Lehigh University

Hype vs. reality: the true impact of traditional and generative AI on users’ intention to use soft skills coaching chatbots in higher education

This study compares three soft-skills coaching chatbot configurations in higher education: traditional AI, hybrid AI, and generative AI-only systems. In collaboration with Rocky.ai, a prominent European AI coaching chatbot company, we investigate a sample of 120 higher education...

From Structural Inequalities to Labor Precarity: Adoption of Digital and AI Tools in Latin American Journalism

While inequalities in technological access and use have been widely documented, few studies have examined their link to labor precarity and social inequality in journalism in the Global South. This article analyzes this relationship through a multilevel study of Worlds of Journal...

Autophagy induction mitigates FUS aggregate formation and early synaptic dysfunction at the NMJ in a FUS-ALS model

Mutations in Fused in Sarcoma (FUS), a RNA binding protein, cause Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is an aggressive neurodegenerative disease resulting in motor neuron degeneration. Defects in synaptic integrity precede neuronal loss in ALS, but the mechanisms responsible...

Sovereigntism and the emerging politics of eternity in Mali

This paper examines the political imaginaries underpinning Mali’s dramatic rejection of liberalism in the wake of Mali’s most recent military coups in August 2020 and May 2021. Mali’s post-democratic leaders have skilfully employed these imaginaries to gain public support and sho...

Multi-objective optimum life-cycle management and decision-making for deteriorating structures: review and future directions

Civil structures deteriorate under continuous exposure to external loads, mechanical and environmental stressors, and extreme events throughout their service life. The high uncertainty associated with these factors complicates the accurate prediction of structural performance and...