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INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

NA - Norwegian Plant Science Centre - establisment of bilateral research cooperation

The idea of development of a Norwegian Plant Science Centre was initiated about one year ago. On a global scale plants have never been as important to people as at the beginning of the 21th century. We are facing lack of food security, lack of land suita ble for agriculture, demands for alternat...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Akershus

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

NA - Utvikling av computer-baserte prosedyrer for å effektivisere regional kartlegging av biomasse i skog med flybåren LiDAR

Flybåren LiDAR (LIght Detection and Ranging) er den mest lovende fjernmålingsbaserte teknikken for kartlegging av biomasse i skog fordi den er i stand til å beskrive den 3-dimensjonale strukturen av trær og vegetasjon. Som første land i verden, er teknikk en nå tatt i operasjonell bruk i Norge ve...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Akershus

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

NA - DEVELOPING JOINT USA - CANADA - NORWAY COLLABORATION ON ECOTOXICOLOGICAL RISKS FOR FISH EXPOSED TO MULTIPLE STRESSORS

Assessment of ecotoxicological risks associated with biological responses in fish exposed to multiple stressors (contaminants, radiation or other stressors) is a key international research issue. The understanding of the underlying mechanisms for lethal/s ub-lethal effects in fish induced by a mi...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Akershus

PES-EØS-Prosjektetablererstøtte EØS-området

Screening for alternative protein sources with beneficial effects in monogastric and human nutrition

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Awarded: NOK 50,000

Project Period: 2006-2006

Location: Akershus

SKOGFOND-Utviklingsfondet for skogbruket

Tolking av egnethet for selektive hogster i digitale flybilder

Tradisjonelle metoder for skogbruksplanlegging i Norge har vært tilpasset bestandsskogbruket. De senere årene har vi imidlertid sett et økt fokus på selektive hogster tilpasset flersjiktet skog. Til forskjell fra bestandsskogbruket, der bestandet er behan dlings- og beslutningsenhet, vil en med f...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Evaluation of the Potential Use of Plant-derived Essential Oils in Ruminant Nutrition

Recently, there has been a renewed interest in using plant extracts as feed additives in ruminant nutrition. Among these products, essential oils are attracting much attention. Essential oils are not currently used in livestock production in Canada and No rth America. However, they are extensivel...

Awarded: NOK 49,000

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

SMADRIFT-Ordning for finansiering av små driftsm.

Små driftsmidler - Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap

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Awarded: NOK 7.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Akershus

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Quorum sensing and transcriptional regulation in Gram-positive bacteria.

The bacteriocin production in Lactobacillus plantarum is regulated by the pln regulatory unit which is a quorum-sensing based signal transducing pathway. Such quorum-sensing based regulatory systems are of crucial importance in regulating gene expression in bacteria in response to environmental c...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

TU-Tungt utstyr

High Sensitivity Differential Scanning Calorimeter for Food Science and Biotechnology

The study of protein stability and denaturation is becoming increasingly important in food science, biotechnology and biochemical research. Therefore, the Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Food Science (IKBM) at the University of Life science (U MB) applies for funding for a high sensit...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The importance of bacterial interactions for winter ulcer and the potential use in control of fish diseases

Investigation of bacterial interaction within and between pathogens involved in the disease Winter ulcer will be the main object since this disease is the main unsolved bacterial infection in salmonid farming and the problem has so far not been solved by vaccination, antibiotics or any management...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Enteric viruses in food and environmental samples.

Shellfish, drinking water and vegetables are known vectors of enteric viruses as they are prone to sewage contamination. Sewage contain all enteric viruses that circulate in the population and a study in different treatment plants in Norway showed high le vels of several enteric viruses in treate...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Festulolium with improved forage quality and winter survival for Norwegian farming

"Development of Festulolium with improved forage quality and winter survival for Norwegian farming" is a five year research project aiming to assess forage quality and winter survival of Festulolium in Norway and develop germplasm for selection of cultiva rs with superior adaptation to Norwegian ...

Awarded: NOK 15.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Solid wood products: Consumer preferences and product development

Consumer preferences for selected visual wood products will be analyzed and studied. In order to determine which wood attributes the consumers prefer, the analysis combines information on physical properties of wood products and corresponding information about consumer acceptance for products. Ha...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

SUP-NHD-Strategiske UoH-progr.fin.NHD

Business-related biotchnology at UMB

The university is not satisfied with the present status regarding commercialization of research results and wants to look at alternative ways of defining the outcome of the research projects. Traditionally, publishing the results in scientific journals ha s been the sole "goal" of the research pr...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Optimising the antioxidant effect of Se in wheat

Selenium (Se) is a key antioxidant of major importance to health of living organisms. A series of stressors (e.g. radiation, chemicals) can induce free radicals in living tissues and subsequently negative effects such as oxidative stress and DNA/RNA damag e occur. The antioxidant effect of Se is ...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Støtte til Symposiet "ISHS Brassica 2008"

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Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2006

Location: Akershus

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Infrastrukturmidler 2006 - UMB

Hovedutfordringen og målsetting for 2006 er å øke tilgangen av forskningsresultater, oppfinnelser og forretningsideer med høyt verdiskapingspotensial (å øke deal flow). UMB mener at tilfanget av forskningsresultater med kommersialt potensial er for lavt. Årsakene til lavt tilfang er ulike og vari...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2006

Location: Akershus

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Developmental Biology of Dormancy Cycling

In perennial plants, like trees, the SAM is cycling between active and dormant states in synchrony with the season (Rinne et al. 2001; Rinne and van der Schoot 2003, 2004). The SD-induced development of dormancy and acclimation involves the obstruction of cellular contacts at the SAM, including ...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Jern og toksiske blandsoner i norske settefiskanlegg - bruk av silikat-lut som tiltaksmiddel

Ulike kilder kan bidra til forhøyet nivå av Fe i driftsvann ved settefiskanlegg: jernholdig grunnvann eller humøst overflatevann som råvann, samt fôr-rester og blod/feaces fra fisk. Fe kan foreligge i ulike fysisk-kjemiske tilstandsformer, fra enkle ioner til komplekser, kolloider og partikler. ...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

SKOGFOND-Utviklingsfondet for skogbruket

FELLES KUNNSKAP I LEVERANDØR-KUNDEFORHOLD I SKOGINDUSTRIEN: IMPLIKASJONER FOR STRATEGI, ORGANISERING OG PRESTASJONER

Skog- og trebasert industri er karakterisert av en verdikjede der produktene går igjennom mange ulike ledd, mange bedrifter er involvert, og det er mange leverandør-kundeforhold gjennom hele kjeden. Hvordan en verdikjede presterer totalt sett, og hvordan de enkelte bedriftene i verdikjeden preste...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Selection for reduced stress responsiveness in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Role for animal welfare and sustainability in aquaculture

We recently examined individual variation in the effect of stress on feed intake in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after stress, and observed strong correlations between feeding in a novel environment and other behavioral and physiological traits. Fo r instance, fishes that quickly resumed f...

Awarded: NOK 4.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Støtte til symposium: milk quality - 26-27 oktober, 2006

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Awarded: NOK 50,000

Project Period: 2006-2006

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

A research- and end-use strategy for new generations of decision-support systems in forest management planning

Norway has long traditions in development of software systems that can be applied for decision-support in forest management planning. This includes applications for large-scale and long-term forest planning as well as applications for more detailed prescr iptions of silvicultural treatments at th...

Awarded: NOK 0.36 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Akershus

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Behavioral syndromes in salmonid fish: Ecological and evolutionary implications

Variation in the physiological stress response has been correlated to a number of major axes of variation in behavior, including activity, shyness-boldness, and aggression. Sih and co-workers recently coined the term behavioral syndromes for this phenomen on, and pointed out several important eco...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Critical level of P in soil and sediments related to risk of eutrophication, and optimising supply and utilization of P in agricul

Water quality in lakes, streams and rivers in districts with considerable agricultural activity, is largely classified as poor to very poor, due to large inputs of nutrients, in particular phosphorus. The negative development in water quality in spite of considerable abatement erosion strategies ...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Akershus

FORURENS-Forurensning

The fib-model. Modelling fish in recovery from acidification

We propose here to extend a response model for brown trout populations in Norwegian lakes undergoing recovery from acidification, the FIB model ("Fisk I Bedring" = "Fish in Recovery"), as dynamic models for biological response are lacking, and there is an urgent need for such models to evaluate ...

Awarded: NOK 0.46 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2006

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Optimizing the nutritional value of non-marine protein sources in extruded fish feed.

Considerable increases in the food fish demand, a shortage of fishmeal and fish oil and the occurrence of contaminants in marine feed ingredients have forced the aquaculture industry and the research community to explore other ingredients for farmed fish. Increased use of protein-rich ingredient...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Marine algal toxins - source organisms, accumulation and depuration in mussels, expanding profiles, and toxicology

In trade with shellfish, it is of importance that seafood can be safely consumed. ?New? toxins seem to appear world wide, and rapidly spread to new areas. In Norwegian waters, azaspiracids (AZAs) have recently been detected in mussels. Since the source or ganism of AZAs in mussels is unknown, the...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Non-timber forest goods and local economic development: An untapped potential?

Improved and sustainable utilisation of forest resources will be crucial to local economic development in Norway in the future. However, an increasing part of value generation is likely to come from the supply of non-timber forest goods (NTFGs) such as re creational tourism, wildlife safaris, cul...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Cobalt as a feed ingredient to regulate the fatty acid composition of bovine milk- a nutrigenomic effect?

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Awarded: NOK 4.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

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