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The lived experiences of ethnic minority Indian women entrepreneurs in Singapore: Motivation, barriers, challenges and support system (2024)
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Subramaniam, P. The lived experiences of ethnic minority Indian women entrepreneurs in Singapore: Motivation, barriers, challenges and support system. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Women entrepreneurs have grown significantly and they play a vital role and contribute significantly to the development and growth of the economy. With globalisation, there have been movements of people across countries. This has led to immigration a... Read More about The lived experiences of ethnic minority Indian women entrepreneurs in Singapore: Motivation, barriers, challenges and support system.

Exploring the challenges and enablers of adopting online learning innovations in Singapore's private education institutions - a managerial perspective (2024)
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Srinara, N. Exploring the challenges and enablers of adopting online learning innovations in Singapore's private education institutions - a managerial perspective. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of online learning globally, prompting Private Education Institutions (PEIs) in Singapore to increasingly rely on this mode of delivery. However, the implementation of online learning innovations wit... Read More about Exploring the challenges and enablers of adopting online learning innovations in Singapore's private education institutions - a managerial perspective.

Modelling individuals for simulating contemporary mobility scenarios (2024)
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Nguyen, J. Modelling individuals for simulating contemporary mobility scenarios. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Urban traffic is a system prone to overload, often approaching breakdown during rush hour times. Well-adjusted modifications of traffic policies, with appropriate interventions, promise potential improvements by inducing change in both individual as... Read More about Modelling individuals for simulating contemporary mobility scenarios.

The influence of active road studs on safe driving behaviour (2024)
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Llewellyn, R. The influence of active road studs on safe driving behaviour. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The establishment of safe roads and roadsides is one of the five elements of the safe system approach to road safety, the global initiative towards the goal of a transport system free from death and injury. Road marking and delineation systems form a... Read More about The influence of active road studs on safe driving behaviour.

Participative textures in World of Warcraft: social capital, affect and community in massively multiplayer online games (2024)
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Glynou, A. Participative textures in World of Warcraft: social capital, affect and community in massively multiplayer online games. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The aim of this thesis is to explore how affect and social capital emerge in the virtual communities of World of Warcraft (WoW). To set the theoretical framework, the thesis draws from game studies, media theory, community studies, affect theory and... Read More about Participative textures in World of Warcraft: social capital, affect and community in massively multiplayer online games.

Privacy-preserving and trusted threat intelligence sharing using distributed ledgers (2024)
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Ali, H. M. A. Privacy-preserving and trusted threat intelligence sharing using distributed ledgers. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

In the dynamic landscape of cybersecurity, organisations face increasingly sophisticated and emerging threats, highlighting the need for secure and collaborative threat intelligence sharing platforms. This PhD research identifies key shortcomings in... Read More about Privacy-preserving and trusted threat intelligence sharing using distributed ledgers.

Novel medium access protocols for LoRa internet of things networks (2024)
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Alahmadi, H. J. Novel medium access protocols for LoRa internet of things networks. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

LoRa, which stands for Long Range, is a network technology that provides a long transmission range while maintaining a low power consumption profile, enabling a wide range of Internet of Things (IoT) applications such as smart cities, smart monitorin... Read More about Novel medium access protocols for LoRa internet of things networks.

Road safety management in Qatar from fragmented to integrated and the role of the national road safety strategy (2024)
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Al Malki, M. A. M. Road safety management in Qatar from fragmented to integrated and the role of the national road safety strategy. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) caused 1.35 million deaths and 50 million injuries globally in 2016, with RTCs being the primary cause of disabilities and a leading cause of death among those aged 5-29. In... Read More about Road safety management in Qatar from fragmented to integrated and the role of the national road safety strategy.

Contributions to Crypto-Ransomware Analysis and Detection (2024)
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Davies, S. Contributions to Crypto-Ransomware Analysis and Detection. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Ransomware poses a severe and evolving threat to cyber security, demanding continuous advancements in analysis and detection techniques. This thesis successfully tackles several critical research gaps in this domain, offering essential resources and... Read More about Contributions to Crypto-Ransomware Analysis and Detection.

'The more things change, the more they remain the same': An exploration of a legacy of change failure impact in a higher education institution in Jamaica (2024)
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McIntosh, S. V. 'The more things change, the more they remain the same': An exploration of a legacy of change failure impact in a higher education institution in Jamaica. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Access to higher education has always been a priority area for the Government of Jamaica. There are concerns from the Government of Jamaica that the country’s education sector continues to be plagued by access challenges and has chronic failures that... Read More about 'The more things change, the more they remain the same': An exploration of a legacy of change failure impact in a higher education institution in Jamaica.

A critical evaluation of the factors that influence visitor engagement with UK slavery heritage museums: a blended passive symbolic netnographic study (2024)
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Roberts, S. K. R. A critical evaluation of the factors that influence visitor engagement with UK slavery heritage museums: a blended passive symbolic netnographic study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

There is a substantial body of literature in slavery heritage tourism research that is mainly supply-driven and has focused on the management, presentation, and interpretation of slavery heritage for tourism purposes. However, the demand side in slav... Read More about A critical evaluation of the factors that influence visitor engagement with UK slavery heritage museums: a blended passive symbolic netnographic study.

Understanding volunteer engagement at Scotland’s regional parks (2024)
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Napier, A. Understanding volunteer engagement at Scotland’s regional parks. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Due to less and less real terms funding and over-stretched staff resources, volunteer labour is relied on now more than ever in natural resource management to complete necessary conservation and outdoor recreation related work. This predominantly qua... Read More about Understanding volunteer engagement at Scotland’s regional parks.

A case study of the physical fitness testing battery within a Scottish Premier League Football Club’s Academy (2024)
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Duffie, K. A case study of the physical fitness testing battery within a Scottish Premier League Football Club’s Academy. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The advancement of fitness testing methods has assisted youth soccer coaches and practitioners with both talent identification and talent development. When implementing a testing battery for assessing physical fitness, consideration must be made to e... Read More about A case study of the physical fitness testing battery within a Scottish Premier League Football Club’s Academy.

Advancements in privacy enhancing technologies for machine learning (2024)
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Hall, A. Advancements in privacy enhancing technologies for machine learning. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The field of privacy preserving machine learning is still in its infancy and has been growing in popularity since 2019. Privacy enhancing technologies within the context of machine learning are composed of a set of core techniques. These relate to cr... Read More about Advancements in privacy enhancing technologies for machine learning.

Ambient air pollution near petrochemical industries and chronic kidney disease risk: Integrating citizen science within an exploratory mixed methods study (2024)
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Okoye, O. C. A. Ambient air pollution near petrochemical industries and chronic kidney disease risk: Integrating citizen science within an exploratory mixed methods study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

INTRODUCTION: The disproportionately high prevalence and severity of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the young population of low- or middle-income countries despite preventive interventions, is a matter of global concern. Air pollution is the leading... Read More about Ambient air pollution near petrochemical industries and chronic kidney disease risk: Integrating citizen science within an exploratory mixed methods study.

Career information literacy and the decision-making behaviours of young people (2024)
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Milosheva, M. Career information literacy and the decision-making behaviours of young people. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The research reported in this thesis is concerned with young people’s career information literacy and information seeking for the purposes of career decision-making. The findings extend knowledge of the means by which young people in Scotland (aged 1... Read More about Career information literacy and the decision-making behaviours of young people.

Defining compassionate care from the perspective of people who experience problem substance use (2024)
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Walsh, N. Defining compassionate care from the perspective of people who experience problem substance use. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This thesis outlines a three-stage approach to understanding how people who experience problem substance use define compassionate care. Compassion is a fundamental value of the provision of quality health in universal statutory services of care in th... Read More about Defining compassionate care from the perspective of people who experience problem substance use.

Developing ontology-based decision-making framework for Middle Eastern region HEIs (2024)
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Ashour, G. A. D. Developing ontology-based decision-making framework for Middle Eastern region HEIs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Decision making is one of the most challenging processes that higher education institutions continuously experience worldwide. Most educational decisions rely mainly on evaluating the academic profile of staff members, which usually includes the acad... Read More about Developing ontology-based decision-making framework for Middle Eastern region HEIs.

Environmental impacts of heating and cooling upgrades, considering the decarbonisation of the electricity grid (2024)
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Peukes, I. E. Environmental impacts of heating and cooling upgrades, considering the decarbonisation of the electricity grid. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Rising temperatures and higher energy costs have created the imperative for Australian households to reduce energy consumption via more efficient heating and cooling systems. These energy efficient systems could lower the overall environmental impact... Read More about Environmental impacts of heating and cooling upgrades, considering the decarbonisation of the electricity grid.