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Welcome to Edinburgh Napier Research Repository

The ‘Research Repository’ is the open access institutional repository of Edinburgh Napier University. It contains examples of research outputs produced by staff and research students, as well as related information about the university's funded projects and staff research interests.

Whenever possible, refereed documents accepted for publication, or finished artistic compositions presented in public, will be made available here in full digital format, and hyperlinks to standard published versions will be provided. Any questions about submissions to the repository or problems with access to any of its content should be sent to the Repository Team at repository@napier.ac.uk



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Getting Britain back to work (2024)
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P. (2024). Getting Britain back to work. [Web based newspaper]

This short article discusses the FInal Report of the Commission on the Future of Employment Support, and UK Government proposals to integrate career guidance into the Job Centre Plus network.

Enhancing Cybersecurity Training Efficacy: A Comprehensive Analysis of Gamified Learning, Behavioral Strategies and Digital Twins (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yigit, Y., Kioskli, K., Bishop, L., Chouliaras, N., Maglaras, L., & Janicke, H. (2024, June). Enhancing Cybersecurity Training Efficacy: A Comprehensive Analysis of Gamified Learning, Behavioral Strategies and Digital Twins. Presented at 2024 IEEE 25th International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), Perth, Australia

This paper delves into enhancing cybersecurity training efficacy through an in-depth examination of gamified learning, behavioural strategies, and the deployment of digital twins. It identifies the critical role of behavioural strategies in bolsterin... Read More about Enhancing Cybersecurity Training Efficacy: A Comprehensive Analysis of Gamified Learning, Behavioral Strategies and Digital Twins.

A Review of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT): Challenges and Opportunities (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abubakar, M., Gunathilake, N. A., Buchanan, W. J., & O’Reilly, B. (2023, August). A Review of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT): Challenges and Opportunities. Presented at 13th EAI International Conference, BDTA 2023, Edinburgh

Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is an emerging blockchain-based technology. These tokens can represent digital assets, as it has proof of ownership built in. NFTs have the potential to hugely influence both the decentralised markets that exist now and the c... Read More about A Review of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT): Challenges and Opportunities.

Hierarchical Network Structure: A Novel Approach to Conceptualising ICD-11 Complex PTSD using a general population sample from Africa (2024)
Journal Article
Robinson, M., Levin, Y., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., & Ben-Ezra, M. (in press). Hierarchical Network Structure: A Novel Approach to Conceptualising ICD-11 Complex PTSD using a general population sample from Africa. Journal of Affective Disorders,

Background
Investigations have sought to model the structure of ICD-11 Complex PTSD (CPTSD) using factor analytic models, finding support for higher-order domains representing PTSD and Disturbances in Self Organisation (DSO). Network analysis has a... Read More about Hierarchical Network Structure: A Novel Approach to Conceptualising ICD-11 Complex PTSD using a general population sample from Africa.

High-intensity interval training in cardiac rehabilitation: a multi-centre randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
McGregor, G., Powell, R., Begg, B., Birkett, S. T., Nichols, S., Ennis, S., McGuire, S., Prosser, J., Fiassam, O., Hee, S. W., Hamborg, T., Banerjee, P., Hartfiel, N., Charles, J. M., Edwards, R. T., Drane, A., Ali, D., Osman, F., He, H., Lachlan, T., …Shave, R. (2023). High-intensity interval training in cardiac rehabilitation: a multi-centre randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 30(9), 745-755. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwad039

Background
There is a lack of international consensus regarding the prescription of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for people with coronary artery disease (CAD) attending cardiac rehabilitation (CR).

Aims
To assess the clinical effectiv... Read More about High-intensity interval training in cardiac rehabilitation: a multi-centre randomized controlled trial.