The proposed research will take place in Mt. Abu, Sirohi district of Rajasthan in Western India. Mt Abu is a batholith and consists of granite. The project will analyze the 735 Ma old Mt. Abu Granitoid batholithic pluton that is situated at the southern tip of NE trending in the Aravalli Mountain Range. The purpose […]

The proposed project is to create a virtual reality application for training healthcare staff simulataneously in performing several common neurosurgical procedures. The application will mimic an operating room including equipment and will ask the healthcare team to perform one of several neurosurgical procedures for treating hydrocephalus in pediatric patients. Data collection will be in a […]

Chronic tinnitus, a constant ringing in the ear, is a major cause of disability in modern society. In particular, hearing loss-induced tinnitus is often present with various comorbidities including insomnia, deficits in attention, anxiety and depression which severely affect the quality of life. Unfortunately, there are limited therapeutic treatments to alleviate tinnitus. Currently, it is […]

We use nanoscale gold particles to tune luminescence properties of light emitting lanthanide complexes. Metal nanoparticles, e.g. of gold and silver, absorb light in the visible region due to so-called plasmonic resonance. Thus, interaction between lanthanide luminescence and this resonance is expected. By varying the properties of the complex and the shape and surface of […]

Recent nucleic acids research has focused on the formation of genotoxic DNA adducts as covalent modifications of DNA that often result from carcinogen exposure; human-made chemicals can also cause DNA damage through bulky DNA adduct formation. DNA adducts are not only markers of carcinogenic exposure but also alter the regulation of oncogene transcription and standard […]

Security is a huge concern in our digital society, especially with distributed systems like the Internet. Services deployed on such systems are frequently subject to malicious attacks; thus, verifying and enforcing its security is essential. One way of doing this is by using models like finite state automata. Past literature has explored how a system […]

The 12-week research work will make a novel contribution to a large project called the Model Integration (MINT) framework, which in turn will improve the integration of scientific models in Environmental and Earth Sciences. Furthermore, this contribution to the MINT project will be a combination of best practices in reproducible research, Machine Learning, and domain […]

La recherche que je mène dans le cadre de mes études doctorales en études urbaines a pour objectif principal de comprendre et analyser les actions entreprises par les femmes résidentes de favelas de Rio de Janeiro pour contrecarrer la violence urbaine ou en diminuer les effets. Celle-ci porte spécifiquement sur les femmes, puisque, de par […]

La recharge des eaux souterraines est le paramètre clef dans la gestion intégrée et durable des ressources en eau souterraine puisqu’elle définit leur renouvellement. Non observable directement, elle correspond à la part des précipitations qui ne s’est pas évaporée et n’a pas été consommée par les plantes (évapotranspiration – ET) ou n’a pas ruisselé. Une […]

Public libraries have the potential to support communities in mitigating the challenges and capitalizing on the opportunities associated with population aging. In order to support public libraries in meeting the needs of Canada and Australia’s older adult population, this qualitative comparative study will investigate best practices and barriers to participation with regard to older adult […]

Natalie’s Mitacs Globalink research program contributes to a climate change challenge prioritized by two UN organizations: (1) the UN World Tourism Organization’s Tourism for Sustainable Development Goals and (2) UN COP24 Sports for Climate Action Framework. With it’s direct dependence on climate, the multi-billion dollar global ski industry is considered a climate change “canary in […]