DSpace at Cardiff Met: Recent submissions
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Bilingual phonological development across generations: Segmental accuracy and error patterns in second-and third-generation British Bengali children
(Elsevier, 2021)Introduction: While developmental normsfor speech sound development have been widely reported for monolingual children, and increasingly for bilingual children, little is known about speech sound developmentacrossdifferent ... -
Impact and the Research Environment: An Art And Design Case Study
(Coventry University, 2021-09-01)There is much debate on how to successfully create impact. Discussions often centre on the role of discipline, researcher skills and behaviour, or institutional systems to capture impact evidence, but little consideration ... -
Enhancing Nature Connection and Positive Affect in Children through Mindful Engagement with Natural Environments
(MDPI, 2021-04-30)Nature connection, which describes a positive relationship between humans and the rest of nature, has been recognised as a worthwhile goal of all education. Given its association with wellbeing, as well as the fact that ... -
IoT Technologies during and Beyond COVID-19: A Comprehensive Review
(MDPI, 2021-04-23)The COVID-19 pandemic provided a much-needed sanity check for IoT-inspired frameworks and solutions. IoT solutions such as remote health monitoring and contact tracing provided support for authorities to successfully manage ... -
An Analysis of Repeating Thermal Bridges from Timber Frame Fraction in Closed Panel Timber Frame Walls: A Case Study from Wales, UK
(MDPI, 2021-02-23)Calculating Repeating Thermal Bridges (RTBs) for Timber Frame (TF) closed panels that could occur in Offsite Manufactured (OSM) Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), such as exterior walls for nearly-to-zero operational ... -
The effect of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and its treatment on clot microstructure: Are they thrombogenic?
(IOS Press, 2021-03-19)BACKGROUND:Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a medical emergency with a high mortality rate and is associated with severe metabolic acidosis and dehydration. DKA patients have an increased risk of arterial and venous ... -
Injury Prevention Strategies in Football: A Systematic Review
(Montenegrin Sports Academy, 2020)Football is perhaps the most physically-demanding sport in the world, as players are obliged to play a high number of games in one season, with recovery breaks being short and mostly insufficient. As a consequence, injury ... -
Cardiac Responses to Submaximal Isometric Contraction and Aerobic Exercise in Healthy Pregnancy
(American College of Sports Medicine, 2021-05-01)Purpose The increased physiological demand of pregnancy results in the profound adaptation of the maternal cardiovascular system, reflected by greater resting cardiac output and left ventricular (LV) deformation. Whether ... -
Policy-relevant insights for regional renewable energy deployment
(Springer, 2021-06-06)Background The paper explores how regional actors engage with energy systems, flows and infrastructures in order to meet particular goals and offers a fine-tuned analysis of how differences arise, highlighting the ... -
The effect of diet in infancy on asthma in young adults: the Merthyr Allergy Prevention Study
(BMJ, 2021-05-07)Introduction Early infant diet might influence the risk of subsequent allergic disease. Methods The Merthyr Allergy Prevention Study (MAPS) was a randomised controlled trial in infants at high risk of allergic disease. ... -
The 6-m Timed Hop Is Not a Suitable Clinical Assessment Tool for Use Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
(Human Kinetics, 2020-11-06)Context: Single-leg hop tests are used to assess functional performance following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Recording 6-m timed hop scores using a stopwatch increases the potential for misclassification ... -
Conceptions of quality as family resemblances
(Emerald, 2021-05-21)To consider how quality should be conceptualized to improve understanding for researchers and practitioners, some researchers have discussed quality in terms of an essence or necessary condition. Others have regarded quality ... -
Corrigendum to “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.” [Genome Biol. Evol. 12(12) (2020) 2289-2302]
(Oxford University Press, 2021-04-30)This is a correction to: Genome Biology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2020, Pages 2289–2302, https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaa212 -
Input–output slope curve estimation in neural stimulation based on optimal sampling principles
(IOP Science, 2021-05-28)This paper discusses some of the practical limitations and issues, which exist for the input–output (IO) slope curve estimation (SCE) in neural, brain and spinal, stimulation techniques. The drawbacks of the SCE techniques ... -
Evolution of policy labs and use of design for policy in UK government
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-03-18)At the intersection between theory and practice on “design” and “policy,” there is small but expanding knowledge base on the concept of “design for policy.” Government interest in design methods for policy-making has grown ... -
Collaboration in Times of Crisis: Leading UK Schools in the Early Stages of a Pandemic
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-04-28)This paper examines the political and relational dimensions of leading and managing schools in the early stages of pandemic-induced school closure in the four nations of the United Kingdom. It draws on in-depth interviews ... -
Transitions to further education: listening to voices of experience
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-05-07)Transition has an impact upon the emotional and social development of the individual as well as academically. This paper argues that transition is not a one-off event but is an ongoing process that is repeated over time. ... -
Practical Strategies for Integrating Strength and Conditioning into Early Specialization Sports
(Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2021-08-09)Early sport specialization involves physically immature children participating in intensive year-round training and or competition for a single sport at the exclusion of other sports. Lack of sport exposure and diversification ... -
Analysing wideband absorbance immittance in normal and ears with otitis media with effusion using machine learning
(Nature, 2021-05-20)Wideband Absorbance Immittance (WAI) has been available for more than a decade, however its clinical use still faces the challenges of limited understanding and poor interpretation of WAI results. This study aimed to develop ... -
Enabling design: a case of maker workshops as a method for including special educators in creating digital interactions for learners with profound disabilities
(Emerald, 2021-04-08)Purpose This purpose of this paper is to present findings from three workshops that aimed to enable learners with profound and multiple learning disabilities to have a richer, more meaningful experience of a digital ...
