bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
ShapeAssembly
Authors: Jones R. Kenny , Barton Theresa , Xu Xianghao , Wang Kai , Jiang Ellen , Guerrero Paul , Mitra Niloy J. , Ritchie Daniel 
Published: November 2020

Manually authoring 3D shapes is difficult and time consuming; generative models of 3D shapes offer compelling alternatives. Procedural representations are one such possibility: they offer high-quality and editable results but are difficult to author and often produce outputs with limited diversity. On the other extreme are deep generative models: given enough data, they can learn to generate any class of shape but their outputs have artifacts and the representation is not editable.
In this paper, we take a step towards achieving the best of both worlds for novel 3D shape synthesis. First, we propose ShapeAssembly, a domain-specific "assembly-language" for 3D shape structures. ShapeAssembly programs construct shape structures by declaring cuboid part proxies and attaching them to one another, in a hierarchical and symmetrical fashion. ShapeAssembly functions are parameterized with continuous free variables, so that one program structure is able to capture a family of related shapes.
We show how to extract ShapeAssembly programs from existing shape structures in the PartNet dataset. Then, we train a deep generative model, a hierarchical sequence VAE, that learns to write novel ShapeAssembly programs. Our approach leverages the strengths of each representation: the program captures the subset of shape variability that is interpretable and editable, and the deep generative model captures variability and correlations across shape collections that is hard to express procedurally.
We evaluate our approach by comparing the shapes output by our generated programs to those from other recent shape structure synthesis models. We find that our generated shapes are more plausible and physically-valid than those of other methods. Additionally, we assess the latent spaces of these models, and find that ours is better structured and produces smoother interpolations. As an application, we use our generative model and differentiable program interpreter to infer and fit shape programs to unstructured geometry, such as point clouds.
A New Pipeline to Predict and Confirm Tumor Neoantigens Predict Better Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade
Authors: Lazdun Yelena , Si Han , Creasy Todd , Ranade Koustubh , Higgs Brandon W. , Streicher Katie , Durham Nicholas M. 
Published: November 2020

Abstract

Mutations that drive oncogenesis in cancer can generate neoantigens that may be recognized by the immune system. Identification of these neoantigens remains challenging due to the complexity of the MHC antigen and T-cell receptor interaction. Here, we describe the development of a systematic approach to efficiently identify and validate immunogenic neoantigens. Whole-exome sequencing of tissue from a patient with melanoma was used to identify nonsynonymous mutations, followed by MHC binding prediction and identification of tumor clonal architecture. The top 18 putative class I neoantigens were selected for immunogenicity testing via a novel in vitro pipeline in HLA-A201 healthy donor blood. Naïve CD8 T cells from donors were stimulated with allogeneic dendritic cells pulsed with peptide pools and then with individual peptides. The presence of antigen-specific T cells was determined via functional assays. We identified one putative neoantigen that expanded T cells specific to the mutant form of the peptide and validated this pipeline in a subset of patients with bladder tumors treated with durvalumab (n = 5). Within this cohort, the top predicted neoantigens from all patients were immunogenic in vitro. Finally, we looked at overall survival in the whole durvalumab-treated bladder cohort (N = 37) by stratifying patients by tertile measure of tumor mutation burden (TMB) or neoantigen load. Patients with higher neoantigen and TMB load tended to show better overall survival.

Implications:
This pipeline can enable accurate and rapid identification of personalized neoantigens that may help to identify patients who will survive longer on durvalumab.
Notes on the bionomy of two spider wasp species in an urban forest fragment in Brazil
Authors: Marinho Diego , Vivallo Felipe 
Published: November 2020

There are few studies dedicated to the natural history of Neotropical spider wasps (Pompilidae). When it comes to urban areas, the knowledge on these wasps is even scarcer. This study sheds light on the natural history of Auplopus cf. rufipes and A. cf. brasiliensis (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae: Ageniellini) from an urban Atlantic Forest fragment in the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil. Auplopus cf. rufipes displays a multivoltine pattern and frequently nests in bamboo canes scattered in the open areas, whereas A. cf. brasiliensis is a rare sight, with only a single nest collected from a hose trap-nest. Females of the former species show aggressive behaviour, which suggests a solitary lifestyle. Their nests were partly enveloped in a complex structure, similar to other species that build free-standing, unconcealed nests and display some degree of sociality. Such behaviour could not be observed for A. cf. brasiliensis. Despite that, nests of both species were built using mud pellets, though the brood cells differed regarding arrangement and position in the trap. Two parasites were found attacking the cells: Caenochrysis crotonis (Chrysididae) in a cell of A. cf. rufipes, and Chaenotetrastichus neotropicalis (Eulophidae) in two cells of A. cf. brasiliensis, both recorded for the first time. Auplopus cf. rufipes was found to prey on Frigga cf. quintensis (Salticidae), the first record of this genus as a host of Auplopus.
Yet another record of Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae) from the western Atlantic
Authors: Metri Cassiana Baptista , Guilherme Pablo Damian Borges , Tavares Marcos Domingos Siqueira 
Published: November 2020

The Indo-Pacific edible swimming crab Scylla serrata is reported here for the fifth time from the western Atlantic including a failed attempt of introduction to Florida for aquaculture purposes in the years 1960’s. The species had been recorded from Brazil in the early 1980’s and in 2011 and from the Caribbean coast of Colombia in 2013. The capture of a third specimen in southeastern Brazil on 24 August 2020 is discussed here. On all occasions individuals found in Brazil were adults captured alive near port areas. The occurrence of S. serrata in disparate time periods in the western Atlantic (1983, 2011, 2013 and 2020) is regarded as an indication of low inoculation pressure.
A new species of the genus Parioninella (Epicaridea, Bopyridae, Pseudioninae) from Australia
Authors: An Jianmei , Xi Qianqian , Paulay Gustav 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Two new records of the rare parasitic isopod genus Parioninella are described. Parioninella liuruiyui n. sp. represents the first record of the genus from Australia and the first bopyrid described from the porcelain crab Pachycheles pisoides (Heller, 1865). The female of the new species differs from other described species in lacking eyes, produced into pair of anterolateral flaps, the brood pouch completely covered by oostegites, while the male lacks pigmentation. Parioninella astridae Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1930 is recorded from Mindoro, Philippines, in Pachycheles sculptus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837). An identification key to the three Parioninella species is provided.
The freshwater crab genus Lacunipotamon Dai, Song, He, Cao, Xu & Zhong, 1975 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae), with descriptions of two new species from southwestern China
Authors: Huang Chao , Shih Hsi-Te , Ahyong Shane T. 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
The poorly known genus Lacunipotamon Dai, Song, He, Cao, Xu & Zhong, 1975, is studied and reviewed. Two new species, Lacunipotamon yuanshi sp. nov. and Lacunipotamon cymatile sp. nov. from Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, respectively, are described based on morphology and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences. Both superficially resemble Lacunipotamon albusorbitum Dai, Song, He, Cao, Xu & Zhong, 1975, the type and previously only known species in the genus, but can be distinguished by the combination of live colour, size, maxilliped III, male thoracic sternum, male pleon, male gonopod, and female gonopore characters. Phylogenetic analysis of the molecular data corroborates the novelty of the two species.
Slaves and Slavery in the Late Antique and Early Medieval Penitentials
Authors: Winnebeck Julia 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
The paper examines the evidence for slavery in the late antique and early medieval penitentials. This body of sources has only recently been rediscovered for the study of slavery. Most of the earliest extant penitentials contain canons that deal in one way or another with slaves (servus or ancilla) or slavery (servitium). These canons can roughly be grouped into three categories according to the aspect under which slavery is considered in them: In the first category of canons, slaves are merely mentioned in the description of a sin in which they are either involved in or the victim of. The second category of canons considers slavery as a penitential punishment. The third category, finally, offers more general rules or laws on slavery. Samples for these three categories and their analysis form the main part of the paper. The presented evidence is then evaluated with regard to the questions what kind of insights the penitentials offer for the study of slavery in general, and the involvement of the Church in slavery in particular.
The Government of the Body: A Reconstruction of the Physiological Chapters in Nemesius of Emesa’s De natura hominis
Authors: Dusenbury David Lloyd 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
This contribution argues that the physiological and psychological chapters of
Nemesius of Emesa’s highly influential conspectus of late-antique
anthropology, De natura hominis, are not random memoranda on
the human organism or disjecta membra extracted from a range of
late-antique sources. On the contrary, it is claimed here that De natura
hominis 6-28, in which the medical anthropology of the
Platonic–Galenic tradition comes to the fore, mark a decisive phase in
the argument of Nemesius’ text. The human is defined by Nemesius as the
only living being which is at once ruler and ruled. In De natura
hominis 6-28, this image of humankind is given an anatomical
proof.
Museums in the Long Now: History in the Geological Age of Humans
Authors: Robin Libby 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
History in times of crisis is practical: future action depends on historical framing. Moving beyond “human scales” to include the evolutionary and the geological, and beyond humans to include other species, demands different approaches and new “archives” like ice-cores. This paper considers history in the Long Now, and particularly how museums and big public arts institutions develop new sorts of history through practical story-telling, taking seriously the notion that “the central role of museums [is] both an expression of cultural identity and … a powerful force for human development and education.” The museum has a particular value as “slow media”, deepening news stories in times of rapid change. The new epoch of Earth, the Anthropocene, where humans have become a geological force, poses challenges for exhibitions, but also reshapes museums themselves. Crucial to managing stories, collections and objects in Anthropocene times is the capacity to change course, to remain open to new developments, using performances, events and “pop-up” exhibitions alongside traditional museum offerings. New Museology regards stories as the fundamental unit of museums. Thus, the curation of stories is central work. No longer are museums defined solely by objects: the artistic and the ephemeral are all part of story-telling.
The Power of the Illegitimate
Authors: Tsuji Teruyuki 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Based on archival research and supplemented by ethnographic observations, this article critically revisits the history of La Divina Pastora, the Madonna of Spanish origin, in colonial Trinidad, focusing on how the spirituality and materiality of two statues of this Marian image intersected, competed, and reinforced each other: a fair-complexioned La Divina Pastora in northern Trinidad, created and patronized by the Catholic central authorities; and a dark-skinned, miracle-working La Divin/Sipari Mai in Siparia, formerly a peripheral Spanish mission in southern Trinidad. Tracing the trajectory of their lives and relations reveals the complexities of the ecclesiastical history of Trinidad, unearthing the contradictions and tensions between the patriarchal making and remaking of religious orthodoxy and the popular praxis of faith for day-to-day substantive issues needing medico-spiritual solutions. Unlike extant studies, addressing the two distinct statues representing the same Marian image, this article utilizes a holistic approach in order to appreciate why and how the Madonna at Siparia emerged, survived, and thrived as a shared empowering object, despite the colonial obsession with racial-cultural purity and regimes of the boundaries of belonging. The conflicts among the Christian communities were intertwined and thwarted the Catholic central authority’s attempts to exploit La Divin/Sipari Mai’s transgressive power to attract Hindus to the Church. The tangled conflicts also created conditions in which Hindu supplications for miraculous cures persisted and thrived, despite discrimination and repression by the Catholic authorities. The incessant interactions between Catholics and Hindu devotees in Siparia led to the combination of their originally divergent practices and worldviews and the transformation of the dark-colored Madonna from La Divina Pastora to La Divin/Sipari Mai, an alternative spiritual construction that represented various maternal/female bodies, each conforming to distinct religious traditions.
Violence and Political Participation in Northeastern Guatemala
Authors: Simon Saskia 
Published: November 2020

Since colonial times, Northeastern Guatemala has been at the crossroads of legal and illegal trade routes used by local elites and foreign investors. Organized crime has always prospered there with the complicity and participation of the local authorities, while the United Fruit Company started its first banana plantations there in 1904. Both rested their capital accumulation on governmentalities mixing disciplinary and sovereign power mechanisms as analyzed by Foucault. In response to the impact of these governmentalities, centered on control and violence, the population has developed a tactical subjectivity that presents obstacles to its political participation and collective mobilization. Desde la época colonial, el noreste de Guatemala ha estado en la encrucijada de las rutas comerciales legales e ilegales utilizadas por las élites locales y los inversionistas extranjeros. Allí, el crimen organizado siempre ha prosperado con la complicidad y la participación de las autoridades locales, y la United Fruit Company sembró sus primeros platanares en el territorio en 1904. Ambos bandos sustentaron su acumulación de capital en gubernamentalidades que mezclan mecanismos de poder disciplinario y soberano, tal y como los define Foucault. En respuesta al impacto de estas organizaciones gubernamentales, centradas en el control y la violencia, la población ha desarrollado una subjetividad táctica que presenta obstáculos a su participación política y movilización colectiva.
Teaching Methods in Undergraduate Introductory Economics Courses: Results From a Sixth National Quinquennial Survey
Authors: Asarta Carlos J. , Chambers Rebecca G. , Harter Cynthia 
Published: November 2020

This article presents the first report of basic findings from the 2020 online administration of the sixth national quinquennial survey on teaching and assessment methods. Focusing on the teaching methods in introductory economics courses (i.e., principles and survey courses), the authors find that very little has changed in the past quarter-century. The typical instructor in introductory courses is predominantly a male, Caucasian, with a PhD. “Chalk and Talk” remains the preferred method of instruction in introductory courses, along with the use of textbooks. The use of “student(s) with student(s)” discussions in the classroom, as well as cooperative learning/small-group assignments, has increased since 2010. Lessons, activities, and references that address diversity, inclusion, or gender issues, however, are almost never used in introductory economics courses. JEL Classifications: A20, A22
Long-Term Metabolic Monitoring of Youths Treated with Second-Generation Antipsychotics 5 Years after Publication of the CAMESA Guidelines Are We Making Progress? Surveillance Métabolique à Long Terme des Jeunes Traités par Antipsychotiques de Deuxième Génération, Cinq ans Après la publication des Lignes Directrices Camesa: Faisons-Nous des Progrès?
Authors: Jazi Sarra , Ben-Amor Leila , Abadie Pascale , Menard Marie-Line , Choquette Rachel , Berthiaume Claude , Mottron Laurent , Ilies Drigissa 
Published: November 2020

Objective: The potential metabolic adverse effects of second-generation antipsychotics (SGA) need to be monitored. The Canadian Alliance for Monitoring Effectiveness and Safety of Antipsychotics (CAMESA) offers guidelines for this purpose. We aimed to evaluate the long-term rates of youths receiving monitoring in mental health clinics and document the factors that may influence them. Method: The charts of 180 patients (13.3 ± 3.1 years, 54.4% males) receiving SGA treatment for the first time between January 2016 and June 2018 were reviewed. Monitoring was divided into baseline and 1- to 6-month and 9- to 24-month periods. Population under study was stratified into children (4 to 12 years) and adolescents (13 to 18 years). Sociodemographic characteristics, psychiatric diagnosis and comorbidities, prescribed SGAs and comedications, anthropometric measures (AM), blood pressure (BP), blood tests (BT), electrocardiogram, and the psychiatrist’s years of practice were collected. Cross tables were used to present the monitoring rates. Categories were compared by covariate analysis. Rates of patients monitored across categories were compared using Fisher exact test. Results: Monitoring rates for AM, BT, and BP were 55%, 47.8%, and 46.7% at baseline; 50%, 41.7%, and 45.2% at 1 to 6 months; and 47.2%, 41.5%, and 40.6% at 9 to 24 months, respectively. Higher monitoring rates were significantly associated with adolescent status (baseline, 1 to 6 months), a diagnosis of psychotic and/or affective disorder (baseline, 1 to 6 months, 9 to 24 months), having ≤1 psychiatric comorbidities (1 to 6 months), high SGA dose (baseline, 1 to 6 months), and clinician’s experience (baseline, 9 to 24 months). Significantly lower monitoring rates were associated with the psychostimulant/atomoxetine comedication (baseline, 1 to 6 months, 9 to 24 months). Conclusion: Five years after publication of the CAMESA guidelines, metabolic monitoring is conducted for less than half of patients. In our sample, age, diagnostic category, psychiatric comorbidities, SGA dose, clinician’s experience, and comedications influenced the monitoring rates. Major progress still needs to be made before reaching a satisfactory level of monitoring.
Becoming a Channel of God: How Faith Community Nurses Develop Their Spiritual Practice
Authors: LeBlanc-Kwaw Denise , Weaver Kathryn , Olson Joanne 
Published: November 2020

Purpose: This study explored the underlying process faith community nurses (FCNs) experience in developing their spiritual nursing practice. Design: A qualitative, exploratory design was used. Method: Data from interviews with six FCNs were generated and analyzed using Glaserian grounded theory. Findings: The basic social psychological process, cultivating the soul to become a channel of God, explains the steps these nurses take to achieve stages of presence. Going through these stages of presence, FCNs develop a foundation of God-related beliefs and values, presence with self, presence with God, presence with others, presence with God and others, and become a channel of God. Conclusions: Developing spiritual care competence in assessing and meeting clients’ spiritual needs is necessary to enhance person-centered practice, a vital aspect of holistic care. The model of presence can inform the development of spiritual care competencies and link to other nursing theories including Watson’s theory of caring and Benner’s novice to expert theory. Workplace support is needed for nurses to refine spiritual nursing care practices and integrate spiritual care into practice. Further research regarding the stages of presence could foster deeper understanding of how foundations of God-related values develop.
Effect of Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Incorporation
Authors: Cavaignac Etienne , Mesnier Timothée , Marot Vincent , Fernandez Andrea , Faruch Marie , Berard Emilie , Sonnery-Cottet Bertrand 
Published: November 2020

Background: It has been shown that adding lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) to standard anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction significantly decreases the loads on the ACL composite graft. To date, the possible effect of LET on ACL graft incorporation is not known. Purpose: To compare the incorporation in tibial bone tunnels of a standard quadrupled semitendinosus (ST4) graft to an ST4 graft plus LET at 1 year postoperatively using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: A total of 62 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction were enrolled prospectively: 31 received an ST4 graft, and 31 received an ST4 graft plus LET. Graft incorporation was evaluated with MRI at the 1-year follow-up visit. The following parameters were evaluated: signal-to-noise quotient (SNQ), tibial tunnel widening, graft healing, and graft maturity according to the Howell scale. The primary endpoint was the SNQ of the ST4 graft at 1 year postoperatively; this parameter was adjusted because of unequal baseline characteristics between groups. Clinical and functional outcomes as well as incorporation of the graft were analyzed as secondary endpoints. Results: The mean adjusted SNQ was 0.5 ± 2.1 (95% CI, 0.4-4.6) in the ST4 + LET group and 5.9 ± 3.7 (95% CI, 4.7-7.0) in the ST4 group ( P = .0297). The mean tibial tunnel widening was 73.7% ± 42.2% in the ST4 + LET group versus 77.5% ± 46.7% in the ST4 group ( P = .5685). Howell grade I, indicative of better graft maturity, was statistically more frequent in the ST4 + LET group ( P = .0379). No statistically significant difference was seen between groups in terms of graft healing ( P = .1663). The Lysholm score was statistically higher in the ST4 + LET group ( P = .0058). No significant differences were found between groups in terms of the International Knee Documentation Committee subjective score ( P = .2683) or Tegner score ( P = .7428). The mean SNQ of the LET graft at the 1-year follow-up visit was 2.6 ± 4.9. Conclusion: At 1 year postoperatively, the MRI appearance of ACL grafts showed generally better incorporation and maturation when combined with LET.