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Emerging Clinical Speech Recognition Technologies in Canada: How to do it Right?

With the rise in electronic health records, we are seeing more reports of clinician job dissatisfaction that is attributed to the amount of data entry work they are now required to do. Therefore, there is a lot of interest to use a speech recognition system to reduce the burden clinicians have by automating the documentation process as it passively listens during clinical visits. However, while many companies and research groups are devoted to construct such a system, there has not been any evaluation on the practicality and usability of this approach. In our research, we examine how a speech recognition agent should be implemented to automatically document clinical notes in a way that does not disrupt clinical workflow and will also explore the barriers and ethical implications this may have.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Khai Truong

Student:

Partner:

Mutuo Health Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Improving hygrothermal modeling as design tools using field measurements to achieve durable and energy efficient wood structures

Computer-based simulation software, called hygrothermal modeling has become increasingly popular and useful to predict and evaluate heat, air, vapour, and water-related performance of buildings. This research project aims to improve such modelling for wood construction through validation using specifically measured property data and field/lab performance data. The goal is to make modelling a more reliable design tool and to subsequently improve the design and construction of both mass timber construction and light wood-frame construction. Mass timber products including crosslaminated timber and nail-laminated timber, both critically important to meet the increasingly growing market in North America for mid-rise and taller timber buildings, will be covered. In addition, the work will focus on improving the simulations for highly energy efficient light wood-frame wall assemblies, commonly used to build high energy performance buildings across the country .

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hua Ge

Student:

Partner:

FPInnovations (Vancouver, BC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Construction and infrastructure; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of polyclonal antibodies for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis is the infection by the parasite Cryptosporidium that can cause life-threatening diarrhea in children <1 year old and in adults with altered immune system. No treatment is approved for those populations and there is an urgent need to find new therapeutic approaches. Recently, proteins of these parasites have been identified and antibodies against these proteins were produced. The goal of this project is to evaluate the potential of these antibodies to inhibit cryptosporidiosis in mouse models. The objective is to treat with these antibodies mice with a normal or an altered immune system. A reduction in parasite burden in treated groups compared to control group would prove the efficacy of these antibodies to control infection. Antibodies proven efficient in mouse models would constitute excellent candidates for further investigation in humans.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Momar Ndao

Student:

Partner:

Immunimed Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Program:

Accelerate

Examining social processes within a professional football academy using the Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR)

The proposed research will contribute to an empirical analysis of the utility of the Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR) and Athlete Coding System for Social Environments in Sport (ACSSES) to assess auditory observational data for meaningful social processes related to social identity in youth sport teams. We anticipate that observational data collected from participants’ social interactions in environments around their sport activity (e.g., commuting to/from competition, in dressing rooms) will help us better understand how social identities are developed, maintained and/or undermined within young football players (8 to 16 years of age) in professional football academies. Furthermore, we expect to learn what consequences emanate from team social identities (e.g., enjoyment, prosocial behaviour) among a unique competitive youth sample. Lastly, by collaborating and sharing my expertise of the methodology with international colleagues, I hope to expand my research network while enhancing confidence in the use of the EAR methodology in sport.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Luc J Martin

Student:

Partner:

Birmingham City University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Entertainment and Media; Technology; Education

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

The Effect of In-situ Polymerization of Monomer Mixtures via Inductive Curing on Densification and Hardness of Yellow Birch

This project aims to cure plastics within wood to increase hardness and durability; because conventional curing methods (UV light or convection heating) are ineffective at penetrating wood new methods are being explored. Induction heating using magnetic nanoparticles is an experimental method that needs fine-tuning in order to potentially be scaled to industrial standards. The main parameters that need to be understood and controlled are nanoparticle size, magnetic field strength and frequency, nanoparticle loading within the wood substrate and overall heating capacity of said nanoparticles within wood. The proposed research project aims to evaluate the frequency dependency of this system as well as characterise the magnetic properties of the nanoparticles being used. It should be observed that when magnetic field frequency is higher heating efficiency also increase. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Véronic Landry

Student:

Partner:

Universidad Rey Juan Carlo

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Forestry; Nanotechnology; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Les stratégies visuelles utilisées dans le jugement d’expressions faciales de douleur chez une prosopagnosique.

La prosopagnosie acquise se caractérise par un déficit de reconnaissance des visages dû à diverses lésions cérébrales. Ceux souffrant de lésions postérieures utilisent davantage la région de la bouche au lieu de celle des yeux pour l’identification des visages, bien qu’elle soit la région la plus diagnostique dans cette tâche. Ces patients présentent également un déficit à reconnaitre les expressions faciales d’émotion. Jusqu’à présent toutefois, les études portant sur les stratégies visuelles incluaient uniquement les émotions de base. Ainsi, dès septembre prochain, j’aurai la chance d’étudier les stratégies visuelles qui sous-tendent la reconnaissance de l’expression faciale de douleur chez PS (le cas le plus pur de prosopagnosie acquise) au iBMLab sous la supervision de Dr Caldara. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Caroline Blais

Student:

Partner:

University of Fribourg

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Program:

Globalink Research Award

The Effect of Ultrasound on Faradaic Reactions Occurring at polycrystalline Pt

The depletion of fossil fuels and the pollution associated with their processing has put modern society in an energy crisis. With increasing global demand for energy, it is imperative that we find clean energy alternatives to the hydrocarbon economy. Fuel cells provide a promising electrochemical approach to clean energy production, but still face challenges such as their use of high-cost materials. Developing new process intensification methods for industrial processes is of great importance to improving environmental impact, efficiency and cost of fuel cell technologies. Using power ultrasound to promote industrial electrochemical processes, or sonoelectrochemistry, was discovered over 70 years ago, but recently there has been revived interest in this field. Sonoelectrochemistry is a technology that is safe, cost-effective, environmentally friendly and energy efficient compared to other conventional methods. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gregory Jerkiewicz

Student:

Partner:

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Community Building: The New Civic Engagement in Ireland

This project is meant to provide, and expand upon existing research, on social media and what role it plays in modern day society. The focus of this study will be on Social Media working as a vehicle for social change and social movements for the community; particularly, the abortion laws in Ireland. This is a very unique opportunity; with the new law legalizing abortion, it has creating a window of opportunity to see into the makings of social movements and the power of collective action. With this project, we hope to shed light on how change comes about in modern social, using various tools such as social media platforms. We will use emotive stories within the community to elaborate on and expand knowledge surrounding politics, womens rights, equality, social media platforms, collective action and implementing change on a larger scale.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paloma Raggo

Student:

Partner:

Trinity College Dublin

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Vital Cities and Citizens

The applicant will be participate in the Vital cities project alongside Professor Jurian Edelenbos and his colleagues. The project will allow for better understanding of how youth engage with others, particularly with diverse groups of other youth, in social change and community betterment activities. This project seeks to understand how and why youth engage in civic and community initiatives in urban areas, and how the existing civic infrastructure of local associations might better enable them to do so. It will consist of an extensive literature review, interviews with community associations and gaining feedback from the community.
The project will provide practical advice to community organizations and public policy as to how they can more effectively support youth engagement. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Susan Phillips

Student:

Partner:

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Education; Technology

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Connecting ecological dots through striped bass diets by using DNA barcoding and stable isotopes

Striped bass invaded Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador in August 2017 and were identified to feed on Atlantic salmon and capelin; two important fishes to NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC). This project aims to sample striped bass in Labrador to identify what it is consuming. We will combine traditional stomach content morphological identification with a new approach for identifying stomach contents using DNA from the partially digested stomach “goo”. Species-specific DNA fragments (primers) will be used to identify prey through methods like the ‘barcode of life’ project. Additionally, we will use quantitative PCR (qPCR) to quantify how much DNA is present from each species when multiple species are in a stomach sample. By combining these methods, we anticipate identifying prey items within a wider window than using the traditional method alone. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Trevor Avery

Student:

Partner:

NunatuKavut Community Council

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Acadia University

Program:

Accelerate

Interrogation of Passive Wireless RF Cavity Sensors

Wireless sensors have attributes such as distributed sensing and wireless connections that make them attractive for civil infrastructure monitoring. A wired physical connection dramatically increases the cost of monitoring systems. For example, the St. Anthony Falls bridge in Minneapolis was reported to cost $3000 per sensor. Wireless sensors are an attractive solution to this problem. Passive wireless sensors are an emerging alternative, where the sensor is a passive device and hence there is no requirement for local power. In this project the intern will explore wireless passive sensors for monitoring rails. The HQP in this proposal will participate in solving challenging problems related to improving the accuracy of the sensor interrogation system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Douglas Thomson

Student:

Partner:

Iders

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Curating Anti-Colonialism: Re-imagining the Institution through a Decolonial Lens

Understanding that art galleries must position themselves as open learning communities, the MacKenzie Art Gallery (MAG) proposes internships in Indigenous and new curatorial practices. Canadian cultural institutions have long considered themselves above the political. However, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action have posed challenges to art institutions and their leaders are now confronted with an urgent question: How do galleries shift to align with the more diverse populations they now serve?
Through this application, the MAG is taking steps to address the decolonizing of art in its institutional structure. How cultures are represented in art, media, entertainment, must be foremost in our minds as we strive to achieve a more equitable, diverse and inclusive society. This project will provide best practice in how to decolonize institutions through curatorial practices that educate us to better understand and practice fair and accurate representation, share knowledge and, eventually, frame just economies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sherry Farrell-Racette

Student:

Partner:

MacKenzie Art Gallery

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

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