Episodic memory refers to an ensemble of memory processes and is the capacity to recollect where and when past events occurred, which involves subjective consciousness and a sense of time in retrieving past experiences. The hippocampus is essential for representing spatiotemporal context and establishing its association with the sensory details of daily life to form […]

This project aims to develop an integrated watershed-lake framework for Don River watershed draining into the Toronto Harbour to assess the best management practices towards improving the water quality in Toronto and Region Area of Concern (AOC). The framework will evaluate the impacts of suspended solids and bioavailable nutrients delivered by surface runoff and lake […]

This project aims to develop an integrated watershed-lake framework for Don River watershed draining into the Toronto Harbour to assess the best management practices towards improving the water quality in Toronto and Region Area of Concern (AOC). The framework will evaluate the impacts of suspended solids and bioavailable nutrients delivered by surface runoff and lake […]

The development of high performance and durable concrete material is extensively required in the present world to build resilient and sustainable infrastructure. This project will open the prospects for developing a high performing advanced concrete composite engineered with graphene-based nanomaterials. Graphene is a nanomaterial typically produces from graphite, with extraordinary strength and chemical properties. The […]

As the intensities of urbanization and climate change increase across the Toronto region, there are many benefits pointing to a need for increased investments in our regions urban forests. Urban forests provide co-benefits, services that benefit both humans and the environment, through heat mitigation and mitigation of the “urban heat island”, removing air pollution, sequestering […]

Ontario’s Greenbelt is composed of nearly 2 million acres of protected land including natural areas that provide ecosystem services to millions of people. While these areas face reduced pressure from land use conversion, they still face a pressures typical of natural systems in peri-urban landscapes including loss of biodiversity, invasive species, impacts from infrastructure projects […]

Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is an increasingly prevalent medical condition in which there is a “software” issue resulting in abnormality in the functioning of the nervous system and can greatly impair a person’s quality of life with a wide range of motor, cognitive, and sensory symptoms. There is presently very limited research about FND, and […]

The present dissertation has the main aims of describing the Spanish prosody of bilingual speakers of Portuguese living in the Uruguayan-Brazilian border and observing how it varies across three different generations of bilinguals through an apparent-time analysis. In particular, I will explore whether this variation could be attributed to the influence of Montevideo Spanish (MS), […]

1 in 5 people suffer from a mental illness, such as depression, Alzheimer’s & Parkinon’s during their lifetime. Currently, there are no treatments for these diseases, because the underlying causes of these diseases is not known. Neurescence has developed a technology that is essential for understanding how local and long range neuronal circuits form to […]

The internship project involves performance improvement in current cellular networks through wireless backhaul interference mitigation. In particular, the problem of RBM to hub assignment and resource allocation amongst the hubs are tackled in the uplink transmission of wireless backhaul networks. The intern is expected to investigate current developed algorithm at BLiNQ Wireless Inc. as well […]

Early detection of cognitive decline (e.g., Dementia) allows for early intervention of treatment and, in turn, a better overall prognosis. However, a full neuropsychological assessment (which lasts 4-10 hours) would not be feasible or reasonable for many individuals. Thus, a cognitive screening measure, such as BrainScreen (developed using a previous MITACS Accelerate grant), would be […]

The intention of this research project is to detect pharmaceutical agents in water systems, specifically carbamazepine, ciprofloxacin, and diclofenac. These substances present an issue as they compromise the water quality and have low removal rates from conventional water treatments. The use of nanotechnology in biosensors holds the promise of high sensitivity and miniaturization. Here the […]