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NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Efficient green support

Dismantling of trade barriers under WTO regulation is expected to have a large impact on Norwegian agriculture. Apart from food and raw materials production, agriculture contributes many external benefits to society in the form of valued scenery, bio-dive rsity, flood control and health and nutri...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

NORDAM-SAM-Samarbeidet Norge – Nord- Amerika

Dr.stipendiat til 173989 Optimal helse, velferd, og mattrygghet for kvalitetsprodukter fra norske geiter

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Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2013

Location: Oslo

FOLKEHELSE-Folkehelse

A Historical Ethnography of Safe Motherhood Reserach and Policy

The proposed study will take a historically informed anthropological approach to trace the emergence of international attention to maternal mortality in 'developing' countries in the context of public health, starting with the emergence of dedicated initi atives in international health organisati...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

SAMF-Fagkomiteen for samfunnsvitenskap

Dødsstraff - menneskerettigheter og straffens etikk. Nye perspektiv og økt kunnskap om dødsstraff i nøkkelland i ulike kultursfærer

Prosjektets bakgrunn er at synet på dødsstraff kan være i endring. Dødstraffsutviklingen, synes mangetydig og motsetningsfull med sterke straffepolitiske strømninger i ulike retninger, både internasjonalt og i for oss viktige land. I USA er det en ny dram atisk åpning for dødsstraffsutvidelse. Pr...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Oslo

SAM-EU-Samfinansiering EU-kontoret

Traditional United Europe Food

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Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MILGENHEL-Miljø, gener og helse

Persistent toxic substances (PTS), reproductive health and pregnancy outcome in Northern Norway

A number of persistent toxic substances (PTS) are recognised as being responsible for adverse development and health effect in children. The growing foetus and new born child are especially sensitive to the toxic effects of many persistent heavy metals an d organic pollutants found in the environ...

Awarded: NOK 2.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NORDAM-SAM-Samarbeidet Norge – Nord- Amerika

Dr.stipendiat til prosj. 173277 Reduced risk of Fusarium and mycotoxin contamination in Norwegian cereals by the development of a..

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Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Genomics as a tool for detecting selection in farm Atlantic salmon and interactions between escaped farm and wild salmon

Norway is of unique importance for the Atlantic salmon, both as the largest producer of farmed salmon and a main reservoir of wild stocks. However, escaped farmed fish make up a significant portion of spawners in the wild, and there is concern that the ge netic constitution of wild stocks is dete...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SHP-Strategiske høgskoleprogram

Preventive Health Care of Farmed Fish

Technological advances have helped intensification of aquaculture; nonetheless diseases continue to be the major risk factor in operations. Norwegian aquaculture looses approximately NOK 1 billion every year due to disease and related issues, and more th an NOK 250 millions are spent annually on...

Awarded: NOK 6.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

Outdoor concentration, size distribution and composition of respirable particles in WB urban area

Urban particulate matter is a recognized environmental problem throughout Europe. It poses challenges both in terms of monitoring, in terms of compliance with EU legislation, and in terms of interpretation of data. Further, particulate matter poses recogn ized health risks to the population, both...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MILGENHEL-Miljø, gener og helse

Food from the sea - health effects of organic pollutants and essential nutrients from marine food. The Norwegian Women and Cancer Study.

In the Norwegian Women and Cancer study (NOWAC), detailed dietary information is available in addition to a large biobank. Altogether 68 000 women aged 41-70 years at recruitment have been followed up for cancer incidence and mortality through linkages to national registers based on the unique n...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MILPAAHEL-Miljøpåvirkning og helse

Thermolysis of carbohydrates and intestinal cancer risk.

Increased colorectal cancer risk is associated with a Western style diet and several carcinogenic and hazardous compounds are formed during heat processing. Acrylamide is formed in µg/amounts during heating of sugar-rich foods, but 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is produced in much larger quantit...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Oslo

ISPJUS-ISP - Satsing på juridisk forskning

International tribunals: legalization and constitutionalization - implications for national constitutional structures

Prosjektet er basert på antakelsen om at forpliktelsene stater påtar seg i traktater i økende grad tolkes og utvikles i ved internasjonale domstoler. Prosjektet forfølger to hovedmål. Det første er å identifisere hvilken rolle ulike internasjonale domstol er spiller for rettsutviklingen internasj...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Strategic collaboration between SINTEF Fisheries and aquaculture AS, the US Naval Academy (USA) and the Cawthron Institute (NZ)

We propose a strategic collaboration between researchers within SINTEF Fisheries and aquaculture (SFH), specifically from the aquaculture technology and marine resource technology divisions, the United States Naval Academy and the Cawthron Institute (New Zealand) to investigate some of the challe...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

Colony, Empire, Environment: A comparative international history of 20th century Artic (EUROCORES programme BOREAS)

Professor Wråkberg will trace the beginnings of nature conservation in the Artic initially focusing on the scientific and political initiatives behind establishing a world nature ambiguous transition from a colonial and national top-down administration of early circumpolar Artic nature serves to...

Awarded: NOK 0.93 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

Law and Democracy between Security and Liberty. Debating Counter-Terrorism Law in the UK 1972-2005

The present project aims to shed new light on the interpretation of law and democracy in 'times of emergencies' by analysing public debates on counter-terrorism legislation. The increasing focus on the threat of global terrorism, particularly after the Se ptember 11 attacks, has led to the introd...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Vestland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Microbiocidal coatings based on Sphagnum biopolymers for extending the shelf-life of fresh fish (184255)

At present only 1 in 3 temperate marine fish is sold to the consumer (mostly export) as high-quality, high-profit fresh fish. The rest is sold as lower-grade, lower-profit processed fish. If the shelf-life of fresh fish can be extended by only 20-30 % (2- 3 days) then the economic and social (in ...

Awarded: NOK 6.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Bargaining for Non-Participation? Two-level Games and US Behaviour in the Climate Negotiations

Putnam's theory of two-level games has received widespread attention in the literature on international cooperation. According to this theory, negotiators will look ahead and only consider treaty designs that are likely to achieve ratification in all majo r participating countries. Interestingly,...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Activation of immune mechanisms in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) by CpG oligonucleotides

Viral diseases cause severe problems for the aquaculture industry and development of efficient virus vaccines is a priority target. Cellular defence mechanisms, both innate and acquired, are especially important to combat viral infections. Therefore ident ification of adjuvants which promote stab...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SAM-EU-Samfinansiering EU-kontoret

SAM-EU støtte SigmaChain a STREP in the 6FP, Kontrakt no 518451

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Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Strategies for enhanced microbial safety of organic fermented sausages and herbal ingredients

The demand for organic foods is increasing. But still, the expressed political aim that 15% of foods from the agricultural sector in Norway shall be organically produced and sold within 2015 is a challenge. A prerequisite for the success of such products is that food producers are able to provide...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

New innovative barrier solutions for targeted fresh food packaging applications

One of the primary challenges in food packaging business is the presence of oxygen contained in a produce or permeate through the packaging material, having a strong negative effects on the quality and shelf-life of the foodstuff. Effective barrier materi als are in general expensive multilayer s...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Conflict resolution and democratisation in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami: A comparative study of Aceh and Sri Lanka

Contemporary peace processes in developing countries are commonly elite-focused and use developmental interventions to depoliticise contentious issues and achieve negotiated peace pacts. These characteristics raise concerns regarding the links between dev elopment and peace and regarding the mean...

Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2017

Location: Oslo

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

Gender, Violence and Democracy in Western Balkans

The main objective of the project "Gender, Violence and Democracy in West Balkan" is to develop deeper understanding and dissemination of the knowledge of gender relations in West Balkan. The project is a cooperation between The University of Montenegro, The Institute for European Studies in Serb...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Oslo

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Pectin products from Malian medicinal plants, can they combat ailments related to the immune system?

The objective of this proposal is to identify immunological active pectin polysaccharides from Malian medicinal plants, traditionally used for wound healing and combating infections such as malaria and schistosomiasis. The use of conventional medicines is too expensive for the majority of people...

Awarded: NOK 5.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Energy modulation in fast growing cod

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Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Rogaland

MILGENHEL-Miljø, gener og helse

Human exposure pathways of polyfluorinated compounds and brominated flame retardants used in consumer products as inputs to risk assessment

Recently, concerns have risen about the increasing occurrence of polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFCs) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in the environment, compounds that are widely used in consumer products. The exposure of humans to PFCs and BFRs and the potential associated health risk...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research

According to the statutes the Forum shall promote high quality research and training aiming at improving health and health care for marginalized population groups in low- and middle-income countries. The main strategies applied to fulfill the objectives of the Forum include activities to: " Imp...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2013

Location: Vestland

FRISAM-Fri prosjektstøtte samfunnsvitenskap

State formation and the politics of regime survival

The key issue to be addressed in the project is the following: What are the conditions of state formation in the contemporary world? To address this issue, we will study the experiences with state building in selected states in Asia and Africa. We will st udy six countries. The countries are: Sou...

Awarded: NOK 5.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Optimal helse, velferd og mattrygghet for kvalitetsprodukter fra norske geiter.

Geiteprodukter har hatt framgang i Europa inkludert i våre naboland, de siste ti årene. Geitas fremtoning og spenstighet i forhold til andre dyr samt naturlig uteliv (beite) appellerer, og den positive holdningen til geita som husdyr smitter over på forbr ukernes holdninger og gir økt etterspørse...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2013

Location: Akershus

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