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Human versus machine vision based ergonomic risk assessment of patient handling in health care professionals

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Breen, C., Valentin, S., & Ryan, C. Human versus machine vision based ergonomic risk assessment of patient handling in health care professionals

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Breen, C., Valentin, S., & Ryan, C. Human versus machine vision based ergonomic risk assessment of patient handling in health care professionals

The CRPD and Mental Health Law Reform in Scotland

Journal Article
Stavert, J. (in press)
The CRPD and Mental Health Law Reform in Scotland. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2024.101991
Scotland's mental health and capacity legislation and its implementation is underpinned by European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) informed principles, and such legislation...

Engine performance and emissions from a fumigated hydrogen/ammonia compression ignition engine with a hydrogen peroxide pilot

Journal Article
Paterson, G., Tingas, E., Hardalupas, Y., & Taylor, A. M. (2024)
Engine performance and emissions from a fumigated hydrogen/ammonia compression ignition engine with a hydrogen peroxide pilot. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 67, 334-350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.04.151
The study investigates, numerically, the potential use of introducing aqueous HO as an ignition promoter in a statistically homogeneous NH/H fuelled, medium speed (1250 rpm), ...

“This wall does more for mental health than the uni does”: Theorising Toilet Graffiti as a Safe House for Students

Journal Article
Victoria, M. (in press)
“This wall does more for mental health than the uni does”: Theorising Toilet Graffiti as a Safe House for Students. Innovative Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-024-09712-w
Despite sometimes being considered unworthy of scholarly attention, the study of toilet graffiti, also known as latrinalia, has nevertheless garnered increasing interest among...

On the Integrity of Large-Scale Direct-Drive Wind Turbine Electrical Generator Structures: An Integrated Design Methodology for Optimisation, Considering Thermal Loads and Novel Techniques

Journal Article
With the rapid expansion of offshore wind capacity worldwide, minimising operation and maintenance requirements is pivotal. Regarded as a low-maintenance alternative to conven...

Adaptive Mobile Chargers Scheduling Scheme based on AHP-MCDM for WRSN

Journal Article
Makanda, K., Hawbani, A., Wang, . X., Naji, A., Al-Dubai, A., Zhao, L., & Alsamhi, S. H. (in press)
Adaptive Mobile Chargers Scheduling Scheme based on AHP-MCDM for WRSN. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, https://doi.org/10.1109/TSUSC.2024.3391316
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are used to sense and monitor physical conditions in various services and applications. However, there are a number of challenges in deploying ...

Reflective evaluations of perinatal bereavement care provision in the US and UK: an exploratory qualitative comparative study

Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Côté Arsenault, D., & Norris, G. (2024)
Reflective evaluations of perinatal bereavement care provision in the US and UK: an exploratory qualitative comparative study. Bereavement, 3, https://doi.org/10.54210/bj.2024.1119
There is increased recognition of the need to improve standards of perinatal bereavement care, due to its frequency and potential sequelae. As part of a Fulbright Scholar awar...

Description and prevalence of gregarines infecting the amphipod Gammarus pulex, in the Water of Leith, Scotland, UK

Journal Article
Gregarines are symbiotic protists that are found in a broad spectrum of invertebrates, including insects, crustaceans, and annelids. Among these the globally distributed amphi...

Quiet Pictures: Women and Silence in Contemporary British and French Cinema

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Artt, S. (in press)
Quiet Pictures: Women and Silence in Contemporary British and French Cinema. London: Bloomsbury Publishing
Quiet Pictures approaches the films of Joanna Hogg, Lynne Ramsay, Céline Sciamma, and Lucile Hadžhalilovicthrough the lens of silence as a motif and texture. This book takes ...

BM TRADA Webinar Part 2: Machine Strength Grading

Presentation / Conference
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2024, April)
BM TRADA Webinar Part 2: Machine Strength Grading. Presented at BM TRADA Technical Timber Webinars 2024, Online
Strength grading of solid timber – overcoming some common misconceptions. Slides covering machine strength grading, stamps, and EN1912 revision

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BE-ST UK Mass Timber Handbook

2024 - 2027
The purpose of this project is to draw upon track record of research carried out by Edinburgh Napier University on home grown mass timber systems and expand upon this via each of the six topics: 1. Se...
Funder: Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (formerly CSIC) | Value: £10,000

Exploring AI-Enabled Opportunities for Wellbeing Tourism

2024 - 2024
Bilateral Exchange Programme
Funder: Royal Society of Edinburgh | Value: £1,850

Investigating the Experiences of ChatGPT and AI by Students in UK Universities

2024 - 2026
The proposed research project aims to study the usage of ChatGPT and other such tools by students in UK universities. The objective is to understand how these technologies are being utilised in their ...
Funder: Leverhulme Trust | Value: £142,760

“Everything depends on us”: narratives of celebration and survival at Dounreay Experimental Research Establishment, c.1955-c.2005

2024 - 2025
This project builds on a TBS funded project from 2023 that resulted in a paper entitled "“Welcome to Dounreay”: ideological narratives of hospitality at the Dounreay fast breeder reactor visitor centr...
Funder: Royal Society of Edinburgh | Value: £2,715

Development of new sustainable approach in drug discovery: One-pot parallel synthetic strategy to minimise the environmental footprint

2024 - 2025
Over thousands of Medicinal Chemistry research groups around the world across academia, research-based institutions are involved in synthesizing libraries of compounds in the early drug discovery phas...
Funder: Royal Society of Chemistry | Value: £9,240

Living in a complex world: statistical learning of complex visual information

2024 - 2025
A fundamental aspect of any intelligent system is its ability to learn from experience. However, understanding how the brain develops statistical models of the world seamlessly and automatically remai...
Funder: British Academy | Value: £8,653

ExtraCECI: A cluster randomised controlled trial of community-based person-centred enhanced care for people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

2024 - 2028
This study focuses on people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) who continue to experience distressing symptoms and concerns, so that even while taking their HIV medications, they still have physical pain a...
Funder: Medical Research Council | Value: £1,463,809

Co-creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit to enable pre-registration nursing students acquire the skills and knowledge to enable individuals with learning disabilities to self man...

2024 - 2025
Co-Design of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit to enable pre-registration nursing students acquire the skills and knowledge to enable individuals with learning disabilities to self mana...
Funder: Burdett Trust for Nursing | Value: £68,270

Developing remote exercise support and rehabilitation for patients after spontaneous coronary artery dissection - a feasibility study

2024 - 2026
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is increasingly recognised as an important cause of myocardial infarction (MI), particularly among younger women and has been linked participating in stre...
Value: £176,214

Researcher in Residence -- Multi-Scale Energy Systems Modelling

2024 - 2026
This project is funded by the Innovation Launchpad Network+ for £50K research collaboration project with one of the catapults. This project will be a collaboration with the Energy systems catapult on ...
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | Value: £49,531

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A biomechanical analysis of British army foot-drill: Implications of lower-extremity musculoskeletal injury in age-matched civilian men and women

2011 - 2019
The applied aspects of my research relate to the prepar...
Alex Rawcliffe | Director of Studies: Prof Russell Martindale | Second Supervisor: Stelios Psycharakis

Assessing toxicity of engineered nanomaterials in the male reproductive system: Developing an improved testing strategy for hazard assessment

2011 - 2019
"There is a paucity of knowledge relating to the effects of...
Bryony Ross | Director of Studies: Prof Gary Hutchison | Second Supervisor: Dr Eva Malone

Digital gardens with real toads: in what ways have heritage and digital practices fused to form hybrid methods in moving image design?

2011 - 2013
This thesis is a critical examination of my own creative practice ...
Dr Iain Macdonald | Director of Studies: Prof Chris Atton

An exploration of leadership practices in Scotland's contact centre industry

2011 - 2019
Alberto Orozco Vidal | Director of Studies: Dr Jacqueline Brodie | Second Supervisor: Sandra Watson

Creating social reciprocity - the role of trust network reproduction and social learning - Evidence from a medium-sized family firm in Germany

2011 - 2017
Jennifer Winsor | Director of Studies: Prof Simon Gao | Second Supervisor: Dr Brian Windram

The effects of polymers on the fracture characteristics of high performance concrete

2011 - 2016
Mohmed Yahya | Director of Studies: Mike Barker | Second Supervisor: Ben Zhang

An approach to the semantic intelligence cloud

2010 - 2018
Dr Richard Greenwell | Director of Studies: Prof Xiaodong Liu | Second Supervisor: Dr Kevin Chalmers

Fabrication and characterisation of planar and tubular solid oxide fuel cell anodes

2010 - 2013
Yanzhao Zhang | Director of Studies: Alan Davidson | Second Supervisor: Mike Barker

Value of transferable skills training: measuring the impacts of training for individual development and organisational return on investment

2010 - 2015
The purpose of this research project is to investigate indivi...
Fraser Robertson | Director of Studies: Prof Anne Munro

Web engineering for the evaluation of large complex web systems: methodologies in web metrics

2010 - 2017
Dalal Zahran | Director of Studies: Dr M J Rutter | Second Supervisor: Prof David Benyon

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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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