importance of farmers' participation in system design and management has been emphasized in various fields. motivation is thought as the most important factor affecting farmers' participation in agricultural development programs. many theories have been postulated in motivation field and abundant research projects accomplished in this area. mcmillion’s theory was recognized as appropr...

This study investigated personal, contextual, and motivational factors that influence faculty research productivity across disciplines. Participants were 781 faculty members in four different academic divisions of 28 U.S. research-extensive universities, in 17 states across the continental U.S. Data were collected as self-reported via online questionnaires, and were analyzed with path analysis ...

1 Motivation Electronic devices are increasingly used for high-performance applications, such as data centers and networking, as well as energy-constrained applications, such as medical implants and sensors. In many of these applications, security and privacy of user data and computation are required and are usually enforced in software. However, enforcing security and privacy in hardware has g...

1 My research interests center primarily in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). In particular, I am interested in how people interact, communicate, and work with and through technology, and in assisting them maintain and improve their individual and group practices. My dissertation research focuses on the design and evaluation of computi...