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Étude de récits de procès durant la république de Weimar

Le projet de recherche entrepris à l’Université de Leipzig servira à identifier des feuilletons, courts textes de la presse écrite des années 1920-1930 en Europe centrale, traitant de procès. Ces textes connaissaient un vif succès à cette époque particulièrement dû à l’effervescence des quotidiens mais aussi dû à la méthode d’écriture propre à ce genre. Ce projet s’attardera à montrer comment ces journalistes arrivaient à intéresser un large public à ces récits en plus de les traduire en français afin de diffuser le plus possible ces textes qui vivent un regain de popularité aujourd’hui.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Barbara Thériault

Student:

Partner:

Universität Leipzig

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

New frustrated Lewis pair systems for the activation and functionalisation of dinitrogen

During this internship, my goal is to create a dinitrogen molecule that fits into the frustrated Lewis pair model. This molecule will be used to replace currently existing polluting fertilizers.
To achieve this goal, the internship is divided into three steps:
-The first consists of synthesizing a molecule containing N2.
-Next, we will try to study the coordination of the first molecule onto a second molecule containing a borane atom.
-Finally, it is important to verify that the molecule obtained after the second part of the “experiment” corresponds to a frustrated lewis pair model. Thereby, obtaining the desired result.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Garry Hanan

Student:

Partner:

Université Paul Sabatier

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Clean Technology; Environmental Science and Technology; Green/Alternative Energy

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Impact and blast resistance of bare and concrete-infilled FRP tubes

Impact and blast loads are two severe dynamic loads that need to be investigated for any industrial and structural applications. Recently, Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) tubes have been used in different electrical applications as electrical conduit systems, in addition, FRP tubes are used in structural applications in the form of Concrete-Filled FRP tubes (CFFT) members such as piles, bridge girders, piers and columns. In this research the impact and blast resistance of FRP tubes and CFFT members will be investigated using both experimental study and numerical analysis. Updated design recommendations for FRP tubes and CFFT members will be presented in this study.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Abass Braimah;Hamzeh Hajiloo

Student:

Partner:

FRE Composites Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Ongoing Development of Energy-Economy Climate Policy Models

The overall objective for this project is to support the research of two master’s students who would help advance the methods for modelling energy-climate policies, a field in which EMRG in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at SFU is one of the leading research units in the country and in which Navius Research Incorporated is the leading Canadian consulting firm, providing support to governments and other stakeholders in the development and assessment of energy and climate policy. One sub-project focuses on exploring applications of the gTech macro-economic model to climate-energy policy analysis, including an effective assessment of the uncertainty on the results. The other sub-project focuses on improving the integration of micro-economic analysis on technology and building choices with urban form and infrastructure policies related to buildings neighborhoods (density, nodes, land-uses), energy infrastructure (district heat) and mobility infrastructure (transit, bike lanes). This is achieved by linking a geographic information systems model, which assesses land-use, with a technology choice model, which assesses choices such as building size, insulation and energy form, transport mode choice, and vehicle fuel type choice.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Jaccard

Student:

Partner:

Navius Research

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Energy and Utilities; Sustainability & the Environment; Environmental Science and Technology

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Seafloor characterization between Tadoussac and Baie-Comeau from Lidar data acquired by the Canadian Hydrographic Service

The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) has been mapping Canada’s coastline since 2017 using an airborne remote sensing technology called LIDAR. LIDAR technology uses lasers to generate high resolution maps of the topography of the land and the seabed bathymetry. The objective of this project is to use the LIDAR data to improve understanding of marine ecosystems. Researchers will develop a methodology for mapping seabed habitat in the Gulf of St. Lawrence based on CHS’s LIDAR data. The project will result in maps that demonstrate habitat diversity and that will strengthen coastal ecosystem management capabilities through well-documented tools and guides. The project will integrate machine learning and biostatistics to perform complex spatial analyses. Centre Interdisciplinaire de Développement en Cartographie des Océans (CIDCO) will collaborate with the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) on LIDAR, Laval University on benthic ecology, and University of Florida on interdisciplinary environmental research using geospatial technologies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ian Spooner;Tim Webster

Student:

Partner:

Centre Interdisciplinaire de Développement en Cartographie des Océans

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Acadia University

Program:

Accelerate

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in liver fibrosis in diabetes

As diabetes continues to rise globally, the risk of developing chronic diabetic complications greatly increases. Among these complications, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a serious liver disease that can contribute to major scarring of the liver and this may ultimately lead to liver failure. To develop a better understanding of the processes involved in the advancement of NAFLD, I will focus on the ‘epigenetic’ phenomena, which will specifically look into the roles of a special group of RNA molecules called long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). LncRNAs have been shown to control many important processes in cancer and heart disease, however their involvement in NAFLD is not entirely defined. Therefore, the expected outcomes of the project will be to first determine how lncRNAs are involved in the liver scarring process in diabetes, and then I will investigate whether blocking specific lncRNAs can prevent liver disease in diabetes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Subrata Chakrabarti

Student:

Partner:

The University of Hong Kong

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Multi-Channel Audio-Visual Speech Separation

Speech separation – isolating different speech sources from a given mixed input signal – is a fundamental task in speech processing. It is a fundamental step in many applications, such as automatic speech and speaker recognition. However, speech separation is also among the most challenging tasks in speech processing. Recent studies involving deep models to solve the monaural (single-channel) speech separation problem provide improved results over traditional methods. However, monaural speech separation methods still suffer from low performance while dealing with acoustic variations resulting from the presence of reverberation. Speech separation can benefit from multi-channel processing due to availability of directional information. Other recent studies have reported that using visual cues can also improve monaural speech separation. In this project, we plan to investigate the use of both visual features and multi-channel processing in speech separation. The proposed approach consists of the following model-based steps. First, an audio-only speech separation (single or multi-channel) model will perform separation. The separated signals will get matched with their corresponding visual features by the audio-visual match model. Then, the predicted spectral magnitudes will get refined by an audio-visual magnitude refinement model…To be continued.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ivan Bajic

Student:

Partner:

Singular Software

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Recruiting Global Talent for Innovation: Thuringia & Berlin

This project aims for a regional comparison concerning the current state of affairs and the strategies and policies that exist in recruiting and retaining foreign (‘global’) talent for innovation and growth in the two German regions (‘Laender’) of Berlin and Thuringia. Since the 2000s, Germany and many of its ‘Laender’ have developed various initiatives to actively encourage the immigration and retention of high-skilled foreign professionals with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degrees and skills. While Berlin has been able to attract a lot of global talents and has become a leading ‘start-up’ cluster, Thuringia in contrast is struggling with a lot of difficulties. Persistent racism and repeated attacks against foreigners have severely undermined the recruitment efforts of Thuringian technology companies, government agencies and other stakeholders. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Geiger

Student:

Partner:

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

International student retention and innovation: The UK

This project examines the international mobility of students in sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the importance of international student retention for innovation. Applying a gender-based analysis and focusing on the Greater London area, the project explores the particular challenges that affect both female and male students’ transition to post-graduate work and permanent residency in the U.K. There are pronounced gaps in scholarship concerning the transition of international students to post-graduate work or permanent residency, and the relevance of international students and other forms of talent mobility for innovation and growth. By conducting research on the current approaches and practices of U.K. universities, businesses and government entities, the aim is to foster greater scholarly understanding of the opportunities and challenges of international student retention and recruitment. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Geiger

Student:

Partner:

The Open University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Education; Technology

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Shandong Migrants in Harbin During the 1940s

Manchuria, or Northeast China, was a migrant society in which the majority of the population came from Shandong and Hebei during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. However, Manchuria’s migration history in the period of Manchukuo, a puppet state controlled by Imperial Japan from 1932 to 1945, is a topic to which most scholars have paid little attention. However, the Shandong migrant group in the 1940s has a vital role in the understanding of the nature of Manchukuo, the relationship between the Japanese, Chinese collaborators, and ordinary Chinese as well as the formation of Chinese society and nationalism. In this project, I will focus on Daowai, a Chinese community that was a hub of Shandong migrants in the city of Harbin in the 1940s. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jeremy Brown

Student:

Partner:

Harbin Normal University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Student data and learning analytics: Anonymity, confidentiality, privacy

Feedback from students is considered essential to continuous improvement in teaching at all levels, particularly in learner-centered education. This project looks at universities’ privacy and confidentiality policies and frameworks on the use of student feedback data, to inform decisions on program/curriculum enhancements and resource allocations for student success. Data can be from monitoring what students do online and what they expressed in their course evaluations. Data by itself, however, is not enough. An institution’s privacy and confidentiality policies influence how effectively such student feedback data can be used to inform decisions. This research will look at practices in universities and the state of the art research in this area in order to answer the question: How are universities providing a balance between collecting and using valuable student feedback with other student data such as online behavior and demographics, while at the same time ensuring that their privacy rights are being protected?

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kimiz Dalkir

Student:

Partner:

Explorance Inc.

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Impact of Visiting Rules Changes on Australia’s Immigration Detention Centres

In January 2018 the Australian Department of Home Affairs introduced several changes to the visiting rules for immigration detention centeres on Australia’s mainland. These changes significantly restricted access to refugees detained in such facilities. Throughout 2018 Dr. Nethery from Deakin University in Australia conducted a series of interviews with visitors to such immigration detention centres in Sydney and Melbourne. Dr. Nethery’s research aimed to assess the impact of these changes on detainees and their supporters. The interview data obtained by Dr. Nethery has not been analyzed yet. I will assist Dr. Nethery in analyzing and interpreting the gathered data. Of particular interest is the identification of quotes that relate to certain common themes that emerged during the interviews.TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lucian Ashworth

Student:

Partner:

Deakin University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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