Mathematics is frequently viewed as the natural language of science, and has already proven its vital importance through its myriad of applications in engineering and the physical sciences. However, the involvement of mathematics into the life sciences remains relatively unexplored. In particular, the application of mathematics in medicine is a fascinating subset of applied mathematics […]

Identifying fungal effector proteins and understanding their function is of great importance in efforts to control losses to plant diseases. Modern high-throughput sequencing technologies have facilitated the availability of several fungal genomes and 1000s of transcriptomes. There is minimal consensus over the annotation and functionality of effector proteins. With the characterization of avirulence (Avr) genes, […]

The project goal is to develop a system to classify the emotions of individuals with dementia. To achieve this goal, the applicant will have to design and test a machine learning algorithm that will extract important features from physiological signals such as heart-rate, skin conductance and skin temperature. Then, the algorithm will be trained using […]

In 2017 the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association released a report1 calling for a comprehensive review of medical facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada’s easternmost province. A key message in this report was the need to reduce costs while improving the quality of care that patients receive This project aims to address if access […]

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) (2015) report calls for the integration of Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into educational curriculum. Critical to decolonizing education is reinserting people into relationships with the land as a mode of education, referred to as ‘land-based learning’. This proposed research project will establish best practices for the establishment of […]

This research will explore the vision of professionals, women, partners, and decision –makers about the implementation of the Brazil national policy of humanization of childbirth. This research will review the specific roles of health promoters, nurses, physicians, social workers, psychologists and midwives in different health care organizations to educate women about their rights during the […]

This research will explore the vision of professionals, women, partners, and decision –makers about the implementation of the Brazil national policy of humanization of childbirth. This research will review the specific roles of health promoters, nurses, physicians, social workers, psychologists and midwives in different health care organizations to educate women about their rights during the […]

The study of high-intensity laser-matter interaction is very promising in terms of extracting rich fundamental physics involved behind various phenomenon happening at the atomic level. Such studies have been made possible only due to the development of very sophisticated laser systems capable of delivering optical powers comparable to the strong inter-nuclear attractions holding together the […]

Hudson Bay is a typical freshwater dominated ecosystem owing to voluminous freshwater flux from the rivers and sea ice growth-decay cycle. Climate forcing and hydroelectric regulation of the river waters potentially modifies the freshwater distribution in Hudson Bay, with implications on the physical, biological and biogeochemical processes. To understand the implication of the modifications on […]

In rural regions of Canada, many patients live far from hospital emergency departments and specialty services. When urgent medical care is required due to a health crisis, access to pre-hospital care and the distance to an emergency department can have a major impact on morbidity and mortality. The primary objective of our study is to […]

The Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), in collaboration with the Obesity Canada [formerly known as the Canadian Obesity Network- Réseau canadien en obésité (CON-RCO)] developed a new public educational tool on healthy living called “Let’s talk about weight: No size fits all”. This educational resource targets Canadian adults who may be concerned about their weight […]

nEXO is a planned rare nuclear decay search in xenon-136. The experiment will tell us whether the neutrino, somewhat like a charge-less and extremely light electron, and its antiparticle are identical. However, nEXO has extremely low backgrounds and thus is sensitive to a lot more than just decays in xenon-136. Core-collapse supernovae are stellar explosions […]