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INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA: Worldwide Heritage Media: Linking Scholars and the Public in the Search for Roots - establishing a seminar to explore collaboration

As the escalating pace of technological innovation and globalization continues to transform and disrupt peoples lives and communities around the planet, so do their yearnings for a sense of stability and rootedness. This dilemma is powerfully illustrated by a photograph in Thomas Friedmans book T...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Vestland

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Russia - bilateral cooperation in innovative aspects of biological control of weeds.

Gjennom dette prosjektet skal vi legge grunnlag for langvarig samarbeid mellom All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Protection, i St. Petersburg og Bioforsk Plantehelse om å utvikle biologisk bekjempelse av ugras ved hjelp av plantepatogene sopper. De t er mest aktuelt å utvikle såkalte mykoh...

Awarded: NOK 15,300

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Akershus

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Japan - Network for investigations of radiation and light soaking stability of Si based materials, solar cells and related devices

The overall motivation for the microelectronic and in particular for the photovoltaic industry is to produce devices, which can be stable for several years against radiation (electron, proton, neutron, light exposure). This goal can be reached using a cos t effective modification of already exist...

Awarded: NOK 50,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Akershus

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North America, Bilateral cooperation in Fusarium Genomics to reduce mycotoxin contamination

In Bioforsk Genetics and Biotechnology is defined as an area of strategic priority. At Bioforsk research on mycotoxin producing fungi has high priority and is regarded to be important in order to improve food safety. During the last 20 years, Bioforsk has been very active in research on epidemio...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Akershus

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RUSSIA - BILATERAL COOPERATION WITHIN SALMON VALUE CHAIN CREATION

The Norwegian salmon farming industry showed superior R&D capabilities during the eighties and nineties. The R&D efforts within the primary part of the value chain have not, however, been sufficient to secure the survival and profit of the industry. Earli er studies of the marine farming sector h...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

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RUSSLAND -Etablering av ny teknologi innen intervensjonsbronkoskopi

Republican Tuberculosis (TB) Dispensory, Petrozavodsk er ledet av Dr. Anna Belozarova, som har tidligere har hatt kontakt med Det Norske Radiumhospital og Russlandsenteret gjennom et langvarig samarbeid i radiologi. Lederne for Intervensjonssenteret og Ru sslandsenteret besøkte henne på TB Dispen...

Awarded: NOK 50,713

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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Russia - Establishment of a cooperation on pollution levels and transport in the Arctic monitored at the Tiksi Observatory, Siberia

The Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) applies for support in order to establish a long-term cooperation with the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), St. Petersburg, Russia, on pollution level and transport studies in the Arctic. NILU intends to contribute to the instrumenta...

Awarded: NOK 40,483

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Akershus

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Russland - bilateralt prosjektsamarbeid om arbeid i kaldt klima i Barentsregionen.

Arbeid i kaldt klima er en viktig dimensjon ved livsvilkårene og en betydelig parameter ved utvikling av helseplager i nordområdene. I dette prosjektet ønsker vi å etablere et bilateralt norsk-russisk forskningsprosjekt, for slik å øke kunnskapen på dette området, og kunne utvikle bedre forebygg...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Russia - Network on research on HIV/AIDS prevention and social inclusion in North-West Russia

The aids epidemic in Russia has spread dramatically. HIV/AIDS is still mainly considered a medical problem in Russia. We therefore want to establish a research network in the field of social sciences related to HIV/AIDS. The main activity will be to orga nise a joint seminar on research on HIV/A...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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CHINA - bilateral cooperation in green electronics

The proposed project addresses the global problem of toxicity and deficient processing routines pertaining to electronic waste, through facilitating innovation within the field of electronics production and the implementation of new, more environmentally sustainable technology. Through connecting...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Vestland

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Canada - bilateral cooperation on polar biodiversity

This application seeks funding to initiate bilateral cooperation between leading biodiversity institutions in Canada and Norway. Our research focus will be on animal diversity in polar regions using DNA barcoding as a tool for species discrimination and i dentification. Polar research has a great...

Awarded: NOK 91,570

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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CANADA: DEVELOPING BEHAVIOURAL PET PARADIGMS TO STUDY DOPAMINERGIC FUNCTION FOR USE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

Severe mental disorders are characterized by the presence of psychosis and schizophrenia is the most common psychotic disorder. The disease is a major cause of disability worldwide and rank as one of the most costly disorders to afflict humans. The etiolo gy remains elusive, but schizophrenia is ...

Awarded: NOK 40,852

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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USA - CO2 storage: Project co-ordination with Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

This application concerns funding of exchange visits (duration 2 weeks - 1 month) of senior scientific staff from LANL and IFE. We wish to invite Dr. J. William Carey to IFE in winter/spring 2007. A return visit of senior scientific staff during autumn 20 07 is also planned. The purpose of this w...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Akershus

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Canada - Human Health and Environment Research Network

Global temperatures are increasing and the earths climate is changing. While natural and physical events and cycles have resulted in significant global climate change in the past, the rapid change now underway can be clearly ascribed to human activity. Em issions of carbon dioxide and other green...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Signaling Mechanisms of Bioactive Polysaccharides from Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicinal plants have been used for centuries, and, increasingly, clinical trials have demonstrated their efficacy against a wide range of pathologies. However, there is still an urgent need to understand how Chinese medicine works in order to make full use of this important, ...

Awarded: NOK 90,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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China - Bilateral cooperation in waste management

Narvik University College (NUC) has since 1996 developed a broad cooperation with China. To day we have a formal cooperation between our institution and two universities in China. The main institution for cooperation is Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology (BIPT). There is also a coopera...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

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China - Initiation of a cooperative project on impacts of climate change on water resources on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

The Qinghai Tibetan Plateau has received much attention internationally related to effects on and from climate change. This high elevation, semi-arid plateau in northwestern China is headwaters for the three great rivers of southeast Asia, the Yangtze (Ch angjiang), Yellow (Huanghe) and Mekong (...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

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China - bilateral cooperation in comparative linguistics and second language acquisition

Prosjektet som det blir søkt om støtte for å etablere, er eit samarbeidsprosjekt innanfor komparativ lingvistikk og andrespråktileigning, nærmare bestemt komparativ analyse av norsk og (mandarin-)kinesisk språkstruktur, samt utforsking av korleis kinesara r tileignar seg norsk som andrespråk, og ...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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China - bilateral cooperation within biogas from sewage sludge for renewable energy production

A concrete project plan is currently under development for establishment of a project with the working title "Biogas from sewage sludge for renewable energy production in China". The main objective of the main project is to increase production and applica tion of renewable energy from waste in Ch...

Awarded: NOK 0.14 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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China- Micro energy technology for Microsystems as joint doctor student projects

Starting from 2005, IMST at HVE has built bilateral cooperation with MEMS center at Xiamen Unievrsity. In Sept 26 2006, two University have signed a University cooperation agreement (See attached HVE-XMU.pdf). As the first project, we are planning a jo int Ph.D. education program. Three Ph.D. ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Vestfold

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China-bilateral cooperation in drug-herb interactions and immune mechanisms in psoriasis.

China-bilateral cooperation in drug-herb interactions and immune mechanisms in psoriasis. Prosjektet er rettet mot to samarbeidsgrupperinger ved "China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences" i Beijing: "Institute of Chinese Materia Medica" og "Guang An Men Hospital". Formålet med "drug-herb inte...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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USA - Developing alternative non-lethal tools for predator management.

We will build a network between American and Norwegian large predator researchers in two phases. First, Norwegian bear researcher, Martin Smith, will visit the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC). He will meet the staff and gain first hand knowledge of facilities and working procedures. The ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Ukjent Fylke

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USA - Ellam-iinga: Resilience Pathways of Indigenous Circumpolar Communities and their Youths

Contemporary circumpolar indigenous youth typically grow up in remote, culturally distinct settings. These young people experience backgrounds of a rich cultural history confronted by rapid social transition. What are the resilience pathways for healthy d evelopment in the face of this? What are ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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JAPAN - Norwegian-Japanese cooperation for the establishment of common methods and databases to ensure safe and authentic seafood

To validate traceability information, protect international trade and enforce the current legislative in Norway, Europe and Japan regarding the safety and labelling of food and seafood, it is essential to develop and implement, at an international/global level, analytical methods and common datab...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Japan - bilateral collaboration on materials characterization of wooden cladding for sustainable building envelopes

Wood is an important building material in Japan and Norway. The durability and service life of a wooden cladding building envelope is an important element in sustainable building design. Suitable experimental and modelling methods for quantitative service life prediction in this area are lacking...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Japan- Electrolysis for sustainable development - New technologies for molten salts and for restoration of Lake Biwa

1. 3rd KIFEE Symposium. Help in preparing the program for "Electrolysis Systems" and participate in the 3rd KIFEE Symposium to be held in Japan in 2007. 2. Lake Biwa. An ambitious research program has been proposed to clean up Lake Biwa by adding oxygen by in-situ electrolysis. Electricity will ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Russland? vår tids russenorsk

se prosjektbeskrivelse

Awarded: NOK 98,000

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

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USA - Bilateral collaboration on magnetically controlled nano-machines with bio-related applications

Motion of micro- and nanoscale objects is being used by nature for cell trafficking and delivery of metabolized products. In nanoscience one aims to copy nature's strategies, and apply them to the nanoscale motion of roving sensors, drug delivery and effe ctive transport systems, commonly called ...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

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USA - Norway: Bilateral Cooperation in Documentary Studies.

USA - Norway Bilateral Cooperation in Documentary Studies. The project proposes a cooperation project between Department of Art and Media Studies, NTNU and Department of Film and Media Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara, USA. The pr oject aims at coordinating efforts by res...

Awarded: NOK 50,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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USA - Studies of protein N-terminal acetyltransferases: potentially important human enzymes in medicine.

The present project is rooted in the clinical work of professor J. E. Varhaug at the Endocrinology/ Surgery Section at Haukeland Hospital and the collaboration with professor J. R. Lillehaug was initiated twenty years ago. This form the basis for a multid isiplinary research collaboration between...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Vestland