Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) migrant realities are complex, due to the multiple violences that they are exposed to either in their country of origin or in Quebec. Upon arrival to Quebec, LGBTQI+ migrants encounter new challenges related to their migrant status, finding a job, safe housing, and accessing health care. When […]

Le technicien ambulancier paramédical (TAP) a comme fonction principale de prodiguer les soins préhospitaliers d’urgence tout en assurant, le transport sécuritaire du bénéficiaire vers un centre hospitalier. Lorsque l’environnement physique ne permet pas l’utilisation de la civière (ex., escaliers à franchir), le TAP utilisera la civière-chaise pour déplacer les patients nécessitant une assistance totale. La […]

Human safety represents an ensential key feature in future samrt cities, which can be improved by mission critical vehicles that can operate in remote locations where rescue teams cannot reach due to various factors such as unavailable roads, floods, or fires. For example, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or simply drones, that work together in a […]

Persons with disabilities encounter many barriers to workplace inclusion. Prior research on strategies to mitigate such barriers has primarily been focused on recruitment and access to entry-level positions, with limited consideration given to career success. However, mentorship has been identified as an important element of career success for persons with disabilities—even though we know little […]

We are creating a powerful tool for improvements in surgeries of the brain and spine. A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine will be used inside operating rooms so patients undergoing surgery can be imaged in the middle of the surgery for quality control. For instance, surgeons can obtain an MRI to ensure the entire […]

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease that affects many parts of patients’ lives, such as the abilities to think, move, and speak. Speech problems in ALS can have a substantial effect on patients’ quality of life. They are also related to faster disease progression and shorter survival time. It may be possible to […]

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease that affects many parts of patients’ lives, such as the abilities to think, move, and speak. Speech problems in ALS can have a substantial effect on patients’ quality of life. They are also related to faster disease progression and shorter survival time. It may be possible to […]

Our research proposal will explore the unified airway theory and determine whether the sinuses express biological similarities to the lungs in participants who only clinically present with Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS)or asthma and not with both diseases. The unified airway theory suggests that the lower (lungs) and upper (sinuses) airways are intrinsically connected and function together […]

As mental health services are increasingly overwhelmed, there is a need for a more upstream, public health, focus on prevention of these concerns. Preventive interventions target the risk (e.g., bullying, family and dating violence, problem behaviors) and protective factors (e.g., social emotional learning, stress management, family, and school connections) that can undermine child and youth […]

Data is rapidly growing in most of the applications and fields. Thus, data is becoming big data as it meets the 5V model of big data: volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and value. As a result, dimensionality reduction and feature selection become mandatory to overcome ML models’ performance and explainability issues. This project looks at feature […]

As oxygen demand increases (e.g., exercise), the availability of oxygen decreases (e.g., high altitude) or cardiopulmonary function is impaired (e.g., respiratory disease), our cardiopulmonary system works at a greater percentage of its maximal capacity to supply oxygenated blood to tissues. Currently, there is no reliable way of determining the blood flow to the respiratory muscles. […]

Le traitement des gliomes malins, dont le glioblastome, est un besoin médical non satisfait dont l’issue est normalement fatale, ce qui pose des défis majeurs pour la prise en charge clinique. Ce projet vise à démontrer que le modèle CAMAvatar, basé sur la membrane chorioallantoïdienne (CAM) d’embryons de poulet, est une technologie prometteuse dans l’identification […]