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Partnered health system innovation for people who use drugs

“Health System Innovation for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD)” is an implementation project that will help translate research into co-designed supports. This project is a collaboration between individuals with lived and living experience of currently illegal (i.e., non-alcohol, non-tobacco, non-cannabis) drug use and health system partners in Edmonton, AB – Boyle Street Community Services (BSCS) and the Inner City Health and Wellness Program (ICHWP). In 2023, BSCS and ICHWP collaborated to conduct a PWUD-administered survey of structurally vulnerable PWUD in central Edmonton. The survey data provides an assessment of PWUD health and social service needs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and related health and social syndemics (e.g. houselessness, drug poisoning). Now what is needed is a process that aids the partners to co-design and prioritize implementation innovations. The Mitacs Elevate Fellowship will support Renée McBeth to coordinate a community-based research team in partnership with the Streetworks harm reduction program at BSCS. The research team will document PWUD-voiced priorities for improving available services and supports using sense-making methods (qualitative micro-narratives). Further, the team will host roundtables to develop recommendations from Indigenous PWUD and knowledge keepers with experience partnering with the health system. At each stage, we will identify community assets and strengths that can be mobilized to implement the proposed supports. The project will drive health system innovation and improve health by assisting the partner organizations and other health system actors to safely support PWUD partners and co-develop effective and inclusive responses to the opioid poisoning crisis.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ginetta Salvalaggio

Student:

Partner:

Boyle Street Community Services

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Elevate

Quantitative scanning electron microscopy characterization to determine if microfibrillated cellulose is considered a nanomaterial in food, food-contact and cosmetic regulations

The proposed project will use microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) from the University of Maine Process Development Center (UMaine MFC) as a reference material to develop a robust dispersion, sample preparation, image capture, and image analysis methodology to determine whether it is considered a nanomaterial under different regulatory frameworks. The methodology will employ scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and once a detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) is established, we will apply the approach to evaluate whether five industrial forms of MFC from Canadian manufacturers meet nanomaterial regulatory definitions. This work will allow Vireo Advisors Canada to develop an SOP to determine if industrial cellulose materials meet the regulatory definition of a nanomaterial in a number of jurisdictions and in turn what regulatory requirements are needed for the approval of these materials in different sectors. This is an essential step required for safety demonstration and regulatory approval of MFC not only in Canada but also in the US, EU and other markets. In the longer term, Vireo can apply the methodology developed in this project to other Canadian clients’ products to facilitate regulatory approvals and commercial adoption in Canada and other countries. This project will help promote safer and more sustainable material entry into the marketplace and help keep Canada competitive globally.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Greg Goss

Student:

Partner:

Vireo Advisors Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Elevate

Slag accumulation in electric arc furnace: understanding and assessment through electric diagnostic

The Plasma Resource Recovery System (PRRS), a technology developed by PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (PCI), is a plasma gasification process that turns municipal solid waste (MSW) into energy and other valuable products. During operation in an Electric ArcFurnace (EAF), the MSW is gasified to form syngas which is used to generate electricity. Metals, metals oxides and inorganics, also known as slag, melt and collect at the bottom of the reactor. When the EAF’s power is idled at its minimum for maintenance, the slagaccumulates and solidifies at the bottom making it hard to tap and the effective reactor volume is reduced. It is hypothesized that the arc formed in the EAF stops flowing through the slag bath during maintenance. The purpose of this project is to determine the critical slag height after which this occurs. A measurable electrical parameter linked to the slag’s height will be identified and a methodology to measure it will be developed, as means for online monitoring and to determine when tapping is required. The technology and methodology developed will be transferred to PCI where validation experiments will take place.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Coulombe

Student:

Partner:

PyroGenesis

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Embarking on a West-East Reciprocal Learning Journey: A Narrative Inquiry into Generalist and Specialist Teaching Models

This narrative inquiry, situated within Xu and Connelly’s SSHRC Partnership Grant Project, has two purposes: (1) understanding the strengths of the generalist teaching model in Canadian elementary schools and the specialist teaching model in Chinese elementary schools in mathematics education, and (2) investigating what can be reciprocally learned in terms of curriculum and pedagogies for teachers who adopt these two teaching models. The research fieldwork has focused on one Canadian generalist teacher and one Chinese math specialist with one Canadian principal and one Chinese principal as supplementary participants. The field texts (data) collection methods include artefact collection, participant observation and one-on-one interviews. The study identifies the strengths of the Canadian generalist and Chinese specialist teaching models within their sociocultural and historical contexts and explores potential reciprocal learning opportunities. This study can offer insights for both generalist and specialist teachers to reflect on their teaching practices within their respective teaching models and potentially enhance their teaching practices based on their local contexts. The University of Windsor and Beijing Foreign Studies University stand to benefit from this project by gaining insights into teacher education program reform and strengthening their established research partnership.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shijing Xu

Student:

Partner:

Beijing Foreign Studies University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Carbon Sequestration in the Mafic Rocks of Southern Quebec

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kent Novakowski;Kevin Mumford

Student:

Partner:

Deep Sky

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Improving the Performance of Montel’s LoopAir High-Density Vertical Farming System

Canadian indoor farmers are facing significant challenges related to out-of-season production, including pricing and consistency of electrical supply, pollination, and competition with international producers. The overarching goal of this project is to help Canadian industrial partners address some of these challenges through the development of sustainable technologies. Therefore, the goal of the proposed project is to improve the existing high-density indoor vertical farming platform developed by our industrial partner. This enhancement involves integrating advanced air circulation technology recently developed by the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) team. The technology originated from a homegrown Innovation challenge project funded by the Weston Family Foundation. The primary goal of this Mitacs project is to optimize air circulation and recover the heat generated within the vertical farm environment, thus maximizing its efficiency and productivity. This project represents a significant step forward in addressing challenges in high-density indoor growing platforms by integrating an innovative air circulation system into existing indoor vertical farms.
The optimized platform will provide indoor farmers with the technology to produce a minimum of three crops annually with the possibility of continuous replacement of plants in each growing area. The outcome of this project will greatly benefit the industrial partner by gaining a competitive edge in vertical farming technologies. This adaptable technology can also be retrofitted into existing greenhouse setups, further enhancing the industrial partner’s versatility and amplifying Canada’s production capacity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Habiba Bougherara;Leslie G Campbell;Thabet Belamri

Student:

Partner:

Montel;Weston Family Foundation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Elevate

« Quartier » (Qualités, Usages et Acteurs des Trottoirs) : pour des milieux de vie durables

Depuis la création de la filiale de Google, Sidewalk lab, la gestion des trottoirs a été médiatisée : il s’agit de repenser la gouvernance des trottoirs à l’heure du numérique, en mobilisant les objets connectés. Le besoin d’une nouvelle gouvernance des trottoirs apparaît nécessaire dans un contexte où les usages du trottoir s’intensifient ainsi que les opérateurs qui s’y rencontrent. L’espace du trottoir devient rare et implique que les municipalités repensent leur manière d’organiser les activités qui s’y déploient. Cette nouvelle gestion ne peut faire l’économie, d’un inventaire exhaustif des usages et des activités ayant lieu sur le trottoir : le projet « Quartier » (Qualité, Usages et Acteurs des Trottoirs) vise ainsi à élaborer une grille d’analyse des trottoirs selon divers indicateurs provenant de la littérature ou d’entretiens menés auprès des acteurs. En approfondissant la question de la végétalisation le présent projet vient d’inscrire dans la démarche QUARTIER avec l’objectif de qualifier les aménagements urbains à l’aide d’indicateurs quantitatif permettant ainsi d’objectiver les impacts des acteurs de la végétalisation sur l’espace public. Ces indicateurs et cette grille permettront de comparer les trottoirs de 4 quartiers de Montréal selon leurs usages, leurs modes de gestion et leurs mobiliers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Julia Frotey

Student:

Partner:

Polytech Lille

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Stage International de recherche en Analyse Quantitave à l’UEDS

Dans le cadre, de mon diplôme d’ingénieur en France, je dois effectuer un stage international pour bénéficier d’une
expérience internationale. J’ai choisi le domaine de la recherche, car c’est une discipline intrigante et stimulante qui
n’est pas assez développée en France. C’est un domaine qui a toujours aiguisé ma curiosité au point où j’ai choisi
d’effectuer un stage de recherche au Canada, pays dans lequel la recherche est un domaine au cœur des
investissements gouvernementaux. Ainsi, ce projet est pour moi un projet à deux facettes, celle de la découverte d’un
domaine très peu développer en France et ainsi très flou dans la tête des étudiants Français, mais aussi celle de
confronter mes connaissances à un domaine de pointe pour les consolider et ainsi les enrichir.
De plus, l’étude de l’isolement des ainés qui est le cœur du projet de recherche de mon stage a toujours été un
domaine qui m’a fortement touché. J’ai d’ailleurs été trésorier pendant deux ans d’une association française dans
laquelle nous allions régulièrement voir nos aînés dans des maisons de retraite pour lutter contre l’isolement social et
les états dépressifs.
C’est ainsi une extrême fierté d’avoir cette opportunité dans un pays comme le Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mélanie Levasseur

Student:

Partner:

Cergy-Paris Université

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Social Innovation

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Career Ready: Using the Customized Employment Process to Break Down Barriers to Employment for People with Development Disabilities

The objective of this project is to determine if the customized employment process can be an effective strategy in addressing the barriers that people with developmental disabilities experience in gaining meaningful employment in a rural community.
This project includes the design, pilot, and evaluation of a customized employment program for adults living with developmental disabilities who are actively supported by a not-for-profit agency. The intended outcome is to develop a customized employment toolkit of best practices that the partner agency can implement, and share with networks, on a continual basis.
This research will work to uncover and address inequalities that people with developmental disabilities experience when it comes to employment and poverty, while also meeting the organizational needs of developmental services agencies that are often underfunded.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Doug Utting

Student:

Partner:

Community Living Belleville & Area

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Loyalist College

Program:

Accelerate

Génération de données synthétiques relationnelles séquentielles

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maryam Daryalal

Student:

Partner:

Croesus

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Novel data augmentation with image mixing for machine learning-based classification of preclinical positron emission tomography images

We have developed a novel data augmentation procedure that can significantly enhance machine learning-based classification of different brain imaging scans. We will further expand this program to be used to create a novel animal model of brain diseases which will allow researchers to investigate earliest signs of diseases, the progression rates of which may vary across individuals. As a starter, we will look into the animal model of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease, affecting approximately 100,000 Canadians, is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder. Over half of patients develop levodopa-induced dyskinesia, a challenging motor side effect. We have recently demonstrated the rats that will develop this side effect shows different pattern of brain activities compared those that do not (i.e., resistant) even on the first day of levodopa treatment. With the proposed machine learning technology, we believe that we can accurately identify these “at-risk” animals, which will give researchers a new window of opportunities to investigate their brains under the microscope and discover novel therapeutic targets. This project will serve as a proof-of-concept for innovative imaging-based classification approaches in animal models, applicable to investigating early disease stages with varying progression rates.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ji Hyun Ko

Student:

Partner:

Cubresa Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Améliorer l’expérience utilisateur et l’efficacité des employés dans la planification de leurs horaires avec l’aide de l’intelligence artificielle.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre-Majorique Léger

Student:

Partner:

Giro Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Technology; Information and Communications Technology; Transportation (excluding aerospace)

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

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