Although rare, industrial facilities can suffer from minor to catastrophic failures, commonly referred to as loss of primary containment (LOPC), which can result in the release of hazardous gases and/or liquids. In order to protect the safety of the public, companies must provide a means of mitigating the potential damage to people and the environment. […]

The concern regarding the environmental impacts of climate change due to the consumption of fossil-fuels for our daily energy needs has notably increased over the past decade, resulting in a rapid increase of renewable energy implementation. The solar energy industry in particular has seen exponential increases in production worldwide. Perovskite solar cells gained critical acclaim […]

Underwater acoustic propagation modeling was largely advanced by the world’s Navies from WWII until the early 2000’s. Growing evidence of the effects of sounds from human activities on marine life has made propagation modeling relevant to a much broader community including marine biologists, ecologists, regulators and environmental non-governmental organizations. In this project we aim to […]

Probiotics are a form of good bacteria that have been shown to have health benefits in offspring that have been exposed to early life stress. One such form of early life stress that has a lasting impact on offspring stress resiliency is poor maternal care. Based on unpublished research from our laboratory, we have found […]

Research shows that the gut, the brain, and the collection of bacterial species that inhabit the gut (i.e., the microbiota) affect mental and physical health. Furthermore, stress seems to exasperate these disorders and this relationship may be explained by the unique connection between the gut, the brain, and the microbiota). In this experiment, we will […]

Property valuation is a crucial economic service that is used by local governments for the distribution of property taxes in order to fund local services. The current and widely adopted cost approach to valuation is based on estimating the land value and the depreciated cost of the building. This approach relies on third party cost […]

Crystallization is used to produce solid form drugs in the pharmaceutical industry. It is important to understand how operating conditions affect the crystallization process because these conditions will impact product quality. The purpose of this project is to develop a computational model that can predict crystallization process performance over a wide range of conditions. The […]

Because of pollution and climate change, reducing the use of energy produced using fossil fuels is a priority in the next few years. To reach the goal actions need to be taken such as increasing energy production using renewable sources and reducing consumptions. To save energy people should be aware of the energy they are […]

Interstitial cystitis is an inflammatory disease of the urinary bladder and is recognized as a serious medical condition associated with a profoundly negative impact on patients? quality of life. Currently, there are no widely acknowledged causes of this disorder and no effective treatments available. Panag is a Halifax based drug company which focuses on development […]

The increasing concerns of Canadian government and chicken producers and consumers about antibiotic resistance and its threat to health security has led to a significant reduction in the use of antibiotics in poultry farms. This has led to an increase in intestinal health problems, high mortality, and poor growth of farm-raised chickens, causing significant economic […]

In this project, Axem Neurotechnology will test a prototype of its first product—a brain measurement device to be used in rehabilitation following stroke. The prototype will be compared to an established device (currently used exclusively in research) using measurements on healthy people, and will also be used to take measurements on stroke patients in both […]

OERA use hydroacoustic echosounder surveys to evaluate the impact on marine life of tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy. OERA use Echoview software to read in the raw sensor data (e.g. voltages) and convert it to a visual representation. Echoview contains some algorithms to detect the bottom of the ocean. However, the Fundy data […]