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Interaction of Body Image Perception on Garment Size Preferences: Consumption Patterns of Ready-to-Wear Fashion

open access: yesFashion and Textiles Review
Purpose: The nuances between size systems and ideal body figures among fashion consumers play a pivotal role in the fashion industry, influencing both apparel production and the complex decisions consumers face. This study aimed to examine the impact of
Abena Okyerewa Siaw   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

John Hinchcliffe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This is a monograph on the designer-maker John Hinchcliffe and charts his work from textiles to ceramics. This was published to coincide with a major exhibtion of his work at the Crafts Study Centre.
Olding, Simon
core   +1 more source

Controllable Dynamic Mechanical Cell Stimulation using Magnetically Actuated Artificial Cilia

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This paper introduces a platform based on magnetic artificial cilia for providing controllable dynamic mechanical stimulation to single cells, suitable for investigating large cell populations and enabling live cell imaging. Proof‐of‐principle experiments show that cell morphology is strongly influenced by the artificial cilia, that cellular forces can
Roel Kooi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Scalable Fast Fabrication of Biaxial Fabric Pouch Motors for Soft Robotic Artificial Muscle Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems
Soft pouch motors, engineered to mimic the natural movements of skeletal muscles, play a crucial role in advancing robotics and exoskeleton development.
Ayse Feyza Yilmaz   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fabric Utilization of Women’s Kameez Designs with Different Types of Sleeves in the Apparel Industry

open access: yesTextiles
The apparel industry is changing dynamically and quickly to manufacturing sustainable fashion products and the development of sustainable design strategies that minimize material consumption at the source.
Tayyab Naveed   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Presumptions: Toward Mechanistic Clarity in Metal‐Free Carbon Catalysts for Electrochemical H2O2 Production via Data Science

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Metal‐free carbon catalysts enable the sustainable synthesis of hydrogen peroxide via two‐electron oxygen reduction; however, active site complexity continues to hinder reliable interpretation. This review critiques correlation‐based approaches and highlights the importance of orthogonal experimental designs, standardized catalyst passports ...
Dayu Zhu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

"To design for the future you must leaf through the past": Museums as part of systems of innovation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Museums are not conventionally associated with innovation or viewed as part of innovation systems. After all, we could argue, museums are about the past, heritage, and nostalgia, whereas innovation is about the future.
Johnston, Lorraine, Rose, Mary
core  

Self‐Assembled Inorganic Nanomembrane Tubes: Rolled‐Up Piezoelectrics for Microacoustic Wave‐Based Actuators and Sensors

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates a self‐assembly process to generate free‐standing piezoelectric nanomembranes, forming ultracompact microtubular acoustic wave sensors and actuators. The miniaturized 3D piezoelectric platform reported in this work can be applied in telecommunication, energy harvesting, and acoustofluidics. Moreover, the 3D self‐assembly can add
Raphaël C. L‐M. Doineau   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of artificial intelligence-driven urban renewal strategies green economic efficiency and resident health in China

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThis study investigates the impact of AI-driven smart city policies on green economic efficiency and public health. It further explores how industrial structure rationalization, upgrading, and technological innovation capacity moderate these ...
Jing Peng, Xin Fu, Yufan Peng, Yang Ding
doaj   +1 more source

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