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Health and safety risks in the design and construction of magnetic shielding for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suites (2012)
Thesis
Price, T. R. Health and safety risks in the design and construction of magnetic shielding for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suites. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5032

Once energised, and even when the equipment is not imaging, magnets used in magnetic resonance imaging will produce a static magnetic field that extends in three dimensions around the magnet. This static magnetic field is invisible; it is impossible... Read More about Health and safety risks in the design and construction of magnetic shielding for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suites.

The Opportunities and Challenges of the Changing Public Services Landscape for the Third Sector in Scotland: A Longitudinal Study: Year Two Report (2012)
Report
Osborne, S. P., Bond, S., Dutton, M., & Honore, E. (2012). The Opportunities and Challenges of the Changing Public Services Landscape for the Third Sector in Scotland: A Longitudinal Study: Year Two Report. Edinburgh: Scottish Government

The report provides findings from the second year of a three year qualitative longitudinal study on the third sector in Scotland.

Assessing TCE Source Bioremediation by Geostatistical Analysis of a Flux Fence (2012)
Journal Article
Cai, Z., Wilson, R. D., & Lerner, D. N. (2012). Assessing TCE Source Bioremediation by Geostatistical Analysis of a Flux Fence. Groundwater, 50(6), 908-917. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2012.00916.x

Mass discharge across transect planes is increasingly used as a metric for performance assessment of in situ groundwater remediation systems. Mass discharge estimates using concentrations measured in multilevel transects are often made by assuming a... Read More about Assessing TCE Source Bioremediation by Geostatistical Analysis of a Flux Fence.

Wind resource assessment: statistical and computational fluid-dynamic analysis (2012)
Thesis
Irshad, W. Wind resource assessment: statistical and computational fluid-dynamic analysis. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5329

Wind is an important source of renewable energy and is widely available, despite the changing condition. In recent years a growing number of manufacturers have produced small wind turbines suitable for utilisation by individual householders or small... Read More about Wind resource assessment: statistical and computational fluid-dynamic analysis.

Detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms within a sequence of a gene associated with prostate cancer using a fluorophore-tagged DNA probe (2012)
Journal Article
Zhao, Z., San, M., Duprey, J. H. A., Arrand, J. R., Vyle, J. S., & Tucker, J. H. R. (2012). Detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms within a sequence of a gene associated with prostate cancer using a fluorophore-tagged DNA probe. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 22(1), 129-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.11.053

Single nucleotide polymorphisms within a sequence of a gene associated with prostate cancer were identified using oligodeoxynucleotide probe sequences bearing internal anthracene fluorophores proximal to the SNP site. Depending upon the nature of the... Read More about Detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms within a sequence of a gene associated with prostate cancer using a fluorophore-tagged DNA probe.

The Application of Human Factors through the Assessment and Improvement of Behavioural Safety to Improve Safety Performance in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (2012)
Thesis
Rose, W. The Application of Human Factors through the Assessment and Improvement of Behavioural Safety to Improve Safety Performance in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5022

User-friendly systems of human factors (HF) analysis are not presently available to the managers of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is therefore difficult for such professionals to assess the safety culture within their own workplaces... Read More about The Application of Human Factors through the Assessment and Improvement of Behavioural Safety to Improve Safety Performance in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises.

The water vapour sorption behaviour of wood. (2012)
Thesis
Jalaludin, Z. The water vapour sorption behaviour of wood. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4905

The water vapour sorption properties of several commercial tropical hardwoods and temperate softwood species as well as thermally modified wood and acetylated wood has been studied. A dynamic vapour sorption apparatus was used for this investigation... Read More about The water vapour sorption behaviour of wood..

Enhancement of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to include the effect of surface albedo on climate change: Comparing black and white roofs (2012)
Journal Article
Susca, T. (2012). Enhancement of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to include the effect of surface albedo on climate change: Comparing black and white roofs. Environmental Pollution, 163, 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.12.019

Traditionally, life cycle assessment (LCA) does not estimate a key property: surface albedo. Here an enhancement of the LCA methodology has been proposed through the development and employment of a time-dependent climatological model for including th... Read More about Enhancement of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to include the effect of surface albedo on climate change: Comparing black and white roofs.

Rail Freight in Great Britain – has privatisation made a noticeable difference? (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cowie, J. (2012, January). Rail Freight in Great Britain – has privatisation made a noticeable difference?. Presented at 44th Annual Conference of the University Transport Study Group

This paper briefly outlines the main changes brought about by the Railways Act 1993 with regard to the rail freight sector and then examines development of the sector since that time. It finds that although rail freight levels have increased, these... Read More about Rail Freight in Great Britain – has privatisation made a noticeable difference?.

Persuading people to purchase low-emission cars: The potential role of green policy measures. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Borthwick, S., & Carreno, M. (2012, January). Persuading people to purchase low-emission cars: The potential role of green policy measures. Paper presented at International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies

This paper begins by providing a brief review of the different types of ‘green’
policy taxation measures introduced by various governments to incentivise the
purchase of lower emission vehicles (LEVs). A discussion of current
understanding of indi... Read More about Persuading people to purchase low-emission cars: The potential role of green policy measures..