Riformata in appello la condanna emessa nella class action contro Volkswagen: aspetti processuali

Il commento si sofferma su alcune delle questioni processuali affrontate dalla Corte d’appello di Venezia nella sentenza del 16 novembre 2023, con cui è stata parzialmente riformata la condanna inflitta in primo grado a Volkswagen in accoglimento della domanda risarcitoria di classe promossa in relazione al c.d. scandalo dieselgate. In particolare, l'A. analizza criticamente la pronuncia nella parte in cui ha escluso di poter rideterminare il quantum liquidato in prime cure per i danni non p...

Forged soft tissues revealed in the oldest fossil reptile from the early Permian of the Alps

Tridentinosaurus antiquus represents one of the oldest fossil reptiles and one of the very few skeletal specimens with evidence of soft tissue preservation from the Cisuralian (Early Permian) of the Italian Alps. The preservation and appearance of the fossil have puzzled palaeontologists for decades and its taphonomy and phylogenetic position have remained unresolved. We reanalysed T. antiquus using ultraviolet light (UV), 3D surface modelling, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy...

Kristjánite, KNa2H(SO4)2, a new fumarolic mineral from Iceland containing [SO4-H-SO4]3- anion in the crystal structure

Could the mitotic count improve personalized prognosis in melanoma patients?

: A number of studies have indicated that the mitotic rate may be a predictive factor for poor prognosis in melanoma patients. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the mitotic rate is associated with other prognostic clinical and anatomopathological characteristics. After adjusting for other anatomopathological characteristics, we then verified the prognostic value of the number of mitoses, determining in which population subgroup this variable may have greater prognostic signific...