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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Extraction Of Challenging Forensic Samples Using The Microgem Dna Extraction Kit, Falyn R. Vega
Extraction Of Challenging Forensic Samples Using The Microgem Dna Extraction Kit, Falyn R. Vega
Student Theses
In forensic science, DNA extraction can be a tedious and resource-intensive process. Extraction with Proteinase K is an industry standard but has its drawbacks, such as requiring multiple ionic detergents and washing steps. MicroGEM has developed a new enzyme called forensicGEM that is temperature-dependent and compatible with mesophilic enzymes, offering complete DNA extraction in about 20 minutes in a single tube, limiting contamination, loss of sample, and working time. ForensicGEM can extract DNA from highly degraded samples, potentially leading to more complete STR profiles. Highly degraded tissue and bone samples were collected and extracted with the forensicGEM …
A (Re)Theorization Of The Archaeology Of Fauna At The Germantown Parsonage, Emily K. Lehan
A (Re)Theorization Of The Archaeology Of Fauna At The Germantown Parsonage, Emily K. Lehan
Senior Projects Fall 2023
Abstract: In “A (Re)theorization of the Archaeology of Fauna at the Germantown Parsonage” I aim to explore how archaeological methodology and theory can be applied and thought about differently to create more anthropologically useful archaeological knowledge and analysis. To do so, I explore theoretical approaches, such as pragmatism, and apply them to analysis of faunal finds from the Germantown Maple Avenue Parsonage site. While the faunal records have been analyzed and written about prior, one example being by Marie-Lorraine Pipes, PhD, RPA, I aim to look at the material through the lens of new theoretical approaches and hope to exhibit …
Detecting Gsr Indicative Particles On Decayed Bones Using A Novel Field Kit, Sven Engling
Detecting Gsr Indicative Particles On Decayed Bones Using A Novel Field Kit, Sven Engling
Student Theses
Decomposed human remains are complex forensic puzzles, escalating in difficulty as the remains’ age obscures evidence, like trauma. Research has shown that scanning electron microscopes with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometers (SEM-EDX) are capable of detecting and identifying gunshot residue (GSR) particles on bones. However, SEM-EDX work is time consuming, expensive, and not accessible to every forensic department. Therefore, a preliminary field test capable of detecting GSR indicative particles, like lead, could save departments money and assist in trauma identification. This study examines the viability of using either the 3M Lead Check Test swabs or a sodium rhodizonate solution as part …
The Impact Radiological Mummy Database, Precious Adebola Adekoya
The Impact Radiological Mummy Database, Precious Adebola Adekoya
Undergraduate Student Research Internships Conference
The IMPACT Radiological Mummy Database permits users to access X-ray and CT datasets of Egyptian mummies - thus allowing researchers to non-destructively analyze the remains and the mummification processes.
This project involved revamping and updating the IMPACT website, which serves as a landing point prior to accessing the database. The project also involved updating the Mummy information docs that are a part of a context database that give researchers background information about the mummies prior to accessing the datasets. Furthermore, screenshots of the datasets were taken and labelled accordingly to give users a preview and to facilitate ongoing research projects. …
The Taphonomic Factors On Human Remains Inside Chullpas: Marcajirca, Peru, Samantha Lauren Lininger
The Taphonomic Factors On Human Remains Inside Chullpas: Marcajirca, Peru, Samantha Lauren Lininger
Masters Theses
This study explored the taphonomic factors that contributed to the preservation of human skeletal remains inside ancient above-ground tomb in Marcajirca, Peru. This study incorporated one hundred and eighteen bones from three chullpas. Five taphonomic factors were examined: bone type, plant activity, root presence, weathering, and cultural factors. Surface layers inside each chullpa were analyzed using Geographic Information System (GIS) software. Chi-square tests were employed to investigate preservation and taphonomic factors. The results from the statistical tests indicated that there was a significant difference in the taphonomic factors on different bone types. Chullpa 6 was significant because it was unique …
Vitamin D Status And Bone Mineral Density In Triathletes, Michelle Konstantarakis
Vitamin D Status And Bone Mineral Density In Triathletes, Michelle Konstantarakis
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Purpose: The purposes of this study were first to assess the vitamin D status and bone mineral density (BMD) in male and triathletes (N=15), female triathletes (N=13), and non-athletes (N=14), and to determine if circulating vitamin D was correlated with body composition, BMD, dietary calcium and vitamin D intake in triathletes. The second purpose was to determine if triathletes have a different level of serum vitamin D, body composition, BMD, dietary calcium and vitamin D intake then non-athletes. The third purpose was to determine if BMD was correlated with body composition (body mass, percent body fat, BMI) in triathletes.
Methods: …
Anglo-Saxonism And Victorian Archaeology: William Wylie’S Fairford Graves, Howard M. R. Williams
Anglo-Saxonism And Victorian Archaeology: William Wylie’S Fairford Graves, Howard M. R. Williams
Howard M. R. Williams
William Wylie’s Fairford Graves is prominent among a series of publications dating from the mid-nineteenth century reporting the discovery of early medieval cemeteries and defining their national and racial significance for English history. This paper discusses interpretative themes in Wylie’s text and images. It is argued that Fairford Graves was more than a set of descriptive observations upon the excavations and finds. The paper shows how Fairford Graves was a statement about Wylie’s identity as well as the imagined Teutonic origins of the English. Seen in this light, the investigation, interpretation and publication of the early medieval burials from Fairford …
Ancient Human Skeletal Remains From Sifnos: An Overview, Anastasia Tsaliki
Ancient Human Skeletal Remains From Sifnos: An Overview, Anastasia Tsaliki
Dr Anastasia Tsaliki, PhD
No abstract provided.
Ζωϊκά Και Ανθρώπινα Οστά Στα Αρχαιολογικά Σύνολα. Προβληματική Και Διαχωρισμός, Anastasia Tsaliki
Ζωϊκά Και Ανθρώπινα Οστά Στα Αρχαιολογικά Σύνολα. Προβληματική Και Διαχωρισμός, Anastasia Tsaliki
Dr Anastasia Tsaliki, PhD
No abstract provided.
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 21, No. 3, Wasyl O. Luciw, George Wynnysky, Donald M. Hines, Lester Breininger, Louis Winkler, Mac E. Barrick, C. Lee Hopple, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 21, No. 3, Wasyl O. Luciw, George Wynnysky, Donald M. Hines, Lester Breininger, Louis Winkler, Mac E. Barrick, C. Lee Hopple, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Ukrainian Pysanka and Other Decorated Easter Eggs in Pennsylvania
• The Development of Folklife Research in the United Kingdom
• Just a Bone
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology: Almanacs
• Central Pennsylvania Fishing Spears
• Spatial Development of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Plain Dutch Community to 1970: Part II
• 18th-Century Emigrants from the Palatinate, Lower Alsace, and Rheinhessen
• Tobacco and Tobacco Culture: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 23
Letter From Raymond E. Hollenbach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Raymond E. Hollenbach
Letter From Raymond E. Hollenbach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Raymond E. Hollenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Raymond E. Hollenbach addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 10, 1956. Within, Hollenbach provides information from old account books of William Krumm and his son, detailing the prices received for pig's bristles. He also notes that bones were traded and made into fertilizer.
Letter From Linus L. Francis To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Linus L. Francis
Letter From Linus L. Francis To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Linus L. Francis
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Linus L. Francis addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 10, 1956. Within, Francis relates a story about selling bones to a man named Moses Brownmiller in Hamburg. He also inquires about a Bible verse that can stop nose bleeds.
Letter From Harry M. Gehris To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Harry M. Gehris
Letter From Harry M. Gehris To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Harry M. Gehris
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Harry M. Gehris addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 10, 1956. Within, Gehris details his trading of bones to a peddler during his youth.
The Identification Of Bone Fragments From The Lee Mill Cave Site, Philip S. Taylor
The Identification Of Bone Fragments From The Lee Mill Cave Site, Philip S. Taylor
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Letter From Paul W. Bond To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 15, 1954, Paul W. Bond
Letter From Paul W. Bond To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 15, 1954, Paul W. Bond
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Paul W. Bond addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 15, 1954. Within, Bond provides an answer posed by Shoemaker's television program regarding a bone mill and describes how his father used bones in cooking.
October 1932, William Preston Davies
October 1932, William Preston Davies
W. P. Davies' Newspaper Column ('That Reminds Me')
No abstract provided.