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R-Ketorolac Targets Cdc42 And Rac1 And Alters Ovarian Cancer Behaviors Critical For Invasion And Metastasis, Yuna Guo Dec 2015

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), …


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 Dec 2015

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 …


Post-Placental Iud Insertion: A Mixed Methods Assessment Of Women's Experiences, Shannon L. Carr Dec 2015

Post-Placental Iud Insertion: A Mixed Methods Assessment Of Women's Experiences, Shannon L. Carr

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Background: Post-placental intrauterine device (IUD) insertion has the potential to reduce rapid repeat pregnancies. As the procedure becomes more widely adopted in the US, it is important to understand womens perceptions about the procedure. Studies examining patient-centered outcomes are currently lacking. Objectives: The objectives of this study include: 1) To describe women's experiences with post-placental IUD insertion through postpartum semistructured interviews. 2) To establish a mean pain score for the procedure using a 100mm visual analogue scale (VAS). 3) To assess procedural pain using a 4-point Likert verbal rating scale (VRS). Methods: This concurrent mixed methods pilot study was conducted …


Mechanisms Of Innate Immune Regulation Of Dermonecrosis During Staphylococcus Aureus Skin Infections, Moriah J. Castleman Dec 2015

Mechanisms Of Innate Immune Regulation Of Dermonecrosis During Staphylococcus Aureus Skin Infections, Moriah J. Castleman

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

S. aureus is the dominant cause of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in humans. The importance of S. aureus as the primary cause of skin infections has increased exponentially over the last few decades since the emergence of resistance to β-lactam antibiotics. Furthermore, the rise of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains has led to hospitals stays, increased financial burden and increased mortality. A significant proportion of MRSA infections have been attributed to community-acquired strains (CA-MRSA), specifically the USA300 isolates, which can cause deadly disease in otherwise healthy individuals. Due to the increase in antibiotic resistance and the lack of …


Oncogene-Dependent Regulation Of Autophagic Flux In Melanoma, Kirsten Anne Meyer White Dec 2015

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 …


Geometric Algorithms And Data Structures For Simulating Diffusion Limited Reactions, Shaun Bloom Dec 2015

Geometric Algorithms And Data Structures For Simulating Diffusion Limited Reactions, Shaun Bloom

Computer Science ETDs

Radiation therapy is one of the most effective means for treating cancers. An important calculation in radiation therapy is the estimation of dose distribution in the treated patient, which is key to determining the treatment outcome and potential side effects of the therapy. Biological dose — the level of biological damage (e.g., cell killing ratio, DNA damage, etc.) inflicted by the radiation is the best measure of treatment quality, but it is very difficult to calculate. Therefore, most clinics today use physical dose - the energy deposited by incident radiation per unit body mass - for planning radiation therapy, which …


Final Report: Status Of Barking Frog (Craugastor Augusti) In New Mexico, Mason J. Ryan, Ian M. Latella, Jacek Tomasz Giermakowski, Howard Snell Nov 2015

Final Report: Status Of Barking Frog (Craugastor Augusti) In New Mexico, Mason J. Ryan, Ian M. Latella, Jacek Tomasz Giermakowski, Howard Snell

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Minutes Of 11/17/2015 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin Nov 2015

Minutes Of 11/17/2015 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

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

No abstract provided.


Mol-Pcr For Snp Based Detection And Characterization Of Stec Non-O157 Strains, Heather M. Mendez Nov 2015

Mol-Pcr For Snp Based Detection And Characterization Of Stec Non-O157 Strains, Heather M. Mendez

Biomedical Engineering ETDs

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains are important food-borne pathogens that have been linked to human illness. In the United States, STEC O157:H7 strains have been attributed to the majority of disease and outbreaks; however, the frequency of disease associated with STEC non-O157 strains have also increased and is often under recognized due to diagnostic limitations. In 2012, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) implemented mandatory testing for non-O157 STEC serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been identified in the O-antigen gene cluster for each of the non-O157 STEC serogroups that can …


Development Of 11-Plex Assay For The Rapid Screening Of Samples For Detection Of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli, Travis Woods Nov 2015

Development Of 11-Plex Assay For The Rapid Screening Of Samples For Detection Of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli, Travis Woods

Biomedical Engineering ETDs

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) have been identified by the USDA as a serious threat to the nations health stemming from contaminations in the food supply, specifically, the beef chain. I have developed an assay that is able to screen samples for STEC in a rapid and multiplexed format. Multiplex oligonucleotide ligation-PCR (MOL- PCR) is a nucleic acid based assay patented at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) that uses flow cytometry and multiplex microsphere arrays for detection of nucleic acid based signatures. By using MOL-PCR for detecting unique STEC DNA signatures in samples from the beef supply chain (farm to …


Ecuadoran Government Climate Change Discourse: Just Lip Service?, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Nov 2015

Ecuadoran Government Climate Change Discourse: Just Lip Service?, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Adobe Medicus 2015 6 November-December, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center Nov 2015

Adobe Medicus 2015 6 November-December, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center

adobe medicus

No abstract provided.


Mexico Among 12 Countries To Sign Trans-Pacific Partnership; Intellectual Property Section A Concern, Carlos Navarro Oct 2015

Mexico Among 12 Countries To Sign Trans-Pacific Partnership; Intellectual Property Section A Concern, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Abq Free Press, October 21, 2015, Abq Free Press Oct 2015

Abq Free Press, October 21, 2015, Abq Free Press

ABQ Free Press

No abstract provided.


Mph Principles Of Public Health: Fall 2015 Syllabus, Nina Wallerstein, Jonathan Eldredge, Jennifer Morgan Sims Oct 2015

Mph Principles Of Public Health: Fall 2015 Syllabus, Nina Wallerstein, Jonathan Eldredge, Jennifer Morgan Sims

Principles of Public Health 2010-2017

No abstract provided.


Biochemistry 2015 Apr Self-Study & Documents, University Of New Mexico Oct 2015

Biochemistry 2015 Apr Self-Study & Documents, University Of New Mexico

UNM Academic Program Review

UNM Biochemistry APR self-study report, review team report, response to review report, and initial action plan for Fall 2015, fulfilling requirements of the Higher Learning Commission.


A Contradictory Ethos: Sportsman Citizenship And Native Exclusion In Aldo Leopold's Pine Cone, Daniel A. Cryer Oct 2015

A Contradictory Ethos: Sportsman Citizenship And Native Exclusion In Aldo Leopold's Pine Cone, Daniel A. Cryer

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.


Full Issue, New Mexico Historical Review Oct 2015

Full Issue, New Mexico Historical Review

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.


A Historical Chronology Of Events And Observations For The Pecos Wilderness In The Territorial Period, William Debuys, Craig D. Allen Oct 2015

A Historical Chronology Of Events And Observations For The Pecos Wilderness In The Territorial Period, William Debuys, Craig D. Allen

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.


Msgp Notice Of Intent For Sandia, Sandia Corporation Sep 2015

Msgp Notice Of Intent For Sandia, Sandia Corporation

2015 Multi-Sector General Permit

A Notice of Intent is required for authorization of coverage under the Multi-Sector General Permit.


Msgp Notice Of Intent For Doe, U.S. Department Of Energy Sep 2015

Msgp Notice Of Intent For Doe, U.S. Department Of Energy

2015 Multi-Sector General Permit

A Notice of Intent is required for authorization of coverage under the Multi-Sector General Permit.


The Rediscovery And Precarious Status Of Chihuahuan Dwarf Crayfish Cambarellus Chihuahuae, Evan W. Carson, Carlos Pedraza-Lara, María De Lourdes Lozano-Vilano, Gabino A. Rodríguez-Almaráz, Iris Banda-Villanueva, Lissette A. Sepúlveda-Hernández, Lilia Vela-Valladares, Andrea Cantú-Garza, Mauricio De La Maza-Benignos Sep 2015

The Rediscovery And Precarious Status Of Chihuahuan Dwarf Crayfish Cambarellus Chihuahuae, Evan W. Carson, Carlos Pedraza-Lara, María De Lourdes Lozano-Vilano, Gabino A. Rodríguez-Almaráz, Iris Banda-Villanueva, Lissette A. Sepúlveda-Hernández, Lilia Vela-Valladares, Andrea Cantú-Garza, Mauricio De La Maza-Benignos

Occasional Papers

We report rediscovery of the Chihuahuan Dwarf Crayfish Cambarellus chihuahuae at the desert spring Ojo Solo in Ejido Rancho Nuevo in Chihuahua, México. This species was reported to be extinct. Morphological evaluation of 12 voucher specimens confirmed the population as C. chihuahuae. Crayfish were abundant upon rediscovery in September 2012 and remained so throughout bimonthly monitoring from February 2014 to April 2015. Despite abundance at Ojo Solo, the species is critically imperiled, with four of its five native habitats dry and the remaining one in decline; however, a population was established at Ojo Caliente, a nearby natural refuge habitat we …


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

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

ABQ Free Press

No abstract provided.


Deposition Of Annette Klimka, Hall & Monagle, Llc Sep 2015

Deposition Of Annette Klimka, Hall & Monagle, Llc

Other Depositions

No abstract provided.


Word Index From Deposition Of Annette Klimka, Hall & Monagle, Llc Sep 2015

Word Index From Deposition Of Annette Klimka, Hall & Monagle, Llc

Other Depositions

No abstract provided.


In The Open Air: Rediscovering Self And The Environment Through Site-Specific Dance And Alternative Teaching Methods, Lisa Marie Nevada Sep 2015

In The Open Air: Rediscovering Self And The Environment Through Site-Specific Dance And Alternative Teaching Methods, Lisa Marie Nevada

Theatre & Dance ETDs

In the Open Air: Rediscovering Self and the Environment through Site-Specific Dance and Alternative Teaching Methods examines the accessibility of modern and contemporary dance today. It reflects on personal research, teaching values and the human/nature interface as motives for bringing dance out of the theatre and into nontraditional environments. I examine methodologies for creating and teaching dance in nature and nontraditional settings. To support this research I have studied Anna Halprin and her approach of taking dance outdoors as a way of promoting community and self-discovery. I also review why Halprins work matters to me. I share my inspirations and …


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 Sep 2015

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. …


Investigation Of Calcium Orthophosphate Chemical Effects In A Post-Loca Nuclear Reactor Containment, Sterling Olson Sep 2015

Investigation Of Calcium Orthophosphate Chemical Effects In A Post-Loca Nuclear Reactor Containment, Sterling Olson

Chemical and Biological Engineering ETDs

Calcium leached from NUKON fiberglass in containment following a Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) could lead to the formation of chemical precipitates that in turn cause head-loss increase due to filtering through a fibrous debris accumulation at the sump pump screens. Experiments conducted on the bench scale show that the level of fiberglass destruction does not affect the concentration of calcium leached. Reduced-scale experiments were conducted on three solution inventory scales (0.5 L, 31.5 L, 1136 L) with three different flow conditions, and two fiberglass concentrations to investigate calcium release from NUKON fiber. Results showed that the calcium leached at …


Assessment Of Nutritional Status In Pregnant Women On Opioid Maintenance Therapy, Shikhar Shrestha Sep 2015

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 …


Adobe Medicus 2015 5 September-October, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center Sep 2015

Adobe Medicus 2015 5 September-October, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center

adobe medicus

No abstract provided.