Understanding the degree to which habitat disturbance affects fragile and biodiverse herpetological communities is critical to mitigating damage from future anthropogenic and natural environmental disturbances. This is especially true if the disturbances are an ever-growing green energy source in the energy sector, wind energy, and an increasing natural disturbance, wildfire. Few studies have examined how […]

Electro Carbon est une entreprise spécialisée dans le développement de technologies de rupture et innovantes orientées vers la valorisation du dioxyde de carbone (CO2). Toujours soucieux de la protection de l’environnement, Electro Carbon agit pour répondre aux besoins mondiaux en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre et de lutte contre […]

Currently, drug delivery systems used in clinical applications are limited to liposome and polymer-based systems. Although these methods have been shown to be sufficient for most applications, they have limited targeting of specific areas in the body and have a low effectiveness for efficient drug administration. To compensate, higher and multiple dosages are required, drastically […]

The application of road salt to our roads, parking lots and sidewalks, is causing long-term corrosion to infrastructure and vehicles, and damage to the environment. Various alternative de-icing salts have been proposed but a holistic understanding of their ice-melting performance, corrosion effects and environmental impacts is limited. The goal of the broader project is to […]

Composite structures are very popular in industries due to their lightweight and high strength. They degrade and cause huge economic losses or even serious disasters. Structure health monitoring has a great significance in the operation and maintenance of industrial assets. Current commercial software for structural health monitoring uses traditional and common methods which are only […]

Small business entrepreneurs, who contribute significantly to economic activity in the First Nation communities and provide employment to majority of the population living in the community, have been impacted by the economic downturns leading to significant business losses. The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is a positive relationship of economic hardships […]

MIScoliTM est un dispositif innovant pour le traitement de la scoliose chez les jeunes adolescent.e.s. Ce dispositif vise à corriger la déformation de façon moins intrusive que les approches de fusion vertébrale en misant sur la modulation de la croissance vertébrale à l’aide d’agrafes fixées sur les corps vertébraux et d’une attache polymérique qui applique […]

Le projet consiste à comparer deux approches en développement organisationnel : l’approche des forces et l’approche appréciative. Ces deux interventions sont tirées de la recherche en psychologie positive et visent à développer le bien-être, l’engagement et la performance des employés. Les participants seront divisés en trois groupes homogènes : un groupe expérimentant l’approche des forces, […]

Rocky reef fish play an important role in marine ecosystems and socially as First Nation Food, Social, and Ceremonial, commercial and recreational food fish. Many species of rocky reef fish are vulnerable to fishing pressure and other human impacts like vessel noise. Multiple species are currently listed as Threatened or Species of Special Concern in […]

Recent cyber-attacks have overwhelmed many high-profile businesses. These attacks often exploit multiple types of vulnerabilities to infiltrate into target systems in multiple stages. Cyber threat hunting in enterprises is the process of proactively and iteratively searching for malicious activities in various types of adversaries that have entered the defender’s network. This process is critical for […]

Afin de lutter contre le gaspillage de vêtements au Québec, Vestechpro mènera plusieurs projets en lien avec cet enjeu, dont la réduction à la source. Ce projet consistera à faire une analyse des défis environnementaux liés à la consommation de vêtements et une proposition de solutions pour prévenir et réduire la consommation. Ce projet commencera […]

Almost all cervical cancers are caused by a Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The current standard of care relies primarily on chemo- or radiation-therapy and surgery. These methods have several side effects leading to high morbidity of the affected patients. There is an urgent need to develop new therapeutic approaches that are more efficient, efficacious, and […]