Development of a Broadband low Resolution Spectral Irradiance Monitoring Device

The proposed device, that has been requested to Sciencetech Inc. (SCI) during the past few years, is an innovative way to analyze the light generated by modern high intensity light sources in many areas of research, and in particular in those using Solar Simulation (space research, agriculture, biology, medical, semiconductors solar cells and renewable energy […]

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Enersion Tri-Generation System: Applications, Sizing, and Economics

Enersion has developed a novel integrated tri-generation (TG) system that provides electricity, heating, and cooling. In order to guide their business plan, they would like to know which customer application would benefit the most from implementing their TG system – residential, commercial, or industrial. This work will establish a decision-making methodology for the usage of […]

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Process optimization andS pectroscopic Analysis of Diamond–?Like Carbon Films

Diamond like carbon (DLC) is an amorphous form of carbon with a high fraction of diamond-like (sp3) bonds. DLC thin films have many attractive attributes including extraordinary hardness, enhanced lubrication and wear resistance properties. Aurora Scientific Corp. is the provider of advanced vacuum coating systems based on its patented physical vapor deposition (PVD) technology. Aurora […]

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Development of the McMaster Cough Monitor (MaCough)

Chronic cough is a persistent daily cough that lasts greater than eight weeks and affects 10% of the general population. It is associated with a significant burden on health and quality of life. In clinical practice, there are very limited tools in order to quantitively monitor cough. Existing products are too expensive and labor intensive, […]

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Surface Functionalization of Polypeptides for Applications in Cosmetics

The purpose of this project is to the modify the structure of 3F’s low molecular weight cod collagen polypeptides and determine which physical properties of the material are necessary to convert it into the superior product on the market for its applications into the field of cosmetics. To alter its physical properties surface functionalization is […]

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Novel method of propulsion pattern recognition in a manual wheelchair simulator

Propulsion pattern recognition in a manual wheelchair (MWC) simulator contributes to better identify the users’ propulsion techniques. It can provide them with appropriate feedback and training, in order to prevent chronic shoulder pain. Recent work in our lab has focused on the development of an affordable wheelchair simulator, which provides force feedback (gravity, inertia) during […]

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Invivo and insilico evaluation of multi organ variability for the detection of critical physiological changes of patients in Intensive Care Units

The project focuses on the characterization of the evolution with time of the properties of physiological signals recorded in different clinical settings, describing sepsis shock and other clinical complications that are common features in Intensive Care Units. Changes in heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation will be studied through an array of […]

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Accelerated Maturation of Rye Spirits

Whisky is made by a process of fermentation, distillation, and maturation. The last step is by far the most time-consuming part of this process. In order for maturation to occur, the distilled spirit must sit in a wooden barrel for years, during which the spirit takes on the familiar colour and taste of whisky. This […]

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Development of a multiplexed readout for microwave kinetic inductance detectors

As new generations of millimetre-wavelength cosmology experiments look to detect ever-fainter signals, they require ever-increasing levels of sensitivity. Because modern detectors and readout systems already operate at such high levels of performance that they attain the physical limit imposed by the photons they detect, any improvements in sensitivity must instead come from increasing the number […]

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Digitizing and modernizing a historic freshwater research database

IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) is an environment not-for-profit organization and one of the world’s most influential freshwater research facilities. It features a collection of 58 small lakes and their watersheds in a sparsely populated region of northwestern Ontario, Canada, unaffected by human impacts. IISD-ELA has been under operation for over 50 years, and as […]

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Laboratoire virtuel Proteus modélisation des interactions chimiques pour chacune des activités

Le stagiaire , étudiant à la maitrise en chimie, modélisera les équations chimiques des différentes activités de laboratoires virtuel proposés par Proteus VR. Ces laboratoires visent à soutenir la formation des élèves inscrits au cours de chimie de la troisième année du deuxième cycle du secondaire, spécialement ceux pousuivant un parcours à distance. Cette collaboration […]

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