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Outils d’aide à la décision pour la planification et la prestation des soins à domicile.

Les services de soins et de maintien à domicile comptaient sur un budget de 5,9 milliards de dollars en 2010, soit environ 4% des budgets publics en santé et sont en pleine expansion puisque qu’en 2011, 1,4 million de Canadiens en bénéficiaient, soit 55% de plus qu’en 2008. Le modèle de revenu pour la prestation de soins à domicile est actuellement en évolution au Canada et particulièrement en Ontario. En effet, on est actuellement en train d’évoluer d’un modèle où les agences facturent chaque soin prodigué, en général à un organisme public, vers un modèle où celles-ci sont rémunérées à forfait pour chaque patient. Dans un tel contexte, planifier les soins nécessaires et les exécuter de manière profitable pose des défis considérables pour les agences. L’utilisation de plus en plus importante des technologies mobiles permettra aux agences d’effectuer un très grand nombre de tâches de suivi à distance. Ces technologies ne seront pas appropriées pour tous les patients et il sera crucial d’adapter en conséquence chaque plan de soins ou de maintien à domicile. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Louis-Martin Rousseau

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

AlayaCare;ApSTAT Technologies Inc

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Driven Micro Service Architecture for Value Added Video Streaming Services in Content Delivery Networks

The NSERC Strategic Network for Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructures is a five-year partnership between Canadian industry, universities, researchers, research and education (R&E) networks, and high performance computing centres to investigate the design of future application platforms that will deliver software applications of greater capability and intelligence. These application platforms will be supported by an extended computing cloud, encompassing a virtual converged infrastructure and control software that also serves as a live testbed for exploring novel concepts in application-oriented networking, cloud computing, integrated wired/wireless access, and smart applications. Novel software applications will build on advanced services provided by the platform, including context, mobility, location, identity, social network, media recognition, and intelligence. The SAVI network will involve the academic community in the creation of new content and novel applications. This MITACS proposal is to support a SAVI internship program that will strengthen the Canadian industrial base in information and communications technology through the preparation of highly qualified manpower with expertise in the design and operation of globally competitive ICT infrastructure and the creation of innovative and disruptive products, services, and applications. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Roch Glitho

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Ericsson Canada Inc (Montreal, QC);Ericsson Canada Inc (Quebec)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Concordia University

Programme :

Accelerate

InvDeveloping a precision inspection technique of transmission line infrastructure using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UAV-based data analytics is an emerging technology with a high degree potential to replace or compensate traditional airborne-based mapping for infrastructure risk analysis. However, current development does still not reach to its maturity, allowing its immediate application to practical operations due to the complexity of flying dynamic and object understanding. This project aims to investigate potential of precision utility infrastructure inspection using UAV. Two internship researchers will develop new methods for improving utility scene classification and automatically tracking insulators. These research outcomes will allow the industrial partner (Industrial Skyworks) to explore a value-added new service of precision utility inspection using UAV. The expected benefit to the partner can be summarized as: (a) Efficiency – eliminating the cost and labor intensive UAV image processing, (b) Accuracy – improving the quality of detecting utility objects which allows timely identification of risk quantity, (c) Productivity- enhancing the updating process of a geospatial database in challenging environments.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Gunho Sohn

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Industrial SkyWorks

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

York University

Programme :

Accelerate

A rapid screening tool for multiple tick pathogens/Maritime tick bank

Ticks contain many different disease-causing bacteria and viruses, including the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Multiple infections with these other pathogens in addition to Borrelia cause more severe illness. For many of these pathogens there are no or limited diagnostic tools available to detect the pathogen. This project includes production of a new product, “a rapid
screening tool for multiple tick pathogens”. This product would allow ticks to be simultaneously screened for the presence of multiple, clinically important pathogens. This tool is based on published methodology developed for European tick pathogens. Development of this tick screening product relies on the Maritime tick bank data to find regionally-specific pathogen DNA sequences, for example strain common in Eastern Canada. Development of this rapid tick pathogen screening tool is important for correct public health messaging as well as for a diagnostic aid in human and veterinary medicine.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Vett Lloyd

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Biotechnology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

Mount Allison University

Programme :

Accelerate

Assessment of melanotransferrin as an Alzheimer’s disease biomarker

Biomarkers that can reliably detect Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) are essential for disease monitoring and development of drug therapy. We have shown that a protein, melanotransferrin (MTf), is elevated in the blood of humans with AD but is nearly undetectable in age-matched healthy controls. We will further validate MTf as a biomarker in mouse models of AD. This will be accomplished using a revolutionary diagnostic technology known as the SISCAPA assay; a technology invented and owned
by the partner organization. Using this clinically amenable method, we will monitor AD model and control mice throughout their life and correlate MTf concentration with neurodegeneration. It is expected that at young AD mice will be indistinguishable from healthy controls but as plaques appear in the brain, so too will MTf levels rise. These results will illuminate the timeline and intensity of MTf elevation and establish the baseline for MTf in healthy or pre-AD subjects.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Wilfred Jefferies

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Vancouver Island Antibodies Ltd

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Structural Assessment of corroded reinforced concrete plates

The corrosion of steel in reinforced concrete elements exposed to maritime and ocean harsh environment conditions is dependent on the rate of chloride penetration to the steel, the resistivity of the concrete and the oxygen diffusion through the cover regions. Reinforcement corrosion may result in spalling of the concrete depending on factors such as the thickness of the cover and the strength of the concrete. Concrete plate and
shell panels represent the most predominant structural element used in marine structures and the walls of concrete offshore platforms. In this project, the experimental phase starts by casting two control plates as a reference. Another two plates will then be cast and the reinforcement will be corroded. The second phase involves creating finite element models based on the obtained experimental results. The models will be used to simulate the structural behaviour, deflection and cracking of RC plates under corroded reinforcement and certain corroded area. The proposed research project will be relevant to SNC and their involvement in the marine and off shore industry. In the partner’s various projects there is a need to develop expertise and innovative solutions to facilitate the construction and rehabilitation of sustainable concrete marine infrastructure.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Amgad Hussein

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc (Mount Pearl, NL);Petroleum Research Newfoundland & Labrador

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Construction and infrastructure

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Accelerate

Foam rolling effects on agonist – antagonist relationship and knee functionality

It has been established that foam rolling can increase range of motion, reduce exercise-induced soreness and improve performance. An imbalance of hamstrings to quadriceps strength is associated with an increased incidence of lower limb injuries. The effect of rolling one muscle (e.g. quadriceps or hamstrings) or a pair of muscles on the antagonist muscle has not been previously investigated. The proposed study will consist of four conditions: rolling of the 1) quadriceps, 2) hamstrings, 3) quadriceps and hamstrings and 4) control. Physiological and functional measures will include maximum voluntary contraction force of the quadriceps and hamstrings, conventional hamstrings to quadriceps ratio, electromyographic activity (muscle activation), Muscle activation and performance will be monitored during a single vertical jump and three hurdle jumps. The aim of the present study is to investigate what happens to the quadriceps following the application of foam rolling to the hamstrings and what happens to the hamstrings following foam rolling of the quadriceps.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

David Behm

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

ProActive Physiotherapy Inc;Performance Health

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Accelerate

Healthy Obesity through Fitness

Rates of obesity are continuously rising despite efforts to decrease them. The purpose of this study is to show that obese but fit individuals are protected from many adverse health conditions such as metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease as the result of being physically active. This study is designed to assess, independently, the contributions of cardio-respiratory fitness (CRF) and adiposity to the metabolic health of obese individuals. This project will examine how CRF and obesity status interact in influencing how the body uses glucose, fat, and protein 1) during a resting (fasting) state, 2) during moderate intensity exercise, 3) immediately after exercise, and 4) after the consumption of a snack. It is hypothesized that a high fitness level can overcome the metabolic dysfunctions seen in obesity by defending metabolic flexibility. Understanding how fitness can modulate the metabolic impacts of obesity is an important step in developing better strategies to improve the health of patients. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Fabien Basset

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Progressive Athletics Therapy Health Corporation

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

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

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Accelerate

Numerical modeling of interaction between soil and seabed infrastructure during submarine landslides

Large amounts of crude oil and natural gas are located beneath Canada’s ocean floors. Currently, the offshore oil and gas industry makes a significant contribution to the Canadian economy. Although it is not visible as onshore landslides, numerous underwater landslides occur where huge amount of seabed sediment might displace and could result in tsunami in some cases. The failed soil mass might impact seabed infrastructure and could damage or destroy them as reported from some field observation. In the proposed research, the likelihood of submarine slope failure and run-out distance of the failed soil mass will be studied. The consequence of impact loading on offshore pipelines used for hydrocarbon transportation and piles used to support offshore structures or anchor floating facility will be investigated. Five graduate students at Memorial University of Newfoundland will receive training on offshore geotechnical engineering through this research program. The partner organizations (C-CORE
& INTECSEA) will receive better tools and design approaches to provide advanced engineering solutions to offshore oil and gas projects.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Bipul Hawlader

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

C-CORE;INTECSEA;Petroleum Research Newfoundland & Labrador

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Accelerate

Brain dynamics in neurodegenerative

Degenerative brains diseases such as Parkinson’s disease (PD), are getting more common as the population ages. Ways to assess brain diseases, so that disease progression can be predicted and effects of treatment can be measured, are important. Brain imaging technologies are widely available, but extracting the important information from brain images is still a challenge. One way to extract important information from brain images is to examine how different brain networks “talk” to one another. We have recently developed an analysis method that determines how brain networks change over time. We believe that examining how networks change over time is a valuable new way to assess brain diseases. We will work together with a group in China, which has a large number of data sets, to improve our analysis method. The end result will be a new way to assess brain diseases that will be widely available to other groups around the world.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jane Wang

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Penetration of diluted bitumen on shorelines in the event of a marine spill

The goal of this research is to create a knowledge tool that can assist responders to act quickly and effectively in the event of a marine oil spill. In order to accomplish this goal, we will (1) develop a simple field test to gauge shoreline permeability in relation to stranded diluted bitumen on natural shorelines; (2) compare those findings against a series of experiments recently conducted by Environment Canada in a project named Bit_Ex; and (3) develop maps that estimate potential diluted bitumen retention for areas along British Columbia’s coast. Such
information can be utilized to identify specific areas of danger when shipping dilbit and could aid in contingency planning. Additionally, if a dilbit spill were to occur, the product of this research would aid the emergency responders by providing them vital information about bitumen’s retention and penetration on a given shoreline.
The industrial partners a company with its primary focus on coastal sensitive habitat mapping which is use in oil spill response. The void that this research will fill allows for CORI to stay on the leading edge of shoreline response research which ultimately strengthens their presence in the industry.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Dan Smith

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Coastal and Ocean Resources Inc

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Victoria

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of novel biochemical and biophysical assays for the identification of inhibitors of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-2

Cancer cells are known for their unique capacity to survive and grow in a low oxygen tension environment in the middle of a poorly vascularized solid tumor. This adaptation, which is central to the tumorigenesis process, is mediated by precise cellular mechanisms allowing the regulation of gene expression. Thus, the development of small molecules to modulate the activity of transcription factors is of great therapeutic interest. In order to develop such molecules, we plan to finance, with the help of IntelliSyn Pharma and Mitacs, one M.Sc. student. The trainee will study by a combination of biophysical approaches and computational chemistry the binding thermodynamics and kinetics of small compounds to the hypoxia inducible factor alpha-2. In turn, this knowledge will allow our partner IntelliSyn Pharma to optimize potent and selective inhibitors that could ultimately lead to novel cancer treatments.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Steve Bourgault

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

IntelliSyn R&D

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université du Québec à Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

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