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Customer retention through the equal incorporation of continuous improvement(CI), culture and customer service (2013)
Thesis
McCrory, B. Customer retention through the equal incorporation of continuous improvement(CI), culture and customer service. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6439

Customer retention has long been considered an important element in achieving competitive advantage for business organisations. The increasingly turbulent economic environment has brought this again to the fore for many organisations.
Through the de... Read More about Customer retention through the equal incorporation of continuous improvement(CI), culture and customer service.

Dynamic probabilistic routing discovery and broadcast schemes for high mobility Ad-hoc networks (2013)
Thesis
Bani Khalaf, M. Dynamic probabilistic routing discovery and broadcast schemes for high mobility Ad-hoc networks. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6151

Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) have lately come to be widely used in everyday applications. Their usability and capability have attracted the interest of both commercial organizations and research communities. Recently, the Vehicular Ad-hoc Network... Read More about Dynamic probabilistic routing discovery and broadcast schemes for high mobility Ad-hoc networks.

Binary matrix for pedestrian tracking in infrared images (2013)
Thesis
Grama, K. Binary matrix for pedestrian tracking in infrared images. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6153

The primary goal of this thesis is to present a robust low compute cost pedestrian tracking system for use with thermal infra-red images. Pedestrian tracking employs two distinct image analysis tasks, pedestrian detection and path tracking. This thes... Read More about Binary matrix for pedestrian tracking in infrared images.

Success factors for organisational information systems development projects: a Scottish suppliers’ perspective (2013)
Thesis
Irvine, R. J. Success factors for organisational information systems development projects: a Scottish suppliers’ perspective. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6125

Organisational information systems development (OISD) projects have long been associated with failure. Not surprisingly, the cost of these failures is enormous. Yet, despite numerous studies, understanding of real-world projects is limited. In partic... Read More about Success factors for organisational information systems development projects: a Scottish suppliers’ perspective.

Optimisation of electroless co-deposited solid oxide fuel cell electrodes (2013)
Thesis
Nwosu, N. O. E. Optimisation of electroless co-deposited solid oxide fuel cell electrodes. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6448

Research already carried out on the use of the recently patented electroless nickel ceramic codeposition technique as a method of manufacturing solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) electrodes has thus far indicated that, while functional electrodes can be ma... Read More about Optimisation of electroless co-deposited solid oxide fuel cell electrodes.

Hardware architectures for infrared pedestrian detection systems (2013)
Thesis
Walczyk, R. Hardware architectures for infrared pedestrian detection systems. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6072

Infrared pedestrian detection systems struggle with real-time processing performance. Known solutions are limited to either low resolution systems with basic functionality running at full frame rate, or software based techniques featuring higher dete... Read More about Hardware architectures for infrared pedestrian detection systems.

Fabrication and characterisation of planar and tubular solid oxide fuel cell anodes (2013)
Thesis
Zhang, Y. Fabrication and characterisation of planar and tubular solid oxide fuel cell anodes. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6071

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) are energy conversion devices that convert the chemical energy of a fuel directly into electricity and useful heat, where the latter is recovered at the device’s high working temperature. SOFCs have become important in... Read More about Fabrication and characterisation of planar and tubular solid oxide fuel cell anodes.

A case study analysis of the role of intermodal transport in port regionalisation (2013)
Thesis
Monios, J. A case study analysis of the role of intermodal transport in port regionalisation. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6652

This thesis presents an analysis of the role of intermodal transport in Notteboom and Rodrigue's (2005) port regionalisation concept, an approach to port development that focuses on the inland aspects of the process, as well as taking port developmen... Read More about A case study analysis of the role of intermodal transport in port regionalisation.

Investigation of driving cycles as tools to assess travel demand management in Edinburgh and Abu Dhabi (2013)
Thesis
Al Zaidi, A. Investigation of driving cycles as tools to assess travel demand management in Edinburgh and Abu Dhabi. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5966

Traffic congestion today is a major problem in almost all of the metropolitan areas of the world. An increasing level of congestion results in negative impacts on the urban environment. These include environmental pollution, energy problems and traff... Read More about Investigation of driving cycles as tools to assess travel demand management in Edinburgh and Abu Dhabi.

Pedestrian right-of-way violations at signalised pedestrian crossings in Edinburgh (2013)
Thesis
Alnaqbi, K. S. Pedestrian right-of-way violations at signalised pedestrian crossings in Edinburgh. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5967

The review of available literature related to pedestrian accidents indicates that the occurrence of pedestrian accidents is influenced by a diverse range of factors. However, few empirical studies have documented the effects of distance of pedestrian... Read More about Pedestrian right-of-way violations at signalised pedestrian crossings in Edinburgh.

An investigation into the sales process practiced by Scottish-based food and drink SMEs (2013)
Thesis
Douglas, T. An investigation into the sales process practiced by Scottish-based food and drink SMEs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6038

This thesis aims to explore selling and the sales process in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from the selling organisation’s perspective. It investigates the sales process between SME manufacturers/distributors and Food retail and Foodservices cu... Read More about An investigation into the sales process practiced by Scottish-based food and drink SMEs.

Investigating gaps in higher civil engineering education regarding students’ level of knowledge and understanding of basic structural concepts (2013)
Thesis
Tsechelidou, E. Investigating gaps in higher civil engineering education regarding students’ level of knowledge and understanding of basic structural concepts. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6076

A key issue for young graduates of civil engineering is their ability to obtain the necessary knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts of civil engineering, which are necessary to work with success in real projects. The literature review ind... Read More about Investigating gaps in higher civil engineering education regarding students’ level of knowledge and understanding of basic structural concepts.

Implementation and evaluation of a botnet analysis and detection method in a virtual environment (2012)
Thesis
Waheed, S. Implementation and evaluation of a botnet analysis and detection method in a virtual environment. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5667

Botnets are one of the biggest cyber threats. Botnets based on concepts that used for the development of malware or viruses before origin of the Internet in 1990s. Botnet is a form of malware controlled by a Botmaster using Command and Control (C&C).... Read More about Implementation and evaluation of a botnet analysis and detection method in a virtual environment.

Data quality and data cleaning in database applications (2012)
Thesis
Li, L. Data quality and data cleaning in database applications. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5788

Today, data plays an important role in people’s daily activities. With the help of some database applications such as decision support systems and customer relationship management systems (CRM), useful information or knowledge could be derived from l... Read More about Data quality and data cleaning in database applications.

Temperature variations in UK heated homes (2012)
Thesis
Morton, A. Temperature variations in UK heated homes. (Thesis). Loughborough University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3701292

The domestic sector accounted for 30.5% of the 2010 final UK energy consumption, of which around 66% was used towards space heating. The energy consumption within domestic buildings can be influenced by various factors ranging from the household char... Read More about Temperature variations in UK heated homes.

Development of gel-based panel loudspeakers (2012)
Thesis
Munoz-Frigola, J. Development of gel-based panel loudspeakers. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5694

Loudspeaker research has been carried out for many years and some of the latest developments involve a panel to produce the sound. Using panels to produce sound offers many possible advantages – for example, it is possible to create sound using a win... Read More about Development of gel-based panel loudspeakers.

A holistic semantic based approach to component specification and retrieval (2012)
Thesis
Li, C. A holistic semantic based approach to component specification and retrieval. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5677

Component-Based Development (CBD) has been broadly used in software development as it enhances the productivity and reduces the costs and risks involved in systems development. It has become a well-understood and widely used technology for developing... Read More about A holistic semantic based approach to component specification and retrieval.

Model Reduction by Balanced Truncation (2012)
Thesis
Guiver, C. (2012). Model Reduction by Balanced Truncation. (Thesis). University of Bath. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/4181395

Model reduction by balanced truncation for bounded real and positive real input-stateoutputsystems, known as bounded real balanced truncation and positive real balancedtruncation respectively, is addressed. Results for finite-dimensional systems were... Read More about Model Reduction by Balanced Truncation.

Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness (2012)
Thesis
Smuga, J. R. Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5426

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an escalating concern in the modern electronic climate. As such it has become a critical area to consider when designing and packaging electronics. With the growing volume of electronic devices available and with... Read More about Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness.

An Investigation into Visual Graph Comparison (2012)
Thesis
Melville, A. G. An Investigation into Visual Graph Comparison. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7560

Information Visualisation is extensively used in single graph analysis. However, relatively little work has been done in the field of graph comparison. This work examines and compares the use of two standard graph representations in this area, the No... Read More about An Investigation into Visual Graph Comparison.