Ce projet a pour objectif d’examiner les facteurs influençant la mobilité géographique des délinquants sexuels, en vue de mieux comprendre leurs comportements de déplacement pour commettre des crimes. La majorité des recherches actuelles montrent que ces individus tendent à rester proches de leur domicile, mais des cas de déplacements plus longs restent peu explorés et […]

This research project aims to investigate the seismic behaviour of steel concentrically braced frames (CBFs), a widely used seismic-resistant system in Canada and Europe. Previous experimental and numerical studies have identified several shortcomings regarding the seismic performance of steel CBFs. In response, this project seeks to propose new design guidelines within the framework of the […]

Cities are key sites for understanding migrant integration and refugee protection around the world. In fact, many cities protect and include inhabitants who are denied legal status by nation states. In Canada and the US, these cities are called “sanctuary cities;” in other countries they have labels such as solidarity cities, cities of refuge, communities […]

Renewable energy based on solar photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) systems is gaining significant attention as an alternative energy source to reduce the global carbon footprint. However, the performance and reliability of these systems can decrease considerably under extreme climatic conditions, such as high and low temperatures and fluctuating humidity levels. Despite this, our understanding of the […]

More than 25 million Africans and 800,000 Canadians suffer from chronic wounds. Wound infections are a leading cause of hospitalization and disability in immunocompromised people and vulnerable populations. This is compounded by the indiscriminate use of antibiotics, leading to antimicrobial resistance and failure of treatments. Therefore, antibiotic alternatives are needed. Inspired by traditional wisdom, phytotherapy […]

Patients referred for thyroid nodule (TN) assessment will be invited to participate in the study. Patients will undergo screening using infrared thermography (IT) and ultrasound (US) with needle insertion. Neck IT thermograms will be captured using the FLIR TS865 for all patients’ frontal and lateral norms. With the IT camera software, the regions of interest […]

Parkinson’s disease is commonly described as a brain disorder, but recent research suggests that early events outside the brain (periphery) may influence Parkinson’s disease neuropathology. The blood-brain barrier is a structure that protects the vulnerable brain tissue from blood-borne toxins and circulating immune cells, but barrier function appears compromised in PD. A consequence, there may […]

Code review tools are essential in software quality assurance for projects like Android and OpenStack, and companies such as Google and Microsoft. OpenStack alone has over 100,000 contributors and 600+ repositories, where parallel patch submissions often lead to redundant work. Studies indicate that identifying duplicate patches takes, on average, 2.5 reviewers and 5.2 comments per […]

Habitat loss and fragmentation is occurring rapidly throughout nonhuman primate ranges around the globe. Advancing knowledge on how capuchin monkeys (_Sapajus libidnosus_ and _Sapajus flavius_) respond to living in smaller spaces, particularly in relation to the role of social tolerance in feeding and foraging, will provide critical information on the adaptive capacity and resilience of […]

This study focuses on integrating AI into screenwriting to ideate and develop nuanced stories addressing themes such as trauma, political upheaval, and racial conflict. Centred on Black consciousness within white liberal settings, the study emphasises ethical AI-human collaboration to ensure cultural sensitivity and authenticity. The Interplay between AI and the transformation narratives underline the potential […]

This research project has the overall objective of further studying the genetic diversity of South African cannabis landraces, with the goal of understind how they relate to other wile and landrace cannabis populations worldwide. This knowledge will help understanding the unique characteristics and adpatation of South African cannabis landraces, and reconstructing the human-mediated dispersal of […]

Magnetic fields are usually created in metal conductors, often organized in a single rotation loop. The field is calculated using the Biot-Savart law while the time-response is limited by inductance. SLAC, has recently been used to minimize inductance by employing the magnetic field around a relativistic electron beam. The field can peak at several Tesla, […]