry using decedent samples

    • Naomi A. Weisz
    • Katherine A. Roberts
    • W. Reef Hardy

    Original Article 26 August 2021 Pages: 2221 - 2233

    

11. Exploring STR sequencing for forensic DNA intelligence databasing using the Austrian National DNA Database as an example

    • Petra Hölzl-Müller
    • Martin Bodner
    • Walther Parson

    Original Article Open access 26 August 2021 Pages: 2235 - 2246

    

12. Feasibility of using probabilistic methods to analyse microRNA quantitative data in forensically relevant body fluids: a proof-of-principle study

    • Zhilong Li
    • Meili Lv
    • Lin Zhang

    Original Article 03 September 2021 Pages: 2247 - 2261

    

13. Development and validation of novel 8-dye short tandem repeat multiplex system for forensic applications

    • Bowei Jiang
    • Weifeng Qu
    • Lagabaiyila Zha

    Original Article 22 September 2021 Pages: 2263 - 2274

    

14. Evaluating Mixture Solution™— rapid and non-MCMC probabilistic mixture analysis

    • Anton Lucassen
    • Karen Ehlers
    • Charles H. Brenner

    Original Article 01 October 2021 Pages: 2275 - 2284

    

15. Massively parallel sequencing of human skeletal remains in Vietnam using the precision ID mtDNA control region panel on the Ion S5™ system

    • May Thi Anh Ta
    • Nam Ngoc Nguyen
    • Hoang Ha Chu

    Short Communication 01 July 2021 Pages: 2285 - 2294

    

16. Internal validation and improvement of mitochondrial genome sequencing using the Precision ID mtDNA Whole Genome Panel

    • Christian Faccinetto
    • Daniele Sabbatini
    • Giovanni Vazza

    Method Paper Open access 07 September 2021 Pages: 2295 - 2306

    

17. Forensic characterization and genomic diversity of Assam population viewed from 23 autosomal STRs

    • Ankit Srivastava
    • Subhankar Nath
    • Pankaj Shrivastava

    Population Data 08 June 2021 Pages: 2307 - 2308

18. Expanding the Swiss autosomal marker set to 32 STRs

    • Martin Zieger
    • Alexandre Gouy
    • Silvia Utz

    Population Data Open access 18 June 2021 Pages: 2309 - 2310

19. Key genetic and forensic attributes of Uttarakhand population of India

    • Abhishek Singh
    • Vivek Sahajpal
    • Mukesh Thakur

    Population Data 30 June 2021 Pages: 2311 - 2314

    

20. Quantitative evidence of suppressed TMEM119 microglial immunohistochemistry in fatal morphine intoxications

    • Simone Bohnert
    • Kosmas Georgiades
    • Benjamin Ondruschka

    Short Communication Open access 22 September 2021 Pages: 2315 - 2322

    

21. GFAP positivity in neurons following traumatic brain injuries

    • Johann Zwirner
    • Julia Lier
    • Benjamin Ondruschka

    Original Article Open access 11 June 2021 Pages: 2323 - 2333

    

22. Postmortem investigation of fatalities following vaccination with COVID-19 vaccines

    • Julia Schneider
    • Lukas Sottmann
    • Andreas Schmeling

    Original Article Open access 30 September 2021 Pages: 2335 - 2345

    

23. Multiorgan tropism of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7

    • Benjamin Ondruschka
    • Fabian Heinrich
    • Tobias B. Huber

    Short Communication Open access 06 September 2021 Pages: 2347 - 2349

    

24. An unusual suicide by self-waterboarding: forensic pathological issues

    • Nicola Galante
    • Marco Terzi
    • Riccardo Zoja

    Case Report Open access 05 July 2021 Pages: 2351 - 2356

    

25. Fatal massive pulmonary thromboembolism and concomitant pulmonary trophoblastic embolism associated with exaggerated placental site reaction: a case study

    • Héloïse Pina
    • Antoine Kimmoun
    • Guillaume Gauchotte

    Case Report 01 October 2021 Pages: 2357 - 2361

    

26. Ultrasound in legal medicine—a missed opportunity or simply too late? A narrative review of ultrasonic applications in forensic contexts

    • Dustin Möbius
    • Antonia Fitzek
    • Benjamin Ondruschka

    Review Open access 22 July 2021 Pages: 2363 - 2383

    

27. Identification of antemortem and postmortem fractures in a complex environment by FTIR spectroscopy based on a rabbit tibial fracture self-control model

    • Kai Yu
    • Hao Wu
    • Zhenyuan Wang

    Original Article 26 June 2021 Pages: 2385 - 2394

    

28. Pictorial review of the postmortem computed tomography in neonaticide cases

    • Mathilde Ducloyer
    • Arthur David
    • Fabrice Dedouit

    Original Article 12 August 2021 Pages: 2395 - 2408

    

29. A potential method for sex estimation of human skeletons using deep learning and three-dimensional surface scanning

    • Yongjie Cao
    • Yonggang Ma
    • Ji Zhang

    Original Article 30 August 2021 Pages: 2409 - 2421

    

30. Comparison of the third molar maturity index (I_3M) between left and right lower third molars to assess the age of majority: a multi-ethnic study sample

    • N. Angelakopoulos
    • I. Galić
    • R. Cameriere

    Original Article 06 July 2021 Pages: 2423 - 2436

    

31. Forensic age estimation based on magnetic resonance imaging of the proximal humeral epiphysis in Chinese living individuals

    • Ting Lu
    • Li-rong Qiu
    • Zhen-hua Deng

    Original Article 07 July 2021 Pages: 2437 - 2446

    

32. Age estimation based on computed tomography exploration: a combined method

    • Agathe Bascou
    • Olivier Dubourg
    • Frederic Savall

    Original Article 30 July 2021 Pages: 2447 - 2455

    

33. A critical test of twelve methods for estimating age using radiographic staging of developing teeth on a sample of 6- to 15-year-old children from Mérida, Yucatán (México)

    • B. Rodriguez
    • A. Cucina
    • H. F. V. Cardoso

    Original Article 03 September 2021 Pages: 2457 - 2467

    

34. Advances in forensic diagnosis of electric shock death in the absence of typical electrical marks

    • Xin Jin
    • Deqing Chen
    • Guangtao Xu

    Review 27 July 2021 Pages: 2469 - 2478

    

35. Estimation of the time since death based on body cooling: a comparative study of four temperature-based methods

    • Kenza Laplace
    • Eric Baccino
    • Pierre-Antoine Peyron

    Original Article 19 June 2021 Pages: 2479 - 2487

    

36. Tortures alleged by migrants in Italy: compatibility and other medicolegal challenges

    • Ilenia Bianchi
    • Martina Focardi
    • Vilma Pinchi

    Original Article Open access 06 July 2021 Pages: 2489 - 2499

37. Improving 3D-3D facial registration methods: potential role of three-dimensional models in personal identification of the living

    • Daniele Gibelli
    • Andrea Palamenghi
    • Danilo De Angelis

    Original Article Open access 09 July 2021 Pages: 2501 - 2507

    

38. Exploring the potential of cranial non-metric traits as a tool for personal identification: the never-ending dilemma

    • Andrea Palamenghi
    • Alessia Borlando
    • Daniele Gibelli

    Original Article Open access 17 July 2021 Pages: 2509 - 2518

    

39. Identification of diatom taxonomy by a combination of region-based full convolutional network, online hard example mining, and shape priors of diatoms

    • Jiehang Deng
    • Wenquan Guo
    • Jian Zhao

    Original Article 20 July 2021 Pages: 2519 - 2530

    

40. Detection and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in exhumated corpses

    • S. Plenzig
    • F. Holz
    • H. F. Rabenau

    Original Article Open access 24 July 2021 Pages: 2531 - 2536

    

41. Cytokines as new biomarkers of skin wound vitality

    • Pierre-Antoine Peyron
    • Sophie Colomb
    • Christophe Hirtz

    Original Article 27 July 2021 Pages: 2537 - 2545

    

42. Police shootings after electrical weapon seizure: homicide or suicide-by-cop

    • Mark W. Kroll
    • Darrell L. Ross
    • Howard E. Williams

    Original Article 28 July 2021 Pages: 2547 - 2554

43. Modeling microbial ethanol production by S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, and E. faecalis under aerobic/anaerobic conditions — applicability to laboratory cultures and real postmortem cases

    • Glykeria Velivasi
    • Nikolaos Kourkoumelis
    • Vassiliki A. Boumba

    Original Article 10 August 2021 Pages: 2555 - 2565

    

44. Practical application of synthetic head models in real ballistic cases

    • F. Riva
    • T. Fracasso
    • P. Genet

    Original Article Open access 15 August 2021 Pages: 2567 - 2579

    

45. Bone tissue preservation in seawater environment: a preliminary comparative analysis of bones with different post-mortem histories through anthropological and radiological perspectives

    • Barbara Bertoglio
    • Carmelo Messina
    • Cristina Cattaneo

    Original Article Open access 16 August 2021 Pages: 2581 - 2594

    

46. The dental prosthesis (removable and fixed) from the Colecção de Esqueletos Identificados Século XXI (CEI/XXI)

    • Inês Oliveira-Santos
    • Catarina Coelho
    • Maria Teresa Ferreira

    Original Article 22 September 2021 Pages: 2595 - 2602

    

47. Sex estimation from the greater sciatic notch: a comparison of classical statistical models and machine learning algorithms

    • Siam Knecht
    • Luísa Nogueira
    • Gérald Quatrehomme

    Original Article 23 September 2021 Pages: 2603 - 2613

    

48. Estimation of the time of death by measuring the variation of lateral cerebral ventricle volume and cerebrospinal fluid radiodensity using postmortem computed tomography

    • Fabio De-Giorgio
    • Gabriele Ciasca
    • Vincenzo L. Pascali

    Original Article Open access 25 September 2021 Pages: 2615 - 2623

    

49. Age-dependent gene expression of Calliphora vicina pupae (Diptera: Calliphoridae) at constant and fluctuating temperatures

    • K. Hartmann
    • E. Herrmann
    • R. Zehner

    Original Article Open access 27 September 2021 Pages: 2625 - 2635

    

50. It is all about the insects: a retrospective on 20 years of forensic entomology highlights the importance of insects in legal investigations

    • Lena Lutz
    • Richard Zehner
    • Jens Amendt

    Original Article Open access 30 September 2021 Pages: 2637 - 2651