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Life as an ethnic minority (EM) university student: Comparing mental health challenges among local and international EM students in Hong Kong

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract University students globally face growing mental health challenges, with ethnic minority (EM) students—both local and international—being particularly vulnerable. Yet, limited research compares their experiences or identifies shared and distinct stressors, especially in non‐Western contexts.
Wang Xinyi, Naubahar Sharif
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NAFTA and uneven development in the North American apparel industry

, 2009
The various contributions to this book have documented how NAFTA-inspired firm strategies are changing the geography of apparel production in North America.
Bair, J, Spener, DA, Gereffi, G
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Identification of Putative Cellulose Synthase Gene xcsA2 Required for c‐di‐GMP‐Induced Biofilm Formation and Cell Aggregation in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 is a widely used model cyanobacterium for diverse research fields and for bioproduction applications owing to its ease of cultivation, genetic modification, and ability to fix CO2. We found that a laboratory strain of S. elongatus PCC 7942 expressing the ydeH gene from E.
Chihiro C. Yamaguchi, Jiro F. Mori, Shinsuke Kutsuna, Robert A. Kanaly   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE APPAREL INDUSTRY

International Journal of Advanced Research, 2020
Aanika Chandhok, Karen Kashmanian Oates
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Marketing Innovation in the Apparel Industry: Turkey

, 2010
With globalisation the extent of competition is increasing rapidly in the world. In these conditions companies need innovation to be more efficient and productive, as well as to offer what is expected from them. This has caused innovation to be one of the most important areas of today's economy.
Utkun, Emine, Atılgan, Turan
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A Global Perspective of Liberalizing World Textile and Apparel Trade [PDF]

International trade in textile and apparel has been governed by quantitative restrictions under the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA) and earlier agreements for more than 30 years.
Agapi Somwaru, Xinshen Diao
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A reexamination of Factors Contributing to Apparel Majors' Stress and Abilities to Effectively Manage their Time [PDF]

, 2013
This study is a replication of the time spent and stress study reported in 2006. The purpose of this study was to provide an update to the original results, noting differences and similarities among students today vs.
Marcketti, Sara, Wang, Xinxin, Kozar, Joy   +2 more
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Evidence for adaptive explanations of semelparity in animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semelparity, the reproductive strategy of reproducing once, is widespread but uncommon in animals. Classes of models to explain the evolution of semelparity are based either on age structure and mortality schedules – demographic models in which high post‐reproductive mortality risk favours high reproductive effort and semelparity results from ...
Diana O. Fisher, Roberto Salguero‐Gómez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

International Apparel Federation (IAF)

, 2020
International Apparel Federation (IAF), established in 1976, is an international trade association for apparel manufacturers, (SME) brands, their associations, and the supporting industry.

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Simulation based approach to evaluate modular manufacturing system in the apparel industry [PDF]

, 2008
The Sri Lankan garment industry needs to become competitive to face the quota-free global challenges, and it is imperative for the garment industry to acquire most appropriate and advanced technology, as well as modern operations management techniques ...
Hanthiringe, Gamini, Liyanage, Kapila
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