Towards a rational design of slender masonry walls

Design of loadbearing, out-of-plane (OOP), tall masonry walls tends to have stringent limits related to their buckling stability and the scarcity of research on their structural reliability. This currently puts the masonry industry at a disadvantage as a construction alternative compared to other structural options. The dearth of masonry research and innovation in slender wall […]

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Développement de composites bois-polymère avec une haute stabilité dimensionnelle

Une entreprise canadienne désire commercialiser un matériau composite bois-polymère (CBP). Ce matériau vise plusieurs applications, principalement dans le secteur de la construction. Afin de percer ce marché en croissance, l’entreprise travaillera avec l’Université du Québec an Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) afin de développer des formulations de CBP qui n’absorbent pas d’eau. L’entreprise partenaire bénéficierait de l’expertise de […]

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Cartographie des acteurs impliqués dans l’adaptation aux changements climatiques et la résilience à l’échelle de la Ville de Montréal

L’objectif de cette recherche est de dresser le portrait du réseau d’acteurs pour l’adaptation et du développement de la résilience face aux changements climatiques de la Ville de Montréal. Plus précisément, nous analyserons la nature des liens, les forces et faiblesses du réseau en matière de coordination ainsi que sa structure. Les résultats attendus sont […]

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Coupe partielle en forêt boréale mixte et coniférienne : Évaluation des impacts sur les communautés de sous-bois, la dynamique successionnelle et l’environnement de croissance des arbres

La forêt boréale revêt une grande importance écologique et économique pour le Québec. Afin de permettre à la fois la récolte durable de la ressource ligneuse et la conservation de la biodiversité et des habitats de cette forêt, les approches sylvicoles visant à réduite les écarts entre les forêts naturelles et aménagées sont appelées à […]

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Image Enhancement for Color Deficient People

I have been recently graduated from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of University of Ottawa. I did my PhD in Image Color Processing, and I found out the available position with Irystec Company is fit to my knowledge and experience. As a PhD candidate, I had the opportunity to gain extensive experience […]

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Material environments as metaphors: enhancing the well-being of people with dementia

The living environments have been increasingly considered as significant to the well-being of people with dementia in both research and practice. Addressing this, practitioners, including developers, operators, and architects who are in charge of the environmental creation of dementia care facilities, need to know the specific requirements of people with dementia, in order to apply […]

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Healthy Brains, Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies: Exploration of experiential technology (Xtech) to support physical and mental health in older adults

Canada’s population is aging rapidly and faces several challenges with their physical and mental health. At the same time, portable technology and wireless Internet access stand to revolutionize how Canadians manage their own health and interact with the healthcare system. Here, we will identify ways in which Canadians can use technology to proactively manage and […]

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The MAID Study: Microbiome and Antibiotic-Induced Dysbiosis in Children

Antibiotics are the most widely prescribed drugs in children and its frequent use presents a real danger to its ongoing effectiveness. Probiotics are bacteria that, when administered in adequate amounts, may replenish “good” bacteria depleted by antibiotics to maintain the normal bacterial composition in the gut. The aim of this study is to determine whether […]

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Real-Time Radar Data Analysis for Classification of Ground and Aerial Targets

Radars are being used more and more in critical sites such as airports, military bases and borders for surveillance of huge areas to detect unwanted intrusions. Determination of the type of each target is essential for such systems to identify the nature of the intrusion and avoid false and nuisance alarms. This thesis is focused […]

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Strategic hedging and portfolio allocation with decision trees

In this project, we address the problem of designing artificial learning-based methodology adapted to currency exchange risk valuation and classification. The goal is then twofold: 1) design and implement client risk classification methodology based on currency risk exposure and, 2) study the problem of dynamical optimal allocation within currency-risk hedging portfolios using non-parametric forecasting methods. […]

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