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INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

JAPAN: Forprosjekt for fleksibel, adaptiv og intelligent automatisering ved hjelp av mikro- og nano sensorer

Dette er et forprosjekt for å etablere et prosjekt med NTNU og RTIM i Norge og Industrial Technology Research Center og National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) i Japan. Ny teknologi gir nye muligheter for automatisering so m er radikalt mer fleksibelt, rekonfigur...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Innlandet

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Japan - Cooperation in food safety and food chain traceability

Det siste året har SINTEF og Fiskeriforskning arbeidet med å etablere et bilateralt FoU-samarbeid innen mattrygghet og kjedesporbarhet med Japan. SINTEF deltok med 2 personer i rundebordskonferansen som ble arrangert i Yokohama i juni 2005. Kjedesporbarhe t fikk stor oppmerksomhet, men ble ikke u...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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USA - Saami phonology: Fieldwork and analysis

This project extends work undertaken earlier at UiTø looking into the complex phonology of Saami. The scientific study of Saami phonology faces significant limitations because published materials often derive from many dialects, and because many reference works only provide orthographic forms, e...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Kina - Strategies to increase disease protection in Atlantic cod

From a food safety and animal welfare perspective it is imperative to protect animals against infectious diseases. To develop efficient vaccines molecular tools such as gene sequence information must be found based don e.g. vaccinated fish that express pr oinflammatory molecules that play importa...

Awarded: NOK 52,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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USA - COOPERATION ON RESEARCH IN BIOENERGY INA/UMB: COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS AND POLICY MEANS

Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management at the University of Life Sciences at Ås, Norway, is increasing its involvement in research on renewable energy and especially bioenergy. Despite the focus on the need for more and renewable energy in Norway the last decades, bioenergy in No...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Akershus

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USA - Bilateral cooperation on functional analysis of PKCiota

The main topic of my work is the functional in vivo analysis of certain mouse mutants I have generated over the past few years. Doing so, it is of fundamental importance to interact with other scientific partners worldwide who offers me screening methods and lab expertise which is not available i...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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USA - Bilateralt samarbeid om studier av mobilitet og biotilgjengelighet av kvikksølv i marine sedimenter med fokus på tiltak

Kvikksølv er en av de mest potente uorganiske miljøgiftene, hovedsaklig på grunn av potensialet for omdanning til metyl-kvikksølv, som er svært biotilgjengelig og giftig og som bidrar til akkumulering i fisk. I mange norske fjorder og havner representerer sedimentene et lager for kvikksølv og om...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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China - Initiation of a cooperation project on capacity building for mitigating persistent organic pollutants in China

In order to strenghten it's research cooperation with China, NIVA has signed a cooperation agreement with Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, takes active part in the establishment of the Sino-Norwegian Interdisciplin ary Centre for Environmental Research (NI...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

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China - Numerical methods and software for modeling seepage in porous media

In recent years, the fractional calculus has been recognized as a powerful modeling methodology for porous media. The main obstacle for applying fractional calculus to modeling seepage in porous media is the costly computing effort. The fractional derivat ive equations are known to be computation...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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USA - bilateral cooperation: Speciation and Phylogeography of Soil Arthropods in the Mountains (SAPHARI)

The international collaborative project will target selected taxa within the insect order Coleoptera (beetles) to study speciation and phylogeography of soil arthropods in the mountains, using the Southern Appalachians as a model. The project will include the following objectives and address the...

Awarded: NOK 57,000

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

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USA and China - bilateral research on Ideology, Cultural Memory, and Canonization in cross disciplinary and cross cultural perspective.

(In Norwegian:) Det synes å være slik at en gitt kultur etablerer visse "ortodokse" måter å forstå seg selv og sin historie på. Denne "kulturens normalforståelse" knyttes svært ofte til ytre objekter som klassiske tekster, bestemte (kultiske) handlinger, klesdrakt, osv. Slike tekster, handlinger,...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

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USA, Japan and China, - scientific cooperation to ensure the safe use of novel food ingredients derived from gene technology.

The safety of novel food ingredients produced by modern biotechnology has been a concern raised by many consumers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and scientists. Thus, the need for careful risk assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) int ended for food and feed is recognized in ...

Awarded: NOK 80,566

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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USA-Determination of Molecular Descriptors of drug targets, anti-targets and counter targets for Cancer therapy

Many potent Matrix metalloproteinases inhibitors (MMPIs) have been developed for the treatment of cancer in recent years with great expectations. Many of them have been tested in clinical trials and discontinued. These inhibitors lack specificities betwee n cancer producing and cancer inhibiting ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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USA/Canada - Ice abrasion and frost deterioration of high performance concrete structures - service life

In the first phase the participants will review contributions to the objective of the project from their varying fields of expertise and possibilities for financial support for a main project. This will include brief overviews of expertise in the fields o f environmental loads (ice pressure, free...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Nord-Amerika - bilateralt forskningssamarbeid innenfor vinterdrift av veger.

Vinterdrift er et av de tunge innsatsområdene innenfor drift av veger i Norge, og årlig brukes det ca 1,2 milliarder NOK for å sikre framkommeligheten og gjøre vintervegene trafikksikre. Dette har stor samfunnsmessige betydning både for næringsliv og for den enkelte trafikant. Vinterdrift er e...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Kina - Norwegian-Chinese Media Research

Høgskolen i Oslo (HiO) inngikk i 2004 en samarbeidsavtale med Communication University of China (CUC). Dr. Wangyu, Associate professor, CUC, som arbeider innen feltet journalistikk, medier og kommunikasjon, skal oppholde seg i 10 mnd ved HiO, Avd. for jou rnalistikk, bibliotek- og informasjonsfag...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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Russland - Promoting environmentally and socially sound oil and gas development in North West Russia

The Barents Sea lies makes up 7% of the Arctic Ocean and washing the shores of both Norway and Russia. Leading Norwegian companies like Statoil, Norsk Hydro and Aker Kvaerner that want to do business there, have accumulated an enormous technological poten tial and operational experience. This als...

Awarded: NOK 99,420

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Rogaland

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RUSSLAND - BILATERAL SAMARBEID INNEN FORSKNING OG UTVIKLING AV VERDISKAPENDE INNOVASJON OG FORNYING I OFFENTLIG SEKTOR

Innovasjon knyttet til styring, organisering og nye samarbeidsformer som kan bidra til økt tjenestekvalitet, produktivitet og bedre ressursutnyttelsen i kommuner, fylker og i nasjonen, er blitt et stadig viktigere tema i både Norge og i Russland. I begge land er det fokus på styring og organiseri...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

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Russia - Bilateral Cooperation on Sami Related Research with Institutions in North-West Russia

According to a strategic plan for 2005-2009 the NSI's research shall be conducted in the overall-Sami perspective that means taking into account Sami research and needs in all the countries, where the Sami live. The NSI has plans to involve Sami related r esearch conducted in Russia into Sami res...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku

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Russia - develop joint research project on migration

Til nå har det meste av forskningen på migrasjon over russisk-nordiske grenser vært gjort av nordiske forskere. Hensikten med denne BILAT-søknaden er å styrke den kvalitative migrasjonsforskningen i Russland, ved å utvikle et felles forskningsprosjekt run dt migrasjon i nordområdene. Innvilget s...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Vestland

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Russland - Bilateral samarbeid innen petroleum spill renovering

Norut Teknologi bidrar med tekniske støtte til Arctic Spill Control A.S. i Narvik ved utvikling av teknologi for land og vann basert forurensing av petroleum produkter. Gjennom Barents initiativet har Norut Teknologi blitt koblet sammen med forskere hos Kola Science Centre (RAS), som har utvikle...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

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Russland - møte mellom russiske og norske bilder av hverandre i krysskulturelt samarbeide.

I Norut Samfunnsforsknings internasjonale strategier og prioriteringer står forskning på nordområdene og forskning i samarbeid med miljøer i nordområdene sentralt. Norut Samfunnsforskning søker å realisere disse strategiene og prioriteringene gjennom fler e tiltak. 1) Vårt strategiske instituttpr...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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USA - BILAT-Analysis and Mathematical Physics Collaboration between MI UiB (Norway), Georgetown University and SUNY, Stony Brook (USA)

The Analysis Group at the Mathematical Institute, University of Bergen, is recently formed and rather strong and promising. Latest interests of the group lie within Complex and Harmonic Analysis, and their applications to Mathematical Physics. During the last year the group applied for several pr...

Awarded: NOK 60,000

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Vestland

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USA - bilateral cooperation in climate and greenhouse gas emission in Arctic

Basing on the scientific background, we plan to propose the development of the inverse modelling, i.e. recovery of variability and trends, of the CH4 emission sources in the Arctic. The project will have three major components: (A) consistent and complete database accounting for both the concent...

Awarded: NOK 20,361

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Vestland

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Kina - Bilateral cooperation on fish pathogens and antigen characterisation

Shandong province, China, more than 65 000 tons flat fish is produced per year. The production is estimated to grow to 200 000 tons/yr within a timeframe of 5 - 10 years. Bacterial diseases cause losses in flatfish farming. A long list of bacteria has bee n isolated, including vibriosis. The proj...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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CHINA - COLLABORATION NTNU-WUHAN UNIVERSITY WITHIN MARINE BIOPOLYMERS

To develop the formally signed agreement of academic and scientific cooperation between Wuhan University (China) and NTNU related to marine biopolymers within NTNU's strategic area marine and maritime technology by covering expenses (travel and subsistenc e) for a visit to Wuhan University (China...

Awarded: NOK 35,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Canada - Bilateral cooperation in fuel cell development

Hydrogen technology is defined as an area of strategic interest to SINTEF. Development of fuel cell and electrolysis technology are areas of research which are natural parts of this targeted area. Development of low temperature fuel cells is one of the co re activities within the group of energy ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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China - Bilateral Cooperation on Security and Military Studies

In recognition of the swift rise of Asian global power - particularly China's - and its potentially dramatic consequences for the rest of the world, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) regards the development of high-quality research in Asian/Ch inese security and military matters as a ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

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China - Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in a Norwegian and Chinese Population

Diabetes is now a major threat to global public health that is rapidly progressing, with the biggest impact on adults of working age in developing countries. At least 171 million people worldwide have diabetes. This figure is likely to more than double by 2030 to reach 366 million. Recent WHO ca...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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China - bilateral cooperation in heart failure research

We hereby apply for project establishment support for bilateral research cooperation with groups in Beijing, China.The planned bilateral research cooperation is an integral part of the international strategy of our institute and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo (UoO). Our instit...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo