OVERVIEW: Advances in the Internet technology have brought about new services utilizing the Internet. Changes are also seen in the appliances used to enjoy these services. Specialized “Internet appliances” for Internet services are being increasingly used today in place of PCs. To this end, the importance of appliance architecture and system technology for these new services is increasing along...

The purpose of this study was to determine computer and Internet use in agricultural extension by Extension Workers (EWs). This study used a descriptive-correlational design.Population for the study consisted of all extension workers (N= 320) in Isfahan Province, Iran. A stratified sampling technique and census was used to select EWs (n = 200). Overall, findings indicate that EWs have access to...

Communication and modern information technologies have created many changes in the recent societies and have influenced different parts of social life too. Based on the existing statistics, most use of the Internet belongs to the youth who use the Internet for their scientific and research aims. Studies on the effects of using the Internet by young people can help identify some outcomes of this...

The possibility of conducting clinical trials entirely on line is an enticing but relatively unexplored medical application of the internet. The penetrance of the internet in the population offers the possibility of rapid recruitment of participants, and technological advances enable instant collection of data in a secure and confidential manner. These attributes could theoretically accelerate ...

AIM The aim of this study was to describe the feasibility, advantages and limitations of the combined use of Internet and SMS technology to assess alcohol use, and to test whether an SMS sent in the evening (i.e. prior to a possible drinking event) changed the respondents' assessment, made on the following day, of the number of drinks consumed. PARTICIPANTS Seventy young adults (mean age 22.7...

Today, leisure time is changing by globalization and using of information technology. Most of people especially women prefer to spend their leisure time by modern technologies. Thus, they spend their leisure time to look up satellite programs and use of the internet. This research has done for sociological consideration of the globalization of communications (internet  & satellite) on leisure t...

This article examines a community producing complex space technology. We attempt to highlight which aspects of the community’s activities can help democratize high-tech development while providing context for similar cases involved in developing and manufacturing nonhigh-technological artefacts. discuss how this has been made possible by using technology-determined organizational approach based...