Malassezia species are amongst the most abundant fungi in humans, found mostly in mucosal surfaces and on the skin. However, Malassezia can cause damage when present in tissue in Crohn’s disease and pancreatic cancer, but knowledge of Malassezia’s involvement in diseases of internal organs remains fragmented and incomplete. The project will involve determining if Malassezia […]

Within the production process of Meltblown filtration materials for facial mask manufacturing, there is a considerable generation of clean waste of Meltblown polypropylene (PP) fabric. The direct disposal of these clean PP wastes represents a significant economic loss and, moreover, poses serious environmental pollution since PP is a non-biodegradable polymer that may take hundreds of […]

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) when used in conjunction with clear aligner orthodontic treatment has been shown in clinical studies literature to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement, reduce orthodontically induced tooth root resorption, and shorten the overall duration of orthodontic treatment. In-market use of LIPUS technology as an adjunct the clear aligners has grown significantly over […]

Between 1888 and 1958, several hundred government surveyors worked across the mountainous regions of what is now western Canada to create topographic maps. To do so, they used a made-in-Canada technique employing photography and a transit. Left in the wake of their map-making are more than 120,000 photographic negatives. Today these images are used to […]

Les logiciels de simulation numérique humaine permettent aux ergonomes et aux designers d’analyser le profil des tâches de travail de manière ergonomique et s’assurer en fin de compte de l’optimisation de la tâche. Les logiciels de simulation actuelle demande un temps de mise en forme par rapport au temps de simulation. Une grande partie de […]

Le projet de Gestion durable des eaux de pluie et réduction des îlots de chaleur dans les périmètres urbains de la MRC de Coaticook a comme objectif de proposer des aménagements permettant de réduire les risques associés aux pluies intenses et aux îlots de chaleur dans le périmètre urbain de 5 municipalités de la MRC […]

Recently PLS has signed a contract with the Ministry of Education in Manitoba. The province has been experiencing declining math scores across the province in both international tests such as PISA and in their provincial standardized tests. Manitoba is deeply committed to improving students mathematical achievement and as a result has hired PLS to develop […]

The trainees of this project will develop methods and techniques to test the effects of antivirals on white blood cells and set up a platform to test the preclinical toxicity of new potential antiviral compounds. White blood cells can exacerbate viral infections, yet there are few studies on how antivirals may have off target effects […]

Form Athletica Inc.’s augmented reality swim goggles (FORM goggles) are on the leading frontier of augmented reality sport technology. With their see-through display and ability to track and display numerous swimming performance metrics in real-time, swimmers have the opportunity to train in a smarter and more efficient way. Exploiting data from the FORM goggles will […]

Le projet porte sur le développement d’une sonde à courant de Foucault pour l’évaluation de l’état de corrosion interne des conducteurs des lignes de transport électriques aériennes à haute tension. En effet, ce travail vise à développer une sonde capable de mesurer simultanément les pertes de zinc (revêtement anticorrosion sur les brins d’acier) ainsi que […]

This research project will be conducted through internship research by students in the Master in Northern Governance and Development (MNGD). The MNGD is a project-based, interdisciplinary program meant to build capacity among northerners in northern Saskatchewan through a blended delivery model including face-to-face, videoconferencing, online and international field school instruction. The 2013-2014 internship research project […]

Many of St.Amant’s services are shifting to provide the most inclusive, supportive, community-based services with the intention of enhancing health, accessing to healthcare, and improving the quality of life of persons supported and that of their families and caregivers. As part of its vision statement, St.Amant is supporting a number of persons with intellectual and […]