DSpace at Cardiff Met: Recent submissions
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Preference Analysis of Architectural Facades by Multidimensional Scaling and Unfolding
(Springer, 2019-09-07)The methods of paired comparison and ranking play an important role in the analysis of preference data. In this study, first we show how asymmetric multidimensional scaling allows to represent in a diagram the preference ... -
Improving Local Trajectory Optimisation using Probabilistic Movement Primitives
(IEEE/RSJ, 2019-11-06)Local trajectory optimisation techniques are a powerful tool for motion planning. However, they often get stuck in local optima depending on the quality of the initial solution and consequently, ... -
Multiscale three-dimensional surface reconstruction and surface roughness of porcine left anterior descending coronary arteries
(Royal Society, 2019-09-11)The aim of this study was to investigate the multiscale surface roughness characteristics of coronary arteries, to aid in the development of novel biomaterials and bioinspired medical devices. Porcine left anterior descending ... -
Leading the left: sociability and the micropolitics of cultural reproduction in grassroots boxe popolare coaching
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-10-04)This article explores coaching in boxe popolare (people's boxing) – a style of boxing codified by leftist grassroots groups in contemporary Italy. The paper presents a micro-sociological analysis of data collected during ... -
Adaptive neural network tracking control for underactuated systems with matched and mismatched disturbances
(Springer, 2019-10-08)This paper studies neural network-based tracking control of underactuated systems with unknown parameters and with matched and mismatched disturbances. Novel adaptive control schemes are proposed with the utilization of ... -
Humans Optimize Ground Contact Time and Leg Stiffness to Minimize the Metabolic Cost of Running
(Frontiers Media, 2019-11-04)Trained endurance runners appear to fine-tune running mechanics to minimize metabolic cost. Referred to as self-optimization, the support for this concept has primarily been collated from only a few gait (e.g., stride ... -
The efficacy of foot orthoses on alteration to center of pressure displacement in subjects with flat and normal feet: a literature review
(Taylor and Francis, 2014-04-29)Purpose: The aim of this review was to evaluate and compare the effect of foot orthoses on center of pressure (CoP) displacement in healthy patients and those with flat foot. Method: The search strategy was based on the ... -
Creative Regions in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities for Policy
(Taylor and Francis, 2015-11-12)The shift towards neo-liberal policy-making as orthodoxy has been well documented within the field of regional development and beyond... -
‘Once a Local Surfer, Always a Local Surfer’: Local Surfing Careers in a Southwest English Village
(Taylor and Francis, 2014-11-25)This article reports on findings from an ethnographic study (2008–09) conducted in a village with a significant population of local surfers in Cornwall (Southwest England). Stimulated by Goffman's (1961) interpretation of ... -
Barriers to Delivering Extracurricular School Sport and Physical Activity in Wales: A Qualitative Study of 5x60 Officers’ Views and Perspectives
(Human Kinetics, 2015)Background: In light of recent reports, schools must be realistic in that physical activity recommendations cannot be met through curriculum PE alone. However, extracurricular PE and school sport has the potential to ... -
Responses of Kuwaiti Government Dwelling Occupants Regarding Their Perception, Preferences, and Behaviours
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015-03-17)Kuwaiti Government is bound by law to provide Government dwellings to each Kuwaiti male getting married within a maximum period of eight years. The demand for Kuwaiti Government dwellings increased by eight percent each ... -
The mechanism of soft tissue damage: It is all in the rub
(SAGE, 2015-01-22)Understanding mechanisms of injury to the skin and soft tissue are an important feature in optimizing management strategies. As technology advances and innovative wound products evolve, the need for the awareness of such ... -
Effect of different hand positions on elbow loading during the round off in male gymnastics: A case study
(University of Ljubljana, 2015-06-01)Elbow lesions are a potential reason for ending a gymnastics career, and presents a real concern for coaches, scientist and clinicians. Previous research has focused on female gymnastics and as such the aim of the current ... -
The use of the 3D scanning and printing in the production of replicas
(ICON, 2015-05-01)In December 2013 English Heritage opened the new Stonehenge Visitor Centre to the public, it included displays of original artefacts found at the World Heritage site. However not all of the artefacts considered vital for ... -
A PAS domain-containing regulator controls flagella-flagella interactions in Campylobacter jejuni
(Frontiers Media, 2015-07-30)The bipolar flagella of the foodborne bacterial pathogen Campylobacter jejuni confer motility, which is essential for virulence. The flagella of C. jejuni are post-translationally modified, but how this process is controlled ... -
Campylobacter jejuni biofilms contain extracellular DNA and are sensitive to DNase I treatment
(Frontiers Media, 2015-07-10)Biofilms make an important contribution to survival and transmission of bacterial pathogens in the food chain. The human pathogen Campylobacter jejuni is known to form biofilms in vitro in food chain-relevant conditions, ... -
Femoral Access PCI in a Default Radial Center Identifies High‐Risk Patients With Poor Outcomes
(Hindawi, 2015-09-24)Background: Increasingly the trans‐radial route (TRR) is preferred over the trans‐femoral route (TFR) for PCI. However, even in high volume default TRR centers a cohort of patients undergo TFR PCI. We examined the ... -
Short-term adaptation and chronic cardiac remodelling to high altitude in lowlander natives and Himalayan Sherpa
(Wiley, 2014-10-18)New Findings - What is the topic of this review? At high altitude, the cardiovascular system must adapt in order to meet the metabolic demand for oxygen. This review summarizes recent findings relating to short‐term and ... -
Campylobacter: Breaking the spiral of infection
(Microbiology Society, 2015-11-05)Campylobacter jejuni is an excellent example of a zoonotic pathogen, but for many years it was arguably the least known of the common bacterial food pathogens. Those of us who grew up in the UK in the late 1980s may ... -
Exploring physicians' behavioural intention toward the adoption of electronic health records: an empirical study from Jordan
(Inderscience, 2016-02-08)The response of health professionals to the use of health information technology (HIT) can partly explain the success or failure of any HIT adoption and/or its application. The present study applies a modified version of ...
