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Cotton spinning to climbing gear: practical aspects of design evolution in Lancashire and the North West of England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This article looks at the role of path dependency in the design of outdoor clothing and equipment, from the perspective of changing and overlapping industrial clusters in Lancashire and Sheffield, from the 1960s.
Love, T, Parsons, M C, Rose, M B
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Counterfeits, Copying and Class [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Consumers who want to express themselves by wearing contemporary clothing styles should not have to choose between expensive brands and counterfeit products.
Bartow, Ann
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Effects of sportswear design on thermal comfort [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
ISBN 978-2-7466-2858-8Several technical developments in the sportswear clothing industry resulted in the use of functional textiles for highly-specialized performances in all kind of sports.
Abreu, Maria José Araújo Marques   +3 more
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A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: The Unilateral Executive and the Separation of Powers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
[Excerpt] “The United States Constitution vests all executive powers in a president. This is the unitary executive theory. By virtue of this, many believe the president is vested with the power to act unilaterally. This is the unilateral executive theory.
Cleary, Thomas J.
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Functional Clothing for Natural Disaster Survivors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Natural disasters occur in increasing intensity and frequency. When disasters occur, several humanitarian agencies are mobilized to provide relief aid. Donated clothing is deployed as a response to donors’ perceptions of need; however, these donations may be climatically and culturally unsuitable, creating a glut of clothing that not only undermines ...
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Mechanism of Antiwrinkle Finishing of Cotton Fabrics Using Mixed Polycarboxylic Acids

open access: yesInternational Journal of Polymer Science, 2020
The kinetics, activation energy, and mechanism of esterification of cotton by mixed polycarboxylic acids, namely, 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) and citric acid (CA), were studied during the curing process of cotton fibers in comparison with ...
Huaifang Wang   +3 more
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Functional Textile for Active Wear Clothing

open access: yes, 2021
Moisture management property is an important aspect of any fabric meant for active wear fabric, which decides the comfort level of that fabric specially used as active wear garments. Regular physical activity is important to maintain consistency in human health.
Ramratan, Guru,   +2 more
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Patterns of industrial upgrading in the clothing industry in Poland and Romania [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
This paper aims at understanding the impact of industrial networks with foreign and other domestic organizations on industrial upgrading of the clothing companies in Poland and Romania over the past decade.
Yoruk, D.E.
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Wearable performance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This is the post-print version of the article. The official published version can be accessed from the link below - Copyright @ 2009 Taylor & FrancisWearable computing devices worn on the body provide the potential for digital interaction in the world. A
Birringer, J, Danjoux, M
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Nature as paradigm for sustainability in the textile and apparel industry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Imagine if clothing of the future would adapt, grow, self repair and change appearance. The relationship between wearer and garment would be that of symbiosis enabled by developments in material science that produce textiles able to imitate ...
Kapsali, Veronika
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