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Proteome analysis of field versus chamber acclimated winter wheat and rye crowns

The most critical region for winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) winter survival is the crown. Exposure to different environmental cues during cold acclimation improves the crown’s resistance to freezing. This key fact is not taken into account in the design of controlled environment experiments and may not reflect actual mechanisms of cold hardiness in the field. Acclimation to multiple environmental cues under fall field conditions could explain the improved freezing survival of field as opposed to chamber acclimated plants. It is hypothesized that in field acclimated, greater accumulation of anti-freeze and dehydrin proteins in the crown’s vascular tissues improve resistance to freezing. The expected outcome of this study is to identify specific protein markers associated with enhanced freezing resistance in the current superior freeze resistant winter wheat ‘Norstar’ and more winter hardy ‘Puma’ rye. Identification of biochemical markers associated with field acclimation will be useful to breeders’ intent on improving winter hardiness in winter wheat.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Karen Tanino

Student:

Partner:

Iwate University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Neuromorphic Computing with Stochastic Binary Weights Based on Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

Many problems which are best solved by neural networks are exhibiting rapid growth in nascent and existing fields, such as natural language processing, and image recognition for self-driving cars. Current limitations in manufacturing technologies impose limits that prevent these performance demands from being met through conventional methods. Neuromorphic computing has been proposed as a potential solution for problems best solved with artificial neural networks. The memory bandwidth intensiveness of neuromorphic computing architectures gives rise to power and performance constraints, which limit scalability. Attempts in weight quantization have been made to overcome this limitation, yet even in the case of single-bit binary weights, stochastic behaviour is required to achieve adequate performance; this is turn necessitates additional circuitry, negating the cost and performance advantages of binary weights. However, the emerging technology of Magnetic Tunnel Junctions is proposed as a method to implement inherently stochastic non-volatile Logic-in-Memory in binary weighted neuromorphic computing architectures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Warren Gross

Student:

Partner:

Tohoku University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

The Odd Couple: Cancer and the Circadian Clock

Circadian rhythms are processes which allows animals to regulate their physiology based on time of day. These rhythms are controlled by the circadian clock, a group of transcription factors that form a feedback loop. Over 40% of the genome is transcribed rhythmically, implicating the clock in many physiological processes.
The cell cycle is another process which takes ~24h to complete in mammals. This is due to several checkpoints which are present to prevent the cell from precocious progression leading to DNA damage. The clock and the cell cycle have been proposed to be linked but this remains controversial. Unregulated passage through cell cycle checkpoints can lead to cancer formation. The proposed research will use the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technique to observe the potential link between the clock and the cell cycle in intestinal organoids. This research may allow for the development of novel targets in cancer therapies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Phillip Karpowicz

Student:

Partner:

Keio University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Modeling of thermoplastic pultrusion

Pultrusion is a manufacturing technique allowing to produce constant cross section beams of fiber reinforced plastics. The main challenge of pultruding thermoplastic composite is to impregnate the fiber bed with the high viscosity thermoplastic matrix. The goal of this research project is to use two existing models to model the pultrusion of thermoplastic composites. Mainly to correlate the processing parameters to the impregnation quality of the composite. This model could be used as a design tool for future pultrusion installations or used to reduce the amount of experiments necessary to produce good quality parts. At the end of this research project, a model of the pultrusion would be adapted to the pultrusion system present at Professor Nakai laboratory, and numerical results will be supported by experimental results to validate the model.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Louis Laberge Lebel

Student:

Partner:

Gifu University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Crystal Orientation-Wetting Property Relationships for Cerium Oxide

Improving the durability of superhydrophobic surfaces is of significant interest in the surface engineering community. We have recently developed a novel superhydrophobic coating with a hard nanocrystalline nickel matrix and embedded hydrophobic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) particles. To further improve the mechanical robustness of the non-wetting coating, the soft polymeric PTFE particles were replaced with hard, hydrophobic cerium oxide ceramic particles. However, the intrinsic hydrophobic properties of cerium oxide are not well understood. In the proposed research project, single crystal cerium oxide films with different crystallographic orientations will be produced by a pulsed laser deposition process and the wetting properties will be evaluated. Since the arrangement of cerium and oxygen atoms on the surface differs with orientation, we hypothesize that the wetting properties of cerium oxide surfaces vary with orientation. By understanding orientation effects on wetting properties, we can expect to be able to better engineer a durable superhydrophobic surface.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Uwe Erb

Student:

Partner:

Hokkaido University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Autonomic control of thermoregulation during exercise in spinal cord injury

In able-bodied individuals, increases in core temperature during exercise are controlled by the nervous system as a sweating response. However, individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) may have altered sweating responses due to autonomic dysfunction, leading to increased risk of heat stress during exercise. Currently, standard tests do not fully describe how temperature regulation is impaired following SCI. The purpose of this study is to determine whether tests of autonomic function can predict temperature dysregulation in individuals with SCI. Thirty adults with SCI will be recruited to perform 60-minutes of moderate-intensity exercise with core temperature measured throughout exercise. We will use standard autonomic tests to evaluate autonomic function: sympathetic skin responses, and the sit up test. Through this study, we aim to explore the relationship between autonomic dysfunction and thermoregulation in SCI, in order to better target individuals at risk for heat stress during exercise.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maureen MacDonald

Student:

Partner:

Wakayama Medical University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Physical Modeling of Debris Load in Extreme Hydrodynamic Conditions

Recent natural disasters, such as the 2005 Hurricane Katrina and the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami, have increased focus on the resilient design of coastal communities to these devastating large-scale hydraulic events. The loads from these events can be separated into hydraulic and debris loads. Debris loads, in particular, are difficult to evaluate in the field and numerically, therefore generally are evaluated in an experimental setting. To this point, the focus of debris load research has been on single debris impacts on structures. Debris damming loads, which occurs when debris accumulates at the front of a structure, resulting in increased drag forces as well as other hazards, has largely been ignored within the coastal engineering community. The proposed research project aims to evaluate debris damming in an experimental setting using the innovative Tsunami Wave Basin at Waseda University. The objectives of the research are to determine the loads associated with debris damming in extreme coastal events and provide recommendations for design loads to be included within future building standards for coastal communities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ioan Nistor

Student:

Partner:

Waseda University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Nouvelles approches de livraison d’ARN interférents ciblant le récepteur CCR2 pour le traitement des métastases osseuses

L’os est le site de prédilection d’implantation des métastases de nombreux cancers, tels que le cancer du sein, et malheureusement l’environnement osseux rend l’accès aux traitements de chimiothérapie et de radiothérapie quasi-impossible. Par conséquent, plus de 50% des patients souffrant d’un cancer des os ne sont pas soulagés par les traitements antalgiques actuels. Nous proposons donc d’évaluer le potentiel thérapeutique de deux nouveaux vecteurs de livraison chargés d’acheminer des ARNs interférents (ARNi) ciblant CCR2, le récepteur à la chimiokine CCL2, connu pour son rôle dans l’implantation et la croissance des cellules tumorales au niveau du site métastatique ainsi que dans la genèse et le maintien des sensations douloureuses. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Philippe Sarret;Pierre Lavigne

Student:

Partner:

Precision NanoSystems Inc.;Merck Canada Inc (Kirkland, QC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation Capacity Network: Aligning Evaluative Thinking and Practice among Early Childhood Stakeholders

This project aims to provide much needed evidence to non-profit organizations working with vulnerable children and their families in five inner city schools. The All in for Youth initiative is a collaboration of eight organizations offering integrated, multi-dimensional supports to improve academic outcomes and resiliency of vulnerable children, support family health and stability, get communities involved, and inform policy and systems change. Individual non-profit organizations do not always have the resources, expertise, time, or capacity to intentionally gather evidence to support critical reflection of their services. Balancing the needs of all organizational representatives into one evaluation will be challenging. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rebecca Gokiert

Student:

Partner:

United Way of the Alberta Capital Region

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Framework Design and Prototyping of a Personal Task and Time Management Mentor Package with A Dynamic, Multi-facet, Data-oriented and Associative Engineering Management Method

There have been many new operational drivers that require changes to the traditional training processes in small and medium companies, i.e. the advancement of technology, the mass retirement of the baby boomer generation, and the ever more dynamically-changing values of the web-generation workforce. Dealing with bridging the skill gaps may deem to uproot the company paradigm and demand for a new and more efficient model. Is there a solution to reduce the growing pain of workforce renewal? The goal of this project is to design and prototype an effective, data-oriented, and intuitive mentoring tool that is molded for small companies which can implement a company paradigm that allows to effectively train new employees with modern data-based learning technology. The intern is expected to develop a method, prototype the tool, and use it to collect and analyze sample data and further prove the innovative mechanism.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yongsheng Ma

Student:

Partner:

Arsenal Engineering Ltd;Enigma Design Solutions Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Floods and Earthquakes: The Implications of Competing Risks On Behavioural Action

Natural disasters are a global concern with each region experiencing unique risks and vulnerabilities. Using concepts from risk research, we can examine how the general public perceives and understands the risks that they face. However, further research is needed to understand how people comprehend risk when faced with competing hazards to see how satisficing and the finite pool of worry influence perceptions. Kumamoto Prefecture is an interesting area to study this. In 2016 the region experienced an earthquake and flooding in close proximal time to one another, with efforts being made to reduce future risks. Using risk perceptions and concepts from behavioural economics, this research examines how multiple hazards are viewed and applies tools from behavioural and decision research to encourage protective behaviour to be taken.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stephanie Chang

Student:

Partner:

Kumamoto University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

The role of transnational advocacy networks in Tunisian transition to democracy

Tunisia is the only Arab country that successfully achieved the transition to democracy. So far, many aspect of the Tunisian democratic transition have been studied, but academic research still ignores a study of its international context. The objective of my research is to investigate the contribution of the transnational advocacy networks (TNA) within the process of democratic transition in Tunisia. Through large scale of interviews and data collecting, my project aims at understating which role were played by this network of global activists in enhancing and framing the domestic events. My research will contribute to the development of the academic knowledge about the TNAs` impact within developing countries.
It will give refinement to the theory of the Tunisian exceptionality through the lens of its international dimension. My project has also the potential to provide crucial elements of analysis for the policy makers and analysts.
It will highlight the level of importance that Tunisia has within the international system, what functions it has in the international economy and where it is strategically and diplomatically placed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Francesco Cavatorta

Student:

Partner:

Université de Tunis El Manar

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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