Juniper Publishers Annals of Reviews and Research

  Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Annals of Reviews & Research Hyperparathyroidism in Pregnant Women: Clinical Issues, Laboratory Findings and Relevant Therapeutic Approachesr -  Juniper Publishers  Authored by Rosita Fontes Abstract Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in outpatient settings, with an incidence in women of reproductive age of 4.7-6.2 cases per 100,000 persons. When untreated in pregnant women, PHPT can lead to maternal and fetal complications. The authors present a case of a patient with a pre-pregnancy hyperparathyroidism diagnosis: she had worsening symptoms during pregnancy, so was referred for surgery due to failure of clinical treatment to keep the disease under control. Clinical issues, laboratory findings, and relevant therapeutic approaches are discussed. Keywords: Hyperparathyroidism; Hypercalcemia; Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome; mTc-sestamibi scintigraphy; Beta chorio...

  Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Annals of Reviews & Research   Patterning and Literacy at the Outset of Kindergarten- Juniper Publishers  Authored by Matthew S Peterson   Abstract Kindergarten children are routinely instructed in recognizing repeating patterns. Such instruction may improve their understanding of prealgebra and early literacy. The present research was designed to determine whether there were relations between children’s understanding of patterns and early literacy at the outset of kindergarten, before instruction in recognizing patterns was begun. Accordingly, 492 kindergarten children were assessed with a patterning measure and two measures of early literacy. Significant correlations between scores on these three measures indicate that about 12-16% of a beginning kindergartner’s ability in literacy can be predicted from their understanding of patterns. Keywords: Initial sound fluency; Manipulatives; Dynamic indicators ...

  Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Annals of Reviews & Research Upcoming New Drug Therapies for Nocturia - A Nonsystematic Stepwise Review- Juniper Publishers Authored by King C Lee Abstract Current treatment options for nocturia are unsatisfactory, prompting review of clinical studies of potential new and better drug therapies for nocturia. A 3-step nonsystematic review was performed. Step 1 was to review articles related to nocturia in multiple databases. Step 2 was to review articles identified in Step 1 for potential new and better drug therapies for nocturia. Step 3 was to review the websites of companies sponsoring new drug therapies. Two categories of potential new drugs were identified. Category 1 drugs include new drugs, new drug combinations, or new routes of administration of drugs that are in the existing class for nocturia. They are: (a) demospressin combined with tamsulosin (an alpha-1 blocker), solifenacin (an antimuscarinic), or furosemid...

Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Annals of Reviews & Research Corneal Micropigmentation- Juniper Publishers Authored by Charles S Zwerling Abstract Corneal micro pigmentation is an alternative surgical treatment to enucleation in blind formed eyes. Micro pigmentation is a form of tattooing in which minute, metabolically inert pigment granules are placed mechanically or manually below the epidermis for the purpose of caosmetic and/or corrective enhancement. Micro pigmentation is also known as permanent makeup, cosmetic tattooing and differs from classic tattooing in which indelible pigments are implanted intradermally and/or the skin is scarred to create legends, decorative art and/or symbolism for the purpose of body adornment. Recently, there has been a renewed interest in mechanical pigmentation of the cornea as a surgical option to enucleation and treatment of unstable corneal surfaces in patients with blind eyes. Keywords: Cornea; Micropigmentatio...

Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Annals of Reviews & Research  Important Mycotoxins, Iran Status- Juniper Publishers  Authored by Rouhollah Karami Osboo Abstract A review of reports on mycotoxins demonstrates that aflatoxins, fumonisins, and deoxynivalenol are the most important while zearalenone and ochratoxin also were found frequently in Iran. Natural mycotoxin contaminations of the most important plant grains and commodities have been reported during the recent decade. In 2013 more than 90% of wheat samples collected at harvest time in Ardabil province was contaminated to deoxynivalenol, with the average amount of 1.7μgg -1 . Wheat, barley, maize, and rice were tested for zearalenone contamination but generally, contaminations were below than 200μgkg -1 . Fumonisin contamination was reported in many research and maize is one of the most contaminated cereals to fumonisin, in some maize samples 10μgg -1 of this carcinogenic compound was detected. ...