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INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

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

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Kina -bilaterat samarbeid om marin verdiskapingshandel

Kina blir en stadig viktigere handelspartner for norsk sjømat både som forbrukermarked og som videreforedler av norske fiskeråvarer. Mange norske sjømatbedrifter fryktet imidlertid konkurransen fra Kina mer enn å se mulighetene. Norsk utnyttelse amarkedsm ulighetene og avverging av trusslene kre...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA bilateral cooperation in Arctic Biology: Effect of plant secondary metabolites on rumen microbial diversity in reindeer

This Norway-USA collaboration to develop a new project is supported by the applicants international strategies and priorities. Department of Arctic Biology (DAB), University of Tromsø has expertise, laboratory facilities and logistics for studies of diges tive physiology and microbial digestion i...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA, advancing research on climate change impacts on high-latitude terrestrial ecosystems.

A high priority for Bioforsk is the study of climate change effects on high-latitude terrestrial ecosystems; especially in terms of greenhouse gas fluxes and soil responses. Reasons for such an emphasis are scientific, environmental and societal. High-la titude regions are expected to experience...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Akershus

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA/Russia - What if High North Energy Exploitation Fails?

This proposal responds to the BILAT program by laying out a novel project by combining the concepts of change, uncertainty and the complexity in organizations, emphasizing the connection between political, security issues, and economical patterns of devel opments in the High North. This proposal ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Canada- bilateral research cooperation on integration of weather and biological data with bioclimatic models for use in plant protection

The background of the project is the increasing complexity of the models used in plant protection and the input data to the models. Both institutions involved are dealing with the development, implementation, and delivery of bioclimatic models for use in agriculture. The data administration con...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Akershus

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA: bilateralt samarbeid for å utvikle fagområdet Tissue engineering

Bakgrunn for fagfeltet: Fagområdet Tissue engineering (på norsk kanskje best oversatt med vevsregenerativ behandling) beskriver det forskningsarbeidet som tar sikte på å (gjen)oppbygge vev. Dette kan dreie seg om vev som ikke har eksistert, eller vev som har vært normalt men som har blitt skade...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA - Optimizing techniques for the treatment and observation of selected HAB (harmful algal bloom) species using electron microscopy (EM)

Electron microscopy is used for the identification and description of micro organisms. Some organisms are easily prepared with state of the art techniques while others cannot be preserved with prevailing techniques. This is particularly the case for some HAB species. We want to optimize technique...

Awarded: NOK 73,000

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA - Quality Development in Higher Education by Formative Evaluation in a Network system

The project shall contribute to quality development in higher education by: evaluation of development; evaluation for development; and evaluation as development. The aspect is thereby to understand and to improve the learning environment, the concept of n etworking with enhanced formative evaluat...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Russia - Development of biosensors for detection of ischemia, graft rejection and inflammatary response

The first step in establishing a cooperation between the Russian and Norwegian anaesthesiology departments presented above, will be to send a promising Russian PhD candidate to Norway to evaluate whether one of the three projects outlined below are suitab le for a PhD thesis beneficial for both I...

Awarded: NOK 34,211

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Oslo

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Russia - Project preparation for "Creating the New North": Manifestations of central power in the North AD 1000 - 1600"

Søknaden tar sikte på å fremskaffe nødvendige midler for å forberede og etablere et forskningssamarbeid mellom det flerfaglige prosjektet "Creating the New North" ved Universitetet i Tromsø og russiske forskningsmiljø innenfor arkeologi, historie og kunst historie. Målet er å utvikle et felles fo...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Russia - the Cooperation in Space Information Management (SIM) for the Needs of the High North

Cooperative institutions seek to establish together a cooperative research program related to the field of Space Information Management. The attention to the High North challenges provided opportunity to extend 15 years of successful cooperation to this n ew research field which will combine stre...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Can - US-Kina R2M-CUCN: Multi-Lateral Cooperation in the Field of Refining and Recycling of Metals involving Canada, USA, China and Norway

Recycling Melts, such as steel, aluminium, magnesium and silicon represents an important opportunity for sustainable and environmentally friendly production of metals. It is urgent to develop efficient refining methods to purify these metals by removing i mpurity elements and inclusions. Canada, ...

Awarded: NOK 53,333

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

4th IGBP Congress: "Sustainable Livelihood in a Changing Earth system" 4. - 9. May 2008, Cape Town (South Africa)

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Awarded: NOK 0.21 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Ukjent Fylke

SKOGFOND-Utviklingsfondet for skogbruket

Vindfellingsfrekvens og trestabilitet ved lukkede hogster

Gjennom Levende Skog standarden har skogbruket forpliktet seg til å benytte lukkede foryngelseshogster (> 15 gjenstående trær per daa eller < 2 daa store åpninger) hvor det er økonomisk og biologisk mulig ved foryngelse av gran. Sviktende trestabilitet og vindfelling er et reelt problem ved slik...

Awarded: NOK 0.43 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Oslo

FORSKNINGSKOMM-Forskningskommunikasjon

UngeAbel

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Awarded: NOK 7.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2027

Location: Akershus

PROFORSK-Skole og samfunn

First Lego League

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Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2016

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

EraSME Healthypastry - Means for healthier pastry products

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Awarded: NOK 0.34 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

NKJ 128 - Phenotypic and molecular characterisation of genetic resources of Nordic timothy (Phleum pratanese L.)

Timothy is the most important forage grass species in the northern part of the Nordic countries. However, serious winter damages, which significantly lower persistency and yields, occur regularly. The Nordic plant breeders have so far been quite successfu l in developing new, high-yielding variet...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

PROSDIV-Diverse

Towards self-sustainable European regional cattle breeds (EURECA)

Prosjektet omhandler bevaring og bruk av lokale/regionale kuraser: " status og organisering av eksisterende bevaringsprogrammer for disse i Europa " kartlegging av metodikk og software for forvaltning av genressurser " utvikling av perspektiver og retning slinjer for å utvikle raser og vellykkede...

Awarded: NOK 0.45 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Arctic Frontiers Tromsø 2007 - Science Conference

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Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Rapid DNA-based prediction of mycotoxin levels in food and feed

The major mycotoxin producers in foods in Norway and Europe are members of the genera Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium. Two major classes of mycotoxins produced by Fusarium spp. are trichothecenes and fumonisins. The biosynthetic pathways involve gen es organised in (Tri- and Fum-) gene clus...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Technology and methods using high-density microarrays for detection of unknown genetic modifications in plants, fungi and bacteria

To ensure the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) they are subjected to risk assessment prior to release into the environment and use in e.g. food production. Such known GMOs are considered to be as safe as conventional varieties. GMOs for whi ch publicly available descriptions are un...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Farmed Cod in the European Market: Market Potential and Substitution Effects

The European Union (EU) is the major market for wild cod and farmed salmon and is likely to be the major market for farmed cod as well. The export of farmed cod is still small, but grew with 292% from 2004 to 2005. Projections suggest the supply of farmed cod will continue to grow, and that Norw...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Optimized quality and yield of plum and apple by regulation of flowers and fruitlets

Consistent cropping of high quality fruit is important for the fruit industry where technology for cost effective and environmentally friend methods for crop regulation is highly wanted. Due to alternate bearing, Norwegian fruit growers are not able to se rve the apple market regular with the amo...

Awarded: NOK 6.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Captured based aquaculture around fish farms:developing a small scale fjord fishery

When artificial structures are concentrated in large numbers in specific areas of the coastline, their synergistic effects may generate an "Artificially Created Ecosystem" (ACE). These structures will have diverse ecological effects on coastal ecosystems, maybe to a greater extent than is curren...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Shape of lactation curve, with special reference to feeding strategy, health, fertility, and economic outcome in dairy

Summary The total milk production during a full lactation is determined by the peak and the shape of the lactation curve. A primarily analysis of the mean lactation curves for different large herds under Norwegian conditions revealed a large and substant ial differences from one herd to another....

Awarded: NOK 4.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Diet and Reproductive Output in Arctic Molluscs: the Importance of Ice Algae and Phytoplankton (DREAM)

Algae that are associated with the arctic sea ice (ice algae) can constitute a significant fraction of total primary production, and play a fundamental role in polar ecosystems. The recently documented reduction of ice coverage may result in a significant shift in the relative contributions of i...

Awarded: NOK 0.87 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Northeast Greenland "Mare Incognitum"

The proposed two-year research project on the North-East Greenland 'Mare Incognitum' (NØ-GRØN) is a targeted observational study of the apparently extraordinary changes observed off north-eastern and eastern Greenland in recentmost summers. The research will contribute to our understanding of th...

Awarded: NOK 0.55 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Contracts as a tool for improving efficiency in the forestry-wood chain

We have divided the research task into two Work Packages (WPs). In WP1 we conduct surveys in order to describe instruments used, and in WP2 we combine theory with information obtained from WP1 and with experience from comparable markets, in order to come up with improved instruments. Co-ordinatio...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

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