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Fashioning an Industrial Strategy for Garment Workers [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
[Excerpt] Since 1984, the [ILGWU] has initiated a series of efforts to better secure the jobs, working conditions, and earnings opportunities of garment workers and to chart new directions for small union manufacturers and contractors.
Parrott, James
core   +1 more source

Bamboo Medical Application: A State‐of‐the‐Art Review

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review presents a structured classification of bamboo's current use in healthcare. It organizes applications into medical textiles and medical devices, with further divisions based on function and level of invasiveness. It also examines material utilization based on bamboo's structural role, highlighting how it supports both protective and ...
Haymanot Beza Lamesgin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
wiley   +1 more source

Development and application of fused deposition molding 3D printing technology in textile and fashion design

open access: yesJournal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is utilized in the textile and apparel industry due to its adaptability, low cost, and high productivity. Promoting the efficient, diversified, and sustainable development of the textile and apparel industry, and to ...
Shuai Li
doaj   +1 more source

Aggressive strategies of the COVID-19 pandemic on the apparel industry of Sri Lanka using structural equation modeling. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One, 2023
Rajapakshe W   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Cotton-textile-apparel sectors of India: [PDF]

open access: yes
"Cotton, textiles, and apparel are critical agricultural and industrial sectors in India. This study provides descriptions of these sectors and examines the key developments emerging domestically and internationally that affect the challenges and ...
Bedi, Jatinder S., Cororaton, Caesar B.
core  

Code of Labour Practices for the Apparel Industry Including Sportswear [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Code of labor practices which Clean Clothes Campaign seeks to have agreed to and enforced by companies at international level. The code sets forth minimum standards for wages, working time and working conditions and provides for observance of all of the
Clean Clothes Campaign
core   +1 more source

The impact of founders' personality traits on the performance of Chinese apparel new ventures [PDF]

open access: yes
The study investigated how founders' personality traits impact Chinese apparel new venture performance. An online survey was conducted using founders' personality traits, the quality of firm network relationships, perceived competitive advantages, and ...
Zhao, Li
core   +1 more source

Global communication part 1: the use of apparel CAD technology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Trends needed for improved communication systems, through the development of future computer-aided design technology (CAD) applications, is a theme that has received attention due to its perceived benefits in improving global supply chain efficiencies ...
Beazley A.   +11 more
core   +1 more source

A Multidirectional Textile Interface for Remote Control Using Dynamic Area‐Based Capacitance Modulation

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Here, we present a textile, wearable capacitive interface enabling multidirectional remote control by dynamically modulating electrode overlap and spacing via a freely gliding upper electrode. A forearm‐mounted prototype drives robotic and media tasks with 12–15 ms latency, maintains < 0.8% drift after 500 cycles, and remains stably functional at 90 ...
Cagatay Gumus   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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