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    This is the analysis of an extract from The Parisian Gentleman, an online publication addressed to the masculine public and specialised in classic clothing. This piece is titled ‘Of Aristocratic, Blue Blood and Old Money Style. The text starts with a brief introduction to the matter by explaining how the upper-class, in this instance only looking to old money and aristocrats. Jacomet gives key points and accurate references to certain codes used by them. The introduction is a clear declaration of

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    part of polymer building composites can be isolated into two classes, to be specific synthetic and natural fibers. Synthetic fibers are the most widely recognized. Albeit there are numerous sorts of engineered filaments, glass, carbon and aramid strands speak to the most essential. Kevlar is a sweet-smelling polyamide or aramid fiber presented in mid 1970s by DuPont. It was the first natural fiber with adequate elasticity and modulus to be utilized as a part of cutting edge composites (Dupont.com, 2015)

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    INTRODUCTION Throughout history, the unique characteristics and comparative abundance of wood havemade it a natural material for homes and other structures, furniture, tools, vehicles, anddecorative objects. Today, for the same reasons, wood is prized for a multitude of uses(Miller 1999). Wood is made up of cells of varying shapes and sizes (Panshinand Dezeeuw1980). Variations in the characteristics of those cells make woods heavy or light,stiff or flexible, and hard or soft (miller 1999). Knowledge

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    The fashion industry has changed a lot since ancient times and the 1800s. The way fabric was traded and made is different now. The fabrics in past decades were more natural and handmade. More recently fabrics have changed to a manmade or synthetic fabric. These fabrics pollute the environment and make it harder for people to live. Many people buy cheap clothes from chain clothing stores, like forever 21, H&M, and Zara. Although these clothes are cheap, these clothes have a big backstory before they

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    discussed above. Natural fibers normally are renewable resource so that their cost is relatively low as compared with other synthetic fibers. With the consideration of environmental consciousness, natural fibers are biodegradable so as they can alleviate the problem of massive solid wastes produced and relief the pressure of landfills if they are used for replacing other non-degradable materials for product development. Besides, according to their inherent properties, natural fibers are flexible for processing

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    Title: Advantages of Jute Which Everyone Must Know! Summary: Want to help mother earth? Give this article a read and help the earth to sustain for future now! The specialists everywhere throughout the world must embrace uniform approaches to hoist jute business. Jute product industry is monumental for more nourishment production, the better status of labourers and little ranchers, contamination free condition, swelling control, and over all economical advancement of the nation and the world, because

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    The three textile pieces I choose were from the select pieces David Adjaye thought were well made and designed with intricate details. His entire collection displayed multiple african cultures throughout pervious centuries.The first textile I found interesting was the Pelete Bite Wrapper. This textile is from the 1930’s and it is produced from a woven plain weave thread work. This particular textile was made from indian cotton that was woven with stripes and plaid or checks. From there women would

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    Analysis of Wood-based, Paper-based, and Plastic-based packages The shipping of goods and materials from their raw stages to finished products is facilitated through the use of wood-based, paper-based, and plastic-based shipping containers. Each of these methods has its own advantages and disadvantages that include their strength, stiffness, durability, functionality, and purchase price (Clarke, 2004). Through a comparison of the pros and cons of each shipping container and method, one can determine

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    Natural fibers represent environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional reinforcing fibers (glass, carbon, kevlar). Because of their hollow and cellular nature, natural fibers perform as acoustic and thermal insulators and exhibit reduced bulk density [33, 34]. Some of the disadvantages and limitations of natural fibers, when used as reinforcement for composites, are related to the lack of proper interfacial adhesion, poor resistance to moisture absorption, limited processing temperature to

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    constituent is called the reinforcing phase and the one in which it is embedded is called the matrix . The reinforcing phase material may be in the form of fibers, particles, or flakes. The matrix phase materials are generally continuous. Examples of composite systems include concrete reinforced with steel and epoxy reinforced with graphite fibers, etc. Introduction Coconut fibre is extracted from the outer shell of a coconut. The common name, scientific name and plant family of coconut fibre is Coir

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