The present study explores how concretely or abstractly individuals imagine objects and events in different situations, which we call “construal levels”. Previous theory proposes that we construct our environment more abstractly the more distant it is, for example when we think of eating food this morning, it might be concrete such as “eggs and toast”, […]

Although latent variable models are a well-known tool for evaluating a portfolio credit risk, concerns are raised regarding tractability of a subsequent analysis/simulation. The project attempts to address such concerns by incorporating a special class of Bernoulli mixture models. Then, efforts will be made to compare efficiency of these models with the commonly used latent […]

MediaSmarts’ vision is to ensure children and youth have the critical thinking skills to engage with media as active and informed digital citizens. This project will redesign one of MediaSmarts cybersecurity games to increase its effectiveness and engagement, through the use of Media Equation principles. The Media Equation is a communication and HCI theory on […]

China has experienced a rapid process of urban growth and its housing market has expanded greatly in the past 30 years. It is evident that urban housing consumption and overall housing quality have been elevated significantly in China. Yet, the improvement in housing provision is clearly not shared equally among all residents in Chinese cities. […]

Des differences importantes ont ete revelees dans la facon dont les Occidentaux et les Asiatiques traitent leur environnement visuel. Des etudes suggerent que les Asiatiques integrent davantage l’information situee en vision peripherique, que les Occidentaux. Ces observations suggerent que differents types d’information visuelle sont utilises par ces deux cultures afin de se representer leur environnement. […]

Although quantum mechanics is arguably the most successful physics theory, its implications still challenge our understanding of nature. Indeed, many of the predictions it makes on the outcome of experiments appear to be at odds with our daily experiences. For example, in quantum mechanics the proverbial Schrödinger’s Cat can be both dead and alive at […]

Commonly used processes to treat drinking water supplies cannot remove the nonbiodegradable chemicals such as endocrine disruptors. Increasing evidence of the potential impact from these non-biodegradable chemicals on human health is documented in many research reports.[1] Utilizing solar energy coupled with a catalyst such as TiO2 to treat drinking water is a possible solution to […]

La SLA (Maladie de Charcot) est une maladie neurodégénérative incurable des neurones moteurs. Plusieurs mutations ont été identifiées chez les patients porteurs de cette maladie notamment dans le gène C9ORF72, la cause pathogénique la plus fréquemment observée chez ces patients. Cependant, à l’heure actuelle, rien n’est connu sur sa fonction et sur ses mécanismes moléculaires. […]

Dans la plupart des pathologies neurologiques pédiatriques, des troubles de l’équilibre sont retrouvés parmi plusieurs autres symptômes. Ces troubles de l’équilibre, augmentant le risque de chutes, perturbent l’enfant dans ses activités de la vie quotidienne, celui-ci ne trouvant alors plus sa place dans le groupe social (famille, proches, amis). Un meilleur équilibre confère à l’enfant […]

Mon projet porte sur le rôle joué par le Canada dans la conception de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) en 1997. Je m’attacherai à comprendre comment la rivalité France-Canada des décennies 1960-1980, en matière de francophonie, s’est transformée progressivement en coopération enthousiaste, au point que la candidate canadienne au poste de Secrétaire-général de l’OIF […]

My dissertation investigates the narrative photography emerged in the US around the 1970s and its influence on the formation of photographic discourse in France throughout the 1980s. By narrative photography, I refer to the photographic experiments that appropriate certain qualities of narrative forms, ranging from books to theater. With the financial support of Mitacs Globalink […]

The knowledge and skills of long-term employees are vital to the success of any business. When they leave, retire or are no longer available to perform their functions new employees are hired to take on their job functions. Somehow the skills of the departing long-term employees have to be transferred to the newly hired. The […]