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A comparative study on the effects of air gap wind and walking motion on the thermal properties of Arabian Thawbs and Chinese Cheongsams

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Pages 999-1008 | Received 27 Oct 2014, Accepted 14 Oct 2015, Published online: 14 Dec 2015

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