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Qohelet's Fall: The Use of Genesis 2-4 in the Book of Ecclesiastes
In this thesis I will demonstrate that Qohelet uses the language and themes found in Genesis 2-4. Qohelet, himself a wisdom teacher, interprets the early chapters of Genesis as wisdom texts. He uses them to explain from ... -
QoS-based Handover for Next Generation Wireless Networks
The deployment of the Next Generation Wireless Network (NGWN) involves different service providers, different radio access technologies and multi-mode mobile terminals that have to be compatible with existing services and ... -
Qualitative and quantitative effects of hydrogen peroxide on enamel
Background: A pleasing smile can be considered part of an attractive appearance and having “whiter” teeth is perceived as an integral part of achieving this. Tooth whitening provides a treatment option that is a conservative, ... -
Quality Evaluation of Dental Records and Patient Satisfaction following Periodontal Surgery
Background and aim: Accurate record keeping is essential in daily clinical practice. An audit of clinical records over a specific period helps practitioners to evaluate and improve their performance and deliver a better ... -
Quality management at Fulton Hogan Southland: An evaluation of the quality management systems at Fulton Hogan Southland road marking
The road marking industry Quality Management System (QMS) offers a good example of the manner in which an industry might collectively control quality assurance. The purchase of KC Contracting (KCC) by Fulton Hogan Southland ... -
Quality of data for geo-spatial studies of alcohol-related harm
There is growing research interest in the relationship between the geographic density of liquor outlets and the incidence of various harms (e.g., assault), however, to date, detail is lacking on the quality of data used ... -
Quality of Diabetic Foot Care in Oman
Background Diabetes mellitus is a common and increasingly important chronic disease worldwide. In Oman, the setting of this thesis, the prevalence of diabetes was 12.3% in 2008. Diabetes causes substantial morbidity and ... -
Quality of life after injury: an Individual Patient Data (IPD) meta-analysis
There is a need for information on the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of injury populations. HRQoL measures, like the EQ-5D, have seen a dramatic increase in use over the last ten years. Despite this, general ... -
Quality of life in residential care: a qualitative study of perspectives of people with dementia, their family members and healthcare staff.
As our population ages so too will the number of people with dementia increase. For some time there have been concerns expressed by campaigners for people with dementia about quality of life and the safety and quality of ... -
Quality of Life versus Length of Life: Are Cancer Patients' Preferences Stable Over Time?
Background: Balancing treatment-related gains and losses with respect to quality of life (QoL) and length of life (LoL) is common in cancer. Little is known about patient preferences for QoL versus LoL and preference ... -
Quality over Quantity: The Link between Specific Qualities of Parent Speech and Young Children's Phonological Awareness
The predictive link between phonological awareness (PA), the ability to identify and isolate sounds within speech, and later reading ability is well documented. With developing PA, children can map sounds onto individual ... -
Quantifying Children's Exposure to Outdoor Food Advertising
The marketing of unhealthy food is a key modifiable influence on children’s dietary behaviours and childhood obesity. The WHO Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) has recommended that settings where children gather ... -
Quantifying compliance costs of small businesses in New Zealand
This paper reports on a small-scale study of the compliance costs of small New Zealand businesses. Participating firms were asked to keep a record of both time spent and expenditure directly incurred over a thirteen-week ... -
Quantifying decadal-scale sediment flux using the historic sediment record in a range-front catchment, South Westland, New Zealand
Accurately quantifying sediment flux from mountain catchments is important for understanding the processes that drive mountain landscape dynamics and evolution. In this study, total sediment yield and erosion rates were ... -
Quantifying fog deposition,evapotranspiration,andwater yield in snow tussock grasslands
In arid and semi-arid regions, water resources are under pressure due to increasing demand and uncertain climatic futures. In these water-scarce regions, it is recognised that fog may be a significant contributor to ... -
Quantifying global CG methylation in regenerative Zebrafish caudal fin and Xenopus tail buds.
Epigenetics is a control mechanism that creates stable alterations in gene expression thatdoes not require underlying changes in DNA sequence. One of the most iconic and prevalent epigenetic mechanisms involves CG methylation, ... -
Quantifying morphologic changes of a coastal foredune using a low-cost remotely piloted aerial system (RPAS)
Mid-latitude sandy coasts are dynamic environments. Monitoring coastal morphodynamics is important for understanding the response of coasts to short-term storm events, for understanding the response of coasts to long-term ... -
Quantifying the association between self-reported diabetes/smoking and periodontitis in the NZ population
Background Little is known of the periodontal status of the New Zealand (NZ) adult population, despite the availability of data from three national oral health surveys undertaken in 1976, 1988 and 2009. Although the first ... -
Quantitation and Localization of Bioactive Natural Products by Spectroscopic Methods
This thesis describes spectroscopic analyses of plants which derive some, or all, of their commercial value from their secondary metabolites. The primary aim was to assess vibrational spectroscopy as a tool for rapid ... -
Quantitative Electroencephalogram Neuroimaging in Obesity
Efforts to understand and treat obesity come from a wide range of disciplines. Neuroimaging in obesity is typically performed with fMRI and PET, which are indirect measures of neural activity. EEG is a direct measure of ...