Mental illness is the leading cause of disability in the world. Diagnosing mental health syndromes have proved challenging for clinicians. This has led to delay in diagnosis or misdiagnosis. Furthermore, the majority of individuals who have mental disorders have more than one condition (co-morbid), which are essential to screen and diagnosis early to achieve symptom […]

An early damage/anomaly detection on objects such as: pipelines, turbomachinery, vehicles, and structural elements can save thousands of dollars that goes in the repair and maintenance costs. Various contemporary robotic inspection technologies exist that aim to solve this problem. However, a challenge arises when the objects of interest are present in remote regions with extreme/harsh […]

Implementation of low cost techniques for automation is critical for various industries. At Fourien, we are developing various types of analytical instruments and robotic solutions for a variety of clients. Instead of installing multiple sensors in our technologies, we can employ computer assisted image recognition to implement various levels of automation in our different platforms […]

Lianas are woody climber plants with a relatively thicker stem that use trees as structural support to reach the forest canopy. They compete with trees for above and below ground resources, and they also occupy gaps and illuminated areas on the upper part of the canopy more efficiently. Therefore, their increases can suppress tree generation, […]

The objectives of this study are: • To assess the feasibility of using satellite remote sensing technology to measure trace gases and aerosols over northern Alberta and to study the transport of biomass burning emissions and its impact on air quality over northern Alberta. Methodology: Data from several satellite sensors will be used in this […]

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) exercise therapy (ET) is well established in the scientific community (Teasell et al, 2007 and http://www.ebrsr.com/ ) yet it is not accessible to the majority of the stroke population or those that could greatly benefit from it. In Canada alone millions of dollars has been spent in the last 20 years […]

The best way to treat advanced knee arthritis in individuals with a body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m2 is unknown. These patients are less likely to be referred for surgical arthritis treatment due to a higher risk of infection after surgery related to their higher BMI. They are advised to lose weight even though it […]

Business industries are either experiencing or expected to face the challenge of big data. Big data brings trouble to traditional data mining algorithms. Building a machine learning credit scoring algorithm under the big data scenario, offers ATB financial the framework which improve the efficiency and the running speed compared with traditional data mining algorithms, especially […]

Like most living organisms, the life cycle of a business can be divided into distinct, complex phases. These life stages are determined by various internal and external factors such as financial resource availability, managerial ability, and market conditions. The ability to model firm life stages would help financial institutions (FIs) such as ATB identify and […]

Dehydrated corn silage is produced by drying corn silage to a moisture content of approximately 10%. It is being exported to Japan to be used as a forage for dairy cows, and its market is expected to expand in the future. However, its feeding values have not been studied. The objective of the proposed project […]

In Canada, screw piles are widely used in supporting residential and commercial buildings. While the design of screw piles are general well-known to engineers, the uplift displacement of screw piles during the winter season is still mysterious, especially in cases where screw piles are installed in frost-susceptible soils. The present project is intended to conduct […]

ATB conducts enterprise-wide stress tests regularly in line with regulatory requirements such as for the annual Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) and for quarterly reporting purposes. This requires forecasting a conditional pro-forma financial statement over a three-year period and the resulting key risk ratios. Credit losses tend to have the largest impact under most […]