All Outputs (41297)

Economic intelligence Wales: Export finance in Wales (2019)
Report

This is the first in a series of bespoke reports produced by Cardiff Business School for Economic Intelligence Wales. The report is focused on Welsh supply and demand for export finance amongst small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The report ex... Read More about Economic intelligence Wales: Export finance in Wales.

Surf School (2019)
Book

Visitor from another star (2019)
Journal Article

Asteroid, comet, alien ship or something else altogether? Astronomers are still unsure about the true nature of 'Oumuamua – the first confirmed interstellar object to be detected in our solar system – as Andrew Glester finds

Sniffing out resistance – Rapid identification of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria and their antibiotic susceptibility using volatile metabolite profiles (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Antibiotic resistance is set to be an unprecedented threat to modern medicine. ‘Sniffing’ bacteria potentially offers a rapid way to determine susceptibility. A successful proof-of-principle study is described, using thermal deso... Read More about Sniffing out resistance – Rapid identification of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria and their antibiotic susceptibility using volatile metabolite profiles.

An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers' negative experiences and emotions during early motherhood (2019)
Thesis

Contemporary ideologies surrounding motherhood do not appear to reflect the experience for many women. Motherhood is often portrayed as idealised, romanticised and as a joyful experience however a large proportion of women do not find this and exper... Read More about An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers' negative experiences and emotions during early motherhood.

Improving the reliability of warehouse operations in the 3PL industry: An Australian 3PL case study (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Warehouses play an important value-adding role to provide a competitive edge to any organization, and support business growth and efficiency throughout their supply chains. This paper explores warehouse operations (i.e. receiving, put away, picking,... Read More about Improving the reliability of warehouse operations in the 3PL industry: An Australian 3PL case study.

The arts and wellbeing: A burgeoning research area (2019)
Other

A blog post on the UWE's Psychological Sciences Research Group about our research on the arts and health, and the growing evidence base for the health benefits of engaging with the arts.

The challenges of GSCM implementation in the UK manufacturing SMEs (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The importance of green supply chain management has long attracted the interest of both researchers and practitioners in the industry. As environmental concerns are becoming one of the major issues discussed in the 21st century, countries with manufa... Read More about The challenges of GSCM implementation in the UK manufacturing SMEs.

No woman’s land? Revisiting border zone denizens (2019)
Journal Article

This article presents empirical data from survey research into lesbian and queer masculinities in the United Kingdom, conducted in 2017, which garnered over two hundred responses. Dominant themes emerged which addressed the differences between the se... Read More about No woman’s land? Revisiting border zone denizens.

Challenges of researching showering routines: From the individual to the socio-material (2019)
Journal Article

In the UK, water supplies are under pressure from climate, population and lifestyle change. Showering is the largest component of domestic water consumption. Young adults are high water-users at a transitional life-stage, when practices are dynamic,... Read More about Challenges of researching showering routines: From the individual to the socio-material.

Capital structure and firm performance in Nigeria (2019)
Journal Article

This paper examines the impact of capital structure on firm performance in Nigeria as well as test the possibility of non-monotonic relationship between capital structure and firm performance based on the prediction of the agency cost theory of capit... Read More about Capital structure and firm performance in Nigeria.

The prevention of sexual abuse: Issues, challenges and resolutions (2019)
Journal Article

Effect of residual stress on failure of tube-to-tubesheet weld in heat exchangers (2019)
Journal Article

In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the failure of tube-to-tubesheet welds results in high-pressure water jet which erodes the refractory in front of the tubesheet. Finite element method was employed to simulate the welding process and post weld heat... Read More about Effect of residual stress on failure of tube-to-tubesheet weld in heat exchangers.

Emotional bots: Content-based spammer detection on social media (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Recent research indicates that a considerable amount
of content on social media is generated by automated accounts. The automata present sophisticated behavior –
mimicking humans– aiming at evading traditional detection
methods. In this paper, we... Read More about Emotional bots: Content-based spammer detection on social media.

‘What if?’ books (2019)
Book Chapter

The Correlations project presents some examples of artists’ books as a method of enquiry, a means for us to ask questions about their relationship with independent publishing through content and context, and consider both the history and continued pr... Read More about ‘What if?’ books.

Deriving object-based business process architecture using knowledge management enablers (2019)
Journal Article

This paper discusses a semantic-driven approach to deriving an object-based Business Process Architecture (BPA) using Knowledge Management Enablers (KMEs). The semantic enriched Riva BPA (srBPA) ontology has been selected as an object and ontology b... Read More about Deriving object-based business process architecture using knowledge management enablers.

Why psychosocial thinking is critical (2019)
Book Chapter

This chapter discusses the relevance of psychosocial theory for social work understanding

An integrated programme of exercise, self-management and active coping strategies for patients with knee osteoarthritis – a proof-of-concept study for a Hong Kong Chinese speaking population (2019)
Thesis

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint disorder that affects the whole of the joint unit resulting in pain and decreased function. Current evidence recommends core management strategies of exercise, education for self-management and weight... Read More about An integrated programme of exercise, self-management and active coping strategies for patients with knee osteoarthritis – a proof-of-concept study for a Hong Kong Chinese speaking population.

'Changing culture? Thinking differently about disclosure' (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation delivered at the College of Policing (January 2019) for a disclosure strategy training day, aimed at Assistant Chief Constables from police forces across England and Wales.

Significant therapy events: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of psychotherapy with clients with intellectual disabilities (2019)
Thesis

Background: Gradually, over the years, the type of treatments provided to clients with intellectual disabilities (IDs) has changed, with increasing access to different types of psychotherapy. Given the high prevalence of mental health difficulties of... Read More about Significant therapy events: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of psychotherapy with clients with intellectual disabilities.