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Mathematical modeling of B-vitamin supply in dairy cows – Year two

The B vitamin requirements of cattle were traditionally satisfied via rumen microbial synthesis. However, the B vitamin demands of the modern high producing dairy cow now exceed the synthesis rate by rumen microbes, leading to sub-optimal milk production and efficiency. An increased understanding of dietary factors driving ruminal synthesis and use of B vitamins will help identify when supplementation will benefit the cow. Although B vitamin kinetics in the dairy cow have not previously been modelled, data on concentrations and flows are available from extant sources. This information will be used to develop models in order to increase our overall understanding of the factors affecting B vitamin synthesis in the rumen. Such a model will support the development of nutritional strategies to meet modern dairy cow requirements for B vitamins, delivering improved metabolic efficiency and health.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

James France

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Nutreco Canada Inc;University of Guelph

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture

Université :

University of Guelph

Programme :

Elevate

Mathematical modeling of B-vitamin supply in dairy cows

The B vitamin requirements of cattle were traditionally satisfied via rumen microbial synthesis. However, the B vitamin demands of the modern high producing dairy cow now exceed the synthesis rate by rumen microbes, leading to sub-optimal milk production and efficiency. An increased understanding of dietary factors driving ruminal synthesis and use of B vitamins will help identify when supplementation will benefit the cow. Although B vitamin kinetics in the dairy cow have not previously been modelled, data on concentrations and flows are available from extant sources. This information will be used to develop models in order to increase our overall understanding of the factors affecting B vitamin synthesis in the rumen. Such a model will support the development of nutritional strategies to meet modern dairy cow requirements for B vitamins, delivering improved metabolic efficiency and health.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

James France

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Nutreco Canada Inc;University of Guelph

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture

Université :

University of Guelph

Programme :

Elevate

Feasibility Evaluation Study of LifeguardMobile (designed for supported self-management of patients with chronic and complex conditions) – Year two

“Lifeguard Health Networks Inc. (LHN) has developed a secure Virtual Health Assistant application (app), to enhance supported self-management for patients with chronic and complex conditions, by leveraging their network of trusted family and friends, under the direction and guidance of health practitioners.We are conducting a study to evaluate the feasibility of the app and the level of user engagement with this form of supported self-management. This is a non-randomized, interventional study having both objective and self-reported outcome measures. A mixed method design will be used to collect data (in-depth interviews, group discussions, surveys, and analytics from the electronic tool) throughout the course of the study.Our hypothesis is that strengthening a patient’s social network will lead to better patient treatment adherence and better health outcomes at a lower cost to the healthcare system. The study will inform LHN of the app’s feasibility and level of adoption, and provide recommendations.”

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Hannah Wong

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Lifeguard Health Networks Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

York University

Programme :

Elevate

Evaluating heterogeneous enterprise content environments: a case study of control

This research seeks to address common issues that plague content and information management at small to medium–sized, knowledge–intensive enterprises. By using qualitative research methods and drawing on a theory of control this case study will provide specific, practical, and usable information about inefficiencies and pain points experienced by Algorithmics, in addition to enriching the trade and research literature on enterprise content management, personal information management, and information retrieval. This project will set in place the implementation of applied research to business practices.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Brian Cantwell Smith

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Feasibility Evaluation Study of LifeguardMobile (designed for supported self-management of patients with chronic and complex conditions)

“Lifeguard Health Networks Inc. (LHN) has developed a secure Virtual Health Assistant application (app), to enhance supported self-management for patients with chronic and complex conditions, by leveraging their network of trusted family and friends, under the direction and guidance of health practitioners.We are conducting a study to evaluate the feasibility of the app and the level of user engagement with this form of supported self-management. This is a non-randomized, interventional study having both objective and self-reported outcome measures. A mixed method design will be used to collect data (in-depth interviews, group discussions, surveys, and analytics from the electronic tool) throughout the course of the study.Our hypothesis is that strengthening a patient’s social network will lead to better patient treatment adherence and better health outcomes at a lower cost to the healthcare system. The study will inform LHN of the app’s feasibility and level of adoption, and provide recommendations.”

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Hannah Wong

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Lifeguard Health Networks Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

York University

Programme :

Elevate

Assessment of the neuroprotective effects of a novel natural product derived formulation for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease

“Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects approximately 1.5% of the global population over age 65. Current therapeutic interventions for PD are typically limited to attempts to correct the depletion of dopamine once motor symptoms become moderate to severe. Interventions with the potential to improve the cognitive function and quality of life of Parkinson’s patients by modulating non-motor symptoms, as well as interventions with the potential to slow the rate of loss of dopaminergic neurons and to delay symptom emergence remain an unmet need. Neurodyn Life Sciences Inc. has developed a proprietary natural product-derived formulation of three bioactives with demonstrated neurosupportive and neuroprotective activity. The proposed project will continue the pre-clinical study of this novel formulation with the intent of progressing to clinical trials in human subjects with early stage PD.”

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Harold Robertson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Neurodyn Life Sciences Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Prince Edward Island

Programme :

Elevate

Experimental and Mathematical Modeling of Flow Instability in Heavy Oil Recovery Processes – Year two

This research project with the industry partner Saskatchewan Research Council focuses on the displacement front instability in heavy oil recovery processes such as water flooding, solvent injection and polymer flooding. In those processes, the less viscous displacing fluid usually moves faster than the more viscous displaced heavy oil. This results in an instability that manifests itself in the form of finger-shaped intrusions, and which is viscous fingering (VF). The VF phenomenon tends to greatly reduce sweep efficiency, leaving a large amount of untouched heavy oil underground. Studying the flow instability both experimentally and mathematically can provide a quantitative understanding on the effects of VF on the performance of those heavy oil recovery processes. Also different approaches will be examined to reduce the instability, which would result in enhanced heavy oil recovery. This study will have a great benefit to unlock western Canada’s heavy oil resources in more environmentally sustainable ways.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Fanhua Zeng

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Saskatchewan Research Council

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Regina

Programme :

Elevate

Experimental and Mathematical Modeling of Flow Instability in Heavy Oil Recovery Processes

This research project with the industry partner Saskatchewan Research Council focuses on the displacement front instability in heavy oil recovery processes such as water flooding, solvent injection and polymer flooding. In those processes, the less viscous displacing fluid usually moves faster than the more viscous displaced heavy oil. This results in an instability that manifests itself in the form of finger-shaped intrusions, and which is viscous fingering (VF). The VF phenomenon tends to greatly reduce sweep efficiency, leaving a large amount of untouched heavy oil underground. Studying the flow instability both experimentally and mathematically can provide a quantitative understanding on the effects of VF on the performance of those heavy oil recovery processes. Also different approaches will be examined to reduce the instability, which would result in enhanced heavy oil recovery. This study will have a great benefit to unlock western Canada’s heavy oil resources in more environmentally sustainable ways.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Fanhua Zeng

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Saskatchewan Research Council

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Regina

Programme :

Elevate

Implementing a novel infectious disease diagnosis assay to a microfluidic device

Infectious diseases ranging from avian influenza to Ebola virus infection are among the most serious health emergencies in Canada and globally. Current diagnosis methods such as cell culture, ELISA and PCR suffer from inaccuracy, high-cost and lengthy procedures. Therefore, there has been a growing trend to develop new point-of-care diagnostic tools and microfluidic devices are considered as an important enabling technology owing to its advantages in miniaturization, precise fluidic control, low-cost and high-throughput. The proposed project will implement a novel antibody-based infectious disease diagnosis assay to a microfluidic device to improve the assay performance. The postdoc will perform the research in both the academic lab with expertise in microfluidics-based biological/biomedical applications and with the industry partner that is extending its successful machine learning technology to biomedical applications. Such research will facilitate the industry partner’s new business development in biotechnology and the training will uniquely prepare the postdoc for industry-driving R&D.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Francis Lin

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Sightline Innovation Inc (MB)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Biotechnology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Nanotechnology

Université :

University of Manitoba

Programme :

Elevate

Enhancing water stress tolerance in soybean through phytoglobin manipulations – Year two

The purpose of the project is to generate soybean plants able to tolerate whole plant submergence and waterlogging (soil submergence). This will be achieved by inducing Pgb, a gene normally present in soybean and known to confer tolerance to excessive humidity, through genetic manipulations. Correlative studies between Pgb expression and performance under excessive water conditions will also be conducted in commercial varieties of soybean. Similar studies will be conducted to assess the effect of altered Pgb level to drought stress.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Claudio Stasolla

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture

Université :

University of Manitoba

Programme :

Elevate

Enhancing water stress tolerance in soybean through phytoglobin manipulations

The purpose of the project is to generate soybean plants able to tolerate whole plant submergence and waterlogging (soil submergence). This will be achieved by inducing Pgb, a gene normally present in soybean and known to confer tolerance to excessive humidity, through genetic manipulations. Correlative studies between Pgb expression and performance under excessive water conditions will also be conducted in commercial varieties of soybean. Similar studies will be conducted to assess the effect of altered Pgb level to drought stress.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Claudio Stasolla

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture

Université :

University of Manitoba

Programme :

Elevate

Optical determination of membrane defects and correlation with fuel cell performance and durability – Year two

There is a strong push toward producing fuel cells on a commercial scale. This means a greater focus on production speed and yields with a need to understand the unintended features that arise from larger-scale manufacturing processes. This project requires the set up of state-of-the-art, camera-vision, defect detection equipment to find and collect observed membrane features. These features will then be catalogued and tested to determine their impact on membrane durability and whether they affect later processing steps. The samples with possible defects will be tested for electrical resistance, mechanical robustness and resistance to chemical degradation. In addition, the defects themselves will be analyzed in order to understand how they form and how they contribute to failure modes. This understanding is crucial to increasing fuel cell durability at a commercial scale.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Steven Holdcroft

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Elevate

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