Salmon are inarguably one of the most culturally, ecologically, and economically important fish in British Columbia, however, their stocks have been declining since the 1990’s. The Cohen Commission of Enquiry expert panel emphasized that juvenile mortality during the first months at sea was the most likely cause of fishery declines. The two leading agents of […]

La qualité des eaux souterraines au Canada se dégrade et impacte la qualité des eaux de surface qui leur sont connectées. Étudier l’eau souterraine est complexe. La recherche universitaire a développé des méthodes efficaces pour comprendre d’où viennent l’eau et les pollutions et quels sont leurs parcours, mais elles ne sont presque jamais appliquées aux […]

Patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) may develop motor complications caused by Levodopa, the current drug used for treatment. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an alternative surgical treatment where electrodes are implanted in a specific brain region to deliver current to surrounding brain tissue which helps to alleviate motor symptoms of PD. Presently, there is […]

Mobile-based authentication is a strong authentication method as the password-based authentication is no longer adequate. Mobile-based authentication authenticates users based on proximity awareness to their Bluetooth-enabled devices and immediately locks the secure services (e.g., personal computers) when the users leave the vicinity with their devices. By exchanging the beacon signals and measuring the received Bluetooth […]

Au Québec, environ 360 000 travailleurs sont exposés quotidiennement à des niveaux de bruit susceptibles d’engendrer des problèmes d’audition. Les bouchons d’oreilles individuels sont souvent utilisés pour pallier ce problème. Cependant, l’inconfort lié à l’utilisation de ces protecteurs limite leur durée d’utilisation et donc leur efficacité. L’objectif de ce projet est de concevoir des outils […]

Le projet est une collaboration entre l’UQAM et la compagnie Harfang Exploration et sera réalisé dans la région administrative d’Eeyou Istchee – Baie James, au Québec. Harfang Exploration explore une propriété dans la région d’étude afin d’en déterminer le potentiel pour la découverte d’un gisement d’or. L’objectif de la recherche est d’identifier les principales caractéristiques […]

There is a great need and benefit to integrate artificial intelligence, robotic simulation, and robotics technology into Canada’s medical industry, hospital environment, and healthcare system. Robotic simulation technology, which has been successfully used for space rover missions such as NASA’s Curiosity rover and the Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner mission, provides the ability to create and […]

The hormone insulin rises in the blood after consuming food. Too high of an insulin response may be a sign of dysfunctional metabolism and has also been shown to promote weight gain. Thus, if insulin levels rise too high after a meal it may indicate that someone is metabolically unhealthy or is prone to obesity. […]

The Acuva Technologies Inc. has designed and developed UV LED-based water purification machines. These machines are in their optimization stage for cost, complexity, and manufacturing time reduction. Adding some features such as graphical user interface, wireless connectivity and being self-powered increase the public popularity of these machines. Graphical LCD provides much more user-friendly interface by […]

Many real-world industries depend on the safe and efficient functioning of transportation systems, facilities and infrastructures. One of the main concerns for such industries is vehicle accidents. The Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) currently uses very basic models to determine the operational performance functions (OPFs) for all highways. The drawback of the current models is […]

La densification des populations, l’agriculture intensive et l’expansion des zones industrielles posent d’importants défis techniques quand au maintient de l’intégrité des habitats aquatiques mondiaux. Ces différents domaines d’activités entraînent l’accumulation de contaminants dits “d’intérêt émergeant”. Ceux-ci incluent entre autre des produits pharmaceutiques et de soins personnels, des pesticides et autres produits organiques persistants. Ces produits […]

Cannabis sativa (hemp or marijuana) produces a remarkable range of bioproducts that serve rapidly expanding markets for pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, and industrial fibre. With partners Supra THC Services (SUPRA) and Valens AgriTech Limited (VAL) (both wholly owned subsidiaries of Valens GroWorks), we will identify genes responsible for producing healthful oils and proteins in hemp seeds, […]