In 2018, Canada legalized the use of recreational cannabis. Despite legalization, there are still many things we do not know about how cannabis can impact our health. It is important that scientists study what cannabis does to our bodies so that Canadians can be informed consumers. A common way to consume cannabis is to use […]

The process of an oil and gas reservoir being “soured” by hydrogen sulphide is complex due to the many operations (e.g. changing production methods and waterflooding). The phenomena of souring occurs in most reservoirs were secondary or enhanced oil/gas recovery takes place. Hydrogen sulphide casues a number of operational and safety problems such as scaling, […]

The goal is to understand the behavior of cryptocurrency chains when fraud amounts are transferred from the MasterCard network to cryptocurrency exchanges. Based on this understanding, we need to come up with an Index score or Leading indicators of certain pattern that indicates high fraudulent activity in the MasterCard network. We need to build such […]

O Stratégies travaillera avec une personne étudiante afin d’effectuer des analyses organisationnelles (impacts du changement) et recommander des approches proactives et modes de fonctionnement en réponse aux problématiques soulevées. La personne étudiante va aussi collaborer à la révision, au développement et à la mise en œuvre de stratégies, d’outils, de médias sociaux et de processus […]

British Columbia has used the approach of capturing and moving amphibians that would otherwise be destroyed or negatively affected by human project activities to an alternative release site as a standard to conserving herpetofauna over the last decade; referred to as mitigation translocation or salvaging. The use of mitigation translocation to offset direct and indirect […]

Periodontal diseases are among the most common diseases in the population. According to the Canadian Dental Association, around 7 in 10 Canadians suffer from some form of gum disease at some point in their lives. They are characterized by inflammation and destruction of tooth supporting structures. Their progression is determined by the interaction between microbes […]

Ce projet vise le developpement d’un nouvel algorithme permettant de mieux suivre l’evolution d’une discussion sur des reseaux sociaux, notamment Twitter. Il se base sur une analyse de la cooccurence des mots-clics (hashtags) utilises par les usagers pour faire une expansion de requete. Cette demiere permettra une adaptation en temps reel du systeme de cueillette […]

Free-ranging and free from bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis, the Ronald Lake wood bison population in northern Alberta has ecological, cultural, and spiritual importance. The ongoing sustainability of the population requires stewardship and management that aligns with the goals of Indigenous governments, provincial and federal governments, and other interested parties. Partnering with The Firelight Group, alongside […]

Our proposal will focus on data synthesis for retina-based disease diagnoses, such as Glaucoma detection. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible but preventable blindness in working-age populations. In 2013, 64.3 million people aged 40–80 years were estimated to suffer from glaucoma, while this number is expected to increase to 76 million by […]

Les effets négatifs des changements climatiques d’une part et les besoins énergétiques toujours croissants d’autre part ont poussés les décideurs à mettre en place des programmes d’efficacité énergétique. Au-delà d’une prise de conscience collective, il faut fournir les outils et les informations permettant aux utilisateurs finaux et aux producteurs, transporteurs et distributeurs d’énergie de collaborer […]

The goal of this research project is to understand how well blockchain and distributed ledger projects conducted in humanitarian settings live up to their potential for benefitting technology users. The research will consider this question through the lens of data justice, an emerging framework that looks at the storage and protection of digital data and […]

There are many commercialized active noise cancellation (ANC) headphones and headsets that try to reduce unwanted background noise. You can simply listen to your favorite music or talking with your loved ones in crowed areas using them without any distractions. The overall working principle of them is to generate an inverse signal to unwanted noise […]