Changing trends in elephant camp management in northern Thailand and implications for welfare by Pakkanut Bansiddhi, Janine L. Brown, Chatchote Thitaram, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya, Chaleamchat Somgird, Katie L. Edwards, Korakot Nganvongpanit

“…By contrast, newer camps provided more one-on-one activities for tourists and elephants, and emphasized more intimate, relaxing experiences (e.g., feeding, bathing, walking) than entertainment. A demographic shift also was observed, with elephants 20 years of age and younger having a sex ratio closer to 1:1 compared to elephants in older age categories (1:4.1–1:9.8). …”
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Quantum blockchain: Trends, technologies, and future directions by Manjula Gandhi S, Chaitrali Mulay, Karthiganesh Durai, G. Murali, Jafar Ali Ibrahim Syed Masood, V. Vijayarajan, Kumar Gautam, N. S. Kalyan Chakravarthy, S. Suresh Kumar, Saurabh Agarwal, Murali S, Vijayasherly V, David Asirvatham, Sarfraz Brohi, Chandru Vignesh C, Anbuchelian S

“…Blockchain’s application spans the energy, finance, media, entertainment, and retail sectors. However, classical blockchain faces threats from quantum computing advancements, necessitating the development of quantum blockchain technology. …”
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Electronic cigarettes consumption and associated factors among general population in Western Saudi Arabia by Ziyad Alzahrani, Syed Faisal Zaidi, Hatem Alsolami, Bader Bashrahil, Nawaf Alghamdi, Mohammad Nooh, Muhammad Anwar Khan, Asim Muhammed Alshanberi, Sultan Qanash

“…Results: The preponderance of e-cigarette smokers used entertainment as the reason for smoking, with an average of (33.9%). …”
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Comparison of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza under different intensities of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccine effectiveness by Yinchang Chen, Zhende Wang, Feng Li, Jingyu Ma, Jie Zhang, Yunpeng Chen, Ting Zhang

“…We have divided the NPIs into three levels according to the degree of restriction on social activities (including entertainment venues, conventions, offices, restaurants, public transport, etc.), with social controls becoming progressively stricter from level 1 to level 3.ResultsIn the simulated scenario where susceptible individuals were vaccinated with three doses of COVID-19 coronaVac vaccine, the peak number of severe cases was 26.57% lower than that in the unvaccinated scenario, and the peak number of infection cases was reduced by 10.16%. …”
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Young and old persons' subjective feelings when facing with a non-human computer-graphics-based agent's emotional responses in consideration of differences in emotion perception by Takashi Numata, Yasuhiro Asa, Takaaki Hashimoto, Kaori Karasawa

“…Virtual agents (computer-graphics-based agents) have been developed for many purposes such as supporting the social life, mental care, education, and entertainment of both young and old people individuals. …”
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Content, Behavior Change Techniques, and Quality of Pregnancy Apps in Spain: Systematic Search on App Stores by Aranzazu Muñoz-Mancisidor, Ruben Martin-Payo, Xana Gonzalez-Mendez, María Del Mar Fernández-Álvarez

“…An app was excluded if it was classified as a game or entertainment and thus lacking an educational or health aim and if it did not target the population under study. …”
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Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Gesture‐Language‐Recognition Feedback System Using Strain‐Sensor‐Arrays‐Based Smart Glove by Wen-xiao Lu, Ping Fang, Ming-lu Zhu, Yi-run Zhu, Xin-jian Fan, Tian-chen Zhu, Xuan Zhou, Feng-xia Wang, Tao Chen, Li-ning Sun

“…The smart glove system can not only provide an efficient way for hearing‐impaired persons to communicate with the outside world, but also benefit industries in multiple fields such as entertainment, home healthcare, sports training, and the medical industry.…”
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Attributes, Quality, and Downloads of Dementia-Related Mobile Apps for Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers: App Review and Evaluation Study by Tzu Han Chen, Shin-Da Lee, Wei-Fen Ma

“…Our analyses showed clear differences between the top three– and bottom three–rated apps, particularly in the entertainment and interest subsections of the engagement category where the ratings ranged from 1.4 to 5. …”
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Multiple-criteria determination and preventive measures of river ecological water level in the Northern Jiangsu plain by Hongyuan Fang, Ye Zhu, Chengjie Wang, Guangdong Xu, Yukun Li, Zhenqi Wang, Alhasan Ahmed Aljawzi

“…The threshold of the middle reach was thoroughly analyzed by using the determination method with multi-criteria, which consisted of the hydrological and hydraulic methods (including yearly minimum water level with a 90% assured rate method; wetted perimeter method; minimum monthly average water level method), aquatic living conditions method, and river landscape entertainment factor method. Taking into account the hydrological and hydrodynamic characteristics, observed hydrological data conditions of rivers, and the actual operation rules of rivers and water projects regulations in the Northern Jiangsu plain. …”
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ДО ІСТОРІЇ МІСЬКОГО СВЯТА (УКРАЇНСЬКО-НІМЕЦЬКІ ПАРАЛЕЛІ) / To the History of Urban Holidays (Ukrainian-German Parallels) by Курочкін Олександр

“…In Ukraine, during the reign of communism the foundations of civil society were utterly destroyed and any public initiative was eliminated, particularly in the fields of public holiday entertainment. The same should be said about the principle of local self-government. …”
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Parkinson’s disease severity clustering based on tapping activity on mobile device by Decho Surangsrirat, Panyawut Sri-iesaranusorn, Attawit Chaiyaroj, Peerapon Vateekul, Roongroj Bhidayasiri

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The Influence of Tourist Attraction Type on Product Price Perception and Neural Mechanism in Tourism Consumption: An ERP Study by Wei Q, Lv D, Fu S, Zhu D, Zheng M, Chen S, Zhen S

“…In the late stage of cognition, attraction type, and price information jointly influenced consumers’ decision-making, and consumers tended to accept high prices of products in entertainment attractions and cultural attractions, but consumers were more sensitive to the price of products in cultural attractions and less tolerant to price increases.Conclusion: The study elucidated how price information influenced consumers’ purchase decisions of tourism products at different stages of the dual-process theory, which can assist tourism managers in devising different pricing strategies and positioning strategies based on the attributes of attractions, to enhance product sales and revenues. …”
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Socio-technical systems and trust transfer in live streaming e-commerce: analyzing stickiness and purchase intentions with SEM-fsQCA by Yu-Hsin Chang, Andri Dayarana K. Silalahi, Andri Dayarana K. Silalahi, Ixora Javanisa Eunike, Dalianus Riantama

“…Grounded on the socio-technical system theory, this research develops a research framework that centers on the exploration of interactivity, entertainment, and visualization as catalysts for trust transfer in live streaming. …”
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Selfie Segmentation in Video Using N-Frames Ensemble by Yong-Woon Kim, Yung-Cheol Byun, Addapalli V. N. Krishna, Balachandran Krishnan

“…Many camera apps and online video conference solutions support instant selfie segmentation or virtual background function for entertainment, aesthetic, privacy, and security reasons. …”
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Robots in Elderly Care by Alessandro Vercelli, Innocenzo Rainero, Ludovico Ciferri, Marina Boido, Fabrizio Pirri

“…(i) Robots may act as caregivers, i.e. assist the elderly, (ii) they can provide remainders and instructions for activities of daily life and safety, and/or assist their carers in daily tasks; (iii) they can help monitor their behaviour and health; and (iv) provide companionship, including entertainment and hobbies, reminiscence and social contact. …”
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Legal aspects of ways to monetize rights in the computer games industry by N. Yu. Andreev, V. V. Arkhipov, A. A. Vasiliev, Yu. V. Pechatnova

“…The authors attempt a legal analysis of several forms of monetization of rights to computer games.The purpose of the article is the legal qualification of donations, crowdfunding, loot boxes as means of monetization.The research methodology includes general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, as well as specific scientific methods of comparative law and formal legal analysis.The scientific problem of the article lies in the existing contradiction between the rapid development of the computer games market and the state of modern legal science in terms of scientific understanding and regulation of the entertainment industry.The main results, scope of application. …”
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Gaya Pengambilan Keputusan pada Konsumen Pria Generasi Y untuk Produk Fashion Casual yang Dibeli di Toko [Decision-making Styles of Male Generation Y Consumers of Casual Fashion Pr... by Julia Tri Purnomowati, Eristia Lidia Paramita

“…For Generation Y, shopping activity is no longer viewed as a simple act but seems to be more entertainment oriented. Therefore, marketers need to use different approaches to market to Generation Y consumers. …”
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The Epidemiology of Burn Injuries in North East of Iran (2010-2015) by Maliheh Ziaee, Hamidreza Naderi, Maryam Yaghoubi, Nasrin Khosravi, Farnaz Kamel Fouladi, Fatemeh Moghisi, Irandokht Mostafavi, Kamyar Mansori

“…Implement prevention programs should be designed for focusing chiefly on the domestic environment and the kinds of risks to which children are exposed in their everyday routine and parents, should also be educated about how to supply entertainment that would keep children away from risks.…”
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What Drives Nighttime Tourism Intensity in Thailand? Evidence From Thai Attractions Based on Satellite Observations by Yuanzheng Cui, Ruixue Zhao, Lei Jiang, Xialei Duan, Mingzhong Xiao, Zhu Liu, Lei Wang, Xuejun Duan, Sirivilai Teerarojanarat

“…Finally, it is found that higher levels of the catering and accommodation, shopping service, traffic service, leisure and entertainment were associated with higher levels of nighttime tourism intensity. …”
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Why would telecom customers continue to use mobile value-added services? by Mutaz M. Al-Debei, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Omar Hujran

“…This study seeks to explain why telecom customers would continue to use mobile value-added services (MVAS), including information, communication, entertainment, and transaction services. We developed a model based on the S-O-R paradigm and existing research on MVAS and mobile service quality, in which we hypothesize that customers' intention to continue using MVAS as a behavioural response (R) is a direct result of their satisfaction with the services and their perception of its value as affective and cognitive states (O), respectively. …”
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