DENIM is a system that helps web site designers in the early stages of design. DENIM supports sketching input and gestures for operations like pan, cut, copy, and paste; allows design at different refinement levels—site map, storyboard, and individual page; and unifies the levels through zooming. DENIM uses very little sketch recognition, and when recognition is used, the sketched ink is almost...

This paper deals with the environmental impact of effluents released by denim garment washing factories in Bangladesh. Both untreated and treated effluent samples were collected from five identified as representative cases subjected to chemical testing a part case study. The results compared against acceptable limits parameters-chemical oxygen demand (COD), dissolved (DO), biochemical (BOD), to...

AIM Pneumoconiosis is caused by inhaling dust. The aim of the study was to analyze 208 cases of workers' pneumoconiosis. METHOD Patients' files were used for the descriptive study. RESULTS All patients were male aged 38.82±13 years. The most important symptom was breathlessness. Patients were denim sandblasters (50.5%), dental technicians (12%), coal miners (6.7%), and others. The mean expo...

Introduction Laser is being used in apparel industry from ninenteenth century. Recently the use of laser in apparel industry is increasing in cutting garment patterns, patterning designer neckties, 3D body scanning, denim fading and engraving leather (Nayak and Khandual 2010; Istook and Hwang 2001; Simmons and Istook 2003; Ortiz-Morales et al. 2003; Ozguney 2007; Bahtiyari 2011). The major reas...

BACKGROUND Denim sandblasting is as a novel cause of silicosis in Turkey, with reports of a recent increase in cases and fatal outcomes. We aimed to describe the radiological features of patients exposed to silica during denim sandblasting and define factors related to the development of silicosis. METHODS Sixty consecutive men with a history of exposure to silica during denim sandblasting we...

It is common to use open-end rotor yarn in the production of denim fabric, which preferred by people all ages and social status due its durability comfort. Recently, demand for stretch fabrics that can take body's shape elastic fibers structure has been increasing. However, producing elastane-containing yarns spinning system not as practical ring spinning. For this reason, study aimed staple Su...