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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.

Development of a BIM-enabled and Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment System for Buildings in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria (2020)
Thesis
Olawumi, T. O. Development of a BIM-enabled and Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment System for Buildings in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria. (Thesis). Hong Kong Polytechnic University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2804043

The increasing urbanization of the built environment has bolstered the need of promoting sustainable practices and Building Information Modelling (BIM) initiative in building and construction projects. However, there has not been a unified adoption a... Read More about Development of a BIM-enabled and Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment System for Buildings in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria.

Investigations into the application of engineered bamboo for future hybrid beams (2020)
Thesis
Gharavi, N. Investigations into the application of engineered bamboo for future hybrid beams. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2707193

Over the late decade, sustainability has become mainstream in the built environment due to the widespread awareness of global warming. This has led to the creation and optimisation of engineered wood and bamboo products. Engineered bamboo products po... Read More about Investigations into the application of engineered bamboo for future hybrid beams.

A feasibility study of development and implementation of smart energy system for 100% renewable energy and transport solutions in Sri Lanka (2020)
Thesis
Fernando, W. P. R. S. S. A feasibility study of development and implementation of smart energy system for 100% renewable energy and transport solutions in Sri Lanka. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2707187

Sri Lanka as a developing country is facing existential energy challenges. Total electricity consumption was 12.79 TWh in 2016 and is projected to increase about 6 times to 71.97 TWh by 2050. The projected energy demand will exceed supply in a few ye... Read More about A feasibility study of development and implementation of smart energy system for 100% renewable energy and transport solutions in Sri Lanka.

Sources and survival of listeria monocytogenes on fresh, leafy produce (2020)
Thesis
Smith, A. J. Sources and survival of listeria monocytogenes on fresh, leafy produce. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2704449

Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular bacterial pathogen that has been responsible for many severe disease outbreaks resulting in multiple fatalities. L. monocytogenes enters the body through contaminated food and is known to contaminate fresh l... Read More about Sources and survival of listeria monocytogenes on fresh, leafy produce.

Rising to the top: exploring the role of political skill, career self-efficacy and perceived organisational support in the career success of women in Germany (2020)
Thesis
Weissenrieder, C. O. Rising to the top: exploring the role of political skill, career self-efficacy and perceived organisational support in the career success of women in Germany. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2704133

Interest in the careers of women is still highly relevant and remains an often-discussed topic amongst both scholars and practitioners. Despite several decades of legislative re-form and government intervention which go aside of considerable efforts... Read More about Rising to the top: exploring the role of political skill, career self-efficacy and perceived organisational support in the career success of women in Germany.

Elucidating the dimensions of communication and the role of culture in an Austrian medical setting (2020)
Thesis
Saurwein, L. Elucidating the dimensions of communication and the role of culture in an Austrian medical setting. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2702849

This piece of research has been conducted with women immigrants and general practitioners to understand their perceptions and experiences in their medical encounter in the Tyrol, Austria. It aims to explore and understand the communication process be... Read More about Elucidating the dimensions of communication and the role of culture in an Austrian medical setting.

Visualisation techniques to facilitate argument exploration (2020)
Thesis
Khartabil, D. Visualisation techniques to facilitate argument exploration. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2694675

Visualisation is a graphical representation that is used to aid understanding and gain insight into information. Similarly, visualising arguments can help people to explore argument structure and comprehend knowledge associated with tough problems.... Read More about Visualisation techniques to facilitate argument exploration.

Conversations surrounding "consent": are those working within sexual health services equipped to facilitate conversations around consent? (2020)
Thesis
Jones, V. Conversations surrounding "consent": are those working within sexual health services equipped to facilitate conversations around consent?. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2694670

Sexual health is a concept in which the definition adapts to fit the current “sociocultural, historical, and political climate” (Coleman, 2011:19). As we see our society becoming more concerned with the idea of consent within sexual relationships, we... Read More about Conversations surrounding "consent": are those working within sexual health services equipped to facilitate conversations around consent?.

Exploring the development of innovative work behaviour of employees in multiple workplace contexts (2020)
Thesis
Middleton, L. Exploring the development of innovative work behaviour of employees in multiple workplace contexts. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2689367

The research reported in this thesis explored the factors that influence the development of innovative work behaviour (i.e. recognition of the need to innovate, idea creation, idea championing and, idea implementation). The study is underpinned by So... Read More about Exploring the development of innovative work behaviour of employees in multiple workplace contexts.

Determination of virulence of L. monocytogenes strains of environmental and food sources using an invertebrate model (2020)
Thesis
Bah, U. Determination of virulence of L. monocytogenes strains of environmental and food sources using an invertebrate model. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2682695

The virulence potential of 9 L. monocytogenes strains isolated from food products at different stages of the fresh produce supply chain and a food processing facility was determined using G. mellonella. Strains were used to infect G. mellonella larva... Read More about Determination of virulence of L. monocytogenes strains of environmental and food sources using an invertebrate model.

The role of the cytoskeleton in autophagy and Crohn's disease (2020)
Thesis
Biskou, O. The role of the cytoskeleton in autophagy and Crohn's disease. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2685526

Intermediate filaments, along with microtubules, microfilaments and septins, comprise the cytoskeleton that provides cells with structure and shape. The cytoskeleton is known to participate in the organelle localization and signal transduction.
Auto... Read More about The role of the cytoskeleton in autophagy and Crohn's disease.

Investigation of new actinobacteria for the biodesulphurisation of diesel fuel (2020)
Thesis
Athi Narayanan, S. M. Investigation of new actinobacteria for the biodesulphurisation of diesel fuel. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2679899

Biodesulphurisation (BDS) is an emerging technology that utilises microorganisms for the removal of sulphur from fossil fuels. Commercial-scale BDS needs the development of highly active bacterial strains which allow easier downstream processing. In... Read More about Investigation of new actinobacteria for the biodesulphurisation of diesel fuel.

The 21st century public library in England and Scotland: epistemic, community and political roles in the public sphere (2020)
Thesis
Appleton, L. The 21st century public library in England and Scotland: epistemic, community and political roles in the public sphere. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2679832

This work is concerned with the role of the public library in England and Scotland in the twenty-first century. The findings derive from the analysis of empirical data collected in 24 focus groups over a period of four years between 2014 and 2018.... Read More about The 21st century public library in England and Scotland: epistemic, community and political roles in the public sphere.

The relationship between demographic variables and consumer confidence levels in the rationales for regulation: A quantitative study of Scottish retail banking consumers (2020)
Thesis
McCafferty, C. L. The relationship between demographic variables and consumer confidence levels in the rationales for regulation: A quantitative study of Scottish retail banking consumers. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2694688

Confidence in the banking system is critical to the health of households, businesses and the overall economy. Government intervention in the financial services sector and the strict regulation of the banking industry is rationalised by the need to m... Read More about The relationship between demographic variables and consumer confidence levels in the rationales for regulation: A quantitative study of Scottish retail banking consumers.

English-language reading in the Netherlands and its consequences on Dutch-language publishing (2020)
Thesis
Trentacosti, G. English-language reading in the Netherlands and its consequences on Dutch-language publishing. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2704454

English-language proficiency, and thus the number of consumers able to read in English, is rapidly growing in Europe. Concomitantly, digitization and online retailing make English-language books readily available to consumers.
Whilst representing an... Read More about English-language reading in the Netherlands and its consequences on Dutch-language publishing.

Towards a unified method to synthesising scenarios and solvers in combinatorial optimisation via graph-based approaches (2020)
Thesis
Stone, C. L. Towards a unified method to synthesising scenarios and solvers in combinatorial optimisation via graph-based approaches. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2707229

Hyper-heuristics is a collection of search methods for selecting, combining and generating heuristics used to solve combinatorial optimisation problems. The primary objective of hyper-heuristics research is to develop more generally applicable search... Read More about Towards a unified method to synthesising scenarios and solvers in combinatorial optimisation via graph-based approaches.

Exploring justifications of “The Social Contract” between the banking sector, financial regulators, and NGOs (2020)
Thesis
Langford, P. Exploring justifications of “The Social Contract” between the banking sector, financial regulators, and NGOs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2694680

The banking sector is important to the UK, employing 1.2% of the workforce whilst contributing 5.5% of tax receipts; indeed, the credit creation role of banks is essential in modern economies. Banks caused the financial crisis of 2007/8 and subseque... Read More about Exploring justifications of “The Social Contract” between the banking sector, financial regulators, and NGOs.