- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Dental Radiography and Imaging
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Sex work and related issues
- dental development and anomalies
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Dental Trauma and Treatments
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”
2022-2024
Humanitas University
2023
University of Milan
2014-2022
Ospedale Maggiore
2022
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
2017-2022
Universidad de Granada
2016
Universiti Sains Malaysia
2016
Liverpool John Moores University
2016
North Carolina State University
2016
Vilnius University
2016
Abstract The main idea behind age assessment in adults is related to the analysis of physiological degeneration particular skeletal structures with age. issues these procedures are due fact that they have not been tested on different modern populations and taphonomic contexts tend underestimate older individuals. purpose this study was test applicability reliability methods a contemporary population remains 145 elderly individuals known sex results show that, influences, some sites showed...
This study analyses depressed fractures (by blunt force trauma) and circular full-thickness injuries (drill gunshot wounds) in charred bones. Fifty bovine ribs (total 104 lesions) were divided into three groups. The first group consisted 20 hammer-produced fractures; the second one, 60 round drill-holes produced (30 circular, 30 semicircular); third group, 12 fleshed skeletonized hit by 9-mm bullets. Each specimen was carbonized an electric oven up to 800°C. Morphological metric performed...
Background Over the past years medical centres specifically addressed in gender-based violence have developed protocols for collections of evidence useful courtroom, including accurate documentation physical and psychological states victim collection samples. Previous studies showed an association between documented trauma conviction but unfortunately, few recent literature analysed factors that influence legal outcome final judgement. The present study focused on elements appeared...
Violence against women is a pervasive complex phenomenon that destroys women's feelings of love, trust, and self-esteem. In this commentary, we specifically focus on sexual violence adolescent girls, whose impact particularly harmful since it may lead to impaired mental health, social functioning, neurodevelopment. Between 12% 25% girls throughout the world experience violence, very often perpetrated by family member or friend. Moreover, for an alarming proportion first coerced. article,...
In Italy, in only 2018, 3310 people died road traffic accidents, more than any other European country. Since the revelation of this occurrence, authors carried out an analysis aimed at investigating if there was a difference injury patterns among different users. A retrospective post-mortem study on fatalities performed, which had been autopsied Institute Forensic Medicine Milan. First, analyzed epidemiological data all 1022 accidents subjected to autopsy from 2007 2019. Secondly, further...
The skin is rarely considered as good biological material for successful DNA typing when a corpse found in leathery, mummified or partially skeletonised state, bones and teeth are the gold standard these cases. This study evaluates histomorphological aspects of nuclear chromatin (Lillie’s staining) leathery samples an indicator possible typing. Chromatin was that underwent mummification partial skeletonisation but not wet type post-mortem transformation, such saponification transformation....
A cross-sectional study was conducted that describes the characteristics of sexual violence episodes related to intake alcohol and drugs observed among women turned “Centro Soccorso Violenza Sessuale” (SVS) Sant’Anna Hospital in Turin between 1 January 2008, 31 December 2017. Two hundred twenty-two patients were enrolled, 25 which minors, 141 Italians, most them knew their aggressor raped a private home. One fifty-five declared healthcare personnel have taken alcoholic substances and/or...
Intimate partner violence, which may involve sexual is a widespread social problem that raises important medical, psychological, ethical, and legal concerns. As eloquently highlighted by Professor Khan in his editorial (BJOG 2016;123:1249), intimate violence against adult women much more than health-related problem, as it destroys feelings of love, self-esteem, self-efficacy, dignity, clear example gender inequality, the very large majority cases victims are women. In this short...
Abstract Forensic autopsy is an important tool for the proper management of non-natural deaths in minors. However, it seems that minors a practice which may not be performed routinely. In this framework, we conducted study analyzing autopsies (under 18 years age Italy) at Institute Medicine Milan period 2001–2019. For 2015–2019, extrapolated all due to causes investigate how many and these were subjected forensic autopsy. Of total, 344 (235 males 109 females) underwent autopsies, with...
Child and adolescent maltreatment refer to several forms of abuse neglect, with negative harmful consequences on children's adolescents' physical psychological health.This study aims provide a wide perspective child adolescents from large, public, anti-violence center located in university hospital (SVSeD, Sexual Domestic Violence Service) suggest models tailored therapeutic interventions proposals for effective clinical practice.The sample was obtained by analyzing 1106 medical records...
Better understanding of the timing fracture healing may help in cases interpersonal violence but also personal identification. The intra- and inter-rater agreement for adapted scale (AFHS) assessing post-traumatic time interval on radiographs were tested. This is a preliminary study, providing essential information method reliability upcoming studies using AFHS. Five raters (two radiologists, forensic pathologist, an orthopedist, anthropologist) presented with test three parts consisting 85...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a form of gender-based violence (GBV) that may lead to adverse consequences on the physical and psychological health survivors. Patients living with FGM have unique needs, which be addressed from perspective human rights sexual reproductive health. The aim this study was understand characteristics pool users two services targeting population in Turin, given significance due high migratory flows countries were performed. A retrospective review medical...