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A comparative analysis of good governance in Canada and Vietnam to enable civil society organizations to participate as a central development actor

The overall aim of the research is to increase the influence of citizens in governance activities in Vietnam through bilateral development assistance from Canada. The research will compare the Canadian and Vietnamese characterization of “governance” and “good governance,” notably how governance is conceptualized and measured. The research will document specific Canadian approaches to and international norms for engaging civil society organizations in governance processes, in comparison to Vietnam. The research will identify and provide specific recommendations on opportunities for governance programming in Vietnam (at national assembly law and policy making and national ministry levels) that are in accordance with international norms and draw on Canadian and Vietnamese experiences. The researcher will then support the planning and design of an overall $12 million five-year governance program in Vietnam, and how it should be implemented and reviewed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kenneth Christie

Student:

Partner:

SALASAN Consulting Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Royal Roads University

Program:

Accelerate

Assessing Economic, Policy, and Institutional Barriers to Successful Forest Restoration in the Interior Douglas-fir Zone

This research project will explore what barriers — economics, policy, or otherwise — exist to restoring unhealthy Douglas-fir forests in central British Columbia. These forests have reached a state where it is currently not feasible for timber companies to make any profit from
harvesting timber in those stands, which only serves to worsen the problem. In order to find a solution, not only do the barriers need to be identified, but also the risks of both action and non-action. To do this, this project will ask questions to both members of the industry, as well as members of the provincial government. A new approach is needed, but until the root causes of the problem are known, a proper strategy for fixing it cannot be properly implemented. Identifying these issues will give the partner organization the knowledge needed to restore a healthy supply of fibre in the area.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Harry Nelson

Student:

Partner:

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (Williams Lake, BC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Forestry; Sustainability & the Environment; Public Service, Policy, and Governance

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Effective Pipeline Integrity Decision Making

Pipeline operators are required to make decisions for various complex pipeline integrity situations on a daily basis. These integrity situations often comprise a complex interaction between integrity threats such as corrosion, cracking, third party damage, dents, buckles, and wrinkles. A pipeline operator usually develops their own processes towards dealing with each specific integrity threat. In general, the processes are developed based on the stipulations by the Canadian Oil and Pipeline Systems Standard, the in-house experience, and the current up-to date integrity specific research. However, once the processes are developed, they become very rigid. In addition, when integrity threats are combined or when the processes are more conservative than or just different from the stipulations of the code, the processes become very confusing for the operators. Enbridge Pipelines Inc. is looking into revamping the current in-house processes for dealing with various integrity threats. The main objective of the research is to design integrity threat processes that are dynamic in nature allowing the process to be updated based on new literature findings. In addition, the newly designed processes would allow the users to identify the rigid and flexible aspects of the process to enable more informed decision making by the users.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Samer Adeeb

Student:

Partner:

Enbridge Employee Services Canada Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Oil and Gas; Energy and Utilities

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Narrations augmentées en littérature jeunesse: processus créatifs multimodaux et mécaniques collaboratives

Ce projet vise à documenter et analyser les processus de création et mécaniques collaboratives impliqués par la mise en place de livres augmentés jeunesse, et ce à travers le développement d’une séries d’oeuvres associant animation, texte, musique, et fonctionnalités interactives, et d’une interface de création mutlimodale à destination des jeunes utilisateurs. Effectué avec le partenaire Les Éditions André Fontaine, en particulier dans le cadre de sa collection jeunesse Fonfon, il s’attèlera à analyser et compiler des données précises permettant, à terme, de dégager d’éventuelles perspectives d’adaptation dans des contextes d’apprentissage, notamment en ce qui concerne les propres activités de création des jeunes. Dans une dimension plus technique, il visera à développer un nouveau secteur d’activités pour l’entreprise, et lui permettre des arrimages forts avec les milieux de recherche.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nathalie Lacelle

Student:

Partner:

Éditions André Fontaine

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Carbon thin-films for cosmetic jewellery applications: Year 2

Thin-films of carbon are finding use in a wide variety of military, industrial, and commercial applications. Arnell Workshop Inc., a West Kelowna, British Columbia-based cosmetic jewellery manufacturer, is using thin-films of carbon in order to coat titanium rings. As of the present moment, they are using an American firm in order to perform these depositions. They are, however, discouraged by the quality of the resultant films (they appear to be flaking and are non-uniform in thickness) and in the length of time that it takes for their product to be shipped back and forth to and from this American company (over a week). This has convinced the management at Arnell Workshop Inc. to consider performing in-house depositions. We aim to customize and optimize the deposition conditions required for these thin-film depositions using the sputtering system available at Arnell Workshop Inc. Quality assessment and accelerated aging protocols will also be developed in this project. It is hoped that the results of this project will equip our industrial partner, Arnell Workshop Inc., with a strategic advantage over its competitors.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stephen O'Leary

Student:

Partner:

Arnell Workshop Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

3D Modeling of The Pancreas For Use in Preoperative Surgical Planning and Rehearsal

The graduate student (Simon Byrns) will work closely with pancreas surgeons and experts in computer image manipulation to generate 3D models of the relevant anatomy in pancreas surgery. These models will then be printed on a 3D printer and used to investigate their utility in the preoperative planning phase prior to surgery. The use of augmented reality (superimposing computer generated images on live images) to enhance the visualization of internal structures within the 3D models will also be investigated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bin Zheng

Student:

Partner:

Zhejiang University

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Integration of social media tools into student-centred virtual learning management system

This research project will provide the intern with the opportunity to work with end users (students and faculty) to refine, further develop and test a prototype of NursApp, a learning management system (LMS) designed to create opportunities for students to use technology to learn in post-secondary education. The intern will work with co-owners to conduct focus groups with students and use feedback to refine, further develop and integrate social media components into the NursApp. The intern will synthesize findings from the research project by developing video tutorials for students and faculty. A beta test with potential users will be conducted at the end of the internship. The intern will collaborate with contracted designers and co-owners during all phases of the internship who have expertise in conducting participatory design research and in user experience design. The internship will provide the partner organization opportunities to collaborate with students and faculty to develop a relevant and comprehensive learning management system that has applicability in a variety of contexts and to further its mission to involve students in the development of technology to be used in the classroom.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kenneth Kent

Student:

Partner:

AppEAL Educational Applications for Learning

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

Helping socially-withdrawn Chinese children: The protective role ofparents

A three-wave longitudinal study will be conducted to examined the social, emotional, and academic implications of shyness and unsociability in Chinese children as well as the potential protective role that authoritative parenting plays. Participants in the initial sample consisted of 1500 grade 3 to 6 students, randomly selected from four primary and junior high schools in Shanghai. Assessment of shyness, unsociability, parenting practices, and adjustment are obtained from multiple sources, including peer nominations, self-reports, parent-reports, teacher-reports, and school records. It is anticipated that shyness and unsociability will be independently and uniquely predictive
of Chinese children’s adjustment difficulties. Moreover, it is expected that authoritative parenting will serve as a buffer against the negative impact of social withdrawal on children’s adjustment. On the other hand, overprotective parenting will exacerbate socially withdrawn children’s adjustment problems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert J. Coplan

Student:

Partner:

Shanghai Normal University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Élaboration d’un outil d’aide a? l’évaluation de la performance en SST des PME – cas de ASSIFQ-ASSPPQ

Au Québec, les propriétaires d’entreprises peuvent rejoindre une mutuelle de prévention pour bénéficier de cotisation plus avantageuse à la CSST et bénéficier, entre autres, de conseils et de formation. Compte tenu du grand nombre d’entreprises associées à une mutuelle de prévention, il est difficile pour les préventionnistes de répondre aux besoins spécifiques de chacune d’entre elles. L’objectif du projet est d’effectuer la recherche nécessaire pour bâtir un outil de diagnostic pour identifier plus facilement les faiblesses en matière de la gestion
de la santé et de la sécurité au travail des PME. Par l’intermédiaire de cet outil, les préventionnistes de l’ASSIFQ-ASSPPQ économiseront du temps et adapteront leurs interventions selon les besoins réels de leurs clients. Les interventions deviennent donc plus efficaces et mieux ciblées.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Adel Badri

Student:

Partner:

Association de la santé et de la sécurité des pâtes et papiers et des industries

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Xahive Expansion Project

The XAHIVE mandate is to improve the privacy and security of communication between professionals. At XAHIVE, Carleton students will be researching a differentiator in communication encryption and decryption coupled with a significant increase the convenience while retaining all levels of existing functionality. Additionally, students will be researching methods and processes to convert XAHIVE into an extensible platform that can be integrated into existing solutions and to enable the development of new solutions by third parties. In each case, students will be analysing and documenting how these types of innovations impact and enable the business and professional communities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Steven Muegge

Student:

Partner:

Xahive Corp

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Détermination mathématique de la rentabilité des diplômes

À l’aide de mathématiques financières et de statistiques salariales, ce projet aura comme objectif de trouver une valeur monétaire à la connaissance de manière à évaluer le coût maximal d’une formation sur le marché québécois. La firme de consultant Capital MRH se servira de cette recherche afin de démontrer la valeur ajoutée de ses interventions. L’étudiant déterminera la valeur de différents
diplômes afin de déterminer un calcul liant les diplômes à une valeur monétaire. Cette connaissance permettra aux firmes de consultation de démontrer le retour sur investissement et aidera aux étudiants à prendre des décisions sur le choix des formations et programmes d’études qu’ils suivront.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-François Roussel

Student:

Partner:

Capital MRH

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Spatio-Temporal Resolution Enhancement for HighFrame Rate Display

The quality of projected video plays a huge role in the digital projector market. Methods to increase the quality of projected video at lower costs are constantly being researched. A promising approach to reducing cost and increasing the quality of viewed video is the combination of up-converting the frame rate of high-resolution video and projecting higher resolution video using lower resolution, high frame rate projectors. This project investigates a method of video quality enhancement where a low-resolution, high-frame rate projector will be
used to project high-resolution, low-frame rate content such that the projected video appears to viewers as a high-frame rate and high-resolution video. Unlike existing methods using multiple projectors, our method will be developed for single projectors with opto-mechanical image shifter. In addition, our method will determine the optimal, content and shifter motion compensated sub-frame samples and sub-pixel shifts, required for a good approximation of the anticipated high-quality content.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Clausi

Student:

Partner:

Christie Digital

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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