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Form-Meaning Mappings Of Cyclic Gestures, Wilho Macneil

Linguistics ETDs

Hirrel (2018) examines form-meaning mappings between speech and co-articulated cyclic gestures, identifying meanings associated with such gestures. To test replicability, this thesis analyzes two functional-semantic domains: modification (adverbs, quantifiers) and morphosyntactic constructions (complex sentences, English Progressive) and their relationship to cyclic gestures. About 12 hours of video was coded in ELAN for cyclic gestures (n=586) and analyzed textually for speech instances (n=1919) of target constructions. Contrary to Hirrel’s predictions, cyclic gestures were not more commonly co-articulated with adverbs than quantifiers and were also not more commonly co-articulated with complex sentences than the English Progressive Construction. Neither pattern reached statistical significance …

Tort Law And Practice, Carol M. Suzuki, Dominick Vetri, Lawrence C. Levine, Joan E. Vogel, Ibrahim J. Gassama, Deepa Badrinarayana

Faculty Book Display Case

The seventh edition of Tort Law and Practice continues to provide a rich and inclusive context for the study of tort law fundamentals and underlying policies. The innovative, student-centered casebook, which has been well-received by law students since its inception, thoroughly develops core tort principles and enhances student learning through the use of cases, notes, questions, element summaries, flowcharts, and problems. The book includes both short problems and others that are more akin to examination questions. The casebook provides frequent opportunities to consider tort law in a social justice context relevant to class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. For example, …

Archiving Erasure: Trans Absence In The Bennett Hammer Lgbt Collection, Isaac Suarez Flint

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Creativity As Activism: Girl Zines And The Redefining Of Modern Feminism, Alina Barney

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'Spatial Solutions: Examining The Intersections Of Design, Policy, And The Housing Affordability Crisis In New Mexico', Maya E. Jio

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The Sublimity Of Vampirism And Vampiric Transformation In Stoker’S Dracula, Raychel Giles

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University Of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Discovery Research Annual Report 2025, Michael Haderle, Kandace Donaldson, Brianna Mortensen, Christina V. Rodriguez, Jill Rothenberg, Bryan Schroeder

Research Annual Reports

Annual research report from the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.

Regime Framework For Performance Ability Evaluation Of Excellent Football Players With Probabilistic Simplified Neutrosophic Sets, Dongdong Liu

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The evaluation of an excellent football player's performance abilities involves assessing their overall capabilities based on in-game performance. Key evaluation dimensions include technical skills (such as passing, shooting, dribbling, etc.), tactical awareness, physical fitness, mental resilience, and teamwork. Through data analysis, video review, and coach feedback, the player's impact and contribution to the game are comprehensively evaluated, helping to determine their actual level in matches and provide guidance for future development. The performance ability evaluation of excellent football players is multiple attribute decision-making (MADM). The REGIME proves to be an effective method for tackling MADM challenges. The Probabilistic Simplified Neutrosophic …

A Methodological Approach To Decision-Making Using Interval-Valued Neutrosophic Framework For Enhancing And Evaluating English Blended Teaching Quality, Ying Du

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The future of blended English instruction in universities is promising, driven by ongoing technological advancements and the increasing diversity of educational needs. This teaching model is expected to better integrate the strengths of both online and in-person learning, providing students with more flexible and personalized learning experiences. By combining these two modalities, blended instruction can improve student motivation and engagement while allowing educators to continuously refine their teaching methods and materials based on real-time data and feedback. As a result, blended learning is projected to become a more widespread and preferred method of instruction in higher education. In terms of …

Beyond Dialectics, Paradoxes, And Binary Logic, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

Philosophy, long defined by its pursuit of truth, has historically been a battleground for dichotomies: truth vs. falsehood, materialism vs. idealism, reason vs. emotion. These oppositions often provide a framework for understanding philosophical discourse, but they fail to capture the full nuances of reality. To challenge these binary oppositions, I introduced the neutrosophic perspective in philosophy, rooted in Mathematics, and Many-Valued Logics.1 By emphasizing the interrelation of affirmation, negation, and neutrality, neutrosophy allows for the reconciliation of seemingly irreconcilable viewpoints, providing a new lens through which to reinterpret age-old philosophical questions.

The Many Faces Of Christ: Understanding ‘Trifacial Trinity’ By Gregorio Vasquez Arce Y Ceballos, Analisa Maria Peña

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When Emotions Flare: Solar Rhythms, Emotions And Cycles Of Political Revolution, Andreas Hernandez, Carolina Zilli Vieira, Alexandra Smith, Rebecca Olson

Geography and Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

Revolutions are among the most transformative events in human history. Analyzing 395 revolutionary episodes from 1900 to 2014, we find that major waves cluster around solar maxima - periods of intensified geomagnetic activity. Drawing on biomedical research linking geomagnetic disturbances to cardiovascular and stress regulation, and thus to emotional states, we propose that solar cycles modulate the affective ecologies within which revolutions arise. Solar activity may accelerate, shape, and amplify revolutionary cycles by heightening emotional climates and tipping fragile systems toward mass mobilization. This reframes revolutions as planetary events - entanglements of political conflict, embodied emotion, and cosmic …

Backdoor Nepa Proceduralization: Less Environmental Substance Begets More Environmental Procedure, Cade Mallett

Natural Resources Journal

The National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) tasks the government with fully analyzing the environmental consequences of the actions it plans to take before those actions can be performed. This procedural function of NEPA is much maligned by the development community for imposing paralyzingly high costs on government action. At the same time, the statute is disparaged by environmentalists as a toothless and ineffective tool which cannot compel the government to conform its actions to the environment’s best interests. So, which side is right? Arguably, both are. By interpreting NEPA to be a purely procedural statute, the Supreme Court’s holdings on …

Forestfuzzy, Forestneutrosophic, Forestplithogenic, And Forestrough Set, Takaaki Fujita, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

Concepts such as Fuzzy Sets [30, 72], Neutrosophic Sets [53, 55], Rough Sets [37], and Plithogenic Sets [59] have been extensively studied to address uncertainty, with diverse applications across various fields. Recently, TreeFuzzy, TreeNeutrosophic, TreePlithogenic, and TreeRough Sets have been defined [15]. This work examines their extensions: ForestFuzzy, ForestNeutrosophic, ForestPlithogenic, and ForestRough Sets.

Neutrosophic Treesoft Expert Set And Forestsoft Set, Takaaki Fujita, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

Concepts such as Fuzzy Sets [28,57],Neutrosophic Sets [42,44], and Plithogenic Sets [48] have been extensively studied to address uncertainty, finding diverse applications across various fields. The Soft Set provides a framework that associates each parameter with subsets of a universal set, enabling flexible approximations [31]. The TreeSoft Set extends the Soft Set by introducing hierarchical, tree-structured parameters, allowing for multi-level data representation [53]. In this paper, we revisit the concept of the Neutrosophic TreeSoft Set, which has been discussed in other studies [8, 34]. Additionally, we propose and examine the Neutrosophic TreeSoft Expert Set by incorporating the framework of the …

Artificial Intelligence, Society 5.0 And Smart City Adaptation Initiatives For Businesses: An Integrated Approach, Inês A.M. Gil, Fernando A.F. Ferreira, Neuza C.M.Q.F. Ferreira, Florentin Smarandache, Momtaj Khanam, Tugrul Daim

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

The unprecedented migration of populations to urban areas has created major challenges for municipalities and service providers. To address these issues, decision-makers must embrace smart city and Society 5.0 paradigms, both of which focus on adaptability and sustainable development. Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a pivotal role by expanding service capacity, enabling automation, and processing vast data to align urban development with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper develops a multi-criteria analysis system designed to support decision-making in complex socio-technological contexts. Using cognitive mapping and the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) technique within a neutrosophic environment, the study …

A Python Framework Enhancement For Neutrosophic Topologies, Giorgio Nordo, Saeid Jafari, Maikel Yelandi Leyva V Azquez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This paper introduces an extension to the Python Neutrosophic Sets (PYNS) framework, originally detailed in [13], with the addition of the NSfamily class for constructing and manipulating neutrosophic topologies. Building on existing classes like NSuniverse and NSset, the NSfamily class enables the definition and testing of neutrosophic families as basis and sub-basis for neutrosophic topological spaces. This extension provides tools for verifying closure properties under union and intersection, and for determining whether a given family constitutes a neutrosophic topology. Through implemented algorithms, the framework automates the generation of topologies from families of neutrosophic sets, offering an efficient tool for advancing …

A Neutrosophic Fixed Charge Multi-Objective 4 Dimensional Multi-Item Transportation Problem With Carbon Emission And Budget Constraints, A.N. Revathi, S. Mohanaselvi

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This paper seeks to address 4-dimensional transportation challenges by integrating budget con straints, vehicle speed, carbon emissions, and optimizing for maximum profit and minimum time. The rising number of vehicles, varying road conditions, and diverse vehicle types used to meet daily needs have exacerbated issues like global warming and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Our goal is to reduce carbon emissions for a cleaner environment. Single-objective, single-item transportation systems are often insufficient for scenarios with multiple criteria. Thus, we adopt a multi-objective, multi-item decision-making approach to tackle real-life transportation problems. Practical challenges frequently involve uncertainties stemming from time pressures, insufficient data, …

Modelling V-Band Atmospheric Loss With Deep Learning, Ralph Lyndon Gesner

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Modelling atmospheric loss is fundamental to implementation of future mm-wave terrestrial and earth space communication links. Atmospheric losses have traditionally been estimated by calculating the contributions of individual weather phenomena through in-situ meteorological measurements and statistically derived models for estimating localized atmospheric water content. Collecting data for all points along the propagation path and calculating the physical effects of gases, clouds, and precipitation individually is both time consuming and impractical for large-scale use cases.

In response to these present limitations, this work proposes the use of novel deep learning models for estimating atmospheric losses from tabular meteorological sensor data and …

Tnf Prevents Establishment Of Anti-Tumor Immunity And Elucidates Toxicities Following Myxoma Virus Based Oncolytic Virotherapy, Miriam Beatriz Valenzuela Cardenas

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF) can lead to tumor regression through its direct cytolytic activity, yet it has also been implicated to facilitate tumor progression. This scenario complicates the efficacy and applicability of TNF based therapeutics as treatment for malignancies. In the context of oncolytic virotherapy (OV) which uses replicating viruses to treat tumors and acts by triggering production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, exploring such mechanisms is vital. Here we show that a Myxoma based oncolytic virus (vPD1/IL12) can induce large amounts TNF. The presence of TNF in the context of vPD1/IL12 plays a detrimental role both for tumor regression by …

The Re-Presentation And Mis-Re-Presentation Of The “Indigenous Woman” Throughout Mexico’S Colonial And Early Independence Periods (1521–1830), Alejandra Daosiri Rodriguez

Art & Art History ETDs

This research examines the visual and textual representations of Indigenous women in colonial New Spain and early independent Mexico (1521–1830), revealing how these images evolved alongside dynamic colonial political, social, and cultural shifts. Through an analysis of codices, portraits, and other material culture, this study demonstrates how colonial authorities, artists, and patrons manipulated these depictions to serve wider colonial agendas, from evangelization to social stratification. These representations often used Indigenous women as symbols, rather than as individual subjects, to reinforce hierarchical colonial structures, shape racial and gender identities, and support efforts to ‘civilize’ the native population. By focusing on pivotal …

Energy Efficiency Optimization In Integrated Sensing And Communication Networks, Arianna M. Santamaria Penafiel

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

In the emerging landscape of Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) networks, achieving energy efficiency while concurrently performing sensing and communication tasks remains challenging. This paper introduces a new framework, a novel solution that empowers User Equipment (UEs) to make informed decisions regarding their transmission power allocation, optimizing the energy efficiency of sensing, communication, and data reporting to the gNB (gNodeB) functions. Initially, a novel ISAC network paradigm is proposed, where the gNB employs rewards, such as monetary incentives, to motivate UEs to engage in sensing, data collection, and reporting within its coverage area based on the principles of Contract Theory. …

The Social Matter Of Opioids: Glitches In Immunity Beyond The Human, Nathan A. Leach

American Studies ETDs

The Social Matter of Opioids: Glitches in Immunity Beyond the Human examines the contemporary opioid crisis and its relationship to capitalism, imperialism, and biomedicine. This dissertation also considers how the twin processes of crisis and racialization relate to how human-opioid entanglements perform and transgress normative anthropological assumptions of difference. Through theories of biopolitics, Black feminism, queer of color critique, and psychoanalytic insight, I argue for a more critical account of the entanglement of humans with opioids where processes of capitalist and imperial crisis produce novel forms of social ontology. I substantiate this by examining speculative tissue economies, interspecies relationality, draconian …

Rational Design Of Nanoparticles For Overcoming Barriers Of Nucleic Acid Delivery: Applications In Cancer Therapeutics, Angelea M. Maestas-Olguin

Chemical and Biological Engineering ETDs

The use of exogenous nucleic acid technologies to modulate aberrant protein expression resulting from genetic mutations is a promising therapeutic approach for the treatment of diseases such as cancer. The promise of nucleic-based therapeutics is dependent on the development of platforms that effectively protect nucleic acids from nuclease degradation and deliver the nucleic acids to specific intracellular locations (nucleus or cytosol) of target cells. The application of nanotechnology for development of nucleic acid-based nanomedicines is poised to revolutionize the clinical landscape of cancer. In this dissertation, I demonstrated the rational design, synthesis and evaluation of a lipid coated mesoporous silica …

Training Machine Learning Algorithms For The Transient Startup Of A Long-Life Modular Microreactor, Ahmad N. Shaheen

Nuclear Engineering ETDs

There is an increasing interest in developing and deploying small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) and micro modular reactors (MMRs). They could be operated with minimal on-site personnel or remotely with a high degree of autonomy. This can be enabled through the use and application of Artificial Intelligence (AL) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms and methods. The objective of the present work is to train machine learning algorithms for remote control mimicking the transient startup of the Very-Small, Long-LIfe, Modular (VSLLIM) microreactor. This walk-away safe microreactor design and a fully integrated transient model have been developed at the University of New …

Ready, Set, Woes: A Narrative Inquiry Into Special Education Teacher Attrition By Transfer To General Education, Brent G. Collom

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Despite the prevalence of unfilled special education teaching positions nationwide, it is fair to ask whether there is truly a shortage of special education teachers (SETs). While SETs leave education at high rates, they are almost twice as likely to transfer to general education positions. Many former SETs are employed in schools yet outside of special education.

This narrative inquiry examined the stories of 10 former SETs who transferred to general education. This study found that former SETs continue to identify as teaching special education. Former SETs want general education teachers (GETs) and administrators to have training in special education …

“Mexico Has Spilt American Blood Upon American Soil!” The Role Of The Mexico-U.S. Border In The Promotion Of American Nationalism, 1821-1920, Jon M. Williams Phd

Sociology ETDs

International borders not only serve as the edge of a nation-state's sovereign territory, but they also aid in informing popular conceptions of its national identity. This study examines how the Mexico - U.S. border served as a spark for episodes of American nationalism from 1821-1920. In examining three historical periods whereby the border was forming, disrupted, or challenged, I demonstrate how borders serve as sources, both symbolically and physically for the expressions of American nationalism. I utilize inductive qualitative discourse analysis of American actors embedded along the border, in Mexico, or serving as political leaders, to sample some of the …

Determinants Of Child Care Subsidy Policies In The American States: A Mixed-Method Investigation In The Era Of Covid-19, Hailey Heinz

Political Science ETDs

This mixed-method dissertation investigates policy variation in states’ administration of the federal child care subsidy program (CCDF). The quantitative chapters draw on a 50-state, ten-year dataset to examine associations between state characteristics and CCDF policy outcomes. These analyses conclude that state-level drivers of CCDF policy are distinct from drivers identified in the cash welfare literature, and that drivers vary across dimensions of CCDF policy. The qualitative chapters report results from a comparative case study examining CCDF policy in New Mexico and Nevada from 2010 to 2022. These analyses conclude that the departmental placement of the CCDF program within state government …

Wagon Tracks Volume 39, Issue 1 (November 2024)

Wagon Tracks

Contents

2 On the Cover: Steam Engine Running Beside Road with Covered Wagons: Dale Crawford

4 Trail Writings: Chris Day

5-6 Joanne’s Jottings

6 Letter to Editor: Margaret Sears

7 News along the Trail

8-9 1884 Railroad Map of Raton Pass By L. Stephen Schmidt

10-19 Road of Conquest: The "Bloodless" Occupation of NM and the Insurrection and Treason Trials of 1847 By Robert J. Tórrez

19-26 The Caddo Agency Site and John W. Prowers' First Ranch at Big Timbers, Bent County, Colorado By Richard F. Carrillo and Philip L. Petersen

23-24 Book Reviews: Crossings: Women on the Santa Fe …

Analyzing The Key Characteristics And Benefits Of Ccpr (Cold Central Plant Recycling) In Road Rehabilitation And Sustainability, Bassam Abou Yassine

Civil Engineering ETDs

Cold mix asphalt (CMA) technologies are being used in the United States and have environmental benefits. However, these technologies are not fully developed. We do not yet know their resilient and dynamic modulus, which are important for designing pavement thickness. They have not being used widely because we do not know also their performance. This study looks at three Cold Central Plant Recycling (CCPR) materials to help fill this gap. We conducted several lab tests, including the Hamburg Wheel Tracking Test (HWTT), Semi-Circular Bending Test (SCB), and Texas Overlay Test (TOT). We also tested the mechanical properties of the CCPR …