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Development of a novel platform for the optimal design, sizing and energy management of grid-integrated hybrid photovoltaic-hydrogen energy systems. (2025)
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ATTEYA, A. 2025. Development of a novel platform for the optimal design, sizing and energy management of grid-integrated hybrid photovoltaic-hydrogen energy systems. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2935027

With the World moving towards the Net-Zero energy transition, there is an increasing demand to scale-up the investment in renewable energy systems. To enable the increased integration of intermittent renewables such as wind and solar energies, while... Read More about Development of a novel platform for the optimal design, sizing and energy management of grid-integrated hybrid photovoltaic-hydrogen energy systems..

Getting the message: a transcendental phenomenology of youth experiences of persuasive (partisan) and informative (non-partisan) campaigns during the 2019 Canadian and United Kingdom general elections. (2025)
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Low youth voter turnout has potentially negative implications for healthy democracies and is therefore a widely researched topic in political communications. The concern is that if young people experience alienation and disenfranchisement from politi... Read More about Getting the message: a transcendental phenomenology of youth experiences of persuasive (partisan) and informative (non-partisan) campaigns during the 2019 Canadian and United Kingdom general elections..

Inferential measurement for integrity and security of cyber-physical systems (2025)
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ARIFEEN, Md. 2025. Inferential measurement for integrity and security of cyber-physical systems. Robert Gordon Univeristy, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2934857

Asset integrity is vital for the safety and reliability of Cyber-Physical Systems in industries like energy, transportation, and healthcare. It prevents hazards, minimizes downtime, and protects against cyber threats while ensuring economic efficienc... Read More about Inferential measurement for integrity and security of cyber-physical systems.

An exploration of social media in healthcare professional practice: guidance for and medicines-related use in Gulf Cooperation Council countries. (2025)
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ABABNEH, M. 2025. An exploration of social media in healthcare professional practice: guidance for and medicines-related use in Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2934822

Social-media use in healthcare is expanding globally, aiding healthcare professionals (HCPs) to enhance professional development, and educate patients and the public. Regulatory guidelines are intended to support ethical, legal and professional chall... Read More about An exploration of social media in healthcare professional practice: guidance for and medicines-related use in Gulf Cooperation Council countries..

Artificial intelligence-enabled transaction prediction. (2025)
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ATALOR, D.O. 2025. Artificial intelligence-enabled transaction prediction. Robert Gordon University, MSc thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2934768

Predicting transaction behaviour and volume on e-commerce websites is difficult because transactional statistical methods don't do well with complex, unstructured data and cannot account for external factors like trends and promotions. Also, existing... Read More about Artificial intelligence-enabled transaction prediction..

An exploration of contributions to a social work community of practice. (2025)
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BOLGER, J. 2025. An exploration of contributions to a social work community of practice. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2934929

This framing essay provides a critical review of my Portfolio of Public Output, based on published research and academic texts and with reference to examples of some related activism, from the period 2019 to 2024. Specifically, this comprises of four... Read More about An exploration of contributions to a social work community of practice..

Digitalization of supply chain in the offshore wind sector. (2025)
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ATOLAGBE, M. 2025. Digitalization of supply chain in the offshore wind sector. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2929152

The offshore wind sector (OSWS) has flourished in recent years generating 68 Giga Watts (GW) of electricity globally in 2024. However, this is incommensurate with the net zero target set by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRNEA) in conjunction... Read More about Digitalization of supply chain in the offshore wind sector..

Where are we? Where next? An exploration into the development and implementation of practice-based interprofessional education for student pharmacists in Scotland. (2025)
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DESPASQUALE, C. 2025. Where are we? Where next? An exploration into the development and implementation of practice-based interprofessional education for student pharmacists in Scotland. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2935010

Interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) is considered essential to address the increasingly complex needs of patients. Subsequently, developing a workforce with the right competencies is a requisite to ensure safe, effective and efficient per... Read More about Where are we? Where next? An exploration into the development and implementation of practice-based interprofessional education for student pharmacists in Scotland..

Efficient water management in building: an approach to promote sustainable building construction in India. (2025)
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CHAWLA, V. 2025. Efficient water management in building: an approach to promote sustainable building construction in India. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2795489

The growing concerns surrounding water scarcity have spiked an interest in embodied water (EW) studies globally. The EW of a building is the sum of the amount of water needed to manufacture all the building materials throughout their supply chain (in... Read More about Efficient water management in building: an approach to promote sustainable building construction in India..

Adaptive challenge for algebraic and realistic dynamic optimisation benchmarks. (2025)
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ALZA SANTOS, J. 2025. Adaptive challenge for algebraic and realistic dynamic optimisation benchmarks. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2795469

Dynamic optimisation focuses on finding the best possible solutions while continuously adapting to changing environments. One of the main challenges in academic dynamic optimisation is accurately representing the adaptive challenge of online algorith... Read More about Adaptive challenge for algebraic and realistic dynamic optimisation benchmarks..

Implementation of medication reviews in German community pharmacies. (2024)
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MICHEL, D.E.A. 2024. Implementation of medication reviews in German community pharmacies. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2795705

Inappropriate polypharmacy can pose a major risk to individuals' health and thus entail unnecessary costs for health systems. With globally ageing societies, polypharmacy is on the rise. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the national German act... Read More about Implementation of medication reviews in German community pharmacies..

Advancing sepsis treatment: synthesis and evaluation of multi-target drugs with antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticoagulant properties. (2024)
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WEST, J.E. 2024. Advancing sepsis treatment: synthesis and evaluation of multi-target drugs with antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticoagulant properties. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2795403

Sepsis is a complex disease that affects individuals of all ages but is particularly dangerous for vulnerable populations, such as newborns, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. It is triggered by infection, leading to hyperinflammatio... Read More about Advancing sepsis treatment: synthesis and evaluation of multi-target drugs with antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticoagulant properties..

Improving federated learning performance with similarity guided feature extraction and pruning. (2024)
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PALIHAWADANA, C. 2024. Improving federated learning performance with similarity guided feature extraction and pruning. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2801100

Federated Learning (FL) is a Machine Learning (ML) paradigm that learns from distributed clients to collaboratively train a global model in a privacy-preserved manner without sharing their private data. Traditional centralised ML approaches require a... Read More about Improving federated learning performance with similarity guided feature extraction and pruning..

Advanced modelling and analytics for effective change and anomaly detection in hyperspectral images. (2024)
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LI, Y. 2024. Advanced modelling and analytics for effective change and anomaly detection in hyperspectral images. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2795662

The main objective of this research is to design and implement novel models and analytics techniques for hyperspectral change detection and anomaly detection. With the widespread applications of hyperspectral imagery (HSI) in fields such as remote se... Read More about Advanced modelling and analytics for effective change and anomaly detection in hyperspectral images..

Hybrid analytical hierarchy process model for the optimisation of marginal field development in Nigeria. (2024)
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DANMADAMI, A.M. 2024. Hybrid analytical hierarchy process model for the optimisation of marginal field development in Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2795516

The slow pace of marginal field development in Nigeria poses a critical challenge to the nation's energy security and economic stability, given the reliance on oil and gas revenues. This stagnation stems from the lack of a systematic decision-making... Read More about Hybrid analytical hierarchy process model for the optimisation of marginal field development in Nigeria..

An investigation of the development of soft skills required for health supply chain practice in developing economies. (2024)
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CHINDOVE, S. 2024. An investigation of the development of soft skills required for health supply chain practice in developing economies. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2795498

Soft skills, also referred to as non-technical skills, are becoming increasingly important in today's business environment. The focus now is on developing a well-rounded workforce with a blend of soft and technical skills to be better equipped to han... Read More about An investigation of the development of soft skills required for health supply chain practice in developing economies..

Building integrated photovoltaics in Ghana: aesthetics and policy. (2024)
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AWUKU, S.A. 2024. Building integrated photovoltaics in Ghana: aesthetics and policy. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2795478

Buildings are known to account for over 40% of CO2 emissions globally, a number which is likely to increase if no feasible interventions are adopted. One sure way is the adoption of advanced solar applications such as building integrated photovoltaic... Read More about Building integrated photovoltaics in Ghana: aesthetics and policy..

A mixed-methods study of the impact of simulation-based education on the general practice clinical pharmacist in NHS Scotland. (2024)
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STEEL, L.M. 2024. A mixed-methods study of the impact of simulation-based education on the general practice clinical pharmacist in NHS Scotland. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2801295

Clinical decision making in healthcare is the process by which healthcare professionals make personalised prescribing and treatment choices for patient care using a combination of clinical evidence, patient preferences and their own clinical expertis... Read More about A mixed-methods study of the impact of simulation-based education on the general practice clinical pharmacist in NHS Scotland..

Enhancing Android application security through source code vulnerability mitigation using artificial intelligence: a privacy-preserved, community-driven, federated-learning-based approach. (2024)
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SENANAYAKE, J.M.D. 2024. Enhancing Android application security through source code vulnerability mitigation using artificial intelligence: a privacy-preserved, community-driven, federated-learning-based approach. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2801183

As technology advances, Android devices and apps are rapidly increasing. It is crucial to adhere to security protocols during app development, especially as many apps lack sufficient safeguards. Despite the use of automated tools for risk mitigation,... Read More about Enhancing Android application security through source code vulnerability mitigation using artificial intelligence: a privacy-preserved, community-driven, federated-learning-based approach..