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‘We’re not fully Welsh’: Hierarchies of belonging and ‘new’ speakers of Welsh (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter seeks to problematise the concept of the ‘new’ and ‘learner’ speaker from the standpoint of a situated, ethnographic analysis and in doing so, draws on research conducted in two contrasting secondary schools in south-west Wales: an Engli... Read More about ‘We’re not fully Welsh’: Hierarchies of belonging and ‘new’ speakers of Welsh.

Drawing in business and management research (2017)
Book Chapter

Visual methodologies are slowly gaining acceptance in business and management research. However, the term visual methodology is largely perceived to reflect the production and or analysis of photographs, films, video and corporate visual artefacts (R... Read More about Drawing in business and management research.

Enhancing Local Air Quality Management to maximise public health integration, collaboration and impact in Wales, UK: A Delphi study (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Background Outdoor air pollution is a significant public health problem. The UK Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) regime is intended to protect public health through a prescribed process of assessment and collaborative action. D... Read More about Enhancing Local Air Quality Management to maximise public health integration, collaboration and impact in Wales, UK: A Delphi study.

Are you better? A multi-centre study of patient-defined recovery from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 European Pain Federation - EFIC® Background: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) symptoms can significantly differ between patients, fluctuate over time, disappear or persist. This leads to problems in defining recovery and in evaluating the... Read More about Are you better? A multi-centre study of patient-defined recovery from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

Fashion, sustainability, and the anthropocene (2017)
Journal Article

The unbridled consumption of clothing threatens the environment. A discussion is developing around the adoption of new materials and economic models to reduce the impacts of clothing production and use. We discuss these emergent technologies in the w... Read More about Fashion, sustainability, and the anthropocene.

Adaptation of the ASSIST peer-led smoking intervention to deliver information from the Talk to FRANK drug education website (ASSIST+FRANK): a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article

Background

Illicit drug use increases the risk of poor physical and mental health. Few effective school-based drug prevention interventions are available. We adapted an effective school-based peer-led smoking prevention intervention (ASSIST) to de... Read More about Adaptation of the ASSIST peer-led smoking intervention to deliver information from the Talk to FRANK drug education website (ASSIST+FRANK): a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Engineering properties of tropical clay and bentonite modified with sawdust (2017)
Journal Article

Construction Engineers typically avoid the use of expansive soils as construction materials because they are usually difficult to work on and can cause structural failure. This research work investigates how the application of sawdust to tropical cla... Read More about Engineering properties of tropical clay and bentonite modified with sawdust.

The finance and production of independent film and television in the United Kingdom: A critical introduction (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter provides a critical introduction to the finance and production of independent film and television production in the UK. Film, long considered entertainment rather than art, continues to suffer from low levels of public funding, and the m... Read More about The finance and production of independent film and television in the United Kingdom: A critical introduction.

Mothers in children's and young adult literature: From the eighteenth century to postfeminsim. Eds Lisa Rowe Fraustino and Karen Coats (2017)
Journal Article

Modeling of oblique load test on batter pile group based on support vector machines and gaussian regression (2017)
Journal Article

This paper evaluates the potential of two machine learning approaches i.e. Support vector machine (SVR) and Gaussian processes (GP) regression to model the oblique load capacity of batter pile groups. Linear regression was used to compare the perform... Read More about Modeling of oblique load test on batter pile group based on support vector machines and gaussian regression.

Bee swarm optimization for solving the MAXSAT problem using prior knowledge (2017)
Journal Article

This paper explores rule decomposition for solving the MAXSAT problem. Four approaches are proposed to steer a bee swarm optimization metaheuristic. Two decomposition methods are proposed: direct and indirect. The first one applies the Kmeans algorit... Read More about Bee swarm optimization for solving the MAXSAT problem using prior knowledge.

Scalable Production of Graphene-Based Wearable E-Textiles (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 American Chemical Society. Graphene-based wearable e-textiles are considered to be promising due to their advantages over traditional metal-based technology. However, the manufacturing process is complex and currently not suitable for industri... Read More about Scalable Production of Graphene-Based Wearable E-Textiles.

Recruiting to cohort studies in specialist healthcare services: Lessons learned from clinical research nurses in UK cleft services (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims and objectives: To explore the experiences of clinical research nurses recruiting patients in a large specialist care-based cohort study. Background: Longitudinal studies are vital to better understand the aetiolog... Read More about Recruiting to cohort studies in specialist healthcare services: Lessons learned from clinical research nurses in UK cleft services.

Large-Scale Streamwise Vortices in Turbulent Channel Flow Induced by Active Wall Actuations (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature. Direct numerical simulations of turbulent flow in a plane channel using spanwise alternatively distributed strips (SADS) are performed to investigate the characteristics of large-... Read More about Large-Scale Streamwise Vortices in Turbulent Channel Flow Induced by Active Wall Actuations.

Thermal comfort and energy performance of public rental housing under typical and near-extreme weather conditions in Hong Kong (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Building performance evaluation is crucial for sustainable urban developments. In high-density cities, occupants suffer from poor living conditions due to building overheating, especially during increasingly frequent near-extreme... Read More about Thermal comfort and energy performance of public rental housing under typical and near-extreme weather conditions in Hong Kong.

Moving on up: Pathways of care leavers and care-experienced students into and through higher education (2017)
Report

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Is a Lycra sleeve an acceptable treatment for glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke: Patients’, clinicians’ and family members’ perspectives (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Abstract
Background:
Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is a common post-stroke complication reported to occur in up to 81% of patients. It presents considerable challenges to the rehabilitation of the upper limb; impeding recovery of shoulder functi... Read More about Is a Lycra sleeve an acceptable treatment for glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke: Patients’, clinicians’ and family members’ perspectives.

Non-invasive parameter for assessing urine flow rate in frequency domain to differentiate detrusor underactivity with bladder outlet obstruction in male (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

To differentiate Detrusor underactivity (DU) with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), we have assessed free urine flow in frequency domain, and proposed median power frequency (MPF) as a potential urodynamic indicator for diagnosing DU.
As a continuat... Read More about Non-invasive parameter for assessing urine flow rate in frequency domain to differentiate detrusor underactivity with bladder outlet obstruction in male.

The role of home adaptations in improving later life (2017)
Report

This report summarises the findings of a systematic review of the best, available scientific evidence on how home adaptations can contribute to improving later life.
Living in a suitable home is crucially important to a good later life. The right h... Read More about The role of home adaptations in improving later life.

Developing a toolkit for patient and public involvement in antimicrobial medicines development research: Breaking new ground (2017)
Journal Article

Abstract from the NIHR INVOLVE Conference 2017