Blyton and the Critics

Maunder, Andrew

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“…Differences are apparent between hybrid and inbred performance for all traits within environments in which hybrids and inbreds were phenotyped. Consistent with previous reports, heterosis in the present study was manifested as hybrids that were higher in grain yield, taller in height, and earlier maturing than their inbred parents (Crozier et al., 2020; Maunder, 1998; Quinby, 1963).…”

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“…Since the 1960s, grain sorghum has predominantly been grown as a hybrid crop in the United States resulting in greater grain yield and earlier maturity (Crozier et al., 2020; Maunder, 1998; Quinby, 1963). Sorghum improvement programs have also increased water use efficiency, tolerance to temperature extremes, and lessened pesticide use by escaping late‐season pest pressure (Maunder, 1998). Effective crop breeding for increased hybrid performance requires generating and testing large numbers of hybrids in performance trials.…”

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Inbred phenotypic data and non‐additive effects can enhance genomic prediction models for hybrid grain sorghum

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Implementation of genomic prediction can bolster rates of genetic gain in sorghum improvement and permit more efficient allocation of resources within hybrid breeding programs. In the present study, alternative genomic prediction models were compared to assess the potential benefits of including inbred phenotypic records, dominance effects, and genotype-by-environment (G×E) interactions in predicting hybrid grain sorghum performance. Comparisons were made in a set of 395 hybrid combinations derived from 92 parental inbred lines tested in a sparse multienvironment trial. Phenotypic data were collected on hybrids and inbreds for days to mid-anthesis, grain yield, and plant height, and genomic data on parental inbreds were collected by genotyping × sequencing. A significant increase in prediction accuracy was observed when modeling G×E effects; however, dominance effects did not contribute to the overall predictive ability of models in this data set. Including phenotypic data from parental lines significantly improved the prediction of hybrid merit by as much as 17% for days to mid-anthesis, 14% for grain yield, and 33% for plant height when there were no testcross records for a given parental line. Alternatively, similar improvements were not as consistent when the training set included lines already tested in hybrid combinations. Thus, hybrid crop breeders can further optimize genomic predictions for un-testcrossed lines by including non-additive effects and inbred data. INTRODUCTIONGrain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.)] is an ancient cereal grain that is the second most widely grown feed grain in the United States on a production basis (USDA, 2021) and ranks as one of the top 25 major commodities in the world since 1961 (Monk et al., 2015). As a drought-tolerant crop Abbreviations: BLUE, best linear unbiased estimator; BLUP, best linear unbiased predictor; CV, coefficient of variation; GBLUP, genomic best linear unbiased prediction; G×E, genotype-by-environment.

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Inbred phenotypic data and non‐additive effects can enhance genomic prediction models for hybrid grain sorghum

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Social and ethnic stereotypes in the series of adventure books for children “The Famous Five” by E. Blyton

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2024

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в статье изучается проявление социальных и этнических стереотипов в книгах для детей английской писательницы Энид Блайтон. Актуальность статьи связана с тем, что книги Блайтон в настоящее время широко издаются в России и пользуются популярностью у молодых читателей. В Великобритании ее сочинения неоднократно осуждали с разных точек зрения, в том числе подвергали критическому редактированию. Книги Блайтон, созданные для детской аудитории, отразили мировоззрение определенного социального слоя английского общества, его моральные ценности, стереотипы и предубеждения. Эти особенности книг английской писательницы необходимо учитывать, особенно предлагая их для отечественной детской аудитории. Новизна работы связана как со слабой изученностью творчества Энид Блайтон в России в целом, так и с неизученностью отраженной в нем социальной и этнической проблематики. Цель работы: изучить социальные и этнические стереотипы в книгах Э. Блайтон (на материале серии «Знаменитая пятерка»). В результате исследования показано, что для книг Э. Блайтон характерно отражение стереотипов об образе жизни и характере представителей определенных социальных и этнических групп, которые сложились в английском обществе в первой половине ХХ в. Практическое применение результатов статьи возможно в практике преподавания и исследования зарубежной детской литературы, в школьной и библиотечной работе с детской и подростковой читательской аудиторией. the article studies the manifestation of social and ethnic stereotypes in books for children by the English writer Enid Blyton. The relevance of the article is due to the fact that Blyton’s books are currently widely published in Russia and are popular among young readers. In Great Britain, her writings were repeatedly criticized from various points of view, including being subject to corrections. Blyton's books, created for a children's audience, reflected the worldview of a certain social stratum of English society, its moral values, stereotypes and prejudices. These features of the books of the English writer must be taken into account, especially when offering them to a domestic children's audience. The novelty of the work is associated both with the poor knowledge of Enid Blyton’s work in Russia and with the lack of knowledge of the social issues reflected in it. Purpose of the work: to study the manifestation of social and ethnic stereotypes in E. Blyton’s books (based on the “The Famous Five” series), to identify the main types of manifestation of these stereotypes. As a result of the study, it is shown that E. Blyton’s books are characterized by a reflection of stereotypes about the lifestyle and character of representatives of certain social and ethnic groups that developed in English society in the first half of the twentieth century. Practical application of the results of the article is possible in the practice of teaching and researching foreign children's literature, in school and library work with children and teenage readers.

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Blyton and the Critics

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Inbred phenotypic data and non‐additive effects can enhance genomic prediction models for hybrid grain sorghum

Inbred phenotypic data and non‐additive effects can enhance genomic prediction models for hybrid grain sorghum

Social and ethnic stereotypes in the series of adventure books for children “The Famous Five” by E. Blyton

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