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p MATRICIDE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: AN UNUSUAL CASE OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
No full textThe need to limit the spread of the virus in the population has forced many countries to impose strict measures of social distancing and home isolation. These measures, although necessary, have caused unprecedented social disruption. One of the most worrying effects of this social crisis is the increase in episodes of family violence which can be extremely serious up to the killing of family members. Matricide is a fairly rare event worldwide. Many authors have over time attempted to figure out the origins of a pathological condition - but not limited to - underlying such crimes often executed through particularly brutal criminal acts against the victims. In this study we present a case of a 66-year-old woman who was killed with multiple stab wounds from a diving knife and then burned. It was determined that the victim was murdered by her 36-year-old son, unemployed for about a year and with a history of alcohol abuse, had a suspected diagnosis of bipolar disorder in treatment with antidepressant drugs. On the victim's body there were 31 stab wounds, localized mostly to the skull, face and thorax. Some of the typical characteristics highlighted in the literature regarding individuals who commit matricide are actually found in this case. This correspondence underscores the need to recognize and, in some cases, prevent the possible occurrence of such an eventuality within a family
“PROVISIONS ON VOLUNTARY MEDICALLY ASSISTANCE IN DYING” BILL: REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE BILL FROM THE HISTORICAL, ETHICAL, AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVE CONCERNING EUTHANASIA IN THE CURRENT ITALIAN AND EUROPEAN CONTEXT"
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Iatrogenic injury of the spinal accessory nerve in selective superficial parotidectomy
No full textThe spinal accessory nerve, also known as accessory nerve, is the eleventh cranial nerve. It is responsible for the motor innervation of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscle. The sternocleidomastoid muscle tilts and rotates the head, while the trapezius muscle, connecting to the scapula, elevate the shoulder girdle and retract the girdle dorsally. Spinal accessory nerve injury commonly occurs during neck dissection surgery, either elective or therapeutic procedure, performed to treat head and neck carcinoma. The Authors described the case of a 50-year-old man who underwent surgery for a parotid neoformation. After the superficial left parotidectomy emerged neck pain, weakness of the trapezius muscle and functional impotence of the left shoulder. Following diagnostic tests, was properly diagnosed an iatrogenic accessory nerve injury. The main purpose is to determine possible predictive factors related to the occurrence of accessory nerve injury during superficial parotidectomy and the possibility to recognize the error immediately after surgery when surgical repair has the great chance of success. Probably the awareness of the possibility of a iatrogenic injury and its consequences, even during reconstruction using the SMAS flap after superficial parotidectomy, would avoid delays in diagnosis and treatment
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
SPLENIC RUPTURE DURING COLONOSCOPY: COMPLICATION OR MEDICAL ERROR? CASE REPORT AND MEDICO LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
No full textLaw proposal "provisions on the post-mortem body donation and the use of bodies for the purposes of study, scientific research and training": Comment and analysis of the bill and the historical-juridical-ethical aspects of cadaveric dissection and practice of the donation of a corpse for scientific and medical training purposes
No full textIntroduction: The practice of human cadaveric dissection represents an irreplaceable tool for learning, training and scientific research. However, the lack in some countries including Italy, of a regulatory framework aimed at regulating cadaveric donation for study and research makes it an activity poorly proposed within the educational paths of students and young doctors. Materials and methods: After discussing the historical-juridical evolution of cadaveric dissection, the authors analyzed in detail and commented the bill recently adopted by the Senate of the Italian Republic concerning the institution of body donation programs. The authors further considered in the analysis also the state of the art in some other European countries. Results: The analysis carried out showed that nowadays there are many differences in the legislation of the states. The adoption of this law proposal equates the Italian regulatory framework with that of other European nations. Conclusion: The law proposal analyzed, updating the now outdated Italian legislation about cadaveric donation, represents a major step forward. It will facilitate scientific research and medical training in our country. It is nevertheless necessary, to make an additional effort in order to raise public awareness on this topic in order to ensure a successful application of the rule in question. Conclusion: The law proposal analyzed, updating the now outdated Italian legislation about cadaveric donation, represents a major step forward. It will facilitate scientific research and medical training in our country. It is nevertheless necessary, to make an additional effort in order to raise public awareness on this topic in order to ensure a successful application of the rule in question
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
LAW n.219/17: Reflecting on shared care plan
Full text linkThe study in question starts from a general analysis of Law n. 219/2017 and then to deepen the patient's right to self-determination, which is exercised through the expression of an informed consent to medical therapy. The analysis refers in particular to the patient's decision-making autonomy, the professional autonomy of the doctor and his consequent responsibility
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