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Modification Of Existing Head Circumference Charts For New Mexico Native American Children, Myranda Robinson, Holly Jones, Sahana Ummadi, Julianne Olguin, Jewel Meyer-Hagen, Hengameh Pajer, James Botros, Ariana Barkley, Orrin Myers, Heather Spader

Brain & Behavioral Health Research Day

Background

Current Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) growth charts are based on normative data that do not adequately represent the distinct pattern of head growth observed by providers for New Mexican Native American children.¹ Therefore, Native American children with normal but larger head circumferences (HC), can be inaccurately diagnosed with macrocephaly and undergo unnecessary diagnostic workups.² The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether HCs for Native American children in New Mexico distribute differently than established growth charts.

Methods

This is an IRB-approved retrospective chart review of all Native American well-child visits …

The Bronze Age Armenian Artifact Decoded Via Cbb (Discovered In Lake Sevan, Armenia, During The 1950s By Archeologist), April Vihilidal

Brain & Behavioral Health Research Day

Background: Within the research paradigm in the cognition, brain, and behavior (CBB) group includes studies of sensation and perception, learning and memory, attention, mental imagery, and conceptual representation. The Bronze Age Armenian Artifact is an example of humans from the past using (CBB) to communicate with humans of the present. The artifact dates to the 11th-12th centuries BCE.

There are five ancient archeological sites related to the Bronze Age Armenian artifact via the planet's ley lines:

1) Mount Nemrut, Turkey, dates from the 1st century BCE.

2) Lake Sevan, Armenia, where the artifact was discovered.

3) Carahunge dates back 7,500 …

20230330_Join Us For All Things Art On Monday, April 3rd, From 12- 3pm, Laura J. Hall

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

Development Of Opioid Vaccines Using Bacteriophage Virus-Like Particles, Isabella G. Romano, Bryce Chackerian, Matthew Campen, Kathryn M. Frietze

Brain & Behavioral Health Research Day

Oxycodone is the most abused prescription opioid and a common cause of opioid use disorder and overdose. Despite the availability of different treatment options, opioid overdose rates have skyrocketed to a staggering 80,000 deaths in 2021. Vaccines against opioids have been proposed as a novel strategy for preventing overdose and several studies have established the feasibility of this approach. Here, we report our efforts to engineer a vaccine against oxycodone that elicits high-titer antibodies with protective functionality against oxycodone. We accomplish this using a bacteriophage Qβ virus-like particle (VLP) platform to display oxycodone in a highly immunogenic and multivalent format. …

20230330_Hslic's Biomedical Informatics Seminar Series Presents- Lewis Worley, Be, And Robyn Gleasner, Mlis, Brandon Carroll

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

1960s Colombia: Cold War & Culture, Dave Corcoran, Latin American And Iberian Institute

LAII Events

In Colombia, as across the Americas, the 1960s was a decade of change. As the global Cold War was then intensifying, regional groups with revolutionary objectives (FARC, ELN, EPL) took inspiration from abroad and mounted new challenges to the Colombian state. Much of the armed conflict of the decade played out in rural areas with all sides appealing for campesino support, but urban centers became a different type of battleground. There, educational and cultural programming targeted the urban middle class to counteract support for revolution, and in the climate of the Cold War, international influences were strong. This talk examines …

Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks For Multigrid In Time Coarse Grid Equations, Jonathan P. Gutierrez

Mathematics & Statistics ETDs

For parallel-in-time integration methods, the multigrid-reduction-in-time (MGRIT) method has shown promising results in both improved convergence and increased computational speeds when solving evolution problems. However, one problem the MGRIT algorithm currently faces is it struggles solving hyperbolic problems efficiently. In particular, hyperbolic problems are generally solved using explicit methods and this causes issues on the coarser multigrid levels, where larger (coarser) time step sizes can violate the stability condition. In this thesis, physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) are used to evaluate the coarse grid equations in the MGRIT algorithm with the goal to improve convergence for problems with hyperbolic behavior, as …

Essays On The Economics Of Grid Modernization, Jesse Kaczmarski

Economics ETDs

I present three chapters on the economics of grid modernization. The first chapter examines the consumer acceptance of community microgrid services. In this chapter I present the results of a split-sample contingent valuation experiment in which electric bill payers across Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah are asked about the willingness-to-pay for the installation of a community microgrid contingent on costs and benefits. In the second chapter, I examine the role of contractual hydropower receipts in the fuel mix for a medium size power authority in Colorado. I show that hydropower offsets fossil fuel generation sources and contribute to reductions …

20230328_March Is Brain Injury Awareness Month, Kelleen Maluski

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

Measuring Energy Deposition From A Laser Induced Plasma In Air Which Generates Broadband Microwave Radiation, Anna M. Janicek

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

The absorbed energy from a short pulse laser produced plasma is proportional to the magnitude of the acoustic wave the plasma launches; however, methods to resolve absolute energy from the acoustic signal are still being developed. This is the first report of quantitatively estimating the energy deposited by a femtosecond laser-induced plasma using a shock wave approximation from acoustic measurements. To further understand energy deposition mechanisms, two diagnostics, a single microphone which measures the acoustic signal propagation and an array of microphones which measure the changing acoustic signal longitudinally along the plasma were developed and implemented to measure the energy …

Wagon Tracks Volume 37, Issue 2 (February 2023)

Wagon Tracks

Contents

2 On the Cover: Flint Hills Fire by Jim Richardson

4 Insights from your President

5 Joanne’s Jottings

6 2023 Symposium

7, 15, 21, 28 Trail News

8-10 Copies Found of Kanza Treaties: October 28, 1815, and August 16, 1825 by L. Stephen Schmidt

10 In Memoriam: Morris Alexander, John Conoboy

11 Roots Run Deep: Nicholas Gentry and George Franklin 1

12-15 Santa Fe Trail Documented in Marion County, Kansas by L. Stephen Schmidt

16-21 Rebecca Mayer's 1852 Honeymoon with 50 Men and 500 Mules by Joy Poole

22-27 Hell on Wheels: Las Animas and La Junta by Dr. …

20230324_Two Hslic Faculty Members Receive Mla Awards, Brandon Carroll

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

04-07-23 Hsc Committee Notice, Hsc Committee

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

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Ligase I Deficiency On Replication Fork And Chromatin, Seema Khattri Bhandari

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Half of all the eukaryotic nuclear genome is synthesized as Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand at the replication fork. Okazaki fragment synthesis begins with repeated production of short RNA-DNA primers synthesized by the DNA Polymerase α (Pol α)-primase complex. The primer terminus is recognized by Replication Factor C (RFC) which then loads the sliding clamp protein, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), resulting in the recruitment of DNA Polymerase δ (Pol δ) which carries out the gap filling DNA synthesis displacing the 5’ end of the preceding Okazaki fragment which is cleaved by Flap Endonuclease 1 (FEN-1), and ultimately the …

Musicology Colloquium: Musical Representation And Advocacy Through Mariachi Consultancies, Latin American And Iberian Institute, Lauryn Salazar

LAII Events

In this presentation, I explore how my research on mariachi music has been used in terms of the musical and visual representation of the mariachi tradition through my consultancies with Disney Pixar’s Coco and the 2022 USPS Mariachi Stamps. As an applied ethnomusicologist, I primarily focus on how the mariachi tradition can be used to uplift the Latino(a) community, mainly through access to higher education. Having served as a consultant for the above projects, I directly influenced the representation of the mariachi tradition, which has given it worldwide attention.

Dr. Lauryn Salazaris an Associate Professor of Musicology and Director …

Brief Of Amici Curiae Law Professors & Indian Law Experts In Support Of Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari, Smith V. United States, Barbara L. Creel, Marc-Tizoc Gonzaléz, Verónica C. Gonzales

Faculty Scholarship

The decision reached by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, permitting the application of state criminal law to punish a tribal member whose alleged criminal conduct occurred on an Indian reservation and caused no harm to another person—solely based on the Assimilative Crimes Act (ACA), 18 U.S.C. § 13 is contrary to numerous treaties, acts of Congress, and foundational principles
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Lambda Variant Collected From A Child From Arkansas And Sequenced, Lori Wong, Christopher Randolph, Emily Kanwischer, Ashton Ingold, Bobby L. Boyanton, Jay Taylor, Rachel A. Frenner, Susan E. Harley, Jordan T. Bird, Timothy J. Thurman, Sangam Kandel, David W. Ussery, Stephanie D Byrum, Darrell Dinwiddie, Daryl Domman, Uday K. Chalwadi, Joshua Kennedy

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

An eleven-year-old tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant. Sequencing was performed on the Oxford Nanopore and the Illumina NextSeq 500. Both platforms identified all 7 of the synonymous mutations in the sample, while all 28 nonsynonymous mutations were identified from Oxford Nanopore and 20 nonsynonymous mutations were identified from Illumina.

20230316_Hslic Welcomes Our New Outreach And Community Engagement Librarian, Ingrid C. Hendrix

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

Hydraulic Modeling And Environmental Flows To Inform Ecological Models, Aubrey E. Harris

Civil Engineering ETDs

The widespread availability of high-quality terrain and long-term hydrologic monitoring data has increased opportunities in hydraulic modeling to support regional planning and decision-making. Hydraulic modeling is already a prevalent tool in riverine construction design for issues like flood control and erosion protection. Despite hydraulic models also being relevant for characterizing habitat conditions, the use of hydraulic modeling for ecological assessment has been fragmented in scale and application. The state of the science presents multiple ways to identify environmental flow criteria and hydraulic estimation of habitat areas. However, it has been challenging to combine these approaches as a parsimonious and effective …

Additive Manufacturing Of Engineered Cementitious Composites With Ultra-High Tensile Ductility, Amir Bakhshi

Civil Engineering ETDs

One of the critical factors in the development of additive manufacturing in the construction industry is designing suitable materials for 3D printing applications. 3D concrete printing (3DCP) has gained significant attention due to the abundance and availability of concrete. However, concrete is a brittle material and, without proper reinforcement, cannot meet the requirements for structural purposes. Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC), known for high ductility, and strain-hardening with low fiber contents, can potentially eliminate the need for steel reinforcement in 3D printing without any need for manual placement of reinforcement. A set of systematic tests on ECC mix designs' fresh and …

20230314_Elevator Renovation Coming Soon, Sally Bowler-Hill

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

It's Harder Than It Looks: How Students Identify Original Research Articles In An Undergraduate Biology Course, Alyssa Russo, Amy Jankowski

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Biology students must develop a foundational understanding about the role information plays in the scientific research process. Key to this is understanding that original research articles are the primary method of communicating findings from original scientific research. We analyzed data from an information literacy tutorial and worksheet integrated in a core undergraduate biology course to investigate how students identify original research articles. Our results suggest that students conceptually comprehend original research, but they need practice at identifying original research articles in real time and benefit from librarian feedback when they are actively searching for and selecting articles.

03/13/2023 Meeting, Kelleen Maluski

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Mediators On The Relationship Between Antenatal Opioid Agonist Exposure And The Severity Of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, Lori A Devlin, Zhuopei Hu, Songthip Ounpraseuth, Alan E. Simon, Robert D. Annett, Abhik Das, Janell F. Fuller, Rosemary D. Higgins, Stephanie L. Merhar, P Brian Smith, Margaret M. Crawford, Lesley E. Cottrell, Adam J. Czynski, Sarah Newman, David A. Paul, Pablo J. Sánchez, Erin O. Semmens, M Cody Smith, Bonny L. Whalen, Jessica N. Snowden, Leslie W. Young, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development Neonatal Research Network And The Nih Environmental Influences On Child Health Outcomes (Echo) Program Institutional Development Awards States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

OBJECTIVES: (1) To evaluate the direct (un-mediated) and indirect (mediated) relationship between antenatal exposure to opioid agonist medication as treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and the severity of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), and (2) to understand the degree to which mediating factors influence the direct relationship between MOUD exposure and NOWS severity.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study includes data abstracted from the medical records of 1294 opioid-exposed infants (859 MOUD exposed and 435 non-MOUD exposed) born at or admitted to one of 30 US hospitals from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. Regression models and mediation analyses were …

Interaction Analysis Model Lexicon, Austin Megli, Dayra Fallad-Mendoza, Monica Etsitty-Dorame, Jasmine Desiderio, Yan Chen, Damien Sanchez, Nick Flor, Charlotte Gunawardena

Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences Student Publications

No abstract provided.

20230310_Spring Break Hours, Brandon Carroll

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

20230309_Unm Is Now An Institutional Member Of Orcid, Jonathan M. Pringle

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

Latinx Visions: Speculative Worlds In Latinx Art, Literature, And Performance, Latin American And Iberian Institute

LAII Events

Latinx artists, writers, and performers are envisioning speculative worlds, including dystopias, utopias, apocalyptic lands, fantastic futures, and horrifying worlds, at a greater rate than ever before. This creative renaissance raises the following questions: Why are Latinx creators drawn to the speculative genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and why now? What is aesthetically exceptional about these new Latinx speculative worlds? With these questions in mind, the Latinx Visions project is gathering, for the first time, some of the most prominent scholars working on this topic for a conference at the University of New Mexico on March 9-11, 2023. The …

Social Determinants Of Health In The Phase One Curriculum: Intentionality, Articulation, And Integration, Jonathan Eldredge

Posters and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Disrupted Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity In Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Felicha T. Candelaria-Cook, Megan E. Schendel, Lucinda Flynn, Cassandra Cerros, Dina E. Hill, Julia M. Stephen

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

BACKGROUND: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) can result in harmful and long-lasting neurodevelopmental changes. Children with PAE or a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have decreased white matter volume and resting-state spectral power compared to typically developing controls (TDC) and impaired resting-state static functional connectivity. The impact of PAE on resting-state dynamic functional network connectivity (dFNC) is unknown.

METHODS: Using eyes-closed and eyes-open magnetoencephalography (MEG) resting-state data, global dFNC statistics and meta-states were examined in 89 children aged 6-16 years (51 TDC, 38 with FASD). Source analyzed MEG data were used as input to group spatial independent component analysis to derive …