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The comparison of foot clearance in novice and experienced independent walking using statistical parametric mapping (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Price, C., Morrison, S., & Nester, C. (2021, April). The comparison of foot clearance in novice and experienced independent walking using statistical parametric mapping. Presented at International Foot & Ankle Biomechanics Meeting, Online/Virtual

Methodology As part of a longitudinal study of gait development, 20 infants participated in two test sessions at walking milestones. Firstly, within 3 weeks of taking five independent steps (age 416±54 days) then again when they could walk in a confi... Read More about The comparison of foot clearance in novice and experienced independent walking using statistical parametric mapping.

Developing an integrated approach to the evaluation of outdoor play settings : rethinking the position of play value (2021)
Journal Article
Parker, R., & Al-Maiyah, S. (2022). Developing an integrated approach to the evaluation of outdoor play settings : rethinking the position of play value. Children's Geographies, 20(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2021.1912294

This paper reports on the development of an evaluation tool supporting the review and development of play parks. The Play Park Evaluation Tool (PPET) considers key areas contributing to the accessibility and usability of play parks including non-pl... Read More about Developing an integrated approach to the evaluation of outdoor play settings : rethinking the position of play value.

‘Working for nothing?’ : how do students and graduates utilise unpaid work for career mobilities? (2021)
Thesis
Cunningham, E. ‘Working for nothing?’ : how do students and graduates utilise unpaid work for career mobilities?. (Thesis). University of Salford

A degree is no longer enough to guarantee graduate career success, so work experience increasingly provides a way to meet requirements of graduate employers. Such experience is often unpaid in the form of internships, work experience and volunteering... Read More about ‘Working for nothing?’ : how do students and graduates utilise unpaid work for career mobilities?.

Developing an assessment framework to enhance community resilience to pluvial floods in the UAE (2021)
Thesis
Al nuaimi, M. (2021). Developing an assessment framework to enhance community resilience to pluvial floods in the UAE. (Thesis). University of Salford

Over the last two decades, the increase in natural disasters has affected communities around the world through significant loss of life and negative environmental and economic impacts. Although communities cannot always prevent these disasters, they... Read More about Developing an assessment framework to enhance community resilience to pluvial floods in the UAE.

The indexical body of film : time-based experiments in Super8 materiality and performance (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Prokopic, P. (2021, April). The indexical body of film : time-based experiments in Super8 materiality and performance. Presented at Time and the Body in Film, Television and Screen Studies’ BAFTSS Conference, University of Southhampton

The argument of this video essay stems from the knowledge and observation that film represents reality in two different ways: through a near-identical iconic resemblance and, more importantly, through a direct indexical contact – capturing a specific... Read More about The indexical body of film : time-based experiments in Super8 materiality and performance.

Developing a contextualised framework for culture-led urban sustainable development through creative hub concept (a case study of Iranian free zone) (2021)
Thesis
(a case study of Iranian free zone). (Thesis). University of Salford

Regenerating cities and adapting them to contemporary life circumstances is essential for improving cities' economic, social, and cultural situations. In order to regenerate cities, we, therefore, need to pay more attention to the cultural aspects of... Read More about Developing a contextualised framework for culture-led urban sustainable development through creative hub concept (a case study of Iranian free zone).

Augmented feedback can change body shape to improve glide efficiency in swimming (2021)
Journal Article
Papic, C., Andersen, J., Naemi, R., Hodierne, R., & H Sanders, R. (2021). Augmented feedback can change body shape to improve glide efficiency in swimming. Sports Biomechanics, https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2021.1900355

Curvatures of the body can disrupt fluid flow and affect hydrodynamic resistance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a feedback intervention on glide performance and torso morphology. Eleven male and female national swimmers perf... Read More about Augmented feedback can change body shape to improve glide efficiency in swimming.

Music making in the community with people living with dementia and care partners – ‘I’m leaving feeling on top of the world’ (2021)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Innes, A., & Bushell, S. (2022). Music making in the community with people living with dementia and care partners – ‘I’m leaving feeling on top of the world’. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(1), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13378

Evidence exists relating to music-based initiatives and positive health outcomes for people living with dementia who can access them. Yet, knowledge about the impact of ‘music-making’ on the wellbeing of community dwelling people with dementia is l... Read More about Music making in the community with people living with dementia and care partners – ‘I’m leaving feeling on top of the world’.

The Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS) qualitative screening tool : application to mitigate anterior cruciate ligament injury risk during cutting (2021)
Journal Article
Dos’Santos, T., Thomas, C., McBurnie, A., Donelon, T., Herrington, L., & Jones, P. (2021). The Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS) qualitative screening tool : application to mitigate anterior cruciate ligament injury risk during cutting. Biomechanics, 1(1), 83-101. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics1010007

Side-step cutting is an action associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury with a plethora of negative economical, health, and psychological implications. Although ACL injury risk factors are multifactorial, biomechanical and... Read More about The Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS) qualitative screening tool : application to mitigate anterior cruciate ligament injury risk during cutting.

Comparing the effects of plyometric and isometric strength training on dynamic and isometric force-time characteristics (2021)
Journal Article
Lum, D., Comfort, P., M. Barbosa, T., & Balasekaran, G. (2022). Comparing the effects of plyometric and isometric strength training on dynamic and isometric force-time characteristics. Biology of Sport, 39(1), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.5114/BIOLSPORT.2022.103575

The purpose of the study was to compare the change in dynamic and isometric force-time characteristics after plyometric (PLYO) or isometric strength training (ISO). Twenty-two endurance runners (age = 37 ± 6 years,stature = 1.71 ± 0.05 m, body mass... Read More about Comparing the effects of plyometric and isometric strength training on dynamic and isometric force-time characteristics.

A new context-based feature for classification of emotions in photographs (2021)
Journal Article
Krishnani, D., Shivakumara, P., Lu, T., Pal, U., Lopresti, D., & Hemantha Kumar, G. (2021). A new context-based feature for classification of emotions in photographs. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 80, 15589–15618. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-020-10404-8

A high volume of images is shared on the public Internet each day. Many of these are photographs of people with facial expressions and actions displaying various emotions. In this work, we examine the problem of classifying broad categories of emotio... Read More about A new context-based feature for classification of emotions in photographs.

“It’s the Best Job on the Paper” – The Courts Beat During the Journalism Crisis (2021)
Journal Article
Jones, R. (2021). “It’s the Best Job on the Paper” – The Courts Beat During the Journalism Crisis. Journalism Practice, 15(9), 1307-1328. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2021.1910980

Local journalism in the UK has been described as being in "crisis". Local newspapers have experienced years of declining circulations and staff cuts, leading to questions about how effectively those institutions can continue to perform normative func... Read More about “It’s the Best Job on the Paper” – The Courts Beat During the Journalism Crisis.

Animal personality and conservation : basics for inspiring new research (2021)
Journal Article
de Azevedo, C., & Young, R. (2021). Animal personality and conservation : basics for inspiring new research. Animals, 11(4), e1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041019

The number of animal species threatened with extinction are increasing every year, and biologists are conducting animal translocations, as one strategy, to try to mitigate this situation. Furthermore, researchers are evaluating methods to increase tr... Read More about Animal personality and conservation : basics for inspiring new research.

Homotopy and adomian semi-numerical solutions for oscillatory flow of partially ionized dielectric hydrogen gas in a rotating MHD energy generator duct (2021)
Journal Article
Beg, O., Beg, T., Munjam, S., & Jangili, S. (2021). Homotopy and adomian semi-numerical solutions for oscillatory flow of partially ionized dielectric hydrogen gas in a rotating MHD energy generator duct. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(34), 17677-17696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.02.189

Hydrogen-based MHD power generators offer significant advantages over conventional designs. The optimization of these energy devices benefits from both laboratory scale testing and computational simulation. Motivated by this, in the current work, a... Read More about Homotopy and adomian semi-numerical solutions for oscillatory flow of partially ionized dielectric hydrogen gas in a rotating MHD energy generator duct.

Biomechanical determinants of performance and injury risk during cutting : a performance-injury conflict? (2021)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., McBurnie, A., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2021). Biomechanical determinants of performance and injury risk during cutting : a performance-injury conflict?. Sports Medicine, 51(9), 1983-1998. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01448-3

Most cutting biomechanical studies investigate performance and knee joint load determinants independently. This is surprising because cutting is an important action linked to performance and non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The... Read More about Biomechanical determinants of performance and injury risk during cutting : a performance-injury conflict?.

Double diffusive convection in a dissipative electrically conducting nanofluid under orthogonal electrical and magnetic fields : a numerical study (2021)
Journal Article
Umavathi, J., & Beg, O. (2021). Double diffusive convection in a dissipative electrically conducting nanofluid under orthogonal electrical and magnetic fields : a numerical study. Nanoscience and Technology: An International Journal, 12(2), 59-90. https://doi.org/10.1615/NanoSciTechnolIntJ.2021036786

Two-dimensional double-diffusive convective flow in a duct is studied numerically. The duct is filled with electrically conducting nanofluid and subjected to mutually orthogonal static electrical and magnetic fields. The one-phase Tiwari-Das model is... Read More about Double diffusive convection in a dissipative electrically conducting nanofluid under orthogonal electrical and magnetic fields : a numerical study.

Co-creation facilitates translational research on upper limb prosthetics (2021)
Journal Article
Jones, H., Dupan, S., Coutinho, M., Day, S., Desmond, D., Donovan-Hall, M., …Nazarpour, K. (2021). Co-creation facilitates translational research on upper limb prosthetics. Prosthesis, 3(2), 110-118. https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis3020012

People who either use an upper limb prosthesis and/or have used services provided by a prosthetic rehabilitation centre, hereafter called users, are yet to benefit from the fast-paced growth in academic knowledge within the field of upper limb prosth... Read More about Co-creation facilitates translational research on upper limb prosthetics.