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Forêt s’Adapter : Pour le développement d’une sylviculture favorisant l’adaptation des forêts de la Vallée du Haut-St-Laurent aux changements globaux

Au Canada, la forêt privée joue un rôle fondamental dans le fonctionnement des paysages agro-forestiers en procurant d’importants biens et services tant aux propriétaires des boisés qu’à leurs communautés environnantes. Ces forêts devront faire face à des conditions futures incertaines causées par les changements globaux, comme c’est le cas pour les forêts de la Vallée du Haut-St-Laurent (Qc, Canada) où ce projet se déroule. Ces menaces pourront mettre en péril l’intégrité écologique et la capacité à procurer des services écosystémiques. Les propriétaires cherchent des solutions pour rendre leurs boisés moins vulnérables. Ce projet vise à répondre à un premier besoin qui est d’identifier et cartographier les vulnérabilités des forêts aux menaces des changements globaux tels les sècheresses occasionnées par les changements climatiques, les invasions biologiques, les polluants atmosphériques et le dépérissement.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Frederik Doyon;Sylvain Delagrange;Angélique Dupuch;David Rivest

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Ouranos Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Accommodation and food services; Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

Université :

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Programme :

Accelerate

Novel Cell-surface Engineering Methods to Increase Immune-tolerance of Allogenic Cell Transplantation

Blood transfusion is required for surgery, for the treatment of traumatic accidents and for patients with disorders that require lifelong transfusion therapy. However, when patients receive “mismatched” blood transfusion, their immune system will attack and destroy red blood cells with surface sugars and proteins that differ from their own. This results in massive immune responses in patients, causing shock and even death. In this study, we will use a specialized machinery protein called enzyme to “glue” globular hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) polymers to the surface of red blood cells to mask the surface sugars and proteins to generate universal donor red blood cells. This study will make the blood transfusion much safer and help solve the shortage of blood supply worldwide by creating red blood cells that can be transfused to people regardless of their blood types, which are the founding objectives of Canadian Blood Services.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Canadian Blood Services (ON)

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Real-time positioning and tracking of goods in long distance transportation trucks

Since the adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed on January 1st 1994, the amount of truck freight moved between Canada, U.S. and Mexico has increased considerably. However, the transportation of goods has still have some gaps that need to be settled such as loss of merchandise and delay in delivery time. The reason of these gaps is due to the involvement of several participants in the transportation loop. The delivery of products from the manufacturers to the retailers is done through asset based carriers (55%) and owner operators (45%). The asset based carriers have their own fleet of trucks equipped with GPS roof-antennas and receivers in order to access online the necessary satellites and to track online their trucks. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Chahé Nerguizian

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Trans-Pro Logistics Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Transportation and warehousing

Université :

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Data supervision and security in large data repositories

Ensuring data security in large data repositories is a challenging task as the volume and the nature of the data to secure constantly evolves. Large repositories are mostly composed of documents expressed in natural language and as a result they are a rich source of information. Given the importance of personal data protection, this proposal explores new methods to mine networks of communications between users and detect improper dissemination of sensitive information. Our objectives are i) to develop algorithms to automatically identify sensitive information from a document content; ii) understand how information is exchanged in an organization by exploiting communication links between users, and iii) develop automated approaches to prevent undesired dissemination of information.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Marie-Jean Meurs

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Netmail Inc

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries

Université :

Université du Québec à Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

L’utilisation des cellules dynamiques pour améliorer la performance d’une ligne d’assemblage mixte d’une entreprise réseau et des membres sa chaîne de valeur

À nos jours, les entreprises de fabrication des meubles en bois au Québec vivent une forte concurrence et plusieurs changements du marché. En même temps elles doivent offrir plusieurs designs et spécifications. Durant, ce projet on cherche d’améliorer ces performances pour un réseau d’entreprises constitué par Huppé Meubles Inc. et ses fournisseurs des meubles non-peints. L’objectif est de montré que le l’aménagement des fournisseurs en utilisant le Système Manufacturier Cellulaire Dynamique (SMCD) est le meilleur choix pour eux-mêmes et pour tous le réseau. Un SMCD est un système d’aménagement multi-périodes basé sur la mobilité des postes de travail. Par exemple, durant un période donnée si le déplacement d’une machine peut sauver plusieurs déplacements de matières le SMCD vas le déclencher. Ainsi, au début on va proposer un plusieurs aménagements des fournisseurs pour un horizon donné. Par, la suite on va utiliser la simulation informatique pour mesurer nos indicateurs de performance.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Georges Abdul-Nour

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Huppé Meubles

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Programme :

Accelerate

Optimization of Novel Microparticle and Nanoparticle-Based Controlled Release Formulations for Agriculture

Increasing the productivity of agricultural fields is essential to secure our existing food supplies and provide for the growing world population. In this context, pesticides and fertilizers play an essential role in both increasing crop yields, as well as enhancing crop defenses against environmental stresses such as drought, pests, or diseases. However, the application of existing chemical pesticides and fertilizers can lead to potential downstream environmental issues. Instead, Suncor has recently developed a new category of plant immune aids which activate a plant’s native immune system to induce a range of beneficial responses, including greater resistance to both pest-based and weather-based environmental stresses. Through this collaboration with Dr. Todd Hoare’s lab at McMaster, these immune response triggers will be formulated into nano/microparticle-based controlled release vehicles with well-defined properties to enable improved retention in the soil and higher effectiveness at lower applied doses, reducing product cost to facilitate commercialization.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Todd Hoare;Todd R Hoare

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Suncor Energy Inc (Mississauga, ON)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Agriculture; Manufacturing; Mining

Université :

McMaster University

Programme :

Accelerate

The Functional Resilience Question-AIR: Validation of an assessment tool designed to measure employee resilience

The purpose of this research is to validate the Functional Resilience Question-Air (FRQ; Kinley, 2016), an assessment tool based on scientific principles that use the latest research on resilience and neuroplasticity. Specifically, the Functional Resilience Question-Air identifies employees’ personal strengths, providing them with a global resilience score as well as a personalized development plan. Designed to help employers of all sizes, and in all sectors, measure their workforces’ resilience, this assessment tool aligns with the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (CSA & BNQ, 2013), as it aims to promote mental health and prevent psychological harm (MHCC, 2012; 2013).

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Kevin Kelloway

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

AIR Institutes

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Management of companies and enterprises

Université :

Saint Mary's University

Programme :

Accelerate

Testing nutrient profiling tools and portion size based initiatives (education, regulation and reformulation) for public health policy in Canada – Year two

Poor diet is one of the factors associated with obesity and overweight, which may increase the risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Two ways to improve the diets at the population level are to 1) establish public health initiatives (e.g. product labelling or advertising restrictions and 2) change the portion sizes available to the consumer.
Nutrient profiling (NP) models can establish the ‘healthiness’ of foods by ranking them according to their nutrient content and can be used to establish public health initiatives, such as helping consumers in food-selection decisions at the supermarket (e.g. labelling), setting standards for food in schools or cafeterias and provide an incentive for manufacturers to produce products lower in salt or sugar. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mary L'Abbe

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Nestle Canada Inc;SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.;University of Toronto

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Elevate

Testing nutrient profiling tools and portion size based initiatives (education, regulation and reformulation) for public health policy in Canada

Poor diet is one of the factors associated with obesity and overweight, which may increase the risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Two ways to improve the diets at the population level are to 1) establish public health initiatives (e.g. product labelling or advertising restrictions and 2) change the portion sizes available to the consumer.
Nutrient profiling (NP) models can establish the ‘healthiness’ of foods by ranking them according to their nutrient content and can be used to establish public health initiatives, such as helping consumers in food-selection decisions at the supermarket (e.g. labelling), setting standards for food in schools or cafeterias and provide an incentive for manufacturers to produce products lower in salt or sugar. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mary L'Abbe

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.;Nestle Canada Inc;University of Toronto

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Elevate

Testing nutrient profiling tools and portion size based initiatives (education, regulation and reformulation) for public health policy in Canada

Poor diet is one of the factors associated with obesity and overweight, which may increase the risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Two ways to improve the diets at the population level are to 1) establish public health initiatives (e.g. product labelling or advertising restrictions and 2) change the portion sizes available to the consumer.
Nutrient profiling (NP) models can establish the ‘healthiness’ of foods by ranking them according to their nutrient content and can be used to establish public health initiatives, such as helping consumers in food-selection decisions at the supermarket (e.g. labelling), setting standards for food in schools or cafeterias and provide an incentive for manufacturers to produce products lower in salt or sugar. TO BE CONT’D

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mary L'Abbe

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.;Nestle Canada Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Development and characterization of polyester/graphene coatings

Environmental aging is responsible for many industrial failures. Using a protective coating is one of the most common and also efficient methods to protect material surfaces against environmental attack, and consequently extend their life. For modern coatings used for industrial applications, besides high chemical stability and good adhesion, new functionalities such electrical conductivity or anti-static properties are desired. For example, for development of transportation and electronic technologies, a low cost conductive coating with good physical properties is required. Conductive coatings are formed by mixing various types of electrical conducting materials into the binder. Graphene is considered as promising versatile nanofiller due to its extraordinarily properties, such as very high electrical and thermal conductivities. It has great potential to improve the properties of low cost resins such as polyester at low filler content. This work will explore the use of NanoXplore’s graphene for developing low-cost, anti-corrosion, conductive coatings.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Eric David

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

NanoXplore Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Nanotechnology; Energy and Utilities; Construction

Université :

École de technologie supérieure

Programme :

Accelerate

Assessment of biomarkers for the non-invasive diagnosis of male infertility

Infertility is a health issue that affects over half a million Canadian of childbearing age. Half of these cases are related to male reproductive dysfunctions. While semen analysis provides information about some causes of male infertility, about thirty percent of these cases remains unexplained. In this context, the main goal of our project is to assess the potential of target molecules, which are secreted from the internal organs of the male reproductive system into the seminal plasma, as biomarkers for the non-invasive diagnosis of infertility. This project is stemming from preliminary results published by our group and collaborators on a transgenic mouse model presenting with a male infertility phenotype. For instance, we showed that the expression of distinct secreted proteins as well as extracellular non-coding RNA originating from the epididymis are significantly impaired in this model. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Clémence Belleannée

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

CReATe Program Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Accelerate

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