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INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA, advancing research on climate change impacts on high-latitude terrestrial ecosystems.

A high priority for Bioforsk is the study of climate change effects on high-latitude terrestrial ecosystems; especially in terms of greenhouse gas fluxes and soil responses. Reasons for such an emphasis are scientific, environmental and societal. High-la titude regions are expected to experience...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Akershus

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USA/Russia - What if High North Energy Exploitation Fails?

This proposal responds to the BILAT program by laying out a novel project by combining the concepts of change, uncertainty and the complexity in organizations, emphasizing the connection between political, security issues, and economical patterns of devel opments in the High North. This proposal ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

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Canada- bilateral research cooperation on integration of weather and biological data with bioclimatic models for use in plant protection

The background of the project is the increasing complexity of the models used in plant protection and the input data to the models. Both institutions involved are dealing with the development, implementation, and delivery of bioclimatic models for use in agriculture. The data administration con...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Akershus

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USA: bilateralt samarbeid for å utvikle fagområdet Tissue engineering

Bakgrunn for fagfeltet: Fagområdet Tissue engineering (på norsk kanskje best oversatt med vevsregenerativ behandling) beskriver det forskningsarbeidet som tar sikte på å (gjen)oppbygge vev. Dette kan dreie seg om vev som ikke har eksistert, eller vev som har vært normalt men som har blitt skade...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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USA - Optimizing techniques for the treatment and observation of selected HAB (harmful algal bloom) species using electron microscopy (EM)

Electron microscopy is used for the identification and description of micro organisms. Some organisms are easily prepared with state of the art techniques while others cannot be preserved with prevailing techniques. This is particularly the case for some HAB species. We want to optimize technique...

Awarded: NOK 73,000

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

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USA - Quality Development in Higher Education by Formative Evaluation in a Network system

The project shall contribute to quality development in higher education by: evaluation of development; evaluation for development; and evaluation as development. The aspect is thereby to understand and to improve the learning environment, the concept of n etworking with enhanced formative evaluat...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Russia - Development of biosensors for detection of ischemia, graft rejection and inflammatary response

The first step in establishing a cooperation between the Russian and Norwegian anaesthesiology departments presented above, will be to send a promising Russian PhD candidate to Norway to evaluate whether one of the three projects outlined below are suitab le for a PhD thesis beneficial for both I...

Awarded: NOK 34,211

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Oslo

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Russia - Project preparation for "Creating the New North": Manifestations of central power in the North AD 1000 - 1600"

Søknaden tar sikte på å fremskaffe nødvendige midler for å forberede og etablere et forskningssamarbeid mellom det flerfaglige prosjektet "Creating the New North" ved Universitetet i Tromsø og russiske forskningsmiljø innenfor arkeologi, historie og kunst historie. Målet er å utvikle et felles fo...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Russia - the Cooperation in Space Information Management (SIM) for the Needs of the High North

Cooperative institutions seek to establish together a cooperative research program related to the field of Space Information Management. The attention to the High North challenges provided opportunity to extend 15 years of successful cooperation to this n ew research field which will combine stre...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

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Can - US-Kina R2M-CUCN: Multi-Lateral Cooperation in the Field of Refining and Recycling of Metals involving Canada, USA, China and Norway

Recycling Melts, such as steel, aluminium, magnesium and silicon represents an important opportunity for sustainable and environmentally friendly production of metals. It is urgent to develop efficient refining methods to purify these metals by removing i mpurity elements and inclusions. Canada, ...

Awarded: NOK 53,333

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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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

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China - cooperation with Norway in SEA level observation -Evaluation of Chinese Tide Gauge Network based on ESEAS quality control standards

Cooperation in sea level observations between Norway and China will open a new area for research and cooperation. The importance of such cooperation lies in the common interests two countries have and are looking for. Although Norway is a small country co mpared to the size of China, it has a lon...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Buskerud

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China-Norway. Bilateral cooperation on pesticide residues in crops and environment

Extensive use of agrochemicals in China has led to severe environmental pollution and potential health problems to human and animals. The aim of the project is to establish collaboration between Jilin Academy of Agriculture Science, Bioforsk Lab and Biofo rsk, Division of Plant Health and Plant P...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Akershus

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China: Reforming social and political institutions through diversification and incremental change

This proposal is for funding to develop research collaboration between researchers at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography (ISS) and relevant Chinese counterparts. The application regards a strategic initiative at ISS directed at establishing a ctive and lasting research collaboration ...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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Russland - Devonian - Carboniferous faunas, depositional environment and carbonate sedimentology of selected areas of Novaya Zemlya, Russia

Novaya Zemlya is surrounded by some of the most important proven and potential hydrocarbon provinces in the Arctic. Exposures of Precambrian through Early Triassic strata on Novaya Zemlya provide vital information with which to constrain the geological ev olution of adjacent basins. However, owin...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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India: cooperation on studies of the Indian Ocean circulation and Ecosystem, including the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal

An Indo-Norwegian institutional co-operation programme is suggested within research, higher education, technology development and commercialization within numerical ocean research studies and ocean modelling as well as satellite Remote Sensing Research is proposed for joint implementation by six...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Vestland

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JAPAN - establishing research cooperation between NTNU-SINTEF and AIST

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan, home to more than 2500 researchers and 5300 visiting scholars, is one of the most advanced research institutes in the world. They currently have a large forefront running acti vity within nanotechnology, and make a fo...

Awarded: NOK 35,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Japan - bilateral cooperation in Arctic Climate Studies

Prosjektet vil bygge relasjoner til mellom Japan og Norge innenfor geofysikk/klima studier i arktiske strøk med tanke på en fremtidig søknad til NFR. Prosjektet vil arrangere en workshop våren 2007 diskusjon av fremtidige problemstillinger/muligheter for søknader innen klimaendringer, slik som ...

Awarded: NOK 75,000

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Buskerud

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Russland -Vekstfaktorers påvirkning, og nedbrytning av dopaminerge systemer i ulike faser av Parkinsons sykdom

Professor Ugrumov ved Labatoratory of Hormonal Regulations, Institute of Developmental Biology ved det Russiske Vitenskapsakademiet, har ekspertise innen dopaminerge systemer (sentrale i Parkinsons sykdom) og lang erfaring med studier av sykdomsmekanismer . Hans gruppe har i en 20-årsperiode stud...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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Russland-Etablering av bilateralt forskningssamarbeid innen kliniske og epidemiologiske studier av flåttbårne agens og sykdommer

Utbredelsen av flått og alvorlige flåttbårne sykdommer er økende i Norge. I Norge opplever man nå at utbredelsen også omfatter nordområdene og slike sykdommer er et stort problem i sentrale og nordområder i Russland. Man vil med dette utarbeide hovedprosj ekt som tar sikte på å kartlegge utbredel...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Agder

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USA - Solution structure of large proteins and protein-ligand complexes by high-field NMR

The acquisition of high-resolution conformational, dynamical and ligand binding data in solution requires the application of state-of-the-art NMR, which complements information from X-ray crystallography. This structural information is necessary for the u nderstanding of the function and regulati...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Vestland

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USA - bilateral cooperation: Designing human-centered innovation and creative product/service architecture in entrepreneurial enterprises

This US bilateral cooperation will lead to new and long term institutional/scientific research collaboration between USA and Norway. The bilateral cooperation aims at establishing a research project that focuses on extending business and technological in novating with a broader basis including h...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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USA - Starting a bilateral collaboration on coordinated experimental studies of wave heating in space relevant plasmas.

Vi søker om midler til å sette sammen et forskernettverk som vil danne basis for en Forskerprosjekt-søknad til Norges Forskningsråd under Frie Prosjekter (NATVIT) våren 2007. Forskerprosjektet vil omfatte koordinerte laboratorie-studier av bølger og insta biliteter og påfølgende oppvarming i magn...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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USA - bilateral cooperation for interdisciplinary research and methodology development in food safety

The Norwegian Institute of Gene Ecology, founded in 1998, has been an international leader in interdisciplinary food safety research, with particular emphasis on biosafety of genetically modified organisms. The establishment of a research cooperation in t he USA fits into our international strate...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Japan-bilateralt forskningssamarbeid innenfor ren mat / mattrygghet. Hurtigmåling av kvalitet på fersk fisk basert på spektroskopi.

I Japan og Norge er det etablert forskergrupper som arbeider med metodeutvikling innen kvalitetsmåling på fisk basert på spektroskopi. Vi ønsker gjennom dette prosjektet å etablere kontakt med en japansk forskningsgruppe og utarbeide felles prosjektsøknad med fokus på kvalitetsmåling på fisk. Me...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa