Human umbilical cord perivascular cells as cell therapeutics for biodefense and immunomodulation

Mesenchymal stromal / “stem” cells (MSCs) are found in adult tissues such as bone marrow and fat and also in neonatal tissues such as the placenta and umbilical cord. Among these sources, Human Umbilical Cord PeriVascular Cells (HUCPVCs) are the richest source of MSCs described. Importantly, they possess immunomodulatory and immuneprivileged properties which enable them […]

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Amélioration de la compacité des bétons ordinaires et bétons à hautes performances contenant la poudre de verre

Ce projet vise l’optimisation de la compacité des particules cimentaires pour améliorer la durabilité des bétons ordinaires (BO) et celle des bétons à hautes performances (BHP). L’étude inclut l’incorporation des ajouts cimentaires notamment la poudre de verre, le métakaolin et le laitier dans les bétons en vue de réduire considérablement la perméabilité de bétons. En […]

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Développement d’un enduit pour les membranes d’étanchéité respirantes.

En partenariat avec la Chaire de Recherche Industrielle en Environnement et Biotechnologie (CRIEB) de l’UQTR, papiers C.C.T a entrepris un programme de recherche sur les enduits pour les membranes d’étanchéité. Les mandats sont de développer de nouveaux enduits respirant afin d’éviter les phénomènes de condensation interstitielle et d’améliorer l’efficacité énergétique des bâtiments. Le présent stage […]

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Design and development of helical pile testing apparatus

This research will focus on designing an apparatus and developing a testing protocol for determining the capacity of helical piles in collaboration with Stable Ground Solutions. A helical pile is a type of deep foundation that consists of a shaft and helix or multiple helices. The testing of piles can be expensive and time consuming […]

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Aerobic landfill treatment: reduction of greenhouse gas emission, leachate treatment and downstream processing

Landfilling of waste is an operation that has huge impact on both water and air quality. Modern landfills can be designed to minimize impact on groundwater resources and reduce Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in old landfills, which typically undergo a slow, anaerobic biodegradation process that produces methane gas. It is estimated that global methane emissions […]

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Automated multi-target tracking in broadcast video cameras

Automated object detection and tracking in videos is still one of the challenging problems in computer vision. Generally, it is a very challenging problem due to the loss of information caused by the projection of the 3D world on a 2D image, noise in images, cluttered background, complex object motion, partial or full occlusions, changes […]

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A New Adaptive Antenna for RF Heating of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs

Canada owns the largest heavy oil and bitumen reserves in the world. Unfortunately, extracting these hydrocarbons is difficult due to their high viscosity. Currently, the most popular strategy is to heat the bitumen using steam, but steam injection can be inefficient and is not suitable for all reservoirs. Radio frequency heating offers a flexible and […]

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Investigation of Borohydride Oxidation by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) for the Application on Direct Borohydride Fuel Cells

The direct borohydride fuel cells (DBFCs) are a much simpler system compared to the hydrogen fuel cell, in terms of fuel infrastructure. The mystery behind the borohydride oxidation reaction mechanism hinders its commercial utilization. To effectively tackle the challenges with DBFCs, it is crucial to identify a highly active catalyst and understand the nature of […]

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Source apportionment of black carbon in Calgary, Canada

Black carbon (BC), generated from incomplete combustion of carbonaceous fuels, is one of the two major airborne pollutants that drive climate change and degrade regional air quality. With a warming potential second to CO2, BC contributes the most uncertainty to climate modeling due to its short retention time in the atmosphere and poorly understood mixing, […]

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Development of sustainable coating to prevent concrete corrosion

In North America, more than 75 percent of the population is served by wastewater collection systems and treatment plants for which concrete is a key construction material. Unfortunately, thousands km of lines must be removed each year for replacement suffering from corrosion which caused by prolonged exposure of concrete surface to highly aggressive environments. Concrete […]

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Optimizing synergies in Eco-Industrial Parks: A multi-objective model to minimize effects of the uncertainty on sustainable design of EIP

A sustainable system is supposed to satisfy its stakeholders’ social, financial, and environmental requirements. Although there are many studies to optimize design decisions in a sustainable system, limited research is found to consider multiple objectives in sustainable system design. We study Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs) as a sustainable system where businesses and local communities collaborated together […]

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