Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Noise Exposure as a Risk Factor for Acoustic Neuroma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(Taylor and Francis, 2019)Objective: To investigate whether acoustic neuroma is associated with noise. Design: PubMed, Cochrane, Embase and CINAHL databases were searched. A meta-analysis was performed to calculate odds ratio (OR) and 95% ... -
Living with Pernicious Anaemia: exploring the link between anticipated stigma and wellbeing
(Elsevier, 2018-08-09)No abstract available. -
Stepovers and Signal Detection: Response Sensitivity and Bias in the Differentiation of Genuine and Deceptive Football Actions
(Frontiers Media, 2018-10-29)The ability to differentiate genuine and deceptive actions was examined using a combination of spatial and temporal occlusion to examine sensitivity to lower body, upper body, and full body sources of visual information. ... -
Glucose responses to acute and chronic exercise during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-10-18)Objective. To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the relationship between prenatal exercise and glycaemic control. Design. Systematic review with random-effects meta-analysis and meta-regression. Data ... -
Effectiveness of exercise interventions in the prevention of excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-10-18)Objective. Gestational weight gain (GWG) has been identified as a critical modifier of maternal and fetal health. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the relationship between prenatal exercise, GWG ... -
Prenatal exercise for the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-10-18)Objective. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), gestational hypertension (GH) and pre-eclampsia (PE) are associated with short and long-term health issues for mother and child; prevention of these complications is critically ... -
Impact of prenatal exercise on both prenatal and postnatal anxiety and depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-10-18)Objective. To examine the influence of prenatal exercise on depression and anxiety during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Design. Systematic review with random effects meta-analysis and meta-regression. Data ... -
Prenatal exercise (including but not limited to pelvic floor muscle training) and urinary incontinence during and following pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-10-18)Objective. To examine the relationships between prenatal physical activity and prenatal and postnatal urinary incontinence (UI). Design. Systematic review with random effects meta-analysis and meta-regression. Data ... -
Frailty: A global measure of the multisystem impact of COPD
(SAGE, 2018-01-16)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multisystem disease that resembles the accumulation of multiple impairments seen in aging. A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) captures multisystem deficits, from ... -
Targeting tryptophan availability to tumors: the answer to immune escape?
(Wiley, 2018-06-10)Tumoral immune escape is an obstacle to successful cancer therapy. Tryptophan (Trp) metabolites along the kynurenine pathway induce immunosuppression involving apoptosis of effector immune cells, which tumors use to escape ... -
Acute cardiovascular responses to resistance exercise in anabolic steroids users: A preliminary investigation
(Elsevier, 2018-07-02)Objectives. Anabolic steroid (AS) use has increased in recent years, but the cardiovascular consequences for users is not fully understood. Equipment and Methods. Resistance trained males (AS = 7, age = 29 ± 5; NAS = ... -
The effects of a 4-week neuromuscular training program on movement competency during the back-squat assessment in pre- and post- peak height velocity male athletes
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2019)The back-squat assessment (BSA) is a novel movement screen to detect functional deficits; however, its sensitivity to detect meaningful changes in movement competency following exposure to short-term neuromuscular training ... -
A Novel, Fast, Reliable, and Data-Driven Method for Simultaneous Single-Trial Mining and Amplitude—Latency Estimation Based on Proximity Graphs and Network Analysis
(Frontiers Media, 2018-11-19)Both amplitude and latency of single-trial EEG/MEG recordings provide valuable information regarding functionality of the human brain. In this article, we provided a data-driven graph and network-based framework for mining ... -
Boys in rhythmic gymnastics: Gymnasts', parents' and coaches' perspectives from Southern Spain
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Targeting methionyl tRNA synthetase: design, synthesis and antibacterial activity against Clostridium difficile of novel 3-biaryl-Nbenzylpropan- 1-amine derivatives
(Taylor and Francis, 2016-02-22)The synthesis of a series of benzimidazole-N-benzylpropan-1-amines and adenine-N-benzylpropan-1-amines is described. Subsequent evaluation against two strains of the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium difficile was performed ... -
Adenine and benzimidazole-based mimics of REP-3123 as antibacterial agents against Clostridium difficile and Bacillus anthracis: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation
(Elsevier, 2016-06-29)As part of our ongoing research efforts to develop new antibacterial agents acting on novel molecular targets, a series of twenty-two adenine and benzimidazole-based mimics of the lead compound REP-3123 was designed to ... -
The Pulse Volume Recorder as a Measure of Peripheral Vascular Status in People with Diabetes Mellitus
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2010-01-18)Background: Peripheral vascular disease is common in persons with diabetes. There is growing evidence that the vascular contribution to foot disease in diabetes is greater than has previously been realized. Methods: A ... -
Feasibility study to determine the external validity of the Diabetic Foot Screening Tool in detecting risk factors in the end stage renal disease population on haemodialysis therapy
(Omnia-Med Ltd, 2019)Over the past three decades there has been a dramatic increase in the prevalence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) which has heightened the global demand for renal replacement therapy. This is of particular importance ... -
Prenatal exercise is not associated with fetal mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-10-18)Objective. To perform a systematic review of the relationship between prenatal exercise and fetal or newborn death. Design. Systematic review with random-effects meta-analysis and meta-regression. Data sources. Online ... -
Effects of prenatal exercise on incidence of congenital anomalies and hyperthermia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-10-18)Objective. To investigate the relationships between exercise and incidence of congenital anomalies and hyperthermia. Design. Systematic review with random-effects meta-analysis . Data sources. Online databases were ...
