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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

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Multiple instruments and the design and implementation of effective energy and climate policy

This project analyses the economic consequences of using multiple instruments towards energy and climate policy targets. The project studies the main political causes for deviating from the simple cost efficient recommendations. A key objective of the pro ject is to identify effective policy meas...

Tildelt: kr 5,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Mathematical Seminar at NTNU (Matematisk seminar ved NTNU)

The project is an important link in strengthening the international research network that the mathematics/statistics group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is part of. The grant will cover and accomodation cost for foreign res earcheers in mathematics and statistics t...

Tildelt: kr 0,45 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2010

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRITEK-Teknologi

PARA 2008

Support is sought to co-sponsor PARA?08, and international workshop conference to be held in Trondheim, May 13-16, 2008. PARA?08 is held every two years in each of the Nordic countries: Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. The conference series is, howe ver, not only Nordic, but truly internati...

Tildelt: kr 99 999

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2008

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FINANSMARK-Finansmarkedet

Corporate Governance Before There was Corporate Law

What would a company's corporate governance structure look like in the absence of corporate law? Despite the attention given to corporate governance, we know relatively little about what an optimal corporate governance structure should look like, or wheth er laws regulating corporate governance m...

Tildelt: kr 1,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Oslo

VAM-Velferd, arbeidsliv og migrasjon

Den nye arbeidsplassen: Arbeid, helse og deltakelse i arbeidslivet. En prospektiv, longitudinell undersøkelse.

Both individual level, organization level, and society level factors participate in determining health, absence, and participation in or exit from working life. Several studies have shown that work factors contribute to health problems that are important determinants of musculoskeletal disorders,...

Tildelt: kr 7,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Collegium Medievale 2008

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Tildelt: kr 45 000

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2008

Sted: Oslo

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Sjøfartshistorisk årbok 2006 (utkommer 2008)

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Tildelt: kr 40 000

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2008

Sted: Vestland

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Norsk tidsskrift for migrasjonsforskning

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Tildelt: kr 80 000

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2008

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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

PETROSAM-Samfunnsvitenskapelig petroleumsforskning

Russian and Caspian energy developments and their implications for Norway and Norwegian actors

Russian and Caspian energy is a source of opportunity and risk for policy makers and businesspeople across the globe, not least in Norway, both a neighbour to Russia and a key player in the same industry - oil and gas. In the programme we want to expand o ur understanding of the long-term outlook...

Tildelt: kr 22,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Akershus

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

Advanced MOFs for Hydrogen Storage in Cryo-adsorption Tanks

The following work tasks have been defined in the Norwegian part of the project: 1. Measurement and development of models for predicting the basic material quantities. Of particular interest to the Norwegian group are the thermophysical and flow related properties (e.g effective thermal conducti...

Tildelt: kr 2,8 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

General competence of CRT

CRT is first a hydropower machine which consist of two machines, the turbine and the generator integrated into one cohesive construction. In addition is the machine built with the two contra rotating stages integrated into one hydro dynamical optimal turb ine concept. This construction gives man...

Tildelt: kr 1,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2009

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Design of novel perovskite type oxygen carriers (ABB')O3 for chemical looping reforming and production of hydrogen with CO2 capture.

This project focuses on the research fields of hydrogen and natural gas that are presented in the call from RENERGI. The aim of the project is to increase our understanding of the redox properties of novel perovskite type oxides to be used in new technolo gies; such as hydrogen production combine...

Tildelt: kr 6,8 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

PERMASOM - Organic matter in permafrost: molecular composition and associated response to increasing temperature

The release of CO2 to the atmosphere from the mineralization of soil organic matter (SOM) in thawing permafrost is one of the largest potential feedback mechanisms on the climate system. This positive feedback, i.e. it will aggravate climate changes, is d ue to the fact that SOM decomposes faster...

Tildelt: kr 3,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Akershus

KLINISK-Klinisk forskning

Prevention of type 2 diabetes with vitamin D supplementation in subjects with reduced glucose tolerance detected in the Tromsø study

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing, which for most societies has considerable consequences not only regarding health but also economy. Type 2 diabetes develops through a prediabetic stage with impaired glucose tolerance. Intervention at this stage with change in lifestyle or with med...

Tildelt: kr 3,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2010

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

MAritime REsources of the BArents SEa: Satellite data driven monitoring in the context of increase of commercial efficiency of the fishery

The main objective of the four-year project is to advance our capability to monitor the Barents Sea maritime resources focusing on the increase of the commercial efficiency of the fishery. It is anticipated that implementation of the developed monitoring system will result in significant reductio...

Tildelt: kr 3,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Vestland

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

The role of protected nature in sustainable local development in North-West Russia and Northern Norway - a comparative analyses

The research project intends to increase understanding and knowledge in the field of interconnection of nature conservation process and development of local communities. The study will be carried out on the base of comparison of different protected areas management systems and institutional frame...

Tildelt: kr 2,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Nordland - Nordlánnda

ESRF-ESRF – Program for synkrotronforskning

Synchrotron-based X-ray studies of sea ice

The goal of the present project is to utilize modern technology and interdisciplinary work to close a fundamental gap in the description of the medium sea ice. We will for the first time apply synchrotron-based X-ray computed micro-tomography (XMT) to obt ain a three-dimensional description of th...

Tildelt: kr 0,40 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2010

Sted: Vestland

FRIMEDBIO-Fri prosjektstøtte for medisin, helse og biologi

Regulation of competence for natural transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Bacteria that have the ability to take up naked DNA from the environment and incorporate this DNA into their genomes by homologous recombination are said to be naturally competent for genetic transformation. About 70 species of bacteria have been reported to possess this property. One of the bes...

Tildelt: kr 3,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Akershus

PSYKISK-Psykisk helse

"Maternal leave, cash benefit and infant psychological difficulties: a longitudinal baseline study of 34 000 0-18 months old"

The extent to which homecare or day-care for infants may be beneficial or detrimental for subgroups of infants may depend on the family environment. The primary goal of this project will be to provide new information on childcare and infants? adaptation d uring the first 18 months of life. The pr...

Tildelt: kr 3,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Oslo

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

Diabetes and diabetes precursors: detection, classification, prediction, genetics, complications and prevention. The Tromsö Study.

The incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus are increasing in many populations, and diabetes is now one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide. Diabetes carries a great disease burden in terms of morbidity, mortality and costs. Most cases are classified as Type 2 diabetes, which h...

Tildelt: kr 3,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FRINATEK-Fri prosjektstøtte for matematikk, naturvitenskap og teknologi

Parameterized Algorithms

The question if P=NP is today maybe the most famous mathematical problem. It has strong ties to practical computing and the central question facing the proposed research project in 'Parameterized Algorithms' is: how to cope with the NP-complete problems? Giving a better answer to this question wi...

Tildelt: kr 7,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Vestland

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

A Study of Heracles in Pindar

Av den greske dikteren Pindar (?518-438) er bevart større og mindre fragmenter av dikt i ulike genre, men også fullstendige dikt, de såkalte epinikier, seiershymner skrevet for vinnere i de fire panhellenske kampleker. Pindar gjør hyppig bruk av heroen H erakles når han regelmessig alluderer til...

Tildelt: kr 0,95 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2010

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Conference: Genetic vaccines - benefits and challenges

The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board apply for financial support to arrange a state-of-the-art vaccine conference addressing the risks and benefits of new genetic vaccines, the need for these vaccines in developing countries and the regulatory chall enges Norwegian legislation puts on Norwe...

Tildelt: kr 0,20 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2009

Sted: Vestland

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

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Rights, power and civic action: Comparative analyses of human rights-based approaches and civic struggle in development contexts

The purpose of this research is to improve our understanding of the interrelationships between human rights-based development and poverty reduction, on the one hand, and the forms and uses of power in developing societies on the other. It has a particular focus on how the empowerment of communit...

Tildelt: kr 4,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2017

Sted: Oslo

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

The Payoff of Promises: Articulating, Negotiating and Implementing Wealth Sharing

Peace agreements offer an opportunity for poverty alleviation. Wealth-sharing is often part of the negotiations to end civil wars, but the outcome often disappoints, both the aggrieved who had placed their hopes in rebellion and the international sponsors of the settlement. This study focuses o...

Tildelt: kr 4,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2017

Sted: Oslo

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Dietary antioxidants and oxidative stress: Novel technologies for assessing oxidative stress in blood samples

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 3,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Oslo