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Carbon Sequestration of Soil and Plants along IH-35 in Bexar County, Texas [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
Soil and vegetation were evaluated along IH-35 within Bexar County for carbon content. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the vegetative composition and carbon sequestration potential of vegetation along IH-35. Three 20 m transects were placed
Rangel Lauren, Kapoor Vikram, Hutchinson Jeffrey, Dessouky Samer   +3 more
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307 Machine learning identification of diabetic foot ulcer severity to reduce amputation risk

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2023
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Target: Computationally identify the markers of ulcer severity and risk of amputation from datasets that include demographics data, clinical, laboratory data, and medical history over 6000 patients.
Mario Flores, Karla Paniagua, Rivera Yufang Jin   +2 more
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The Value of “Green” in Resale Residential Real Estate: Premium by Neighborhood Value Quintile, Homestead Status and Year

Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 2021
This paper evaluates about 146,000 home sales from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) of Bexar County (San Antonio), Texas, from January 2009 to April 2019 to measure the extent that a home’s selling price reflects a Green premium which is identified in ...
Anjelita Cadena, Thomas A. Thomson
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Latine evaluators and evaluation: Advancing representation and collective agency

New Directions for Evaluation, Volume 2023, Issue 180, Page 73-77, Winter 2023., 2023
Abstract This article details how connection to the late Dr. Stafford Hood, Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) and Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) provided conceptual, methodological, and affirming foundations of our collective work as Latina evaluators, knowledge co‐creators, and mobilizers.
Leah C. Neubauer, Lisa Aponte‐Soto, Andrea Guerrero   +2 more
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The determinants of voting for Republican congressional candidates in the Texas borderlands

Social Science Quarterly, Volume 104, Issue 7, Page 1392-1405, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Objective A shift of Latino voters to Republican Party candidates has been observed in recent years. Past research on presidential elections supports the idea that borderlands counties vote differently than other counties in borderlands states and tend to favor Democratic Party candidates.
Thomas Longoria, Lynne L. Manganaro
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Melanoma metastatic to the adrenal gland: An update on the role of adrenalectomy in multidisciplinary management

Journal of Surgical Oncology, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 313-321, August 2023., 2023
Abstract Background and Objectives Modern systemic therapy (immune checkpoint blockade [ICB], targeted therapy) has improved survival for patients with metastatic melanoma. The role of adrenal metastasectomy is not well characterized in this setting. Methods Consecutive patients treated with adrenalectomy 1/1/2007–1/1/2019 were retrospectively compared
Elliot A. Asare, Sarah B. Fisher, Yi‐Ju Chiang, Lauren E. Haydu, Sameer H. Patel, Emily Z. Keung, Anthony Lucci, Jennifer Wargo, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Merrick I. Ross, Jeffrey. E. Lee   +10 more
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¡Míranos! a comprehensive preschool obesity prevention programme in low-income Latino children: 1-year results of a clustered randomised controlled trial

Public Health Nutrition, 2023
Objective: To test a culturally tailored obesity prevention intervention in low-income, minority preschool age children. Design: A three-group clustered randomised controlled trial.
Zenong Yin, Yuanyuan Liang, Jeffrey T Howard, Vanessa Errisuriz, Vanessa Marie Estrada, Cristina Martinez, Shiyu Li, Sarah Lynn Ullevig, Erica Sosa, Todd Olmstead, Sharon Small, Dianne Stanton Ward, Deborah Parra-Medina   +12 more
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When can local bird detection radars best complement broad‐scale early‐warning forecasts of risk potential for bird–aircraft strikes as part of an integrated approach to strike mitigation?

Ecography, Volume 2023, Issue 8, August 2023., 2023
Worldwide, wildlife–aircraft strikes cost more than US$1.2 billion in aircraft damage and downtime and jeopardize the safety of aircrews, passengers, and animals. Radar has long been used to monitor flying animal movements and can be a useful tool for strike mitigation. In the USA, the Avian Hazard Advisory System (AHAS) is an early‐warning system that
Melanie R. Colón, Ashley M. Long
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The Youth Collaborative Mental Health Survey: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach Using Constructivism With Majority Hispanic Youth

Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 2023
Youth today face novel mental health challenges compared to youth of previous generations. Youth voice in research is necessary to better understand and alleviate this national youth mental health crisis, but current U.S.
Phillip Yang, Bridget Sumner, Jake Neill, Jolie Gomez, Gabriela Garza, Luz Alvarez, Vanessa Benn, Albert Wylie, Rubi Cordero, Omar Ratrut, Meghan Lim, Dylan Lim, Jazmeyne Evans, Richard Kroll, Mya Galan, George Garza, Laura Reilly-Sanchez, Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, Jeannie Von Stultz, Jen Osborne, Jennifer Todd, Kristen Plastino   +21 more
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Leveraging preserved specimens of Nerodia to infer the spatiotemporal dynamics of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola via quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is a fungal pathogen and the causative agent of ophidiomycosis that has affected multiple snake taxa across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Ophidiomycosis has often been referred to as an emerging infectious disease (EID); however, its status as an EID has recently come under debate.
Stephen F. Harding, Maria Del Mar Moretta‐Urdiales, Stephanie C. Nordmeyer, Elijah Wostl, David Rodriguez   +4 more
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