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Assessing the relationship of inflammatory biomarkers and depressive symptoms in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and depression are large contributors to the global years lost to disability (W.H.O, 2022). RA is mainly thought of as a disease limited to joints, where there is progressive joint destruction due to prolonged inflammation. However, RA is a systemic disease, it causes inflammation in various regions of the body. The systemic inflammation may contribute to or be associated with other commodities such as depressive symptoms. In fact, symptoms of depression are common in patients with RA, yet their relationship is poorly understood. A group of sixty patients will be assessed to understand the correlation between proinflammatory biomarkers, RA disease activity and depressive symptoms using data from blood samples and various questionnaires, respectively. It is hypothesized that an increase in proinflammatory biomarkers will be correlated with both increased depressive symptoms and worse RA disease activity. The findings of the project will inform novel interventions for the management of inflammation and commodities in patients with RA.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tom Appleton

Student:

Partner:

Harvard University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Do proper patient handling techniques, coupled with new technology, help reduce the risk of injury development amongst health care workers?

This project will provide a biomechanical comparison of commonly used patient handling techniques performed using a standard hospital bed outfitted with and without a Vendlet (vendlet.com) patient transfer device. This Vendlet technology has the potential to significantly reduce the musculoskeletal and joint strain to health care providers in both acute and long-term care facilities. The Vendlet is a powered patient turning aid, which replaces the bed-rail system of the hospital bed. Using a set of rollers that can be adjusted for height, the Vendlet mechanically moves the bed sheet beneath the patient in a controlled manner. The system can assist in turning the patient as well as reposition them in the bed. The technology is currently not available in Canada, but this validation research has the potential to promote its incorporation in Canadian health care facilities.
This research will provide the health care industry with a much-needed quantification of the physical demands associated with commonly used patient handling techniques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michelle Cardoso;Wayne Albert

Student:

Partner:

ResearchNB

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

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

University:

Université de Moncton

Program:

Accelerate

Abrasive Waterjet Polishing of Large Hydraulic Turbine Blades

The objective of this project is to improve the quality of the hard-to-reach areas of the hydraulic turbine blades using abrasive waterjet polishing method. By this way, the energy lost caused by parietal friction between the turbine blades and the flow will be decreased and consequently the efficiency of the turbine will be improved. Previously, the polishing process of some parts of the turbines was performed manually which caused uneven finished surface and poor quality in some areas. With this method, through a uniform polishing strategy, the desired surface quality can be achieved. The polishing parameters affecting the quality of the final surface using this method have been initially investigated during the PhD research of the applicant. During post-doc, a comprehensive experimental study will be done on this process and using a more advance test-rig polishing of more complex surfaces similar to those of hydraulic turbines will be performed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Souheil-Antoine Tahan

Student:

Partner:

GE Renewable Energy;École de technologie supérieure

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Other services (except public administration); Utilities

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Elevate

Defending Containerized Applications against 0day Vulnerabilities

Network operators and telecom vendors intend to ensure the security of mobile networks. However, the time between discovering a new security vulnerability in the network and developing and deploying its effective fixes can be delayed weeks and more often in months. Thus, it leaves a window to the attacker to cause more damage. Most of the time, deploying patches is coupled with software updates and when performed in production environment can present new risks resulting in costly downtime, thus generally delayed for business reasons. The main objective of this project is to develop a scalable and efficient solution that provides a mechanism to temporarily patch for a set of containerized applications against newly discovered vulnerabilities for which no security patches exist yet. This temporary patching approach can prevent the recurrence of exploit and allows time for official patches to be released and tested before final deployment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Suryadipta Majumdar;Lingyu Wang

Student:

Partner:

Ericsson Canada Inc (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Pathways to Revitalize Indigenous Shellfish Harvest

For thousands of years, Semiahmoo First Nation, like other Coast Salish communities have and continue to be deeply connected to the sea. Historically abundant fisheries including bivalve shellfish, such as clams, oysters and mussels, are respected as relations as well as depended on for food security; interactions with these creatures and ecosystems have formed the rhythms of daily and seasonal life. Since 1962, shellfish harvest has been prohibited in Boundary Bay, the waters surrounding Semiahmoo First Nation reserve lands, due to upland pollution. This prohibition has disconnected Semiahmah people from their traditional food sources and cultural practices for two generations. This project aims to explore potential pathways towards revitalizing Indigenous shellfish harvest in Boundary Bay to benefit Semiahmoo First Nation and the Salish Sea Indigenous Guardians. Innovative solutions will be drawn by taking a holistic systems-thinking approach and by pursuing Indigenous self-determination through participatory film and storytelling.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sarah Marie Wiebe;Rob Lapper

Student:

Partner:

Salish Sea Indigenous Guardians Association

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Implications of Comprehensive Sex Education on Female Genital Mutilation on Conakry

The objective of this research is to observe the implementation of a sexual health education program called “Fondation Binta Ann pour les Enfants et les Femmes” (FONBAL) and to subsequently document any change in attitudes of parents of children enrolled in FONBALE through parent-child interactions. As noted by the World Health Organization and The United Nations Children’s Fund, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is still heavily practiced in West African Countries, regardless of its human rights violation. This epidemic is rooted in cultural, religious norms and only harms women and girls. This practice must end, however, there is limited research on how to substantially halt this violent medical procedure. Reviewing the practices at FONBALE, regarding their comprehensive sexual education (CSE) curriculum, by analyzing their approach through storytelling and child-to-parent interactions, this data will provide researchers with practical methodologies on how to stop FGM/C in countries, change the social perception, and provide countries that practice FGM/C with educational resources to change the social perception of FGM/C, amongst communities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Danielle Groleau

Student:

Partner:

Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Public Service, Policy, and Governance

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Transcranial Stimulation as a Tool for Cognitive Enhancement

Attention is a key process to many daily tasks but it is characterized by limited resources. In many high-stake domains, operators must perform complex tasks for long durations, which deplete attentional resources and promote error making. Some studies have shown that neurostimulation can be used as a tool to improve cognitive abilities. Yet, studies investigating tDCS are often characterized by important experimental flaws and, therefore, it remains unclear to what extent neurostimulation can augment cognition. This project aims at investigating the impact and cerebral mechanisms underpinning neurostimulation to mitigate attentional fatigue. This represents a first step toward developing a system capable of determining one’s level of attentional fatigue using different biomarkers and of presenting cognitive enhancement interventions as a countermeasure to help operators recovering their attentional resources. This project will contribute to expand research on cognitive enhancement and will open new opportunities for Thales to develop user-tailored decision-support systems relevant to aviation, defence, security and transportation use cases.

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Faculty Supervisor:

François Vachon

Student:

Partner:

Thales Canada Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Les guerres napoléoniennes de Louis-François Lejeune : Histoire, Identité et Notoriété au début du 19e siècle

Afin d’appuyer mon projet de thèse sur le peintre de bataille et officier lors des guerres napoléoniennes Louis-François Lejeune, mon projet implique une recherche dans différents centres d’archives et collections parisiens. Parmi les documents que j’ai déjà ciblés, il s’agira d’examiner divers documents de l’époque ainsi que le dossier militaire de Lejeune, en plus de voir les tableaux, estampes et autres documents iconographiques qui sont d’intérêt pour la thèse. Le projet de recherche permettra ainsi de découvrir, de transcrire et de consulter les documents ciblés, afin d’alimenter la thèse en documents inédits et en annexes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ersy Contogouris

Student:

Partner:

Institut national d'histoire de l'art

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Exploring the Social Integration of Racialized Newcomers in Rural Alberta: A Community-Based Project

This project aims to address the current gaps in the literature by focusing on the social and cultural dimensions of integration for racialized newcomers in rural communities in Alberta. This qualitative study will conduct one-on-one interviews with newcomers in 2 rural communities in Alberta. The intern will work with local community-based organizations to help identify research participants. The research will focus on racialized newcomers that fall under family class and economic immigrants. This project seeks to answer the following question: What are the experiences of newcomers living in rural Alberta communities with respect to social and cultural integration? Through Conversation Cafes, the intern will also collect information to answer the question: What strategies or initiatives do newcomers identify as helping support and create a welcoming and inclusive community? This work is important in supporting and improving integration efforts in rural communities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Denise Spitzer

Student:

Partner:

Rural Development Network

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Assessment of computerized system for diagnosis of hearing disorders based on finite-element modeling

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) vibrometry is a noninvasive tool for functional imaging of the middle ear. It provides vibrational responses and also anatomical images of the same ear. Our objective here was to explore the potential of OCT vibration measurements of the middle ear structures, to distinguish among middle-ear disorders. Our approach was to build finite-element models of both normal and pathological ears; generate large amounts of synthetic data; and then classify the simulated data into normal and pathological groups based onfeatures extracted from simulated vibration magnitudes.
We used a decision tree to distinguish between normal ears and pathological ears. The results suggest that the vibration measurements within the middle ear that can be provided by OCT (e.g., at the incus) may be very valuable for diagnosis.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Funnell

Student:

Partner:

DOCUSYS Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Climat scolaire interculturel: Validation d’un outil de mesure et exploration des résistances des milieux

Le but du premier projet de recherche est de créer un outil permettant d’évaluer la qualité du climat scolaire interculturel, du point de vue des élèves. Plus spécifiquement, nous validerons de façon quantitative le questionnaire créé. Ensuite, nous validerons la mesure de l’outil avec la perception spécifique qu’ont les élèves issus de l’immigration du climat scolaire interculturel.
Ensuite, le but du deuxième projet de recherche sera d’explorer les résistances qu’ont les enseignants et les milieux scolaires en général aux États-Unis à ce que leur climat scolaire interculturel soit évalué. Plus spécifiquement, nous souhaitons identifier les sources de résistances, ainsi que les moyens à entreprendre pour les réduire et favoriser la collaboration des milieux.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Isabelle Archambault

Student:

Partner:

Harvard University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

L’opérationnalisation et la réception des politiques d’équité, de diversité et d’inclusion dans les universités québécoises

Mon projet de thèse est relatif à la mise en œuvre des politiques d’équité, de diversité et d’inclusion dans l’enseignement supérieur. La persistance de barrières systémiques limitant l’accès de certains groupes sociaux à l’enseignement supérieur et à certaines catégories d’emploi, m’a amenée à m’intéresser aux mécanismes explicatifs de ces iniquités malgré la mise en place de politiques d’équité depuis plusieurs décennies. J’accorde une attention particulière au rôle des acteurs universitaires dans la réinterprétation des politiques d’équité, de diversité et d’inclusion (EDI). Dans le cadre du projet partenarial avec la fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d’université (FQPPU), je souhaiterais mener une étude phénoménologique qui permettra de documenter les perceptions et les expériences des professeurs et de mieux cerner les rapports de pouvoir entre les acteurs. L’organisation partenaire pourra bénéficier de connaissances scientifiques actualisées sur la mise en œuvre des politiques d’EDI et des politiques d’équité en emploi dans les universités canadiennes et québécoises, et sur les expériences de pratique des professeurs d’université, ce qui lui permettra de mieux soutenir et orienter ses membres.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fahimeh Darchinian

Student:

Partner:

Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d’université

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

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