Reflections on Working with Women's Cooperative Economic Groups in the United States, Mexico and Cameroon

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Christine Eber ◽  
Megan Snedden ◽  
Meghann Dallin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cooperative Groups ◽  
State University ◽  
New Mexico State University ◽  
United States Mexico

In this paper we discuss how we arrived on three separate paths toward women-centered forms of organizing. We work with women's cooperative groups in rural communities of New Mexico, Chiapas, Mexico, and Cameroon, Africa. Our discussions began when Megan Snedden and Meghann Dallin took classes with Christine Eber at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces and participated in solidarity efforts with Chiapas cooperatives. After graduation, Megan went on to work locally and Meghann went to Cameroon.

"Are we Standing on a Rock or Sand?": Questioning Women-Centered Organizing in the United States, Mexico and Cameroon

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
Megan Snedden ◽  
Meghann Dallin ◽  
Christine Eber ◽  
Irma Castañeda
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Cooperative Groups ◽  
San Pedro ◽  
United States Mexico

This companion paper to "Reflections on Working with Women's Cooperative Economic Groups" explores questions we have raised in our discussions with each other on how to work in women-centered ways. We provide examples from our work with women's cooperative groups in the rural communities of Chaparral and Columbus, New Mexico; San Pedro Chenalhó, Chiapas, Mexico; and Djalingo, Cameroon. (See the previous paper for descriptions of the groups we reference in this paper.) We hope that our experiences will help others involved in similar kinds of work to reflect on their relationships within groups.

scholarly journals Early Performance of Jujube Drying and Multipurpose Cultivars in the Southwestern United States

HortScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (11) ◽  
pp. 1804-1810
Author(s):  
Shengrui Yao ◽  
Robert Heyduck ◽  
Steven Guldan ◽  
Govinda Sapkota
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
The United States ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
New Mexico State University ◽  
Random Block Design ◽  
Early Performance ◽  
Dry Fruit

Jujube cultivars have been imported into the United States for more than 100 years, but cultivar trials have been limited. To accurately recommend cultivars for each region, trials have to be conducted. We have set up jujube cultivar trials at the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Alcalde (2015, USDA hardiness zone 6a), Los Lunas (2015, 7a), and Leyendecker (2017, 8a) Centers with over 35 cultivars at each site with two replicates and a complete random block design. We reported the early performance of fresh-eating cultivars in 2019. Here we report the performance of 19 drying and multipurpose jujube cultivars. Between 40% and 100% of jujube trees produced a few fruit to more than 100 fruit in the planting year, depending on cultivar and location. Trees were more upright at Los Lunas than at Alcalde. ‘Kongfucui’ (KFC) was the most productive cultivar at Alcalde with 13.3 kg/tree in 2019, followed by ‘Chaoyang’, ‘Jinkuiwang’ (JKW), ‘Pitless’, and ‘Lang’. The yield at Los Lunas was lower than Alcalde for the first 3 years after planting; however, ‘Jinsi 2’, ‘Jinsi 4’, ‘Jixin’, ‘Sherwood’, ‘Sihong’, and ‘Xiangzao’ produced higher yields at Los Lunas than Alcalde in 2019. All cultivars produced higher yields and contained higher soluble solids at Leyendecker than Alcalde and Los Lunas at similar ages. ‘JKW’ was the most vigorous and productive cultivar at Leyendecker. ‘JKW’, ‘Xiangzao’, and ‘Lang’ produced more than 3.0 kg/tree in their second year after planting. ‘JKW’ yielded 12.3 kg/tree in its third year after planting. Among the three locations, drying cultivars are not recommended for commercial production at Alcalde. However, home gardeners can plant multipurpose and early-drying cultivars at Alcalde. Leyendecker produced the best dry fruit with larger fruit size, rich color, and meaty fruit; dry fruit quality was acceptable in most years at Los Lunas except 2019. We preliminarily recommend some drying and multipurpose cultivars for each location. As trees mature and produce more fruit, we will fine-tune the cultivar recommendations. We also discuss the jujube cultivar zoning information in New Mexico and fruit uses.

scholarly journals Development of a Surveillance Definition for United States–Mexico Binational Cases of Tuberculosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
Rachel S. Yelk Woodruff ◽  
Mark C. Miner ◽  
Roque Miramontes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
The United States ◽  
Program Staff ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Tb Treatment ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
United States Mexico

Objectives: Consistently collected binational surveillance data are important in advocating for resources to manage and treat binational cases of tuberculosis (TB). The objective of this study was to develop a surveillance definition for binational (United States–Mexico) cases of TB to assess the burden on US TB program resources. Methods: We collaborated with state and local TB program staff members in the United States to identify characteristics associated with binational cases of TB. We collected data on all cases of TB from 9 pilot sites in 5 states (Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas) during January 1–June 30, 2014, that had at least 1 binational characteristic (eg, “crossed border while on TB treatment” and “received treatment in another country, coordinated by an established, US-funded, binational TB program”). A workgroup of US state, local, and federal partners reviewed results and used them to develop a practical surveillance definition. Results: The pilot sites reported 87 cases of TB with at least 1 binational characteristic during the project period. The workgroup drafted a proposed surveillance definition to include 2 binational characteristics: “crossed border while on TB treatment” (34 of 87 cases, 39%) and “received treatment in another country, coordinated by an established, US-funded, binational TB program” (26 of 87 cases, 30%). Applying the new proposed definition, 39 of 87 pilot cases of TB (45%) met the definition of binational. Conclusion: Input from partners who were responsible for the care and treatment of patients who cross the United States–Mexico border was crucial in defining a binational case of TB.

scholarly journals A TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR LAVINEL G. IONESCU ON HIS 55th BIRTHDAY

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
A. D. Martinez ◽  
B. J. Kid
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Research Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
Radioactive Isotopes ◽  
State University ◽  
Bachelor Of Science ◽  
University Of New Mexico ◽  
New Mexico State University ◽  
Science Degree ◽  
The University

Professor Lavinel G. Ionescu was born of Romanian parents in Varset (Vrsac), Banat, Yugoslavia, on May l9, 1943. He attended primary and secondary school in Yugoslavia, Italy, and Switzerland. He obtained the Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry in l963 and the Master of Science Degree in l966 from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA, and the Ph.D. Degree in Physical Chemistry from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA in l970. He did postdoctoral work at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has held faculty positions at universities in the United States and Brazil. At the present, he is Professor of Chemistry at the Pontifícia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre and the Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, RS, Brazil. His research work includes liquid scintillators, radioactive isotopes, noble gases, solution thermodynamics, surfactants and micelles, micellar catalysis, respiratory pigments, membrane models, and history and philosophy of science. He has trained more than fifty research scientists from different parts of the world, is the author of more than two hundred and fifty scientific works, and has been the recipient of many prizes and awards.

scholarly journals Book Reviews

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-96
Author(s):  
Larry Madaras ◽  
Richard A. Diem ◽  
Kenneth G. Alfers ◽  
Elizabeth J. Wilcoxson ◽  
Victoria L. Enders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Community College ◽  
New York ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
French Revolution ◽  
The United States ◽  
State University ◽  
British Broadcasting Corporation ◽  
University Of New Mexico ◽  
The University

Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr., Central America: A Nation Divided. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. Pp. 390. Cloth, $22.50; Paper $8.95. Second Edition. Review by Donald J. Mabry of Mississippi State University. Edward M. Anson. A Civilization Primer. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985. Pp. 121. Spiral bound, $5.95. Review by Gordon R. Mork of Purdue University. Stephen J. Lee. Aspects of European History, 1494-1789. Second edition. London & New York: Methuen, 1984. Pp. viii, 312. Paper, $11.95. Review by Michael W. Howell of The School of the Ozarks. Roland N. Stromberg. European Intellectual History Since 1789. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1986. Fourth edition. Pp. x, 340. Paper, $18.95. Review by Irby C. Nichols, Jr. of North Texas State University. R. W. Southern. Medieval Humanism and Other Studies. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1985. Pp. 261. Cloth, $24.95; Paper, $10.95. Review by Benjamin F. Taggie of Central Michigan University. H. T. Dickinson. British Radicalism and the French Revolution, 1789-1815. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1985. Pp. 88. Paper, $6.95; F. D. Dow. Radicalism in the English Revolution, 1640-1660. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1985. Pp. 90. Paper, $6.95. Review by Harry E. Wade of East Texas State University. H. R. Kedward. Occupied France: Collaboration and Resistance 1940-1944. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1985. Pp. 88. $6.95; M. E. Chamberlain. Decolonization: The Fall of the European Empire. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1985. Pp. 86. $6.95. Review by Steven Philip Kramer of the University of New Mexico. Harriet Ward. World Powers in the Twentieth Century. London: British Broadcasting Corporation and the Heinemann Educational Books, 1985. Second edition. Pp. xvii, 333. Paper, $12.00. Review by Gerald H. Davis of Georgia State University. Paul Preston, ed. Revolution and War in Spain, 1931-1939. London and New York: Methuen, 1984. Pp. xi, 299. Cloth, $29.95: Paper, $12.95. Review by Robert Kern of the University of New Mexico. Glenn Blackburn. The West and the World Since 1945. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. Pp. vi, 152. Paper, $9.95. Review by Victoria L. Enders of Northern Arizona University. M. K. Dziewanowski. A History of Soviet Russia. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985. Second edition. Pp. x, 406. Paper, $22.95. Review by Elizabeth J. Wilcoxson of Northern Essex Community College. Peter L. Steinberg. The Great "Red Menace": United States Prosecution of American Communists, 1947-1952. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1984. Pp. xiv, 311. Cloth, $35.00. Review by Kenneth G. Alfers of Mountain View College. Winthrop D. Jordan, Leon F. Litwack, Richard Hoftstadter, William Miller, Daniel Aaron. The United States: Brief Edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985. Second Edition. Pp. xiv, 513. Paper, $19.95. Review by Richard A. Diem of The University of Texas at San Antonio. Edwin J. Perkins and Gary M. Walton. A Prosperous People: The Growth of the American Economy. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985. Pp. xiii, 240. Paper, $14.95. Review by Larry Madaras of Howard Community College.

scholarly journals EPID-07. ACCESS TO GLIOBLASTOMA CLINICAL TRIALS FOR RURAL PATIENTS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 2010–2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. ii79-ii79
Author(s):  
Kathryn Nevel ◽  
Samuel Capouch ◽  
Lisa Arnold ◽  
Katherine Peters ◽  
Nimish Mohile ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Interventional Treatment ◽  
Phase Ii Trials ◽  
Treatment Trials ◽  
Rural Sites ◽  
Rural Patients ◽  
Urban Sites

Abstract BACKGROUND Patients in rural communities have less access to optimal cancer care and clinical trials. For GBM, access to experimental therapies, and consideration of a clinical trial is embedded in national guidelines. Still, the availability of clinical trials to rural communities, representing 20% of the US population, has not been described. METHODS We queried ClinicalTrials.gov for glioblastoma interventional treatment trials opened between 1/2010 and 1/2020 in the United States. We created a Structured Query Language database and leveraged Google application programming interfaces (API) Places to find name and street addresses for the sites, and Google’s Geocode API to determine the county location. Counties were classified by US Department of Agriculture Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC 1–3 = urban and RUCC 4–9 = rural). We used z-ratios for rural-urban statistical comparisons. RESULTS We identified 406 interventional treatment trials for GBM at 1491 unique sites. 8.7% of unique sites were in rural settings. Rural sites opened an average of 1.7 trials/site and urban sites 2.8 trials/site from 1/2010–1/2020. Rural sites offered more phase II trials (63% vs 57%, p= 0.03) and fewer phase I trials (22% vs 28%, p= 0.01) than urban sites. Rural locations were more likely to offer federally-sponsored trials (p< 0.002). There were no investigator-initiated or single-institution trials offered at rural locations, and only 1% of industry trials were offered rurally. DISCUSSION Clinical trials for GBM were rarely open in rural areas, and were more dependent on federal funding. Clinical trials are likely difficult to access for rural patients, and this has important implications for the generalizability of research as well as how we engage the field of neuro-oncology and patient advocacy groups in improving patient access to trials. Increasing the number of clinical trials in rural locations may enable more rural patients to access and enroll in GBM studies.

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