Modeling crowds of clothed avatars is very important in 3D games and computer graphics movies. Crowd scenes include huge amount of avatars which require complex computation both for garment and body deformations. In this research, new methods are proposed to generate efficient character models. With a body model and a draped garment model, our method generates a unified garmented body model hav...

About 50-70% pregnant women have experienced some form of low back pain (LBP). The use of a support belt is a common part of therapy for back pain associated with pregnancy. However, little research exists with regard to the factors that may influence acceptance and comfort in the use of maternity support garments, which may affect compliance with treatment. This wearer trial involves evaluatio...

The determination and promotion of garment size systems require a knowledge of the proportions of the human body i.e. of anthropometric measures of a certain population. In order to create and promote a garment size system it is necessary to establish a correct relationship between the body parts or body measures. Possible interregional body differences are often neglected in the process, altho...

BACKGROUND Poor postures of the spine have been considered in association with a number of spinal musculoskeletal disorders, including structural deformity of the spine and back pain. Improper posturing for the patients with spinal disorders may further deteriorate their pain and deformities. Therefore, posture training has been proposed and its rationale is to use the patient's own back muscle...

BACKGROUND Traditionally, women in Bangladesh stayed at home in their role as daughter, wife, or mother. In the 1980s, economic reforms created a job market for poor, uneducated rural women in the ready-made garment industry, mostly located in urban areas. This increased participation in paid work has changed the gender roles of these women. Women's earnings support their family, but they are a...

In 1992 the Sri Lankan government offered private investors financial incentives to establish two hundred export-oriented garment factories in villages throughout the island. The political opposition’s critical response was to argue that in these garment factories, “our innocent girls are sewing underwear for white women.” This article examines the meaning and impact of this critique by placing...

There is a clear and transparent relationship between the utilisation of anthropometric data and the woven garment construction processes. Knitwear manufactured on flat bed machinery however, presents practitioners with a very different set of parameters regarding the use of body measurement data to achieve satisfactory fit. Innovative developments in knitting technology create additional compl...

Air ventilation garments (AVGs) are reported to be effective in improving thermal comfort hot environments previous research. The purpose of this study was develop AVGs with small fan panels and examine their cooling performance. Three equipped more, much smaller sized fans were developed, including FFV (ten all located on the front body), BBV back FBV (six body four body). Another garment, wit...

A simple method for filtering water to reduce the incidence of cholera was tested in a field trial in Matlab, Bangladesh, and proved effective. A follow-up study was conducted 5 years later to determine whether the filtration method continued to be employed by villagers and its impact on the incidence of cholera. A total of 7,233 village women collecting water daily for their households in Bang...