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Domestic dog population dynamics in Villa de Tezontepec, Hidalgo, Mexico:towards improved canine population and rabies control.

Developing countries are faced with finding novel and humane ways to permanently reduce and control their dog populations. This is especially important for the sustainability of canine disease control and public health programs. Understanding the demography of domestic dog populations is central to the design of effective dog population management and zoonotic disease control interventions, particularly for canine-mediated rabies. This research project will determine the size, density and structure of the owned and unowned dog populations in the city of Villa de Tezontepec, Hidalgo. Furthermore, this research project will aggregate 5 years of data regarding the prevalence of canine rabies, existing canine control and vaccination programs, and their associated costs. Together, these data will be used as a Mexican case
study for the development of a mathematical model that will help to inform evidence-based decision-making for dog population control and the prevention of canine rabies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amy Greer

Student:

Luz Maria Kisiel

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Discipline:

Medicine

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University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Globalink

China Green Powerhouse

This documentary film on environmental policy in china is an international collaboration with Dr. Wang Xi, the director of the Institute of Environmental and Resource Law at Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China. Dr. Wang Xi has worked on the amendment to China’s Environmental Law in 2014. This policy-driven research is innovative in its methodological approach to environmental policy, and Canada-China foreign relations in the context of climate change. This research investigates recent efforts to improve China’s environmental protection regulations. Structured around interviews with various participating experts, this documentary examines environmental protection law and policy in china, international trade, international law, Canada-China, US-China international relations, and environmental policy inter-agency networks. This film investigates innovations in China’s environmental judicial system and sustainable development. This research-based film is a policy tool with which to engage civil society internationally on the topic of climate security for the prosperity of humanity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pitman Potter

Student:

Berangere Maia Parizeau

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Discipline:

Law

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University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink

Monitoring water table depths at Bauru Aquifer System in a conservation reserve in Aguas de Santa Barbara, Sao Paulo, Brazil

A hydro-climatological network of data collecting stations has already been set up at the Bauru Aquifer System in a conservation area in Águas de Santa Bárbara, Sao Paulo, Brazil by Dr. Rodrigo Manzione of UNESP Ourinhos. The purpose of this internship is to use the data that has already been collected to make predictions about how the water table will react to varying inputs of rainfall, ie. how much water will actually reach the water table with respect to the amount of rainfall. I will use statistical modeling, GIS mapping tools and autoregressive time series models, and expect that from this data we will be able to determine the effect of accumulated rainfall on the behaviour of the aquifer in a given year. By using this approach we expect to be able to separate the effect of atypical rainfall events when estimating groundwater level trends. This research is timely as Brazil experienced one of the driest summers on record last year, while simultaneously demands are increasing for agriculture, industries, and municipalities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dan Smith

Student:

Emma Caron

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Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

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University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Globalink

Production of ODS steels

The University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) has a world-class advanced powder metallurgy lab. I will be taking small particles of steel (iron) and using a heated hydraulic press combine the fine powder into a hard sheet. I’ll be adding into the mix a small amount (much like adding chocolate chips to a muffin mix) of special namometer sized oxide particles (think like ceramic beads) that will improve the steels mechanical properties (strength, temperature resistance, etc.). This is called oxide dispersion-strengthened (ODS). These ODS steels are new and upcoming, very promising for surviving highly radioactive environments in the next generation of nuclear power plants. I’ll be further studying this freshly fabricated ODS steel using very high resolution electron microscopy at USTB, to see even the smallest molecular defects that would have arised from the powder metallurgy process.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zhongwen Yao

Student:

Adam J Brooks

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Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

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University:

Queen's University

Program:

Globalink

Cultural Identity through the Urban and Architectural Space in Mexico City: The Case of La Villa de Guadalupe

Located in Mexico City, La Villa de Guadalupe is very important place for Mexicans and it is the shrine where the original painting of Virgin of Guadalupe is preserved. She appeared to a native Mexican, Juan Diego in 1531. Both, the sacred place and the Virgin are considered the most important icons for the Mexican culture and they represent the unification between the native’s culture and Spanish culture. Over centuries the urban-architectural space at La Villa has transformed radically affecting the cultural identity of its inhabitants. This thesis aims to study the complex urban-architectural space at La Villa de Guadalupe and analyze its effects in
shaping the Mexican cultural identity, particularly from 1976 to 2014. I am expecting to publish some articles as well as generate international collaboration and new debate with other scholars in order to better understand the relationship between cultural-identity and the urbanarchitectural space in La Villa de Guadalupe.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alena Robin

Student:

Mohammed (Jamil) Afana

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Discipline:

Languages and linguistics

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University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink

Development of novel electrospun nanofibrous membrane incorporating cellulose nanocrystals for wastewater treatment.

The proposed research project aims at developing a novel nanofibrous membrane incorporating cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) for wastewater treatment. Sustainable nanomaterials such as CNCs possess many interesting properties like high specific surface area, good mechanical strength, biodegradability and large amount of primary hydroxyl groups for surface functionalization. Hence incorporation of these CNCs can have synergistic effects on the membrane performance. Nanofibrous membranes can be created by electrospinning of polymers and CNCs incorporated into these nanofibres can be surface functionalized with noble metal nanoparticles or monolayer protected quantum nanoclusters to improve their sensitivity and selectivity to contaminants in water. Thus the proposed project will help in creating a novel wastewater treatment platform based on sustainable nanomaterial and an initiation of a successful international collaboration between prof. Michael Tam’s research group at University of Waterloo and Prof. Pradeep’s research group at IIT Madras.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael K.C. Tam

Student:

Nishil Mohammed

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Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

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University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink

Organo-Tellurium Supramolecular Building Blocks

The student will travel to the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis, Brazil, for 12 weeks to develop the chemical synthesis of new organo-tellurium compounds whose molecules will be used as building blocks for large self-assembled structures with functional properties. This project will combine the expertise of I. Vargas-Baca (McMaster) and A L. Braga, hence starting collaboration in between their groups. This project will be a cornerstone in the graduate research project of the student. Fundamental knowledge derived from these investigations is central to many areas of materials chemistry, from open molecular frameworks capable of gas sequestration to molecular recognition and materials for photonic applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ignacio Vargas Baca

Student:

Peter Ho

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Discipline:

Biology

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University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink

Action-driven 3D Indoor Scene Modeling

3D indoor scenes are ubiquitously needed in the virtual world, e.g. 3D games, movies and virtual reality. These scenes provide the essential virtual environments for 3D characters to perform daily activities and tasks. Current scenes on public available datasets, e.g. Trimble 3D warehouse, are usually clean and well organized, and might not be sufficient to serve as the realistic environment needed in applications that involve human interaction. In this project, we aim to produce scenes which are like having been used or interacted by human. We propose to learn human actions from various online data sources, e.g. public available RGB-D datasets, online video streams or still images, and apply the learned actions to generate “messed-up” indoor scenes. By analyzing how human interacts with indoor objects, we also aim to build a generic action model that could be applied to different scene categories and use the model for action-driven scene understanding and modeling in the future.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Zhang

Student:

Rui Ma

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Discipline:

Computer science

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University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Globalink

Mise à l’échelle numérique de modèles hydrologiques pour les modèles de climat à grande échelle

La résolution spatiale horizontale des modèles climatiques régionaux est à l’heure actuelle encore assez grossière, de l’ordre de la dizaine de kilomètres. Cette résolution engendre une sous discrétisation spatiale du cycle hydrologique continental, et donc une estimation approximative des échanges d’eau et d’énergie entre l’atmosphère et la surface continentale. Pour quantifier les erreurs associées à cette sous discrétisation, et pallier à ce problème, le projet proposé vise à mettre au point une méthodologie de changement d’échelle numérique pour les modèles hydrologiques décrivant le cycle de l’eau continentale. Plus précisément, il s’agit de «partir» d’un modèle hydrologique numérique discrétisé finement puis de le sous discrétiser progressivement afin de : i) quantifier l’évolution des erreurs ; ii) proposer pour chaque discrétisation des paramètres physiques « upscalés » qui minimisent ces erreurs.
Le code numérique utilisé sera HydroGeoSphere, développé conjointement par les Universités Laval et de Waterloo. La méthodologie sera appliquée au bassin versant du Little Washita (USA).

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Faculty Supervisor:

René Therrien

Student:

Mathilde Maquin

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Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

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University:

Université Laval

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Sustainable production of xylitol from hemicellulose hydrolyzate of Lignocellulosic woody biomass and sugarcane bagasse.

The need for green technologies and depletion of crude oil has led to a search for renewable resources. Forest biomass certainly has the potential for the production of most of fossil based products. In the current project, one of the components of forest biomass, hemicellulose will be used to produce xylitol through fermentation process instead of following the existing non ecofriendly chemical process. Xylitol is basically used as artificial sweetener for diabetics and in some health products and hence has to follow safe production methods. By employing GRAS (generally regarded as safe) microbes and eco-friendly methods the process will reduce our dependence on crude oil for chemicals in an economical and environmentally friendly manner. Methods to increase the yield using woody biomass like poplar and agricultural residues like sugarcane bagasse will be studied.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sudip Rakshit

Student:

Sai Swaroop Dalli

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Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

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University:

Lakehead University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

The study of action mechanism of indoles in Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer

The indole subunit is a near-ubiquitous component of biologically active natural has become an important building block or intermediate in the synthesis of many pharmaceutical agents. Such as indole-3-carbinol, found in cruciferous vegetables has been shown to inhibit carcinogenesis. In this project I will focus on studying of action mechanism (cell apoptosis, angiogenesis inhibition and inhibiting microtubule formation) of indoles in breast cancer and prostate cancer. Establishment of models for the screening of indoles resources for resistance to breast and prostate cancer. A growth inhibition studies will be carry out by cell proliferation. Related hormonal status during growth inhibition test by Elisa kit.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sheng-Xiang Lin

Student:

Ruixuan Wang

Partner:

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Human Performance of Finger Identification for Multitouch Input

The project first aims at developing a robust and low latency hardware system for identifying which fingers are in contact with a surface. The second objective is to implement and refine finger identification interaction techniques that would improve the interaction with touch surfaces (smart phone, tablets, tabletops). These techniques will be evaluated to state of the art interaction techniques in controlled experiments. The expected outcomes are the development of the most robust and low latency finger identification prototype to date. This prototype will allow running the first studies for measuring the quantitative and qualitative benefits of this rich information input space.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Vogel

Student:

Alix Goguey

Partner:

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink

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