How do game users communicate to enjoy games? Existing research and public attention are focused almost entirely on the growth of game industries and on the game addictions and its social consequences, but not the communication aspect of games. In this work, we put emphasis on user communications via online platforms to elicit styles and patterns of game users’ communication

Traditionally, hospitality and leisure industries have been strongly dependent on the offline customers and in-person services. Since the emergence of the novel COVID-19 virus, the industries have been significantly suffering from the decrease of travelers. For instance, the general room occupancy rate has dropped to 20%, which generated 4.8M jobs losses. In estimate, the economic loss is equivalent to $46 billion loss, only considering the room revenue

Adolescence is characterized by the constant struggle to establish one’s identity. Music is a medium for adolescents to express their social identity and group belongingness. Therefore, minority groups in multicultural societies often exhibit unique music preferences. Asian-American youth experience conflict between their Asian and American identities, which adds to the stress of identity formation. Accordingly, this study examined the music preferences of Asian-American youth and its role in determining their socio-cultural identity.

Under the increasing needs for ventilation and air filtration in indoor spaces due to rising pollution levels and pandemics, it becomes important to make sure air filters are operating at their optimal conditions. However, cost considerations make optical nondestructive testing methods, such as flaw detection and surface inspection, not accessible to many that desire to use them to test their air filter meshes