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This community includes theses, dissertations, and major research projects written by Saint Mary's University students. It includes links to the full-text version where available. Search for authors, titles, or subjects using the search box above, or browse the collection using the menu on the left.
Use can also the library catalogue to search for other theses and dissertations in our collection, all of which should be available either online or in the library stacks.
If you are a student who is writing your thesis, instructions and required forms can be found here .
Please note that Major Research Projects, undergraduate theses and some masters theses are coursework and not held to the same standards as peer-reviewed research.
Geographical Mapping of Nova Scotia-related Masters Theses
This map contains locations around Nova Scotia that are related to, or were studied for, a Masters thesis at Saint Mary's University from 1956 onwards, with links back to the individual full text theses in this repository.
Full-text reproduction of Saint Mary's theses, dissertations, and major research projects are included here using the terms of the Non-Exclusive License to Reproduce Theses. All other rights are maintained by the author.
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(2022-04-26)This thesis analyzes the OD2016-D2 dredge rock samples collected from a flank of Lomonosov Ridge, a major topographic feature in the Arctic Ocean. U-Pb- and Hf-isotopes were analyzed for 719 detrital zircon grains from ten ...
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(2024-01-31)This thesis addresses fundamental questions related to the prebiotic evolutionary selection of the building blocks of nucleic acids. The structural tendencies and propensities in today’s nucleic acids are rationalized based ...
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(2024-02-12)This thesis argues that the Black student experience in Atlantic Canada is explicitly limited by racist practices. Kuwodza further argues that Atlantic Canadian post-secondary institutions are built on a legacy of systemic ...
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The radicalization of young white men: dominant emotional characteristics and traits of online hate (2024-01-01)On August 12, 2021, a tragic mass shooting occurred in Plymouth, England, starting the exploration into the roots of hatred and extremism, particularly among young white men. This investigates the intersectionality of ...
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(2024-01-23)International development organizations have been argued to be sites of contestations where power is invoked to maintain the othering of developing countries. Guided by Western liberal feminist ideas, international development ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary`s University, 2023-12-12)Halo nuclei form due to weak binding at extreme proton-neutron asymmetries near driplines and these uncovered alterations in nuclear shell structure. These halos can exhibit a phenomenon known as a soft dipole resonance. ...
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(2024-01-05)By invitation from the community, a geophysical survey was performed on two potential Black Loyalist burial sites in Birchtown, Nova Scotia, in a preliminary effort to verify local traditions regarding their existence and ...
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(2023-12-20)Co-creation is a collaborative innovation process that involves stakeholders in product or service development, ensuring offerings align with customer needs. It can create adaptable, responsive, and market-relevant ...
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(2023-12-13)Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a culturally, economically, and ecologically important species in Eastern Canada. Populations have been declining in recent decades, which can have negative implications for livelihood, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-12-07)Tendons perform two very distinct functions that require different mechanical properties and are categorized into two types based on these functions: positional (PTs) and energy storing (ESTs). Structural differences between ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-12-13)This study analyzes the collective biographies and worldview of the members of the American Office of Strategic Services’ Art Looting Investigation Unit (ALIU) during and after the Second World War, with an emphasis on six ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-12-06)The Valley of Mexico’s historical susceptibility to flooding underwent a significant environmental transformation during the Spanish colonization, when Spaniards, influenced by their Roman and Muslim heritage, built extensive ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-09-14)Amidst growing global forest fragmentation, understanding the impacts of edges on forest ecosystems has become increasingly important for researchers and conservationists. However, the expanding scope of edge creation ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-10-24)Partial differential equations (PDEs) often arise in mathematical models that explain, investigate, or predict real-world phenomena. The error-controlled numerical solution of time-dependent PDEs with one spatial dimension ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-10-12)Copyright in its modern legal form has a brief history dating back to the early eighteenth century. While initial formulations betrayed some tension between natural rights and consequentialist views, jurisprudence would ...
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Two-eyed critical sensemaking : an integrative approach for studying post-TRC organizational change (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-09-27)The research method, Two-Eyed Critical Sensemaking, is a novel integrative approach for studying the relationship between policy documents and enactments of respectful reconciliation focused organizational change. Drawing ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-08-01)In this work, we examine the application of the wavelet transform to the X-ray timing analyses of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and quasi-periodic eruption sources (QPEs). We find that the power spectral density (PSD) slope ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-09-08)The trokosi practice is an ancient traditional system that involves the selection of a young female by her family to serve in a shrine as a form of atonement for crimes committed by another family member. This tradition ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-08-24)This thesis examines violations of tenancy and housing rights of racialized international students (RIS) in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. It explores the factors that influence tenancy and housing options available to RIS, such as ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-09-06)Undiscovered hydrocarbon reservoirs potentially exist in the deep-water regions of the Scotian Margin off the coast of Nova Scotia. The deep-water environments can involve major challenges with high exploration risk because ...