Parking is a cumbersome part of auto travel in urban areas, primarily due to lack of information on the location of available spots. Sensors can be deployed to detect occupancy, but they often fail due to their high costs and detection inefficiencies in outdoor spaces. This project pursues a feasibility study of using LIDAR sensors, […]

There is no plant-based protein (PBP) that compares to whey protein isolate (WPI) on the growth and maintenance of muscle mass, as WPI contains all the building blocks of protein, known as amino acids (AA). The most important AA when it comes to muscle growth is leucine, which is not as high in PBPs. In […]

Learning Management Systems (LMSs) enable schools to offer education online. This is helpful during the current COVID times. It is important that every learner is able to participate in the online learning experience. For this, the needs of learners with disabilities must be supported. Many of these are cognitive needs; they involve thinking, feeling, focusing, […]

Inorganic elements, such as silver and copper, have long been used as effective antimicrobial and antifungal agents. Although the introduction of antibiotics in the early 20th century diminished the use of inorganic antimicrobials, increasing incidence and prevalence of antibiotic resistance has led to a resurgence of interest in alternative antimicrobial technologies. However, valid concern over […]

Users and businesses have been relying on internet connectivity more than ever before since the COVID-19 pandemic. It is critical for modern network services to be well-planned, organized and monitored by system administrators and network service providers to ensure the highest possible availability, reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Network traffic characterization and pattern prediction in-advance can […]

Benzodiazepines (BZs), including drugs such as diazepam, are used in the treatment of chronic anxiety disorders. However, dependence develops with long-term use. Much needed new antidepressant drugs with better safety profile include honokinol (extracted from Magnolia plants) and its derivative dihydrohonokiol-B (DHH-B). While honokinol requires chronic treatment to induce an anxiolytic effect in rodents, DHH-B […]

Saffron (Crocus sativus) is considered the most expensive spice in the world, costing between $500 and $5000 USD per pound. It is one of the most highly regarded and highest value botanical plants in the world and is a recognized natural health product. It is traditionally used for different health conditions, including sexual dysfunction, depression […]

Education software is abundant on the web, but few support the analysis of students’ performance and test difficulty over user-defined questions and learning objectives. The idea of this project is to create a computer program to provide educators with insights on student performance on assessment items and perceived and actual assessment item difficulty within fine-grained […]

Water ice exists near the Moon’s poles due to the very cold temperatures caused by the limited exposure to direct sunlight in these regions. To understand the extent of water that exists on the Moon, we need to locate the areas where the temperatures are favourable for the preservation of water (less than -175°C/-280°F). To […]

This research is about technologies for ‘DIY’ or ‘novice’ home-construction. The research asks if high energy efficiency homes could be built by novice and non-expert builders. Energy efficient construction is an increasingly expert craft: with specialized knowledge, tools, and practices now required to achieve excellent building energy performance, this presents barriers to building efficiency for […]

Housing is becoming increasingly unaffordable in Canadian cities and tenants are struggling. Financialized landlords and other investment companies are depleting the affordable rental stock in the private market much faster than new social rental units are being created. One solution is for tenants to have the opportunity to collectively purchase their own buildings when landlords […]