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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Drawing on the workplace incivility literature and theoretical lenses on gender (e.g., Role Congruity Theory; Eagly & Karau, 2002), I predicted that female (vs. male) leaders displaying dominant (vs. neutral) behaviours ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Cannabis has psychoactive properties and is thought to be associated with potential structural and functional changes with early and heavy use. Previous research suggests cannabis users (CU) vs. non-users (NU) have ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Post-starburst galaxies represent a transitional stage between star-forming and quiescent galaxies and thus studying their nature, environments and origin mechanisms is fundamental to understanding galaxy evolution. In ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)X-ray emission from Seyfert 1 galaxies has a debated origin. The primary X-ray source is the compact corona, but the secondary X-ray emission is thought to originate from either a Comptonising layer or blurred reflection ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Historic gold mining in Nova Scotia, Canada, produced mercury (Hg)-contaminated tailings from the 1860s to 1940s that were deposited into the environment and subsequently abandoned upon mine closures. Today, these ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)In Nova Scotia, rural residents experience access barriers to health care linked to unplanned temporary emergency department closures. Nurse staffing challenges are a persistent and complex reason behind these closures. ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)During speciation, mate choice can reproductively isolate one group from another through selection on divergent traits and behaviours such as colouration, courtship behaviour, and/or body size. Reinforcement can also ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)While ‘sink or swim’ training is a well-known concept to practitioners, it has not garnered much attention within an academic setting. ‘Sink or swim’ can be described as a form of training by default, where an individual ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)In this thesis, twenty-five selected fairy-tales from the first two Valor anthologies, featuring female protagonists, have been analysed using a multi-thematic methodology and an intersectional queer feminist lens. ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Three-dimensional point cloud datasets are becoming ubiquitous due to the availability of consumer-grade 3D sensors such as Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), and RGB-D cameras. Recent advancements in 3D deep learning ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Hybrids of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench have potential as second-generation biofuel feedstock crops in Canada. This study's objective was to screen five plant growth-promoting microbial strains (Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Victim impact statements (VIS) are testimonies that convey the emotional, physical, and financial harm that victims have suffered as the result of a crime. This study sheds light on this victims' experiences with the justice ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)This thesis sought to create a behavioural measure to assess for primary hebephilia (i.e., a primary sexual interest in pubescent children between the ages of 11 and 14) in male perpetrators of child sexual abuse, and to ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Previous research has suggested that a subset of adult-onset sexual offenders (AOSOs) may be at an increased risk for re-offending against children. Despite this evidence, research on the trajectories of AOSOs is limited. ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials actively promoted messaging on quarantine, isolation, and social distancing to reduce viral transmission and keep people safe. This paper examines the possibility of ...
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(Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.), 2021)This document details the research that I conducted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies program, provided by Saint Mary's University and Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova ...
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Anthesis (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)This thesis recounts the exploration of transmuting a mental health crisis into a potentially transformative experience that relies on multispecies relationships including the pedagogy of an agave. It uses the example of ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Coastal archaeological sites in Nova Scotia, as in many jurisdictions around the world, are at risk of damage or destruction due to the impacts of climate change. Residents in a region of southwest Nova Scotia exhibit a ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)High concentrations of tropospheric ozone are a concern due to its detrimental effects on human and plant health. As the world population expands and ozone precursor emissions become more challenging to limit, understanding ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Mental health remains a pressing concern for Canadians, especially for those pursuing post-secondary studies. Although the prevalence of mental health issues among this group is well documented, there remains a significant ...
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