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Physiothérapie en service d’urgence: prise en charge des patients souffrant de troubles musculo-squelettiques

Au Canada comme en France, les systèmes de santé doivent faire face à un engorgement important des services d’urgence. Cette problématique majeure risque de s’amplifier dans les prochaines années. Au Québec, un essai clinique randomisé contrôlé (ECR) en cluster impliquant huit services d’urgence est mis en place. Celui-ci a pour objectif d’évaluer l’efficacité d’un nouveau modèle de soins de physiothérapie en service d’urgence pour les patients souffrant de troubles musculo-squelettiques, en comparaison avec les soins médicaux usuels. Le projet de recherche entrepris par l’étudiante s’inscrit dans ce cadre : il s’agit de décrire la population des patients qui consultent les physiothérapeutes au sein des services d’urgence impliqués dans cet ECR, et de recueillir l’expérience des physiothérapeutes vis-à-vis de leur nouveau rôle. Les résultats de ce projet permettront de mieux cibler le rôle des physiothérapeutes au sein des services d’urgence, et d’élaborer des pistes de réflexion concernant la transposition de ce modèle en France.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

François Desmeules

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Université Grenoble Alpes

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Development of non-lethal assays targeting food deprivation to assess physiological decline and survival in wild Chinook Salmon

Chinook salmon may be especially vulnerable with limited food available when they first enter the ocean and during their first winter in the Straight of Georgia. To evaluate this, researchers will use lab studies to produce a new tool, that can be used without causing harm to the fish, to see whether wild Chinook salmon are getting enough food. We will then use this new tool to determine the impact of food limitation on Chinook salmon in the wild and how this may impact the survival of different populations in the winter. By learning about different areas and populations that may be affected by food limitation, researchers can focus their efforts to best protect these areas that may be especially at risk. Ultimately, these studies will create new tools for researchers to use in their effort to help preserve wild Chinook salmon populations.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Kristi Miller-Saunders

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Investigation of neural monitoring using electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG)

Brain wave technologies allow researchers and clinicians to monitor the brain at work. Our team has developed a new technology that uses electroencephalography (EEG) to provide an online record of different brain functions in a very short period of time. The brain waves recorded by this technology may change normally as time passes and previous MITACS funded work is characterizing the variation in brain waves in healthy individuals. In the current study we want to expand our findings into patient groups and new imaging technologies. First, individuals with brain injury will be monitored to determine how brain responses elicited by our technology change over time compared to healthy individuals. EEG and magnetoencephalography (MEG) data will be collected simultaneously in healthy individuals over time for better characterization of brain wave changes. Subsequently, advanced signal analyses will then be used to observe brain wave frequencies in healthy individuals using both EEG and MEG data. The ability to monitor the changes in brain function after injury will be critical in guiding the best treatment for recovery.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Carolyn Sparrey

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

NeuroCatch Inc.

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Soil-reinforcement interaction of a novel type of geogrid-geotextile composite for road applications: Experimental and numerical studies

Incorporating geosynthetic layers on top of the subgrade layer provides more stability and serviceability. That becomes a must when the subgrade layer is classified as a problematic soil. With the traditional method, two layers of geosynthetic are adopted: a geogrid for reinforcement and a geotextile for filtration. Placing these two materials in this manner is inefficient, economically unviable, and labor intensive. Hence, the proposed novel geogrid composite material combines the two geosynthetic layers (geogrid and geosynthetic) into one bonded system. That is capable of easing the construction process, saving time and expenses. It is expected to exceed the targeted properties of using the traditional technique.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Marolo Alfaro

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Titan Environmental Containment

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Manitoba

Programme :

Accelerate

Impact d’un formulaire national sur les différentes parties prenantes

Le Canada offre de soins de santé universel. Cependant, son système de couverture des médicaments d’ordonnance est très fragmenté. Cette fragmentation, accompagnée des coûts grimpant des médicaments, mène plusieurs canadiens à ne pas avoir les ressources nécessaires pour obtenir les médicaments dont ils ont besoin. L’idée d’un formulaire national émerge donc. C’est alors en février 2018 que le Canada annonçait la création du Conseil consultatif sur la mise en œuvre d’un régime national d’assurance-médicaments 1. Le défi de recherche qui sera réalisé sera donc de voir les impacts, soit les avantages et les inconvénients, de la création d’un formulaire national canadien pour les différentes parties prenantes, soit les payeurs publics, les payeurs privés, la population ainsi que les compagnies pharmaceutiques. Il est donc important pour Sandoz, une compagnie pharmaceutique, de pouvoir comprendre les impacts de ce nouveau projet afin de pouvoir mieux se préparer, s’adapter et faciliter son implémentation.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Michelle Savoie

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Sandoz Canada Inc.

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Pharmaceuticals; Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Finance and Insurance

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Molecular genetic approaches to study interactions between influenza viruses and host cells

Influenza viruses circulate widely in human populations and cause seasonal respiratory infections. However, the true reservoir host for influenza viruses are birds, and periodic spillover events from birds to livestock and humans can introduce new influenza viruses with pandemic potential into the human population; the most recent example was the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. We seek to learn more about how influenza viruses infect human cells and undermine host antiviral defenses. Previously, we demonstrated that genetically disrupting a host cell process known as “UFMylation” impacted the efficiency of influenza virus replication, with disruption a key gene called UFSP2 leading to a significant reduction in influenza virus replication. However, we don’t yet know precisely how influenza viruses interact with this cellular pathway. As part of our mechanistic investigations, Mitacs GRA trainee Artem Kichydzhy will use molecular genetic approaches to investigate these interactions. He will construct recombinant influenza viruses with precise defects in viral genes that have been previously shown to operate at the virus-host interface. He will then evaluate how these weakened viruses perform in cells where UFMylation has been genetically disrupted.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Craig McCormick

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology

Université :

Dalhousie University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Examining the implementation of a free physical activity program for grade 5 children in London, Ontario

Physical activity is an important part of children’s development. However, a majority of Canadian children are not meeting the national recommendation of 60-minutes of physical activity. To counter this issue, London’s Child and Youth Network (CYN) developed the ACT-i-Pass Program, a physical activity program that offers free recreational programming to grade 5 children in the city. While there have been previous evaluations of the program, the quality of the program’s implementation has not been explored. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the reach of the program, an important aspect of program implementation. The CYN will learn who is registering for the ACT-i-Pass program and will understand if there are inequities in the program. Additionally, an online resource with a summary of the ACT-i-Pass evaluations will be developed to improve the dissemination of findings and recommendations for community-based interventions with the CYN and their partners.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Patricia Tucker

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

City of London

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Public administration

Université :

The University of Western Ontario

Programme :

Accelerate

Understanding and characterizing flux noise in D-Wave’s superconducting circuit stack

While quantum computers in theory can solve problems exponentially faster than conventional computers, in practise they are quite challenging to build. One of the main problems facing the technology used by D-Wave, IBM, and google is the presence of flux noise. The current project aims to understand the origin of flux noise in D-Wave’s superconductor-based quantum hardware. We will measure noise using two different kinds of experiments and we will apply our recently developed theory to model our results in terms of interacting magnetic impurities on top of the wires. Our goal is to understand the microscopic origin of flux noise in order to propose better materials and devices, benefiting all quantum computer architectures based on superconducting electronics.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Rogerio de Sousa

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

D-Wave Quantum Inc.;Quantum Algorithms Institute

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries

Université :

University of Victoria

Programme :

Accelerate

Rapid Assessment of Materials Properties for Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cells through Machine Learning

To address the urgent problem of climate change, it is important to look for alternatives to fossil fuels. Renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind power, are attractive but are often criticized for being intermittent: the energy produced varies with time of day or season of the year. There is a mismatch between the availability of the energy produced and the demand based on usage patterns. Thus, renewable energy is still underutilized. Reversible solid oxide fuel cells are devices that convert the electrical energy and store it as chemical energy, and then release it back as electrical energy upon demand. But they can degrade under the harsh conditions of their operation. They can be improved if more robust components of these devices can be developed, but there are many possible candidates. This proposal applies artificial intelligence methods to rapidly search for new materials to make these devices more reliable.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Arthur Mar

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

SeeO2 Energy

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

A Window into the Mind at a Price You Can Afford: Developing an Online and Offline Pupil-Size Analysis Plug-in

We will harness the power of Mirametrix eye-tracking technology to offer a viable means of probing internal mental processes that were previously intractable without more expensive or invasive techniques. Through the innovative application of popular statistical methods and state-of-the-art machine learning techniques, we will produce a software plug-in capable of online and offline pupil size analysis. The present study aims to make pupillometry more affordable and practicable for applications in research, education, clinical practice, and human-device interfaces such as video games. This partnership will help Mirametrix attract a wider demographic, gain competitive advantage, and increase sales revenue.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Amir Raz

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Mirametrix

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Entertainment and Media; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Technology

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Accelerate

To enhance translation of the intention-physical activity gap amongst Canadian adults by integrating the multi-process action control framework into the ParticipACTION app.

Regular physical activity is essential for optimal physical and mental health however the majority of Canadians aren’t meeting physical activity recommendations. The ParticipACTION app aims to assist Canadians in becoming more active and the purpose of this research program is to enhance the app’s impact by informing it with the Multi-Process Action Control (M-PAC) Framework. This framework helps users overcome the intention-physical activity behaviour gap which represents the phenomena that although many individuals intend to be physically activity, most don’t follow through with these intentions. The research program will better tailor the app content to the individual, 2) I will design public-facing content for an updated version of the app and gather feedback from app users to determine their satisfaction with the updated content. I will design an app feature that monitors M-PAC constructs amongst app users and assess whether the updated content results in greater potential for behaviour change.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ryan Rhodes

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

ParticipACTION

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Other services (except public administration)

Université :

University of Victoria

Programme :

Accelerate

Agro materials derived nano activated carbon for absorption of heavy and toxic metals from Industrial effluents

Our goal is to achieve environmental sustainability while facing severe resource constraints (including a lack of financial resources, skilled labor, and available power sources) by using innovative and non-conventional technologies. Agricultural products have been demonstrated to be an effective alternative to conventional treatment systems for the adsorption-based removal of hazardous heavy metals such as chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), copper (Cu), and nickel (Ni) from water solutions. This comprises rice hulls, sugarcane bagasse, coconut shells, peanut shells, apple debris, and fly ash, among other materials. Activated carbon (AC) formed from agro-based materials is a well-known adsorbent that may be utilized effectively for the removal of a wide range of contaminants from air, soil, and liquids. AC is the most effective adsorbent for the removal of several (organic, inorganic, and biological) water and wastewater contaminants. The outcome of this project will be the synthesis of target nano-activated carbon fibers derived from agricultural sources and the development of a device modelling procedure that is friendly to users.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Satinder Brar

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

University of Delhi

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Environmental Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Water

Université :

York University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

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