Septic shock is an acute pathology that is the leading cause of admission to ICUs across Canada, and the developed world. Unfortunately, no treatment to date has yet to be proven beneficial. Cardiac failure is a major factor in the mortality induced by septic shock. A major player to be targeted in treating this dysfunction […]

Some biochemical processes are challenging to be studied due to the number of components that they are comprised. Splicing is a challenging process that involves removal of unnecessary information from messenger RNA for synthesis of a protein of interest. This process gives raise to much of the protein diversity in humans; therefore, it is not […]

As a central problem in modern microeconomic theory, multidimensional screening plays a significant role in taxation theory, regulation, nonlinear pricing, insurance, etc. Starting from eminent work of Nobel Laureates Mirrlees, Spence and Myerson, there are two main types of generalizations: one is in terms of dimensionality, from one-dimensional to multi-dimensional; the other is in preferences […]

A specific region of the brain, the intra-parietal sulcus (IPS) has reliably been shown, through studies using a variety of methodologies (brain injury, developmental abnormality and neuro-imaging studies), to be a crucial substrate for mathematical competence (Brannon, 2006; Bugden, Price, McLean, & Ansari, 2012; Dehaene, 2004; Dehaene, Piazza, Pinel, & Cohen, 2003; Holloway & Ansari, […]

In our data-saturated world, people could greatly benefit from understanding data in their daily lives through visualization. Currently, many visualizations are situated out of context from the physical world, leading to a loss of data-richness gained from in-context analysis. Using tabletop robotic devices and projectors, Dr. Jansen’s research team are developing infrastructure to generate and […]

In order to improve the sustainability of salmonid aquaculture, it is now essential to reduce dietary levels of fish meal by replacement with alternative and terrestrial plant products, and particularly digestible carbohydrates, in the aquafeed formula. However, when fishmeal is substituted at more than 20% by digestible carbohydrates, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), the economically most […]

This proposal introduces a method for finding corresponding regions between 3D shapes automatically. Existing methods require users to provide several point-to-point correspondences, but are not capable of solving correspondence problems when we have a large amount of 3D objects. I propose to resolve the correspondence problem by studying the relationship between functions on shapes, rather […]

La présente proposition de recherche porte sur le développement d’un outil de recherche et d’aide à la décision pour la formulation chez le poulet de chair. L’outil de modélisation mathématique permettra de prendre en compte simultanément les mécanismes principaux impliqués dans le métabolisme de P et de Ca et de prédire les relations qui décrivent […]

Les algèbres amassées sont des objets d’études mathématiques générés par un ensemble de variables initiales. Pour construire une algèbre amassée, on modifie cet ensemble de variables en échangeant une à une n’importe quelle variable par une nouvelle variable construite grâce à des règles de mutation. Toutes les variables obtenues par ce procédé récursif répété une […]

Do levels of state-owned capital and regime type explain countries’ decisions to refuse foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals from authoritarian regimes? Do democratic institutions – with separation of powers, a mature civil society, and unrestricted lobbying – add an element of unpredictability to FDI decision making? This project investigates how business interests, security concerns, and […]

Le projet de recherche s’inscrit dans l’amélioration des systèmes d’alimentation des chèvres et des vaches laitières. Une meilleure maitrise des apports en acides aminés (AA) des rations doit favoriser leur utilisation pour la synthèse de protéines du lait et limiter leur catabolisme qui engendre la production d’azote urinaire, néfaste pour l’environnement. Le nouveau système INRA […]

D’où vient la langue française ? Du latin c’est sûr, mais plus précisément, elle viendrait des ténèbres du Moyen Âge, une époque durant laquelle Gaulois, Romains et Francs établissent de nouveaux modèles de cohabitation. Étant donné que les dialectes se développent par l’isolation des régions ou par l’apprentissage imparfaite d’une langue seconde, il est maintenant […]