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Applications Of Evidence Theory To High-Consequence Systems Safety, Christina Marie Deffenbaugh

Mathematics & Statistics ETDs

Issues linked to abnormal environments (like high-consequence systems safety, e.g., nuclear weapon components, bridges, apartment buildings, etc.) may have insufficient information to use either classical statistical methods or Bayesian approaches for calculating associated probabilistic risks, so there is often a requirement for another method that can deal with a low-information situation to obtain a risk assessment. Belief/plausibility measures of uncertainty from A. P. Dempster and G. Shafer’s Evidence Theory is one such method. This thesis has two goals. First, a brief discussion on belief/plausibility measures as an application of Evidence Theory will familiarize the audience with its history and how …

Climatic Controls Of Plant Productivity, Phenology, And Physiology In Drylands, Alesia Jane Hallmark, Scott L. Collins, Marcy E. Litvak, Christopher D. Lippitt, Andrew D. Richardson

Biology ETDs

Drylands play a critical role in global carbon dynamics. Anthropogenic climate change is causing these hot and dry regions to become increasingly hotter, drier, and more variable. This is especially concerning as drylands are some of the most sensitive regions to changes in aridity. It is critical to understand how dryland plant species might react to a changing climate. In this dissertation, I explored the relative effects of plant community composition and dominant species abundance on determining ecosystem-wide carbon dynamics. I compared the population stability of 98 dryland plant species and related stability to phenological traits. Lastly, I related branch …

The Phylogeography And Molecular Systematics Of Woodrats (Genus: Neotoma) In The American Southwest, Katrina M. Derieg

Biology ETDs

The American Southwest is a region where many biomes converge, harboring a wide variety of habitats ranging from desert to alpine environments. Habitat heterogeneity and the confluence of multiple species ranges make the American Southwest a biodiversity hotspot. Climate cycling throughout the Quaternary has driven the dynamics of changes in species’ ranges that are recorded by genetic signatures. For example, range expansion may lead to secondary contact between previously isolated populations or species. Contact can result in multiple evolutionary outcomes, including hybridization or the reinforcement and maintenance of independent lineages. I used multi-locus species tree methods to re-examine the nominal …

A Triple Oxygen Isotope Analysis Of Altered Oceanic Crust And Its Buffering Effect On The Steady State Oxygen Isotope Composition Of Seawater, Jesse P. Mcgunnigle

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

The secular chemical marine sediment trend showing an increase in δ¹⁸O over geologic time has traditionally been investigated using δ¹⁸O modelling of ancient ocean compositions, ocean surface temperatures, and sample diagenetic alteration. This study presents a triple oxygen isotope mass balance for the oceans using high precision δ¹⁸O and Δ'¹⁷O measurements of altered oceanic crust. The mass balance model predicts an ice-free seawater with δ¹⁸O = -0.29‰ and Δ’¹⁷O = -0.002‰ with steady state reached at approximately (0.5 to 1)×10⁹ years. Modifications to the hydrothermal alteration and …

Games People Played: The Social Role Of Gambling In The Prehispanic U.S. Southwest, Marilyn B. Riggs

Anthropology ETDs

This study examines the social role of gambling in the prehispanic U.S. Southwest. Many of the games recorded by ethnographers in the Southwest involved gambling, and game pieces resembling these examples have been found in archaeological sites. Settlement strategies in the Ancestral Puebloan Southwest changed through time, with periods of increasing aggregation and inter-cultural contact, two conditions that required mechanisms to facilitate successful interactions among multiple kin groups and between multiple culture groups.

Two Models explore the possibility that gambling served an integrative role in large, aggregated pueblos, and in pueblos located on the eastern frontier of the Pueblo region. …

Hepatitis C Elimination Among People Incarcerated In Prisons: Challenges And Recommendations For Action Within A Health Systems Framework, Matthew J. Akiyama, Nadine Kronfli, Joaquin Cabezas, Yumi Sheehan, Prem H. Thurairajah, Richard Lines, Andrew R. Lloyd, International Network On Health And Hepatitis In Substance Users–Prisons Network

Project ECHO Bibliography

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global public health problem in correctional settings. The International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users–Prisons Network is a special interest group committed to advancing scientific knowledge exchange and advocacy for HCV prevention and care in correctional settings. In this Review, we highlight seven priority areas and best practices for improving HCV care in correctional settings: changing political will, ensuring access to HCV diagnosis and testing, promoting optimal models of HCV care and treatment, improving surveillance and monitoring of the HCV care cascade, reducing stigma and tackling the social determinants of health inequalities, …

Umbilical Cord Milking Vs Delayed Cord Clamping And Associations With In-Hospital Outcomes Among Extremely Premature Infants, Neha Kumbhat, Barry Eggleston, Alexis S. Davis, Sara B. Demauro, Krisa P. Van Meurs, Elizabeth E. Foglia, Satyan Lakshminrusimha, Michele C. Walsh, Kristi L. Watterberg, Myra H. Wyckoff, Abhik Das, Sara C. Handley, Generic Database Subcommittee Of The Nichd Neonatal Research Network

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: To compare in-hospital outcomes after umbilical cord milking vs delayed cord clamping among infantsgestation.

STUDY DESIGN: Multicenter retrospective study of infants born(grade III or IV) intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) by 36 weeks of postmenstrual age (PMA). Secondary outcomes assessed at 36 weeks of PMA were mortality, severe IVH, any IVH or mortality, and a composite of mortality or major morbidity. Outcomes were assessed using multivariable regression, incorporating mortality risk factors identified a priori, confounders, and center. A prespecified, exploratory analysis evaluated severe IVH in 2 gestational age strata, 22-24

RESULTS: Among 1834 infants, 23.6% were exposed to umbilical cord milking …

Snap-Ed New Mexico Works In Tribal Communities, Theresa H. Cruz, Reanna Sanchez, Rachel Marchand

Reports & Documents

No abstract provided.

Implementation Of Uniform Interpolationalgorithms, Jose A. Castellanos Joo

Computer Science ETDs

This thesis discusses algorithms for the uniform interpolation problem and presents their implementation for the following theories: (quantifier-free) equality with uninterpreted functions (EUF), unit two-variable per inequality (UTVPI), and theoretic aspects for the combination of the two previous theories. The uniform interpolation algorithms implemented in this thesis were originally proposed in \cite{KAPUR2017}. Refutational proof-based solutions are the usual approach of many interpolation algorithms \cite{10.1007/978-3-642-00768-2_34, mcmillan2011interpolants, 10.1007/978-3-540-24730-2_2}. The approach taken in \cite{KAPUR2017} relies on quantifier-elimination heuristics to construct a uniform interpolant using one of the two formulas involved in the interpolation problem. The latter makes it possible to study the complexity …

Mental Health, School Climate, And The Resilience Of Lgbtqia+ Mexican/X Youth, Damon R. Carbajal

Chicana and Chicano Studies ETDs

Mental health and school climate are two critical components of youth experience and are cardinal components of creating and ensuring equitable education and spaces for youth. LGBTQIA+ Mexican/x youth are highly affected by these two entities as part of their lived realities, being multiply marginalized persons in the U.S. educational system. Thus, to best understand how these entities play into the LGBTQIA+ Mexican/x youth experience, this study utilizes a social sciences testimonio comprised of one-on-one semi-structured interviews, demographic surveys, and a focus group. Through this three-prong approach, I analyze the lived realities of LGBTQIA+ Mexican/x youth, the traumas of discrimination, …

Non-Gaussian Measurements Of Coherent States Of Light For Metrology And Communication, Matthew Dimario

Physics & Astronomy ETDs

Conventional measurement technology is unable to extract the most amount of information possible from coherent states of light. Non-Gaussian measurements which can count individual photons can surpass the sensitivity limits of ideal conventional strategies, and approach the ultimate limits achievable given by quantum mechanics. This thesis presents investigations and demonstrations of these unconventional measurements, which utilize coherent operations and single photon counting. This thesis shows that non-Gaussian measurements can outperform conventional strategies in estimation tasks as well as a variety of communication problems. This thesis also investigates novel approaches and algorithms for building robustness to static and dynamic noise which …

Variability In The Use Of Novel Diagnostic Technology In Children With Suspected Encephalitis And In The Management Of Emerging Encephalitides By Pediatric Infectious Disease Providers, Walter N. Dehority, Andrew B. Janowski, Kevin Messacar, Philip M. Polgreen, Susan E. Beekmann

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

We surveyed pediatric infectious disease physicians through the Infectious Disease Society of America's Emerging Infections Network regarding the diagnosis and management of encephalitis. We identified practice variations, particularly with the use of new diagnostic modalities and management of autoimmune encephalitides. These findings may inform the creation of updated management guidelines.

20210430_New Native Health Database Site Is Up, Jonathan M. Pringle

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

20210429_Hslic's Biomedical Informatics Seminar Series Presents- Vipul Bodar, Md, Tamara Wheeler

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

04/29/2021 Meeting, Kelleen Maluski

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

05-04-21 Hsc Committee Meeting Agenda Revised, Hsc Committee

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

No abstract provided.

Añiles De Mi Tierra, Francisco Lefebre

Chamisa: A Journal of Literary, Performance, and Visual Arts of New Mexico and the Greater Southwest

This image painted in 1990 is an homage to my hometown, the village known as Wagon Mound. Wagon Mound is located in northern New Mexico in the County of Mora off of Interstate I25.

The Stress Test: Searching For Wellbeing In Law School, Annie Swift

Student Published Scholarship

Swift hosted a related podcast episode “A Conversation About Well-Being in Law School”. In this episode, she interviewed Dr. Katie Young, PhD, J.D., and professor of sociology at UM Amherst and author of "How to be (Sort Of) Happy in Law School."

Brownfields Cleanup: A Look Back And Ahead Toward Superfund Authority, Clifford Villa

Faculty Scholarship

Did you know that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, through the Superfund program within each of the ten regional offices across the United States, has millions of dollars to spend each year for cleaning up contaminated sites that are not designated “Superfund” sites? Not many people seem to know that, even lawyers who practice in environmental law, or even law professors who teach it. If these elite folks do not know that, then how would ordinary community members know that, people with busy lives who don’t do Superfund for a living? The short answer is, they probably don’t know either.

A Numerical Circuit Simulation Study Of High Voltage, Multi-Pulse Transmission Lines And Spark Gap Switches, Joe Ming Ju Chen

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

The design and development of high voltage, multi-pulse transmission line generators is of high interest for linear accelerator and other pulse power applications. Los Alamos National Laboratory and L3 Applied Technologies are in development and testing of a multi-pulse series pulse forming water transmission line system dubbed the Series Pulse-Line Integrated Test Stand (SPLITS). The system consists of up to four water lines in series charged by a Marx bank of total capacitance and voltage of 39nF and -600kV, respectively, to produce multiple 120ns, -300kV pulses on a matched resistive load of 5.5 . There is a need for a …

Highly Accurate Chip-Based Resequencing Of Sars-Cov-2 Clinical Samples, Kendall Hoff, Xun Ding, Lucas Carter, John Duque, Ju-Yu Lin, Samantha Dung, Priyanka Singh, Jiayi Sun, Filip Crnogorac, Radha Swaminathan, Emily N. Alden, Xuechen Zhu, Ryota Shimada, Marijan Posavi, Noah Hull, Darrell L. Dinwiddie, Adam M. Halasz, Glenn Mcgall, Wei Zhou, Jeremy S. Edwards

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

SARS-CoV-2 has infected over 128 million people worldwide, and until a vaccine is developed and widely disseminated, vigilant testing and contact tracing are the most effective ways to slow the spread of COVID-19. Typical clinical testing only confirms the presence or absence of the virus, but rather, a simple and rapid testing procedure that sequences the entire genome would be impactful and allow for tracing the spread of the virus and variants, as well as the appearance of new variants. However, traditional short read sequencing methods are time consuming and expensive. Herein, we describe a tiled genome array that we …

20210427_Embase Is Now Available To Unm Hsc, Laura J. Hall

HSLIC Blog Post

No abstract provided.

05-04-21 Hsc Committee Meeting Notice, Hsc Committee

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

No abstract provided.

Voices Through The Streets Of The South Valley: Stories Of Querencia Lost And Reclaimed, Esther Garcia

Chicana and Chicano Studies ETDs

The South Valley is a rural community within the urban boundaries of the City of

Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is predominantly populated by minorities from diverse ethnicities and linked to the City of Albuquerque through limited access thoroughfares. The South Valley, composed of inhabitants who have lived in the area for generations, also includes returnees or those who are new to the valley. On any given day, within these neighborhoods, economic and social problems manifest themselves on the streets and threaten to deteriorate the seams of the community. Nevertheless, given the prevalent socio-economic challenges, South Valley residents appear to demonstrate …

Effects Of Pokémon Go On Physical Activity And Psychological And Social Outcomes: A Systematic Review, Jung Eun Lee, Nan Zeng, Yoonsin Oh, Daehyoung Lee, Zan Gao

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

Augmented reality (AR) mobile game, Pokémon GO, leverages gamification and location tracking technology to encourage players to walk in different places to catch Pokémon characters in real-world settings. The systematic review sought to explore the impact Pokémon GO has on players' physical activity (PA), and psychological and social outcomes. Six research databases (PubMed, SPORTDiscus, PsycInfo, Web of Science, Science Direct, and Scopus) were used. Study inclusion criteria were: (1) quantitative research published in English; (2) examined the relationships between or impact of Pokémon GO on PA, psychological, and/or social outcomes; and (3) included participants played or exposed to Pokémon GO. …

Utilizing K'É To Build A New Mexico Higher Education Collaborative: Supporting Native Student Success, Catherine N. Montoya

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is centered around a need’s assessment and creation of a collaborative entity in New Mexico that will support Native students in higher education institutions. There is always a need to support Indigenous students pursuing post-secondary degrees in higher education programs, because often professionals and programs function in silos. Instead, professionals and programs that support Native students would benefit from working to create supportive environments where Native students can succeed; provide encouragement; and make their environments safe and welcoming. This can best be accomplished through collaborative efforts across New Mexico. A state level higher education collaborative …

Diversity – Independent Factors Predict Elevated Extinction Rates, Dustin Perriguey, Corinne Myers, Jason Moore, Louis Scuderi

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

Multiple linear regression was used to determine the relationships between diversity-independent factors (i.e., abiotic, climatic) 2, 5, and 10 Myrs-prior to the most elevated Phanerozoic extinctions. We constructed five abiotic variables from Phanerozoic proxy records1–5 to compare to extinction rates: mean temperature, temperature instability, carbon cycle instability, continental weathering rates, and habitat instability. All three models were statistically significant (P < 0.05) and explained > 70% of the variation in Alroy’s6 three-timer generic extinction rates. However, the 2 Myr-prior model explained the most variance in extinction rates and had the most predictive power, based on adjusted and predictive R2 (~ 72% and 41%, respectively). Carbon …

Erik Warren Oral History Interview With Yvonne Warren April 2021, Phillip Erik Warren, Yvonne Marie Warren

Oral Histories HIST300, Spring 2021

Insight on teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Diversity – Independent Factors Predict Elevated Extinction Rates, Dustin Perriguey

Earth and Planetary Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Multiple linear regression was used to determine the relationships between diversity-independent factors (i.e., abiotic, climatic) 2, 5, and 10 Myrs-prior to the most elevated Phanerozoic extinctions. We constructed five abiotic variables from Phanerozoic proxy records1–5 to compare to extinction rates: mean temperature, temperature instability, carbon cycle instability, continental weathering rates, and habitat instability. All three models were statistically significant (P < 0.05) and explained > 70% of the variation in Alroy’s6 three-timer generic extinction rates. However, the 2 Myr-prior model explained the most variance in extinction rates and had the most predictive power, based on adjusted and predictive R2 (~ 72% and 41%, respectively). Carbon …

A Robust Machine Learning Algorithm For Cosmic Galaxy Images Classification Using Neutrosophic Score Features., A. A. Abd El-Khalek, A. T. Khalil, M. A. Abo El-Soud, Ibrahim Yasser

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.