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Facilitators and Barriers to Knowledge Translation for Diabetes Management in Mexican Health Units

Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a major cause of death worldwide (“WHO | The top 10 causes of death,” 2014). In Mexico, high incidence rates of diagnosed T2D (9.2%) and obesity (34.4%)
pose a burden for the health system (Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP), 2012b). A national strategy for diabetes management, the Grupos de Ayuda Mutua (GAM), has been
implemented, in response to rising T2D rates. Individual GAMs consist of peer-support and education and clinical attention by a health care team. The proposed study aims to investigate
the barriers and facilitators to clinical guideline adherence from the perspectives of health professionals currently involved in GAMs. Findings from the proposed study could then be used
by decision makers to inform policy and improve the current GAM model which could increase effectiveness for diabetes management and prevention.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lucie Lévesque

Student:

Partner:

Universidad de Guadalajara

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Analyse et recommandations sur la mise en place d’une infrastructure d’innovation ouverte en cybersécurité

Les principaux défis de la cybersécurité sont la protection des données sensibles, des renseignements disponibles sur Internet, et la lutte contre les actions de piratage numérique. Pour une banque coopérative comme le Mouvement Desjardins, le risque lié à la cybersécurité est important, puisqu’il peut remettre en cause la relation de service basée sur la confiance entre la banque et ses usagers. Ce projet de recherche se propose de faire dialoguer des partenaires d’entreprise partageant les préoccupations de Desjardins en matière de cybersécurité, mais également des usagers et des chercheurs universitaires, selon les préceptes de l’innovation ouverte. L’objectif est d’analyser les préoccupations de chacun et de faire une liste de recommandations pour la mise en place d’une plateforme d’échange et de communication qui permette un meilleur partage des connaissances technologiques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mickaël Gardoni

Student:

Partner:

Mouvement des caisses Desjardins

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Technology; Commercial Services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Life Cycle Assessment of Diesel Fuel Production from Woody Biomass in Nova Scotia

As concerns grow globally about resource scarcity and the impacts of climate change, there is greater need to develop alternative energy systems to support our economic activities. As new technologies are developed, there is also a need to fully understand their potential environmental benefits and impacts so we can make design improvements and so governments and consumers can make informed choices. CelluFuel Inc. is a Nova Scotia-based start-up company looking to produce biodiesel made from wood wastes from forestry activities as a substitute for diesel in heavy-duty vehicle transport. The objective of this research is to use life cycle assessment (LCA) to measure the potential environmental benefits and impacts of CelluFuel’s biodiesel product in order to identify design improvements and inform policy-makers and consume

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Tyedmers

Student:

Partner:

Cellufuel Inc (NS)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Green/Alternative Energy; Clean Technology

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Sales and Marketing Research Support

TREQ Innovations is a developer of portable electronics which combine several electronic devices into a single device. Treq is seeking to engage a MITACS intern who can assist their sales and marketing team with research support. Using the concept of value co-creation (VCC), the intern will engage potential consumers to provide insight into Treq’s market. The intern will use traditional forms of research to co-create with its customers and stakeholders. Observation, interviews, surveys and focus groups will be used to better understand the two customers segments: outdoor recreation and industrial safety. This research will provide “rapid and continuous learning by the firm from interactions with (customers) about how they relate to the options and features that the firm has on offer and how those offerings might be of more value to customers.”

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Wolfe

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Social Lab on Poverty in South India

Globally, poverty is a continuing problem that is not easily resolved. 650 million people in India live below the poverty line. In the south of India in the rural region around the city of Mysore, half of women are illiterate, and lack equal opportunity of employment. Although research has been done on technological and financial solutions to poverty, a key gap in the research is understanding the social inhibiting patterns (personal and social habits) that limit creative solutions toward change. My research will build off of a ten year established relationship with University of Mysore to advance the work into cutting-edge creative processes towards change that rely on local wisdom. The outcomes will offer rural communities new ideas on how to empower women in income generation, create a toolkit of processes for organizations locally and worldwide to deal with complex social problems like poverty, and advance academic knowledge in creativity, social innovation, and social habits.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ashok Mathur

Student:

Partner:

University of Mysore

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

University:

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Controlled Passive Energy Management in Prosthetic Foot Components: Cosmetic Cover Design and Performance during Simulated Gait

There is a need for higher functioning prosthetic components available at a lower cost. The Niagara Foot™ is a low cost, high function energy return prosthetic device targeted towards developing regions. The system is comprised of keel and cover components developed through partnership of Niagara Prosthetics and Orthotics International (NPOI) and Queen’s University. A new collaboration being established with the National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids (NRRA), Beijing China, aims to develop a fabrication method for the foot system. A new cover design incorporating required aesthetics and function will be developed to increase the foot system’s availability to the Chinese population. The project objectives include developing the new cover, and doing mechanical testing determining its durability and effects on keel performance. This project contributes to the development of lower cost prosthetic components, and informs prosthetic foot designers and clinicians on the cosmetic cover’s capabilities of altering keel performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tim Bryant

Student:

Partner:

Zhejiang University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Educational Reward Plug-In for Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Platform

Reward is a common way to increase students’ learning motivation in traditional classroom learning. The traditional rewards, such as stamps and stickers, are usually symbolic and
valueless to students and may not get students motivated. This project proposes an educational reward plug-in for massively open online course (MOOC) platform like Moodle and edX where students can receive in-game rewards while studying online. When students complete a learning activity (e.g., exercise or quiz), the MOOC reward module will deliver proper in-game
items which they can use to play the game according to their performance on the learning activity. When students have better performance in terms of doing and accomplishing a learning
activity, they will receive more powerful and/or rare in-game items. With these powerful in-game items’ help, students can have more fun in the game-play or even show-off the items that they have to other players. For this reason, students may put more efforts on doing their homework and may be actively participated in the online discussions in the MOOC course for getting better rewards. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maiga Chang

Student:

Partner:

East China Normal University

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education

University:

Athabasca University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Children’s Participation in Health-Related Decisions in a Pediatric Oncology Setting in New Delhi, India

The aim of this project is to better understand children’s actual and desired participation in discussions, decisions, and actions that affect them in a pediatric oncology setting in New Delhi, India. This study is within the emerging field of childhood ethics and will be guided by a moral experience framework, which means it aims to encompass the child’s sense that values he or she believes to be important are being realized in their every day life. While using the moral experience frame, the methodology that will be used for this study is focused ethnography, a form of participatory research. This includes participant observation, interviews, and key document analysis. The results of this study have the potential to be used to tailor nursing interventions to the direct needs of the children whose perspectives will be heard through this project. It is expected that the results will highlight the capacity children have to participate in matters that affect them and advance the understanding of children’s experiences with cancer in India for health care professionals, policy makers, families, and interested others.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Franco Carnevale

Student:

Partner:

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Multi-Axis Experimental Assessment of Prototype suspension for Heavy Commercial Vehicles

Different types of the interconnected suspension systems have been suggested, designed and demonstrated. Although the ample work has been done in the area of interconnected suspension, the work for overcoming or satisfying practical limitations and commercialization of the suspension considering all the space and size constraints is not sufficient. The proposed research work involves In-Lab testing and validation of the prototype of the new type of the suspension design suggested for the heavy vehicles with possibility of different types of interconnections and the flow control technologies. The extensive testing with required sensors and parameters will be done. The final aim is to make the evaluation of suspension parameters and the validation with the characterization of the prototype. The all activities listed are very essential and will help in progressing the dissertation research work in the required direction. Also the testing exposure will help in understanding of the parameters and better tuning in future work. Starting from the mid of September 2016, it is expected to finish all the listed activities in 3 month period of time.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Subhash Rakheja

Student:

Partner:

Huaqiao University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Characterization of chemosensory proteins in exosomes

Cells in our body secrete round structures lined by cell membrane under normal as well as stressful conditions. These “structures” or “micro vesicles” are termed as exosomes. They
contain information from parent cells that can be transferred to other cells, thereby acting as cell-to-cell communication units. In this study I aim to identify the presence of bitter taste
responsive proteins in exosomes. Bitter taste responsive proteins are also known as chemosensory proteins. These proteins have demonstrated significant role in pathophysiological conditions. I will determine the presence of bitter taste responsive proteins in these exosomes by novel cellular and molecular techniques. The expected outcome has the potential to be used as a diagnostic assessment tool for certain oral diseases.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Prashen Chelikani

Student:

Partner:

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Globalink Research Award

A novel approach for new treatments for iron overload diseases

Iron-overload disorders, such as hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and beta-thalassemia, develops when the body absorbs excessive iron over years. They are quite common with a prevalence of 1/200 in population of northern-European ancestry and 1/500 worldwide respectively. Without treatment, iron-overload can lead to diabetes, heart disease or cirrhosis. Main treatment for HH is phlebotomy and patients need frequent visits in clinic. Pr Leduc’s team in collaboration with GSK is validating the hypothesis that an inhibitor to an enzyme associated with iron homeostasis will efficiently lower iron-overload and act as a new drug. Hit compounds have already been discovered. Pr Leduc’s laboratory has expertise with the therapeutic target and a strong experience in enzyme characterization and inhibition. Combined with GSK’ expertise in drug discovery, this research project focuses on the optimization of identified compounds in term of potency and specificity and also the characterization of their effects on iron regulation

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Leduc

Student:

Partner:

GlaxoSmithKline Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Examining salmon population dynamics on the Central Coast of British Columbia to inform conservation and management

Pacific salmon play an important economic, ecological, and cultural role throughout their range. However, declining salmon populations have diminished this role in many regions. The factors responsible for declines are poorly understood but are of great interest, particularly for First Nations, who have a large role in salmon management. To inform management and conservation, I propose to synthesize salmon population data from the Central Coast of British Columbia, in collaboration with the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance, an organization representing resource interests of First Nations in the region. I will (i) quantify patterns in abundance and survival of salmon over space and time; (ii) determine the population status of salmon stocks; and (iii) test hypotheses to explain the observed patterns in abundance, status, and survival. This work is a critical first step towards understanding

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Reynolds

Student:

Partner:

Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

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