information and communication technology (ict) is one of the emerging driving forces to disseminate the agricultural knowledge. skilled extension personnel can grab these opportunities for the diffusion of agricultural technologies to farming community. therefore, the present investigation measures e-skills among agricultural experts of krishi vigyan kendras (kvks) — farm science centers in raj...

Background: Pre-exposure to radiofrequency radiations of mobile phones would significantly increase the survival rate of exposed animals compared to those exposed to a lethal dose of gamma radiation alone. Stimulation of the immune system is believed to be a key mechanism for the induction of this phenomenon, the so-called “adaptive response.” The immune system protects organisms against in...

background: mobile health and e-learning may have a significant impact on training patients, physicians, students and caregivers. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of using an educational mobile application on the knowledge of the caregivers of children with cerebral palsy (cp).   methods: we used a previously developed mobile application. the knowledge of 17 caregivers of children with c...

Mobile phones and stethoscopes used in neonatology units could be colonized by potentiel bacteria pathogens. It can be a vector of severe nosocomial infections and multi-drug-resistant pathogens. The aim of this study is to evaluate the microbial contamination of mobile phones and stethoscopes, used by medical and paramedical staff. The study was conducted in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)...

A two-stage approach is employed in order to examine the influencing factors of consumer behaviors in the context of mobile advertising. The first stage of the study evaluates the correlation relationship of consumer motives for receiving mobile advertising and their attitudes toward mobile advertising. It also investigates the relationship between consumer intentions for receiving advertisemen...

While many developing nations find Internet-based e-learning unsuitable for their needs mobile learning methods – specifically those involving the use of mobile-phones for both formal and informal learning – hold great promise for them (Grimus et al, 2013b). In this paper chances and challenges introduced by mobile devices to support improvement and transformation of education in a Senior High ...

Mobile and Wireless systems offer new services for public administration that cannot be served by customary wired systems. The wireless mobile system is a solution for some problems that exist in traditional wired systems but they also initiate new security issues. Although the security concerns of wireless mobile systems cannot be completely eliminated with today’s available standards and tech...

Electronic commerce is a driving force for IT. Mobile agents provit from this development, and offer substantial advantages for certain electronic commerce applications in return. Yet, a number of criteria should be applied to electronic commerce applications to assess which areas are best suited for mobile agents. A major requirement to build confidence in mobile agent technology is the availa...