Natural Health Products to Manage Cancers of Dogs: A Pre-clinical Investigation

More than half of Canadian households have companion animals such as dogs or cats. However, cancer has become the leading cause of death in dogs. Currently, available treatments have limitations and compromise the quality of life of dogs. Dragonfly Research Inc (Adored Beast Apothecary) wishes to develop unique natural health products (NHP) to prevent and […]

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Determing the value of delivering light >500nm to dental resins

A new curing light, PinkWave (Apex, Racine, WI) was introduced last year (https://vistaapex.com/pinkwave). This light is unique because it has four distinct wavelength bands that deliver red (625 – 750 nm), infrared (800 – 900 nm), blue, and violet light. The manufacturer also claims that this ‘quad-wave’ light can reduce polymerization shrinkage stress.[13] Initial reports […]

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Integrated crop management for industrial hemp

Industrial hemp – grown for stem fibers and seeds – is a sustainable high-yielding and environmentally friendly crop with typically, low cannabinol content. Industrial hemp is used to make over 25,000 green products and have the potential to sequester between 10 and 22 t/ha of carbon dioxide emissions. However, industrial hemp productivity and quality are […]

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AI-based decision support tool for storm damage prediction in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI) is the main provider of electricity in Nova Scotia. The largest disruptor to its system is the weather, which can lead to widespread equipment failure and outages across the grid. NSPI attempts to predict these damages before they occur to decide on the appropriate level of response and allocation of […]

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Robust scheduling of liner shipping under disruption scenarios

This research proposes a new recovery model for addressing issues with container ship disruptions. To minimize the negative impact of these disruptions, the model formulates a mixed-integer programming approach that simultaneously considers three recovery strategies, namely vessel speeding-up, port skipping, and alternative routes. The study clusters call-ports and utilizes port hubs to minimize transshipment costs […]

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Application of multi-agent systems and block chains in additive manufacturing network scheduling

Additive manufacturing technologies enable facilities at any location in the global supply chain to bid for customer jobs. In this setting, job scheduling is based on due-dates, proximity to customer location, opportunities for cheaper consolidated shipments with other customers, etc. Both multi-agent systems and block chains can support scheduling for decentralized manufacturing. In this project, […]

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Application of Artificial Intelligence in Human Fall Detection

Falls are a significant public health concern, particularly among older adults, who are more vulnerable to injury and death resulting from falls. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional injury deaths worldwide. With the global population aging rapidly, there is an urgent need to develop […]

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Modeling and simulation for predictive building control using high-resolution climateforecasting

The state-of-the-art of building energy management systems uses model predictive control to compare alternative control strategies prior to implementation. Climate conditions dramatically influence the control strategy selection. These rely on conventional climate forecasting that provides coarse resolution with respect to both time and space (e.g. 1 hour, 50 km). The industrial partner Green Power Labs […]

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Modeling and simulation for predictive building control using high-resolution climateforecasting

The state-of-the-art of building energy management systems uses model predictive control to compare alternative control strategies prior to implementation. Climate conditions dramatically influence the control strategy selection. These rely on conventional climate forecasting that provides coarse resolution with respect to both time and space (e.g. 1 hour, 50 km). The industrial partner Green Power Labs […]

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Open-source software objects for modelling blood collection and production processes

We propose a project to port an existing blood clinic simulator to an open-source platform. We anticipate implementation of the newly redesigned model into the production environment. Once the model is established with Canadian Blood Services (CBS), we will survey the IE user group (IEUG) in CBS to determine usability, identify issues and solicit enhancements […]

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Pop Up Bike Hub mini: Investigating strategies for sustainable community programming and the student employment experience

This research project aims to investigate strategies and approaches for designing and implementing sustainable, community-centered programs that effectively empower employed students, address local community needs, and have positive long-lasting effects on both the community and students. As an organization whose community programming relies heavily on student employment, the expected benefit to the Ecology Action Centre […]

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Rethinking Halifax’s Suburbs as Complete Communities

The Province of Nova Scotia plans to double its population by 2060, resulting in about one million people living in Halifax. To combat climate change and biodiversity loss, Halifax needs to control its urban sprawl and focus growth in already serviced suburban areas. Since the 1960s, sprawling single-family homes which require a car have become […]

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