Zooplankton species composition during hatching and development of Atlantic whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) in the upper Petite Rivière watershed, Nova Scotia

This research project aims to build a greater understanding of the diet of endangered Atlantic whitefish. The only wild population in the world inhabits three lakes of the Petite Rivière watershed in Nova Scotia. The species has great historical significance being the most primitive of all whitefish species in Canada. Yet, there is little known […]

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Estimating environmental performance of dehydrated poultry manure production using a Life Cycle Assessment approach

The sourcing and production of crop nutrient product used in agriculture have an environmental impact. To move toward a sustainable food system, it will be important to have a clear understanding of the environmental impacts associated with crop nutrient product. Dehydrated poultry manure is an increasingly popular crop nutrient product used within organic agriculture. Although […]

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Development of innovative precast concrete node for wood construction

Rapid of urban population and limited raw material and energy resources increase the demand for more sustainable structures. An initiative was taken by many governments, including Canada, to introduce more timber structures to the public buildings. This initiative can save a considerable amount of energy required to produce common construction materials such as concrete and […]

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Otolith microchemistry-based identification of migration life history variation in Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) in the Salish Sea.

The proposed work aims to use the chemical composition of otoliths (ear bones) to differentiate adult migratory and resident Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) in the Canadian Salish Sea. The ability to tell the difference between residents and migrants will allow us to investigate what controls resident summer herring abundance in the Strait of Georgia and […]

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Deep Reinforcement Learning in the Search for New Antibacterials

Discovery and development of new antibiotics is becoming increasingly challenging, and in fact declining in the private sector because antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are constantly evolving. One way to increase the antibiotic discovery rate is by taking advantage of the strides in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based deep learning models to find new antibiotics that kill bacteria, as […]

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Product Innovation Marketing Specialist

Enginuity’s Product Innovation division assists and partners with entrepreneurs and organizations launching new products to bring ideas to market. Atlantic Canada has a strong network of Funders, Crown Corporations, Federal agencies, NGO’s and associations; collectively the ‘Innovation Ecosystem’. Enginuity’s Product Innovation Program seeks to strengthen the connection between startups, academia, and technical expertise to drive […]

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Data-driven food recommendations for reducing physiological dysregulation

Personalized nutrition and dietary recommendation products claiming to improve health are moving faster than the underlying science. Existing tools for communicating healthy foods are available, but they are designed for public (not individual) health, can not incorporate diet history, and can not adapt to the user’s preferred health outcomes. We propose to implement and fine-tune […]

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OLabERATE: OLab Education Research Analytics Toolset Expansion

Virtual scenarios, which are similar to choose-your-own-adventure stories, in online format, are a powerful way to assess how well a young professional can make decisions and solve problems. This is different from most learning software that tests how well they remember factoids and tidbits. OLab is a tool for playing and creating virtual scenarios. It […]

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THYKIOM : Thykamine anti-inflammatory and antioxidant mechanisms

The inflammation triggered by oxidative stress is the cause of many diseases, including atherosclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Alzheimer disease and cancer. Although numerous molecules evaluated as antioxidants have exhibited therapeutic potential in preclinical studies, clinical trial results have been mixed. A greater understanding of the mechanisms through which antioxidants act and where and when […]

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