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Determination Of Human Scent Biomarkers For Race, Ethnicity And Gender, Lauren J. Colόn Crespo
Determination Of Human Scent Biomarkers For Race, Ethnicity And Gender, Lauren J. Colόn Crespo
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Human scent has been the focal point of diverse scientific interests and research initiatives for the past several years. The knowledge gained about its composition has favored the advancement of multiple disciplines, and promoted the development of a wide variety of applications. Among these applications is the use of human scent as a resource for Forensic investigations, where scent profiles are often used as evidence to associate individuals to the scene of a crime. The characteristic nature of individual human scent has enabled this type of evidence to be used as a biometric tool for the differentiation of subjects. Nevertheless, …
Development Of A Dynamic Headspace Concentration Technique For The Non-Contact Sampling Of Human Odor Samples And The Creation Of Canine Training Aids, Lauryn E. Degreeff
Development Of A Dynamic Headspace Concentration Technique For The Non-Contact Sampling Of Human Odor Samples And The Creation Of Canine Training Aids, Lauryn E. Degreeff
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Human scent and human remains detection canines are used to locate living or deceased humans under many circumstances. Human scent canines locate individual humans on the basis of their unique scent profile, while human remains detection canines locate the general scent of decomposing human remains. Scent evidence is often collected by law enforcement agencies using a Scent Transfer Unit, a dynamic headspace concentration device. The goals of this research were to evaluate the STU-100 for the collection of human scent samples, and to apply this method to the collection of living and deceased human samples, and to the creation of …