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Status Of The U.S. Long-Term Ecological Research Network, Robert B. Wade, Long Term Ecological Research Network

Long Term Ecological Research Network

Contains a brief history and overview of the Long Term Ecological Research Network from 1983-2016.

Isolated Gastric Tuberculosis Mimicking Malignancy, Wasim Memon, Saad Siddiqui

Department of Radiology

Isolated tuberculosis of upper gastrointestinal tract is a rare pathology, often mimicking malignancy in clinical presentation and radiological features. We present a case of middle aged gentleman with isolated tuberculosis of stomach, proven on histopathology and showing remarkable improvement on follow up.

Omental Infarction In A Child, Saad Siddiqui, Anwar Ahmed, Naila Nadeem

Department of Radiology

Omental infarction is a rare cause of acute abdomen in children. Typical findings on imaging establish the diagnosis. We present case of a 7 years old boy who presented with acute right iliac fossa pain with diagnosis of omental infarction on imaging and findings confirmed on laparotomy. Sound knowledge regarding this infrequent cause of acute abdomen in children is necessary for timely diagnosis.

Institutionalized Training Of Research Editors, Saba Sohail, Jamshed Akhtar

Department of Radiology

No abstract provided.

Border Town Bullies: The Bad Auto Deal And Subprime Lending Problem Among Navajo Nation Car Buyers, Megan Horning

Student Published Scholarship

This article argues that due to the circumstances of Navajo Nation residents, Navajo car buyers have a greater need for cars and are therefore disproportionately harmed by unfair border town auto deals and subprime auto loans. Additionally, this article suggests several ways to address these issues while acknowledging the conundrum created if Navajo Nation residents are prevented from buying cars.

Part I of this article describes the current U.S. auto sales and lending process, including the stages of car buying, credit score calculation, and how national auto sales, lending, and investment markets profit from unfair car sales and subprime lending. …

Errors In Surgical Pathology Reports: A Study From A Major Center In Pakistan, Zubair Ahmad, Romana Idrees, Nasir Uddin, Arsalan Ahmed, Saira Fatima

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Background:
Errors in surgical pathology diagnosis can have serious consequences for the patient. Since the final product of a surgical pathology lab is the report, errors can be picked by reviewing reports of cases.AIM: To determine the frequency and types of error in surgical pathology reports of cases signed out in 2014 in a laboratory in Karachi, Pakistan.
Material and Methods:
All surgical pathology reports in which changes were made in the original report after sign out and an amended report was issued were included. Errors included: (1) misinterpretations; (2) missing critical information; (3) erroneous critical information; (4) misidentification; and …

Flaviviruses As A Cause Of Undifferentiated Fever In Sindh Province, Pakistan: A Preliminary Report, Erum Khan, Joveria Q. Farooqi, Kelli L. Barr, Dhani Prakoso, Amna Nasir, Akbar Kanji, Sadia Shakoor, Faisal Riaz Malik, Rumina Hasan, John A. Lednicky

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Arboviral diseases are expanding worldwide, yet global surveillance is often limited due to diplomatic and cultural barriers between nations. With human encroachment into new habitats, mosquito-borne viruses are also invading new areas. The actual prevalence of expanding arboviruses is unknown in Pakistan due to inappropriate diagnosis and poor testing for arboviral diseases. The primary objective of this study was to document evidence of flavivirus infections as the cause of undifferentiated fever in Pakistan. Through a cooperative effort between the USA and Pakistan, patient exposure to dengue virus (DENV), West Nile virus (WNV), and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) was examined in …

Autologous Transplant In Lymphomas In Current Era Of Immunotherapy, Natasha Ali, Mohammad Khurshid

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

No abstract provided.

Clinico-Pathological Profile And Outcomes Of Patients With Polycythaemia Vera, Essential Thrombocythaemia And Idiopathic Myelofibrosis: A Tertiary Care Center Experience From Southern Pakistan, Muhammad Shariq Shaikh, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, Salman Naseem Adil, Mohammad Khurshid, Zeeshan Ansar Ahmed

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Background: The “Philadelphia Negative Classic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms” include polycythaemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythaemia (ET) andidiopathic myelofibrosis (IMF). These three disorders share several clinical and laboratory features including JAK2 V617F mutation. Our objectives were to determine the clinicoat hological profile and outcomes of Pakistani patients with polycythaemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythaemia (ET) and idiopathic myelofibrosis (IMF) in order to have an insight regarding behaviour of these conditions.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of all the cases of PV, ET and IMF diagnosed at our institute from January 1995 to December 2013 was performed.Age, gender, clinical presentation, laboratory investigations, treatment provided and …

Naegleria Fowleri Meningoencephalitis Associated With Public Water Supply, Pakistan, 2014, Najia Ghanchi, Erum Khan, Azam Khan, Wali Muhammad, Faisal Riaz Malik, Afia Zafar

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

No abstract provided.

Agreement Of Direct Antifungal Susceptibility Testing From Positive Blood Culture Bottles With The Conventional Method For Candida Species, Kauser Jabeen, Haresh Kumar, Joveria Farooqi, Raunaq Mehboob, Mary E. Brandt, Afia Zafar

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Early availability of antifungal susceptibilities can ensure timely institution of targeted therapy in candidemia, which can improve patient outcomes. This study prospectively determines the agreement between the results of direct testing of antifungal susceptibilities from blood culture bottles by disk diffusion and Etest and the results of standardized susceptibility testing methods; direct testing would allow susceptibility results to be available 1 to 2 days earlier. A total of 104 blood cultures with different Candida species (28% C. albicans, 27% C. parapsilosis, 26% C. tropicalis, etc.) were evaluated between January 2012 and May 2013 for agreement of fluconazole, voriconazole, and amphotericin …

Carotid Intima Media Thickness Evaluation By Ultrasound Comparison Amongst Healthy, Diabetic And Hypertensive Pakistani Patients, Waseem Mirza, Vaqar Bari, Mirza Kazim, Kainat Fatima, Zafar Sajjad, Aziz Jiwani, Nadeem Ahmad, Mubashir Arain, Arif Ali

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Objective: To compare carotid Intima media thickness and atherosclerosis burden amongst healthy, diabetic and hypertensive Pakistani patients.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at the Department of radiology and family medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi from April 2014 to July 2015. Bilateral carotid ultrasound was done in 133 healthy adults, 65 hypertensive, 31 type-2 diabetic and 37 hypertensive with type-2 diabetes patients. Normal adults were matched for age and gender. Mean intimal media thickness was measured for common and internal carotid arteries. Presence or absence of atherosclerotic plaque was also identified. Height, weight, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and other …

Central, Extraventricular And Atypical Neurocytomas: A Clinicopathologic Study Of 35 Cases From Pakistan Plus A Detailed Review Of The Published Literature, Zubair Ahmad, Nasir Ud Din, Aisha Memon, Mohammad Usman Tariq, Romana Idrees, Sheema Hasan

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Background: Central neurocytomas are rare neuronal neoplasms with a favorable prognosis. They are typically located in the lateral ventricles of the brain and mostly histologically correspond to WHO grade II with a Mib 1 labelling index of 2 % and are designated as "atypical neurocytomas.AIM: The aim of our study was to describe the common as well as unusual morphologic features and the role of various immunohistochemical stains in the diagnosis of these rare tumors.MATERIALS AND Methods: We retrieved and reviewed 35 cases diagnosed between 2001 and 2015.Results: Sixty percent of patients were males, and the mean age was 26 …

From Out To In: The Opportunity And Need For Clinical Law Programs To Effectively Serve Low-Income Lgbt Individuals, Sarah Steadman

Faculty Scholarship

Although the recent legalization of same-sex marriage in the U.S. is heartening for lesbians and gays, the resulting discriminatory legislative backlash against the LGBT population shows that this community continues to be marginalized and at risk. Over two hundred anti-LGBT bills have been introduced in state legislatures since January 2016. North Carolina recently passed anti-LGBT legislation that eliminated and prohibits LGBT anti-discrimination protections, and bars transgender individuals from using gender congruent public bathrooms. One result of recent and historical discrimination is LGBT individual's newfound and pre-existing fears of encountering anti-LGBT bias when seeking legal services, even as recent developments have …

Core Site Phenology Study From The Chihuahaun Desert Grassland And Shrubland At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2000-Present ), Karen Wright

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

Plant phenology or life-history pattern changes seasonally as plants grow, mature, flower, and produce fruit and seeds. Plant phenology follows seasonal patterns, yet annual variation may occur due to annual differences in the timing of rainfall and ambient temperature shifts. Foliage growth and fruit and seed production are important aspects of plant population dynamics and food resource availability for animals. The purpose of this study is to assess plant phenology patterns across a series of biotic communities that represent an environmental moisture gradient. These communites include: Chihuhuan Desert creosotebush shrubland, Chihuahuan Desert black grama grassland, and blue grama grassland. Plant …

Academic Program Review Process And Procedures, Office Of Assessment And The Academic Program Review Office

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

This is the seventh edition of the APR manual, efficacious since August 2016. This comprehensively details the APR process of UNM, including documenting its Guiding Principles (p. 6), and the format for a program's "Plan of Action" (p.11).

Preliminary Report Of Analyses Of Main Campus Faculty Base Salary Compensation Undertaken In Ay2015/1026, Office Of Academic Affairs

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

An overview of two studies done by the Office of Academic Affairs concerning the comparable pay of different populations employed by the university for the fiscal years of 2014/15 and 2015/16. An executive summary of the findings can be found on pages 3 through 6.

Uappm Policy 2745: Clery Act Compliance, University Administrative Policies And Procedures Manual

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

The policy as it appear in the UAPPM concerning the university's compliance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998.

List Of External Program Accreditations, Office Of Academic Affairs

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

The total list of academic programs accredited by outside institutions as of 2016, including such major accreditation bodies as the American Bar Association and the American Psychological Association.

Nccs 2016 Spring Data Collection, Main Report, Miscellaneous Source

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

A report prepared for UNM by the National Campus Climate Survey (NCCS) in 2016. Page 2: “The NCCS assists initiatives that support an inclusive living, learning, and working environment by collecting data that inform university administration and staff about student experiences with sexual misconduct, as well as their knowledge of campus resources and support services and their views on general campus climate.”

Application For Extension: Dual Credit Faculty Qualifications, Higher Learning Commission Documents

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

The application for an extension “related to compliance of faculty qualifications” in dual credit programs for the university, filled and submitted to the HLC in 2016.

Adobe Medicus 2016 1 January-February, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center

adobe medicus

No abstract provided.

Personnel File Of Dn. Pete Santistevan, Catholic Church. Archdiocese Of Santa Fe (N.M.)

Personnel Files

No abstract provided.

County Health Report Cards January 2016, Unm Health Sciences Center

County Health Report Cards (2013-2016)

No abstract provided.