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Creating a global vision for sustainable fashion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Textiles, the fastest growing sector in household waste, have created an exponential rise in the export of second hand clothes (SHC) to overseas markets such as Kenya and Tanzania.
Dissanayake, D., G., Kanchana   +3 more
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Organ‐specific redox imbalances in spinal muscular atrophy mice are partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotides

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We identified a systemic, progressive loss of protein S‐glutathionylation—detected by nonreducing western blotting—alongside dysregulation of glutathione‐cycle enzymes in both neuronal and peripheral tissues of Taiwanese SMA mice. These alterations were partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotide therapy, revealing persistent redox imbalance as ...
Sofia Vrettou, Brunhilde Wirth
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Sustainable Fashion: The Role of Artificial Intelligence --- H&M, Stella McCartney, Farfetch, Moosejaw: A Multiple Case Study

open access: yesZoneModa Journal, 2020
Throughout history, technology has undoubtedly changed many aspects of humanity, and more recently, artificial intelligence has certainly created a significant impact on people, industry and planet. Parallelly, there is another factor which affects Earth
Daniela Candeloro
doaj   +1 more source

The Issues of Fashion Brand Equity in a Circular Economy

open access: yesAnnales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska Sectio H, Oeconomia, 2023
Theoretical background: The worldwide fashion business has confronted the demand to transit from a linear to a circular business model that involves a series of fundamental alterations to the hitherto highly efficient strategies.
Jolanta Bieńkowska
doaj   +1 more source

Volume 4.0: Centre for Sustainable Fashion: Green Collar Graduates for the Fashion Industry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
UK Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) play a unique and important role in the education of ‘green collar’ fashion graduates, to equip them with the tools to create a more sustainable fashion industry.
Williams, Dilys
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Understanding the Drivers of Sustainable Entrepreneurial Practices in Pakistan’s Leather Industry: A Multi-Level Approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Purpose: The main objective is to analyse the drivers of sustainable entrepreneurial practices in SMEs operating in a developing economy. The secondary objectives are to explore the relationship between these drivers and to draw out the implications for ...
Anja Schaefer   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Relationship between Sustainable Fashion Awareness, Attitude and Behaviour of Apparel Consumers in Lagos, Nigeria

open access: yesFashion and Textiles Review
Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between sustainable fashion awareness, attitude and behaviour of apparel consumers in Lagos State.  Methodology/Design: This study adopted a mixed-method research design that involves the systematic ...
Bukola Olamidun Sowemimo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sweat and odor in sportswear – A review

open access: yesiScience, 2023
Summary: Sportswear worn next to the skin is easily soaked by sweat and may become a breeding ground for the microbiome, thus a source of malodor. Malodor can cause social embarrassment and discomfort to both wearer and others.
Yuping Chang, Xungai Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

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