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Comparison Of Monotherapy With Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Or Angtiotensin Receptor Blockers In Improving Health Outcomes Among Veteran Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Heather Campbell Jul 2011

Comparison Of Monotherapy With Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Or Angtiotensin Receptor Blockers In Improving Health Outcomes Among Veteran Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Heather Campbell

Pharmaceutical Sciences ETDs

Diabetes is a world-wide epidemic; 90-95% of diabetes cases are type 2 in nature. Albuminuria and hypertension are risk factors of diabetes complications, specifically nephropathy and cardiovascular disease. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are recommended as monotherapy to reduce albuminuria and hypertension. Because of this, we sought to compare patients with type 2 diabetes (P2DM) who received neither therapy to those who received either monotherapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), cardio- and cerebro- vascular disease, and all-cause mortality. Additionally, because there are very limited data on comparisons between ACEI and ARB therapies, none of which compare …

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Reducing Pneumonia Related Death In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients Through Improved Oral Health Care, Susan Wray Jones Jul 2011

Reducing Pneumonia Related Death In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients Through Improved Oral Health Care, Susan Wray Jones

Dental Hygiene ETDs

In patients diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), the primary pathological cause of death, as determined by autopsy, is pneumonia. Research associates poor oral health with an increased incidence of pneumonia. The incidence is further elevated in mechanically ventilated, disabled and high-risk individuals. A proactive approach in oral health care could mitigate the risk of pneumonia related deaths in patients with ALS. This study evaluated whether the dental needs of ALS patients were being met. Over a three-month period 121 ALS patients were surveyed regarding their oral health status. Both written and online survey formats were employed. ALS Association Multidisciplinary …

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Predicting Body Mass From The Skeleton With An Application To The Georgia Coast, Shamsi R. Daneshvari Jul 2011

Predicting Body Mass From The Skeleton With An Application To The Georgia Coast, Shamsi R. Daneshvari

Anthropology ETDs

Body mass has been studied in multiple subfields within anthropology, including paleoanthropology, bioarchaeology, biomechanics, and forensics. Most previous studies that focused on predicting mass from the skeleton utilized population averages, living subjects, and/or small sample sizes. This study sought to create an individualized predictive model of body mass estimation from multiple skeletal elements. The new multiple element model was then compared to three models currently used by anthropologists. Three hypotheses were tested: 1) the multiple element model has a lower predictive error than the other models, 2) upper limb elements will predict mass more accurately and 3) articular dimensions predict …

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The Discourse And Practice Of Native American Cuisine: Native American Chefs And Native American Cooks In Contemporary Southwest Kitchens, Lois Ellen Frank Jul 2011

The Discourse And Practice Of Native American Cuisine: Native American Chefs And Native American Cooks In Contemporary Southwest Kitchens, Lois Ellen Frank

Anthropology ETDs

This dissertation analyzes the emergent Native American cuisine of the American Southwest. It consists of an ethnography of both Native American cooks, who are largely self-taught and practice in noncommercial settings, as well as Native American chefs, some self taught and some professionally trained and working in commercial settings. The ethnographic work includes both extensive and intensive field interviews with chefs and cooks, and close attention to their work in home and professional kitchens. Particular attention is paid to histories of food knowledge, as well as to food preparation concepts, techniques, performance, and aesthetics. The foods employed by these cooks …

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Evaluating Mitochondrial Uncoupling Potentials Of A7e And Dnp In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae : Implications For Human Obesity, Roger Vaughan Jul 2011

Evaluating Mitochondrial Uncoupling Potentials Of A7e And Dnp In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae : Implications For Human Obesity, Roger Vaughan

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

Obesity is one of the most prevalent maladies in the United States and is a major cause of preventable death. Weight loss supplements frequently claim uncoupling as a mechanism of action. Uncoupling agents could be used for weight loss because they disrupt mitochondrial metabolism thereby reducing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) yield. Consequently, metabolic efficiency diminishes increasing basal metabolic rate. 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) successfully uncouples but was banned in 1938 because of a narrow window between efficacy and toxicity. PURPOSE: To measure the ability of a blend that reportedly contains 17-dihydroxy-delta-5-etiocholane-7-one and p-methylcarbonylethylphenol and other substances (A7E), a purported uncoupling agent, to interfere …

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Paratransgenic Control Of Vibriosis In Shrimp Aquaculture, Bobban Subhadra Jul 2011

Paratransgenic Control Of Vibriosis In Shrimp Aquaculture, Bobban Subhadra

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Infectious diseases are an increasing threat to shrimp farming industries worldwide and account for nearly $3 billion of annual economic loss. The need to devise novel approaches against these infectious agents is pressing, as traditional methods are insufficient to ward off infections. The main aim of this study was to apply paratransgenesis to control infectious agents mediating shrimp diseases. As proof-of-concept we showed that Artemia, a food source in shrimp aquaculture, internalized bacteria expressing recombinant proteins. Stable expression and retention of these marker molecules up to 10 hours after feeding with the transgenic bacteria were evident within the gut of …

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The Evolutionary Ecology Of Human Infancy, Amanda Veile Jul 2011

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 …

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"Movie To Movement: Creating Social Change With The Documentary Film 'Food Stamped'", Shira Potash Jun 2011

"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 …

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

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.

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Partnering Urban Academic Medical Centers And Rural Primary Care Clinicians To Provide Complex Chronic Disease Care, Sanjeev Arora, Summers Kalishman, Denise Dion, Dara Som, Karla Thornton, Arthur Bankhurst, Jeanne Boyle, Michelle Harkins, Kathleen Moseley, Glen Murata, Miriam Komaramy, Joanna Katzman, Kathleen Colleran, Paulina Deming, Sean Yutzy Jun 2011

Partnering Urban Academic Medical Centers And Rural Primary Care Clinicians To Provide Complex Chronic Disease Care, Sanjeev Arora, Summers Kalishman, Denise Dion, Dara Som, Karla Thornton, Arthur Bankhurst, Jeanne Boyle, Michelle Harkins, Kathleen Moseley, Glen Murata, Miriam Komaramy, Joanna Katzman, Kathleen Colleran, Paulina Deming, Sean Yutzy

Project ECHO Bibliography

Many of the estimated thirty-two million Americans expected to gain coverage under the Affordable Care Act are likely to have high levels of unmet need because of various chronic illnesses and to live in areas that are already underserved. In New Mexico an innovative new model of health care education and delivery known as Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) provides high-quality primary and specialty care to a comparable population. Using state-of-the-art telehealth technology and case-based learning, Project ECHO enables specialists at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center to partner with primary care clinicians in underserved areas …

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Mexican Congress Approves Changes To Constitution That Would Make Access To Ample, Quality Food A Basic Right, Carlos Navarro May 2011

Mexican Congress Approves Changes To Constitution That Would Make Access To Ample, Quality Food A Basic Right, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Erosion Potential Of The Main Branch Of The Piedras Marcadas Watershed, Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico, Elaine S. Brouillard May 2011

Erosion Potential Of The Main Branch Of The Piedras Marcadas Watershed, Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico, Elaine S. Brouillard

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

The Piedras Marcadas Watershed covers approximately 6 square miles west of the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This watershed is semi-arid and has arroyos, ephemeral streams that empty into a retaining dam. During the fall of 1998, eleven erosion pins and bridges were placed to record the sediment eroded or aggraded. The erosion pins recorded erosion in a range of 0.05 to 4 mm erosion and aggradation of 2 to 10 mm. The erosion bridges recorded erosion in a range of 3 to 9 mm and 1.5 to 10.7 mm ranges of aggradation. Two modified universal soil loss equations …

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Cooperatives As A Possible Answer For Women Living With Violence And Poverty On The Us/Mexico Border, Nubia Restrepo Collaros May 2011

Cooperatives As A Possible Answer For Women Living With Violence And Poverty On The Us/Mexico Border, Nubia Restrepo Collaros

Latin American Studies ETDs

This thesis examines the challenges presented to planning practitioners working with Latin American communities in economically disadvantaged regions where external influences creates a fragile environment for sustainability and empowerment. Specifically, the thesis examines the complex inter-relation of a non-profit and the members of a cooperative and how can economic, human and social capital development can be planned for alongside significant changes.

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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 May 2011

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 …

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New Mexico Labor Market Review 02-14-2011, New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions Feb 2011

New Mexico Labor Market Review 02-14-2011, 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 December 2010.

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Itaipú: Gender, Community, And Work In The Alto Paraná Borderlands, Brazil And Paraguay, 1954-1989., John Howard White Feb 2011

Itaipú: Gender, Community, And Work In The Alto Paraná Borderlands, Brazil And Paraguay, 1954-1989., John Howard White

History ETDs

In 1975 workers on massive earth-moving machines began excavations in the middle of the Paraná River for what later would become the site of the worlds largest hydroelectric dam, Itaipú Binacional. During the period 1974-1991, the dam was constructed as a joint venture between the military regimes of Brazil and Paraguay and thousands of workers and their families migrated to the borderlands in search of employment. My study uses the conceptual framework of gender and sexuality in order to produce a comparative social history of the Itaipú hydroelectric dam project and the worker communities that it created in the Alto …

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An Evaluation Of The Occurrence Of Preterm Low Birth Weight Infants In Mothers Who Received Periodontal Therapy During Pregnancy, Paige Beven Gordon Feb 2011

An Evaluation Of The Occurrence Of Preterm Low Birth Weight Infants In Mothers Who Received Periodontal Therapy During Pregnancy, Paige Beven Gordon

Dental Hygiene ETDs

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to determine if evidence exists between the relationship of receiving periodontal therapy during pregnancy and a subsequently-born childs gestational age and birth weight at time of delivery. Hypothesis: Pregnant mothers who received periodontal therapy during their pregnancy are less likely to have preterm low birth weight infants than those pregnant mothers who did not receive periodontal therapy during pregnancy. Methods: Data was collected for infants born to 1182 females who utilize the New Mexico Women, Infants and Children supplemental food program. These females were then cross-referenced with the Sandoval County Oral Health Program's …

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The Nature And Kinetic Analysis Of Carbon-Carbon Bond Fragmentation Reactions Of Cation Radicals Derived From Set-Oxidation Of Lignin Model Compounds, Adam S. Pimentel Feb 2011

The Nature And Kinetic Analysis Of Carbon-Carbon Bond Fragmentation Reactions Of Cation Radicals Derived From Set-Oxidation Of Lignin Model Compounds, Adam S. Pimentel

Chemistry and Chemical Biology ETDs

The lignin peroxidase promoted α-carbon β-carbon bond cleavage of two diastereomeric pairs of dimeric lignin model compounds were investigated to determine which structural units are more readily cleaved. These model compounds, β-1 (1,2-diaryl-1,3-propanediol) and β-O-4 (1-diaryl-2-aryloxy-1,3-propanediol), represent the most common structural units present in the plant cell wall polymer lignin. The lignin peroxidase catalyzed reaction mechanism was shown to parallel two mechanistically well understood systems, the cerric (IV) ammonium nitrate promoted chemical reacton, and the dicyannoanthracene promoted photochemical reaction, both of which proceed by a SET mechanism. Product profiles and kinetic rate constants were determined and compared for all four …

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Prior, Free And Informed Consent As A Right Of Indigenous Peoples And Nationalities, Wilson Fermin Aguinda Salazar Feb 2011

Prior, Free And Informed Consent As A Right Of Indigenous Peoples And Nationalities, Wilson Fermin Aguinda Salazar

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

The thesis titled Prior, Free and Informed Consent as a Right of Indigenous Peoples and Nationalities' is a study that seeks to determine whether indigenous peoples and nations can or cannot ban in their lands and territories a national interest activity or development project proposed by the State and by private companies. The research begins with the study of the right to self-determination of peoples, their entitlement to this right and the concept of people within international law. With this analysis, the present study discusses whether the Prior, Free and Informed Consent (PFIC) is or is not an expression of …

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New Mexico Economy: Recent Developments And Outlook, Lee A. Reynis Jan 2011

New Mexico Economy: Recent Developments And Outlook, Lee A. Reynis

BBER Publications

Slide presentation on the New Mexico economy, given at the annual University of New Mexico Economic Outlook Conference on January 11, 2011. Illustrates the effects of the recession on the state's economic growth and gives a forecast of economic conditions for 2011. Includes charts, tables, and maps.

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Graduate Resource Manual, Graduate And Professional Student Association Jan 2011

Graduate Resource Manual, Graduate And Professional Student Association

GPSA Documents

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Mph Principles Of Public Health: Screening Assessment For Matriculating Mph Students, Jonathan Eldredge Jan 2011

Mph Principles Of Public Health: Screening Assessment For Matriculating Mph Students, Jonathan Eldredge

Principles of Public Health 2010-2017

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2010-12-20 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department Dec 2010

2010-12-20 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2010

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Otras Perspectivas (Other Perspectives), Volume 13, Issue 01, December 2010, Occupational Therapy Graduate Program Dec 2010

Otras Perspectivas (Other Perspectives), Volume 13, Issue 01, December 2010, Occupational Therapy Graduate Program

OTras Perspectivas: UNM Occupational Therapy Program Newsletter

Acknowledging that the success of the Occupational Therapy Program hinges on the mutual investment of community and friends beyond the local community, the UNM Occupational Therapy Program faculty and staff have initiated this newsletter. The goal is to provide an additional forum for communication, and provide updates about the program's development, faculty, students, alumni, and friends.

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Role Of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Alpha In Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Function Following Hypoxia, Kate M. Harms Candelario Dec 2010

Role Of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Alpha In Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Function Following Hypoxia, Kate M. Harms Candelario

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Stroke can be caused by focal ischemia due to cerebral artery occlusion or by global ischemia that occurs when global blood supply to the brain is interrupted. The acute phase of ischemic brain injury is followed by a more prolonged period of revascularization and repair that can last for several months. One hallmark of this repair phase includes an endogenous neural stem/progenitor cell (NSPC) regenerative response that occurs concomitant with angiogenesis. Several studies suggest that the cytogenic response is beneficial for recovery following stroke, however, more studies need to be done to determine whether the beneficial effects are due to …

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The Spatial Ecology Of Galapagos Tortoises And New Mexico's Reptiles, Jacek Tomasz Giermakowski Dec 2010

The Spatial Ecology Of Galapagos Tortoises And New Mexico's Reptiles, Jacek Tomasz Giermakowski

Biology ETDs

The analysis of spatial processes and spatial heterogeneity is an important part of ecology because distribution of organisms in space partly defines ecology as a discipline. In addition, advances in analysis of DNA, geographical computing and the availability of vast amounts of environmental data obtained by satellites provide new opportunities for studying ecology at different spatial and phylogenetic scales. My research takes advantage of information gathered by satellites and adds modeling and data collected on the distribution of different reptiles to examine processes at various spatial and temporal scales. In Chapter 1 I describe how juvenile Galapagos tortoises change their …

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Unesco Recognizes Mexican Cuisine As Cultural Heritage Of Humanity, Carlos Navarro Dec 2010

Unesco Recognizes Mexican Cuisine As Cultural Heritage Of Humanity, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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The Impacts Of Federal Stimulus Funding Under The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act (Arra) On The Economy Of New Mexico, Lee A. Reynis, Doleswar Bhandari Dec 2010

The Impacts Of Federal Stimulus Funding Under The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act (Arra) On The Economy Of New Mexico, Lee A. Reynis, Doleswar Bhandari

BBER Publications

A study commissioned by the NM Office of Recovery and Reinvestment to assess the impacts of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on New Mexico's economy. The ARRA provided resources to state and local economies through four primary methods: tax relief provided to individuals and businesses, aid to directly impacted individuals and families, fiscal stabilization to help maintain levels of government spending for key services, and stimulus projects. This report presents the economic impacts of ARRA supported expenditures from the enactment of the law on 19 February 2009 through the final end date for ARRA projects on 30 September …

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Integration And Resistance In The Global Era: A Review Of The Tenth Havana Biennial (2009), Tijen Tunali Nov 2010

Integration And Resistance In The Global Era: A Review Of The Tenth Havana Biennial (2009), Tijen Tunali

Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas

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2010-10-18 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department Oct 2010

2010-10-18 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2010

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