The Impact of Brown on the Brown of South Texas: A Micropolitical Perspective on the Education of Mexican Americans in a South Texas Community

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-526
Author(s):  
M. A. Guajardo ◽  
F. J. Guajardo
Keyword(s):  
Mexican Americans ◽  
South Texas ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Type 2 diabetes and tuberculosis in a dynamic bi-national border population

2006 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
pp. 483-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. I. RESTREPO ◽  
S. P. FISHER-HOCH ◽  
J. G. CRESPO ◽  
E. WHITNEY ◽  
A. PEREZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Large Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
South Texas ◽  
Control Programmes ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
Northeastern Mexico ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Border Population

The epidemic of type 2 diabetes in the United States prompted us to explore the association between diabetes and tuberculosis (TB) on the South Texas–Mexico border, in a large population of mostly non-hospitalized TB patients. We examined 6 years of retrospective data from all TB patients (n=5049) in South Texas and northeastern Mexico and found diabetes self-reported by 27·8% of Texan and 17·8% of Mexican TB patients, significantly exceeding national self-reported diabetes rates for both countries. Diabetes comorbidity substantially exceeded that of HIV/AIDS. Patients with TB and diabetes were older, more likely to have haemoptysis, pulmonary cavitations, be smear positive at diagnosis, and remain positive at the end of the first (Texas) or second (Mexico) month of treatment. The impact of type 2 diabetes on TB is underappreciated, and in the light of its epidemic status in many countries, it should be actively considered by TB control programmes, particularly in older patients.

Overeducation and the Earnings of Black, Hispanic, and White Male Workers

1988 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard R. Verdugo ◽  
Naomi Turner Verdugo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mexican Americans ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
White Male ◽  
The United States ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Male Workers ◽  
White Minority

This study addresses two issues: (1) the impact of overeducation on the earnings of male workers in the United States, and (2) white-minority earnings differences among males. Given that educational attainment levels are increasing among workers, there is some suspicion that earnings returns to education are not as great as might be expected. This topic is examined by including an overeducation variable in an earnings function. Regarding the second issue addressed in this article, little is actually known about white-minority differences because the bulk of such research compares whites and blacks. By including selected Hispanic groups in this analysis (Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Other Hispanics) we are able to assess white-minority earnings differences to a greater degree. Using data from a 5% sample of the 1980 census to estimate an earnings function, we find that overeducated workers earn less than either undereducated or adequately educated workers. Second, we find that there are substantial earnings differences between whites and minorities, and, also, between the five minority groups examined.

scholarly journals Improving pilot project application and review processes: A novel application of lean six sigma in translational science

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Schmidt ◽  
Laura Aubree Shay ◽  
Can Saygin ◽  
Hung-da Wan ◽  
Karen Schulz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Six Sigma ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
South Texas ◽  
Translational Science ◽  
Research Administration ◽  
Control Approach ◽  
Study Section ◽  
The Impact

Each year our Clinical and Translational Science Award pilot projects program awards approximately $500,000 in translational pilot funding to advance health in South Texas. We identified needs to improve the timeliness, transparency, and efficiency of the review process by surveying applicants. Lean six sigma methodologies, following a “Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control” approach, were used to streamline the pilot project application and review by identifying and removing bottlenecks from process flows. We evaluated the impact of our reorganized review process by surveying applicants and reviewers. Process mapping identified pilot project review as the main source of delay, leading to the implementation of a study section-style review mechanism. After one cycle, 90.3% of pilot applicants and 100% of reviewers were highly satisfied with the new processes and time to award notice was reduced by 2 months. All reviewers familiar with both review processes preferred the study section. We demonstrated how lean six sigma, a methodology not commonly applied in research administration, can be used to evaluate processes in translational science in academic health centers. Through our efforts, we were able to improve timeliness, transparency, and efficiency of the review process.

Regional assessment of the Eagle Ford Group of South Texas, USA: Insights from lithology, pore volume, water saturation, organic richness, and productivity correlations

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. SC125-SC150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Hammes ◽  
Ray Eastwood ◽  
Guin McDaid ◽  
Emilian Vankov ◽  
S. Amin Gherabati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Pore Volume ◽  
Water Saturation ◽  
Production Quality ◽  
South Texas ◽  
Eagle Ford Shale ◽  
Eagle Ford ◽  
The North ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sweet Spots

A comprehensive regional investigation of the Eagle Ford Shale linking productivity to porosity-thickness (PHIH), lithology ([Formula: see text]), pore volume (PHIT), organic matter (TOC), and water-saturation ([Formula: see text]) variations has not been presented to date. Therefore, isopach maps across the Eagle Ford Shale play west of the San Marcos Arch were constructed using thickness and log-calculated attributes such as TOC, [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and porosity to identify sweet spots and spatial distribution of these geologic characteristics that influence productivity in shale plays. The Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas is an organic-rich, calcareous mudrock deposited during a second-order transgression of global sea level on a carbonate-dominated shelf updip from the older Sligo and Edwards (Stuart City) reef margins. Lithology and organic-matter deposition were controlled by fluvial input from the Woodbine delta in the northeast, upwelling along the Cretaceous shelf edge, and volcanic and clastic input from distant Laramide events to the north and west. Local oxygen minimum events along the South Texas margin contributed to the preservation of this organic-rich source rock related to the Cenomanian/Turonian global organic anoxic event (OAE2). Paleogeographic and deep-seated tectonic elements controlled the variations of lithology, amount and distribution of organic matter, and facies that have a profound impact on production quality. Petrophysical modeling was conducted to calculate total organic carbon, water saturation, lithology, and porosity of the Eagle Ford Group. Thickness maps, as well as PHIH maps, show multiple sweet spots across the study area. Components of the database were used as variables in kriging, and multivariate statistical analyses evaluated the impact of these variables on productivity. For example, TOC and clay volume ([Formula: see text]) show an inverse relationship that is related to production. Mapping petrophysical parameters across a play serves as a tool to predict geologic drivers of productivity across the Eagle Ford taking the geologic heterogeneity into account.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF INTERGENERATIONAL SUPPORT ON DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG OLDER MEXICAN AMERICANS: DOES GENDER MATTER?

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S817-S817
Author(s):  
Yaolin Pei ◽  
Zhen Cong ◽  
Bei Wu
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mexican Americans ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Intergenerational Support ◽  
West Texas ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Gender Specific

Abstract The study examined gender differences in the impact of living alone and intergenerational support on depressive symptoms among Mexican American older adults. The sample included 335 parent-adult child dyads which were nested within 92 Mexican American respondents in a city in West Texas. Each respondent reported their specific relationships with each child. The results from clustered regression showed that men provided and received less intergenerational support than women, but their depressive symptoms were more susceptible to living alone and different types of intergenerational support. Factors such as living alone, and receiving instrumental support were related to higher levels of depressive symptoms among Mexican American older men than among in their female counterparts, whereas emotional closeness with children was associated with lower level of depressive symptoms in men than in women. The findings can be used to develop and target a gender-specific approach for depression interventions among older Mexican Americans.

Grammatical change in borderlands Spanish: A variationist analysis of copula variation and progressive expansion in a South Texas bilingual enclave community

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Phillip M. Carter ◽  
Tonya E. Wolford
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Mexican Americans ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
South Texas ◽  
Grammatical Change ◽  
Bilingual Communities

Abstract This study investigates variation in the grammatical system of Spanish in the speech of three generations of Mexican Americans living in a community in South Texas, United States, characterized by high levels of bilingualism and long-term, sustained contact between languages. Two variables are studied using quantitative methods: (1) the extension of the copula verb estar into domains traditionally confined to ser and (2) the expansion of progressive forms at the expense of the simple present. The data reported here suggest changes-in-progress that appear to be accelerated by the linguistic and sociocultural conditions of the community including, especially, lack of access to formal education in Spanish. The sociolinguistic patterning for these variables is compared to patterning for the same variables reported in the literature in both monolingual communities in Spain and Latin America and bilingual communities in the United States.

Seismic, geologic, geomechanics, and dynamic constraints in flow models of unconventional fractured reservoirs: Example from a south Texas field

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinaldo J. Michelena ◽  
James R. Gilman ◽  
Christopher K. Zahm
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Fractured Reservoirs ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
South Texas ◽  
Naturally Fractured Reservoirs ◽  
Flow Models ◽  
Dynamic Constraints ◽  
Well Spacing ◽  
Orientation Statistics ◽  
The Impact

We present a workflow to build permeability models for flow simulation in unconventional naturally fractured reservoirs constrained by 3D seismic, geologic data and concepts, geomechanics observations, and dynamic data. Joints and faults are modeled separately to account for their differences in scale and flow properties. Seismic-derived orientation statistics are compared against orientations from outcrops and microseismic data to assess their validity and consistency across multiple scales. We show the impact of natural fractures and stress orientation in the flow and variability of the pressure field around producing wells in an unconventional reservoir from south Texas. Such variability can have a significant impact on well interference and optimal well spacing.

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