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Use Of Electronic Information Resources By Social Scientists Of Banaras Hindu University, Rajani Mishra, Ashok Kumar Shukla

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The dependency on e-resources in every sphere of intellectual activity is increasing day by day. This study investigates the use of electronic information resources by social scientists of Banaras Hindu University with regard to the advocacy of electronic resources. The study revealed that electronic resources available are fairly accessible to the social scientists. Findings revealed that social scientists fairly used the library for their research and other academic purposes.

Volume 60 Masthead, Natural Resources Journal

NRJ Mastheads

No abstract provided.

Open University Of Nepal Initiative Lessons Learned From Designing An Institution Of Higher Learning, Pramod Dhakal, Drona P. Rasali, Ambika P. Adhikari, Raju Adhikari

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

A group of Nepali diaspora members, represented by the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), started a campaign in 2009 to establish the Open University of Nepal (OUN) in partnership with the government of Nepal. Their motivation was to develop a quality university for the masses by mobilizing local, diaspora, and international collaborators for producing and disseminating knowledge in the public domain. The university was subsequently established in 2017 but it drifted away from many of the original objectives. Most critically, it embraced distance education as its central function while setting aside the aspiration of producing and sharing knowledge under the public …

Can Adaptive Management Help Alaska’S Natural Resource Managers Respond To Climate Change?, E. Barrett Ristroph

Natural Resources Journal

Many legal scholars have called attention to the inability of stationary natural resource management laws to respond to a changing climate. There are various proposals for remedying these laws, including the use of adaptive management, through which resource managers can monitor changes and adjust policies accordingly. Yet there are practical and political challenges to implementing adaptive management. This article considers the extent to which adaptive management has been or could be implemented in response to Alaska’s rapid climate change. Alaska is an important case study as it is warming far more quickly than many other parts of the globe, paving …

Collaborative Governance And Stakeholder Participation In The Colorado River Basin: An Examination Of Patterns Of Inclusion And Exclusion, Surabhi Karambelkar, Andrea K. Gerlak

Natural Resources Journal

The Colorado River Basin has a long history of conflict among water users that covet its limited supply. However, with an unprecedented drought and dwindling water supplies in key reservoirs, conflict has given way to collaboration as the strategy of choice in addressing water issues. In keeping with the decentralized management system in the Basin, numerous collaborative venues have been created to address emerging water issues; yet, there is limited information on the pattern of stakeholder participation in these venues. Understanding who is included and excluded from the decision-making process is vital for forging collaborative solutions that are fair, equitable, …

Where The Water Goes: Life And Death Along The River, Arrianne Depauli

Natural Resources Journal

David Owen’s discussion of legal issues, history, and different regional uses of the Colorado River in Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River make the book a strong starting point for any reader to become better acquainted with the intricate manipulation of the Colorado River. Each chapter gives readers an idea of how the water is used, and though some chapters end before they touch on all water uses and benefits, this book is a valuable piece to consult for anyone who wishes to better understand what really happens to Colorado River water.

Energy Decentralization And Decarbonization: The Case Of Romania And Malta, Rafael Leal-Arcas, Andrew Filis, Victoria Nalule

Natural Resources Journal

This article aims to provide useful insights into Romania’s and Malta’s electricity sector, and critically assess the extent to which their current state is conducive to European Union (“EU”) “smart grid” objectives of energy decentralization and decarbonization. The article concludes that Malta has embraced reforms aimed at diversifying the energy sector, including the deployment of renewable energy sources, electric vehicles, smart meters and smart grids, all of which are aimed at tackling climate change challenges. In the case of Romania, it enjoys relative energy independence and security vis-à-vis its EU peers, but also other neighboring countries; however, it remains one …

Water Is For Fighting Over And Other Myths About Water In The West, Riley Norris

Natural Resources Journal

Breaching the subject of water law in the West can be a dizzying navigation through complex histories, overlapping jurisdictions, elaborate computer models, dreaded inevitabilities, and age-old impossibilities. The myriad systems that govern Western water management are often widely misunderstood or even unknown by the vast populations that are significantly affected by their mechanisms. However, what everyone does know (or at least thinks they know) about water in the West is that there is not enough to go around and whatever share received is likely shrinking by the year.

Front Matter, Natural Resources Journal

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

The Hns Convention: Will It Be A Game Changer For China’S Marine Pollution Law?, Ruixuan Zhuo

Natural Resources Journal

This article analyzes the international convention governing marine pollution caused by the shipment of hazardous and noxious substances (“HNS”). It also discusses China’s domestic laws and regulations of HNS marine pollution liability comparing the Chinese approach with norms under the HNS Convention. The author argues that China faces severe HNS pollution issues and proposes solutions to HNS liability and compensation problems.

Creating Contracts In A Vacuum: Space Mining And The Creation Of Future Contract Law, Kris Turner

Natural Resources Journal

Asteroid mining is set to be one of the most lucrative industries of the near future. With mineral value that dwarfs resources found on Earth, the race to locate and mine these precious minerals will soon begin in earnest. However, asteroid mining raises numerous legal questions, including how to create contracts for private mining companies to exploit the asteroids. Standard mining contracts provide a foundation for earthbound contracts, while mining in extreme environments such as Antarctica and the seabed provides further structure upon which parties interested in asteroid mining can begin building new contracts. These earthbound contracts also serve as …

A Road Map To Restoring Rivers: How The Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement Might Influence Future Dam Removal And River Restoration Projects, James C. Ish

Natural Resources Journal

Throughout the United States dams are approaching the terminus of their original licensing periods and are undergoing re-licensing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This period of review has prompted extensive studies in these basins to determine the cost-benefits associated with keeping these dams, versus removing and restoring the natural ecosystems that are currently inundated. In situations where a dam is deemed to be no longer economically relevant, and/or a detriment to endangered species or their critical habitat, an agreement for removal and restoration is often proposed as the next step in the management of that basin’s water resources. However, …

River Of Lost Souls: The Science, Politics, And Greed Behind The Gold King Mine Disaster By Jonathan P. Thompson (Torrey House Press, 296 Pages; 2018), Sarah Mclain

Natural Resources Journal

“Oh. Shit.” These were the first words spoken when mine sludge carrying heavy metals began spewing out of the side of Level 7 portal of the Gold King Mine. On August 5, 2015, EPA staffers and contractors were working to start clearing out debris from the mine, and instead opened a hole on the side of an old mine tunnel which released three million gallons of water and sludge into the Animas River below. The sludge would travel downstream, passing the old mining community of Silverton, CO, continuing past Durango, CO, and eventually crossing state lines into New Mexico where …

Legal Rights For Rivers: Competition, Collaboration And Water Governance By Erin O’Donnell (Routledge, 202 Pages; 2019), Ariel Macmillan-Sanchez

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Symposium Letter, Ariel Macmillan-Sanchez

Natural Resources Journal

Acknowledgement

Creative Legal Approaches To Protect Youth’S Constitutional Rights In The Face Of Climate Change, Andrea Rodgers

Natural Resources Journal

This interview with Andrea Rodgers was produced through written responses to prompts from Ariel MacMillan-Sanchez in April 2020.

Climate Perspectives Across The Generations, Dan Farber

Natural Resources Journal

Climate change is a multi-generational problem, but it does not impact all generations in the same way. Correspondingly, older Americans and younger ones differ greatly in how they perceive the issue and how they respond. The wave of youth activism epitomized by Greta Thunburg is on one side of this generation gap. Donald Trump’s climate skepticism is on the other. We’re talking about large groups of people, so there is a range of attitudes on both sides, but these two individuals represent the generational differences in dramatic form. My goal today is to explore these generational differences. I want to …

Creating Social Change Through Art: The Greater Chaco Art Zines, Jeanette Hart-Mann, Asha Canalos

Natural Resources Journal

This interview with Jeanette Hart-Mann and Asha Canalos took place on March 6, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This interview was conducted in person and edited by Ariel MacMillan-Sanchez.4 Hart-Mann and Canalos explained the importance of the Greater Chaco Art Zines project, how it came to fruition, the issues of censorship that surround it, and their perspectives on generating meaningful change. Some of the art pieces discussed in this interview are published in this article. If you would like to get involved or wish to see more of the art pieces discussed in this interview please visit https://greaterchacoartzines.org/.

Risk Factors Prioritization For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Lester Wong Vázquez, María Fernanda Cueva Moncayo, Laura Paola Advendaño Castro

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

Issue No. 113: Autumn 2020

La Crónica de Nuevo México

ii President’s Message

1 New Mexico’s Path to Women’s Suffrage, 1910-1920 by Doyle Daves

7 Seven New Mexico Suffragists by Sylvia Ramos Cruz, M.D.

11 New Mexico in the Time of Influenza: A Brief Tale of Two Pandemics by Nancy Owen Lewis

13 Historical Society of New Mexico News

15 New Books for Your New Mexico Bookshelf compiled by Richard Melzer

15 Book Reviews

17 Historic Photographs

Recommendations For Clinical Laboratory Testing For Antithrombin Deficiency; Communication From The Ssc Of The Isth, Elizabeth M. Van Cott, Christelle Orlando, Gary W. Moore, Peter C. Cooper, Piet Meijer, Richard Marlar, Subcommittee On Plasma Coagulation Inhibitors

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Hereditary deficiency of antithrombin, a natural anticoagulant, causes a thrombophilia with a high risk for venous thromboembolism. Guidance for laboratory testing to diagnose antithrombin deficiency include the use of an activity assay for initial testing, performing an antigen test and activity-to-antigen ratio when the activity level is low, using pediatric reference ranges until the age of 6 months, excluding acquired causes of low antithrombin (e.g. liver dysfunction, proteinuria, heparin, disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombosis, surgery) or falsely normal/elevated results (e.g. argatroban, bivalirudin, dabigatran in factor IIa-based assays; rivaroxaban, apixaban, edoxaban, but not betrixaban in Xa-based assays). Molecular testing, if available, may …

Diagnostic Performance Of Two Molecular Assays For The Detection Of Vaginitis In Symptomatic Women, Alexandra Thompson, Karen Timm, Noelle Borders, Liz Montoya, Karissa Culbreath

Pathology Research and Scholarship

The three main causes of vaginitis are bacterial vaginosis (BV), vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), and trichomoniasis (TV). Two multiplex assays are commercially available for detection of DNA from organisms associated with vaginitis: BD Affirm™ VPIII Microbial Identification Test (Affirm) and BD MAX™ Vaginal Panel (MAX VP). Here, the performance of MAX VP was compared to that of Affirm, which was considered the standard of care. Four vaginal swabs were collected from each subject with the following: BD Affirm™ VPIII Ambient Temperature Transport System (ATTS), BD MAX™ UVE Specimen Collection Kit, Hologic Aptima® Vaginal Swab Specimen Collection Kit, and BD ESwab™ collection …

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Associated With Collection Of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells By Apheresis, Jay S. Raval, Yara A. Park, Irina Perjar, Marshall A. Mazepa, Benjamin G. Vincent, Alice D. Ma, Marian A. Rollins-Raval

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) can occur following exposure to heparin and is characterized by thrombocytopenia with increased risk for thrombosis. This condition is mediated by formation of immunoglobulin G antibodies against platelet factor 4/heparin complexes that can subsequently lead to platelet activation. Herein, we detail the clinical and laboratory findings, treatments, and outcomes of two patients who developed HIT and thrombosis after undergoing collection of hematopoietic progenitor cells by apheresis (HPC-A) for autologous HPC transplant. Given that heparin may be used during HPC-A collections, these cases emphasize the importance of prompt consideration of HIT in patients that develop thrombocytopenia and thrombosis …

Expanding Access To Medications For Opioid Use Disorder In Primary Care: An Examination Of Common Implementation Strategies, Lauren Caton, Hanyang Shen, Mehret T. Assefa, Tammy Fisher, Mark P. Mcgovern

Project ECHO Bibliography

Objective: Buprenorphine, a medication for opioid use disorder, remains vastly underutilized despite its proven efficacy. This study sought to evaluate which strategies, within a system that employed a variety of concurrent strategies, effectively increased access to buprenorphine.

Methods: Over the course of 15 months, 25 federally qualified health centers were invited to participate in four commonly used implementation strategies. This study examines the impact of clinic attendance at strategy events on change in numbers of patients prescribed buprenorphine and numbers of buprenorphine-waivered providers by clinic.

Results: There was a nearly three-fold increase (2.84) in patients on buprenorphine and two-fold increase …

Calcium Homeostasis In Ventricular Myocytes Of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy, Lina T. Al Kury

All Works

© 2020 Lina T. Al Kury. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder commonly characterized by high blood glucose levels, resulting from defects in insulin production or insulin resistance, or both. DM is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, with diabetic cardiomyopathy as one of its main complications. It is well established that cardiovascular complications are common in both types of diabetes. Electrical and mechanical problems, resulting in cardiac contractile dysfunction, are considered as the major complications present in diabetic hearts. Inevitably, disturbances in the mechanism(s) of Ca2+ signaling in diabetes have implications for cardiac myocyte contraction. …

The Demand For Imports And Exports In Africa: A Survey:, Michael Olabisi, W. Charles Sawyer

Journal of African Trade

No abstract provided.

Rules Of Origin Across African Regional Trading Agreements: A Landscape With Measures To Address Challenges At Harmonization☆:, Julien Gourdon, Dzmitry Kniahin, Jaime De Melo, Mondher Mimouni

Journal of African Trade

No abstract provided.

Taming Conflicting Identities: Searching For New Youth Values In The Western Balkans, Vladimir Turjacanin, Iris Zezelj, Edona Maloku, Marija Brankovic

Articles

In the post-conflict societies of the Western Balkans (Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia) ethnic and religious identities continue to constitute a major source of tension. Knowing that the youth tend to be the bearer of the future societal values, we aimed to explore if young people in this region are able to construct their identities in a more inclusive way and overcome these divisive group identifications. We conducted a survey among 767 people aged 20 to 30, from Belgrade, Novi Pazar, Prishtina, North Mitrovica, Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Skopje and Tetovo. In each country, we selected one town with …

Neutroalgebra Is A Generalization Of Partial Algebra, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

In this paper we recall, improve, and extend several definitions, properties and applications of our previous 2019 research referred to NeutroAlgebras and AntiAlgebras (also called NeutroAlgebraic Structures and respectively AntiAlgebraic Structures). Let be an item (concept, attribute, idea, proposition, theory, etc.). Through the process of neutrosphication, we split the nonempty space we work on into three regions {two opposite ones corresponding to and , and one corresponding to neutral (indeterminate) (also denoted ) between the opposites}, which may or may not be disjoint – depending on the application, but they are exhaustive (their union equals the whole space). A NeutroAlgebra …

Micro-Analysis Of Contaminants In Suspended Load And Bank Deposits From The Mineral Fork Creek Watershed In Potosi, Missouri, 2019-2020, William Joseph Miller

Masters Theses

”There are rising concerns pertaining to water contamination produced by toxic heavy metal contaminants such as lead and zinc. For this study, lead, zinc, and barite are three identified contaminants currently threatening Missouri water supplies. A microanalysis of the amounts of lead, zinc, and barite in the water of Mineral Fork Creek was conducted, involving both field and laboratory work. The purpose of the study was to determine the levels of lead, zinc, and barite contaminants, contributing to Big River, by Mineral Fork Creek, in Potosi Missouri, Washington County.

This research study uses a quantitative micro-analysis approach to determine the …