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Welcome to Edinburgh Napier Research Repository

The ‘Research Repository’ is the open access institutional repository of Edinburgh Napier University. It contains examples of research outputs produced by staff and research students, as well as related information about the university's funded projects and staff research interests.

Whenever possible, refereed documents accepted for publication, or finished artistic compositions presented in public, will be made available here in full digital format, and hyperlinks to standard published versions will be provided. Any questions about submissions to the repository or problems with access to any of its content should be sent to the Repository Team at repository@napier.ac.uk



Latest Additions

Semantic-Driven Approach for Validation of IoT Streaming Data in Trustable Smart City Decision-Making and Monitoring Systems (2025)
Journal Article
Bamgboye, O., Liu, X., Cruickshank, P., & Liu, Q. (2025). Semantic-Driven Approach for Validation of IoT Streaming Data in Trustable Smart City Decision-Making and Monitoring Systems. Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 9(4), Article 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc9040108

Ensuring the trustworthiness of data used in real-time analytics remains a critical challenge in smart city monitoring and decision-making. This is because the traditional data validation methods are insufficient for handling the dynamic and heteroge... Read More about Semantic-Driven Approach for Validation of IoT Streaming Data in Trustable Smart City Decision-Making and Monitoring Systems.

Utilising on-farm risk assessment data for the management of Johne’s Disease in dairy cattle in Northern Ireland (2025)
Journal Article
Taylor-Holt, E. N., Strain, S., Taylor, N. M., Williams, S., Wheelhouse, N., Hanks, J., Guy Orpin, P., Rose, D. C., & Ekiri, A. B. (in press). Utilising on-farm risk assessment data for the management of Johne’s Disease in dairy cattle in Northern Ireland. Preventive Veterinary Medicine,

Johne’s disease (JD) causes weight loss, diarrhoea, and reduced milk yields in clinically infected cattle. In 2020, Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) launched a voluntary JD control programme (JDCP) which focuses on bio-exclusion, bi... Read More about Utilising on-farm risk assessment data for the management of Johne’s Disease in dairy cattle in Northern Ireland.

Young men with intellectual disabilities’ perceptions of HPV and HPV vaccine: A qualitative study on how to communicate HPV vaccine information (2025)
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Gray-Brunton, C., Kennedy, C., Pow, J., Willis, D., & Whittaker, A. (2025). Young men with intellectual disabilities’ perceptions of HPV and HPV vaccine: A qualitative study on how to communicate HPV vaccine information. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 21(1), Article 2491857. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2491857

The success of vaccination programs relies on acceptance of recommended vaccines by communities and individuals. There is a paucity of evidence regarding how young men with intellectual disabilities actively produce or receive inclusive and accessibl... Read More about Young men with intellectual disabilities’ perceptions of HPV and HPV vaccine: A qualitative study on how to communicate HPV vaccine information.

Vulnerability of energy firms to climate risk: Does fintech development help? (2025)
Journal Article
Abbasi, K., Alam, A., Goodell, J. W., Du, A. M., & Ahmed Brohi, N. (online). Vulnerability of energy firms to climate risk: Does fintech development help?. Energy Economics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108516

Energy firms, given their importance to overall economic activity, are increasingly seen as sources of systemic risk. Considering the relation of climate-change risk to energy sources, it is sensible to consider energy firms as vulnerable to climate-... Read More about Vulnerability of energy firms to climate risk: Does fintech development help?.