All Outputs (6)

Analysis of small sided games training in elite youth soccer players. (2015)
Thesis
Gilogley, W. Analysis of small sided games training in elite youth soccer players. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1034652

The aim of this study was to investigate small sided games (SSGs) field size (small, large) effect on elite youth soccer players. Analysing differences in youth age group players physiological performance and time and motion responses according to fi... Read More about Analysis of small sided games training in elite youth soccer players..

Understanding the Nature of Talent Identification and Development in the Nigerian Context (2015)
Thesis
Elumaro, A. I. (2015). Understanding the Nature of Talent Identification and Development in the Nigerian Context. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/453361

In recent times, the sports sector across the globe has attracted economic interests both from the public and the private sector. For example, the cost of hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil was estimated at over $14.5 billion, with huge invest... Read More about Understanding the Nature of Talent Identification and Development in the Nigerian Context.

Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein as a potential biomarker of breast cancer in at risk individuals (2015)
Thesis
Dewar, E. L. Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein as a potential biomarker of breast cancer in at risk individuals. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9835

The identification of a blood-based diagnostic biomarker for breast cancer (BC) would be particularly beneficial to those at increased risk of developing BC and could result in earlier detection which may increase survival rates due to earlier treatm... Read More about Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein as a potential biomarker of breast cancer in at risk individuals.

In utero androgen administration induces changes in gene expression and purkinje cell development in the cerebellum (2015)
Thesis
Wilson, L. M. In utero androgen administration induces changes in gene expression and purkinje cell development in the cerebellum. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8867

Steroids play a major role in the development of the CNS with those brain areas involved in sexual behaviour having been the focus of most neuroendocrine studies to date e.g. the hypothalamus and pituitary gland (Feist and Schreck, 1996; Mong, et al.... Read More about In utero androgen administration induces changes in gene expression and purkinje cell development in the cerebellum.

Everyday negotiations of in/securities and risks: an ethnographic study amongst Czech- and Slovak-speaking migrants in Glasgow (2015)
Thesis
Guma, T. Everyday negotiations of in/securities and risks: an ethnographic study amongst Czech- and Slovak-speaking migrants in Glasgow. (Thesis). University of Glasgow. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1608529

The post-accession migration to the UK from the eight Central and Eastern European countries that joined the European Union in 2004 has attracted a significant amount of attention in public discourse as well as from scholars and policy-makers. On the... Read More about Everyday negotiations of in/securities and risks: an ethnographic study amongst Czech- and Slovak-speaking migrants in Glasgow.

Pancreatic and adrenal development and function in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (2015)
Thesis
Ramaswamy, S. Pancreatic and adrenal development and function in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9826

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a complex disorder encompassing reproductive and metabolic dysfunction. Ovarian hyperandrogenism is an endocrine hallmark of human PCOS. In animal models, PCOS-like abnormalities can be recreated by in utero over-e... Read More about Pancreatic and adrenal development and function in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome.