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Inside the Palimpsest: A Study of Newsroom Information Gathering. (2000)
Thesis
Macaulay, C. Gathering. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. 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. 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..

Migration decision-making processes: an empirical investigation. (2000)
Thesis
Forster, E. Migration decision-making processes: an empirical investigation. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3711

This thesis has two purposes. The first is to investigate the motivation for household
migration - in particular, the associations between the different reasons for moving
and the characteristics of owner-occupier movers in Scotland, their houses a... Read More about Migration decision-making processes: an empirical investigation..

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. 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..

To What Extent do the Categorisations of Novice and Expert Contribute to an Understanding of the Evaluation and Communication of Service Provision in the Maternity Services. (1999)
Thesis
Tinson, J. S. To What Extent do the Categorisations of Novice and Expert Contribute to an Understanding of the Evaluation and Communication of Service Provision in the Maternity Services. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7311

Introduction
Measuring consumer expectations and perceptions of service provision is supported
by both practitioners and academics. The National Health Service, as a result of
policy reforms and structural changes, recognises the role of the patie... Read More about To What Extent do the Categorisations of Novice and Expert Contribute to an Understanding of the Evaluation and Communication of Service Provision in the Maternity Services..

Recycling of demolished masonry rubble (1999)
Thesis
De Venny, A. S. Recycling of demolished masonry rubble. (Thesis). Napier University. 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 aggre... Read More about Recycling of demolished masonry rubble.

An investigation into the processes responsible for the generation of the spatial pattern of the spionid polychaete pygospio elegans claparede (1999)
Thesis
Bolam, S. G. An investigation into the processes responsible for the generation of the spatial pattern of the spionid polychaete pygospio elegans claparede. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2812

The spionid polychaete Pygospio elegans Claparede (1863) is a small, tube-building opportunist. On the intertidal sandflat Drum Sands, Firth of Forth, Scotland, this species is numerically dominant and forms areas of increased density or 'patches'.... Read More about An investigation into the processes responsible for the generation of the spatial pattern of the spionid polychaete pygospio elegans claparede.

Pedestrian Detection by Computer Vision. (1999)
Thesis
Reading, I. A. D. Pedestrian Detection by Computer Vision. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. 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. 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..

Industrial relations in the privatised coal industry: continuity, change and contradictions. (1998)
Thesis
Wallis, E. Industrial relations in the privatised coal industry: continuity, change and contradictions. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9237

This study seeks both to describe and account for the patterns of industrial relations
which have emerged in the UK coal industry since privatisation in 1994. In doing so,
it also aims to address some of the wider questions concerning the relations... Read More about Industrial relations in the privatised coal industry: continuity, change and contradictions..

Life cycle assessment of multi-glazed windows (1998)
Thesis
Weir, G. F. Life cycle assessment of multi-glazed windows. (Thesis). Napier University. 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.

At home with density spatial representation in Hong Kong public housing. (1997)
Thesis
Rooney, N. At home with density spatial representation in Hong Kong public housing. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3801

This study examines the representation of space in high-density Hong Kong public
housing. Over half the population in Hong Kong lives in public housing yet little is
known about how they physically cope with density through everyday dwelling.
Spec... Read More about At home with density spatial representation in Hong Kong public housing..

Commercial short holiday breaks in Scotland: an analysis of market structure, supplier strategies and performance (1997)
Thesis
Edgar, D. A. Commercial short holiday breaks in Scotland: an analysis of market structure, supplier strategies and performance. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5728

Hospitality and tourism environments are widely regarded as complex and dynamic in nature. This combined with the need for commercial organisations to improve performance places considerable emphasis on the need for approaches to understanding market... Read More about Commercial short holiday breaks in Scotland: an analysis of market structure, supplier strategies and performance.

Measurement of the demographic parameters of the Mute Swan Cygnus Olor population in the Lothians. (1997)
Thesis
Brown, L. M. Measurement of the demographic parameters of the Mute Swan Cygnus Olor population in the Lothians. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6042

The Mute Swan population in the Lothians has been studied
since 1978. Only 15 pairs bred at that time in the study
area (2,000 sq km); however, this figure increased to 55
pairs by 1993 which represented a mean annual increase of
9% per annum. Th... Read More about Measurement of the demographic parameters of the Mute Swan Cygnus Olor population in the Lothians..