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Old: The Effect of Boronophenylalanine in Normal, Tumour Tissue, and the Blood of Mice (A Preclinical BNCT Study). New: A Preclinical BNCT Study: Testing, Optimizing and Validation of In-House Synthesized Boronophenylalanine Compound in Normal and Tumour Tissues for Glioblastoma Multiforme
No full text['UNSDG 3: Good Health and Well-being (https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal3)', 'UNSDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal9)']Viable, Healthy and Safe CommunitiesCancer is a widespread disease that impacts the lives of many globally, with an estimated 229, 200 Canadians being diagnosed in 2021 (1, 2). In 2022, 7500 Canadians will be diagnosed with a head or neck cancer with death occurring in 25% of cases (3). The most common, but unsuccessful, treatment for head and neck cancers, such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is radiotherapy (4, 5). GBM is a fast-growing, aggressive brain tumour that is very difficult to treat, let alone cure (7). Recently, boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), a non-invasive targeted radiation therapy, has gained popularity as a potential treatment for these cancer patients (6). BNCT has been previously studied in regard to GBM, recurrent head and neck cancers, and other cancer types, and has been proposed as a treatment option with current studies in Japan (8). Mouse models have been used with BNCT research (5), and our research team proposes the use of mouse models to test the safety and concentration of boronophenylalanine (BPA) in both tumour and normal tissue, as well as the blood. Mouse models are appropriate, as the growth and spread of cancer in humans is mimicked in mice (9). In the future, we aim to accelerate the use of BNCT as a cancer therapy for humans, as well as in areas such as veterinary medicine
Simulation of Attosecond Experiments with Arduino-controlled LEDs
No full textI would like to have the fountain on display near my poster so I would like to be placed near a wall outlet.We have developed a time fountain "a water fountain that uses the stroboscopic effect to appear as though water is levitating" as a demonstration for ultrafast physics. A water pump situated at the top of the fountain produces water drops at a certain frequency, which is undetectable by the human eye under normal light and is perceived as a continuous stream. By carefully matching the water drop frequency with strobing lights, we can make individual droplets become visible and control their dynamics by modifying this strobe frequency to appear as though they are slowly falling, stationary, or rising. This works by the stroboscopic effect, a visual phenomenon that occurs when continuous motion is represented by a series of short or instantaneous samples. We can use computer-controlled RBG LED strips to dictate both the colour and apparent falling speed of the droplets, and by using multiple LED strips we can have multiple visible streams of different colours moving at different rates. We developed this system to serve as a demonstration to attosecond science (1 attosecond = 10-18 seconds), the study of electron dynamics in a material. In this area of research, intense ultrafast laser pulses excite an electron wave packet into a superposition of quantum states and measure the evolution of these states. The Time Fountain we have created is an introduction to attosecond science by substituting water droplets for electronic wave packets and computer-controlled LEDs for ultrafast laser pulses
Empathy Mapping: Bridging cultural and linguistic divides in international online education
Get PDFThe concept of empathy, commonly used in user experience (UX) design, has gained traction in distance education communities (Matthews et al., 2017). Empathy offers designers insight into users and their contexts (Neubauer et al., 2017) and helps designers "understand how instruction would be experienced" (Parrish, 2006), thus improving the overall outcome (Lewis & Contrino, 2016; Neubauer et al., 2017; Parrish, 2006). UX designers use a visualization tool called empathy mapping to chart information about their users. Empathy maps are used at the outset of a project and continue to evolve and inform the project as new data emerges. This paper reviews literature from the fields of instructional design, distance education, and user experience design to describe the problems in current distant education design practices; to argue for the practice of empathy in distance education design; and finally, to describe empathy mapping and how it can sensitize instructors to students' circumstances, remove instructor bias, and help instructors make evidence-based decisions in the design and delivery of their courses
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Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in Canada and Governmental Response
No full textThe following is a meta-analysis literature review based on organizational reports, government documents, and statistical reports. The literature review has a focus on the governmental response to missing and murdered Indigenous women. The research question at hand was if the current governmental response through direct actions from the federal government and branches related to the federal government were effective in intervening in and preventing murdered and missing Indigenous women. The research briefly goes over findings from both Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissions, calls to actions from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and action from the federal governments of past Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It was concluded that there was not a significant response to effectively combat murdered and missing Indigenous women. Keywords: Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Indigenous, Colonialis
Synergy Potential Among Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation in the Forest Sector
Get PDFKeynote E: Co-production of Research, Policy and Programs to Address Gender-based Violence
No full textDr. Lisa Smylie, Research, Results & Delivery, Department for Women and Gender Equality, Government of Canada Co-production of Research, Policy and Programs to Address Gender-based Violenc
Mind the Gap: Mentoring, Goal-setting and Self-Evaluation for International Graduate Students
Get PDFThe objective of this paper is to understand how peer mentoring and exercises to encourage goal-setting and self-evaluation can support first year international graduate students to engage in Canadian universities' online learning environment during COVID-19. Surveys, students' work, and instructors' reflections were used to inform the current study. Preliinary findings show that during COVID-19, online peer mentoring and exercises to encourage goal-setting and self-evaluation have been able to support international students' behavioural, cognitive and emotional engagement in Canadian academic learning to a certain degree. The findings also show that there is a need to use real-time communication tools to enhance the e-peer mentoring process for international students in an online course environment. Although the personal goal-setting exercises were new experiences for many of the international students, they proved to be valuable steps in their adaptation to Canadian graduate studies
Potential Effects of Single Use Plastics Ban on Ontario Manufacturers
Get PDFDuring the past few decades, plastics pollution has become a global concern. Governments are striving to find the best way to reduce plastics consumption and waste. The Government of Canada has proposed a ban on single-use plastics to be implemented in 2021, a potentially disruptive public policy. Many studies have been conducted on the environmental impacts of plastics and the benefits of a plastics ban, but little has been written about the potential effects of these policies on plastics manufacturers. An economic model was developed to analyze the effects on Ontario single use plastics manufacturers. Results of the model show that most plastics manufacturers would be able to recover their investments within three years for the costs of converting to an alternative material. However, there is an aggregated cost on manufacturers of approximately $262 million for the first three years. Additionally, a small number of specialized manufacturers would not be able to recover from the ban, potentially leading to some job losses. Overall, however, the results indicate that manufacturers would be able to adjust to the ban in the longer-term, providing for the environmental benefits of reduced plastics consumption and waste