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      "at": "2026-10-22T11:35:02+00:00",
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    "definition": "A garment worn on the foot and often the lower leg, usually knitted from cotton, wool, synthetic fibres or blends, to provide warmth, comfort and protection and to reduce friction inside shoes; split-toe forms include Japanese tabi.",
    "what_it_is_for": "Warmth, moisture and heat management, cushioning, hygiene and friction reduction.",
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      "describe types and lengths",
      "explain fibres and their properties",
      "explain sizing systems",
      "explain care labels"
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      "Most socks are machine-knitted on circular machines with a shaped heel and linked toe.",
      "Compression socks are medical or sports products with graduated pressure.",
      "Tabi have a separate big toe; Japanese jika-tabi are outdoor work footwear."
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      "non-slip socks"
    ],
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        "relation": "is worn with",
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      }
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      "EU Textile Regulation 1007/2011 and US 16 CFR 303 fibre labelling (law)",
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      "RAL-GZ 387/1 medical compression hosiery (voluntary quality mark, Germany)"
    ],
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      "Blisters from poor fit",
      "Slips on smooth floors",
      "Allergy to dyes or rubber"
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        "textile workers"
      ]
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    "out_of_scope": [],
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      "title": "Q43663",
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      "what_it_supports": "identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-002",
      "title": "Sock",
      "publisher": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sock",
      "what_it_supports": "general description of the subject",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-003",
      "title": "Tribology of the sock-skin interface: the influence of different fabric parameters on sock friction",
      "publisher": "Journal of Foot and Ankle Research; archived by NCBI",
      "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9389669/",
      "what_it_supports": "Sock construction, friction, knit structure and moisture-related performance.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-004",
      "title": "Effects of Material and Knitted Structure of Summer Socks on Heat and Moisture Transfer Properties",
      "publisher": "Japan Research Association for Textile End-Uses",
      "url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/senshoshi/65/2/65_119/_article/-char/en",
      "what_it_supports": "Protection, cushioning and heat and moisture transfer.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-005",
      "title": "Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011",
      "publisher": "European Parliament and Council, EUR-Lex",
      "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32011R1007",
      "what_it_supports": "Textile fibre labelling and responsibilities of manufacturers, importers and distributors.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-006",
      "title": "ISO 3758:2023 - Textiles - Care labelling code using symbols",
      "publisher": "International Organization for Standardization",
      "url": "https://www.iso.org/standard/74401.html?browse=tc",
      "what_it_supports": "Care symbols, standard scope and current edition.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-007",
      "title": "Gutesicherung",
      "publisher": "Gutezeichengemeinschaft Medizinische Kompressionsstrumpfe",
      "url": "https://www.gzg-kompressionsstruempfe.de/index.php?id=326",
      "what_it_supports": "RAL-GZ 387/1, compression classes, pressure units, pressure gradient and quality certification.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-008",
      "title": "What the Kimono and Japanese Accessories Mean to Me",
      "publisher": "Government of Japan",
      "url": "https://www.gov-online.go.jp/hlj/en/june_2024/june_2024-11.html",
      "what_it_supports": "Tabi as traditional Japanese split-toe socks.",
      "url_status": "live"
    }
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                  {
                    "text": "Which style and length?",
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                  },
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                    "text": "For which use?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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          {
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                    "text": "Which size?",
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                  {
                    "text": "In which sizing system?",
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                  }
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              }
            ]
          }
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          {
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              {
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                  {
                    "text": "What is the fibre content?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Per the label?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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            "id": "construction",
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              {
                "id": "construction",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which knit and features?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Reinforced heel and toe?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "care",
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          {
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            "description": "Symbols.",
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              {
                "id": "care",
                "name": "Care",
                "description": "Symbols.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which care instructions?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Per ISO 3758?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "durability",
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            "description": "Wear.",
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              {
                "id": "durability",
                "name": "Durability",
                "description": "Test.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How durable?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Per which test?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "special-uses",
        "name": "Special uses",
        "description": "Medical and cultural.",
        "rationale": "Some socks are special.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "compression",
            "name": "Compression",
            "description": "Medical class.",
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              {
                "id": "compression-class",
                "name": "Compression class",
                "description": "Pressure in mmHg or kPa, measurement location, pressure profile and classification standard.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which compression class?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Prescribed by whom?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "cultural",
            "name": "Cultural",
            "description": "Tabi and others.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "cultural-form",
                "name": "Cultural form",
                "description": "Name.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which cultural form?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Where worn?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "The registry merges brands, the 'missing sock' phenomenon and items outside the foot garment sense (Christmas stockings, hockey socks, baseball stirrups); they need separate review."
  ],
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    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
  }
}