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The use of crickets (Gryllus sigillatus) in poultry diets and their antimicrobial potential to defend against necrotic enteritis

The production of chicken requires a large amount of protein, and producers currently use antibiotics to help keep chickens healthy. However, there is a leading trend to reduce the amount of antibiotics used today, and with the growing population there is a need to find alternative protein sources. Insects, like crickets, could be a solution to both of these problems. Crickets have shown antimicrobial capacity and are high in protein, so they maybe able to reduce feed cost, while also reducing the need for antibiotics. This research aims to investigate the potential of this emerging feed ingredient, which will benefit the poultry industry and Canadian consumers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stephanie Collins

Student:

Partner:

Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Réduire le taux de rejet des sondages effectués avec des panels Web : Évaluation de la validité discriminante de la technique de rejet des erreurs de réponses liées au temps de complétion versus l’expérience des panélistes

La professionnalisation des répondants résultant du recours aux panels web dans les sondages entraine un intérêt accru pour contrôler les erreurs de réponses. Une récente étude révèle que jusqu’à 25 % des questionnaires sont rejetés pour d’apparents motifs d’erreurs de réponses. Ce constat représente un épineux problème, car il mine la confiance envers les résultats des sondages et engendre des coûts et délais pour remplacer les questionnaires rejetés. Nous proposons une étude confirmatoire descriptive adoptant un paradigme pragmatique pour valider la méthode de détection des erreurs de réponses liées au temps de complétion des sondages. Cette étude a pour but de discriminer les résultats liés à l’expérience des panélistes des erreurs de réponse liés à un manque d’effort des répondants.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-François Guertin

Student:

Partner:

Element 54

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Knowledge mobilization: Local community engagement, sustainability and adaptive governance

Knowledge mobilization is a complex process aimed at generating and disseminating information and expertise. It relates to decision-making in a complex and uncertain environment and requires the development of multiple networks to integrate different institutions and steer their resources. Managing such dynamic social-ecological networks can be addressed as a matter of adaptive governance which integrates the processes of generating multi-level social learning and preserving community heritage. The research theoretical framework is based on the concepts of local knowledge mobilization and social learning. Ecomuseums can be considered as an integral part of community governance and a bridging organization that responds to local needs while mobilizing and disseminating community knowledge and contributing to sustainable development.
My aim is to focus on local knowledge mobilization and the role of ecomuseums in adaptive community governance. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amber Fletcher;Glenn Sutter

Student:

Partner:

Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Media/Communication Repertoires of Canadian Small Businesses Owners

This research aims to identify different kinds of Canadian small firms on the basis of their owner/managers’ communication behaviour and media preferences. This is in contrast to past practices which identified similarities and differences among SMEs on the basis of sociodemographic variables. Communication behaviour and media choices of SME owner/managers is a key characteristic in shaping purchasing behaviour and communication preferences. The research considers the communication behaviours, beliefs, and attitudes of SME owner/managers in terms of patterned repertoires. The analysis of media repertoires is a useful way of identifying structured patterns of media use and communication behaviour across channels and platforms. On the basis of survey and focus group data, this research aims to identify key media repertoires for Canadian SMEs and produce one or more personas, or model representations of users or customers, for each repertoire.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Charles Davis

Student:

Partner:

Agency59

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Ships and Whales in Gitga’at Territory: Assessing behavioral response

As whales recover from the past centuries of whaling and as global trade compels shipping traffic to increase, we expect negative whale-ship interactions such as fatal strikes and noise disturbance to become an increasingly serious issue. To develop cost-effective and broadly applicable methods of assessing the risks of ships to whale feeding grounds, I propose to work with the partner organization to initiate a land-based visual survey of whales and ships within a fjord system of northern British Columbia that is slated for increased shipping traffic. I will analyze the data we collect to assess the risk of ship strikes and compare the behavioral response of two whale species, humpback whales and fin whales, to passing ships. The methods we develop will inform mitigation measures in our study site and facilitate similar studies elsewhere.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Natalie Ban

Student:

Partner:

World Wildlife Fund Canada (Toronto, ON)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Life Sciences (not health); Environmental Science and Technology; Aboriginal Affairs

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Bacterial biofilms – Phytochemicals, efflux pumps and food safety applications

The partner organization is designing novel dispensing equipment for liquid products to be used by quick-service restaurants. A food safety concern related to the R&D of this equipment is the potential health hazards associated with the formation of bacterial biofilms within the dispensing system. Biofilms are complex bacterial communities that grow on surfaces contacting liquids. The risk for consumers is that these biofilms could shelter practices to remove biofilms will be established. Because bacteria within biofilms are resistant to conventional disinfectants, non-conventional antimicrobials derived from plants (like essential oils) will be used. The partner organization will benefit from the practical applications of plant antimicrobials, not only in biofilm removal and the safe operation of the dispensing equipment, but also in the improved detection of pathogens.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rafael A Garduno;Vasantha Rupasinghe

Student:

Partner:

AC Dispensing Equipment Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Risk Margin for Claims and Premium Liability in Accordance with IFRS 17

The Building Block Approach (BBA) is one of the liability measurement approaches proposed in the new insurance contract standards – International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 17. Of the three components under BBA, determining the risk margin is the most essential. This project will develop a model that would determine the risk margins and claim provisions, compare the risk margins with those for unpaid claims under the Minimum Capital Test in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) Guidelines, test the sensitivity of the model, and construct a decision tree to determine if a contract is appropriate to be evaluated by BBA. From this project, the partner organization – Baron Insurance Services will get advanced knowledge on risk margin and claim provision modeling before the implementation of IFRS 17, which very few consulting and insurance companies is working on currently. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ken Seng Tan

Student:

Partner:

Addie Insurance Services Inc

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Statistical Analysis of Women’s Representation in the Animation and Visual Effects Industry in Vancouver

The creative industry is one of the vital pillars of the Canadian economy. Furthering the careers of women in business, technical and creative roles in Vancouver can help promote the economic growth of BC creative industry and advancing women into higher roles. Our project is to track the real-time data of the female staff in animation and film studios in Vancouver and analyze the data. The methods for data collection include the traditional ways like making survey and doing interview, and the web-based way to make a database linked by a data collection website. Our project will use data visualization method to analyze the data.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Tupper

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Media Producers Association

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

The development of CO2-switchable polymers as draw solutes for forward osmosis

Current methods for concentrating (removing water from) food and drinks for their transportation and/or storage rely on thermal or ultraviolet processing that is ultimately detrimental to the food product. This research proposes a novel method to remove the water that is based on forward osmosis, which solely depends on the ability of the draw solution to “draw” the water from the food across a membrane without the need to use pressure or heat. As might be anticipated, the need for complete recovery of the draw agent is of paramount importance for reducing the risks of contaminating or tainting the food product and depends on the choice of draw agent. We believe that the use of CO2-switchable polymers offers an ideal solution – as the polymers cannot back-diffuse into the food product and can easily be removed from solution after CO2 has been removed from the solution.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Cunningham

Student:

Partner:

Forward Water Technologies

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Utilities

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Data Poverty Project

In many developing countries, it is very difficult to survey vulnerable groups in a way that provides reliable research findings. These surveys also only give limited insights into the experiences of these populations. This project will develop a software program that can be used to model the probability of events occurring given the estimated probability of other events. These models can be developed with a small group of individuals and can give a better insight Into the network of events underlying the experiences of vulnerable groups. This software can also help organizations make better decisions by providing quick predictions based on their expert opinions or data analysis.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bruce Frayne

Student:

Partner:

Accelyst Technologies Limited

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Solar Heat Energy Storage and Solar Roof De-Icing Technology for BIPV Living Lab Pro

The first part of the project will be to determine the best material to store heat energy produced by the OM solar system. This project will look into the solar energy and heat capacities of various materials. CRE will befit by being able to choose the best material for heat storage in there home. The intern will benefit because they will get first hand experience in sustainable construction, heating and cooling of a sustainable home.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shahria Alam;Rehan Sadiq;Kasun Hewage;Jian Liu

Student:

Partner:

CRE Green Consulting Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

A nanostructured surface for ultrasensitive detection of illicit drugs in oral fluids

Drug-impaired driving is a growing threat to the safety of road users in North America and Europe. In Ontario, over 10% of the total road fatalities involved drugs and 36% of fatally injured drivers had drugs in their system while driving. Point-of-care testing (POCT) devices, akin to the Approved Screening Device (ASD) test for alcohol, are time- and cost-efficient tools for providing enforceable means of determining impairment by drugs in drivers at the roadside. The goal of this project is to develop a nanostructured surface that can be used as a drug sensor in a novel POCT device that will “sniff out” trace quantities of drugs, such as cannabis and cocaine, in oral fluids. Our partnership with Spectra Plasmonics with support the research work of a Master’s student who will adapt to this task a nanostructured surface that was recently invented by our research group.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aristides Docoslis

Student:

Partner:

Spectra Plasmonics Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

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