Sustainability & Environmental Management in a Private Sector Seafood Company

Clearwater Seafoods Ltd. Partnership (Clearwater) is a global seafood company concerned with the long-term sustainability of marine resources. A number of Clearwater’s products are MSC certified. This is a voluntary program which involves verifying that the rigorous standards outlined in the federal fisheries regulations are being followed. Annual audits are conducted to ensure they are […]

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Novel data augmentation with image mixing for machine learning-based classification of preclinical positron emission tomography images

We have developed a novel data augmentation procedure that can significantly enhance machine learning-based classification of different brain imaging scans. We will further expand this program to be used to create a novel animal model of brain diseases which will allow researchers to investigate earliest signs of diseases, the progression rates of which may vary […]

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Career Ready: Using the Customized Employment Process to Break Down Barriers to Employment for People with Development Disabilities

The objective of this project is to determine if the customized employment process can be an effective strategy in addressing the barriers that people with developmental disabilities experience in gaining meaningful employment in a rural community. This project includes the design, pilot, and evaluation of a customized employment program for adults living with developmental disabilities […]

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A socio-ecological approach to understanding determinants of homelessness in Prince Albert: A community-based research approach

This project explores the determinants of homelessness in Prince Albert (PA) using a community-based research approach. The aim is to understand the needs of people experiencing homelessness in the city, the impact of homelessness, the community assumptions about homelessness, and the opportunities and barriers to addressing it. Understanding homelessness in Prince Albert, the factors sustaining […]

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Asset Management: Modeling and User Experience

Facing looming infrastructure crises, municipalities around the world are implementing asset management policies to maximize level of service to residents through optimized scheduling of maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of assets. Scheduling optimization problems have been studied extensively in computer science and it is believed that an exact solution to such a problem would take an […]

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Design and Development of a Secure Online Platform for Real-Estate Transactions

ExactDeposit is an online tool that enables real-estate buyers to pay deposits on real-estate transactions electronically via credit or debit card. In addition to facilitating the deposit transaction, it will allow real-estate brokers and agents to log in and view transaction statistics both in real-time and historically. The tool will provide a user-friendly online form […]

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Oral Thin Films for Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery

This proposal aims to investigate the ability to produce an mRNA vaccine that can be delivered orally, rather than by intramuscular injection. The drawbacks of intramuscular injection include a poor patient experience, the costly need for healthcare professionals to perform the administration, the large amount of waste (needles, syringes, vials), and the requirement for cold-chain […]

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Advanced Cognitive Artificial Intelligence Systems for LLM-based Conversation Agents

The proposed research addresses fundamental challenges in developing LLM-based AI conversational agents for industry, health and related fields. The partner organization, Industrio AI is interested in overcoming these challenges by using new AI techniques that enable smarter, more natural, empathetic, and responsive AI chatbots for their customers. The goal is to produce a protoype for […]

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