All Outputs (27045)

Mode choice modelling using elements of MINDSPACE and structural equation modelling (2020)
Thesis
Ababio-Donkor, A. Mode choice modelling using elements of MINDSPACE and structural equation modelling. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709043

The last two decades have witnessed a rising research interest in integrated choice and latent variable (ICLV) modelling, in direct response to the inability of the traditional choice models to adequately explain the over half a century growing trend... Read More about Mode choice modelling using elements of MINDSPACE and structural equation modelling.

Beach leisure lifestyles and mobilities along Lebanese shores: unveiling complexities, particularities and intricacies (2020)
Thesis
Adeimi, J. Beach leisure lifestyles and mobilities along Lebanese shores: unveiling complexities, particularities and intricacies. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709049

This research explores the differentiated beach leisure lifestyles and mobilities of local beach goers in Lebanon belonging to different ethno-religious communities. Following the interpretivist/constructivist paradigm, this study is the first of its... Read More about Beach leisure lifestyles and mobilities along Lebanese shores: unveiling complexities, particularities and intricacies.

Exploring the 'civic commercial home' of Edinburgh as a welcome tourist destination (2020)
Thesis
Palkowski, M. R. Exploring the 'civic commercial home' of Edinburgh as a welcome tourist destination. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709315

This study uses 'hospitality' in a sociological way, to examine the creation of Edinburgh's 'welcome tourist destination'. In viewing Edinburgh as a 'host', trying to attract 'guests', I consider the conflicting civic and commercial issues which emer... Read More about Exploring the 'civic commercial home' of Edinburgh as a welcome tourist destination.

Evolving planar mechanisms for the conceptual stage of mechanical design (2020)
Thesis
Lapok, P. Evolving planar mechanisms for the conceptual stage of mechanical design. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709215

The design of planar mechanical systems is a challenging and time-consuming task for engineers. Evolutionary computing has been shown to be a successful tool applied to design automation in various mechanical engineering fields. This thesis aims to d... Read More about Evolving planar mechanisms for the conceptual stage of mechanical design.

Evaluating ALBA: A pragmatic evaluation of a behaviour change intervention designed to increase physical activity to improve mental wellbeing (2020)
Thesis
Peddie, N. Evaluating ALBA: A pragmatic evaluation of a behaviour change intervention designed to increase physical activity to improve mental wellbeing. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709325

Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for improving both physical and mental health. However, people with mental health conditions are more likely to be inactive. In order to encourage adherence to PA, the Scottish Association for Mental... Read More about Evaluating ALBA: A pragmatic evaluation of a behaviour change intervention designed to increase physical activity to improve mental wellbeing.

Do institutions help achieve greater value for spending European taxpayers’ money? (2020)
Other
Incaltarau, C., Pascariu, G. C., & Surubaru, N.-C. (2020). Do institutions help achieve greater value for spending European taxpayers’ money?. The JCMS Blog - Ideas on Europe

The impact of loyalty programmes on customer retention in the Nigerian banking sector (2020)
Thesis
Ojesina, O. A. The impact of loyalty programmes on customer retention in the Nigerian banking sector. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709304

The key contributions of this research span across academic literature, research methodology and professional practice. Literature on loyalty programmes indicate that the practice is common in organisations that are desirous of reducing customer attr... Read More about The impact of loyalty programmes on customer retention in the Nigerian banking sector.

Exploring the experiences of male caregivers caring for a partner with Alzheimer's dementia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2020)
Thesis
McIntosh, G. L. Exploring the experiences of male caregivers caring for a partner with Alzheimer's dementia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709279

Introduction
Dementia is a global health issue. The role that family members adopt to support people to remain at home has an impact on caregivers, communities, health services and the wider economic climate. This thesis presents an exploration of m... Read More about Exploring the experiences of male caregivers caring for a partner with Alzheimer's dementia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.

The challenge of career progression and work-life balance in consulting business in Germany (2020)
Thesis
Jekosch, M. The challenge of career progression and work-life balance in consulting business in Germany. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709119

This thesis examines how individuals define and understand work-life balance and career progression in the consulting business sector in Germany. Since this client-focused work environment requires travel and long working weeks, employees face challe... Read More about The challenge of career progression and work-life balance in consulting business in Germany.

Automated code compliance for structural timber design with building information modelling (2020)
Thesis
Livingstone, A. Automated code compliance for structural timber design with building information modelling. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709249

This work set out to identify and overcome the barriers to specifying structural timber within the UK. In the first instance, a survey of practising structural engineers was conducted, and in combination with a review of the context via available lit... Read More about Automated code compliance for structural timber design with building information modelling.

Exploration of management and leadership techniques that enhance joint working in an Agile Project (2020)
Thesis
Heinemann, B. Exploration of management and leadership techniques that enhance joint working in an Agile Project. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709111

The purpose of this research is to explore the connection between management techniques and leadership techniques that influence collaboration in projects. The specific objective of this study is to identify the way in which (project) managers and le... Read More about Exploration of management and leadership techniques that enhance joint working in an Agile Project.

'Pinholes in my arms': The vicious cycle of vascular access (2020)
Thesis
Kelly, L. J. 'Pinholes in my arms': The vicious cycle of vascular access. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709126

BACKGROUND: Vascular Access Devices (VAD) are essential for the delivery of intravenous therapies. As patients often live with these devices in place for many months, it is important to understand how patients with cancer make sense of living with th... Read More about 'Pinholes in my arms': The vicious cycle of vascular access.

Corporatisation and the performance of hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A panel study, 1979-2014 (2020)
Thesis
Nasrulddin, V. M. Corporatisation and the performance of hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A panel study, 1979-2014. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709299

This thesis analyses whether the movement towards privatisation (through various phases of corporatisation, changes in management and operation) has been associated with an improvement in the performance (efficiency, effectiveness, and quality) of th... Read More about Corporatisation and the performance of hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A panel study, 1979-2014.

Applying the principles of system dynamics as a lever for sustainable service quality – The case of commercial vehicle dealerships in South Africa (2020)
Thesis
Thiele, C. Applying the principles of system dynamics as a lever for sustainable service quality – The case of commercial vehicle dealerships in South Africa. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709389

Service quality (SQ) has been a key driver of profitability in commercial vehicle dealerships and is bound to remain so in the increasingly dynamic and competitive context of the automotive sector. Current approaches to optimising SQ in this highly c... Read More about Applying the principles of system dynamics as a lever for sustainable service quality – The case of commercial vehicle dealerships in South Africa.

Enhancement of densification and microwave dielectric properties in LiF ceramics via a cold sintering and post-annealing process (2020)
Journal Article
Liu, B., Li, L., Song, K. X., Mao, M. M., Lu, Z., Wang, G., Li, L., Wang, D., Zhou, D., Feteira, A., & Reaney, I. M. (2021). Enhancement of densification and microwave dielectric properties in LiF ceramics via a cold sintering and post-annealing process. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41(2), 1726-1729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.09.073

LiF is a low-firing fluoride with excellent microwave dielectric properties, however densification of LiF ceramics is challenging owing to their low surface free energy. In this study, a cold sintering process (150 °C, 250 MPa, 60 min) was employed t... Read More about Enhancement of densification and microwave dielectric properties in LiF ceramics via a cold sintering and post-annealing process.

Generating Socially Responsible Events at Ski Resorts (2020)
Journal Article
Taheri, B., & Thompson, J. (2020). Generating Socially Responsible Events at Ski Resorts. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 91, Article 102695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102695

This study examines how ski resorts can manage events that are sustainable, while also balancing the needs of consumers and local workers. Using a mixed-method approach, quantitative results (from 710 ski tourists) highlight the influence of communit... Read More about Generating Socially Responsible Events at Ski Resorts.

Mental health advance statements: crossing the divide from clinical to law enforcement settings (2020)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2021). Mental health advance statements: crossing the divide from clinical to law enforcement settings. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 28(1), 102-106. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12695

It is clear that police in many jurisdictions are increasingly being called out to situations involving persons with mental distress. In Scotland, for example, notifications of Place of Safety Orders to the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland incr... Read More about Mental health advance statements: crossing the divide from clinical to law enforcement settings.

Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Meaningful in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Response to Van Overmeire's Commentary on Karatzias et al. (2020) (2020)
Journal Article
Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., & Karatzias, T. (2020). Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Meaningful in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Response to Van Overmeire's Commentary on Karatzias et al. (2020). Journal of Traumatic Stress, 33(5), 866-868. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22592

In a recently published study in this journal that used a population‐based sample in the Republic of Ireland (Karatzias et al., 2020), we concluded that 17.7% of the sample met the diagnostic requirements for COVID‐19–related posttraumatic stress dis... Read More about Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Meaningful in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Response to Van Overmeire's Commentary on Karatzias et al. (2020).

Prediction of Critical Flashover Voltage of High Voltage Insulators Leveraging Bootstrap Neural Network (2020)
Journal Article
Niazi, M. T. K., Arshad, Ahmad, J., Alqahtani, F., Baotham, F. A., & Abu-Amara, F. (2020). Prediction of Critical Flashover Voltage of High Voltage Insulators Leveraging Bootstrap Neural Network. Electronics, 9(10), Article 1620. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9101620

Understanding the flashover performance of the outdoor high voltage insulator has been in the interest of many researchers recently. Various studies have been performed to investigate the critical flashover voltage of outdoor high voltage insulators... Read More about Prediction of Critical Flashover Voltage of High Voltage Insulators Leveraging Bootstrap Neural Network.

Coaching Dropout: A Study of volunteer Head Coaches in American Football (2020)
Report
Laird, P. (2020). Coaching Dropout: A Study of volunteer Head Coaches in American Football. https://www.bafca.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Coaching-Dropout-A-Study-of-volunteer-Head-Coaches-in-American-Football.pdf: British American Football Coaches Association

This was a longitudinal study from a population of UK based American Football Head Coaches (n=49) who had who had left their posts over three off-seasons covering two competitive seasons. Each coach received a questionnaire based upon a previous meth... Read More about Coaching Dropout: A Study of volunteer Head Coaches in American Football.