DSpace at Cardiff Met: Recent submissions
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Changes in Sagittal Plane Kinematics With Treadmill Familiarization to Barefoot Running
(Human Kinetics, 2014-01-12)Interest in barefoot running and research on barefoot running are growing. However a methodological issue surrounding investigations is how familiar the participants are with running barefoot. The aim of the study was to ... -
An Analysis of Smart Systems Implementation in UK Food Production Companies
(IOS Press, 2018)The UK food industry faces significant challenges to remain competitive. With the changing political climate, companies can no longer rely on a low labour cost workforce to maintain low production costs. Smart Production ... -
Medical and Ethical Concerns Regarding Women With Hyperandrogenism and Elite Sport
(Oxford University Press, 2015-03-01)No abstract. -
Peripheral chemoreflex inhibition with low-dose dopamine: New insight into mechanisms of extreme apnea
(American Physiological Association, 2015-11-01)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of peripheral chemoreflex inhibition with low-dose dopamine on maximal apnea time, and the related hemodynamic and cerebrovascular responses in elite apnea divers. In ... -
The influence of trunk extension in using advanced reciprocating gait orthosis on walking in spinal cord injury patients: A pilot study
(SAGE, 2014-05-12)Background: Spinal cord injury patients walk with a flexed trunk when using reciprocating gait orthoses. Reduction of trunk flexion during ambulation may produce an improvement in gait parameters for reciprocating gait ... -
Electrocardiogram reference intervals for clinically normal wild-born chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
(American Veterinary Medical Association, 2015-08)OBJECTIVE To generate reference intervals for ECG variables in clinically normal chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). ANIMALS 100 clinically normal (51 young [< 10 years old] and 49 adult [≥ 10 years old]) wild-born ... -
Structured community activity for forensic mental health – a feasibility study
(Emerald, 2015-08-10)Purpose: The restrictive nature of low secure mental health settings and the issues associated with risk management and safe practice raise numerous challenges which need to be overcome for individuals to engage in ... -
Unmasking the impact of clinical non-attendance on neuropathic diabetes foot ulcer management
(Omnia Media, 2019)This negative case study illustrates the far-reaching impact of poor clinical attendance on the management of neuropathic diabetes foot ulceration (DFU), reinforcing key priorities for clinical care. While a weekly ... -
It’s time we talked about Charcot foot: Results of a podiatry patient education questionnaire
(Omnia Media, 2019-09-01)In contrast with diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) and lower-extremity amputation (LEA), current Scottish patient information leaflets reserve Charcot foot education for individuals ‘In Remission’ from, or with active, Charcot ... -
Bridging the Gap: Brief Family Psychoeducation in Forensic Mental Health
(Taylor and Francis, 2015-04-09)The development of family psychoeducation programs within low secure forensic mental health settings is limited. This paper describes the development, content, and structure of a family psychoeducation program piloted ... -
Superior cardiac mechanics without structural adaptations in pre-adolescent soccer players
(Sage, 2019)Aims: This study aimed to evaluate left ventricular (LV) structure, function and mechanics, in highly-trained, pre-adolescent soccer players (SP) compared to age- and sex-matched controls (CON). Design: The study ... -
An in-depth appraisal of career termination experiences in professional cricket
(Taylor and Francis, 2015-01-02)This qualitative study explored the career termination experiences of 9 male, retired professional cricketers between the ages of 28 and 40 (mean value 34, s = 4.65 m). The participants took part in retrospective, ... -
Influence of resisted sled-push training on the sprint force-velocity profile of male high school athletes
(Wiley, 2019)Sled pushing is a commonly used form of resisted sprint training, however little empirical evidence exists, especially in youth populations. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of unresisted and resisted ... -
Higher education outreach: Examining key challenges for academics
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-02-04)How should academic staff engage in outreach with communities outside of the university? The need of academics to answer this question has intensified in the UK given the changing priorities of academic job roles, shaped ... -
How child‐centred education favours some learners more than others
(Wiley, 2018-10-18)Debates on how best to educate young children have been raging over the last 100 years—more often fuelled by ideological preferences rather than empirical evidence. To some extent this is hardly surprising given the ... -
Your Guess is as Good as Mine: Finding Your Way on Board a Cruise Ship
(Academic Advisory Council for Signage Research and Education, 2019-07-23)Wayfinding on board a large cruise ship might be mistakenly thought to be easy and straightforward, and this may well account for the absence of literature on this topic. This paper will address this gap by exploring and ... -
‘The group was the only therapy which supported my needs, because it helped me feel normal and I was able to speak out with a voice’: A qualitative study of an integrated group treatment for dual diagnosis service users within a community mental health setting.
(Wiley, 2019)Whilst the evidence for the efficacy of treatment interventions for individuals with dual diagnosis has been developing in recent decades, little is known about individual perceptions and the personal benefits of attending ... -
How prisoners and their partners experience the maintenance of their relationship during a prison sentence
(Wiley, 2019-11-05)Research shows that intimate relationships, and their maintenance via prison visits, have a positive impact on factors associated with prisoner well‐being and reduced likelihood of recidivism. It is therefore in the interest ... -
How student engagement has been enhanced through research into factors affecting creativity
(RAISE, 2019-11-08)Student engagement is critical in helping students learn effectively and achieve success. For students working in the areas of art and design, there is also a strong emphasis placed on the importance of creativity. Over ... -
Differences between Further and Higher Education Enterprise Education in South Wales
(Academic Conferences International Limited, 2019-09)The objective of this paper is to understand from a comparative institutional perspective, the picture of enterprise education (EE) regionally in South Wales. The analysis compares age and entrepreneurial self-belief (also ...
