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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"sneakers"”.
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Aplication of circular economy to manufacture sneakers from the banana pseudostem yarn
… mechanical and classical procedures to make sneakers but using banana fiber as the main resource by creating a prototype. The prototype will be tested in a laboratory and have these results: flexural strength with no appreciable damage. The rub fastness result is dry 5 and wet 5. The …
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Why do we just do it: a study of adolescents' influences for Nike sneakers
The purpose of this research project is to examine the motivations, influences and purchase-decision behavior of adolescent boys regarding athletic footwear and apparel. Due to its supremacy in the athletic apparel and equipment industry, the author focused on Nike during this study. The researcher …
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The influence of layout and design on purchasing behavior: examining print advertisements for sneakers
The purpose of this exploratory investigation is to ascertain the influence layout and design of print advertisements has on consumers and how this influence affects purchasing behavior. This research further examines the difference in design preferences between men and women. Information acquired …
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Evaluation of smart-fabric approach to biomechanical energy harvesting
… methods as a power source for light-up sneakers. Light-up sneakers currently marketed for purposes of pedestrian visibility and personal fashion are powered by primary or secondary batteries; maintenance requirements could potentially be reduced or eliminated by introducing a renewable …
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Sperm Competition and the Function of Masturbation in Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata)
… slow swimming and many dead sperm. In contrast, sneakers, tend to be younger males of middle or low rank, who are usually able to mate only opportunistically (almost never consecutively and almost always covertly) and their ejaculates inevitably face sperm competition from guarders’ (or from …
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“Wanna hear my voice, look at my feet!” How Female Sneaker Aficionadas Negotiate their Femininities and Identities Within a Male-centric Subculture.
… entails buying, collecting and trading pairs of sneakers. The women or ‘aficionadas’ that exist in this subculture are often excluded, and often their participation and presence is rendered invisible. They constantly defend their identity, femininity and place in the subculture from negative …
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Stepping out of line: A systems-thinking, materials-centric approach to designing for sneaker circularity
… in order to to inform a new ethos for designing sneakers for materials circularity. This holistic approach will be demonstrated through concept and practice through the material lens of a mono-polyethylene sneaker. Novel textile-based techniques oriented towards circular material design and …
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Tinkering with ScratchBit : explorations in blended making
… almost any material -- such as cardboard, dolls, sneakers, or even swing sets - to be transformed into a physical interface for projects created with the Scratch visual programming language. This thesis presents analyses of projects that children created using the ScratchBit and discusses how …
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Foraging ecology, sexual selection, and divergence in sunfish (Lepomis spp.)
… to the littoral diets of the more streamlined sneakers, satellites, and juveniles, the opposite relationship from what is typically observed in fish. However, the morphological and swim performance variation among reproductive groups may increase mating success, indicating that sexual selection …
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Normalizing Violence Against Women: What Motivates People to Justify the Gender System?
… top, and high heels (rape myth cue), or jeans, sneakers, and a sweater (control condition). Defensive attributions was manipulated such that participants read about either a cisgender or transgender victim. This dissertation also assessed whether certain individual difference characteristics …
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Bluegill Reproductive Characteristics in Nebraska Sandhill Lakes
… or non-vegetated environment while bluegill sneakers are probably more limited to vegetated environments where ample concealment cover is present.
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Stepping from campus into the workplace: Footwear design for graduates to adapt to the office life
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-14 without embargo terms