Rural communities and regions throughout Canada struggle with economic restructuring. Influences of globalization and technological advancement contribute to the continually shifting economic reality confronting rural communities. This research focuses on understanding the economic implications of changes in federal policies related to cannabis legalization to rural regions, specifically the Kootenay Region of British Columbia. Through discussions […]

Geriatric rehabilitation programs are effective for restoring and improving the functional independence and quality of life. Nevertheless, the aim of the therapy is to return home and once it is safe, based on the condition of the patient and social environment, patients are encouraged to be discharged home. Unfortunately, this does not mean that these […]

The Thingery Sharing Inc. is the logistics provider and parent organization of community lending libraries known as Thingeries located throughout the Lower Mainland of BC. Prior social impact research was conducted to identify and understand the impact that a Thingery has on the social connectivity and ecological footprint of its members for ongoing analysis and […]

The demonstration project provides the opportunity to substantiate the ability of the POWER system to repurpose wasted thermal energy from a cooking appliance’s exhaust gases and improve the overall restaurant energy performance across three Pizza Pizza locations within the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). The data collected through the project will also allow for […]

Vaolo est la plateforme de l’organisation non gouvernementale à but non lucratif (ONG) Village Monde. Il s’agit d’une plateforme technologique innovante dans le secteur du voyage, au croisement entre les plateformes transactionnelles, collaboratives, les réseaux sociaux et le partage. Par son positionnement unique la plateforme Vaolo est appelée à accumuler d’importantes quantités de données avec […]

In collaboration with the Nadleh Whut’en and Stellat’en First Nations and SERNbc, researchers from university of Northern British Columbia will look at the response of vegetation communities to fire disturbance in the Northern interior of BC. We hope to determine if burn severity alters expected recovery rates and richness of vegetation. We hope to accurately […]

The APEX (Association of Professional Executives of the Public Sector of Canada) total compensation study seeks to provide a current assessment of executive compensation philosophies and governance within the public service sector in Canada. Issues related to limited differences in compensation between senior level managers and less experienced managers will be explored including the various […]

Interns will work with beef and crop producers to collect farm-level production data and provide basic training on the Cool Farm Tool sustainability calculator. The collected data will be used to calculate the farm’s relative sustainability metrics, such as greenhouse gas emissions and water usage. The partner organizations (TrustBIX and Viresco) will benefit from the […]

Le projet de recherche consiste à développer une méthodologie pour identifier les métriques adéquates permettant de comparer les performances de différentes approches de détection d’anomalie en fonction d’un contexte donné et d’en implémenter une preuve de concept adaptée au problème de surveillance des groupes turbine-alternateur chez Hydro-Québec. Lorsque les données pour définir explicitement des classes […]

We propose to continue with our novel approach to high-efficiency nucleic acids extraction from bacteria. Once complete, DNA Genotek Kits are expected to: be relatively simple to use; be applicable to high-throughput environments; release DNA efficiently from a variety of microorganisms; stabilize the profile of the sample species by (i) stabilizing the released DNA at […]

The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by SARS-CoV2 coronavirus. This virus which infect cells that are vital in human organs leading to multiple diseases in need of timely medical treatment. There is a great need in search of inhibitors to block such viral infections as a means for disease prevention and/or treatment. Cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol […]

Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) is becoming a leading approach to improving patient and health system outcomes around the world. This research is to develop a new problem oriented record for the VBHC where it can analyze the Patient Progression which is the hospitalized patient journey through the required care events, actions and processes to achieve a […]