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HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Paleoecological reconstructions of marine soft-bottom Ecologic Status and in situ reference conditions

The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires that assessments of aquatic ecological status are based on comparison with reference (background) conditions. Soft-bottom invertebrates represent one of the biological quality elements on which the ass essments will be based. To date, no monit...

Tildelt: kr 6,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Oslo

GLOBHELS-Global helse

OMEVAC (Open Mobile Electronic Vaccine Trials), an interdisciplinary project to improve quality of vaccine trials in low-resource settings

Emerging international standards and regulations will in few years require complete electronic systems for management of a vaccine trials. Clinical trials conducted in low-income countries need to have the same level of quality and reliability as comparab le studies conducted in high-income count...

Tildelt: kr 10,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Increasing basic knowledge on muscle abnormalities in intensive production systems

Abnormalities in fish muscle represent not only an ethical and welfare issue, but may also have a negative impact on economy and market acceptance due to growth impairment in affected fish, elevated mortality and reduced fillet quality. Alertness and know ledge on this field is also important for...

Tildelt: kr 4,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Expansion Strategies for Local Food Enterprises

The overall objective of this project is to contribute towards increased value added in local food enterprises, by obtaining new knowledge about the conditions for expansion, and how the industries can solve challenges they face in different phases of exp ansion. Sub-goals: 1. Conduct an analys...

Tildelt: kr 3,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Norwegian bread wheat with high baking quality and sustainable disease resistance through marker-assisted selection (188291).

Norway has in recent years become almost self-sufficient in wheat thanks to better and more adapted varieties. While nearly all high quality wheat for bread making was imported a couple of decades ago, the milling and baking industry now depend on quality wheat produced in Norway. To achieve bre...

Tildelt: kr 3,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Akershus

VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Sunne arbeidsplasser - Organisatoriske faktorer som fremmer og hemmer langtidsfriske arbeidstakere i et globalisert arbeidsliv

Prosjektet har som viktig ambisjon å frambringe kunnskap om de utfordringer som ligger til globale selskapers innsats med å utvikle helsefremmende arbeidsplasser. Det har sin innretning mot organisatoriske faktorer knyttet til produksjon og verdikjede, ma rkedsforhold og intern organisering av ar...

Tildelt: kr 5,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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...

Tildelt: kr 16,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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...

Tildelt: kr 4,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Akershus

VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Arbeidsmarkedsmobilitet i de nordiske velferdsstatene og betydningen av de institusjonelle reguleringene på arbeidsmarkedet

Prosjektet skal muliggjøre norsk deltakelse i et nordisk samarbeidsprosjekt som skal sammenligne mobiliteten på arbeidsmarkedene i de nordiske landene (Danmark, Finland, Norge og Sverige). Fire former for mobilitet vil bli viet særlig oppmerksomhet i sama rbeidsprosjektet: Bevegelser inn og ut av...

Tildelt: kr 1,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Identification of plant foods and drinks available in the Norwegian marked that reduce oxidative stress and dampen inflammation

Oxidative stress is intimately involved in pathophysiology many chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cataract as well as neurodegenerative diseases. Oxidative stress is also central to the theory of aging. We ar e therefore investigating the role of die...

Tildelt: kr 2,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Fjord ecosystems - Sami communities: Local ecological knowledge and socio-ecological history

The project will bring forth management-relevant knowledge about a largely neglected part of Norway's marine/coastal environment; the northern fjords. This will be achieved through cross-disciplinary partnership, including marine scientists from Institute for Marine Research, international co-op...

Tildelt: kr 3,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The potential use of recombinant Salmonid alphavirus in development of prophylactic and therapeutic measures against viral fish diseases

Recently, the University of Bergen (UB) engaged a PhD student in a 4-year position (project start Mars 1st 2007), aiming at developing a full-length recombinant salmonid alphavirus 3 (SAV3). This subtype of SAV is the etiologic agent of pancreas disease ( PD) in farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway. ...

Tildelt: kr 0,75 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Oslo

VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Mobilizing unutilised labour reserves: the role of part-time work and extended employment interruptions

Norwegian women have a high employment level, but at the same time one of the highest part-time rates in Europe as well as in the Nordic countries, and part-time is common among women in all stages of the life cycle. At the same time a substantial proport ion is absent from work due to childbirth...

Tildelt: kr 5,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Oslo

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Pilot study: prevalence of alcohol and drugs at the workplace

Alcohol and drug abuse affects society in many ways, e.g., health, social relations, safety, and productivity at the workplace. Alcohol is more significant in this respect than drugs because the use of alcohol is common and accepted by society. Testing of oral fluid (saliva) may be used to dete...

Tildelt: kr 1,00 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2009

Sted: Oslo

MILPAAHEL-Miljøpåvirkning og helse

Hearing loss and tinnitus: genetic and environmental effects

Depending on the criteria used 1/3 - 1/6 of the population experience hearing impairment. Tinnitus is defined as the sensation of sound without any outer sound stimulus present. Environmental risk factors such as noise exposure are frequently described fo r both the diseases. A genetic component ...

Tildelt: kr 2,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2015

Sted: Oslo

MILPAAHEL-Miljøpåvirkning og helse

Health effects related to environmental exposure in an industrial community

Environmental monitoring has shown relatively high levels of heavy metals like cadmium, mercury and lead in residential areas in the industrial town of Odda. The main objective of this project is to provide new knowledge about the association between envi ronmental exposure to chemical factors an...

Tildelt: kr 3,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Multi-disciplinary approach to Explaining Differential Immunization Coverage

Although there exist effective vaccines for many life-threatening diseases, access to these technologies remains limited in many low and middle income countries. The proposed project address the question: Why are some low-income countries and communities therein far more successful than others in...

Tildelt: kr 10,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Oslo

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Impact of a new and affordable conjugate meningococcal vaccine on carriage of serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis and disease transmission

Meningococcal meningitis is causing repeated massive epidemics in an area south of Sahara, termed the meningitis belt. The disease-causing bacteria are mainly serogroup A meningococci. These are transmitted between individuals by air-borne droplets and as ymptomatic carriers are the principal sou...

Tildelt: kr 11,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Oslo

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Power System Analysis and Transmission Planning in a Changing Environment

The main objective is to build the competence necessary to face future challenges in power system analysis and transmission expansion planning. The most important contribution of this project will be knowledge and methods used in computer optimisation and simulation models. The goal is to defin...

Tildelt: kr 9,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

RUSMIDDEL-Rusmiddelforskning

Biological bases of addiction: investigating norepinephrine and brain stress systems using PET in abstinent alcoholics

This project constitutes progress toward the specific goal of solving the complex biomedical problem of addictive behaviors. It will finance a Norwegian post. doc. (the project manager) to take part in an interdisciplinary research consortium at Yale Univ ersity on stress, self control and addict...

Tildelt: kr 2,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2010

Sted: Oslo

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Unravelling the Vicious Circle: Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Livelihoods in Small-scale Fisheries

In this project we question how poverty can be alleviated through ecosystem-based management of natural resources. Alleviating poverty sometimes requires strategies which are inherently in conflict. This is particularly the case in economies based on natu ral resources. As one seeks to reduce pov...

Tildelt: kr 4,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2017

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

SECurus Oil Spill IR Information System

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Tildelt: kr 3,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2009

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Kommersialiseringsmidler - Medinnova 2008

Helse Sør-Øst har stor forskningsaktivitet, 70 % av forskningsinnsatsen innenfor helseforetakene foregår i regionen. Innovasjonsaktiviteten er ikke på tilsvarende nivå; det regnes å være et betydelig uforløst potensiale for forskningsbasert innovasjon inn en området medisin og helse, spesielt inn...

Tildelt: kr 3,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2008

Sted: Oslo

FORNY20-FORNY2020

Energy efficient aluminium melt heating system 2008

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Tildelt: kr 1,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

Vegbelysning - strategi og teknologi for behovstilpasset styring

Prosjektet vil omfatte både teoretiske utredninger, fysiske forsøk med utprøving av ny teknologi som grunnlag for senere industriell videreutvikling av måleutstyr for funksjonsstyrt belysning. De teoretiske utredningene vil være knyttet til synlighet av o bjekter i og nær vegbanen, og nyere forsk...

Tildelt: kr 1,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Akershus

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Decentralization as a strategy for resolving conflict?

For several decades governments in developing countries have placed spatial decentralization of responsibilities and resources to lower levels of government high on their political agenda. The principal objectives of decentralization have been down-sizing of central governments, responsive servi...

Tildelt: kr 3,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2017

Sted: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Handtering av grasstrengen i totrinnshausting, for rask fortørking og god surfôrkvalitet.

Surfôr av god hygienisk og ernæringsmessig kvalitet er avgjerande for eit godt økonomisk resultat i norsk mjølk- og kjøttproduksjon. Totrinnshausting og fortørking før konservering kan gi betre kvalitet og lågare produksjonskostnader enn direkte hausting, og har gradvis vorte meir brukt også i N...

Tildelt: kr 0,63 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Møre og Romsdal

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Hvilke mekanismer styrer materialvalget for større urbane byggverk?

In the autumn of 2006 SINTEF Byggforsk carried out a pre-project work entitled:"Wood in towns - which mechanisms decide what materials are to be used in major urban building constructions?" (Time et al, 2007). The pre-project work was divided into two s ubsidiary activities: The aim of Subsid...

Tildelt: kr 2,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Psychological Effects of Wood Used in the Indoor Settings

In the present project, possible psychological benefits of wood used in indoor environments will be investigated. Benefits of interest include stress level, psychological well-being, and pain management. Wood used in the indoor environment includes floori ng, interior cladding and furniture made ...

Tildelt: kr 4,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Fire Resistance of Innovative Timber Structures

The project will consist of the following work-packages (WP): WP1 Design concepts for load-bearing timber structures under fire conditions WP2 Innovative solid wood panel and light weight timber structures WP 3 Connections and joints WP 4 Novel components and structural materials WP 5...

Tildelt: kr 0,23 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2010

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage