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

The muscle excitation-transcription coupling

The composition of muscle is related to the risk of developing life style diseases such as obesity and type II diabetes. Muscle is a permanent tissue, but the phenotype can nevertheless be changed by changing the pattern of activity such as by exercise. C hanges in the pattern of action potential...

Awarded: NOK 6.2 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2014

Location: Oslo

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

Molecular mechanisms of androgen action

Androgens are essential for a wide range of important biological processes. These include the development and maintenance of male reproductive organs, hair cycle and skeletal muscle, as well as regulation of lipid metabolism and bone remodelling. Androgen s are implicated in pathological processe...

Awarded: NOK 6.2 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Oslo

ROMFORSK-Program for romforskning

Experimental and theoretical investigations of the summer and winter mesosphere, with special emphasis on the role of charged dust particles

The Earths mesosphere contain some intriguing phenomena such as the noctilucent clouds (NLC), the highest clouds in the atmosphere near the coldest region in it, and the radar clouds PMSE and PMWE which occur in the summer and winter in different height r egions. It appears that the strength of ...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Potential of black aronia berries (Aronia melanocarpa) in treatment of urinary tract infections

I prosjektet er alle de mest dominerende fenoliske forbindelsene blitt isolert og karakterisert eller strukturoppklart. Det dreier seg om antocyaner, kondenserte tanniner og klorogensyrer. Disse forbindelsene ble funnet i fem ulike sorter (A. melanocarpa Moskva, Hugin, Nero, og A. prunifolia Vik...

Awarded: NOK 4.6 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2014

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Ecosystem Responses to Aquaculture Induced Stress (ECORAIS)

The overall goal of the project is to qualitatively and quantitatively describe ecosystem responses to aquaculture induced stress with special regards to water-flow regimes. The overall goal will be realised by the integration of 8 distinct work packages aimed at (1) analysing data from previou...

Awarded: NOK 10.6 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2012

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Towards selection for increased resistance to the salmon louse in Atlantic salmon

Salmon lice on farmed Atlantic salmon (Lepeophtheirus salmonis in Norway represents a large cost for the industry and a risk for infestation of wild salmonid species. In farmed Atlantic salmon it is documented evidence of a substantial genetic variation i n the number of salmon lice in a controll...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Control of rush (Juncus spp)- an expanding weed in grassland and pasture area in Western Norway

Livssyklusstudium Målet med forsøket var å klarlegge livssyklus hos siv frå frøplantestadiet i tre etterfølgjande år. Effekt av kutting på vekst og utvikling hos dei to artane vart også studert. Studiet skulle også gje kunnskap om når artane lagrar karbohydratreservane sine. Dette er viktige eig...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2016

Location: Akershus

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Cannabis: An ethnographic exploration of individual trends and socio-cultural context

This project aims at gaining deeper insight into individual trends and trajectories among different types of cannabis users in connection with widespread socio-cultural developments that serve as a contemporary context within which these trends are being expressed.The point of departure for this ...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

Cultural perspectives on mental health in Northern Troms

This project seeks to develop, implement and study a culturally sensitive treatment approach within a multi-cultural region of Northern Norway. The approach will be developed in association with the treatment institution and a cross-diciplinary team. The essence of the approach is that the patie...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2015

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Dual diagnosis and compulsory treatment of alcohol and drug dependent patients in Health Region South, Norway.

Background: The Norwegian Social and Welfare Act of 1992 (LOST), opened for compulsory commitment of patients with serious alcohol and drug problems to inpatient care. Apart from one doctoral thesis, which dealt with the legal aspects, there are no Norweg ian studies in this field. Clinical resea...

Awarded: NOK 4.1 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Agder

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

Design and optimisation in organic synthesis:Optimisation of telscope reactions and methodologies base on orthogonal experiments

Telescope reactions: Assume that a three-step reaction is to be optimised: Lay out a statistical design to map the first step. Run the experiments an determine the responses. The response matrix Y=[y1 y2 ....ur] summarises the results. A principal compone nt model will determine the number of ind...

Awarded: NOK 2.8 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

11th European Conference on Traumatic Stress

NKVTS er tildelt arrangementet av ECOTS 2009 av European Society for Traumatic Sstress Studies (www.ESTSS.org). ECOTS 2009 er den største konferansen inne psykotraumatologi i Europa. Arrangeres hvert annet år. Målgruppen: forskere, behandlere, beslutnings takere, representanter for brukerorganisa...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for children: A study of process and outcome.

This study seeks to examine whether Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) results in better outcomes for traumatized youth than the treatment that is commonly provided in regular clinical practice in Norwegian Child Guidance Clinics. The fo llowing research questions are posed: Is ...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Designing feasible and efficient climate policies

No policy can be implemented or sustained for any length of time without public support. Several important examples of failures to implement new Piougivan tax schemes bear testimony to this. In order to design Pigouvian taxes that are both efficient and f easible we need to understand why it is s...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Oslo

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

Electricity Demand Knowledge

There is an increasing focus on challenges related to climate-changes and security of energy supply. EU has specified a binding target for 2020 to reduce the EU global primary energy use by 20 %, compared to a normal growth. Energy efficiency in energy co nversion, supply and end-use is the short...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Collegium Medievale 2009

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Awarded: NOK 64,999

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Maal og Minne 2009

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Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Norsk Lingvistisk Tidsskrift 2009-2011

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Awarded: NOK 0.24 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Publiseringsstøtte til tidsskriftet Namn og Nemne for 2009.

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Awarded: NOK 49,999

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Vestland

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Sosiologisk Årbok 2009

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Awarded: NOK 69,999

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Utgivelse av tidsskriftet Heimen

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Awarded: NOK 91,999

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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

Congenital heart defects in Norway - A nation-wide study

Vi har benyttet nasjonale helse- og populasjonsregistre for å undersøke risikofaktorer for medfødte hjertefeil i Norge. Epidemiologiske studier av medfødte hjertefeil har tidligere ikke vært utført på ett nasjonal nivå grunnet manglende data. Slike studier er viktige fordi medfødte hjertefeil er ...

Awarded: NOK 5.2 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2017

Location: Vestland

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

Intelligent biogas fuelled energy conversion technologies

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Awarded: NOK 7.8 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2014

Location: Rogaland

FRIHUMSAM-Fri prosj.st. hum og sam

Popular Representation in Africa: The politics of expectations

Democratic decentralisation and gender sensitive policies have offered a massive opportunity for political parties in Africa to mobilise support. As for instance, in Malawi in 2000, as many as 860 new political offices were up for elections as a consequen ce of democratic decentralisation. Democr...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Vestland

BIOTEK2021-Bioteknologi for verdiskaping

Molecules for the future Novel enzyme activities from environmental libraries - MARZymes

Prosjektet har som mål å identifisere og utvikle enzymer for industriell anvendelse. Kilde til nye enzymer er marine bakterier fra kalde Arktiske og subarktiske farvann. Det er gjennom 3 tokt med FF Helmer Hansen samlet inn et stort materiale med prøver fra sediment, sjøvann og vev fra ulike bunn...

Awarded: NOK 35.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2015

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

12touch; a wireless non-battery keyboard

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Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Vestland

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Byggesystemer med massivtreelementer

BAKGRUNN Massivtre er treelementer bestående av krysslagte lag av trelameller som er sammenføyet ved liming, treplugger eller ved hjelp av andre mekaniske forbindelser. Antall lag kan variere fra 3 til 9, avhengig av elementenes bruksområde. Det foregår n å produksjon av massivtreelementer ved tr...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Oslo

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Managing Complexity in PetroMaritime Operations

Organisations engaged in complex onshore and offshore activities require advanced technical equipment and highly skilled personnel. Staff from different companies and cultures are continually grouped and regrouped for tasks requiring high reliability. The reputation of such organisations is extr...

Awarded: NOK 15.4 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Vestland

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

New fuel and catch efficient active fishing gear concepts based on trawl and seine (Finansieringsbidrag fra FHF prosjekt 201988)

Marine vessels, incl. fishing vessels, are substantial contributors to total NOx emissions in all major maritime nations. In addition, the recent dramatic increase in fuel costs has put large parts of the international fishing fleet in an acute situation. Increased flexibility wrt. fishing gear ...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Bioenergy markets in Norway, Postdoc

Four subprojects: 1)Household demand for bioenergy: Important factors when households choose to invest in energy systems and who much bioenergy that are actually households use, given the energy system they have and the range are elasticities and cross el asticities for bioenergy. The method will...

Awarded: NOK 5.3 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2012

Location: Akershus