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Budget impact analysis for single stage breast implantation reconstruction in women with a mastectomy

Women with breast cancer often undergo mastectomy, or removal of the breast. Afterwards, they may elect to reconstruct their breast using one of several methods. One of these methods is by implantation with a permanently adjustable prosthesis. This procedure may show a smaller budgetary impact compared to multi-staged implantation. This project will estimate the budgetary impact to the government or hospital with a Mentor Spectrum permanently adjustable prosthesis, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies, in post-mastectomy women under a scenario of projected future use, using epidemiological, economic and preference estimates on the use of breast implantation with a permanently adjustable prosthesis. This will benefit the Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies by providing valuable information to be used show a hospital or the government any budgetary impact.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daria O'Reilly

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of zero VOC solvents based on organic carbonate compounds

major contributor to smog formation is the release of volatile chemicals which are emitted from many sources including automobile exhaust and consumer products. To combat the adverse effects smog has on air quality in North America, agencies such as Environment and Climate Change (Canada) and the Environmental Protection Agency (United States) enforce limits on the types and amounts of chemicals used in industrial applications and consumer products. Replacing chemicals that are known to contribute heavily to smog formation, with environmentally friendly chemicals are highly sought after targets. Mineral spirits are a widely prevalent chemical in consumer products and industrial processes that contributes significantly to VOC emissions. We propose to work with TBF Environmental to develop an environmentally friendly alternative to mineral spirits, which will reduce harmful smog emissions when used in place of mineral spirits.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Laurel Schafer

Student:

Partner:

TBF Environmental Technology Inc

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Powder Morphology Effect Assessment on Cold Spray Process for Repair and Additive Manufacturing Applications

Cold Spray is a coating additive manufacturing process relying on the particle kinetic, with particles plastically deforming upon impact with the substrate and adhering to it. While the production of thin aluminum/aluminum alloys coatings (below 1mm) by Cold Spray is fairly common, the production of thick coatings (> 1mm) and large net-shape parts has been more challenging. Equispheres patent-pending atomization technology produces free-flowing, uniform spherical metal powders, with narrow particle size distribution, excellent sphericity and flowability. As such, it is envisioned that their process could be used to produce aluminum feedstock powders with the proper specifications to prevent any of the issues encountered when trying to produce thick aluminum coatings/parts by Cold Spray.
The general program objective is to study, evaluate and compare the potential of various commercially available aluminum feedstock powders (including Equispheres) to be used in the Cold Spray process to produce dense thick coatings.TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bertrand Jodoin

Student:

Partner:

Equispheres Inc;University of Ottawa

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Policy implementation through Collective Decision-Making – a case study of a collaborative community-level strategic planning process on immigrant settlement and integration services

The InterCultural Association (ICA) of Greater Victoria leads the establishment of Immigrant and Refugees Canada’s prominent multi-stakeholders strategy named ‘Local Immigration Partnership’ to engage diverse groups to better coordinate, avoid duplication, and enhance the current settlement and integration services aimed at immigrant well-being. This research will observe the process of community-level planning, particularly the development of outcome and performance measurement indicators towards a sustainable multi-level collaborative governance. Research findings will shed light on innovative forms of a collective and multi-stakeholder decision-making process that is formal, consensus-oriented, and deliberative and could potentially be replicated by other LIPs across Canada and/or similar multi-stakeholder development initiatives.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Leach

Student:

Partner:

Inter-Cultural Organization of Greater Victoria

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Configuration Design, Modeling, and Simulation of the Smart Hybrid DC-AC Microgrid

The smart hybrid DC-AC microgrid is an emerging technology with remarkable potential benefits such as (i) facilitating integration of distributed energy resources and renewables, (ii) improving reliability and quality of the electrical energy supplied to the consumers, (iii) increasing the efficiency of power generation, transmission, and distribution systems, and (iv) facilitating implementation of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The results of this project will facilitate development and reliable operation of the future hybrid DC-AC microgrids by (i) provide detailed and accurate understanding of the possible configurations, and characteristics of the smart hybrid microgrid, and (ii) identifying design strategies to optimize the system characteristics and performance. The results of this project will support a Green Municipal Fund feasibility study conducted by S2E Technologies Inc.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Firouz Badrkhani Ajaei

Student:

Partner:

S2E Technologies Inc;Western University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

The Feasibility of Using Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) in Laying hen Diets

Soybean is the main source of protein in poultry diets while its production results in significant global greenhouse gas emissions. A potential substitute for the use of soybean could be insects like black soldier fly larvae (BSFL; rich in protein and fat) produced from food wastage. Dried BSFL has been approved by CFIA for use in broiler diets but has not yet been approved to be used in laying hen diets in Canada because of the lack of required data.
A feeding trial with BSFL (control, 10%, 20%) will be carried out to assess the feasibility and safety of the use of larvae in layer diets. Results of our study would facilitate the registration of dried BSFL as a feedstuff in layer diets by Enterra Feed Corporation. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kimberly Cheng

Student:

Partner:

Enterra Feed Corporation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Borders in Globalization – Vision for facilitating multi-modal preclearance in Southern Vancouver Island

Canada and US governments have committed to establishing preclearance for land, rail and sea travelers in a manner similar to that for air travel. While the primary reason for this is security, preclearance presents an opportunity to streamline journeys for travelers thereby creating better travel experiences and reputations for destinations.
The federal governments have agreed to implement preclearance in BC for those land, sea and rail gateways where U.S. Customs and Border Patrol already provide pre-inspection services. In Victoria, this currently only covers ferry services to Port Angeles and Seattle through Belleville Terminal.
The objective of this proposed research is to generate a report for Tourism Victoria and its stakeholders which examines the economic and social impact of preclearance for tourism in Victoria and the Saanich Peninsula including U.S. tourism growth projections, interest from operators and port operators, benefits to the region, information about CBP and CBSA priorities and concerns.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly

Student:

Partner:

Tourism Victoria

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public administration

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Managing Microbial Corrosion in Canadian Offshore Oil and Gas Production – Focus on chemistry and genomics

This MITACS proposal focuses on the chemical processes occurring that may enhance or inhibit microbial growth, identify and detect key microbial chemical precursors to MIC, and development of models to predict/mitigate MIC. It is part of a much larger Genome Canada project where the information and models developed in the proposal will be used in a genomic analyses and this information will in turn be used by this group to optimize models and detection systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kelly Hawboldt;Christina Bottaro;Faisal Khan

Student:

Partner:

Suncor Energy Inc (St. John's, NL);Husky Energy Inc (NL);Petroleum Research Newfoundland & Labrador

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Benefits of yeast derived mannan-oligosacchride supplementation on piglet gut microbial profiles and health

Increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance is becoming a major public health concern and is linked to use of sub-therapeutic antibiotics in agriculture. Sub-therapeutic antibiotics have been used for years in swine production to mitigate diarrheal diseases observed at weaning. Thus, development of alternative nutritional strategies to minimize sub-therapeutic antibiotic use is vital. Mannan-oligosaccharides may be useful as a feed additive to mitigate post-weaning diarrheal diseases. Mannan-oligosaccharides are unique in that they are thought to function by stimulating the immune system to bind and remove pathogens. However, the effects of direct supplementation of mannan-oligosaccharides on piglet gut microbiota and health has not yet been explored. The objective of this study is to determine the effects of a yeast derived mannan-rich fraction on piglet gut microbial profiles and gut health. This research will directly benefit Alltech by measuring the health benefits of their mannan-oligosaccharide for pigs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Benjamin Willing

Student:

Partner:

Alltech Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Quantitative assessment of risks involved in mechanized skiing in Canada

Helicopter and snowcat skiing in the backcountry involves different hazards such as avalanches, tree wells or helicopter incidents, which can result in serious injuries or even death. While the risk associated with avalanche involvements is well understood, no systematic analyses have been conducted on the other risks. In this project, we will gather all the historic information about serious accidents which has been recorded by member operators of HeliCat Canada (trade association of the helicopter and snowcat skiing industry) to quantitatively determine the risks associated with the various hazards. The results will help operators to better address existing operational weaknesses and develop evidence based approaches for reducing the risks for guides and guests while travelling in the backcountry. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pascal Haegeli

Student:

Partner:

HeliCat Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Other services (except public administration)

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Characteristics of PM2.5 in Prince George neighborhoods for personal monitoring purposes

Reports of air monitoring since 1994 show the annual average PM2.5 concentration in the Prince George airshed is one of the highest in the province. Although a large effort is underway to monitor ambient levels of PM2.5 , there has been no systematic study on personal exposure at the neighborhood level. Furthermore, there are no data on chemical composition (in particular elemental analysis) of PM2.5 in the neighborhoods. The main objective of this research project is to collect air samples using personal air samplers in order to characterize PM2.5 mass and particle number concentrations (PNCs) and quantify the chemical composition of PM2.5 in different neighborhoods in the city of Prince George, BC. The outcomes from this study will help to assess the success rate of the city and local industries of implementing new measures to reduce emissions of air pollutants into the airshed. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hossein Kazemian

Student:

Partner:

Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Évaluation du niveau de développement des maquettes numériques du BIM pour les sous-traitants de la construction au Québec

Le passage au numérique de l’industrie de la construction marque une transformation radicale des méthodes de travail et processus associés à la technologie. Afin de tirer les meilleurs avantages de ce changement technologique, et plus particulièrement de l’utilisation du BIM (Building Information Modeling), de nombreuses recherches ont étés menées en partenariat avec les concepteurs et gestionnaires de projets, cependant très peu sont menées au niveau de l’implémentation du BIM chez les entrepreneurs spécialisés alors que ce sont ces derniers qui réalisent la construction.
Le lien entre le niveau de développement (LOD) des maquettes 3D et les bénéficies pour les entrepreneurs spécialisés reste à définir. De plus, les informations et niveau de détails requis des maquettes numériques ne sont pas toujours fournis par les concepteurs. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Forgues

Student:

Partner:

Corporation des Entrepreneurs Généraux du Québec

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

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