The proposed research aims to demonstrate the performance of effective, non-proprietary moment connections for wide-flange (W-) beams to rectangular hollow section (RHS) columns in limited-ductility (Type LD) moment resisting frames (MRFs) that are easy and cost-effective to fabricate, handle, and erect. Two W-beam-to-RHS column moment connection prototypes will be developed and tested, in duplicate, at […]

Explain the current state of the partner organization with reference to relevant prior work and/or company business plan. As a neutral platform serving pharmaceutical professionals since 1971, the National Pharmaceutical Sciences Group (PSG) is dedicated to the advancement of the pharmaceutical industry through the training and development of its members through a host of services […]

Axtion Independence Mobility Inc. was founded in January of 2020 to design in-home, affordable devices to help seniors and others with mobility challenges remain living independently and with dignity. Axtion’s first design combines a rollator walker with an elevating seat to help fall victims recover from a fall. The elevating seat also stops at any […]

Knowledge-intensive industries accumulate content at a rate and volume that is impossible for humans to manually organize and retrieve. A typical search engine based on keywords is not effective, because the user must provide the exact words contained in the text of the document or description of an entity and cannot filter search results based […]

At the end of 2020, the Government of Canada released its Healthy Environment and Healthy Economy plan. One of the aims of this plan is to support Canadian companies in the transition to a clean economy. The framework of action items laid out in this plan has significant implications for Canadian business (i.e. tax credits, […]

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. The symptoms can range from mild flu symptoms, such as fever, cough, fatigue, to severe symptoms: shortness of breath, pneumonia or acute lung injury known as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), leading to multiple organ failure and death. The patients with […]

Survivin, a member of the inhibitors of the apoptosis protein family, is involved in multiple critical pathways of cancer cell growth and survival. Because of its selective expression in cancer cells but not in normal adult tissues, survivin is an attractive target for different cancer treatments. Immunovaccine Inc. (IMV) has developed a therapeutic cancer vaccine, […]

Atlantic Canada has the highest rate of CRC in Canada and NL has the highest incidence of familial CRC worldwide. This study is being undertaken primarily to reveal the underlying molecular mechanisms associated with the high rate of CRC in Atlantic Canada, particularly the well-documented familial CRC in NL. We expect to define novel genetic […]

The forWater Network, funded by the federal government as well as industry partners and provincial governments, is a national research network looking into the impacts of forest-management strategies on drinking-water source quality and treatability. forWater Network researchers at Dalhousie University (including Duinker, the supervisor in this application) are working with Halifax Water and Westfor Management […]

Although COVID-19 is considered a respiratory illness, the genetic material of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been found in the feces of people infected with the virus. It is known that the virus survives longer in the gastrointestinal tract than in the respiratory tract. As such, wastewater has been used to determine the […]

Researching AI concepts and technologies – Search for peer-reviewed, state-of-the-art methods – Implement features and evaluate effectiveness – Develop new/modified methods for applying to our project specifically Deep Reinforcement Learning model training and validation – Train RallyAI using different algorithms – Might be involved implementing/designing algorithms – Examine training logs for learning trends – Validate […]

This project deals with the development of a new mathematical model and a fast solution method to optimize the multi-calendar naval surface ship refit scheduling problem with resumable and non-resumable operations. The Naval Surface Ship Work Period Problem (NSWPP) is a highly complex resource-constrained project scheduling problem (RCPSP) with many work orders that are equivalent […]