Browsing Masters Theses by Author "Peckmann, Tanya Rochelle"

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Asymmetry in forensic 3-D facial reconstruction : an assessment of facial asymmetry in adult First Nations Nova Scotian facial soft tissue depth data

MacNeil, John Alexander Barra (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2011)

Facial soft tissue depth data was collected from 50 First Nations Nova Scotian volunteers, using ultrasonic methods, in order to create a tissue depth database for use by forensic artists and to examine facial asymmetry ...
Decomposition rates and taphonomic changes associated with the estimation of time since death in a summer climate : a case study from urban Nova Scotia

Brown, Courtney R. S. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2010)

Estimating time since death has an integral role in missing persons and found human remains cases; therefore it is necessary to understand decomposition rates and taphonomic changes for the environment in which a body is ...
Estimating sex from the human scapula : a validation study of the five- and two- variable models and FORDISC 3.0 in two white European populations

Bell, Ian Carter (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)

The objectives were to understand the relationship between biological sex and estimated sex from the scapula of two White European populations based on metric analyses of the five- and two-variable models by Dabbs and ...
Estimating sex from the seven cervical vertebrae : an analysis of White European skeletal populations

Rozendaal, Andrew S. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)

The current study focused on the seven cervical vertebrae to establish an accurate sex estimation method for White European skeletal populations. The influences of stature and aging on the cervical vertebrae were also ...
The estimation of stature from the tarsals : enhancing the disaster victim identification process in Thailand using the calcaneus and the talus

Scott, Shelby (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)

The impact of climate change is estimated to be particularly severe in Thailand. Therefore, there is an urgent need for population-specific methodologies for the identification of unknown human remains in Thailand. The ...
In vivo facial tissue depth measurements of African Nova Scotian children for 3-D forensic facial reconstruction

Huculak, Meaghan Alexandria (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2010)

This study collaborated with the African Nova Scotian community to create the first African Canadian facial tissue depth database to help identify missing children of this descent. The relationships between tissue thickness, ...
Metric pair-matching of calcanei in commingled human remains cases : a case study from South Africa

Orr, Kayla Larissa (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)

The current research uses the calcaneus to establish an accurate method of osteometric pair-matching in White, Black, and Coloured South Africans. Paired calcanei of 419 individuals (210 males, 209 females), 20 to 103 years ...
Taphonomic patterns : can the effects of brush fire mimic the natural decomposition of heavy muscle markers on the surface of bone?

Fernandes, Tricia (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2011)

The goals of this study included: (1) examining if brush fires were capable of creating unique burn pattern signatures at specific stages of decomposition and (2) determining if mimicry of colour and taphonomic processes ...