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Spring 2018
Wetness perceptions in socks are an aspect of comfort. A bench scale measurement technique -- Algorithmic Image Analysis (AIA) -- to assess the liquid moisture distribution in sock fabrics, and relate them to wetness perceptions, is developed in this thesis. In AIA, the measurement of spread...
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Strategizing About Work-Family Integration During the Transition to Parenthood: Longitudinal Processes and Ideological Influences
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The transition to parenthood is often associated with shifts towards traditional gender roles in families related to women’s and men’s participation in paid work and caring for children. Mothers maintain more responsibility than fathers for the day-to-day care of children and breadwinning remains...
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StrC–Rich Prospect Taxonomy on Structural Colour: A Tool for Research to Connect Scientific Knowledge on Nature and Biomimetic Design Innovation
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This research project investigated the nature of colour from a biocentered and biomimetic perspective. Biomimicry or biomimetics (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is an emerging multidisciplinary field and a new methodology that offers successful and time-tested models of...
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Studies of the Thermal Protective Performance of Textile Fabrics used in Firefighters’ Clothing under Various Thermal Exposures
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This PhD study aims to thoroughly investigate the thermal protective performance of textile fabrics used in firefighters’ clothing under various thermal exposures. This study has two key objectives – firstly, to characterize the thermal protective performances of different fabrics under a...
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Supporting Quality and Longevity in Alberta’s Family Day Home Educators: A Qualitative Study
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Quality and longevity are two integral components in early learning and childcare. However, for family day home educators working in isolated and decentralized environments, providing quality and longevity in childcare is easier said than done. The current research on early childhood education...