Our galaxy the Milky Way and our orbiting companion Andromeda are the dominant members of a small collection of galaxies, the Local Group, which is about 3 million light years across. Recently, it was recognized that the Local Group is simply a mass concentration in a thin “Local Sheet” of galaxies spanning 35 million light […]

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) for robotic grasping has been actively studied in recent years. Each DRL needs a reward function to interact with its environment and figure out how desirable or suitable the actions it takes in each state are. The reward formulation of DRL is usually a linear summation of the reward components, which […]

The proposed project aims to investigate the effectiveness of using music-based interventions (MBIs) to enhance memory and cognitive function in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), particularly Mandarin Chinese-speaking individuals. The project involves two main objectives: a behavioral study to assess the impact of music-assisted verbal learning on memory recall, and an fMRI study to […]

Le projet de recherche du stagiaire se focalise sur l’étude de la croissance des arbres dans la forêt boréale en observant la phénologie des bourgeons et la structure du bois de différentes espèces, avec une analyse approfondie de leur anatomie. Le stage comprendra des activités sur le terrain, où le stagiaire observera directement les arbres […]

Le diabète de type 1 (T1D) résulte de la destruction auto-immune des cellules bêta du pancréas, ce qui entraîne une élévation de la glycémie. La transplantation d’îlots de Langerhans, un traitement prometteur du DT1, est limité par le nombre d’îlots provenant de dons d’organes. La différenciation de cellules souches en cellules produisant de l’insuline pourrait […]

The goal of the project is to fabricate a novel magnesium-based alloy for orthopaedic purposes to function as a temporary fixation device (eg. Bone plates, screws or rods). Load-bearing bones (eg. Tibia, femur, humerus) require temporary support during fracture healing period to facilitate bone regeneration. Magnesium, due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability potentially eliminates the […]