Low Hopes, Bad Democracy? A Tale of Unexpected Winners and Losers

A great amount of research has noted the existence of a gap between winners and losers in relation to satisfaction with democracy (SWD). As stated by Craig et al. (2006, 579), “winners and losers do not always respond with equal enthusiasm either to the election outcome, or to the institutions and processes through which that […]

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HIV infection and fertility among adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa

Adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa are the population group with the highest level of unmet sexual and reproductive health needs worldwide. Early onset of sexual activity is associated with a double burden of HIV infection and pregnancy. However, so far both problems have been analyzed as independent events. My objective is to examine fertility patterns […]

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Automatic Trailer Generation

By combining the information contained in the visual, audio and text content of videos, it is possible to extract complex information about their content. It’s then possible to analyse a query from a search engine to find the video segments that best matches this query. During this project, the intern will be using state-of-the-art deep […]

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Data driven intelligent programming tutor

Korbit Technologies Inc. is developing an e-learning platform to teach artificial intelligence (AI), data science and coding skills. The student interacts with a virtual, personalized AI tutor, through a web-based chat interface. The main objective of this research project is to investigate how a personalized, data-driven learning experience based on the student’s profile, needs, and […]

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Neuroinflammation in Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a genetic neurodegenerative disease characterized by cognitive, motor, and psychiatric disturbance ending in death 15 to 20 years after the onset of the first symptoms. The genetic predictability of HD makes it potentially the most tractable of the neurodegenerative diseases for early intervention, with the optimum time for the introduction of […]

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Fraud Detection in Derivatives Market using Graph Neural Network (GNN)

In the last few years, a high increase in the interest of traders and investors towards financial instruments directly led to an important augmentation of the information received daily by exchanges. Exchange regulators, who constantly monitor markets to unveil potential infractions, traditionally perform their investigation manually and the notable growth in market activity represents an […]

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Functional investigation of the dynamics of TERRA in cancer cells

The research project is focused on the study of TERRA (Telomeric Repeat containing RNA) dynamics in cancer cells to understand the relationship between cancer and telomere. TERRA long noncoding RNAs have been proposed to play important roles in telomere biology. However, the dynamics of TERRA molecules are yet to be elucidated. Indeed, in human cells, […]

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Situated Knowledge on Dementia Care Practices: Comparing Israel and Canada

The research project will look at modes and types of localized knowledge on the span of diseases under the umbrella of dementia. The project will try to detect and compare modes of knowledge transition, dispersion, and production about dementia prevention and early detection within and across two different cultural and social settings: the Canadian and […]

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Engineering of glycan-binding proteins for mapping cancer glycomics

Over the last decade, chemical biology approaches have proven increasingly successful, delivering new solutions to problems that were previously unresponsive to traditional chemical and biochemical techniques. In the fields of proteomics and genomics, new diagnostics and therapeutic strategies are revolutionizing healthcare. However, in the field of glycomics, tractable strategies to study glycan (carbohydrate)-mediated processes remain […]

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Le droit en contexte de crise

Quel rôle le droit doit-il jouer en contexte de crise ? C’est la question centrale posée par les observateurs qui se sont penchés sur les tensions entre la gestion de la récente crise du COVID et les normes généralement appliquées dans le cours ordinaire des choses. Leur étonnement de voir que le droit normalement appliqué […]

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LGBTQI+ Migrant Health Clinic in Montreal

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) migrant realities are complex, due to the multiple violences that they are exposed to either in their country of origin or in Quebec. Upon arrival to Quebec, LGBTQI+ migrants encounter new challenges related to their migrant status, finding a job, safe housing, and accessing health care. When […]

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Predictive depth-to-bedrock mapping to assess groundwater vulnerability at the catchment scale on the Canadian Shield

Most rural municipalities on the Canadian Shield rely on underground aquifers as their primary source of drinking water. Groundwater is prone to many anthropogenic and natural sources of contamination. The objective of the research project is to develop an innovative technique to predict and map the depth of the bedrock surface across large scales using […]

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