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This explainer document is the first in a four part series based on Research Meets Policy at SFU 2021 - a virtual summer institute hosted by the SFU Knowledge Mobilization Hub.In this explainer, we…

A central aim of research on psychopathic personality disturbance (PPD) involves identifying core features of the construct. This has been addressed primarily through prototypicality studies and…

Risk assessment instruments for violence and reoffending are widely used throughout the world. According to researchers, there are many different reasons to use these instruments; for instance, they…

The Structured Assessment of Protective Factors for Violence Risk – Youth Version (SAPROF-YV; de Vries Robbé et al., 2015) is a new measure of protective factors that is used with a risk-focused…

Objective: Although past studies suggest that the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY; Borum et al., 2006) has moderate predictive validity, its predictive validity with Asian…

Objective: Limited research has examined the association between different dimensions of psychopathy and membership in trajectories of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) while also considering…

The neural processes that enable healthy humans to orient attention to sudden visual events are poorly understood because they are tightly intertwined with purely sensory processes. Here we isolated…

The neural processes that enable healthy humans to orient attention to sudden visual events are poorly understood because they are tightly intertwined with purely sensory processes. Here we isolated…

Micheal Vonn, from the PHS Community Services Society, joins Am Johal to discuss the relation between overdose prevention initiatives with different health policies at different stages of the…

Lord of the Seeds is an automated hydroponics control system for home growers and hobbyists. The system will enhance plant growth by monitoring and controlling the temperature, pH and nutrient level…

The goal of this project is to build a convenient and reliable Voice Control Unit which enables users to have total control over the MP3 Player. The most important factor is the system reliability…

Prosthetic eyes have been used to replace fatally diseased human eyes since the beginning of the 19 th century. Even though the cosmetic aspects of the artificial eyes have come a long way since its…

The Cardiac Action Potential Imaging System (CAPIS) is an optical mapping tool designed to show the propagation of action potential in a small heart. The input to the system is an in-vitro baby…

The objective of our project is to develop a personalized motivational device known as the 'BEAM Pedometer'. This product will allow a user to accurately determine the distance and time…

City of Vancouver Councillor Jean Swanson joins Am Johal to discuss her time in politics, both as an anti-poverty activist, and as a city councillor.In this episode, they discuss the housing…

The primary objective of WInnovations is to develop a wireless security system that takes into consideration home safety and security without the hefty monthly costs associated with home security…

The P300 BCI Spelling Device is a communication system for completely disabled persons. The device uses visual stimuli in the form of flashing alphanumeric characters to invoke a response from a…

Often times, people have trouble falling asleep due to non-ideal sleeping conditions. Specifically, 20% of North Americans that have trouble sleeping say that uncomfortable sleeping temperatures…

The goal of the Remote Health Monitor (RHM) is to collect a patient's health data and manage them. Patients can be monitored from anywhere there is internet access. The RHM measures parameters…

People lose things all the time. People forget items or leave objects behind. Statistics show that people lose hundreds of thousands of objects every year. The SafeGuard is designed to help prevent a…