Document Engineering via Semantic Correlations – Year Two

We propose to develop smart algorithms for document generation, by innovating in the field of natural language processing and document intelligence. We envision the next generation of business applications able to parse and understand documents, to compose documents automatically, and to respond intelligently to voice commands. Our industrial partner, Koneka Inc. has a document automation […]

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Insight into mechanisms and receptor(s) involved in PBI-4050’s beneficial effect on kidney fibrosis and inflammation

PBI-4050 is a novel compound developed by ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. possessing anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects. PBI-4050 targets a family of cell receptor(s) expressed throughout the body, which are involved in diseases marred by fibrosis and inflammation. The first aim is designed to test PBI-4050’s efficacy preserving kidney function in a mouse model of advanced […]

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Physiological monitoring and field verification of exposure limits in older miners exposed to high heat stress conditions

Underground miners traditionally work in harsh environments containing dust and noxious gases. Recently, there is concern that the increasing risk of heat exposure may compound the deleterious effects of these conditions and further subject the workers to increased risk of heat stress. A new and growing challenge to the industry is that the Ontario mining […]

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Robust identification of protected heath information in unstructured data

A large amount of health-related data is available only in unstructured form (“free-form text”). To share this data for secondary purposes, it is necessary to de-identify it to protect against inappropriate disclosure of personal health information (PHI). PARAT Text is Privacy Analytics’ de-identification software for unstructured data. It automatically discovers and marks PHI in a […]

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Increasing Marketing Campaign Performance Using Influential Users in Social Networks

Social networks have become an important information hub with a huge customer base. Hence businesses try to leverage social networks in their advertising and marketing campaigns. One of the advantages of social networks is that the users can influence their community and friends. Detecting influential users provides multiple benefits for businesses such as more effective […]

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Examining Men’s Boating Safety Practices in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

This research will involve working alongside the community of Inuvik, NWT to develop culturally safe solutions to address men’s boating safety behaviours in the northern Canada. The intern will spend time in Inuvik to learn about men’s water safety practices in the community. Benefits to the research participants, communities, and NWT Recreation and Parks Association […]

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The role of miRNA in the normal development of the brain and neuropathies

Proper brain development is required for normal cognitive functions in mammals. Recent studies have shown that both protein-coding genes and noncoding RNAs, especially microRNAs (miRNAs), play crucial roles in brain development. We have identified several miRNAs that are expressed in specific regions in the embryonic and adult mouse cerebral cortex, and demonstrated their important roles […]

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Enhancing Prosthetic Socket Performance

For people with lower limb amputations, the interface between the amputated limb and a prosthetic socket is very important. Suspension, or how the socket is held on the limb, is one factor that affects a person’s ability to walk efficiently and safely, movement confidence, limb health, and quality of life. This project will assess, evaluate, […]

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A learning mobile application dedicated to provide education to children in developing countries

This research project with the industry partner DataWind inc. is an interdisciplinary project that joins together Education, Learning system engineering, and Human-machine interactions. The challenge is to combine these four disciplines’ contributions in order to create a learning system for mobile devices that will be adapted to the individual self-learning, particularly for children in developing […]

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Tailoring the Anisotropy of First-Row Transition Metal and Their Interactions

The proposed collaboration project between the Richeson and Journaux groups has a primary purpose of identifying new magnetic phenomena derived from common, inexpensive transition metals. The focus is on compounds containing cobalt and iron metal centers since these metals have larger than usual magnetic anisotropies. In order to design these compounds, specific chemical groups will […]

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Catégories strictes et catégories faibles en dimension 3

Les catégories strictes sont utilisées pour étudier des propriétés géométriques et calculatoires en algèbre, tandis que les catégories faibles sont importantes pour formaliser les mathématiques sur ordinateur. Si les premières sont bien comprises aujourd’hui, possédant des méthodes de calcul efficaces, la théorie mathématique des secondes est encore peu développée car elles sont bien plus complexes. […]

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Integrating physics and geology for an improved understanding of rock deformation

The relationship between the structure of rocks near the Earth’s surface and their geophysical properties is little understood. Rock samples from a large, exposed fault will be collected from Serifos, Greece, a region strongly affected by earthquakes and recent tectonism. These samples preserve varying degrees of deformation and structural complexity. The amountof deformation affects the […]

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