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”. An example of inflation is, how houses 25 years ago cost 5 times less than they do right now and that even though from year to year or month to month those prices fluctuate a little bit, the overall sustained trend is more and more expensive. Another way to explain inflation comes from the book, “the most instructive way to think about inflation is not that prices are going up, but rather that the purchasing power of the dollar is going down.” In other words, during inflation, the value of a…

in vegetation change from 1991 to 2011 in the southern Amazonia of Brazil. The report will do this by outlining what NDVI is and how it is derived and then analysing the specific results of Brazil. NDVI stands for Normalised Difference Vegetation Index and usually derived from satellite data, for landsat data this is usually thirty metres above the ground, to classify land cover change over a continental scale (DeFries and Townshend, 1994). When light hits a leaf part of the light spectrum is…

Criminalistics, while often called forensics, is actually a subdivision of forensic science that encompasses a wide variety of scientific disciplines, such as toxicology, anthropology, and odontology. The primary purpose of this field is to identify, gather, analyze, and interpret physical evidence found at a crime scene, as well as present it in court. The gathering and analyzing of evidence is paramount to forming a case, prosecuting the perpetrator, and convincing the judge and jury. Without…

The first thing I would do in processing the crime scene is interview the first officer that arrived at the crime scene to establish a theory of the case. Second I would examine the crime scene to see if the theory of the case is substantiated by what I observed. During this time I would start identifying possible items of evidence, identifying entry and exit points and getting a general outline of the homicide scene. Third, I would take some pictures. Photographing the scene would allow me to…

DNA Fingerprinting Introduction Background: DNA fingerprinting is one of the great discoveries of the late 20th century,that has revolutionized forensic investigations. (Roewer 2013) The complete DNA of each individual is unique, with the exception of identical twins. It is this difference that can be used by forensic scientists to match specimens of blood , tissue, or hair follicles to an individual with a high level of certainty. A DNA fingerprint, therefore, is a DNA pattern that has a…

The Use of DNA Testing Problems are a part of everyday life; some are just bigger than others. Problems within the judicial system are very important issues to be covered. There is a reason that this is a problem and many proposed solutions. DNA testing needs to be used in the judicial system to help eliminate wrongfully convicted citizens. DNA evidence is not used enough in trials. This is a problem because states have the technology and resources available to them and still conviction…

Hello I am Michelle Torres a well-known forensic scientist, and I am here to prove that Bob last week murdered Lisa in her own home. I have the evidence to properly prove that my accusation is correct. Hair evidence is very important, it is a timeline that holds a lot of information about a person, like drug use, locations, and dietary information. Analysts are able to tell if individual hairs are human or animal. In our case we are working with human hair, human hair can be tested to…

Firearms team, the coroner, and the trace evidence team that deals with fingerprinting, impressions, etc. These teams used scientific knowledge and or tools to prove that the evidence did or did not put Bryan Bridges at the scene of the crime and that he did or did not commit the murder. In this case they all found that he was guilty and therefore the court can trust that he is guilty and convict Bridges. Bryan Bridges is a Hispanic/Caucasian male who stands at 5’07” and 170 pounds. His date of…

Forensic DNA is the process of using and collecting DNA from crime scenes to solve criminal investigations and to ensure accuracy and fairness in the Criminal Justice System. DNA profiling has grown significantly in the past years and has been extremely useful in identifying suspects, criminals and other people involved in the crime. If the suspect is unidentifiable, DNA evidence is compared to a DNA database to identify the criminal. DNA testing has both advantages and disadvantages many of…

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) itself and explains that every cell in an individual 's body, with the exception of red blood cells and eggs or sperm, contains the full genetic program for that individual in its DNA. Then, it goes on to talk about the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and how it blends computer and DNA technologies into an effective tool for comparing DNA profiles. This article is part of the Forensic Science Programme in the school of health sciences which make the article…