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Expectations and Assumptions: Examining the Influence of Staff Culture on a Novel School-Based Intervention to Enable Risky Play for Children with Disabilities

Journal Article
Grady-Dominguez, P., Ragen, J., Sterman, J., Spencer, G., Tranter, P., Villeneuve, M., & Bundy, A. (2021)
Expectations and Assumptions: Examining the Influence of Staff Culture on a Novel School-Based Intervention to Enable Risky Play for Children with Disabilities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031008
Risky play is challenging, exciting play with the possibility of physical, social, or emotional harm. Through risky play, children learn, develop, and experience wellbeing. Ch...

Some awkward questions about density

Conference Proceeding
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Cramer, M. (2020)
Some awkward questions about density. In Timber 2020 Conference Proceedings. , (99-110
There are several different concepts of wood density, such as specific gravity, basic density, dry density, and oven dry density. These are often confusing, and sometimes poor...

What is the relationship between indoor air quality parameters and airborne microorganisms in hospital environments? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Journal Article
Hiwar, W., King, M., Shuweihdi, F., Fletcher, L. A., Dancer, S. J., & Noakes, C. J. (2021)
What is the relationship between indoor air quality parameters and airborne microorganisms in hospital environments? A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Indoor Air, 31(5), 1308-1322. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12846
Airborne microorganisms in hospitals have been associated with several hospital‐acquired infections (HAIs), and various measures of indoor air quality (IAQ) parameters such as...

CH4/air homogeneous autoignition: A comparison of two chemical kinetics mechanisms

Journal Article
Tingas, E. A., Manias, D. M., Mani Sarathy, S., & Goussis, D. A. (2018)
CH4/air homogeneous autoignition: A comparison of two chemical kinetics mechanisms. Fuel, 223, 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.03.025
Reactions contributing to the generation of the explosive time scale that characterise autoignition of homogeneous stoichiometric CH4/air mixture are identified using two diff...

Testing And Hardening IoT Devices Against the Mirai Botnet

Conference Proceeding
Kelly, C., Pitropakis, N., McKeown, S., & Lambrinoudakis, C. (2020)
Testing And Hardening IoT Devices Against the Mirai Botnet. https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberSecurity49315.2020.9138887
A large majority of cheap Internet of Things (IoT) devices that arrive brand new, and are configured with out-of-the-box settings, are not being properly secured by the manufa...

SentiALG: Automated Corpus Annotation for Algerian Sentiment Analysis

Conference Proceeding
Guellil, I., Adeel, A., Azouaou, F., & Hussain, A. (2018)
SentiALG: Automated Corpus Annotation for Algerian Sentiment Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00563-4_54
Data annotation is an important but time-consuming and costly procedure. To sort a text into two classes, the very first thing we need is a good annotation guideline, establis...

Altered dynamic postural stability and joint position sense following British Army foot-drill

Journal Article
Rawcliffe, A. J., Hinde, K. L., Graham, S. M., Martindale, R., Morrison, A., Krajewski, K. T., & Connaboy, C. (2020)
Altered dynamic postural stability and joint position sense following British Army foot-drill. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2, https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.584275
Impaired proprioceptive acuity negatively affects both joint position sense and postural control and is a risk factor for lower-extremity musculoskeletal injury in athletes an...

Restorative justice and criminal justice reform: forms, issues and counter-strategies

Book Chapter
Maglione, G. (2021)
Restorative justice and criminal justice reform: forms, issues and counter-strategies. In E. Jeglic, & C. Calkins (Eds.), Handbook of Issues in Criminal Justice Reform in the United States (717-736). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77565-0_36
Restorative justice is a growing field of theory and practice. Once a marginal phenomenon, with very limited traction among criminal justice reformers, today restorative justi...

Aberrant subcutaneous adipogenesis precedes adult metabolic dysfunction in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Journal Article
Siemienowicz, K. J., Coukan, F., Franks, S., Rae, M. T., & Colin Duncan, W. (2021)
Aberrant subcutaneous adipogenesis precedes adult metabolic dysfunction in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 519, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2020.111042
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects over 10% of women. Insulin resistance, elevated free fatty acids (FFAs) and increased adiposity are key factors contributing to meta...

Where do successful populations originate from?

Journal Article
Andras, P., & Stanton, A. (2021)
Where do successful populations originate from?. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 524, Article 110734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2021.110734
In order to understand the dynamics of emergence and spreading of socio-technical innovations and population moves it is important to determine the place of origin of these po...

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Fungal Innovations for Synergy of Zero Hunger and Affordable Energy for Sustainable Development (FUSE)

2023 - 2024
Fungal dye resources can contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing a sustainable solution for clean energy production and addressing food security ch...
Funder: Royal Society of Edinburgh | Value: £65,000

Modular Energy Storage - Challenges and opportunities

2023 - 2023
A techno-economical feasibility study aiming at identifying opportunities for energy storage in domestic and small commercial environments at a global scale. The project will identify challenges and ...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £4,999

Development of a Virtual Reality application for home haemodialysis training

2023 - 2025
Patients entering end-stage kidney disease often need dialysis prior to transplantation - this may be delivered as in-centre dialysis (haemodialysis), or peritoneal dialysis. Increasingly, patients ar...
Funder: Kidney Research UK | Value: £149,697

Modular Energy Storage for Energy Trading

2023 - 2023
The project aims at developing a configurable tool which can estimate the potential for profit based on energy storage solutions in combination with distributed generation and energy trading for domes...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £4,999

Scholarly Edition of Scottish Scene

2023 - 2024
RATIONALE Scottish Scene was first published by Jarrolds in 1934. Widely reviewed at the time, it quickly became one of the most controversial texts of the Scottish literary renaissance of the early d...
Funder: Royal Society of Edinburgh | Value: £3,102

Affordable and sustainable green homes for underprivileged people in Africa.

2022 - 2023
A product service innovation providing affordable, fast, modular & sustainable construction technology using a new-age construction material "Composite Paper Honeycomb Panel”. The panel has two compo...
Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering | Value: £19,923

The Policy Cards project - CAPE funded

2023 - 2024
The purpose of the project is to continue and finish the development of the Policy Cards. The Policy Cards are a card-based ideation tool that facilitates the analysis and development of policy campai...
Funder: Research England | Value: £11,311

Do iron-oxide nanoparticles contribute to Parkinsons Disease pathology?

2021 - 2022
Anthropogenic iron-oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) detected in ultrafine particulate matter caused by traffic and industrial emissions have increased substantially over time, constituting one of the most ...
Funder: RS Macdonald Charitable Trust | Value: £1,500

Chair of Transport & Health

2024 - 2025
This will allow me to continue and extend some of the work that I do, to promote and support policy and practice which results in an increase in total physical activity time, mainly as a result in an ...
Funder: Paths for All Partnership | Value: £28,407

Evaluation of the impact of BRAVEHOUND on Veteran Mental Health

2023 - 2024
The grant will be used to fund an evaluation, led by Napier University (Centre for Military Research) which will provide an evidence base report for Bravehound.
Funder: The Veterans Foundation | Value: £11,928

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Adaptive video game sound based on inherent skill level utilising selective attention

2022 - 2025
In video games, selective attention can be utilised to increase a player’s engagement by adapting the sound design ...
Mr. Ethan Robson | Director of Studies: Dr Iain McGregor | Second Supervisor: Dr Balandino Di Donato

The meeting journey: Supporting the design of interaction within co-located, collaborative device ecologies

2013 - 2019
I am currently working on a PhD programme in the Centre for Interaction Design, supervised by...
Aurelien Ammeloot | Director of Studies: Prof David Benyon | Second Supervisor: Dr Oli Mival

Visualising Multiple Overlapping Classification Hierarchies

1998 - 2002
The revision or reorganisation of hierarchical data sets can result in many possible hierarchical classifications composed of the same or ove...
Dr Martin Graham | Director of Studies: Prof Jessie Kennedy | Second Supervisor: Prof David Benyon

City narratives in music: creating musical works that reflect urban realities relating to Valletta

2013 - 2019
"The research explores elements of community, identity, and cultural realities. It explores the way of...
Alexander Vella Gregory | Director of Studies: Mr. Ken Dempster | Second Supervisor: Dr Katrina Burton

Performance monitoring and modelling of micro-, midi- and macro-wind turbines

2007 - 2012
This thesis investigates the potential of using wind turbine to offset electricity demand for dwellings or public building....
Ahmad Makkawi | Director of Studies: Prof Tariq Muneer | Second Supervisor: Prof Naren Gupta

Risk-Modelling at the Pre-Proposal Stages of eGovernment Services

2002 - 2007
eGovernment is a relatively new, but rapidly expanding, domain; mainly due to the perceived outcomes that it may bring to the public ad...
Adrianos Evangelidis | Director of Studies: Ann Macintosh | Second Supervisor: Prof Lissie Davenport

Self-rated health and health inequalities by area deprivation in British nurses

2015 - date
The PhD project will explore the relationship between area deprivation and self-reported health in UK Nurses. I aim to as...
Mr William Ball | Director of Studies: Dr Iain Atherton | Second Supervisor: Dr Richard Kyle

Sustainable festivals and events - an enquiry of leadership and futures

2015 - 2017
As a societal phenomenon, festivals and planned events are discussed in a wide policy context. They have entered a broader discus...
Dr Martin Robertson | Director of Studies: Prof Anna Leask | Second Supervisor: Prof Jane Ali-Knight

Investigation of driving cycles as tools to assess travel demand management in Edinburgh and Abu Dhabi

2008 - 2013
Traffic congestion today is a major problem in almost all of the metropolitan areas of the world. ...
Ahmed Zaidi | Director of Studies: Prof Wafaa Saleh | Second Supervisor: Kevin Cullinane

A framework for the transformation of the creative industries in a digital age

2011 - 2015
The cultural and creative industries face a constantly changing context, characterised by the speed of the development and...
Hannah Rudman | Director of Studies: Prof David Benyon | Second Supervisor: Prof Hazel Hall

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ExtraCECI Project Awarded over £1.4 million by the Medical Research Council

30 April 2024
RESEARCH QUESTION: Is the Extra community-based enhanced care intervention (ExtraCECI) effective and cost-effective in improving quality of life and person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV/...

Films by Napier academics Paul Gray and Ita Jansen screen at Cameo

28 April 2024
Films by Edinburgh Napier academics are screening at Cameo as part of the Folk Film Gathering.

Film by Napier academic wins the Grand Prize at the Arizona International Film Festival

27 April 2024
The film Itu Ninu by Itandehui Jansen, Programme Lead for the MA Film at Edinburgh Napier University, has just received the Grand Prize at the Arizona International Film Festival.

The RESIST Project Press Release: Findings from the Work Package 1 Released

9 April 2024
Headline: Europe-wide research reveals how transgender rights, feminism, and LGBTIQ+ advocacy are systematically attacked in politics and media. Lead: A project researching so-called ‘anti-gender’ po...

Invited to participate in the launch of the innovative green room in Kuwait

26 March 2024
As the PI of the externally funded project, Islam has participated in the launch of the innovative green room at Kuwait College for Science and Technology with the British and Australian Ambassadors.

Meet the jewel in the crown of Edinburgh Napier University’s health training: its Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre where the latest technologies are used to help train nursing and midwifery students.

21 March 2024
Recruitment Study in a high-tech environment If you’re thinking about a career in nursing or midwifery, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Edinburgh Napier University has the latest...

Call for papers: Special issue of Research in International Business and Finance (CABS 2, SSCI Q1, ABDC B, Impact Factor 6.5). “Integrating Inclusive Finance and Sustainability: Pathways to Carbon Neutrality and Nature-Positive Futures"

15 March 2024
Special issue in Research in International Business and Finance (CABS 2, JCR Q1, ABDC B, Impact factor: 6.5, 6th out of 111 finance journals based on impact factor): Integrating Inclusive Finance and ...

Dr Kulpa organises a gender & sexuality-focused event to celebrate inclusive queer-feminist politics across the month of March 2024.

6 March 2024
Dr Kulpa organises an inclusive queer-feminist event celebrating our diverse lives and work across Edinburgh Napier University.

Universities join forces to accelerate health technology innovation

20 February 2024
A first-of-its-kind research collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University and Heriot-Watt University is bringing together engineering and nursing students to develop cutting-edge health technolog...

Napier academic guest edits Special Issue on East-West divisions in Europe

20 February 2024
Dr Cristian Surubaru has guest edited a Special Issue (SI) of the Journal of European Public Policy (JEPP) on the topic of the East-West divide within the European Union (2024, Volume 31, Issue 3). H...

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