Many overnight workers rely on public transit for commuting to work at night and from work in the morning. However, it is challenging to understand overnight workers’ travel patterns between origins and destinations due to their reverse travel directions compared to traditional daytime workers. This research proposes a methodology to identify the overnight workers’ travel […]

Home Health Systems has built a sensor and software for Aging In Place monitoring for senior citizens. It supports outpatient care where costs are reduced by 10X and patients get treated at home where they prefer to be. This project will complete the next steps required for Health Canada certification as a class 3 medical […]

The objectives of this project are to increase the capability of cybersecurity products, services, and practices available to the public sector group of CW-E stakeholders. Connecting Windsor-Essex (CW-E) is a non-profit, shared-service organization which provides technology services for public sector organizations, small- and medium-sized businesses, and other community-oriented organizations. CW-E has a mandate for promoting […]

This Mitacs project will undertake bridge inspections of 33 road bridges in Ontario to determine locations and level of damages in these bridges and suggest appropriate rehabilitation techniques to keep these bridges in service. The data collected will be added to the current pool of similar data already collected by the industry partner, MEDA to […]

In this application, we are requesting funds to assist the non-profit organization, SARE Centre, in developing a strategy for scaling up the implementation of a new sexual assault resistance program for teen girls. A-EAAA (Adolescent EAAA) is based on Dr. Charlene Senn’s Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (EAAA) sexual assault resistance program, the only program available […]

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the 2nd most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting greater than 1% of people over 60. As occurrences are predicted to double in the next 20 years, there is a critical need for the development of prophylactic and/or therapeutic interventions. We have recently identified two enzymes, USP8 and AMPK, that interact and may […]

Most residential houses in Canada are built with wood frame. Brick veneer is installed on the outer surface of the wood building to provide an elegant brick-finish look. Steel shelf angles are mounted on the word frame of a building to support the brick veneer’s load. Installation of shelf angles requires installation of through bolts […]

McGuire Aero Propulsion Solutions (MAPS) is developing a transformative net-zero power generation technology: the micro-power-plant (MPP). The MPP addresses the global need for net-zero, distributed and dispatchable power generation. We are initially targeting industrial and commercial customers using 0.5 to 5 MW through a power-as-a-service offering. The project team will apply their education while developing […]

Choral singing has significant social and health benefits (Carr, 2006; Davids & LaTour, 2022; Parkinson, 2020). Provincial guidelines have placed substantial restrictions on singing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The absence of singing has resulted in negative impact on the mental health and wellbeing of both choristers and choral directors (Evison, forthcoming; Youngblood et al., 2021). […]

This research project will be focused on addressing the relationship between the racialized groups and their employment opportunities. The results of the research will encourage a healthy discussion and provide a direction for addressing the needs of racialized groups. This research project will be conducted in collaboration with other community partners and will investigate the […]

Freshwater fish contribute to the economic and ecological wellbeing of Canada; however, they are in decline globally. To mitigate those threats, accurate health status data for individual fish is critical. Since fish respond to changes in their habitat through gene expression, unexpected changes in gene expression patterns are powerful indicators of fish stress and declining […]

The escalating energy demands and increasing impact of emissions on the environment have driven the need for new and environment-friendly alternative fuels in place of the commonly used yet hazardous and depleting fossil fuels. Identification of the suitable hydrogen production method is dependent on two major analysis methods: the analysis of the resources available in […]