Using Formative Evaluation Research in the Development of Electronic Media Programmes by D.P. VAN VUUREN, J .J. de Beer

“…The latter technique was adapted for programme research on entertainment program ming in South Africa to address the specific needs of television and radio producers. …”
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Typology of popular scientific periodicals in the early 20th century by Yu.B. Balashova

“…The following main groups of popular scientific journals of the studied period have been considered: highly specialized (monothematic), universal, mass-educating and entertaining editions. It has been concluded that the model of popular scientific periodicals in the early 20th century combined the functions of enlightenment, education, and entertainment. …”
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Etno-show Quando l’antropologia andò in scena, un’antropologia bella da vedere by Alberto Baldi

“…On closer inspection, it is indeed a reciprocal exchange: these means of entertainment too, in turn willingly draw from ethnography to put on stage an exoticism which is more and more alluring, prurient, feral, and also revolting, but which does pay well at the box office. …”
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Influence of professional and business goals and the source of financing on the status of the subject of a business trip by E. D. Zotov

“…The paper analyses the differences between business tourism and business travel for cultural and entertainment purposes. The author formulates the current tasks of the MICE industry and the business travel system development.…”
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Pionieri in paradiso by Simonetta Grilli, Fabio Mugnaini

“…The stories of these «protogentrifiers » in many ways anticipate the arrival of an elite group (comprising prominent figures from politics, culture, entertainment, and finance) who, starting in the late 1990s, will invest significant funds to purchase and renovate farmhouses, transforming them into aesthetically valuable house that represent high social status, thus leading to a radical process of gentrification in the area. …”
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LE MASQUE COMIQUE DE L’OPÉRA DANS L’ITALIE DU XVIIIe SIÈCLE by Diana TODEA

“…This approach is maintained until the early eighteenth century, when the former dramma per musica, which aimed to be entertainment for the aristocracy, removes from its librettos the comic element that is found to be irrelevant to the topic and not in accordance with the tragic style. …”
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Faire obstacle à la vérité et tromper les attentes : Hitchcock et Wilder comme on les connaît peu by Julie Michot

“…Their detective films, in particular, are never pure entertainment, and they always imply a significant share of social critique, as is the case with The Paradine Case by Hitchcock (1947) and Witness for the Prosecution by Wilder (1957). …”
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Analysis of Factors Influencing Viu Application User Satisfaction using the End User Computing Satisfaction (EUCS) and DeLone & McLean by Dea Fitri Sabrina, Dwi Rosa Indah, Mgs Afriyan Firdaus, Naretha Kawadha Pasema Gumay

“…One area of telecommunications technology that is also undergoing development in the context of entertainment is that of video streaming. Viu is a video streaming service that provides a range of premium content free of charge. …”
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The Life of Deli Tobacco Plantation's Workers in East Sumatera, 1880-1930 by Ririn Darini, Dyah Ayu Anggraeni

“…The living facilities on the plantations were initially very limited, although later efforts were made to improve the company. Meanwhile the entertainment facilities that they get on plantations such as prostitution, gambling and madat actually make their lives even more difficult.…”
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MUSICAL EDUCATION VERSUS MAN OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY by Stela GUŢANU

“…Music plays an important part in contemporary education, as part of the human culture, as a powerful means of emotional expression and interpersonal communication, as an expression of national, religious and cultural identity, as well as a means of contact, communication and exchange between different cultures, nations and religions, as a means of recreation, entertainment and aesthetic enjoyment. …”
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UAV swarms: research, challenges, and future directions by Yunes Alqudsi, Murat Makaraci

“…Applications span civilian sectors, including entertainment, infrastructure inspection, and delivery services, as well as military applications in surveillance, combat support, and logistics. …”
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Should I Stop Thinking About It: A Computational Exploration of Reappraisal Based Emotion Regulation by Mei Si

“…It provides a research platform to simulate and compare alternative psychological and social theories, as well as to create virtual characters that can interact with people or among each other to provide pedagogical or entertainment effects. In this paper, we investigate computationally modeling people’s coping behaviors and in particular in relation to depression, in decision-theoretic agents. …”
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La mise en scène nocturne de la montagne en Chine. Enquêtes sur le spectacle son et lumière Impressions de Liusanjie (Guilin, Province du Guangxi) by Wei Xiang, Philippe Bachimon

“…Based on a case study of the show Impressions of Liu Sanjie, which in 2004 became China's first outdoor production and has paved the way for other night-time tourist products in China’s mountainous Scenic Areas, we consider the nature and effects of this form of entertainment. Twelve years on, what have been the economic, social, cultural and environmental consequences for the region? …”
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Changing content plan structure of companies operating in Russia and represented on VK by L. G. Akhmaeva, A. I. Eremeeva

“…The article identifies six main types of content: communication, entertainment, situational, news, sales, and reputation. …”
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The history, current state and future possibilities of the non-invasive brain computer interfaces by Frederico Caiado, Arkadiy Ukolov

“…Solutions to overcome technological and ethical challenges are explored to improve usability, user experience, and impact in areas such as healthcare, rehabilitation, entertainment, and cognitive enhancement.…”
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Youtubeurs et politiques : vers une peopolisation numérique ? Focus sur le « concours d’anecdotes » du président Macron by Pierre Camille-Delahaye

“…This article looks at what the head of state’s participation in an Internet-exclusive entertainment program can teach us about the staging of politics. …”
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Occurrence factors of emotional burnout syndrome among young employees by L. V. Tarabakina, E. V. Zvonova, V. A. Tarasova

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Memes and Their Role in the 2019 Romanian Presidential Elections: An Exploratory Analysis by Andreea Stancea, Iulia Călin, Cecilia Ciocîrlan

“…Focusing on memes related to candidates Klaus Iohannis and Viorica Dãncilã, the article highlights the dual role of memes: as entertainment and as tools for framing political narratives in a biased manner. …”
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Festival motivation and loyalty factors by Miranda Kitterlin, Michelle Yoo

“…Every year hundreds of festivals and host communities around the world face increased competition from both each other and from other entertainment options available to the consumer. It is imperative that festival organizers understand tourist motivations for attending festivals in order to conduct effective festival planning and achieve a more productive festival marketing position and marketing strategy. …”
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Leveraging the potential of over-the-top platforms in optimizing student learning experience in education by Komal Chopra

“…Over-the-top (OTT) platforms have been considered a popular medium of entertainment. The purpose of the study is to examine how over-the-top platforms can be leveraged in optimizing the student learning experience in education. …”
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