Magnesium alloys are good candidates for the development of biodegradable implants for cardiovascular and orthopedic applications. A biodegradable implant would perform its desired function and then disappear, avoiding long-term complications and the need of a second surgery to withdraw the implant. Magnesium is biocompatible and its alloys have good mechanical properties, which are required properties […]

The objective of this grant is to develop a blue-light LED curable resin in the shape of a customizable inset for an earphone, along with the sleeve and associated components. The material should be relatively inexpensive, cure rapidly (within a few seconds optimally) and ultimately provide consumers with a customized earphone that will fit the […]

La SLA (Maladie de Charcot) est une maladie neurodégénérative incurable des neurones moteurs. Plusieurs mutations ont été identifiées chez les patients porteurs de cette maladie notamment dans le gène C9ORF72, la cause pathogénique la plus fréquemment observée chez ces patients. Cependant, à l’heure actuelle, rien n’est connu sur sa fonction et sur ses mécanismes moléculaires. […]

Automated object detection and tracking in videos is still one of the challenging problems in computer vision. Generally, it is a very challenging problem due to the loss of information caused by the projection of the 3D world on a 2D image, noise in images, cluttered background, complex object motion, partial or full occlusions, changes […]

In agricultural watersheds, many meandering rivers were straightened and several rectilinear ditches were added to the drainage network in order to evacuate water as quickly as possible in the spring to improve farm productivity. The design of these modified channels was not based on natural river dynamic concepts, which include both discharge capacity and sediment […]

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and treatment of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from […]

Au XVIe siècle, Lyon est le deuxième centre d’imprimerie le plus important au royaume de France, après Paris. La base de données électroniques « Lyon 15-16 », qui contient la description bibliographique de quelque 20 000 éditions imprimées, témoigne de cette richesse. Parmi ces imprimés figurent les « caquets ». Il s’agit de courts textes […]

In Brazil, inequities in accessing healthcare are linked to socioeconomic disparities. Poor and middle-income countries – like Brazil – bear the highest burden of cancer morbidity and mortality; yet typically do not have structured screening programs. My research aims to evaluate an innovative program in Brazil for screening breast, cervical, prostate and skin cancer. To […]

Non-metallic technologies, including composite materials, have the potential to improve aircraft engines performances and fuel efficiency, and therefore gained a lot of popularity in the aerospace sector in the past decades. Therefore, the overall objective of this research project is to develop an understanding of all available non-metallic technologies, their maturity and value proposition when […]

Despite the high prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel diseases (IBD) in industrialized countries, particularly in Canada, the mechanisms controlling these debilitating gastrointestinal pathologies remain poorly understood. IBD is though to arise from an uncontrolled immune response to the intestinal microbiota, inducing a persistent inflammatory reaction in the gut. Death of epithelial cells and loss of epithelial […]

The progression of Alzheimer’s disease is strongly linked to small beta-amyloid polymers found outside the neurons of the human brain. These polymers interact with neurons and disrupt their function, leading to the neurodegenerative symptoms seen in Alzheimer’s patients. However, certain small molecules are able to promote the aggregation of these polymers into large fibril structures, […]

Current advanced audio playback systems can provide a feeling of 3D immersion to listeners. Though the technology to listen to 3D audio can provide a good listening experience, the technology used to create 3D audio content has not adapted to those advances. One major reason is due to human aural localization ability that is not […]