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A New Language For Heroes: Odysseus, Ajax, And Sophistic Language In Attic Tragedy, Scott Barnard

Foreign Languages & Literatures ETDs

My objective in this project is to explore the ways in which the Homeric figures of Odysseus and Ajax are reinterpreted for the tragic stage by Sophocles and Euripides, with particular emphasis on the presence of marked sophistic modes and values of speech. My thesis begins with an overview of the sophistic movement and a discussion of the philosophical and stylistic tenets of sophism. Based on these, I theorize that during fifth century Be a civic anxiety over the power of sophistic rhetoric develops in Athens and finds unique expression in tragic poetry. Next, I define the particular rhetorical styles …

Ceramic Resource Selection And Social Violence In The Gallina Area Of The American Southwest, Connie Irene Constan

Anthropology ETDs

This dissertation examines the relationship between social violence and ceramic resource procurement. Do people in middle-range societies alter resource use in response to conflict? Specifically, does social strife influence the distance to which potters in middle-range societies will travel to collect ceramic resources? Distance and quality are primary elements in clay selection. Clay is heavy, so for many potters distance is the determining factor in clay selection (Arnold 1985, 2000). Arnold (1985, 2000) estimated procurement thresholds using worldwide ethnographic data from 111 traditional societies. He found that for both clays and tempers, people prefer to travel only one kilometer, but …

The Evolutionary Ecology Of Human Infancy, Amanda Veile

Anthropology ETDs

Infancy is a time of profound energetic trade-offs, and in many South American native groups, infant growth is stunted and mortality by infectious disease is high. The goal of this dissertation was to explore the nature of human infancy from a life history theoretical perspective. Specifically, I investigated infant growth, feeding patterns, and thymic development in two South American native populations, the Tsimane of Bolivia and the Pumé of Venezuela. This broad goal is addressed through four specific goals: 1) to model the weaning transition using behavioral data collected in Tsimane communities where infants experience varying mortality rates, 2) to …

Francisco Vázquez De Coronado At Doubtful Canyon And On The Trail North: The 2011 Report Including Lead Isotopes, Artifact Interpretation, And Camp Description, Nugent Brasher

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Forms And Fragments: Enactment Of Cultural Identification In An Online Community Of Chinese Living Overseas, Haibin Dong

Communication ETDs

This research is an interpretive study of the dynamics of cultural identification as enacted by Chinese individuals living overseas who participate in a virtual online community known as Wenxuecity.com. The study draws on intercultural communication theories of identity proposed by Carbaugh, Collier, and Hecht, as well as on my own integrative framework for the analysis of cultural identity, to explore the self-other interaction in identity enactment, the multidimensionality of identity, and the centrality of communication in processes of identification. Through the application of a qualitative analysis of online discourse, I found three primary forms of cultural identification-- perceptual, strategic, and …

Public Water Supply And Wastewater Management Options For Tamiahua, Mexico, Yasmin Khan

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

Tamiahua is a small fishing community located on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz. The community currently has no piped potable water supply or wastewater collection and treatment. In order to meet the water needs of the people of Tamiahua, a functioning potable water system and wastewater system must be completed. Residents are also concerned with increasing contamination in the lagoon and its possible effects on the lagoon’s productivity. Currently, residents of Tamiahua buy bottled water for cooking and drinking and release raw wastewater directly into Tamiahua Lagoon.

The purpose of this study was to develop information …

Dynamo In The Desert: Energy Development And Environmental Contestation In The San Juan Basin, 1960-1985, S. Andrew Wakefield

History ETDs

This thesis examines coal-energy development in the San Juan Basin, which is located in the culturally rich and environmentally diverse Four Corners region. Between 1960 and 1985 intensive coal-energy development—in the form of strip mines and power plants—took place in the western portion of the San Juan Basin. This period saw the enactment of major environmental legislation and the rise of the modern environmental movement. My thesis specifically focuses on how this development unleashed environmental damage upon the regions land, water, and air. Beyond examining environmental destruction, my thesis explores how different groups came into conflict over coal-energy development. The …

Ground Water-Surface Water Interaction Of Rio Grande Biopark Area, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sadia Faiza

Civil Engineering ETDs

Ground water and surface water are typically considered as separate entities, but all surface water features interact with ground water in different ways. Better understanding of ground water-surface water interaction is important for effective land and water management. This study investigated the impact of surface water on ground water levels as well as soil moisture content in a small region of Albuquerque Biopark near the Rio Grande. This study involved collection of field data on soil moisture, ground water levels and observations of vegetation densities adjacent to the Biopark wetlands. Numerical models were developed of the influence of the river …

Obama's Presidential (Mixed) Race: Framing And Ideological Analysis Of Blogs And News, Iliana Rucker

Communication ETDs

The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States brought a heightened awareness to the role of race and produced speculation about the idealized notion of the achievement of a post-racial United States. This dissertation examined mediated conversations on mixed race identity in response to some of the significant events in the Obama campaign and the first months of the Obama presidency. Specifically, this study examined the ways that newspapers and blogs construct discourses about race, mixed race, and racism. Further, I explored the biological, legal, and social implications as they relate to current constructions of mixed race …

Nopalitos Mean Something: Communicating Identity In Mother-Daughter Relationships Through Food And Recipe, Darla Antoine

Communication ETDs

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze a memoir/cookbook to highlight the unique role of food and recipes in relationships among women—specifically within mother-daughter relationships. The text highlights how food and recipes can become emotionally entwined in our life stories and in our relationships. Using cluster analysis, the analytical research of this thesis creates conversations about food and recipes as communicative vessels of intimacy and legacy among women and their daughters. Finally, this thesis demonstrates new ways food and recipes may help women navigate their own identities within both the psychoanalytical stages of the Oedipal complex and the psychological …

Hydraulic And Geospatial Analyses Of Stream Engineering And Habitat Restoration Near Los Lunas, Nm, Stephen Kissock

Civil Engineering ETDs

Stream restoration is a complex process encompassing multiple disciplines and organizations to achieve specific, immediate and long-term goals. Analyses of many completed projects are limited to narrow objectives that commonly exclude the same broad scopes envisioned during the planning process. This thesis studies one completed habitat restoration project in terms of its engineering and biological sustainability using geospatial analysis procedures not widely applied to these goals. These procedures include adjustment of a digital terrain model for hydraulic accuracy, the use of the digital terrain model and aerial imagery for the digitization of features used in hydraulic modeling, and the geospatial …

"Movie To Movement: Creating Social Change With The Documentary Film 'Food Stamped'", Shira Potash

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

There is substantial evidence linking obesity to lower incomes. Governmental food and farm policy directly affects the affordability, availability, and accessibility of healthy food in low-income areas. Policy also impacts the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) and nutrition education for SNAP recipients. Documentary film is a powerful medium that can be used for social change. This paper explores the ways in which documentary film can be used to decrease health disparities and improve public health. Specifically it provides the scientific evidence and theoretical framework for the creation of the documentary film, Food Stamped. Similar to other popular documentary films such …

Minutes Of 06/28/2011 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

Victims Of 1940s Syphilis-Inoculation Experiment In Guatemala Fight For Compensation, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

Government’S Arrest Of Ex-Tijuana Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon Seen As Political Maneuver Ahead Of Upcoming Elections, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.

A Prescriptive Guide To Financial And Environmentally Sustainable Library Operations, Jackie Shane

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This article examines the unique functionality of libraries, suggesting ways in which those areas can be made more efficient to save not only energy and resources, but also time and money. This work is meant to work as a sustainability audit.

Cuba Suffers One Of Most Intense Droughts In History, Daniel Vã¡Zquez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

Antibacterial Activity Of Conjugated Electrolytes, Thomas S. Corbitt

Chemistry and Chemical Biology ETDs

A series of water soluble, cationic, anionic and zwitterionic conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) with main chains based on an arylene ethynylene repeat unit structure with tetraalkylammonium and/or alkylsulfonate side groups were found to exhibit significant antibacterial activity. A number of these complexes also showed pronounced light-induced modulation of their effectiveness, with either biocidal enhancement or suppression, depending on such properties as singlet oxygen sensitization potential and lipophilicity. These collected studies examine the biocidal activity of the CPEs, as determined by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) and Flow Cytometry, correlating this activity with the photophysical properties of the polymers. We demonstrate biocidal …

2011-06-02 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2011

No abstract provided.

The Connection, Volume 7, Issue 02, Summer 2011, Sally Davis, Linda Beltran, Susan Defrancesco, Mary Hanrahan, Emily Piltch

Newsletters

The Connection is published by the Prevention Research Center (PRC), Prevention & Population Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. The purpose of The Connection is to provide reports and updates on programs of the PRC and those of its Community Advisory Council and other partners.

A Guide To The Bancroft Library Collections Pertaining To New Mexico And New Spain (Mexico) On Microfilm At The Center For Southwest Research, University Of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Nm, Nancy Brown-Martinez, Ramona L. Caplan

CSWR Reference Tools

Finding aid for Bancroft Library collections pertaining to New Mexico and New Spain (Mexico).

Two Of Guatemala’S Top Drug Traffickers Captured, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

Price Increases, Renewed Debate Over Genetically Modified Corn Place Food At Top Of Concerns In Mexico In 2011, Kent Paterson

SourceMex

No abstract provided.

Open Your Mind: Learn How To Use Open Source Applications Open Office, Audacity, Blender And Processing, Matthew Nelson

Open Access Resources

Presentation and handouts for Open Source/Open Access Day.

Induction Of Mucosal Immunity Using Virus-Like Particle Based Vaccines, Zoe Hunter

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Many viral structural proteins are capable of spontaneously self-assembling into structures that resemble virus particles. These structures, called virus-like particles (VLPs), have multivalent, highly repetitive structures which are capable of inducing robust and enduring immune responses, and, therefore, can serve as the basis for effective vaccines. VLPs can be used as stand-alone vaccines targeting the viruses from which they are derived and also as platforms for presenting heterologous antigens; their ability to evoke strong antibody responses against even poorly immunogenic targets makes them an attractive model for future vaccine and drug delivery vehicle designs. Our lab developed display technologies that …

Stable Isotopes Provide Insight Into The Use Of Wildlife Water Developments By Resident And Migrant Birds In The Sonoran Desert Of Arizona, Theresa C. Hyde

Biology ETDs

Several studies have looked at the importance of man-made water resources to wildlife in desert regions. To our knowledge, however, none have attempted to directly quantify their importance to both resident and Neotropical migratory birds. During the spring and summer from 2007-2009, we enriched man-made water developments in the Sonoran Desert on the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona. We enriched water developments using deuteriated water and sampled the body water pools of resident and migrant birds to quantify development use. We used a simple two end-point mixing model to estimate the proportion of an individual birds body water pool that …

Divergence In The Ecology Of Two Species Of Gambusia In Secondary Contact, Daniella Marilyn Swenton

Biology ETDs

Gambusia nobilis, a federally endangered species, and G. affinis (Poeciliidae) are small, livebearing fishes found in the southwestern U.S. The invasive G. affinis has been introduced globally to control mosquito populations. It is found in some populations of G. nobilis on Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (BLNWR), the field site for this study. It is unclear to what extent the two species have diverged in behavior and ecology and how extensively they have hybridized on BLNWR, thereby threatening the endangered G. nobilis via genetic introgression. In this study I examined divergence in behavior and ecology between two species with four …

From Growth To Extinction: Explored By Life History And Metabolic Theory, Wenyun Zuo

Biology ETDs

The laws of energy and material conservation are fundamental principles across various scales and systems. Based on the conservation laws, I derive several theoretical models to understand mechanisms behind the energy budget of ontogenetic growth and the pattern of the late Pleistocene extinction of megafauna in the Americas. First, I present a model, empirically grounded in data from birds and mammals, that correctly predicts how growing animals allocate food energy between synthesis of new biomass and maintenance of existing biomass. Previous energy budget models have typically been based on rates of either food consumption or metabolic energy expenditure. The model …

Regulation Of Spreading Depression Events In Brain Slices By Astrocyte Metabolism, Jessica Lousie Seidel

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Spreading depression (SD) is a severe depolarization of both neurons and astrocytes that can propagate throughout CNS tissue. SD has long been associated with migraine, and recent work has strongly suggested that closely related events are likely to be involved in pathophysiological conditions where they provide a large additional metabolic burden to injured tissues. The major goal of this dissertation was to test the overall hypothesis that manipulation of astrocyte metabolic capacity can modify the initiation and propagation of deleterious spreading depression (SD)-like events. If this were the case, then it may support targeting these cells in a range of …

Snap-25 Is A Component Of A Ubiquitous Snare Complex Required For Evoked Neuroexocytosis In Gabaergic Neurons, Lawrence C. R. Tafoya

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

The processes of vesicular trafficking and membrane fusion are fundamental to nervous system development and communication among neurons within integrated circuits. The regulated release of several neurotransmitters is dependent on synaptosomal-associated protein 25 kDa (SNAP-25)-containing soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) core complexes. The requirement for this fusogenic machinery in evoked neurosecretion has been repeatedly demonstrated through the use of mutant mouse models and neurotoxin blockades. However, the existence of a functional role for a SNAP-25-containing SNARE complex has not been shown in the major inhibitory neurotransmitter system of the brain, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). To determine whether SNAP-25 participates …