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Magnetic field directed self-assembly of gold Pickering emulsion for preparing patterned film. (2022)
Thesis
OKPOZO, O.P. 2022. Magnetic field directed self-assembly of gold Pickering emulsion for preparing patterned film. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987909

Patterning plays a vital in role in sensor-based devices like surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA), radio frequency (RF) antennas and many others. The linear array spacing and width of gold strips h... Read More about Magnetic field directed self-assembly of gold Pickering emulsion for preparing patterned film..

A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. (2022)
Thesis
RICHARD-OSU, O.J. 2022. A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071784

Heightened pressure on those organisations that are to be held accountable for the impact of their processes on the societies and the environment in which they operate has resulted in sustainable business practices (SBPs) becoming a major area of foc... Read More about A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria..

Towards a robust, effective and resource-efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring. (2022)
Thesis
ZAKARIYYA, I. 2022. Towards a robust, effective and resource-efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987917

Internet of Things (IoT) devices are becoming increasingly popular and an integral part of our everyday lives, making them a lucrative target for attackers. These devices require suitable security mechanisms that enable robust and effective detection... Read More about Towards a robust, effective and resource-efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring..

A reliable trust-aware reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks. (2022)
Thesis
HAJAR, M.S. 2022. A reliable trust-aware reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987863

Interest in the Wireless Medical Sensor Network (WMSN) is rapidly gaining attention thanks to recent advances in semiconductors and wireless communication. However, by virtue of the sensitive medical applications and the stringent resource constraint... Read More about A reliable trust-aware reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks..

The lifecycle of a social media beauty trend: a case study of the Instagram body. (2022)
Thesis
UTI, T.O. 2022. The lifecycle of a social media beauty trend: a case study of the Instagram body. Robert Gordon University, MPhil thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071810

The study pursued the creation of a functional model of the typical lifecycle of a social media beauty trend. Within the fashion and consumer goods industries, lifecycle models already exist that explain the typical manifestations of products and tre... Read More about The lifecycle of a social media beauty trend: a case study of the Instagram body..

Industry 4.0: the impact of strategic leadership behaviour on organisational response to the adoption of technological innovation. (2022)
Thesis
MORGAN, L.R.W. 2022. Industry 4.0: the impact of strategic leadership behaviour on organisational response to the adoption of technological innovation. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987878

The rapid development and cross-interaction between emerging technologies is called Industry 4.0, and it is being called the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Organisational leaders are seeking to understand how to lead their firms to benefit from the op... Read More about Industry 4.0: the impact of strategic leadership behaviour on organisational response to the adoption of technological innovation..

An investigation into the effectiveness of the design and enforcement of Nigeria's anti-gas flaring law and policy regimes, and the considerations of measures that could improve environmental regulatory compliance. (2022)
Thesis
MOHAMMED, J.I. 2022. An investigation into the effectiveness of the design and enforcement of Nigeria's anti-gas flaring law and policy regimes, and the considerations of measures that could improve environmental regulatory compliance. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1893017

Since the discovery of the commercial hydrocarbon deposit in 1956, activity of Nigeria's petroleum industry has dramatically increased. The industry now contributes an average of two million barrels of crude oil daily to the global oil market. Howeve... Read More about An investigation into the effectiveness of the design and enforcement of Nigeria's anti-gas flaring law and policy regimes, and the considerations of measures that could improve environmental regulatory compliance..

Employing multi-modal sensors for personalised smart home health monitoring. (2022)
Thesis
FORBES, G. 2022. Employing multi-modal sensors for personalised smart home health monitoring. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071646

Smart home systems are employed worldwide for a variety of automated monitoring tasks. FITsense is a system that performs personalised smart home health monitoring using sensor data. In this thesis, we expand upon this system by identifying the limit... Read More about Employing multi-modal sensors for personalised smart home health monitoring..

Bi-level optimisation and machine learning in the management of large service-oriented field workforces. (2022)
Thesis
AINSLIE, R.T. 2022. Bi-level optimisation and machine learning in the management of large service-oriented field workforces. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880200

The tactical planning problem for members of the service industry with large multi-skilled workforces is an important process that is often underlooked. It sits between the operational plan - which involves the actual allocation of members of the wor... Read More about Bi-level optimisation and machine learning in the management of large service-oriented field workforces..

Legal framework for utilisation and emissions-impact mitigation from natural gas production: the case for Nigeria. (2022)
Thesis
ENEYO, G.A. 2022. Legal framework for utilisation and emissions-impact mitigation from natural gas production: the case for Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880231

Environmental concerns dominate every stage of oil and gas operations, from production to consumption stages. At the production stage, there is the problem of waste of associated gas through flaring emissions, while pipeline leakages and tanker accid... Read More about Legal framework for utilisation and emissions-impact mitigation from natural gas production: the case for Nigeria..

Cuttings transport and hydraulics optimisation for underbalanced drilling (UBD) operations in concentric and eccentric, directional and extended reach wells. (2022)
Thesis
SALUBI, V. 2022. Cuttings transport and hydraulics optimisation for underbalanced drilling (UBD) operations in concentric and eccentric, directional and extended reach wells. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1893048

Underbalanced drilling facilitates the effective control of wellbore pressures - amongst several other important advantages - when compared to conventional drilling technology. However, this involves the flow of multiphase fluids, which introduces ad... Read More about Cuttings transport and hydraulics optimisation for underbalanced drilling (UBD) operations in concentric and eccentric, directional and extended reach wells..

Transformational fieldwork, or, How might a sustainable cultural provision in the rural/small town context be framed? (2022)
Thesis
ZEISKE, C.F. 2022. Transformational fieldwork, or, How might a sustainable cultural provision in the rural/small town context be framed? Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071859

While a lot has been written in the past two decades about the impact of participatory arts on people in urban places, my practice-based research aims to fill the gap in relation to the rural context - often places with little traditional arts provis... Read More about Transformational fieldwork, or, How might a sustainable cultural provision in the rural/small town context be framed?.

The incidence of metabolic syndrome amongst a group of migrants to Qatar employed in Hamad Medical Corporation 24 months post-migration: a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study. (2022)
Thesis
EZZAT AHMED AL-ADAWY, R.M.M. 2022. The incidence of metabolic syndrome amongst a group of migrants to Qatar employed in Hamad Medical Corporation 24 months post-migration: a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880237

Over the past two decades, the International Organisation for Migration highlighted the increasing proportion of international migration from 2.8% (150 million in 2000) to 3.5% (272 million in 2020) of the total world population. In 2019, the Labour... Read More about The incidence of metabolic syndrome amongst a group of migrants to Qatar employed in Hamad Medical Corporation 24 months post-migration: a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study..

Collective behaviour monitoring in football using spatial temporal and network analysis: application and evaluations. (2022)
Thesis
CORSIE, M.R. 2022. Collective behaviour monitoring in football using spatial temporal and network analysis: application and evaluations. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880207

Analysis is an important part of understanding and exploiting performance of football teams. Traditional approaches of analysis have centred around events that may not fully incorporate the highly dynamic nature of matches. To circumvent this weaknes... Read More about Collective behaviour monitoring in football using spatial temporal and network analysis: application and evaluations..

Extending the frontier of the Nigerian insanity defence: comparative analyses of the insanity defence in England and Scotland to offer alternative options for development. (2022)
Thesis
EZE, K.U. 2022. Extending the frontier of the Nigerian insanity defence: comparative analyses of the insanity defence in England and Scotland to offer alternative options for development. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071637

Criminal responsibility determines whom the law will punish. A person must be criminally responsible before a court can punish them. The situation is challenging when a defendant raises insanity as a defence to criminal responsibility, because not ev... Read More about Extending the frontier of the Nigerian insanity defence: comparative analyses of the insanity defence in England and Scotland to offer alternative options for development..

Investigating the social, economic and environmental feasibility of extracting onshore oil and gas in the United Kingdom. (2022)
Thesis
IZE-IYAMU, B.O. 2022. Investigating the social, economic and environmental feasibility of extracting onshore oil and gas in the United Kingdom. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880257

The United Kingdom Government has moved on from the unconventional oil and gas (UOG) development discourse since the moratorium in 2019. Shale gas was expected to be produced commercially and to act as a bridge fuel with arguable lower carbon emissio... Read More about Investigating the social, economic and environmental feasibility of extracting onshore oil and gas in the United Kingdom..

An exploration of employment factors in working-age people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (2022)
Thesis
KIRKPATRICK, P.G. 2022. An exploration of employment factors in working-age people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880266

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a debilitating lung condition causing distressing symptoms. People with COPD experience variability of symptoms and have a greater number of comorbidities and lower quality of life than people with othe... Read More about An exploration of employment factors in working-age people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease..

An investigation of everyday entrepreneurship in a resource-constrained context. (2022)
Thesis
DASPAN, T.D. 2022. An investigation of everyday entrepreneurship in a resource-constrained context. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880221

Entrepreneurship has become an indispensable instrument for stimulating economic activities in the global economy. It is getting more attention because of the significant contributions of small businesses as key drivers to the growth and socio-econom... Read More about An investigation of everyday entrepreneurship in a resource-constrained context..

Holistic, data-driven, service and supply chain optimisation: linked optimisation. (2022)
Thesis
OGUNSEMI, A. 2022. Holistic, data-driven, service and supply chain optimisation: linked optimisation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987884

The intensity of competition and technological advancements in the business environment has made companies collaborate and cooperate together as a means of survival. This creates a chain of companies and business components with unified business obje... Read More about Holistic, data-driven, service and supply chain optimisation: linked optimisation..

A system thinking approach to addressing implementation challenges of local content policy in resource-rich countries. (2022)
Thesis
OBIRI, K.A. 2022. A system thinking approach to addressing implementation challenges of local content policy in resource-rich countries. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1893035

The study espoused a multi-strategy approach-encompassing system thinking (ST) tool, which uses causal loop diagram (CLD) and mixed-method methodology to address local content policy (LCP) challenges of infrastructure, human resource capacity (HRC),... Read More about A system thinking approach to addressing implementation challenges of local content policy in resource-rich countries..