Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Autoethnography

Asked to write a manifesto for autoethnography, I find myself writing, instead, a manifestory for auteothnography—a cry for scholars to engage the vibrating force of story-craft in service of our life-enhancing, knowledge-constructing, world-building praxis of the autoethnographic craft. I write to expose. I write to shine light. I write to open up the world to a new way of seeing, feeling, thinking, reflecting, smelling. I write it into a story of a life, a story of a human working like hell to navigate this choppy, murky, oddly human water we've all been shoved into. I write to build bridges, to probe and make meaning, to start a dialogue, to bring memory to light, to write relationships into being.
Deferred neural rendering

The modern computer graphics pipeline can synthesize images at remarkable visual quality; however, it requires well-defined, high-quality 3D content as input. In this work, we explore the use of imperfect 3D content, for instance, obtained from photo-metric reconstructions with noisy and incomplete surface geometry, while still aiming to produce photo-realistic (re-)renderings. To address this challenging problem, we introduce Deferred Neural Rendering, a new paradigm for image synthesis that combines the traditional graphics pipeline with learnable components. Specifically, we propose Neural Textures, which are learned feature maps that are trained as part of the scene capture process. Similar to traditional textures, neural textures are stored as maps on top of 3D mesh proxies; however, the high-dimensional feature maps contain significantly more information, which can be interpreted by our new deferred neural rendering pipeline. Both neural textures and deferred neural renderer are trained end-to-end, enabling us to synthesize photo-realistic images even when the original 3D content was imperfect. In contrast to traditional, black-box 2D generative neural networks, our 3D representation gives us explicit control over the generated output, and allows for a wide range of application domains. For instance, we can synthesize temporally-consistent video re-renderings of recorded 3D scenes as our representation is inherently embedded in 3D space. This way, neural textures can be utilized to coherently re-render or manipulate existing video content in both static and dynamic environments at real-time rates. We show the effectiveness of our approach in several experiments on novel view synthesis, scene editing, and facial reenactment, and compare to state-of-the-art approaches that leverage the standard graphics pipeline as well as conventional generative neural networks.
Review

Attachment theorists have described the parent–child attachment relationship as a foundation for the emergence and development of children’s capacity for emotion regulation and coping with stress. The purpose of this review was to summarize the existing research addressing this issue. We identified 23 studies that employed validated assessments of attachment, which were not based on self-report questionnaires, and separated the summary into findings for toddlers/preschool, children, and adolescents. Although most associations were weak and only a minority of the multiple possible associations tested was supported in each study, all studies (but one) reported at least one significant association between attachment and emotion regulation or coping. The evidence pointed to the regulatory and coping problems of toddlers showing signs of ambivalent attachment or the benefits of secure (relative to insecure) attachment for toddlers, children, and adolescents. Toddlers who showed signs of avoidant attachment relied more on self-related regulation (or less social-oriented regulation and coping), but it was not clear whether these responses were maladaptive. There was little information available regarding associations of ambivalent attachment with school-age children’s or adolescents’ emotion regulation. There were also few studies that assessed disorganized attachment.
Testes Size in Leptodactylid Frogs and Occurrence of Multimale Spawning in the Genus Leptodactylus in Brazil

Abstract Although rare, some anurans show multimale spawning. Herein we present data on testes mass relative to body mass for 11 leptodactylids and report multimale spawning in Leptodactylus chaquensis and Leptodactylus podicipinus. Testes mass averaged 4.13% of body mass for L. chaquensis and 0.75% for L. podicipinus. Testes size of both leptodactylid species with multimale spawning show that they are large and close to values recorded for rhacophorid frogs with multimale breeding (0.71–7.79%). Large testes size in frogs with multimale spawning supports the sperm competition hypothesis.
Altitude and Rock Cover Explain the Distribution and Abundance of a Mediterranean Alpine Lizard

Abstract West European Rock Lizards within the Iberolacerta group have a restricted distribution, with small, widely separated ranges in highland areas. The aim of this study was to identify possible habitat requirements (including habitat structure, type of vegetation, and refuge availability) and topographic factors (altitude and orientation) that may determine variations in the abundance of Iberolacerta cyreni on a 300-km2 mountain range and to discuss the implications of our results for the conservation of this endangered endemism. Both a stepwise regression and a best model selection approach showed that lizard abundance was positively correlated with only two predictors: altitude and cover of large rocks. Thus, the successful exploitation of alpine habitats by I. cyreni seemed to depend on the abundance of large rocks that may provide suitable basking substrates while minimizing predation risk. The positive association between altitude and lizard abundance predicts a fragmented distribution with isolated populations in the mountain peaks.
Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Pigeon Pea-based Intercropping System and Soil Properties in Mollisols of the Tarai Region

A field experiment was conducted during kharif seasons of 2007 and 2008 at the Crop Research Centre, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar to evaluate the effect of three cropping systems (pigeon pea sole, pigeon pea + black gram and pigeon pea + maize), two levels of inoculation [with and without phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (PSB)] and three levels of farmyard manure (0, 2.5 and 5.0 t ha−1) on soil properties and yields of pigeon pea, black gram and maize. Results revealed that application of different treatments did not affect the bulk density, particle density and porosity significantly after harvest of pigeon pea in both the years. Intercropping of black gram with pigeon pea recorded higher values of organic carbon; available N, P, K contents; microbial population; dehydrogenase activity in soil; and yields of pigeon pea and its equivalent over its other counterparts after the harvest of crops. Inoculation of seeds with PSB recorded significantly higher values of available P, microbial population, dehydrogenase activity in soil, and yields of component crops and pigeon pea equivalent over un-inoculated seeds. Application of 5.0 t FYM ha−1 increased organic carbon; available N, P and K contents; biological properties of soil viz., microbial population and dehydrogenase activity; and yields of component crops and pigeon pea equivalent over no application of FYM.
Get it Together! Synergistic Effects of Causal and Effectual Decision–Making Logics on Venture Performance

Entrepreneurs rely on different decision–making logics when starting new ventures, including causal and effectual reasoning. Extant research suggests that venture performance is positively associated with both causal business planning and effectual action–orientation, but studies have not yet tested the synergistic potential of these two logics. We contribute to the debate on entrepreneurial decision making by exploring the interrelationship between causation and effectuation, detailing their main and interactive effects on venture performance. Using survey data collected on 1,453 entrepreneurs residing in 25 countries, we find that ventures benefit from using these two entrepreneurial logics in tandem.
“They Need to Give Us a Voice”: 1 Lessons from Listening to Unaccompanied Central American and Mexican Children on Helping Children Like Themselves

Children make up half of the world's refugees, yet limited research documents the views of youth about migratory causes and recommendations. While there is wide recognition of migrant children's right to free expression, few opportunities exist to productively exercise that right and provide input about their views. This article analyzes the responses of Central American and Mexican migrant children to one interview question regarding how to help youth like themselves, and identifies several implied “no-win” situations as potential reasons for the migration decisions of unaccompanied children. Furthermore, the children's responses highlight the interconnected nature of economics, security, and education as migratory factors. Examination of children's political speech revealed primarily negative references regarding their home country's government, the president, and the police. The police were singled out more than any other public figures, with particular emphasis on police corruption and ineffectiveness. Additional analysis focused on children's comments regarding migration needs and family. Recommendations for future action include: • recognizing entwined motivations and no-win situations that may lead children to leave their countries of origin; • promoting integrated approaches to home country economic, security, and education concerns for Central American and Mexican youth; • acknowledging migrant children's political interests and concerns; • providing youth with meaningful opportunities to contribute their views and suggestions. • incorporating migrant children's input and concerns into spending plans for US aid appropriated for Central America; and • emphasizing youth leadership development in efforts to address child migration.
Studies on the interspecific crossing compatibility among three Prunus species and their hybrids.

In 2011–2013, a study on the crossing compatibility and the setting of fruit in distant hybridization within the genus Prunus, among the species P. armeniaca L. (apricot), P. salicina Lindl. (Japanese plum), P. cerasifera Ehrh. (myrobalan plum) and the hybrids P. salicina × P. cerasifera was conducted at the Institute of Horticulture in Skierniewice, Poland. The percentage of fruit set depended on the direction of pollination of the crossed species. Most fruits were obtained by crossing P. salicina × P. armeniaca and P. salicina × P. cerasifera. The largest number of fruitlets in relation to the number of pollinated flowers was obtained when two genotypes of P. salicina – Czernuszka and D 17-73, were the maternal parents. The results show that the crossing compatibility and effectiveness in the cross-breeding of the studied species of Prunus are influenced to a greater extent by the genotype of the maternal form of P. salicina than by the genotype of the paternal form of P. armeniaca and P. cerasifera.
Peanut worms of the phylum Sipuncula from the Nha Trang Bay (South China Sea) with a key to species

Sipunculan worms from the Vietnamese waters are still poorly investigated, while they are well known from Chinese andTaiwanese waters of the South China Sea. During the years 2008–2010, therefore, we collected sipunculans from NhaTrang Bay in South Vietnam. Twenty species of peanut worms representing eleven genera and five families of the phylumSipuncula are recognized from more than one thousand individuals collected from various biotopes. Fifteen species arenew records for Nha Trang Bay with Nephasoma pellucidum being a new record for the South China Sea. Species accountsinclude the most important taxonomic characters as well as quantitative characteristics, distributions, and specific biotopedata. All species were illustrated in living conditions with everted introvert and tentacular apparatus. Accordingly, a key up to species level is provided.
Water table response to harvesting and simulated emerald ash borer mortality in black ash wetlands in Minnesota, USA

Black ash wetlands are seriously threatened because of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB). Wetland hydrology is likely to be modified following ash mortality, but the magnitude of hydrological impact following loss via EAB and alternative mitigation harvests is not clear. Our objective was to assess the water table response to simulated EAB and harvesting to determine if management actions will be needed to maintain ecosystem functions following EAB infestation. We applied four replicated treatments to 1.6 ha plots as follows: (1) control, (2) girdling of all black ash trees to simulate loss via EAB mortality, (3) group selection harvests (20% of stand in 0.04 ha gaps), and (4) clear-cut harvest. Water table (WT) elevations were monitored for 1 year pre-treatment and two years post-treatment. Clear-cutting delayed WT drawdown in both years of the study, and the WT was significantly higher than the control treatment, predominantly when WT depth was below 30 cm. The effect of the group selection treatment on WT response was muted compared to clear-cutting and also limited to periods when the WT depth was below 30 cm. These responses were attributed to establishment of shallow- rooted vegetation in cut areas, which would have limited influence on WT dynamics as depth increased. There was little effect of girdling on the WT in the first year post-treatment, but effects on the WT were very similar to clear-cutting in the second year and more pronounced when the WT was within 30 cm of the soil surface. These effects were attributed to reduced transpiration coupled with the presence of a partial canopy following girdling, which would have reduced vegetation establishment and evaporation compared to clear-cutting. Given the large influence of WT depth on vegetation dynamics and associated feedbacks to altered hydrology, these early results indicate a greater risk of ecosystem alteration following EAB mortality compared to clear-cut harvesting. Depending on local hydrologic regime, variation in precipitation patterns, and time for complete canopy loss, it may be necessary for managers to implement active mitigation strategies (e.g., group selection coupled with planting of alternative species) prior to EAB infestation to maintain ecosystem processes in these forested wetland systems.
Optimal Privatisation Policy under Private Leadership in Mixed Oligopolies

Abstract We discuss optimal privatisation policies in mixed oligopolies in which a public firm is the Stackelberg follower (private leadership). We find that under constant marginal cost, the optimal degree of privatisation is zero. When the marginal cost is increasing, however, the optimal degree is never zero, and full privatisation can be optimal. These results suggest that the optimal privatisation policy depends on the cost conditions. We also find that the optimal degree of privatisation is substantially lower under private leadership than in the simultaneous-move model when there is no cost difference between public and private firms.
“I Didn’t Feel Confident Talking About This Issue . . . But I Knew I Could Talk About a Book”: Using Young Adult Literature to Make Sense of #MeToo

This article reports on one undergraduate student’s journey toward critical literacy about rape culture as a result of reading and discussing a young adult novel in a book study with peers. Using ethnographic and case study methods, the author examines the personal and cultural resources the student brought to the experience, the critical stance she developed, the critical social practices in which she engaged, and the contextual resources that supported her critical literacy growth. The study described herein brought together research about critical literacy and young adult literature to better understand the nature of critical literacy in practice and its effects upon young adult students, with the goal of providing literacy educators with a rich description of what it looks like as a student develops critical literacy. This study also demonstrates the potential of young adult literature as a lens for contending with complex social issues in a college classroom.
Phenology of native species with landscaping potential.

The aim of this work was to study the phenology of ten species that occur in the “Campos” ecosystem in Parana state. They a re: Borreria suaveolens G. Mey. ; Hilariana Crotalaria Benth. ; Cuphea calophylla Cham. & Schltdl. ; Desmodium adscendens (Sw) DC. ; Desmodium incanum DC. ; Hypericum connatum Lam. ; Peltodon rugosus Tolmachev; Salvia lachnostachys Benth. ; Been macrodon DC. ; Tibouchina gracilis (Bonpl.) Cogn. The monitoring, by qualitative character, realized each fifteen days, had beginning in the month of January of 2007. It had been evaluated reproductive and vegetative characteristics. The meteorological variables that had been related with the phenology were: air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation and photoperiod . The results show that 80% of the species present ending of the period of budding between April and May. Cuphea calophylla was the only species that presented budding during all the observed time. The bighest dispersal of seeds occurred in May and June. Temperature, photoperiod and precipitation had been the variables that had shown better relationship with phenophases of the plants, especially the temperature.
Triploid Induction in Populus alba x P. glandulosa by Chromosome Doubling of Female Gametes

Abstract Efficient methods for obtaining unreduced female gametes are needed for triploid induction in Populus alba x P. glandulosa. A cytological study of MMCs and PMCs meiosis and staminate floral elongation revealed that there was a close association between MMCs meiotic stage and male bud phenology during development under the same environment conditions. Female buds of Populus alba x P. glandulosa were treated with 0.5% colchicine solution at the selected meiotic stages based on male bud phenology. The treated buds were pollinated with pollen of P. tomentosa. A high rate of unreduced female gametes occurred in late leptotene and pachytene stages of MMC, as evidenced by a relatively higher percentage of triploids in the progeny, when compared to progeny from colchincine application at other meiotic stages. The present results demonstrated that male bud phenology can be used to guide colchicine applications to female buds and cause a more efficient production of triploids.
Characterization of Stressed Transgenic Mice Overexpressing H2-Histamine Receptors in the Heart

We studied transgenic mice with cardiac-specific overexpression of H2-histamine receptors (H2-TG) by using the α-myosin heavy-chain promoter. We wanted to address whether this overexpression would protect the heart against paradigmatic stressors. To this end, we studied isolated atrial preparations in an organ bath under normoxic and hypoxic conditions and after prolonged exposure to high histamine concentrations. Moreover, we assessed cardiac function using echocardiography in mice with cardiac hypertrophy due to overexpression of the catalytic subunit of PP2A (PP2A-TG) in the heart [H2-TG × PP2A-TG = double transgenic (DT)] or H2-TG with cardiac systolic failure due to treatment of mice with lipopolysaccharides (LPSs). Furthermore, the effect of ischemia and reperfusion was studied in isolated perfused hearts (Langendorff mode) of H2-TG. We detected evidence for the protective role of the overexpressed H2-histamine receptors in the contractile dysfunction of DT and isolated atrial preparations subjected to hypoxia. In contrast, we noted the detrimental role of H2-histamine receptor overexpression against ischemia (Langendorff perfusion) and LPS-induced systolic heart failure. Hence, the role of H2-histamine receptors in the heart is context-sensitive: the results differ between hypoxia (in atrium) and ischemia (perfused whole heart), as well as between genetically induced hypertrophy (DT) and toxin-induced heart failure (LPS). The underlying molecular mechanisms for the protective or detrimental roles of H2-histamine receptor overexpression in the mammalian heart remain to be elucidated. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The beneficial and detrimental effects of the cardiac effects of H2-histamine receptors in the heart under stressful conditions, here intended to mimic clinical situations, were studied. The data suggest that depending on the clinically underlying cardiac pathophysiological mechanisms, H2-histamine agonists or H2-histamine antagonists might merit further research efforts to improve clinical drug therapy.
Sustitución de harina de pescado con harina de larvas en dietas para el bagre Africano (Clarias gariepinus)

Maggot meal produced from maggots grown on a mixture of cattle blood and wheat bran was used in substituting fish meal in African catfish, Clarias gariepinus, diet. A feeding trial was carried out for a period of ten weeks to evaluate the growth and nutrient utilization of catfish juveniles using diets in which fish meal was substituted with maggot meal at the following levels, 0, 50, and 100 %. Proximate and amino acid analyses of the maggot meal were carried out. Also the proximate composition of the test diets was determined. The results showed that maggot meal has 92.7% dry matter, 47.6% crude protein, 25.3% fat, 7.5% crude fiber, 6.25% ash, and an amino acid profile comparable to fish meal. Maggot meal-based diets compared favourably with fish meal-based diets as there were no significant differences in the growth and nutrient utilization indices (weight gain, length gain, daily growth rate, specific growth rate, feed conversion ratio and protein efficiency ratio). It is concluded that maggot meal is a viable alternative protein source to fish meal in the diet of African catfish. Its utilization is expected to reduce feed cost drastically, thus leading to a viable and sustainable aquaculture industry.
Who is an expert on the COVID-19 crisis?

Has the COVID-19 crisis made people drink and take drugs in new ways? Are people in home isolation more bound to start gambling on the internet? This spring, many research groups have applied for funding for COVID19-related initiatives, and addiction journals are announcing Calls for Papers for special issues on topics that arise from the coronavirus crisis. Also, many research funding agencies seem to work from the premise that we need to produce knowledge about how the crisis has affected mental health and lifestyle-related behaviours. This entails an enormous opening for new research and further discussions. A big question concerns something that in the substance research field has traditionally been referred to as “control policies”. While this concept has lately disappeared from the social scientific mainstream, now is an excellent time to dust it off and start figuring out its meaning and usefulness in 2020. Expertise