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RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Biological bases of addiction: investigating norepinephrine and brain stress systems using PET in abstinent alcoholics

This project constitutes progress toward the specific goal of solving the complex biomedical problem of addictive behaviors. It will finance a Norwegian post. doc. (the project manager) to take part in an interdisciplinary research consortium at Yale Univ ersity on stress, self control and addict...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Kritisk Juss for 2008

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Awarded: NOK 50,000

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Publiseringsstøtte til tidsskriftet Namn og Nemne for 2008.

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Awarded: NOK 50,000

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Vestland

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

DIN - Tidsskrift for religion og kultur 2008

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Awarded: NOK 90,000

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Norsk tidsskrift for misjonsvitenskap Norwegian Journal of Missiology

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Awarded: NOK 75,000

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Tidsskrift for kulturforskning 2008

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Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Oslo

ESRF-ESRF – Program for synkrotronforskning

Synchrotron-based X-ray studies of sea ice

The goal of the present project is to utilize modern technology and interdisciplinary work to close a fundamental gap in the description of the medium sea ice. We will for the first time apply synchrotron-based X-ray computed micro-tomography (XMT) to obt ain a three-dimensional description of th...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Vestland

FRIMEDBIO-Fri prosj.st. med.,helse,biol

Regulation of competence for natural transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Bacteria that have the ability to take up naked DNA from the environment and incorporate this DNA into their genomes by homologous recombination are said to be naturally competent for genetic transformation. About 70 species of bacteria have been reported to possess this property. One of the bes...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

"Maternal leave, cash benefit and infant psychological difficulties: a longitudinal baseline study of 34 000 0-18 months old"

The extent to which homecare or day-care for infants may be beneficial or detrimental for subgroups of infants may depend on the family environment. The primary goal of this project will be to provide new information on childcare and infants? adaptation d uring the first 18 months of life. The pr...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

SMARTRANS-Næringslivets transp. og ITS

FIESTA Forskning på Implementeringsprosesser og Effektiviseringspotensialet i ny SporbarhetsTeknologi Anvendt på verdikjeden for fisk

FIESTA-prosjektet tar utgangspunkt i ny IT-teknologi anvendt på verdikjeden for pelagisk fisk. Basert på TraceFish-standarden blir det utviklet ny programvare som bidrar til å forbedre sporbarhetsinformasjonen i verdikjeden. Dette er helt nødvendig for å møte kommende EU-krav til sporbarhet i mat...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

FRINATEK-Fri prosj.st. mat.,naturv.,tek

Parameterized Algorithms

The question if P=NP is today maybe the most famous mathematical problem. It has strong ties to practical computing and the central question facing the proposed research project in 'Parameterized Algorithms' is: how to cope with the NP-complete problems? Giving a better answer to this question wi...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Vestland

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

A Study of Heracles in Pindar

Av den greske dikteren Pindar (?518-438) er bevart større og mindre fragmenter av dikt i ulike genre, men også fullstendige dikt, de såkalte epinikier, seiershymner skrevet for vinnere i de fire panhellenske kampleker. Pindar gjør hyppig bruk av heroen H erakles når han regelmessig alluderer til...

Awarded: NOK 0.95 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Conference: Genetic vaccines - benefits and challenges

The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board apply for financial support to arrange a state-of-the-art vaccine conference addressing the risks and benefits of new genetic vaccines, the need for these vaccines in developing countries and the regulatory chall enges Norwegian legislation puts on Norwe...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Vestland

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Decentralization as a strategy for resolving conflict?

For several decades governments in developing countries have placed spatial decentralization of responsibilities and resources to lower levels of government high on their political agenda. The principal objectives of decentralization have been down-sizing of central governments, responsive servi...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2017

Location: Oslo

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Rights, power and civic action: Comparative analyses of human rights-based approaches and civic struggle in development contexts

The purpose of this research is to improve our understanding of the interrelationships between human rights-based development and poverty reduction, on the one hand, and the forms and uses of power in developing societies on the other. It has a particular focus on how the empowerment of communit...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2017

Location: Oslo

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

The Payoff of Promises: Articulating, Negotiating and Implementing Wealth Sharing

Peace agreements offer an opportunity for poverty alleviation. Wealth-sharing is often part of the negotiations to end civil wars, but the outcome often disappoints, both the aggrieved who had placed their hopes in rebellion and the international sponsors of the settlement. This study focuses o...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2017

Location: Oslo

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Dietary antioxidants and oxidative stress: Novel technologies for assessing oxidative stress in blood samples

Oxidative stress is intimately involved in pathophysiology many chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cataract as well as neurodegenerative diseases. Oxidative stress is also central to the theory of aging. We ar e therefore investigating the role of die...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

Immunity-linked genes in cognition and schizophrenia

Epidemiological data has clearly identified immune challenges during fetal and early life as a risk factor for developing psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and autism. Traditionally the brain was believed to be devoid of immunological responses as its ability to respond by the classical...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Vestland

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

Resource-oriented music therapy for psychiatric patients with low therapy motivation: Randomised controlled trial

Background Previous research has shown positive effects of music therapy for people with schizophrenia and other mental disorders. In clinical practice, music therapy is often offered to psychiatric patients with low therapy motivation, but little resear ch exists about this population. The aim ...

Awarded: NOK 6.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Vestland

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Dynamics in Earth Systems--fracture, flow and friction The 27th IUGG Conference on Mathematical Geophysics-- Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen

Dynamics in Earth Systems--fracture, flow and friction All researchers using quantitative methods to study evolving Earth systems are invited. Studies that integrate field observations, laboratory experiments, and theoretical models are especially wel come. Particular focus will be given to ...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Oslo

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

Qualitative research in health care practice: Challenges of methodology and implementation

Project summary The Nordic Interdisciplinary Conference on Qualitative Methods in the Service of Health conference is a bi-annual event that has been held in the Nordic countries since its launch in 2001. The Department of Health Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stavange...

Awarded: NOK 82,657

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Rogaland

FRIMEDBIO-Fri prosj.st. med.,helse,biol

GENETIC MOUSE MODELS TO STUDY GASTRIC PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASES

Genetic mouse models include introduction of exogenous gene into the mouse genome (the so-called transgenic mouse) and targeted disruption of endogenous gene (knockout mouse). Up to date, ~10% of the known mouse genes have been knocked out, 21 transgenic/ knockout mouse strains have been studied ...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRIMEDBIO-Fri prosj.st. med.,helse,biol

Match-mismatching of trophic levels as a structuring force of ecosystems

We intend to study ecosystem functioning using the match-mismatch hypothesis as a framework and three different marine ecosystems with focus on seabirds as examples. The marine ecosystems chosen - the Southern Ocean, the Barents Sea and the Benguela Upwel ling - are highly sensitive to climate va...

Awarded: NOK 6.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Oslo

FRIMEDBIO-Fri prosj.st. med.,helse,biol

Surviving without oxygen: from mitochondrial function to ethanol production

While medical science has had a very limited success in counteracting the deleterious effects of ischemia/hypoxia in humans, evolution has repeatedly solved this problem. The best studied examples of anoxia tolerant animals are some North American freshwa ter turtles (genera Trachemys and Chrysem...

Awarded: NOK 5.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Oslo

VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Velferdsforum i Bergen

Velferdsforum i Bergen ble etablert våren 2000 som et nettverk for velferdsforskere i Bergen. Det samler forskere og studenter fra ulike institutter og fakulteter ved universitetetet, Rokkansenteret og Norges Handelshøyskole/SNF. Interesserte fra Høgsko len i Bergen, og fra kommunen deltar også...

Awarded: NOK 49,999

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Vestland

SMARTRANS-Næringslivets transp. og ITS

GUNVOR - Godstransport og usikkerhet - Valuation of transport time and reliability in freight transport

Transport time variability and information are both related to the reliability of transport. None of them are standard components of cost benefit analysis, the well-established ex ante evaluation method in the transport sector. Recognising that transport policy measures for improved reliability (...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Hymen bonding som metode for sammenføyning av aluminium

Tradisjonell smeltesveising fungerer godt på de fleste metaller, bortsett fra Aluminium. For dette metallets del halveres materialets opprinnelige styrke ved oppvarming fordi molekylstrykturen ødelegges. En ny metode der metallet sammenføyes i kald tilst and er demonstrert ved NTNU. I prinsipp h...

Awarded: NOK 0.88 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Møre og Romsdal

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Utvikling av kostnadseffektive båter i aluminiumspaneler

Gjennom et tidligere prosjekt, Alumarin, har 5 mindre bedrifter som leverer bruksbåter i aluminium til fiskeri og havbruk og Fjellstrand som storleverandør av passasjerkatamaraner, i samarbeide med Sintef/NTNU og aluminiumsindustrien innledet en kostnadse ffektivisering av byggeprosessen hvor det...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Oslo

SMARTRANS-Næringslivets transp. og ITS

Grønn godstransport

Transportsektoren er en av de store bidragsyterne når det gjelder utslipp av avgasser til luft og står for ca 1/3 av CO2-utslippene i Norge og ca halvparten av CO- og over 60 % av NOx-utslippene. Næringstransportene alene (gods) står for ca 11 % av CO2-ut slippene og ca 37% av NOx-utslippene. I ...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

SMARTRANS-Næringslivets transp. og ITS

Flaskehalser for utvikling av kostnadseffektive og miljøvennlige intermodale transportkjeder for fersk fisk mellom Norge og kontinentet.

I Regjeringens nordområdestrategi fokuseres det blant annet på at produksjonen innenfor oppdrett og fangstbasert havbruk) har økt vesentlig de seneste årene, og at potensialet for fortsatt vekst er stor, særlig i Nord-Norge. Denne næringen, sammen med de tradisjonelle fiskeriene, er en av de mest...

Awarded: NOK 0.43 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

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