He is responsible for all technical activities and products throughout the Monotype Group; his main area of research is on human factors in computing, particularly on effective dialogue programming. Previously he was Technical Director of a timesharing service company. and of a minicomputer manufacturing company, and consultant on computer systems engineering to a number of British and American...

Vanessa M. J. Lee, Matjaž Kuntner and Daiqin Li* 1 Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore 2 Centre for Behavioural Ecology and Evolution, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China 3 Scientific Research Centre, Institute of Biology, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Sloven...

abstract background: motivation to academic achievement is critical for students of medical sciences, particularly nursing students. it is directly related to high levels of achievement and quality of life. accordingly, diminished motivation would result in academic decline, study and work desertion and exhaustion. therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of cognitive behavioural i...