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Assessment Of Nutrition Services In Substance Use Disorder (Sud) Treatment Centers In New Mexico, Natalie Kennedy

Shared Knowledge Conference

The objective of this study was to assess the utilization of nutrition services and registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) at substance use disorder (SUD) treatment centers in New Mexico. This cross-sectional descriptive study used an online survey to gather information from SUD treatment centers offering inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and/or intensive outpatient treatment across New Mexico. To locate facilities in New Mexico, where the primary focus of care was substance abuse, a search was conducted using the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) database of treatment facilities and programs. Out of the 80 facilities initially identified, individuals from 19 …

The U.S. Constitution's Emoluments Clauses: Protecting National Security?, Ric Rockett

Shared Knowledge Conference

Though important to defending the young nation's security, the brevity of the Emoluments Clauses belies the inability to enforce their intent and protect national security from extra-governmental influence. Until Donald J. Trump's candidacy for the Office of the President, little attention had been paid to these elements of national security, leaving an exploitable hole in the expectations of public office behavior. To overcome these shortcomings, action is necessary to strengthen their protections and enforceability, averting future crisis in the security and integrity of the nation. As important as these clauses are in protecting the security and integrity of the nation, …

Comparison Of Bulk And Surface Dopants For Stabilizing Ceria Surface Area, Ryan Alcala

Shared Knowledge Conference

Ceria is known to be a great heterogenous catalyst and catalyst support for both oxygen and hydrogen transfer catalysis. Many of these reactions take place at high temperature where ceria is known to sinter, lose surface area, and become less catalytically active as a result. Ceria, having the ability to bind strongly to many transition metals, can form stable surface and bulk complexes that remain stable even at temperatures up to 800 degrees C. These dopants form stable complexes in atomically dispersed form decorating only the surface or as substitutional or interstitial to the ceria host lattice. The presence of …

Horrible Networks - When Media Kill Ethics, Sudhiti Naskar

Shared Knowledge Conference

Networks are organizations of people and their interests. Without networks, societies would collapse. However, in recent times, several societies in various nations have observed that networks can breed hatred, lies, increased discrimination, and racism, thereby crippling democracies and eroding their ethical fabrics. In an increasingly digital and technology-empowered world that's mutually networked, the functions and objectives of networks need special attention, mainly because there is scarce understanding about their compositions, organizations, and operations. In Communication, one of the ways networks are understood is through the concepts of first-order networks that include infrastructural units like TV stations, towers, switches, devices, and …

Tracing Transmission Of Sin Nombre Virus And Discovery Of Infection In Multiple Rodent Species, Samuel Goodfellow

Shared Knowledge Conference

Orthohantaviruses are a family of negative-sense, single-stranded segmented RNA viruses that can cause hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) throughout North, Central and South America. Transmission of these viruses is primarily through exposure to droppings from infected rodents. Sin Nombre virus (SNV), found in North America, is primarily carried, and transmitted, by deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) and has a ~36% case fatality rate in humans. New Mexico has the highest number of human SNV cases in the United States making it important to understand the distribution and genetics of SNV within this region. In August 2020, amidst the severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Estimating Tea Plantation Area Based On Multi-Source Satellite Data, Yanhong Huang

Shared Knowledge Conference

Tea is a characteristic cash crop native to China, mainly distributed in the south of the Yangtze River. Estimating the planting area and spatial distribution of tea gardens is of great significance to improve the economic and ecological benefits of tea. In this paper, a method for extracting tea plantation area based on multi-source remote sensing satellite data was proposed. We collected the Landsat 8 OLI, Sentinel-2, HJ-1A/B, and GF-1 WFV data from 2017 to 2018 in Huzhou City, China. After data pre-processing, we calculated the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and spectral characteristics of each dataset. We also obtained …

Photonic Crystal Surface Emitting Laser (Pcsel), Subhashree Seth

Shared Knowledge Conference

Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) is investigated as a method of fabrication for photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSELs). The influence of regrowth to photonic crystal morphology is documented. PCSEL devices are demonstrated by optical pumping and electrical injection. PCSELs represent a new class of semiconductor laser that fulfills an industry need for high-power high-quality beams from a monolithic form factor. Traditional semiconductor lasers, edge emitting lasers and vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs), make compromises between high-power and high-quality emission. For instance, edge emitting lasers are commonly chosen for high power applications, however, their oblong emission surface yields wide divergent …

Ca1 Catecholamine Response To Contextual Novelty Persists After Weeks Of Related Exposure, Tia N. Donaldson

Shared Knowledge Conference

Neuromodulatory dynamics play an important role in hippocampal function. Both dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine (NE) are required for synaptic plasticity and have been suggested to function as novelty signals within the hippocampus. It was hypothesized these catecholamines would increase when mice were exposed to a novel environment and that responses would decay over time as the context begins to become familiar. Wild type mice were stereotaxically injected into the CA1 of the hippocampus with an adeno-associated virus expressing either DA or NE and then implanted with a single fiber optic cannula. Combined with fluorescent sensors, in vivo fiber photometry was …

At War's End: A Difference-In-Difference Model Of Terrorism And The Transition Out Of War, Mahtab Shafiei

Shared Knowledge Conference

Terrorism is one of the most devastating acts of political violence; yet social scientists are just beginning to understand terrorist groups in a systematic way. The focus of our research is the prevalence of terrorist acts during and after the conclusion of civil wars. In this project, we define terrorist groups as heterogeneous actors with heterogeneous goals. We explore the diverse ways that wars come to a close, and we analyze the impact of war resolution on terrorist activity. We employ a pooled, panel cross-section of data on more than 650 terrorist groups from 1970- 2014. Using a difference-in-difference causal …

Distributional Effect Of Exposure To Cafos: A Case Study Of Large Dairies In New Mexico, Suraj Ghimire

Shared Knowledge Conference

The industrialization of the agricultural sector has turned into a double-edged sword for the future of humanity on this planet. On the one hand, without industrialized agriculture, there would be insufficient food and fiber to feed the growing human population. On the other hand, the rapid expansion of large-scale farms has resulted in an unprecedented amount of negative externalities impacting the environment and human health. While the benefits of abundance have been enjoyed evenly across the board, the negative impacts are borne mainly by and concentrated in the historically underprivileged communities. The goal of this research is to look at …

The Reason To Eliminate Asylee Detention: A Socio-Economic Framework, Dominic Baca

Shared Knowledge Conference

This research is centered around an expansion of an international human rights perspective, regarding the abolition of detention of asylum seekers in the United States. Borrowing from a socio-economic framework, demonstrating how social actions are translatable to economic impact implications, this work will illuminate a larger framework regarding the economic impacts of immigrant labor, particularly in the Ciudad-Juárez, Mexico - El Paso, Texas region regarding the caregiving, and healthcare workforces. The methodologies of this paper will be applicable to immigrant labor forces around the world, creating a larger understanding of how scholars and policymakers can identify the economic impacts of …

11/08/2021 Meeting, Kelleen Maluski

Meeting Minutes

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20211108_Hslic Is Hiring - Graduate Project Assistant Position, Tamara Wheeler

HSLIC Blog Post

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Fabrication Of Oxide-Based Memristors For Neural Networks, Jamison E. Wagner

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

This thesis discusses what a memristor is, how it is hypothesized to work and the fabrication work undertaken with hafnia and titania-based ultrathin oxide films. In addition, the electrical tests utilized to characterize the physical performance of the memristors including but not limited to, their IV hysteresis responses, yield rates and overall reliability. The results and discussion of this work are aimed at better understanding how fabrication of memristive devices can be further improved for future work.

20211105_Upcoming- Moving Beyond Impostor Syndrome, Kelleen Maluski

HSLIC Blog Post

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20211105_Anatomical Models Now Available 24 7, Varina Kosovich

HSLIC Blog Post

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Intelligent Internet Of Things Frameworks For Smart City Safety, Dimitrios Sikeridis

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

The emerging Smart City ecosystem consists of a vast edge network of Internet of Things (IoT) devices that continuously interact with mobile devices carried by its citizens. In this setting, the IoT infrastructure, apart from the main communications facilitator, acts as a crowdsourcing mechanism that collects massive amounts of user data, and can support public safety applications for the Smart City. In this thesis, we design and analyze learning mechanisms that extract intelligence from crowd interactions with the wireless IoT infrastructure, and optimize its energy efficiency while operating as a public safety network. First, we deploy a multi-story facility testbed …

20211103_You're Invited. More Than Words- Without Action, It's Just Musical Acronyms, Kelleen Maluski

HSLIC Blog Post

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The Washington Post Interviews Vinay Harpalani: The Courts Have Served As An Anti-Democratic Force For Much Of U.S. History, Vinay Harpalani, David A. Love

Faculty Scholarship

Certainly there are examples in which the high court has upheld the rights of the marginalized and disadvantaged. However, as Vinay Harpalani, associate professor of law at the University of New Mexico, has noted, “even when the U.S. Supreme Court makes rulings that seem to favor people of color, those rulings usually serve the interests of wealthy, elite White Americans.”

Harpalani cited how the Brown decision stemmed in part from Cold War strategy and the need for the United States to appeal to people in African, Asian and Latin American countries. “Racial segregation at home did not bode well …

Factors Contributing To Activism Among Advantaged-Group And Disadvantaged-Group Undergraduate Students, Anne Guzman

Psychology ETDs

Identifying factors that contribute to activism may be helpful in increasing activism. This study investigated how experiences, personality characteristics, beliefs, attitudes, group membership (i.e., POC, women, LGBTQ, and disabled individuals), and intersectional group membership defined by social location related to reported engagement in racial justice activism. A sample of 155 undergraduate students completed measures of empathy, openness to diversity, authoritarianism, multicultural experiences, level of prejudice, motivation to respond without prejudice, allophilia, understanding of privilege, racial/ethnic identity, and social support. Results supported that engagement in activism differed based on group membership for gender, LGBTQ+, and primary race and based on social …

Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements For Children Age 6-24 Months: A Systematic Review And Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis Of Effects On Developmental Outcomes And Effect Modifiers, Elizabeth L. Prado, Charles D. Arnold, K Ryan Wessells, Christine P. Stewart, Souheila Abbeddou, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Benjamin F. Arnold, Ulla Ashorn, Per Ashorn, Elodie Becquey, Kenneth H. Brown, Jaya Chandna, Parul Christian, Holly N. Dentz, Sherlie J L Dulience, Lia C H Fernald, Emanuela Galasso, Lotta Hallamaa, Sonja Y. Hess, Lieven Huybregts, Lora L Iannotti, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Patricia Kohl, Anna Lartey, Agnes Le Port, Stephen P. Luby, Kenneth Maleta, Andrew Matchado, Susana L. Matias, Malay K. Mridha, Robert Ntozini, Clair Null, Maku E. Ocansey, Sarker M. Parvez, John Phuka, Amy J. Pickering, Andrew J. Prendergast, Abu A. Shamim, Zakia Siddiqui, Fahmida Tofail, Ann M. Weber, Lee S F Wu, Kathryn G. Dewey

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

BACKGROUND: Small-quantity (SQ) lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNSs) provide many nutrients needed for brain development.

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to generate pooled estimates of the effect of SQ-LNSs on developmental outcomes (language, social-emotional, motor, and executive function), and to identify study-level and individual-level modifiers of these effects.

METHODS: We conducted a 2-stage meta-analysis of individual participant data from 14 intervention against control group comparisons in 13 randomized trials of SQ-LNSs provided to children age 6-24 mo (total n = 30,024).

RESULTS: In 11-13 intervention against control group comparisons (n = 23,588-24,561), SQ-LNSs increased mean language (mean difference: 0.07 SD; 95% CI: 0.04, …

Investigating Operational Modes In Gallium Nitride Photoconductive Switches, Brad J. Maynard

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

As switching requirements for speed, power, and efficiency become more stringent, advances in wide-bandgap (WBG) materials has enabled their use in high power switching devices. One such device, the photoconductive semiconductor switch (PCSS), while previously constructed from GaAs, shows promise using WBG Mn-doped GaN. Lateral and vertical geometries of PCSS have been produced and evaluated for operation using sub-mJ/ns regime pulsed laser incidence. At fields below 25 kV/cm, the lateral switch operates in the linear regime where modest photocurrent fitting the laser envelope is observed. Above this threshold, the switches demonstrate circuit-limited persistent conductivity (PC) current, in what is presumed …

Shea Pediatric Leadership Council Commentary: Inpatient Visitor Considerations For Pediatric Patients During The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Pandemic, Allison H. Bartlett, Karen A Ravin, Lorry G Rubin, Caitlin Mcgrath, Annabelle De St Maurice, W Matthew Linam, Latania K. Logan, Martha Muller, Carolyn Caughell, Lynn Ramirez-Avila, Shea Pediatric Leadership Council

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

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Guidance On The Critical Shortage Of Sodium Citrate Coagulation Tubes For Hemostasis Testing, Robert C. Gosselin, Annette Bowyer, Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Jill M. Johnsen, Giuseppe Lippi, Richard A. Marlar, Keith Neeves, Marian A. Rollins-Raval

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Recent manufacturing problems and increased utilization has created a shortage of 3.2% sodium citrate blood collection tubes used for coagulation testing, causing stakeholders such as hospitals, clinics and laboratories, to find suitable alternatives. Considerations for in-house citrate blood collection tube preparations or purchasing commercial products from unknown manufacturing sources is of particular concern to laboratories that perform coagulation testing. It is well recognized that variability exists between citrate blood collection tube manufacturers, thereby making any transition to new blood collection methods more challenging than simply switching to a new source. This document provides provisional guidance for validating alternative sources of …

Coalition For Prisoners' Rights Newsletter, Vol. 46-C, No. 11, Coalition For Prisoners' Rights

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Hepatitis C Virus Care Cascade In Persons Experiencing Homelessness In The United States In The Era Of Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents: A Scoping Review, Aubrey Del Rosario, Jonathan Eldredge, Sara Doorley, Shiraz I. Mishra, Denece Kesler, Kimberly Page

Publications

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) care cascade has been well characterized in the general United States population and other subpopulations since curative medications have been available. However, information is limited on care cascade outcomes in persons experiencing homelessness. The main objective of this study was to map the available evidence on HCV care cascade outcomes in people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. in the era of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs). Primary and secondary outcomes included linkage to care (evaluation by a provider that can treat HCV) and sustained virologic response (SVR) or cure. Exploratory outcomes included other cascade data, like …

Natural Resources And Environmental Law Newsletter, Autumn 2021, University Of New Mexico - School Of Law

Newsletter

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20211029_Streaming Video Collection At Hslic, Robyn Gleasner

HSLIC Blog Post

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20211027_Hslic's Biomedical Informatics Seminar Series Presents- Joseph A. Cook, Phd, Tamara Wheeler

HSLIC Blog Post

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Conversations About Utopia And Anti-Utopia In Latin America: Co-Authored Writing, Felix Manuel Burgos, Les W. Field, Lara Gunderson

LAII Events

During the markedly strange time for research and writing engendered by the pandemic, I came to realize that for many years I had noticed with alarm that utopian narratives and imaginaries, in written and visual media, had almost completely disappeared, whereas dystopian and anti-utopian imaginaries had everywhere proliferated. I initiated conversations with former and current students to co-theorize this historical moment in the ways alternative futures are conjured and represented. Out of those conversations the two projects presented here developed: on the one hand, a conversation with Lara Gunderson, (PhD in Anthropology 2018) about the utopian imaginary in Nicaragua was …