Trust Amplification Exploits In Human To Ai Security Teams Abusing Overconfidence In Automated Recommendations, Pranav Bhatanagar Mr

Defensive Publications Series

Human–AI collaboration has become a central component of modern cybersecurity operations. Security analysts increasingly rely on automated systems for threat detection, risk assessment, and incident response. While this collaboration improves efficiency and scalability, it also introduces new vulnerabilities associated with human trust in machine generated recommendations. This paper introduces Trust Amplification Exploits, a novel class of adversarial strategies that manipulate and exploit overconfidence in AI-assisted security workflows. Rather than targeting algorithms directly, these attacks leverage repeated system accuracy, interface design, and organizational dependence to amplify human reliance on automated outputs. Over time, excessive trust reduces critical evaluation and increases susceptibility …

Epistemic Corruption Attacks: Poisoning What Ai Security Systems “Know” Rather Than What They “Do”, Pranav Bhatanagar Mr

Defensive Publications Series

As artificial intelligence becomes central to modern cybersecurity operations, defensive systems increasingly rely on internal knowledge representations, long-term memory modules, and retrieval-based reasoning mechanisms. These components enable adaptive learning and contextual awareness, but they also introduce a largely unexamined security vulnerability: the integrity of what the system knows. Existing research on AI security has primarily focused on attacks that manipulate outputs, bypass detection mechanisms, or compromise execution pathways. Far less attention has been given to attacks that corrupt internal knowledge structures themselves. This paper introduces Epistemic Corruption Attacks, a novel class of adversarial strategies that target the belief systems, embeddings, …

Interpretation Attacks: Exploiting How Ai Explains And Justifies Decisions (Turning Explainability Itself Into An Attack Surface), Pranav Bhatanagar Mr

Defensive Publications Series

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) systems are widely promoted as mechanisms for increasing transparency, trust, and accountability in automated decision-making. By providing human-readable explanations for model outputs, these systems are intended to support oversight, regulatory compliance, and informed human judgment. However, the growing reliance on automated explanations has created a previously overlooked security risk: the explanations themselves can be manipulated, exploited, and weaponized. This paper introduces Interpretation Attacks, a class of adversarial strategies that target how AI systems generate, present, and justify their decisions. Rather than manipulating model predictions directly, these attacks exploit the interpretability layer to influence human perception, distort …

Intent-Obfuscation Attacks: Evading Ai Security By Manipulating Meaning, Pranav Bhatanagar Mr

Defensive Publications Series

As artificial intelligence systems increasingly rely on intent-based security mechanisms to regulate user behavior, the nature of adversarial interaction is undergoing a subtle but significant shift. Rather than attempting to bypass safeguards through explicit policy violations or recognizable malicious patterns, attackers are increasingly manipulating meaning itself. This paper introduces Intent-Obfuscation Attacks, a class of semantic evasion techniques that exploit the gap between surface-level language compliance and the underlying objectives inferred by AI systems. Unlike traditional prompt injection or keyword-based attacks, intent-obfuscation operates through linguistic ambiguity, contextual indirection, and gradual semantic drift. Individual interactions appear benign and policy-compliant, yet when interpreted …

Ai Supply-Chain Pentesting: Attacking Models Through Training, Updates, And Dependencies (Hacking Ai Without Touching Production Systems.), Pranav Bhatanagar Mr

Defensive Publications Series

As artificial intelligence systems become embedded in critical decision-making workflows, security research has largely focused on defending models at runtime. Attention has centered on prompt injection, inference-time abuse, and output manipulation, implicitly assuming that models arrive in production as trustworthy artifacts. This assumption is increasingly fragile. Modern AI systems are assembled through complex and opaque supply chains involving datasets, pre-trained models, fine-tuning pipelines, dependency ecosystems, and automated update mechanisms. Each stage introduces opportunities for adversarial influence that remain largely unexplored by conventional security testing. This paper examines AI security from a supply-chain perspective, arguing that many impactful compromises occur upstream, …

Ai-Based Pentesting Of Ai Systems Recursive Security Failures, Pranav Bhatanagar Mr

Defensive Publications Series

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence within cybersecurity has fundamentally altered both defensive and offensive security practices. In recent years, AI driven tools have increasingly been deployed not only to protect systems, but also to test them. Automated scanners, autonomous red teaming agents, and AI assisted penetration testing platforms are now capable of probing complex infrastructures at a speed and scale that far exceed human capability. At the same time, modern production environments themselves are becoming increasingly dependent on AI based components, including adaptive intrusion detection systems, behavioural firewalls, anomaly detection engines, and large language model driven control interfaces. This …

Syllabus Design And Clinical Competency: A Review Of Dysphagia Training Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Programs Across North Carolina, R. Jordan Hazelwood, Kasey M. Clift, Paige H. Bradford

Appalachian Student Healthcare Research Review

Background

Despite the critical role of dysphagia management in speech-language pathology education, limited research has examined how graduate-level curriculum design and learning experiences influence clinical preparedness and competency development. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between instructor characteristics, syllabus design features, and the inclusion of dysphagia management competencies in graduate speech-language pathology (SLP) dysphagia course syllabi across North Carolina (NC).

Method

Instructor information and dysphagia syllabi from all accredited graduate SLP programs across NC were collected and rated. The New Dale-Chall Readability Calculator was used to evaluate syllabus readability and content complexity. The Four Dimensions of …

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Enhancing Social Health Programming For Gbmsm With Meth Use Experience, William O’Leary, David J. Brennan, Yvonne Bergmans, Tim Guimond

Lyle S. Hallman Social Work Faculty Publications

This report presents key findings and recommendations based on a two-year qualitative study involving gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) who have crystal methamphetamine (meth) use experience. We explore barriers and enablers of engagement in social health programming and propose actionable strategies for fostering inclusion, safety, and retention. Our goal is to inform and support providers and stakeholders working with this population.

Ud In The News Feb. 1-6, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Several local outlets covered President Eric Spina's retirement announcement plus tapped faculty expertise in law, fitness, political science and sociology. Faculty also contributed to The Conversation, Railway Age and Catholic World Report.

Sustainable Food Systems And Planetary Health Education For Nutritionists And Dietitians:: Prioritising Curriculum Concepts With Q Methodology, Liza Barbour, Sarah Browne, Tracy Everitt, Clare Pettinger, Jessica Wegener, Tina Farokhifar, Sarah Kim, Charlene Tsen, Gary Bonar, Liesel Carlsson

School of Health Professions

Purpose: The global food system is undermining human and planetary health. Urgenttransdisciplinary action is required among food system stakeholders equipped to address complexchallenges. This study identified and prioritised curriculum concepts for tertiary education, with theaim of preparing entry-level nutritionists and dietitians to contribute to sustainable food systems andplanetary health within their practice.Methodology: A mixed-methods Q study was conducted. Curriculum concepts were identified fromliterature and an online survey (n 84, 23 countries), then prioritised by workshop participants (n 43, 11countries) based on relevance for entry-level nutritionists and dietitians. Participants reflected on theirdecision-making process using a post-workshop survey. Data were analysed using …

Design And Economic Assessment Of A Sustainable Standalone Photovoltaic System For Hospital Lift Applications, Tasneem M. Abed, Saad S. Eskander, Mohamed A. Elsayes, Mohamed Zaki

Mansoura Engineering Journal

This study presents an optimized design and operation strategy for a stand-alone solar photovoltaic power system to drive a 4.5 kW elevator at Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt. The research aims to reduce the battery bank capacity and overall system cost while maximizing the utilization of solar panels. A novel "Optimum Operator System" is proposed, incorporating three power switches controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. The system's performance is analyzed through extensive modeling, simulation, and experimental validation. Results show a significant reduction in battery bank capacity, with 7 fewer 100 Ah batteries required compared to conventional systems. The proposed method significantly enhances …

Leadership Strategies To Promote Employee Engagement In Therapeutic Agencies, Paris Sim'mone Lewis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study investigates the persistent decline in employee engagement among behavioral health clinicians working within community-based therapeutic agencies, focusing specifically on Behavioral Health Organization A (BHOA). The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore how leadership style, communication practices, and organizational structure affect clinician engagement at BHOA. Grounded in the Baldridge Performance Excellence Framework and supported by transformational leadership theory, the study examines how leadership behaviors and communication pipelines shape motivation, burnout, and workforce alignment. Semi-structured interviews with organizational leaders, secondary data, and internal documents were collected and analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis approach. Themes revealed communication …

Staff Education Project Educational Intervention To Improve Oral Health Referrals., Ruby Latosha Mccain

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice project is a staff education initiative designed to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention on primary care staff's knowledge and confidence in recognizing oral health red flags that warrant dental referral. A pre and posttest design was used to assess changes in knowledge and self-reported confidence following the intervention. Oral health is a vital yet often under-addressed component of primary care. Patients with early oral disease usually present in primary care settings. Still, these conditions may go unrecognized due to the limited oral health training among clinic staff. Addressing this gap is critical to …

Clinical Practice Guideline For Structured Communication In A Pediatric Outpatient Psychiatry, Stella Uzoamaka Ihesiaba

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This doctoral project focused on developing and evaluating a clinical practice guideline (CPG) to address the lack of standardized interdisciplinary communication between psychologists and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) in a pediatric outpatient psychiatric setting. Inconsistent communication practices, including informal conversations, delayed documentation, and unstructured messaging, contributed to fragmented care and inefficient treatment coordination. To address this gap, an evidence-based, structured communication framework was developed to guide interdisciplinary collaboration. The guideline was developed using the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice model and supported by a review of 14 evidence sources spanning Levels I to V of the literature. A four-member …

Emotion Regulation And Stress In Adult Learning Through Social Media Platforms, Jennifer Irocky

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Social media platforms have become significant contexts for informal learning among adults, offering access to information and peer exchange outside of formal educational settings. These platforms are also emotionally complex environments in which stress and emotion regulation may shape learning outcomes. The purpose of this quantitative, nonexperimental study was to examine the relationship between social media use and informal learning in adults, with perceived stress and emotion regulation examined as moderating variables. Secondary data from the Stress in America: The State of Our Nation, 2007–2018 surveys were analyzed, using binary logistic regression with moderation while controlling for age, gender, and …

Crow's Nest, February 9, 2026, Crow's Nest Staff

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The February 9, 2026 issue of Crow's Nest.

The Racial Politics Of Early Dentistry And The Terrible “Toothache Blues”, Bronwen Mcveigh Phd

Journal of the American College of Dentists

In interwar America, the relatively young profession of dentistry was developing rapidly. As the government, health institutions, and social organizers focused more intently on notions of national wellness, questions about how to achieve a healthy smile—and what a healthy smile should look like—proliferated. Groups like the National Dental Association worked to establish rigorous standards of technique, define ethical behavior, and encourage dentists to develop business acumen, yet the surprising proliferation of blues songs about dubious dentists tricking unassuming clients, or about fraught love affairs allegorized by disastrous dental exams, highlights the equivocal nature of many developments in early dentistry.

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Ex Vivo Microfluidic Model Identifies A Role For Shear Stress During Ovarian Tumor Cell Attachment To Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells, Vasilios A Morikis, Breanna Baker, Jillian A Martin, Angela Schab, Alessandra Dimauro, Gregory D Longmore, Whitney R Grither

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Ascites, or a pathologic accumulation of intra-abdominal fluid, is a key feature of intraperitoneally disseminating cancers, such as ovarian cancer. This pathological fluid buildup can influence the adhesive abilities of ovarian cancer cells, as they spread throughout the abdominal cavity to form metastatic implants on organs lined with a specialized monolayer of mesothelial cells. Robust methods for assessing the impact of fluid shear stress on this cell-cell interaction are lacking. Here, we develop and characterize a novel microfluidic device that allows for the determination of the attachment of ovarian tumor cells to mesothelial cells under the influence of fluid flow. …

Diurnal Rhythm In Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Effectiveness In An Observational Study Of 715 Patients, Patrick G. Lyons, Emily Gill, Prisha Kumar, Melissa Beasley, Brenna Park-Egan, Zulfiqar A. Lokhandwala, Katie M. Lebold, Brandon Hayes-Lattin, Catherine L. Hough, Nathan Singh, Guy Hazan, Huram Mok, Janice M. Huss, Colleen A. Mcevoy, Jeffrey A. Haspel

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUNDChimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are a leading immunotherapy for refractory B cell malignancies; however, their effect is limited by toxicity and incomplete efficacy. Daily (circadian) rhythms in immune function may offer a lever to boost therapeutic success; however, their clinical relevance to CAR T cell therapy remains unknown.METHODSWe retrospectively analyzed CAR T cell survival and complications based on infusion time at 2 geographically distinct hospitals: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA (n = 384) and Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, USA (n = 331) between January 2018 and March 2025. The …

The Dental Phantom As A Tool For Exploring Fear, The Face, And Dental Education, Christine Slobogin Phd

Journal of the American College of Dentists

Dental phantoms have been used in dental education since the late nineteenth century. These pedagogical objects – particularly those from the first half of the twentieth century – have today enjoyed a resurgence of interest in the art and film worlds. After first outlining the history and pedagogical purposes of the dental phantom, this article examines what the artistic and filmic attractions to the aesthetics of these objects can tell us about fear, the mouth and the face, and dental education. How and why can a dental teaching tool be scary? Arriving at some answers to this question – reached …

A Dental Clinical Humanities Program At Uthealth Houston School Of Dentistry: The First Ten Years And Future Directions, Angela P. Gomez Edd, Mba, Ms, Deborah R. Franklin Dds, Lpc, Ctts, Nathan Carlin Phd, Joelle Robertson-Preidler Phd, Hec-C

Journal of the American College of Dentists

The Dental Clinical Humanities Certificate Program was implemented 10 years ago at the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry to expose dental students to dental humanities content and engage them in educational experiences exploring oral health care through humanities lenses, providing insight into the human condition and patient-centered approaches. With more than 30 students having graduated from the program, we conducted a retrospective analysis of the exit surveys previously distributed at the end of each academic year. The exit survey focused on their general program feedback, including the effects of dental humanities as an academic enterprise, cultivating their self-knowledge and serving …

The Pent-Up Demand For Humanities And Ethics In Dentistry, Nathan Carlin, Nanette Elster, Catherine Flaitz, Nicholas Mercado Drph, Ms, Laurie Munro, Chelsey Patten, Joelle Robertson-Preidler, Margie Hodges Shaw Jd, Ma, Phd, Christine Slobogin Phd, Matthew Wynia, Michael Yunker Dds

Journal of the American College of Dentists

The Editorial is a feature in each issue of the JACD. It includes commentary on issue content, relevant topics, or other items of interest to the fellowship.

The Vipeholm Experiments: A Case Study Of Unethical Dental Research, Lainie Ross Md, Phd

Journal of the American College of Dentists

Modern-day research ethics training often begins with a discussion of the medical research atrocities committed by Nazi health care professionals and the resulting 10-principle Nuremberg Code, which is often considered to be the beginning of modern-day medical research regulations. It is occasionally mentioned that Nazi dentists also conducted unethical research in the concentration camps, and a few were brought to trial. In this manuscript, I compare two studies (one medical and one dental) conducted after World War II that violated the Nuremberg Code.

I describe and compare the well-known Willowbrook Hepatitis studies conducted by infectious disease doctors on vulnerable institutionalized …

Familial History Of Aortic Disease Does Not Affect Outcomes Of Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair In Patients With Complex Aortic Aneurysms, Aidin Baghbani, Safa Savadi, Titia A L Sulzer, Emanuel R Tenorio, Thomas Mesnard, Andrea Vacirca, Bernardo C Mendes, Naveed U Saqib, Steven Maximus, Ying Huang, Gustavo S Oderich

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Purpose: Familial history of aortic disease has been associated with increased risk of aneurysm-related complications after standard endovascular aortic repair. The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes of fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair (FB-EVAR) for complex aortic aneurysms in patients with or without familial aortic aneurysms (FAAs).

Materials and methods: We reviewed the clinical data of consecutive patients enrolled in a prospective non-randomized study to investigate outcomes after FB-EVAR for treatment of complex aortic aneurysms between 2013 and 2022. Familial aortic aneurysm was defined as occurrence of an aortic aneurysm or dissections in a first- or second-degree relative and …

Intouch Week Of February 9, 2026, New York Medical College

InTouch

• Shaun Desai, M.D., to Lead Department of Otolaryngology
• NYMC Supports National Heart Month
• NYMC Alums Share Marriage, Memories, and a Lifetime Together
• CDM Strengthens Emergency Response Skills Through TECC and RTF Courses
• TCDM Celebrates Match Day Success
• Student Spotlight: SOM Student Juliet Manu Named SEQUINS Scholar

Cybersecurity In Higher Education Institutions: Awareness, Policy, And Experience On Employee Behaviour, Abdullahi Abiodun Yusuf, Adriana A. Steyn

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

The digital transformation of higher education institutions (HEIs) has introduced unprecedented connectivity and operational efficiency, but it has also heightened their exposure to cyber threats. South African HEIs, in particular, face increasing vulnerability due to their reliance on technology, openness, and diverse user communities. This study examines the influence of the institutional cybersecurity environment on employee cybersecurity-compliant behaviour (CCB), emphasising the critical roles of awareness, policy engagement, and experience. Drawing on Protection Motivation Theory and the Theory of Planned Behaviour, a conceptual model was developed to explore how cybersecurity awareness, policy familiarity, and prior experience shape employees’ attitudes, subjective norms, …

Motivating Passion And Purpose In Grade Six Students Through Game-Based Learning, Violet H. Harada, Patricia Louis

Learning Hub

This article examines how a sixth-grade pathways course at Kamehameha Schools in Hawai‘i leveraged Game-Based Learning (GBL) and Indigenous knowledge to foster student agency, creativity, and environmental stewardship. Designed and taught by school librarian Patricia Louis with support from a multidisciplinary instructional team, the Nā Lawai‘a Hawai‘i (Fishing, Hawaiian Style) elective engaged students in researching the ‘Ama‘ama (Hawaiian striped mullet) and the ecological challenges it faces, then translating their learning into the design of a board game, ‘Ama‘ama Escape. Grounded in constructivist, learning-by-making principles, the course guided students through an iterative design process that included inquiry, collaboration, prototyping, and playtesting. …

Can Palm Logs Float? Evaluating The Physical Viability Of Raft Transport For Rapa Nui Moai, Carl Philipp Lipo, Terry L. Hunt

Anthropology Datasets

Recent suggestions that palm log rafts may have transported moai statues on Rapa Nui require evaluation of whether fresh palm wood can provide sufficient buoyancy for multi-ton cargo. This analysis integrates experimental flotation tests, structural analyses of palm stem anatomy, and buoyancy calculations using modern palm analogs to reconstruct the extinct Rapa Nui palm. Fresh palm logs sink when placed in water because of their internal structure: stems consist of approximately 20% liquid by volume, contained within thousands of water-filled vascular tubes, surrounded by a thin, brittle cortex. This yields effective densities of 800-1,200 kg/m³ that approach or exceed seawater …

Information Distortion As A Source Of Overconfidence In Managerial Decisions, Peter Boyle, Pete Nye

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

Managers confronting important strategic decisions often receive diagnostic information sequentially over time. As new information becomes available, they may need to update their understanding of the situation and possibly revise their preferences. During a decision, as a preference develops for one alternative course of action, a nonconscious goal of maintaining consistency between that preference, however tentative, and the new information can lead to an interpretation of that information so as to support the current preference. This tendency to bias or distort information to support the currently preferred option can in turn lead to even greater confidence in that leading option, …