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Dissertation: An exploratory study of mental health nurses experience and perceptions of user and carer involvement in higher education and its influence on practice. (2012)
Thesis
McIntosh, G. Dissertation: An exploratory study of mental health nurses experience and perceptions of user and carer involvement in higher education and its influence on practice. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchreposi

There is currently a growing expectation that Higher Education Institutions providing nurse education should do so in partnership with service users and carers (NES 2008a, NMC 2010). Currently there is little research evidence to indicate that this w... Read More about Dissertation: An exploratory study of mental health nurses experience and perceptions of user and carer involvement in higher education and its influence on practice..

An Investigation into changes in the phytoplankton community in Loch Creran, a Scottish sea loch (2012)
Thesis
Whyte, C. T. An Investigation into changes in the phytoplankton community in Loch Creran, a Scottish sea loch. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5696

Short term and irregular sampling in Loch Creran over recent decades suggested that changes may be occurring in the phytoplankton community in the loch. This study sought to confirm this suggestion. After instigating a regular sampling regime during... Read More about An Investigation into changes in the phytoplankton community in Loch Creran, a Scottish sea loch.

Implementation and evaluation of a botnet analysis and detection method in a virtual environment (2012)
Thesis
Waheed, S. (2012). Implementation and evaluation of a botnet analysis and detection method in a virtual environment. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5667

Botnets are one of the biggest cyber threats. Botnets based on concepts that used for the development of malware or viruses before origin of the Internet in 1990s. Botnet is a form of malware controlled by a Botmaster using Command and Control (C&C).... Read More about Implementation and evaluation of a botnet analysis and detection method in a virtual environment.

A grounded theory approach to explore how women with Type 1 diabetes manage their diabetes during the menopausal transition (2012)
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Mackay, L. A grounded theory approach to explore how women with Type 1 diabetes manage their diabetes during the menopausal transition. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5689

Aim To explore the experiences of women with Type 1 diabetes during the menopausal transition using a grounded theory approach and, from the data, develop a substantive theory that will have potential implications for service users and service provi... Read More about A grounded theory approach to explore how women with Type 1 diabetes manage their diabetes during the menopausal transition.

The toxicity and potential pathogenicity of high-performance engineered multi-walled carbon nanotubes. (2012)
Thesis
Boyles, M. The toxicity and potential pathogenicity of high-performance engineered multi-walled carbon nanotubes. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5691

The potential health consequences of carbon nanotube (CNT) exposure is often compared to asbestos and other fibre like materials due to their similar high aspect ratio and potential biopersistence; both are key in driving fibre toxicity and pathogeni... Read More about The toxicity and potential pathogenicity of high-performance engineered multi-walled carbon nanotubes..

An investigation of knowledge transfer practices within the Muslim business community in Edinburgh (2012)
Thesis
Fascia, M. An investigation of knowledge transfer practices within the Muslim business community in Edinburgh. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6046

This study seeks to understand knowledge transfer practices within the Muslim business community in Edinburgh. It investigates how knowledge transfer practices are managed on a day to day basis, examines the route of development and justification for... Read More about An investigation of knowledge transfer practices within the Muslim business community in Edinburgh.

Digital gardens with real toads: in what ways have heritage and digital practices fused to form hybrid methods in moving image design? (2012)
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Macdonald, I. Digital gardens with real toads: in what ways have heritage and digital practices fused to form hybrid methods in moving image design?. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/58

This thesis is a critical examination of my own creative practice through my published works in the moving image: a short film, commercials and a television series title sequence. My creative approach has been to use a hybrid of digital and heritage... Read More about Digital gardens with real toads: in what ways have heritage and digital practices fused to form hybrid methods in moving image design?.

A Study of Shanghai and Hong Kong as International financial centres - a review of their developments and attributable factors (2012)
Thesis
Wong, Y. C. A. A Study of Shanghai and Hong Kong as International financial centres - a review of their developments and attributable factors. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5688

The development of an international financial centre has long been an interesting topic to economists, researchers and policy makers. Understanding the development process and the critical success factors helps much in formulating the suitable strat... Read More about A Study of Shanghai and Hong Kong as International financial centres - a review of their developments and attributable factors.

An exploration of the core dynamics of business leadership through the metaphor of equine herd leadership (2012)
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Benson, D. C. An exploration of the core dynamics of business leadership through the metaphor of equine herd leadership. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5697

This cross-disciplinary qualitative research identifies the hidden dynamics, mechanisms and structures forming the core process of leadership, employing an equine-herd metaphor to exclude the complexities generated by the workplace environment. To de... Read More about An exploration of the core dynamics of business leadership through the metaphor of equine herd leadership.

The knowledge development of an expert gymnastics coach and the significance of the coach education structure in this development process (2012)
Thesis
Methven, K. J. The knowledge development of an expert gymnastics coach and the significance of the coach education structure in this development process. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprin

The purpose of this study was to identify the process underlying the knowledge development of expert gymnastic coaches. This research looked specifically at; how expert gymnastic coaches develop knowledge, how they use their knowledge at appropriate... Read More about The knowledge development of an expert gymnastics coach and the significance of the coach education structure in this development process.

Data quality and data cleaning in database applications (2012)
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Li, L. Data quality and data cleaning in database applications. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5788

Today, data plays an important role in people’s daily activities. With the help of some database applications such as decision support systems and customer relationship management systems (CRM), useful information or knowledge could be derived from l... Read More about Data quality and data cleaning in database applications.

Development of gel-based panel loudspeakers (2012)
Thesis
Munoz-Frigola, J. Development of gel-based panel loudspeakers. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5694

Loudspeaker research has been carried out for many years and some of the latest developments involve a panel to produce the sound. Using panels to produce sound offers many possible advantages – for example, it is possible to create sound using a win... Read More about Development of gel-based panel loudspeakers.

The use of benthic communities in environmental health assessment (2012)
Thesis
Culhane, F. E. The use of benthic communities in environmental health assessment. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5687

Quality classification of water bodies commonly hinges upon the results of biotic indices. Biotic indices should reliably detect environmental change caused by anthropogenic stress; distinguish between different levels of disturbance; and be applicab... Read More about The use of benthic communities in environmental health assessment.

Perceptions and experiences of Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants following the introduction of the HCA role into General Practice (2012)
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Burns, S. A. Perceptions and experiences of Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants following the introduction of the HCA role into General Practice. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint

A longitudinal constructivist grounded theory study was undertaken in Scotland with the aim of exploring the on-going perceptions and experiences of HCAs and PNs withinGeneral Practice following the introduction of the HCA role. Data collection a... Read More about Perceptions and experiences of Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants following the introduction of the HCA role into General Practice.

A holistic semantic based approach to component specification and retrieval (2012)
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Li, C. A holistic semantic based approach to component specification and retrieval. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5677

Component-Based Development (CBD) has been broadly used in software development as it enhances the productivity and reduces the costs and risks involved in systems development. It has become a well-understood and widely used technology for developing... Read More about A holistic semantic based approach to component specification and retrieval.

A likeness of absence: photography and the contemporary visual culture of death in Athens (2012)
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Xenou, A. S. A likeness of absence: photography and the contemporary visual culture of death in Athens. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5423

Using my family experience as an auto-ethnographic case, I consider how photography creates postmemory and counter-memory and how it has come to adopt the position it currently holds in funereal rituals in Athens. My historical examination begins fro... Read More about A likeness of absence: photography and the contemporary visual culture of death in Athens.

Poetry and symmetry as organizing forces in music (2012)
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Eccles, J. Poetry and symmetry as organizing forces in music. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5676

Aspects of poetry and symmetry are taken to represent the tension within the compositional process between spontaneous impulses and intuitive insights on the one hand, and more consciously imposed structure and organization on the other. These forces... Read More about Poetry and symmetry as organizing forces in music.

Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness (2012)
Thesis
Smuga, J. R. Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5426

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an escalating concern in the modern electronic climate. As such it has become a critical area to consider when designing and packaging electronics. With the growing volume of electronic devices available and with... Read More about Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness.

Children’s gaze behaviour at real-world and simulated road crossings (2012)
Thesis
Egan, C. D. Children’s gaze behaviour at real-world and simulated road crossings. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5424

Children and older adults are overrepresented in pedestrian accidents (Department for Transport, 2010a, 2010b). Gaze behaviour is cited as a contributing factor in the majority of such accidents (Department for Transport, 2010a, 2010b); however, rema... Read More about Children’s gaze behaviour at real-world and simulated road crossings.

Branding through renaming for strategic alignment in service organisations (2012)
Thesis
Williams, R. L. Branding through renaming for strategic alignment in service organisations. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6657

The overall goal of this study was to develop a theoretically based and empirically grounded process framework to understand radical organisational renaming within service industries, particularly Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The specific re... Read More about Branding through renaming for strategic alignment in service organisations.