Member Engagement Coordinator

The Saskatchewan REALTORS® Association (SRA) merged the local and provincial membership associations together as of January 1, 2020. A global pandemic hit just two months later, forcing our organization (like many others) to shift quickly for our members. However, between the pandemic and merging of associations, SRA struggles with low engagement with its members, and […]

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Marketing Strategy for Radon Sniffers

Environmental Instruments Canada Inc. (EIC) develops, manufactures, and sells innovative radiation safety equipment. Our current flagship product is an extremely fast radon detector – an essential tool used by radon mitigation contractors to locate the optimal point to install radon mitigation systems. Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally when uranium breaks down in […]

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Flax straw pellet for clean energy generation

Western Canada produces 40% of world’s flax for oil. After the harvesting of oilseed, an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 tonnes of flax straw is produced annually. Only small fraction of the straw is used and remaining are currently underutilized. The flax straw calorific value is similar to the woody biomass. Flax straw combustion for power […]

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Building a generation of cycling commutters by Informational Support to New Comers of Saskatoon & Developing a pilot program for Zero emission delivery ZenZED for inner city businesses

Saskatoon Cycles (SC) vision is to build a community infrastructure where all ages with all abilities feel safe and welcomed on our city roads commuting on their bicycles/tricycles from A to Z doing K, L, J activities for and with family and community in mind. It has been 10 years since SC started its work […]

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Architected materials design using quasi-periodic homogenization

Architected materials are those which have a designed microscopic structure or “microstructure”. They of exhibit material properties which are not attainable by conventional materials. One important field of application for these materials is bone biomechanics, in which the search for suitable bone biosubstitutes is of high scientific and clinical importance. For example, architected materials are […]

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Cholinergic bioactives from cereals

Cholinergic compounds can act as both pharmaceuticals and bioactive compounds in functional foods. Alpha-Glycerylphosphoryl choline (alpha-GPC) is a known cholinergic compound that is used in Korea as a prescription pharmaceutical for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. However, development as a functional food and related researches in Korea is limited. Recently, the team led by Dr. Martin […]

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Tokamak Dust Studies Collaboration (STOR-M and WEST)

A fusion reactor is a device capable of producing even more power than a fission reactor, with carbon free emissions and no long lived radioactive waste. No fusion reactor exists as of yet, though the tokamak design is a promising candidate. The goal of a modern tokamak is to produce a fourth state of matter, […]

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Development of Edible Casings for Vegan Meat Applications

Plant based or vegan meat applications in the marketplace is experience a large market push, as demand for vegan products increases. To produce vegan sausages, casings are typically produced out of seaweed polysaccharides (e.g., carrageenan). However, this has limitations as clients are demanding increased criteria, such as locally grown or made from local Saskatchewan ingredients. […]

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Personal and Organization Assessment Innovation Adoption

Individual, team and organizational assessments continue to deliver value to performance improvement by providing objective insights into challenges and opportunities faced by people, teams and organizations. On Purpose Leadership has throughout its history provided services and tools to clients in this regard. With the emergence of new technological innovations, client comfort with these tools and […]

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Drawing and Diagnoses: Therapeutic Arts in Refresh Wellness App

Barriers to mental health care include distance, cost, wait times and more (Moroz, Moroz & D’Angelo, 2020). Canadian mental health systems are also becoming increasingly burdened with demand. To prevent ever-increasing wait list times, mental health care systems require a focus on preventative care. A stronger prevention system, one that supports Canadians so they learn […]

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