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Listening to the voices in four Scottish adolescent mental health units: young people, their carers and the unit cultures. (2005)
Thesis
Claveirole, A. and the unit cultures. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6195

Serious mental health problems among young people are on the increase in Western
countries. Involving young people in their mental health care, and working in partnership
with them during the treatment process, is a primary concern of all mental he... Read More about Listening to the voices in four Scottish adolescent mental health units: young people, their carers and the unit cultures..

The prediction of defibrillation outcome using time-frequency power spectrum methods (2005)
Thesis
Uchaipichat, N. The prediction of defibrillation outcome using time-frequency power spectrum methods. (Thesis). Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2290833

A study was conducted to investigate the use of time-frequency methods to predict the outcome of defibrillation for patients presenting with ventricular fibrillation. Both wavelet transform and short time Fourier transform methods were applied to ext... Read More about The prediction of defibrillation outcome using time-frequency power spectrum methods.

Properties of hydraulic and nonhydraulic limes for use in construction. (2005)
Thesis
Edwards, A. J. Properties of hydraulic and nonhydraulic limes for use in construction. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6884

The term "lime" comes from the word limestone. Limestone rocks were
converted to lime powder by burning (calcining). The process of converting
limestone to lime was an old process and it has been well documented,
archaeologically. It has been esta... Read More about Properties of hydraulic and nonhydraulic limes for use in construction..

Financial liberalisation in Mauritius and the finance-growth nexus. (2005)
Thesis
Jouan, J. K. Financial liberalisation in Mauritius and the finance-growth nexus. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3598

The purpose of the thesis is to explore the empirical relevance of the theory of financial liberalisation in the Mauritian context. After confronting the conflicting views
in the literature, the changes that have taken place in the financial sector... Read More about Financial liberalisation in Mauritius and the finance-growth nexus..

Road user charging: technically optimal or publicly acceptable? (2005)
Thesis
Farrell, S. R. Road user charging: technically optimal or publicly acceptable?. (Thesis). Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2290886

The thesis reports the outcome of three main investigations. The first investigated the technical issues involved in how commuter’s departure time and mode choice might be affected by road user charging. The second investigated the public’s preferenc... Read More about Road user charging: technically optimal or publicly acceptable?.

Facillitating, teaching and learning of programming with inter-active multimedia. (2004)
Thesis
Choi, S. Facillitating, teaching and learning of programming with inter-active multimedia. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5681

This thesis investigates effective ways of designing and integrating Interactive
Multimedia (IMM) to facilitate teaching and learning of programming. Drawing on a
preliminary investigation in IMM and learning, an initial design and integration
app... Read More about Facillitating, teaching and learning of programming with inter-active multimedia..

The Effects of Air Pollution Particles on Clearance Mechanisms Within the Lung (2004)
Thesis
Barlow, P. G. The Effects of Air Pollution Particles on Clearance Mechanisms Within the Lung. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1052591

The effects of inhaled aIr pollution particles on lung clearance mechanisms is an important factor in understanding how the mammalian lung deals with such pollutants and, as such, how exposure to these pollutants can be regulated. The nanoparticle
(... Read More about The Effects of Air Pollution Particles on Clearance Mechanisms Within the Lung.

Factors affecting pedestrian walking speeds (2004)
Thesis
Al-Azzawi, M. Factors affecting pedestrian walking speeds. (Thesis). Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2749

The movement of pedestrians in the urban environment is vital for sustaining the social and economic relationships essential to the quality of life. To enable and encourage walking, suitable facilities must be available and planning and
implementing... Read More about Factors affecting pedestrian walking speeds.

River bed sediment surface characterisation using wavelet transform-based methods. (2004)
Thesis
Nyander, A. River bed sediment surface characterisation using wavelet transform-based methods. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5885

The primary purpose of this work was to study the morphological change of river-bed
sediment surfaces over time using wavelet transform analysis techniques. The wavelet
transform is a rapidly developing area of applied mathematics in both science a... Read More about River bed sediment surface characterisation using wavelet transform-based methods..

Corporate Environmental Disclosure in Libya: Evidence and Environmental Determinism Theory. (2004)
Thesis
Ahmad, N. S. M. Corporate Environmental Disclosure in Libya: Evidence and Environmental Determinism Theory. (Thesis). Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2784

There is no doubt that in recent years Corporate Environmental Disclosure (CED) by corporations has received much attention among accounting academic researchers. However, reviewing previous studies has identified the following existing gaps which ha... Read More about Corporate Environmental Disclosure in Libya: Evidence and Environmental Determinism Theory..

Modelling the Influence of Communication on Fertility Behaviour of Women in Rural Bangladesh. (2004)
Thesis
Gayen, K. Fertility Behaviour of Women in Rural Bangladesh. (Thesis). Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2783

The total fertility rate in Bangladesh declined from 6.3 children per women in 1975 to 3.3 in 1997-1999. This decline of 48 per cent over a 25-year period occurred without a
substantial improvement in socio-economic status, health conditions and oth... Read More about Modelling the Influence of Communication on Fertility Behaviour of Women in Rural Bangladesh..

An Investigation into the effects of reproductive endocrine disrupters on the sexual behaviour and morphology of male Mosquitofish, Gambusia sp. (2003)
Thesis
Gray, L. F. An Investigation into the effects of reproductive endocrine disrupters on the sexual behaviour and morphology of male Mosquitofish, Gambusia sp. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9467

It has recently been acknowledged that effluents from sewage treatment plants (STPs)
are one potential source of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). This diverse
group of chemicals can include environmental oestrogens or exoestrogens, substances... Read More about An Investigation into the effects of reproductive endocrine disrupters on the sexual behaviour and morphology of male Mosquitofish, Gambusia sp..

Acquisition and Classification of heart rate variability using time-frequency representation. (2003)
Thesis
Jacobson, M. L. Acquisition and Classification of heart rate variability using time-frequency representation. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6885

It has been shown that the heati rate varies not only in relation to the cardiac demand
but is also affected by the presence of cardiac disease and diabetes. Furthermore, it has
been shown that heart rate variability may be used as an early indicat... Read More about Acquisition and Classification of heart rate variability using time-frequency representation..

An agent-based Bayesian method for network intrusion detection. (2003)
Thesis
Pikoulas, J. (2003). An agent-based Bayesian method for network intrusion detection. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4057

Security is one of the major issues in any network and on the Internet. It encapsulates many different areas, such as protecting individual users against intruders, protecting corporate systems against damage, and protecting data from intrusion. It i... Read More about An agent-based Bayesian method for network intrusion detection..

The Structural behaviour of timber joints made with fully overlapping nails. (2003)
Thesis
Porteous, A. The Structural behaviour of timber joints made with fully overlapping nails. (Thesis). Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2787

An integrated programme of experimental and analytical work was carried out to evaluate the nonlinear
semi-rigid characteristics of timber connections using fully overlapping nails subjected to short
duration lateral loading and moment. The investi... Read More about The Structural behaviour of timber joints made with fully overlapping nails..