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Les familles des djihadistes: une comparaison

À partir des années 2000, ladite « radicalisation menant à la violence djihadiste » et les jeunes y adhérant font de plus en plus la une de l’attention publique, médiatique et scientifique. Les débats sur le phénomène ciblent le rôle des parents, en particulier celui des mères musulmanes. Elles sont représentées comme coupables d’avoir enfanté des monstres, visées comme potentiellement créatrices et complices de cette « radicalisation ». En revanche, peu d’études, voire aucune, s’intéressent au vécu et aux discours des familles de ces jeunes : comprendre pour prévenir, mais comment comprendre si les principales concernées ne s’expriment pas ?

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Faculty Supervisor:

Valérie Amiraux

Student:

Partner:

École normale supérieure

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Use of algal bioassay to track water quality impairment for community-based monitoring programs in the Township of Georgian Bay

Good water quality is essential to the lifestyle, economy, and ecosystem health of Georgian Bay (GB). Unfortunately, water quality is being degraded due to an excess of nutrients entering the water through recreational development. Excess nutrients, specifically phosphorus, can lead to agal blooms, reduced water clarity, depleted oxygen levels and aquatic dead zones where wildlife can no longer survive. To better understand changes in nutrient status in nearshore waters, we are proposing to develop a novel method for monitoring nutrient conditions by using periphyton, algae that grows on substrates, in a community-based monitoring program. This project will allow community volunteers to assess and track the nutrient status at sites around their cottage and help the township make informed decisions to protect the excellent water quality in Georgian Bay.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patricia Chow-Fraser

Student:

Partner:

Georgian Bay Great Lake Foundation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Intramucosal Lorazepam spray: Whole Cell and Extracellular Eelctrophysiological Study of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

Epileptic patients have a long term risk of recurrent seizures and the mainstay of treatment for controlling seizures is antiepileptic drugs. Management of epileptic emergencies usually requires hospitalization and the administration of intravenous (i.v.) anticonvulsant drugs. Lorazepam i.v. is the most effective treatment of status epilepticus, and therefore is routinely used in hospital emergency departments. Since most acute epileptic seizures start in a non-clinical setting, an effective, rapid, convenient and safe treatment, which does not require parenteral drug administration to abort seizure symptoms and signs and prevent emergencies, is highly desirable. A new oral spray formulation of Lorazepam, which is currently under investigation, has the potential to provide a fast, rapidly absorbed and efficient treatment of acute seizure symptoms and signs in both clinical and non-clinical settings. The main goal of this research is to study the effectiveness of Lorazepam oral spray in seizure termination using electrophysiological methods in animals.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Carlen

Student:

Partner:

Eastgate Pharmaceuticals

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Application of high-resolution rock strength measurement to orebodies models

The proposed project focuses on demonstrating the impact of high-resolution strength measurement of samples from a copper porphyry deposit using the Minpraxis Tester (MPT), which was developed to revolutionize the characterisation of rock masses and improve the likelihood that mines perform as planned. The MPT provides a degree of rock characterisation that is unequalled by conventional methods. The technology measures continuously along core samples, providing an unmatched level of characterisation that captures subtle differences in veining, alteration, and lithology type. Outputs include geotechnical and geometallurgical indices that can be used for improved mine and mill design.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bern Klein

Student:

Partner:

Minpraxis Solutions Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Managing Beech Bark Disease with ecological economic options

American beech is a tree species that is distributed from the southeast of the United States up to the southeast of Canada. It has significant ecological and economic importance in Canada, especially in southern and central Ontario and Quebec. The beech population is suffering from beech bark disease, which kills most of the mature individuals, causing a reduction in nut production, which is used as a food source for many mammals and birds, also reducing the possibility of achieving merchantable values for logs. This project will collect data to produce mathematical models of tree development and evaluate a set of plausible management options to deal with the problem. It will also provide Haliburton Forest, and others from forest sector, with optimal silvicultural treatments and management strategies including do-nothing or replace beech with other tree species to sustain beech forests and forest ecosystem goods and services, in general, in a cost-effective way.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rasoul Yousefpour

Student:

Partner:

Haliburton Forest

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Forestry; Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Ongoing innovation with energy-economy-emissions models

The goal of this project is to support the research of two master’s students whose work would advance methods for estimating the impacts on emissions, the economy, energy costs and housing affordability resulting from government environment, technology, economic and urban form policies and investments – occurring at all three levels of government in Canada. The modelling and data advances resulting from this project and the training these two interns will improve Canada’s ability to cost-effectively achieve its GHG commitments, notably its net-zero by 2050 target. After graduating, the students will be highly qualified personnel likely to play key roles in the efforts of Canada and other countries to accelerate the global energy transition that is essential for preventing a catastrophic outcome for humanity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Jaccard

Student:

Partner:

Navius Research

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

50 ans de luttes syndicales pour les professeur.e.s de l’Université du Québec à Rimouski

En 2023, le Syndicat des professeures et des professeurs de l’Université du Québec à Rimouski (SPPUQAR) fête le 50e anniversaire de son accréditation. L’occasion est saisie de faire un retour sur ces années, dans un contexte où un nombre inégalé de syndicats de professeur.es sont en négociation afin de réclamer de meilleures conditions pour réaliser leur mission et celle de l’université dans son ensemble. Il faut dire que l’institution universitaire vit une situation inédite : accroissement des effectifs étudiants aux cycles supérieurs, faible augmentation du corps professoral, intensification du rythme et de la compétition en recherche, charge administrative, reddition de comptes et bureaucratisation accrue, course à l’enseignement à distance accélérée par la pandémie, etc. Le présent projet propose donc de réaliser le bilan des enjeux, luttes et contributions du SPPUQAR au cours des 50 dernières années. Pour ce faire, la stagiaire fera la synthèse de différents documents d’archives (presse, organisation, etc.) pour répondre aux questions suivantes : comment le syndicat a-t-il joué son rôle au sein de l’UQAR et à l’échelle régionale et nationale? Comment s’est-il inscrit dans les alliances syndicales universitaires? Dans quels dossiers, politiques, économiques ou sociétaux, a-t-il pris position?

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Faculty Supervisor:

Karine Hébert

Student:

Partner:

Syndicat des professeurs et des professeures UQAR

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université du Québec à Rimouski

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Stagiaire en Data Science

Le stage proposé d’une durée de 4 mois a pour objectif d’aider notre entreprise à maximiser l’exploitation de ses données, en particulier celles concernant les différents entrepôts canadiens. Les missions principales du stagiaire se diviseront en deux catégories : la réalisation de modèles de données et des tâches stratégiques.

Dans la première catégorie, le stagiaire participera à la création d’un modèle de machine learning capable d’identifier des champs spécifiques (prix, entrepôts disponibles, réductions, dimensions, etc.) dans les données collectées, afin de simplifier le processus de mise à jour du site web. Actuellement, ce processus est effectué manuellement (à l’exception de quelques entrepôts partenaires qui mettent à jour les champs directement) et prend beaucoup de temps.

Par la suite, le stagiaire assistera l’entreprise dans ses réflexions liées aux données et proposera d’autres modèles permettant l’automatisation ou l’amélioration des performances de certaines tâches, en utilisant des modèles de machine learning ou d’optimisation. Selon le temps nécessaire pour développer ces modèles, le stagiaire les réalisera ou planifiera leur réalisation.

Dans la seconde catégorie, le rôle du stagiaire consistera également à aider l’entreprise à améliorer sa stratégie de collecte, d’utilisation et de valorisation des données, afin de rendre possibles d’autres projets de machine learning à l’avenir.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aurélie Labbe

Student:

Partner:

Comparastore

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Stage en entreprise visant la mise en œuvre de la stratégie de croissance de LBB Stratégies

LBB Stratégies est une firme d’experts conseils en stratégie et performance organisationnelles, études stratégiques, événements sportifs, infrastructures et droit du sport œuvrant et intervenant auprès de clients locaux à internationaux principalement en sport, loisir et vie active. LBB a connu une croissance soutenue de son chiffre d’affaires et est maintenant reconnue comme un chef de file au Québec et Canada en sport et vie active. Œuvrant auprès de clients du sport amateur et olympique, sport professionnel, gouvernements, municipalités, entreprises privées, événement sportifs, LBB désire consolider et rehausser sa présence dans l’industrie du sport, du loisir et de la vie active. Parallèlement, LBB cherche à développer de nouveaux marchés dans des industries qui expriment des besoins et services conseils similaires. LBB vise à définir et orienter sa stratégie de croissance sur la base du contexte actuel du marché en sport, loisir et vie active, le tout appuyé de données quantitatives et de références comparatives.

C’est dans ce contexte que LBB désire s’adjoindre d’un nouveau membre stagiaire afin de la soutenir dans la réalisation de ses objectifs de croissance et de mise en marché notamment en événements, infrastructures, stratégie et droit du sport et dans de nouveaux marchés.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Éric Brunelle

Student:

Partner:

LBB Stratégies

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

The Effect of the Roll-to-Roll Process on Catalyst Ink Morphologies

As climate change concerns rise due to our increased dependence on fossil fuels, fuel cells are a promising clean energy technique that can be used to address Canada’s growing energy concerns. A fuel cell uses hydrogen fuel in combination with oxygen to produce electricity with only water as a by-product compared to harmful fossil fuel emissions (e.g., CO2). The performance of a fuel cell is primarily dictated by the structure and composition of a catalyst layer. The catalyst layer is composed of catalytic materials (e.g., platinum nanoparticles), carbon support, and a polymer membrane. In industrial processes, the catalyst layer can often be prepared using a roll-to-roll process as a means to scale-up production methods, but this can result in structural and compositional defects. To assess the variations in the roll-to-roll process (e.g., mechanical and thermal impacts from rollers, material deformations, slurry uniformity, etc.) and the effects on the fuel cell performance, this study will investigate the catalyst layers at different positions during the deposition process to better understand the effects of variations in the catalyst ink on electrochemical performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Byron Gates

Student:

Partner:

Unilia

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Optimal Winter Road Maintenance (WRM) Operations

The proposed research aims to find the optimal application rates of liquid chemicals which are applied to a road surface before and during a snow storm. These chemicals are used to accelerate the melting of snow and ice. The effects of various factors such as traffic, pavement temperature and other environmental factors on the performance of these chemicals will also be investigated. In addition, alternative types of machinery currently used to distribute solid chemicals on the roadways will be compared to examine their effectiveness. Existing research in the use of both liquid and solid chemicals will be summarized and a survey of maintenance practices of different municipalities will be
conducted and the results documented and compared.
The partner organizations will benefit from the knowledge generated from this research with improved decision making on their winter road maintenance operations and reduced salt usage.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Liping Fu

Student:

Partner:

Town of Oakville;Steed and Evans Limited

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Public administration

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Theoretical prediction of hematin anhydride EPR properties

Hemozoin is a crystal formed by the Malaria parasite to detoxify heme released during hemoglobin digestion. Although inhibiting Hemozoin formation has been used as an action mechanism for very potent anti-malarials, the underlying mechanism is still unknown, particularly the heme oxidation step. We believe that given the low oxygen environment in which malaria thrives, heme oxidation might happen at the crystal interface. Hemozoin’s semi-conductor behaviour would allow electrons to be transported through the crystal.
The objective of this PhD is to use a computational approach to simulate the electronic processes behind hemozoin formation.
The internship will focus on the unusual magnetic properties of hemozoin. Variations in heme substituent groups can lead in different behaviour in multiple frequency electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and establishing a model explaining these differences would set the groundwork to understanding hemozoin’s electronic properties.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Bohle

Student:

Partner:

Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Pharmaceuticals

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award