...Wubishet Mengesha Gebre; Zerihun Ayenew Birbirsa; Mekonnen Bogale Abegaz Purpose This study aims to assess Ethiopia’s export performance and emerging exporters of textile and apparel products. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive research designs were used to investigate textiles...

... uptake is monitored by using a breathing mask and metabolic analysis cart. At lower cycling intensities, the subjects consume statistically significantly less oxygen when wearing the FIR apparel compared to the Control garment, despite performing the same amount of mechanical work. Additional research...

... this minimum required traction. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether performance could be enhanced by increasing the outsole traction of a running shoe. A commercially available running shoe (Control) was compared against the same shoe model with the outsole modified with a higher traction...

... 2013 licensed reuse rights only Fashion Design Laser Engraving Wool/Polyester Blended Fabric Performance RJTA Vol. 17 No. 2 2013 Application of Laser Engraving for Sustainable Fashion Design G.X. Yuan, S.X. Jiang*, E. Newton, and W.M. Au Institute of Textiles & Clothing, The Hong Kong...

... including (i) performance properties (tearing strength, tensile strength and elongation), (ii) aesthetic properties (pilling resistance and crease recovery) and (iii) comfort properties (air permeability, wettability and antistatic). Pure wool 2/1 twill fabrics were treated by plasma using three non...