AI-based interpretation of lung ultrasound

Lung ultrasound is an efficient and widespread method used in bedside diagnostic examinations. The interpretation of ultrasound in emergency care is an extremely difficult task, especially for less experienced physicians. The objective of the project is to implement and validate comprehensive AI-based approach using deep learning to assist in identifying diagnostically relevant imaging features and […]

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Cycloadditions and Annulations of Epimeric Pyrroloimidazolone Derivatives for the Synthesis of Novel Drug Leads

The proposed research aims to exploit specific applications of epimeric pyrroloimidazolones (EPIs) for the synthesis of new drug leads. Two classes of biologically active molecules will be targeted. First, EPIs will serves as intermediates toward chiral bicyclic[2.2.2]octenes with nitrogen at the bridgehead position, which are known to have a broad range of biological activities. Second, […]

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Evolution of digital access modes in Employee and Family Assistance Programs

Shepell·fgi is a leading provider of Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAPs) for domestic and global clients. As digital technology and online social networks became increasingly important, Shepell·fgi added new digital services (First Chat, Video Counselling, Online Access, and other online programs) other than the traditional delivery channels (telephone and in-person appointments). Many recent studies […]

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Flame Spray Pyrolysis for Nanomaterial Based Electrodes

The research project will be focusing on the manufacturing of nanoparticles for the processing of symmetrical fuel-electrode half cells (as part of solid oxide cells). This will be conducted via flame spray pyrolysis, which uses aqueous salt solutions to produce metal oxide nanoparticles on electrolytes. Hereby, a fine mist is sprayed into a flame, which […]

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Development of a Digital Co-care System for the Management of Parkinson’s Disease

There is no cure for PD. Limitations of the current Canadian health care environment, compounded by the effects of the pandemic, have led to infrequent and imbalanced access to care for PwP, which may contribute to inaccurate assessments, incorrect medication dosages, and undermanaged disease symptoms. To improve the lives of PwP, a chronic disease management […]

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Optimized Compressed Sense Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an ideal technique for looking into the body. Lungs, however, give poor quality images due to their low water content, necessary for MRI to work. Currently the best way to image the lungs is with CT scanning, an approach using X-rays. Alternatively, people can breathe in a special inert gas […]

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Hexagonal geometric mesoporous nano-ink formulation for electrochemical detection of phthalate- A chief EDC

Phthalates are plasticizers used in plastic manufacturing especially polyethylene terephthalate, and polycarbonate. This is predominantly used in food packaging, bottles, cosmetics, infant products, etc., The plastic conversion into ‘microplastics’ along with its plasticizer tends to leach out from the products and cause numerous health and environmental impacts. The major health effects imparted by dibutyl phthalate […]

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Building Spatio-temporal Transformers for Egocentric 3D Pose Estimation

Using a fisheye head-mounted camera to estimate human pose in 3D has become increasingly popular in recent years due to its ability to capture activities in unconstrained environments. Egocentric 3D human pose estimation (HPE) has a number of challenges due to self-occlusions and strong distortions. Intermediate heatmap-based representations have been found to be effective in […]

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Automated Video Content Chaptering via Machine Learning

The research will focus on building a deep learning model to analyze video and audio streams of input video material, essentially creating something like a table of contents, for example: * Minutes 0-3: Introduction. Our topic is binomial coefficients. * Minutes 3-4: Problem source. * Minutes 4-6: Details of the mathematics. Calculations of values. * […]

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Epictrode – Customizable Printed Medical Tattoo Electrodes for Bio-signal Acquisition

The proposed research project is focused on customizable medical tattoo electrodes used on patients in different clinical settings. These electrodes are placed in specific places on the body and are connected to medical signal acquisition systems to collect different medical signals. The signals can include ECG (heart) signals and EMG (muscle) signals, and these signals […]

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