Habitat security mapping for improving human-wildlife coexistence in the Bow Valley

Tourism, nature-based recreation and residential development within the Bow Valley (BV) of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains are all valued and continually increasing. The BV is also important for large mammals as it provides habitat for iconic species like grizzly bears to live in and move through. The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) is dedicated to […]

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Evaluating participatory plant breeding programs in Canada and their effectiveness as a strategy for climate change adaptation

Participatory plant breeding (PPB), which pairs farmers’ knowledge with the skills of formal plant breeders, is increasingly being recognized as an effective approach to develop better varieties for organic farming systems because it uses the environmental conditions of working organic farms as selection environments and incorporates farmers’ needs and observations in the selection criteria. PPB […]

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Monitoring and Suppression of Smallmouth Bass in Cultus Lake, BC

The goal of the project is to mitigate the impacts to valuable salmonids from invasive smallmouth bass (SMB) in Cultus Lake through suppression and monitoring. The project will benefit both the sport fishing industry and endangered species, by suppressing predation from SMB and controlling further imbalances in predator-prey relationships. We will use methods such as […]

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A Needs Assessment of Community Resources and Services for People with Cancer and Their Families in New Brunswick

This research is aiming to discover the experiences of people with a cancer diagnosis and their families in terms of accessing and receiving medical and support services and resources in New Brunswick, and any perceived gaps and barriers they have encountered during their journey. Additionally, this research will explore what a supportive care centre for […]

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Développement, implantation et étude des retombées de capsules vidéoorthophoniques sur l’autonomisation des personnes vivant avec la maladiede Parkinson

La maladie de Parkinson touche plus de 1,5% des personnes de plus de 65 ans et jusqu’à 90 % des personnes atteintes développent des difficultés à avaler ou à s’exprimer au courant de leur maladie. Ces difficultés nuisent aux relations sociales des personnes qui vivent avec cette maladie. Des thérapies en orthophonie peuvent aider à […]

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Smart Dashboard for Sustainable Destination Decision Making

Destinations have quickly become victims of their own success. Destination Management Organisations (DMO’s) worldwide are making a much needed shift towards the inclusion of management alongside their marketing priorities for destination management, but are often ill equipped. There is a current gap in the marketplace for useful, comprehensive and user-friendly tools to assist them. This […]

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Analysis and Optimization for Industrial Safety and Efficiency: Novel Methods for scheduling Resources under Learning-Forgetting Effects

Irwin’s Industrial Safety, as a leading provider of safety and project management services, has collected safety and efficiency data over a list of projects since 2013. As a part of Mitacs Accelerate project, those data have been analyzed and the results have been visualized to enlighten opportunities for future optimization. This research proposes a framework […]

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Exploring Small Vessel Interactions with Cetaceans in the Salish Sea

Small vessel interactions with cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) in the Salish Sea is poorly understood. This is of concern as vessel impacts, such as acoustic impacts and behavioural disturbances, have been categorized as a key threat to the recovery of various cetacean species. To minimize vessel impacts on cetacean species, the Canadian Department of […]

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Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of Conjunctival Lymphatic Vessels

The proposed project will focus on using new Optical Coherence Tomography techniques for non-invasive imaging of the anterior segment of the eye. In particular, our effort will be focused on using OCT methods to reliably image the lymphatics vessel network of the conjunctiva, which plays a major role in the progression and surgical intervention of […]

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Preventing school dropout through community worker interventions modeling

The project is part of a desire to address the school dropout issue, particularly in multi-ethnic and disadvantaged communities. Despite the implementation of several universal interventions in Quebec, the drop-out rate remains high in numerous areas. In the Eastern Townships area, a partnership between the Sherbrooke Regional School Board and the Université de Sherbrooke in […]

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Refonder l’intervention de la puissance publique dans un contexte de transformation des industries culturelles et des médias : assurer la souveraineté culturelle et économique du Canada

Cette recherche s’intéresse à la compréhension des dynamiques de transitions numériques de divers secteurs de la vie économique et plus particulièrement à la transition numérique dans les industries culturelles (incluant les médias). Nous nous intéressons également aux processus d’élaboration des politiques en matière de soutien aux industries culturelles et des médias qui sont fortement affectées […]

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