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Validation Of Improved Hardware And Software For Expired Gas Analysis Indirect Calorimetry, Doyeon Kim Aug 2009

Validation Of Improved Hardware And Software For Expired Gas Analysis Indirect Calorimetry, Doyeon Kim

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this investigation was to validate a new system of breath-by-breath expired gas analysis to both an artificial working model of lung ventilation and gas exchange as well as to the Douglas bag technique. In addition, comparisons will be made between expired fractions, ventilation, and computations of VO2, VCO2, and RER between the new system and a commercial mixing chamber system (ParvoMedics) for repeated measurements at rest, steady state and non-steady state cycle ergometry exercise. Post acquisition processing involved custom developed software (LabVIEW), where time to gas equilibration within the mixing bag was determined, as well as differences …

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Comparing The Effectiveness Of Hantavirus Outreach In Northwestern New Mexico, Panama, And Chile, Marjorie Mcconnell Aug 2009

Comparing The Effectiveness Of Hantavirus Outreach In Northwestern New Mexico, Panama, And Chile, Marjorie Mcconnell

Sociology ETDs

This research compared the effectiveness of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome prevention outreach in northwestern New Mexico, the Los Santos region of Panama, and Region Araucania IX in Chile. Outreach effectiveness for hantavirus is not well understood, even though outreach in Chile appears to be more extensive than in northwestern New Mexico and Panama. Understanding the role of human demographics, disease ecology, and subsequent human behavior in the disease process is critical to the examination of community responses in terms of behavior changes. Through the implementation of a self administered 28 question survey instrument (n=601), I measured attitudes towards, and across public …

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Toward A Visual Paideia: Visual Rhetoric In Undergraduate Writing Programs, Candice Welhausen Aug 2009

Toward A Visual Paideia: Visual Rhetoric In Undergraduate Writing Programs, Candice Welhausen

English Language and Literature ETDs

New media and digital texts of the twenty-first century are generally characterized as rich and dynamic combinations of verbal, visual, and aural elements. Instruction in visual rhetoric in the writing classroom, however, has tended to focus on analysis with far less emphasis on teaching students how to produce multimodal texts. Drawing upon classical rhetorical theory, I propose the development of a visual paideia grounded in the educational goals of the Greco-Roman paideia to incorporate richly balanced instruction in both analysis and production of visual-dominant texts. I approach the development of a visual paideia via examining the current state of visual …

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Supporting The Use Of Mbd-1 Knockout Mice As An Animal Model For Autism, Laura Heise, Andrea Allan Aug 2009

Supporting The Use Of Mbd-1 Knockout Mice As An Animal Model For Autism, Laura Heise, Andrea Allan

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of autism in our society has grown over the past few decades while lack of a central pathophysiological cause for the disease has hindered research and design of an animal model with the disease. Methyl CpG Binding Domain-1 knockout mice are a potential model for autism. The mice are owned soley by Dr. Xinyu Zhao of the University of New Mexico. The mice appear normal, both anatomically and developmentally, however, they exhibit behaviors that are often seen in autistic patients. While there are few specific physiological hallmarks of autism among patients, a few studies have noted increased …

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Postmortem Analysis Of Synovial Fluid: An Alternative Method For Determining The Presence Of Ethanol, Katie Forman, David Meredith Aug 2009

Postmortem Analysis Of Synovial Fluid: An Alternative Method For Determining The Presence Of Ethanol, Katie Forman, David Meredith

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

Postmortem toxicological analysis is often an important tool in autopsy in determining the cause of death. There are circumstances however when traditional samples such as blood and vitreous fluid are unobtainable. In such instances, alternative body fluids such as synovial fluid may be useful adjuncts. However, synovial fluid has not been accepted as a widely used alternative. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between blood ethanol content and synovial fluid ethanol content. To this end, synovial fluid was obtained from 98 cases presenting to the Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque, New Mexico over a …

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Novel Strains Of Limestone Canyon Virus Detected In Peromyscus Boylii From Southwestern New Mexico, Kathryn Coan, Jerry Dragoo Aug 2009

Novel Strains Of Limestone Canyon Virus Detected In Peromyscus Boylii From Southwestern New Mexico, Kathryn Coan, Jerry Dragoo

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

Peromyscus bolyii is a dominant species in rodent communities in southwestern New Mexico and is a known carrier of Limestone Canyon virus (LSCV) in Arizona. Five species of Peromyscus were collected from Hidalgo and Grant County, most of which were P. boylii. All mice were serologically tested for antibodies to Sin Nombre virus and Rio Mamore virus. Lung tissue from all seropositive and negative mice was used for RNA extraction, amplification, and sequencing using newly designed primers specific to LSCV for both the S and M segments. A phylogenetic analysis of the virus was performed and showed a about a …

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Executive Decree No. 123 - Regulates Law No. 41 (General Environmental Law), Ministerio De Economía Y Finanzas Aug 2009

Executive Decree No. 123 - Regulates Law No. 41 (General Environmental Law), Ministerio De Economía Y Finanzas

Latin American Energy Policies

Establishes the procedures to be followed for the evaluation of the Environmental Impact of energy projects as stated in Law No. 41. Article 16 states that any project involving renewable energy generation must present an Environmental Impact Evaluation.

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The Effects Of Snap-25 Deficits And Pre-Natal Nicotine In A Mouse And Adhd Model, Jarrod Adcock, Michaela Haney, D. Leonard, Andrea Allan Aug 2009

The Effects Of Snap-25 Deficits And Pre-Natal Nicotine In A Mouse And Adhd Model, Jarrod Adcock, Michaela Haney, D. Leonard, Andrea Allan

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

It has been recognized that the foundation of most, if not all, complex disease processes, particularly neuropsychiatric disorders, is due to the interactions between subtle genetic deficits and environmental insults. One of the most studied neuropsychiatric disorders shown to contribute from both heritable-related factors and environmental stressor sensitivity is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Of the heritable issues involved, meta-analysis of genetic linkage studies has shown that the SNARE protein SNAP-25, is one of many possible proteins that may provide answers to the genetic component. In contrast to this genetic factor, studies have shown that prenatal nicotine exposure causes a …

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New Mexico Labor Market Review 08-04-2009, New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions Aug 2009

New Mexico Labor Market Review 08-04-2009, New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions

Historic Publications

The New Mexico Labor Market Review is a monthly publication presenting statistical data and analysis on labor market conditions throughout New Mexico. Issues examine statewide and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labor force estimates, industry activity, wages, occupational demand, and related economic conditions, often accompanied by feature articles on topics affecting the state’s economy. This issue covers June 2009.

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Uap 2250: Tobacco-Free Campus, University Of New Mexico Aug 2009

Uap 2250: Tobacco-Free Campus, University Of New Mexico

Section 2000: Administrative Management

Process Owner: Program Manager, UNM Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP)

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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Induced Meandering Within An Incised, Discontinuous Gully System Post Wildfire Within The Valle Vidal, Carson National Forest,New Mexico, Jennifer Montano Allred Jul 2009

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Induced Meandering Within An Incised, Discontinuous Gully System Post Wildfire Within The Valle Vidal, Carson National Forest,New Mexico, Jennifer Montano Allred

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

The suppression of wildfires has created the opportunities for catastrophic wildfires, which can increase suspended-sediment, stream temperature, stream flows, erosion and sedimentation in surrounding waterways. Burn Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER)has utilized a number of different treatments to minimize these effects following a wildfire. Induced meandering is a new concept that utilizes rock structures to promote the stabilization of incised degrading channels, by simulating river riffles, elevating channel bottoms, establishing channel slope, to encourage channel meander and the formation of an active floodplain. This project evaluates the effectiveness of rock baffles, one-rock dams, and aerial seeding in stabilizing an incised discontinuous …

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Mexico Cements Relations With Chile; Dispute Emerges On Rice Imports From Uruguay, Ladb Staff Jul 2009

Mexico Cements Relations With Chile; Dispute Emerges On Rice Imports From Uruguay, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

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Water Resources Assessment Of The Mora River, Bruce M. Thomson, Abdul-Mehdi Ali Jul 2009

Water Resources Assessment Of The Mora River, Bruce M. Thomson, Abdul-Mehdi Ali

Water Resources Field Methods Reports

During the second week of June 2009, the UNM Masters of Water Resources students, staff, and collaborators studied the Mora River watershed by measuring flows and water quality characteristics at over 20 surface water sites in the watershed. The main objective of the study was to conduct a river assessment of the Mora River and its corresponding acequia systems. It is expected that this report will serve as a baseline for future research on the hydrology, water quality, and to a lesser extent, the socioeconomic characteristics of the river and its watershed. The Mora River watershed drains 1,476 square miles …

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The Hyphenated Playwright: A Speculation On Opportunities For An Emerging Mfa, Terry Davis Jul 2009

The Hyphenated Playwright: A Speculation On Opportunities For An Emerging Mfa, Terry Davis

Theatre & Dance ETDs

Few playwrights in the history of theater have earned a living from their writing. Certainly contemporary playwrights append other theatrical duties to their title to make a living. How, then, will the current crop of MFAs function in today's theater with their newly-minted degrees in dramatic writing? The author suggests that finding suitable role models could help clarify the post-graduate path and, using himself as a model, compares his own work and theatrical history to two working playwrights, Steven Dietz and Emily Mann. In those two examples, he finds encouraging possibilities as a writer as well as potential models for …

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Writing The Warrior: A Latina Writes Latinas, Patricia S. Crespin Jul 2009

Writing The Warrior: A Latina Writes Latinas, Patricia S. Crespin

Theatre & Dance ETDs

This paper discusses the relationship between Latina writer and her warrior woman character on the stage. It defines the warrior woman from an extrapolated viewpoint and it reveals the motivations behind the inspiration to create a Latina woman who has many distinct attributes and nuances. It investigates the idea of a silent warrior and a vixen/victim warrior and how she comes to the stage through the mind of the writer and challenges the idea that even writer's who are aware of the stereotypical identities given to Latina women, use these distinctive identities for the sake of drama.

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"Sparks From Law's Anvil": The Evolution Controversies In New Mexico, 1925-2008, Peter Incaudo Jul 2009

"Sparks From Law's Anvil": The Evolution Controversies In New Mexico, 1925-2008, Peter Incaudo

History ETDs

After attaining statehood in 1912, New Mexico witnessed an influx of American people, culture and controversies. This thesis tracks the development of controversies over the theory of evolution in the public schools of the state of New Mexico during the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century. Beginning with the states reaction to the 1925 Scopes trial, I discuss the reasons that the evolution controversy remained largely muted in 1920s New Mexico. Next, I examine the brief, but unique, 1927 evolution controversy sparked by a rumor of legislation to mandate the teaching of evolution. From there, I describe New Mexico's …

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The 'Uncanny' And The Android, Noah Cooperstein Jul 2009

The 'Uncanny' And The Android, Noah Cooperstein

Foreign Languages & Literatures ETDs

The character of the android is found widely in film and literature. While she appears across the entire spectrum of genres, she most often makes her appearance in the uncanny text. This appearance is nearly always accompanied by some variation of the vision motif. Despite wide spread interest in both the Uncanny' and the android, to date, there is not a theory which accounts for the uncanny nature of the android and the prevalence of the vision motif in the android text. This paper will attempt to develop just such a theory. Any paper that addresses the 'Uncanny' must begin …

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Participatory Development And Its Emergence In The Fields Of Community And International Development, Yossef Ben-Meir Jul 2009

Participatory Development And Its Emergence In The Fields Of Community And International Development, Yossef Ben-Meir

Sociology ETDs

Since World War II, participatory development (PD), part of the alternative development movement, has evolved from a fringe approach to meeting basic human needs, to a globally recognized paradigm that is informing the strategic decisions regarding community and international development by governments and multi-lateral and indigenous NGOs, as well as management practices in the private sector. This is a study of 1) the evolution of this phenomenon since the 1940s in the context of historical events and dominant theories that inform most development (modernization-globalization and dependency-world-system), and 2) PD itself, including its basic features, methods, case examples, and roots in …

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Modeling Riparian Groundwater Depth As A Function Of River Flow For The Rio Grande At Albuquerque, Nm, Kelly Isaacson Jul 2009

Modeling Riparian Groundwater Depth As A Function Of River Flow For The Rio Grande At Albuquerque, Nm, Kelly Isaacson

Civil Engineering ETDs

Riparian corridor ecological health is strongly tied to river streamflow. As climate change threatens to significantly reduce monthly streamflows in semi-arid regions, riparian groundwater will be similarly reduced, impacting native and non-native flora. This paper presents a geographic information system (GIS) based approach for creating comprehensive riparian water surfaces from point surface water and groundwater measurements. These water surfaces are used to calculate depth to groundwater as a function of river discharge for the study reach in Albuquerque, NM, USA. A one dimensional hydraulic model, calibrated with USGS streamflow data, was used to interpolate streamflow measurements throughout the study reach …

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Dramatis Pupae: The Special Agency Of Puppet Performances, Casey Mráz Jul 2009

Dramatis Pupae: The Special Agency Of Puppet Performances, Casey Mráz

Theatre & Dance ETDs

Puppets have been used in performance by many cultures for thousands of years. Their roles in performance are constantly changing and evolving. Throughout the twentieth century there has been much contention between performance theorists over what defines a puppet. I aim toward a definition that emphasizes the puppet/audience and puppet/puppeteer relationship: Puppet: Any performing object that mechanizes human facial/bodily structures and features through movement and animates emotion. Puppets make us laugh because they are larger than life, playful and tend to employ comic mannerisms. Therefore, performing their sexuality, gender or race and placing them in violent situations magnifies their comic …

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Energías Renovables: Diagnóstico, Barreras Y Propuestas, Secretary Of Energy, Republic Of Argentina; Reeep; Fundacion Bariloche Jul 2009

Energías Renovables: Diagnóstico, Barreras Y Propuestas, Secretary Of Energy, Republic Of Argentina; Reeep; Fundacion Bariloche

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

Prospective study of renewable energies aimed at removing technical, economic, regulatory, and financial barriers to power generation.

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Issue No. 80: July 2009, Historical Society Of New Mexico Jul 2009

Issue No. 80: July 2009, Historical Society Of New Mexico

La Crónica de Nuevo México

1 New Mexico's Spanish Livestock Heritage
3 2009 Historical Society of New Mexico Awards
4 A Successful 2009 New Mexico History Conference
4 Benjamin M. Read Conference Grants for Teachers
4 Presidents of the Historical Society of New Mexico, 1859-2009
4 Gift Memberships Available
5 Historical Society of New Mexico Membership Services
5 The New Mexico Centennial, 2012
5 HSNM Grants Program
6 The New Mexico History Museum Opens!
7 Bells of St. Francis
7 St. Francis Cathedral Basilica Scaffolding Removed
7 40th Anniversary: Remembering the Film Easy Rider
7 Membership Benefits, Historical Society of New Mexico
7 In Memoriam …

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Description Of Thermonectus Nigrofasciatus And Rhantus Binotatus (Coleoptera:-Dytiscidae) Mating Behavior, Lauren M. Cleavall Jul 2009

Description Of Thermonectus Nigrofasciatus And Rhantus Binotatus (Coleoptera:-Dytiscidae) Mating Behavior, Lauren M. Cleavall

Biology ETDs

Models of sexual conflict predict that diving beetles should respond morphologically and behaviorally during mating events to overcome the opposing sex. Morphological and behavioral adaptations may result from pressures by one sex to overcome resistance to mating attempts of the opposite sex. Morphological data supports an evolutionary arms race in diving beetles (Dytiscidae) exhibited in a series of adaptations attributable to sexual conflict between males and females. Males of certain Dytiscinae have sucker shaped adhesion setae on their front and mid tarsi to improve attachment to the females elytra prior to and during mating, whereas females have evolved grooves, ridges, …

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From Warranted To Valuable Belief: Local Government, Climate Change, And Giving Up The Pickup To Save Bangladesh, Jerrold A. Long Jul 2009

From Warranted To Valuable Belief: Local Government, Climate Change, And Giving Up The Pickup To Save Bangladesh, Jerrold A. Long

Natural Resources Journal

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Geologic Sequestration Of Co2: How Epa's Proposal Falls Short, Adam Gardner Rankin Jul 2009

Geologic Sequestration Of Co2: How Epa's Proposal Falls Short, Adam Gardner Rankin

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

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Rethinking The Establecimientos: Why Apaches Settled On Spanish-Run Reservations, 1786–1793, Mathew Babcock Jul 2009

Rethinking The Establecimientos: Why Apaches Settled On Spanish-Run Reservations, 1786–1793, Mathew Babcock

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.

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The Role Of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor In Blood Pressure Regulation And Vascular Homeostasis, Nan Zhang Jul 2009

The Role Of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor In Blood Pressure Regulation And Vascular Homeostasis, Nan Zhang

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

High blood pressure and endothelial dysfunction are two systemic abnormalities of the cardiovascular system that extensively contribute to the etiology of cardiovascular diseases, which represent the number one killer in the United States for decades and become more severe in developing countries. Previous studies have indicated that aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), a transcription factor primarily mediating xenobiotic metabolism, plays an important role in cardiovascular development and physiology. AHR deficient mice have been demonstrated to develop hypotension at sea level and oxygen-dependent, endothelin-1 (ET-1) mediated hypertension at mild altitude. However, after generations at mild altitude, AHR deficient mice appear to acclimate …

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Dynamics Of Cell-Cell Junctions In Keratinocytes, Miquella G. Chavez Jul 2009

Dynamics Of Cell-Cell Junctions In Keratinocytes, Miquella G. Chavez

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Poor wound healing is a serious medical issue of particular concern in the elderly and people with diabetes. One major obstacle for these patients to achieve complete wound healing is incomplete reepithelialization which is necessary for restoration of barrier function. One molecule that has promising therapeutic value for promoting reepithelialization is epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Using a squamous cell carcinoma cell line (SCC 12F) that expresses moderate levels of EGFR, we investigated the contributions of EGFR activation to reepithelialization, and specifically its roles in modulation of cell-cell junctions. Decreased cell-cell adhesion mediated by adherens junctions and desmosomes is necessary …

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Annual Report Of The University, 2008-2009, Volumes 1-6, University Of New Mexico Jun 2009

Annual Report Of The University, 2008-2009, Volumes 1-6, University Of New Mexico

UNM Annual Reports

Division of Enrollment Management 2008-2009 Goals and Accomplishments • Enrollment Results: Broke the funding formula 3% "enrollment band" in 2009. This had not been done since 2003. Increased Fall 2008 new freshmen by 10.8%. Increased Spring 2009 transfer students by 12.6%. Increased National Scholars from 14 in 2007 to 39 in 2008 and 73 in 2009 (92% increase). Overall enrollment for Fall 2009 increased 5.75% including 5.7% for new freshmen, 30% for new transfers with large growth in non-residents. • Expanded our communication capacity by purchasing Hobson\'s EMT E-Mail software that allows us to communicate more frequently and effectively with …

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Contract And Grant Awards Fiscal Year 2009, Office Of The Vice President For Research Jun 2009

Contract And Grant Awards Fiscal Year 2009, Office Of The Vice President For Research

Office of the Vice President for Research

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