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Kina - Energy Conservation in Buildings - Chinese/Norwegian Cooperation

NTNU has established "Energy and Petroleum/Resources and Environment" as a principal strategic multidisciplinary R&D activity (see Project Description Attachment). International cooperation is a major part of this effort, with main focus on Japan, USA an d China. NTNU's university rector and a l...

Tildelt: kr 0,13 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Japan - Use of new, less corrosive steel in shipping and offshore industry

Steel manufacturers have always been looking into ways of producing ship-grade steels with improved corrosion resistance properties and a competitive price. After studying publications and patent applications that have been published in the last years in this area we have to conclude, that it is ...

Tildelt: kr 83 668

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2008

Sted: Akershus

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USA - Samarbeid på forsknings - og næringsnivå innen økonomisk utvikling og innovasjonssystemer mellom Stavanger og Texas

Dette prosjektet har to nivåer, et forskningssamarbeid og et samarbeid på næringslivsnivå som inkluderer samarbeid mellom teknologi-inkubatorer. Begge prosjektene involverer i høyeste grad kunnskapoverføring - og utvikling. I forskningssmarbeidet tenker en en ?tradisjonelt? ved at en gjennomfø...

Tildelt: kr 0,15 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Rogaland

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NA - Algorithms and Software Libraries for Large-scale Computational Science

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Tildelt: kr 35 000

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Vestland

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USA - Regional Partnership for Carbon Sequestration Risk Assessment of Long Term CO2 Geological Storage

A number of demonstration scale CO2 geological storage projects are currently planned in New Mexico and Texas as part of the Partnership for Carbon Sequestration organised by the Department of Energy in the USA. These demonstration projects are described in detail in the second attachment to this...

Tildelt: kr 0,13 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Akershus

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NA - Cold climate modelling

A weakness in the Swat-model is its rather poor ability to simulate water balances during prolonged periods with winter and frozen soils. The data collected through the Agricultural Environmental Monitoring Programme in Norway (JOVA) offers excellent oppo rtunities to do so as they represent agri...

Tildelt: kr 0,15 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Akershus

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USA - Operativ Psykologi: Kontaktmøter med samarbeidspartnere i USA med sikte på utarbeidelse av søknad for hovedprosjekt

Based on preliminary results from previous research at the U.S. Military Academy/ Norwegian Naval Academy and University of Bergen we propose to develop a new research collaboration between researchers at the University of beregn Norway and significant U. S. institutions involved in research and ...

Tildelt: kr 0,15 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Vestland

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USA - Validering av norskutviklet metodikk for biomasse- og skoginventring basert på fjernmåling med bruk av laser for N-A forhold.

Prevista er i dag Nordens ledende leverandør av skogrelaterte geografiske data og planprodukter til skogbruket. Dagens produksjon baserer seg i stor grad på manuell arbeidsinnsats - feltarbeid og fysisk håndtering av data. Det er gjennomført flere vellykk ede leversanser i Norge og metoden er vit...

Tildelt: kr 0,15 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Buskerud

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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...

Tildelt: kr 0,15 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Akershus

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NA - Effects of fish oils/proteins and contaminants on obesity-linked insulin resistance

Insulin resistance (i.e. where a given concentration of insulin does not show the expected magnitude of effects on target cells) is a hallmark of Type 2 diabetes and obesity, two metabolic diseases reaching today epidemic proportions. Both the amount and type of nutrients (fat, carbohydrate or ...

Tildelt: kr 0,15 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Vestland

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Kina - Doing Business in China - a Study of Norwegian SME's in China

The short term objective (2006) is to plan and conduct an empirical study of the experiences of Norwegian SME's which are trying to do business in China. In 2005, preliminary contacts were established between Sogn og Fjordane Unversity College and Beiji ng Normal University. Professor Songbai L...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Vestland

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NA - NTNU/UW collaboration on regional climate change and built infrastructure sustainability

Sustainability is a general concept that relates to the ability of humankind to continue to grow and thrive on a planet with limited resources. Focusing on built infrastructure can narrow the scope of sustainability research to a degree, but it is still a formidably broad theme. No single resear...

Tildelt: kr 0,15 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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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...

Tildelt: kr 0,15 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Akershus

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NA - Establishment of joint research projects between Norway and USA/Canada in the field of turfgrass science

The rapid increase in the number of golf courses in Scandinavia is parallelled with an increase in the demand for turfgrass research. The Scandinavian Turfgrass Research Foundation (SFG) was established in 2002 by the national golf unions in the Scandinav ian countries. SFG supports high-quality...

Tildelt: kr 0,15 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2007

Sted: Akershus

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USA - Oxygen saturation in preterm infants: high or low?

Oxygen is one of the most common therapies for extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs) 24-28 weeks of gestational age. Yet, ELGANs are vulnerable to toxic effects. Oxygen related morbidities include severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a leadi ng cause to blindness and visual disabili...

Tildelt: kr 48 000

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2009

Sted: Oslo

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Kina - Logistics challenges in China

China's economy is growing very fast. A major need in this growth, particularly since the economy is so export oriented, is knowledge about logistics. The competence in Chinese universities in logistics is very limited. Molde University College, which off ers education in transportation and logis...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2008

Sted: Møre og Romsdal

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India - Pilot studies in Geohazard prevention and migration - 2005/08082-1

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Tildelt: kr 0,50 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Oslo

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Canada - The effect of Climate Change on Food Quality and transfer of Energy and Pollutants in Polar Ecosystems

The overall idea is to make integrated Pan-Arctic reseach programmes involving US, Canadian and Russian partners in the ARCTOS network. This will be done through a workshop and to make an integrated research plan. Specific tasks will include: Task 1: Pos t. doc, PhD and master student integratio...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Canada - Intensive rearing conditions: effects on health and welfare

Development of the aquaculture industry requires a compromise between intensive production and a growing need for healthy, high-quality seafood. Both in Norway and Canada, there has been increasing focus on fish welfare. However, there are few established methods to define or measure fish welfar...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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USA - Megacity Impacts on Regional and Global Environments

MIRAGE-Mex is an extensive observational mission in the outflow of the world's second largest metropolitan area, Mexico City (MC), coordinated by the National Center of Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The project aims to characterize the extent, persistence, and potential impacts of the MC urban pl...

Tildelt: kr 0,50 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Akershus

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Frankrike - Biochemistry and distribution of lipids in the Arctic Plankton Community:

Three objectives will be at the base of the project : * Evaluate the relationship between the seasonal changes in taxonomic as well as biochemical composition of primary producers/protozoans and food availability both in absolute terms (chlorophyll and ca rbon concentrations) and in terms of bioc...

Tildelt: kr 0,47 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Kina - Bilateralt FoU samarbeid om styrking av engelskundervisningen i Putuo, Kina, med spesiell vekt på muntlige ferdigheter

Våre partnere i Putuo, Kina, har uttrykt ønske om kurs/opplæring/workshops spesielt i muntlig engelsk i regi av engelsklærere ved Avdeling for lærerutdanning, Høgskolen i Oslo. Kunnskapsnivået, særlig i engelsk muntlig, er meget lavt selv når det gjelder engelsklærere i de videregående skolene. D...

Tildelt: kr 93 603

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2009

Sted: Oslo

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Kina - Develop research projects with academics in China:Business Ethics and Corporate Accountability in China

Develop a research project: Business Ethics and Corporate Accountability (see attachment) Research hypothesis: The pressure to initiate CSR driven management tools in China according to models known in the US and Europe may be futile or even counterpro ductive. There is another danger too: nam...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Oslo

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USA - Accidental oil spill in the Norwegian Arctic

Off-shore oil exploration and production is moving towards Arctic regions, where knowledge about the environmental impact of such activities is extremely limited. As a result, petroleum operations in the "Barents Sea area", have strict environmental regul ations, i.e. a "zero discharge framework"...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Frankrike - Multibeam acoustics in quantitative ecosystem studies

This project will formalize and structure a connection in technology development between IFREMER, France and IMR, Norway. The overriding goal is to develop a project for innovative use of new acoustic technology within fisheries research solving challenge s in marine ecosystem assessment and mana...

Tildelt: kr 0,40 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Vestland

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Frankrike - Optimisation of industrial processes for meat/fish by the use of micro-biospectroscopy

It is generally accepted that the quality of connective tissue and myofiber proteins in the raw fish/meat material is together with the process determining the quality of the final product. Nevertheless, the biophysical relationship between the raw meat/f ish quality and the final product is far ...

Tildelt: kr 0,20 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Akershus

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Kina - TeleConnect - Analyses of climate teleconnections in two coupled atmosphere-sea ice-ocean models

Deeper understanding of the intrinsic variability and stability properties of the main variability modes of the climate system is needed to assess confidence in the detection, attribution and prediction of global and regional climate variability and clima te change, to improve seasonal prediction...

Tildelt: kr 0,20 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Vestland

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USA - Research Collaboration on Carbon Nanostructures between IFE and University of Hawaii at Manoa

The project aims at establishing a long term a collaboration on the theoretical and experimental research of carbon nanostructures between the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) and the University of Hawaii at Manoa in USA .This follows our recent suc cessful work on carbon cones. At IFE, t...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Akershus

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USA - Understanding and prevention of unexplained stillbirths - collaboration in the Femina study and the Norw. Mother & Child Cohort Study

The background: Unexplained stillbirths have been the largest contributor to our perinatal mortality for decades. Women perceiving reduced fetal movements (FM) are at high risk of adverse outcomes, and are frequent and difficult challenges in obstetric c are. There are no evidence-based protocol...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Oslo

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Canada - Dynamics of exploited anadromous salmonid communities across a latitudinal and cultural gradient

The pre-proposal consists of two work-packages: I. Establishment of a collaboration with the Canadian pre-proposal ?Dynamics of exploited anadromous salmonid communities across a latitudinal and cultural gradient? being considered for Canadian activities in the International Polar Year 2007-200...

Tildelt: kr 96 343

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage