Over the past 30 years, there has been no statistical change in the gap between the unemployment rates of African Nova Scotians and the provincial average. In early 2019, the Nova Scotia Government funded a Social Innovation Lab led by One North End to develop innovative solutions to address this long-standing issue. African Nova Scotians […]

The NAIG 2023 is trialling Brave Spaces for young athletes — outdoor rooms providing for moments of pause or rest during the event programming. The idea for this particular program came from NAIG and relates to the observed experiences of youth athletes during previous games. Reflection on this trial will be useful for the NAIG […]

The proposed research aims to evaluate different processing techniques to ensure sugar kelp’s safety and stability as a biofertilizer for potato production. And nutrient contents of the processed kelp will be determined, and plot-scale experiments will be conducted to grow potatoes under exclusive and in-combination application of processed sugar kelp with synthetic fertilizers for 2-years. […]

Floods have been considered the most common and leading cause of natural disasters worldwide. In Vietnam as well as in Canada, more frequent and severe floods have been documented to growing number of negative health outcomes. Alongside concurrent mitigation efforts, developing accurate methods to identify the health impacts of flooding to adapt will be crucial. […]

Alentic Microscience Inc has developed a highly portable device that can analyse blood in a few minutes, opening the possibility for much improved healthcare for a lower coast. The system uses AI a proprietary sensor system that provides data for an AI based analysis technique. In this project we will evaluate the impact of recent […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]