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Land-based learning: Facilitating reconciliation & advancing the integration of Indigenous and Western knowledge systems

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) (2015) report calls for the integration of Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into educational curriculum. Critical to decolonizing education is reinserting people into relationships with the land as a mode of education, referred to as ‘land-based learning’. This proposed research project will establish best practices for the establishment of land-based learning centres and will coordinate the development of a transformative ‘Two-Eyed Seeing’ environmental curriculum that combines Indigenous knowledge systems with Western Science, as per TRC recommendations. The proposed project expands on a proven model of Indigenous-led, land-based learning, such as the Dechinta Centre in Yellowknife, providing researchers, faculty and teachers an interdisciplinary field station base, offering workshops and supporting them in aspects of course delivery or field research training. The proposed research project will provide Plenty Canada (not-for-profit partner organization) with a model for consistent funding, helping them move beyond grant-to-grant uncertainty, allowing opportunities for the employment of elders as teachers and the hiring of a full-time project manager and part-time students to assist with program delivery.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robin Roth

Student:

Partner:

Plenty Canada;University of Guelph

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture; Arts, entertainment and recreation; Education; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Elevate

Modeling regime changes to improve portfolio diversification and performance

Asset allocation – the decision of how to divide a portfolio among the major asset classes such as cash, stocks and bonds – is a key determinant of portfolio performance. Because financial markets go through periods of strong and weak economies, the performance of an asset class varies with shifting economic conditions. These regime shifts pose a challenge to the asset allocation decision because they impact the portfolio’s return and risk. The objective of this research project is to develop efficient statistical algorithms to identify, model and forecast market regimes and the main drivers that impact the performance of an investment portfolio. Based on these algorithms, a strategy is developed to modify the asset allocation when changes in financial and economic conditions are detected. This investment strategy is expected to provide better long-term results when compared to more static approaches.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maciej Augustyniak;Manuel Morales

Student:

Partner:

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Valorisation d’une solution de gestion du personnel

Le projet consiste à bâtir un outil permettant d’évaluer les économies que les clients peuvent espérer en mettant en place le procédé et le logiciel proposé par Merinio. Le logiciel est un outil permettant de faire la gestion de la main d’œuvre de façon plus efficace en automatisant des tâches, en éliminant des tâches répétitives et réduisant les erreurs. Le stagiaire devra faire une analyse des facteurs qui peuvent permettre de réaliser des économies monétaires, en temps, en qualité ou en satisfaction dans un projet. Ensuite, il faudra évaluer la différence entre le processus de départ par rapport au processus final des clients pour évaluer d’où proviennent les économies. Finalement, un programme sera bâti pour donner une approximation des économies que les clients pourraient réaliser avec le nouveau système. Les facteurs clés de succès d’une implémentation d’un nouveau processus accompagné d’une solution technologique seront identifiés. Ceci permettra d’identifier des pistes d’amélioration pour améliorer encore plus le procédé de l’entreprise Merinio ou l’implémentation d’un nouveau procédé. La recherche pourra aussi être utile pour une entreprise qui désire évaluer les économies réalisées par leur innovation technologique et qui pourra s’inspirer des conclusions du projet pour l’appliquer à sa propre situation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marc André Lapointe

Student:

Partner:

Merinio Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Finance and Insurance; Technology

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Comparing General Surgery and Endoscopy Referrals Patterns in Labrador-Grenfell Health to other Regions of Newfoundland

In 2017 the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association released a report1 calling for a comprehensive review of medical facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada’s easternmost province. A key message in this report was the need to reduce costs while improving the quality of care that patients receive This project aims to address if access and efficiency issues can be improved in general surgery and endoscopy in areas of NL.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shabnam Asghari;Sivaruban Kanagaratnam

Student:

Partner:

International Grenfell Association

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

The development of a novel oncolytic virotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia

Modern molecularly targeted therapies have shown promise in treating some blood cancers, but a cure remains elusive for most acute blood cancer patients. This is largely due to the survival of some blood cancer cells that possess unique properties and can cause treatment failure or relapse, highlighting the need for new therapies. In collaboration with Virogin Biotech Ltd, we aim to develop an innovative oncolytic virotherapy to effectively target acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient cells that are resistant to current therapies. This pre-clinical study will evaluate the efficacy of novel anti-cancer oncolytic agents (developed by Virogin), alone or in combination with an immunotherapy, in targeting primitive AML cells and their survival pathways in vitro and in vivo. We expect that this new combination strategy will be more effective in eliminating critical blood cancer cells compared to traditional drugs and provide directly proof-of-concept for a subsequent clinical trial.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xiaoyan Jiang

Student:

Partner:

Virogin Biotech Ltd

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Mise en œuvre de travaux d’aménagement forestier afin de diminuer la vulnérabilité des peuplements forestiers du sud du Québec aux changements climatiques et de favoriser leur adaptation ou résilience dans un contexte de densité élevée de cerfs de Virginie

L’effet des changements climatiques devrait être particulièrement important dans les forêts du sud du Québec car elles se situent à la fois à la limite sud de la forêt boréale et à la limite nord de la forêt feuillue tempérée. Les scénarios climatiques projettent un allongement de la saison de croissance ainsi qu’un réchauffement de l’ordre de 4-5°C à l’horizon 2100 pour la période estivale dans la zone boréale (IPCC 2007; Jylhä et al. 2010). Les précipitations estivales quant à elles, augmenteront très légèrement ou ne subiront pas de changements significatifs (Logan et al. 2011; DesJarlais et al. 2010). On prévoit un climat plus sec qui pourrait modifier significativement la composition forestière à venir (Craven et al. 2013). TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Frederik Doyon;Daniel Kneeshaw

Student:

Partner:

Ouranos Inc;Agence forestière des Bois-Francs

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

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

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal; Université du Québec en Outaouais

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of the “No size fits all” public health educational tool

The Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), in collaboration with the Obesity Canada [formerly known as the Canadian Obesity Network- Réseau canadien en obésité (CON-RCO)] developed a new public educational tool on healthy living called “Let’s talk about weight: No size fits all”. This educational resource targets Canadian adults who may be concerned about their weight and may be looking for evidence-based ways to improve their health and wellbeing. It is currently being disseminated to public health professionals and the public by both organizations across Canada. The goal of this research project is to scientifically evaluate the content and effect of this public health educational tool on attitudes and beliefs about body weight and health among a general sample of adults and a public sample of adults with obesity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Angela Alberga

Student:

Partner:

Dairy Farmers of Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Education

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Digital vs classical humanitarianism. Mobilizing Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), digital humanitarians and evidence-based study to guide a crucial analysis on the effectiveness of data collection and treatment in emergency. Project 2: Case study: MSF REaction Assessment Collaboration Hub (MSF REACH).

Obtaining reliable information is crucial for humanitarian workers who aim to respond to a catastrophic situation. In this context, there are many possible sources of information (e.g., local population; journalists; authorities), but only a limited time to gather data, analyze them and respond to the situation. Since 2010, a new way of gathering data has emerged called the digital humanitarianism (DH) where digital technologies are used to collect and treat information.
Considering this new reality, traditional ways are challenged. Is the digital humanitarian proposal of using artificial intelligence, big data and crowdsourcing via the internet something to be embraced by MSF? This research aims to evaluate the reliability of the data from MSF Reaction Assessment Collaborative Hub (REACH). This will help the this organization to be sure that any investment in digital initiatives enhances the organization ability to deliver its core mission rather than diluting its focus.

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Faculty Supervisor:

François Claveau

Student:

Partner:

Doctors Without Borders

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Modelling the Effectiveness of Treatment as Prevention in Containing the HIV Epidemic

The HIV epidemic and risk behaviour in the DTES will be modelled as stochastic processes on a network. Nodes in the network will represent individuals and links social interactions between them. Stochastic contact processes on the network links will be used to model both transmission of HIV and social influence. The network will capture transmission of HIV through both sexual activity and needle sharing during injection drug use. The model will be validated by comparing its output to historical data on the epidemic in different risk groups. This data is available from the BC Centre for Disease Control and the BC-CfE. Once the model has been calibrated so that it recreates the historical epidemic, various potential interventions against the epidemic can be evaluated by varying parameters within the model.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexander Rutherford

Student:

Partner:

Providence Health Care;Merck Canada Inc (Vancouver, BC)

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Méthodes d’estimation du retour sur les investissements en marketing

Les compagnies d’assurances investissent des semmes considerables en publicite de toute sorte afin de faire connaTtre leurs produits aux clients potentiels. Une question precise mais a laquelle il est tres difficile de repondre
precisement est « Combien de nouvelles soumissions d’assurances par des clients potentiels sont generees grace a ces investissements publicitaires ? » Dans ce projet, nous entendons adapter une methode pour estimer
l’effet de depenses publicitaires chez Google au contexte de !’assurance et ainsi eventuellement identifier Ia contribution de chaque media a !’augmentation du nombre de soumissions. Pour ce projet, on se concentre sur les effets a court-terme, et non sur des effets long-terme com me Ia notoriete d’une marque

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thierry Duchesne

Student:

Partner:

Desjardins Assurances Générales

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Detection of spacecraft maneuvers based on publicly available data

Detecting maneuvers is important to a number of operational needs, such as to ease tracking of active satellites, discern and forecast the regular activity of a satellite, and detect deviations from nominal maneuver patterns. Although data on the orbits of satellites are publicly available on the internet, their precision is low and uncertain, which makes the task of detecting maneuvers complicated. The aim of this project is to develop and implement new techniques to recognize when maneuvers have occurred, and to give a first estimate of the magnitude and direction of such maneuvers. The developed algorithms will be tested against published maneuver histories, and integrated into software developed in-house at GlobVision.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Richard Forbes

Student:

Partner:

GlobVision

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Air Ambulance and Pre-Hospital Emergency Care in Northern Labrador: An Evidence Mobilization Project

In rural regions of Canada, many patients live far from hospital emergency departments and specialty services. When urgent medical care is required due to a health crisis, access to pre-hospital care and the distance to an emergency department can have a major impact on morbidity and mortality. The primary objective of our study is to examine demographic patterns and clinical characteristics of medevac service use in the northern Newfoundland and coastal Labrador region accompanied by a strong knowledge mobilization plan.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shabnam Asghari;Margo Wilson

Student:

Partner:

International Grenfell Association

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

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