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IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

CAVIAR - Community Adaptation and Vulnerability in the Arctic Regions: Focus on northern Norway and northern Russia

The Arctic is experiencing rapid changes in environmental, societal and economic conditions. The particular conditions to which communities are sensitive are not well documented, nor have the conditions that might facilitate or constrain the adaptive capa city in the face of interacting climate a...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

VERDIKT-Kjernekomp.og verdiskaping IKT

Integrated Semantic Access in Situated Operations

The IS_A project deals with complex mobile operations in the construction and petroleum industries. With the growing availability of wireless networks and sophisticated mobile devices, it is now possible to provide online access to vast amounts of informa tion independently of location and time. ...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Socio-economic and environmental impacts of organic farming

Organic farming has developed rapidly in recent years. Interest in the organic sector stretches beyond the market opportunities. It is perceived to provide multiple benefits beyond the immediate effect on the farmer, e.g., environmental performance, healt hier and safer food, rural development an...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Natural and farmed habitat as a basis for production of red deer in Norway

The project will provide a basis to predict the potential for production of red deer based on detailed knowledge of the natural and farmed habitat as well as detailed studies of red deer habitat use in multiple areas. The yield of red deer reached 27600 i n 2005. Red deer thus constitute the 2nd ...

Awarded: NOK 9.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

GLOBHELS-Global helse

New rotavirus vaccines: targeting childhood morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries in Central Asia

The current project is aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality caused by rotavirus (RV) disease among young children in low- and middle-income countries in Central Asia. RV is the most common cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in young children and a major cause of childhood death in develo...

Awarded: NOK 8.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Xi´an - an ancient city in modern time. Evolution of urban pattern, 1949-2000. Bokutgivelse.

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Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Freedom of Analysis

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Awarded: NOK 19,169

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Liberal Peace and the Ethics of Peacebuilding Towards the integration of ethics in peacebuilding research

An increasing amount of research is being done on the means of peacebuilding, but there is a lack of research and debate on its aims. This is unfortunate not only from a scholarly, but also from a political point of view. In recent years critique has been directed towards the political premises ...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2017

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Stability and mobility of Shiga toxin-encoding bacteriophages in clinical and environmental strains of Escherichia coli O103

E. coli O103 belongs to a subset of serotypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) associated with severe human illnesses. Shiga toxin (Stx) production is essential but not sufficient for virulence in pathogenic STEC as factors involved in att achment, haemolysis and iron scavenging a...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Farming systems for high quality food products and sustainable agriculture in mountainous areas

The agriculture in the mountain districts of southern Norway is based on small farms and use of mountain pastures. High quality products sold at high price are one possible solution for mountain agriculture. Branding of products requires documentation of quality traits. In this project we will de...

Awarded: NOK 7.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Linking physics and biology - Structuring of cod-populations in the North Sea/Skagerrak water-system

We propose to study the physical and biological mechanisms that generate and maintain a highly genetically structured population of cod in the Skagerrak water system. We hypothesize that a combination of oceanographic features (i.e., within fjords water c irculation), spawning behavior (i.e. stro...

Awarded: NOK 6.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Enhanced service life of coated wooden facades

Coated wooden claddings are widely used in Norway. But competition from other materials that has less input of labour at the construction site and less demands for maintenance is increasing. Discolouring fungi on the surface of coated wood in outdoor appl ications is an increasing concern. The to...

Awarded: NOK 5.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Pre-project on "Intel-feed" applied to marine aquaculture ?A nanotechnology approach.

The development of an off-the-shelf microparticulate diet for small larval fish is one of the most important nutritional technologies needed by aquaculture that has not yet been fully developed. The main problem today is not so much nutritional compositio n, but that most of the water soluble nut...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The impact of pancreas disease (PD) on flesh quality of Atlantic salmon

PD is a serious and infectious disease. In 2005, PD was diagnosed in salmon at 35 seawater locations as compared to 11 in year 2000. Most Norwegian salmon farms with a PD diagnosis are located in Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordene but PD is unfortunately spre ading to new geographic areas. The indust...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Maal og Minne 2007

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Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

How to make resilient routing simple - Creating a robust IP routing demonstrator

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Awarded: NOK 0.93 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Infrastrukturmidler 2007 - Innovasjonnet - Høgskolen i Bergen

InnovationNet har eksistert i 6 år med vekslende finansiering fra FORNY og nHS. Nettverket er nå et rendyrket kompetansenettverk der hovedfokus er kompetanseheving. Målgruppen er vitenskapelig ansatte og ledelsen ved høgskolene, de som arbeider med- og ha r ansvar for nyskaping og kommersialiseri...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Vestland

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Climate change impacts in the Electricity Sector

Climate change will have impacts on electricity markets, both on demand and supply. In Norway, important likely impacts are that the supply of hydropower and wind power will be boosted by weather changes, while warmer winters will dampen heating demand. H owever, in other European countries, the ...

Awarded: NOK 7.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Remote sensing of forest health

In this project we will try a range of remote sensing data types and methods in order to evaluate their ability to detect forest damage, to be used for early detection, and in general their suitability for a routine monitoring of forest health. We have a unique data set at hand, free of costs, fr...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Akershus

VERDIKT-Kjernekomp.og verdiskaping IKT

Intelligente førerstøttesystemer for sikker og effektiv trafikk

Produkter og tjenester for bruk i mobile enheter er i kraftig ekspansjon. Gjennom mobile IKT-løsninger, telekommunikasjon og kommende generasjons posisjoneringsteknologi åpner det seg et stort marked for produkter, tjenester og en hel rekke nye forretning skonsepter. WiseCar tar mål av seg til å ...

Awarded: NOK 11.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

DEMO2000-Prosj.ret tekn.utv. petro.virk

Permanently Installed Downhole 3-Phase Flowmeter: Field Qualification and Performance Evaluation

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Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2015

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Kartlegging av effekt av råstoff og produksjonsprosess på proteolytiske og lipolytiske endringer ved produksjon av langtidsmodnet spekeskin

Prosjektet, med kortnavn Enzymgris, har som hovedmål å kartlegge råstoffegenskaper i skinkeråstoff fra ulike svineraser ved ulike slaktealdre, for å bestemme hvilken rase og slaktealder som er best egnet til produksjon av norsk langtidsmodnet spekeskinke. Noe av det unike i prosjektet er det nøy...

Awarded: NOK 6.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Superfersk fisk med riktig kvalitet

Prosjektet er bygd opp rundt verdikjeden fra fangst til detaljist med deltagere fra fangst- og kystflåten, utstyrsleverandører, via distribusjons/grossistleddet, til detaljist. Prosjektet er en helhetlig og case-rettet undersøkelse (utvalgte produkt og ko mplett distribusjonskjede) på fersk fisk ...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Norsk Ordbok band VI

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Awarded: NOK 67,957

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Forprosjekt: Døgngradindikator for temperaturfølsomme produkter - Industrialisering av TT strip

TimeTemp strips måler døgngrader. En sterk blå fargesøyle brer seg gradvis over strippen, avhengig av tid og temperatur. Prosessen går sakte ved lav temperatur og raskt ved høy temperatur. Matvaren kan spises så lenge TT-strippen går dvs. viser et gjenvær ende lagringspotensial, kvalitetsgrensen,...

Awarded: NOK 0.60 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Novel nutritonal products for improved metabolic health.

The importance of nutrition for metabolic health has been the subject of a growing interest both from the scientific community and the public in recent years. Obesity and obesity-related disorders, often referred to as the metabolic syndrome, is a serious condition with the presence of a number ...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Nye bioteknologiske metoder for konservering av spermier fra okse og råne

Formålet med prosjektet er å utvikle en helt ny måte å bevare befruktningsevnen til sædceller fra okse og råne, og samtidig utvikle metoder slik at sædcellene kan lagres lengre før inseminasjon. Videre er formålet å etablere metoder slik at det etter inse minasjon finnes befruktningsdyktige sædce...

Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Innlandet

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Phytophthora diseases in Rosaceae: Plant resistance and plant-pathogen interactions

Each year strawberry- and raspberry producers experience serious economical losses due to fungal or oomycete diseases. In this project we will address two such diseases, strawberry crown rot (Phytophthora cactorum) and raspberry root rot (Phytophthora fra gariae var. rubi). An efficient control m...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Functional genomics of wood degradation: strategies used by decay fungi against wood protection systems and natural host defence compounds

Fungal decay of wood products is a global problem that has been traditionally combated with chemical preservatives. There is currently a great demand for alternatives to contemporary chemical preservatives due to their toxicity to the environment, and the current Strategic Institute Program (SIP...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Competence Project for Conceptual Design Methods for Complex, Customized Ship

One of the main competitive advantages of the Norwegian maritime industry today is our ability to develop and deliver complex, customized ships with high quality and short lead times to the global market. To maintain and further strengthen this position, we need to be best-in-class to develop and...

Awarded: NOK 15.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage