The development and status of forensic anthropology in India: A review of the literature and future directions

N Baryah, K Krishan, T Kanchan - Medicine, Science and the …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Forensic anthropology deals with the identification of human remains in a legal setting. The
primary role of a forensic anthropologist is to evaluate human skeletal remains and ascertain …

Determination of sex from various hand dimensions of Koreans

SC Jee, S Bahn, MH Yun - Forensic science international, 2015 - Elsevier
In the case of disasters or crime scenes, forensic anthropometric methods have been utilized
as a reliable way to quickly confirm the identification of victims using only a few parts of the …

[HTML][HTML] Sex determination from hand dimensions and index/ring finger length ratio in North Saudi population: Medico-legal view

MAB Ibrahim, AM Khalifa, AM Hagras… - Egyptian journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Sex determination using human commingled remains is one of the most
important components in forensic identification. Aim Getting a reliable and accurate method …

Sex determination in highly fragmented human DNA by high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis

BA Álvarez-Sandoval, LR Manzanilla, R Montiel - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Sex identification in ancient human remains is a common problem especially if the skeletons
are sub-adult, incomplete or damaged. In this paper we propose a new method to identify …

Estimation of sex from the upper limb measurements of Sudanese adults

AA Ahmed - Journal of forensic and legal medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Sex estimation is the first biological attribute needed for personal identification from
mutilated and amputated limbs or body parts in medical-legal autopsies. Populations have …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of sex from index and ring finger lengths in an indigenous population of Eastern India

J Sen, T Kanchan, A Ghosh, N Mondal… - Journal of Clinical and …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim The present study was conducted with an aim to estimate sex from index and ring finger
lengths of adult individuals belonging to an indigenous population of eastern India …

Stature estimation from different combinations of foot measurements using linear and multiple regression analysis in a North Indian male population

B Singh, K Krishan, K Kaur, T Kanchan - Journal of forensic and legal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Establishing the identity of the deceased is the most important task for forensic
anthropologists in forensic case-work involving unidentified human remains. In such cases …

[HTML][HTML] Sex identification and reconstruction of length of humerus from its fragments: an Egyptian study

DM Ali, FAF Abd Elbaky - Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to calculate the total length of the humerus and identify the sex
from its fragments in Egyptians. One hundred and fifty dry adult right humeri (75 male and 75 …

Sexual dimorphism in foot length ratios among North Indian adolescents

K Krishan, T Kanchan, N Passi, JA DiMaggio - Journal of forensic and legal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Determination of sex along with other parameters of identification like stature, age and
ancestry is one of the foremost criteria in establishing the biological profile of an individual …

[HTML][HTML] Digit ratio (2D: 4D)–A forensic marker for sexual dimorphism in North Indian population

S Dey, AK Kapoor - Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Background In the analysis of mutilated remains encountered in case of war or in case of
natural or unnatural calamities, the assessment of sex is foremost vital element when …