The Neurotracker training requires participants to follow and identify holographic tennis balls moving randomly in a 3D environment. The company developing this training, CogniSens, inc. claims that it can improve sports performance by enhancing, among others, selective attention and working memory. This research project tests the efficacy of the NeuroTracker training to improve sports performance […]

ImmunoPrecise antibodies is a company that specialized in the production of custom antibodies, the Y-shaped molecules produced by living things to defend itself from infection. Their ability to recognize and bind to specific targets allows for their use in diverse scientific analyses where their specificity of binding is manipulated to allow for localization and/or isolation […]

Urban streams are prone to flooding and bank erosion as a result of the large amount of stormwater that is transported into the channel across the paved floodplain. Many streams in urban areas are being restored to a more natural state so that they are able to accommodate flood pulses as well as to increase […]

Le recyclage des enrobés bitumineux gagne en popularité. Cette procédure permet de réhabiliter les chaussées flexibles dans un esprit de développement durable. Ce projet de recherche porte sur l’influence d’ajout de granulats bitumineux recyclés (GBR) dans des enrobés neufs. Plus précisément, l’impact de l’ajout de GBR sur la rigidité et sur la résistance à fatigue […]

During a medical imaging exam, patient motion such as breathing, cardiac motion, and random adjustments of the head or body can affect the accuracy of the acquired images. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful medical imaging technology that can detect minute amounts of an injected probe targeting specific tissue processes and diseases. Magnetic resonance […]

The objectives of this project are to determine the behavioural and emotional problems affecting children with FASD and their parents/guardians and to determine the specific services and supports this group requires to deal with the identified challenges. This information will be gathered by telephone interviews of 100 parents/guardians and 30 clinicians. The intern will be […]

Rivers naturally shift and move through lateral erosion and deposition, which can cause problems for infrastructure that is built on riverbanks. Traditional engineering solutions have entirely halted lateral movement, which can have negative consequences. This research is investigating an alternative method, which uses grains that are within the grain size distribution of the riverbed, rather […]

The purpose of this project is to study the feasibility of using SEED process to produce aluminum metal matrix composite (MMC) slugs with high quality, which will be formed to the net shape cast parts using a high pressure die casting machine. The study includes understanding rheological behaviors of the semi-solid MMC slugs, the effects […]

Buckwheat contains an active ingredient that lowers blood glucose in diabetic rats. The active ingredient is not a known compound such as chiro-inositol or rutin. The goal of this project is to fractionate buckwheat by a technique known as countercurrent chromatography (CCC) and determine the presence of a biological activity. This is important for setting […]

L’effet des changements climatiques devrait être particulièrement important dans les forêts du sud du Québec car elles se situent à la fois à la limite sud de la forêt boréale et à la limite nord de la forêt feuillue tempérée. Les scénarios climatiques projettent un allongement de la saison de croissance ainsi qu’un réchauffement de […]

Modern molecularly targeted therapies have shown promise in treating some blood cancers, but a cure remains elusive for most acute blood cancer patients. This is largely due to the survival of some blood cancer cells that possess unique properties and can cause treatment failure or relapse, highlighting the need for new therapies. In collaboration with […]

In 2017 the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association released a report1 calling for a comprehensive review of medical facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada’s easternmost province. A key message in this report was the need to reduce costs while improving the quality of care that patients receive This project aims to address if access […]