Les partenariats publics privés en sécurité au Québec : un état de la situation

Ce projet a pour objectif de dresser un panorama des partenariats public privé en sécurité (PPPS) au Québec. Alors que la gouvernance partenariale en sécurité se profile comme un moyen de plus en plus privilégié pour produire, distribuer et contrôler la sécurité dans nos sociétés contemporaines, peu d’études empiriques ont cherché à en évaluer le […]

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Analysis and Quantification of the Textural Information in Pigmented Skin Lesions

There are certain features of skin lesions or moles that are indicative of cancer. Texture (spatial variation of colour/intensity) or patterns is known to be one of these features. This research seeks to quantify this textural information in order to improve the performance of methods to automatically diagnose melanoma. Currently, dermatologists are very proficient at […]

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AMSSA Index

This internship with AMSSA, an affiliation of agencies providing immigrant settlement and multicultural services to communities, will survey and analyze all types of services for immigrants already being offered by AMSSA’s member agencies across BC through their broad-ranging service funder relationships. Generally speaking, each BC immigrant-serving agency holds a small number of “core” BC Ministry […]

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Managing a New, Reduced Iron Steelmaking Process: Operations, Finance and the Risk of Patent Litigation

HATCH, an engineering consulting firm, owns the patent on a continuous steel processing technology that close-couples traditional steel processing with an innovative approach. Regression analysis will be conducted on a patent litigation data set to estimate the probability of patent litigation in the steel industry and forecast potential litigation costs. If the financial economics of […]

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Development of a Systematic and Objective Study to Improve the Diagnostic Accuracy of Malingering in Litigating Patients

This research relates to the development of a systematic and objective study to improve the diagnostic accuracy of malingering in litigating patients by way archival research. Research of this nature and quality is particularly pertinent to service providers who provide independent medical examinations to insurance companies for the purpose of claimant disability benefit entitlement, such […]

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Access to Health Care in Labrador

This project will examine the barriers to health care services experienced by the people of Labrador. It will be conducted in three stages. First, a literature review will examine health issues facing Labradorians. Included in this will be a literature review of health research conducted in Canada's northern territories, as this area is culturally and […]

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National Review Service ULQA Benchmarking Study

National Review Services is the RCMP policy centre responsible for the Unit Level Quality Assurance (ULQA) program. National Review Services, as a unit within the Internal Audit function of the RCMP, maintains the intention to remain “best in class” within quality assurance programs in government and the Canadian police universe. National Review Services requires a […]

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Developing Alternative Labour Organizing, Hiring and Recruitment Models to End Labour Exploitation of Temporary Migrant Farm Workers in British Columbia

  The Canadian agricultural industry stands out as an emblematic case among high income countries that have long relied on immigrant and migrant labour from poorer, non-white countries to meet its labour needs. State-sponsored programs such as the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) and the Low Skilled Pilot Project (LSPP) have facilitated the legal entry of migrant labour from […]

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Best Practices for Online Public Consultation in Community Planning: A White Paper

  The objective of this proposed project is to update public consultation best practices with a particular emphasis on online engagement in community and regional planning issues. Within the City of Vancouver Development Services Department there are several different areas that involve public consultation in respect of land use planning and decision-making. These include Rezoning […]

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