DSpace at Cardiff Met: Recent submissions
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Art, energy and the brain
(Elsevier, 2018-05-18)Recent years have seen a growing interest among neuroscientists and vision scientists in art and aesthetics, exemplifying a more general trend towards interdisciplinary integration in the arts, humanities and sciences. ... -
The Making of a Maker Space
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A prospective investigation to evaluate risk factors for lower extremity injury risk in male youth soccer players
(Wiley, 2017-02-26)There is an inherent risk of injury in male youth football; however, pertinent risk factors for injury have yet to be examined. This study used a prospective cohort design with 357 elite male youth football players (aged ... -
Exploring the potential of cultural events to facilitate intercultural understanding, global citizenship and peace: A longitudinal case study of Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)The project explores the potential for cultural events to facilitate intercultural understanding, global citizenship and peace. This potential was researched through the investigation of the processes and mechanisms of ... -
Hospitable or Hostile? The Impact of Daily Deals in the Hotel Sector of the Hospitality Industry
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)Daily deal promotions have been widely adopted by the hospitality industry and although academic interest is growing there is still a lack of hospitality based academic research of this phenomenon. The current literature ... -
Collective Social Entrepreneurship as a Collaborative Strategy to Reduce Poverty in Nigeria
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)This research project focuses on the role of collective social entrepreneurship as a collaborative strategy to reduce poverty in Nigeria. The Nigerian government, particularly since the structural adjustment programme of ... -
Complex simulation of entrepreneurial opportunity emergence: The case of Nigerian entrepreneurship
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)The current policy and public debate on the overall topic of entrepreneurship pays little attention to a more specific and developing property of entrepreneurship such as the emergence of an entrepreneur. This study examines ... -
Designing an Advertising Model In the cultural context of South West Nigeria
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)The research is focused on the south west region of Nigeria and aims to investigate current advertising views and practices in this region. The aim is to then develop a more effective advertising approach by reviewing ... -
The organisational climate of preschools and associated characteristics: A study of a group of preschools in England
(2018)This study investigated the organisational climate of 26 preschools in England using a multi stage mixed methods design. Data collection included an initial questionnaire administered to all preschools, followed by a second ... -
Social Norms, Alcohol Expectancies, Parental Monitoring, Parental Perceptions And Adolescent Patterns of Alcohol Consumption In Athens And Cardiff: A Cross-Cultural Analysis
(2017)Alcohol use is widespread in many cultures and alcohol experimentation in adolescence may be construed as a ‘’normal’’ practice. However excessive adolescent alcohol consumption has potentially detrimental effects on ... -
Understanding biomechanical differences in technique between phases of a sprint
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)Sprinting requires the rapid development of velocity while technique changes across multiple steps. Research Themes (Phase analysis, Technique analysis and Induced acceleration analysis) were formulated to investigate and ... -
Younger Escorts Advertise Higher Charges Online than Older Escorts for Sexual Services Cross-Culturally
(Springer, 2018-03-15)As men have universally expressed attraction to younger women, awareness of this proclivity in men by women should be maximally reflected in terms of mate value in younger compared to older women. Prostitution has been ... -
Portals between worlds: A study of the experiences of children aged 7–11 years from primary schools in Wales making music outdoors
(SAGE, 2018-03-26)There has been increasing interest in the educational value of outdoor learning around the world and in the United Kingdom. This is reflected in the statutory curricula of each country. At present, however, there has been ... -
The importance of history, language, change and challenge: What Vygotsky can teach sports coaches
(São Paulo State University, 2018-04-09)Aims In recent years, recognition of the pedagogical nature of coaching has gained increasing traction. However, within this line of inquiry, only limited attention has been given to the work of Lev Vygotsky. The aim of ... -
Hyperspectral chemical imaging reveals spatially varied degradation of polycarbonate urethane (PCU) biomaterials
(Elsevier, 2018-04-05)Hyperspectral chemical imaging (HCI) is an emerging technique which combines spectroscopy with imaging. Unlike traditional point spectroscopy, which is used in the majority of polymer biomaterial degradation studies, HCI ... -
Electromagnetic Interrogations (2011-2014)
(2017)Electromagnetic Interrogations (2011 - 2014) is a kinetic sound work which interrogates the electromagnetic radiation given off by three dismantled but still operative compact disc (CD) players, mounted upon plinths. ... -
The Syn-Tea-Syzer
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The Captains Teapot
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An Exploratory Study into the Use of Psychology Participant Panels in Psychology Departments in the United Kingdom
(British Psychological Society, 2017-12)Psychology Participant Pools (PPP) are known to be used within psychology departments in the United Kingdom as a way to promote understanding of psychological research and as a means to aid students and researchers to ... -
Food Tourism
(CABI InternationalCardiff School of Management, 2015)
