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On October 29, 2019, the Vaia storm hits the North-Eastern regions of Italy by wind gusts exceeding 200 km h-1. The forests in these regions have been seriously damaged. This contribution illustrates the methodology adopted in the emergency phase to estimate forest damages caused by Vaia storm, both in terms of damaged forest areas and growing stock volume of fallen trees. 494 Municipalities registered forest damages caused by Vaia, destroyed or intensely damaged forest stands amounted to about 42.500 ha, spread in Trentino Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy and, only marginally, Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta. The growing stock volume of fallen trees was about 8.5 millions m3.

The study of the skin of medial area of the arm in cadavers made it possible to evaluate its regional characteristics. Sex or race were not reported, but the age group most appropriate to liposuction was considered. In this way, authors believed that, as per standards established at the time, results as to skin retraction in liposuction, will be able to be analyzed in a comparative way in the future.

Analysis of the dorsum's skin and sacrum region allowed the authors to evaluate regional characteristics of cutaneous skin integument, taking into consideration the age group most subjected to liposuction. Thus, it was attempted to establish rules to facilitate, in a comparative form, the evaluation of results related to cutaneous retraction in plastic surgery.

Study of the thigh's lateral skin ("saddle bags") in cadavers made it possible to evaluate its regional characteristics. Sex or race were not reported but the age group most appropriate to liposuction was considered. In this way, authors believed that as per standards established at the time, results as to the skin retraction in liposuction, will be able to be analyzed in a comparative way in the future.

Skin study of the submental region in cadavers made possible the evaluation of its regional characteristics. Sex or race were not reported, but the age group most appropriate to liposuction was considered. In this way, the authors believed that through standards established at the time, results, as to the skin retraction in liposuction, will be able to be analyzed in a comparative form in the future.

The analysis of the abdominal skin on cadavers has made it possible for the authors to evaluate the skin's regional characteristics, taking into consideration the age group to be lipoaspirated regardless of race or sex. In this way, norms are established which in the future may be used to comparatively analyze results related to the cutaneous retraction after plastic surgery lipoaspiration.

The literature on carcinomas of the oral cavity shows general agreement that alcohol and smoking are risk factors. Only a few authors blame poor hygiene. The retrospective survey conducted in Genoa aimed to evaluate the relative importance of these risk factors, by means of a case-controlled study linking a specific risk factor to a specific condition. 98 histologically confirmed cases were hospitalised in 1979-80. A similar survey was conducted on a control group. Smoking and alcohol, often both together, were found to be the most significant aetiopathogenetic risk factors in the oncological pathology of the oral cavity.