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Postharvest changes in cannabis volatile terpenes under nitrogen packaging

EastCann, a small group of legacy cannabis growers, uses nitrogen packages for postharvest storage of dried cannabis. There is concern that nitrogen packaging adversely affects volatile terpenes and cannibinoids, each of which are important to cannabis products. This project will examine postharvest changes in terpenes and cannabinoids over time in nitrogen packaging compared to ambient atmospheric packaging. If nitrogen packaging significantly decreases postharvest quality, then the industry may elect to pursue alternative forms of preservation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mason MacDonald

Student:

Partner:

EastCann Cannabis

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Évaluation automatique de la véracité du texte produit par les grands modèles de langage (en anglais, Large Language Models, ou LLM)

THIS IS A GENERIC TEXT PUT IN PLACE AS THERE WAS NO PROJECT OVERVIEW

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ioannis Mitliagkas

Student:

Partner:

Mila

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

L’attractivité des territoires par les productions cinématographiques

Ce projet se concentre sur l’attractivité des territoires (économiques, touristiques, résidentiels…) en relation avec l’activité générée par les productions cinématographiques. L’objectif est d’analyser comment les institutions publiques abordent les impacts associés aux productions cinématographiques sur leur territoire (dimension comparative France-Québec), les comprendre et d’étudier les différentes stratégies utilisées par les institutions publiques pour stimuler cette attractivité. Des rencontres avec des professionnels du tourisme, cinéma et autres acteurs clés, ainsi que des universitaires seront nécessaires. Les résultats de cette étude pourraient donc être utiles pour les acteurs publics et privés impliqués dans la planification et la promotion de leur territoire, notamment dans les secteurs de l’industrie cinématographique et du tourisme.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Laurent Bourdeau

Student:

Partner:

Aix-Marseille Université

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Education

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Peasants and Parliaments: Agrarian Reform in Later Eighteenth-Century Europe

This project aims to reexamine the relationship between representative institutions, property rights, and long-run economic growth in preindustrial Europe. We argue that (some) early parliaments contributed to growth not so much by restraining the sovereign from violating his subjects’ property rights as by facilitating the elimination of obsolete, anti-developmental property rights. Through comparative case studies of eighteenth-century agrarian reform in the Russian Baltic province of Livonia, the Danish duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, and Prussian Silesia, we identify which forms of parliamentary organization and procedure made the retirement of “bad” property rights possible, and which, contrariwise, hindered it. Our findings promise to have significant implications for the study of political economy of development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brendan McElroy

Student:

Partner:

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Worldwide Trends in Brain Research: A Bibliom Analysis

Brain research has advanced our understanding of the biological substrates of human behavior and its perturbation across a variety of neurophysiological states and disorders. Over the last 80 years, Brain Research has gained a lot of traction, culminating in the 1990s which was named “The Decade of the Brain” to enhance the visibility of brain research. Bibliometrics methods have allowed researchers to assess the popularity of brain research through the ever-growing number of brain-related research papers in various bibliographic databases. While many topics of brain research have been covered by previous studies, there is no comprehensive overview of the evolution of brain research and its various specialties and funding practices over a long period of time. Using new techniques from Natural Language Processing, research topics can be inferred from abstract and titles of Brain Research papers, which can be used to infer new scientific trends. This project aims to determine (1) how brain research has evolved over time in terms of papers, (2) country rankings in terms of papers and impact, (3) how research topics vary by country and year.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vincent Larivière

Student:

Partner:

Fondation Brain Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Elevate

The impacts of land markets, access and deforestation on women’s livelihoods in the Colombian Amazon

I am interested in understanding the linkages between land markets, loss of forests and how people are able to decide how land will be used. I will measure land prices and land ownership in the past twenty years in one department of the Colombian Amazon that has experienced violence and conflict throughout the past 50 years. I will also hold workshops and interviews to understand how laws are upheld and perceived at the local level, as well as how people are using their land. I want to understand how the conflict in this region has affected women. Conflict has caused many women to leave their homes to escape the violence. The conflict also controlled how land was used, and many land owners were forced to plant certain crops. Furthermore, historically women have not been able to decide how land is used. I am interested in understanding more about these complicated dynamics and how forests and livelihoods of women can be improved.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Terry Sunderland

Student:

Partner:

CIAT | The International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

The use of virtual reality in the treatment of perinatal mood disorders

My project aims to complement the Toi, Moi, Bébé (TMB) program with a Virtual Reality (VR) system. The TMB program aims to prevent perinatal mood disorders, including depression and anxiety, by reducing experiential avoidance and improving self-soothing capacities, which are ideal targets for a VR system. Different applications will be developed for each component of the program based on a thorough literature review on what could be useful and co-design workshops with expecting parents to understand their needs. These applications will be split into passive and interactive VR tools. Passive tools would ideally provide parents with a safe space for mindfulness, self-compassion, and relaxation, while interactive tools would be games related to the parents’ interpersonal skills and help track their cognitive distortions. The different options of VR tools would help facilitate participant engagement, specifically for those who lack interest in classical pedagogical material. The VR system would ideally be a low-cost addition to the platform, to allow the wider public to have access to it.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anna MacKinnon

Student:

Partner:

University of Kent

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Assessing the environmental impact of utility pole types: leachability and disposal of PCP and CCA from treated wood poles

Wood poles, such as those used in electric transmission lines, are treated with preservatives to protect the poles’ structural integrity in the face of insect, fungal and environmental challenges. While extending the lifespan of the pole, these preservatives—the most important being chromated copper arsenate (CCA) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) mixtures—may leach into the surrounding environment/soil. Due to the toxicity of CCA and PCP, and their breakdown products, it is imperative to clearly understand how these contaminants can leach into areas surrounding the wood poles and what happens to the contaminants once in the environment. This project will develop the methodologies to sample active sites from the FortisBC service area and retired used wood poles, quantify and speciate the amounts of contaminants in the areas, and evaluate potential methods for contaminant remediation, providing FortisBC with the tools to make informed decisions about the use of treated wood poles.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Wesley Zandberg;Robert Godin

Student:

Partner:

FortisBC Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Manufacturing; Utilities

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Study of biological effects of synthetic and natural micro- fibers on marine mussel to inform apparel industry action

Global production and subsequent waste of plastic products, like those in synthetic clothing, has been growing at an exponential rate over the last several decades. Researchers have found polyester microfibers of textile origin throughout the ocean, including the deep ocean and pristine waters of the Arctic Ocean. However, we do not yet know the specific harms caused by these microfibers to ocean health. This research project will evaluate specific biological harms caused by exposure to different concentrations of the most common textile microfibers, namely polyester and cotton on blue mussels, a marine organism that is often used to gauge the health of the entire ecosystem. We expect the findings from this study to inform material and fabric design choices by the apparel industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maite Maldonado

Student:

Partner:

Ocean Wise

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Education; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Study of biological effects of synthetic and natural microfibers on marine mussel to inform apparel industry action.

Global production and subsequent waste of plastic products, like those in synthetic clothing, has been growing at an exponential rate over the last several decades. Researchers have found polyester microfibers of textile origin in pristine waters of the Arctic Ocean. However, we do not yet know the specific harms caused by these microfibers to ocean health. This research project will evaluate specific biological harms caused by exposure to different concentrations of the most common textile microfibers, namely polyester and cellulose on blue mussels, a marine organism that is often used to gauge the health of the entire ecosystem. We expect the findings from this study to inform material and fabric design choices by the apparel industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maite Maldonado

Student:

Partner:

Ocean Wise

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Education; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Inflammatory response of spinal implants

Spinal fusion surgery and the use of spinal implants to mechanically stabilize the spine have
significantly increased over the last decade. Octane has developed a proprietary bioactive
spinal implant with active remodeling capacity. The immune response to the implant is an
important aspect to determine if the implant has any negative (inflammatory response) or
positive (successful in bone remodeling) response. This project will assess the inflammatory
response by using a cell model to evaluate Octane’s implant material.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lindsay Fitzpatrick

Student:

Partner:

OCTANE EXO INC.;Stem Cell Network

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Effect of whole foods compared to ultra-processed foods in chronic kidney disease

Research shows that ultra-processed foods (UPF) increase the risk of many diseases, including kidney diseases. However, the effects of whole foods (WF) compared to UPF in a type of kidney disease called polycystic kidney disease (PKD) have not been studied. This is also important for PKD because treatments with plant-based or low-protein diets, since many of these diets contain UPF. This may affect how well this treatment works. Further, UPF can increase obesity, which might worsen PKD, but this also has not been studied. Using a mouse model of PKD we will compare UPF and WF in plant- or animal- based diets, and in normal and low protein diets. Disease progression will be measured . The project will increase the capacity of CDIC to undertake food and nutritional intervention trials and continue to expand the CDIC brand of excellence into the PKD research field.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Harold Aukema

Student:

Partner:

PKD Foundation of Canada;Chronic Disease Innovation Centre (CDIC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Agriculture and Food

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

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