Lab Retriever: a software tool for calculating likelihood ratios incorporating a probability of drop-out for forensic DNA profiles

Abstract Background Technological advances have enabled the analysis of very small amounts of DNA in forensic cases.However, the DNA profiles from such evidence are frequently incomplete and can contain contributions from multiple individuals.The complexity of such samples confounds the assessment of the statistical weight of such evidence.One appr

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Investigating the relation of counting capability, visual

The purpose of the current research was to investigate the relation of cognitive precedent Stool variables (counting capability, visualizing, hearing perception and metacognitive knowledge) with mathematical competence in preschool children in city of Isfahan.Statistical population of the study was 199 children (ages between 5 and 6 years) who were

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Biomarkers of Exposure to Chemical Contamination in the Commercial Fish Species Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788): A Particular Focus on Plastic Additives

In recent years, the Mediterranean Sea has become an accumulation zone for waste generated by the 22 countries bordering its shores.Although the effects of plastic litter on the marine environment and on organisms have recently been studied in other areas, further information is needed for the Mediterranean Sea and, in particular, about plastics ad

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