Dublin City University

PRAME predicting outcome in uveal melanoma

Abstract Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intra‐ocular malignancy in adults and carries a high risk of metastatic disease, affecting approximately 50% of patients despite advances in local tumour control. PRAME (PReferentially expressed Antigen in MElanoma) has emer...

Reframing Our Response to School Non-Attendance: The Neuroaffirmative Participation Framework Centring Students’ Experiences

School non-attendance affects a growing number of students. Their non-attendance is partly a reflection of school systems that fail to accommodate diversity, yet this systemic lens is neglected in most current responses to school non-attendance. This paper describes a participato...

School Climate, Victimisation and Anti-Bullying Self-Efficacy: A Multilevel Study of Primary School Students

Bullying is a pervasive issue in schools, negatively impacting students’ psychological well-being, academic performance and social development. Understanding the factors that relate with students’ ability to cope with bullying is crucial for developing effective interventions. Th...

Co-designing VR chemistry labs: Pre–post learning changes, reshaped classroom dynamics & deployment lessons for real-world rollout in post-primary schools

Experiential learning is central to chemistry education, yet post-primary schools face persistent constraints related to cost, safety, and infrastructure that limit hands-on laboratory access. While immersive VR has demonstrated potential for conceptual and procedural learning, c...

The paradox of violent sanctuary: rethinking the concept of sanctuary in protracted refugee camp contexts

Refugee camps have been depicted as spaces that adversely affect refugees by, among other things, exposing them to psychosocial problems, violence, exploitation, and material deprivation. In Kakuma, the prevalence of violence inside and around the camp, which involves serious inj...

Financial Information Engendering Trust in Social Partnership

ABSTRACT Financial tools and information have been utilized in the implementation of government plans, strategies, and policies, including collective bargaining between unions, government, and employers. While a small number of studies have examined the use of financial informati...

Deep Contrastive BiGRU Network for Cross-Domain Aero-Engine Fault Detection

Cross-domain aero-engine fault detection is challenging because vibration signals collected under different operating conditions exhibit substantial distribution shifts. Existing diagnostic models mainly focus on feature extraction or global domain alignment, often overlooking fa...

The role of GenAI in learning Chinese as a foreign language: perspectives from university students in Ireland

Abstract Generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping language education and continues to shape how learners access, produce and evaluate knowledge. Its application in learning Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) in Ireland, however, remains limited and underexplored. This study investigat...

The Impact of Explanation Characteristics on the Effects of Recommender Systems Explanations

There seems to be a consensus that adding explanations to AI systems, such as recommender systems, can have positive effects, such as increasing a user’s trust, the transparency of the system, or the efficiency of a decision-making process. It is to this date unclear, though, how...

Statistical quality in RCTs of technology-based rehabilitation after spinal cord injury: A CHAMP-Based Meta-Research Study

STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional meta-research study. OBJECTIVES: Technology-based rehabilitation (TBR) is increasingly used in spinal cord injury (SCI), with a growing number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating its effectiveness. However, inadequate statistical report...

Teachers’ confidence with race and religion dialogue: a critical quantitative study of the supporting factors

The question of teacher confidence and comfort with talking about race and religion in global northern schools is inextricably linked to debates about a profession that is much less diverse than its student population. Substantial qualitative and conceptual research exists on tea...

Single-nucleus transcriptomic analysis reveals subfield-specific cell-to-cell synaptic reorganisation of the mouse hippocampus in focal temporal lobe epilepsy

Preclinical animal models are critical tools to study the pathophysiology of epilepsy. The intra-amygdala microinjection of kainic acid in mice recapitulates key features of drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, including unilateral hippocampal pathology and broad resistance to...

Sociolinguists against the AI hype? AI tools in sociolinguistics scholarship

Abstract This paper examines sociolinguists’ views of and engagement with artificial intelligence technology in sociolinguistics scholarship, an area that has received little systematic attention to date. Drawing on a global survey of 274 respondents, the study reveals that while...

Ultrafast laser–material interactions in commercial aluminium alloys: Ablation threshold, material removal mechanisms, and surface chemistry under femtosecond laser irradiation

As industries such as aerospace, automotive, and marine adopt new materials and designs, the need arises for advanced processing techniques which can shape this material while achieving required part properties. Aluminum alloys, widely used for their low weight, high strength, an...

Predictive normative modeling of neurocognitive performance in Irish jockeys using regression and neural quantile methods

This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of regression-based methods for generating normative data for neuropsychological test scores, using retrospective cross-sectional data from Irish jockeys between 2010 and 2024. The analysis focuses on four key cognitive assessments u...

Nurses’ Perceptions and Behaviors Regarding Climate Change and Health: A Correlational Study Aligned With Saudi Vision 2030

ABSTRACT Climate change is an escalating threat to population health, placing increasing pressure on healthcare systems. Nurses play a pivotal role in delivering climate‐resilient healthcare; however, evidence regarding their perceptions and climate‐related health behaviors in Sa...

Queer Native English-Speaking Teachers in South Korea: A Narrative Inquiry of Visibility, Pedagogy, and Professional Legitimacy

This narrative inquiry explores how three queer Native English-speaking Teachers (NETs) navigate identity, pedagogy, and professional legitimacy across South Korean educational contexts. Drawing on interviews with educators working in a hagwon, international school, and universit...

Polyproline: A Synthetic Polypeptide With Unique Properties

Polyproline is a unique polypeptide defined by its unusual conformational rigidity and physicochemical behavior. Addressing long-standing challenges in its synthesis and characterization, this mini-review highlights recent advances in the ring-opening polymerization of proline N-...

Téarmaí Buanchoimeádta Dhigitigh: a bilingual Irish-English glossary of digital preservation terminology

This poster describes a collaborative effort between the Digital Repository of Ireland, Gaois, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and the University of Galway to draft a standardised set of Irish language terms relating to Digital Preservation, to produce the list as a publication a...

Developing digital competence during school placement: experiences of primary-level pre-service teachers

Contemporary education policies globally emphasise the importance of developing primary-level pre-service teacher (PST) digital competence. While authentic school placement is widely seen as the ideal space to develop these skills, the reported lived experiences of PSTs reveal an...