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HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Effects of oil compounds and persistent organic pollution (POP) on the phospholipid composition and membrane fluidity in Atlantic cod.

The aim of this project is to investigate the mechanisms behind the changes in phospholipid composition that have been observed in the cell membranes of cod and other fish after exposure to oil compounds. The project will combine studies on wild fish from the North Sea and laboratory fish from e...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

KOSK-II-Katalyse og org.synt.kjemi II

Design and synthesis of novel aspartic protease inhibitors.

This project will focus on the development of much needed novel inhibitors of the aspartic proteases related to HIV/AIDS and Alzheimers disease. In order to pursue these goals, the project seeks to establish a strong research group in medicinal chemistry at the Centre for Pharmacy at the Universi...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

KOSK-II-Katalyse og org.synt.kjemi II

Transient kinetic studies (SSITKA) of catalytic reactions

Steady-state isotopic transient kinetic analysis (SSITKA) has proved to be a powerful technique for studying heterogeneously catalyzed reactions. SSITKA combines steady-state and transient techniques provided that no isotopic effects occur. The technique allows determination of the true turnover ...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

KOSK-II-Katalyse og org.synt.kjemi II

Synthetic studies directed towards asmarines and other purines with fused heterocyclic systems

Nature is a rich source of bioactive compounds and potential drugs. The so-called secondary metabolites are structures involved in interaction between organisms, for instance chemical defense. Studies of such metabolites have led to the discovery of many life-saving drugs, including antibiotics, ...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Oslo

KOSK-II-Katalyse og org.synt.kjemi II

Fundamental understanding of novel Co catalysts on carbon nanofibers in F-T synthesis

It has been found that the CNFs are promising as supports to achieve high activity and selectivity due to their mesoporous structure, high mechanical strengths, high surface areas. More importantly, it was found that the activity and selectivity of F-T ca talysts depends significantly on the Co c...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

KOSK-II-Katalyse og org.synt.kjemi II

C-H Activation reactions at neutral cyclometalated Pt complexes

The Tilset group has made important contributions towards selective C-H activation and functionalization at platinum complexes in solution and, recently, in development of novel Pt-containing metal-organic frameworks that may be of interest for catalytic applications. One drawback (this applies t...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Transmission and reservoirs of Francisella piscicida. Implications for wild and farmed cod.

A new species of Francisella (F. piscicida), causing mortality in farmed cod (Gadus morhua), was isolated autumn 2004 from farmed cod in Rogaland. In 2005 this bacterium was isolated from several cod farms in Rogaland, Hordaland, Møre og Romsdal, Nordland and Denmark and from Atlantic salmon in ...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis infection in farmed cod (Gadus morhua): Diagnosis, characterisation, and environmental studies

Farming of marine fish species in Norway is currently going through what may be described as a boom period. A combination of technological innovation in the field of larval production, combined with regulated wild-fisheries and concurrent favourable marke t prices, have made farming of marine spe...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Akershus

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

Topology

Topology is the study of shapes and spaces. The methods developed in topology have wide consequences also for other fields in that many problems can be encoded by means of spaces (examples range from space itself and phase spaces in physics to classifyin g spaces in algebra). A fascinating new ...

Awarded: NOK 8.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

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

Nonlinear Problems in Mathematical Analysis

The project aims to strengthen and further develop basic research within the group of researchers in classical analysis and differential equations at NTNU. Situated at Norway's premier engineering school, the research team of this project has as its visio n to - operate in the two-way street be...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Bemanningsbedriftenes rolle i arbeidsmarkedet

Bemanningsbedrifter og utleie/innleie av arbeidskraft er dels preget av felles utviklingstrekk i den vestlige verden (eks. multinasjonale bemanningsbedrifter som Adecco og Manpower), dels av institusjonelle og juridiske forhold i de enkelte land. Et hoved trekk er den store ? og økende ? bredden ...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Vestland

FRISAM-Fri prosjektstøtte samfunnsvitenskap

Searching for Security: Religious Mobilization and the Politics of 'Insecurity' in Indonesia

This project will map and explore the links between religious movements, 'security'-management and violence in the context of a weakened state. The project centers on the faith-based 'security' groups dedicated to fight crime and enforce justice that have emerged among Sasak Muslims and Balines...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

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

CRYOLINK Permafrost and seasonal frost in Southern Norway; understanding and modelling the atmosphere-ground temperature coupling

Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in Arctic and high-mountain regions. Above the natural tree line Norway is characterised by a modern Arctic environment, and the modern southern boundary for Scandinavian permafrost is located in the mountain s of Southern Norway. Permafrost and seas...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Oslo

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

Editing papyrus texts from the collection of the Oslo University Library

This is a project in the field of Greek papyrology. The project falls into two parts: The first part aims to carry out the research work necessary for the publication of a volume with editions of 35 texts in ancient Greek from the papyrus collection of t he Oslo University Library. The texts to ...

Awarded: NOK 0.44 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Oslo

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

The role of infections, vitamin D exposure and lifestyle factors on the risk of multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling neurological disease with still unknown causes. In addition to a yet unspecified genetic component, there is compelling evidence for the existence of one or more exogenous factors. To study the importance of such exo genous factors a large-scale internationa...

Awarded: NOK 0.14 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Vestland

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Linking belowground carbon with LiDAR

Carbon (C) circulates naturally among the terrestrial biosphere, atmosphere and oceans. Growing trees and other vegetation capture CO2 from the atmosphere by the photosynthesis. The C balance of a forest varies greatly during stand development and is thus dependent on forest management practice....

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Akershus

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Literary discursive strategies in non-fictional or semi-fictional accounts of the Arctic or northern world.

Polar literature has been very popular and widely read, as well as examined by historians, ethnograpers and antropologists, but it is not included in any Norwegian literary histories. Therefore the question remains: what are its literary qualities? My pro ject is to examine Norwegian Polar litera...

Awarded: NOK 0.28 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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

Study of Rare B Decays

In the ATLAS experiment we want to perform the first study of the very rare B decay Bs -> mu+mu- using a multivariate analysis technique. The resullts provide another important test of the Standard Model. We will validate our analysis procedure on the exc lusive decays Bs->J/psi psi and B ->J/psi...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Vestland

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Gonadal function in survivor's after malignant lymphoma.

During the 1980-ies oncologists have become aware of the clinical significance of post-treatment gonadal function in long-term cancer survivors. Therefore, fertility-saving treatment regimens have been developed in particular for good-prognosis lymphoma p atients, including the use of less gonado...

Awarded: NOK 0.16 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Ukjent Fylke

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Effectiveness of joint attention treatment for young children with autism - a randomized study in Norway.

Research fellow (PhD-student) Anett Kaale is invited by Professor Connie Kasari to stay at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from August 2008 to July 2009. The research stay at UCLA is an integral part of Kaale's doctoral studies. During her st ay she will write her first research arti...

Awarded: NOK 0.33 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Ukjent Fylke

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Organ-specific autoimmunity in humanized murine models of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type-I (APS-I).

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type-I (APS-I) is one of very few monogenic autoimmune diseases. It usually presents in childhood and affects multiple organs. The clinical diagnosis requires two or more of the main components: hypoparathyroidism, primar y adrenal failure and chronic mucocutanou...

Awarded: NOK 0.32 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Vestland

FOLKEHELSE-Folkehelse

Fruits and Vegetables Make the Marks III: How to improve adolescents' eating habits?

The intake of fruit and vegetables in Norway is lower than in most other European countries, and much lower than what is recommended by the health authorities, while the consumption of added sugar is much higher than recommended. It is a major gap between what we know about the positive health e...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Agder

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Maritime Safety Management in the High North

The High North represents new environmental conditions setting new safety design requirements where statistics and experience are limited, and where known solutions accordingly can not be applied without thorough evaluations and research activities. In th is complex environment R&D programs need ...

Awarded: NOK 9.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Fortolkningens århundre

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Awarded: NOK 69,999

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

MARLEN - Maritime Logistics Chains and the Environment

The principal objective of the project is to: Obtain and systematize facts and knowledge regarding the main operational and organizational conditions that may influence the energy efficiency and environmental profile/performance of alternative maritime l ogistics chains, and thereby reduce the p...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Akershus

BILATNAER-Bilat.samarb.m.N-AM,Kina,Jpn,I

"CRYSTAL-DIRECT" A Norway-Japan Bilateral Research Collaboration Project

CRYSTAL-DIRECT will establish a formal collaboration between SINTEF, NTNU, Hydro Solar and The Institute for Materials Research of Tohoku University in Japan. The goal of the experimental work is to investigate if it is possible to obtain laterally dendri tic growth in an early stage of direction...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PROREAL-Profileringsprogrammet for realfagene

Telemark Talentutvikling

Telemark har lyktes godt med å skape nye arbeidsplasser etter år 2000, svært mange av dem relatert til IKT-næringen. Veksten i sysselsetting har vært 220 %. IKT Grenland er et nettverk av virksomheter som arbeider for vekst og samarbeid i IKT-næringen, og representerer både leverandører og realf...

Awarded: NOK 0.30 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Telemark

BILATNAER-Bilat.samarb.m.N-AM,Kina,Jpn,I

Novel loudspeaker membranes based on nanofibrillar cellulose

Nanofibrils are the building blocks of wood fibres. They are characterized by high aspect ratio and high mechanical strength. In addition, they have the inherent property to adhere to each other and form strong networks. Nanofibrils is not yet a commercia l product, but expected on the market wit...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Østfold

NEVRONOR-Nasjonal satsing på nevrovitenskap f

Common paths to neurodegeneration

Neurodegenerative diseases are a diverse group of disorders that are an ever-increasing social and economic burden on society. Design of drugs or therapeutic approaches to halt or slow the progression of these debilitating diseases will need to exploit kn owledge of pathogenic mechanisms. Protein...

Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo

NAERINGSPH-Nærings-phd

Utvikling av prosessmineralogi til optimalisering og økt verdiskaping av mineralproduksjonen ved NCM

Økte krav til HMS og produktkvalitet er klare utviklingstrender innen mineralbransjen. En konsekvens av dette er at mineralbedrifter som ønsker å ha et langsiktig perspektiv for sin virksomhet må styrke sin interne kompetanse på kunnskap om mineralogien i mineralforekomstene, og hvordan minerale...

Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Akershus

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