Le graphite naturel est un ingrédient essentiel pour la fabrication des piles Li-ion. Une pureté supérieure à 99,95 % est fortement souhaitée afin d’assurer l’efficacité à long terme des piles. Le graphite extrait des sites miniers contient des impuretés qui doivent être retirées avant de pouvoir être utilisé. Cependant, les techniques de purification actuelles nécessitent […]

Jumio is constantly facing fraudulent attacks of repeated nature when a series of similar images with minor changes are submitted. To be able to respond effectively it is necessary to be able to learn previously seen fraudulent data. At the same time we have to deal with very sensitive private data and therefore it’s becoming […]

Searching for parking has many terrible impacts, such as wasted time, fuel, and emissions, overpaying for parking etc. To ease the pain of parking, the goal of this project is to develop a method of collecting information from multiple sources (crowd-sourced information from parkers, active paid session information from managers/parking enforcement, and availability information from […]

Ce projet de recherche vise à tester des nouveaux modèles d’intégration des systèmes et de planification, de simulation, d’anticipation des opérations au sein de l’entreprise Sotrem-Maltech. Les retombées attendues sont de deux ordres : dans un premier temps l’entreprise bénéficiera d’une base d’information unique et partagée au sein des différents postes fonctionnels, dans un second […]

The overall goal of the proposed research project is a creation of a database on corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs and broader Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives sponsored by Canadian mining companies in the extractives sector, with a particular focus on programs directed to community development. The data aims to provide communities and other […]

La demande pour les produits de consommation sans médicament est en croissance constante. Cependant, certaines infections communes chez le poulet de chair affectent la santé et la production, exigeant l’utilisation d’alternatives aux médicaments. Parmi ces infections communes, la coccidiose aviaire engendre des pertes économiques considérables pour les producteurs. Pour l’instant, les alternatives efficaces aux anticoccidiens […]

Humanware develops since 2003 a GPS-based dedicated device which helps a blind person to orient himself and guide him to his destination. In this project, we want to enhance the user’s experience by providing a better understanding of the environment by interacting with the device in a more natural manner. This project addresses two types […]

Le projet de recherche permettra de d’améliorer les techniques de culture en laboratoire pour des plants de noisetiers adaptés au climat canadien. Ce type d’arbre à noix est déjà présent au Canada, mais il n’est pas adapté pour produire des noisettes correspondant aux demandes de l’industrie et des consommateurs. Les variétés européennes qui sont cultivées […]

Prominent Canadian philanthropic foundations are instituting significant reforms in grantmaking policy and practice in order to meet the needs of socially and economically marginalized communities. However, the sector has largely ignored the social and economic issues faced by one growing subset of the population: senior citizens. This absence of aging as a lens through which […]

Athletes who regularly use relaxation strategies have been are better able to interpret stress and anxiety symptoms as beneficial to performance. Intentional breathing is a relaxation strategy that applies positive and quick effects on the body physiological and perceived stress response, such as reducing heart rate and anxiety. The goal of this study is to […]

While there are national and provincial data assessing issues involving marginalization, racism and discrimination, smaller regions require local data to develop strategies that benefit them directly. The current project aims to develop an anti-racism strategy for the Cowichan Valley region by assessing the attitudes towards marginalized groups, specifically ethnic and racial minorities, and the experiences […]

This research project will investigate cost effective methods for agricultural production. Specficially, soil will be classified as high expected yield and high yield variability, high expected yield and low yield variability, low expected yield and high yield variability, and low expected yield and low yield variability using appropriate statistical methods. Different seed and fertilization rates […]