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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Sexual Assault Kits"”.
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Justice Denied: Low Submission Rates of Sexual Assault Kits and The Predicting Variables
<p>The state of Utah has sexual assault rates consistently higher than the national average. Following sexual assaults, victims are advised to seek health care services with evidence collected and packaged in sexual assault kits (SAKs). This large (N=1,874), retrospective study examined rates of …
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A study to investigate the persistence of polydimethylsiloxane and to determine the detection of polydimethylsiloxane in a body fluid matrix following Cellmark’s Sperm Elution©
… trace evidence stands as associative evidence in sexual assault cases when there is an absence of semen. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a substance applied as a lubricant by the majority of condom manufacturers worldwide. As the awareness of sexually transmitted infections has amplified immensely …
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Comparison of results using temperature controlled differential extraction and differential extraction using the QIAGEN EZ1 advanced
The sexual assault kit backlog in the United States has become an increasing problem over the years. Combined with the number of kits laboratories receive with how it takes to extract the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from the cells, it is hard for labs to keep up with the demand. The extraction …