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Evaluation of a School Active Travel initiative

The number of children being driven to school has substantially increased over the past few decades—fewer children are walking or bicycling to school. There is good evidence to suggest that programs promoting walking or cycling to school may increase physical activity in children’s lives. With limited funds available, it is important to document the effectiveness of these programs across schools and settings.
In this project we focus on evaluating a behaviour change program meant to encourage more cycling to school, delivered by partner organization HUB Cycling to students in Vancouver elementary schools. Part of the evaluation seeks to understand how well the program succeeded in encouraging students and families to change their school travel. This internship will provide the partner organization with resources to justify to potential funders and partners the importance of supporting and participating in a cycling education program.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Meghan Winters

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

HUB Cycling

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

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

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Structuration et analyse de bases de données d’essais de fertilisation

Le projet comprend trois étapes. Dans un premier temps il y aura acquisition d’un maximum de bases de données sur différentes récoltes où il y a eu application d’azote. Pour ce faire, nous contacterons par courriel les différents laboratoires de recherche ou chercher dans la littérature. Ensuite, nous ferons la restructuration de toutes ces bases de données dans un format prédéfini, contenant plusieurs paramètres (Année, ville, coordonnées GPS, texture du sol, quantité d’azote appliquée, date de l’application de l’azote, etc…). Enfin, nous analyserons ces données pour comprendre les liens entre les propriétés du sol, les conditions météorologiques, les pratiques de gestion et les besoins en fertilisation.
Le but de ce projet est de construire une base de données unique, facilement exploitable, pour observer l’influence des différents paramètres (texture du sol, antécédent culturel, etc…) sur la quantité optimale d’azote. Cette base de données servira à l’entreprise partenaire au développement des applications commerciales à la base des connaissances extraites de la base de données, et servira également à des futures recherches sur l’impact de la fertilisation en azote.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Francois Cavayas

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Effigis Géo-solutions Inc

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Cognitive Impairment Secondary to Depressive Symptomology and its Relationship with Functional Impairment

Depression is a disabling condition affecting millions of people. Some of the symptoms of depression make it impossible for people to function in their daily lives. People experience significant levels of memory, thinking, planning and other cognitive symptoms that impair their abilities to go to work, school and take care of themselves and family. What is unclear is how and to what extent does this type of impairment lead to real world disability, and whether or not these levels of impairment exist in a broad range of people with varying levels of depressive symptomology. The benefits of determining the extent of cognitive impairment resulting in disability for those suffering from depressive disorders is that treatments can be modified and developed to directly target these cognitive symptoms.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Konstantine Zakzanis

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Lundbeck Canada Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Achieving Climate ‘Justice:’ Indian climate justice narratives, and who’s being ‘left out in the cold’

My collaborative research project with Tyrone Hall will examine the concept of “justice” in India’s climate change policy, discourse and action. Embedding the notion of “climate justice” at the core of climate change discourse results in a political frame around risk (Indian) and responsibility (Global North’s). The study examines how the needs and risks of marginalized and vulnerable communities (women, farmers, rural and coastal areas) are accounted for in the climate discourse (policy, media, and activism). It also considers the implications of India’s new climate plan and how environmental organizations focused on climate change are influencing public opinion and narratives. The study will yield significant insights on how policy, media narratives, climate education and plans can be reoriented to meet the needs of the most vulnerable.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Daniel Drache

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Jamia Millia Islamia

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Université :

York University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Beyond Climate Justice: Competing Narratives and Ambitious Climate Action in India – implications for Canadian policy makers

My collaborative research project with Nicolette Little will examine the role of climate justice in India’s climate change policy, discourse and action. Embedding the notion of “climate justice” at the core of climate change discourse results in a political frame around risk (Indian) and responsibility (Global North’s). The project seeks to delineate how a focus on climate justice obscures the need for more ambitious national and global action on climate change. The study examines how the needs and risks of marginalized and vulnerable communities (women, farmers, rural and coastal areas) are accounted for in the climate discourse (policy, media, and activism). It also consider the implications of India’s new climate plan and how environmental organizations focused on climate change are influencing public opinion and narratives. The study will yield significant insights on how policy, media narratives, climate education and plans can be reoriented to meet the needs of the most vulnerable.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Daniel Drache

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Jamia Millia Islamia

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Université :

York University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Youth Bullying and Cyberbullying in a Canadian and Indian context

This comparative research explores the subject of bullying among youths in two major cities of New Delhi, India and Toronto, Canada. This research aims to compare the resources available to youths in India and Canada in regard to bullying awareness, cyberbullying, and its prevention methods. This research will compare the experiences of two socially and culturally distinct populations with the issue of bullying among high school youths. For the purpose of this research, I will conduct series of interviews with NGOs, journalists, governmental authorities, and high school youths in India who are affected with the subject of youths, bullying, and cyberbullying. This research will offer Canadian bullying-prevention scholars a novel perspective on the issue of bullying among Indian high school youths In addition, this research offers the Indian high school youths and community’s anti-bullying activists a novel method to deal with this phenomenon.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Daniel Drache

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Jamia Millia Islamia

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Université :

York University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Role of the Bilingual Environment and Orthography in Language and Cognitive Processing

Knowing two languages has obvious social and communication benefits, but do these benefits extend to other areas as well? Does being bilingual also improve one’s information management and decision making abilities? This field of research has opponents and proponents, but the findings are generally positive. However, these bilingual benefits only appear when the second language has been learned under specific conditions. The goal of this project is to investigate these conditions, focusing on the environment in which the second language was learned and the writing system which it uses. By using non-invasive experimental methods, it will examine cognitive skills and language skills in Japanese-English bilinguals, and compare these outcomes to English-French bilinguals, who have learned their second language in a different setting from their Japanese counterparts. This will provide valuable data about language in the mind and the skills developed as a result of speaking two languages, and has practical applications for second language education programs.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Laura Sabourin

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Konan University

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Université :

University of Ottawa

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Relationships between parental self-efficacy, parent training instructional practices and models of parent professional interaction

Research has shown that parents of children with autism have lower levels of self-efficacy (i.e., self-perceptions of their ability to nurture their children’s growth and development) when compared to other parents. This is problematic, as parents who feel more confident and effective when implementing intervention strategies and who believe that their involvement has a positive impact on their child’s development tend to be more involved in early intervention than parents who lack confidence and do not believe they are effective. Fortunately, research suggests that parental self-efficacy can be affected by parent-professional relationships as well as by parent training, although the exact nature of these relationships is not clear. This research will examine the impact of parent-professional interaction styles and parent training techniques on the self-efficacy of mothers of children with autism receiving early intervention. The results will assist the partner organization to provide optimal intervention supports that facilitate parental involvement.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Pat Mirenda

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Integrating hydrological process science into watershed management for the Upper Athabasca

Water use, land use and climate change can alter hydrology and effect the downstream availably of water and timing of flows. The Athabasca River is vital for supply of oil sands energy development and in-stream aquatic habitats. Much of the water for the river originates in the Mountain and Foothills Regions, in the Upper Athabasca. The Foothills Region is busy landscape with, forestry, natural forest disturbance, and upstream oil and gas developments. WaterSMART is developing a multi-stakeholder project in hopes to inform decision making. This project will enable the novel use of hydrological modelling to assess the impact of possible land use scenarios on the hydrology.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Axel Anderson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

WaterSMART Solutions Ltd

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

SmogStop Barrier Testing

Sound barriers can be seen beside highways across Ontario and are designed to protect residents from the noise produced by traffic. However, these barriers do little in the way of protecting residents from the pollution produced by nearby vehicles. This project combines a novel sound barrier design with a new pollution control technology that will help reduce the level of traffic related pollutants that those living near major roadways will be exposed to. The partner organization is an R&D firm that would greatly benefit from the access to equipment and HQP that they would gain from a partnership with the University of Guelph.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Bill Van Heyst

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Envision SQ Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Guelph

Programme :

Accelerate

Validating dynamic system analysis mooring tools using a 25-kW surface mounted hydrokinetic turbine tested at the Canadian Hydrokinetic Turbine Testing Centre

Dynamic Systems Analysis develops and markets dynamic modeling tools like ProteusDS to predict the behavior of mechanical systems in service in the ocean and marine environments. ProteusDS relies on empirical loading coefficients to predict system loads to calculate the dynamic response of mechanical systems. DSA sees a growth opportunity to apply ProteusDS to predict dynamic mooring loads for surface-mounted hydrokinetic turbines. Dynamic Systems Analysis has already established itself as a strong contender to provide dynamic analysis tools for simulating floating platforms deployed in marine environments for offshore oil and gas, ship, and aquaculture industries. Performing mooring simulations is an effective method to reduce costs and risks associated with mooring systems for surface mounted hydrokinetic turbines. The University of Manitoba operates the Canadian Hydrokinetic Turbine Testing Centre on the Winnipeg River with surface-mounted turbines scheduled to be tested water-to-wire this summer. The University of Manitoba will measure mooring hydrodynamic loads for a surface-mounted 3-blade Darrius hydrokinetic river turbine to validate empirical loading coefficients. The project outcome is to show accuracy in mooring predictions when hydrokinetic turbines are subjected to various hydrodynamic loads. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Eric Bibeau

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Dynamic Systems Analysis Ltd

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Manitoba

Programme :

Accelerate

Computer Assisted Drug Design of Therapeutic Hydroxyarylmethane Derivatives

Aurin Biotech has demonstrated that aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) and related hydroxyarylmethane derivatives are potent inhibitors of the terminal complement cascade. The complement cascade is a potent initiator and enhancer of the inflammatory response which leads to pathophysiological consequences including cell death and tissue remodeling in a range of chronic diseases. This project uses two distinct but complementary arms; 1) synthetic chemistry of novel hydroxyarylmethane derivatives and 2) computer assisted drug design (CADD) to design new chemical entities in silico. Both avenues of investigation will be informed by key medicinal chemistry and preclinical analytical analysis to supplement and extend the company’s investigational drug candidate pipeline.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Tara Klassen;David Grierson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Aurin Biotech Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

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