Dairy production in Québec, Canada, contributes for 38% of the province agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions. These numbers could however increase in the near future due to the evolution in manure management of dairy farms. A model (N-CyCLES), providing a whole-farm perspective considering on-farm interactions to determine the cost-effectiveness of overall strategies, will be used to […]

Since most capsules are made of gelatin, the aqueous coating process of capsules is very sensitive and requires a very long process time due to the aqueous solubility of gelatin substrate, resulting in high costs. Accordingly, it would be very advantageous to provide a method for dry powder coating capsules without using an organic solvent […]

Ethylene glycol (EG) is an important basic raw material and chemical intermediate, which is often used as solvent, antifreeze, lubricant, plasticizer, surfactant and mainly used to synthesize polyester resins and fibers, etc. Currently, the annual demand of EG is more than 20 million tons, while about half of the market demand is in China. There […]

Salmon populations in BC have declined substantially since the 1990’s. A US/Canada Coded Wire Tag (CWT) fishery monitoring program was implemented in the 1980s to help managers understand the status of salmon populations and to make informed management decisions. Currently, the submission rate of heads by the recreational and First Nations Food, Social, and Ceremonial […]

The increase of illegal All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) riding on New Brunswick beaches causes concern for the integrity of sandy beaches and dune systems which are important barriers for coastal protection. These ecosystems are home to a variety of species including the endangered shore bird, the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus). However, although these birds are often […]

Research has documented evidence of the positivity and desirability of self-continuity. A sense of self-continuity can be achieved by holding an identity that is stable, construing one’s life as a story, and making an associative link to the past. However, the current literature on self-continuity has not yet shown which strategy is more effective to […]

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are rod-shaped nanoparticles extracted from renewable cellulose sources that possess impressive mechanical and rheological properties, are non-toxic and biodegradable, and have potential applications in coatings, adhesives, biomedicine and energy storage devices, to name just a few. In combination with conductive nanoparticles, CNCs can be used in inks for printing conductive circuits for […]

A social-ecological systems perspective analyzes the connections between human impacts and ecological components. Regime shifts are rapid changes in an ecosystem’s structure and function. They are often difficult to anticipate and either extremely costly or impossible to reverse. A gendered lens is crucial in analyzing these shifts as gender roles have been constructed by society, […]

Episodic memories are made as we go about our daily life: what event has happened, with whom, where and when. The proposed project will target mechanisms of episodic memory retrieval in life-like conditions using advanced neural data analytical tools. The main notion is that in real-life conditions different episodes/events are not independent, but are connected […]