Sixty-seven out of 100 kidney transplant recipients treated with cyclosporin and methylprednisolone were evaluated for the presence dermatological manifestations. Only 2 patients had no lesions; 80% iatrogenic lesions, 38% infectious, 13% miscellaneous, 3% cancerous while 28% cutaneous manifestations related to previous uremic state. Most lesions concerned pilosebaceous unit: hypertrichosis (60%), epidermal cysts (28%), pilar keratosis (21%), acne (15%), folliculitis (12%) sebaceous...

A major limitation of the approaches used in most studies performed so far for characterization brain responses during social interaction is that only one participating brains measured each time. The ldquointeractionrdquo between cooperating, competing or communicating thus not directly, but inferred by independent observations aggregated cognitive models and assumptions link behavior neural activation. In this paper, we use simultaneous neuroelectric recording several subjects engaged...

In this retrospective historical study, we compared the incidences of malignancies observed among 854 renal transplant recipients (RT) with at least 1 yr follow‐up, neoplasias patients under regular dialytic treatment (RDT) and a control population from Northern Italy. Cox's proportional hazard model was used in RT order to evaluate prognostic factors related development neoplasia. Seventy six out (8.9%) developed some malignant neoplasia: 46% these 76 were cutaneous including melanomas,...

The mode of presentation renal disease in 44 patients with essential mixed cryoglobulinaemia (EMC) was: acute failure (two patients), nephritic syndrome (six nephrotic (eight proteinuria and/or haematuria (28 patients). Renal biopsy, performed 35 patients, showed proliferative lesions 33, while only minimal glomerular changes were seen the remaining two. Immunofluorescence studies showed: IgG (85 per cent), IgA (36 IgM (90 C3 Clq (47 and C4 (33 cent) deposits, mainly located subendothelial...

Pomegranate cultivation has gained interest in Italy, driven by the tree’s drought tolerance and temperature requirements, which make it a suitable alternative crop for farmers transitioning from traditional options like olives, cereals, or vineyards. Despite its increasing popularity, particularly Southern fragmented knowledge of this hinders diffusion. This review addresses these gaps synthesizing across agronomy, protection, economics, managerial aspects. Also, current identifies...

Immunosuppression may favour the development of disseminated superficial porokeratosis (DSP). We report clinical features and outcome DSP in 24 patients receiving immunosuppressive treatment (group A), compare characteristics disease with those 13 immuno-competent B). The two groups were similar regard to age, sex, area skin involvement mean follow-up. There was a family history only group A, compared five B (P= 0.03). type, based on tanning response sunlight, not significantly different...

This study was carried out in 2012 at Stornarella (Italy; 41° 15'29" N; 15° 43'56" E; 154 m a.s.l.).We investigated the effects of reuse secondary treated agro-industrial wastewater for irrigation, comparison with conventional groundwater, and we monitored soil chemical characteristics fungal populations during crop cycle processing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.).Compared to had significantly higher electrical conductivity, total suspended solids, sodium, calcium, magnesium, potassium,...

Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) is a well-known medicinal plant species in which the products requested from market are those that derived organic system. The study was conducted to assess allelopathic effects, as natural herbicides, of two essential oils extracted oregano (Origanum vulgare and rosemary (Rosmarimum officinalis L.), with objective exploring possibility their utilization for future weed management. A field experiment over seasons, when infestation 15 different detected....

Field experiments were conducted in three successive seasons (2019–2021) to evaluate the effects of four commercial organo-mineral fertilizers with biostimulating action (Hendophyt®, Ergostim®, and Radicon®) on vegetative productive performance young almond trees (Prunus dulcis, cv. Tuono) grown a semiarid climate Southern Italy. Foliar treatments applied times during each season (at swollen bud, beginning flowering, fruit set-beginning growth stages). Both 2020 2021 adversely affected by...

The utilization of plant biostimulants has gained importance as a strategy by which to improve productivity and soil health. Two independent trials were conducted across two seasons (2021 2023) evaluate the effects foliar or applications various commercial organo-mineral fertilizers (Futuroot®, Radicon® Amifort®) with biostimulant action that is exerted on yield fruit characteristics processing tomato crops (cv Taylor F1) have been exposed mineral macronutrients. These treatments...

Pomegranate juice has gained attention for its health properties, becoming consequently a highly demanded product. The revival of the pomegranate in Italy, as other Mediterranean countries, starts with planting new intensive orchards characterized by both cultivation technique and varieties. As result growing demand high productivity, could become an interesting crop to diversify farm income. This study seeks determine aril quality attributes bioactive compounds six cultivars ('Mollar',...

In recent years, to improve sustainable production in horticultural crops, many new types of strategies have been developed, including organo-mineral fertilization complement chemical fertilizers order enhance the nutritional status plants and sustainability agroecosystems. This study was performed on a young pomegranate orchard “Wonderful” cultivar during 2018 2019 seasons. The purpose evaluate effects three foliar applications (at red ball, fruit setting, development stages) four...

This study investigated the qualitative characteristics of several edible wild herbaceous species, including those most consumed in Foggia Province (southern Italy). Analysis was performed for parts 11 species (Beta vulgaris L., Foeniculum vulgare Miller, Centaurea solstitialis Cichorium intybus Scolymus hispanicus Sonchus oleraceus Borago officinalis Diplotaxis erucoides tenuifolia (L.) DC, Sinapis arvensis Portulaca oleracea L.) and three cultivated (C. intybus, B. officinalis, D....

Persistent water shortage, typical of Mediterranean agricultural systems, has driven production methods towards the use regulated deficit irrigation (DI) strategies, which may allow important savings. To evaluate extent to pomegranate (cv. 'Wonderful') attributes differ depending on application rates, we investigated effect four different regimes (100, 75, 50, and 25% maximum crop evapotranspiration - ETC ) their morpho-pomological, physico-chemical properties, bioactive compounds.The weight...

The mechanism behind the bud evolution towards breba or main crop in Ficus carica L. is uncertain. Anatomical and genetic studies may put a light on possible similarities/differences between two types of fruits. For this reason, we collected complimentary data from anatomical, X-ray imaging, techniques. RNA seq together with structural genome annotation allowed prediction 34,629 known genes 938 novel protein-coding genes. Transcriptome analysis during differentiation revealed differentially...

The root-parasitic weed Phelipanche ramosa (L.) Pomel represents a major problem for processing tomato crops. control of this holoparasitic plant is difficult, and better understanding treatment methods needed to develop new specific strategies. This study investigated 12 agronomic, chemical, biological biotechnological strategies the parasitic weed, in comparison with untreated situation. trial was carried out 2014 at Department Agriculture, Food Environment University Foggia (southern...

Gait Profile Score (GPS) was validated as quality measure for the Analysis (GA) in several patholgies, but GPS never compared with clinical scales post-stroke patients.The aim of study to quantify functional limitation hemiparetic patients using clinical-functional and assess presence correlation between clinical-based outcome scales.Thirty-three were assessed Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Trunk Impairment (TIS), Functional Ambulation Category (FAC), Independence Measure (FIM) Ten-Meter Walk...

Modern technologies and accurate information on genetic diversity structure are contributing to improve the plant breeding, in particular for all minor species with a lack of data. Genetic 139 different Ficus carica L. genotypes collected from Italy Croatia, divided into two subgroups: uniferous (only main crop) biferous (breba crop), was investigated using 49 microsatellite markers. A total 70 alleles were generated, which 64 (91.4%) showed polymorphic pattern indicating high level within...

This investigation was carried out through three successive seasons (2017, 2018, and 2019) on young pomegranate trees of the Wonderful cultivar to study effect four different irrigation treatments (100%, 75%, 50%, 25% crop evapotranspiration—ETc) vegetative growth water–yield relationship. The conducted in Foggia (Apulia region, Southern Italy), an agricultural area characterized by strong wind speeds scarce water resources. results showed effects levels fruit yield characteristics....

This study, conducted over two consecutive seasons (2018–2019), evaluates the yield and fruit physico-chemical traits of five commercial cultivars (‘Mollar’, ‘Dente di Cavallo’, ‘Acco’, ‘Jolly red’ ‘Wonderful’) grown in orchard at Foggia (Puglia region, southeastern Italy). The results show significant variations among investigated for many measured parameters; also significantly affected some data. As an average years, both Cavallo’ ‘Wonderful’ showed highest numbers (16.8 15.2,...