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Science a ELSEVIER a Se International 102 (1999) 199 OO Volume contents Volume 102 (1999) No. 1 Development of a predictive model for batch membership of street samples of heroin K. Janhunen, M.D. Cole (UK) Analysis of amphetamines by supercritical fluid chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography and capillary zone electrophoresis; a preliminary comparison Y. McAvoy, M.D. Cole, O. Gueniat (UK; Switzerland) Genotyping for DQA1 and PM loci in urine using PCR-based amplification: Effects of sample volume, storage temperature, preservatives, and aging on DNA extraction and typing N.T. Vu, A.K. Chaturvedi, DV. Canfield (USA) Is there a gender difference in fingerprint ridge density? M.A. Acree (USA) Differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry of lead and antimony in gunshot residues C.A. Woolever, D.E. Starkey, H.D. Dewald (USA) Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage, especially pallidal lesions, in heroin addicts S.N. Andersen, K. Skullerud (Norway) Polymorphism of the D12S391 microsatellite in a Japanese population sample Y. Shigeta, Y.Y amamoto, Y. Doi, S. Miyaishi, H. Ishizu (Japan) Case report Aerosol or IED explosion a case report D.P.S. Sehgal, S.N. Sharma, G.J. Misra (India) Diary of future events Instructions to authors Nos. 2-3 An assessment of human performance in stabbing I. Horsfall, P.D. Prosser, C.H. Watson, S.M. Champion (UK) Gas chromatography with dual mass spectrometric and nitrogen—phosphorus specific detection new and powerful tool for forensic analyses B. Aebi,W . Bernhard (Switzerland) The use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances by victims of traffic accidents in Greece S. Athanaselis, A. Dona, S. Papadodima, G. Papoutsis, C. Maravelias, A. Koutselinis (Greece) 103 Volume contents DNA typing for identification of some species of Calliphoridae. An interest in forensic entomology Y. Malgorn, R. Coquoz (France; Switzerland) Prediction of the remaining velocity of some handgun bullets perforating thin metal sheets R. Nennstiel (Germany) Identification of ecstasy in complex matrices using near-infrared spectroscopy N. Sondermann, K.-A. Kovar (Germany ) What happens in freezing bodies? Experimental study of histological tissue change caused by freezing injuries A.Th. Schafer, J.D. Kaufmann (Germany) Results of a collaborative study regarding the standardization of the Y-linked STR system DYS385 by the European DNA Profiling (EDNAP) group P.M. Schneider, E. d’Aloja, B.M. Dupuy, B. Eriksen, A. Jangblad, A.D. Kloosterman, A Kratzer, MV. Lareu, H. Pfitzinger, S. Rand, R. Scheithauer, H. Schmitter, I. Skitsa, D Syndercombe-Court, M.C. Vide (Germany; Italy; Norway; Denmark; Sweden; The Netherlands; Switzerland; Spain; France; Austria; Greece; UK; Portugal) The detection of cotinine in hydrolyzed meconium samples D. Dempsey, C. Moore, D. Deitermann, D. Lewis, B. Feeley, R.S. Niedbala (USA) Percentile charts to determine the duration of child abuse by chronic malnutrition F. Wehner, M.C. Schieffer, H.-D. Wehner (Germany ) Determining the human origin of fragments of burnt bone: a comparative study of histological, immunological and DNA techniques C. Cattaneo, S. DiMartino, S. Scali, O.E. Craig, M. Grandi, R.J. Sokol (Italy; UK) Case report Tentative injuries to exposed skin in a homicide case J. Herbst, H.-Th. Haffner (Germany) Diary of future events Volume contents Author index Subject index