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A case of stillbirth: the importance of placental investigation in medico-legal practice.
No full textThe authors present a case of stillbirth in which histologic examination of the placenta provides the opportunity to make a definitive diagnosis of a death due to fetal thrombotic vasculopathy (FTV). Establishing the etiology in cases of stillbirth may avoid medical malpractice litigation. The better knowledge of the cause of stillbirths also helped obstetricians to recognize factors that could have prejudiced future pregnancies
Identification of bank robbers by means of videotape recorded morphometric images: esperience gained with 162 cases
No full textUnusual suicidal smothering by means of multiple loops of adhesive gummed tape
No full textIn suicidal asphyxia smothering is very rare, especially when caused by winding strips of adhesive tape around the head to cover the nose and mouth. The authors report a very unusual case in which the deceased, a 66-year-old man, was found with two strips of tape wound around his head: the first, more superficial tape was wrapped six times and the second was wrapped nine times. Only integration of the crime scene data with those of the autopsy and the patient's psychological profile enabled identification of the event as suicide
Morphological study of the class and individual characteristics of the marks left by the firing cycle on 2.500 cartridges fired from an automatic pistol
No full textThe study of specific and non specific hepatoma cells behaviour by means of plasma treated substrates
No full textPhysical-chemical surface modifications represent
a formidable tool to drive a suitable cell behavior on materials
intended to be used in the biomedical field. Plasma processes
are among the more powerful methods utilized to
modify the surface of materials without altering their bulk
intrinsic properties. In particular, by means of plasma treatment
processes it is possible to graft chemical functional
groups on polymer substrate. Functional groups grafted on
the surface can improve per se cell adhesion and can also
represent suitable anchor sites for biomolecule immobilization.
The aim of this work was to determine the effect of
plasma treatment and biomolecule immobilization on Polystyrene
(PS) Petri dishes on the behavior of a human hepatocellular
carcinoma cell line (HepG2). For this aim Petri
dishes were grafted with N-containing groups in order to
obtain grafted N-functionalities, to be used as anchor groups
for the immobilization of galactosamine. In this way two different
modified surfaces, NH3 grafted polystyrene (PS-NH3)
and polystyrene owing galactosamine moieties (PS-NH3-
GalNH2), have been obtained. Differences in cell morphology,
urea and plasma Fibronectin (pFN) production were
clearly observed on HepG2 seeded on PS-NH3 and PS-NH3-
GalNH2. These results highlight the role of specific and non
specific cell response in the in vitro study of materials
intended to be used for biomedical purposes
Morti collettive da incendio di veicolo militare: proposta di linee guida per l’indagine medico-legale
No full textl'accertamento della causa di morte e della identità delle vittime dell'incendio di mezzi militaristi connota di peculiari problematiche che devono essere affrontate seguendo procedure standardizzate nel rispetto di un corretto approccio metodologico ed utilizzando strutture logistiche adeguate al tipo di indagini da eseguire. In tale fattispecie di eventi infatti alle consuete difficoltà operative legale all'ampia alterazione dei cadaveri (carbonizzazione, mutilazioni, etc.) o dei luoghi si sovrappone il rischio di deflagrazione di materiale esplosivo, facente parte dell'armamento del mezzo e dell'equipaggiamento dei singoli militari coinvolti. Appare dunque operazione preliminare indispensabile la bonifica sia dell'area del sopralluogo, sia del mezzo incendiato, sia dei resti cadaverici da esaminare. Completate le operazioni di sopralluogo volte al recupero di quanto utile ai fini dell'identificazione delle vittime, è necessario che necessario che le indagini proseguano per opera di un team qualificatonello specifico settore (medici legali, odontoiatri, radiologi, antropologi, fotografi forensi) in un centro provvisto di attrezzature per la esecuzione degli accertamenti e le verifiche del cas
Craniofacial identification by comparison of antemortem and postmortem radiographs: two case reports with burnt bodies
No full textL’importanza dell’esame macroscopico e della campionatura della placenta nella diagnostica medico-legale applicata ai casi di responsabilità professionale ostetrico-ginecologici. A proposito di un caso.
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