Benefit payments totaled 2.5 billion dollars for Ontario workplaces in 2015. The most common injury resulting in a lost time claim was a strain or sprain – indicating despite massive efforts to reduce musculoskeletal injuries by ergonomists, these issues still have a significant financial burden on the economy. An easy-to-use, readily available, and automated physical […]

The Societe Generale Bank possesses a network of trading applications which generate the hardware consumption data (CPU, memory and network communication). The main usage of this trading system is to receive/ send orders from the market and/ or the clients or vice versa, and based on these order information, business decisions are made accordingly. The […]

Chronic neuropathic pain affects millions of Canadians for which the government spends ~$6 billion a year on treatment. It is therefore imperative to find new therapies with few side effects and high therapeutic efficacy. This study will examine the therapeutic properties of cannabidiol (CBD), which is a non-intoxicating component of cannabis. Studies have shown that […]

Options belong to a class of investments known as derivatives, because their value is derived from the value of an underlying asset that the option holder has the right to buy or sell. Their pricing models generally require at least the volatility of the underlying asset (eq. swap rate, bond price). We want to focus […]

Ce projet de recherche vise à caractériser la consommation énergétique ainsi que de l’appel de puissance des systèmes permettant le contrôle de la température ainsi que de l’humidité de l’air dans les espaces d’agriculture intégrés au bâtiment (eAIB). Plusieurs configurations de ces systèmes seront analysées afin d’être en mesure d’identifier les avantages et inconvénients de […]

Osteoarthritis is a progressive joint disease that causes pain and stiffness, resulting in a decrease in quality of life for patients. Treatment include intra-articular administration of crystalline corticosteroids or hyaluronate. Intra-articular corticosteroids, due to the large doses required, short residence time in the joint, and crystalline structure, are associated with cartilage damage and a short […]

The Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell Division (MBFC) in Burnaby, Canada develops and runs the manufacturing processes required for the assembly of Fuel Cell Stacks prototypes. MBFC uses the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to collect and analyse data from the manufacturing lines to the database system. However, because the size of the collected data is very large, […]

Le but de la planification hydro-électrique moyen-terme est de déterminer la quantité de ressources hydrauliques qui sera puisé de chacun des réservoirs d’un système de production pour répondre à une demande électrique ou en débit. Ces quantités ou politiques s’étendent en général sur des horizons de 1 à 2 années avec des décisions hebdomadaires ou […]

A plethora of business models have encouraged the proliferation and expansion of devices connectivity through network densification through 5G core solution. The complexity of the network as well as its ability to evolve constantly have change the way to secure is operated. Security needs to be based on constant monitoring to detect malicious behavior across […]

The proposed research will follow four steps within the scope of this Mitacs grant: 1. Collect data from existing sources, including the CACB, regarding Canadian Schools of Architecture statistics; 2. Find gaps in the data collection and seek out the missing data from Schools of Architecture and/or the partner organizations; 3. Collate the data as […]

There are numerous financial goals that most Canadians face. Retirement, funding post high school education, managing debt, purchasing appropriate amounts of insurance and saving for lump sum purchases. Each of these goals has various accounts and savings vehicles associated with them. The research projects we are proposing will help Canadians define their own financial situation, […]

Glass has long been used as a material for packaging food and beverages for household consumption. As continued focus is given on operating an effective and efficient recycling program, Recycle BC is interested in better understanding the pathway that glass takes within the program from a GHG perspective – from the point of disposal for […]