The axolotl is an amphibian that displays amazing regeneration capabilities and a strong resistance to cancer. Although this makes it a very promising research model, there is a lack of tools to work with: the genome is not sequenced and most commercial antibodies work poorly or not at all on axolotl protein. To solve the […]

Mesenchymal stromal / “stem” cells (MSCs) are found in adult tissues such as bone marrow and fat and also in neonatal tissues such as the placenta and umbilical cord. Among these sources, Human Umbilical Cord PeriVascular Cells (HUCPVCs) are the richest source of MSCs described. Importantly, they possess immunomodulatory and immuneprivileged properties which enable them […]

Ce projet vise l’optimisation de la compacité des particules cimentaires pour améliorer la durabilité des bétons ordinaires (BO) et celle des bétons à hautes performances (BHP). L’étude inclut l’incorporation des ajouts cimentaires notamment la poudre de verre, le métakaolin et le laitier dans les bétons en vue de réduire considérablement la perméabilité de bétons. En […]

Le projet de recherche présenté a pour objectif de proposer un connecteur optimal pour joindre un pontage métallique léger de toit, à une charpente de bois. La portée de ce projet se limite à un pontage typiquement utilisé dans l’industrie, soit le P-3606 de CANAM. Les connecteurs ciblés sont de de type « pointe » […]

L’athlète professionnel peut être vu comme un véhicule marketing. Tout comme un produit, son image de marque peut donc être travaillé et développé. Cela apportera de la valeur à l’athlète qui sera bénéfique lors de sa carrière et lors de son après-carrière. L’utilisation de concepts existants comme le conceptual model of athlete brand image ainsi […]

Understanding river water quality is critical for various purposes such as ensuring drinking water safety, protecting public health and aquatic habitat, monitoring pollution, and disease control. The traditional approach to investigating water quality is by acquiring water samples at fixed-locations, which is time and cost consuming and cannot discover spatial distribution of water quality over […]

À l’automne 2014, le gouvernement du Québec déposait le projet de loi no 28, entraînant notamment la fermeture des Conférences régionales des élus (CRÉ) qui étaient investies de certaines responsabilités en matière de forêt. Dans ce contexte, les acteurs territoriaux doivent se réorganiser afin de faire avancer les différents dossiers touchant l’exploitation et la gestion […]

In agricultural watersheds, many meandering rivers were straightened and several rectilinear ditches were added to the drainage network in order to evacuate water as quickly as possible in the spring to improve farm productivity. The design of these modified channels was not based on natural river dynamic concepts, which include both discharge capacity and sediment […]

With technology advancements, specifically, the development of cloud technologies has created a new delivery method of applications to businesses. The traditional model of physical installing software on a per machine basis is shifting to a centralized hardware/software model accessible through the internet. The current software delivery model is dominated by primary market vendors such as […]

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and treatment of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from […]

The production rate of petcoke is growing rapidly because of continuous increase in the volume of heavy crudes. This poses a long-term challenge to the upgrading and refining plants to find an economical petcoke utilization approach and reduce their waste products and also environmental impacts. In addition to its profitability feature, this technology should ideally […]

Ce projet vise à utiliser les polymères naturels du bois, la lignine et la cellulose, afin de remplacer des produits de sources pétrolières dans la composition des plastiques, produits isolants et matériaux composites. L’usine Kruger de Trois-Rivières a démarré en août 2014 une usine pilote de filaments de cellulose (FC) de pâte thermomécanique. Ces FC […]