This note contains a discussion about formulating the research problem for Internet research. The goal of this note is to further the discussion of implicit and explicit assumptions in network research. In particular, this note tries to articulate one such set of assumptions for Internet research. Each of these assumptions is shared by some subset of the network research community, though perha...

We present a voter verifiable Internet voting scheme which provides anonymity and eliminates the danger of vote selling even if the computer used by the voter cannot be fully trusted. The ballots cast remain anonymous even the machine does not know the choice of the voter. It makes no sense to buy votes the voter can cheat the buyer even if his machine cooperates with the buyer. Nevertheless, t...

When searching information in a retrieval system people use a variety of terms to describe their information needs When the terms used in a query are di erent from those indexed by the system users fail to obtain the information they want This is called the vocabulary problem This problem has been studied and discussed in information retrieval for decades Recently Deerwester et al proposed a ne...

introduction: internet addiction is a global problem that caused negative effects on health. the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of internet addiction in iranian high school students in 2014. materials and methods: in a cross – sectional study assessed the prevalence of internet addiction among 381 high school students in ilam, in 2014. the samples were selected by a multi-stage...

conclusion about half of the participants in this study were at risk of internet addiction. this finding can be a warning sign for the authorities in universities to pay more attention to this issue. a wide range of education along with empowering programs may be needed to inform the university students about the advantages and disadvantages of internet and the correct manner of using it. resul...

Numerous studies have reported higher rates of gambling problems among Internet compared with non-Internet gamblers. However, little research has examined those at risk of developing gambling problems or overall gambling involvement. This study aimed to examine differences between problem and moderate-risk gamblers among Internet and non-Internet gamblers to determine the mechanisms for how Int...