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INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Technical cooperation and support for setting up and initial strategy and operation of the National Geotechnical Facility (NGF) of India

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Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Oslo og 2 andre

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA - Norway: Bilateral cooperation on Rosaceae genomics

Formålet med prosjektet er å utvikle genomforskningen innen rosefamilien i Bioforsk gjennom et nært og langvarig samarbeide med Albert Abbotts forskningsgruppe ved Clemson University, South Carolina, USA. Denne forskningsgruppen er verdensledende på kompa rativ genetikk innen rosefamilien. Oppsta...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Viken

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Japan - The mineralogy of indium - case studies in Norway and Japan

Japan is a resource hungry nation. There is currently a huge demand from Japanese industry for indium (In) for applications in electrodes of liquid crystal display for TVs and mobile telephones, as well as for Sc and heavy REE (the latter specifically for the magnets used in the engines of hybri...

Awarded: NOK 87,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Canada---bilateral cooperation on ``Network Searching: Theory and Applications"

See the attached project description.

Awarded: NOK 0.14 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Vestland

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

JAPAN - Atmospheric teleconnections linking Northern Europe and the Far East: their dynamics and evolution in a changing climate

Low-frequency atmospheric variability can couple distant regions of the earth through teleconnection patterns. These are important for seasonal forecasting, as slowly-varying patterns may be more amenable to predictions and nevertheless strongly influence day-to-day weather. There is recent evid...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Viken

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Kina - Geology, mineralogy and genesis of Au-telluride deposits, North China Craton

Detailed microstructural and mineralogical studies will be carried out on gold-telluride ores from the Dongping, Hougou and Huangtuliang mines, North China Craton. Both Norwegian and Chinese scientists will be involved in field and microanalytical work. T he results of investigation on these 'tex...

Awarded: NOK 85,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Russia - billateral coorporation on ecosystem change in northern areas

Northern regions and bilateral cooperation with Russia is a major strategy at the Faculty of Science at University of Tromsoe. Recently a specific agreement was signed between the Faculty of Geoecology and Geography at St. Petersburg State University and Faculty of Science at the Unviversity of T...

Awarded: NOK 0.14 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

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

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA - bilateral research cooperation in the field of gastrointestinal tumor biology

Irvin Modlin, professor i kirurgi ved Yale University School of medicine, New Haven, USA er en av verdens fremste forskere på nevroendokrin tumorbiologi. Da Reidar Fossmark disputerte i 2004 var Professor Modlin opponent. Professor Modlin har vist stort i nteresse for forskningen som er utført ho...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA-The role of immunesystem (MHC genes) in mating behaviour

Scientific summary Mating patterns and life history trade-offs may profoundly influence population differentiation and as such the phenotype of individuals. In the sex role reversed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle) both males and females make adaptive mate ch oices producing high quality offspring, e...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA - bilateral cooperation on the establishment of the reference frame with a special focus on marine applications

A joint Workshop between NOAA and NMA with partners is to be arranged. The main objective is to discuss how to to improve the reference frame with a focus on marine applications. It is foreseen that the Workshop will result in application proposals to NFR , NSF, EU to study the determination of t...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Viken

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Kina - nettverksbygging og utvikling av forskningsprosjekt innen produksjon av makroalger

Bioforsk har nordområdene som ett av sine hovedsatsingsområdene, og Bioforsk Nord har som regionalt senter i nordområdet, etablert en egen fagseksjon for bioproduksjon og økosystem langs kysten. Formålet med denne fagseksjonen er bedre utnytting av uutnyt ta arealområder både i sjø og på land i d...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Ukjent Fylke

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Russia: Bilateral cooperation on increasing cost-efficiency in domestic and industrial wastewater treatment in the Barents region

The Russian territories in the Barents region (Arkhangelsk and Murmansk oblast, Nenents Autonomus Okrug and Karelia and Komi republics) and Kaliningrad area have serious challenges with regards to the drinking water supply, domestic water treatment and in dustrial wastewater treatment. Though in...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA - Bilateralt samarbeid om nedbrytingsmodellar for vegkonstruksjonar under ulike / endra klimavilkår

Statens vegvesen og NTNU er mellom anna gjennom Nordisk Vegtekniske Forbund (NVF utval 34) med i eit større nordisk prosjekt som også kan bli del av eit europeisk prosjekt for utvikling av ein felles nedbrytingsmodell for vegar. I dette prosjektet har No rge leiaransvaret. Her vil både materialm...

Awarded: NOK 48,666

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA - etablering av samarbeid med University of California, San Diego School of Medicine: Alzheimer?s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

Det overordnede formålet med prosjektet er å etablere et langvarig og tett samarbeid med en gruppe forskere ved Department of Neurosciences and Radiology, School of Medicine, UCSD, gjennom vår kontakt med professor Anders M. Dale. Av spesiell interesse fo r oss er forskningen som gjøres på metodo...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Japan -bilateral cooperation for classification, documentation and promotion of high quality frozen fish.

The project has a background from a demonstration of quality advantages by freezing and transportation of fish from Florø to Tokyo at - 60 degree C, compared to standard freezing temperatures. Containers from Maersk, the ULT, for freezing and transportat ion were demonstrated in terms of quality...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Japan-bilateral-cooperation- The relationship between postpartum depression, breastfeeding, DHA and seafood consumption

Background: A healthy diet is important, particularly during pregnancy and the postpartum period.The prevalence of postnatal depression is increasing. There is a demand for empirical research that will generate knowledge about the stress involved in child bearing and postpartum period. Previous r...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Rogaland

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA - BILAT-Analysis and Mathematical Physics Collaboration between MI UiB (Norway), Georgetown University and SUNY, Stony Brook (USA)

The Analysis Group at the Mathematical Institute, University of Bergen, is recently formed and rather strong and promising. Latest interests of the group lie within Complex and Harmonic Analysis, and their applications to Mathematical Physics. During the last year the group applied for several pr...

Awarded: NOK 60,000

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Vestland

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA - bilateral cooperation in climate and greenhouse gas emission in Arctic

Basing on the scientific background, we plan to propose the development of the inverse modelling, i.e. recovery of variability and trends, of the CH4 emission sources in the Arctic. The project will have three major components: (A) consistent and complete database accounting for both the concent...

Awarded: NOK 20,361

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Vestland

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Kina - Bilateral cooperation on fish pathogens and antigen characterisation

Shandong province, China, more than 65 000 tons flat fish is produced per year. The production is estimated to grow to 200 000 tons/yr within a timeframe of 5 - 10 years. Bacterial diseases cause losses in flatfish farming. A long list of bacteria has bee n isolated, including vibriosis. The proj...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

CHINA - COLLABORATION NTNU-WUHAN UNIVERSITY WITHIN MARINE BIOPOLYMERS

To develop the formally signed agreement of academic and scientific cooperation between Wuhan University (China) and NTNU related to marine biopolymers within NTNU's strategic area marine and maritime technology by covering expenses (travel and subsistenc e) for a visit to Wuhan University (China...

Awarded: NOK 35,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Canada - Bilateral cooperation in fuel cell development

Hydrogen technology is defined as an area of strategic interest to SINTEF. Development of fuel cell and electrolysis technology are areas of research which are natural parts of this targeted area. Development of low temperature fuel cells is one of the co re activities within the group of energy ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

CHINA, bilateral cooperation in mycotoxin research to improve safe food production

China has become a strategically important partner of Norway. This has also been recognized by Bioforsk, which has attempted to establish a co-operation platform with Jilin Academy of Agricultural Science (JAAS). An agreement of collaboration was last yea r signed between Bioforsk and JAAS, and t...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Viken

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Canada - bilateral collaboration on infant feeding policy and infant feeding practices

The Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, and the Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Canada will initiate research collaboration on infant feeding policy and infant feeding practices. Infant feeding has become a key public health i ssue, nationally as well as international...

Awarded: NOK 75,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Vestland

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Canada - forskningssamarbeid vinterturisme

Hvordan fremme en tettere kobling mellom FoU-miljøer og turistnæringen for å bidra til innovasjon og produktutvikling innen vinterturisme? Dette vil være et sentralt aspekt ved samarbeidet mellom Norut Samfunnsforskning og Simon Fraser University. Turisme senteret ved Simon Fraser University har ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

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

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

China - Bilateral Cooperation for Sustainable Water Management towards Environmental and Ecological Effects

The joint Norwegian institutions led by the University of Life Science and the Yellow River Conservancy Commission of China are willing to establish research networks, and make cooperative efforts on the subjects with mutual interest and subjective compet ence, and establish new project proposals...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Viken

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

China - Bilateral collaboration in the field of comparative genomics of stress tolerance in grasses

Rice and wheat are the two main crops in China, and China has an extensive genome research activity of high international standard in these species exemplified by one of the Chinese institutions involved in this project, namely the Chinese Academy of Agri cultural Sciences (CAAS) (www.caas.net.c...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Viken

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

China - Initiation of a cooperation project on capacity building for mitigating persistent organic pollutants in China

In order to strenghten it's research cooperation with China, NIVA has signed a cooperation agreement with Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, takes active part in the establishment of the Sino-Norwegian Interdisciplin ary Centre for Environmental Research (NI...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

China - Numerical methods and software for modeling seepage in porous media

In recent years, the fractional calculus has been recognized as a powerful modeling methodology for porous media. The main obstacle for applying fractional calculus to modeling seepage in porous media is the costly computing effort. The fractional derivat ive equations are known to be computation...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

China, bilateral cooperation on fish vaccine development

China produces 550 tons of marine fish per year. The production is estimated to grow several times within a timeframe of 5 - 10 years. Bacterial diseases cause losses in fish farming. A long list of bacteria has been isolated, including vibriosis. The pro ject aim is to develop, document and lice...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

China-Norway: Bilateral cooperation on environment friendly production of maize for food and animal feed by use of biological control

This project will establish an important research collaboration platform between the Norwegian Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research (NIAER), Norway, and the Institute of Plant Protection (IPP), Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) , China, in the area of biological contro...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Viken