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SYKEFRAVÆR-Forskn.om årsaker til sykefrav

Health, work and society - multi-disciplinary studies of determinants of sickness absence and disability

New knowledge on health related income replacement programs and social exclusion critically depends on the ability to combine hypotheses involving individual and social determinants with health. This project brings together researchers from economics, soc iology, psychology and medicine with a co...

Awarded: NOK 12.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Vestland

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

The Spanish salt fish market and opportunities for the Norwegians

The objective of this project is to investigate the restructuring of the Spanish salt fish market and the adaptation of the Norwegian salt fish producers to this market. While exports of salt fish to Spain from other countries have grown considerably the Norwegians have lost market share the last...

Awarded: NOK 6.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Vestland

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

Safe diving - endothelial damage and cellular defence mechanisms

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Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Rogaland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Mucosal Immune System of Atlantic Cod - Creating a Knowledge Base

Diseases among farmed organisms are a major threat to aquaculture operations. In spite of technological advances, problems emerge when diseases of unknown etiology appear or when attempting to farm a new species. The developing cod farming industry too wo uld encounter diseases as the activities ...

Awarded: NOK 4.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Ecosystem Finnmark (EcoFinn): Ungulate overabundance, trophic cascades and subsidies

We will use the framework of current food web theory for elucidating two likely cascading ecosystem impacts of reindeer overabundance in Finnmark. One cascade we predict to be induced by loss and fragmentation of riparian willow habitats due to reindeer o verbrowsing, which in turn lead to loss o...

Awarded: NOK 9.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Testing and adapting recreational planning systems to urban woodlands

The project will describe, analyze and evaluate spatial planning methods for integration of outdoor recreation in urban forestry plans. The project is rooted in a Nordic outdoor life tradition characterized by simplicity and popularity, in which the right of public access is a key element and em...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Innlandet

SYKEFRAVÆR-Forskn.om årsaker til sykefrav

Facilitating and inhibiting factors and effect of interventions in return to work for patients with neck- and low back pain

Fremmende og hemmende faktorer og effekt av intervensjon for tilbakegang til arbeid hos pasienter sykemeldt for nakke- og ryggsmerter. Hensikten med prosjektet var å undersøke faktorer som påvirker sykefravær og tilbakegang til arbeid samt effekt av intervensjon sett fra et arbeidsrelatert, b...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2015

Location: Oslo

SYNKNØYT-Progr.f.synkrotron- og nøytron

Functional and structural biology studies of DNA repair proteins from the radiation resistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans

DNA repair enzymes are important for maintaining genome stability of microorganisms during environmental stress. This project aims to identify the role of DNA repair enzymes in the radiation resistance mechanism of Deinococcus radiodurans (DEIRA) using a combination of molecular biology, biophysi...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

TJENESTER-Helse- og omsorgstjenester

Mapping the Normative Terrain of An Ethics of Care

This project is based on an assumption that health care prioritisations raise substantially ethical difficult choices. Further it is presumed that an ethics of care which take the relation to particular patients to be salient might provide important norma tive arguments to the benefit of individu...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Cardiomyopathy syndrome: A multi-task approach to reduce losses and improve knowledge

Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) is a severe cardiac disease in farmed Atlantic salmon. The disease has been diagnosed in Norway since mid 80s. CMS causes significant losses for the industry in the form of mortality at seawater sites and in connection with transport to the slaughter houses. As CM...

Awarded: NOK 9.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

Climate feedbacks of aerosols via water vapour in cloud free air

AERO-CLO-WV will investigate aerosol-cloud-water vapour feedback mechanisms which have previously not been studied in depth and quantified. Thus the proposal is highly relevant to the call with detailed studies of processes and feedback mechanisms. It wil l complement the work in the scenario pro...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Oslo

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

ArcAct - Unlocking the Arctic ocean: The climate impact of increased shipping and petroleum activities

Petroleum and shipping activities at higher latitudes have increased considerably over recent years, and a significant further increase is expected. Melting of sea ice will open opportunities for new shipping routes and lengthen the navigation season of e xisting routes, as well as open new areas...

Awarded: NOK 9.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Socio-economic effects of fisheries-induced evolution

There is a pressing need to advance evolutionarily enlightened fisheries management because ignorance of harvest-induced adaptive change could have large, negative, and practically irreversible effects on ecology, economy, and society. Marine ecosystems a re increasingly dominated by human interv...

Awarded: NOK 8.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Sediment remediation through activated carbon amendment: Long-term monitoring of a field pilot in Trondheim Harbour

HavKyst delprogram II This project is a follow-up of an NFR-financed Strategic Institute Program at NGI that will terminate at the end of 2007 (2004-2007). In the context of this project, activated carbon amendment has been applied (May 2007) as a novel remediation technique in a pilot project i...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

SAMFUNN: Professionalism and pragmatism? The management of environmental knowledge and interdisciplinarity in consulting companies

The project?s main focus will be to analyse how consulting engineering companies manage relevant flows of knowledge with respect to environmental issues. More specifically, we will use the concepts from science and technology studies to pursue the followi ng six set of research issues: 1. Learnin...

Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Improving food safety in the domestic environment by risk analysis of consumer food handling and evaluation of risk-reducing measures(188384

Food contamination creates a significant social and economic burden on communities and their health systems. In 2005, about 30% of reported food borne outbreaks in Norway originated to food consumed at home. Food producers or retailers are often pointed o ut as responsible in food associated outb...

Awarded: NOK 9.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The role of novel interferons in antiviral immunity and DNA vaccine mechanism in Atlantic salmon

To develop more efficient vaccines and other methods to fight viral diseases of Atlantic salmon there is a need for a better understanding of antiviral immune mechanisms in this species. Interferons (IFNs) play a crucial role in innate immune responses ag ainst virus infections in mammals whereby...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Making words into deed: Analyzing supply chains for bioenergy and factors for development in different regions

The Norwegian authorities have ambitious goals for bioenergy, and an increasing number of firms have in recent years started up activity in bioenergy. This is existing businesses as well as new entrepreneurial enterprises specially set up for bioenergy. S ome firms are small, others are large. Ho...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Reducing Impact from Shipping on the Environment

The project will encompass three activities Ship emission indicator Today's serious concern is on global climate and local air pollution in densely populated areas. This proposal will concentrate on ship emissions to the air. Special focus is on following items: - Decision on emission components...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Akershus

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

SECOND GENERATION BIOFUEL - TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPACTS ON BIOMASS MARKETS

It is expected that 90% of the increase of CO2 emissions in Europe between 1990 and 2010 will be attributable to transport. In the short and medium term, use of biofuels can be an important mean to reduce the GHG emissions from the transport sector. The second generation biofuels based on lignoc...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

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

A feasibility study of a system for source data classification with validation and improvements of concept associations in CoreMine Medical

The aim of this pre-project is to perform a feasibility study of a system for source data classification, and validation and improvements of terms associations, e.g. between a specific disease, TCM, Western medicine, genes and proteins. The system planned to be developed in the main project shal...

Awarded: NOK 0.35 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Oslo

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

Bilateral research cooperation between Japan and Norway on Seafood Safety

The proposed project aims to promote and strengthen research cooperation between Japan and Norway in the field Seafood Safety. Part one of the project is a workshop which aims to promote research cooperation between Japanese and Norwegian research insti tutions and universities within the field...

Awarded: NOK 0.23 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Vestland

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

Biodrivstoff - Næringsutviklings- og teknologiutviklingssamarbeid mellom selskaper og institutter i USA og Norge

Dette dokumentet inneholder søknad om finansering av forprosjekt for dannelse av bilateralt internasjonalt prosjektkonsortium i forbindelse med utvikling (R & D + business development) av produksjon av biodrivstoff i Norge basert på 2. generasjons biomass e. Potensielle deltagere i prosjektgrupp...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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

Engineering of high conductive ZnO films and nanostructures substituting ITO electrodes in solar cells

Realistic estimates show that only mass production of solar to energy convertion devices may solve the energy problem on a global scale in a long run. In Norway, in parallel with strengthening and cleaning of the traditional energy production, there is a significant development in the renewable e...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo

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

ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY STRATEGY FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA UTILISING CEMENT AND CONCRETE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

The pre project aims to identify how to develop a strategy for environmental sound handling of industrial and hazardous waste applying state of the art technology in the cement and concrete industry in India, in order to ensure sustainable energy and res ource management. It is aimed to use the ...

Awarded: NOK 0.48 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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

Fertilizer technologies for reduced N2O emission from food production

We are convinced that there exist options for reducing N2O emissions per unit N input, and that these can be most effectively explored by investigating how N2O emissions are regulated at the cellular-, microhabitat-, microcosm level (rather than by measur ing N2O fluxes at the field scale). Our...

Awarded: NOK 0.38 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Akershus

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

Gas Technology PhD program with MIT, NTNU and StatoilHydro

Therefore the present project is an important part of NTNU strategy within the area Energy and petroleum- resources and environment. It is supported by the university management. Possible new topics identified so far are (persons responsible for the init iatives are listed in parenthesis): - Tra...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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

Increased value creation in food production through characterizing and mitigating emissions of greenhouse gases from agriculture in Norway

Summary The forecasted climate makes it critical that Norway increase both the extent and efficiency of food production, while minimizing emissions of the green house gases (GHG); N2O, CO2 and CH4. Strategies to reduce GHG emissions should consider the fa rm as a complete ecosystem. Agriculture a...

Awarded: NOK 0.23 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Akershus

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

Long term energy market equilibriums and the effect of new investments

In the future introduction of renewable energy sources will be critical to achieve sustainability, but energy systems will still have to rely on both the new sources and traditional sources like nuclear power and hydrocarbons. We promote analytical models to provide decision support for energy s...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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

A Sustainable Process to Capture and Store CO2 to Produce More Renewable Bio-Energy

This study aims to integrate different individual processes to utilize micro-algae for production and storage of CO2 (CO2 battery) and further utilise the algal biomass to produce methane by anaerobic digestion for combustion (in addition to treatment of biomass and/or wastewater sludge from diff...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Oslo

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