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Precipitation Patterns And Fungal Community Succession In A Seasonally Dry Secondary Tropical Savanna, Sara R. López-Rodríguez May 2017

Precipitation Patterns And Fungal Community Succession In A Seasonally Dry Secondary Tropical Savanna, Sara R. López-Rodríguez

Biology ETDs

In the northwestern part of South America, seasonally dry forests have undergone extensive conversion to savannas to support ranching and agriculture. The combination of fire and vegetation removal employed for clearing, together with extensive agricultural practices, often lead to loss of soil fertility. This results in land that is no longer useful for agriculture and on which historical forests are unable to regenerate. This study examined the effects of common agricultural practices on soil fungal communities by simulating the effects of fire followed by plant removal. The goal was to determine whether common practices have rapid effects on soil communities, …


When The Clinician Is Burdened: Clinician’S Trauma History, Resiliency And The Impact On Compassion Fatigue, Ashley Martin-Cuellar May 2017

When The Clinician Is Burdened: Clinician’S Trauma History, Resiliency And The Impact On Compassion Fatigue, Ashley Martin-Cuellar

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

This dissertation study was motivated by the desire to understand the relationship between a clinician’s prior traumatic experiences and the degree to which trauma may alter the personal impact of their work with clients in the form of perceived compassion fatigue. The methodology used in this study was designed to gather information about the relationship between 1) a clinician’s trauma and current levels of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction, and 2) the relationships between a clinician’s trauma and compassion fatigue when moderated by mindfulness, subjective vitality, psychological well-being and sleep. Regression results indicated that mindfulness, subjective vitality and psychological well-being …


Hemodynamic And Metabolic Responses During Self-Paced And Ramp Graded Exercise Testing Treadmill Protocols, Nicholas Mark Beltz May 2017

Hemodynamic And Metabolic Responses During Self-Paced And Ramp Graded Exercise Testing Treadmill Protocols, Nicholas Mark Beltz

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Purpose: To investigate: 1) if a self-paced (SP) graded exercise testing protocol elicits similar and reliable maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) responses compared to a ramp (RAMP) treadmill protocol; 2) the impact of SP on cardiac output (Q), stroke volume (SV), and arteriovenous oxygen difference (a-vO2diff); and 3) the metabolic response during SP through blood lactate (BLa-) accumulation and ventilatory threshold (VT) attainment. Methods: Sixteen recreationally trained men (23.7±3.0 yrs) completed two separate treadmill graded exercise testing protocols. SP consisted of five 2-min stages (10 min total) of increasing speed based on the Borg …


Studies On The Effect Of Glycolysis And Pi(3,5)P2 On V-Atpase Activity, Dennis Ralph Dominguez May 2017

Studies On The Effect Of Glycolysis And Pi(3,5)P2 On V-Atpase Activity, Dennis Ralph Dominguez

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

We studied two signals that regulate the yeast vacuolar proton pump, V-ATPase, glucose and PI(3,5)P2.  V-ATPase regulation by glucose is linked to the glycolytic enzyme PFK-1. Chapter one investigates the relationship between V-ATPase and glycolysis in cells overexpressing the PFK-1 subunit Pfk2p.  We measured: (i) PFK-1 activity to determine the effect on PFK-1 function; and (ii) NADH autofluorescence to determine the effect on glycolysis. PFK2 overexpression decreased PFK-1 catalytic activity. However, the NADH synthesis rate increased by 1.4 – 2.6-fold, suggesting that excess Pfk2p enhanced the apparent glycolytic capacity of the cells. Vacuolar acidification was measured after the glucose concentration …


The Cost Of Direct And Indirect Potable Water Reuse In A Medium Sized Inland Community, Jason Glenn Herman May 2017

The Cost Of Direct And Indirect Potable Water Reuse In A Medium Sized Inland Community, Jason Glenn Herman

Architecture and Planning ETDs

In the face of increasing population, development pressures, and climate change, many regions around the world face freshwater shortages. Planned potable water reuse can improve sustainability and reliability of water supplies by providing drinking water from wastewater. Most potable reuse research has focused on large coastal communities with relatively high mean household incomes. However, the US Department of Interior predicts that “hot spots” of conflict over water in the arid West are “highly likely” in numerous small-to-medium-sized inland communities with low-to-moderate household income levels. Potable reuse options may be different for larger, wealthier coastal communities as compared to small-to-medium-sized inland …


Identification & Evaluation Of Dna Ligase Inhibitors: Predicting The Binding Of Small Molecules To The Dna Binding Domain By Molecular Modeling, Timothy Richard Lloyd Howes May 2017

Identification & Evaluation Of Dna Ligase Inhibitors: Predicting The Binding Of Small Molecules To The Dna Binding Domain By Molecular Modeling, Timothy Richard Lloyd Howes

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

The phosphodiester backbone of DNA is maintained by DNA ligases. In human cells, there are three genes that encode DNA ligase polypeptides with distinct but overlapping functions. A series of small molecule inhibitors of human DNA ligases were previously identified using a rational structure-based approach. Three of these inhibitors, L82, a DNA ligase I selective inhibitor, and L67, an inhibitor of DNA ligases I and III, and L189, an inhibitor of all three human DNA ligases, have related structures. Here I present and characterize L82-G17 a next-generation ligase I specific inhibitor. L82-G17 is a potent ligase I uncompetitive inhibitor that …


For The Greater Good: A Decade Of K-12 Education Philanthropy In New Mexico, Amy Jane Ballard May 2017

For The Greater Good: A Decade Of K-12 Education Philanthropy In New Mexico, Amy Jane Ballard

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In an increasingly complex landscape of education practitioners, goals and funding models, the need for a comprehensive understanding of the role of private foundations in public school philanthropy is more crucial now than ever. This dissertation examines the evolving role of foundations in supporting education in the United States, as a prelude to an in-depth examination of school-focused education philanthropy in New Mexico. New Mexico’s education reform environment and national education reform themes from 2000-2012 provide a structure to consider three questions: 1) Who have been the major donors to and recipients of school-focused philanthropy in New Mexico?; 2) What …


Alone In A Crowd: Perceived Social Relationships And Health Outcomes For Clergy, Christopher G. Ford May 2017

Alone In A Crowd: Perceived Social Relationships And Health Outcomes For Clergy, Christopher G. Ford

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study was to understand more about the relative contributions of different measures of social relationships to mental and physical health. This was done through secondary analysis of a clergy health intervention (n = 616), a population with unique professional and personal relationship characteristics. Hierarchal multiple regression was used in three steps to control for demographics, measures of perceived social relationships (e.g., social support, social engagement, social isolation, and relationship satisfaction), and whether or not clergy worked alone or with clergy colleagues. The results demonstrated that the relationship variables entered together, after controlling for demographics, were particularly …


Cd82 Membrane Scaffolding Regulates Hematopoietic Cell Functions, Christina Marie Termini May 2017

Cd82 Membrane Scaffolding Regulates Hematopoietic Cell Functions, Christina Marie Termini

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Through their ability to self-renew and differentiate, hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) maintain the adult blood and immune systems. The microenvironment, or niche, in which HSPCs reside, serves as a critical regulator of HSPC functions. As previous work has identified the tetraspanin CD82 as a mediator of HSPC-niche interactions, we aimed to determine the mechanism by which this occurs. Our data demonstrate that CD82 expression and scaffolding regulate HSPC interactions with niche components by organizing the α4 integrin subunit into tightly packed nanoclusters. The HSPC niche can also protect acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells from therapeutics. Therefore, we next examined how …


Pavement Surface Distress Detection, Assessment, And Modeling Using Geospatial Techniques, Su Zhang May 2017

Pavement Surface Distress Detection, Assessment, And Modeling Using Geospatial Techniques, Su Zhang

Civil Engineering ETDs

Roadway pavement surface distress information is essential for effective pavement asset management, and subsequently, transportation agencies at all levels dedicate a large amount of time and money to routinely collect data on pavement surface distress conditions as the core of their asset management programs. These data are used by these agencies to make maintenance and repair decisions. Current methods for pavement surface distress evaluation are time-consuming and expensive. Geospatial technologies provide new methods for evaluating pavement surface distress condition that can supplement or substitute for currently-adopted evaluation methods. However, few previous studies have explored the utility of geospatial technologies for …


Humanature Relations In Oman: Connections, Disconnections And Globalization, Maryam A. Alhinai May 2017

Humanature Relations In Oman: Connections, Disconnections And Globalization, Maryam A. Alhinai

Communication ETDs

In this dissertation, I explore agricultural practices as a window into ecocultural communication. Using agricultural practices of villagers in Village G, Oman, as a case study, I explore the ways in which villagers and government officials conceptualize humanature relations and the forces that enhance and/or impede these relations. My specific goals for this study were: (1) to build an interpretive understanding of ecocultural orientations of villagers and officials in Oman and how they conceptualize their humanature relations; (2) to critically examine ideologies and uncover structural forces that enable/constrain humanature relations; and (3) to co-create community engagement work that honors the …


The Divorce, Jean Rikhoff May 2017

The Divorce, Jean Rikhoff

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Origins And Ancestral Curses, Melvin Wilk May 2017

Origins And Ancestral Curses, Melvin Wilk

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The Future City(S): Notes On A Typology, John Mchale May 2017

The Future City(S): Notes On A Typology, John Mchale

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Tijuana: A Study Of Symbosis, John A. Price May 2017

Tijuana: A Study Of Symbosis, John A. Price

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Full Issue, University Of New Mexico Press May 2017

Full Issue, University Of New Mexico Press

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Florida: Pyrrhic Defeat, Lewis Livingston May 2017

Florida: Pyrrhic Defeat, Lewis Livingston

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


New Hampshire: A Youthful, Clean, Enthusiastic Volunteer, John Adler May 2017

New Hampshire: A Youthful, Clean, Enthusiastic Volunteer, John Adler

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Full Issue, University Of New Mexico Press May 2017

Full Issue, University Of New Mexico Press

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The New Laws, Henry R. Wagner, Helen Rand Parish May 2017

The New Laws, Henry R. Wagner, Helen Rand Parish

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The Law Of Change, Charles E. Wyzanski Jr. May 2017

The Law Of Change, Charles E. Wyzanski Jr.

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Full Issue, University Of New Mexico Press May 2017

Full Issue, University Of New Mexico Press

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Violence In The Ghettos: A Consensus Of Attitudes, Joseph Boskin May 2017

Violence In The Ghettos: A Consensus Of Attitudes, Joseph Boskin

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


The Non-Fiction Novel, William Wiegand May 2017

The Non-Fiction Novel, William Wiegand

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Three Love Stories, Edward Loomis May 2017

Three Love Stories, Edward Loomis

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


A Caracole In Paris, Max Steele May 2017

A Caracole In Paris, Max Steele

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Reviews, University Of New Mexico Press May 2017

Reviews, University Of New Mexico Press

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Prague Revisited, George P. Springer May 2017

Prague Revisited, George P. Springer

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


On A Comet, Always, Richard G. Elliott May 2017

On A Comet, Always, Richard G. Elliott

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.


Story Of A Publisher, Alan Swallow May 2017

Story Of A Publisher, Alan Swallow

New Mexico Quarterly

No abstract provided.