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Moral Enquiry Meets Artificial Intelligence: Considering Influences of Interactive Algorithmic-based Ethical Decision Making on Agentive Wellbeing
(Philosophy & Technology, 2025) Mensch, Kirk G.; Ochasi, Aloysius
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an undeniable paradigmatic influence on human beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors. This article analyzes research that offers insights into risks related to contextual interaction with AI for human well-being in morally pluralistic organizations. Building on previous research that connects AI use with an increased risk of the sociopsychological phenomenon known as moral disengagement, we argue that AI created by developers who utilize rival versions of moral enquiry can activate moral disengagement mechanisms and shift a person’s perspective regarding responsibility by sanctioning attitudes, intentions, and behaviors that would otherwise be inconsistent with the person’s moral beliefs. We specifically examine human interaction with Generative and Predictive AI and their risks for increasing cognitive dissonance, cognitive distress, and self-harm. We also intentionally clarify important differences between AI-to-human interaction with human-to-human interaction. Finally, we recommend how to identify problematic interactions with AI and recommend ways to reduce a risk to human flourishing.
Enhancing library discovery: An approach to understanding user access to electronic resources
(The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2025-07) Dragon, Patricia M.; Mayo, Janet L.; Stocks, Ann Carol; Tatterson, Rebecca
The exponential increase in electronic resources in parallel with the development of discovery systems has expanded the research environment for library users well beyond the traditional library catalog. In response, a large public university library grapples with the best ways to deploy research tools to provide access to the many electronic resources it licenses for its users. Library staff seek to direct users most efficiently to needed resources, to save staff time, and to contain costs. The authors used a variety of methods to gather data to support their decision making, including search log analysis, surveys of other institutions, interviews with students, and cross-departmental discussion within the institution. The library made improvements to the website and search tool interfaces as well as developed a new approach to loading MARC records for electronic resources to the library catalog, which resulted in a slimmed down catalog paired with a newly promoted discovery system. This analysis is intended to inspire other libraries to develop a more deliberate approach to providing access to electronic resources.
Nourishing Change: Guiding your patient to eat smart for healthy aging
(2025-02-07) Brittany Smith MS, RDN, LDN; Kay Craven MPH, RDN, LDN, CDCES
These slides were created for presentation as part of Brody School of Medicine's 2025 Women's Health Conference. The theme of the event was 'healthspan vs lifespan.' Menopause is a time in a woman's life characterized by a key metabolic change that can impact health outcomes. These slides focus on two health conditions, menopause-associated obesity and osteoporosis, and present information on the evidence-based nutrition recommendations for managing these conditions in the aging female.
Navigating Menstrual Stigma: Impact of Early Menstrual Conversation on Young Males’ and Females’ Attitudes Towards Menstruation
(Women's Reproductive Health, 2025-04-30) Pun, Insha; Shearman, Sachiyo M.; Richards, Keith; Muldrow, Adrienne; Powell, Shannon Baker; Pun, Iswar Kumar
Early conversations about menstruation shape young people's attitudes and behaviors toward it. A mixed-gendered survey of 368 American youths examined the relation between early menstrual conversation (EMC) and their beliefs and attitudes toward menstruation. The current study revealed that males were more likely to endorse menstrual restrictions and secrecy around the topic than were females. Being male, engaging in EMC later in life, discussing a greater number of negative topics, and having fewer opportunities for EMC with peers were found to be associated with restrictive attitudes toward menstruation. The implications of the current study’s findings are discussed.
*This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Women's Reproductive Health on 4/30/2025, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2025.2482603.
Executive Summary: Nurses Navigating Tough Talks Through Roundtable Discussions
(2025-04-11) George, Marie Chery