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Exploring the Impact of Housing-based Overdose Prevention Interventions on People who use Drugs in Vancouver

Canada is amid an opioid epidemic, with regional and federal governments declaring opioid use, overdose, and related harms a public health emergency. Drug-related overdose mortality in British Columbia reached a record high in 2016, with over 900 deaths. In response, novel overdose prevention interventions (OPI) are now being implemented, including: overdose prevention sites in which people can inject drugs under supervision; and, naloxone training and distribution (a medication that blocks the effects of opioids during an overdose). For the first time, these interventions are being implemented in emergency shelters and single room accommodations (SRA) housing, which provides shelter to more than 3000 people who use drugs (PWUD) in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. This study will explore social-, structural-, and physical-environmental influences on the implementation and effectiveness of overdose prevention interventions in SRA housing and emergency shelters. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Kerr

Student:

Partner:

Pivot Legal Society

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Automatic Estimation of Walking Speed in Older Adults Using a Smartwatch

Walking speed is a fundamental indicator of health status in older adults that can be used for early detection of several chronic illnesses and smartwatches are promising tools for ambulatory measurement of walking speed. To address the problem of walking speed estimation in older adult using a smartwatch, arm swing motion during walking will be measured from older adults living in a long-term care facility. Mathematical models will be developed to automatically map arm swing motion to walking speed. The industry partner, Bigmotion Technologies is an ICT startup company which develops an Android-based medical grade wearable for elder care is an excellent candidate to bring the proposed technology into market. In a nutshell, the proposed research can significantly benefit the society of older adults by providing them with a cost-effectives solution for early detection and timely intervention of their neurodegenerative disorders and will improve their quality of life.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Edward J Park

Student:

Partner:

Bigmotion Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Harnessing the power of horizontal gene transfer for yeast strain development – Year two

Yeast are used on a massive scale in many industrial settings, such as production of food and beverages, nutrient supplements, pharmaceuticals, and others, totaling over $5 billion dollars in annual market value. Most yeasts currently used for industrial purposes are taken directly from nature and not optimized for the specific process requirements of industry. Currently, many tools for strain improvements require genetic modification of organisms, which does not allow for a non-GMO “clean” labeling. Yeast strain improvements can also be derived by classical methods – such as selective breeding and evolution – however the scope is limited to traits already present in the broader yeast species capable of mating. Yeasts also acquire new traits by horizontal gene transfer (HGT), which is the acquisition of genetic material by mechanisms other than reproduction. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Smit

Student:

Partner:

Renaissance BioScience Corporation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Harnessing the power of horizontal gene transfer for yeast strain development

Yeast are used on a massive scale in many industrial settings, such as production of food and beverages, nutrient supplements, pharmaceuticals, and others, totaling over $5 billion dollars in annual market value. Most yeasts currently used for industrial purposes are taken directly from nature and not optimized for the specific process requirements of industry. Currently, many tools for strain improvements require genetic modification of organisms, which does not allow for a non-GMO “clean” labeling. Yeast strain improvements can also be derived by classical methods – such as selective breeding and evolution – however the scope is limited to traits already present in the broader yeast species capable of mating. Yeasts also acquire new traits by horizontal gene transfer (HGT), which is the acquisition of genetic material by mechanisms other than reproduction. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Smit

Student:

Partner:

Renaissance BioScience Corporation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Non-contact vital sign detection of the newborn – Year two

Medtronic is a global leader in medical technology and biomedical engineering, working towards non-contact vital signs detection. This technology would be especially helpful in the case of high-risk or premature newborns. Continuous or at least frequent monitoring of newborns outside of clinical environments improves quality of life for parents and newborns recently discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Feasibility of such monitoring depends in part on the monitors being non-invasive and non-obtrusive. Although non-contact monitoring provides a variety of advantages compared to conventional contact constrained methods, there are engineering challenges to overcome to apply this technology to this unique population. As an academic partner, our research team, located onsite at BC Children’s Hospital, will develop and validate a video-based device for in-crib monitoring of heart rate and respiratory rate of high risk infants. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Guy Dumont

Student:

Partner:

Medtronic Canada

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Technology; Information and Communications Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Non-contact vital sign detection of the newborn

Medtronic is a global leader in medical technology and biomedical engineering, working towards non-contact vital signs detection. This technology would be especially helpful in the case of high-risk or premature newborns. Continuous or at least frequent monitoring of newborns outside of clinical environments improves quality of life for parents and newborns recently discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Feasibility of such monitoring depends in part on the monitors being non-invasive and non-obtrusive. Although non-contact monitoring provides a variety of advantages compared to conventional contact constrained methods, there are engineering challenges to overcome to apply this technology to this unique population. As an academic partner, our research team, located onsite at BC Children’s Hospital, will develop and validate a video-based device for in-crib monitoring of heart rate and respiratory rate of high risk infants. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Guy Dumont

Student:

Partner:

Medtronic Canada

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Technology; Information and Communications Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Évaluation de la viabilité du LIDAR dans la cartographie précise des dégradations de la route et transposition des données acquises dans une interface graphique.

La première partie de ce projet est d’évaluer la télédétection par laser ou LIDAR (« light detection and ranging ») en tant qu’outil pour cartographier les routes. La deuxième partie consiste à transposer les données acquises lors de la cartographie dans une interface graphique, telle que Google Earth, par exemple. À l’heure actuelle, les informations relatives à l’état des routes, telles que notre projet le propose, sont inexistantes. Par conséquent, il n’existe pas non plus de dispositif pour lire et interpréter les données recueillies, c’est donc ce que nous proposons ici.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-Gabriel Assaf

Student:

Partner:

WSP Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction; Information and Communications Technology

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater using Nanotechnologies – Year two

Contamination in soil and groundwater tends to be overlooked since their adverse impact does not appear exteriorly and instantaneously. However, the contaminants could potentially cause adverse impact on vegetation and human health by migrating off the contaminated site through groundwater flow, and also influence climate change through cycling of elements. Recently, demand for remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater has been raised due to increasing public awareness about environmental problems. Especially in Canada, public and media attentions have been grown up for the soil contamination associated with oil and gas development. A number of contaminated sites have not been cleaned up due to the high remediation cost with current remediation technologies. The proposed technology in this project will provide cost-effective and highly efficient remediation methods for the contaminated sites which employ novel nanomaterials and energy-efficient heating sources.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Park

Student:

Partner:

Trium Environmental Inc;University of Calgary

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Elevate

Social Game Analytics: Using Metrics to Improve Player Engagement

In this internship we aim to develop an analytics system that targets quick conversion of game data to knowledge that allows game designers to quickly grasp the sources of engagement and disengagement of users while interacting with video games. This proposed system can benefit Blackbird Interactive Inc. by providing a method to tune their designs based on a deeper understanding of their players.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tom Calvert

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater using Nanotechnologies

Contamination in soil and groundwater tends to be overlooked since their adverse impact does not appear exteriorly and instantaneously. However, the contaminants could potentially cause adverse impact on vegetation and human health by migrating off the contaminated site through groundwater flow, and also influence climate change through cycling of elements. In the past few years, demand for remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater has been raised due to increasing public awareness about environmental problems. Especially in Canada, public and media attentions have been grown up for the soil contamination associated with oil and gas development. Regardless of increased public attentions and demands, a number of the contaminated sites have not been cleaned up due to the high cost for remediation using current remediation technologies. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Park

Student:

Partner:

Trium Environmental Inc;University of Calgary

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Elevate

New High Precision GNSS Positioning and Navigation System Using Triple-frequency GNSS Signals – Year two

Precise Point Positioning (PPP) is a next generation precise positioning technology using GNSS and is expected to be adopted in more and more applications. To date, all PPP systems available on the market are dual-frequency based systems and long positioning convergence time has limited its wide applications. With the progress of the GNSS modernization, triple-frequency signals are becoming available, which will shed light to overcome this challenge. It is expected all GNSS satellites will broadcast triple-frequency signals by 2020, which offer opportunities for technology innovation and new product development. This project aims to develop a real-time triple-frequency GNSS PPP system with fast positioning convergence capability. The major tasks include the investigation of triple-frequency signal bias variations, the development of processing strategies for observable-specific signal bias (OSB) determination, and fast triple-frequency PPP ambiguity resolution. A prototype system will be developed to assess the performance of the system for product development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Abu Sesay

Student:

Partner:

Profound Positioning Inc;University of Calgary

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Elevate

Process Development of Volatile Cobalt ALD Precursors

Cobalt thin-films have found widespread applications in microelectronics devices; such as liners in copper interconnects, wetting layers, and caps, in addition to applications for magnetic devices and CoSi2 contacts. CVD and ALD techniques are typically used to achieve cobalt films between 2-5 nm thick with excellent conformalities and negligible resistance increase. Leading precursors for cobalt thin-film deposition include cyclopentadienylcobalt dicarbonyl and dicobalt(hexacarbonyl)tert-butylacetylene. While methods to prepare these precursors are well established, their scalability and/or process robustness for metric ton manufacturing remains unclear. Moreover, their stability profiles are not well understood, and data describing their decomposition is fleeting. In order to support optimum CVD/ALD precursor delivery temperatures, extended thermal stability of precursors is important. This project aims to develop scalable manufacturing processes to produce cyclopentadienylcobalt dicarbonyl and dicobalt(hexacarbonyl)tert-butylacetylene, and seek to understand their thermal stabilities in both the liquid- and gas-phase, by probing their decomposition points and identifying their decomposition products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Ragogna

Student:

Partner:

Digital Specialty Chemicals;Western University

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

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