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Morte improvvisa nell'acqua: problemi diagnostici. Presentazione di un caso

2013

Da decenni è aperto un ampio dibattito sulla necessità di distinguere i soggetti chiaramente morti per sindrome asfittica da annegamento e i soggetti rinvenuti morti nell’acqua, per i quali, nel 1999 Modell et al. avevano proposto l’appropriatezza del concetto di “annegamento senza aspirazione”. Questo problema nasce, talora, dal mancato riscontro, in corso di indagini autoptiche e anatomo-isto-patologiche eseguite su soggetti rinvenuti cadavere in acqua, di quadri inequivocabili che consentono di porre diagnosi di certezza di morte per asfissia da annegamento, altre volte, dal riscontro di condizioni patologiche che possono avere influito e/o avere determinato il decesso in acqua. E’ pur v…

The association of childhood commuting modes and physical activity in adult age

2022

Background Physically active lifestyle prevents and contributes to managing non-communicable diseases. Childhood physical activities have shown to associate with physically active lifestyle in adulthood. More research on which childhood physical activity modes associate with physical activity in later life is still needed. Within the present study, we examined how physically active commuting to school in childhood contributed to overall physical activity in adulhood. Methods The participants (N = 3596) were from the population-based, longitudinal Cardiovascular Risks in Young Finns Study. Questionnaires were used in assessing subjects' childhood (1980) and adulthood (2001-2018) physical act…

Incidentaloma Surrenalico. Caso di Sindrome di Cushing subclinica.

2004

The authors describe a case of adrenal incidentaloma that was the cause of subclinical Cushing's syndrome and take the opportunity to weigh up some of the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects. Besides the particular expression of the symptoms which were difficult to interpret before reaching a diagnosis, the authors describe the diagnostic work-up adopted, aimed at precisely identifying the type of tumour and the surgical procedure implemented laparoscopically, the outstanding validity of which is confirmed compared to traditional adrenalectomy techniques.

Muscle-tendon morphomechanical properties of non-surgically treated Achilles tendon 1-year post-rupture

2022

Background\ud Achilles tendon rupture appears to alter stiffness and length of the tendon. These alterations may affect the function of tendon in force transmission and in energy storage and recovery. We studied the mechanical properties of the Achilles' tendon post-rupture and their association with function.\ud Methods\ud Twenty-four (20 males, 4 females) participants (mean age: 43 y, 176 cm, 81 kg) were recruited. Ultrasonography and dynamometry were used to assess the muscle-tendon unit morphological and mechanical properties of non-surgically treated patients 1-year post rupture.\ud Findings\ud Injured tendons were longer with difference of 1.8 cm (95%CI: 0.5–1.9 cm; P < 0.001), and th…

In search of an alternative way of investigating the foreign language self-concepts of adult English learners

1999

Unraveling Moral Reasoning in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: How Emotional Detachment Modifies Moral Judgment

2020

In the last decade, scientific literature provided solid evidence of cognitive deficits in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and their effects on end-life choices. However, moral cognition and judgment are still poorly investigated in this population. Here we aimed at evaluating both socio-cognitive and socio-affective components of moral reasoning in a sample of 28 ALS patients. Patients underwent clinical and neuropsychological evaluation including basic cognitive and social cognition measures. Additionally, we administered an experimental task including moral dilemmas, with instrumental and incidental conditions. Patients' performances were compared with a control group [healt…

Anállisis de los factores e internos a las organizaciones que explican la materialidad de la información no financiera. La situación de las empresas …

2022

El deterioro ambiental relacionado con la crisis climática, la pérdida de ecosistemas y biodiversidad global, junto con la crisis social evidenciada por brechas más amplias entre ricos y pobres, desempleo, violaciones de derechos humanos, entre otros aspectos, han llevado al cuestionamiento respecto a la responsabilidad de las empresas en las crisis socioambientales. En la última reunión sobre cambio climático COP 26, los jefes de estado al unísono coincidieron en la gravedad de la crisis climática y la responsabilidad histórica de encaminar al mundo para enfrentar este urgente desafío. Lo anterior lleva a las empresas a prestar atención a otros aspectos más allá de la generación de benefic…

Distinct 5' SCL enhancers direct transcription to developing brain, spinal cord, and endothelium: neural expression is mediated by GATA factor bindin…

1999

The SCL gene encodes a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor with a pivotal role in the development of endothelium and of all hematopoietic lineages. SCL is also expressed in the central nervous system, although its expression pattern has not been examined in detail and its function in neural development is unknown. In this article we present the first analysis of SCL transcriptional regulation in vivo. We have identified three spatially distinct regulatory modules, each of which was both necessary and sufficient to direct reporter gene expression in vivo to three different regions within the normal SCL expression domain, namely, developing endothelium, midbrain, and hindbrain/spinal …

Context-dependent Pax-5 repression of a PU.1/NF-κB regulated reporter gene in B lineage cells

2001

Enhancers located in the 3' end of the locus in part regulate immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) gene expression. One of these enhancers, HS 1,2, is developmentally regulated by DNA binding proteins like NF-kappaB, Pax-5 and the protein complex NF-alphaP in B lineage cells. Here we report that NF-alphaP is the ets protein PU.1. A glutathione-S-transferase (GST)-pulldown assay demonstrated that PU.1 can physically interact with NF-kappaB in solution. Experiments in COS cells showed that PU.1 and NF-kappaB (p50/c-Rel) can activate transcription of an enhancer linked reporter gene. The paired domain protein Pax-5 has previously been shown to repress enhancer-dependent transcription. Additional c…

Effect of Cry Toxins on Xylotrechus arvicola (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Larvae

2022

Simple Summary Xylotrechus arvicola is a destructive pest in vineyards (Vitis vinifera) in the main wine-producing areas of the Iberian Peninsula. X. arvicola larvae bore into the grapevine wood-making galleries, thus damaging the plant both directly and indirectly. The susceptibility of X. arvicola larvae to five coleopteran toxic Cry proteins was evaluated under laboratory conditions in order to deepen the knowledge of the effect of these proteins on this insect throughout its biological development. The Cry proteins tested could be applied to control X. arvicola larvae since they were able to kill them and cause serious alterations in the larvae during the remaining months of development…