Wild birds as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment
Thesis
Djuwanto, B. A. Wild birds as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2808666
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest public health threats and has been conceptualised as a slowly emerging disaster. Studies have suggested that wild birds c...
Gender differences in the expression of narcissism: Diagnostic assessment, aetiology, and intimate partner violence perpetration
Thesis
Green, A. Gender differences in the expression of narcissism: Diagnostic assessment, aetiology, and intimate partner violence perpetration. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2704510
Despite its longevity as a personality construct, theoretical understandings of gender differences in narcissistic presentation are underdeveloped given the overemphasis of gr...
Characterisation of class II and III fructose bisphosphatases in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824
Thesis
Almohaish, A. A. Characterisation of class II and III fructose bisphosphatases in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5692
In low GC Gram-positive bacteria, the phenomenon of carbon catabolite repression is dependent on a metabolite-activated bifunctional protein kinase/phosphorylase. In Clostridi...
An investigation into the processes responsible for the generation of the spatial pattern of the spionid polychaete pygospio elegans claparede
Thesis
Bolam, S. G. An investigation into the processes responsible for the generation of the spatial pattern of the spionid polychaete pygospio elegans claparede. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2812
The spionid polychaete Pygospio elegans Claparede (1863) is a small, tube-building opportunist. On the intertidal sandflat Drum Sands, Firth of Forth, Scotland, this species i...
On Depression and Subjectivity: A Lacanian Approach
Thesis
Johnson, R. A. On Depression and Subjectivity: A Lacanian Approach. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7559
The signifier of ‘depression’, substantiated by dominant therapeutic practices such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and constructed by mainstream psychological discourse, is ...
The impact of exercise, adiposity and persistent viral infection on blood T-Cell phenotype and function
Thesis
Spielmann, G. The impact of exercise, adiposity and persistent viral infection on blood T-Cell phenotype and function. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5682
Human ageing is associated with a progressive decline in the function of the immune system, commonly referred as immunosenescence. This is characterized by the shrinkage of th...
Determinants of habitat use by fish and crustaceans in mangroves: using habitat characteristics to predict communities
Thesis
Wanjiru, C. Determinants of habitat use by fish and crustaceans in mangroves: using habitat characteristics to predict communities. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2704125
Healthy mangroves are important for the provisioning of ecosystem goods and services that contribute to human wellbeing. Productive fisheries have been associated with healthy...
Optimisation of monitoring using camera-traps and field evidence when identifying Eurasian otter Lutra lutra resting or breeding sites
Thesis
Findlay, M. Optimisation of monitoring using camera-traps and field evidence when identifying Eurasian otter Lutra lutra resting or breeding sites. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2809424
The Eurasian otter Lutra lutra and its resting places are protected by EU and UK legislation. Consultant ecologists must identify resting sites so they can be protected during...
The dynamics of police legitimacy and social media in Scotland
Thesis
Ralph, L. D. The dynamics of police legitimacy and social media in Scotland. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2701783
Over the past decade, social media has been used by the police to aid police activity and to enhance its reputation. Central to these considerations is police legitimacy, as t...
Modelling the environmental Impacts of suspended Mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) farming.
Thesis
Chamberlain, J. Modelling the environmental Impacts of suspended Mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) farming. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5595
The potential impacts of marine aquaculture operations on the environment are
reviewed. The reported effects of suspended mussel farms on the benthic
environment are examined ...