All Outputs (35)

HI-Risk: a socio-technical method for the identification and monitoring of healthcare information security risks in the information society (2014)
Thesis
van Deursen Hazelhoff Roelfze, N. HI-Risk: a socio-technical method for the identification and monitoring of healthcare information security risks in the information society. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6921

This thesis describes the development of the HI-risk method to assess socio-technical information security risks. The method is based on the concept that related organisations experience similar risks and could benefit from sharing knowledge in order... Read More about HI-Risk: a socio-technical method for the identification and monitoring of healthcare information security risks in the information society.

Cleaning and restoring old masonry buildings - investigations of physical and chemical characteristics of masonry stones and clay bricks during cleaning (2014)
Thesis
Reza, H. Cleaning and restoring old masonry buildings - investigations of physical and chemical characteristics of masonry stones and clay bricks during cleaning. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8851

Historic buildings and monuments are a precious finite asset and powerful reminders for future generations of the work and way of life of earlier cultures and civilisations.
The stone cleaning and restoration of historic buildings is a crucial eleme... Read More about Cleaning and restoring old masonry buildings - investigations of physical and chemical characteristics of masonry stones and clay bricks during cleaning.

The effect of injection mould surface finish on the ejection of plastics product (2014)
Thesis
Mohd, A. B. The effect of injection mould surface finish on the ejection of plastics product. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7571

The development and fabrication injection of moulding tools is complex and demands highly skilled personal. The research aim is to study the effect of surface roughness on mould filling and the ejection of parts for amorphous and semicrystalline poly... Read More about The effect of injection mould surface finish on the ejection of plastics product.

Cloud based processing of real time sensor-data streams (2014)
Thesis
Lapok, P. (2014). Cloud based processing of real time sensor-data streams. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7331

The aim of the project is to design an architecture for real time sensor data streaming, management and live visualisation over the web to contribute to existing research in the field of the Web of Things. The project will investigate the infrastruct... Read More about Cloud based processing of real time sensor-data streams.

Garmin satnav forensic methods and artefacts: an exploratory study. (2014)
Thesis
Arbelet, A. (2014). Garmin satnav forensic methods and artefacts: an exploratory study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7334

Over ten years ago, major changes in the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology led to its explosion in popularity. GPS devices are now ubiquitous, escorting their users everywhere they go, and potentially recording the entirety of their whereabo... Read More about Garmin satnav forensic methods and artefacts: an exploratory study..

Modelling the relationship between pilgrims’ pedestrian casualties and land use type: a case study of Al Madinah Al Monawarah (2014)
Thesis
Alahmadi, R. N. Modelling the relationship between pilgrims’ pedestrian casualties and land use type: a case study of Al Madinah Al Monawarah. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8797

The growing fatality of road traffic accidents in most cities constitutes a public health challenge. Annually, about 1.24 million people are killed from road accidents, among which more than one fifth of these deaths occur among pedestrians. Pedestri... Read More about Modelling the relationship between pilgrims’ pedestrian casualties and land use type: a case study of Al Madinah Al Monawarah.

Sustaining Community Health Initiatives for People Aging with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (2014)
Thesis
Spassiani, N. Sustaining Community Health Initiatives for People Aging with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. (Thesis). University of Illinois at Chicago. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3596286

People with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) are more likely to experience the aging process earlier and at a more rapid rate than individuals without I/DD. Therefore, it is imperative that I/DD agencies are able to support people aging... Read More about Sustaining Community Health Initiatives for People Aging with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.

Ambulatory physiological assessment: an ergonomic approach to the dynamic work environment and temporal variability in heart rate variability, blood pressure and the cortisol awakening response (2014)
Thesis
Campbell, T. G. Ambulatory physiological assessment: an ergonomic approach to the dynamic work environment and temporal variability in heart rate variability, blood pressure and the cortisol awakening response. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/452967

Aim: The aim of this thesis was to investigate the psychophysiological response to the dynamic working environment within a cohort of higher education employees via ambulatory assessment of psychosocial and physiological measures.
Methods: Data was... Read More about Ambulatory physiological assessment: an ergonomic approach to the dynamic work environment and temporal variability in heart rate variability, blood pressure and the cortisol awakening response.

Novel Hyper-heuristics Applied to the Domain of Bin Packing (2014)
Thesis
Sim, K. Novel Hyper-heuristics Applied to the Domain of Bin Packing. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7563

Principal to the ideology behind hyper-heuristic research is the desire to increase the level of generality of heuristic procedures so that they can be easily applied to a wide variety of problems to produce solutions of adequate quality within pract... Read More about Novel Hyper-heuristics Applied to the Domain of Bin Packing.

Self-management of coronary heart disease in angina patients after elective percutaneous coronary intervention:A mixed methods study (2014)
Thesis
Dawkes, S. Self-management of coronary heart disease in angina patients after elective percutaneous coronary intervention:A mixed methods study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9172

Introduction and aim:
An estimated 100,000 people in the United Kingdom have percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) each year to help alleviate angina symptoms. Thereafter, they are expected to modify their coronary heart disease (CHD) risk facto... Read More about Self-management of coronary heart disease in angina patients after elective percutaneous coronary intervention:A mixed methods study.

The Roles and Expression of Cationic Host Defence Peptides in Normal and Compromised Pregnancies (2014)
Thesis
Coyle, C. The Roles and Expression of Cationic Host Defence Peptides in Normal and Compromised Pregnancies. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/453010

Cationic Host Defense Peptides (CHDP), also known as antimicrobial peptides, are key components of the host innate immune response that have a wide range of direct microbicidal activities against a range of bacterial and viral pathogens, as well as a... Read More about The Roles and Expression of Cationic Host Defence Peptides in Normal and Compromised Pregnancies.

An Investigation of the Key Market Growth Factors for Golf Development in China as a Recreation and Luxury Product (2014)
Thesis
Zhang, C. (. An Investigation of the Key Market Growth Factors for Golf Development in China as a Recreation and Luxury Product. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7569

The aim of this research is to investigate the key market growth factors for golf development in China as a recreation and luxury product. After nearly 30 years of development, China now has the largest golf complex in the world and the golf market i... Read More about An Investigation of the Key Market Growth Factors for Golf Development in China as a Recreation and Luxury Product.

The Impact of German guarantee banks on the access to finance for SMEs (2014)
Thesis
Valentin, A. The Impact of German guarantee banks on the access to finance for SMEs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7568

German guarantee banks provide guarantees for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that apply for bank loans but cannot provide their own valuable collateral; this lack of collateral would normally lead to credit restrictions. Consequently, the... Read More about The Impact of German guarantee banks on the access to finance for SMEs.

Developing an instrument to measure readiness for change in the German public sector -comparative study between civil servants and non-civil servants of the Deutsche Bahn AG (2014)
Thesis
Oehlrich, B. Developing an instrument to measure readiness for change in the German public sector -comparative study between civil servants and non-civil servants of the Deutsche Bahn AG. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7561

The aim of the study is to develop an instrument that can be used to gauge readiness for change on the individual level of civil servants and non-civil servants in the German public sector, exemplified by Deutsche Bahn Aktiengesellschaft. The instrum... Read More about Developing an instrument to measure readiness for change in the German public sector -comparative study between civil servants and non-civil servants of the Deutsche Bahn AG.

An evaluation of the use of combination techniques in improving forecasting accuracy for commercial property cycles in the UK (2014)
Thesis
Jadevicius, A. An evaluation of the use of combination techniques in improving forecasting accuracy for commercial property cycles in the UK. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7558

In light of the financial and property crisis of 2007-2013 it is difficult to ignore the existence of cycles in the general business sector, as well as in building and property. Moreover, this issue has grown to have significant importance in the UK,... Read More about An evaluation of the use of combination techniques in improving forecasting accuracy for commercial property cycles in the UK.

Identification and characterisation of an Old Yellow Enzyme (OYE) - NamA from Listeria monocytogenes (2014)
Thesis
Bamaga, M. A. Identification and characterisation of an Old Yellow Enzyme (OYE) - NamA from Listeria monocytogenes. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9831

The food-borne pathogene Listeria monocytogenes has been considered a significant threat to human health worldwide. It mainly infects individuals suffering insuffecint immunity such as pregnant women. During pregnancy, L. monocytogenes is capable of... Read More about Identification and characterisation of an Old Yellow Enzyme (OYE) - NamA from Listeria monocytogenes.

UK Foreign direct investment in Ghana: determinants and implications (2014)
Thesis
Osei, C. UK Foreign direct investment in Ghana: determinants and implications. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7562

The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the relative significance of the determinants of UK foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ghana. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s World Investment Report i... Read More about UK Foreign direct investment in Ghana: determinants and implications.

The effectiveness of an intervention by specialist breast care nurses to address the perceived needs and enhance the quality of life of women with breast cancer receiving follow-up care: A randomised controlled trial (2014)
Thesis
Cruickshank, S. The effectiveness of an intervention by specialist breast care nurses to address the perceived needs and enhance the quality of life of women with breast cancer receiving follow-up care: A randomised controlled trial. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7557

Approximately 550,000–570,000 women are alive in the UK who have had a diagnosis of breast cancer with further predictions that this will rise by 3% annually. Most of these women will be receiving follow-up care in a hospital setting and the value of... Read More about The effectiveness of an intervention by specialist breast care nurses to address the perceived needs and enhance the quality of life of women with breast cancer receiving follow-up care: A randomised controlled trial.

Publishing and the industrial dynamics of biblio-cultural identity in Catalan and Scottish literary fields (2014)
Thesis
Boswell, D. K. Publishing and the industrial dynamics of biblio-cultural identity in Catalan and Scottish literary fields. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7247

This thesis provides a comparative analysis of the way contemporary processes of global change have affected the development of the publishing industry in nations which can be labelled small. It is centred on the cases of Scotland and Catalonia, nati... Read More about Publishing and the industrial dynamics of biblio-cultural identity in Catalan and Scottish literary fields.

Policy and practice concerning women with an RhD negative blood type : a midwifery perspective (2014)
Thesis
Harkness, M. Policy and practice concerning women with an RhD negative blood type : a midwifery perspective. (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9274

In May 2002 the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) made the recommendation that all pregnant women with an RhD negative blood type should be offered routine antenatal anti-D immunoglobulin (Ig) prophylaxis (RAADP). Midwives were the ke... Read More about Policy and practice concerning women with an RhD negative blood type : a midwifery perspective.