Research on the Application of Variational Autoencoder in Image Generation by Liu Jianing

“…The rapid development of artificial intelligence and deep learning has significantly influenced the domain of image creation, finding extensive applications in applications in fields like medical imaging, computer vision, and entertainment. Despite these advancements, challenges remain, especially in enhancing the quality and variety of produced images. …”
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A Self-Adaptive and Link-Aware Beaconless Forwarding Protocol for VANETs by Changle Li, Yun Chen, Xiaolei Han, Lina Zhu

“…With the development of networks, Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) which act as the emerging application enhance the potential power of networks on the traffic safety and the entertainment. However, the high mobility and the dynamic nature of VANETs lead to the unreliable link which causes unreachable transmission and degrades the performance of the routing protocol in terms of the quality of experience (QoE). …”
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The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) by Oscar Wilde: Conformity and Resistance in Victorian Society by Brigitte Bastiat

“…For example, the “Théâtre Antoine” in Paris produced it in October 2006 (on tour until March 2008) and a Versailles company performed it at “Le Lucernaire” in September and October 2008.When first performed, the play was considered as a light comedy and classified as entertainment for Victorian society. However, the writing of the play relies on a creativity and richness that combine different styles. …”
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Early Swimming Clubs: A Question of Class by Win Hayes

“…The third group are the working class individuals who sought leisure activity that was inexpensive, easy to access, provided some form of entertainment and provided respite from the constant effort of work and the harsh living conditions that many of them endured.…”
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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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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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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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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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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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Local Restaurants’ Effect on Tourist Experience: A Case from Istanbul by H. Ayşen Karagöz, Ezgi Erkmen, Tevfik Demirciftci

“…Contrary to the experience economy model, which proposes four dimensions of experience, this research has identified three dimensions, for the local restaurant experience, namely entertainment and esthetics, education, and escapism. …”
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