Performance Enhancing Effects of Altering Blood Flow Patterns

The vision of Own The Podium is for Canada to be a world leader in high performance sport. With this vision comes the required investment into our understanding of how athletes adapt to training and how this understanding can be leveraged to provide our national level athletes a competitive edge on the world stage. This […]

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Valeur à vie de clients dans une entreprise de commerce électronique

Le projet consiste à prédire la loyauté et le montant qu’un(e) client(e) serait porté(e) à dépenser au cours de sa vie en relation avec une entreprise en commerce électronique. Pour ce faire, un modèle de prédiction sera développé afin de capturer les dépenses cumulatives d’un client ainsi que la durée attendue de la relation avec […]

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Can computer vision technology be employed for accurate, unobtrusive, non-invasive, objective measurement and quantification of maternal sleeping position across the third trimester of pregnancy in the home setting?

Recent research studies have pointed to sleeping on the back in late pregnancy as possibly increasing the risk of serious problems pregnancy such as low birth weight and delivering a baby that died in the womb (stillbirth). However, because it is impossible to completely and accurately recollect one’s body position while sleeping, these studies are […]

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The effect of bioceramic textiles on skin temperature

The following application is to support a collaboration between the University of Alberta and Mark’s Work Wearhouse (MWW) – a Canadian clothing and footwear retailer. We aim is to evaluate the effects of bioceramic textiles on skin temperature. The research for the proposed project will be conducted in Dr Steinback’s laboratory at the University of […]

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Personalized relevance content recommendation

PC Optimum was originally built as a rewards platform. As we are moving in the path to engage more meaningfully with our customers by way of personalized & interactive experiences (content), we are building a targeting engine as a solution to surface personalized content tailored for each individual customer. The problem we are solving then […]

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In vitro evaluation and understanding of fabrics interaction with skin cells and dominant skin microbiome: a concurrent material degradation and health implication

Textile industry has been revolutionized over the years with inventions and creative innovations on fabrics to improve performance, comfort and durability. Developing such high performance and durable textiles without compromising human safety is a major challenge. This project will investigate the interactions between fabric systems with human skin and major skin colonizing bacteria. In addition, […]

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Adaptive Biofilm-Based apparel (ABBA)

Consumers are becoming increasingly interested in “smart” clothing with advanced properties that can enhance their comfort and performance. The next-generation of “smart” textiles can be fabricated by integrating living cells into the textiles that make up our clothing. For users of fitness apparel, living cells can endow clothing t-shirts or yoga pants with the ability […]

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The effect of acute breathing interventions on physical, emotional and behavioural responses to a stressful situation.

Athletes who regularly use relaxation strategies have been are better able to interpret stress and anxiety symptoms as beneficial to performance. Intentional breathing is a relaxation strategy that applies positive and quick effects on the body physiological and perceived stress response, such as reducing heart rate and anxiety. The goal of this study is to […]

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L’expérience de marque : La Distillerie

Le projet vise la mesure de l’expérience de marque en vue d’apporter des recommandations qui améliorons l’expérience de marque pour l’entreprise La Distillerie. L’expérience de marque englobe l’ensemble des points de contacts et interactions entre le consommateur et la marque qui améliore la qualité perçue. La mesure de l’expérience de marque de marque fut très […]

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Product Intern

The Product Intern will develop strong project management skills by ensuring innovation priorities are executed on time and within budget for their assigned product launches. To achieve category goals, the intern will interact with multi?functional partners and work collaboratively with other teams to problem-solve issues & mitigate risks.

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Good Local – Developer 2

The intern shall participate in a research and development project to create applications for the Goodlocal organization, that will help the organization expand it’s support of local businesses by providing logistical and operational services. Goodlocal’s body of work have confirmed that their successful online marketplace has largely benefited local business owners and in line with […]

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Good Local – Developer 3

The intern shall participate in a research and development project to create applications for the Goodlocal organization, that will help the organization expand it’s support of local businesses by providing logistical and operational services. Goodlocal’s body of work have confirmed that their successful online marketplace has largely benefited local business owners and in line with […]

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