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What plus-size means for plus-size women: A mixed-methods approach
Studies in Communication Sciences, 2019 Western fashion is constantly evolving and in order to obtain notoriety, brands need to positively connect with consumers. Individuals who wear plus-sizes are acutely aware of their reduced clothing choices and rely on language cues to find clothing ...
Deborah A. Christel +1 more
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Chinese Trade Competition and Rural Mexican Migration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 reshaped global trade, reducing U.S. demand for Mexican manufactured goods and weakening Mexico's manufacturing employment. This study estimates how this trade‐induced decline affected migration and employment decisions among rural Mexicans.
Zachariah Rutledge, Joaquin Mayorga
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Ethical codes: reality and rhetoric - a study of Sri Lanka's apparel sector
, 2012 This report provides initial findings from a three year study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, on evolving labour practice responses to ethical trading initiatives at sites of production which focuses on the Sri Lankan apparel sector (
Ruwanpura, Kanchana N.
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Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores return and volatility transmission among major cotton markets. Several events have disrupted cotton supply and demand in recent years, leading to heightened price volatility and significant shifts in market interconnections.
Susmitha Kalli +3 more
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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
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Clothing Brands’ Sustainability Practices: A Bibliometric Approach
Administrative SciencesThe clothing industry greatly impacts the global economy by producing billions of pieces of clothing and employing millions. However, it negatively impacts the environment, as it is one of the most polluting sectors in the world. This bibliometric review
Md Abu Hasan +3 more
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An Integrated Fabric‐Pneumatic Soft Sensing System for Multi‐Site Muscle Activity Decoding
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Fabric‐pneumatic chambers convert muscle deformation into pressure signals without electronics at the body‐contact sensing interface. A unified processing pipeline enables static posture classification, continuous elbow‐angle estimation, forearm gesture recognition, and knee‐movement detection across three anatomical sites.
Qifeng Xun +3 more
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Miniaturized Multifunctional Valves for Intelligent Pneumatic Systems in Soft Robotics
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Miniaturized multifunctional pneumatic valves in normally closed (NC) and normally open (NO) configurations enable reconfigurable and programmable fluidic logic—including AND, OR, NAND, and NOR gates—with/without physical replumbing. These valves integrate sensing, logic, and actuation within a unified architecture, demonstrated through an electronics ...
J. Xu +4 more
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SAC : Sustainable Apparel Coalition
, 2020 The Sustainable Apparel Coalition is a apparel, footwear, and textile industry alliance for sustainable production.The Coalition develops the Higg Index, a standardized value chain measurement suite of tools for all industry participants.
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Older Women's Experience with Online Apparel Shopping [PDF]
, 2015 The purpose of this study was to explore older women's experiences with online apparel shopping and to increase understanding of how older women shop for apparel online. Research questions were: (1) How do older women experience online apparel shopping? (
Lee, Youngji, Damhorst, Mary
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