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The role of Peyer’s patches in mycotoxicity

Mycotoxins are toxic metabolites from mold that commonly contaminate cereal and livestock feed crops around the world. The consumption of mycotoxins contributes to substantial economic losses to the livestock industry due to reduced productivity and health. There are over 500 different classes of mycotoxins, many of which have unknown mechanisms of action (MOA). Adding mycotoxin binders to livestock feeds is an important remediation strategy for reducing risk of mycotoxicosis, since they can reduce bioavailability of certain mycotoxins, reducing absorption across the gut epithelium. When testing the toxicity of mycotoxins in different species, and the efficacy of mycotoxin binders for reducing mycotoxin bioavailability, in vitro studies are critical for initial screening. Previous studies have demonstrated the utility of a bovine macrophage cell line (BoMAC) for carrying out such studies; however, BoMACs alone do not morphologically reflect the intestinal barrier where most mycotoxin exposure occurs. It is physiologically more relevant to carry out in vitro exposure studies using intestinal epithelial cells (IEC), or even better, co-cultured IEC + macrophages (IEC+BoMAC).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Niel Karrow

Student:

Partner:

Tohoku University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture and Food; Life Sciences (not health); Environmental Science and Technology

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Impact de la réalité augmentée sur l’expérience de consommation et les intentions d’achat de produits industriels

L’objet de cette recherche est de mieux comprendre l’utilité des expériences virtuelles, ici la réalité augmentée et la visualisation 3D, dans le cadre de la promotion de produits industriels personnalisables. En effet, l’utilisation de ces outils par les entreprises offrent de nombreux avantages, y compris dans le cadre de la personnalisation de masse, tendance essentielle de ces dernières années (Bonetti, Warnaby, & Quinn, 2018; Deloitte, 2019). L’entreprise partenaire propose ainsi aux entreprises des solutions de visualisation 3D et de réalité augmentée qui permettent de mettre en valeur leur produit et de présenter les différentes options de personnalisation possibles. En ce sens, on s’intéresse ici à une meilleure compréhension des facteurs d’adoptions, des freins et de l’impact sur le processus de décision des différents acteurs du centre d’achat associés à l’utilisation des technologies d’expériences virtuelles ainsi qu’à leur impact sur le ROI des entreprises qui mettent en place l’utilisation de telles technologies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Riadh Ladhari

Student:

Partner:

Visao

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Modeling of wall-pressure fluctuations induced by pressure gradient turbulent boundary layer

The wall-pressure fluctuations induced by turbulent boundary layers (TBL) can be an important source of noise and vibration in different applications. These fluctuations yield the trailing-edge noise, dominant source of wind turbine or marine propeller noise, and others. A correct modeling of the generated wall-pressure fluctuations is the first issue in analyzing this phenomenon. The project applicant and its supervising professor have largely studied TBL noise, publishing innovative solutions for certain flow conditions. The use of empirical model fit to
experimental data or based on analytical solutions are considered the best tool to estimate the turbulent noise, which allows handling the problem easily making it industrially viable. This project intends to improve and extend the existing approaches by combining the expertise of the applicant and the supervisor in collaboration with Mecanum. Furthermore, the novel model will be applied to investigate the design of acoustic liners for Urban Air Vehicles.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stéphane Moreau

Student:

Partner:

Mecanum Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Usability evaluation of a runway testing device interface

Various forms of usability testing can be used to optimize interface design and maximize human-computer interaction principles . A well-integrated, intuitive interface has the capacity to improve human efficiency, mitigate errors or lapses and improve situational awareness. Usability methodologies such as heuristic evaluations and cognitive walkthroughs can be performed at any point in the design process to identify areas for improvement. Additionally, in-field usability testing with users of the technology can further pinpoint inadequacies in software or hardware design. The proposed project will evaluate an interface design for an aviation braking availability tester (BAT) device by completing a systematic evaluation by an HCI expert. Outcomes to the partner organization include delination of any problem areas according to human factors principles, suggestions on improvements to the BAT system operation, and usage guidelines to be considered for future training applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ratvinder Grewal;Alison Godwin

Student:

Partner:

Team Eagle Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

Laurentian University

Program:

Accelerate

Effet de la structure spatiale intra-peuplement sur la modélisation de la succession en forêt boréale mixte

Afin de gérer de façon durable les ressources forestières, il importe de prévoir comment une forêt sera régénérée après un scénario de coupe donné. Des modèles de simulation permettent de faire ces prévisions à moyen et long terme, mais leur précision dépend notamment de la qualité des données qu’on y entre. Dans ce projet, nous voulons déterminer l’importance de connaître la disposition détaillée des différentes essences dans une forêt afin de prédire comment la composition de cette forêt changera après plusieurs décennies. Cette recherche aidera les entreprises forestières, dont notre partenaire Rayonier A.M., à établir de meilleurs plans d’aménagement durable pour répondre aux exigences des normes de certification forestière.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Philippe Marchand

Student:

Partner:

Rayonier A.M. Canada S.E.N.C.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Accelerate

Developpement d’un materiau ignifuge non toxique pour Ie procede derotomoulage et d’un protocole de test permettant d’evaluer les caracteristiques decombustion de ces resines.

Le projet de recherche concerne le developpemen d’un composite polymere pouvant etre moule dane le procede do roromoulage. Tout d’abord, des tests de feu devront etre prepares affin de s’assurer de la qualite des formulations de resines developpees sans avoir a les faire analyser dans un laboratoire accredite (tres cher). Les tests a developper seront similaires aux tests standards: ASTM E162, ASTM E662 et ombardier SMP 800-C. Par la suite, le developpement du composite polymere sera le principlal defi. Afin d’obtenir les specifications demanes, divers polymeres, materiaux et additifs devront etre testes dans les formulations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carmel Jolicoeur

Student:

Partner:

Prado technologies

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Impact de la culture dans le développement local et social du quartier Centre-Sud, quartier des Faubourgs

L’étude que nous souhaitons mener déterminera de quelle façon la culture a une incidence sur le développement local et social du milieu du quartier Centre-Sud, quartier des Faubourgs. La présence d’artistes et d’organismes culturels est un élément essentiel à l’identité du quartier, mais aussi à son essor social et économique. La démarche permettra de mettre en évidence les dynamiques issues des initiatives portées par divers acteurs locaux, depuis la fin des années 2000, dont la mise en œuvre de projets culturels a été faite dans un objectif de développement local. Cette recherche deviendra un outil pertinent pour les différentes instances culturelles qui œuvrent dans le quartier, en leur permettant de comprendre les variables fondamentales du territoire et d’adapter leur offre en conséquence.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Juan Luis Klein

Student:

Partner:

Voies culturelles des faubourgs

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Freewalker: Développement et évaluation d’un dispositif pour favoriser la marche et l’activité physique chez des patients hospitalisés et sous oxygénothérapie

L’importance de la marche dans le rétablissement des patients et les dangers de rester au lit pour les patients sont décrits depuis longtemps (Asher, 1947). Cependant, il a été constaté que les patients restent le plus souvent sédentaires au cours de leur hospitalisation avec un temps de marche quotidien moyen de 7 minutes (Pitta, Troosters, Probst, Spruit, Decramer, Gosselink, 2006) (Spencer, 2018) (Brown, Redden, Flood, Allman, 2009) (Callen, Mahoney, Grieves, Wells, 2004).
Le projet consiste à 1) développer un dispositif favorisant la déambulation (FreeWalker) chez des patients hospitalisés sous oxygénothérapie par le design et 2) déterminer l’impact physiologique et l’expérience d’usage lors de la marche avec ce dispositif. Par dispositif, il est entendu un ensemble de composantes techniques, matérielles et visuelles pouvant se traduire par un équipement médical, un aménagement, un objet ou un document visuel.
Pour ce faire, le design interviendra par une approche de design empathique s’appuyant sur l’étude de l’expérience du patient en situation d’hospitalisation afin de mieux documenter le sujet (Gagnon et Côté, 2014) (Köppen et Meinel, 2012). Soit par des entrevues, l’observation des participants et des lieux.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Colin Côté;Caroline Gagnon

Student:

Partner:

OxyNov

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Utilizing an evaluation of a community initiative to inform lessons for collaborative partnership and service delivery: All In for Youth Case Study

This project aims to provide much needed evidence to community organizations who want to use evaluation findings to better understand how to work with and support vulnerable children and their families in schools. The All in for Youth initiative and its collaborative partners offer integrated, wraparound supports to improve academic outcomes and resiliency of vulnerable children, support family health and stability, get communities involved, and inform policy and systems change. Individual non-profit organizations do not always have the resources, expertise, time, or capacity to intentionally gather evidence to support critical reflection of their services. Balancing the needs of all organizational representatives into one evaluation will be challenging. As will efforts to mobilize evaluation evidence so diverse audiences can learn about the AIFY initiative and its work. This case study will allow the Evaluation Capacity Network research team to more closely examine how community partners, collaboratively delivering services to children and families, develop and use evidence to inform and improve organizational practices, programs, and policies, navigate systems change, and establish common outcomes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rebecca Gokiert

Student:

Partner:

United Way of the Alberta Capital Region

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

From Observation to Response: The use of inclusive indicators to inform coastal Inuit resilience in Northern Labrador.

This project focuses on building a framework for socio-ecological and economic indicators that integrate local observations and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). The primary goal is to uncover valuable knowledge of coastal communities and provide a tool that encompasses TEK in measuring the status and trends in the health of marine resources while at the same time advancing our understanding of Inuit community values and customs. Due to the absence of data that characterize the coastal ecosystems and communities of Labrador, developing such indicators has been heretofore impossible. In identifying the current state of fisheries and the indicators that can help improve the ecological and social outcomes from fisheries management in Nunatsiavut, I will be organizing focus group discussions with Nunatsiavut communities and semi-structured interviews with local and regional stakeholders involved in the pre and post harvesting sector. Early involvement of those groups in identifying the needs and challenges for the development of indicators is critical in making sure that their input and local observations are effectively taken into account.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Megan Bailey

Student:

Partner:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Computer-vision Powered Smart Production Assistant

Over 70% of tasks in manufacturing are still manual; therefore, over 75% of variation in manufacturing comes from human beings. Human errors were the major driver behind $22.1 billion in vehicle recalls in 2016. Currently, when plant operators want to gain an understanding of their manual processes, they send out their highly-paid industrial engineers to run time studies. These studies produce highly biased and inaccurate data that provides minimal value to manufacturing teams. This project aims to create a smart production assistant that helps manufacturing plant operators gain unprecedented visibility into their manual production operations, allowing them to optimize their worker efficiency while maximizing productivity. This will be done by automated data generation using computer vision, conversion of raw data into useable information, visualization of information using common Business Intelligence methodologies and lastly, prediction of future plant performance based on historical information, as well as information about other market drivers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Afshin Rahimi

Student:

Partner:

IFIVEO

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

TEDS – Train Early Detection System

In Canada there are just over 17,000 public rail crossings—17% have gates, 22% just have bells and lights, and the remaining 61% have a white, reflective X crossing sign which at times is accompanied by a stop sign. In the U.S., the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) latest figures (2009) indicate there are 136,041 public rail crossings—31% have gates, 16% have flashing lights and 1% have highway traffic signals, wigwags and bells. The remaining 52% have a yellow and black crossbuck. Unsecured rail crossings, combined with distracted drivers, can lead to fatal accidents. For example, the Sept 18th, 2013 OC Transpo / VIA rail crash resulted in 6 fatalities and 34 people injured. The TBS investigation determined that distracted driving was a key cause of the crash, and distracted driving is on the rise.
In this project, we will explore and develop the key building blocks to building an efficient and scalable train early detection system (TEDS). The key idea is as follows: As trains move, their locations are updated on a public or private server. User devices such as a smartphone run an APP that checks a user’s location against known train locations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Kunz

Student:

Partner:

DataMotive

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

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