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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. Retrieved from 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.

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. Retrieved from 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.

Exploring mutual care between people with intellectual disabilities and their family carers in Scotland (2020)
Thesis
Thompson, G. Exploring mutual care between people with intellectual disabilities and their family carers in Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709394

Background: A significant number of adults with an intellectual disability (ID) live with a family member who often cares for them. ‘Mutual care’ has been defined as both the family carer and person with intellectual disabilities (ID) caring and supp... Read More about Exploring mutual care between people with intellectual disabilities and their family carers in Scotland.

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. Retrieved from 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.

'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. Retrieved from 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.

The hidden links in trophic food webs: where do the parasites fit? (2020)
Thesis
Dicker, M. The hidden links in trophic food webs: where do the parasites fit?. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709086

Parasites have been excluded from most food web constructions, partly because of their assumed negligible contribution to the flow and stock of energy in ecosystems. These assumptions have been disputed. Parasites also present practical and conceptua... Read More about The hidden links in trophic food webs: where do the parasites fit?.

An examination of strategic leadership in a dynamic context: The case of the German automobile manufacturer, BMW (2020)
Thesis
Clarenbach, U. An examination of strategic leadership in a dynamic context: The case of the German automobile manufacturer, BMW. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709071

BMW was first founded in 1916 and has more than 100 years of history within the global automotive industry (Lechner, 2020). There have been many events that have presented the business with extraordinary challenges (Krüger, 2019), but the current cha... Read More about An examination of strategic leadership in a dynamic context: The case of the German automobile manufacturer, BMW.

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. (2020). 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. Retrieved from 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.

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.

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. Retrieved from 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.

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.

Visualisation techniques to facilitate argument exploration (2020)
Thesis
Khartabil, D. Visualisation techniques to facilitate argument exploration. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from 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.

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. Retrieved from 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.

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 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. Retrieved from 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.

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. Retrieved from 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.