Undergraduate students’ perceptions toward writing Instagram captions in English by Nahda Nafisah Hutasuhut, Sholihatul Hamidah Daulay, Achmad Ramadhan

“…Aside from using Instagram just for entertainment, people have started to use Instagram as a learning medium for many courses, including writing skills. …”
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Global initiatives and challenges in integrating artificial intelligence literacy in elementary education: Mapping policies and empirical literature by Ibrahim H. Yeter, Weipeng Yang, Joshita B. Sturgess

“…Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated most facets of life in the 21st century and has rapidly transformed various aspects of modern society. From entertainment to education, these advanced technologies have achieved a high level of competency in skills that once necessitated human involvement. …”
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Recognition of Reconstructed Frontal Face Images Using FFT-PCA/SVD Algorithm by Louis Asiedu, Felix O. Mettle, Joseph A. Mensah

“…Modern face recognition modules/algorithms have been successful in many application areas (access control, entertainment/leisure, security system based on biometric data, and user-friendly human-machine interfaces). …”
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Virtual Culinary Influence: Investigating the Impact of Food Vlogs on Viewer Attitudes and Restaurant Visit Intentions by Tu-Anh Truong, Diana Piscarac, Seung-Mi Kang, Seung-Chul Yoo

“…The results indicated that informativeness, entertainment, and vividness influence viewers’ engagement with food review vlogs, while attractiveness and homophily are major predictors of parasocial relationships. …”
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Marketing, advertising, and branding in Fortnite: how do brands and companies connect today to audiences through the metaverse? by Pavel Sidorenko-Bautista, Bárbara Castillo-Abdul, José-María Herranz-de-la-Casa, María Abellán-Hernández

“…Beyond being a simple digital entertainment, Fortnite has become a key space for socialization and experimentation for young and emerging audiences. …”
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Building Purchase Intention By Understanding Interaction, Intimacy, Attitude and Intention to Play Shopee Games by Zevaniya Vika Radiliana, Ferry Tema Atmaja

“…Although discounts continue to be a primary draw, the burgeoning popularity of online shopping platforms can be attributed to the incorporation of entertainment features and gamification elements. Objective: This study discusses the unexplored relationship between gamification and e-commerce, with a focus on interaction, intimacy, attitudes, and gaming intentions in the context of games on e-commerce platforms. …”
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‘Woman Suffrage Precipice’: The Gender Politics of Laughter in Elizabeth Robins’s The Convert (1907) by Nathalie Saudo-Welby

“…Indeed, since the New Woman was commonly a target for caricature, the suffragette a laughing stock, and feminist demonstrations were considered as enjoyable as “good Sunday afternoon street entertainment”, The Convert turned this tendency to its advantage and used humour as a sweetener for the serious pill it contains, in accordance with the received idea that women are born entertainers. …”
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Consumption, relative deprivation and mental health: evidence from hedonic consumption by Hao Li, Weihong Zeng

“…Hedonic consumption is measured through expenditure on items such as jewelry, antiques, and entertainment, while consumption inequality is assessed using the Kakwani index. …”
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Users’ experiences of park accessibility and attractiveness based on online review analytics by Abdelbaseer A. Mohamed, Jakub Kronenberg

“…., aesthetic experiences, leisure and entertainment opportunities) and regulatory features (e.g., cleanliness, quietness). …”
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Diversity of Production Techniques and Microbiology of African Cereal-Based Traditional Fermented Beverages by Felix Kwashie Madilo, Angela Parry-Hanson Kunadu, Kwaku Tano-Debrah, Firibu Kwesi Saalia, Unathi Kolanisi

“…Traditional fermented beverages are culturally and socially accepted products for consumption, drinking, entertainment, customary practices, and for religious purposes. …”
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Spatiotemporal characteristics of ICT use among chinese older adults by Mao Yaqian, Kubo Tomoko

“…The study also highlights how smartphone use, while enriching older adults' daily lives with increased connectivity and entertainment options, contributes to time fragmentation and new forms of dependency. …”
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Explaining the components of urban space for the elderly with the approach of environmental psychology (Case study: District 8 of Shiraz) by ehsan amini, shirin toghyani, amirhosein shabani

“…Then, by confirming the hypotheses in this field that attention to social components along with components of spatial structure can be appropriate to improve the urban environment, suggestions in this area from attention to access and public transportation to creating an environment Elderly entertainment was provided.…”
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Mediator and Regulatory Effects of Word of Mouth on The Effect of Electronic Servicescape on Brand Equity by Emel Yıldız, Mahmut Koçan

“…It has been determined that e-WOM has a moderator role inc the effect of e-servicescape (entertainment value, usability, relevance of information, customization, and interaction) on brand equity. …”
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A qualitative study to explain the determinants of naswār consumption from the point of view of its consumers by Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan, Amir Mansouri, Behnam Masmouei, Noureddin Niknam, Fatemeh Zahedi

“…RESULTS: Three main categories were extracted: (1) Individual factors and beliefs related to naswār consumption (Non-addictive, similar and replacement with smoking, Not causing confusion, Being relaxing and enjoyable, increasing the effect of using other substances, reducing fatigue, causing body aches due to lack of use, having long effect, not causing physical problems, not causing weakness, having fast effect, increasing energy to work), (2) Environmental factors (being available, Having the low price, being consumed anywhere, being easy to store and carry, Not understanding others), and (3) Social factors (as a hobby, lack of entertainment, relatives and friends of the consumer, lack of ban on the consumption of naswār, lack of family opposition). …”
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Big data analytics and AI as success factors for online video streaming platforms by Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Arshad, Choo Wou Onn, Ashfaq Ahmad, Goabaone Mogwe, Goabaone Mogwe

“…As the trend in the current generation with the use of mobile devices is rapidly increasing, online video streaming has risen to the top in the entertainment industry. These platforms have experienced radical expansion due to the incorporation of Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence which are critical in improving the user interface, improving its functioning, and customization of recommended content. …”
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THE APPLICATION OF DIGITAL MARKETING COMMUNICATION IN FACING THE PHENOMENON OF TIKTOK SHOPPERTAINMENT AS A MARKETING COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR UMKM by Pakpahan J.P., Avina D.A.A.

“…This phenomenon shows a change in consumer behavior that switches to entertainment content and online shopping on TikTok, as well as an algorithm game carried out by TikTok. …”
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The Transition from Song to Poetry in Latvian Literature in the Second Half of the 19th Century by Māra Grudule

“…Without denying the importance of Latvian folk songs in the creation of national culture, the main focus of this article is on the secular ziņģes that were adopted from the German literary tradition, which up until the second half of the 19th century were a favourite tool for entertainment (singing) and spreading information orally. …”
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Topical issues of an applied vaping research by L. A. Davletshina, M. V. Karmanov

“…Currently, users of electronic cigarettes and similar devices are divided into two segments: traditional smokers who switched to electronic cigarettes or combining them and new smokers who chose electronic cigarettes because of fashion, communication, entertainment, etc. It turns out that vaping is a social phenomenon that follows not only from one the desire to find an alternative to smoking. …”
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An urban expressway forwarding scheme for cognitive Internet of vehicles by Jing Wang, Huyin Zhang, Sheng Hao, Chuhao Fu

“…The Internet of vehicles is an essential component for building smart cities that can improve traffic safety and provide multimedia entertainment services. The cognitive radio–enabled Internet of vehicles was proposed to resolve the conflict between the increasing demand of Internet of vehicles applications and the limited spectrum resources. …”
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Data Augmentation For Sorani Kurdish News Headline Classification Using Back-Translation And Deep Learning Model by Soran Badawi

“…With the classification model, they can easily and quickly search for news articles that interest them based on their preferred categories, such as politics, sports, or entertainment. …”
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