Publications by authors named "Ashley Bang"
Data synthesis can address important data availability challenges in biomedical informatics. Quantitative evaluation of generative models may help understand their applications to synthesizing biomedical data. This poster paper examines state-of-the-art generative models used in medical imaging, such as StyleGAN and DDPM models, and evaluates their performance in learning data manifolds and in the visible features of generated samples.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiodiversity is declining at alarming rates, with some negative impacts caused by activities that are necessary for meeting basic human needs and others which should be avoided to prevent ecological collapse. Avoidance of biodiversity impacts is costly; these costs must be distributed fairly. Principles of fair allocation - which are grounded in longstanding theories of justice and are mathematically operationalizable - are rarely used in biodiversity decision-making but can help to deliver procedural and distributive justice alongside biodiversity outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfluence of landscape management practices on urban greenhouse gas budgets.
Carbon Balance Manag
January 2021
Article Synopsis
- Urban areas like Boston University are taking on climate change efforts as federal policy lags, with the study focusing on how different land cover types impact carbon (C) levels through sequestering and respiring processes.* -
- Despite efforts, all three Boston University campuses were found to emit more biogenic carbon than they sequestered, with trees offsetting some emissions but not enough to create a net positive impact.* -
- Landscaping strategies such as reducing mulch use and increasing tree cover could help minimize carbon emissions from urban campuses, although the study indicates these emissions are a minor part of overall emissions.*