Electronic revolution and the explosion of information have had quantitative and qualitative effects in the world. Iran has the 18th rank among the world's Internet users (1). Students are one of the main internet users. They have to do school assignments, write articles and view training videos, but problematic Internet use make their loneliness (2). The use of new technologies makes changes i...

OBJECTIVE To determine the extent of the use of the Internet by physicians in Puerto Rico to support their clinical practice. METHODS Personal interviews were conducted among a representative sample of 385 physicians from different specialties and geographical regions in Puerto Rico. RESULTS Eighty-one percent physicians who participated in the survey reported the use the Internet in their ...

The Internet is an evolving medium that continuously presents new functionalities. Accordingly, also children's Internet usage changes continuously. This requires being vigilant about related Internet risk behavior and safe Internet use. The present article presents a structured overview of Internet risks and summarizes approaches to foster safe Internet behavior. Based on a long-term cross-sec...

Internet usage is growing rapidly among the world. Furthermore, Internet usage is widely accepted among EU countries’ citizens. In this paper intend is to research to what extent Internet sales by individuals is influenced by the barriers people perceive to buying/ordering over the Internet, using of Internet, and level of computer/Internet skills them posses. A data source for that research Eu...

although the internet has become one of the most important information resources for university students, excessive internet use can be defined as uncontrolled and harmful use of the internet, in other words, internet addiction. internet addiction (ia) can be described as a maladaptive preoccupation with internet use impairing social, occupational and other areas of a person’s functioning. rece...