The Influence Of Custodial Grandparental Figures’ Cultural Backgrounds On Their Grandchildren’S Educational Outcomes: A Systematic Review, Gabriela B. Gonzalez

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

Researchers have continuously explored the multiple ways in which grandparents affect their grandchildren’s environments, inside and outside of their homes. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in literature that regards custodial relationships between grandparents and grandchildren, pathways to custodial relationships and how these affect the grandparent’s methods of raising their grandchildren. Multiple researchers have analyzed educational attainment and progress of custodial grandchildren. This analysis focused on exploring existing data that considered how individuals with the mentioned custodial arrangements also possess diverse cultural backgrounds as their circumstance, and how both of these factors might affect children’s educational outcomes.

Throughout this …

Investigating The Costs And Benefits Of A Nutritional Fungal Endosymbiont, Nolan L. Perryman

Biology ETDs

Research on insect symbiosis is dominated by insect–bacteria models, however, the role of fungal symbionts in insects is poorly understood. Fungi are de novo synthesizers of many essential nutrients, therefore, insect–fungal pairings can permit specialization on nutritionally deprived diets. Here, I address the costs and benefits of symbiosis using a system of beetle–fungal symbiosis. Specifically, I ask 1) when reared on a low-quality diet, does the beetle increase the number of viable symbionts to compensate for a heightened nutritional demand, and 2) Is the conferred fitness benefit of the symbiont only present in low-quality diets? When reared on low-quality diets, …

Effects Of Childhood Health And Adversity On Women’S Estrous And Extended Sexuality In Romantic Relationships, Tran Dinh

Psychology ETDs

Variations in childhood conditions may favor different strategies of investment in pair-bonds and reproduction. The current study followed 213 romantically-involved women up to four times across the ovulatory cycle. Analyses find that childhood health and adversity moderate hormone-dependent changes in women’s sexual interests, oxytocin responses, and mate preferences. In light of proposed paternity assurance functions of extended (non-conceptive) sexuality, results suggest women with poorer, compared to better, childhood conditions prioritize bond formation but invest less in maintaining or bolstering partner investment. The estrous (conceptive) sexuality of women with poor childhood health may reflect greater investments in current reproduction, even when …

The Effect Of Sodium Bicarbonate On Acute Kidney Injury Markers During Physical Work In The Heat, Abdulaziz Abdulrahman A. Masoud, Fabiano Amorim, Christine Mermier, Michael Deyhle, Zidong Li

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Sodium bicarbonate supplementation (NaHCO₃) before physical work in the heat may reduce the risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI). Purpose: To determine the effects of NaHCO₃ supplementation before a prolonged bout of physical work in the heat on AKI markers and kidney function. Method: A randomized, cross-over, double blinded design was conducted on 8 participants (3 females) who consumed NaHCO₃ (0.2 g/kg body weight) or placebo (CON) before prolonged (120 minutes) moderate intensity (~65% of maximal heart rate) physical work in the heat [40℃ and 23% relative humidity (RH)]. Blood and urine samples were collected …

Examining The Outcomes Of Project Echo® As An Interprofessional Community Of Practice For Pediatric Feeding Clinicians, Madeline Raatz, Elizabeth C Ward, Perrin Moss, Claire Reilly, Nadine Frederiksen, Corrine Dickinson, Sally Clarke, Kelly Beak, Jeanne Marshall

Project ECHO Bibliography

Project ECHO® is a virtual, interprofessional, cased-based peer-learning model. To date, no studies have explored ECHO as a model for pediatric feeding education. This study examined the outcomes of establishing a pediatric feeding ECHO network. Using a prospective, mixed-methods design, two cohorts of allied health professionals were recruited. Each cohort participated in eight, 90-min videoconference sessions incorporating a didactic presentation and clinical case presentation. The case was presented by a participant, with questions and recommendations provided by the ECHO network. Participants completed: (1) a learning needs analysis before the ECHO series, (2) a self-reported confidence questionnaire pre, post, and 3-month …

College Of Nursing And Dietetic Intern Ng Tube Placement Training And Nutrition Assessment/Formula Selection Pilot Interprofessional Education Activity, Amanda Dunn, Diana Gonzales-Pacheco

Annual IPE Day

Introduction

The University of New Mexico College of Nursing (CON) and College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) faculty collaborated to develop and pilot an interprofessional education activity, which met the dietetic internship competency related to placement of nasogastric (NG) feeding tube and CON clinical objectives.

Methods

Fourteen upper level CON students and seven dietetic interns participated in the interactive IPE activity. CON students developed and delivered a presentation on indications for enteral feeding and the step-by-step procedure for NG tube placement. Nursing students demonstrated the procedure using simulation mannequins, and dietetic interns practiced the NG tube placement procedure. Students …

Pregnancy In United States Immigration Detention: Listening To Migrant Women's Stories, Amanda Heffernan

Nursing ETDs

Over the last five years, dramatic shifts in immigration policy across three presidential administrations have impacted migrants arriving at the U.S.’ southern border, with unique impacts on pregnant migrants. The purpose of this study was to document, analyze and contextualize the experience of pregnancy in United States immigration detention. Specifically, the study aimed to: 1) understand the situation of pregnant migrants detained in United States immigration detention facilities between 2017-2022; 2) situate the experience of detained pregnant migrants within multiple contexts, including their own individual and family migration stories and the larger context of United States immigration policy; and 3) …

Preliminary Incidence And Trends Of Infections Caused By Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2022, Miranda J. Delahoy, Hazel J. Shah, Daniel Lowell Weller, Logan C. Ray, Kirk Smith, Suzanne Mcguire, Rosalie T. Trevejo, Elaine Scallan Walter, Katie Wymore, Tamara Rissman, Marcy Mcmillian, Sarah Lathrop, Bethany Laclair, Michelle M. Boyle, Stic Harris, Joanna Zablotsky-Kufel, Kennedy Houck, Carey J. Devine, Carey E. Lau, Robert V. Tauxe, Beau B. Bruce, Patricia M. Griffin, Daniel C. Payne

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Each year, infections from major foodborne pathogens are responsible for an estimated 9.4 million illnesses, 56,000 hospitalizations, and 1,350 deaths in the United States (1). To evaluate progress toward prevention of enteric infections in the United States, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) conducts surveillance for laboratory-diagnosed infections caused by eight pathogens transmitted commonly through food at 10 U.S. sites. During 2020-2021, FoodNet detected decreases in many infections that were due to behavioral modifications, public health interventions, and changes in health care-seeking and testing practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report presents preliminary estimates of pathogen-specific annual incidences during …

First In Time: The Place Of Tribes In Governing The Colorado River System, Matthew Mckinney, Jay Weiner, Daryl Vigil

Natural Resources Journal

Native Americans are the first inhabitants of the Colorado River Basin and have relied on its water and other resources since time immemorial. However, tribes were not involved in the shaping the Colorado River Compact and its governing institutions, and they have faced uphill battles to secure, protect, and develop their water rights—including the ability to acquire access to clean water for their members. This article begins by explaining the historic role of tribes in governing the Colorado River system. It then reviews ongoing efforts to better integrate tribal needs, interests, and priorities into management decisions, and to support opportunities …

Front Matter, Arianna Medina

Western Journal of Orthopaedics

No abstract provided.

Perioperative Nutritional Considerations In Orthopaedic Surgery: A Review Of The Literature, William Curtis, Timothy Choi, Aamir Ahmad, Christopher Shultz

Western Journal of Orthopaedics

Macronutrients and micronutrients play an essential role in the surgical process, beginning in preoperative preparation and extending well into postoperative recovery. It is important that orthopaedic surgeons and their patients understand the physiological impact of the surgical stress response and the ways in which adequate perioperative nutrition can help combat its negative effects. Throughout this article, the authors discuss the important roles of macronutrients, such as carbohydrates, protein, and fatty acids, and that of micronutrients, including zinc and vitamins C, D, A, and E, in the perioperative period. The authors aim to explain the physiological effects of surgery on nutrition …

Determining The Existence And Regulation Of Microlipophagy In Primary Brown And White Adipocytes, Sara C. Arenas De Leon

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Lipids are one of life’s four main macromolecules and provide essential functions to cells, as they serve as building blocks of cellular membranes, mediate cell signaling, and are a critical energy source. Within cells, esterified fatty acids aggregate into lipid droplets in the form of triglycerides, consisting of a neutral lipid core surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer decorated with various proteins.

The degradation of lipid droplets and mobilization of lipids occurs through lipolysis, a process that hydrolyzes a molecule of triglyceride into a glycerol and three fatty acids. Emerging evidence demonstrates the involvement of a selective form of autophagy in …

Risk Factors For Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli Infections, United States, Ellyn P. Marder, Zhaohui Cui, Beau B. Bruce, Latonia Clay Richardson, Michelle M. Boyle, Paul R. Cieslak, Nicole Comstock, Sarah Lathrop, Katie Garman, Suzanne Mcguire, Danyel Olson, Duc J. Vugia, Siri Wilson, Patricia M. Griffin, Carlota Medus

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) causes acute diarrheal illness. To determine risk factors for non-O157 STEC infection, we enrolled 939 patients and 2,464 healthy controls in a case-control study conducted in 10 US sites. The highest population-attributable fractions for domestically acquired infections were for eating lettuce (39%), tomatoes (21%), or at a fast-food restaurant (23%). Exposures with 10%-19% population attributable fractions included eating at a table service restaurant, eating watermelon, eating chicken, pork, beef, or iceberg lettuce prepared in a restaurant, eating exotic fruit, taking acid-reducing medication, and living or working on or visiting a farm. Significant exposures with high …

20230517_May Is National Physical Fitness And Sports Month, Rachel Howarth

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

20230515_May Is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Alexis Ellsworth-Kopkowski

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

It Is What It Is... Enduring The Never-Ending: The Lived Experiences Of Parenting Adult Children With Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Siri Gurunam Kaur Khalsa

Nursing ETDs

The parental home is the principal place of residence for adults with developmental disabilities/ intellectual disabilities (DD/ID) (Heller et al., 2007). More than 75% of the adult population with DD/ID living in the U.S. continue to have their basic needs provided by their parents (Williamson & Perkins, 2014). This is based on the estimated statistic that 1.0 to 1.58% of the U.S. adult population has a developmental disability (Anderson et al., 2019; Fox et al., 2015). About 2.9 million adults with DD/ID live with a parent of 55 years (Byun et al., 2006), with more than 25% of these parents …

The Effect Of Shrub Cover On Conifer Water-Use Patterns, Growth, And Response To Climate Change In The Southern Sierra Nevada, Marissa Goodwin

Biology ETDs

As wildfires increase in size and severity, large areas of forest are undergoing substantial increases in shrub cover. In forests where water is the limiting resource, the partitioning of soil water between shrubs and trees may determine how shrubs affect tree growth and water-stress. We analyzed the δ²H and δ¹⁸O values of xylem water for two conifer species (Abies concolor and Pinus jeffreyi) and two shrub species (Arctostaphylos patula and Ceanothus cordulatus) to assess how shrub cover affects the water-uptake patterns of conifers in the southern Sierra Nevada. We found that growing …

Teachers Perceptions, Practices, And Needs Toward Inclusion In Physical Education, Adriana E. Lucero

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Central Tasks of Learning to Teach provided the theoretical framework for the first study involving one in-service elementary physical educator teaching integrated classes while reflecting on three major stages of the teacher’s career, (1) the preservice, (2) the induction, and (3) the continuing professional development periods. Data revealed the following four themes: (a) authentic field experiences in immersive environments; (b) practice teaching in integrated settings enhanced self-confidence; (c) comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of students; and (d) disposition toward support when teaching and professional work outside of the teaching space. The Situated Expectancy-Value Theory provided the theoretical underpinning to our second …

Research Priorities For Therapeutic Plasma Exchange In Critically Ill Patients, Sascha David, Lene Russell, Pedro Castro, Andry Van De Louw, Lara Zafrani, Tasneem Pirani, Nathan D. Nielsen, Eric Mariotte, Bruno L. Ferreyro, Jan T. Kielstein, Luca Montini, Anne C. Brignier, Matthias Kochanek, Joan Cid, Chiara Robba, Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Marlies Ostermann, Nicole P. Juffermans

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a therapeutic intervention that separates plasma from blood cells to remove pathological factors or to replenish deficient factors. The use of TPE is increasing over the last decades. However, despite a good theoretical rationale and biological plausibility for TPE as a therapy for numerous diseases or syndromes associated with critical illness, TPE in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting has not been studied extensively. A group of eighteen experts around the globe from different clinical backgrounds used a modified Delphi method to phrase key research questions related to "TPE in the critically ill patient". These …

Increasing Nutritional Assessment For Inpatient Adolescents: A Quality Improvement Project, Karen Abich Carracedo, Kelsey Soppet, Melissa Sanchez

Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Symposium

Eating disorders are a group of conditions characterized by severe disturbances in eating behaviors and associated with distressing emotions and thoughts. There are many subtypes with specific diagnostic thresholds. Major risk factors include female sex, age, low self-esteem, perfectionism, depression, anxiety, and genetic dysregulations. Prevalence data for American Adolescents is variable.

Currently, our institution does not have a consistent method for asking questions regarding nutrition and eating behaviors. The first step in identifying suspicious behaviors that could clue a provider into disordered eating is to ask questions regarding nutrition and eating behaviors in a standardized assessment.

For this quality improvement …

One Size Does Not Fit All: Increasing Access To Specialized Growth Curves For Pediatric Populations, Mikayla Pulliam, Kelsey Soppet, Crystal C. Avila-Schroder, Justin Hessinger, Jennifer Garcia

Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Symposium

Background/gap

Assessing the growth pattern of pediatric patients using standardized growth curves is the gold standard for monitoring nutritional status of children. The CDC and WHO growth curves are reference tools available in the Cerner EMR system currently used at UNMH. These tools are used to plot the height, weight and head circumference of children to ensure appropriate growth throughout development.

There are pediatric populations in which the CDC or WHO standardized growth curves may not be ideal. Some pediatric conditions present with unique growth patterns and require assessment of growth on both standardized and specialized charts. We have identified …

The Bias Of New Mexico Nurses In A Residency Program Toward People Experiencing Homelessness, Tolulope Kabir Fijabi

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

ABSTRACT

There is growing evidence that healthcare workers do not provide equivalent levels of care to patients of different social groups. This group includes the population of people experiencing homelessness and the number continues to grow simultaneously across U.S. Studies have also shown that the poor and the marginalized experiences disappointment in the healthcare industry due to negative attitudes such as stereotyping, bias, and prejudice from healthcare providers limiting them from accessing care when necessary. With growing research on the influence of the experience of trauma among people experiencing homelessness, there is a lack of trauma-informed services as it relates …

Key Takeaways For Knowledge Expansion Of Early-Career Scientists Conducting Transdisciplinary Research In Energetics And Cancer (Trec): A Report From The Trec Training Workshop 2022, Che-Pei Kung, Meghan B. Skiba, Erika J. Crosby, Jessica Gorzelitz, Mary A. Kennedy, Bethany A. Kerr, Yun Rose Li, Sarah Nash, Melanie Potiaumpai, Amber S. Kleckner, Dara L. James, Michael F. Coleman, Ciaran M. Fairman, Gloria C. Galván, David O. Garcia, Max J. Gordon, Mathilde His, Lyndsey M. Hornbuckle, So-Youn Kim, Tae-Hyung Kim, Amanika Kumar, Mélanie Mahé, Karen K. Mcdonnell, Jade Moore, Sangphil Oh, Xinghui Sun, Melinda L. Irwin

Pathology Research and Scholarship

The overall goal of the annual Transdisciplinary Research in Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Training Workshop is to provide transdisciplinary training for scientists in energetics and cancer and clinical care. The 2022 Workshop included 27 early-to-mid career investigators (trainees) pursuing diverse TREC research areas in basic, clinical, and population sciences. The 2022 trainees participated in a gallery walk, an interactive qualitative program evaluation method, to summarize key takeaways related to program objectives. Writing groups were formed and collaborated on this summary of the 5 key takeaways from the TREC Workshop. The 2022 TREC Workshop provided a targeted and unique networking opportunity …

Do-Not-Hospitalize Orders In Assisted Living Facilities: Perspectives From Direct Care Workers, Alanna Kates Dancis Dr.

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Context: Do-not-hospitalize (DNH) orders in assisted living facilities (ALFs) are often misunderstood, ignored, or countermanded by direct care workers (DCWs), potentially leading to residents being sent to the hospital against their wishes.

Objectives: The primary purpose of this study was to gather sufficient qualitative data to create an intervention that would help prevent DCWs from sending residents with DNH orders to the hospital against their wishes. To accomplish this goal, the study centered on three research objectives: 1) to understand more fully how DCWs interpret DNH orders; 2) to determine if carrying out DNH orders causes moral distress for DCWs; …

Ecological Impacts Of Invasive Crayfish In A Naïve Riparian System, Gregor L. Hamilton

Biology ETDs

Aquatic and riparian food webs are inextricably linked. In deserts, they provide critical energy subsidies to surrounding terrestrial food webs, but these vital subsidies are not guaranteed; streams in arid lands are especially sensitive to perturbations. In this dissertation, I investigated the role of an oft-cited threat to stream communities in the lower Colorado River basin: non-native crayfish. I contributed to methodologies in passive integrated transponder use and length-weight relationships in crayfish to aid future research. I leveraged stable isotope analysis of δ¹⁵N, δ¹³C, and δ²H to understand crayfish role in the food webs. …

Cooking Together To Support Children With Feeding Difficulties, Joleysa Anne S Manese, Osana Abich-Oliva, Catherine Lin

2023 Pediatric Research Forum Session

Feeding problems are estimated to occur in 20-45% of typically developing children worldwide, where 80-90% of children and adults with developmental disorders will have feeding and swallowing problems at some point in their life. In the United Sates, more than one in 37 American children under the age of five annually receive a diagnosis of, and currently have, a pediatric feeding disorder (PFD). Some conditions that contribute to this statistic are Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), sensory processing disorder, and behavior difficulties. To support children with PFD, the University of New Mexico Hospital started the SAFE (Supports and Assessment for Feeding …

Perspectives Of Sponsors And Home-Based Child Care Providers In New Mexico On Burdens And Benefits Of The Child And Adult Care Food Program, Monica Asencio Pimentel, Hailey Heinz, Darlene Castillo, Yoselin Cordova, Rebecca Fowler, Dana Bell, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez

2023 Pediatric Research Forum Session

Background: Few studies have investigated factors influencing CACFP enrollment and participation from the perspectives of sponsors and home-based child care providers, and especially those serving rural, Spanish-speaking, and border communities. The aim of this study was to describe New Mexico (NM) CACFP sponsor and home-based child care provider perspectives on burdens and benefits of the CACFP program.

Methods: Eleven interviews with sponsor staff and 11 focus groups and 33 interviews with 75 predominantly Spanish-speaking home-based child care providers (enrolled/not enrolled in CACFP) in NM from August 2020-April 2022. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results: Home-based child care providers not …

Validity Of The Strongkids Malnutrition Tool In U.S. Hospitals, Samuel Thompson, Erin Lamers-Johnson, Alison Steiber, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez

2023 Pediatric Research Forum Session

The STRONGkids malnutrition risk tool has not been validated in the U.S. Our objective was to evaluate the predictivity validity of the STRONGkids tool in U.S. pediatric hospitals. A trained registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) completed the STRONGkids tool for all enrolled patients. Clinical outcomes, disease severity (Charlson Comorbidity Index), and sociodemographics were extracted from the medical record. Multilevel Poisson or generalized linear models were used to examine the relationship between STRONGkids tool results (0 points = low nutrition risk; 1-3 = medium risk; 4-5 = high risk) and total number of readmissions and emergency room visits within 90 days of …

Optimizing Infant And Toddler Feeding For Obesity Prevention, Monique K. Vallabhan, Patricia H. Roldan, Jerry G. Larrabee, Alison E. Campbell, Loretta M. Cordova De Ortega, Rebecca R. Craig, Emilie A. Sebesta, Chloe A. Stoffel, Teresa A. Vigil, Crystal C. Avila-Schroeder, Kristin M. Faulk, Jessica Niles, Sylvia Negrete

2023 Pediatric Research Forum Session

Background: The prevalence of obesity in U.S. children ages 6-11 years has more than tripled from 4% to 15% from 1963-2000. Acceleration continued from 2017-2020, with the prevalence of obesity in children at 19%. In 2017-2018, the rise in obesity prevalence slowed in children younger than 6 years of age, but increases continued among certain populations, including adolescents and non-Hispanic Black and Mexican American youth. While obesity that originates early in life is predictive of obesity in adulthood, early healthy active-living patterns beginning from preconception through age 2 years influence the development of children’s future health and risk for obesity. …

A Phenomenological Study Of The Lived Experiences Of New Mexico Charter Leaders Through The Covid-19 Pandemic, Nadine T. Torres

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus has impacted the educational landscape in unbelievable ways. The changes to the learning environment in schools required leaders to obtain and exercise different competencies. New Mexico charter leaders are leading in the new normal of public education. With the additional roles, requirements, and expectations brought on by the pandemic, leaders cannot return to their prior leadership practices. The purpose of this qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study was to understand and give voice to the lived experiences of NM charter leaders working through the COVID-19 pandemic. The narrative of the participants highlighted four major themes: …