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Wagon Tracks Volume 32, Issue 1 (November 2017), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

2 On the Cover: Setting a Wagon Tire

4 President: As I See It

5 Joanne's Jottings

7 Trail News

12 SFTA Hall of Fame

16 Lightning Strikes Fort Union

18 Steamboat Malta Discovered

18 Symposium Photos

20 Maj. Gen. George A. McCall Letter Provides Assessment of New Mexico: 1849

23 Youth Photography Contest Winner

29 Membership Information

30 Chapter Reports

32 Calendar

Post-Transcriptional Regulation Of Addiction-Related Behaviors: Opposing Roles Of Nucleus Accumbens Mir-495 And Hud, Robert J. Oliver Jr.

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Substance use Disorders (SUDs) are characterized by chronic relapse after periods without symptoms. This has been hypothesized to stem from persistent alterations in corticolimbic circuit function and structure caused by drug-induced alterations in addiction-related gene (ARG) expression. Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of ARGs and addiction-like behaviors have been well characterized but the role of post-transcriptional regulation is an understudied, yet promising field. RNA binding proteins (RBPs) are one post-transcriptional regulator of mRNA stability. HuD is a neuronal specific RBP that stabilizes mRNAs and is regulated by neuronal activity and cocaine. Another type of post-transcriptional regulator, microRNAs (miRNAs), are non-coding RNAs …

Applying Modern Technology In The Preservation Of Historic Concrete Picnic Tables, Michele M. Anderson

Civil Engineering ETDs

Preserving historical concrete structures recognizes the work and skills of past generations and allows the communities surrounding these pieces of history the opportunity to enjoy the character and purpose of their construction. Restoration of concrete picnic tables, constructed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, required researching materials and methods of construction during the original construction period. Eight decades of environmental and weather cycles did not decay the historic structures. Acts of vandalism destroyed the purpose of the tables and benches. Restoration of the historic picnic tables required extensive literature review for the materials and methods used during the …

Microbial Desalination Cells With Efficient Platinum Group Metal-Free Cathode Catalysts, Morteza Rezaei Talarposhti

Chemical and Biological Engineering ETDs

Iron-nitrogen-carbon based catalyst was used at the cathode of a microbial desalination cell (MDC) and compared with platinum (Pt) and activated carbon (AC) cathode. Fe-N-C catalyst was prepared using nicarbazin (NCB) as organic precursor by sacrificial support method (SSM). Rotating ring disk electrode (RRDE) experiments shows that Fe-NCB had higher electrocatalytic activity compared to AC and Pt. The utilization of Fe-NCB into the cathode improved substantially the performance output with initial maximum power density of 49±2 μWcm^-2 in contrast to Pt and AC catalysts which have shown lower values of 34±1 μWcm^-2 and 23.5±1.5 μWcm^-2, respectively. …

Lucie Cousturier: The Female Voice And Travel Narratives In Colonial West Africa, Ashley Gushulak

Foreign Languages & Literatures ETDs

In this thesis, I analyze Lucie Cousturier’s two major works, Des Inconnus chez eux (1920) and Mes Inconnus chez moi (1925) in which she navigates the discourses of imperialism, viewed as masculine, and of femininity. Through strategies of intimacy, Cousturier establishes her authority as a female travel writer. In her first work, Cousturier sets up an intimate relationship with the tirailleurs sénégalais by teaching them French and becoming a mother-figure to them. At the same time, Cousturier plays a role in France’s colonial agenda by teaching the soldiers French. In her second work, she establishes intimacy by adopting the local …

Devilish Leaders, Demonic Parliaments, And Diabolical Rebels: The Political Devil And Nationalistic Rhetoric From Malmesbury To Milton, Karra Hk Shimabukuro

English Language and Literature ETDs

Throughout its history, England and its writers have created its national identity out of thin air. Some writers such as William of Malmesbury and John Milton have consciously constructed their imagined Englands, while other authors during the medieval and early modern periods are subtler, but whose works reflect the historical and cultural moment, the fears, desires, and anxieties about kingship, tyranny, heirs, and stability, that existed during that time. Little scholarship has focused on the devil’s role in these constructions, his political nature, and how this nature is used in constructing nationalistic arguments. This devil can lead kings, nobles, and …

Jewish Culture In The Christian World, James Jefferson White

History ETDs

Christians constantly borrowed the culture of their Jewish neighbors and adapted it to Christianity. This adoption and appropriation of Jewish culture can be fit into three phases. The first phase regarded Jewish religion and philosophy. From the eighth century to the thirteenth century, Christians borrowed Jewish religious exegesis and beliefs in order to expand their own understanding of Christian religious texts. This phase came to an end as Jews and Christians came into increasingly close contact in the twelfth and thirteenth century. This led to a backlash by Christians in power. The second phase ran concurrent with the end of …

Bacterial Siderophore Production In Lechuguilla And Spider Caves, Carlsbad National Park (Ccnp) Carlsbad, New Mexico, Tammi R. Duncan

Biology ETDs

Lechuguilla and Spider caves, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, contain a rich microbial diversity. Despite oligotrophic conditions, the microorganisms in these caves have developed strategies to acquire essential nutrients. I hypothesized that cave bacteria use siderophores, a ferric iron chelating compound, to acquire iron for essential life processes. To understand the backdrop against which the cave bacteria would produce siderophores, I examined the bacterial physiological characteristics, determined whether cave bacteria have an ability to produce siderophores, and investigated a possible correlation between iron and manganese concentrations in cave deposits and siderophore production by bacteria cultured from the same site. I carried …

Incorporation Of Catalytic Modalities For Forming Of A Catalytic Cascade, Albert T. Perry Iii

Nanoscience and Microsystems ETDs

This dissertation investigates the novel incorporation of inorganic and enzymatic catalysts. There is little literature on inorganic catalysts operating at biologically relevant pHs and as such a significant amount of this dissertation focuses on determination of catalyst activity. Mn amino-anitpyrene (MnAAPyr), Pt, Pt alloys, Mn-N-C and Pd catalysts on 3D graphene supports(3D-GNS), were explored for activity towards glycerol intermediates: oxalic acid, mesoxalic acid, glyoxalic acid, and formic acid. MnAAPyr was designed to mimic the reaction center of oxalate decarboxylase and oxalate oxidaze, the natural catalyst towards oxalic acid. It showed high activity towards oxalic acid, with onset potentials of 0.714±0.002V …

Investigation Of Physical And Chemical Characteristics Of Soils From High, Moderate, Low And Unburned Severity Areas Following The 2011 Las Conchas Fire, Amanda A. Otieno

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

Soils play an essential role in ecosystem health as they are the medium for terrestrial and aquatic life. Soils can be drastically altered by wildfire as seen in the Jemez River watershed following the 2011 Las Conchas fire which burned over 31,800 acres. The aim of this research is twofold: 1) to characterize the effects of fire on the cation and anion composition in soil by burn severity following the 2011 Las Conchas wildfire and 2) to assess the leaching capacity of nitrate (NO₃^-), phosphate (PO₄^3-)_, sulfate ₍SO₄^2-), aluminum …

Bodies Of Water: Politics, Ethics, And Relationships Along New Mexico's Acequias, Elise Trott

Anthropology ETDs

Growing public attention to global economic and environmental instability and collapse have brought new urgency to a classic activity of anthropology: looking for alternative economic and environmental models in other ways of life. This dissertation is a case study of the complex and sometimes contradictory ways in which New Mexico’s acequias (communally-managed irrigation ditches) are produced, experienced, and contested as an alternative form of living, creating community, and relating ethically to the environment. Drawing on over six years of participant observation and in-depth interviews with Nuevomexicano (Spanish- and Mexican-descendant), indigenous, and non-indigenous acequia users and organizers in North-Central New Mexico …

Agribusiness Strangles Paraguay’S Shrinking Rural Population, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Wagon Tracks, Volume 31, Issue 4 (August, 2017), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

2 On the Cover: Steamboat Arabia Sinks
4 President: As I See It
5 Joanne’s Jottings
6 Eclipse Along the Santa Fe Trail
7 PNTS, Kaw Mission Programs
8 Symposium 2017: “The Santa Fe Trail: America’s First Highway of International Commerce”
10 SFTA Proposed Bylaw Changes
12, 13, 21 Trail News
14 Diaries of Smith Archibald Sayre, by Gratton J. Giles
17 Juan de Dios Maese: New Mexican Leader 1821-1852, by Doyle Daves
22 Who was John Perry Sellar?, by Michael L. Olsen
24 Frank Stahl Diaries on Website
24 Chapter Reports
25 Membership Information
28 Calendar

Four Possible Ways To Model Rotating Universe, Victor Christianto, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

It is known that most existing cosmology models do not include rotation, with few exceptions such as rotating Bianchi and rotating Godel metrics. Therefore in this paper we aim to discuss four possible ways to model rotating universe, including Nurgaliev’s Ermakov-type equation. It is our hope that the new proposed method can be verified with observations, in order to open new possibilities of more realistic nonlinear cosmology models.

Cinematic Arts 2017 Apr Self-Study & Documents, University Of New Mexico

UNM Academic Program Review

UNM Cinematic Arts APR self-study report, review team report, unit response report, and initial action plan for Fall 2017, fulfilling requirements of the Higher Learning Commission.

The Baffling Case Of New Mexico Traders Along The California Coast Prior To 1769: New Light On Early Trail Blazers Of The Old Spanish Trail, Joseph P. Sánchez

New Mexico Historical Review

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Full Issue, New Mexico Historical Review

New Mexico Historical Review

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Book Reviews

New Mexico Historical Review

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Study Finds High Levels Of Genetically Altered Organisms In Mexican Tortillas, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Patient Centered Family Planning Care, Lauren Thaxton

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

The Institute of Medicine defines six important domains of health care quality: safety, efficacy, timeliness, efficiency, equitable delivery and patient-centeredness. Quality family planning care aims to provide individuals with the tools needed to engage in healthy and satisfying sex lives while planning and spacing pregnancies to achieve desired family size. The field of family planning strongly relies on the domain of patient-centeredness as individual values and preferences guide clinical care. Yet large gaps in knowledge exist in understanding how to improve patients’ clinical experience. This hybrid thesis posits avenues for improving the quality and patient-centeredness of clinical care.

Quality care …

Five Latin American Winners Among Undp’S Equator Prize Recipients, Gregory Scruggs

NotiSur

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Eat Smart To Play Hard @Home, Issue 6, September 2017 (English & Spanish), Glenda Canaca, Jennifer Johnston

Newsletters

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Eat Smart To Play Hard @Home, Issue 4, September 2017 (English & Spanish), Glenda Canaca, Jennifer Johnston

Newsletters

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Web Resources For Physician Wellness, Elizabeth C. Lawrence

Office of Physician and Student Wellness (OPSW)

A current listing of websites, TED talks, and podcasts related to physician wellness and resiliency.

Northern Triangle Worries About Us Threats To Deport Gang Members, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

Ecuador’S Legal Authorities Target Practitioners Of Indigenous Justice, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

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Drinking Our Stories:Food Sovereignty In Ecuador And Amazonian Runa Relations With Manioc And Guayusa, Jacqueline Michelle Kramer

Latin American Studies ETDs

Food sovereignty and the role of the state, international organizations, and social movements in its defense have been deeply researched. However, the role of small-scale farmers who continue traditional agricultural methods reflecting tenets of the food sovereignty movement, has been neglected in its relation to food sovereignty. This work aims to connect the plant-based ecological relationships with small-scale farmers using food sovereignty as an analytical discourse. Specifically, this thesis explores the relationship between Ecuadorian Amazonian Quichua people and two staple crops: manioc and guayusa. Through a gendered and epistemological analysis of food sovereignty, it argues that under the politics of …

Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 4 (August, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 2 (February, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 1 (November, 1987), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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