Un problème récurrent en mathématique est de trouver un ensemble de nombres, appelés invariants, qui ne changent pas même si l’on modifie selon certaines règles un objet donné. Par exemple, l’aire et le périmètre d’un triangle restent invariants après translations, rotations et symétries; ces nombres sont donc des invariants. Nous étudions un concept mathématique appelé […]

L’objectif de cette recherche sera de faire une étude des traces littéraires mexicaines autochtones restant de la colonisation mexicaine afin d’éclairer cette difficile cohabitation sur le territoire américain et plus particulièrement d’établir, à partir de ces recherches, un comparatif avec le thème de l’hospitalité dans la littérature canadienne autochtone actuelle. Ces recherches seront à la […]

Numerous studies have shown the necessity of supportive close relationships in our lives, and how the presence of social support can greatly protect us against stress, depression, and also enhance our perceived quality of life. Furthermore, previous studies have suggested that – throughout evolutionary time – our need for close relationships has primarily developed the […]

Bi-functional metal oxide electro-catalyst for energy application are a novel area of research with application mainly in energy storage and conversion device. They enable a single device to perform oxidation and reduction reaction subsequently, which reduces the cost and increase the versatility of energy storage and conversion technology such as fuel cell, electrolyser and flow […]

ABC-transporters is a superfamily of membrane proteins that are expressed in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. One of the most studied ABC transporters is P-glycoprotein (Pgp). Pgp remove chemotherapy drugs from inside the cancer cell. Therefore, higher concentrations of toxic chemotherapy drugs are needed to kill cancer cells. This has an adverse effect: cancer cells develop resistance […]

During obstacle avoidance tasks, the cyclic relationship between perception, cognition and action implies that changes to the environment affect a person’s behaviour; however, changes to the observer may also affect this behaviour. Individuals who have experienced a concussion (traumatic brain injury induced by biomechanical forces) display multifaceted deficits during their recovery. Researchers recently investigated the […]

I am a third-year PhD student in Sociology and Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto, and my research is a comparative study of post-Holocaust trials in France and Romania. My dissertation aims to illuminate the political contexts within which policymakers decide to pursue legal responses to atrocities. In order to complete my PhD research, […]

Our proposed research investigates how K-12 teachers learn and customize digital classroom tools and learning management systems and how they share this information with each other. In particular, we will be working with our partner Microsoft to investigate the use and customization of the recently developed OneNote Class Notebooks software that is increasingly being used […]

Incorporating community members in participatory mapping enables local knowledge and community narratives to be captured and represented in spatial form. This participatory method is useful in community mapping of vulnerabilities and capacities in relation to disaster risk. Low-cost technologies, such as free mapping software and smart phone applications make it easier for community members to […]

The formal study of humor in education is commonly centred around its therapeutic impact or as educational tool to bring about positive learning outcomes. Rarely is humor understood as a lens through which people might learn. In this research, I advance the idea that humor has great pedagogic potential that people might use to create […]

Since reforms carried out in China in the 1990s, public intellectuals and academics have experienced an unprecedented amount of freedom with which to conduct research and examine the relationship between China’s past and present and its future. In recent years, however, changes in the political climate in China indicate this period of relative openness may […]

We are on the doorstep of a quantum revolution in modern science, perhaps most significantly in the development of new types of information and communication technologies, and Canada has positioned itself as a world leader in these efforts. This proposal includes an expansion of research into quantum information and communication by the University of Guelph’s […]