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- This open event, hosted by The Canadian Association of Research Libraries and co-sponsoring organizations including Canadian Research Knowledge Network, Library and Archives Canada, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Internet Archive Canada, Digital Research Alliance of Canada, and the Digital Preservation Coalition provided an opportunity for those at Canadian institutions who have strategic or operational responsibility for long-term access and preservation of digital content to learn from each other about progress, practices and policies for digital preservation in a Canadian context.
- The University of Alberta provides a variety of writing supports that are accessible, learner-centered, relevant, and responsive to the community's diverse needs.
- The Alberta Continuing Care Epidemiological Studies (ACCES) was a province-wide research program involving over 2,000 older adults residing in designated assisted/supportive living facilities (DAL) and in long-term care facilities (LTC) between 2006 and 2009, their family caregivers, and the facilities in which they lived. The objectives of ACCES were: a) to examine the health, social needs, and quality of care of older adults in DAL and LTC facilities in Alberta, b) to identify the mix of services provided to these residents, including assistance from family caregivers, and c) to examine health outcomes across settings, taking resident and facility characteristics into account.
- The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science offers thesis programs leading to Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, as well as course-based programs leading to Master of Agriculture, Master of Engineering and Master of Science degrees. The Department has active research programs in the following areas of specialization: Animal Science, Plant Science, Food Science and Technology, Nutrition and Metabolism, Bioresource and Food Engineering, Rangeland and Wildlife Resources and Bioresource Technology
- The Faculty of ALES is where global challenges are met with innovative solutions. Every day, world-class research is conducted by the finest minds in the natural sciences, social sciences and business. While we are one of the oldest faculties on campus, our cross disciplinary approach, and commitment to excellence, positions us uniquely to provide solutions to some of the world’s most complex problems.
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Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Soft reactive interfaces for gas evolution: Bubble-suppressed reactivity and film-thinning dynamics(2025-11) Pratibha, Dogra; Boubakar, Sanogo; Isaac J., Gresham; Chiara, Neto; Ram Prakash, Bharti; Xuehua, ZhangGas evolution at reactive solid-liquid interfaces underpins many clean-energy technologies, yet bubbles that form on these interfaces often degrade performance by blocking active sites and impeding mass transport. How bubble coverage modulates the local interfacial reactivity remains unclear. Here, we design a soft composite film containing a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) to directly probe the coupling between interfacial reaction, bubble formation, and mass transport. Upon contact with an alkaline solution, base-promoted cleavage of Si–H bonds in LOHC generates H2 at the film-liquid interface. Dual-wavelength reflective interference contrast microscopy (DW-RICM) reveals nanoscale film thinning driven by LOHC consumption, with rates up to 25 nm min-1 in H2 bubble-free regions. Spatial mapping shows that surface bubbles attenuate reactivity beneath them by approximately 2-fold due to restricted access of the alkaline phase. Meanwhile, diffusion-limited bubble growth induces local convective flows that enhance transport of the alkaline phase and dissolved products. The kinetics of film thinning and bubble growth can be tuned by varying the LOHC loading, providing a chemically driven platform for quantitative investigation of gas-evolution reactions.Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , From Concept to Classroom: How Extended Reality Is Transforming Healthcare Training(2026-01-21) Ferguson-Pell, MartinGradually, virtual, augmented and mixed reality simulations (XR) are being adopted in healthcare education and also in settings where immersive interaction between clinicians and patients can significantly enhance engagement. In this presentation, we will explore some examples that demonstrate XR in practice. Additionally, we will take a glimpse into the short-term future where the intersection of large learning models, machine vision and XR intersect to create training experiences that have the potential to change clinical practices. ELIXR Simulations, a trans-Alberta post-secondary collaboration actively supports the adoption of the potential that XR can offer. Consequently, Alberta is poised to be an international leader in advanced applications of AI-enhanced XR.Item type: Item , Access status: Authenticated , Insight into government, April 10, 2026(2026-04-10) Dolphin, Ric Dolphin Media Inc.Alberta's independent newsletter on government & politics.Item type: Item , Access status: Authenticated , The Hill Times, Monday, April 13, 2026(2026-04-13) Hill Times PublishingThe newspaper of Parliament.