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Determination of peanut allergen in foods using a dual fluorescence-SERS immunoassay

Peanut is one of the leading foods that can cause food allergies. An extremely low amount of peanut protein is sufficient to cause mild reactions in people who are sensitive to peanut. Over 90% of allergic reaction cases derived from peanut digestion are related to Ara h 1, a glycoprotein that comprises about 15% of the total protein content in peanut and are not degraded during food processing. In this project, we aim to develop a dual fluorescence-SERS immunoassay using graphene quantum dot labeling on aligned magnetoplasmonic nanowires. This immunoassay is expected to be more sensitive and selective to detect this allergen than the conventional immunoassay, with the fluorescence signal as a fast qualitative indicator and SERS signal as a further quantitative analysis.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Keng Chou

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

NTBIO Diagnostics Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

The Line that Separates: Identifying High Potential Franchise Systems

The success of franchising relies on individual franchisees’ ability to evaluate and compare diverse franchise systems, prior to making an informed decision as to which franchise system to become a part of. Surprisingly, however, few forward-looking metrics exist for franchisees. I seek to fill this gap through my proposed Mitacs Accelerate internship project. My proposed research addresses the critical question – what are the metrics that identify high potential franchise systems? Relying on franchise disclosure documents (FDDs) filed by more than 2,000 franchise systems across multiple industries over the past three years, I plan to compute franchise performance metrics that identify high potential franchise systems. My findings will provide guidance to franchisees on the investment potential of different franchise systems, and to franchisors on how to improve their performance.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Kersi Antia

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

FranchiseGrade.com Inc

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Accelerate

Design and Development of Actuation and Control Systems for the Synchronized Segmentally Interchanging Pulley Transmission System (SSIPTS)

This research project is responsible for the design, development, and experimentation of the actuation and control systems for synchronized segmentally interchanging pulley transmission system, SSIPTS. SSIPTS is a novel variable mechanical transmission that offers the combined benefits of existing transmission systems for both automotive and wind industries. To ensure high reliability at the high speed and load conditions required for both automotive and wind turbine applications, SSIPTS will need high speed actuator and control systems. Moreover, development of the high speed transmission control unit (TCU) is another key component of SSIPTS. The main contribution of this internship is to develop highly efficient and reliable actuation and control systems for SSIPTS.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jean Zu

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of innovative thermal efficient steel studs

With the growing demand for energy efficient buildings, conventional steel wall studs are no longer an appropriate choice for exterior walls. Conventional steel studs cause an inordinately high degree of thermal bridging which lowers the energy efficiency of the building. New building codes are demanding higher energy efficient buildings. To address this concern, Structa Wire Corporation started the development of an innovative steel stud that replaces the solid steel web in the conventional steel stud with welded wires. The newly proposed steel stud shows promising energy efficiency, by demonstrating a significant reduction in thermal bridging. However, the structural integrity of the innovative steel stud needs to be confirmed through rigorous analytical simulation and experimental testing. An intern from UBC will work closely with Structa Wire Corporation to conduct experimental testing program and to optimize the structural performance of the innovative steel stud.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Tony Yang

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Structa Wire Corp

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of a Self-Regulatory App for Adults with Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is an autoimmune dysfunction that requires strict adherence to a gluten-free (GF) diet in order to prevent detrimental health outcomes. Following a strict GF diet is difficult given that gluten is added as a preservative or binding agent to many foods. Findings from a review suggest strict adherence to a gluten-free diet is as low as 42%. As such, poor adherence to a GF diet is an emerging health concern for people living with celiac disease. The goal of this study is to develop and evaluate an evidence-based app to help people manage celiac disease and follow a nutritious, strict GF diet. The app will be revised based on findings from this initial evaluation work. It is expected that the app will be well-received and lead to improvements in patient-reported outcomes. The benefit to the Calgary Celiac Association is that the app will provide a much needed tool to help their members (i.e., people living with celiac disease) to improve management of their chronic disease.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Nicole Culos-Reed

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Calgary Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

University of Calgary

Programme :

Accelerate

Protocoles de communications pour réseaux de capteurs en milieu fortement perturbé

Ce projet s’inscrit dans le contexte du réseau électrique intélligent visant à déployer des réseaux de capteurs à des fins de diagnostic, de maintenance et de pérennité pour connaitre l’état du réseau électrique et interagir avec des équipements majeurs dans les postes haute tension ou dans leurs voisinages proches.
Il permettra à terme le développement et l’amélioration de protocoles de communication pour mieux les adapter aux environnements à fortes perturbations électromagnétique, notamment par le bruit impulsionnel. L’utilisation d’un modèle de canal de propagation très réaliste couplé avec un simulateur de réseau permettra d’évaluer les performances des protocoles de communication qui seront deployés dans ces environnements. Le projet permettra aussi une implémentation matérielle en laboratoire sur quelques capteurs et un déploiement expérimental en environnement réel.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

François Gagnon

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Institut de Recherche Hydro-Québec

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

Université :

École de technologie supérieure

Programme :

Accelerate

Optimizing program opportunities to strengthen the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa (BGCO)

This project will examine current programming across multiple sites at the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa (BGCO) with the purpose of enhancing program quality and optimizing program operations. The project will also seek to identify current gaps in programming and the factors that lead female youth over the age of 12 to drop-out of programming. The results from this project will help provide the program committee at the BGCO with a comprehensive analysis of current and potential future programming to assist in decisions ensuring that the programs offered to the youth members are consistent with its mission to provide a safe, supportive place where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships and develop confidence and skills for life.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Tanya Forneris

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration)

Université :

University of Ottawa

Programme :

Accelerate

Silicon Photonic Water Quality Sensor

Pesticide detection in water has become a high priority worldwide, from protecting the population from environmental contamination due to agricultural pesticides, and bio-threats from terrorist activities. An exhaustive characterization of water pollutants requires laboratory-based analyses which are inherently slow and expensive. Thus, regarding the above mentioned pesticide contaminations, developing a real-time and in-situ detection technique would be very valuable to rapidly protect the population and the environment, especially in remote places. This project aims to develop continuous sensors using silicon photonics technology. The sensor will target the most relevant pesticides and exhibits a limit of detection that allows to test the quality standards for water within a few minutes. This project gives the opportunity for the interns to gain multi-disciplinary skills on a fast-growing technology, while it provides a R&D service to the industrial partner and a new product to Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Lukas Chrostowski

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Luxmux Technology Corporation

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Robotic Arm Development for Total Automation of the Ignition Quality Tester (IQT™)

A novel diesel fuel Ignition Quality Tester (IQT™) was developed by Advanced Engine Technology Ltd. (AET) to provided fast, precise, and reliable measurements of Cetane number, which can be obtained by measuring the ignition delay from the start of diesel fuel injection to the point of combustion. The current testing system using IQT™ requires extensive user input to operate, and a demand has been identified for a totally automated system. The automated system will incorporate intelligent system technologies to minimize the amount of operator input required, which will reduce operating time and cost of using the equipment. In this project, a compact cost-effective robotic arm, a nitrogen supply connection system, and their control system will be designed for the automated fuel sample reservoir loading task. The success of the automated system will lead to an increase of the system’s productivity, which will provide a significant competitive advantage to the system.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jurek Sasiadek

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Carleton University

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluation of a National Employment Readiness Program

This research project will examine the challenges facing service providers in running the Worktopia program and aim to develop strategies to overcome those challenges and improve the program delivery. The Worktopia program is a training program designed to improve the employment readiness and skills of young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The program will be provided through thirteen service providers across Canada and will be led by the Sinneave Family Foundation. Through iterviews with senior staff at the service providers,
along with a formal roundtable consultation, this project with identify the challenges and work to improve the program. This will allow the Sinneave Family Foundation to build a stronger program going forward and improve its long-term viability.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

David Nicholas

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Sinneave Family Foundation

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

University of Calgary

Programme :

Accelerate

Developing spatial and participatory resolutions for the Canadian Aboriginal housing crisis

The Aboriginal housing situation in Canada is in crisis with a lack of culturally and environmentally appropriate housing. A Participatory Approach towards Housing Solutions (PATHS) Framework has been developed that recognizes and visualizes the strengths and limitations of communities, and assesses pathways with which they may achieve their housing goals. Communities are actively engaged in order to identify their aspirations and translate them into measurable indicators and associated capitals. The PATHS Framework methodology includes: 1) identification and development of aspirations, indicators, and capitals using participatory techniques; 2) visualization of past and present trends using GIS; 3) co-development and interpretation of scenarios to reflect a pathway towards achieving said aspirations and goals; 4) identification of achievable scenarios from collaboratively developed strategies; and 5) evaluation of each strategies’ viability and capability to meet the aspirations of the community. Benefit to Partner Organization: An important component of this project is that the post-doctoral researcher, under the mentoring of the principal investigator, will develop both strong academic skills in participatory research and hands-on experience helping Aboriginal communities achieve their goals. For the latter, she will work closely with the research partner, FPInnovations; in particular with their Aboriginal Forest Sector Program. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Christopher Gaston

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

FPInnovations (Vancouver, BC)

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Agriculture; Construction and infrastructure; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of a system for the automatic recognition and classification of normal and abnormal cells in human blood samples

Automation of medical diagnosis/detection process is very important in terms of enhancing diagnostic accuracy, increasing throughput, reducing costs, and training new staff. Our current goal is to go from the proof of concept stage (automatic recognition and classification of human blood images) to a complete working and optimized prototype and to start testing it in an actual clinical lab environment with the help of Calgary Laboratory Services. The prototype design will take into account user friendliness, high throughput, robustness, integration with existing laboratory workflow and reasonable cost. Our goal is to decrease the image processing time to 0.1 seconds by code optimizations and parallel programming and also increase the cell classification accuracy to be more than 95% which is an acceptable rate in comparison with manual processing.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Behrouz Far

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Smart Labs Ltd

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Calgary

Programme :

Accelerate

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