Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Physiological Determinants of Handcycling Performance
(Human Kinetics, 2020)Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between selected anthropometric, physiological, and upper body strength measures and 15-km handcycling time trial performance. Methods: Thirteen, trained ... -
The Psychosocial Effects of Physical Activity on Military Veterans That Are Wounded, Injured, and/or Sick: A Narrative Synthesis Systematic Review of Quantitative Evidence
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)Physical activity (PA) for military veterans that are wounded, injured and/or sick (WIS) is becoming increasingly recognized as an advantageous method of increasing wellbeing. A narrative synthesis approach was used to ... -
Optimising care for patients with diabetic foot ulcers: overcoming the barriers
(Wounds UK, 2020-03-30)This article covers the key topics discussed during a symposium at the 15th Masterclass on the Foot in Diabetes UK (FDUK) Annual Conference held in Harrogate on November 5, 2019. This symposium, sponsored by Urgo Medical, ... -
The 2018 Global Research Expedition on Altitude-related Chronic Health (REACH) to Cerro de Pasco, Peru: An Experimental Overview
(Wiley, 2020)In 2016, the international research team - Global Research Expedition onAltitude-related Chronic Health (REACH) - was established and executed a high altituderesearch expedition to Nepal. The team consists of ~45 students, ... -
Chronic intra-uterine Ureaplasma parvum infection induces injury of the enteric nervous system in ovine fetuses
(Frontiers Media, 2020-03-17)Background: Chorioamnionitis, inflammation of the fetal membranes during pregnancy, is often caused by intra-amniotic (IA) infection with single or multiple microbes. Chorioamnionitis can be either acute or chronic, and ... -
Predicting the factors that impact access to, completion of, and progression through Community Sport Leaders qualifications in the UK
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)Sports Leaders UK (SLUK) commissioned this study to explore the socio-economic and demographic factors that influence candidates’ access, completion and progression through formal sport leader qualifications. A sample (n ... -
The relationship between isometric mid-thigh pull force-time characteristics and swing performance in high-level youth golfers
(Scholastica, 2020-03-25)The production of vertical ground reaction force has been suggested to relate directly to club head speed (CHS) in golfers, providing a rationale for the implementation of strength and conditioning to enhance performance. ... -
Potentiating Response to Drop-Jump Protocols on Sprint Acceleration: Drop-Jump Volume and Intrarepetition Recovery Duration
(Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2020-02-15)The purpose of this study was to investigate the postactivation potentiation response first to bounce drop jump (BDJ) volume; second, BDJ intrarepetition recovery duration and recovery duration between BDJs and 20-meter ... -
Style, stamina and mobile masculinities: The reinvention of Savate in the Anglosphere
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-03-03)The roots of Savate in France stretch back at least 200 years, and there is extensive interdisciplinary research in French showing changing interpretations of its meaning and purpose. Savate is now a globalised combat ... -
The role of vascular adaptation in determining systolic BP in young adults
(Wiley, 2020)Background: Two individuals can have a similar pulse pressure (PP) but very different levels of systolic blood pressure (SBP), although the underlying mechanisms have not been described. We hypothesised that, for a given ... -
A randomised controlled trial of a Group psychological intervention to increase locus of control for alcohol consumption among Alcohol‐misusing Short‐term (male) Prisoners (GASP)
(Wiley, 2020-02-11)Background and aim Reducing alcohol misuse by male prisoners is an important global issue. Control of drinking behaviour could be a useful target for intervention in this population and locus of control could be a causal ... -
Understanding what it means to be “Charcot foot health literate”
(BIBA Publishing, 2020-02-26)Described as a “Cinderella condition”, Charcot foot is little understood within the non-specialist medical community. In this article, Benjamin Bullen (Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK) presents a multidimensional ... -
Fit to Perform: A Profile of Higher Education Music Students’ Physical Fitness
(Frontiers Media, 2020-03-05)Musicians are often called athletes of the upper body, but knowledge of their physical and fitness profiles is nonetheless limited, especially those of advanced music students who are training to enter music’s competitive ... -
Oxidative stress, telomeres and cellular senescence: What non-drug interventions might break the link?
(Elsevier, 2020-02-13)Telomeres are higher order structures that cap and protect chromosome ends. Telomeric DNA naturally shortens during somatic cell division and as a result of oxidative stress. Excessive shortening disrupts the integrity of ... -
Evaluating and developing the key determinants of push-start performance in bobsleigh
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)It is a common belief in bobsleigh that the push-start is a vital aspect of successful performance. Therefore, British Bobsleigh places a heavy emphasis on the use of field-based performance testing to assist with ... -
A study on the immunoregulatory properties of camel milk derived lipids (Camelus dromedarius)
(2019)Camel (Camelus dromedarius) milk is believed to have beneficial effects in inflammatory diseases such as diabetes, however, there are few studies reporting the immunoregulatory properties of the milk’s lipids. This study ... -
SOCIOCULTURAL BARRIERS TO BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG WOMEN IN KADUNA, NORTHERN NIGERIA
(2018)Breast and cervical cancer account for the highest cancer-related morbidity and mortality among Nigerian women. Late stage diagnoses are common due to lack of National screening programme, although opportunistic screening ... -
Exploring the relationship between domestic violence perpetration and suicide risk in male prisoners
(2018)Suicide in prisons remains a critical issue for frontline staff and policy makers, however there are gaps in understanding who, of an already vulnerable population, is at increased risk and ... -
Exploring the Association Between Worker Engagement and Safety Behaviours
(2018)This study sought to investigate whether and how worker engagement could facilitate changes in how workers define their work roles to promote behaviours which improve safety. Prior to this research, no single study had ... -
A biomechanical framework of the training principles to inform exercise selection within strength and conditioning for sprinting
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)An essential component of physical preparation for sprinting is the selection of effective training exercises, with practitioners balancing the key training principles of overload and specificity to inform their decisions. ...
