Current approaches to food policy and governance have resulted in a range of social, environmental and economic problems, including inequity and food insecurity among Indigenous people. Projects in Canada and Australia have shown promising approaches to achieving more sustainable food systems, a central piece being constructing meaningful relationships between settler and Indigenous peoples. Building on […]

In the pipeline industry, the heat shrink sleeves (HSS) are the protective layer usually composed of two layers, namely, an adhesive layer and a crosslinked backing layer such as polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE). In order to maintain the desired properties of HSS, each of the layers must maintain their properties during processing, storage, and […]

Proteins make up a large part of every organism, comprising a significant portion of teeth, hair, bone, tissue, and horn. The composition of proteins is highly variable, and these differences cause the physical differences between, species, populations, and individuals and give rise to many of the pathologies that can affect organisms. Studying proteins and their […]

This research explores the concept of Internet of Things and how the current technology of smartphones can be used to improve the continuous health monitoring of pregnant women across the globe. A very convenient and cost-effective system has been proposed to ensure a completely non-invasive way of collecting the biometric data of pregnant women and […]

This research project deals with categorizing women belonging to different developing countries into different health risk segments and sub segments and subsequently analyze patterns of diseases/infections in various geographical regions accordingly by using Optimized machine learning approach. XgBoost algorithm would be implemented to achieve this goal among other existing algorithms as this offers better model […]

Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. Interactions between certain antibiotics and medicines may cause side-effects and decreased effectiveness of antibiotic therapy. Quite often, the prescription consists of multiple antibiotics to treat infections caused by different kinds of bacteria and it requires thorough knowledge of the interactions among these antibiotics and other medicines. For example […]

Increase in global temperatures, over dependence and depletion of fossil fuels to fulfill the human needs have forced the mankind to produce sustainable bioenergy. Plant biomass which contains lignocellulose polymers constitutes the most abundant components on the earth’s surface. Naturally, enormous amounts of cellulose are digested by the cattle and this process of digestion is […]

The proposed Mitacs program will provide internships for six graduate (thesis-based MSc and PhD) students, and two Post-Doctoral Fellows (PDFs) in a competitive R&D environment at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute (TBRHRI) – Canada’s newest health research institute. Interns will be involved in research projects which aim to develop and commercialize the next […]

Recreational fisheries in Canada are estimated to provide over $2.5 billion dollars to local economies each year. There is a growing concern that industrial activities, climate change, and other factors may negatively impact the productivity of these fisheries and the freshwater ecosystems that support them. However, direct estimates of fish productivity are extremely challenging to […]

In forestry, the two major costs of delivering wood to the mill are the costs of forest road construction and transportation of harvested wood. Given the magnitude of the costs involved, and the complexity of the planning problem, computer optimization models are used. In this research project, we have outlined a research plan by which […]

This research represents the evolution of an existing partnership between USC Canada and Food: Globally Embedded, Locally Engaged (FLEdGE), a SSHRC Partnership Grant project conducting community-based research on sustainable food systems. The intern will work with these partners to explore the theory and action of agroecology and food sovereignty at the global level and the […]