Comparing Expert Driving Behavior in Real World and Simulator Contexts by Hiran B. Ekanayake, Per Backlund, Tom Ziemke, Robert Ramberg, Kamalanath P. Hewagamage, Mikael Lebram

“…Computer games are increasingly used for purposes beyond mere entertainment, and current hi-tech simulators can provide quite, naturalistic contexts for purposes such as traffic education. …”
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An Analysis of Tourists’ Use and Assessment of Tourist Infrastructure in the Ivano-Frankivsk and Transcarpathian Regions of Ukraine by Olena Pobihun, Liudmyla Arkhypova, Yaroslava Korobeinykova, Sofiia Kachala, Victoria Hryniuk

“…The respondents expressed several wishes: the improvement of the infrastructure, the beautification of the territory, information support, increase in the number and quality of public restrooms, and the revitalisation of cultural and entertainment events.…”
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Reinforcement Learning for Reconfigurable Robotic Soccer by M. Shameer Ahamed, J. J. J. Pey, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. Viraj J. Muthugala, Mohan Rajesh Elara

“…Robots are showing great impact and, in recent trends, appearing in areas such as education and entertainment. Robotic soccer is becoming more prevalent in competitions, furthering research in robotics and artificial intelligence. …”
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Destination Image and Travel Motivation as Predictors of Revisit Intention: A Study of Domestic Tourists in Alor Island by Mesak Yamres Awang, Elia Maruli

“…Culture, history, entertainment, social interaction, and access to information can increase tourists' intention to revisit.…”
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De l’ordre moral à l’ordre social. L’application des lois pénalisant la sexualité prémaritale selon des lignes de classe by Mériam Cheikh

“…The opposition is thus between legitimate and illegitimate practices of out of wedlock intimacy and night-time entertainment. Since the legitimacy and illegitimacy of these practices are largely correlated with the social status of the girls concerned and their positions within the social space of the intimate economy that they occupy at some point in their trajectory, the differentiated treatment of sexual illegality apparent therefore to the maintenance of a social order under the guise of preserving the moral order.…”
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Retracted: Construction of visual evaluation system for building block night scene lighting based on multi‐target recognition and data processing by Xiaojian Wang, Xiaoye Sun, Zixuan Wang

“…Achieving good night lighting visual effects of building blocks can not only meet the needs of residents for entertainment and consumption at night, but also beautify the image of blocks and promote the economic development of building blocks. …”
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Romantic pre-wedding tourism: a lucrative market for a destination’s tourism development? The example of the Dalat climatic resort in Vietnam by Anh Thư Lê

“…., offer a wide range of entertainment options and an array of colourful, lively and contemporary products. …”
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Sleep problems were unrelated to social media use in the late COVID-19 pandemic phase: A cross-national study. by Tore Bonsaksen, Daicia Price, Gary Lamph, Isaac Kabelenga, Amy Østertun Geirdal

“…In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to substantial mental health problems in the population, and restrictions in social life gave social media a unique position as means for both entertainment and interpersonal contact. The aim of the study was to examine sleep problems in relationship to social media use in a cross-national sample two years after the COVID-19 outbreak. …”
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La bande chantée : tradition orale et croyances pédagogiques dans le Corriere dei Piccoli by Lorenzo Di Paola, Eva Van de Wiele

“…Corriere dei Piccoli, in fact, effectively remediated (Bolter & Grusin, 2003) the ancient oral tradition of the “Cantastorie” (traveling entertainers who tell or sing stories in public squares with the aid of painted posters depicting key scenes from the tales), whose performances had a significant impact on the formal and meaning structures of the magazine. …”
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Representasi Nilai Estetis dalam Syair Karambangan Suku Pamona (Aesthetic Value Representation In the Karambangan Poem of the Pamona Tribe) by Ulinsa Ulinsa, Dandi Golontalo, Ninawati Syahrul

“…The results of the study found that the pamona tribe's poetry consists of aesthetic values, such as (1) religious values, (2) cultural values, (3) moral values, (4) educational values, (5) entertainment values, (6) sac-rificial values, and (7) compassion values.…”
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Hybrid Onboard Smartphone Sensors Measurements to Improve Heading Estimation for Indoors Positioning Solutions by Haval Darwesh Abdalkarim, Halgurd Sarhang Maghdid

“…There are many indoor positioning applications, for instance; billing, shopping, security and safety, indoor navigation, entertainment applications, and other point-of-interest (POI) applications. …”
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Investigation of residential tower design indicators for sustainable social development Case study: Tehran metropolitan towers... by Valiollah ghasemi gilvaei, afshin ghorbani param

“…The results of the Friedman test indicate that designing open spaces for art, culture, games, and entertainment in towers promotes interactions and a sense of belonging, while mitigating the negative effects of industrial life on residents. …”
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Enhancing Sentiment Analysis and Rating Prediction Using the Review Text Granularity (RTG) Model by Rajesh Garapati, Manomita Chakraborty

“…The potential applicability of the RTG Model in several fields, including entertainment, e-commerce, and social media, is demonstrated, leading to enhanced and tailored user experiences.…”
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Optimization of Energy Consumption in Voice Assistants Through AI-Enabled Cache Implementation: Development and Evaluation of a Metric by Alber Oswaldo Montoya Benitez, Álvaro Suárez Sarmiento, Elsa María Macías López, Jorge Herrera-Ramirez

“…Voice assistants (VAs), as part of IoT-based systems, facilitate task execution in a simple and automated manner, from entertainment to critical activities. Lithium batteries often power these devices. …”
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Potentialities in Creating the Pedestrian Malls in the Historical City Centers : A Study Case of Mawlawi Street, Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan by Karzan Saleem Ismael, Najmaldin Hussien Mohammed, Hoshyar Qadir Rasul

“…The characteristics of public open spaces in the city center play an important role in attracting people to walk when they attend their daily needs, entertainment and interact with other physical and even nonphysical feature of the built environment. …”
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To pre-process or not to pre-process? On the role of EEG enhancement for cybersickness characterization and the importance of amplitude modulation features by Olivier Rosanne, Danielle Benesch, Gregory Kratzig, Simon Paré, Nicole Bolt, Tiago H. Falk

“…Virtual Reality (VR) has expanded beyond the entertainment field and has become a valuable tool across different verticals, including healthcare, education, and professional training, just to name a few. …”
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Review of models for estimating 3D human pose using deep learning by Sani Salisu, Kamaluddeen Usman Danyaro, Maged Nasser, Israa M. Hayder, Hussain A. Younis

“…The review identifies key applications of HPE in industries like healthcare, security, and entertainment. Our findings suggest that while deep learning models have made significant strides, challenges in handling occlusion, real-time estimation, and generalization remain. …”
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Co creating travel experiences in a destination in crisis on youtube vloggs by Amaratunga Achchige Ishara LAKMALI, Nalin ABEYSEKERA, Suranga DAC SILVA

“…Further, tourists co-create content for different motives: to receive rewards, for entertainment purposes, to help other tourists, and to support affected locals in destinations in crisis areas with their contributions in YouTube travel vlogs. …”
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Deformation approach to the calculation of compressive strength of steel-reinforced concrete elements by D. N. Lazouski, A. I. Hil, D. O. Hlukhau

“…Compressed steel-reinforced concrete structures, due to the requirements of reduced cross-sectional dimensions for vertical load-bearing structures with high strength and rigidity of structures, as well as their fire resistance, are widely used throughout the world in the construction of high-rise buildings, entertainment structures, etc. Methods for their calculation are constantly being improved. …”
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Digital technologies as solutions to China’s aging population: a systematic review of their opportunities and challenges in rural development by Yue Ming, Yimin Li, Yun Liu

“…We conducted extracted and screened 26 articles out of 823, sourced from five databases: Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, Engineering Village, PubMed/MEDLINE and CNKI.ResultsThe articles focus on digital technologies that cater to the daily life, medical care, spiritual comfort, and cultural entertainment needs of rural older people. In our review, we focused on four aspects of digital technology: mobile applications (apps), websites and platforms, mobile devices and terminals, and VR technologies or other unspecified technologies.DiscussionWe found that current digital technologies for smart aging have room for improvement in meeting the recreational and mental comfort needs of older adults. …”
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