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Economic Impact of Tourism in Kingston

At this juncture, much data on tourism in Kingston has been collected. However, no appropriate statistical method and analysis has been implemented yet to understand these data. The current project thus aims to create a benchmark for tourism data for Kingston by adopting various modelling techniques (e.g., Hierarchical Linear Modelling (Gelman, 2007), Multilevel Modeling (Green and Salkind, 2003), Regression, and Correlational analysis) to better understand and interpret these data. In addition, the City of Kingston and many organizations have just embarked on a 5-year tourism/destination strategic planning exercise and thus, our current project is looking to establish industry led, market driven and research-based data in Kingston that addresses what metrics might matter the most. As such, in the current project, we are aiming to seek for the appropriate statistical tool for the consolidation of data collection, and the appropriate overall process should be for analyzing the data.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Li-Jun Ji

Student:

Partner:

Kingston Accommodation Partners Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Accommodation and food services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Analysis of the e-bike dynamics and cyclist interaction with road vehicles that influence safety

The automotive industry has recognized electric bike use as an integral part of the urban mobility of the future. To promote mass adoption of the integration of electric bikes with cars, the user perception of safety has to be improved. The objective of the proposed study is to investigate how aerodynamics and anxiety levels of cyclists influence the interaction of cyclists with other road vehicles and the impact on safety. To achieve this objective, studies will be conducted under controlled conditions in a full-scale climatic wind tunnel. Field studies will also be conducted on urban roads. The insight from the proposed project can help to improve safety, reduce cycling casualties and promote mass adoption of electric bikes. This can, in turn, reduce traffic pollution with positive environmental and economic impacts on Canadians.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Agelin-Chaab

Student:

Partner:

General Motors of Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises; Manufacturing

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Impact du mentorat des Grands Frères et Grandes Soeurs

Cette étude fera la démonstration de l’impact des jumelages Grands Frères Grandes Soeurs (GFGS) sur le développement individuel des jeunes. Notre étude s’intéresse particulièrement à la relation privilégiée entre un mentor et un mentoré, et ce qui la définit, ainsi qu’à la façon dont le développement de la relation de jumelage varie selon l’âge du jeune, son genre et son milieu de vie. De plus, parce qu’on trouve au Québec des jumelages plus longs qu’ailleurs au Canada et aux États-Unis, on cherchera à comprendre la couleur particulière de l’impact des jumelages au Québec et dans la région du Grand Montréal. Les résultats de l’étude permettront à GFGS d’orienter ses actions futures pour améliorer sa réponse aux besoins des jeunes du Grand Montréal.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gilbert Émond

Student:

Partner:

Grands Frères Grandes Sœurs du Grand Montréal

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Indigenous engagement in wildfire management within Canada and New Zealand

The following research will explore how Indigenous peoples’ within Canada and New Zealand are engaged in the management of wildfire. Interviews will be conducted with senior government officials and senior Indigenous leaders during individual case study’s with Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Northwest Territories in Canada and within the country of New Zealand to understand how Indigenous people are currently involved in managing fire, development of fire suppression strategies, decision-making, and guiding directives used by the government in the service delivery of wildfire management with Indigenous people and communities. This research will identify barriers impacting the relationship between government and Indigenous leaders and suggested recommendations to improve efficiencies to meet the growing pressures of wildfire on the landscape.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tara McGee

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public administration

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Technologically Assisted Mindfulness Meditation for Older Adults

Mindfulness meditation has recently received considerable interest in clinical and in broader contexts for its mental health and cognitive benefits. It has been proposed that giving people feedback about their meditation relevant brain activity during or after meditation can help people learn this difficult skill, and initial work looks promising, but there are a number of unanswered questions. Additionally, it may be difficult for older adults to learn it due to age-related cognitive changes. We propose to investigate the brain activity of older adults during mindfulness meditation as part of designing tools to help them learn mindfulness and to clarify the issues they face. Additionally, older adults face many issues learning and using technology, and we propose to understand the usability issues they face with existing technologies that make use of brain activity. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cosmin Munteanu

Student:

Partner:

InteraXon Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Retail trade; Wholesale trade

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a new conductive carbon ink for printed sensors for smart diapers

Urinary incontinence has been always a tedious and a distressing health problem, especially for elderly people in nursing home residents. To address this issue, an effective management system is highly required to enhance the quality care, prevent health issues, and reduce labor costs. This project is focusing to develop a flexible and wearable sensor based on carbon nanomaterials. The final product, in addition to the sensor, consists Wi-FI module and app. While the wetness activity will be transmitted through the Wi-Fi to a smart device, the app performs analysis and alert in real-time the care providers. The module will be designed carefully to detect the exact location of the wetness in the diaper, and quantify the amount of urine for medical purpose from one side and avoid triggering the alarm from the other side when the volume is negligible.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ricardo Izquierdo

Student:

Partner:

Seneca Sense Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Le management stratégique des feuilles de route à Hydro-Québec: Accompagner la stratégie à développer une capacité d’action collective pour générer, travailler et prioriser les champs d’innovation dans une grande entreprise en mutation

Les feuilles de route d’innovation sont des outils de gestion stratégiques qui sont aujourd’hui largement utilisées par les organisations pour préparer des changements majeurs et améliorer leurs capacités à travailler des innovations majeures. Toutefois, si nous connaissons aujourd’hui bien les différentes méthodes qui peuvent mener à leur développement, les questions de leurs arrimages à la stratégie et à la gestion de projets en organisation restent mal connues, de même que leurs conditions de réactualisation au cours du temps.
Ce projet de recherche vise justement à travailler ces questions en s’appuyant sur les efforts qui sont faits par Hydro-Québec et son institut de recherche pour essayer de s’appuyer sur des feuilles de route pour entamer des changements majeurs qui lui permettront de faire face aux mutations à venir dans le domaine de l’énergie. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marine Agogué

Student:

Partner:

Institut de Recherche Hydro-Québec

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

The Acquisition of Music Reading Skills in Novice Students

Music reading is a very challenging and frustrating aspect of learning music that often leads to the cessation of lessons in the early stages of music learning. Despite this, there has been very little experimental research to understand the music reading process. To address this need, we will administer a group of cognitive and music reading tests to young novice piano students. The results of this project will form groundwork for a much-needed understanding of the music reading process, which in turn will enhance our understanding the most effective approaches in teaching this skill. This internship will be of great benefit to the intern (PhD student in the same research area), the partner (a music school which will gain valuable insight into their student reading skills and teaching effectiveness) and society at large (increasing the population of those who will succeed in their pursuit of musicianship).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gilles Comeau

Student:

Partner:

Merriam School of Music

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

ERGO4ALL: Conception d’un processus d’intervention en ergonomie virtuelle

Les logiciels actuels de DHM (Digital Human Modeling ou d’ergonomie virtuelle) destinés à la conception de situations de travail et de produits demeurent difficiles à utiliser ce qui en limite grandement l’utilisation par les concepteurs et les ergonomes. Pourtant, l’utilisation plus répandue de DHM permettrait d’en arriver à des environnements de travail plus sécuritaires et minimisant les risques pour la santé des travailleurs. Il apparaît donc utile de concevoir les logiciels de DHM en tenant compte des caractéristiques et exigences (i.e., conception centrée sur l’opérateur humain) de leurs utilisateurs, lesquels sont en grande majorité non ergonomes. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-Marc Robert;Daniel Imbeau

Student:

Partner:

Dassault Systèmes

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Aerospace; Automotive; Technology

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of Mazzaella Japonica as a Food Additive for Ruminants – Year two

In collaboration between Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and Beaver Meadow Farms (BMF), we propose to investigate the invasive foreign red seaweed Mazzaella Japonica as a food additive for ruminant livestock, primarily cattle. BMF is a multi-faceted agricultural company based on northern Vancouver Island built around organic pasture-raised cattle but also the harvest of storm-cast Mazzaella Japonica. Recent work using a similar red seaweed species has shown that its inclusion in livestock diets is beneficial to: (1) increase omega fatty acid concentration in meat, (2) facilitate uptake of nutrients present in the animal feed, and (3) mitigate the formation of methane gas caused by the bacteria in the rumen. Particular nutrients within algae are attributed to their success as feed additives, and if similar chemicals are obtained from M. japonica it may prove a valuable resource. To BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Church

Student:

Partner:

Beaver Meadow Farms

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Thompson Rivers University

Program:

Elevate

Evaluation of Mazzaella Japonica as a Food Additive for Ruminants

In collaboration between Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and Beaver Meadow Farms (BMF), we propose to investigate the invasive foreign red seaweed Mazzaella Japonica as a food additive for ruminant livestock, primarily cattle. BMF is a multi-faceted agricultural company based on northern Vancouver Island built around organic pasture-raised cattle but also the harvest of storm-cast Mazzaella Japonica. Recent work using a similar red seaweed species has shown that its inclusion in livestock diets is beneficial to: (1) increase omega fatty acid concentration in meat, (2) facilitate uptake of nutrients present in the animal feed, and (3) mitigate the formation of methane gas caused by the bacteria in the rumen. Particular nutrients within algae are attributed to their success as feed additives, and if similar chemicals are obtained from M. japonica it may prove a valuable resource. To BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Church

Student:

Partner:

Beaver Meadow Farms

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Thompson Rivers University

Program:

Elevate

Salivary insulin profiles throughout the day in humans with elevated waist circumference

The hormone insulin rises in the blood after consuming food. Too high of an insulin response may be a sign of dysfunctional metabolism and has also been shown to promote weight gain. Thus, if insulin levels rise too high after a meal it may indicate that someone is metabolically unhealthy or is prone to obesity. Currently insulin is only measured in research studies using blood samples and costly, time consuming measurement techniques. This project aims to determine if saliva can be used to measure insulin in order to allow for non-invasive insulin measurement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jonathan Little

Student:

Partner:

Light Heart

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

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