All Outputs (986)

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.

Corporate carbon reporting and disclosures: a quality rating framework (2024)
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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.

How autopoietic cybernetics can contribute to humanitarian supply network operations (2024)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Career identities and precarious work: frontline homecare workers (2024)
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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.

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)
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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 impact of environmental and cultural factors within a Scottish football club on the motivational attributes of professional footballers and coaches (2024)
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Collison, L. A. The impact of environmental and cultural factors within a Scottish football club on the motivational attributes of professional footballers and coaches. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This project aimed to explore the motivational characteristics of individuals working within a Scottish Championship football club, and how they are influenced by the club environment and culture.

Methods: A multi-phase design was used. Phase 1 us... Read More about The impact of environmental and cultural factors within a Scottish football club on the motivational attributes of professional footballers and coaches.

A critical examination of the values and ethics of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) (2024)
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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).

Identification and whole genome analysis of cefotaxime resistant Escherichia coli recovered from a tertiary treatment wastewater treatment plant discharge point (2024)
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Black, L. Identification and whole genome analysis of cefotaxime resistant Escherichia coli recovered from a tertiary treatment wastewater treatment plant discharge point. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) act as reservoirs for antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and may facilitate transmission of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) between bacterial populations including pathogens that in turn may persist in wider aq... Read More about Identification and whole genome analysis of cefotaxime resistant Escherichia coli recovered from a tertiary treatment wastewater treatment plant discharge point.

Anti-adhesive and anti-biofilm potential of extra-cellular biosurfactants produced by mycolate actinobacteria of the suborder Corynebacterineae against biofilm-forming human pathogens (2024)
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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.

The interaction of regulatory T-cells and osteoclasts in health and ageing (2024)
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Lopera-Burgueno, R. The interaction of regulatory T-cells and osteoclasts in health and ageing. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are part of the adaptive immune system, and their main role is to maintain peripheral tolerance. Emerging evidence suggests that Tregs play a key role in regulating healthy bone mass by driving bone repair and regeneration... Read More about The interaction of regulatory T-cells and osteoclasts in health and ageing.

Genetic assessment and development of genomic resources for Nubian ibex conservation management in Oman (2024)
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Al Ghafri, M. K. S. Genetic assessment and development of genomic resources for Nubian ibex conservation management in Oman. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) is listed as Vulnerable according to IUCN Red List. It is patchily distributed across parts of Africa and Arabia, including Oman where it is present in isolated populations in central and southern region of the country... Read More about Genetic assessment and development of genomic resources for Nubian ibex conservation management in Oman.

Development of a novel 3D culture system to understand bone-cartilage crosstalk in osteoarthritis (2024)
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Hughes, D. J. Development of a novel 3D culture system to understand bone-cartilage crosstalk in osteoarthritis. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease of the articulated joint that affects approximately 10% of men and 18% of women over the age of 60 globally. There is no cure for OA, and current treatments aim to attenuate the symptoms e.g., non... Read More about Development of a novel 3D culture system to understand bone-cartilage crosstalk in osteoarthritis.

Communities of constraint: An ethnographic study of Tibetan refugees navigating protracted displacement and everyday vulnerability in Nepal (2024)
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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.

The effects of age and fitness status on circulating angiogenic T-cells (2024)
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Stephen, L. R. A. The effects of age and fitness status on circulating angiogenic T-cells. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Advancing age is associated with a decline in immune cell function, both immunological function and potential for immune cells to participate in tissue repair. Discrete subsets of T-cells, such as CD31+ T cells, also known as angiogenic T cells (TANG... Read More about The effects of age and fitness status on circulating angiogenic T-cells.

Microplastics in organic waste-derived materials: quantification, and assessment of associated bacterial community and its antimicrobial resistance (2024)
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Rimmaudo, A. Microplastics in organic waste-derived materials: quantification, and assessment of associated bacterial community and its antimicrobial resistance. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This study aimed to quantify and characterise microplastics in organic-rich waste materials: biosolids, compost, and anaerobic digestates, and investigate their associated bacterial community and potential role in the spreading of AMR. A cost-effecti... Read More about Microplastics in organic waste-derived materials: quantification, and assessment of associated bacterial community and its antimicrobial resistance.

Pioneering television food and cooking programmes: overlooked content, controversy, and contributions to innovation in British television production 1936-1976 (2024)
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Geddes, K. Pioneering television food and cooking programmes: overlooked content, controversy, and contributions to innovation in British television production 1936-1976. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Early television food and cooking programmes from the period 1936-1976 remain a neglected area of media history research, despite their inclusion in the broadcasting schedules from the very beginning of television broadcasts in Britain. This thesis c... Read More about Pioneering television food and cooking programmes: overlooked content, controversy, and contributions to innovation in British television production 1936-1976.

Characterisation of microbial communities associated with potato cyst nematodes in a suppressive soil and the bicontrol potential of selected isolates (2024)
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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.

The effect of mandatory GHG Disclosure regulation on GHG disclosure quality, corporate financial and environmental performance : a UK study (2023)
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Wang, C. The effect of mandatory GHG Disclosure regulation on GHG disclosure quality, corporate financial and environmental performance : a UK study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3406872

As one of the main sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, firms must take primary responsibility for emission reduction. The major motivation of this study is that the government, as a legislative, may supervise and control corporate emissions by... Read More about The effect of mandatory GHG Disclosure regulation on GHG disclosure quality, corporate financial and environmental performance : a UK study.