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

Applying advanced computational and experimental tools to explore surface electrostatics in chitinases

Understanding how proteins work is a major challenge in the post-genome era. Traditionally proteins have been studied by the use of numerous biochemical techniques, but as the number of proteins that needs to be characterized has increased, so has the num ber of in computo techniques to study pro...

Tildelt: kr 2,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Akershus

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

The possible role of zooplankton in modulating ecosystem effects of acute oil spills in the Norwegian and Barents Seas.

The proposed project will study long-term effects of acute oil spills in the Norwegian and Barents Seas, focusing on the role of zooplankton. Zooplankton, constituting the food for e.g. herring, capelin and young cod, is central in the ecosystem; yet impo rtant questions remain unsolved. The over...

Tildelt: kr 3,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Oslo

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Benthic biodiversity ? function and toxicology of selected key Arctic organisms

The proposed project is a cooperation network between the Norwegian institutes Akvaplan-niva and University Centre on Svalbard and the Russian institutes Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO) and Murmansk Marine B iological Institute (MMBI). The programm...

Tildelt: kr 0,59 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

The early stages of adaptive divergence: the speed of evolution

In this proposed project we will study processes during the early phase of adaptive divergence. Lesjaskogsvatnet was colonized by grayling Thymallus thymallus in 1880 and during 120 years more than 20 demes have been established. Owing to profound tempera ture differences among tributaries, we ex...

Tildelt: kr 3,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Oslo

VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Transnasjonale nettverk, nasjonale demokratier. Politisk mobilisering og engasjement blant unge voksne med innvandrerbakgrunn

Internasjonal migrasjon er et kjennetegn ved moderne globalisering. Økonomiske, politiske og sosiale forhold gjør at mennesker flytter til nye steder og etablerer seg i andre land. Mange opprettholder likevel viktige bånd til hjemlandet. Et resultat er at politisk aktivitet, lojalitet og tilhøri...

Tildelt: kr 5,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Vestland

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Integrated Health Information Systems for Public Health in South Africa

This is a proposal for a multi-disciplinary research project involving the academic fields of public health and informatics that will link two universities in South Africa (University of Pretoria, Department of Informatics, and the University of Western Cape, School of Public Health), and the De...

Tildelt: kr 0,60 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Oslo

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Prospecting probiotics and antimicrobials in indigenous fermented milks for improved health

The project will study various aspects of health-promoting organisms in indigenous fermented milk. Some probiotic lactic acid bacteria have great potential in the preparation of functional foods. Their potential health benefits include protection against infections caused by diarrhoeagenic microo...

Tildelt: kr 0,72 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Akershus

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

ICT and poverty - a community-based user approach

The digital challenges ahead for a country like South Africa can be met with different types of action. So far the emphasis has been on increased fixed line and mobile telephony access for disadvantaged communities. There are two major concerns : 1. The efforts have been main carried out in s...

Tildelt: kr 0,92 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

An integrated study of stakeholders and living resources in relation to the potential effectiveness of MPAs as a management tool (MPAtool)

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a promising tool for preventing overexploitation of marine biological resources. However, there are still few MPAs in temperate waters. Encouraged by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries, the Institute of Marine Researc h and local commercial fishers, four MPAs...

Tildelt: kr 4,8 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

MILGENHEL-Miljø, gener og helse

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality: Effects of noise or air pollution or both?

Since road traffic is a source of both air pollutants and noise, it is very important to disentangle the health effects of the two very different types of environmental exposures related to road traffic. There are indications that both noise and air pollu tion are associated with increased risk o...

Tildelt: kr 2,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Oslo

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

A study of HIV and AIDS in relation to people with disability in South Africa

This project aims to look at different aspects of HIV/AIDS and disability in South Africa. It is hypothesized that people with disabilities face a higher risk of HIV infection. To understand the effects of HIV on people with disabilities one must look at the status society awards them in relatio...

Tildelt: kr 0,65 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Oslo

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Khoe-San Culture, Language and Memory in South Africa

The project has two main components. One component comprises networking and research collaboration with regional universities with research profiles addressing Khoe-San/indigenous issues (e.g. University of Namibia, University of Botswana and the Univer sity of the Western Cape) and the Univers...

Tildelt: kr 0,45 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Gobies and hake in the hypoxic waters of the Benguela up-welling current

Our aim is to investigate how the goby (Sufflogobius bibarbatus) and the shallow water hake (Merluccius capensis) cope with the hypoxic waters of the Benguela current. Both are key species of the ecosystem. They show a remarkable tolerance to the hypoxic conditions found in this up-welling area, ...

Tildelt: kr 0,85 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Vestland

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Industrial Applications of Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Extraction, Storage and Compression

Introducing hydrogen as universal environment-friendly energy carrier demands efficient technologies allowing to extract it from industrial streams (products of coal gasification, process gases of refineries, etc.), to store it by a compact and safe way, and, finally, to deliver H2 to a consumer ...

Tildelt: kr 0,68 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Akershus

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

A Translational Effort to Develop Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocols and Sequences for Studying Myocardial Lethal Reperfusion Injury

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Impaired coronary circulation in the heart following a myocardial ischemic episode will lead to compromised hemodynamic function and ultimately cell death. Coronary reperfusion is the only means of limiting infarct size, provided...

Tildelt: kr 0,79 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Vestland

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Nutritional intervention and novel diagnostics to improve community-based control of tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in developing countries as well as in the Republic of South Africa (RSA). Despite significant strides in case detection and treatment, the prevalence of TB continues to rise at an alarming, also in the RS A. More effective diagnostic methods are ...

Tildelt: kr 0,29 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Vestland

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Southern Ocean Biogeochemistry: Education and Research

With extreme oceanographic variability over very short distances, the waters around South Africa provide a wealth of information on the mechanistic controls on marine biogeochemical variability. South African waters occupy a special niche in oceanography lying at the junction between western and ...

Tildelt: kr 0,66 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Vestland

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Springtail (Collembola) responses to changing, variable environments: a bi-polar approach linking individuals to ecosystems

The aim of this project is to investigate the way in which environmental variation cascades up through life history variation to effect species- and assemblage-level responses to habitat fragmentation and climate change. It builds on observations that cli mate change and habitat fragmentation are...

Tildelt: kr 0,55 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Oslo

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Metagenomics and Gene Discovery in Antarctic Terrestrial Habitats

We aim to use metagenomic methods to access portions of Antarctic low temperature crenarchaeotal genomes. Large insert metagenomic fosmid clones identified by colony hybridization with crenarchaeotal 16S rRNA gene probes will be sequenced and ORFs identif ied. The design of probes to terminal reg...

Tildelt: kr 0,75 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Vestland

VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Barnevern og ettervern - marginalisering, multietnisitet og autonomi

Barnevern og ettervern - marginalisering, multikulturalitet og autonomi er et analyseprosjekt ved NOVA. Prosjektet knytter seg til longitudinelle barnevernsdata og analyser av disse (det pågående NOVA-prosjektet Barnevern i Norge 1990-2006). De longitudin elle barneverndataene er etablert over en...

Tildelt: kr 0,50 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Oslo

FRIMED-Klinisk medisin og folkehelse

Immunopathogenic mechanisms in coronary artery disease

Despite state of the art cardiovascular treatment, coronary artery disease (CAD) with development of acute coronary syndromes are still common manifestations of atherosclerosis, suggesting that important pathogenic mechanisms remain active and unmodified by the present treatment modalities. Based...

Tildelt: kr 2,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Oslo

KOSK-II-Katalyse og org.synt.kjemi II

Heterogeneous catalysts based on coordination polymers

Coordination polymers are a class of organic-inorganic hybrid materials where either metal ions or small metal based nano-clusters are linked together in a one-, two- or three dimensional network by multifunctional organic ligands. Highly crystalline, por ous structures can be obtained, which in ...

Tildelt: kr 1,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2009

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

KOSK-II-Katalyse og org.synt.kjemi II

Synthesis Directed towards Development of Potential Antituberculosis Drugs with Novel Mechanism of Action

Tuberculosis (TB) is the major cause of death from a single infectious agent among adults in developing countries. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections have further increased TB morbidity and mortality. It has been estimated that ca. 30 million p eople will die from tuberculosiswithin th...

Tildelt: kr 3,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Conversion of salmon by-products to high-value ingredients of growth media for probiotic bacteria

Rest raw materials (by-products) from the marine aquaculture industry are a little utilized resource, with a vast potential due to the presence of valuable polyunsaturated lipids, rare anti-oxidants and large amounts of protein. Recent developments in the applicant?s and other European laborator...

Tildelt: kr 1,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2013

Sted: Akershus

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Assessment of current and future emissions of mercury from anthropogenic sources in South Africa

Mercury is one of the most important contaminants emitted to the atmosphere due to its toxic effects on the environment and human health, as well as its role in the chemistry of the atmosphere. Although substantial information has been collected on enviro nmental effects of mercury and its behavi...

Tildelt: kr 0,22 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Akershus

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Assessment of estuary dependency and management of two important fishery species

The dependency on critical habitats, such as estuaries, represents a bottleneck in the life-history of many exploited fishery species. The proposed project aims to assess the management implications of estuarine dependency in two important South African c oastal fishery species, spotted grunter (...

Tildelt: kr 0,95 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Radiation hardness of some wide band gap materials used for daylight blind UV detectors

The performance of UV sensitive detectors has steadily increased over the last decades, and astronomical as well as terrestrial applications benefit from this evolution. These UV detectors have made possible the success of several solar missions and are n ow also finding application in the fabric...

Tildelt: kr 0,98 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Oslo

SFF-Sentre for fremragende forskn

Center for Biomedical Computing, CBC

CBC har som formål å bruke matematikk, fysikk og datamaskiner for å oppnå en dypere naturvitenskapelig forståelse av problemstillinger innen medisin. Forskningen i senteret kan deles i to hovedkategorier. Den første er utvikling av beregningsmetoder og programvare for simulering av fysiske proses...

Tildelt: kr 77,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2017

Sted: Oslo

SAMF-Fagkomiteen for samfunnsvitenskap

Constructing Regional Advantage in Knowledge-based Industries - Norwegian Policy Approaches (ECRP-2007)

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Tildelt: kr 2,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2010

Sted: Agder

SAM-EU-Samfinansiering EU-kontoret

DAMOCLES Developing Arctic Modelling and Observing Capabilities for Long-Term Environment Studies

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Tildelt: kr 0,56 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: Oslo