This project will profile the use of new drugs of rheumatoid arthritis, in a population-based sample. Potential differences in the use of these agents will be examined to identify discrepancies in drug use patterns across demographics, which could be addressed through targeted strategies. Our proposal is timely in terms of increasing attention on the part […]

The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of training graduate students, with at least a bachelor’s degree in health sciences or a related science, to complete health screenings in community pharmacies. These screenings will include completion of a diabetes and CVD risk profiles developed by Clinemetrica and the McGill Cardiovascular Health […]

The development of an effective technology that permits the selection of sperm bearing either a X or Y chromosome without damaging fertilization capacity of the sperm and embryo development is of great interest in animal production because it will permit the farmers to chose the sex of offspring when breeding their animals. In order to […]

  Arthritis is a debilitating disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and persistent pain. This project aims to uncover ways of reducing the pain and discomfort felt by people afflicted by this disorder.  A number of key points will be addressed through this project. Firstly, we will gain a better understanding of the possible neurological component […]

Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) is a new technology used nowadays in machining processes and is very promising for near dry machining. Compared to dry machining and flood machining processes MQL  has clear economical and ecological advantages. However, MQL implementation is still applied using a trial and error approach. Limited research work has been done on […]

  This project will explore the control of sound transformations applied to complex sounds such as: explosions with debris, glass breaking, various object impacts and bounces, etc. These complex sounds will be decomposed into multiple individual collisions components. Based on a database of simple collisions gathered from the analysis of one or several complex impact […]

  This proposal is for the development and optimization of light emitting diodes (LEDs) for plant growth. The development of LEDs over the complete range (and beyond) of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR: 400 – 700nm) now allows focused research into the effect of wavelength on specific plant responses. The LEDs produce light in a narrow […]

Virtual environments represented by multibody system models play an important role in many applications. Adding the possibility of the user directly interacting with such environments via physical touch using haptics can significantly enhance the usability and range of application of simulated environments. In this project we particularly target two main objectives: (1) the multirate-simulation and […]

The objective of this project is to use optimization to improve metallic yield (the percentage of raw material that ends up as usable product) in an ArcelorMital Steel Rolling Plant. The metallic yield of the rolling operations depends upon the length of billets from which the final product is manufactured. Ideally, a single customer order […]

  Cancers are treated today with the appropriate combination of chemotherapy drugs, surgery and radiation. Chemotherapy is almost invariably dosed intravenously, and enters the systemic blood flow where it circulates around the whole body, coming into contact with healthy cells as well as cancerous ones. This systemic dosing has two big problems: too little drug […]

Advanced energy storage materials are essential to the continued economic prosperity of our society, as we move towards the electrification of the transportation industry and the further development of our renewable energy resources. Accelerating the pace of discovery and development in advanced energy storage materials will therefore be vital to maintaining economic competitiveness in the twenty-first century. These interships […]

Virtual environments represented by multibody system models play an important role in many applications. Adding the possibility of the user directly interacting with such environments via physical touch using haptics can significantly enhance the usability and range of application of simulated environments. In this project we particularly target two main objectives: (1) the multirate-simulation and […]