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An Evaluation of the Requirements of a Tool for Mapping Workplace Soundscapes (2000)
Thesis
McGregor, I. P. An Evaluation of the Requirements of a Tool for Mapping Workplace Soundscapes. (Thesis)

In a visually biased culture sound becomes taken for granted until it intrudes, this makes many systems designers shy away from sound as a method of communication. We are currently moving away from the notion of an isolated user sitting at a desktop,... Read More about An Evaluation of the Requirements of a Tool for Mapping Workplace Soundscapes.

Speed improvements for the RSA encryption method (2000)
Thesis
Wang, H. (2000). Speed improvements for the RSA encryption method. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4065

This thesis presents methods that can be used to improve the operation of the RSA encryption method. It shows the principles of encryption, and then expands this to give the operation of public-key methods, which includes the number value theorems ap... Read More about Speed improvements for the RSA encryption method.

Rectangular Hollow Sections with circular web openings. (2000)
Thesis
Ridley-Ellis, D. Rectangular Hollow Sections with circular web openings. (Thesis). The University of Nottingham. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8229

The primary aim of the project was to develop the basis for a set of rules to be used in the design of RHS slim floor edge beams with web openings. However, since the research is fundamental in nature, the findings are also applicable to other situa... Read More about Rectangular Hollow Sections with circular web openings..

The role of logistical structure in the development of rail freight services in Great Britain. (2000)
Thesis
Woodburn, A. G. The role of logistical structure in the development of rail freight services in Great Britain. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4875

Modal shift from road to rail for freight movements is a potential means by which
the negative environmental and social impacts of such transport can be reduced. As
such it features strongly in contemporary transport policies in Great Britain. This... Read More about The role of logistical structure in the development of rail freight services in Great Britain..

Inside the Palimpsest: A Study of Newsroom Information Gathering. (2000)
Thesis
Macaulay, C. Gathering. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7241

The methodologies of systems design, rooted in engineering and in cognitivist conceptions
of human action, have been stretched to the limit by the complexity of uses to which
information and communication technologies are being turned. Within segme... Read More about Inside the Palimpsest: A Study of Newsroom Information Gathering..

Evolvable hardware design of combinational logic circuits. (2000)
Thesis
Kalganova, T. Evolvable hardware design of combinational logic circuits. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4341

Evolvable Hardware (EHW), as an alternative method for logic design, became more
attractive recently, because of its algebra-independent techniques for generating selfadaptive
self-reconfigurable hardware. This thesis investigates and relates both... Read More about Evolvable hardware design of combinational logic circuits..

Fabrication and charaterisation of a novel blue organic light-emitting diode (OLED)-structure: glass/Indium-Tin oxide/Poly (N-vinylcarbazole) doped with dye p-Bis(o-methylstyryl)benzeneAluminium. (2000)
Thesis
Ramsbrock, J. Fabrication and charaterisation of a novel blue organic light-emitting diode (OLED)-structure: glass/Indium-Tin oxide/Poly (N-vinylcarbazole) doped with dye p-Bis(o-methylstyryl)benzeneAluminium. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4166

Integrating measurement techniques in an Object-Oriented systems design process. (1999)
Thesis
Li-Thiao-Te, P. systems design process. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9468

The theme of this thesis is the assessment of quality in class hierarchies. In particular, the notion of
inheritance and the mechanism of redefinition from a modelling perspective are reviewed. It is
shown that, in Object-Oriented languages, contro... Read More about Integrating measurement techniques in an Object-Oriented systems design process..

Recycling of demolished masonry rubble. (1999)
Thesis
De Venny, A. S. Recycling of demolished masonry rubble. (Thesis). Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6043

The recycling of demolished masonry rubble as the coarse aggregate in new concrete
represents an interesting possibility at a time when the cost of dumping such material
is on the increase. With growing concerns over the environmental impact of agg... Read More about Recycling of demolished masonry rubble..

Pedestrian Detection by Computer Vision. (1999)
Thesis
Reading, I. A. D. Pedestrian Detection by Computer Vision. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6915

This document describes work aimed at determining whether the detection, by
computer vision, of pedestrians waiting at signal-controlled road crossings could be
made sufficiently reliable and affordable, using currently available technology, so as... Read More about Pedestrian Detection by Computer Vision..

The water ingress characteristics of stressed masonry. (1999)
Thesis
Tait, C. J. The water ingress characteristics of stressed masonry. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3672

Water ingress, usually by wind-driven rain, is the main cause of premature
deterioration in masonry structures. Water acts as a transport mechanism for
aggressive chemicals and can also undergo freeze/thaw cycles leading to bursting of
the masonry... Read More about The water ingress characteristics of stressed masonry..

Life cycle assessment of multi-glazed windows (1998)
Thesis
Weir, G. F. Life cycle assessment of multi-glazed windows. (Thesis). Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2747

In 1987 the World Commission on Environment and Development proposed a reduction in per capita energy consumption of 50%. Increasing demands, and initiatives of this nature, produce a need for more reliable assessment methods, measurement tools and i... Read More about Life cycle assessment of multi-glazed windows.

Analysis of electromagnetic wave propogation using 3D finite-difference time-domain methods with parallel processing. (1996)
Thesis
Buchanan, W. J. Analysis of electromagnetic wave propogation using 3D finite-difference time-domain methods with parallel processing. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4022

The 3D Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method simulates structures in the time-domain using a direct form of Maxwell’s curl equations. This method has the advantage over other simulation methods in that it does not use empirical approximations.... Read More about Analysis of electromagnetic wave propogation using 3D finite-difference time-domain methods with parallel processing..

Daylight illuminance modelling for the United Kingdom and Europe (1995)
Thesis
Angus, R. C. Daylight illuminance modelling for the United Kingdom and Europe. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3712

This thesis highlights the benefits to occupants and owners of buildings who utilise daylight effectively. Many cases of absence are related to depression or Seasonal Adjustment Disorder(SAD) which results from inadequate exposure to daylight in the... Read More about Daylight illuminance modelling for the United Kingdom and Europe.

Robot Calibration Using Artificial Neural Networks (1995)
Thesis
Zhong, X. Robot Calibration Using Artificial Neural Networks. (Thesis). Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2254583

Robot calibration is an integrated procedure of measurement and data processing to improve and maintain robot positioning accuracy. Existing robot calibration techniques require extensive human intervention and off-line processing, which preclude the... Read More about Robot Calibration Using Artificial Neural Networks.