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PLoS ONE, 2016 BackgroundThe dengue and Zika viruses are primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are most active during day light hours and feed both in and outside of the household. Personal protection technologies such as insecticide-treated clothing
James Orsborne +7 more
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Educational inequalities in sun protection practices among Brazilian adults [PDF]
Scientific ReportsExcessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a major risk factor for skin cancer, yet sun protection behaviors vary widely across different populations.
Luiz Antônio Alves de Menezes-Júnior
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Communications in Development and Assembling of Textile Products, 2023 When the human body moves, the body curvatures always change on the corresponding parts of the body. For ideal protective clothing, body curvatures during different movements have to be taken into account, as they influence the protection and the wearing
Dominik Muenks +2 more
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Study on the Protection path of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Chinese Traditional Dress -- Taking Tang Dynasty Dress as an Example [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2023 China has been known as the “big country of clothing” and “the country of silk” since ancient times, and has a very rich heritage of traditional clothing culture. But now these traditional costumes are declining.
Wang Shanshan, Zhang Lei, Zhao Jinlong
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Girl on Fire – Links between sex, firefighters’ clothing, safety, confidence and wear and tear
Communications in Development and Assembling of Textile Products, 2023 Firefighters are exposed to high risks and hazards, such as flames and smoke, in their daily lives. To be protected against these risks, firefighters wear protective clothing.
Rahel Krause +3 more
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Nanomaterials, 2022 Crude oil spills seriously harm the ocean environment and endanger the health of various animals and plants. In the present study, a totally biodegradable polymer, poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA), was employed to fabricate highly porous oil absorbent ...
Jizhen Yang +6 more
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Frontiers in Materials, 2022 Stereo-complexed polylactide (sc-PLA) fibers with excellent heat resistance and antibacterial properties were prepared by electrospinning. Due to poor heat resistance, common poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) fibers have poor dimensional stability at high ...
Shiyou Zhao +8 more
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Dress or cover? The origin and meaning of clothing
Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 2023 Clothing is a unique human innovation which is now virtually ubiquitous in societies around the world. Traditionally, debate about the origin of clothing has considered three main causes: modesty, adornment, and protection from cold.
Ian Gilligan
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Biology, 2022 The rescue operations’ environment can impair firefighters’ performance and increase the risk of injuries, e.g., burns and hyperthermia. The bulk and carried weight of heavy protection contributes to lower physical performance, higher metabolic load and ...
Kalev Kuklane +3 more
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Preparation of needled nonwoven enhanced silica aerogel for thermal insulation
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023 Benefiting from the advantages of light weight, porosity, high specific surface area and ultra-low thermal conductivity, silica aerogel (SiAG) has been regarded as ideal thermal insulation material.
Jiali Hu +5 more
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