Marie De France And The Wife Of Bisclavret: A New Understanding, Katie Despeaux

Foreign Languages & Literatures ETDs

Marie de France’s werewolf lai, Bisclavret, was met with immediate and long-lasting fascination, replication, and criticism. As part of what Caroline Walker Bynum calls “the werewolf renaissance,” the story breaks with traditional understandings of werewolves: Bisclavret is not the villain of the story but presents instead as a sympathetic character, victimized by his wife’s collaboration with another man who steals his clothes and prevents him from regaining his human form.

Modern scholarship generally falls within two opposite camps: those for whom the wife is disloyal to her husband; and those for whom Marie herself was disloyal to her gender. …

Theory, Simulation, And Experiments On A Magnetically Insulated Transmission Line Terminated By A Bremsstrahlung Diode, Troy Clay Powell

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Foundational concepts necessary for power flow analysis of a self-magnetically insulated transmission line (MITL) are introduced in theoretical form and several developments to the theory are described. These include cold-cathode electron emission physics, self-magnetic insulation physics, self-limited MITL current, and relativistic secondary ion production from anode surfaces. Modeling these physics is performed using EMPIRE, an electromagnetic particle-in-cell code.

Self-limited MITL current theory described numerically by Pointon is developed here in analytic form and is then used to drive simulations to compare to experiments that were performed in EMPIRE. Carefully calibrated current sensors from HERMES-III experiments show good agreement with EMPIRE …

Smokebox: Writing Into Embarrassment, Julia Storch

Theatre & Dance ETDs

Engaging with theoretical concepts and dramaturgical tools, this essay follows my journey through The Dramatic Writing MFA program at the University of New Mexico, focusing on the production of my thesis play, Smokebox. In Part I, I give the background and development of my journey as a playwright, exploring the obstacles I faced and overcame through my engagement with coursework and staged readings. I map out the development of Smokebox, from its humble beginnings as a class assignment, to its transformation through workshop, and finally its realization through an intense rehearsal and production process. In Part II, I …

Examining Interprofessional Communication In Healthcare, Devin Alexander Maez

Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Symposium

INTRODUCTION

Interprofessional communication is an essential tool for providing strong patient care in healthcare settings, particularly in large public hospitals like University of New Mexico Hospital. Several care teams are often involved in the care of one patient (physicians, nurses, PT/OT, pharmacy, etc.). When communication breaks down between care teams, patient care can be greatly diminished or compromised. Lack of coordination and communication amongst different care teams can either affect the patients both directly or indirectly in many ways, potentially leading to extended hospital stays and various poor health outcomes. Several challenges specifically within healthcare settings exist that best exemplify …

Racial And Ethnic Influence On Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence In Uranium Miners, Laila Lobo, Kevin Vlahovich, Maria Johana Zambrano, Sher Ali Khan, Asma Qamruddin, Hossein Azadi

Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Symposium

Background: Uranium (U) exposure may increase risk of developing Diabetes Mellitus (DM). U-miners may be at increased risk of DM due to occupational U exposure. American Indians (AI) are a vulnerable population with a high rate of DM and may be at greater risk of developing DM due to U exposure than are U-miners of other races/ethnicities. Our aim is to assess DM prevalence in U-miners among different races/ethnicities.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study using survey data from former U-Miners in the Radiation Exposure Screening & Education Program at University of New Mexico (UNM) from 4/1/2005-9/30/2022. Age, …

Reducing The Environmental Impact Of Cbp Surgery: Economic And Environmental Considerations Of Desflurane Replacement, Bethany Sanchez, Joseph Freeman, Angela Akbarpour, Ranjani Venkataramani, Karyn Nunez

Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Symposium

INTRODUCTION: Atmospheric concentrations of inhaled anesthetic gasses are estimated to be 100,000 times lower than carbon dioxide, but responsible for an estimated 10-15% of anthropogenic forcing of climate. Desflurane is a particularly potent greenhouse gas, with each kg of desflurane heating the atmosphere as much as 3,714 kgs of CO₂. Isoflurane is also a potent greenhouse gas, but has a lower environmental impact, is more widely used for cardiac surgeries around the United States, and costs less than desflurane. Additionally, healthcare costs can be reduced by making small changes without sacrificing high value care.

AIM: This …

Medication For Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy - Maternal And Infant Network To Understand Outcomes Associated With Use Of Medication For Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy (Mat-Link), 2014-2021, Kathryn Miele, Shin Y. Kim, Rachelle Jones, Juneka H. Rembert, Elisha M. Wachman, Hira Shrestha, Michelle L. Henninger, Teresa M. Kimes, Patrick D. Schneider, Vaseekaran Sivaloganathan, Katherine A. Sward, Vikrant G. Deshmukh, Pilar M. Sanjuan, Jessie R. Maxwell, Neil S. Seligman, Sarah Caveglia, Judette M. Louis, Tanner Wright, Carolyne Cody Bennett, Caitlin Green, Nisha George, Lucas Gosdin, Emmy L. Tran, Dana Meaney-Delman, Suzanne M. Gilboa

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

PROBLEM: Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is recommended for persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy. However, knowledge gaps exist about best practices for management of OUD during pregnancy and these data are needed to guide clinical care.

PERIOD COVERED: 2014-2021.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM: Established in 2019, the Maternal and Infant Network to Understand Outcomes Associated with Medication for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy (MAT-LINK) is a surveillance network of seven clinical sites in the United States. Boston Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, The Ohio State University, and the University of Utah were the initial clinical sites …

Increasing Utilization Of Free Prescription Vouchers Among Native American Patients, Heather Yerdon, Gina Giazzoni, Joseph Schripsema, Radha Denmark, Trevor Olsen

Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Symposium

INTRODUCTION The Sandia and Manzano mountains were inhabited by the Pueblos as far back as the 1300s 1. In 1932 the US government built a tuberculosis sanatorium for Native Americans on the land next to the current University of New Mexico (UNM) Hospital, eventually becoming the US Government Indian Hospital, a regional medical center for Native Americans. However, as the population of Bernalillo County grew, the county wanted to operate a hospital to serve non-Native patients on this land. In 1952 the Pueblo Native American governors agreed to give up their land encompassing the Indian Hospital for the government-funded construction …

Telehealth Monitoring For Non-Hospitalized Covid-19 Positive Patients In A Rural Setting, Rebekah Leann French

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Purpose

This quality improvement project evaluates the efficacy of an outpatient COVID-19 telehealth monitoring program intended to increase access to care, decrease emergency room/urgent care visits, and hospital admissions among telehealth observed adult patients in a rural area while providing safe home monitoring during acute illness.

Rationale/Background

Prior to COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems within the United States encountered several challenges including healthcare inequality and decreased healthcare access, particularly in rural communities. These gaps became more apparent when a novel COVID-19 pandemic emerged straining healthcare systems in the United States and throughout the world. Challenges ranged from overwhelmed emergency room (ER) …

Aging And Learning: Community Engagemente And Self-Efficacy In L2 Teaching To Elderly Learners, Leticia Rinaldi Souza

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The elderly population (60 years or older) has been increasing during the past decades around the world and is expected to reach two billion by 2050 (Scult, Haime, et al 2015). However, the misconception that elderly people are uncapable, or incompetent is still part of the imaginary constructed around such populations (Minichiello and Coulson, 2005). Older adults present powerful functional capacities and social activities lead to better performance and slower decreases in their memory and executive function (Scott, Masser, & Pachana, 2020). Thus, second language learning plays an effective role in enabling active and regular engagement in social and psychological …

Student Perceptions Of Participation In Socratic Seminars At A Paideia School, Kurt A. Schmidt

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This phenomenological study considered Socratic seminars and student perceptions. Research on Socratic seminars considers student achievement, but lacks students’ perspectives. This study’s purpose is to describe seminar participation for students at a Paideia School. Research questions include 1) “From the students’ perspectives, and based on their personal judgments and perceptions, what is it the lived experience for high school freshmen and sophomores who regularly participate in Socratic seminars?” and 2) “What effect does regular participation in Socratic seminars have on students’ perceptions of their own engagement in school?” Fourteen students were interviewed. Analysis yielded four themes: Open Exchange of Ideas …

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 …

Civility Intervention In A Private Ambulatory Clinic, Steve D. Fusselman

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Healthcare workers commonly face incivility in the workplace. This quality improvement project aimed to employ evidence-based practices to help improve self-perception about workplace civility using Dr. Cynthia Clark’s Workplace Civility Index (WCI)© 20-item Likert questionnaire and an educational intervention on civility. The impact of incivility in the workplace is undeniable, contributing to lower morale, absenteeism, decreased productivity, impaired communication, job burnout, and resignations. An exploratory factor analysis confirmed the reliability of WCI© as a beneficial instrument for measuring a company's capacity for civility. Finally, this project revealed that incorporating the WCI© with an educational intervention had a significant impact and …

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 …

05-09-2023 Hsc Committee Agenda, Hsc Committee

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Nursing Staff On Restraint Alternatives, Adelia S. Perea

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Physical restraint is often used as a nursing intervention for patients with behavioral issues despite current evidence that indicates their use is actually more harmful than helpful. Nursing staff at UNMH are required by policy to use other methods such as restraint alternatives before placing patients in restraint. However, they do not have the necessary resources or tools to comply with the policy. The NPCU conducted a quality improvement project that introduced 5 restraint alternatives followed by a survey focused on nursing perceptions. The results revealed 2 alternatives (Gamewright GoPOP sensory toy & Playtivity sensory disc) were perceived by nursing …

Determinants Of Demand Response Program Participation, Janie M. Chermak, Jesse Ian Kaczmarski, Benjamin A. Jones

SMART Grid Center (NM EPSCoR RII V)

Survey instrument and codebook for the analysis reported in:

Kaczmarski, Jesse, Benjamin Jones, and Janie Chermak. 2022. "Determinants of Demand Response Program Participation: Contingent Valuation Evidence from a Smart Thermostat Program" Energies 15, no. 2: 590. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15020590

The survey instrument can be accessed via the "Download" link.

Accompanying files include a README. Information from the README file is also included below.

Per the consent language in the included survey instrument, raw data from the reported study are not publicly available.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Title of Dataset: Determinants of Demand Response Program Participation

Principal Investigator Information Name: Janie Chermak, ORCID: N/A, Institution: …

Hslic Academic Health Department (Ahd) Grant Annual Report, Gale G. Hannigan

Administrative Materials

No abstract provided.

Examining The Relationship Between Anxiety And Depression Symptoms, Protective Behavioral Strategies And Opioid Use Outcomes, Melissa Rose Hatch

Psychology ETDs

Protective behavioral strategies (PBS), behaviors individuals use to reduce negative consequences of substance use, have been shown to mediate and moderate the relationship between mental health and substance use outcomes. The present study aimed to examine the relationships between anxiety and depression symptoms and opioid PBS on risky opioid use and opioid-related consequences. Participants in this secondary data analysis were non-treatment seeking individuals who reported past-month opioid use (n=257). Structural equation modeling was used to examine 1) PBS as a mediator of the relationship between anxiety/depression symptoms and opioid use outcomes, and 2) anxiety/depression symptoms as a moderator …

“With All Deliberate Speed”: The Ironic Demise Of (And Hope For) Affirmative Action, Vinay Harpalani

Faculty Scholarship

Is affirmative action in university admissions about to end? As the United States Supreme Court prepares to decide lawsuits against Harvard and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC), the outlook for race-conscious admissions policies is not good. Even before its recent rightward shift, the Court had long been hostile to such policies, and many observers think it will now overturn Grutter v. Bollinger and end them altogether. Such a ruling would be a painful and paradoxical twist for civil rights advocates. In a classic turn of Orwellian irony, the plaintiffs challenging affirmative action now call themselves Students for …

Assessing Verbal Memory Task Performance And Intractable Epilepsy: The Associations Among Hippocampal Volume Ratio, Seizure Demographic Factors And Memory Indices, Alexis Gabrielle Burks

Psychology ETDs

Epilepsy affects 3.4 million people in the United States and may affect their memory performance. This study investigated the relationships between memory performance, hippocampal volume ratio, and demographic factors in adults with intractable epilepsy in standardized memory tasks and an experimental memory task designed to be repeated daily. Participants underwent electrode implantation surgery and completed comprehensive neuropsychological assessments prior to surgery including an experimental memory task during their stay in the hospital. Correlation, ANOVA, and regression analyses were completed. The standardized memory tasks and the experimental memory task were significantly correlated. Hippocampal volume ratio was not significantly correlated to memory …

Deformation At Uturuncu Volcano, Bolivia: Modeling The Effect Of Volatile Movement In The Hydrothermal System, Karissa Rosenberger

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

Deformation at volcanos is often a precursor to an eruption, but sometimes volcanos experience uplift without actually erupting. Determining the mechanisms behind this deformation and whether it will lead to an eruption is an important part of understanding volcanic systems. Uturuncu volcano in Bolivia has been experiencing deformation for decades, but the last time it erupted was 250,000 years ago. The reason behind this deformation is unknown, but one possible cause is volatiles moving into the hydrothermal system and getting trapped, causing the volume to increase and the surface to uplift. To test this hypothesis, the current volume change of …

Unm Hslic Organizational Chart 2023, Sally Bowler-Hill

HSLIC Organizational Charts

No abstract provided.

Analyzing Critical Success Factors Of Iot-Enabled Green Supply Chain Management Using Bipolar Neutrosophic-Dematel, Wafaa A. Saleh, Sherine M. Abdelkaderb, Heba Rashada, Amal Abdelgawad

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

Multi-Factor Disturbance Regimes Drive Soil Fungal Community Composition Across A Southwestern Us Riparian Cottonwood Landscape, Rich Wagner

Biology ETDs

In southwestern US riparian cottonwood forests, anthropogenic changes have replaced the structuring force of seasonal flooding with novel multi-factor disturbance regimes, driving these ecosystems to new states. While the impetus for restoration is high, little attention has been paid to understanding belowground feedbacks from these new drivers. Using high-throughput sequencing of environmental DNA, we compared the impacts of fires, exotic plants, restoration practices and lower levels of disturbance on soil fungal community composition and diversity across a riparian cottonwood landscape in New Mexico. We focused on mycorrhizal fungi for the benefits they may confer upon cottonwoods. We found that along …

The Manito Topos Project: Place Naming And Toponymic Silencing In The Sierras Of Northern Nuevo México And Southern Colorado, Len N. Beké

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

This dissertation reports on documentary research on vernacular toponymies in Manito communities in Nuevo México and Colorado. These toponymies are erased, obscured and delegitimized in official maps. Within the study area, vernacular antecedents for 49.5% of official names for natural features were documented, along with 280 previously unmapped names. These data were compared to the state-sanctioned toponymy to determine a typology of linguistic mechanisms of toponymic silencing. While a majority of official toponyms are based on Manito oral tradition, only 15.4% of the labels for natural features represent unaltered versions of names in that tradition. This dissertation theorizes the conceptual …

Blood Pressure Classification Status In Children With Ckd Following Adoption Of The 2017 American Academy Of Pediatrics Guideline, Derek K. Ng, Megan K. Carroll, Susan L. Furth, Bradley A. Warady, Joseph T. Flynn, Sahar Fathallah-Shaykh, Anjali Nayak, Martin Turman, Tom Blydt-Hansen, Cynthia Wong, Steve Alexander, Ora Yadin, Elizabeth Ingulli, Robert Mak, Cheryl Sanchez-Kazi, Asha Moudgil, Caroline Gluck, Carolyn Abitbol, Marissa Defrietas, Chryso Katsoufix, Wacharee Seeherunvong, Larry Greenbaum, Lyndsay Harshman, Craig Langman, H Ann & Robert, Sonia Krishnan, Amy Wilson, Stefan Kiessling, Margaret Murphy, Siddharth Shah, Janice Sullivan, Sushil Gupta, Samir El-Dahr, Nancy Rodig, Allison Dart, Meredith Atkinson, Arlene Gerson, Tej Matoo, Zubin Modi, Alejandro Quiroga, Bradley Warady, Rebecca Johnson, Vikas Dharnidharka, Stephen Hooper, Susan Massengill, Liliana Gomez-Mendez, Matthew Hand, Joann Carlson, Hanan Tawadrous, Craig Wong, Frederick Kaskel, Shlomo Shinnar, Jeffrey Saland, Marc Lande, George Schwartz, Anil Mongia, Donna Claes, Mark Mitsnefes, Katherine Dell, Hiren Patel, Pascale Lane, Rulan Parekh, Amira Al-Uzri, Kelsey Richardson, Larry Copelovitch, Elaine Ku, Joshua Samuels, Poyyapakkam Srivaths, Samhar Al-Akash, Patricia Seo-Mayer, Victoria Norwood, Cynthia Pan, Sharon Bartosh

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

Accurate detection of hypertension is crucial for clinical management of pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD). The 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical practice guideline for childhood hypertension included new normative blood pressure (BP) values and revised definitions of BP categories. In this study, we examined the effect of applying the AAP guideline’s normative data and definitions to the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) cohort compared with use of normative data and definitions from the 2004 Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents.

Heterogeneity Of Treatment Effects Of Hydrocortisone By Risk Of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Or Death Among Extremely Preterm Infants In The National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development Neonatal Research Network Trial: A Secondary Analysis Of A Randomized Clinical Trial, Samuel J. Gentle, Matthew A. Rysavy, Lei Li, Matthew M. Laughon, Ravi M. Patel, Erik A. Jensen, Susan Hintz, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Waldemar A. Carlo, Kristi Watterberg, National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development Neonatal Research Network

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

IMPORTANCE: Extremely preterm infants who develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are at a higher risk for adverse pulmonary and neurodevelopmental outcomes. In the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network (NICHD NRN) Hydrocortisone Trial, hydrocortisone neither reduced rates of BPD or death nor increased rates of neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) or death.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether estimated risk for grades 2 to 3 BPD or death is associated with the effect of hydrocortisone on the composite outcomes of (1) grades 2 to 3 BPD or death and (2) moderate or severe NDI or death.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: …

Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Has Superior Response Rates To Vinorelbine Compared To Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma In Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Disease: A Meta-Analysis, Wendy Allen-Rhoades, Philip J. Lupo, Michael E. Scheurer, Yueh-Yun Chi, John F. Kuttesch, Rajkumar Venkatramani, William H. Meyer, Leo Mascarenhas

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

BACKGROUND: Patients with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) have inferior outcomes compared to patients with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) and more effective chemotherapy options are needed for these patients. Vinorelbine is a semisynthetic vinca alkaloid that has clinical activity in relapsed rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) when used alone or in combination with cyclophosphamide.

AIMS: The goal of our study was to evaluate whether RMS histology subtype influences response rate to vinorelbine alone or in combination.

MATERIALS & METHODS: Five Phase 2 trials that enrolled RMS patients were included in the meta-analysis. Two studies evaluated vinorelbine alone, two studies evaluated vinorelbine in combination with low dose …

The Quantum Computational Utility Of Symmetry-Protected Topological Order: From Near-Term Advantages To Universal Measurement-Based Quantum Computing, Austin Kevin Daniel

Physics & Astronomy ETDs

Quantum computers offer new avenues to approach difficult problems by taking advantage of the strange and often nonintuitive phenomena present in quantum physics. Though many quantum algorithms are believed or known to outperform the best known classical algorithms, the fundamental mechanism granting them their power remains elusive. In measurement-based quantum computation (MBQC), two key resources have been show to enable universal and provably nonclassical quantum computations, respectively. These are symmetry-protected topological order (SPTO), a notion describing a class of quantum magnets with hidden long-range correlations in their entanglement structure, and quantum contextuality, the fact that a quantum measurement outcome inherently …