Protein deficiency is a major problem affecting large scale of the world’s population. Rice, the globally desired staple food, has low protein content (7-10%) in its grains. Though rice protein content is low compared to other cereals, it is highly desired due to the presence of highly nutritious and easily digestible glutelin protein. Grain Protein […]

Notre projet vise à développer et évaluer un programme de soutien au comportement positif spécifique à un milieu résidentiel adulte (SCP-RA) hébergeant des personnes ayant un trouble du spectre de l’autisme et des besoins modérés de soutien. Ce programme vise à créer un environnement positif, harmonieux, organisé et prévisible en favorisant les comportements prosociaux et […]

Life circumstances that influence people’s health (e.g. education, employment, housing, and social support) are called social determinants of health (SDoH). Interest in improving SDoH is growing as chronic diseases become more prevalent. Social Prescription (SP) is a model from the United Kingdom where a health care provider “prescribes” social or community programs that increase a […]

Non-profits have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 and many have closed their doors. This is a problem: non-profits are crucial to Canada’s social safety net, they serve marginalized populations to build greater resilience. This research intends to determine how United Way Halton and Hamilton (UWHH) and United Ways across the country can best support non-profits […]

Food insecurity is a significant concern in Northern Canada, and the Whitehorse Food Bank was established in 2009 as a non-profit organization dedicated providing food to the hungry. Prior to COVID-19, all clients were required to come into the Food Bank to receive emergency food, whereas now the Food Bank is distributing food to communities. […]

Les empreintes digitales sont utilisées comme moyen d’identification de victimes ou de corps non identifiés. Or, il n’est pas rare dans un contexte d’enquête policière qu’une victime soit retrouvée dans un état de décomposition cadavérique. Les changements post-mortem peuvent entraver la capacité à obtenir des impressions nettes et utilisables pour une identification. Dès lors, des […]

Covid-19 has brought mental health concerns to the forefront. The basic human need for connection has been explicitly recognized through this pandemic. Additionally, the impact of isolation and loneliness have received mainstream media attention and a recent study released in Dec 2020 states that Canadians’ mental health is eroding as the pandemic continues. As an […]

A recent meta-analysis of wellness program research literature, phase 1 of the project described in this proposal, suggests that wellness programs reduce absenteeism, resulting in an average savings of $251 per employee per year. These results are similar to those of a team from Harvard University, whose findings suggest a return on investment (ROI) of […]

This research mission in the Bioarchaeology Imaging Laboratory in the Department of Anthropology at Western University, under the direction of Andrew Nelson will be of unprecedented relevance for the thesis I am undertaking: Insects, mummies and funerary practices: contribution of archaeoentomology, paleoparasitology and 3D imaging to the study of pre-Hispanic mummies of the central coast […]

We will use a four-phase process to obtain group consensus on the needs and priorities of individuals with brain injury. Throughout the process, participants will meet in virtual focus group to identify, by consensus, the most relevant needs and priorities among those listed previously. The most relevant indicators from the previous stage will be finalized […]

This project learns from the experience of participants in an eight-week Mind-Body Medicine program (MBM). Mind-Body Medicine (MBM) teaches people how to help themselves by uncovering and engaging their inner resources and building resilience, broadly understood. The eight-week MBM program will be delivered through the Iris Centre for Mindfulness, Peace and Healing in Fredericton. The […]

Les syndromes d’hypercroissance sont un groupe de maladies rares caractérisées par une croissance excessive généralisée ou d’un membre. Dans la plupart des cas, ils sont liés à des anomalies génétiques affectant des gènes contrôlant le signal de croissance au sein des cellules (la voie de signalisation PI3K-AKT-mTOR). L’Alpelisib (autrement appelé Piqray®) est un médicament émergent. […]