TY - CONF TI - Inquiry-Guided Learning in a Management of Technology Environment AU - Hergeth, Helmut AU - Smith, Gary T2 - College Teaching and Learning Conference C2 - 2004/1/5/ CY - Orlando, FL DA - 2004/1/5/ PY - 2004/1/5/ ER - TY - CONF TI - Curriculum Assessment in Textiles AU - Hergeth, Helmut AU - Seyam, Abdelfattah T2 - College Teaching and Learning Conference C2 - 2004/10/4/ CY - Las Vegas, NV DA - 2004/10/4/ PY - 2004/10/4/ ER - TY - CONF TI - Competitive Analysis with the Income/Outcome™ Company Board AU - Hergeth, Helmut T2 - International Business and Economic Research Conference C2 - 2004/10/4/ CY - Las Vegas, NV DA - 2004/10/4/ PY - 2004/10/4/ ER - TY - JOUR TI - Using LSCM to Study the Barrier Effectiveness of Textiles used in Medical Protective Apparel AU - Leonas, Karen K. T2 - Microscopy and Microanalysis AB - Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2004 in Savannah, Georgia, USA, August 1–5, 2004. DA - 2004/8// PY - 2004/8// DO - 10.1017/S1431927604881236 VL - 10 IS - S02 SP - 186–187 SN - 1431-9276 1435-8115 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1431927604881236 ER - TY - JOUR TI - FIBER-BASED ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AU - Dhawan, A. AU - Ghosh, T.K. AU - Seyam, A. T2 - Textile Progress AB - (2004). FIBER-BASED ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS. Textile Progress: Vol. 36, No. 2-3, pp. 1-84. DA - 2004/2// PY - 2004/2// DO - 10.1080/00405160408559253 VL - 36 IS - 2-3 SP - 1-84 J2 - Textile Progress LA - en OP - SN - 0040-5167 1754-2278 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00405160408559253 DB - Crossref ER - TY - JOUR TI - Who buys American alligator? Predicting purchase intention of a controversial product AU - Xu, Y. AU - Summers, T.A. AU - Belleau, B.D. T2 - Journal of Business Research AB - Consumers' perceptions of and attitudes toward a controversial product, American alligator leather accessories, were determined and the variables influencing consumers' purchase intention of the product were evaluated using the theory of reasoned behavior. Influence variables evaluated included attitude toward product, subjective norm, involvement (fashion involvement), controversy perception (perception of social acceptance and endangerment status of the American alligator), price perception (price–quality schema and prestige sensitivity), personality traits (self-confidence and self-consciousness), and demographics. A mail survey of 1771 affluent female consumers residing in eight U.S. metropolitan statistical areas resulted in 690 useable returns for a 39% response rate. Regression analysis revealed that attitude toward the product, subjective norm, controversy perception (social acceptance), personality trait (self-confidence), and education were significant determinants of purchase intention. The model proved to be effective in predicting purchase intention for a controversial product and supported the theory of reasoned behavior. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1016/s0148-2963(02)00327-2 VL - 57 IS - 10 SP - 1189–1198 KW - consumer KW - purchase intention KW - controversial product KW - alligator ER - TY - CONF TI - Small retailer’s fashion involvement, price/quality perceptions, and media usage AU - Belleau, B.D. AU - Summers, T.A. AU - Xu, Y. C2 - 2004/// C3 - International Textiles and Apparel Associations annual meeting DA - 2004/// ER - TY - CONF TI - International sourcing of the U.S. retail industry: motivations, challenges, and future trends AU - Xu, Y. C2 - 2004/// C3 - Proceedings of 2004 Euro-Asia Management Studies Association annual conference DA - 2004/// SP - 489–494 ER - TY - JOUR TI - The deployment scheduling analysis tool (DSAT) AU - Hodgson, T.J. AU - Melendez, B. AU - Thoney, K.A. AU - Trainor, T.E. T2 - Mathematical and Computer Modeling Journal AB - The deployment scheduling analysis tool is an analysis tool for studying military deployment scenarios. The tool has a user interface through which the user selects the deploying units, equipment, and their required delivery dates. The user also selects the ports (air, rail, and sea) through which the units will travel to get to the final destination. Finally, the user selects the transportation assets on which the units will travel and assigns those assets to the routes in the deployment network. The system schedules the equipment for deployment by creating individual equipment routings and then repetitively simulating the deployment to determine the deployment closure time and the maximum lateness ( L max ) of any unit. The equipment is scheduled to minimize the maximum lateness of all deploying units. Deployment information is formatted into various graphs and reports. Finally, the user can modify various aspects of the deployment scenario to conduct sensitivity analysis. A valuable option is a heuristic procedure to reassign transportation assets in an attempt to further reduce the deployment closure time and L max . DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1016/s0895-7177(04)90561-4 VL - 39 IS - Special Issue on Defense Transportation Algorithms, Models and Applications SP - 905–924 KW - military deployment KW - analysis tool KW - equipment routing KW - deployment network KW - equipment scheduling ER - TY - CONF TI - A simulation-based scheduling system and its implementation in a textile operation AU - Joines, J.A. AU - Thoney, K.A. AU - Hodgson, T.J. AU - King, R.E. A2 - Marin, J. A2 - Koncar, V. C2 - 2004/// C3 - Industrial Simulation Conference 2004 DA - 2004/// PB - EUROSIS ER - TY - JOUR TI - The dimensionality of price perceptions: a cross-cultural comparison of Asian consumers AU - Sternquist, B. AU - Byun, S.-E. AU - Jin, B. T2 - International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research AB - Recent research has found that rather than being a uni-dimensional construct, price has a variety of underlying dimensions; these underlying factors can be categorized as positive and negative. Some consumers interpret price as an indicator of product quality or prestige. Higher price is thus associated with higher likelihood of purchase. Other consumers may view price negatively, and seek to reduce the price they pay with different shopping strategies. Although much work homogenizes the consumer patterns of different Asian countries, limited research has focused on the similarities and differences in shopping habits and perceptions of price across Asian cultures. The focus of this study is to better understand price perceptions among Korean and Chinese consumers; the goal of this study is to contribute to the body of knowledge available to international marketers and to market scholars and strategists. In this manuscript, we first explore six price-related constructs before describing the study approach and addressing research findings. The results of this study indicate that both Korean and Chinese consumers perceive price as multidimensional, but in the case of Chinese participants, all price perceptions are negative. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1080/0959396032000154310 VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - 83–100 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Shopping is truly a joy - cross cultural considerations of hedonic shopping values and price cues AU - Jin, B. AU - Sternquist, B. T2 - Service Industries Journal AB - Some groups of consumers derive great pleasure from shopping; we refer to this as hedonic shopping value. This study contributes to the current literature by establishing construct equivalence in a cross-culture study and testing the relationship of positive and negative price cues with hedonic shopping value. We investigated this concept using confirmatory factor analysis to test equivalence between the two cultures on six dimensions of price and hedonism. Results indicate that the two-group path equality provided acceptable results (chi-square = 203.92 with 217 df, p = 0.73; GFI = 0.94). This indicated that the six dimensions of the price construct and hedonic shopping values are the same for the two countries. Therefore, we proceeded to test the hypotheses. As expected, neither of the two positive dimensions of price was significantly related to hedonic shopping value. Two of the four negative price cues, price mavenism and value consciousness, were positively related to hedonic shopping value. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1080/0264206042000299158 VL - 24 IS - 6 SP - 1–18 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Engaging rural retailers in visual merchandising AU - Muske, G. AU - Jin, B. AU - Yu, H. T2 - Journal of Family and Consumer Science DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 96 IS - 3 SP - 53–56 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Consumer susceptibility to salesperson's influence in Korean department stores AU - Jin, B. AU - Hong, B.-S. T2 - Journal of International Consumer Marketing AB - Abstract In this era of relationship marketing, the salesperson plays an important role in the formation of long-term relationships with customers. Numerous marketing activities, including commercial advertisement, induce customers to the store. In a non self-service store, however, the salesperson has the most influence over the customer purchase decision-making behavior. Consumers differ in their susceptibility to salesperson influence. The Consumer Susceptibility for Salesperson Influence (CSSI) study (Goff, Bellenger, and Stojack, 1994) examined the role of the salesperson in automobile purchase decisions in the United States. At present, salesperson's influence and factors related to this influence for other cultures and other products is less understood. This study examined the behavior of 204 Korean female department store shoppers and identified three dimensions of CSSI: Recommendational, Informational/Risk Relieving, and Relational. This study found that the salesperson attributes and income level of consumers had significant influences on CSSI, and these influences were different in relation to the CSSI dimensions. Managerial and cultural implications are suggested based on findings. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1300/j046v17n01_03 VL - 17 IS - 1 SP - 33–53 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Apparel industries in East Asian newly industrialized countries: competitive advantage, challenges, and implications AU - Jin, B. T2 - Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management AB - The East Asian newly industrialized countries (from now on, Asian NIC) of Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan have experienced decreasing export competitiveness due to rise of labor costs. While cheap labor has been the main source of competitiveness of Asian NIC, it cannot be a viable factor for Asian NIC any more. As the industry sector develops, its competitive advantage factors should be changed accordingly. This study is a preliminary attempt to illustrate how apparel industries in Asian NIC can obtain competitive advantage in the global economy and to suggest their future direction and challenges. By synthesizing industry‐specific and Asian NIC‐specific advantages, this study presents three critical factors for Asian NIC: global brand, global sourcing, and agility. Future directions and challenges for the industries are suggested. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1108/13612020410537915 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - 230–244 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Achieving an optimal global versus domestic sourcing balance under demand uncertainty AU - Jin, B. T2 - International Journal of Operations and Production Management AB - As manufacturers face demand uncertainty and new retailing practices, such as filling frequent, small replenishment orders, agility has become an important competitive tool. By sourcing globally, manufacturing firms can reduce production costs, but may not be agile enough to meet retailers' needs on a timely basis. To minimize the cost/agility trade‐off, many firms are combining global and domestic sourcing. However, factors to be considered for mixed strategies have not been suggested. Based on Bucklin's concepts of postponement and speculation, this study tried to find the ideal point, “I”, at which the optimal amount of global and domestic sourcing can be formulated considering the total cost and delivery time simultaneously. In mixing domestic and global sourcing to reach the optimum profit, this study provided four conditions under which the larger portion of domestic sourcing can be formulated: greater level of demand uncertainly, information and manufacturing technology, local subcontractor clusters, and long‐term relationship with a subcontractor. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1108/01443570410569056 VL - 24 IS - 12 SP - 1292–1305 KW - garment industry KW - sourcing KW - demand management KW - uncertainty management KW - distribution and inventory management ER - TY - JOUR TI - Meltblown Structures Formed by Robotic and Meltblowing Integrated System: The Influence of the Curvature on the Structural Properties of Meltblown Fiberwebs AU - Velu, Y. AU - Seyam, A.M. AU - Ghosh, T.K. T2 - International Nonwovens Journal DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 13 IS - 3 SP - 35-42 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Meltblown Structures Formed by Robotic and Meltblowing Integrated System: Interaction between Fiber Diameter, Orientation Distribution, and Pore Diameter of Simulated Network and Real Webs AU - Velu, Y. AU - Ghosh, T.K. AU - Seyam, A.M. T2 - International Nonwovens Journal DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 13 IS - 4 SP - 8-14 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Preparing the professoriate program: Effective training for future collegiate teaching AU - Simmons, K. P. AU - Istook, C. T2 - Journal on Excellence in College Teaching DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// ER - TY - JOUR TI - Inquiry-guided learning in a management of technology environment AU - Hergeth, Helmut AU - Smith, G. T2 - Journal of College Teaching and Learning AB - Inquiry-guided learning is a teaching technique that encourages active participation of students and, in addition to better retention, such learning is credited with promoting critical thinking, sourcing information, organizing information, promoting self learning and enhancing the life-long learning experience. In applied degree programs where technology and management courses run parallel, different tools must be used to involve students and tie in real life scenarios to prepare students for opportunities in industry, government, and society. This paper describes how data is sourced, prioritized, organized, and presented in priority and audit tables. It also demonstrates simulation board games as teaching tools in textile management and technology curricula. A simulation board game is used to practice decision making tools and skills in a team environment. Audit tables are used to detect and correct potential sources of quality problems. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.19030/tlc.v1i5.1940 VL - 1 IS - 5 SP - 11–18 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Fiber-based electrical devices AU - Dhawan, A. Ghosh AU - T.K., AU - Seyam, A.M. T2 - Textile Progress DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 36 IS - 2/3 ER - TY - CONF TI - Introduction to design of experiments for new product development and process optimization AU - Clapp, T.G. C2 - 2004/// C3 - INTC 2004 : International Nonwovens Technical Conference : Joint INDA-TAPPI Conference : conference proceedings : September 20-23, 2004, Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Canada DA - 2004/// PB - Cary, N.C. : INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry ER - TY - JOUR TI - Applying systems approach and ideality to the supply chain bullwhip effect AU - Martin, B. AU - Clapp, T. AU - Joines, J. A. T2 - TRIZ Journal DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// ER - TY - JOUR TI - Income/outcome analysis of apparel companies AU - Hergeth, H. T2 - International Business & Economics Research Journal DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - 1-14 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Numerical simulation of mechanical interaction between lower limb and compression stockings AU - Dai, X. Q. AU - Li, Y. AU - Liu, R. AU - Kwok, Y. L T2 - Journal of Information and Computational Science DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 15-19 ER - TY - CONF TI - Automation of warp break repair AU - Seyam, A. M. AU - Shankam V. P., Lee AU - J. H., Grant AU - E., Hodge AU - G., AU - Oxenham, W. C2 - 2004/// C3 - "Quality textiles for quality life" : proceedings of the Textile Institute 83rd World Conference (83rd TIWC) : May 23-27, 2004, Shanghai, China DA - 2004/// SP - 1345-1349 PB - Manchester, UK: Textile Institute SN - 9781870372619 ER - TY - CHAP TI - Thermal bonding in handbook of nonwovens AU - Batra, S.K. AU - Pourdeyhimi, B. T2 - Handbook of nonwovens PY - 2004/// PB - Boca Raton: Crc Press SN - 9780849317873 ER - TY - JOUR TI - ITMA 2003 technology: Spinning AU - Oxenham, W. T2 - Textile World (New York, N.Y.) DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 154 IS - 1 SP - 32-39 ER - TY - JOUR TI - ITMA 2003: Weaving technology AU - Seyam, A.M. T2 - Textile World (New York, N.Y.) DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 154 IS - 2 SP - 34-39 ER - TY - CONF TI - Sub-micron spunbonds via bicomponent fiber technology: Materials, properties and performance issues AU - Fedorova, N. AU - Pourdeyhimi, B. AU - Little, T.J. C2 - 2004/// DA - 2004/// ER - TY - JOUR TI - No need for silver bullets AU - Godfrey, A.B. T2 - Six Sigma Forum Magazine DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 6 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Wider and deeper, from the editor AU - Godfrey, A.B. T2 - Six Sigma Forum Magazine DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 3 IS - 4 SP - 6 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Launching products towards the right target AU - Hergeth, Helmut T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - Abstract The textile and apparel industries are under constant pressure to develop and introduce new products; product development is a cornerstone in the survival strategy of any company in these industries. Yet, the development cycles are lengthy and usually require several feedback loops, often showing a mismatch of product properties, cost, and requirements. Other assembly-oriented industries have successfully used managerial tools to integrate the product development process with marketing, product costing, and procurement functions. This paper discusses the use of product development tools (e.g. quality–function–deployment matrix) and target costing as an integrated approach for the textile and apparel industries. With the help of a case study it is shown how this integrated approach can reduce product development cycle time by focusing technical research, and how to incorporate desirable features in the new product design to gain customer satisfaction. The integrated approach facilitates the development of new products that are competitively priced and earn projected profits in a target market niche. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1533/joti.2003.0026 VL - 95 SP - 251–259 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Is Six Sigma here to stay?, from the editor AU - Godfrey, A.B. T2 - Six Sigma Forum Magazine DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - 6 ER - TY - JOUR TI - From the top: Xerox's leadership commitment AU - Godfrey, A.B. T2 - Six Sigma Forum Magazine DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 3 IS - 4 SP - 14-15 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Answering questions about Six Sigma, from the editor AU - Godfrey, A.B. T2 - Six Sigma Forum Magazine DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - 6 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Modeling of niche market behavior of US textile and apparel firms AU - Cassill, N. AU - Parrish, E. AU - Oxenham, W. AU - Jones, M. T2 - Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 4 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Bacteriostasis of nanosize colloidal silver on polyester nonwovens AU - Lee, H. J. AU - Jeong, S. H. T2 - Textile Research Journal DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 74 IS - 442 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Study of organic polymer film treated by helium generated atmospheric pressure plasma AU - McCord, M. G. AU - Hwang, Y. J. AU - Matthews, S. R. AU - Park, Y. C. AU - Bourham, M. A. T2 - Journal of the Electrochemical Society DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 151 IS - 7 SP - C495-501 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Giant vehicles AU - Said, M. AU - Schur, W. W. AU - Gupta, A. AU - Mock, G. N. AU - Seyam, A. M. AU - Theyson, T. T2 - Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 3 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Validation of female figure identification technique (FFIT) for apparel software AU - Devarajan, P. AU - Istook, C. T2 - Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 4 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Female figure identification technique (FFIT) for apparel, part II: Development of shape sorting software AU - Simmons, K. P. AU - Istook, C. AU - Devarajan, P. T2 - Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 4 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Female figure identification technique (FFIT) for apparel, part I: Describing female shapes AU - Simmons, K. P. AU - Istook, C. AU - Devarajan, P. T2 - Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 4 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Doing business in China AU - Hodge, G. AU - Cassill, N. T2 - Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 4 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR TI - The development of woven velours for the transportation market AU - Scott, M. AU - Powell, N. T2 - Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 3 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Stand back and help it happen AU - Godfrey, A. B. T2 - Quality Digest DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 24 IS - 4 SP - 14 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Problem solved. Now what? AU - Godfrey, A. B. T2 - Quality Digest DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 24 IS - 3 SP - 16 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Mapping the automotive textile supply chain: The importance of information visibility AU - Handfield, R. AU - Barnhardt, R. AU - Powell, N. B. T2 - Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 3 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Influence of fiber type on fiberweb properties in high-speed carding AU - Doguc N. B., Seyam AU - A. M., AU - Oxenham, W. T2 - International Nonwovens Journal DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 13 IS - 2 SP - 48-53 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Building a better mousetrap AU - Godfrey, A. B. T2 - Quality Digest DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 24 IS - 1 SP - 12 ER - TY - JOUR TI - A comparative study on new retailing outlets in the Shanghai apparel market T2 - Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management AB - After China's accession to the WTO, different formats of retailing outlets have emerged and competition within China's apparel retail market has become keener. This paper presents a comparison research on four influential retailing outlets in the current Shanghai apparel retail market: upscale shopping centers, modern shopping malls, joint discount superstores (joint ventures with foreign retail giants), and manufacturers' wholly‐owned flagship stores (factory outlets). Corresponding to each retailing outlet, Plaza 66, Grand‐Gateway Mall, Carrefour Store in Quyang Road, and Youngor Flagship Store in Nanjing Road are studied, with an investigation of apparel brands covered by each. The results identify the four retailing outlets' characteristics, and future prospects in the Chinese apparel retail market are discussed. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1108/13612020410537861 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - 166-175 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Opportunities in the international textile and apparel marketplace for niche markets AU - Parrish, E. D. AU - Cassill, N. L. AU - Oxenham, W. T2 - Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management AB - With the present transient status of many countries’ economies, the international textile industry faces considerable challenges. There are many uncertainties surrounding the global textile market, exacerbated by the foreboding that in 2005, quotas will be eliminated, resulting in “free” trade flows. There is no doubt that manufacturers who have created niche markets will be better positioned to compete in the global marketplace and achieve higher margins for products while yielding greater profitability. This paper is an introduction of a larger study that will examine how niche market definitions are being recast, owing to changing global patterns. This paper addresses what role niche markets will play in 2005. Specific objectives are: to give a broad overview of various trade theories, including classical, neo‐classical, post‐neo‐classical, and modern, in order to determine what, theoretically, the future holds for the US textile and apparel industry. Specifically, focus will be given to the issue of specialization as a result of trade; to explain how the specialization advocated by trade economists relates to niche markets in the US textile and apparel industry; to illustrate how traditional marketing methods differ from niche marketing; and to examine what role niche markets will play in the US textile and apparel industry in 2005. The results of this research study will aid in the formulation of a business strategy that can by utilized to capitalize on niche markets and will provide a research framework for global textile researchers. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1108/13612020410518682 VL - 8 IS - 1 SP - 41-57 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Design driven: The development of new materials in automotive interiors AU - Powell, N. T2 - Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 3 IS - 4 ER - TY - CONF TI - Disruption in the textile supply chain AU - Hodge, G. L. AU - Cassill, N. AU - Gupta, D. C2 - 2004/// C3 - 83rd Textile Institute World Conference, Shanghai China, May 2004 DA - 2004/// PB - Manchester, UK: Textile Institute ER - TY - JOUR TI - Business-to-business models: Classification and textile industry implications AU - Hodge, G. AU - Cagle, C. T2 - AUTEX Research Journal DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 4 IS - 4 SP - 209-229 ER - TY - CONF TI - Automation of warp break repair: Warp break location and frequency in Jacquard weaving AU - Shankam, V. P. AU - Seyam, A. M. AU - Oxenham, W. AU - Hodge, G. AU - Grant, E. C2 - 2004/// C3 - 83rd Textile Institute World Conference, Shanghai China, May 2004 DA - 2004/// PB - Manchester, UK: Textile Institute ER - TY - JOUR TI - Developing Portable Acoustic Arrays on a Large-Scale E-Textile Substrate AU - Grant, E. AU - Luthy, K. A. AU - Muth, J. F. AU - Mattos, L. S. AU - Braly, J. C. AU - Seyam, Abdel-Fattah AU - Ghosh, T. AU - Dhawan, A. AU - Natarajan, K. T2 - International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology AB - This research deals with the production of electronic textiles (e‐textiles) demonstrators. Initially, the research dealt with the creation of 4×5 microphone array on a large area conformal textile substrate. Once the interface electronics were connected to the 4×5 microphone array, this system became an effective acoustic array. Here, a new acoustic eight microphone array design has been designed, fabricated and tested. Changes were made to improve microphone array performance, and to optimize the associated software for data capture and analysis. This new design was based on UC‐Berkeley mote microcomputer technology. The mote‐based system addresses the issue of scaling acoustic arrays, to allow for distributing microphones over large‐areas, and to allow performance comparisons to be made with the original 4×5 microphone acoustic array. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1108/09556220410520379 VL - 16 IS - 1/2 SP - 73–83 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Extrusion and analysis of nylon/montmorillonite nanocomposite filaments AU - McCord, M. G. AU - Matthews, S. R. AU - Hudson, S. M. T2 - Journal of Advanced Materials DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 36 IS - 1 SP - 44-56 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Woven fabric-based electrical circuits - Part II: Yarn and fabric structures to reduce crosstalk noise in woven fabric-based circuits AU - Dhawan, A AU - Ghosh, TK AU - Seyam, AM AU - Muth, JF T2 - TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL AB - One important problem in electronic textiles is crosstalk and lack of signal integrity between conductive lines. Two significant advantages of electronic textiles over tradi tional circuit boards are flexibility and the ability to scale to large areas. Capacitive and inductive crosstalk is aggravated by long parallel conductors, and varies as the electronic textile is flexed into different configurations. This paper evaluates crosstalk between woven parallel conductors. Two new thread structures—coaxial and twisted pair copper threads—to minimize cross talk are developed and evaluated. Significant reductions in crosstalk are obtained with the coaxial and twisted pair thread structures when compared with bare copper threads or insulated conductive threads. DA - 2004/11// PY - 2004/11// DO - 10.1177/004051750407401103 VL - 74 IS - 11 SP - 955-960 SN - 1746-7748 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Surface modification of organic polymer films treated in atmospheric plasmas AU - Hwang, YJ AU - Matthews, S AU - McCord, M AU - Bourham, M T2 - JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY AB - The effect of plasma treatment on surface characteristics of polyethylene terephthalate films was investigated using helium and oxygenated-helium atmospheric plasmas. Sample exposure to plasma was conducted in a closed ventilation test cell inside the main plasma chamber with variable exposure times. The percent weigh loss of the samples showed an initial increase followed by decrease with extended exposure time, indicating a combined mechanism of etching and redeposition. The wettability as measured by the contact angle showed a sharp initial increase followed by a steady-state trend with increased exposure time, suggesting a change in surface functionality. Atomic force microscopy analysis revealed increase in surface roughness, as well as evidence of redeposition of etched volatiles. Functionality changes were measured using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and these changes were correlated to the new plasma-induced properties. © 2004 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1149/1.1756891 VL - 151 IS - 7 SP - C495-C501 SN - 1945-7111 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Spin dimer and classical spin analyses of the ordered magnetic structures of alkali iron pyrophosphates NaFeP2O7 and LiFeP2O7 AU - Whangbo, M. H. AU - Dai, D. AU - Koo, H. J. T2 - Dalton Transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// IS - 19 SP - 3019-3025 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Novel testing system for evaluating the thermal stability of polyol ester lubricants AU - Wang, DX AU - Mousavi, P AU - Hauser, PJ AU - Oxenham, W AU - Grant, CS T2 - INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AB - This paper reports the development of a novel testing system for evaluating the thermal stability of polyol ester lubricants. The thermal degradation of three pentaerythritol tetrapelargonate based lubricants in the temperature range of 180−220 °C was studied using the developed comprehensive system. The system includes (1) a high-temperature quartz crystal microbalance for the real-time, in situ measurement of the solid residual deposition on metal surfaces and the viscosity change of thermally stressed liquid phase; (2) an on-line gas chromatograph for monitoring the volatiles generation in real time; and (3) an off-line gel permeation chromatograph for determining the molecular weight distribution of the liquid-phase products. The results indicate that the strategy can provide an integrated picture of the thermal stability of lubricants by providing quantitative, real-time, in situ information on gas-, liquid-, and solid-phase products during the thermal decomposition of the lubricants. DA - 2004/10/13/ PY - 2004/10/13/ DO - 10.1021/ie030782f VL - 43 IS - 21 SP - 6638-6646 SN - 0888-5885 ER - TY - JOUR TI - The mechanism of crimp removal in synthetic staple fibers - Part II: Correlating single fiber crimp and carding parameters AU - Bauer-Kurz, I AU - Oxenham, W AU - Shiffler, DA T2 - TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL AB - Fiber crimp behavior is an important parameter for processing performance and product quality. In Part I, we quantified the mechanical behavior of a fiber during crimp removal based on load-extension data. A logarithmic function can be used to characterize the shape of the load-extension curve during crimp removal. Characteristic parameters for three different kinds of PET fibers are interpreted in terms of crimp processing settings and correlated with processing performance during carding. DA - 2004/5// PY - 2004/5// DO - 10.1177/004051750407400503 VL - 74 IS - 5 SP - 387-393 SN - 0040-5175 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Surface hydrolysis of filaments based on poly(trimethylene terephthalate) spun at high spinning speeds AU - Kotek, R AU - Jung, DW AU - Kim, JH AU - Smith, B AU - Guzman, P AU - Schmidt, B T2 - JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE AB - Abstract The surface alkaline hydrolysis of fibers made from poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) was studied after extruding the polymer at high spinning speeds from 2000 to 6000 m/min and heat setting in the range of temperatures from 100 to 180°C. Fiber weight loss increased with an increasing heat‐setting temperature but it was also dependent on the spinning speed. Some of the partially hydrolyzed fibers had a well‐developed, hydrophilic surface, and pore size in the range of 0.69 to 1.20 μm. The optimum reaction and morphological conditions for increasing porosity in PTT fibers depends on spinning speed and heat‐setting temperature. A temperature of 180°C is the upper limit for heat‐setting PTT filaments but seems to be the most effective for making porous fibers. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 1724–1730, 2004 DA - 2004/5/5/ PY - 2004/5/5/ DO - 10.1002/app.20132 VL - 92 IS - 3 SP - 1724-1730 SN - 0021-8995 KW - poly(trimethylene terephthalate) KW - polyesters KW - alkaline hydrolysis KW - porous fibers KW - high speed spinning KW - extrusion KW - polyesters KW - surfaces ER - TY - JOUR TI - Woven fabric-based electrical circuits - Part I: Evaluating interconnect methods AU - Dhawan, A. AU - Seyam, Abdel-Fattah AU - ghosh, AU - Muth, J. F. T2 - Textile Research Journal AB - In recent years, a new area of research has emerged on textile-based electronics, called "electrotextiles." Most of the ongoing research in electrotextiles is driven by the motiva tion of creating multifunctional fiber assemblies that can sense, actuate, communicate, compute, etc. This paper discusses the development of fabric-based electrical circuits by interlacing conducting and nonconducting threads 2 into woven textile structures. Wired interconnections of different devices attached to the conducting elements of these circuits are made by arranging and weaving conductive threads so that they follow desired electrical circuit designs. In a woven electrically conductive network, routing of electrical signals is achieved by the formation of effective electrical interconnects and disconnects. Resistance welding is identified as one of the most effective means of producing crossover point interconnects and disconnects. Interconnects are evaluated by measuring the DC resistance associated with the crossover points of conducting threads. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1177/004051750407401011 VL - 74 IS - 10 SP - 913–919 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Minimizing L-max for large-scale, job-shop scheduling problems AU - Schultz, , SR AU - Hodgson, TJ AU - King, RE AU - Thoney, KA T2 - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH AB - The academic literature in 2000 presented a procedure for solving the job-shop-scheduling problem of minimizing L max. The iterative-adaptive simulation-based procedure is shown here to perform well on large-scale problems. However, there is potential for improvement in closing the gap between best-known solutions and the lower bound. In the present paper, a simulated annealing post-processing procedure is presented and evaluated on large-scale problems. A new neighbourhood structure for local searches in the job-shop scheduling problem is developed. The procedure is also evaluated using benchmark problems and new upper bounds are established. DA - 2004/12/1/ PY - 2004/12/1/ DO - 10.1080/00207540410001721754 VL - 42 IS - 23 SP - 4893-4907 SN - 1366-588X ER - TY - JOUR TI - Luminescence and mechanical properties of photoluminescent core bicomponent fibers AU - Shim, E AU - Pourdeyhimi, B AU - Little, TJ T2 - TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL AB - Photoluminescent fibers with a sheath-core morphology are produced to impart good mechanical properties. Both photoluminescent and mechanical properties are examined for these fibers with respect to photoluminescent pigment concentrations in the core, draw ratios, and polymer types. The photoluminescent pigment concentration in the core of the fibers directly influences their luminance intensity and afterglow properties as well as their mechanical properties. DA - 2004/11// PY - 2004/11// DO - 10.1177/004051750407401108 VL - 74 IS - 11 SP - 982-988 SN - 0040-5175 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Investigation of the origin of the empirical relationship between refractive index and density on the basis of first principles calculations for the refractive indices of various TiO2 phases AU - Rocquefelte, X AU - Goubin, F AU - Koo, HJ AU - Whangbo, MH AU - Jobic, S T2 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AB - On the basis of first principles electronic structure calculations, we determined the dielectric functions, the refractive indices, and the extinction coefficients of the seven different phases of TiO2 and then examined why the refractive index is related to the density by the empirical Glastone−Dale equation. The zero frequency limit of the refractive index, n0, is found to be a good approximation for the refractive index n determined around 2 eV. Our study indicates that the major factor influencing n in a series of closely related systems is the structure compactness. This finding suggests a way of preparing new UV absorbers with low refractive index. DA - 2004/4/5/ PY - 2004/4/5/ DO - 10.1021/ic035383r VL - 43 IS - 7 SP - 2246-2251 SN - 1520-510X ER - TY - JOUR TI - Investigation into etching mechanism of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films treated in helium and oxygenated-helium atmospheric plasmas AU - Matthews, , SR AU - Hwang, YJ AU - McCord, MG AU - Bourham, MA T2 - JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE AB - Abstract This research makes an investigation into the etching mechanism of atmospheric plasma conditions on the surface of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films. Two types of untreated PET films (S/200 and S/500) were exposed to plasma for 0 to 5.0 min in 30‐s increments. The first set of each film type was treated in helium plasma, while the second was treated in oxygenated‐helium plasma. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) was used to characterize pre‐ and post‐exposure films. Weight changes and the degree of solubility were also determined. Based on peak area results, the percent crystallinity of PET S/200 increased by an average of 4.57% (helium treated) and 13.56% (oxygenated‐helium treated), while the S/500 showed only a small increase. There was no significant change in the melting or crystallization temperatures of either film type, indicating a decrease in amorphous content versus an increase in crystalline material. Weight loss analysis supports this theory. Solubility testing revealed a continual decrease in swelling as exposure time was increased. A model was developed to predict the change in the degree of solubility for polyphase surfaces considering the etching rate per phase. The model was applied to PET with good correlation between the model and experimental data. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 94: 2383–2389, 2004 DA - 2004/12/15/ PY - 2004/12/15/ DO - 10.1002/app.21162 VL - 94 IS - 6 SP - 2383-2389 SN - 1097-4628 KW - films KW - surfaces KW - modifications KW - modeling KW - plasma ER - TY - JOUR TI - Lewis acid-base complexation of polyamide 66 to control hydrogen bonding, extensibility and crystallinity AU - Vasanthan, N. AU - Kotek, R. AU - Jung, D. W. AU - Shin, D. AU - Tonelli, A. E. AU - Salem, D. R. T2 - Polymer DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1016/j.polmer.2004.03.074 VL - 45 IS - 12 SP - 4077-4085 ER - TY - JOUR TI - The mechanism of crimp removal in synthetic staple fibers - Part 1: Crimp geometry and the load-extension curve AU - Bauer-Kurz, I AU - Oxenham, W AU - Shiffler, DA T2 - TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL AB - Fiber crimp behavior is an important parameter for processing performance and product quality. This study quantifies the mechanical behavior of a fiber during crimp removal. Single fiber tensile tests are performed on various fibers using a Textechno Favimat. Simultaneously, crimp removal is optically monitored. A methodology is developed to identify the true crimp removal region of the fiber load-extension curve during a tensile test. A mechanical model accounting for the nonlinear load-deflection behavior during crimp removal is also developed. DA - 2004/4// PY - 2004/4// DO - 10.1177/004051750407400410 VL - 74 IS - 4 SP - 343-350 SN - 0040-5175 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Effect of cationization on inkjet printing properties of cotton fabrics AU - Kanik, M. AU - Hauser, P. J. AU - Parrillo-Chapman, L. AU - Donaldson, A. T2 - AATCC Review DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// VL - 4 IS - 6 SP - 22-25 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Polystyrenes in channels AU - Hunt, MA AU - Jung, DW AU - Shamsheer, M AU - Uyar, T AU - Tonelli, AE T2 - POLYMER AB - Polystyrenes (PS) with various stereosequences have been modeled in narrow cylindrical channels corresponding to those found in polymer–inclusion compounds (ICs), such as those formed with host cyclodextrins (CDs), where the polymers reside as guests. Isotactic (i) PS is found to fit in channels with narrower diameters (D) than syndiotactic (s) PS, when both adopt conformations permitted by the Yoon, Sundararajan, Flory RIS conformational model of PSs, while atactic (a) PS can be included in channels with D intermediate to those for i- and s-PS. In ICs formed with host γ-CD and guest a-PS homopolymer and guest poly(ϵ-caprolactone) (PCL)-b-a-PS diblock copolymer it was observed that the a-PS homopolymer and the a-PS copolymer blocks were and were not included, respectively. Thus, it appears that a-PS is barely able to be threaded by γ-CD, whose internal diameter is ∼8 Å. Because the channel conformers found for i- and s-PS have smaller and larger diameters, respectively, than those found for a-PS, we would expect i-PS to be complexed by γ-CD, while s-PS might not. As a consequence IC formation with γ-CD may provide a means to physically separate the stereoregular forms of polystyrene. In addition, only the mrm and rmr PS stereoisomers show channel conformations with significant probabilities, so we suggest that in situ polymerization of styrene monomer in the narrow channels of its IC formed with γ-CD might produce a new stereoregular form of PS with regularly alternating m and r diads. DA - 2004/2/15/ PY - 2004/2/15/ DO - 10.1016/j.polymer.2003.03.002 VL - 45 IS - 4 SP - 1345-1347 SN - 1873-2291 KW - polystyrenes KW - gamma-cyclodextrin KW - channel conformer ER - TY - JOUR TI - Polypropylene alloy filaments dyeable with disperse dyes AU - Kotek, R. AU - Afshari, M. AU - Gupta, B. S. AU - Kish, M. H. AU - Jung, D. T2 - Coloration Technology AB - Polypropylene fibres which can be conventionally dyeable using disperse dyes have been prepared by alloying with nylon 6 and a polypropylene grafted maleic anhydride compatibiliser during extrusion. The dyeing performance of fibres containing various amounts of these components has been assessed. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.2004.tb00202.x VL - 120 IS - 1 SP - 26-29 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Evaluating the effectiveness of bifid medical needles for protection from needle-stick injuries AU - Banks-Lee, P AU - Turner, LDC AU - Seyam, AM T2 - TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL AB - Most blood-borne pathogen transmissions in the healthcare industry are caused by needle-stick injuries, and protection from sharp invasive instruments is of great concern. Recently, a modified design of medical needles (bifid needles) has been proposed to prevent needle-stick injuries. The bifid needle is designed to provide protection for users by entangling itself with an article of personal protective clothing. The purpose of this research is to study the effectiveness of bifid medical needles for protection against needle-stick injuries. A comparison of bifid and standard needles is conducted by evalu ating the forces experienced by the needle during penetration through Spectra 1000® woven fabric using a force measurement device. A predictive model is derived, expressing resistance to needle penetration in terms of needle and fabric parameters. Our study shows that bifid and standard needles behave differently when penetrating through a fabric. The predictive model indicates that the independent parameters of fabric orientation, needle penetration depth, and needle gap and their interactions significantly affect fabric resis tance to needle penetration. DA - 2004/2// PY - 2004/2// DO - 10.1177/004051750407400203 VL - 74 IS - 2 SP - 101-107 SN - 0040-5175 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Developing seamless shaped woven medical products AU - Anderson, K. AU - Seyam, Abdel-Fattah T2 - Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology AB - Currently, the cutting and sewing process is utilized to produce medical products with tailored shape, which leads to a number of adverse consequences due to seams. These drawbacks have prompted us to undertake research to develop new methods by which seamless tubular woven products with inherent shape could be produced. The methods could potentially lead to the design and production of seamless shaped textiles that might be used in a wide variety of medical applications. Three variables were tested, specifically yarn shrinkage, weave designs, and thread density. A variety of samples were woven using different combinations of these variables to create structures with different shrinkage properties. Upon finishing in a solution containing a surfactant and soda ash, the structures experience different degrees of shrinkage resulting in desired shapes. Length and width dimensions of each sample were taken before and after finishing. The change in sample shape due to differential shrinkage in terms of yarn shrinkage, weave, and thread density is reported. DA - 2004/// PY - 2004/// DO - 10.1080/0309190042000193874 VL - 28 IS - 3 SP - 110–116 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Effect of nozzle geometry on hydroentangling water jets: Experimental observations AU - Begenir, A AU - Tafreshi, HV AU - Pourdeyhimi, B T2 - TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL AB - This paper reports on the role of nozzle geometry on the characteristics of hydroen tangling water jets, specifically the behavior of three different conventional nozzle geometries under pressures below 3500 psi. Profiles of the water jets are digitized with a Nikon Dlx digital camera from which we extract the water-jet breakup lengths and spray angles under different operating conditions. Our preliminary data indicate that the cone-up nozzle produces water jets with considerably shorter intact lengths and slightly larger spray angles and a higher coefficient of discharge compared to the two other geometries considered. We attribute this distinct behavior to friction-induced and cavitation-induced turbulence inside the cone-up nozzles; a constricted water jet is formed by cone-down or cylindrical nozzles. Our results are in excellent agreement with previous experimental and computational data. DA - 2004/2// PY - 2004/2// DO - 10.1177/004051750407400215 VL - 74 IS - 2 SP - 178-184 SN - 1746-7748 ER -