This 3-year international partnership project between Canada and China will facilitate knowledge exchange and advancement through active engagement of academic and non-academic partners in both countries. The overarching goal is to develop user-focused initiatives to promote and intervene on mental wellness among children and youth (age 12 – 17) in both Canada and China. One […]

The Ontario Association of Residences Treating Youth (OARTY) is a provincial association of private residential services. OARTY members provide support to individuals needing temporary, short or longterm residential care; including those suffering the aftermath of abuse and neglect, and those with developmental challenges, among others. The problem that OARTY and its members are facing is […]

In recent decades, the pacing of global warming has intensified significantly, highlighting the imbalance between sustainable footprints and availability of farming resources. The proposed research extends the development of machine learning platform that tracks the economic and sustainability values on productive surface areas such as mixed staple and forestry farmlands. Beside enabling consumers to reduce […]

There are many process and raw materials distinctions between brewing beer at large, multinational scales and at small, regional craft scales. However, the longstanding dominance of large industry players means most available data on brewing are derived from studies conducted at large scales. There is much yet to understand about quality and efficiency outcomes of […]

In a world where animal health and welfare are receiving increasing attention, it is crucial that we understand and support livestock farmers who are under an incredible amount of stress. This research is designed to start a supportive discussion and to collect information on the topic of farmer mental health in the beef and dairy […]

Le projet consiste à la mise en place d’une plateforme informative disponible aux PMEs sur les quatre volets de la rémunération globale, soit la rémunération direction, les avantages sociaux, le climat de travail et le développement professionnels. L’objectif est de permettre aux PMEs de se référer à une banque de données présentée sous forme d’indicateurs […]

The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on everyone and was heavily covered by the media. Studies have shown that the pandemic itself and the media coverage might have influenced the number of adverse drug reactions that were reported to regulatory agencies. This project aims at determining how it affected the reporting of all adverse drug […]

Prostate Cancer has become the most diagnosed cancer in men in Canada. Nanoparticles have a myriad of unique properties, the most striking is their incredible ability to absorb light and convert this energy into intense heat. Therefore, the placement of particles to a tumor, dissipating extreme near-field energy, would cause complete ablation. In realizing this […]

There is an increasing amount of potentially distracting information being made available to drivers. However, applications (e.g., for navigation, work, entertainment, etc.) need to be aware of driver workload so that they don’t create unsafe distraction. This work is important because distracted driving is a major risk factor for road accidents and the threat of […]

This project aims to develop a method for accurately assessing the enzymatic activity of large libraries of compounds. To do this we will employ computational modeling of small molecules in an ensemble of protein crystal structures. The results of this work will lead to a better understanding of the relationship between docked poses and crystal […]

Sleep apnea, which affects 10% of adults, is a disorder that causes breathing to repeatedly stop during sleep, leading to reduced blood oxygen and fragmented sleep. It increases the risk of HF by four times, of hypertension or stroke by three times, and doubles the risk of car accidents. Health care utilization is doubled in […]

Heavy oil (high viscosity oil) is trapped underground. Cold heavy oil production with sand (CHOPS) is an enabling technology to extract heavy oil through wormholes forming around wellbore. There are thousands of CHOPS wells in Saskatchewan and Alberta with low primary oil recovery. Cyclic solvent injection (CSI) enhanced oil recovery process stands out as one […]