FPInnovations a récemment procédé à l’évaluation de différentes activités biologiques de résidus de plusieurs essences ligneuses canadiennes. Certains extraits ont montré des résultats intéressants au niveau de différentes activités biologiques testées telles que les activités antioxydante, antifongique, antibactérienne, etc. Parmi ceux-ci, les extraits d’écorces de cèdre rouge de l’Ouest (Thuya plicata) ont montré une activité […]

L’importance des dimensions psychologique et sociale de la santé s’impose comme centrale lorsque l’on souhaite intervenir auprès des personnes en rupture sociale. Depuis bientôt trois ans, un médecin de famille et plusieurs professionnel de soins (travailleurs sociaux, éducateurs de rue, infirmières) ont monté une équipe d’intervention auprès des personnes les plus démunies dans une perspective […]

With more and more buildings being controlled by automation systems, one would expect their energy performance to be optimised. This is not the case however. Buildings can still go out of tune, and building operators can become overwhelmed by the alarms sounding from the automation systems, not knowing how to prioritize them. SES consulting is […]

Diamond-bearing kimberlites are enigmatic deposits due to their complex volcanic plumbing systems and variable preservation. Diamond concentrations will vary greatly with deposit-type, however, it is often difficult to effectively distinguish between types (without drilling) due to alteration or poor preservation. Furthermore, while geophysical methods are well established and effective techniques for kimberlite exploration, they require […]

Cartonek effectue la récupération d’équipements informatiques et électroniques. L’entreprise doit implanter la norme ISO 14 001 (norme environnementale) et OHSAS 18 001 (norme en santé et sécurité). De plus, l’entreprise doit faire la mise à jour de la nouvelle version de la Norme de Recyclage des Produits Électroniques (R2 2013) et aussi de la norme […]

In this project we attempt to research and develop from ground up a scalable distributed computing based recommendation engine using machine learning. A computer science student from the University of Toronto will work with Side Effects Software at their Toronto office to implement the research intensive recommendation engine algorithm and integrate it in the smart […]

Le projet proposé pour l’été 2016 est lié à une division d’Agnico Eagle en Finlande (la mine Kittilä). Le gisement est un minerai d’or autour de 4 g/t. Son exploitation devrait se poursuivre jusqu’en 2035, ce qui en fait la mine présentant la durée de vie la plus longue de l’entreprise. Ses réserves d’or prouvées […]

Sensing technologies require the deployment and maintenance of complex and large infrastructures. This research proposal is focused on people’s activity recognition technologies though existing WiFi infrastructures. The information gathered by this technology can be applied to different industries like home automation, security, etc. In the future, this technology will powered applications in the home automation […]

People are social creatures and interacting with others is a fundamental human behavior. As people spend more time online, a larger part of their social life also become online. Online Forums such as Reddit have become very popular because of this. In this project, we want to define the what health means with regards to […]

Over the past six and a half years we have developed a way to measure disease resistance in honey bees using a molecular diagnostic approach, similar to the tests done every day in hospital laboratories. We have then used this method to selectively breed bees that are, indeed, more resistant to disease. This is akin […]

The primary functions of the Risk Alive Analytics tool are to predict risk and time to unsafe days and predict the occurrence of hazardous events (incidents with the potential to cause injury to personnel, damage to the environment, or financial loss) at given processing facility(s) and in addition develop a Risk Profile of a facility […]

Botanical extracts with the potential to stimulate crop plant growth or performance must be rigorous tested as part of new product development. Similarly, botanical extracts that control microbial growth on plant tissues (including plant pathogenic fungi, bacteria, nematodes, etc.) or that control insect or arachnid pests on plants (aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, mites, etc.) must be […]