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Technological evolution and societal shifts (2024)
Book
Fascia, M. (in press). Technological evolution and societal shifts. GRIN Publishing. https://doi.org/10.35542/osf.io/dw9mq

As we navigate an era marked by rapid technological evolution and societal shifts, the role of education systems is increasingly under scrutiny. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has not only intensified existing challenges but also presented unique... Read More about Technological evolution and societal shifts.

The First World War in the 1920s (2024)
Book Chapter
Frayn, A. The First World War in the 1920s. In The 1920s: A Decade of Modern British Fiction. Bloomsbury Publishing

A survey of First World War literature in the 1920s.

Career identities and precarious work: frontline homecare workers (2024)
Thesis
Townsend-Jackson, F. Career identities and precarious work: frontline homecare workers. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This thesis examines the concepts of career identities and precarious work for frontline homecare workers through the academic lens of identity work. This period covered the Covid pandemic, which changed the landscape of how frontline workers are see... Read More about Career identities and precarious work: frontline homecare workers.

Corporate carbon reporting and disclosures: a quality rating framework (2024)
Thesis
Xu, F. Corporate carbon reporting and disclosures: a quality rating framework. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Carbon's significance in the economy and its impact on humanity are widely acknowledged. Stakeholder pressures have compelled businesses and industries to disclose their carbon performance data and meet regulatory obligations. Consequently, research... Read More about Corporate carbon reporting and disclosures: a quality rating framework.

Different roads to success: (A multi-method approach) leveraging supply chain management practices to support organizational excellence in the energy sector Houston, Texas - USA (2024)
Thesis
Williams, A. Different roads to success: (A multi-method approach) leveraging supply chain management practices to support organizational excellence in the energy sector Houston, Texas - USA. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Growing worldwide demand for current conventional sources of energy, which is considered a fundamental ingredient to human life as we know it, has resulted in problems of scarcity and adverse environmental impact. It is predicted that conventional so... Read More about Different roads to success: (A multi-method approach) leveraging supply chain management practices to support organizational excellence in the energy sector Houston, Texas - USA.

The Emperor’s New Clothes?! Understanding the experience of educators in their transition to school management roles in the secondary school system in Jamaica (2024)
Thesis
Stewart-Mcintosh, D.-K. A. The Emperor’s New Clothes?! Understanding the experience of educators in their transition to school management roles in the secondary school system in Jamaica. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

A report by the National Education Inspectorate (2015) claimed that as many as 20% of the 28 schools graded leadership and management as unsatisfactory (Hibbert, 2020). This research seeks to explore the experiences of educators in the Jamaican secon... Read More about The Emperor’s New Clothes?! Understanding the experience of educators in their transition to school management roles in the secondary school system in Jamaica.

Exploring leadership challenges for senior academic leaders of higher education institutions in Ontario, amidst public policy reforms (2024)
Thesis
Liberakos, P. Exploring leadership challenges for senior academic leaders of higher education institutions in Ontario, amidst public policy reforms. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This interpretivist research study identified and explored the three key (macro-external) challenges faced by academic leaders in HEIs in Ontario, namely: political and institutional leadership, data, gaps in data and measurement techniques, and labo... Read More about Exploring leadership challenges for senior academic leaders of higher education institutions in Ontario, amidst public policy reforms.

Exploring the perceptions of employers on the ‘soft skills’ deficiencies of University graduates: Evidence from the service sector in Guyana (2024)
Thesis
Patterson, C. Exploring the perceptions of employers on the ‘soft skills’ deficiencies of University graduates: Evidence from the service sector in Guyana. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This study explored whether the perceived soft skill deficiencies of university graduates are impacted by deficiencies in the signaling process between employers and graduates from the employers’ perspective. This was achieved by understanding employ... Read More about Exploring the perceptions of employers on the ‘soft skills’ deficiencies of University graduates: Evidence from the service sector in Guyana.

How autopoietic cybernetics can contribute to humanitarian supply network operations (2024)
Thesis
Duddy, D. G. How autopoietic cybernetics can contribute to humanitarian supply network operations. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Purpose: This research examines whether an autopoietic cybernetic model can assist in achieving greater effectiveness and efficiency in the humanitarian supply chain paradigm. It demonstrates how Systems Thinking is required to achieve a holistic vie... Read More about How autopoietic cybernetics can contribute to humanitarian supply network operations.

Pensions, financialisation, and the psychological contract - how do ‘experts’ make pension choices and whom do they trust to provide pension information? (2024)
Thesis
Burrows, T. Pensions, financialisation, and the psychological contract - how do ‘experts’ make pension choices and whom do they trust to provide pension information?. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Higher life expectancy and recent changes to legislation have brought the issue of occupational pensions to greater prominence. How people make pension choices, what information they use, and whom they trust when doing this are therefore important is... Read More about Pensions, financialisation, and the psychological contract - how do ‘experts’ make pension choices and whom do they trust to provide pension information?.

Strategic talent management for artificial intelligence readiness in German hidden champions: an empirical exploration and proposed guidance (2024)
Thesis
Xiang, H. Strategic talent management for artificial intelligence readiness in German hidden champions: an empirical exploration and proposed guidance. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Carbon's significance in the economy and its impact on humanity are widely acknowledged. Stakeholder pressures have compelled businesses and industries to disclose their carbon performance data and meet regulatory obligations. Consequently, research... Read More about Strategic talent management for artificial intelligence readiness in German hidden champions: an empirical exploration and proposed guidance.

Women, festival leadership, and social transformations: The case of Edinburgh, the world's leading festival city (2024)
Thesis
Piccio, B. Women, festival leadership, and social transformations: The case of Edinburgh, the world's leading festival city. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh is internationally renowned for its festivals, with some now celebrating their 76th year. The workforce in the sector is predominantly composed by women, nevertheless, little research has been undertaken regarding gender equality and condit... Read More about Women, festival leadership, and social transformations: The case of Edinburgh, the world's leading festival city.

Architecting net zero: from drawings to bytes (2024)
Journal Article
Sajjadian, S. M. (2024). Architecting net zero: from drawings to bytes. Journal of Building Engineering, 95, Article 110094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110094

Every profession across the globe has been affected by computers in the last decades. Most of the day-to-day jobs are about creating and managing data and the processes include inputs, storage, transfer and output. The construction industry is no exc... Read More about Architecting net zero: from drawings to bytes.

A computational study of the use of hydrogen peroxide as pilot fuel for a homogeneous mixture of ammonia/hydrogen in a compression ignition engine (2024)
Journal Article
Tingas, E.-A., Hardalupas, Y., & Taylor, A. M. K. P. (2024). A computational study of the use of hydrogen peroxide as pilot fuel for a homogeneous mixture of ammonia/hydrogen in a compression ignition engine. Journal of Ammonia Energy, 2(1), 42-63. https://doi.org/10.18573/jae.28

We report a computational investigation of a compression ignition (CI) engine (compression ratio: 17.6, displacement volume: 1.3 L) where the main fuel is a homogeneous mixture of ammonia (70-60% vol%) and hydrogen (30-40% vol%), with a global equiva... Read More about A computational study of the use of hydrogen peroxide as pilot fuel for a homogeneous mixture of ammonia/hydrogen in a compression ignition engine.

Beyond the Developmental Narrative of Postcolonial Nation-Time: The Materialities of Water and Geological Faultlines in Shubhangi Swarup’s Latitudes of Longing (2024)
Journal Article
Bhattacharya, A. (2024). Beyond the Developmental Narrative of Postcolonial Nation-Time: The Materialities of Water and Geological Faultlines in Shubhangi Swarup’s Latitudes of Longing. Postcolonial Text, Vol 19(1 & 2),

This chapter explores how Shubhangi Swarup’s novel Latitudes of Longing (2018) breaks out of the developmental narrative of nation-time into an exploration of the impressions of deep time in which events impact human consciousness on a planetary scal... Read More about Beyond the Developmental Narrative of Postcolonial Nation-Time: The Materialities of Water and Geological Faultlines in Shubhangi Swarup’s Latitudes of Longing.

Multi-Attribute Analysis For Sustainable Reclamation Of Urban Industrial Sites: Case From Damascus Post-Conflict (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khaddour, L., Osunsanmi, T., Olawumi, T., & Bradly, L. (2024, June). Multi-Attribute Analysis For Sustainable Reclamation Of Urban Industrial Sites: Case From Damascus Post-Conflict. Presented at The 2024 World Sustainable Built Environment Conference (WSBE24), Online

The reclamation of urban industrial zones presents intricate challenges within urban planning, notably in post-disaster scenarios aimed at revitalizing urban landscapes. This study delves into the complexities and decision-making intricacies involved... Read More about Multi-Attribute Analysis For Sustainable Reclamation Of Urban Industrial Sites: Case From Damascus Post-Conflict.

Anti-adhesive and anti-biofilm potential of extra-cellular biosurfactants produced by mycolate actinobacteria of the suborder Corynebacterineae against biofilm-forming human pathogens (2024)
Thesis
Hodar, J. H. Anti-adhesive and anti-biofilm potential of extra-cellular biosurfactants produced by mycolate actinobacteria of the suborder Corynebacterineae against biofilm-forming human pathogens. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Microbial biosurfactants, amphipathic surface-active compounds, are promising candidates for the prevention and control of clinical biofilms and unlike their chemical counterparts exhibit low toxicity and are biodegradable. Members of mycolic acid-co... Read More about Anti-adhesive and anti-biofilm potential of extra-cellular biosurfactants produced by mycolate actinobacteria of the suborder Corynebacterineae against biofilm-forming human pathogens.

Characterisation of microbial communities associated with potato cyst nematodes in a suppressive soil and the bicontrol potential of selected isolates (2024)
Thesis
Jones, A. L. Characterisation of microbial communities associated with potato cyst nematodes in a suppressive soil and the bicontrol potential of selected isolates. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Potato cyst nematodes Globodera pallida and G. rostochiensis (PCN) pose a growing threat to global potato production. As chemical nematicides are increasingly removed from market, novel, environmentally sound methods are needed to manage PCN populati... Read More about Characterisation of microbial communities associated with potato cyst nematodes in a suppressive soil and the bicontrol potential of selected isolates.

Communities of constraint: An ethnographic study of Tibetan refugees navigating protracted displacement and everyday vulnerability in Nepal (2024)
Thesis
Schwartz, K. R. Communities of constraint: An ethnographic study of Tibetan refugees navigating protracted displacement and everyday vulnerability in Nepal. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Since the beginning of the Tibetan refugee crisis in 1959, discourses surrounding the Tibetan diaspora have emphasized their resilience in the face of hardship and characterized the group as a ‘successful’ refugee population in displacement. This the... Read More about Communities of constraint: An ethnographic study of Tibetan refugees navigating protracted displacement and everyday vulnerability in Nepal.

A critical examination of the values and ethics of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) (2024)
Thesis
Osborne, T. P. A critical examination of the values and ethics of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence (CfE). (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The thesis offers a new perspective through which to analyse CfE, by focusing on values and ethics, and the value pluralism of Isaiah Berlin.

The record suggests CfE is a blended, instrumentalist mix of values and ethics. I argue that ‘joined-up’... Read More about A critical examination of the values and ethics of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence (CfE).