Porous materials have more internal surface area relative to the external surface area (e.g., a sponge can store more water in it than you would expect based on the external dimensions). Porous materials have applications in gas storage, gas separation, and gas reactivity. As such, they are the ideal material for the reduction of emissions […]

Contemporary society faces a number of information processing challenges. As human lives and digital technology are increasingly connected, our understanding of how we process information and make decisions must keep pace. Philosophy can help with challenges like AI development or fake news by clarifying what we mean by concepts like “knowledge” or “fact”. This project […]

This project will shed new light on the interrelations between creative writing and translation in understudied contemporary Canadian Francophone works. Firstly, contemporary Francophone writer-translators of Montréal will be analysed; secondly, interrelations between the aspects of translation in Montréal’s cityscape, soundscape and literatures will be investigated; thirdly, the process of translation will be employed as a […]

Organophosphorus compounds (organophosphates) cause numerous deaths globally due to pesticide poisoning or due to their alternative use as chemical weapons. Potent organophosphates, such as soman, are highly toxic inducing paralysis, seizures, respiratory failure and death. Exposure to sub-lethal soman doses results in immediate convulsive seizures, leading to decreased blood flow in the brain and the […]

Prejudice against Muslims has risen in the U.K. and Canada, threatening harmonious intergroup relations and the wellbeing of Muslims. Some politicians endorse and encourage interactions among people from diverse backgrounds, whereas others discourage this. It is currently unclear what effects this has on the desires of non-Muslims to interact with Muslims. Using Canadian politicians’ twitter […]

Scotland and Canada are the two nations with the highest incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) world-wide and, therefore, have a big requirement for more in-depth research on its disease mechanisms to create more potent therapies. Macrophages are a type of immune cell that monitor our tissues for potential unwanted intruders and substantially contribute to […]

Ce travail vise à comprendre l’impact de certains symptômes appelés « neuropsychiatriques », comme la dépression ou l’apathie, sur le cerveau. Dans de nombreux cas de diagnostics, il semble que la dépression, l’anxiété ou l’apathie apparaissent plusieurs années avant les difficultés cognitives comme les troubles de la mémoire. C’est pourquoi nous nous intéressons à la […]

Structure and composition of plant cell walls are crucial in development. Especially important are the surface walls of the organ, which are the stiffest and separate plant from the outside world. Surface of these walls is a film of waxes and fatty acids called the cuticle. An interesting phenomenon related to properties of the organ […]

The project revolves around reading and understanding students solution to various mathematical problems. We wish to analyse the work done by students and the solution to these problems and provide math checking capabilities to various types of problems. Furthermore, this project looks to construct a virtual tutor that can analyse students work and provide feedback […]