Data collection over time is a common practice in many large organizations- including financial institutions and health care providers- often with the goal of using this data to predict future challenges and opportunities. While this data may contain valuable information, it is often unstructured, coming from different sources and recorded at different times. This lack […]

The Summer Internship Cluster project organized through the Centre for Operations Excellence at the Sauder School of Business at UBC is a cluster of nine Operations Research sub-projects done for a number of different clients. These projects form the centerpiece of the UBC Master of Management in Operations Research and are the key link in […]

Des recherches dans le secteur minier montrent que plusieurs hommes rapportent vivre une fatigue chronique provenant des longues heures de transport, de travail, ainsi que de l’instabilité liée aux différents endroits pour dormir et aux conditions de sommeil. Plusieurs travailleurs indiquent se sentir isolés socialement. Ce projet veut étudier les impacts du modèle navettage dans […]

Le trouble orofacial myofontionel (TOM) réfère à l’ensemble des comportements oromusculaires inadaptés. Il s’agit d’un trouble moteur impliquant la musculature de la bouche et du visage, ce qui interfère avec une maturation normale des structures orofaciale. En orthophonie, les enfants référés pour un TOM présentent généralement une déglutition atypique et un problème d’articulation de la […]

The ability of the health system to manage a massive influx of patients is based on the combination of four factors: the personnel, the equipment, the physical spaces and the system in place. A combination better known in jargon as the 4 “S” (staff, stuff, structure / space, system). A fifth factor that is often […]

In a recent study conducted in the province of Quebec it was determined that 34% of antimicrobials used on dairies are antimicrobials of very high importance for humans (AKA Category 1 antimicrobials; Lardé et al., personal communication). However, since February 2019, a new regulation restricts their use in food producing animals in Quebec’s province, Thus, […]

Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an anti-inflammatory drug that is widely prescribed for a range of auto-immune disorders such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. An unwanted side effect of long-term use of HCQ is vision loss by retinal toxicity. If detected early, it could lead to early intervention to prevent vision loss and improve the quality of […]

Les Banques alimentaires du Québec (BAQ) veillent au partage équitable et s’assure de mettre en commun des ressources, de l’expertise et des informations afin de répondre de façon plus efficace aux Québécois en situation de pauvreté; elles sont un acteur incontournable et reconnu comme chef de file en matière d’aide alimentaire au Québec. Ce projet […]

Many babies die within the first month of life from infectious diseases. Despite successful neonatal vaccination programs, it is not yet possible to accurately predict if a vaccine will work on a newborn child, at the individual “personalized” level. We need to better understand the mechanism of antibody generation after vaccination to improve immunization programs. […]

Les biofilms sont associés à 75% des infections bactériennes humaines. L’accumulation de bactéries s’adhérant aux surfaces peut devenir une problématique importante dans le domaine médical, notamment lors de l’implantation de dispositifs médicaux comme les sondes urinaires ou la transfusion de produits sanguins. Un nouveau revêtement pouvant être appliqué en fine couche à la surface des […]

Our project aims to design and develop COVID19 vaccines engineered from viruses that infect bacterial cells only. SARS-CoV2 pathogenic components have been identified and modified to develop the vaccine. Although these components are pathogenic in nature, they are modified to pose no harm. The vaccine is designed to be administered intranasally, where it relocates to […]

A significant part of people’s self-concept, who and what they think about themselves and who they are, is based on the groups and organizations they consider themselves part of, including their workplace. People who identify with their workplace are more committed to and satisfied with their jobs, and are less likely to leave. When a […]