Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Objective assessment of stiffness in Achilles tendinopathy: a novel approach using the MyotonPRO
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-12-05)Objectives The aim of this study was to establish quantitative values for asymptomatic and symptomatic Achilles tendons. Design Cohort study with a single (cross-sectional) time point of patients diagnosed with unilateral ... -
Age-related changes in upper body contribution to braking forward locomotion in women
(Elsevier, 2018-11-13)Introduction Gait termination is a transitory task that requires the lower body to produce braking forces and inhibit forward propulsion. However, it is still unknown whether the upper body plays an active role in braking ... -
Maintenance of behaviour change following a community-wide gamification based physical activity intervention
(Elsevier, 2018-11-13)Gamification refers to the use of game mechanics (e.g. competition, point scoring, progress visualisation and task setting) to engage and motivate people to achieve an end goal. Public health programs that incorporate ... -
The role of early experience and continued language use in bilingual speech production: A study of Galician and Spanish mid vowels by Galician-Spanish bilinguals
(Elsevier, 2018-11-21)This paper examines the vowel productions of three groups of adult Galician-Spanish bilinguals: Spanish-dominant (SD) bilinguals, Galician-dominant (GD) bilinguals, and Dual Switch (DS) bilinguals who had early experience ... -
To contemplate or not to contemplate evaluating a preliminary intervention proposal in an outpatient setting: the contemplation therapy group
(Springer Nature, 2018-11-09)Purpose = The concept for the contemplation group intervention was derived from motivational interviewing (MI) to support people suffering from an eating disorder who are reluctant to engage with treatment. This evaluation ... -
UBC-Nepal Expedition: An experimental overview of the 2016 University of British Columbia Scientific Expedition to Nepal Himalaya
(Public Library of Science, 2018-10-31)The University of British Columbia Nepal Expedition took place over several months in the fall of 2016 and was comprised of an international team of 37 researchers. This paper describes the objectives, study characteristics, ... -
Malaria prevention practices and associated environmental risk factors in a rural community in Wakiso district, Uganda
(PLOS, 2018-10-09)Background = Besides use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), other complimentary measures including suitable housing structures, and environmental management that reduce breeding ... -
Individual Responses to an 8-Week Neuromuscular Training Intervention in Trained Pre-Pubescent Female Artistic Gymnasts
(MDPI, 2018-10-24)This study examined individual responses in leg stiffness, reactive strength index (RSI), movement proficiency (deep overhead squat and in-line lunge), and trunk muscular endurance (flexor and extensor tests) in young ... -
Performance management of National Sports Organisations: a holistic theoretical model
(Emerald, 2018-10-15)Purpose Organisational performance of sport organisations has been studied over the last three decades. However, little attention was paid towards performance management (PM) compared to performance measurement. The purpose ... -
Sprint-Specific Training in Youth: Backward Running vs. Forward Running Training on Speed and Power Measures in Adolescent Male Athletes
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2018-10-24)This study compared the effects of 2 sprint-specific training programs against the natural development of speed, power, and stiffness in a group of adolescent male athletes. Forty-three male adolescents (aged 13–15 years) ... -
The critical nature of debriefing in high‐fidelity simulation‐based training for improving team communication in emergency resuscitation
(Wiley, 2018-10-17)Emergency resuscitation in intensive care units (ICUs) requires effective team communication to orchestrate the joint performance of several individuals. Although team simulation training has proven an effective means to ... -
Bright spots, physical activity investments that work: Beat the Street
(BMJ Publishing group, 2018-10-15)Programme card Country/locality United Kingdom, Europe (Austria, Greece, Ireland, Italy & Poland), United States, Canada, and Shanghai. Target population Primary focus: the physically inactive ... -
Initial Validation of the Teacher-Created Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire in Physical Education
(Human Kinetics, 2018-10)Purpose: Guided by Duda’s hierarchical conceptualization of the motivational climate that draws from self-determination and achievement goal theories, this study provides initial evidence of the psychometric properties of ... -
Conservative Interventions for mobile Pes Planus in Adults: a systematic review
(Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2016-04-14)Background. Adult pes planus (flat foot) is a common problem encountered by many health care professionals. Despite the perception that flat foot can cause pain and impair function, and the availability and widespread use ... -
Bionic women and men
(2018)The heart is fundamental to our circulatory system. When it is healthy, it is roughly the size of a fist and sits in the middle of the chest, slightly to the left. Comprised of two interacting sides, separated by the ... -
Rebuttal (in Journal of Physiology)
(2018-01-01)Cornwell et al.(2018) provide irrefutable arguments that the human circulation is able to survive44onlower arterial oscillations than the normal arterial pulsatility. Thus, we agree that a key aim for future research will ... -
Stretch your heart—but not too far: The role of titinmutations in dilated cardiomyopathy
(2018-07)Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases that negatively affect heart structure and function. An enlarged and weakened left ventricle (LV) characterizes dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Clinical studies have ... -
Blood Flow Pulsatility in LVAD Patients is essential to Maintain Normal Brain Physiology
(2018-10-01)For the first time in history, some humans live without a palpable pulse (Purohitet al., 2018). This 65remarkable physiology is the consequence of surgical implantation of a continuous-flow left 66ventricular assist ... -
Structural and Functional Cardiac Profile after Prolonged Duration of Mechanical Unloading: Potential Implications for Myocardial Recovery
(2018-08-24)Clinical and experimental studies have suggested that the duration of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support may affect remodeling of the failing heart. We aimed to (1) characterize the changes in calcium/calmodul ... -
Untutored discrimination training on paired cell images influences visual learning in cytopathology
(Wiley, 2014-03)BACKGROUND = Cytologists must learn how to discriminate cells that might be visually very similar but have different neoplastic potential. The mechanism by which trainees learn this task is poorly researched and is the ...
