When soil becomes contaminated, it is important to conduct a risk assessment to determine if there is any risk to humans. One way that humans can be exposed to soil is through ingestion where contaminants are made accessible by the body’s saliva, gastric, and intestinal juices. This concept is known as bioaccessibility, and gives a […]

Interns will perform research leading to the design or the implementation of new economic strategies that can be utilized in the design, financing, monitoring and evaluation of projects at different stages. Specifically, interns will work on an analysis of equitable access to broadband connectivity in Kingston, ON, as part of the City’s plan to expand […]

This research seeks to understand the motivations behind sa jiao behaviour, understood as performed pamperedness, among Chinese university students. Performed pamperedness is an act in which one party of a romantic relationship behaves in a child-like manner (pouting, throwing tantrums, engaging in ‘baby talk’) in hopes of attaining benefits from their partner (attention, concern, material […]

In the operation of CANDU reactors, the Zr-2.5Nb pressure tubes holding the cooling water and fuel bundles are susceptible to hydride cracking-induced crack initiation mechanisms, known as delayed hydride cracking and overload crack initiation. For structural integrity evaluation of CANDU pressure tubes, of fracture toughness and hydride crack initiation models were developed. However, the hydride […]

It is not fully understood how structural brain connectivities give rise to functional brain connectivities. The objective of this project is to apply Deep Learning and Machine Learning techniques to explore the complex relationship between structural and functional brain connectivities and accurately describe this important structure-function relationship. A linear brain dynamic network model will be […]

Antimony is classified as a strategic element due to its high relevance for many military and technical applications, e.g. its use in fire suppressants and lead-acid batteries. Canada has currently no operational mine to produce antimony and about 90% of the world production originates from China and east Asia. This project will develop a geophysical […]

The goal of the project is to produce sample sets of oxide-dispersion strengthened steels, with varying compositions, using advanced manufacturing equipment and techniques. These ODS steels differ from traditional ferrous alloys as they contain nano-sized oxide particles that are dispersed throughout the body of the steel. These dispersions help strengthen the steel as they are […]

Research on assessment accommodations for students with disabilities is well-documented in the literature. Assessment accommodations are the arrangements made by the teacher such as allocation of more time on the tests to give disability students a fair and equal opportunity to show their learning as well as possible. However, much of the research on this […]

Since the U.S. Common Core State Standards for Mathematics were introduced in 2010, states have been grappling with the implementation of revised mathematics instruction. Implementation challenges have meant fewer students are adequately prepared for the elementary to middle school transition. Educators’ professional learning networks (PLNs) may be effective in addressing this issue, yet minimal research […]

The patellofemoral joint consists of the femur, patella (kneecap), and tibia in the knee. It is a complicated joint that causes pain in about one-quarter of the population, often due to faulty patella motion. Patellofemoral pain is often persistent, and difficult to treat. Various physiotherapy interventions are used to relieve pain, with the aim of […]

Depression is a debilitating mental disorder that affects people across many cultures. However, people from different cultures may display their depressive symptoms in different ways. For example, depressed people from one culture may display their symptoms through the inability to think or concentrate. People from another culture may show their depression through poor physical health […]

North American Indigenous and Chinese/Taiwanese Indigenous peoples have long shared an intimate relationship with water. For them, water is not only a commodity or substance for physical survival, it is closely and deeply related with their spiritual lives as well. This research project aims to explore the subtle affinities between East Asian (specifically Sinophone) and […]