Mapping Ontario’s NanoTechnology Industry

The purpose of this research project is to collect data on the actors with an interest in nanotechnology – including suppliers, users, researchers, associations and others in order to better understand the networks of innovation and to support NanoOntario’s efforts to facilitate the development of innovation networks and advance nanotechnology. Ontario companies and researchers have […]

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Impact and Vulnerability of Caribbean fisheries

Marine fisheries are complex, multifaceted endeavors that are deeply interconnected with both the ecological and social systems within which they operate. To manage a given fishery resource effectively, practitioners have account in the past years for ecological interactions with other marine species and socio-economic interactions with commercial and subsistence harvesters. However, even fisheries management systems […]

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Modeling foreign exchange

The proposed project addresses the main challenge in modeling long-dated (maturities of 30 years or more) foreign exchange (FX) interest rate (IR) hybrid derivatives, namely the strong sensitivity of the products to the skew of the FX volatility smiles via the use of a stochastic process, such as the Heston model. Numerical methods based on […]

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Optimal manure management strategies to favor productive and low-GHG emitting dairy farms in Québec

Dairy production in Québec, Canada, contributes for 38% of the province agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions. These numbers could however increase in the near future due to the evolution in manure management of dairy farms. A model (N-CyCLES), providing a whole-farm perspective considering on-farm interactions to determine the cost-effectiveness of overall strategies, will be used to […]

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Correlation of multiple antibiotic resistance with biofilm-formation ability and the role of RpoS on biofilm formation in environmental E. coli

Bacterial contamination of fresh waters is a concern for the Great Lakes region. Contamination can be prevalent due to direct faecal deposits, as well as environmental conditions, such as sand, serving as a reservoir. One of the major contributors to bacterial persistence in the environment is the formation of multicellular biofilms. RpoS, a general stress […]

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Utilisation des lymphocytes B humains, pour l’activation de lymphocytes T in vitro, dans une perspective thérapeutique

L’immunothérapie est un traitement prometteur pour soigner le cancer et les infections virales. Ce traitement consiste à éduquer des cellules du système immunitaire, les lymphocytes T, pour qu’ils puissent éliminer les cellules problématiques du patient. Une des grandes difficultés est de fournir de l’aide spécialisée aux lymphocytes T pour faire leur travail. Cette aide vient […]

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Programme d’analyse des troupeaux de boucherie du Québec

La production de bovins de boucherie représente la quatrième production animale en importance au Québec avec un volume de plus de 710 000 animaux commercialisés annuellement amenant des revenus à la ferme de 1 milliard de dollars. Le programme d’analyse des troupeaux de boucherie du Québec a pour but de récolter des données de performance […]

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Can retaining wetlands in agro-ecosystems mitigate the effects of agricultural intensification on biodiversity?

Agricultural practises in the North American prairies have intensified in the last several decades to increase food production, resulting in the drainage of up to 70% of prairie wetlands in some areas. Not surprisingly agricultural intensification is associated with the loss of biodiversity. Our research aims to assess whether retaining wetlands in agro-ecosystems can mitigate […]

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Improving fisheries management of southern BC Chinook and coho salmon by understanding recreational and First Nation participation in a voluntary coded wire tag (CWT) sampling and recovery program

Salmon populations in BC have declined substantially since the 1990’s. A US/Canada Coded Wire Tag (CWT) fishery monitoring program was implemented in the 1980s to help managers understand the status of salmon populations and to make informed management decisions. Currently, the submission rate of heads by the recreational and First Nations Food, Social, and Ceremonial […]

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Conditionnement microbien du biogaz issu d’un LET pour sa valorisation en biométhanol

Le produit biosourcé final de ce projet est le bioMéthanol (100% biogénique) et, indirectement, sa filière de dérivés. La matière première utilisée est des déchets organiques humides, qui génère du biogaz. Actuellement, Valoris, qui a son LET situé à Bury, capture ce biogaz (175 SCFM actuellement, pouvant doubler par méthanisation additionnelle) et l’achemine vers une […]

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