Aim: The aim of this study is to find an optimum material to protect garment for protection against 99Tcm radionuclide.Materials and Methods: Monte Carlo simulation code was applied to investigate radiation attenuation of 13 shielding materials including: Ba, gray Sn, white Sn, Sb, Bi, Bi2O3, BaSO4, Sn/W, Sb/W, Pb and W with thicknesses of 0.5 and 1 mm to determine an optimum protective garment...

The meaning of the word katela was in question by Rabbis Middle Ages. search for its revealed an unknown breast cover, used women to emphasize their breasts. This has led a fascinating new perspective on Jewish women's life On cover:Late Roman wall, portion immediately south West Gate (Porta Oea) with re-used blocks from first-century mausolea (Drawing Francesca Bigi) and Tombstone Regina South...

Globalization and its impact on wage inequality between skilled-unskilled and male-female laborers have become a crucial research issue over the recent past. It is expected that with increased trade due to globalization developing countries will specialize in producing and exporting unskilled and/or female labor-intensive products and wage rates of unskilled and/or female labor will rise. The o...

This paper introduces a new automatic technique for garment retexturing using a single static image along with the depth and infrared information obtained using the Microsoft Kinect II as the RGB-D acquisition device. First, the garment is segmented out from the image using either the Breadth-First Search algorithm or the semi-automatic procedure provided by the GrabCut method. Then texture dom...

BACKGROUND Concerns about the nutritional status of Cambodian garment workers were raised years ago but data are still scarce. The objectives of this study are to examine the nutritional, hemoglobin and micronutrient status of female workers in a garment factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and to assess if body mass index is associated with hemoglobin and/or micronutrient status. METHODS A cross...

Purpose – The aim of this paper was to explore the use of objective fabric parameters in 3-D virtual garment simulation. Design Method – Two methods (FAST and Browzwear’s fabric testing kit) of obtaining objective fabric measurements and the derived parameters for virtual garment simulation were studied. Three parameters (extension, shear and bend) were investigated to establish if the selected...

Design management has gained relevance among practitioners and researchers worldwide. However, the competencies related to design professionals in design management are seldom explored. Thus, this article examines the specialists’ view of competencies in design management, and the structuring design teams in Brazilian garment industry. The methodology was exploratory, qualitative, through indep...

This study evaluated the risks for cardiovascular disease and the life habits of garment industry workers in northwestern Paraná state, Brazil. The following parameters were assessed: body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, eating habits and physical activities by garment industry workers. Cardiovascular risk was observed in some of the studied subjects, in the form of high BMI and reduced...

Compression garments for the lower limb were tested in two groups--general support garments and anti-embolism supports. A total of 98 patients was examined. The method used was by the interposition of partly fluid-filled pressure sensors between garment and skin. A combination of roller bandage with shaped tubigrip (SBB--Seton) and Sigvaris stockings afforded effective pressure in the general s...