My PhD dissertation is going to be focused on the Kubrawiyya Sufi order, a very influential spiritual community, which despite its massive importance has not received due attention from academics; the available modern scholarship on them has been predominantly concerned with the Kubrawis’ mystical doctrine, and the history of this order with all its crucial […]

People who have severe brain injuries that lead to a complete loss of consciousness are often admitted to an intensive care unit for aggressive life-sustaining therapies. Currently, there are no tools available to doctors to determine which patients will regain consciousness and have a good recovery. This makes discussions surrounding continuing treatment vs. withdrawal of […]

Exposure to suboptimal nutrition (e.g., insufficient micro-nutrient intake) and substances (i.e., alcohol/tobacco) during pregnancy has been linked to mental health problems in the child. However, the mechanisms of this association remain unclear. One hypothesis is that exposure to suboptimal nutrition and substances may lead to premature birth (defined as

The particularly important goals faced in the world oil and gas sector is the increasing hydrocarbon production and net zero carbon emissions. Achieving climate neutrality means balancing emissions in such a way that the entry of CO2 into the atmosphere is prevented by its absorption, further utilization and storage. The Enhanced HC Recovery methods and […]

Biogas is a gas obtained from the anaerobic digestion of biomass inside fermenter reactors , typically located in biogas-generating plants. The biogas can be burned to produce electric energy and heat. This form of energy conversion can be significant for the decarbonization of actual energy generation. In addition, the biogas can be “purified” and can […]

Notre projet entend se concentrer sur une particularité du roman “Renart le Contrefait” (XIVe siècle) qui a jusqu’ici assez peu interpellé la critique : dans un monde inversé où des animaux s’approprient déjà les traits d’humains, des femelles anthropomorphisées renversent à leur tour l’ordre du monde et résistent à l’idéalisation d’un féminin obéissant et tempéré […]

Modern software development heavily relies on external libraries. The proposed collaboration will create techniques and publicly-available tools useful to both users of external libraries and maintainers of these libraries. Our hypothesis is that different clients use different subsets of libraries’ API surfaces, and that it is possible to use clustering algorithms to automatically split libraries […]

The purpose of the proposed research is to investigate the variables that contribute to the fracture toughness of an FGM consisting of layers of carbide-free bainite (CFB) and high Manganese (Mn) Twinning Induced Plasticity (TWIP) steel, with a gradient in Mn content. The objective of this project is to determine the optimal design of the […]

The research project titled “STRUGGLE TO SETTLE Adaptation of Malayalee Diaspora in Canada” tries to explore the adaptation issues faced by Malayalee immigrants in Canada. According to the recent census of Canada, the Malayalee diaspora is the fastest growing South Asian community in Canada. The project intended to address various issues faced by Malayalee immigrants […]

This research project studies the process of political identity formation and focuses on Albertans. Adults, influenced by society, media and stereotypes have this sense of “wild west” political culture so they usually describe Albertan as a farmer, cowboy or oil worker. On the contrast, youth build their political identities through their families and school education […]

Ultrafine bubbles (bubbles that are several nanometers in diameter) have been adopted in several applications Japan and surrounding countries, ranging from cleaning and sanitation of surfaces with reduced use of chemicals, to the treatment and preservation of seafood, to new and emerging chemistry and energy storage approaches. One application that has shown some promise is […]

Cardiac arrhythmia represent a major health issue in Canada, as well as in Europe, as they may lead to sudden death. Accurate means of detection need patients to undergo invasive and perilous exploration, because understanding of electrocardiograms is currently limited. To improve non-invasive detection, it is in particular interesting to understand the physical and mathematical […]