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PES-INST-Prosjektetablererstøtte EU (FoU)

Environmental impact of engineered nanoparticles. Fate and hazards

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Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Ukjent Fylke

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

ACTOR: Arctic Climate Change, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation

Northern Norway and Svalbard are experiencing rapid changes in the climate and these changes have environmental, societal, and economic consequences. Hence, climate change will most likely have considerable impact on the regions' tourists and tourism indu stry. The main objective of this project...

Awarded: NOK 12.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

PES-POS-Prosjektetablererstøtte EU

Norsk teknologiplattform for næringsmiddelbransjen NTP Food for life (DL 200801193)

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Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

Shift work and Health in the Norwegian Petroleum Sector: Employees' Work-Personal Life Integration

The main research task in this project is to develop new research-based knowledge about onshore and off-shore employees focusing on a) their family experiences and challenges with the transition from shift work off-shore/on-shore to off-work situation and daily family-life, and to b) to compare ...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Fire history in Trillemarka

Fire is the principal disturbance process in boreal forests, and little is known about the historical variability of fire frequency in Norway. An understanding of the historic variability in disturbance regimes is essential for implementing ecosystem mana gement. This Ph.D. project will study fir...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Long-term ecological effects of sheep grazing in alpine ecosystems and its integration with management

We propose to further develop two unique experimental studies in contrasting alpine ecosystems (running from 2000 in Setesdal Vesthei and 2002 in Hol) to address several important new research questions: The overall aim is to facilitate sustainable manage ment of sheep grazing in alpine habitats ...

Awarded: NOK 7.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Bidrar innvandring til å "smøre hjulene" i regionale arbeidsmarkeder?

I dette prosjektet vil vi analysere om innvandrere bidrar til å redusere ubalanser i tilbud- og etterspørsel etter arbeidskraft mellom geografiske regionaer i Norge. Det sentrale utgangspunktet er analyser fra aandre land som tyder på at immigranter er me r geografisk mobile innenfor det nasjonal...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: A new model approach to assess genetically modified plants: their ecotoxicity and potential interactions with environmental pollutants

Genetically modified (GM) plants from modern biotechnology have already a history as commercialised feed and food products. The agricultural industry using GM techniques is rapidly increasing and represents large scale options and challenges for both soci eties and ecosystems. Environmental impac...

Awarded: NOK 6.4 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

A node of the FUGE platform for proteomics at the Biotechnology Centre of Oslo

Specialized proteomics service will be provided by the node at the Biotechnology Centre of Oslo for i.) quantitative proteomics ii.) clinical proteomics, and iii.) cell death proteomics. Quantitative proteomics will be performed either in cell culture by stable isotopic labeling of amino acids du...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Effects of catchment processes and forest management in boreal forests on Hg and MeHg in surface waters

Mercury (Hg) pollution is becoming an environmental problem of great concern in boreal areas across the entire northern hemisphere, especially because of bioaccumulation of methylmercury (MeHg) in fish and consequences of this toxic substance for human he alth. There is an urgent need for better ...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Global gene expression of human and rat brain: an integrative genomics study of CNS functions and genetic susceptibility in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a serious psychotic disorder ranked among the 10 most disabilitating disesases worlwide (WHO) with a lifetime risk of 1% in the general population. Despite decades of research, the understanding of underlying biological mechanism re mains inadequate and fragmentary and trea...

Awarded: NOK 5.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Factors of importance for bioaccumulation and effects of new and old POPs in a seabird top predator, the great skua

Despite declining levels of many persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as PCB and DDT, new emerging pollutants, notably brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have increased in northern ecosystems, including the Arctic, in the last two decades. The knowledge a...

Awarded: NOK 8.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Ukjent Fylke

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Right to health trough litigation? Can court enforced health rights improve health policy and priority setting in poor countries?

Background A majority of the world's governments are obliged through international treaties or national constitutions, or both, to respect, protect, promote and fulfill the human right to health. Cases regarding the right to health care are increasingly b rought before the courts in a number of l...

Awarded: NOK 9.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

GLOBHELS-Global helse

HIV vulnerability and HIV prevention needs among men who have sex with men in Tanzania

All over the world, sex between men has been associated with increased risk for HIV transmission. In Africa, however, the impact of the HIV epidemic on men who have sex with men (MSM) has not been well studied. In Tanzania, no previous study has been cond ucted. MSM have also not been a prominent...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Oslo Animal MRI unit - a node in the FUGE NorMIC consortium

The MR technology now allows for in vivo imaging to a resolution of microns which is even less than the size of many cell types. MRI has therefore become an invaluable tool for molecular imaging and translational research. Scientists in Oslo have used the FUGE MIC animal MR unit in Trondheim unt...

Awarded: NOK 1.00 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

A National Service Platform for Global Analysis of Genome Structure and Function. The Norwegian Microarray Consortium (NMC)

The FUGE Microarray Platform is run by the Norwegian Microarray Consortium (NMC), based on a formal institutional collaboration between RR/UiO, NTNU, and UiB. We offer in-house production of standard and custom arrays, expression and genomic profiling ser vices (RNA or DNA in-DATA out) with diffe...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Ukjent Fylke

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Coordinated action: Lice international (Canada (USA), Scotland, Ireland and Norway)

Increased levels of farmed salmonid hosts for parasitic sea lice have raised the question of transfer between farmed and wild sources. The study of distribution and dispersal of sea lice has thus become more important over the last years and key institute s from several countries are currently do...

Awarded: NOK 0.98 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Towards sustainable management of moose, red deer and their food resources

The density of moose and red deer has increased dramatically in Norway during the last three decades. In general, large herbivores can have profound impact on ecosystem structure and processes (e.g. succession, biodiversity), which is mainly mediated by b rowsing/grazing impacts on plants. In tur...

Awarded: NOK 5.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Driving forces in vegetation dynamics and their consequences for ecosystem services

This project looks at four specific human-related driving forces of ecosystem change that are identified as major threats to biodiversity today or are predicted to become major threats in the near future. These are (1) habitat change, (2) climate change, (3) pollution, and (4) invasive species. T...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

FECIMOD - Forecasting ecological effects of climate change: integrating functional and correlative models

The demand for ecological forecasting is growing, but present models have severe limitations. Uncertainties derive from unrealistic model assumptions as well as the intrinsic stochasticity of natural processes. The proposed project will answer to these ch allenges by merging hypothesis testing of...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Digestion studies of fatty acids and proteins in milk from different species - Effect on gut health

Gastro-intestinal infections are increasing in industrial countries and for certain diseases, e.g. diarrhoea caused by bacterial and viral infections, there is an increase in incidences that is described as having epidemic proportions. Detection of natura l components in foods that can replace an...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

Effects of Changing Climate on the Alpine Tree Line and Mountain Forest Carbon Pools Along 1500 km N-S and Elevation Gradients

Vi har dokumentert gode resultater ved bruk av vegetasjonshøydemålinger fra flybåren laserskanning (FLS) til deteksjon av små trær i overgangssonen mellom skog og alpin sone. Høydemålingene er i praksis en tett tredimensjonal sky av ekko fra laserpulser sendt ut fra en sensor under et fly. Gjenno...

Awarded: NOK 8.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2016

Location: Ukjent Fylke

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Timberbased element systems for improving the energy efficiency of the building envelope

Biological building materials, especially timber could gain great importance if it would succeed to offer appropriate construction systems that achieve the vital potential of the material, i.e. prefabrication and ecological value. The challenge lies in th e implementation of consistent sustainabl...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

ROMFORSK-Program for romforskning

Impact of meteor showers on mesospheric smoke particles

We propose to carry out a rocket campaign in 2008, in collaboration with Leibniz-Institut für Atmosphärenphysik (IAP), Germany, to study smoke particles in the middle atmosphere. The rockets will be launched from Andøya Rocket Range during and shortly af ter a meteor shower. The primary goal is...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Ukjent Fylke

PETROSAM-Samfunnsvitenskapelig petroleumsforskning

Petroleum industry research in economics and economic management (217329)

Project abstract The project will focus on topical issues in the petroleum industry, drawing theories and methods of economics, finance, accounting and management. We will provide input to topical strategic issues in the industry, but also to detailed dec isions pertaining to regulation, taxation...

Awarded: NOK 22.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Ukjent Fylke

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

PERMASOM - Organic matter in permafrost: molecular composition and associated response to increasing temperature

The release of CO2 to the atmosphere from the mineralization of soil organic matter (SOM) in thawing permafrost is one of the largest potential feedback mechanisms on the climate system. This positive feedback, i.e. it will aggravate climate changes, is d ue to the fact that SOM decomposes faster...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

MAritime REsources of the BArents SEa: Satellite data driven monitoring in the context of increase of commercial efficiency of the fishery

The main objective of the four-year project is to advance our capability to monitor the Barents Sea maritime resources focusing on the increase of the commercial efficiency of the fishery. It is anticipated that implementation of the developed monitoring system will result in significant reductio...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

The role of protected nature in sustainable local development in North-West Russia and Northern Norway - a comparative analyses

The research project intends to increase understanding and knowledge in the field of interconnection of nature conservation process and development of local communities. The study will be carried out on the base of comparison of different protected areas management systems and institutional frame...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

ROMFORSK-Program for romforskning

Atmosphere-Space Interaction Monitor (ASIM) and the Modular X-ray and Gamma Sensor (MXGS)

The discovery of Transient Luminous Events (TLEs - Red Sprite, Blue Jet and Elves) in the late 80s have brought a renewed focus on electrical processes in the Earth´s atmosphere. A different type of flashes, the X- and gamma-bursts (TGFs) from the atmosp here above thunderstorms, were discovered...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

ROMFORSK-Program for romforskning

Norwegian Use of the Planck LFI Instrument.

The European Planck space mission will from the summer of 2008 map in detail the Cosmic Microwave Background with sensitivity and resolution unreachable by any other foreseen experiments, making possible addressing many of the most fundamental questions o f cosmology. Based on the commitment to ...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke