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Assessing the impact of restoring semi-natural habitat on farmland on agricultural productivity

The goal of this project is to understand how habitat enhancements, such as semi-natural or natural native managed hedgerows, grass margins, and grassland set-asides impact both pollination and pest control in berry fields in the Delta, BC region. Our hypothesis is that the inclusion of these natural habitats will promote beneficial insect diversity. Beneficial insects include pollinators, such as bumble bees, and natural enemies, such as ladybugs that feed on aphids. Through the collaboration between UBC and DF&WT, we hope to provide our partner organization with up-to-date research to better inform their associated berry growers that will allow them to better manage their farms in such a way that will benefit both production and nature.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Juli Carrillo;Claire Kremen

Student:

Partner:

Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

An essential resource: Policy and planning for single-room occupancy housing

Despite the stigma attached to single-room occupancy (SRO) housing, it can provide good quality, low-cost housing. However, the high cost of upgrading to meet zoning and other regulations, and the low rents that tenants can afford, make it difficult to manage and maintain. As a result, SRO housing is always at risk of gentrification and conversion to other forms of housing. This project will identify examples of successful SRO housing from other cities and will assess the policy frameworks that makes these success stories possible. It will then develop recommendations to improve SRO housing in Winnipeg. West Broadway Community Organization has been working to support local SRO housing for over a decade and will incorporate the results of this research into its ongoing programming work.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sarah Cooper;Orly Linovski

Student:

Partner:

West Broadway Community Organization

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Low cost wearable and continuous temperature sensor for COVID-19 pre-screening with remote monitoring (TEMPOS)

This project will undertake the development of a cost-effective, continuous monitoring, wireless temperature sensor. The sensor development undertaken with NURO will integrate the hardware with software algorithms designed to track and deliver a simple output for healthcare monitoring. The device is anticipated to be employed for tracking of COVID-19 in front line workers by monitoring their body temperature as fever is one of its most common symptoms. The device will form an integral part of NURO’s overall platform that is based on human-machine interface and is expected to become the basis for further expansion into other devices for monitoring pulse rate and shape, electrocardiograms etc . Such a comprehensive tool set will allow the monitoring of a wide-ranging conditions affecting human health and TEMPOS is a critical step in current scenario and for future applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vivek Maheshwari;George Shaker

Student:

Partner:

NURO

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in Canadian high performance athletes: Prevalence, health and performance implications – Year two

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) was first characterized by the International Olympic Committee in 2014 and characterizes a range of negative health (endocrine function, bone health) and performance outcomes that result from chronically low energy availability. Despite recognition of its significance for health and performance, and a prevalence rate of 3-60% in athletes, our ability to correctly assess and diagnose RED-S remains poor. Further, RED-S concerns high performance junior and senior athletes across Canada, where effects are seen beyond the degree of success at major championships, including the cost of health care and long-term consequences for athletes diagnosed with RED-S. Accordingly, our aim is to create the best parameters to diagnose and manage RED-S; along with information of the prevalence and severity of RED-S across sports in Canada and globally; educate the athletes on the risks of long-term RED-S and of the ways to avoid RED-S; and to provide refined recommendations for protein and energy intake for high level endurance athletes, across a range of energy availability levels (low to optimal).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Trent Stellingwerff

Student:

Partner:

Own the Podium

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Life Sciences (not health); Other

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Elevate

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in Canadian high performance athletes: Prevalence, health and performance implications

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) was first characterized by the International Olympic Committee in 2014 and characterizes a range of negative health (endocrine function, bone health) and performance outcomes that result from chronically low energy availability. Despite recognition of its significance for health and performance, and a prevalence rate of 3-60% in athletes, our ability to correctly assess and diagnose RED-S remains poor. Further, RED-S concerns high performance junior and senior athletes across Canada, where effects are seen beyond the degree of success at major championships, including the cost of health care and long-term consequences for athletes diagnosed with RED-S. Accordingly, our aim is to create the best parameters to diagnose and manage RED-S; along with information of the prevalence and severity of RED-S across sports in Canada and globally; educate the athletes on the risks of long-term RED-S and of the ways to avoid RED-S; and to provide refined recommendations for protein and energy intake for high level endurance athletes, across a range of energy availability levels (low to optimal).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Trent Stellingwerff

Student:

Partner:

Own the Podium

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Life Sciences (not health); Other

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Elevate

Study of Plug Flow Regime Fluid Dynamics

The subject of this research project is the innovative and proprietary Liquid-Solid Circulating
Fluidized Bed (LSCFB) technology that achieves Continuous Fluidized Ion Exchange
(C.F.I.X.). This patented technology combines the benefits of fluidization with uninterrupted
continuous resin regeneration to provide increased production efficiency and capacity. The
main objective of the project is to study particle flow and fluid distribution/flow in a co-current
plug flow regime, an important consideration in the monitoring and control of the system. The
study will look at co-current flow/distribution of particles and liquid, the introduction of
secondary liquid inlets, and turbulence created within the system. Based on the results of the
studies, modeling of the conditions will be completed and computer simulations will be
implemented in order to model the distribution/flow of particles and liquid. In addition, low
turbulence liquid distributors and instrumentation options for in-line flow/flux measurement in
co-current plug flow regime will be evaluated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jesse Zhu

Student:

Partner:

Renix

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Advanced Manufacturing

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

La pandémie de Covid-19 telle que vécue par les personnes ayant des incapacités : état de la situation et proposition d’interventions

La pandémie de Covid-19 qui fait actuellement rage est une urgence de santé publique de portée internationale qui touche l’ensemble de la population. Cette pandémie constitue une source d’isolement des citoyens qui peut engendrer différents effets psychologiques et de santé néfastes (augmentation de l’anxiété et du stress, diminution du niveau d’activité et de participation, etc.). Certains groupes vulnérables peuvent d’ailleurs être davantage affectés que la population générale en raison de conditions qui leurs sont spécifiques, notamment les personnes handicapées et leurs proches. Afin de soutenir le milieu communautaire, le présent projet vise à documenter la perception des impacts et le vécu des personnes ayant des incapacités en lien avec la crise pandémique de la Covid-19 ainsi qu’à identifier des pistes d’intervention. Pour ce faire, nous réaliserons des entrevues auprès d’une centaines de personnes ayant des incapacités.

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Faculty Supervisor:

François Routhier;Emilie Raymond

Student:

Partner:

Regroupement des organismes de personnes handicapées de la région 03

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Enhancement of the process validation via characterization and optimization of mixing operations in the Sanofi Pasteur cutting-edge manufacturing facility designed for the production of 5-component acellular Pertussis, Diphtheria, and Tetanus vaccines

Sanofi Pasteur has established a cutting-edge facility for the production of different types of vaccines in Toronto. This state-of-the-art facility is comprised of various complex mixing operations, which play significant role in the vaccine production. Currently, there is lack of sufficient information about the hydrodynamics of these mixing units for the process validation. In this project, computational fluid dynamics and tomography will be utilized to characterize and optimize the operations of mixing units. The CFD model will be validated using tomography data. The validated CFD model and tomography data will be employed to assess the effects of different design parameters and operating conditions on the performances of these mixing units, which enable us to determine the optimal conditions. The implementation of CFD modelling in the process validation will result in reducing the process validation time and cost by at least 80% resulting in a major cost saving of over $400,000.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Farhad Ein-Mozzafari

Student:

Partner:

Sanofi

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Pharmaceuticals; Manufacturing and Construction

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’un algorithme de classification des nuages de points lidar aéroporté par apprentissage profond

La compagnie XEOS Imagerie oeuvre dans le domaine de l’acquisition de données lidar (Light Detection and Ranging). Elle désire extraire automatiquement les points associés au sol et aux objets à partir du nuage de points 3D brut de l’acquisition lidar. La procédure actuelle pour classifier les points repose sur une combinaison d’algorithmes spécialisés et d’interprétation humaine. Cette procédure est laborieuse. XEOS désire explorer les possibilités offertes par les techniques d’apprentissage profond, notamment par les réseaux de neurones convolutifs, pour identifier le sol et les objets dans les nuages de points lidar bruts acquis par son système aéroporté.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Fournier;Mickael Germain;Yacine Bouroubi

Student:

Partner:

XEOS Imagerie

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Caractérisation de l’immunité humorale développée par les personnes guéries de la COVID-19

La COVID-19 est causée par un nouveau virus, le SARS-CoV-2 et frappe durement la population mondiale. Cette maladie soulève de nombreuses questions, dont celle de savoir si l’immunité développée par les personnes ayant guéri de la maladie permet de neutraliser efficacement le virus et d’assurer une protection à long terme. Dans le cadre de ce projet, nous allons étudier les caractéristiques des anticorps retrouvés dans le plasma de personnes ayant guéri de la COVID-19 (plasma convalescent), incluant leur pouvoir neutralisant ainsi que leur persistance dans le temps. Les données générées par cette étude permettront de mieux comprendre comment combattre ce nouveau virus et permettront de prendre des décisions éclairées en matière de santé communautaire.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrés Finzi

Student:

Partner:

Héma-Québec (Montreal)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

COVID-19 related Research and Solutions; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Pharmaceuticals; Biotechnology

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Changes in Lifestyle and Body Weight among Children with Overweight and Obesity

In Canada, about one third of children aged 5 to 17 years are overweight, and 12% have obesity – a number that has tripled over the past 50 years. Childhood obesity is associated with increased risk of several comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes, low self-esteem, depression, and cardiovascular disease. In an era of personalized medicine, identifying key lifestyle factors associated with weight reduction among children with overweight and obesity will allow to develop individualized multicomponent interventions with increased effectiveness and adherence for long-term weight management in this high-risk population. The objective of this project is to evaluate the associations between changes in lifestyle habits and concomitant changes in body mass index (BMI) in children with overweight and obesity. Data generated over the course of the study will help shape individualized multicomponent graduated interventions with increased effectiveness in long-term management of pediatric obesity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier

Student:

Partner:

Réseau d'action en santé cardiovasculaire

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Identifying and analyzing inter-systemic cascades

This project aims to improve our understanding of the impacts of COVID-19 and its related impact on economic, food, and energy systems. While conventional attempts to understand these trends and help decision makers prepare for possible shocks tend to fixate on individual systems, this project investigates the complex interactions between these systems and the possibility of “inter-systemic cascades” where a shock in one system triggers cascading effects across others. Using research methods and system mapping tools specifically designed to analyze these inter-systemic effects, researchers will produce Briefings on possible inter-systemic trends that may unfold in the coming months and will identify opportunities for policy makers and corporate/community leaders to steer stimulus spending and other investments towards activities that have the potential to grow sustainably and resiliently over the coming decade.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Homer-Dixon

Student:

Partner:

Waterloo Global Science Initiative

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Royal Roads University; University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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