Development of chemically modified probes for robust molecular diagnostics

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the public need for molecular diagnostic tools to identify pathogen panels through nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT). Many clinical labs worldwide have now established infrastructures for routine molecular assays using classic quantitative PCR (qPCR). In order to further advance this – now routine – tool for in vitro diagnostics (IVD), […]

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AAI: Optimal Postal-Code Level Customer Acquisition

The customer acquisition strategy for an organization is most effective if informed by insights into which customers would provide the most value, how much it would cost to acquire those customers, and what is the probability of success for acquiring a particular customer. While it is not tractable to do such analysis at the individual […]

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Optimization of the detection of mycotoxins in plant material using LCMS

Mycotoxins are acutely toxic compounds produced by fungi when they infect food crops such as grains and cereals but can also be found in cannabis flower and products. These compounds are known to cause cancer and kidney failure when ingested and are therefore closely regulated by Health Canada. There are 4 main mycotoxins that are […]

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Non-thermal Plasma Assisted Photocatalytic Conversion of Low-cost Light Hydrocarbons to Value-added Fuel and Chemicals at Ambient Conditions

Increasing worldwide energy demand has sparked research interests towards the direct transformation of low-cost light hydrocarbons like natural gas into valuable liquid fuels or chemicals. Conventional thermo-catalytic approaches to achieve these reactions require high reaction temperatures (> 673 K), resulting in less desired products formation with severe coke. Non-thermal plasma (NTP) technology offers an attractive […]

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High-Throughput Linguistic Content Sentiment Analysis

The project has the following objectives: 1. To build a simulation for a generic social model, to represent how effective a toxic text sentiment detection algorithm/model works within simulation a. Building a simulation model b. Testing the performance of the model using a dataset c. Evaluation of the model 2. Optimizing existing toxic text detection […]

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Insect community metabarcode sequencing for mine reclamation monitoring

Mining is important to the Canadian economy, contributing an estimated $43.9 billion in 2020 while addressing growing demand for minerals. Mine operations disturb natural environments, and Canadian federal and provincial authorities have instituted the Mines Act, and the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia, providing a regulatory framework for mine closure […]

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Intelligent Strategies for Optimal Virtual Network Function Placement in 5G Core

The proposed project aims at developing novel algorithms for the 5G Core Network Placement to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The ultimate goal is to minimize the number of virtual network functions in 5G packet core while meeting the latency requirements. Thus, this project aims to address the trade-off between latency and operational costs in […]

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BusPas Inc – Internationalization opportunities of smart mobility technology.

BusPas is a dynamic development company committed to advancing today’s mobility and shaping tomorrow’s. Through cloud and mobile technologies, we are transforming the mobility experience for users and supporting transit agencies in the digitalization of the city. We have developed something new for transit operators and agencies. An innovative technology that will be deployed massively […]

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