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Development of Resources for a National COVID-19 Information Website for Families of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

This research project will both contribute to, and examine the impacts of, the Autism & Intellectual-Developmental Disabilities National Resource and Exchange Network (AIDE) COVID-19 website for children with neuro-developmental disability (NDD) and their families, including evaluation for continual quality improvement and determining impact. Directed by the Pacific Autism Family Network, AIDE is a wide-reaching initiative that is nationally and regionally focused in offering information and support to individuals with NDD and their families. This initiative will provide key information and support resources regarding the COVID-19 pandemic for families impacted by NDD. Beyond developing and curating evidence-informed information, the project will identify the experiences and impacts of the information, focusing on (i) outcomes, and (ii) what processes and resources foster outcomes. Mixed methods of evaluation include web analytics and qualitative data collection examining perceived impacts of the initiative.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Nicholas

Student:

Partner:

Pacific Autism Family Network

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Digitizing the End-of-Life Final Document Service

During COVID-19, unexpected death has become more commonplace, and many are finding themselves in the unfortunate position of dealing with their loved ones’ estates while continuing to worry about their own health and well-being. In a time where we are asked to stay indoors to protect ourselves and help ‘flatten the curve’, grieving family members are expected to deal with dozens – or even hundreds – of administrative tasks related to the estate of their deceased loved one. Many of these administrative duties are labour intensive, manual processes, whereby executors must print and mail forms, wait in government offices and meet with advisors to sign paperwork.
The goal of this research is to develop a user-friendly software that simplifies the end-of-life final document service and reduces manual work and in-person contact during the bereavement period. The project will involve an environmental scan of the political, technical, business and regulatory landscape surrounding the digitization of service delivery in Canada. Drawing on user-centered design (UCD) theory, user needs assessments, service design sessions and usability testing will be conducted to inform the development of the solution.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Karim Keshavjee

Student:

Partner:

Cadence Final Document Services Ltd

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a Product to Prevent Binding of SARS-COV-2 within the Respiratory Airway and Cardiovascular System

The SARS beta coronaviruses, SARS-CoV, which caused the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in 2003 and the new SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, bind to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors in the lower respiratory tracts of infected patients to gain entry into the lungs. Viral pneumonia and potentially fatal respiratory failure may result in susceptible persons after 10-14 days. Our proposed product will bind to SARS-COV-2 and reduce the opportunity for it to enter the body. If the virus does enter the body, our product can also cross the lung membranes into the bloodstream and also bind to the virus, preventing it from attaching to ACE-2, thereby preventing replication. The intern(s) will examine the dynamics of blocking virus using respiratory and cardiovascular models. The expected benefit to the partner organization will be to obtain Intellectual Property, that can in turn be used to attract Venture Capital investors to provide further funding to guide this project through Clinical Trials.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Donald Miller;Vernon Dolinsky

Student:

Partner:

utR Biotech

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Système intelligent de gestion des ressources humaines

Optimiser les processus de gestion électronique des ressources humaines (e-GRH) à l’ère du numérique et de l’intelligence artificielle en mettant l’accent sur les compétences du 21e siècle pour maximiser les performances humaines et organisationnelles. Avec la crise pandémique et l’ère post-COVID, un défi de transformation numérique et d’innovation s’impose pour la e-GRH : Concevoir une approche novatrice, flexible (à distance) et centrée sur le talent.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sebastien Tremblay

Student:

Partner:

Habilis 21

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Upgrading Locally Available Sanitizer Ingredients for Health Services in Canada

In response to COVID-19 in Canada, demand for sanitizer products has increased dramatically. Health Canada has relaxed guidelines for sanitizers meant for consumers and maintained the regulation for medical grade ethanol in healthcare settings. In response to the increased demand and relaxed guidelines, organizations in the ethanol supply chain have been producing sanitizer products. The supply chains for sanitizer ingredients has been thoroughly disrupted. There is a need for medical-grade ethanol, and the reduction of impurities in consumer sanitizers will also benefit the public. This project is aimed at procuring sanitizer ingredients from alternative sources, analyzing and addressing the impurities to comply with the USP monographs for those materials (ethanol, ethyl acetate, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide). Sanitizing products will be produced using these ingredients and distributed to health service providers. The process adaptations that are developed to address impurities will be generated with Good Manufacturing Practices, and appropriate quality control will be developed and practiced as part of production. The project will be directed towards creating a model which can be used to implement this procedure at other fuel grade ethanol plants and manufacturers in order to provide ongoing and future emergency preparedness on a national and global level.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chris Zhang;Martin Reaney;Sarah Purdy

Student:

Partner:

Prairie Tide

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

UVPD of DMS-MS-selected SARS-CoV-2 peptides

Differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) is a technique that is used for the analysis of chemicals by separating complex gaseous mixtures under the influence of an electric field. It is a widely used technique and is successfully deployed in many areas, including drug and explosives testing at airports. In analytical laboratories, it can be used to separate peptides – the components that make up proteins and viruses. However, analysis of data from these experiments can be ambiguous and difficult to interpret. We propose to eliminate that ambiguity by simultaneously measuring those chemicals’ response to UV light after they are separated by using DMS. Their response will help us to identify peptides directly, based on their unique interaction with light.

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Faculty Supervisor:

William Scott Hopkins

Student:

Partner:

SCIEX

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Post discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring technology (PVC-RAM) Trial

Patients discharged after undergoing non-elective (i.e., semi-urgent, urgent, or emergency) surgeries are at substantial risk, in the 30 days following surgery, of hospital re-admissions and presentation to emergency departments or urgent-care centres. The use of virtual care with remote automated monitoring (RAM) technology to monitor patients from their homes after surgery has the potential to prevent hospital readmission and the need for urgent or emergent care. This is particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent transmission and keep needed hospital beds available for individuals with COVID19.
The Post discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring technology (PVC-RAM) trial aims to determine the effect of virtual care provided via a shared care approach with remote automated patient monitoring on the risk of acute-hospital care after discharge, as well as on several other post-discharge outcomes including COVID-19 infection at 30 days and 6 months after randomization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael McGillion;P.J. Devereaux

Student:

Partner:

Cloud DX

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

The effect of bovine colostrum supplementation in older adults

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of supplementation with bovine
colostrum, in combination with an 8-week (1 hour, 3 times per week) resistance or
weight-training program, on lean tissue (muscle) mass, strength, inflammation, bone
resorption, and cognitive function in men and women 50 years and older. Bovine
colostrum is the initial milk that is secreted in the first day after calving and is very high
in protein, growth factors and other proteins which benefit the human immune system.
This study will support and expand on the limited research available indicating the
effect of bovine colostrum supplementation on many factors and, for the first time,
devote research attention to older adults. This study will provide the partner
organization with relevant and current research to back marketing claims and expand
market potential.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Philip Chilibeck

Student:

Partner:

The Saskatoon Colostrum Company Ltd - dupe

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Benefits and Challenges of using a Digital Health Platform for Remote Delivery of Allied Health Provider Services

The research project aims to discover the experience of two user groups interacting with a prototype developed by HealthQb. The user groups are patients suffering from anxiety, chronic pain and/or infertility, and their allied health practitioners, such as chiropractors, kinesiologists, naturopaths, osteopaths and physiotherapists. The patients will wear a wearable device that collects biometric data and input their subjective state into a mobile app and complete psychometric assessments; and the practitioners will use the analyzed data on a web-hosted dashboard developed by HealthQb, in hopes of delivering better inform treatment and remotely monitoring patient progress. Insights generated from the research will inform the design and development of a commercialized product, which HealthQb intends to develop by the end of 2020.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carman Neustaedter

Student:

Partner:

HealthQB Technologies

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Canada and Snow Goose Herbivory Effects on Tidal Marsh Recession in the Fraser River Estuary

Tidal marshes are incredibly important bot ecologically and economically. While they provide many natural resources, they also provide flood protection and water filtration. However, many marshes are recessing into unvegetated mudflats. My project aims to find out if and how much goose herbivory contributes to this problem and compare the effects of Canada Geese and Snow Geese. To do this, exclosures will be set up in the mudflats and the marsh edge to keep either one or both geese species out. This will allow a direct comparison of how much damage one species does to the plants, relative to the other. After analyzing this data, I will try different new deterrents to scare and reduce herbivory of geese in tidal marshes. This project is being done in the hope of informing future management and restoration techniques throughout Canadian tidal marshes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Douglas Ransome;Eric Anderson

Student:

Partner:

Ducks Unlimited Canada (BC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Farm Field Coverage Path Planning for Autonomous DOT Vehicles using Reeb Graphs and Reinforced Learning

The objective of this project is to develop full-coverage path plans for an autonomous vehicle, designed and developed by DOT Technology Corp., operating in a farm field. Conventional methods used in the realm of computational geometry, such as: (a) converting a digital representation of the physical space, i.e., the farm field of interest, to a Configuration space (C-space), where the robot can be seen as a automaton, i.e., a point robot, (b) breaking the C-space representation of the field to cells, via conventional cell decomposition methods, (c) generating the adjacency maps on decomposed cells, and (d) finding the optimal path for each cell that yields the best coverage, lowest number of turns, and minimal overlaps between runs will be investigated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mehran Mehrandezh

Student:

Partner:

DOT Technology Corp.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Design and development of a miniature tool changer mechanism for adesktop PCB fabrication system

Addem Labs is developing an office-friendly machine to manufacture single- and double- layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) on a user’s desktop. A core part of the machine is a miniature tool-changer mechanism that can pick up and use the tools required for various mechanical operations – the intern will be designing and developing this automated tool changer mechanism. The intern’s work will radically accelerate Addem Labs’ product development efforts and enable the company to bring its product to market months earlier than expected.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Chignell

Student:

Partner:

Addem Labs Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

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