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Bioeconomy: Regional Innovation Ecosystem (West Ireland)
No full textThis study has discovered key players in Academia, Industry, Government
organizations, financial stakeholders and Users of west Ireland that consist of
nine counties- Clare, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo,
Roscommon and Sligo for developing Regional Innovation Ecosystem
focused on Bioeconomy for land and sea. This thesis has explored the
mechanisms of Interactions that can contribute towards active collaboration
of these four key players such as meetings, webinars etc. that are necessary
for knowledge sharing between research centers and Industries for strategic
implementation of Bio-economy. Secondary research during the thesis is
done using case study analysis of existing regional innovation systems like
Agri-food French Bio-economy, Sustainable forest Indicators-National Bioeconomy and Marine Knowledge Exchange Network (M-KEN) in East
England. Primary research is conducted through focused interviews of head
of the departments of universities, firms, SMEs, NGOs and government
organizations of three major sectors: agri-food, forest and fishing of bioeconomy responsible for conducting research, sharing information, making
policies and financing the activities. The Data collected through primary and
secondary analysis is further used to develop the roadmap of interaction and
have provided an analysis of the challenges that exist in implementing west
Ireland Bioeconomy for land and Marine
Passing on the Torch: A study of the transfer of the Irish Christian Brothers’ educational mission to a lay trust, with particular reference to DEIS secondary schools.
No full textIn October 1999 the Irish Christian Brothers decided in principle to establish a new lay trust,
the Edmund Rice Schools Trust. In June 2008 it assumed trusteeship responsibility for almost
one hundred schools. This study had six research aims. Firstly, this study examined the
original charism or visionary commitment of Edmund Rice (1762-1844). The second aim was
to trace the historical development of this charism through three phases of unequal duration,
the founding phase, the congregational phase and the trust phase. The third aim was to
evaluate issues of concern that arose during development of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust
Charter. This is a key foundation document that defines the founding inspiration of the new
lay entity. Fourthly, this study analysed the planning processes for the Edmund Rice Schools
Trust. A fifth research aim was to evaluate how the commitment at the heart of Rice’s original
vision fares in practice in those schools that participate in the Delivering Equality in Schools
(DEIS) scheme. The final research aim was to explore possibilities for a more promising future
for Rice’s mission in 21st century Ireland. Preparations for this transfer are conceptualised in
three dimensions, the religious – spiritual dimension, the formation or professional
development dimension and the institutional–financial dimension. The successful aspects of
the transfer in each of these dimensions were appraised, a number of concerns raised and
shortfalls identified. Employing archival research and conducting interviews with key figures
the study concluded that the challenges involved in the transfer were underestimated. This
has resulted in fundamental structural issues that call into question the capacity of the trust
to have a vibrant future, not the least of which is the recurring diminution of a commitment
to the poor, a commitment that was at the heart of Edmund Rice’s educational mission
The Maynooth University Library Ken Saro-Wiwa Poetry Competition: Engaging Community and Collections
No full textThis article details the history and process of establishing the Ken Saro-Wiwa poetry
competition and its success in engaging an international and diverse community. This
competition is an important aspect of the collection itself as it has helped bring the
contents of the collection into the community. The competition has also given people
from diverse backgrounds – non-academic, academic, from different ethnicities, races,
ages, and nationalities – the opportunity to engage and become part of the collection
through poetry. This piece will describe the administration of the competition, the
diverse cast of poets, the subsequent podcast featuring the poets from the school
category, and, finally, the publication of I am a Man of Peace: Writings Inspired by the
Maynooth University Ken Saro-Wiwa Collection in which over 40 poems from the
competition dating back to 2018 were published
Risk-taking, resilience, and state anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: A coming of (old) age story
No full textThe current COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented hostile psychological environment for individuals. Against the backdrop of this exogenous shock and applying a Cumulative Prospect Theory framework, we examined a relationship between risk-taking, trait resilience, and state anxiety, wherein age moderates the relationship between trait resilience and risk-taking, on state anxiety during the pandemic. We assess risk-taking using a behavioral measure and assess trait anxiety, big five personality traits, and other demographic factors in a sample of 515 individuals in the United States. Regression analysis revealed that age moderates the relationship between risk-taking and state anxiety and that highly resilient, risk-tolerant individuals experience lower state anxiety than less resilient risk-averse individuals. In contrast, older, more resilient, risk-averse individuals experience lower state anxiety than their younger, more resilient, risk-averse counterparts. Study limitations are noted, and additional research is suggested
Abnormal N-glycan fucosylation, galactosylation, and sialylation of IgG in adults with classical galactosemia, influence of dietary galactose intake
No full textBackground: Classical galactosemia (CG) (OMIM #230400) is a rare disorder
of carbohydrate metabolism, due to deficiency of galactose-1-phosphate
uridyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.12). The pathophysiology of the long-term complications, mainly cognitive, neurological, and female infertility remains poorly
understood.
Objectives: This study investigated (a) the association between specific IgG N-glycosylation biomarkers (glycan peaks and grouped traits) and CG patients
(n = 95) identified from the GalNet Network, using hydrophilic interaction
ultraperformance liquid chromatography and (b) a further analysis of a GALT
c.563A-G/p.Gln188Arg homozygous cohort (n = 49) with correlation with glycan features with patient Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ), and
(c) with galactose intake.
Results: A very significant decrease in galactosylation and sialylation and an
increase in core fucosylation was noted in CG patients vs controls (P < .005).
Bisected glycans were decreased in the severe GALT c.563A-G/p.Gln188Arg
homozygous cohort (n = 49) (P < .05). Logistic regression models incorporating IgG glycan traits distinguished CG patients from controls. Incremental dietary galactose intake correlated positively with FSIQ for the p.Gln188Arg
homozygous CG cohort (P < .005) for a dietary galactose intake of 500 to
1000 mg/d. Significant improvements in profiles with increased galactose
intake were noted for monosialylated, monogalactosylated, and monoantennary glycans.
Conclusion: These results suggest that N-glycosylation abnormalities persist
in CG patients on dietary galactose restriction which may be modifiable to a
degree by dietary galactose intake
The Media in Ireland: Concentration, Exclusion and Datafication
No full textContemporary Irish media are increasingly ubiquitous, mostly commercial, often internationally owned in part or whole, and largely ‘taken for granted’ (Share et al.:353). Locally produced media form only a small part of a much larger transnational information and entertainment market. This larger field includes computer companies offering new media forms such as social media and videogames. In this chapter we will focus on changes in the mass and hybrid media sectors following the financial crisis of 2008 in Ireland. It is common for textbooks to divide their analysis into three sections focusing on media production, content and audiences. In this chapter we take a broader approach and include examples of recent research on media production, representation, participation and policy. What is clear is that the economic crisis in 2008 precipitated significant changes in the media in Ireland and understanding these changes will enable us to better understand wider societal trends in politics, housing, social cohesion and identity construction
Becoming Trauma Informed. Supporting teachers to implement a trauma informed approach in a DEIS primary school.
No full textBackground
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful incidents or environments impacting children in their developmental years, with potential to cause long-lasting trauma (SAMHSA 2014). This can have serious impact on cognitive development, socialisation and relationships. Members of marginalised communities are at greater risk of experiencing ACEs (Adams, 2010). Research indicates that schools may alleviate the effects of adversity through whole-school, trauma informed approaches.
Aims
This study aims to explore the impact of trauma informed training in a DEIS primary school, with particular focus on the specific supports and actions teachers required, to implement this approach.
Participants
This research was conducted with eighteen primary school teachers, in a DEIS Band 1, coeducational school in Dublin’s inner city.
Method
This thesis employed a qualitative methodology, typically used to understand complex and dynamic settings. All participants completed five surveys. Three in-depth, additional interviews were conducted. Drawing on Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis of collected data, the thesis explores the supports, identified by participants, as fundamental to the implementation of a trauma informed approach.
Results
This research documents the changes made in this school. Strength based attitudes and relationship-based practices are emerging. Significant changes were observed with participants, post-intervention, in terms of knowledge, confidence and an awareness of trauma. Participants recognised the impact of responding to adversity and trauma, revealing a developing awareness of self-care. Barriers to implementation were also revealed.
Conclusions
This study uncovers the supports and barriers to implementing a trauma informed approach in a DEIS primary school. While the data displays that the intervention may have changed the educational practice of many participants; the research also highlights the need for a continuum of support for teachers. This research has the capacity to affect positive change in the national educational field; and could play a significant role in developing a framework for schools beginning their TIC journey
Heads Or Tails: A Framework To Model Supply Chain Heterogeneous Messages
No full texthe electronic exchange of business to business
information (e.g. purchase orders, inventory data and shipment
notices between departments or organizations) can eliminate
the need for human intervention and paper copy trails. Incor-
porating Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) standards into an
organization can drastically improve the efficiency of processing
times. Modelling the behaviour of EDI messages within a Supply
Chain network’s queuing system has many purposes, from
understanding the efficiency of queue behaviour to process re-
engineering. In this paper we demonstrate that these messages
are heterogeneous, suffer from correlation, are not stationary and
are challenging to model. We investigate whether a parametric
or non-parametric approach is appropriate to model message
service and inter-arrival times. Our results show that parametric
distribution models are suitable for modelling the distribution’s
tail, whilst non-parametric Kernel Density Estimation models are
better suited for modelling the head
On the Feasibility of Localising Smart Devices using Air Pressure
No full textMany devices, such as phones and fitness trackers,
contain barometers to measure air pressure, allowing the tracking
of air pressure over time. While such changes can be used to
identify changes in altitude, if a device is stationary, changes
could also be used to identity a person’s location in conjunction
with meteorological information, which potentially makes pres-
sure data sensitive information. We will use the meteorological
data to see how effective device localisation can be when matching
air pressure profiles to different locations in Ireland
Bayesian additive regression trees with model trees
No full textBayesian additive regression trees (BART) is a tree-based machine learning method that has been successfully applied to
regression and classification problems. BART assumes regularisation priors on a set of trees that work as weak learners
and is very flexible for predicting in the presence of nonlinearity and high-order interactions. In this paper, we introduce
an extension of BART, called model trees BART (MOTR-BART), that considers piecewise linear functions at node levels
instead of piecewise constants. In MOTR-BART, rather than having a unique value at node level for the prediction, a linear
predictor is estimated considering the covariates that have been used as the split variables in the corresponding tree. In our
approach, local linearities are captured more efficiently and fewer trees are required to achieve equal or better performance
than BART. Via simulation studies and real data applications, we compare MOTR-BART to its main competitors. R code for
MOTR-BART implementation is available at https://github.com/ebprado/MOTR-BART