PINTO, Silvia, Petra URBANOVÁ and Roberto CESAR. Two-dimensional Wavelet Analysis of Supraorbital Margins of the Human Skull for Characterizing Sexual Dimorphism. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 2016, vol. 11, No 7, p. 1542-1548. ISSN 1556-6013. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2016.2541611.
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Original name Two-dimensional Wavelet Analysis of Supraorbital Margins of the Human Skull for Characterizing Sexual Dimorphism
Authors PINTO, Silvia (76 Brazil), Petra URBANOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Roberto CESAR (76 Brazil).
Edition IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 2016, 1556-6013.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30501 Forensic science
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 4.332
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/16:00089605
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2016.2541611
UT WoS 000374890000013
Keywords (in Czech) Určení pohlaví; mezipohlavní rozdíly; kosterní nálezy; margo supraorbitalis; analýza tvaru; waveletová analýza
Keywords in English Sex determination; sexual dimorphism; skeletal remains; supraorbital margin; shape analysis; wavelet transform
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: doc. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D., učo 21708. Changed: 8/3/2018 09:47.
Abstract
The accurate determination of the sex of human skeletal remains is a critical challenge in forensic pathology and skeletal anthropology. The pelvis and skull are the most commonly used skeletal sites for determining the sex of skeletons. In the skull, the supraorbital region, which includes the supraorbital margin, is considered a specific sexually dimorphic trait. In the traditional approach, sex is determined through visual and tactile assessment. The present paper introduces a methodology for the objective quantification of sexually dimorphic features using Wavelet Transform, which is a multi-scale mathematical tool that allows for measurement of shape variations that are hidden at different scales of resolution. The method was successfully applied for sex determination of a pilot sample of 3D meshes – digital records of supraorbital morphology. This information can be used by experts to improve the accuracy of biologic profile assessment of a human skeleton, and to describe the geographic and temporal variations within and among populations.
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MUNI/A/1379/2015, interní kód MUName: Rozvoj analytických nástrojů pro studium tělesných znaků člověka se zaměřením na analýzu dynamiky pohybu
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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