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IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Crisis and Well-being: Muslim women?s experiences and imaginaries of health and illness

The main objective of the research project is to contribute to anthropological scholarship on self and subjectivity in Islam, by exploring experiences of illness, healing practices and imaginaries of well-being among women within cult healing milieus in E gypt. The hypothesis is that by exploring...

Tildelt: kr 0,16 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-RUST-EONR-statsvitenskap

'Micro-Processes of Integration: Theory and Evidence from a European Administrative Space in Transformation'

The aim of my stay at the WZB is to develop a survey design for the empirical part of my doctoral project entitled 'Micro-Processes of Integration:Theory and Evidence from a European Administrative Space in Transformation'. This project envisages the para llel analysis of Commission's permanent a...

Tildelt: kr 50 000

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2010

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Litterære praksiser i arbeiderbevegelsen

Som en sentral del av 1930-årenes utvikling av velferdsstaten i den sterkt sosialdemokratisk orienterte historieskrivningen i Skandinavia, gjelder arbeiderbevegelsen i tiårene omkring 1900 som godt utforsket. Likevel har ikke de spesifikt litterære praksi sene i arbeider-bevegelsen blitt tematise...

Tildelt: kr 33 999

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2010

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Quantitative tools applied to stable isotope analyses and plant-herbivore interactions

The PhD candidate Marie-Andrée Giroux presents this application for a 12-month research visit in Norway through the Leiv Eiriksson mobility program. The candidate and her supervisors, Prof. Steeve Côté and Prof. Ass. Jean-Pierre Tremblay from Laval Univer sity (LU; home institution, Québec, Canad...

Tildelt: kr 0,16 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

In silico drug discovery of Wnt signaling small molecule agonists and antagonists for normal and cancer stem cells

The studies of adult stem cells and stem cell niches regulation signals are among cutting edge research in modern molecular biology. The emerging field of research is devoted to the concept of "cancer stem cells" in which the lost of control on stem cells proliferation is considered as one of th...

Tildelt: kr 0,16 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

GOODLE: A Generative Opensource Oriented Digital Library Environment

The GOODLE Project A Generative Opensource Oriented Digital Library Environment Alessio Malizia, Computer Science Dept., Univ. Carlos III de Madrid, Spain. Kai A. Olsen, Høgskolen i Molde (HSM), Molde University College, Molde, Norway. Project Scope T his project aims at developing a modeling...

Tildelt: kr 24 999

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2010

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

The fall of jellies: Quantifying jellyfish bloom detritus deposition on the seafloor and its effects on pelagic and benthic ecosystems

Jellyfish blooms appear to be increasing in frequency and severity across the worlds oceans, including in Norway, as a consequence of over-fishing, eutrophication, coastal development and climate change, and often bring with them substantial negative ecol ogical and economic impacts, which have b...

Tildelt: kr 4,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2014

Sted: Oslo

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Predator-prey interactions between Eurasian lynx and roe deer in Scandinavia: from management to theoretical aspects

We aim to perform a high-resolution study of predator-prey dynamics between lynx and roe deer populations in Scandinavia, to assess how this interaction between the 2 species affects their demography and conservation perspectives. This study answers to th e need for studies of prey-predator dynam...

Tildelt: kr 0,15 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Effect of plant protein substrates on CCK and its downstream signaling on Atlantic salmon

Replacement of fishmeal with plant protein meal has been the center of attraction for feed industries and nutritionists due to low cost and easy availability. Several observations confirm that high inclusion of plant diet induces growth depression, intest inal inflammation, and elevated levels of...

Tildelt: kr 0,16 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Win-win of biochar amendment in soil: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and immobilizing contaminants

Application of biochar to soil has recently come up as having great potential to sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emission. Biochar also improves soil fertility, stimulating plant growth, which then consumes more CO2 in a feedback effect. Organi c pollutants strongly sorb to carbonaceou...

Tildelt: kr 0,16 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Versatile personal server for remote monitoring

The main objective of this project is the implementation of a flexible system that can be easily adapted to different kinds of environments. This versatility of this system will allow its adaptation to be used in various situations like remote patient mon itoring inside and outside the hospital, ...

Tildelt: kr 81 999

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

From Arabidopsis to rice: Increasing abiotic stress tolerance of crops

Global climate change is more of a real phenomena then a hoax now and the effects are visible in terms of affecting the yield and agronomic properties of crop plants. The major reason cited behind this is unpredictable weather and frequent occurrence of a biotic stress conditions. So, the need of...

Tildelt: kr 0,12 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Ample two-dimensional analysis of polyhalogenated compounds in marine fish oil

Fish and marine products contain healthy compounds and a high weekly intake has been recommended. On the other hand, the marine environment is polluted with organic contaminants, and it was recommended that particularly pregnant woman should refrain from the consumption of certain fish. Between ...

Tildelt: kr 0,13 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-TOPP-Toppfinans. av M.Curie-stipend

Marie Curie Initial Training Network : Language, Cognition & Gender - Anton Öttl

The Initial Training Network - Language, Cognition, and Gender (ITN LCG) investigates European languages from an interdisciplinary perspective to expand current knowledge of how language influences and forms the cognitive representations of women and men. The diversity of Europe offers a unique ...

Tildelt: kr 0,61 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2013

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Blebbistatin-enhanced toxicity of quantum dots

Metal nanoparticles, so called quantum dots, have attracted a widespread attention due to their unique characteristics (high quantum yield, exceptional photostability, tunable and narrow emission spectrum). One of the most promising and potential applicat ion of quantum dots is an application of ...

Tildelt: kr 0,13 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Investigation of physical environment in West Spitsbergen waters

The project is focusing on comprehensive studies of physical environment in West Spitsbergen waters, which is of vital importance for understanding local marine ecosystem structure and functioning. Firstly, estimation of inter-annual variability of hydrog raphic/thermohaline characteristics in we...

Tildelt: kr 81 999

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

The dynamics of the Russian regime: Putin to Medvedev

This research develops an original theoretical framework and empirical insights from a recently completed PhD that analyses the role of the political party United Russia in the emergence of 'dominant-power politics' or 'electoral authoritarianism' in the Putin period (2000-2008). This research c...

Tildelt: kr 0,14 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Efficient Interactive Visual Analysis of Dynamic Medical Image Data - an evaluation of TIC parameters and their correlation

My PhD project in the visualization group in Magdeburg, Germany, deals with interactive visual analysis (IVA) methods of dynamic medical image data to support medical diagnosis. I am interested in a cooperation between the visualization group at the Unive rsity of Bergen and my group at the Unive...

Tildelt: kr 21 999

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2010

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

"Reviving Indigenous Tradition" in Altai: Sacred Places and Creating Social Networks

The fall of the USSR contributed to the flourishing of new religious movements and inventing of indigenous traditions. Neo-shamanic practices in Siberia are vivid illustration of this. One of these "traditions" in the Altai (Southern Siberia) has become A k-Jan movement. Its background comes from...

Tildelt: kr 99 999

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Cryptanalysis of irregularly clocked linear feedback shift registers in the presence of noise

Irregularly clocked linear feedback shift registers (LFSRs) have become one of the most important cryptographic primitives applied in pseudorandom sequence generators. The output sequences of such generators possess desirable cryptographic characteristics : long periods, high linear complexities ...

Tildelt: kr 57 999

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2010

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Studying Eco-Innovation with the TECHNOLIFE approach

The questions we are aiming at answering during the PhD are : What political and economical future do citizens prefer in order to adress environmental challenges, and most of all why? How can we get them to share their narratives and communicate reflexive ly about their values? What conclusion ca...

Tildelt: kr 0,13 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Biodiversity as heritage: the practice and politics of heritage seed saving in Norway

This ten-month project, involving five months of ethnographic fieldwork, aims to understand the implications of heritage seed saving as practice for the politics of biodiversity and of heritage in Norway. The notion of heritage vegetable seeds refers to a plant cultivar that is grown and conserv...

Tildelt: kr 0,16 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Medical Image Registration of 3D Datasets

This Yggdrasil proposal represents a truly multidisciplinary project consisting of two organ-specific applications - multimodal MR imaging and image registration in the study of brain-behavior relationships in cognitive aging, and motion correction of dyn amic contrast enhanced MRI for the quanti...

Tildelt: kr 0,13 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Assessing the seasonality of the distribution of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in water and plankton of a subalpine lake.

POPs have become a major concern because of their diffusion, toxicity, persistence and ability to bioaccumulate. Once they enter the water ecosystem, POPs generally persist long time and their fate is largely controlled by the partitioning with suspended or dissolved organic carbon. Internal flu...

Tildelt: kr 39 999

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2010

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-RUOK-EONR-økonomi

Application for the E.On-Ruhrgas scholarship.

See my Project Description in the appendix.

Tildelt: kr 42 499

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2010

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Evaluation of a novel biofilm oral vaccine on gut immunity of carp

In aquaculture, vaccination is considered as a sustainable strategy for disease prevention. To further develop effective vaccines for farmed aquatic animals, Norway (Research Council of Norway) and India (Department of Biotechnology) has jointly initiated a research programme with different cons...

Tildelt: kr 0,13 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Jernbanen som nasjonsbygger. Nasjon, region og landskap i norske jernbanedebatter 1840-1908

I mitt doktorgradsprosjekt i historie ved Humboldt-Universitetet i Berlin drøfter jeg infrastrukturutbyggingens rolle i den norske nasjonsbyggingsprosessen. Jeg undersøker dette ved å analysere debatter om sentrale jernbaneprosjekter i norsk offentlighet mellom 1840 og 1908. Med dette ønsker jeg...

Tildelt: kr 69 999

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2010

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Development of new analytical and preparative techniques for enantioselective resolution of Stiripentol

The main goal of the work is the biocatalyzed kinetic resolution of stiripentol through three ways 1- Lipase mediated reaction (esterification or hydrolysis) 2- biocatalyzed reduction of the prochiral ketone 3- biocatalyzed oxidation of the racemic alc ohol. A mandatory prerequisite for the b...

Tildelt: kr 0,13 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Studying Molecular genetics of type-2 diabetes

Project title Studying Molecular genetics of type 2 diabetes Aim Major aim of the present research is to Investigate the functional role of novel gene mutants or variants associated with Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) in south Asian Indians Objective The main objective of this pr...

Tildelt: kr 45 999

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2010

Sted: Ukjent Fylke

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Mathematical modeling of electric potentials recorded in the brain

The progress in experimental neuroscience over the past two decades allows scientists to record brain activity with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. In many cases, the limiting factor is the ability to analyze and interpret the experimental data. One of the most successful theoreti...

Tildelt: kr 0,16 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2010-2011

Sted: Ukjent Fylke