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  2. Schedule F appointment - Wikipedia

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    Schedule F was created by Executive Order 13957 on October 21, 2020. [3] The executive order had required heads of all federal agencies to submit a preliminary list of positions that could be reclassified as Schedule F by January 19, 2021, the day before the next presidential inauguration, to John D. McEntee, the director of the Presidential ...

  3. List of instruments used in forensics - Wikipedia

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    Instrument Uses Autopsy table: Corpses undergoing autopsy are placed here. CO 2: for preservation of the corpse Dissection scissors: Dissection scissors are used in autopsy to cut open body tissues.

  4. Forensic pathology - Wikipedia

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    A post mortem examination is performed by a medical examiner or forensic pathologist, usually during the investigation of criminal law cases and civil law cases in some jurisdictions. Coroners and medical examiners are also frequently asked to confirm the identity of remains.

  5. Autopsy - Wikipedia

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    An autopsy (also referred to as post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, [Note 1] or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death; or the exam may be performed to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational purposes.

  6. Forensic dentistry - Wikipedia

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    Both the ante-mortem and post-mortem photographs need to be as clear as possible, with good/excellent quality. The post-mortem photograph should be taken at the same angle of incidence as the ante-mortem photograph. The more visible teeth in the ante-mortem photograph, the better. Therefore, selecting the best photograph obtained is important.

  7. Putrefaction - Wikipedia

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    This process references the breaking down of a body of an animal post-mortem. In broad terms, it can be viewed as the decomposition of proteins, and the eventual breakdown of the cohesiveness between tissues, and the liquefaction of most organs. This is caused by the decomposition of organic matter by bacterial or fungal digestion, which causes ...

  8. Skeletonization - Wikipedia

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    Skeletonization is the state of a dead organism after undergoing decomposition. [1] Skeletonization refers to the final stage of decomposition, during which the last vestiges of the soft tissues of a corpse or carcass have decayed or dried to the point that the skeleton is exposed.

  9. Disposal of human corpses - Wikipedia

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    The disposal of human corpses, also called final disposition, is the practice and process of dealing with the remains of a deceased human being.Disposal methods may need to account for the fact that soft tissue will decompose relatively rapidly, while the skeleton will remain intact for thousands of years under certain conditions.