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Advancing touch-based continuous authentication by automatically extracting user behaviours (2024)
Thesis
Aaby, P. Advancing touch-based continuous authentication by automatically extracting user behaviours. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Smartphones provide convenient access to online banking, social media, photos, and entertainment, all of which have become integral to our daily lives. However, this mobile nature also opens up new avenues for unauthorised access to user data. To com... Read More about Advancing touch-based continuous authentication by automatically extracting user behaviours.

Learning what really matters to older adults living with and beyond cancer through co-design (2024)
Thesis
Brown, L. R. Learning what really matters to older adults living with and beyond cancer through co-design. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

In the UK 66% of all cancers are diagnosed in those aged 65 and over. Increased physical activity, healthy diet and reduced sedentary time can alleviate the impact of cancer and associated treatments. Behaviour change interventions are becoming incre... Read More about Learning what really matters to older adults living with and beyond cancer through co-design.

Shared ownership and ridership of driverless cars in Edinburgh (2024)
Thesis
Faruque, S. M. Shared ownership and ridership of driverless cars in Edinburgh. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The research explores the attitudes towards sharing driverless cars (DC) among Edinburgh residents. DC Use is characterised by two dimensions: ownership and ridership. The personal mobility landscape has the potential to experience a paradigm shift o... Read More about Shared ownership and ridership of driverless cars in Edinburgh.

Ambient air pollution near petrochemical industries and chronic kidney disease risk: Integrating citizen science within an exploratory mixed methods study (2024)
Thesis
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)
Thesis
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.

Towards the validation of the international trauma interview for post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder, and the role of core beliefs in the development and maintenance of CPTSD (2024)
Thesis
Wagland, Z. Towards the validation of the international trauma interview for post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder, and the role of core beliefs in the development and maintenance of CPTSD. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Background
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) was added to the International Classification of Diseases 11th edition (ICD-11) as a sibling diagnosis to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (WHO, 2018). To date the only validated measure... Read More about Towards the validation of the international trauma interview for post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder, and the role of core beliefs in the development and maintenance of CPTSD.

Open tibial shaft fractures requiring flap coverage: the impact of orthoplastic reconstruction on outcomes (2024)
Thesis
Al-Hourani, K. Open tibial shaft fractures requiring flap coverage: the impact of orthoplastic reconstruction on outcomes. (Thesis by Publication). Edinburgh Napier University

Introduction
Open tibial shaft fractures requiring soft tissue coverage (Gustilo-Anderson type IIIB) have been associated with unacceptably high deep infection rates. There remains considerable variation in orthoplastic management. The aim of this t... Read More about Open tibial shaft fractures requiring flap coverage: the impact of orthoplastic reconstruction on outcomes.

Developing ontology-based decision-making framework for Middle Eastern region HEIs (2024)
Thesis
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.

Advancements in privacy enhancing technologies for machine learning (2024)
Thesis
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.

Multimorbidity: A key influencer of complexity and care integration within primary care (2024)
Thesis
Hughes, L. D. Multimorbidity: A key influencer of complexity and care integration within primary care. (Thesis by Publication). Edinburgh Napier University

This paper represents a connective narrative towards the award of a PhD by Published Works by Edinburgh Napier University. The papers represent a body of literature that investigate responses to demands on primary care in Scotland in the context of a... Read More about Multimorbidity: A key influencer of complexity and care integration within primary care.

Strategic talent management for artificial intelligence readiness in German hidden champions: an empirical exploration and proposed guidance (2024)
Thesis
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)
Thesis
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.

Exploring the perceptions of employers on the ‘soft skills’ deficiencies of University graduates: Evidence from the service sector in Guyana (2024)
Thesis
Patterson, C. Exploring the perceptions of employers on the ‘soft skills’ deficiencies of University graduates: Evidence from the service sector in Guyana. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This study explored whether the perceived soft skill deficiencies of university graduates are impacted by deficiencies in the signaling process between employers and graduates from the employers’ perspective. This was achieved by understanding employ... Read More about Exploring the perceptions of employers on the ‘soft skills’ deficiencies of University graduates: Evidence from the service sector in Guyana.

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

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.

The Emperor’s New Clothes?! Understanding the experience of educators in their transition to school management roles in the secondary school system in Jamaica (2024)
Thesis
Stewart-Mcintosh, D.-K. A. The Emperor’s New Clothes?! Understanding the experience of educators in their transition to school management roles in the secondary school system in Jamaica. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

A report by the National Education Inspectorate (2015) claimed that as many as 20% of the 28 schools graded leadership and management as unsatisfactory (Hibbert, 2020). This research seeks to explore the experiences of educators in the Jamaican secon... Read More about The Emperor’s New Clothes?! Understanding the experience of educators in their transition to school management roles in the secondary school system in Jamaica.

Women, festival leadership, and social transformations: The case of Edinburgh, the world's leading festival city (2024)
Thesis
Piccio, B. Women, festival leadership, and social transformations: The case of Edinburgh, the world's leading festival city. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh is internationally renowned for its festivals, with some now celebrating their 76th year. The workforce in the sector is predominantly composed by women, nevertheless, little research has been undertaken regarding gender equality and condit... Read More about Women, festival leadership, and social transformations: The case of Edinburgh, the world's leading festival city.

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.

Pensions, financialisation, and the psychological contract - how do ‘experts’ make pension choices and whom do they trust to provide pension information? (2024)
Thesis
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?.