In minor crops the low availability or absence of herbicides impose to adopt an integrated
use of non-chemical weed control methods. Minor crops include mostly vegetables, fruits, but …

Objective To develop criteria for the classification of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)
in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods A multistep process, …

Chronic liver disease has an important effect on nutritional status, and malnourishment is
almost universally present in patients with end-stage liver disease who undergo liver …

Although the presentation, clinical symptoms, and laboratory findings of pediatric systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) are similar to those that are seen in adults, children and …

Background & Aims Bacterial infections are common and life-threatening in patients with
cirrhosis. Little is known about the epidemiology of bacterial infections in different regions. We …

Muscle depletion is frequently encountered in cirrhotic patients. As muscle may represents
an alternative site of ammonia detoxification in liver diseases, our study was aimed at …

Objective We undertook this study to test the hypothesis that in the International League of
Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) classification of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), …

… The origin of liver disease was post-viral (hepatitis C and B) in 56% of our population and
postalcoholic in 22%. All patients had stopped alcohol consumption for at least 6 months at the …

Objective. To develop and test a new multidimensional questionnaire for assessment of
children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in standard clinical care. Methods. The Juvenile …

Background & Aims Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is an important complication in patients
with cirrhosis who received transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS). We …