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FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

Improving Patient-Provider Communication in Cancer Care

Improving shared decision making (SDM)and patient-provider communication, and incorporating patients' illness experiences and preferences into patient care are high priority health policy goals. However, this is difficult to accomplish without methods and systems that assist patients in sharing ...

Tildelt: kr 2,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Oslo

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

Pregnancies and cancer risk - a prospective study based on Norwegian register data

In this project, associations between pregnancies and cancer risk will be examined. Focus will be on cancer forms known to be hormone-related, and also on some cancer types with less evidence for being susceptible to hormonal exposure. Our study is based on information from the Population registe...

Tildelt: kr 2,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Vestland

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

21th International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, Trondheim, NORWAY, August 5th-10th, 2007

The ISPAC-symposiums are arranged biannually, and are alternating between Europe and US/Canada. The 21th symposium has been awarded to Norway. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology will hoist the symposium from August 5th to August 10th in 2007. The last symposium was hoisted in ...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2007

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Kritisk Juss

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Tildelt: kr 50 000

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2008

Sted: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Norsk tidsskrift for migrasjonsforskning

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Tildelt: kr 80 000

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2007

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Sjøfartshistorisk årbok 2005

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Tildelt: kr 40 000

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2007

Sted: Vestland

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Vaccine development for HIV and influenza

Aim: Based on the vaccibody principle developed by us, we wish to generate novel vaccines for important infectious diseases such as HIV and influenza. Background: Vaccination has had an enormous impact on health and longevity of humans world-wide. However , for some important diseases such as HIV...

Tildelt: kr 3,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Oslo

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

Comparative Ethics of War

This project aims to develop a better understanding of how just war theories have been assessed within the world's leading religious traditions, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. None of these traditions are static; each has undergone significant transformations over...

Tildelt: kr 5,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Oslo

FRITEK-Teknologi

High-level Formal Modeling and Analysis of Real-Time and Hybrid Systems

The functionality of many modern advanced computer systems -- such as, e.g., wireless sensor networks, the Internet and other kinds of networks, and control systems -- is crucially dependent on the amount of time that passes during/between events. Furthe rmore, such advanced and often critical s...

Tildelt: kr 4,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Oslo

FRIMUF-Miljø- og utviklingsforskning

Project IBISCA Investigating the biodiversity of soil and canopy arthropods

Project summary Arthropods of tropical forests constitute the dominant component of biodiversity on Earth and are essential for structuring terrestrial ecosystems. This project represents the first attempt to compare arthropod species richness in the soil and understorey vs. canopy habitats of a...

Tildelt: kr 1,8 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Characterization of Novel Amphiphilic Polymer Systems.

To gain a fundamental insight into temperature responsive polymer systems, we plan to carry out an extensive investigation on some novel thermoresponsive polymers. This project consists of three parts: 1. Shear-rate dependency of inter- and intramolecula r interactions in dilute solutions of amp...

Tildelt: kr 4,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Oslo

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

Causation, dispositions and laws: A conditional analysis of causal matters

Some of the most urgent questions facing humankind cannot be answered until we understand causation. These questions can be environmental, medical or political. Does motoring cause global warming? Does smoking cause cancer? Did Saddam's actions cause the Iraq war? These are life and death issues....

Tildelt: kr 2,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Tools for environmental planning to reduce risks of leaching and runoff of pesticides to groundwater and surface waters-a pilotproject

The project will contribute to achieve national goals on environmental friendly and sustainable food production by developing tools for farmers to be used at farm scale level to reduce risk of pollution from pesticides in agriculture. The project will dev elop and evaluate three different tools. ...

Tildelt: kr 1,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2008

Sted: Akershus

FRIMEDBIO-Fri prosj.st. med.,helse,biol

Statistical tools for studying genetic architecture

Advances in molecular biology have revealed that most phenotypes are controlled by highly complex and interactive gene networks. This complex genetic basis is, however, not reflected in the rather simple genotype-phenotype maps postulated in population an d quantitative genetics. These models are...

Tildelt: kr 2,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Oslo

VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Remittances from immigrants in Norway

Prosjektet vil frembringe ny kunnskap om pengeoverføringer fra innvandrere i Norge til deres opphavsland. Dette er et viktig element i varige transnasjonale bånd i etterkant av internasjonal migrasjon. På verdensbasis mottar utviklingsland dobbelt så mye i overføringer fra sine utvandrere som i o...

Tildelt: kr 5,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Oslo

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Inngår i 201779: Increased power and salmon production with Environmentally Designed Operation of Regulated Rivers

Mer laks og mer kraft ved miljødesignet vassdragsdrift: Formålet med prosjektet er å utvikle strategier for drift av vannkraftverk i regulerte elver som optimaliserer forholdet mellom kraftproduksjon og produksjon av laksefisk. Prosjektet vil også utvikl e kriterier for hvordan vannkraftverk, bå...

Tildelt: kr 7,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Can nuisance growth of the aquatic macrophyte Juncus bulbosus be related to elevated nitrogen deposition as well as hydropower regulations?

The hydroelectric power industry has thus far been strongly linked to the problem with mass development of the aquatic macrophyte Juncus bulbosus in regulated freshwaters, although other factors like climate variability, acid rain and liming may also cont ribute to the expansion of this species. ...

Tildelt: kr 2,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Oslo

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

A NEW CONCEPT FOR POWER QUALITY AND RELIABILITY MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT-THE PQM PROJECT

Quality of supply problems in T&D systems increase both due to increased pollution in networks (increased emission) and due to increased use of electrical equipment that are sensitive to disturbances (reduced immunity). Customers quality of supply requir ements with respect to reliability and vo...

Tildelt: kr 12,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Mapping and identification of the mutation causing Epiphyseal Dysplasia in Norwegian Hunting dogs, postdoc

Hunting is a widespread activity of importance for individual recreation and has a great value for local tourist industry in the country side. Most hunting is dependent on a healthy population of hunting dogs. Norway has three national hunters (breeds) wh ich are used for the major part of huntin...

Tildelt: kr 1,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Interna.trade regulating organisations and Sout-East Asian regionalisation of trade agreements. Implications for Norwegian seafood industry

The study focuses on two overall questions: 1) What are the main trends of development of the WTO and regional trade organisations? and 2) What are the consequences for the Norwegian seafood industry? The region of South-East Asia is of strategic interes t to the Norwegian seafood industry, both...

Tildelt: kr 5,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Agriculture and Fisheries Policies between International Regimes on Trade and the Environment

This project examines how international obligations emanating from environmental and trade regimes, and the interaction between them, affect selected aspects of Norwegian domestic and foreign policy making on agriculture and fisheries and Norwegian positi ons in WTO negotiations in those two sect...

Tildelt: kr 3,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: Spatial and temporal variation in production of juvenile Atlantic salmon: the importance of small streams as rearing habitats

Being able to identify the primary nursery habitats for juveniles in salmon populations is of prime importance for managers, especially as river systems are coming under pressure from anthropogenic disturbances. The smaller streams in river systems are es pecially vulnerable. Earlier studies from...

Tildelt: kr 3,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN. Impact of environmental contaminants on smolt physiology, migration and marine survival in wild Atlantic salmon.

Pre-smolts will be exposed to environmentally relevant levels of contaminants known to occur in those Norwegian rivers supporting spawning populations of wild Atlantic salmon. The proposal will focus primarily on agricultural contaminants (pesticides), al though putative endocrine disrupters and ...

Tildelt: kr 1,00 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Vestland

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Building scenarios as a tool for dialogue, business development and management in protected coastal areas(Samfin. FHF-prosj.nr. 193846/I10)

There is a rich knowledge both nationally and internationally on e.g. restructuring of primary industries, business development, conservation, and conflicts in coastal zone management. However, still development and conservation objectives are not met in many areas due to profound conflicts and...

Tildelt: kr 4,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

MIT-NTNU: Evaluation Methodology for Power Plants with CO2 capture

- Develop a methodology and a tool for evaluation and comparison of concepts for power plants with CO2 capture. The methodology comprise a common framework for computational models, component characteristics, cost estimation method including the use of pr obability density functions, and operabil...

Tildelt: kr 2,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

BIGCO2 Phase II. CO2 Management Technologies for Future Power Generation.

The proposal represents the second phase of a knowledge building project (KMB), "BIGCO2. CO2 Management Technologies for Future Power Generation". It is a continuation of the first phase (2005-2006). The project is organized in eight specific tasks: Ta sk A: High temperature oxygen and hydroge...

Tildelt: kr 80,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

Geological Storage of CO2: Mathematical Modelling and Risk Assessment

Storage of CO2 in deep geological formations is regarded as a promising option for mitigating climate changes caused by anthropogenic green-house gases. In this proposal we describe the formation of an international team of US, German and Norwegian invest igators and students to address fundament...

Tildelt: kr 16,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Vestland

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Reasons for opting out of certified organic production in Norway

The Norwegian government aims to achieve an organically managed area of 10% by 2010, as well as a 15% organic share of the total food production and consumption in Norway by 2015. Organic farming has developed rapidly since the early 1990's. From 1991 to 2005, the area of organically certified or...

Tildelt: kr 2,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Akershus

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

A novel signal transduction pathway regulating cell separation processes in plants - the IDA/IDL network and their predicted partners.

Signaling mediated by small peptides is important in cell-to-cell communication. Few peptide ligands involved in cell signaling are known from plants and even less is known about the peptide-ligand-receptor pairs. A group of small putative peptide-ligands have recently been characterized by the ...

Tildelt: kr 3,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIOMOL-Molekylær biovitenskap og bioteknologi

International conference on the biology and biotechnology of thermophilic microorganisms; Thermophiles 2007

Thermophilic microorganisms thrive at temperatures from about 60 to above 100 oC. Those growing optimally above 80 oC are termed hyperthermophiles. The most hyperthermophilic organism characterized so far is able to grow at temperatures up to 113 oC, but microbial growth has even been recorded at...

Tildelt: kr 49 999

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2007

Sted: Vestland