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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"Human identification"”.
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Multi-source human identification
In this thesis, a multi-source system for human identification is developed. The system uses three sources: face classifier, height classifier, and color classifier. In the process of developing this system, classifier combination and the integration of classifer outputs over sequences of data …
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Facial creases in human identification
… phase is to identify facial creases useful in human identification.In Phase 1, creases were analysed on peri- and post-embalmed cadavers in CAHID to establish whether or not there is any change to crease with facial bloating. Embalming was chosen to simulate effects seen on a bloated face …
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Using Ears for Human Identification
… study of automatic methods for distinguishing human beings based on physical or behavioral traits. The problem of finding good biometric features and recognition methods has been researched extensively in recent years. Our research considers the use of ears as a biometric for human recognition. …
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Human identification through wearable antenna characteristics
… coupler to investigate properties of the human body through antenna characteristics. Machine learning techniques are applied to generate a biometric from antenna characteristics and identify a human through antenna-body interaction. This analysis led to a novel highly human sensitive …
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Dorsal knuckle crease pattern: utility for forensic human identification
… may be of value within the field of forensic human identification. This was examined through three phases of research. The primary phase of research attempted to classify the pattern of the skin creases overlying the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint of the left index finger. Initial …
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Dorsal hand feature analysis: an aid to forensic human identification
The analysis of anatomical features on the dorsum of the hand has been utilised in forensic investigations for ascertaining anatomical similarities and differences between suspect and offender images, since 2007. This approach was introduced and developed by the team at CAHId, and has primarily …
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Algorithms for Gait-Based Human Identification from a Monocular Video Sequence
Human gait is a spatio-temporal phenomenon that characterizes the motion characteristics of an individual. It is possible to detect and measure gait even in low-resolution video. This makes it an attractive modality in surveillance applications, where it is often difficult to get face or iris …
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Human identification using ear biometrics: A complete pipeline from detection to recognition
… intrinsic behavioral or physical features. The human ear is an important biometric with highly discriminating features such that even identical twins have different ear shapes. Owing to the easy acquisition, invariance to expression, and stable structure over a long period of time, ear image …
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DNA Methylation Analysis for Tissue and Age Determination for Forensic Human Identification
<p>Forensic Science is a vital aspect of criminal investigations and new techniques that could be used to advance this field are constantly being investigated. There are current forensic techniques to identify relevant tissues, but tissue specific methylation markers are being examined as a new way …
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Forensic human identification: Generating Y-STR data for the South African population
… pauper burial. DNA profiling assists forensic human identification, and the analysis of markers on the Y-chromosome has particular importance in kinship analysis. To evaluate the statistical probability of DNA profiles matching between samples, reference data from the background population is …
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Forensic Jewellery: A Design-Led Approach to Exploring Jewellery in Forensic Human Identification
Jewellery as a tool in the identification of the deceased is increasingly referenced within the scientific process of Forensic Human Identification (FHI). Jewellery’s prevalence in society, connection to both place and geographic region, potential to corroborate primary methods of identification …
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The quantification of dorsal hand features of interest to assist forensic human identification
Traditionally, the identification of offenders from photographic or video evidence through physical features has been via facial characteristics. However, criminals are increasingly ensuring that their face does not appear in physical evidence. This has become particularly problematic within …
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Investigation into X-STR haplotype frequencies for forensic human identification in South Africa
… assist with civil inheritance disputes and the identification of unknown individuals.
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A review of human identification methods used at Salt River Mortuary, South Africa
Identification of deceased individuals is important in medico-legal investigations for many reasons. Unfortunately, many bodies remain unidentified in South Africa. The South African legislation provides a guideline for human identification processes to be followed at forensic mortuaries, …
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Investigation of Photographic and Digital Methods for Odontological Comparison to aid with Human Identification
Comparative dental identification may be the most efficient and cost effective means of scientific human identification methods when compared to fingerprint and DNA. Standard forensic odontology techniques for identification are usually unsuitable in cases where the ante-mortem dental records of …
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Investigation into implementing a massively parallel sequencing workflow for forensic human identification in South Africa
… electrophoresis (CE) is typically utilised for human identification purposes but is limiting when applied to degraded post-mortem samples. The ForenSeqTM DNA Signature Prep kit was the first massively parallel sequencing (MPS) workflow validated on the MiSeq FGxTM system, addressing several …
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Investigation into implementing a massively parallel sequencing workflow for forensic human identification in South Africa
… electrophoresis (CE) is typically utilised for human identification purposes but is limiting when applied to degraded post-mortem samples. The ForenSeqTM DNA Signature Prep kit was the first massively parallel sequencing (MPS) workflow validated on the MiSeq FGxTM system, addressing several …
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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for human identification in the vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… (SOP) for isolating potentially polymorphic human microsatellite markers at a cheap and most convenient time. The designed human microsatellite markers were optimized for PCR amplification and used in genotyping a mini population of three major ethnic groups in the Limpopo province within in …
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Are human identification methods effectively utilised? a retrospective review of unidentified remains between 2019-2020 at Salt River mortuary, Cape Town, South Africa
Unidentified human remains (UHRs) are a global issue, particularly in developing nations. Various identification methods exist ranging from visual recognition to DNA profiling. While DNA is utilised at Salt River Mortuary (SRM), there is slow turnaround and seldom feedback from the state …
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A Supervised Low-Rank Matrix Decomposition for Matching
Human identification from images captured in unconstrained scenarios is still an unsolved problem, which finds applications in several areas, ranging from all the settings typical of video surveillance, to robotics, metadata enrichment of social media content, and mobile applications. The most …
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