Purification of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes produced by thermal plasma

Raymor Industries is a Canadian high-tech company using thermal plasma technology to produce single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and graphene. As synthesized, the SWCNTs inevitably contain carbon impurities and catalyst metal particles that must be removed to continue a separation process according to their electronic properties (metallic or semiconducting). Once purified and electronically separated, the SWCNTs […]

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L’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur le développement de carrière : de nouvelles compétences à acquérir pour les professionnelles et professionnels en counseling et développement de carrière (partie 2)

Ce projet consiste à mener une recherche visant à éclairer le phénomène inédit qu’est la pandémie de la COVID-19 comme choc de carrière et dont les résultats probants seront valorisés par une action de formation auprès des professionnelles et professionnels en counseling et développement de carrière. Un recueil mixte de données (par questionnaire puis entretiens […]

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Locating anomalies in aerial multi-spectral imagery

AERIUM employs aerial drones to collect data and perform geospatial data analytics in real-time applicable for a variety of fields which include the oil sector, airport transportation, forestry, and smart wildlife management. This proposal focuses on leveraging the data characteristics available in multispectral imagery and that may be missing in standard RGB data to detect […]

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Improving environmental effects biomonitoring in freshwater ecosystems: A comparison of morphology-based and DNA-based approaches

Federal Canadian regulations of the Fisheries Act require operating mines and pulp mills to undertake biodiversity monitoring every three years to assess potential environmental effects. Different groups of organisms have differential sensitivity to pollutants and other environmental factors, so communities (e.g., invertebrates) provide a rich source of information about the system’s health Identifying invertebrates using […]

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The Phone Oximeter, a Simple Mobile Device to Screen for Sleep Apnea in Children

The high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) poses a serious threat to the healthy growth and development of many children. The lack of oxygen during sleep can lead to daytime sleepiness, growth failure, behavioural problems and developmental delay. Polysomnography (PSG), the gold standard to diagnose OSA is high in cost, requires a well-equipped sleep […]

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Implementation of parallel and artificial intelligence techniques to solve power systems in a faster and more efficient way

Nowadays, the electrical systems have thousands of nodes. To simulate this kind of systems electromagnetic transient programs (EMTP) are often used. One of the widely used commercial programs available is PSCAD, which can simulate large networks. However, these kinds of systems could impose an important computational burden, and use a considerable amount of time to […]

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Understanding the Baseline and Changes in Canada’s Blue Economy Workforce

Canada is launching a new plan for its oceans, titled the “Blue Economy”, which is focused on economic development that will benefit Canadians equitably and protect the environment. This project is focused on understanding a baseline of who is part of Canada’s ocean industries, and create a monitoring tool to see if diverse Canadians benefit […]

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Building a Data Fluent Canadian Cultural Sector

21st century Canada requires a data fluent arts and culture sector. The cultural sectors and their funders must mobilize data to understand the impact and value of their efforts in Canada and abroad, and to improve these efforts. Building a Data Fluent Canadian Cultural Sector will identify existing data collection efforts in Canada, describe data […]

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Developing Machine Learning Methods for RGB Images to Quantify Crop and Weed Populations Across Agricultural Fields

Food security is a global concern due to the ever-increasing population amid limited agricultural land resources. Farmers utilize fertilizers and herbicides to ensure consistent crop establishment. However, overuse of fertilizers and other treatments leads to negative consequences resulting in soil depletion, environmental contamination, and pollution. An effective way to reduce these toxic chemicals is to […]

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To develop an AI model for predicting future lung cancer in low-dose screening CT

Screening with low-dose CT has been shown to significantly reduce lung cancer related mortality in high-risk ever-smokers. Interval cancer (IC) is a rising challenge in lung cancer screening because it usually presents in an advanced stage (stage III/IV non-small cell cancer) or is more biologically aggressive (i.e., small cell histology) and have a poorer prognosis […]

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Regenerative Tourism Strategies within Kelowna BC to Promote Destination Development and Environmental Sustainability

For many communities, the tourism industry is an important and integral part of their cultural, social, and economic capital. It provides many jobs, salaries, and wages within local communities contributing to overall gross domestic product. While this industry creates opportunity and revenue there are also negative environmental impacts that cannot be ignored. The tourism industry […]

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