Upper limb rehabilitation devices mirror the skeletal structure of patients’ limbs and moves patients’ arms for recovery in rehabilitation exercises. Existing rehabilitation devices in the market have problems of adaptability and portability, which cannot meet different requirements of rehabilitation. This project will improve the design and build a prototype the device. The detail design will […]

Persons with visual impairments often have residual vision, even if they are legally blind. In this research project, we want to develop technology to assist persons with visual impairment in their everyday life. We want to use augmented reality to enhance the real world visually. The system will be implemented to extract all necessary information […]

Ce projet de recherche concerne le philosophe Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) et les indications qu’il fournit dans son oeuvre pour traiter, ou du moins apaiser, les soi-disant « maladies de l’âme ». Par une interprétation symbolique de ses écrits, nous porterons notre attention sur les éléments à caractère curatif, afin de trouver compréhension et outils […]

This research project is a collaboration between researchers at the Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute (DBDLI) and Dalhousie University and aims to inform practices and grow knowledge on collaboration, economic prosperity and well-being in the African Nova Scotian (ANS) community. Nyasha Mandeya will be focusing on investigating the collaborative process that went into the creation […]

In May 2016 in the St. Elias Mountains, Yukon Territory, runoff from Kaskawulsh Glacier, which accounted for nearly 90% of Ä’äy Chù (Southern Tutchone for Slims River) discharge into Lhu?’a?a?n Ma?n (Southern Tutchone for Kluane Lake) was redirected south into the Kaskawulsh River watershed due to the glacier’s retreat. This resulted in lake water level […]

Mon séjour de recherche s’organise autour de ma thèse de doctorat, en cours de rédaction, qui interroge l’oeuvre de l’écrivain français Pierre Michon en tant que fabrique de la transcendance, dans le rapport qu’entretient cette transcendance avec l’art du XIXe siècle. Le premier volet du séjour sera consacré à la rédaction de mon deuxième chapitre […]

The proposed research project for Globalink Research Award is to test a hypothesis of faunal connectivity in the Devonian (419-535 million years ago) Nothern Hemisphere through comparision of the fossil vertebrates from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago with those from the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland, with special focus on an extinct group of lobe-finned fishes (sarcopterygians) […]

This research considers the diversity profile of applicants to medical schools across Canada and with specific respect to the Undergraduate MD Program at McMaster University and contemplates the degree of potential implicit bias inherent to medical school admissions systems. In particular, this work will seek to understand the degree of statistical association between applicant social […]

In this research, we are designing and implementing a study to determine if and how, an on-line intervention (ReadLS) works to help students with developmental dyslexia learn to read. The project involves reviews of the academic literature on developmental dyslexia and of the more mainstream literature describing commercially available reading interventions. Using this knowledge, the […]

The goal of the proposed research project is to assist the Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) is building the capacity of Alberta mentoring organizations to evaluate their mentoring programs using a community-driven approach. In particular, this year, we hope to develop and implement more accessible supports that will build the capacity of those organizations who have […]

Although it is clear that great opportunities exist for Aboriginal businesses, there is a distinct need for formalized research findings and knowledge dissemination about Aboriginal organizations and the role that they can play in creating sustainable economies. In an attempt to address this research gap research institutions and analysts are building a body of literature […]

Combustion-generated particles called ‘soot’ are the second worst contributor to climate change and are carcinogenic to humans. The formation of soot in combustion devices, however, remains poorly understood. It is therefore essential to gain a better fundamental understanding of soot formation to help reduce soot emissions and mitigate its negative effects on humans and the […]