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Identification and Characterization of Antioxidant Activity in Canadian Wild Plants: A New Horizon in Wellness Industries

The proposed research project aims to explore and study natural substances called antioxidants that can be found in plants native to Canada. Antioxidants from plants are natural products that promote wellness by protecting our bodies from harmful molecules called free radicals. Certain plants that flourish under the conditions found in the Canadian prairies are likely to be rich in antioxidants. The research will be conducted by a team that includes young adult science students, in collaboration with a new biotech company in Canada. By identifying and understanding these antioxidants, we can develop new products that promote better health and well-being for Canadians. The project will benefit the biotech companies by providing them with valuable knowledge and potentially lead to the creation of innovative products that harness the power of Canadian plants.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Trushar Patel

Student:

Partner:

Partage Biotech

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Lethbridge

Program:

Accelerate

An Examination of Invertebrate Community Composition and Density Differences Between Poor- and High-Quality Restored Wetlands in Central Interior British Columbia

Wetlands restored by Ducks Unlimited within the Central Interior of British Columbia are experiencing differences in the reproductive success of waterfowl. While some wetlands are facilitating the production of large broods of young, others are seeing low yields. During their breeding periods, waterfowl are dependent on food resources within wetlands to reproduce. Benthic macroinvertebrates (BMIs) are one of the primary food sources forged by dabbling ducks and are a key factor affecting their breeding success. Since BMIs play a critical role in dabbling ducks’ life cycle, food could be the predominant issue affecting reproduction. This project will compare the relative abundance and biomass of benthic macroinvertebrates between wetlands with high- and low-reproductive success as a potential cause of site differences. The results from this study will help build a greater understanding of factors that affect dabbling duck populations and improve wetland-restoration practices aimed at supporting dabbling duck populations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Douglas Ransome

Student:

Partner:

Ducks Unlimited Canada (BC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Towards fisheries reconciliation: developing a Kitasoo Xai’xais-led multi-species fisheries monitoring program

The goal of this research is to re-envision fisheries management in Canada, using the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation as a case study. This objective of this project is to weave together culturally appropriate components of Kitasoo Xai’xais and western fisheries management by using an Indigenous methodological approach that centers Indigenous voices. To do this, we will interview fishers, knowledge holders, staff, and will hold community meetings to develop a Nation-led catch monitoring methodology. We will then pilot that methodology in the food, social, and ceremonial (FSC) fishery and the halibut community-based fishery. We anticipate that the methodology developed may be relevant and can be adapted by Indigenous nations in Canada and beyond.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Natalie Ban

Student:

Partner:

Spirit Bear Research Foundation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING MODEL FORENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS IN ICT

While Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and related software development is growing with different opportunities, ICT related energy consumption is also dramatically increasing. In the parallel of this growth, it is wanted to minimize the negative effects by encouraging equipment that is sustainably produced, lasts longer, wastes less energy, used in an efficient way and disposed of responsibly. Considering the above-mentioned development on software and computer service industries, ICT impact needs to be investigated on environmental sustainability. As such there is a strong need a multi-criteria decision making model (MCDM) satisfies both customer requirements as well as environmental sustainability. Research is planned with the “adaptive multi-criteria decision-making model” that helps decision makers manage change and govern complexity in environments where economic, social, and natural forces interact in unpredictable ways. There is a strong need for more input from ICT’s toward creating more sustainable environment. Therefore a successful completion of this research will ultimately create a body of knowledge that can be utilized to save energy for future generations with the wider social and economic benefit.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ayse Basar Bener

Student:

Partner:

Galatasaray Univerisity

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Operationalizing Two-Eyed Seeing

As the conservation sector moves forward to support Canada’s international commitments to protect the environment and honour Indigenous rights, there is increasing interest in pairing Indigenous with
mainstream knowledges. Etuaptmumk, or Two-Eyed Seeing in Mi’kmaw as introduced by Elder Albert Marshall, offers a way to do this by leveraging the strengths of both indigenous and Western ways of knowing. Despite growing support for this approach, a gap remains to be bridged between the theory and operationalization of Two-Eyed Seeing in conservation work documented outside of academia. This placement will explore lessons learned from the application of this principle within partnerships and organizations, to be shared with those interested in partnering with the host organization, Plenty Canada, as well as the broader conservation community, in support of successful cross-cultural collaborations into the future.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robin Roth

Student:

Partner:

Plenty Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture; Arts, entertainment and recreation; Education; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’un microscope miniature pour l’étude de l’activité neuronale dans des animaux se déplaçant librement

Un but fondamental des neurosciences est la compréhension des opérations de base du cerveau, et comment celles-ci sont affectées par les changements comportementaux. Plus précisément, de quelles façons l’activité neuronale est-elle liée aux processus cognitifs et comportementaux ? Depuis son développement, la microscopie optique a toujours été un instrument de choix pour étudier les propriétés cellulaires du cerveau. Couplée aux nombreuses sondes fluorescentes disponibles, elle permet d’élucider les questions relatives aux neurosciences, tant au niveau structurel que fonctionnel. Doric Lenses, Inc. propose le développement d’un micro-endoscope à fluorescence de dimensions inférieures à 2cm3 et implantable sur la tête d’un rongeur pour étudier l’activité neuronale dans son cerveau sans nuire à sa liberté de mouvement. Une fois mesurées, les propriétés des cellules pourront être corrélées entre elles et avec des observations comportementales, afin de mettre en valeur des relations entre l’activité des neurones, et les comportements observés.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Côté

Student:

Partner:

Doric Lenses Inc

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Feasibility, validity, and reproducibility of wearable sensing technologies to assess mobility in hospitalized older adults

Following hospitalization, many patients do not return to their pre-hospitalization level of health. In older patients, the time spent in a hospital bed leads to mobility impairments. We propose to use wearable sensing device to register the time spent by hospitalized older adults in the bed and walking. This information will help to better identify the relationship between mobility with prospective functional and health outcomes. Therefore, this proposal will test the feasibility of four activity monitors (Actigraph wGT3X-BT, Mox 1, MMC and Fitbit Versa) in hospitalized older adults. Once we know the most feasible device, we will test how valid and reliable its measures are for recording information of hospitalized older adults. After knowing about the device’s feasibility, validity, and reliability, we will follow patients during their hospitalization to gather information for a clinical study assessing the effectiveness of an early mobilization program in hospitalized older adults.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lauren Griffith;Luciana Macedo;Marla Beauchamp

Student:

Partner:

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Elevate

Corrosion evaluation of pipeline steels in H2O-saturated s-CO2 environments

We are studying how to transport CO2 efficiently and safely after capturing it from places like power plants. To do this, we have to compress the CO2 above a specific point to avoid any problems during transportation. But this compressed CO2 can be very corrosive and harmful to the materials used in pipelines, especially steel. Our research is focused on understanding how different impurities in the CO2, like excess water, can affect the corrosion of steel in these environments. We want to find out why some research studies have shown different results, and we believe the presence of excess water might be one of the reasons. To get a better idea, we will carefully control the amount of water in the CO2, along with other impurities like oxygen and sulfur, and test how pipeline steels react in this environment. We will do this by exposing the steel samples to the CO2 at certain temperatures and pressures for a specific time. After the tests, we will look at the steel’s surface using special microscopes and tools to see how it reacts to the CO2 and impurities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jing Liu

Student:

Partner:

EVRAZ North America

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Biomolecular analyses of ancient cooking pots to reconstruct foodways

Reconstructing foodways can provide archaeologists insight into the relationship between past people and their lived environments. My project explores two innovative and complementary methods of biomolecular analysis – shotgun proteomics and lipid residue analysis – for the identification of foods eaten in the past. By identifying proteins and lipids from food cooked in Late Moche ancient pottery vessels from Huaca Colorada (Peru), my research aims to (1) contribute to interpretations of cooking technology, (2) provide additional insights into Late Moche foodways, and (3) optimize biochemical methodologies for ancient ceramics. I will undertake specialized training in lipid residue analysis through an internship at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. As neither proteomics nor lipid residue analysis has yet been applied at Huaca Colorada, my research promises to contribute significantly to overall interpretations of foodways and human-environment relations at the site. The proposed project will be a prominent element of my PhD thesis and will more generally benefit my career and professional network.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Camilla Filomena Speller

Student:

Partner:

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture and Food; Technology; Other

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Blood and Nasal Biomarkers of Cat-SPIRE Efficacy

The Cat-SPIRE vaccine reduces symptoms in those who suffer from cat allergy. Two interns will work on complementary projects that will evaluate blood and nasal biomarkers of Cat-SPIRE efficacy. One trainee will examine changes to the DNA in special immune cells called dendritic cells, isolated from blood. The other trainee will examine markers of inflammation in the nose. The data generated by the interns will be valuable to the company, as we expect they will demonstrate that immunological and nasal biomarkers change in response to Cat-SPIRE and correlate with the reduced symptoms that this product provides. In addition, it will be evaluated if any of these biomarkers can predict which patients may be the best candidates for treatment (prognostic biomarkers of a favourable treatment response).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anne Ellis

Student:

Partner:

Adiga Life Sciences

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

The development of a virtual planning tool for forest management and ecological forestry practices

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Faculty Supervisor:

Timothy Webster

Student:

Partner:

Athol Forestry Coop

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Nova Scotia Community College

Program:

Accelerate

Predicting rover mobility on slopes from single wheel experiments

Lunar and Martian exploration have been active topics in engineering and scientific research for the past decades. With several upcoming international and commercial missions bringing new organizations to the Lunar surface, there is heightened interest in micro-rovers that can reduce mission costs and overall risk. Reduction of cost and risk is possible by predicting the mobility of a rover platform from the proposed wheel design. This research builds on previous predictive models and experimental works to explore the correlation between the single wheel and full rover mobility. The project seeks to develop a predictive model using experiments to relate single-wheel experiments and full rover performance on inclined terrain. Such a model will be useful to the partner organization when working with rover mobility tasks or projects.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Krzysztof Skonieczny

Student:

Partner:

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc (Brampton, ON)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

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