This project revolves around creating a data analysis tool that combines socio-demographic metrics with indicators of park accessibility, focusing on Toronto, Canada. The goal is to closely examine and understand the disparities in access to urban parks among diverse groups of people. The research includes exploring various factors influencing green space accessibility, evaluating private park […]

Canada is a world leader in mineral exploration and mining technology, but the discovery of new mineral resources is declining. The development of new mineralogical tools which guide exploration is becoming increasingly important for the mining industry. This study will investigate the potential to use mineral chemistry to develop vectors around Au and Cu deposits […]

Les Streptocoques du groupe B (SGB) sont connus pour être l’une des principales causes de maladies infectieuses invasives chez les nouveau-nés en Amérique du Nord mais également à l’échelle mondiale. Le contrôle des infections à SGB repose sur une utilisation d’antimicrobiens dont l’efficacité n’est pas totalement satisfaisante tel que la pénicilline étant administré en première […]

North American pet food industry utilizes predictive equations such as those including modified Atwater equations to estimate energy density. However research has shown these equations tend to overestimate energy which predisposes companion animals to be in positive energy balance and obese. One method for attaining better predictive energy density models would be to quantify net […]

Chez les espèces à reproduction sexuée, les individus peuvent être divisés en deux catégories : les mâles d’un côté, les femelles de l’autre. Parmi les espèces où les mâles sont plus grands et lourds que les femelles, les besoins énergétiques masculins sont généralement plus élevés. Une telle différence peut apparaître très tôt dans le développement. […]

Object handovers, which involve the action of giving and receiving objects, are an integral task for human-robot collaboration. Current human-to-robot handover systems rely on learning from sampled human expert trajectory data [5]. These data are usually difficult to gather, as two humans must hand over many different objects while recording the human motion with a […]

This project deals with chemical reactions between carbon suboxide and strong carbon-based bases. Carbon suboxide is the bigger relative of carbon dioxide with two more carbon atoms between the outer oxygen atoms which makes it much more reactive. The reactivities of carbon monoxide to common organic molecules have been reported mid-to-end of last century. The […]

This project will investigate the impact of TikTok’s emergence as a platform characterized by de-contextualized, algorithm-driven content. Understanding the distinctions between TikTok’s design principles and those of other platforms is essential for comprehending their influence on user interactions, from constructive engagement to polarization. The research will employ agent-based models of opinion dynamics, calibrated using data […]

La découverte récente de matériaux bi-dimensionnels (2D) possédant une structure stable a révolutionné la physique de la matière condensée. Ils permettent d’obtenir un confinement des porteurs et une réduction ultime des tailles des composants microeélectroniques. L’exemple le plus connu est le graphène qui est composé d’une couche monoatomique d’atomes de carbone d’hybridation sp2 « flottant […]

Molecular artificial photosynthesis is a promising solution to achieve independence of finite fossil fuels and provide an environmental and climate-benign energy supply. In this context, molecular hydrogen is a powerful fuel and consequently the development of molecular photocatalytic systems for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), half-reaction of the water-splitting process, is one of the great […]

Wood is an eco-friendly material but is very susceptible to fire, therefore, treatments using organosilicon products can be carried out to make the wood more resistant to fire. The way Laroche’s group has carried out these treatments is through the application of plasma to the wood surface and subsequent application of the organosilicon product. In […]

Canine leptospirosis is a climate-sensitive, bacterial, infectious disease of global importance. Despite being vaccine-preventable, leptospirosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in dogs. Across North America and the United Kingdom (UK), the prevalence of canine leptospirosis ranges between 4.8-14%, with evidence for increasing prevalence over time. Leptospirosis can be difficult or slow to […]