The project aims to compare and analyse the response of BC and Alberta during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research is scheduled to be conducted into 5 main areas: the situation of the healthcare system before the pandemic, the policies set in place during the pandemic, the outcomes of such policies and interventions, the unintended consequences […]

Cette recherche-création vise à sensibiliser les habitant·e·s à l’écoute de leur environnement sonore à travers la diffusion d’oeuvres sonores originales dans l’espace public. Grâce au dispositif de diffusion “Essaim” conçu spécialement pour la diffusion prolongée en extérieur, les oeuvres sonores à caractère écologique pourront être entendues dans des parcs, des passages ou des places publiques. […]

Currently, drug delivery systems used in clinical applications are limited to liposome and polymer-based systems. Although these methods have been shown to be sufficient for most applications, they have limited targeting of specific areas in the body and have a low effectiveness for efficient drug administration. To compensate, higher and multiple dosages are required, drastically […]

The application of road salt to our roads, parking lots and sidewalks, is causing long-term corrosion to infrastructure and vehicles, and damage to the environment. Various alternative de-icing salts have been proposed but a holistic understanding of their ice-melting performance, corrosion effects and environmental impacts is limited. The goal of the broader project is to […]

Composite structures are very popular in industries due to their lightweight and high strength. They degrade and cause huge economic losses or even serious disasters. Structure health monitoring has a great significance in the operation and maintenance of industrial assets. Current commercial software for structural health monitoring uses traditional and common methods which are only […]

Le bois léger et souple du peuplier faux-tremble lui confère une place de choix dans l’industrie des produits forestiers. Son bois est utilisé pour la fabrication de panneau de grandes particules orientées, de lamibois de haute qualité, et de pâte à papier. C’est aussi le feuillu le plus répandu au Canada et aux États-Unis. Sa […]

Pelvic floor disorders, such as pelvic organ prolapse (POP), negatively affects millions of women each year. POP is the descent of the vagina resulting in symptoms of vaginal bulging, pelvic pressure or heaviness, pain, and incontinence. A nonsurgical option for POP symptom relief is the use of pessaries, removable vaginal prosthetics; however, current pessary designs […]

Recent advances in wearable technology have allowed for a developed understanding of how swimmers move, by collecting acceleration data of the swimmers. Current advances can provide information on how each side of the body responds differently to fatigue and can automatically detect which type of stroke is being completed. However, how swimmers accelerate up and […]

The aim of this project is to help improve construction efficiency by promoting and advancing OSCM techniques. The specific objective is to develop a two-stage BIM-enabled Decision Support System (BeDSS) for the selection of a suitable IBS for OSCM for multifunctional components or parts of buildings. The partner organization will get a reliable comparison between […]

This project will develop an artificial intelligence-based data fusion framework for activity duration forecasting in project scheduling. Task duration estimation is an important component for project scheduling and optimization for many industries. This problem is significantly more acute for projects with a very large number of activities such as ship building and refit or when […]

Small business entrepreneurs, who contribute significantly to economic activity in the First Nation communities and provide employment to majority of the population living in the community, have been impacted by the economic downturns leading to significant business losses. The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is a positive relationship of economic hardships […]

Numerous industries and government agencies carry out analyses every day using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) instruments that typically waste 95% of the sample. A greener approach would not generate any sample waste. During this project, an infrared heated pre-evaporation tube will be developed and coupled to nebulizers from the industrial partner so as to allow […]