Pump industry is a very completive manufacturing sector which is dominated by few manufacturers. Attaining higher market share and the overall demand increase were the two motivations for the industrial partner of this project, Toyo North America, to initiate collaboration with the Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia. To achieve this goal […]

Many patients who initially respond well to highly efficacious chemotherapy eventually develop resistance and relapse despite continued treatment. These cancers acquire drug resistance to current therapies through various mechanisms such as the acquisition of mutations for example. Furthermore, some promising targets that play a crucial role in the progression of cancer have been deemed undruggable […]

Oat flour has high levels of nutrients, especially proteins, fibre and starch. While the starch and fibre is widely used in food formulations, the protein portion lacks extensive utility in the food industry. In order to extend the value-added utilization of oats, there is need to produce commercial-grade protein products. This work is highly relevant […]

As surgery enters the era of value-based care, it is advocated that postoperative recovery be measured using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) as they provide a mean to incorporate the patient’s perspectives and experiences into research and clinical decision-making. In abdominal surgery, this is currently precluded by the lack of PRO measures specifically developed and validated in […]

Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent influenza infections. However, the current production of influenza vaccines in embryonated chicken eggs has limited capacity during pandemics or high demand seasons, and is both labor-intensive and time-consuming. Consequently, there is a need to develop a robust production platform that can efficiently accelerate the production process and […]

The measurement of concrete electrical resistivity is a very fast method providing reliable information about the pore structure and durability parameters in concrete. This measurement can be related to the setting of concrete. Time of setting when concrete’s workability decreases significantly is an important parameter for concrete production in different climates and construction conditions. This […]

Supplying cannabis, and cannabis products, to a legalized retail market represents a major economic opportunity and has been identified as a growth opportunity under New Brunswick’s Economic Growth Plan (Province of New Brunswick, 2016). Indeed, the retail market value for recreational cannabis in Canada is expected to reach $8.7 billion annually (Deloitte, 2016); however, current […]

BCTMP (Bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp) or HYP (high-yield pulp) is an important sector in the Canadian market pulp business, and most of them has been exported to Europe and Asia and over half of it is used as middle-ply furnish in Folding Boxboard (FBB). FBB requires high bending stiffness for crush resistance, z-directional strength for preventing […]

Plants are an essential part of our day-to-day lives. They provide us oxygen to breathe through photosynthesis, food and drugs for human health and well-being in addition to many materials and products for everyday use across Canadian society. For plants, light is a central to their growth, development and survival, rendering our understanding of how […]

L’importance de la foresterie dans l’économie nécessite de réaliser des études permettant de comprendre et résoudre les impacts que cela produit, pouvant affecter la durabilité des zones productrices. L’orniérage est l’un de ces impacts qui sont connus mais pas toujours contrôlés. Certaines zones connaissent des disparités importantes pouvant conduire à une modification du milieu à […]

Les filaments de cellulose peuvent facilement être extraits de produits naturels. Leur addition à des polymères peut entrainer une amélioration des propriétés mécaniques du matériau. Cependant, ces propriétés mécaniques intéressantes dépendent de l’état de dispersion des CF dans la matrice polymère et d’une adhésion interfaciale suffisante entre les CF et le polymère. Pour la plupart […]

The objective of this project is to use artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to solve complex industrial problems. The two biggest advantages of AI-based approaches are the ability to continuously learn and also learn adequately from historical data. Traditionally, many process information are unmeasurable during live operations because of instrumentation limitations. Also, plants are not sufficiently […]