The overall objective of the Mitacs Globalink Project is to develop and assess the validity of models of exposure to air pollutants and temperature variability, using data extracted from a variety of available sources in South Africa and Canada. This objective will be achieved through a series of specific aims. The first of these aims […]

The scaling up of lithium-ion battery technology for high energy applications such as powering electric vehicles is not without its challenges. Increasing the capacity of these large energy storage systems is key in addressing consumer concerns about the driving range of electric vehicles, which remains inferior to that of gasoline-powered vehicles on average. The use […]

Our team investigates vocalizations of Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) to understand how vocalizations are used during the breeding season. Our team previously detected a distinctive call type – the “twitter call”- that was poorly described and understood. The function of this call is unknown. The goal of this project is to explore if the twitter […]

Both Wales and Quebec are known for the importance they place on promoting the Welsh and French languages, respectively, and have introduced a variety of policy, cultural, and educational initiatives to this end. They owe these successes partly to their history of collaborating and sharing knowledge to enhance language revitalization and education efforts in both […]

Le stage de recherche vise à approfondir la compréhension par le stagiaire des principes de bases et de l’application des méthodes utilisant les radionucléides de retombées atmosphériques pour reconstruire les processus d’érosion et de sédimentation. Le stagiaire bénéficiera de formations techniques en spectrométrie gamma, et de soutien pour mettre en œuvre les modèles de calcul […]

Comparing virtual and face-to-face interactions in language learning classrooms, this study aims to understand how the smoothness of turn-taking, interaction quality, and the presence of visual cues (such as body language) influence adult learners’ motivation to continue studying French in Quebec. We intend to conduct this through a mixed methods approach. Controlled experiments manipulating turn-taking […]

Le domaine du stage proposé est à l’interface entre la combinatoire et l’algèbre. Plus spécifiquement, il s’intéresse à la combinatoire apparaissant en théorie des représentations d’algèbres. Une question centrale dans ce domaine est la catégorification. Le principe est, étant donné un phénomène combinatoire, de trouver/construire une catégorie (typiquement une catégorie provenant de la théorie des […]

Canine gastroenteritis is a syndrome characterized by inflammation of the stomach and intestines, resulting in acute onset diarrhea, vomiting, and anorexia. As no prophylactic treatment exists, veterinary health preparedness based on surveillance is a key preventive strategy. We propose a comparative empirical study applying various language modeling approaches to identify gastroenteritis outbreaks in UK dogs […]

La technologie des ‘sound zones’ (zones sonores, ou zones d’écoute privatives – ZEP) fait partie de la catégorie globale des technologies d’écoute personnelle, qui permet aux gens de créer des expériences d’écoute individuelles. Par contre et par rapport aux technologies basées sur les écouteurs, les zones sonores n’exigent pas que les personnes utilisatrices en portent […]

Quand une goutte d’eau tombe sur une structure, elle produit du bruit. On veut se concentrer dans ce stage sur les signaux sonores liées produits lors de l’impact de gouttes sur la structure solide, et l’extraction d’informations pertinentes concernant la force d’impact de la goutte. L’objectif spécifique est de déterminer si, en partant d’une mesure […]

As global demand for clean energy rises, hybrid renewable energy systems (HRESs) integrating solar, wind, and energy storage offer opportunities to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. However, the operation and management of HRESs remain a significant challenge due to the inherent variability of renewable resources, technological limitations, and the complex interaction among system components. Therefore, […]

The objectives of the present study are to: evaluate the effects of environmental temperature on circadian variation of rectal temperature in dairy animals; determine thermo-resistant and thermo-sensitive groups of animals based on this temperature variation; examine new parameters for the ascertainment of caloric stress (e.g., minimum and maximum temperature ratio, number of hours above a […]