0 antall prosjekter

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Recycling and remelting of light metals

Recycling of metals, particularly aluminium, magnesium and silicon, is a relatively new research area, and recycled metal is being increasingly used in industry. Recycling is especially attractive if the melt treatment does not degrade the quality of the metal. The main objective is to address fu...

Tildelt: kr 0,29 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Adaptive evolution of myostatin in the family of Bovidae

Natural selection is fundamental to the evolution of genes. A sequence is under positive selective pressure if a particular change in a coding sequence gives an organism an advantage over other organisms. In an earlier study we have found myostatin to be a candidate for positive selective pressur...

Tildelt: kr 0,10 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Vestland

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Improving care for people with dementia through developing a collaborative multi center international research project USA - Norway

...

Tildelt: kr 0,26 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Rogaland

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Cooperation Norway-USA in the field of wind energy

The wind turbine industry has undergone a growth of 30-40% per year, making wind energy a significant source of electrical energy in many countries. The turbines have grown from 50kW to 5 MW over some 25 years, and since for comparable designs the weight of the blades and drive train grows faster...

Tildelt: kr 54 000

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2005

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Applied Risk Analysis and Monte Carlo Methods

1. Applied Risk Analysis, Simulation and Software Development Ideally one would like to have a software tool for doing risk analysis, which combines influence diagrams, network models, discrete event models and system dynamic models. With such a hybrid t ool one could choose the model type that ...

Tildelt: kr 0,27 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Oslo

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Strengthening competence in research on health interventions: Collaboration with Stanford University and University of California, Davis

The Research Centre for Health Promotion, U of Bergen, has considerable experience in developing and evaluating health promotion interventions, such as: - The BE smokeFREE programme (with the Norwegian Cancer Society) - The Olweus programme for the preven tion of bullying - The EC-funded SATZ pro...

Tildelt: kr 0,16 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Vestland

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Ageing future: Economic beliefs and attitudes toward the future of old age

...

Tildelt: kr 74 564

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Leiv Eiriksson Mobilitetsstipend for Øivind Hagen

The research stay at an internationally renowned university is an important part of my PhD project. The University of California, Berkeley, has relevant and worldclass competence in my research area.

Tildelt: kr 0,27 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Integration of developmental and environmental forcing in life history models of planktonic organisms

In a longer perspective the proposed research aims at integrating certain aspects of two major, although separated, domains in current biology: The first domain extends from the molecule to the organisms, while the second extends from organism to populati on biology, biodiversity studies, and eco...

Tildelt: kr 0,16 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Vestland

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Predictors of Changes in Depressive Symptoms, Suicidality, and Eating Problems in Adolescence and Early Adulthood

During the previous 10 years there has been a considerable increase in prospective studies on adolescent mental health, and new knowledge has been gained in this respect. However, there has been a comparative paucity in prospective studies on young adult mental health. Moreover, we generally know...

Tildelt: kr 0,23 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Communication in court - evidential value of oral and immediate statement in court

There is a scarcity of literature and research in Norway focused on the arguments and effects of the principles of oral and immediate presentation in the court room. Oral and immediate presentation of proof constitutes central principles of procedure (Str prl. §§ 278, 296) and they are considered...

Tildelt: kr 0,14 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Oslo

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Succession of aquatic invertebrates in recently deglaciated terrain: mapping the magnitude and impact of climate change

With human impact minimised, possible effects of climate change should be more easily detected in pristine Arctic environments. Both the glacial history of the Arctic and expected future temperature change caused by the greenhouse effect indicates that th e amplitude of temperature change is grea...

Tildelt: kr 0,17 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Vestland

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Modelling of Circadian Rhythms

Circadian rhythms (from latin circa, about; and dies, day) play important roles in the adaptation of organisms to their natural environment. It is assumed that by measuring day length, the circadian clock participates in the initiation of important daily processes, for example sleep or activity r...

Tildelt: kr 81 940

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Rogaland

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

The Other Langage in French-speaking litterature and cinema with a special focus on Québec

Starting my career as a professor of French literature, I converted in the 1980s to French-speaking litterature and film. As it will be seen from my publishing list, almost all my research and publishing for the last 10-15 years is linked to this area. M y main focus has always been the French-s...

Tildelt: kr 53 500

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Vestland

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Understanding and prevention of unexplained stillbirths - US collaboration in the Femina study and the Norwegian 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 0,27 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Oslo

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Modelling Thermal Effects in the Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell

This project relates to a 3-month scientific visit for one researcher from Institute for Energy Technology, Norway, to the Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre (FCRC) in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The researcher will perform parts of the suggested work p lan for 2005 in the project "Thermal Effe...

Tildelt: kr 85 000

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2007

Sted: Akershus

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Joint research on forging and extrusion of aluminum alloys, including physical and numerical modeling

Visiting professor and applicant have cooperated on metal forming research for some time. This work has lead to results that are currently close to a level where they can be published. A three-months visit of professor Misiolek to NTNU in Trondheim is req uired to finalise work. Work to be publis...

Tildelt: kr 85 000

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Cognitive and neuroendocrine correlates of stress coping style in fish

The project is integrated with a joint effort between the applicant Dr. Øyvind Øverli and Professor Cliff Summers at the University of South Dakota, who has recently submitted a project application to the National Science Foundation entitled "Effects of s election for stress responsiveness on cog...

Tildelt: kr 0,16 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Akershus

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Human Security in the Arctic

The Leiv Eirikssons Mobility Program provides the crucial step from the stage of agreement between researchers to the planning and implementation stage. The rationale for our work is that it is becoming clear that recognition of human security issues in n orthern contexts is imperative to the dev...

Tildelt: kr 0,27 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Upgrading and Characterisation of Heavy Oils. Overseas Fellowship - The University Alberta, Canada.

Heavy oil is a generic term including heavy crudes, residues, synthetic crude oils from coal, products from shale oil and tar sand production, and similar oils. The heavy oils have properties that make them difficult to process, these being high densities , high boiling points, high molecular wei...

Tildelt: kr 89 140

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

"Packaging the Presidency - Norwegian Style", a project within the Forum for Contemporary History framework of "America in our hearts?"

As an integrated part of my doctoral fellowship at the Forum for Contemporary History (FoSam), University of Oslo, I have been appointed Visiting Fellow for the 2005 Spring Quarter at the Contemporary History Institute (CHI), Ohio University. I will be th e first such formalized appointee under t...

Tildelt: kr 53 500

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2005

Sted: Oslo

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Learning and evaluating production processes of artificial diets for the implementation on Norwegian aquaculture species as cod and halibut.

A large effort has been made world wide to culture marine species for aquaculture. Live feed production is a significant cost for the Norwegian halibut and cod farming, but one has not succeeded replacing live feed with a formulated diet. The lack of a w ell functional formulated diet for marine...

Tildelt: kr 74 000

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Vestland

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Peptide binding to HLA-DQ2 and development of blocking agents for the treatment of celiac disease

Celiac disease is a prevalent disease affecting about 1:100 Scandinavians. The only treatment available today is lifelong exclusion of gluten from the diet. This is a cumbersome treatment and the patients are asking for alternative treatments. Celiac dise ase develops as the result of an inapprop...

Tildelt: kr 0,11 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2005-2006

Sted: Oslo