This project tackles the issue of knowledge incompleteness and lack of domain coverage in resume and job posting matching caused by the exploitation of domain-general resources. A variety of co-operative semantic/ontological resources will be used to filter out irrelevant resumes. A two-way (candidate to job and job to candidate) semantic-based automatic suitability ranking is proposed. […]

The storage of solar energy is one of the bottlenecks that prevent its widespread adoption. Perhaps the most widely accepted, and promising, strategy is to store solar energy in the form of energetic chemicals like hydrogen. This feat requires water splitting technology that can use solar energy to convert water to hydrogen and oxygen. In […]

Exercise induced inflammation and subsequently free radical production are necessary for exercise recovery. However, excess inflammation may be detrimental to exercise performance and can contribute to degenerative inflammatory conditions such as arthritis in equine athletes. Algae, specifically Spirulina, has the potential to reduce the risk of degenerative disease without impeding post-exercise recovery and adaptation. Spirulina […]

Wound dressings are indispensable in medical operation as they protect the wound from contamination by foreign matter, absorb wound exudate, and control the humidity of the wound to promote healing. To meet the requirements in wound closure and management, and convenience and comfort of users, the dressings is required to processes multiple functionalities. Optical transparency […]

G protein coupled receptors (GCPRs) are proteins found at the surface of cells are responsible for activating numerous intracellular signaling pathways and thus are involved in regulating about every physiological response. Activation of GPCRs occurs via a diverse array of stimuli as varied as photons, lipids, ions, small hormone or neurotransmitters through to larger peptidic […]

En recherche sur le cerveau, l’imagerie et la stimulation cérébrale sur le modèle animal sont des techniques de référence. Dans ces expériences, l’expérimentateur doit manipuler l’animal (la souris le plus souvent), ce qui réduit la qualité de données qui peuvent être collectées. Afin de dépasser cette limitation, une nouvelle stratégie d’acquisition basée sur des cages […]

Dans le cadre d’une restructuration, Orica souhaite réhabiliter une partie de son site localisé à Brownsburg-Chatham au Québec. Le site qui accueille depuis 1870 une usine de production d’explosif est non seulement contaminé, mais présente des risques importants pour les écosystèmes et la santé humaine. Ainsi, l’entreprise souhaite développer une approche verte qui vise à […]

We propose to develop in collaboration with Medtronic Canada a bioceramic drug delivery system for the local controlled release of Biphosphonates (BP) – drugs that prevent bone resorption – to promote both tumor inhibition and bone regeneration at the site of bone tumor resection, eliminating the need for high systemic doses and side effects associated […]

This project aims to determine and suggest how often equipment inspections should be conducted to minimize equipment downtime. A calculation will be made to determine the optimal amount of inventory and spare parts for equipment maintenance under the shadow of preventive maintenance. This project also involves determining the duration and probability of maintenance and inspections. […]

The use of business process modeling (BPM) and analytics has demonstrated exceptional results in improving efficiency and effectiveness in various industries. Health care processes however, are characterized by uncertain, exception and continual evolution. This project aims to apply flexible, adaptive and evolutionary process modeling protocols coupled with operations research and other analytic methods to the […]

The long-term effects of COVID-19 on individual health remain to be elucidated, with numerous reports emerging of fibrotic changes in the lung beyond the acute phase of the disease. Considering the reported cases of COVID-19 worldwide, even a small percentage of these patients developing lung fibrosis can have detrimental consequences on our healthcare system. In […]

This research presents a new experimentally tuned reduced-order modeling methodology employing a hybrid stick model representation. Digital image correlation (DIC) is used to synthesize mode shapes within a frequency range of interest during Ground Vibration Testing (GVT). Experimental mode shapes are augmented into the Guyan Reduced Order Model (ROM) to develop a corresponding Craig-Bampton ROM. […]