11 research outputs found
Does Psychological Well-Being Mediate the Relationship Between Parental Expectations and Academic Achievement?
A Research Methods Project supervised by Dr. Laura Wilson (Fall 2021)
Placing citizen engagement at the heart of AI R&I
The development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses complex socio-scientific issues, particularly with regard to ethics and privacy. There is a need to engage communities in research and innovation around emerging technologies in order to ensure responsible development of AI and leverage its potential for good. We examine two examples of initiatives designed to engage citizens and researchers in dialogue and knowledge exchange around emerging AI research and innovation (R&I): Citizensâ Think-Ins on AI in Ireland and open forums on AI prototype experimentation and discussion in Spain. We conclude that there is demonstrable value in such engagement initiatives for citizens and researchers alike to ensure that inclusive, resilient and sustainable communities thrive in the Age of AI
AI in my life: AI, ethics & privacy workshops for 15-16-year-olds
âAI in My Lifeâ project will engage 500 Dublin teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds in a 15-week (20-
hour) co-created, interactive workshop series encouraging them to reflect on their experiences in a world
shaped by Artificial Intelligence (AI), personal data processing and digital transformation. Students will be
empowered to evaluate the ethical and privacy implications of AI in their lives, to protect their digital privacy
and to activate STEM careers and university awareness. It extends the âDCU TYâ programme for innovative
educational opportunities for Transition Year students from underrepresented communities in higher
education.
Privacy and cybersecurity researchers and public engagement professionals from the SFI Centres ADAPT1
and Lero2 will join experts from the Future of Privacy Forum3 and the INTEGRITY H20204 project to deliver
the programme to the DCU Access5 22-school network. DCU Access has a mission of creating equality of
access to third-level education for students from groups currently underrepresented in higher education. Each partner brings proven training activities in AI, ethics and privacy. A novel blending of material into a youthdriven
narrative will be the subject of initial co-creation workshops and supported by pilot material delivery
by undergraduate DCU Student Ambassadors. Train-the-trainer workshops and a toolkit for teachers will
enable delivery. The material will use a blended approach (in person and online) for delivery during COVID-
19. It will also enable wider use of the material developed. An external study of programme effectiveness will
report on participantsâ: enhanced understanding of AI and its impact, improved data literacy skills in terms of
their understanding of data privacy and security, empowerment to protect privacy, growth in confidence in
participating in public discourse about STEM, increased propensity to consider STEM subjects at all levels,
and greater capacity of teachers to facilitate STEM interventions. This paper introduces the project, presents
more details about co-creation workshops that is a particular step in the proposed methodology and reports
some preliminary results
Current marine pressures and mechanisms driving changes in marine habitats
Human activities and the resultant pressures they place on the marine environment have been widely demonstrated to contribute to habitat degradation, therefore, their identification and quantification is an essential step towards any meaningful restoration effort. The overall scope of MERCES Deliverable 1.2 is to review current knowledge regarding the major marine pressures placed upon marine ecosystems in EU waters and the mechanisms by which they impact habitats in order to determine potential restoration pathways. An understanding of their geographical distribution is critical for any local assessment of degradation, as well as for planning conservation and restoration actions. This information would ideally be in the form of maps, which: (a) compile single or multiple activities and pressures over broad scales, integrating and visualizing available data and allowing direct identification of aggregations as well as gaps and (b) may be overlaid with habitat maps (or any other map layer containing additional information), thus combining different data levels and producing new information to be used for example when implementing EU policies. The deliverable also documents typical example habitat case studies, the prominent impacts and consequences of activities and pressures towards the identification of possible restoration or mitigation actions. Finally the deliverable discusses pressures, assessments, marine spatial planning and blue growth potential.
Activities and pressures are used in a strict sense, where marine activities are undertaken to satisfy the needs of societal drivers (e.g. aquaculture or tourism) and pressures are considered to be the mechanism through which an activity has an actual or potential effect on any part of the ecosystem (e.g. for demersal trawling activity, one pressure would be abrasion of the seabed). Habitats are addressed using a nested approach from large-scale geological features (e.g. shallow soft bottoms) to species-characterised habitats (e.g. Posidonia meadows) because of the way they are referred to in current policy documents which lack standard and precise definitions
Organoid cultures recapitulate esophageal adenocarcinoma heterogeneity providing a model for clonality studies and precision therapeutics
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) incidence is increasing while 5-year survival rates remain less than 15%. A lack of experimental models has hampered progress. We have generated clinically annotated EAC organoid cultures that recapitulate the morphology, genomic and transcriptomic landscape of the primary tumor including point mutations, copy number alterations and mutational signatures. Karyotyping has confirmed polyclonality reflecting the clonal architecture of the primary and subclones underwent clonal selection associated with driver gene status. Medium throughput drug sensitivity testing demonstrates the potential of targeting receptor tyrosine kinases and downstream mediators. EAC organoid cultures provide a pre-clinical tool for studies of clonal evolution and precision therapeutics
Citizens' think-ins: guidelines for running public dialogue and discussion events (2020)
ADAPTâs Technology in My Life Citizensâ Think-In series engages the Irish public in in-depth discussion, dialogue and deliberation around societal implications of emergent digital technology innovations.
The Think-In format facilitates two-way community dialogue to create awareness among citizens and researchers about responsible technology development and use.
These guidelines will provide you with the information you need to get started when running your own Think-In
The landscape of selection in 551 esophageal adenocarcinomas defines genomic biomarkers for the clinic
Habitat mapping in the European Seas - is it fit for purpose in the marine restoration agenda?
Este artĂculo contiene 10 pĂĄginas, 10 figuras.As habitat mapping is crucially important for developing effective management and restoration plans, the aim of this
work was to produce a census of available map resources at the European scale focusing on: a) key marine habitats; b)
degraded habitats; c) human activities and pressures acting on degraded habitats, and d) the restoration potential of
degraded habitats. Almost half of the 580 map records were derived from grey literature and web resources but
contained no georeferenced files for download, thus limiting further use of the data. Biogeographical heterogeneity was
observed and varied between the type and quality of information provided. This variability was mainly related to
differences in research efforts and stakeholder focus. Habitat degradation was assessed in only 28% of the map records
and was mostly carried out in a qualitative manner. Less than half of the map records included assessments on the
recovery/restoration potential of the degraded habitats, with passive restoration by removal of human activities being
the most commonly recommended measure. The current work has identified several gaps and challenges both in the
thematic and geographic coverage of the available map resources, as well as in the approaches implemented for the
harmonized assessment of habitat degradation. These should guide future mapping initiatives in order to more comprehensively
support and advise the marine habitat restoration agenda for better meeting the objectives set in relevant
policy documents and legislative acts in Europe.This research has received funding from the European Unionâs
Horizon 2020, research and innovation programme under grant
agreement No 689518 (MERCES: Marine Ecosystem Restoration in
Changing European Seas). TM was supported by Program Investigador
FCT, Portugal (IF/01194/2013).Peer reviewe