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An examination of factors that perpetuate fast fashion and consumer feelings regarding fast fashion

Creator:: Collett, Miriam
Abstract:: Fast fashion is a term used to describe trendy apparel created with a short cycle time and planned obsolescence. Consumers view such items as disposable due to poor garment quality and low price points. Although consumers are aware of the environmental impact of apparel consumption, the popularity of fast fashion...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Knowing your customers : ontological gathering and analysis techniques

Creator:: Nix, Anthony A.
Abstract:: This research presents a methodology to analyze customer needs and direct the gathering of customer needs that both span the need space and are independent. An ontological categorization, the fundamental research contribution of this work, is created to support both aims of the overall methodology. Providing designers with a customer...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: &C’s with me, as well as Dr. Kathy Mullet for letting me use her students from time to time for

A proposed framework for increasing the accessibility of systems thinking intervention approaches for non-systems thinking practitioners

Creator:: Solberg, Thomas Roe
Abstract:: Meta-methodologies have been created to assist systems thinking practitioners in selecting applicable intervention approaches for different system states; however, current meta-methodologies do not address the lack of accessibility for non-systems thinking practitioners. To address this problem, the key system states that contribute the most to reduce the variety gap between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Dr. David Porter and Dr. Kathy Mullet, for valuable feedback and instruction. The CaRSEM lab

Customer needs elicitation and disability simulation suit validation to benefit knowledge and methods for inclusive product design

Creator:: Armstrong, Jessica
Abstract:: Current product design methodologies are not conducive to creating inclusive products (products that meet the needs of persons with and without disabilities). In order to reduce the effort and expense involved in creating inclusive products, empathic design principles are applied to discover whether customer needs for people with disabilities can...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Homeownership : still the American Dream? Perceptions of homeownership in the post crisis era

Creator:: Micek, Thomas P.
Abstract:: "The American Dream" is an expression familiar to all Americans and the realization of the American Dream is tied closely to homeownership (Clinton, 1995). The recent financial crisis, with the housing and financial markets at levels not seen since the Great Depression, has resulted in widespread unemployment, continually dropping home...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Physically active adult women's experiences with plus-size athletic apparel

Creator:: Christel, Deborah A.
Abstract:: Substantial research on the functionality of athletic apparel has been conducted; however little consideration has been given to the plus size figure. Societal messages suggest that overweight women are lazy and therefore would not be interested in athletic apparel. The purpose of this study was to determine overweight adult women's...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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The effect of textiles on perceived physiological comfort while backpacking in the cold

Creator:: Rau, Lynn M.
Abstract:: Clothing is the primary means that wilderness backpackers have to protect themselves from injuries and illnesses that can occur while hiking in the cold. The current method of layering clothing may not meet backpackers' needs for both thermal insulation and heat dissipation, particularly in areas of the body that produce...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: other committee members, Dr. Brigitte Cluver, Dr. Kathy Mullet, and Dr. Larry Roper have also been

Development of a small scale scroll expander

Creator:: Harada, Kevin J.
Abstract:: The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is a versatile approach in the utilization of waste heat in the production of electricity, clean drinking water, and cooling. The efficiency of these cycles must be maximized to make them economical. Parameters for the optimization of ORCs such as evaporator and condenser temperature have...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: K. Mullet for their recommendations and advice on my thesis. Specially, I would like to thank Dr

Study of a constrained-film bubble absorber under cycle operating conditions

Creator:: Cardenas, Ruander
Abstract:: An experimental and numerical study of absorption of ammonia vapor bubbles into a constrained thin film of ammonia-water solution is presented in the context of a potential reduction in size of a heat-actuated heat pump component. A large-aspect-ratio channel with a depth of 600 µm restricts the thickness of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: stream. Experimental results indicate that overall heat transfer coefficients vary from 700 W/m2-K

Effects of the aging-related loss in lower extremity strength on the feasible region for balance recovery

Creator:: Kadono, Norio
Abstract:: A backward fall is a major cause of hip fractures. Hip fractures have the potential to increase the mortality rate of older adults. Thus, the prevention of backward falls by older adults is a critical subject to be studied. Specifically, it remains unknown what effect aging-related losses in muscle strength...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee, Dr. Bay, Dr. Higdon, and Dr. Widrick, and my graduate representative, Dr. Mullet. Also, I

ScholarsArchive@OSU

An examination of factors that perpetuate fast fashion and consumer feelings regarding fast fashion

Knowing your customers : ontological gathering and analysis techniques

A proposed framework for increasing the accessibility of systems thinking intervention approaches for non-systems thinking practitioners

Customer needs elicitation and disability simulation suit validation to benefit knowledge and methods for inclusive product design

Homeownership : still the American Dream? Perceptions of homeownership in the post crisis era

Physically active adult women's experiences with plus-size athletic apparel

The effect of textiles on perceived physiological comfort while backpacking in the cold

Development of a small scale scroll expander

Study of a constrained-film bubble absorber under cycle operating conditions

Effects of the aging-related loss in lower extremity strength on the feasible region for balance recovery

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