Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Examining the bidirectional association between emotion recognition and social autistic traits using observational and genetic analyses
(Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2021-03-02)Background There is mixed evidence for an association between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and emotion recognition deficits. We sought to assess the bidirectionality of this association using phenotypic and genetic data ... -
The endurance athlete's circulation: Ultra-risky or a long road to safety?
(Elsevier, 2021-01-25)The positive effects of regular participation in physical activity are well documented. Meeting the minimum physical activity guidelines reduces the risk of many diseases, and physically active individuals generally live ... -
Asymmetry Thresholds for Common Screening Tests and Their Effects on Jump Performance in Professional Soccer Players
(National Athletic Trainers' Association, 2020-12-02)Context Arbitrary asymmetry thresholds are regularly used in professional soccer athletes, notwithstanding the sparse literature available to examine their prevalence. Objective To establish normative and positional ... -
Carotid artery structure and hemodynamics and their association with adverse vascular events in left ventricular assist device patients
(Springer, 2021-01-18)Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are associated with major vascular complications including stroke and gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). These adverse vascular events may be the result of widespread vascular dysfunction ... -
A systematic review of the role of heat therapy for patients with intermittent claudication due to peripheral artery disease
(Sage, 2021-02-15)Intermittent claudication (IC) is associated with impairments in quality of life and walking ability. Heat therapy is an emerging cardiovascular therapy, which may improve walking in patients with IC. We undertook a ... -
Multi-Band Multi-Resolution Fully Convolutional Neural Networks for Singing Voice Separation
(IEEE, 2020-12-18)Deep neural networks with convolutional layers usually process the entire spectrogram of an audio signal with the same time-frequency resolutions, number of filters, and dimensionality reduction scale. According to the ... -
Induced pluripotent stem cells derived from the developing striatum as a potential donor source for cell replacement therapy for Huntington disease
(Elsevier, 2020-11-25)Background Cell replacement therapy (CRT) for Huntington disease (HD) requires a source of striatal (STR) progenitors capable of restoring the function lost due to STR degeneration. Authentic STR progenitors can be collected ... -
How can Environmental Health Practitioners contribute to ensure population safety and health during the COVID-19 pandemic?
(Elsevier, 2020-12-26)The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the relevance of public health professionals all over the world, in particular Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs), who played a major role in the containment of the novel coronavirus, ... -
Bidirectional causal control in the dynamics of handstand balance
(Nature, 2021-01-11)The aim of this study was to identify motor control solutions associated with the ability to maintain handstand balance. Using a novel approach, we investigated the dynamical interactions between centre of pressure (CoP) ... -
"Teach me how to dance with you". A phenomenological exploration to improve my own (football) coaching
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2021)During my academic journey, I have always felt a nagging space between the subject of my studies and my coaching practice, causing all kinds of angst and challenges. Hence, due to this personal struggle, I wanted this work ... -
Situation and participant characteristics, prison strain and collusion in prison hostage takings
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2021)Hostage taking in prisons in England and Wales presents risks to both staff and prisoners and understanding such incidents is important to inform the development of appropriate management tactics and strategies. There has ... -
The effects of low frequency electrical muscle stimulation in advanced heart failure
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2020)Aims: To investigate Low Frequency Electrical Muscle Stimulation (LF-EMS) in the advanced Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) population: 1) Characterise the physiological stimulus of LF-EMS, 2) Determine the feasibility of a ... -
The effects of growth, maturation and training on strength and power development in young artistic female gymnasts
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2020)Female artistic gymnastics demands a combination of physical abilities including strength, power and speed to perform a diverse set of skills. Although gymnasts’ training typically commences early in the prepubertal ... -
Comparative Genomics and Pan-Genomics of the Myxococcaceae, including a Description of Five Novel Species: Myxococcus eversor sp. nov., Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis sp. nov., Myxococcus vastator sp. nov., Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis sp. nov., and Pyxidicoccus trucidator sp. nov.
(Oxford Academic, 2020-10-06)Members of the predatory Myxococcales (myxobacteria) possess large genomes, undergo multicellular development, and produce diverse secondary metabolites, which are being actively prospected for novel drug discovery. To ... -
Recurrent and Subsequent Injuries in Professional and Elite Sport: a Systematic Review
(Springer, 2020-12-03)Background Injury surveillance in professional sport categorises injuries as either “new” or “recurrent”. In an attempt to make categorisation more specific, subsequent injury categorisation models have been developed, ... -
Maternal cultural orientation and speech sound production in Spanish/English dual Language preschoolers
(MDPI, 2021-04-22)Empirical work has shown that maternal education is related to children’s language outcomes, especially in the societal language, among Spanish-English bilingual children growing up in the U.S. However, no study thus far ... -
The Effectiveness of a 30-Week Concurrent Strength and Endurance Training Program in Preparation for an Ultra-Endurance Handcycling Challenge: A Case Study
(Human Kinetics, 2021-04-21)Purpose: The aim of the following case study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a 30-week concurrent strength and endurance training program designed to prepare a trained H4 male handcyclist (aged 28 y, bilateral, above ... -
An Exploration of the Landscape of Fundamental Movement Skills and Strength Development in UK Professional Football Academies
(Sage, 2021-02-10)The purpose of this study was to investigate the landscape of Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) and strength development in professional football (soccer) academies in the UK. To achieve this, we interviewed 16 participants, ... -
A requirement for flow to enable the development of Ureaplasma parvum biofilms in vitro
(Wiley, 2021-04-26)Aims To use a flow-based method to establish, quantify and visualise biofilms of Ureaplasma parvum. Methods and Results; Absorbance readings of a U. parvum HPA5 culture were taken at 550 nm every three ... -
"Hang the flesh off the bones": Cultivating an "ideal body" in Taijiquan and Neigong
(MDPI, 2021-04-21)In a globalized, media-driven society, people are being exposed to different cultural and philosophical ideas. In Europe, the School of Internal Arts (pseudonym) follows key principles of the ancient Chinese text The ...
