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The rise and fall of (Chinese) African apparel exports [PDF]

, 2012
During the final years of the Multifiber Agreement (2001-2005) the US imposed quotas on Chinese apparel while it gave African apparel duty- and quota-free access.
Rotunno, Lorenzo, Vezina, Pierre-Louis, Vézina, Pierre-Louis, Vézina, Pierre Louis, Vézina, Pierre-Louis, Wang, Zheng   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Apparel Industry in the EU–China Exports and Circular Economy

AUTEX Research Journal, 2022
In the current social and economic world context, Chinese trade relations represent a challenge for all partners. The article provides an overview of bilateral trade, especially export, between the European Union (EU) and China in the apparel and ...
Covaci Brîndușa
doaj   +1 more source

ABC ANALYSIS in a CLOTHING COMPANY [PDF]

Annals of the University of Oradea: Fascicle of Textiles, Leatherwork, 2017
In today’s conditions, clothing companies should cope with the rivalry in order to survive in the sector. Shortening the process times, decreasing the costs, improving the quality are some of the ways of overcoming the competition.
TUNCA Burcu, KARABAY Gulseren, KURUMER Gulseren   +2 more
doaj  

Store atmospherics and apparel behavioural intentions: The moderating effect of urban bottom-of-the-pyramid consumers’ age

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Background: Bottom-of-the-pyramid (BOP) consumers’ significant discretionary purchases of non-essential products, such as apparel, contribute to retail growth.
Bianca M. van Niekerk, Mornay Roberts-Lombard, Nicole Cunningham   +2 more
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Greenwashing and bluewashing in the textile industry: Causes, consequences, and solutions for sustainable fashion [PDF]

Tekstilna industrija
The textile industry is facing a growing issue of greenwashing and bluewashing, which are misleading environmental and social claims made by companies to appeal to customers' environmental and social consciousness.
Nahid-Ull-islam Md, Hasan Shah Md Maruf, Chowdhury Md Kamrul Hassan, Akter Mahmuda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and Characterization of Periodically Conductive Woven Fabric

AUTEX Research Journal, 2019
In this paper, a novel kind of electromagnetic (EM) functional textiles is proposed, which show high-pass characteristics as they interact with EM waves. The periodically conductive woven fabric was designed, fabricated, and measured.
Guan Fuwang, Li Zhaole, Yang Zhuli, Zhang Chuyang, Qiu Yiping   +4 more
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Computer 3D Scene Simulation of Ecological Landscape Layout Planning

Advances in Multimedia, 2022
There are some problems in traditional 3D landscape construction and virtual display, such as inflexible landscape spatial organization and limitations of virtual garden simulation in reality.
Tong Ling, Yun Ma
doaj   +1 more source

Textile additive manufacturing: An overview

Cogent Engineering, 2022
Additive manufacturing (3D-printing) is a rapidly emerging technology grouped under the heading of Industry 4.0 and revolutionises the way products are created.
Edmund M. Keefe, Jack A. Thomas, Gary A. Buller, Craig E. Banks   +3 more
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Mapping the evolution of mitochondrial complex I through structural variation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Respiratory complex I (CI) is crucial for bioenergetic metabolism in many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of a conserved set of core subunits and additional accessory subunits that vary depending on the organism. Here, we categorize CI subunits from available structures to map the evolution of CI across eukaryotes. Respiratory complex I (CI)
Dong‐Woo Shin, Tingting Chen, James A. Letts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the Impact of Environmental Temperature and Humidity on Cotton Fiber Quality During Initial Processing

Journal of Natural Fibers
This study examines the impact of temperature and humidity on cotton fiber quality during initial processing. Conducted in a Xinjiang cotton ginning mill, we used the USTER HVI1000 to analyze five quality indices: upper half mean length, uniformity ...
Yaosheng Zhu, Jianhao Zhang, Xudong Zhao, Hong Xu   +3 more
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