Tamarack is deemed as an underutilized species. Recently York North Veneer Products Inc. (YNVP) received an inquiry on use of Tamarack veneer as sheathing materials in construction of light frame walls in Japanese market with an aim to replace Russian larch and Douglas-fir veneer. To meet this demand, YNVP working with UNB’s Wood Science and […]

Protection from laser light has become increasingly important due to the proliferation of cheaper and more powerful laser systems, especially in regards to interference with aircraft operations. Laser attacks, otherwise known as laser illuminations can be serious safety risks for aircraft operations as it can cause temporary flash blindness or irreversible injuries to the eyes […]

The utility service providers calculate the peak demand charges based on the highest level of power consumption that a facility uses in any interval (usually 15 mins) during the billing cycle. The peak demand charges in facilities such as supermarkets could represent nearly up to 40% of the total utility bill. In supermarkets, besides the […]

La crise de la COVID a mis en lumière, plus que jamais, l’importance de l’accès à une alimentation saine, locale et durable pour tous et toutes. Elle a aussi mis en lumière les actions d’une diversité de réseaux et d’approches ayant chacun ses forces et ses aspirations. Malheureusement, les synergies entre l’ensemble de ces initiatives […]

Salmonellosis is a significant concern to public heath. Salmonella contaminated food is the main source of human infections. Emergence of novel Salmonella serovars with increased pathogenic potential and multidrug resistance led the industry to look for better diagnostic tools for in-depth characterization of the organism. Moreover, rapid detection of Salmonella serovars prevalent in poultry industry […]

L’Institut généalogique Drouin (IGD) possède la collection de documents généalogiques la plus vaste au Canada. Une collection composée de plusieurs de millions de documents historiques de natures et de longueurs très variées. Bien qu’elle soit aujourd’hui entièrement numérisée, la majorité de cette collection ne peut malheureusement être intégrée dans les outils de recherche développés par […]

Dans ce projet, on propose de développer des applications afin de recycler les sacs plastiques en fin de vie. Pour ce faire, des études seront menées afin de déterminer la composition de tous les sacs disponibles par un centre de tri afin de les transformer, seuls ou avec d’autres matières résiduelles, dans des pièces moulées. […]

The proposed project intends to make an evaluation of the Canadian public sector’s use of technology in budget tracking operations. The purpose is to make a recommendation on a technological “future state” to address the discovered shortcomings and to mitigate future operational failures, as well as evaluating the impact of adopting such innovative technology. The […]

Chronic Kideney Disease can require patients to undergo dialysis or transplantation as treatment options. Ontario Renal Network (ORN) is responsible for setting the strategic direction of services, their aim is to improve the quality of life of every patients. The project will try to define suitability criteria for home dialysis patients by analyzing historic patient […]

The ultimate level of privacy is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it guards honest users’ private information; while benefiting criminals to perform fraudulent activities anonymously. Blockchain as a decentralized environment is not prone to this problem. Decentralization enables bad actors to conduct wash trading, money laundering, tax evasion, scam, and fraud, to mention […]

In customized healtchare systems, the service providers tailor the health services based on the different types of patients. However, the actual type of a patient is hidden from the decision-maker. The observed signals form a partial picture that is an estimate of the actual state of the subject. The decision maker’s knowledge about the actual […]

Boiser les terres agricoles abandonnées (friches) est une méthode reconnue pour créer des puits de CO2 pour la lutte contre les changements climatiques. Or, avant d’enclencher tout projet de boisement, il est essentiel d’évaluer si les plantations ainsi créées procurent de réels bénéfices par rapport aux écosystèmes qu’elles remplacent ; cela inclut les effets en […]