Centre of Applied Research Technology
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Distinguishing happiness and meaning in life from depressive symptoms: A GWAS-by-subtraction study in the UK Biobank
1 January 2024 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyHedonic (happiness) and eudaimonic (meaning in life) well-being are negatively related to depressive symptoms. Genetic variants play a role in this association, reflected in substantial genetic correlations. We ...
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Sensemaking and evidence in criminal investigations of organised crime: A literature review
3 September 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyProducing evidence that can be used in court is a central goal of criminal investigations. Forensic science focuses with considerable success on the production of pieces of evidence from specific sources. However, ...
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Towards Onsite Age Estimation of Semen Stains Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy
1 July 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe age estimation of biological traces is one of the holy grails in forensic investigations. We developed a method for the age estimation of semen stains using fluorescence spectroscopy in conjunction with a ...
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Bloodstain pattern analysis & Bayes: A case report
1 July 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe findings from a bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) may assist in formulating or falsifying scenarios that are considered in the investigative stages of a criminal investigation. When a case proceeds to trial the ...
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Use of Lateral Flow Assays in Forensics
1 July 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyAlready for some decades lateral flow assays (LFAs) are ‘common use’ devices in our daily life. Also, for forensic use LFAs are developed, such as for the analysis of illicit drugs and DNA, but also for ...
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Introducing a Rapid DNA Analysis Procedure for Crime Scene Samples Outside of the Laboratory—A Field Experiment
1 April 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyTechnological innovations enable rapid DNA analysis implementation possibilities. Concordantly, rapid DNA devices are being used in practice. However, the effects of implementing rapid DNA technologies in the crime ...
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Specific fluorescent signatures for body fluid identification using fluorescence spectroscopy
23 February 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyNon-invasive, rapid, on-site detection and identification of body fluids is highly desired in forensic investigations. The use of fluorescence-based methods for body fluid identification, have so far remain ...
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Reporting on forensic biology findings given activity level issues in the Netherlands
1 February 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThere appears to be some hesitation within the forensic biology community to formally evaluate and report on findings given activity level propositions. This hesitance in part stems from concerns about the lack of ...
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The Relational Dimension of Radicalization: Context and Tie Formation in Dutch Salafi-Jihadi Networks
23 January 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyDespite the widely held notion that processes of radicalization tend to happen in relation to others, systematic evidence on the social context in which actors meet and form ties is scarce. This is problematic, as ...
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Friction ridge impressions
1 January 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyFingermarks have proven to play an important role in criminal investigations for identification purposes. However, in some cases, the donor of the fingermark is not disputed but the activity that led to the ...
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Comparison of genotyping and weight of evidence results when applying different genotyping strategies on samples from a DNA transfer experiment
1 January 2023 | Faculty of TechnologyIn this study, we assessed to what extent data on the subject of TPPR (transfer, persistence, prevalence, recovery) that are obtained through an older STR typing kit can be used in an activity-level evaluation for a ...
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Comparison of genotyping and weight of evidence results when applying different genotyping strategies on samples from a DNA transfer experiment
1 January 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyIn this study, we assessed to what extent data on the subject of TPPR (transfer, persistence, prevalence, recovery) that are obtained through an older STR typing kit can be used in an activity-level evaluation for a ...
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The added value of behavioural information in crime scene investigations
15 November 2022 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyForensic and behavioural science are often seen as two different disciplines. However, there is a growing realization that the two disciplines should be more strongly integrated. Incorporating psychological theories ...
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Expanding the environmental scope
1 January 2022 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyIdentifying modifiable factors associated with well-being is of increased interest for public policy guidance. Developments in record linkage make it possible to identify what contributes to well-being from a myriad ...
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DNA Transfer in Forensic Science: Recent Progress towards Meeting Challenges
1 November 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyUnderstanding the factors that may impact the transfer, persistence, prevalence and recovery of DNA (DNA-TPPR), and the availability of data to assign probabilities to DNA quantities and profile types being obtained ...
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What fingermarks reveal about activities
28 October 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyDissertation concerning the evaluation of fingermarks given activity level propositions to determine what fingermarks reveal about activities.
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Using case specific experiments to evaluate fingermarks on knives given activity level propositions
1 March 2021 | Faculty of TechnologyBayesian networks have shown to be a useful tool for the evaluation of forensic findings given activity level propositions. In this paper, we demonstrate how case specific experiments can be used to assign ...
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Fingermarks beyond the source
12 November 2020 | Faculty of Technologyfingerprints are a commonly exploited type of evidence and can be crucial in a criminal investigation. The process of individualization or exclusion of a donor relies on the comparison of ridge detail characteristics ...
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The interpretation of forensic conclusions by criminal justice professionals: The same evidence interpreted differently
1 August 2020 | Faculty of TechnologyForensic reports use various types of conclusions, such as a categorical (CAT) conclusion or a likelihood ratio (LR). In order to correctly assess the evidence, users of forensic reports need to understand the ...
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Analysis of amino acid enantiomers from aged fingerprints
21 April 2020 | Faculty of TechnologyFingerprints found at a crime scene can be key in criminal investigations. A method to accurately determine the age of the fingerprint, potentially crucial to linking the fingerprint to the crime, is not available at ...