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Global Population Divergence Of A Cosmopolian Desert Plant, Victor Ryan Alfaro

Biology ETDs

Genetic and phenotypic variation can have different patterns within a species if it has populations with contrasting histories. Populations can have discrete differences that are shaped by different evolutionary scenarios, but within each population, range, or region, traits and association with fitness can also be affected by both edaphic and landscape variation. For my dissertation, I surveyed and experimentally analyzed variation and adaptive potential in Sahara mustard (Brassica tournefortii), a desert annual that has endemic, invasive, and agricultural populations in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Although my multi-trait analysis generated complex results, my findings can be applied to …

Pediatric Partnership: Drs. Aaron & Metta Cardon Join Unm Child Neurology Faculty, Michael Haederle

HSC Newsroom

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20210910_Hslic's Biomedical Informatics Seminar Series Presents- Mary Hill, Mot, Otr.L, Tamara Wheeler

HSLIC Blog Post

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20210909_Unm Holding Annual Suicide Awareness Week Sept. 12-18, David Lucero

HSLIC Blog Post

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Long-Term Video Object Detection And Tracking In Collaborative Learning Environments, Sravani Teeparthi

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Human activity recognition in videos is a challenging problem that has drawn a lot of interest, particularly when the goal requires the analysis of a large video database. The Advancing Out-of-School Learning in Mathematics and Engineering (AOLME) project provides a collaborative learning environment for middle school students to explore mathematics, computer science, and engineering by processing digital images and videos. As part of this project, around 2200 hours of video data were collected for analysis. This data was collected to understand how children learn in situations involving mathematical and programming challenges so as to recognize best teaching practices that support …

The Interaction And Progression Of Adolescent Substance Use And Co-Occurring Mental Health Problems And Social Support: A Latent Growth Modeling Approach, Jeremiah D. Simmons

Psychology ETDs

Background: Few studies have examined a reciprocal parallel process longitudinal trajectory of adolescent substance use and mental health problems simultaneously, and none have described this parallel process for adolescents receiving outpatient substance use treatment. No studies have examined how social support may account for deviations outside the overall trajectories for substance use or mental health problems. Method: Secondary data analysis examined a longitudinal parallel process latent growth model between mental health and substance use problems among adolescents who received outpatient substance use treatment. Results: Findings suggest that mental health and substance use problems are associated both initially and longitudinally, and …

Characterization Of Foamed Warm-Mix Asphalt For Workability And Moisture Damage, Biswajit Kumar Bairgi

Civil Engineering ETDs

Warm mix asphalt (WMA) technology reduces the high mixing and compaction temperatures of conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA) by approximately 10 ^°C to 40 ^°C. In WMA technology, instead of increasing the binder-aggregate temperature, the volume of asphalt is increased by injecting water into hot asphalt at high air pressure. The amount of water injected in the binder is typically determined by a trial and error process and is termed as foaming water content (FWC). Once the FWC is in contact with the hot asphalt binder, it turns into vapor with a rapid volume expansion due …

Exercise As A Multi-Modal Disease-Modifying Medicine In Systemic Sclerosis: An Introduction By The Global Fellowship On Rehabilitation And Exercise In Systemic Sclerosis (G-Forss), Henrik Pettersson, Helene Alexanderson, Janet L. Poole, Janos Varga, Malin Regardt, Anne-Marie Russell, Yasser Salam, Kelly Jensen, Jennifer Mansour, Tracy Frech, Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Cecília Varjú, Nancy Baldwin, Matty Heenan, Kim Fligelstone, Monica Holmner, Matthew R. Lammi, Mary Beth Scholand, Lee Shapiro, Elizabeth R. Volkmann, Lesley Ann Saketkoo

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous multisystem autoimmune disease whereby its main pathological drivers of disability and damage are vascular injury, inflammatory cell infiltration, and fibrosis. These mechanisms result in diffuse and diverse impairments arising from ischemic circulatory dysfunction leading to painful skin ulceration and calcinosis, neurovascular aberrations hindering gastrointestinal (GI) motility, progressive painful, incapacitating or immobilizing effects of inflammatory and fibrotic effects on the lungs, skin, articular and periarticular structures, and muscle. SSc-related impairments impede routine activities of daily living (ADLs) and disrupt three critical life areas: work, family, social/leisure, and also impact on psychological well-being. Physical activity and …

Uba2 Variants Underlie A Recognizable Syndrome With Variable Aplasia Cutis Congenita And Ectrodactyly, Rhonda E Schnur, Sairah Yousaf, James Liu, Wendy K Chung, Lindsay Rhodes, Michael Marble, Regina M Zambrano, Nara Sobreira, Parul Jayakar, Mary Ella Pierpont, Matthew J Schultz, Pavel N Pichurin, Rory J Olson, Gail E Graham, Matthew Osmond, Gustavo A Contreras-García, Karina A Campo-Neira, Camilo A Peñaloza-Mantilla, Mark Flage, Srikar Kuppa, Karina Navarro, Maria J Guillen Sacoto, Ingrid M Wentzensen, Maria I Scarano, Jane Juusola, Carlos E Prada, Robert B Hufnagel

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

PURPOSE: The human chromosome 19q13.11 deletion syndrome is associated with a variable phenotype that includes aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) and ectrodactyly as specific features. UBA2 (ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme 2) lies adjacent to the minimal deletion overlap region. We aimed to define the UBA2-related phenotypic spectrum in humans and zebrafish due to sequence variants and to establish the mechanism of disease.

METHODS: Exome sequencing was used to detect UBA2 sequence variants in 16 subjects in 7 unrelated families. uba2 loss of function was modeled in zebrafish. Effects of human missense variants were assessed in zebrafish rescue experiments.

RESULTS: Seven human UBA2 …

Chicago's Stay-At-Home Mandate-The Need To Improve On Domestic Violence Prevention And Response, Amy Bonomi, Rashmi Gangamma, Theresa H Cruz

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

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Shea Pediatric Leadership Council Commentary: Personal Protective Equipment During Care Of Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children (Mis-C), Martha L. Muller, Latania K. Logan, Larry K. Kociolek, Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, Allison H. Bartlett, Joshua K. Schaffzin, Karen A Ravin, Lorry G Rubin, Jason Lake, Carolyn Caughell, Lynn Ramirez-Avila, Shea Pediatric Leadership Council

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

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A Comprehensive Framework For Navigating Patient Care In Systemic Sclerosis: A Global Response To The Need For Improving The Practice Of Diagnostic And Preventive Strategies In Ssc, Lesley Ann Saketkoo, Tracy Frech, Cecília Varjú, Robyn Domsic, Jessica Farrell, Jessica K. Gordon, Carina Mihai, Nora Sandorfi, Lee Shapiro, Janet L. Poole, Elizabeth R. Volkmann, Monika Lammi, Kendra Mcanally, Helene Alexanderson, Henrik Pettersson, Faye Hant, Masataka Kuwana, Ami A. Shah, Vanessa Smith, Vivien Hsu, Otylia Kowal-Bielecka, Shervin Assassi, Maurizio Cutolo, Cristiane Kayser, Victoria K. Shanmugam, Madelon C. Vonk, Kim Fligelstone, Nancy Baldwin, Kerri Connolly, Anneliese Ronnow, Beata Toth, Maureen Suave, Sue Farrington, Elana J. Bernstein, Leslie J. Crofford, László Czirják, Kelly Jensen, Monique Hinchclif, Marie Hudson, Matthew R Lammi, Jennifer Mansour, Nadia D. Morgan, Fabian Mendoza, Mandana Nikpour, John Pauling, Gabriela Riemekasten, Anne-Marie Russell, Mary Beth Scholand, Elise Seigart, Tatiana Sofia Rodriguez-Reyna, Laura Hummers, Ulrich Walker, Virginia Steen

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

Systemic sclerosis (SSc), the most lethal of rheumatologic conditions, is the cause of death in >50% of SSc cases, led by pulmonary fibrosis followed by pulmonary hypertension and then scleroderma renal crisis (SRC). Multiple other preventable and treatable SSc-related vascular, cardiac, gastrointestinal, nutritional and musculoskeletal complications can lead to disability and death. Vascular injury with subsequent inflammation transforming to irreversible fibrosis and permanent damage characterizes SSc. Organ involvement is often present early in the disease course of SSc, but requires careful history-taking and vigilance in screening to detect. Inflammation is potentially reversible provided that treatment intensity quells inflammation and other …

Development Of Lupus Erythematosus Tumidus During The Course Of Systemic Sclerosis., Constantine N. Logothetis, Nikifor K. Konstantinov, Michael D. Reyes, N Suzanne Emil, Antonios H. Tzamaloukas

Pathology Research and Scholarship

A man with systemic sclerosis (SS), manifested by characteristic skin lesions, gastro-esophageal reflux disease, and pulmonary fibrosis producing progressive respiratory failure, and a positive antinuclear antibody consistent with reactivity to fibrillarin, developed skin lesions with the clinical and histological characteristics of lupus erythematosus tumidus (LET) 10 years after the diagnosis of SS. His respiratory failure progressed and he expired from sepsis after tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation two years after developing LET. The association of SS and LET, not described until now, raises questions about its pathogenesis and its prognostic significance.

Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms With Flt3 Rearrangement, Guilin Tang, Wayne Tam, Nicholas J. Short, Prithviraj Bose, David Wu, Stephanie N. Hurwitz, Adam Bagg, Heesun J. Rogers, Eric D. Hsi, Andres E. Quesada, Wei Wang, Roberto N. Miranda, Carlos E. Bueso-Ramos, L Jeffrey Medeiros, Valentina Nardi, Robert P. Hasserjian, Daniel A. Arber, Attilio Orazi, Kathryn Foucar, Sa A. Wang

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms (M/LN) with 13q12/FLT3 rearrangement have been suggested as candidates for possible inclusion in the World Health Organization classification group of M/LN with eosinophilia (M/LN-eo). We report 12 patients with confirmed FLT3 rearrangement, six with t(12;13)/ETV6-FLT3; one with ins(13;22)/BCR-FLT3; and five with an unconfirmed partner gene located on chromosome bands 2p16, 3q27, 5q15, 5q35, and 7q36. Disease presentations were heterogeneous, including lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma, myeloid sarcoma, chronic eosinophilic leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome. However, some common features were observed, such as extramedullary involvement (n = 7, 58%), associated eosinophilia in blood, bone marrow, or tissue (n = 8, …

Coalition For Prisoners' Rights Newsletter, Vol. 46-C, No. 9, Coalition For Prisoners' Rights

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Unm Hslic Organizational Chart 2021, Sally Bowler-Hill

HSLIC Organizational Charts

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When Engineering Solutions Cause Legal Problems: The Developing Field Of Reservoir Rights And Liabilities, Joseph A. Schremmer

Faculty Scholarship

For well over a decade, the pages of this Quarterly have undoubtedly been filled with discussions of cutting-edge drilling and completion technologies. This article discusses some of the problems that all these engineering solutions have caused for the law of oil and gas. It begins in Part II with a brief outline of how the law slowly develops through the common law process and illustrates how that process responds, also slowly, to rapid technological and social changes, like the unconventional hydrocarbon revolution. Part III then surveys how courts have begun to reform the legal rights and remedies in common reservoirs …

Uptake Of Co-Testing With Hpv And Cytology For Cervical Screening: A Population-Based Evaluation In The United States, Jack Cuzick, Ruofei Du, Rachael Adcock, Walter Kinney, Nancy Joste, Ruth M. Mcdonald, Kevin English, Salina M. Torres, Debbie Saslow, Cosette M. Wheeler

Pathology Research and Scholarship

OBJECTIVES: Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for cervical screening has been shown to increase the yield of precancerous disease and reduce the incidence of cervical cancer more than cytology alone. Here we document the state-wide uptake of co-testing with HPV and cytology in women aged 30-64 years as recommended by national and international bodies.

METHODS: Registry-based study of all screening cytology and HPV tests in New Mexico from 2008 to 2019 among women aged 21-64 years, with a focus on cytology negative tests to distinguish co-testing from reflex HPV testing to triage equivocal or mildly abnormal cytology.

RESULTS: A total of …

Adherence To National Guidelines On Cervical Screening: A Population-Based Evaluation From A Statewide Registry, Philip E. Castle, Walter K. Kinney, Lu Chen, Jane J. Kim, Steven Jenison, Giovanna Rossi, Huining Kang, Jack Cuzick, Cosette M. Wheeler, New Mexico Hpv Pap Registry Steering Committee

Pathology Research and Scholarship

In 2012, national recommendations for cervical-cancer screening of women aged 30-64 years were quinquennial human papillomavirus and cytology co-testing or triennial cytology. Data from a state-wide surveillance program in New Mexico demonstrated 65.2% (95% confidence interval [95%CI]= 64.6%% to 65.7%) of women screened in 2019 had negative co-test within the last 3 years. Percentages of women screened in 2013, 2016, and 2019 with a prior negative co-test more than 5 and up to 7 years ago were 2.6% (95% CI = 2.2% to 2.9%), 2.1% (95% CI = 1.9% to 2.2%), and 6.5% (95% CI = 6.2% to 6.8%), respectively …

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange In Myasthenia Gravis: A Systematic Literature Review And Meta-Analysis Of Comparative Evidence, Tina S. Ipe, Adeola R. Davis, Jay S. Raval

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Background: Patients with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) can be treated acutely with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) or intravenous immune globulin (IVIG). To date, there is no definitive understanding of which of the two treatments is more effective and safer. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature on the comparative efficacy and safety of TPE to other available treatments for MG. Methods: A systematic literature search for studies published between 1997 and 2017 was performed per Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines using two database sources, MEDLINE (through the PubMed database) and Cochrane Library. …

20210829_Upcoming Workshops, Kelleen Maluski

HSLIC Blog Post

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A New Approach Of Multi-Dimensional Single Valued Plithogenic Neutrosophic Set In Multi Criteria Decision Making, S.P. Priyadharshini, F. Nirmala Irudayam

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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On Neutrosophic Uninorms, Erick González-Caballero, Maikel Leyva-Vázque, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Tri-Topological Space, Suman Das, Surapati Pramanik

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Hybridization Between Deep Learning Algorithms And Neutrosophic Theory In Medical Image Processing: A Survey, Nn Mostafa, K Ahmed, I El-Henawy

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Pentapartitioned Neutrosophic Topological Space, Suman Das, Binod Chandra Tripathy

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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A New Approach To Group Decision Making Problem In Medical Diagnosis Using Interval Neutrosophic Soft Matrix, Somen Debnath

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Impact Of Complex Interval Neutrosophic Soft Set Theory In Decision Making By Using Aggregate Operator, Somen Debnath

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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On Refined Neutrosophic Canonical Hypergroups, M.A. Ibrahim, A.A.A. Agboola, Z.H. Ibrahim, E.O. Adeleke

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Introduction To Plithogenic Logic As Generalization Of Multivariate Logic, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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