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MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Norwegian Insect Red Lists 2010 and 2015: optimising the use of species occurrence data for objective evaluation of endangered status

Awarded: NOK 2.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

SAMFUNN: Can a combination of policy instruments increase the effectiveness and public acceptability of environmental policies?

I rapporteringperioden har vi publisert en av studiene i prosjektet i vitenskapelig tidsskrift. Studien utforsker de politiske utfordringene ved å innføre avgifter som øker velferden, såkalte Pigouvianske avgifter. Vi gjennomførte et lab-eksperiment med et marked med eksternaliteter. Gjennom avst...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2015

Location: Oslo

KULVER-Kulturell verdsetting

Routes, Roads, and Landscapes: aesthetic practices en route, 1750-2015

The project studies the aestheticization of the modern landscape, i.e. the ways in which the landscape, from the Enlightenment until today came to be construed as an aesthetic object with particular aesthetic values. The vehicle for the investigation is infrastructure: routes, roads, and railway...

Awarded: NOK 7.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Oslo

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Information material for public health care professionals

We would like to produce information material for physicians, midwives and other health care workers who meet the couples before, during and after their pregnancy. We would like to make information folders and also write in journals read by the health car e professionals. We would also like to ma...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Vestland

P-SAMISK-Program for samisk forskning

Samisk viten og kunnskap i høgere utdanning, undervisning og oppdragelse: Forsknings- og skriveseminarrekke på samisk

Samisk høgskole har siden 1989 vært en viktig institusjon for samisk utdanning på høgere nivå og for samisk forskning. Et av de sentrale argumentene for opprettelsen av høgskolen var at den skulle utforme velegnede studieprogram som tar hensyn til samiske behov. Samisk høgskole har utarbeidet og...

Awarded: NOK 24,999

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku - Tromssa ja Finmarkku

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Safe Operations of Subsea Systems

Recent history has shown that the handling of subsea systems involves significant operational risk. Fishermen are, in fact, exposed to higher risk levels than most other occupational groups in Norway. The safety level in the offshore sector is in general higher, but better procedures and training...

Awarded: NOK 14.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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: Viken

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

Biota Guard IO Center

Oljeindustrien er konfronert med stadig større krav til faktabasert bevisførsel for å kunne dokumentere at offshore bore- og produksjonsoperasjoner blir gjennomført på en miljømessig forsvarlig måte. Kravene forsterkes etterhvert som industrien flytter si n aktivitet til nye og mer miljøsensitive...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Rogaland

SMARTRANS-Næringslivets transp. og ITS

PRINT - PRIority of urbaN commercial Traffic

Freight transport is important for the business and life of a city. However, the external conditions for commercial traffic (urban freight transport and service industries transport) are not satisfactory and cause significant costs both for the stakeholde rs and the surrounding society, due to tr...

Awarded: NOK 5.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NEVRONOR-Nasjonal satsing på nevrovitenskap f

The Autism Database

The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has increased approximately 10-fold over the past 20 years, now affecting about 60 pr 10 000 children. ASDs are highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorders, with environmental factors possibly functioni ng as triggers in genetically susceptible...

Awarded: NOK 1.00 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Oslo

LATIN-AM-Latin-Amerika-programmet

Renewable Energy in Central America

A holistic approach for the assessment of renewable energy sources indispensable for its sustainable development and use includes a variety of topics that needs to be investigated: from environmental and societal issues to developing tools to master the r ecently opened common energy market in Ce...

Awarded: NOK 80,000

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo

LATIN-AM-Latin-Amerika-programmet

Survivors of Human Righst Violations in Processes of Transitional Justice: The Cases of Argentina and Chile

The project aims at exploring how trials related to gross human rights violations committed by an earlier regime influence the lives of the survivors of past human rights violations. The focus of the project will be on the cases of Argentina and Chile, wh ere court trials are now taking place aft...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo

LATIN-AM-Latin-Amerika-programmet

The social and environmental implications of the transnationalization of Central American business

The rise of transnational companies from the South is an emergent phenomenon that is gaining increasing attention form shcolars within the academic fields of economy and political economy. In Latin America the rise of the so called "multilatinas" has been in focus for some years, but most attent...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Oslo

LATIN-AM-Latin-Amerika-programmet

Socially Robust Nanotechnolocy in Latin-America: Ethics and Governance from a "Southern" Perspective

This project will build upon an established collaboration between the Univ of Bergen and the Univ Nacional Autónoma de México. We will perform research at the interface between ethics and social science (so-called ELSA research, ethical, legal and social aspects of technology) to study the introd...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Vestland

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

Baskar, Sushmitha, India, statsstipendiat 2008/09

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Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Vestland

LATIN-AM-Latin-Amerika-programmet

Internet Security Conference, Seguridad de Redes

Conference. The aim of the conference is to highlight the threats that Internet installations in Bolivia face today. The country has no legislation on cyber crime, nor does it have a CERT-centre, or National Security Centre. Surveys done by the University of Bergen in cooperation with Universida...

Awarded: NOK 50,000

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Vestland

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

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Nociception and potential pain perception in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

The potential for pain perception in teleost fish is a controversial issue and represents a focal point for the fundamental understanding of fish welfare. In this proposal, our main objective is to determine which brain areas are involved in the detection of noxious stimuli, thus specifically ta...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku - Tromssa ja Finmarkku

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

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

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-JSPS-JSPSmobilitet fra Japan

Saito Yamanoi, Yayoi, JSPS-FY2008, short-term - A comparative study of the elderly care systems in Norway and Japan

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Awarded: NOK 74,460

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Oslo

HELSEVEL-Gode og effektive helse-, omsorgs- og velferdstjenester

Senter for omsorgsforskning i region vest, Høgskulen på Vestlandet

Senter for omsorgsforskning er etablert av Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet i 2008. Senterets overordnede mandat er å samle, produsere og formidle kunnskap om omsorg og omsorgsarbeid. Ved Senter for omsorgsforskning, vest, er det særlig søkelys på kontekstuelle betingelser for utøvelse av de kommun...

Awarded: NOK 25.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2023

Location: Vestland

DEMO2000-Prosj.ret tekn.utv. petro.virk

Prototype test of submerged fully automated drilling rig

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Awarded: NOK 5.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Rogaland

PRAKUT-Praksisrettet utdanningsforskn

Barnehagens arbeid for inkludering av barn med nedsatt funksjonsevne i et profesjonsperspektiv

Prosjektets hensikt er å få fram kunnskap om grunnlag for å arbeide for inkludering av barn med nedsatt funksjonsevne i barnehagen i et profesjonsperspektiv. Prosjektet vil prøve å besvare den overordnete problemstillingen : Hvilke forhold skaper grunnla g for barnehagens arbeid for inkludering ...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Viken

PES-EØS-Prosjektetablererstøtte EØS-området

Implementation of mental health interventions for better care/treatment of Romanian children inside and outside psychiatric institutions

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Awarded: NOK 50,000

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

P-KVINN-Program for kvinne- og kjønnsf

Reciprocal Reflections: The Lyrical Dialogue of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath

In her introduction to The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir asks how it is that the reciprocity that exists between individuals and groups cannot be recognized between the sexes. Beauvoir envisions a social space in which the statement 'I am a woman' will b e received as an affirmative part of a re...

Awarded: NOK 0.85 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Vestland

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

NEVRONOR-Nasjonal satsing på nevrovitenskap f

Protein aggregation and degradation in aging and disease: Role of polyubiquitination and autophagy

Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's disease are characterized by the deposition of polyubiquitinated protein aggregates. Recent results suggest that autophagy may have a protective effect in protein aggregation di seases. p62 and ubiquitin are well known ...

Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

De Carvalho Domingos Carreira, Catia Portugal 08/09 Kulturavtalestipend

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Awarded: NOK 57,205

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Vestland

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