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Développement d’une panoplie d’indices de confort pour les bouchons d’oreille afin d’améliorer la protection auditive des travailleurs

Dans le monde, plus de 120 millions de personnes sont exposés à des niveaux de bruit importants et 16% à 24% des déficiences de l’appareil auditif sont causées par le bruit au travail. Au Québec, la surdité est la maladie professionnelle la plus recensée et le nombre de travailleurs qui en sont touchés ne cesse d’augmenter, de même que les coûts d’indemnisation associés. Même si le recours à la protection auditive individuelle reste parfois le seul moyen de prévention, l’efficacité de ce type de protection est souvent inférieure à celle attendue car les protecteurs sont mal portés et/ou insuffisamment longtemps. La cause est pourtant bien connue: les bouchons sont inconfortables. L’objectif de ce projet est de développer une panoplie d’indices de confort des bouchons et des têtes artificielles augmentées pour les mesurer, afin de mieux comprendre le confort des bouchons et pouvoir en tenir compte dès leur phase de conception.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Olivier Doutres;Eric Wagnac;Jérémie Voix;Jean-Philippe Roberge;Alain Berry;Eric Wagnac

Student:

Partner:

Université de Sherbrooke

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

École de technologie supérieure; Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Role of larval mortality in dynamics of forest tent caterpillar outbreaks

Forest tent caterpillars causes serious damage to hardwood forests across Canada, and outbreaks are currently on the rise in several provinces.
Recent research by our team and others suggests that while parasites and disease play a key role in ending outbreaks, predators attacking young caterpillars could be important in preventing the start of outbreaks.
This project measures predation on young caterpillars in outbreaking and non-outbreaking forests and identifies the predators responsible. Forest tent caterpillars emerge early in the spring with host trees budbreak, when temperatures are still low and very few predators are active. In particular, we test whether ants could help control forest tent caterpillar populations.
These results will help predict the growth of forest tent caterpillar populations in different forest types and identify those most vulnerable to outbreaks. This information will be used by forest managers in decision-making about FTC control.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Emma Despland;Benoit Lafleur

Student:

Partner:

Norbord Inc (La Sarre, QC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Metabolite pathway mapping in Euglena: A strategy for predictable product optimization

Noblegen Inc. is an advanced bioproducts manufacturer dedicated to developing cost-effective, naturally-derived biomaterials and biochemicals for a wide range of consumer and industry sectors. We employ a unique organism, algae, to continue to do what it does naturally – decontaminate wastewater sustainably and affordably while also generating valuable biomass for use in biomaterials and biochemicals production. In this research, we propose to map out the pathways that are active in algae. Based on these pathways we will determine how various culture conditions and strategies can optimize algal growth and oil production with a desired fatty acid composition.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Neil Emery

Student:

Partner:

Noblegen Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Trent University

Program:

Accelerate

Importance passée, actuelle et future du carbone des tourbières de Nkimvula (Kongo-central) et Kabanda (Haut-Katanga) en République Démocratique du Congo face aux défis majeurs du changement climatique

La densité élevée du carbone tourbeux intéresse désormais une frange importante d’acteurs aussi bien du monde scientifique, le pouvoir public que la société civile. Leurs actions visent à comprendre et maitriser le cycle du carbone, à empêcher ou freiner la dégradation des tourbières et à restaurer celles qui ont déjà été détériorées. Une tourbière perturbée peut libérer le carbone sous forme de dioxyde de carbone dans l’atmosphère avec des conséquences fâcheuses sur le climatique. Etant donné que le cycle du carbone est intimement lié à celui de l’eau, les effets singuliers et groupés de chacun de paramètres (nappe phréatique, teneur en eau, conductivité hydraulique, type de végétation, etc.) doivent être analysés de manière à comprendre le mécanisme de dépôt de la tourbe et ceux concourant à la libération du carbone dans l’atmosphère. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Julie Talbot

Student:

Partner:

Université de Kinshasa

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Community Capital Pilot Project in the District of Sechelt

This project will test pilot the newly developed Community Capital Tool (CCT) in the District of Sechelt. The CCT has been designed to guide and evaluate municipal level community development initiatives and decisions through a sustainability lens. In Sechelt the CCT will be used to assess the community’s newly adopted Sustainability Action Plan to create a greater understanding of how it considers the core components of Community Capital Framework. The tool uses two related instruments to meet the project objectives: the Community Sustainability Balance Sheet is designed to provide a baseline measurement for each of the capitals and their associated indicators existing in Sechelt; and the Community Capital Scan is used to assess community stakeholder’s impression of the potential impacts of the initiative option on the capitals. The final product will be a transparent, visual output for measurement and evaluation of sustainable community development in Sechelt.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Roseland

Student:

Partner:

District of Sechelt

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

“I CAN PLAY!” (Initiating Community Sport Access through Physical Literacy and Active Play)

Canadian children are currently not meeting the daily amount of physical activity recommended to reduce their risk for negative health outcomes. The RA Centre in Ottawa, Ontario has the resources to offer various sport opportunities to children and recognizes the need to develop programs that are developmentally appropriate and accessible for children with lower physical skill and confidence levels. This study will: a) provide leaders in sport and recreation with quick and assessments to identify and understand the additional needs of children of various abilities; b) evaluate a multi-sport program designed to help children develop fundamental movement skills and encourage future participation in sport; and c) teach staff at the RA Centre how to assess their programs using physical literacy tests.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patricia Longmuir

Student:

Partner:

Recreation Association Centre

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Motivations à la pratique du fitness: Étude comparative entre le Brésil, la Thaïlande et la Canada

L’industrie du fitness est en pleine expansion, de plus en plus de personnes en deviennent des adeptes. Les objectifs principaux de cette recherche seront alors de comprendre et mesurer les différences de motivation, de comportements et d’intérêts qu’ont les pratiquants du fitness à travers trois pays ayant une culture différente, à savoir : Le Canada, la Thaïlande et le Brésil. Une analyse comparative sera alors effectuer pour comprendre les incitatifs des adeptes de ce sport et mesurer comment ils varient d’une culture à l’autre.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zandra Balbinot

Student:

Partner:

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Design of a Digital Hardware Accelerator for DNA Analysis

This project aims to shorten patient wait time in precision healthcare treatments by speeding-up computerized DNA analysis. In precision or “personalized” medicine, a patient’s treatment is tailored specifically to his/her genetics. In contrast to one-size-fits all treatments, in a precision treatment the medication prescribed to the patient, as well as the medical decisions and practices suggested by the doctor are based on vast statistical data produced by genetic research. This emerging form of medicine has been embraced by both the Canadian and American governments, among others, whose official health research institutes encourage clinicians to offer this form of treatment to patients [1, 2].
Analyzing a person’s DNA, however, takes a long time. On a powerful computer with a 48-core CPU, the shortest execution time recorded was about 48 hours for a regular analysis. This is not satisfactory for precision treatments that are urgent. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yvon Savaria

Student:

Partner:

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Understanding invasive potential in brown widow spiders

As a result of climate change and human-mediated movement of plants and animals, the establishment of invasive species is increasingly prevalent, with global economic and environmental consequences. Establishment in a new habitat requires successful reproduction in novel environments in the short-term, and successful invasion requires local adaptation in the long-term. Thus, invasive populations may initially be composed of individuals with suites of traits that, together with plastic expression, allow exploitation of a new environment; but more well-established invasions may show different trait distributions and less plasticity. There is insufficient data on temporal patterns in invasive populations to assess the validity of this hypothesis. This proposal includes tests of this hypothesis across multiple invasive populations of the neurotoxic brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus), a global invader with established populations of known age across an invasion gradient in Israel. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maydianne Andrade;Andrew Mason

Student:

Partner:

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Canada-Brazil insights for global nursing: An exploration of cultures of community health nursing

This project is about understanding the culture and practice of nurses in the city of Niteroi, Brazil in the context of community health with women, children, and youth. The data collection will involve my personal observation of nurses practices with their clients, meetings with staff and decision makers, as well, as health and professional authorities. I also intend to learn about the culture of health in this city by participating in popular cultural events and activities. After completion of these culturally related activities, I will compare information gathered with what I currently know about the practice of community health nurses in Canada. An important step of my work will be to review, analyze and compare documents that frame the practice of nursing in both countries. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Margareth Zanchetta

Student:

Partner:

Universidade Federal Fluminense;Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Fatigue performance of drilling risers

Drilling risers are vertical pipes typically used with subsea blowout preventers (BOP), well conductors and various casings and tubing elements deployed from mobile drilling units for drilling of subsea wells. Drilling risers are subject to wave induced motions from vessel fluctuations, direct wave actions and vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) due to current flow passing the riser. These motions are transferred down the riser to the wellhead, conductor and casing system and accumulate fatigue damage at critical spots. Fatigue assessment of riser-well system is an important aspect of the design and integrity assurance of deepwater drilling riser assemblies. The magnitude of the stress variations and consequently the fatigue damage significantly depends on the lateral soil reactions along the conductor. However, coupling non-linear soil models with other structural elements to simulate interactions is quite challenging and time consuming due to the large number of the equations that need to be solved simultaneously. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hodjat Shiri

Student:

Partner:

Universidade de São Paulo

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Pratiques et encadrement de la violence dans le travail policier en régime démocratique. Le cas de Rio de Janeiro et de la ville de Mexico.

Depuis la fin des années quatre-vingt, l’insécurité est au cœur des débats en Amérique latine ; notamment au Brésil et au Mexique. Les forces de l’ordre sont employées pour répondre à ces problèmes toutefois, les taux de criminalité ne diminuent pas et la brutalité policière est répandue. Certaines villes latino-américaines mettent alors en place des corps de police basés sur des principes de respect des droits humains et de proximité avec la population, en rupture avec les pratiques passées. Ainsi, la ville de Rio de Janeiro a mis en place les unités de police pacificatrice, souvent présentées comme modèle avec quelques points sombres, et la ville de Mexico, les cuadrantes, perçus comme expérience éphémère. Ces deux cas posent des questions en termes de politique de sécurité. Comment explique-t-on les variations dans la mise en œuvre d’un programme sécurité ? TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Françoise Montambeault

Student:

Partner:

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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