The use of new monitoring technologies such as the Motus wildlife tracking system and autonomous recorders currently allow detection of animals and their movements in a variety of ecosystems. Although, the biology of migratory birds in northern latitudes is well understood, there is a lack of information on migration routes, stopovers, and overwinter sites in […]

Many Canadians currently do not meet government guidelines for weekly physical activity, particularly among people who identify as women. Media health (mHealth) such as fitness apps and tracking devices can help people to be more physically active. One such resource that has been developed for individuals living in Canada is the ParticipACTION mobile app. However, […]

À la suite d’une demande spécifique du partenaire souhaitant obtenir des données probantes pour documenter les potentiels bienfaits psychologiques ressentis par les grimpeurs de tout âge et de tout niveau, le présent projet souhaite évaluer les effets psychologiques perçus de la pratique de l’escalade en salle en identifiant ainsi qu’en comparant les divers profils des […]

Arts on Prescription is a system wherein a registered doctor can refer a patient to a cultural service offered by a professional arts organization with the goal of altering the social factors that impact the patient’s health. AoP is successfully used outside of British Columbia as a way to address the social determinants of health, […]

Dans un contexte de pandémie où les entreprises touristiques et culturelles ont dû innover pour compenser l’interdiction de programmer des activités en présentiel, cette étude vise à se pencher sur l’opportunité de diversifier l’offre touristique, en mettant en place une programmation hybride, à la fois viable et complémentaire aux activités en présentiel. Bien que plusieurs […]

Leach’s storm-petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) are long-lived seabirds that spend most of the year on the open ocean and return from overwinter grounds in the southern hemisphere to breed in large colonies in Atlantic Canada. Since the 1990s, breeding colonies have severely declined and Leach’s storm-petrels are listed as Threatened in the COSEWIC registry of species […]

Leach’s storm-petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) are long-lived seabirds that spend most of the year on the open ocean and return from overwinter grounds in the southern hemisphere to breed in large colonies in Atlantic Canada. Since the 1990s, breeding colonies have severely declined and Leach’s storm-petrels are listed as Threatened in the COSEWIC registry of species […]

Social reproductive suppression is when the reproduction of healthy, adult animals in a population is inhibited by the presence of a socially dominant individual. This is known to happen some group-living species, where only the dominant pair will reproduce, and the other group members will assist in raising their young. There is evidence that social […]

Social reproductive suppression is when the reproduction of healthy, adult animals in a population is inhibited by the presence of a socially dominant individual. This is known to happen some group-living species, where only the dominant pair will reproduce, and the other group members will assist in raising their young. There is evidence that social […]

Parasports Quebec provides sport opportunities for people with disabilities at all performance levels to promote meaningful engagement throughout the lifespan. The physical and social benefits of sport are amplified for people who use manual wheelchair (MWC), but sporting opportunities for wheelchair users are often limited by availability. Therefore, choice of sport and fit with individuals’ […]

Video Lottery Terminals (VLT) are common gaming machines for money usually found in various venues. These machines are anonymous and stateless and do not record any information about player’s identity. The data obtained from these machines is very complex and hard to analyse. The gaming industry is keen to understand how a game or a […]

Ce projet vise le rapprochement interculturel en utilisant l’art et l’ethnographie pour proposer une formation dont la base des informations est tirée de l’expérience et de la trajectoire des individus et des groupes dans les quartiers de Montréal. L’objectif de cette recherche est de produire une formation qui pourrait contribuer à transformer les préjugés et […]