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Logistic regression equation derived from the present study differentiated between sexes with higher classification percentages for the FS index and area with 62.4%, 75.2%, and 78.4% among Bosnian, Chinese, and Nepalese subjects, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results of the present study highlight the implications of the combined FS index and area as a reliable approach in sex estimation in forensic science whenever both the FS structure and lateral cephalometric are available.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13005-023-00355-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,14]],"date-time":"2023-03-14T04:03:18Z","timestamp":1678766598000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["The dimensional and morphological assessment of the frontal sinus in sex estimation among different populations"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Bowen","family":"Zheng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuan","family":"Zhong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nassem Ali","family":"Al-Worafi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4640-3396","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yi","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"355_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"729","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1556-4029.2006.00177.x","volume":"51","author":"BA Williams","year":"2006","unstructured":"Williams BA, Rogers TL. 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