With the increased capabilities of technology, data plays an increasingly important role in decision-making (Mandinach & Gummer, 2013; McAfee & Brynjolfsson, 2012) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) now require employees to use data to inform practice (Earl & Seashore Louis, 2013; Lohr, 2012). Furthermore, harnessing big data and predictive analytics has transformed many industries, […]

Cognitive impairments are the most common long-term challenges after traumatic brain injury (TBI). There is very little research on interventions to improve cognitive function after brain injury. The goal of this project is to evaluate whether and how an intensive cognitive intervention program (Arrowsmith program) may stimulate positive changes in the brain. We have already […]

The proposed research area of my master’s project is on the structure and function relationships of food-related proteins, at a fundamental and molecular level. My focus is on the plant specific insert (PSI), a saposin-like-protein in Solanum tuberosum, which has the potential to impact on both food safety and agricultural practices. Plants rely on their […]

This project aims to use literature evidences and data analysis techniques to develop new mobile games that train people’s “emotional intelligence”. The company will build the product prototypes based on current literature evidences and theoretical models. Then the data generated from the games will be evaluated to inform product performance, efficacy, and future developments. This […]

Waste management objective is the protection of the environment and human health while encouraging resource recovery. Recycling generates income and provide many environmental benefits. Florianopolis is a growing city in one of the faster development economies in the global south (BRICS). At the same time, environmental legislation promotes a sustainable development of the city. The […]

Enormous research and commercial activities on utilization of bio-based materials to replace petroleum-based chemicals are currently taking place around world, aiming at the reduction of pollution and global warming. Among them, L-Cysteine which contains a thiol (-SH), amino (-NH2) group and carboxylic acid (-COOH) group. It is considered to be a unique building block for […]

The goal of this research project is to explore the effectiveness of outreach programs in terms of their potential to affect science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) interest and achievement in middle school and beyond through STEM engagement. Through inquiry-based half-day workshops, guided by the knowledge of scientists and engineers, this multi-partnership STEM project will […]

“In Conversation with Contemporary Chinese Pure Land Buddhism: What it Means to Practice” is a study of the relationship between objects and practice in Pure Land Buddhism as told by the practitioners themselves. Interviewing scholars and practitioners of contemporary Chinese Pure Land Buddhism and visiting key sites of practice in the Shanghai area, I will […]

My project intends to depict the textual evolution of the Youposai jie jing ????? (S?tra on Up?saka Precepts). This text was written as a household cultivation guidebook for Buddhist laymen, and was translated into Chinese by Dharmak?ema (Tanmochen ???in Chinese, 385–433 CE) in 426 CE during the Northern Liang Dynasty ??(397–439 CE). By studying the […]

My research project will focus around the following question: what relationships exist between religious models of the human body—primarily Buddhist and Daoist—and medical practices and beliefs? To explore this topic I will study primary and secondary materials, participate in meetings with my host university supervisor, Chen Ming with the assistance of Dr. Susan Andrews from […]

The project investigates the practices of contemporary Buddhist Monastics in relation to their interaction and communication with family members. The question to be investigated is: To what extent, if at all, do contemporary monastics maintain relationships with living family members? The research will focus, in particular, on ways that family is understood in this context […]

Phyto-pathogenic fungi are one of the main concerns threatening agriculture in Canada. Those phyto-pathogens not only affect the yield and the quality of agricultural products, but their metabolite, represented by mycotoxins, will also endanger food safety. In the pursuit of innovative environmental-friendly fungicides, oxylipid is of great research-importance because oxylipid with specific structures can act […]