Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) tightness testing using statistical approach

The industry partner, Cantest is establishing a new leak detection procedure for analyzing data sources in aboveground storage tanks and statistical learning models to monitor AST shell dynamics and product activity over time. This is an important problem as identifying leak detection is usually associated with various environmental data and records collected from sensitive sensors […]

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Digital In-Line Holographic Microscopy in the Biological and Medical Sciences

Point Source Digital In-line Holography has been developed by Kreuzer, Jericho and collaborators over the past fifteen years into an efficient and versatile microscopy that produces 3-D images at the submicron level and can track the motion of objects like algae, bacteria, bubbles and sand grains ocean and freshwater environments in real time, hence the […]

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Development of computationally efficient models for modular multilevel converters with integrated battery energy storage systems

The research project aims to develop new computer models for accurate representation of battery energy storage systems that are used in modern power systems. In particular state-of-the-art modular multi-level converters with integrated dc-dc converters will be considered. The models to be developed will provide high levels of accuracy and feature low computational intensity so that […]

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Development of a Reliability-Centered Maintenance Battery Program

Battery energy storage systems are used in electric utilities for a variety of applications including back up power for critical equipment. Manitoba Hydro is evaluating two battery chemistries for use in its substations, namely Li-ion and sodium-nickel chemistries. Along with assessment of technical merits of each battery type to determine which chemistry best suits the […]

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Influence des milieux humides sur le tracé des chemins forestiers

Les chemins forestiers sont indispensables tant pour l’industrie forestière pour accéder à la ressource ligneuse qu’aux collectivités pour profiter des services écologiques rendus par les écosystèmes, par exemple la villégiature, la chasse ou la cueillette de petits fruits. Mais les chemins sont aussi reconnus pour leurs nombreux effets négatifs sur les écosystèmes aquatiques et les […]

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Role of gut microbiome in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders

The healthy human gut contains a network of millions of bacteria that help to digest food, fight infection and promote human health. Stress, changes in diet, antibiotic use, and other environmental conditions can disrupt the bacterial network, and contribute to a wide range of illnesses including irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety depressive behaviors, autism, mood disorders, […]

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A Framework for Assessing Regulations and Initiatives with Goals and Watson Analytics

Regulations are introduced to ensure the well-being, safety, and other societal needs of citizens and organizations. Yet, regulators often have difficulties assessing the performance of their regulations, and whether regulatory initiatives actually improve compliance. This project’s main objective is to investigate the suitability of a framework combining a standardized goal modeling notation with an existing […]

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Diversity Snapshot of Hospitals in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

This project will provide a snapshot of diversity in hospitals in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). There are a number of culturally diverse groups (e.g., visible minorities, women) who face barriers to accessing healthcare services in Ontario as well as preventing their full workforce partiCipation. In order to identify and address these barriers, diversity strategies […]

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Grassland butterfly conservation and headstarting program

Grasslands are one of the most endangered habitat in North America. In Manitoba, over 90% has been lost in the last 100 years and with it a suite of prairie adapted species. The Poweshiek skipperling is one such species which in recent years has plummeted in abundance for unknown reasons. Less than 500 individuals remain […]

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Étude sur l’utilisation des jeux vidéo chez les enfants de 4 à 12 ans

Notre étude a pour objectif d’évaluer les habitudes de jeux chez les enfants âgés entre 4 à 12 ans. Nous souhaitons préciser les profils de joueurs et les types de jeux en fonction des tranches d’âge et du sexe, mais aussi de comparer l’usage entre des enfants avec et sans difficultés développementales. Nous aimerions aussi […]

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Effects of a probiotic product from Lallemand Inc. on growth performance and intestinal morphology of chickens raised under suboptimal conditions

According to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada produced 1.2 billion kilograms of chicken with chicken products worth $2.5 billion. Domestic consumption of chicken in 2016 was 32.5 kilograms per person. Canada exported over 5.3 million chicks worth over $13.4 million, mainly to the United States. That same year, 134.1 million kilograms of chicken meat […]

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Élaboration d’un programme de suivi des ouvrages de gestion des eaux de ruissellement du bassin versant du lac Saint-Charles à Québec

Le lac Saint-Charles est le principal réservoir d’eau potable pour 300 000 citoyens de la ville de Québec. Le développement résidentiel et routier important dans son bassin versant affectent la qualité de son eau. Pour contrer cette situation, plusieurs ouvrages de gestion des eaux de ruissellement ont été mis en place au cours des dernières […]

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