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Bone Health Echo: Telementoring To Improve Osteoporosis Care, E Michael Lewiecki, Matthew F. Bouchonville, David H. Chafey, Arthur Bankhurst, Sanjeev Arora

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Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes creates knowledge networks that enable a transition from centralized specialty care at academic institutions to empowerment of primary care providers to provide more highly skilled care closer to home.

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Mens Life History, Testosterone, And Health, Louis Calistro Alvarado

Anthropology ETDs

Testosterone is hypothesized to mediate life history trade-offs between reproduction and survival in men, promoting mating effort over other forms of investment, which entails energetic and mortality costs. Sexually dimorphic musculature represents one form of somatic investment in mating. Favorable energy availability is posited to promote preferential investment in mating effort through upregulated testosterone production and augmented musculature, whereas nutritional constraint is predicted to downregulate testosterone to facilitate a diminished, thriftier phenotype. Furthermore, life history trajectories influencing mens testosterone levels have important health implications for androgen-sensitive disease. Here, I examine broad features of men's life history and health, and their …

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Quantifying Temperature Sensitivity Of Soil Respiration Across A Range Of Semi-Arid Biomes, Michelle Nuanez

Biology ETDs

Soils in semi-arid regions store approximately 10% of earths soil organic carbon, the substrate which microbes oxidize, resulting in the largest source of carbon to the atmosphere from terrestrial ecosystems. Semi-arid regions are expected to experience increased temperatures and altered precipitation regimes over the next 100 years, altering soil temperature and water, the two predominant drivers in soil respiration processes. In this study we quantify the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration in five semi-arid biomes ranging from desert grassland to ponderosa pine forest along an elevational/climate gradient in central New Mexico. We measured statistically similar temperature sensitivities in 4 of …

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R-Ketorolac Targets Cdc42 And Rac1 And Alters Ovarian Cancer Behaviors Critical For Invasion And Metastasis, Yuna Guo

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Cdc42 (cell division control protein 42) and Rac1 (Ras-related C3 botulinum) are attractive therapeutic targets in ovarian cancer based on their established importance in tumor cell migration, adhesion and invasion. Despite a predicted benefit, targeting GTPases has not yet been translated to clinical practice. Based on lead identification through high-throughput screening and computational shape homology approaches, R-ketorolac is identified as a Cdc42 and Rac1 regulator, an activity that is distinct from the anti-inflammatory, cyclooxygenase inhibitory activity of S-ketorolac. In this dissertation, R-ketorolac is established as an allosteric inhibitor of Cdc42 and Rac1. Studies on immortalized human ovarian adenocarcinoma cells (SKOV3ip), …

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Exposure Of Neonatal Rats To Alcohol Has Differential Effects On Cytokine Levels In The Cerebellum And Hippocampus: Potential Role Of Microglia And Astrocytes, Lauren Topper

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Drinking during pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), an umbrella term that encompasses a wide array of symptoms ranging from neurocognitive deficits to physical malformations. The mechanism for FASD is not yet fully understood, however recently, activation of the neuroimmune system has been suggested to play a role. Neuroinflammation, characterized by increased pro-inflammatory cytokine production and glial cell activation, has been observed following exposure to alcohol during the neonatal period. Furthermore, neuroimmune activation has been implicated in alcohol-induced neuronal death and/or damage. The studies herein investigate several components of the relationship between neuronal damage following developmental alcohol …

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Health And Wellness Projects In New Mexico Native Communities: An Activity Resource Kit, P. Bradley (Ed.)

Native Health Database Full Text

This document contains descriptions of 23 projects in Native communities that promote and foster health and wellness. Despite the often dire reports on Native American health, there is much going on to address the health disparities' in Native communities in New Mexico. Includes pictures and handouts.'

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Oncogene-Dependent Regulation Of Autophagic Flux In Melanoma, Kirsten Anne Meyer White

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Skin cancer is the one of the most diagnosed cancers in the United States with increasing incidence of 6% every year. In 2015, it is estimated 73,870 new cases of melanoma will be identified and 9,480 individuals will die of their disease. While melanoma only accounts for approximately 2.4% of all cancer related deaths and is the 5th leading diagnosed cancer (US) it is the one of the most common cancers in young adults, age 25-29, particularly for young women. Of particular importance, the mean survival rate of patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma is six months, with five-year survival rates …

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Full Proceedings, Vijaya R. Sharma, Soumi Chouwdhury

Himalayan Policy Research Conference

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Balance Of Power, Domestic Violence And Health Consequences: Evidence From Demographic And Health Survey Of Nepal, Soumi Chowdhury, Alok Bohara, Brady Horn

Himalayan Policy Research Conference

A large literature studying Domestic Violence (DV) has documented a complex relationship between intimate partner violence, domestic risk factors, women empowerment and health outcomes. In this paper we attempt to disentangle this complex relationship using data drawn from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, 2011. Empirically, a two-equation system is estimated, where the first equation models the relationship between domestic violence and health outcomes (physical injuries) whereas the second equation models the relationship of domestic violence to domestic risk factors and women’s empowerment. The study finds evidence that both education and cooperative environments lessen the likelihood of violence. Additionally, a number …

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Building Resilient Communities, Wenmei Guo, Alok Bohara

Himalayan Policy Research Conference

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Farmers’ Perception Of Climate Change And Willingness To Pay For Weather-Index Insurance In Bahunepati, Nepal, Wenmei Guo, Alok Bohara

Himalayan Policy Research Conference

This paper is a pioneering study of investigating effects of farmers’ perception of climate change on their willingness to pay (WTP) for a weather-index crop insurance in Nepal. We use contingent valuation data collected from a primary household survey conducted in Bahunepati, Nepal to examine the topic. The research improves on the previous literature by analyzing two crop insurance products which incorporate both crop and livestock.

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Labor Market Changes And Human Capital Investment: Evidence From Migration Boom In Nepal, Rashesh Shrestha

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

Economic theory suggests that schooling decisions are motivated by returns to education and opportunity cost. In a rapidly changing economic context, changes in returns to education can significantly influence schooling decisions. Migrating to the resource-abundant Gulf countries in short-term contracts represent an additional, and often the most lucrative, labor market option for many young individuals in South Asian developing countries. However, most of these jobs do not tend to demand high education qualifications. This paper studies whether access to low-skilled jobs in construction and service sector led to a reduction in schooling investment. Utilizing the Nepal Census data and instrumental …

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Abq Free Press, September 23, 2015, Abq Free Press

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Assessment Of The Awareness Of Dental Professionals Regarding Identification And Basic Management Of Dental Patients With Systemic/Parafunctional Conditions In A Routine Spt Appointment\U2026 A Survey, Camille Padilla

Dental Hygiene ETDs

This study examined what New Mexico dentists have reported regarding the knowledge and confidence levels of dental hygienists in providing patient education on oral/systemic periodontal risk factors. Further examined were New Mexico dentists views are on structured SPT protocols that include dentist/dental hygienist patient education on major risk factors for oral/systemic disease, and referrals and consultation with primary physicians. Members of the New Mexico Dental Association (n-700) were asked to participate in a 20-question online survey. Survey questions focused primarily on the level of risk assessment for periodontal disease that New Mexico dentists report dental hygienists discussing with periodontal patients. …

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Assessment Of Nutritional Status In Pregnant Women On Opioid Maintenance Therapy, Shikhar Shrestha

Pharmaceutical Sciences ETDs

Objectives: Patients who use substances or those who are on opioid maintenance therapy could be at risk of inadequate nutrition. These inadequacies could translate to adverse outcomes during pregnancy. The objective of this study was to determine differences in dietary macro and micronutrient intake in pregnant women on OMT compared to healthy controls. Methods: Participants from a parent prospective cohort study ENRICH' were classified into two groups: OMT users and healthy controls. Inclusion into the nutritional analysis was based on eligibility criteria of completion of food frequency questionnaire administered during hospital stay after delivery, absence of heavy drinking and adequate …

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Essays On Gender, Ethnicity, And Health In The United States And Turkey, Tunay Oguz

Economics ETDs

This dissertation is composed of three studies examining barriers to health and healthcare that affect individuals on the basis of their race, ethnicity, and gender. The first study examines access to care disparities between non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics. I find that observed characteristics explain all of the disparities in access to care between these two groups, a marked change from a decade ago when characteristics explained only 65 percent. However, disparities in access to care between women and men remain unexplained even when differences in their attitudes and beliefs regarding healthcare are controlled for, especially for Hispanic men and women. …

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Differential Returns To Education Across Cognitive Ability Levels: Evidence From Cebu Longitudinal Health And Nutrition Survey Data, Tej Gautam

Economics ETDs

This thesis estimates the returns to education in association with childhood cognitive ability for Filipino youth using the Cebu Longituditional Health and Nutrition Survey Data. After reviewing wide range of literature on returns to education and cognitive ability, we find that limited studies have been done concerning the returns to education in conjunction with childhood cognitive ability in the context of developing country. Estimated results using OLS method show that the male returns to education at average cognitive level is 2.5% and for female it is around 8%. In terms of cognitive ability, the marginal effect of schooling decreases as …

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Family Policy In Post-Communist Europe And The Former Soviet Union: Assessing The Impact Of Xenophobia, Marina A. Kingsbury

Political Science ETDs

This dissertation emphasizes the comparative aspect of family policy, with a regional focus on post-communist Europe. Following the turmoil of transition, many social welfare programs were transformed and often scaled back. Family policies, however, were largely carried through the initial period of transformation, despite the economic difficulties and the dramatic decline in birth rates in a course of several years. This study was inspired by the seeming contradiction between falling birth rates and increasing generosity of family policy provisions across the former communist European countries. This dissertation uses original data, which includes levels of benefit provision as well as national …

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The Effect Of Combining A Wingate Sprint With Circuit Weight Training On Growth Hormone In Response To Exercise., Hung-Sheng Hsu

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Human growth hormone (HGH) in response to resistance training has been suggested to be correlated with the muscle hypertrophy adapted to resistance training. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not adding a Wingate sprint to a circuit weight training session would optimize the acute HGH response to exercise. Methods. Seven recreational resistance-trained male subjects (n=8) performed 4 exercise trials in a balanced order: 1) a Wingate sprint only(W), 2) a circuit weight training session (C), 3) a Wingate sprint prior to circuit weight training session (WC), 4) a Wingate sprint following circuit weight training session (CW). …

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The Effects Of Gait Retraining In Runners With Patellofemoral Pain, Jenevieve Roper

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Running popularity has increased resulting in a concomitant increase in running-related injuries. Of these injuries, patellofemoral pain (PFP) is the most commonly reported. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to determine whether gait retraining by modifying footstrike patterns from rearfoot strike (RFS) to forefoot strike (FFS) reduces PFP and improves associated biomechanical measures, and whether the modification results in increased risk of ankle injuries. METHODS: Sixteen subjects (n=16) received clearance to participate by a licensed physical therapist, and were randomly placed in the control (n=8) or experimental (n=8) group. Subsequently, the experimental group (EXP) performed eight gait retraining running …

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Effects Of Eccentric Contraction Duration On Muscle Strength, Power Production, Vertical Jump And Soreness, Jonathan N. Mike

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Prior research has investigated the effects of either eccentric-only training or comparing eccentric and concentric exercise on changes related to strength and power expression, but no research to date has investigated the impact of altering the duration of either the concentric or eccentric component on these parameters. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the duration of eccentric (i.e. 2-second, 4-second vs. 6-second) muscle contractions and their effect on muscle strength, power production, vertical jump and soreness using a plate-loaded barbell Smith squat exercise. Thirty college-aged males (23 ± 3.5 years, 178 ± 6.8 cm, 82 ± 12 …

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The Connection, Volume 9, Issue 01, Fall 2015, Renee Robillard, Felipe Amaral

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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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Midlife Urinary Incontinence And The Intimate Dyad, Lori Sue Saiki

Nursing ETDs

Urinary incontinence is a major health concern for midlife women, with demonstrated effects on self-concept, life-style, and sexual function. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of midlife female urinary incontinence on the intimate dyad from a chronic illness perspective. The Corbin and Strauss Collaborative Chronic Illness Trajectory Model identifies biographical and relationship work engaged in when coping with a chronic health condition in the context of an intimate relationship. The specific aims of this study were to explore potential associations among urinary incontinence symptom severity, relationship satisfaction, biographical work factors (self-esteem, body image, depression, anxiety), and …

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Prospect Of Weak Global Oil Prices To Shape Discussions On 2016 Budget, Carlos Navarro

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Costa Rica Gets National Health Policy Moving, Aiming To Strengthen Other Development Areas, George RodrãGuez

NotiCen

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Unm Pathology Pathfinder Summer 2015, Unm Department Of Pathology

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Abq Free Press, July 1, 2015, Abq Free Press

ABQ Free Press

No abstract provided.

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Sources And Methods Of Knowledge Acquisition By Public Network Managers, William Wuestenhagen

Public Administration ETDs

Governments use networks of organizations from the public, for-profit, and nonprofit sectors to deliver public services. While the public administration literature on the tasks and responsibilities of network management is extensive, research on the sources and methods of knowledge acquisition by public network managers is underdeveloped. The study adds to this area through original research. A group of state government professionals, who manage a federal grant in their states, was surveyed to determine how they obtain actionable knowledge to perform network activities. The results were generally consistent with prior research in several disciplines, including public administration, with notable exceptions. Significantly, …

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The Effects Of Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure On Resting State Functional Connectivity And Its Relationship To Behavior, Carlos Rodriguez

Psychology ETDs

It is well established that heavy ethanol exposure during prenatal brain development leads to drastic morphological, cognitive and behavioral consequences. In contrast to heavy exposure, the effects of moderate prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) are less severe yet continue well into adulthood. Animal models of PAE have been of immense importance to researchers for their ability to control for extraneous variables such as socio economic status, age, nutrition, stress, and co-exposure to other substances. Studies of moderate PAE have investigated several discrete brain regions, neurotransmitter systems, and animal behaviors. However, the effects of moderate PAE on resting state functional network connectivity …

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A Case Study In Toponymy: Sampling And Classifying A Tri-Lingual Place Name Inventory Found In The North-Central State Of New Mexico, Roberto H. Valdez

Geography ETDs

The north-central portion of the State of New Mexico has an extensive distribution of geographic names applied to landscape features from documented sources and from living oral tradition. Many of these geographic names originated from three distinct socio-linguistic groups, among which are names in three languages applied to single features. The three primary languages involved are Tewa, Spanish and English. Names that apply to topographical features and a selection of man-build features on the landscape were collected, mapped, and useful approaches to analyze them were developed from literature on toponymy, the study of place names. This study offers an analysis …

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Bone Health Echo: Telementoring To Improve Osteoporosis Care, E Michael Lewiecki, Matthew F. Bouchonville, David H. Chafey, Arthur Bankhurst, Sanjeev Arora

Project ECHO Bibliography

Mens Life History, Testosterone, And Health, Louis Calistro Alvarado

Anthropology ETDs

Quantifying Temperature Sensitivity Of Soil Respiration Across A Range Of Semi-Arid Biomes, Michelle Nuanez

Biology ETDs

R-Ketorolac Targets Cdc42 And Rac1 And Alters Ovarian Cancer Behaviors Critical For Invasion And Metastasis, Yuna Guo

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Exposure Of Neonatal Rats To Alcohol Has Differential Effects On Cytokine Levels In The Cerebellum And Hippocampus: Potential Role Of Microglia And Astrocytes, Lauren Topper

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Health And Wellness Projects In New Mexico Native Communities: An Activity Resource Kit, P. Bradley (Ed.)

Native Health Database Full Text

Oncogene-Dependent Regulation Of Autophagic Flux In Melanoma, Kirsten Anne Meyer White

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Full Proceedings, Vijaya R. Sharma, Soumi Chouwdhury

Himalayan Policy Research Conference

Balance Of Power, Domestic Violence And Health Consequences: Evidence From Demographic And Health Survey Of Nepal, Soumi Chowdhury, Alok Bohara, Brady Horn

Himalayan Policy Research Conference

Building Resilient Communities, Wenmei Guo, Alok Bohara

Himalayan Policy Research Conference

Farmers’ Perception Of Climate Change And Willingness To Pay For Weather-Index Insurance In Bahunepati, Nepal, Wenmei Guo, Alok Bohara

Himalayan Policy Research Conference

Labor Market Changes And Human Capital Investment: Evidence From Migration Boom In Nepal, Rashesh Shrestha

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

Abq Free Press, September 23, 2015, Abq Free Press

ABQ Free Press

Assessment Of The Awareness Of Dental Professionals Regarding Identification And Basic Management Of Dental Patients With Systemic/Parafunctional Conditions In A Routine Spt Appointment\U2026 A Survey, Camille Padilla

Dental Hygiene ETDs

Assessment Of Nutritional Status In Pregnant Women On Opioid Maintenance Therapy, Shikhar Shrestha

Pharmaceutical Sciences ETDs

Essays On Gender, Ethnicity, And Health In The United States And Turkey, Tunay Oguz

Economics ETDs

Differential Returns To Education Across Cognitive Ability Levels: Evidence From Cebu Longitudinal Health And Nutrition Survey Data, Tej Gautam

Economics ETDs

Family Policy In Post-Communist Europe And The Former Soviet Union: Assessing The Impact Of Xenophobia, Marina A. Kingsbury

Political Science ETDs

The Effect Of Combining A Wingate Sprint With Circuit Weight Training On Growth Hormone In Response To Exercise., Hung-Sheng Hsu

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The Effects Of Gait Retraining In Runners With Patellofemoral Pain, Jenevieve Roper

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Effects Of Eccentric Contraction Duration On Muscle Strength, Power Production, Vertical Jump And Soreness, Jonathan N. Mike

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The Connection, Volume 9, Issue 01, Fall 2015, Renee Robillard, Felipe Amaral

Newsletters

Midlife Urinary Incontinence And The Intimate Dyad, Lori Sue Saiki

Nursing ETDs

Prospect Of Weak Global Oil Prices To Shape Discussions On 2016 Budget, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

Costa Rica Gets National Health Policy Moving, Aiming To Strengthen Other Development Areas, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

Unm Pathology Pathfinder Summer 2015, Unm Department Of Pathology

Newsletters

Abq Free Press, July 1, 2015, Abq Free Press

ABQ Free Press

Sources And Methods Of Knowledge Acquisition By Public Network Managers, William Wuestenhagen

Public Administration ETDs

The Effects Of Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure On Resting State Functional Connectivity And Its Relationship To Behavior, Carlos Rodriguez

Psychology ETDs

A Case Study In Toponymy: Sampling And Classifying A Tri-Lingual Place Name Inventory Found In The North-Central State Of New Mexico, Roberto H. Valdez

Geography ETDs

Costa Rica Gets National Health Policy Moving, Aiming To Strengthen Other Development Areas, George RodrãGuez