Small-scale fisheries have historically been excluded from collaborating within the fishing industry when it comes to policy creation, drafting legislation, and enforcing regulations, negatively influencing small-scale fisher livelihoods. Adaptive co-management is an emerging co-management tool that is being employed in common property resources, utilizing a learn-by-doing approach, while placing heavy emphasis on generating knowledge from […]

The risk of heart disease in women is underestimated, however once women enter menopause there is a large increase in disease risk, with heart disease accounting for ~75% of deaths in postmenopausal women. However, the full bodily changes that women experience during, and in the time after menopause is not understood. Additionally, it is well-known […]

While eye drops are the most common treatment for anterior segment ocular disorders, they are inefficient due to fast clearance, often requiring frequent and high doses, reducing patient compliance, and increasing the risk of systemic toxicity. To improve the efficiency and efficacy of topically applied therapeutics, a drug-loaded polymeric micelle that interacts with the mucin […]

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It has been estimated that approximately 70% of operators in automotive assembly use power-tools to complete their assembly tasks, yet companies have a difficult time determining why injuries happen when they are used. Before we can determine this, we need to understand the type of postures and the level of physical demand and the frequency […]

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The goal of the project is to establish a high-throughput screening platform that can be used to identify small molecules that improve the muscle cell membrane fragility that is characteristic of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. To do this, Ms. Ainoa Tejedera Villafranca will be hosted by the Gilbert Lab in Toronto to (a) be trained […]

Software requirements play a critical role in safety-critical cyber-physical systems as they are the foundation for designing, implementing, and testing of the software systems. Due to limited budget and time constraints, software requirements in a commercial setting tend to have unsatisfactory quality, which complicates downstream development activities. Prior research identifies dozens of quality attributes of […]

Our project will explore the use of calcinated eggshells to reduce phosphorus runoff from farms, and reuse of these eggshells as fertilizers. The intern will test these calcinated eggshells mixed with woodchips to see how well they can absorb phosphorus under different conditions. They will also study how the phosphorus is distributed in the soil […]

This particular research project will be carried out to design and analyze district energy system options for multi-residential buildings and townhouses. District energy systems are centralized energy plants used to generate cooling, heating, electricity and other useful outputs, in a combined manner. Their implementation to the existing utility infrastructure strengthens the resiliency and reliability of […]

PASQAL Canada Inc will be the partner organization. PASQAL is a leader in quantum computing and has established a manufacturing facility in Sherbrooke. PASQAL builds and provides access to quantum computing hardware as well as the necessary software and tools for programming its quantum computing platforms. Advances in the capabilities of the quantum hardware and […]

Cardiac PET is a powerful tool to assess heart function. One measure from a Cardiac PET study is left ventricle ejection fraction. This is mainly estimated through gated reconstructions of relative perfusion imaging and segmentation of the left ventricle myocardium. However, direct estimations of left ventricle volume and thus ejection fraction can be obtained by […]