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Impact of a cognitive intervention program for adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Cognitive impairments are the most common long-term challenges after traumatic brain injury (TBI). There is very little research on interventions to improve cognitive function after brain injury. The goal of this project is to evaluate whether and how an intensive cognitive intervention program (Arrowsmith program) may stimulate positive changes in the brain. We have already started this program and showed that after 3 months of intervention, there were small changes in both brain and behaviour. We will now increase the number of participants in this program and include a group of participants with TBI who will not receive the Arrowsmith intervention. We expect to see significant changes in brain and behaviour with a larger number of people. In addition, by including a group of TBI participants who do not receive the intervention, we will be able to evaluate whether the changes we see may be due to the effects of the Arrowsmith intervention.. The intern working on this project will be involved in sophistical analyses of MRI data and will evaluate the relationship between these data and cognitive function. The Arrowsmith program will receive important information about if and how the program impacts positive changes in the brain.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Naznin Virji-Babul

Student:

Angela Mueller

Partner:

Arrowsmith Program Inc

Discipline:

Human physical performance and recreation

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Early warning indicators as tools for freshwater monitoring

A myriad of environmental stressors are threatening freshwater ecosystems. However, monitoring the impacts of these stressors on economically and culturally important native fish populations remains a challenge. Ontario is a large province with hundreds of thousands of lakes, yet knowledge of ecological structure across lakes is limited, particularly for remote lakes in the Far North. The proposed research seeks to develop new, cost-effective indicators of fish population and freshwater ecosystem change, which are based on food web theory. We will use existing data, from southern to Far North inland lakes in Ontario, to establish relationships between altered feeding patterns, movement, and behaviour of fish, and environmental change (e.g., land use changes, climate change). The resultant indicators, based on these relationships, will provide Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada with the ability to more rapidly identify potential changes to ecosystem health given accelerating environmental change due to climate and industrial land use.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kevin McCann

Student:

Monica Granados

Partner:

University of Guelph

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Elevate

Evaluation of Pre-Participation Screening and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Masters Athletes in British Columbia

Regular physical activity has well known health benefits. Paradoxically, exercise can increase the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in those with underlying disease. Sports-related SCDs account for approximately 90% of all SCDs. Pre-participation screening can detect underlying disease and decrease sports-related SCD. Optimal screening methods have not been universally agreed and Canadian Masters athletes are not currently required to have a cardiovascular screen before participation in sport. We will evaluate pre-participation screening methods (cardiovascular history questionnaire, physical examination, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)) and cardiovascular risk in 850 Masters athletes over 5 years. This is the first study in Canada that will examine pre-participation screening methods, cardiovascular risk profiles, and prevalence of disorders that could cause SCD in Masters athletes. This study will contribute to the partner organization’s research and clinical mandates by using the data obtained from the study to gain a better understanding of the risk in Masters athletes. This will allow the organization to provide recommendations and ensure safe participation in sport and determine if screening increases the safety of sport in a reasonable, cost-effective fashion.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Darren Warburton

Student:

Barbara Morrison

Partner:

VGH and UBC Foundation

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Reddit Community Analysis

People are social creatures and interacting with others is a fundamental human behavior. As people spend more time online, a larger part of their social life also become online. Online Forums such as Reddit have become very popular because of this. In this project, we want to define the what health means with regards to online forums – is it the quality of the comment, the average length of the comments, frequency of posts, number of users, the language of the posts or a combination of these. We also hope to determine which factors can affect the health of an online forum. Through this research, the partner organization hopes to gain better understanding on online community dynamics and do future investigation whether toxicity like cyberbullying, sexting and cyber threats play a major role in death of a community.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fred Popowich

Student:

Wenzhen Gong

Partner:

Two Hat Security Research Corp.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Methods to assess botanical extracts for potential plant growth stimulating or pest growth inhibiting action on crops

Botanical extracts with the potential to stimulate crop plant growth or performance must be rigorous tested as part of new product development. Similarly, botanical extracts that control microbial growth on plant tissues (including plant pathogenic fungi, bacteria, nematodes, etc.) or that control insect or arachnid pests on plants (aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, mites, etc.) must be tested for unintended toxicity or inhibitory growth effects on plants. This project will develop standardized operating procedures (SOPs) to evaluate the effects of new botanical extracts on crop plant seed germination and early growth and to control microbial (fungal) issues on 3 major species grown in greenhouses (tomato, cucumber, bell pepper). SOPs will then be used towards discovery of herbal recipes with potential plant growth stimulating or pest growth inhibiting action. This will provide the partner company with detailed procedures to use for testing botanicals and assist with future project submissions to the Canadian Pesticide Risk Reduction Program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Danielle Donnelly

Student:

Juhie Joshi

Partner:

Mondias Naturals Inc

Discipline:

Forestry

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Surface Rights in the Dasiqox Tribal Park

Just months the June 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada decision granting partial title to the Tsilhqot’in First Nation’s land claim, the communities of Xeni Gwet’in and Yunesit’in, with support form the Tsilhqot’in National Government, declared another traditional area, just beyond the granted claim, as the Dasiqox Tribal Park. The surface area of the new park contains a barrier to Tsilhqot’in self-governance in the form of an undetermined amount of mineral claims staked under the mineral tenure system of British Columbia. In cooperation with (and as a contribution to) the work of Fair Mining Collaborative, this post-doctoral project will achieve three things: 1) examine the evolution of mineral tenure in a new social and legal environment, including through the creation of an inventory of mineral tenure in the Dasiqox Tribal Park; 2) contribute to the design and implementation of a governance framework for the new park, in light of these changes, using Tsilhqot’in traditional values; 3) contribute to FMC’s work drafting recommendations for new mineral tenure law in BC.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Terre Satterfield

Student:

Dawn Hoogeveen

Partner:

Fair Mining Collaborative

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Enhanced and Conformation Specific G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) Expression for Autoimmune Diagnostics

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are proteins present on the surface of a cell that are the targets of >30% prescription drugs. These GPCRs are involved in various diseases ranging from hypertension, airway diseases to taste disorders. Detection of antibodies for GPCRs in various disease states is a challenging task. The main goal of this project is to develop novel methods and improve existing methods to overexpress a couple of GPCRs for potential use in diagnostic assays. The industry partner, Acudex Inc. has a strong interest in the outcomes of the proposed research project and has the capacity to validate the assays and commercialize the findings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anthony Iacopino

Student:

Appalaraju Jaggupilli

Partner:

Acudex-Canada Inc

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Real-time ultra-deep mining geotechnical hazard prediction using statistical algorithms

This project aims to develop, and implement a code for real-time geotechnical hazard assessment and reporting for ultra-deep mining. This pilot project will be tested on a real mining site the Glencore’s Nickel Rim South Mine near Sudbury. This algorithm will represent a step-change in the capability to assess and manage geotechnical risk in mining, which will have particular value in the high-stress geotechnical operating conditions of ultra-deep mines. The problem of geotechnical hazard assessment is amenable to risk identification methods developed recently in the field of “predictive analytics”, one of the most research intensive areas in computational science. Preliminary tests of a predictive analytics system carried out for rockburst hazard assessment at a deep Sudbury nickel mine demonstrated remarkable success in hazard predictability relative to previously deployed statistical methods. A major aspect of this research proposal is detailed testing and refinement of this method for the geohazard problem, focusing on creation of a continuous learning system that will refine hazard assessments in response to mining history. If successful, this will represent a fundamentally new and powerful approach to geotechnical hazard assessment in ultra-deep mines.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Erwan Glaoguen

Student:

Lorenzo Perozzi

Partner:

Mira Geoscience

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Multiphysics Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, Circuits and Systems

Traditionally, the microchips that power our communications technology use electrical signals to compute, transfer, and store information. Silicon photonics (SiP) is an emerging field, where structures fabricated on those same microchips replace electrical signals with optical ones, enabling exciting new applications such as optical and wireless communications, bio/environment-sensing, and computing. These new optical microchips are known as photonic integrated circuits (PICs).
Design of modern PIC components and systems relies on a multi-scale and multi-physics approach to modeling and simulation that accurately and efficiently predicts performance. This project aims to extend the simulation

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lukas Chrostowski

Student:

Jiaxin Ke

Partner:

Lumerical Solutions Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluating the impact of the BC Dairy Association Food Explorers program on willingness to try new foods in children

Eating a variety of foods from the four food groups is part of a healthy diet and is important for supporting the growth and development of children. Avoidance of new foods (neophobia) and familiar foods (pickiness) are common in children and limit food quantity and quality. The BC Dairy Association developed the Food Explorers program that introduces new and familiar foods to children in kindergarten and grade 1 classrooms. The goal is to increase the willingness to try new foods and ultimately positively impact diet. The program is widely delivered in BC but has not been evaluated. The researchers will determine the effectiveness of the program as well as the strengths and weaknesses. The findings will be vital for the partner to optimize the program and increase the number of classrooms that participate in the program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rachel Murphy

Student:

Gayathri Murthy

Partner:

British Columbia Dairy Association

Discipline:

Epidemiology / Public health and policy

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a numerical wave uprush prediction tool for the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shoreline – Phase 2

Wave uprush and the potential for flooding are natural hazards that must be determined by the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA) prior to the approval of a near-shore development. The purpose of calculating wave uprush is to recommend building sites that are outside of the wave uprush area (and floodplain in general) to land owners and municipalities, as well as provide information for flood proofing of existing buildings, roadways, etc. The CRCA has manually calculated wave uprush at 200 sites along the more than 200 km of shoreline in eastern Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Recently, there has been a need to compute wave uprush along an additional 260 km of shoreline. This project will examine the accuracy of existing CRCA wave uprush methodology, by comparing their manual calculations against field observations of wave uprush. The present CRCA methodology will then be extended and enhanced using computer models to predict the wave uprush throughout the entire CRCA jurisdiction. The results will be applied for shoreline management in eastern Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Leon Boegman

Student:

Hadiseh Bolkhari

Partner:

Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

In-motion 3D Modeling and Image-based Metric Measurement of Vehicles using Laser Optics Technology

A laser-optics vehicle profiling system will be designed and developed in this project. The image of a laser line projected onto the surface of a vehicle from a vantage point will be used to make metric measurements on the vehicle and to develop a 3D model of it.
It is conjectured that this setup would work superior to the existing time-of-flight laser profilers in terms of accuracy, resolution, and speed of operation.
Multiple laser-optics scanners located at optimal locations in an inspection station can provide a panoramic 3D model of the vehicle and also provide measurements. This information can be used to identify over-loaded and/or over-size vehicles. It can be also used, in conjunction with the existing weight-in-Motion sensors, to measure the weight distribution over the large-vehicle axels.
The proposed technology and methodology will provide a non-intrusive complete inspection system that can be used widely in vehicle inspection stations all over the world.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mehran Mehrandezh

Student:

Daniel Soto Lopez

Partner:

International Road Dynamics Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Automotive and transportation

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

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