Le Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC) prévoit, suite aux changements climatiques, une augmentation de la fréquence et de l’intensité des précipitations extrêmes. Les impacts de ces bouleversements touchent plusieurs secteurs, dont la sécurité des infrastructures hydrauliques. Dans le but d’améliorer la connaissance sur ces événements et ultimement d’établir des plans d’adaptation, ce […]

The Salish Sea is a temporally and spatially dynamic coastal ocean under strong influence from terrestrial and oceanic inputs, and of major economic importance, due in part to fisheries. The Salish Sea is highly productive, especially from early spring to summer when resident and migratory fish populations are either spawning or entering. The interannual productivity […]

The purpose of this project is to conduct a scientific evaluation of pre-placement functional assessment for Canada Post delivery agents. Within the project, the research team will evaluate how delivery agents (letter carriers) perform mocked-up work tasks (based on actual job tasks observed in the field). Then the research team will evaluate how delivery agents […]

The main objective of the proposed research is to find ways to increase the wear life of gland seals in slurry pumps. Gland seals are subjected to harsh mechanical environments: high pressures, high temperatures, and solid abrasives. If gland seals are not designed properly to withstand these conditions, premature gland failure will occur. There are […]

L’objectif de ce projet de recherche consistera à quantifier l’impact clinique (en termes d’année de vie gagnées, des mesures de sécurité, etc.) des différents traitements en première ligne du cancer du sein métastatique et d’étudier en particulier le bénéfique clinique des médicaments de précision, c’est-à-dire les médicaments accompagnés de diagnostic compagnon, sur le pronostic des […]

There are multiple academic and non-academic institutions in the province of Quebec that participate in clinical research trials. In the past, each had their own ethics committee. Since all had their own review group and demands, this was creating substantial delays in study start-up and contributed to the decrease number of trials being conducted in […]

The scope of this project is to construct a physics-based analytical model through the bond graph modeling for a reciprocating compressor. The purpose of this model is to quantify input-output relations among mechanical components involved in a compressor, particularly under normal operating conditions. Such a model, once validated and calibrated can serve as a baseline […]

Selective laser meting (SLM) is a promising additive manufacturing process that can be effectively utilized to manufacture structural components with complex geometries. Instead of removing the material, SLM adds the material selectively layer after layer using high power laser beam to form near net shape parts. Due to high cost associated with experimental development of […]

Selective laser meting (SLM) is a promising additive manufacturing process that can be effectively utilized to manufacture structural components with complex geometries. Instead of removing the material, SLM adds the material selectively layer after layer using high power laser beam to form near net shape parts. Due to high cost associated with experimental development of […]

With an average median survival of 14 months, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and most aggressive primary brain tumor occurring in adults, represents an unmet medical need and new therapeutic options with a significant impact on patients survival are eagerly awaited. Our laboratory recently identified the enzyme CD73 as a new target for cancer […]

With an average median survival of 14 months, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and most aggressive primary brain tumor occurring in adults, represents an unmet medical need and new therapeutic options with a significant impact on patients survival are eagerly awaited. Our laboratory recently identified the enzyme CD73 as a new target for cancer […]

Les procédés biotechnologiques sont des procédés complexes, car ils sont reliés à de nombreux phénomènes biologiques et physico-chimiques. Alors que la compréhension complète de ces phénomènes est encore loin d’être acquise, la supervision, le contrôle et l’optimisation sont la clé de la réussite économique des industries biotechnologiques. Ce projet a pour objectif de concevoir une […]