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A Framework for Improvement of Contractor Selection Procedures on Major Construction Project in Libya. (2016)
Thesis
Elsayah, O. S. (2016). A Framework for Improvement of Contractor Selection Procedures on Major Construction Project in Libya. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/453191

The construction sector constitutes one of the most important sectors in the economy of any country. Contractor selection is a critical decision that is undertaken by client organisations and is central to the success of any construction project. For... Read More about A Framework for Improvement of Contractor Selection Procedures on Major Construction Project in Libya..

Environmental sustainability and biodiversity within the dental practice. (2019)
Journal Article
Duane, B., Ramasubbu, D., Harford, S., Steinbach, I., Stancliffe, R., & Ballantyne, G. (2019). Environmental sustainability and biodiversity within the dental practice. British Dental Journal, 226(9), 701-705. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-019-0208-8

This paper forms part of a series of papers, seven in total, which have been requested by colleagues to help them as clinicians understand sustainability as it relates to dentistry. This paper focuses on biodiversity and how the dental team can becom... Read More about Environmental sustainability and biodiversity within the dental practice..

Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry (2017)
Book Chapter
Gee, S., Weaver, M. W., & MacKerron, G. (2017). Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry. In B. L. Moya, M. D. Storch de Gracia, & L. F. Mazadiego (Eds.), Case Study of Innovative Projects - Successful Real Cases. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/67543

This chapter will outline guidelines developed to both support and enhance innovation within the context of procuring complex performance (PCP) contracts. Such contracts are currently being employed across a range of sectors where limited market cond... Read More about Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry.

Future Quantum-to-the-Home (QTTH) All-Optical Networks (Invited Talk) (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Asif, R. (2018, August). Future Quantum-to-the-Home (QTTH) All-Optical Networks (Invited Talk). Presented at 10th International Conference on Advanced Infocomm Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

For imparting data security to the end-users in a archetypal fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, quantum cryptography (QC) is getting much attention now-a-days. QC or more specifically quantum key distribution (QKD) promises unconditionally secure prot... Read More about Future Quantum-to-the-Home (QTTH) All-Optical Networks (Invited Talk).

Sandy Brechin & Friends - Barnstorf, Germany (2016)
Exhibition / Performance
Currie, J., & Brechin, S. Sandy Brechin & Friends - Barnstorf, Germany. Performed at Bahnhofshalle, Barnstorf, Germany. 19 November 2016 - 19 November 2016. (Unpublished)

Am Samstagabend verwandelten sich der Kiosk von Stefan Vormschlag, Barnstorf, und die Bahnhofshalle und Ballroom. Die Züge hielten gefühlte Sekunden länger am Bahnsteig, damit die Reisenden den Anblick der etwa 150 Gäste beim Konzert von „Sandy Brech... Read More about Sandy Brechin & Friends - Barnstorf, Germany.

A triple-win scenario for horizontal collaboration in logistics: determining enabling and key success factors. (2019)
Journal Article
Palmieri, A., Pomponi, F., & Russo, A. (2019). A triple-win scenario for horizontal collaboration in logistics: determining enabling and key success factors. Business Strategy and the Environment, 28(6), 1166-1178. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2309

Horizontal collaborations emerged as a new strategic option in the logistics sector during the last decade. However, successful implementation of horizontal collaborations is far from a developed issue due to several barriers that exist or emerge whe... Read More about A triple-win scenario for horizontal collaboration in logistics: determining enabling and key success factors..

Conceptualising sustainable leadership (2017)
Journal Article
D’Annunzio-Green, N., Gerard, L., McMillan, J., & D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2017). Conceptualising sustainable leadership. Industrial and Commercial Training, 49(3), 116-126. https://doi.org/10.1108/ict-12-2016-0079

Literature encompassing Sustainable Leadership and developing leaders sustainably are still in infancy (Lambert, 2011). Nevertheless indications identify leadership as a vital cog in achieving sustainable organisations. Sustainable leadership can all... Read More about Conceptualising sustainable leadership.

A systems approach to understanding the perspectives in the changing landscape of responsible business in Scotland (2017)
Journal Article
Weaver, M. W., Crossan, K., Tan, H., & Paxton, S. (2018). A systems approach to understanding the perspectives in the changing landscape of responsible business in Scotland. European Journal of Operational Research, 268(3), 1149-1167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.050

The purpose of this paper is to present an application of community O.R. (COR), using soft system methodology (SSM) to help a grant-maker to understand how to unlock and release more resources into communities. The problem area under investigation is... Read More about A systems approach to understanding the perspectives in the changing landscape of responsible business in Scotland.

Thinking beyond the usual strength grades – with examples of British spruce and larch (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D., Adams, S., & Lehneke, S. (2016, August). Thinking beyond the usual strength grades – with examples of British spruce and larch. Presented at World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2016)

This paper summarises the processes and normative requirements involved in grading of structural timber, and outlines a number of areas in which matters may be improved, so as to make better use of the true properties of the timber resource used. The... Read More about Thinking beyond the usual strength grades – with examples of British spruce and larch.

A Preliminary Investigation of the Effectiveness of High Visibility Enforcement Programs Using Naturalistic Driving Study Data: A Grouped Random Parameters Approach (2019)
Journal Article
Sonduru Pantangi, S., Fountas, G., Sarwar, M. T., Anastasopoulos, P. C., Blatt, A., Majka, K., Pierowicz, J., & Mohan, S. B. (2019). A Preliminary Investigation of the Effectiveness of High Visibility Enforcement Programs Using Naturalistic Driving Study Data: A Grouped Random Parameters Approach. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 21, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amar.2018.10.003

This paper seeks to assess the effectiveness of high-visibility enforcement (HVE) programs in terms of reducing aggressive driving behavior. Using Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP2) Naturalistic driving study (NDS) data, behavioral reactio... Read More about A Preliminary Investigation of the Effectiveness of High Visibility Enforcement Programs Using Naturalistic Driving Study Data: A Grouped Random Parameters Approach.

Enhancing energy sustainability in buildings by implementing low carbon refrubishments (2016)
Thesis
McCauley, L. Enhancing energy sustainability in buildings by implementing low carbon refrubishments. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/462257

The thesis aimed to investigate the feasibility of enhancing a building’s energy sustainability by implementing low carbon refurbishments. The research focused on the low carbon refurbishment of the Energy Technology Centre (ETC) as a case study. The... Read More about Enhancing energy sustainability in buildings by implementing low carbon refrubishments.

Photogrammetric and Stereo Vision Techniques for Evaluating Material Properties in Timber and Timber-Based Composite Structures (2016)
Thesis
Mohamed, A. S. Photogrammetric and Stereo Vision Techniques for Evaluating Material Properties in Timber and Timber-Based Composite Structures. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/462281

A fundamental requirement for efficient use of a glulam beam is an accurate knowledge of its mechanical behaviour and the material properties characterising that behaviour. It becomes extremely important to obtain accurate measurements of material pr... Read More about Photogrammetric and Stereo Vision Techniques for Evaluating Material Properties in Timber and Timber-Based Composite Structures.

Automating condition monitoring of vegetation on railway trackbeds and embankments (2015)
Thesis
Nyberg, R. G. Automating condition monitoring of vegetation on railway trackbeds and embankments. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/462294

Vegetation growing on railway trackbeds and embankments present potential problems. The presence of vegetation threatens the safety of personnel inspecting the railway infrastructure. In addition vegetation growth clogs the ballast and results in ina... Read More about Automating condition monitoring of vegetation on railway trackbeds and embankments.

Developing whole-life cost models for retrofit options in office buildings (2016)
Thesis
Tokede, O. O. (2016). Developing whole-life cost models for retrofit options in office buildings. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/463388

Office retrofit building projects have become a subject of increased attention among building researchers in the United Kingdom, and in many economically advanced nations. Existing whole-life costing models have however, not proven to be robust enoug... Read More about Developing whole-life cost models for retrofit options in office buildings.

Collective memory and identity narratives at the 20th and 25th anniversary events of the fall of the Berlin Wall (2016)
Thesis
Viol, M. (2016). Collective memory and identity narratives at the 20th and 25th anniversary events of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/464099

Acts of commemoration construct narratives of collective memory and identity, shaped by organisers’ agendas. Existing literature presumes that organisers primarily use commemoration for national political, social and cultural outcomes. Contemporary c... Read More about Collective memory and identity narratives at the 20th and 25th anniversary events of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The effect of polymer materials on the fracture characteristics of high performance concrete (HPC) (2015)
Thesis
Yahya, M. A. (2015). The effect of polymer materials on the fracture characteristics of high performance concrete (HPC). (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/464157

Compared with most construction materials, concrete is considered as a brittle material, and its brittleness increases with the compressive strength. For super-high-strength concrete, failure can be sudden, explosive and disastrous. Also the tensile... Read More about The effect of polymer materials on the fracture characteristics of high performance concrete (HPC).

Organisational Change, Partnership Working and Agenda for Change in the Scottish NHS: A Phenomenological Study (2016)
Thesis
Zhou, J. Organisational Change, Partnership Working and Agenda for Change in the Scottish NHS: A Phenomenological Study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/464212

When the Labour Government won the election in 1997, one of the biggest challenges they faced was restructuring the public sector. This forced the new Government to move the public sector away from managerialism to become a more collaborative organis... Read More about Organisational Change, Partnership Working and Agenda for Change in the Scottish NHS: A Phenomenological Study.

Influence of pole number and stator outer diameter on volume, weight and cost of superconducting generator with iron-cored rotor topology for wind turbines. (2017)
Journal Article
Guan, Y., Zhu, Z. Q., Li, G., Azar, Z., Thomas, A. S., Vedreño-Santos, F., & Odavic, M. (2017). Influence of pole number and stator outer diameter on volume, weight and cost of superconducting generator with iron-cored rotor topology for wind turbines. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 27(6), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2017.2716818

This paper investigates the influence of pole number and stator outer diameter on the performance of superconducting (SC) generators. The SC generator has an iron-cored rotor topology. Firstly, the generator structure is introduced and the optimizati... Read More about Influence of pole number and stator outer diameter on volume, weight and cost of superconducting generator with iron-cored rotor topology for wind turbines..