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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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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Angela Alberga

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Dairy Farmers of Canada

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Education

Université :

Concordia University

Programme :

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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Superviseur du corps professoral :

François Claveau

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Doctors Without Borders

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

Université de Sherbrooke

Programme :

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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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Alexander Rutherford

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

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

Discipline :

Mathematics

Secteur :

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

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

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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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Thierry Duchesne

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Desjardins Assurances Générales

Discipline :

Mathematics

Secteur :

Finance and Insurance

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

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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Superviseur du corps professoral :

James Richard Forbes

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

GlobVision

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

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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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Shabnam Asghari;Margo Wilson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

International Grenfell Association

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

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

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Accelerate

Mise en place d’une méthodologie de modélisation statistique spatiale dans le but de bonifier la contribution d’un SIG dans une démarche d’intelligence d’affaires dans un contexte marketing

Fondée en 2015, Solutions Anagraph Inc. est une entreprise qui cherche à développer une plateforme d’intelligence géographique Web. Les systèmes d’informations géographiques actuels rencontrent des limites quant à l’utilisation de la modélisation statistique spatiale, celle-ci étant soit, dispendieuse, ou la méthodologie d’application restant nébuleuse.
L’objectif du stage est donc de développer des méthodologies claires de conception de modèles statistiques spatiaux permettant de bonifier l’utilisation des systèmes d’informations géographiques à une démarche d’intelligence d’affaires dans le commerce de détail, tout en utilisant des technologies open source.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Denis Larocque

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Anagraph

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

HEC Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

BoneTape: A Novel Craniomaxillofacial Fixation Technology

Craniofacial fractures require stabilization to restore appearance, facilitate healing and improve patient’s outcomes. The current standard of care is rigid titanium plates, which require drilling, screws and bending of titanium plates with plyers during surgery to conform to the complex geometry of the face. This is an over engineered solution that is not only difficult to use, but also results in complications including pain and discomfort which require follow-up surgeries in as many as 50% of facial fracture fixation procedures. Cohesys is developing a bio-absorbable flexible tape and adhesive system, BoneTapeTM, that is easier for clinicians to use to use and will result in better patient outcomes. We are looking to leverage the creativity and talents of top Canadian biomedical researchers to transition our prototype into a licenced medical device that can make an impact where it matters – in the hands of surgeons who perform these procedures every week.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Paul Santerre;Anuradha Prakki;Eli Sone

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Cohesys

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology; Other

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of a portfolio of graphite and graphene based processes and products

The interns involved in this MITACS cluster will work in close collaboration with the industrial partner, Grafoid, a Canadian company based in Kingston, Ontario, to develop a portfolio of graphene-based products, including autonomous sensors, energy storage, fuel cells and electrically conductive devices. The ultimate objective is to develop proof of concept products including automotive parts, cathode materials in Li-ion cells, antimicrobial surfaces, super-capacitors and wearable sensors. This three-year spanning research will have the following outcomes: (a) environmentally friendly, scalable, reproducible and industrially relevant technologies to produce thermoplastic and elastomer-based composites, suitable for automotive and other structural applications; (b) high-value added products, such as sensors and supercapacitors; (c) thermoplastic composites suitable for additive manufacturing processes. This research will thus produce a portfolio of graphene-based products for high value-added products and applications. The knowledge generated by this research cluster has the potential to provide new value-added products at a substantially reduced cost to various Canadian industrial sectors, including the advanced materials, automotive, manufacturing and alternative energy sector.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Marianna Kontopoulou

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Grafoid Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Queen's University

Programme :

Accelerate

Strategies to attack cancers

Pascal Biosciences Inc. is a company developing immuno-oncology therapeutics to fight cancer. It was initially founded on ideas and research that originated from Dr. Wilf Jefferies’ laboratory at the University of British Columbia. Since then, the company has continued to collaborate with Dr. Jefferies and his team to forward the research, through direct sponsorship and through collaborative research partnerships. Pascal has a mandate to discover and develop targeted agents that enable the body’s own immune system to recognize and attack cancers. To do so, the company is currently advancing three research programs:
1. Developing a therapeutic monoclonal antibody for treatment of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood leukemia;
2. Optimizing novel classes of molecules that restore immune recognition and killing of cancer cells;
3. Regulating activity of immune system calcium channels to combat cancers, infections, and autoimmune diseases.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Wilfred Jefferies

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Pascal Biosciences Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Integration of microbiological and geochemical tools for de-risking oil and gas exploration along the Scotian Margin

This Mitacs project will enable two MSc students the opportunity to work with the Offshore Energy Research Association and their partners with the Nova Scotia Department of Energy to produce an ArcGIS product and seismic-based model of seep architecture for petroleum exploration of the offshore Nova Scotia margin. These projects will relate newly created genomic and lipidomic data that is expected to help de-risk offshore exploration efforts. The Interns will use these data to produce maps and 3D models of the seeps

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Todd Ventura;Casey Hubert

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Saint Mary's University

Programme :

Accelerate

Having a pulse for the group: An app-based approach to collecting multiple time-point longitudinal data

The goal of the project is to evaluate and refine an app-based questionnaire that provides a multi-faceted assessment of the social dynamics and culture of teams and organizations. This partnership and multi-phase project with VictoryLab involves (a) systematically examining and refining their questionnaire items to ensure their app-based assessment tool provides valid and reliable insights into the group dynamics of organizations and teams, and (b) conducting interviews with end-users of the app to understand ways to optimize the information shared with them through the app. A key goal will be to work in collaboration with VictoryLab to ensure the end-users of the application receive evidence-informed feedback about the current areas of strength within a team and opportunities for improvement. In addition to offering a novel opportunity for assess and track the social dynamics within teams across multiple time points, the development of a psychometrically sound app-based assessment tool will empower users with data-driven insights into how to manage team dynamics and, ultimately, enrich their individual group members’ experiences.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Alex Benson;Luc J. Martin

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

VictoryLab

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Queen's University; Western University

Programme :

Accelerate

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