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Controlled Passive Energy Management in Prosthetic Foot Components: Cosmetic Cover Design and Performance during Simulated Gait

There is a need for higher functioning prosthetic components available at a lower cost. The Niagara Foot™ is a low cost, high function energy return prosthetic device targeted towards developing regions. The system is comprised of keel and cover components developed through partnership of Niagara Prosthetics and Orthotics International (NPOI) and Queen’s University. A new collaboration being established with the National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids (NRRA), Beijing China, aims to develop a fabrication method for the foot system. A new cover design incorporating required aesthetics and function will be developed to increase the foot system’s availability to the Chinese population. The project objectives include developing the new cover, and doing mechanical testing determining its durability and effects on keel performance. This project contributes to the development of lower cost prosthetic components, and informs prosthetic foot designers and clinicians on the cosmetic cover’s capabilities of altering keel performance.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Tim Bryant

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Zhejiang University

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Queen's University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Educational Reward Plug-In for Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Platform

Reward is a common way to increase students’ learning motivation in traditional classroom learning. The traditional rewards, such as stamps and stickers, are usually symbolic and
valueless to students and may not get students motivated. This project proposes an educational reward plug-in for massively open online course (MOOC) platform like Moodle and edX where students can receive in-game rewards while studying online. When students complete a learning activity (e.g., exercise or quiz), the MOOC reward module will deliver proper in-game
items which they can use to play the game according to their performance on the learning activity. When students have better performance in terms of doing and accomplishing a learning
activity, they will receive more powerful and/or rare in-game items. With these powerful in-game items’ help, students can have more fun in the game-play or even show-off the items that they have to other players. For this reason, students may put more efforts on doing their homework and may be actively participated in the online discussions in the MOOC course for getting better rewards. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Maiga Chang

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

East China Normal University

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Athabasca University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Children’s Participation in Health-Related Decisions in a Pediatric Oncology Setting in New Delhi, India

The aim of this project is to better understand children’s actual and desired participation in discussions, decisions, and actions that affect them in a pediatric oncology setting in New Delhi, India. This study is within the emerging field of childhood ethics and will be guided by a moral experience framework, which means it aims to encompass the child’s sense that values he or she believes to be important are being realized in their every day life. While using the moral experience frame, the methodology that will be used for this study is focused ethnography, a form of participatory research. This includes participant observation, interviews, and key document analysis. The results of this study have the potential to be used to tailor nursing interventions to the direct needs of the children whose perspectives will be heard through this project. It is expected that the results will highlight the capacity children have to participate in matters that affect them and advance the understanding of children’s experiences with cancer in India for health care professionals, policy makers, families, and interested others.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Franco Carnevale

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Multi-Axis Experimental Assessment of Prototype suspension for Heavy Commercial Vehicles

Different types of the interconnected suspension systems have been suggested, designed and demonstrated. Although the ample work has been done in the area of interconnected suspension, the work for overcoming or satisfying practical limitations and commercialization of the suspension considering all the space and size constraints is not sufficient. The proposed research work involves In-Lab testing and validation of the prototype of the new type of the suspension design suggested for the heavy vehicles with possibility of different types of interconnections and the flow control technologies. The extensive testing with required sensors and parameters will be done. The final aim is to make the evaluation of suspension parameters and the validation with the characterization of the prototype. The all activities listed are very essential and will help in progressing the dissertation research work in the required direction. Also the testing exposure will help in understanding of the parameters and better tuning in future work. Starting from the mid of September 2016, it is expected to finish all the listed activities in 3 month period of time.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Subhash Rakheja

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Huaqiao University

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Université :

Concordia University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Characterization of chemosensory proteins in exosomes

Cells in our body secrete round structures lined by cell membrane under normal as well as stressful conditions. These “structures” or “micro vesicles” are termed as exosomes. They
contain information from parent cells that can be transferred to other cells, thereby acting as cell-to-cell communication units. In this study I aim to identify the presence of bitter taste
responsive proteins in exosomes. Bitter taste responsive proteins are also known as chemosensory proteins. These proteins have demonstrated significant role in pathophysiological conditions. I will determine the presence of bitter taste responsive proteins in these exosomes by novel cellular and molecular techniques. The expected outcome has the potential to be used as a diagnostic assessment tool for certain oral diseases.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Prashen Chelikani

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Manitoba

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

A novel approach for new treatments for iron overload diseases

Iron-overload disorders, such as hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and beta-thalassemia, develops when the body absorbs excessive iron over years. They are quite common with a prevalence of 1/200 in population of northern-European ancestry and 1/500 worldwide respectively. Without treatment, iron-overload can lead to diabetes, heart disease or cirrhosis. Main treatment for HH is phlebotomy and patients need frequent visits in clinic. Pr Leduc’s team in collaboration with GSK is validating the hypothesis that an inhibitor to an enzyme associated with iron homeostasis will efficiently lower iron-overload and act as a new drug. Hit compounds have already been discovered. Pr Leduc’s laboratory has expertise with the therapeutic target and a strong experience in enzyme characterization and inhibition. Combined with GSK’ expertise in drug discovery, this research project focuses on the optimization of identified compounds in term of potency and specificity and also the characterization of their effects on iron regulation

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Richard Leduc

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

GlaxoSmithKline Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Université de Sherbrooke

Programme :

Accelerate

Examining salmon population dynamics on the Central Coast of British Columbia to inform conservation and management

Pacific salmon play an important economic, ecological, and cultural role throughout their range. However, declining salmon populations have diminished this role in many regions. The factors responsible for declines are poorly understood but are of great interest, particularly for First Nations, who have a large role in salmon management. To inform management and conservation, I propose to synthesize salmon population data from the Central Coast of British Columbia, in collaboration with the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance, an organization representing resource interests of First Nations in the region. I will (i) quantify patterns in abundance and survival of salmon over space and time; (ii) determine the population status of salmon stocks; and (iii) test hypotheses to explain the observed patterns in abundance, status, and survival. This work is a critical first step towards understanding

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

John Reynolds

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

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

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Mortality rate modeling: applications to the pricing of longevity-linked financial derivative instruments and a study of the effectiveness of these hedging instruments in a pension risk management str

We are all well aware of the spectacular improvement in life-expectancy around the world since the 1990’s. While most people would agree that living longer is a good thing, it nonetheless increases the risk of having people outlive their assets so that they become forced to accept lower standards of living in old age. People with a defined benefit pension plan or people with a life annuity contract have transferred their individual “longevity risk” to their Pension Fund or to an Insurance Company. These organizations could in turn hedge their systemic longevity risk with financial instruments linked to the mortality of the population. We study the performance of two of these instruments as risk hedges for Canadian pension funds.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Alain Belanger

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Addenda Capital (Montréal, QC)

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Finance and Insurance; Technology; Education

Université :

Université de Sherbrooke

Programme :

Accelerate

Detection and characterization of biodegradable polymeric biomaterials

Biodegradable polymeric biomaterials have been used extensively for medical applications such as implants, drug/gene delivery, and scaffolds. To determine the end applications, the molecular characteristics of these polymeric biomaterials are important which must be characterized. The development of reliable and fast analytical tool to detect, separate and characterize polymeric biomaterials in medical devices and drug formulations is still challenging. The main goal of this research project is to develop new, reliable and cost-effective molecular analytical methods to characterize biodegradable polymeric biomaterials. These new methods will help Canadian companies like PolyAnalytik dealing with polymeric biomaterials to improve the quality of their products and services. There will be strong impacts of the new developed characterization methods in biomaterials and medical device industries, the field of molecular analysis and molecular research.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Amarjeet Bassi

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

PolyAnalytik Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Accelerate

Hybrid Solar Panel

The project’s main objective is a further reduction of dependence on fossil fuels in our everyday electric appliances. Fossil Fuels are used to generate electricity and they emit dangerous greenhouse gases to the environment which one of its consequences is the familiar global warming phenomena. By integrating a heat exchanger to the original solar PV system, the efficiency of the solar cells are maintained (17-19%), and with the additional usage of the waste energy to heat domestic water ( or HVAC), the total demand on fossil fueled electricity will decrease dramatically and thus, increasing the overall system’s efficiency and reducing the carbon emissions. Although the total product price will increase, but due to the extra savings through the usage of the waste energy, the payback will decrease from 7 years to 5-6 years.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Marilyn F. Lightstone

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Université :

McMaster University

Programme :

Accelerate

Une étude numérique du comportement sismique d’un parc à résidus

La stabilité des parcs à résidus est une priorité pour l’industrie minière due aux conséquences graves qui peuvent être associées avec une rupture. Le taux de défaillance de ces ouvrages est dix fois plus élevé que celui des barrages conventionnels et 25 % des défaillances sont attribuables à la séismicité. En raison de leur permanence, les parcs à résidus situés en régions de séismicité modérée doivent être conçus pour l’activité sismique importante. Les méthodes analytiques sont typiquement utilisées pour l’évaluation de la stabilité sismique. Cependant, ces méthodes ont été développées pour les barrages conventionnels et leur pertinence par rapport des parcs à résidus n’est pas certaine. Les objectifs principaux de ce projet sont l’utilisation de l’analyse dynamique numérique pour l’amélioration de la connaissance du comportement sismique des parcs à résidus et la validation et la calibration des méthodes analytique. L’étudiant apprendra l’analyse numérique et comment évaluer la stabilité sismique des parcs à résidus en utilisant les méthodes analytiques et numériques. Les partenaires développeront une meilleure compréhension du comportement sismique des parcs à résidus.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Michael James;Thomas Pabst

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited;Golder Associates (Montréal, QC)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Mining; Natural Resources; Other

Université :

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

A life cycle impact assessment methodology based on planetary boundaries

Planetary boundaries can be understood as limits for the Earth’s tolerance towards environmental impacts in the form of, for example, greenhouse gas emissions, water use and the release of nitrogen and phosphorous. This project aims at making planetary boundaries useful to the environmental management within companies. This will happen by developing a method that quantifies environmental impacts of a company in the language of planetary boundaries. The method will allow companies to identify the largest potentials for reducing environmental impacts and to understand what types of impacts (e.g. water use or climate change) that should be of priority in a given case. The partner organisation is expected to benefit by gaining insights on the science behind the method to be developed and by applying the method on their own case study and exploring how the results can be used for internal environmental management and stakeholder (costumers, etc.) communication.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Manuele Margni

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Unilever UK Central Resources Limited;Unilever Canada Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

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