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20230921_Banned Books Week Is Almost Here, Deirdre Caparoso

HSLIC Blog Post

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Breaking Barriers To Menstrual Equity: Unm Health Sciences Library’S Project To Provide Free Menstrual Products, Varina A. Kosovich, Sally Bowler-Hill

Posters and Presentations

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Ai Is Here. Here’S How New Mexicans Can Prepare, Sonia Gipson Rankin, Melanie E. Moses

Faculty Scholarship

Last December we asked the AI chatbot ChatGPT to solve a programming assignment given to computer science students at UNM. It wrote some Python code, but it generated an error. We gave the chatbot the error message and were astounded by how good its response was.

Baracutanga : Latin-Inspired Group Playing Free Concert At Unm, Latin American And Iberian Institute

LAII Events

NM will welcome Latin-inspired band Baracutanga on Thursday, September 21st. They will be playing a free concert in front of the SUB (east side) from 12:00-1:00pm.

"Baracutanga is a seven-piece band, representing four different countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, USA), that blends South American ancestral traditions with a modern sensibility, whose exciting and distinct Latin flavor keeps crowds dancing and always wanting more. Baracutanga creates songs that cross linguistic and cultural barriers, building bridges between the south and the north, overcoming the barriers of discrimination and promoting intercultural experiences that empower Latinos and all people with a positive message of self-affirmation." …

Dectin-1 Multimerization And Signaling Depends On Fungal Β-Glucan Structure And Exposure, Eduardo U. Anaya, Akram Etemadi Amin, Michael J. Wester, Michael E. Danielson, Kyle S. Michel, Aaron K. Neumann

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Dectin-1A is a C-type lectin innate immunoreceptor that recognizes β-(1,3;1,6)-glucan, a structural component of Candida species cell walls. β-Glucans can adopt solution structures ranging from random coil to insoluble fiber due to tertiary (helical) and quaternary structure. Fungal β-glucans of medium and high molecular weight are highly structured, but low molecular weight glucan is much less structured. Despite similar affinity for Dectin-1, the ability of glucans to induce Dectin-1A-mediated signaling correlates with degree of structure. Glucan denaturation experiments showed that glucan structure determines agonistic potential, but not receptor binding affinity. We explored the impact of glucan structure on molecular aggregation …

Hslic Graphic Medicine Seed Funding Update, Robyn Gleasner, Varina Kosovich

Posters and Presentations

This presentation was given as part of the UNM Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center What's the Buzz presentation series to update library employees about the status of the Graphic Medicine collection and events that were created using seed funding.

Hsc Connects Newsletter - September 15, 2023, Unm Hsc Communications

HSC Connects Newsletters

Weekly newsletter of the UNM Health Sciences Center.

Leadership And Service: Kenyan Teachers Bringing Community Cultural Wealth Into Practice, Peter Njagi Mwangi

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

This study explores the complex leadership tasks high school Kenyan teachers provide in their communities, giving a detailed look at how these educators balance their responsibilities as both classroom teachers and community leaders. Historically, Kenyan communities are frequently viewed through a deficit lens, and this study sets out how the cultural wealth of the dynamic teacher and learner communities cross the boundaries between local communities and educational institutions. To enable a new type of bridging school and the community, this study reveals the interconnectedness of school and community through the interplay of teachers moving fluidly in both spaces and influencing …

20230915_Thinking About Thinking With Ai, Laura J. Hall

HSLIC Blog Post

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20230914_Hslic Welcomes Nmsl Tribal Libraries Program, Deirdre Caparoso

HSLIC Blog Post

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Despedidas Con Mariachis: Examining Covid-19'S Impact On Mexican Americans In Southern California, Jessie M. Vallejo, Latin American And Iberian Institute

LAII Events

Although the trope of silenced mariachis was common in early COVID-19 news stories about Los Angeles County, many mariachis were actively performing and supporting community wellbeing between 2020 and 2022. This talk discusses pre-existing sociopolitical challenges and reflects on the pandemic's traumatic impact on Mexican Americans in the region.

Dr. Vallejo's research areas focus on mariachi, music education, and Indigenous cultural-linguistic revitalization. She co-produced Smithsonian Folkways’ 2013 release ¡Así Kotama!: The Flutes of Otavalo, Ecuador. She has also published in Smithsonian Folklife Magazine, Ethnomusicology Forum, Sonocordia, and The Ethnomusicologists' Cookbook vol.2. Jessie is a founding member of ICTM's …

Monitoring Health Disparities In Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance: A Society For Healthcare Epidemiology Of America (Shea) Research Network (Srn) Survey, Caitlin L. Mcgrath, Latania K. Logan, Valerie M. Deloney, Lorry G. Rubin, Karen A. Ravin, Martha Muller, Allison H. Bartlett, Annabelle De St Maurice, W Matthew Linam, Carolyn Caughell, Lynn Ramirez-Avila, Shea Pediatric Leadership Council Steering Committee

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

We investigated whether and how infection prevention programs monitor for health disparities as part of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance through a survey of healthcare epidemiology leaders. Most facilities are not assessing for disparities in HAI rates. Professional society and national guidance should focus on addressing this gap.

09/11/2023 Meeting, Varina A. Kosovich

Meeting Minutes

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Hsc Connects Newsletter - September 8, 2023, Unm Hsc Communications

HSC Connects Newsletters

Weekly newsletter of the UNM Health Sciences Center.

20230907_How Can I Find Research Instruments, Lisa M. Acuff

HSLIC Blog Post

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Assessment Of Forest Stand Characteristics And Environmental Conditions On Soil Burn Severity And Post-Wildfire Flooding In The Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, Raquel L. Valdez

Civil Engineering ETDs

Wildfire is a natural disturbance in forest ecosystems but has the potential to drastically change watershed conditions, leaving them highly vulnerable to post-wildfire hazards. High severity fires can significantly affect soil and landscape interactions, resulting in decreased evaporation and infiltration and increased runoff in the newly exposed soil surfaces. Most post-wildfire research focuses on reactive solutions. However, the time between wildfires and post-wildfire hazards is growing closer in margin. Therefore, assessing post-wildfire risks, pre-fire is helpful when assessing fire severity and is valuable to resource managers for pre-wildfire management, planning, and mitigation. This research is in the Upper Gallinas Watershed …

Impact Of Low-Level Prenatal Alcohol Exposure And Maternal Stress On Autonomic Regulation, Jessie R. Maxwell, Jared Didomenico, Melissa H. Roberts, Lidia Enriquez Marquez, Rajani Rai, Joanne Weinberg, Sandra W. Jacobson, Julia Stephen, Ludmila N. Bakhireva

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

BACKGROUND: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) impacts the neurodevelopment of the fetus, including the infant's ability to self-regulate. Heart rate variability (HRV), that is, the beat-to-beat variability in heart rate, is a non-invasive measurement that can indicate autonomic nervous system (ANS) function/dysfunction.

METHODS: The study consisted of a subset of our ENRICH-2 cohort: 80 participants (32 PAE and 48 Controls) who had completed three visits during pregnancy. The participants completed a comprehensive assessment of PAE and other substances throughout pregnancy and assessments for stress, anxiety, and depression in the third trimester. At 24 h of age, infant HRV was assessed in …

Tissue Oxygenation Changes After Transfusion And Outcomes In Preterm Infants: A Secondary Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study Of The Transfusion Of Prematures Randomized Clinical Trial (Top Nirs), Valerie Y Chock, Haresh Kirpalani, Edward F Bell, Sylvia Tan, Susan R Hintz, M Bethany Ball, Emily Smith, Abhik Das, Yvonne C Loggins, Beena G Sood, Lina F Chalak, Myra H Wyckoff, Stephen D Kicklighter, Kathleen A Kennedy, Ravi M Patel, Waldemar A Carlo, Karen J Johnson, Kristi L Watterberg, Pablo J Sánchez, Abbot R Laptook, Ruth B Seabrook, C Michael Cotten, Toni Mancini, Gregory M Sokol, Robin K Ohls, Anna Maria Hibbs, Brenda B Poindexter, Anne Marie Reynolds, Sara B Demauro, Sanjay Chawla, Mariana Baserga, Michele C Walsh, Rosemary D Higgins, Krisa P Van Meurs, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development Neonatal Research Network

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

IMPORTANCE: Preterm infants with varying degrees of anemia have different tissue oxygen saturation responses to red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, and low cerebral saturation may be associated with adverse outcomes.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether RBC transfusion in preterm infants is associated with increases in cerebral and mesenteric tissue saturation (Csat and Msat, respectively) or decreases in cerebral and mesenteric fractional tissue oxygen extraction (cFTOE and mFTOE, respectively) and whether associations vary based on degree of anemia, and to investigate the association of Csat with death or neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) at 22 to 26 months corrected age.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: …

Evidence-Based Public Health Practice: Developing Searchable Questions, Lisa M. Acuff, Jonathan Eldredge, Alexis Ellsworth-Kopkowski, Gale G. Hannigan

Educational Resources

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Goldwater V. Carter: Foreign Policy, China, And The Resurgence Of Executive Branch Primacy, Joshua Kastenberg

Faculty Book Display Case

Goldwater v. Carter tells the story of the Supreme Court ruling that upheld President James Earl Carter’s unilateral decision to nullify the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty with the Republic of China (Taiwan), thereby enabling the United States to establish relations with the People’s Republic of China. Senator Barry Goldwater and other members of Congress brought a lawsuit against Carter, arguing that the president needed Senate approval to take this action. President Carter’s actions in recognizing the People’s Republic of China were both a continuation of a process begun by President Richard Nixon and a milestone in foreign policy that survived …

Artificial Intelligence And Digital Pathology: Clinical Promise And Deployment Considerations, Mark D. Zarella, David S. Mcclintock, Harsh Batra, Rama R. Gullapalli, Michael Valante, Vivian O. Tan, Shubham Dayal, Kei Shing Oh, Haydee Lara, Chris A. Garcia, Esther Abels

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Artificial intelligence (AI) presents an opportunity in anatomic pathology to provide quantitative objective support to a traditionally subjective discipline, thereby enhancing clinical workflows and enriching diagnostic capabilities. AI requires access to digitized pathology materials, which, at present, are most commonly generated from the glass slide using whole-slide imaging. Models are developed collaboratively or sourced externally, and best practices suggest validation with internal datasets most closely resembling the data expected in practice. Although an array of AI models that provide operational support for pathology practices or improve diagnostic quality and capabilities has been described, most of them can be categorized into …

Evidence-Based Public Health Practice: Searching For Evidence, Lisa M. Acuff, Jonathan Eldredge, Alexis Ellsworth-Kopkowski, Gale G. Hannigan

Educational Resources

No abstract provided.

Hsc Connects Newsletter - September 1, 2023, Unm Hsc Communications

HSC Connects Newsletters

Weekly newsletter of the UNM Health Sciences Center.

Transfusion Reactions Associated With Covid-19 Convalescent Plasma In Outpatient Clinical Trials, Moises A. Huaman, Jay S. Raval, James H. Paxton, Giselle S. Mosnaim, Bela Patel, Shweta Anjan, Barry R. Meisenberg, Adam C. Levine, Christi E. Marshall, Anusha Yarava, Aarthi G. Shenoy, Sonya L. Heath, Judith S. Currier, Yuriko Fukuta, Janis E. Blair, Emily S. Spivak, Joann R. Petrini, Patrick B Broderick, William Rausch, Marieelena Cordisco, Jean Hammel, Benjamin Greenblatt, Valerie C Cluzet, Daniel Cruser, Kevin Oei, Matthew Abinante, Laura L. Hammitt, Catherine G. Sutcliffe, Donald N. Forthal, Martin S Zand, Edward R. Cachay, Seble G. Kassaye, Malathi Ram, Ying Wang, Piyali Das, Karen Lane, Nichol A Mcbee, Amy L Gawad, Nicky Karlen, Daniel E Ford, Oliver Laeyendecker, Andrew Pekosz, Sabra L. Klein, Stephan Ehrhardt, Bryan Lau, Sheriza N. Baksh, David M. Shade, Arturo Casadevall, Daniel F. Hanley, Jiangda Ou, Thomas J. Gniadek, Alyssa Ziman, Shmuel Shoham, Kelly A. Gebo, Evan M. Bloch, Aaron A R Tobian, David J. Sullivan, Jonathan M. Gerber

Pathology Research and Scholarship

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) is an important therapeutic option for outpatients at high risk of hospitalization from SARS-CoV-2 infection. We assessed the safety of outpatient CCP transfusions administered during clinical trials.

STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: We analyzed data pertaining to transfusion-related reactions from two randomized controlled trials in the U.S. that evaluated the efficacy of CCP versus control plasma in various ambulatory settings. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess whether CCP was associated with transfusion reactions, after adjusting for potential confounders.

RESULTS: The combined study reported 79/1351 (5.9%) adverse events during the transfusion visit, with the majority 62/1351 …

Atypical Squamous Verrucous Lesions Of The Oral Cavity: Challenges In Interpretation Of Small Incisional Biopsies, Ryland Richards, Shweta Agarwal

Pathology Research and Scholarship

BACKGROUND: Squamous verrucous proliferative lesions of oral cavity can pose a diagnostic challenge for the general pathologist, especially on small biopsies. The superficial nature of incisional biopsies and inconsistent histologic terminologies used for these lesions contribute to often-discrepant clinical diagnosis, resulting in delayed treatment. This study aims to explore the proliferative squamous lesions of oral cavity, correlate biopsy & resection diagnoses, and evaluate possible reasons for discrepant diagnosis (if any).

DESIGN: A retrospective review of oral verrucous squamous lesions was undertaken. Pathology database was searched for oral cavity biopsies from January2018 through August2022 with the keywords: atypical, verrucous, squamous, and …

Syntheses And Characterization Of Photoactive Ruthenium And Iron Polypyridyl Complexes, Rajani Thapa Magar

Chemistry and Chemical Biology ETDs

Within this dissertation, two distinct classes of metal complexes have been discussed that bear significance in the field of solar energy conversion, photo redox catalysis and memory devices. The first class of the metal complexes is a series of photochromic Ruthenium polypyridyl N-heterocyclic carbene tethered sulfoxide complexes that are reported to undergo unusually slow isomerization from S-bonded to O-bonded and unusually fast thermal reversion from O-bonded to S-bonded configuration. The role of NHC in the excited state dynamics of these complexes have been discussed in detail in Chapter 3.

For the first time in two decades, structural information of the …

20230901_Hslic's Biomedical Informatics Seminar Series Presents- Sean Mooney, Phd, Brandon Carroll

HSLIC Blog Post

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The Town That Built Its Own River: La Plaza Del Cerro At Taos County New Mexico, José A. Rivera Ph.D

Faculty Publications

Cerro is an unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, and is situated near New Mexico State Highway 522 heading north to the Colorado border. Nearby is Cerro de Guadalupe, a peak that has an elevation of 8,796 feet and Cerro at 7,490 feet. The connection to Guadalupe Mountain gave the town its original name as “La Plaza del Cerro de Guadalupe.” Cerro was established in the early 1850s by settlers who arrived from nearby Questa and Taos. By itself, Guadalupe Mountain did not provide sufficient water to sustain an agrarian economy based on farming and livestock ranching as was …

The Impact Of Postresettlement Stressors And Access To Health Care On Health Outcomes In Recently Resettled Refugees In The United States, David T. Lardier, Julia Hess, Lucas Winter, Jessica R. Goodkind

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

This mixed-methods study examines mechanisms connecting the deployment of economic, social, and health care resources to emotional distress and physical health outcomes. Examining such mechanisms is critical for informing strategies, policies, and other interventions for reducing health disparities and improving refugee health in the United States and other resettlement contexts. Data for this study were collected as part of a randomized control trial in a mid-sized city in the Southwestern United States. Two-hundred ninety recently resettled (< 3 years) refugee adults from 143 households were enrolled in the study (36.2% Afghan, 32.8% Iraqi/Syrian, and 31.0% Great Lakes African; 52% women). Qualitative interview data were collected via semistructured interviews. A longitudinal structural equation path model of quantitative data from three time points over 12 months tested hypotheses that emerged from qualitative findings. In semistructured interviews, refugees in the United States (a) attributed the development of worse or new physical health problems to postresettlement stressors related to financial instability and limited social support that contributed to their emotional distress and (b) reported several barriers to accessing health care in the United States, including insufficient knowledge of health care resources, inadequate patient-provider communication, and navigating complex American health insurance systems, all of which exacerbated their physical health problems. Guided by these qualitative findings, longitudinal quantitative data revealed that: (a) postmigration stressors were associated with emotional distress and poor self-reported physical health, (b) emotional distress mediated the association between postmigration stressors and global health satisfaction, and (c) emotional distress was negatively associated with global health satisfaction. Findings document stressors refugees experience in the context of the unique environment created by the American health care system and how these stressors contribute to poor physical health through increased emotional distress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

20230830_Welcome Back Days, Amy Weig-Pickering

HSLIC Blog Post

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