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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"total body score"”.
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Evaluating Reliability of the Megyesi Total Body Scoring Method on People of Color
… the reliability of Megyesi et al.'s (2005) Total Body Score (TBS) method in assessing decomposition, focusing on people of color (POC). Using a semi-experimental design, it analyzes a dataset of decomposition photos from the Texas State University Forensic Anthropology Center, comprising 5 …
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AVIAN SCAVENGING, MUMMIFICATION, AND VARIABLE MICRO-ENVIRONMENTS AS FACTORS AFFECTING THE DECOMPOSITION PROCESS IN WESTERN MONTANA
… the PMI using accumulated degree-days (ADD) and total body score (TBS) are not appropriate for Montana, as the climates are too disparate. Building a body of longitudinal data that documents environmentally related soft tissue decomposition or change will be a first step towards developing a …
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AVIAN SCAVENGING, MUMMIFICATION, AND VARIABLE MICRO-ENVIRONMENTS AS FACTORS AFFECTING THE DECOMPOSITION PROCESS IN WESTERN MONTANA
… the PMI using accumulated degree-days (ADD) and total body score (TBS) are not appropriate for Montana, as the climates are too disparate. Building a body of longitudinal data that documents environmentally related soft tissue decomposition or change will be a first step towards developing a …
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The establishment of baseline data on the rates and processes of soft-tissue decomposition in two terrestrial habitats of the Western Cape, South Africa
… the carcasses using Megyesi et al.’s (2005) Total Body Score system. Simultaneously, data were gathered on the physical and biotic agents of decay, including prevailing weather conditions and necrophagic faunal activity. These measures were assessed for differences when comparing habitats and …