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GLOBHELS-Global helse

Type 2 diabetes and lifestyle in ethnic minorities in Oslo, and in populations in Pakistan, Bangladesh and China

The global prevalence is estimated at over 143 million in 1995, 154 million in 2000 and by 2025 the diabetic population is expected to rise to 300 million, an increase of approximately 120% . Today, diabetes is a disease of the poor. We have reported an i ncreased prevalence of 400% in the urban ...

Tildelt: kr 3,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Oslo - Oslove

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Toxicological Mechanisms of Non-Dioxinlike Persistant Organic Pollutants: Tools for Risk Evaluation

Norway is a major producer of farmed fish, and produces about 650 000 ton yearly. 95% of this is exported. Recently, the levels of persistant organic pollutants (POP) in farmed salmon has raised concerns. Allthough levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs i n Norwegian farmed salmon are well below ...

Tildelt: kr 3,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Oslo - Oslove

FRIMUF-Miljø- og utviklingsforskning

Coast State Intervention Against Vessels Representing a Danger of Oil Pollution - with special emphasis on the Barents Sea.

The purpose of the project is to examine what measures a coastal state can carry out against a foreign vessel that represents a danger of oil pollution. As a point of departure, ships are only subject to flag state jurisdiction. However, modern transport exposes coastal states environment to such...

Tildelt: kr 2,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SAMF-Fagkomiteen for samfunnsvitenskap

The Spatial Embeddedness of Foreign Direct Investment: investigating the complex dyna of FDI for power,regional development and poverty

The rate of FDI has risen dramatically the past three decades. Developing countries' inwards stock of FDI amounted to about one third of their GDP in 2004, compared to just 10 per cent in 1980. The recent explosion of FDI reflects significant transformati ons in economic and political processes. ...

Tildelt: kr 2,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Cell mediated immune response against virus in Atlantic salmon measured by T cell interferon gamma production

There is a need for more and better methods to test viral vaccine efficacy in Atlantic salmon. The adaptive immune responses mounted after vaccination of vertebrates against pathogens are classified as humoral (antibody mediated) and cell mediated immune (CMI) mechanisms. Humoral immune mechanism...

Tildelt: kr 3,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Strengthening human resources for health. A study of health worker availability and performance in Tanzania

Shortage of health personnel and poor health worker performance are among the most pressing problems of health systems in low-income countries. This proposal represents a strategic initiative to provide evidence that will be valuable in addressing these f undamental problems. The initiative is a ...

Tildelt: kr 9,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2012

Sted: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Application of genomics tools and resources to selective breeding for improved disease resistance and animal welfare in fish

Disease poses probably the greatest worldwide risk to the success of intensive aquaculture both through its effects on production and animal welfare. An animals resistance to or tolerance of disease can in some instances be improved through selective bree ding or with treatment such as vaccines, ...

Tildelt: kr 6,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2009

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Pancreas disease in Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout; pathogenesis and risk factors (187087)

Pancreas disease is an emerging viral disease that affects farmed rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon in sea water. In regions where the disease is endemic, the economic impact is significant. An expansion of affected areas and a few outbreaks at previously un-affected sites show the potential for...

Tildelt: kr 9,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2009

Sted: Akershus

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

Prosjektet består i å videreføre og koordinere norsk engasjement i forhold til Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). IOC er et mellomstatlig organ innenfor UNESCO, har 129 medlemsland, og arbeider for å fremme internasjonalt samarbeid og koor dinere programmer innen marin forskning, ...

Tildelt: kr 0,47 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2009

Sted: Vestland

FRIMUF-Miljø- og utviklingsforskning

Beyond the knowledge-action gap: Research as an intervention into Sri Lanka's post-crisis reconstruction

The study seeks to develop knowledge that contributes to poverty reduction and recovery of post-war/post-tsunami Sri Lanka and asks: * What knowledge is produced by humanitarian and development practitioners in a context of crisis? * What constitutes rele vant research knowledge in the given situ...

Tildelt: kr 6,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Leptin in fish - exploring the actions of a novel hormone and its role in control of appetite, growth and puberty in Atlantic salmon and cod

In mammals, leptin is a hormone produced by adipose tissue and has been established as a key signal for regulating adiposity. Until last month (May 2005), when our collaborators at National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Mie Japan published their disc overy of the leptin gene and its expressi...

Tildelt: kr 2,8 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2009

Sted: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Algal toxins & polyunsaturated fatty acids: a polyketide genomic approach to safe and efficient utilisation of microalgae in bioproduction

Microalgal secondary metabolites have attracted attention for two main reasons: first, because they are source of toxins in harmful algal blooms and second, because they are potential rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The dinoflagellates are hig hly diverse group of flagellated unicellu...

Tildelt: kr 3,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Oslo - Oslove

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Cardiomyopathy (CMS) in Atlantic salmon: pathogenesis and experimental transmissibility.

Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) has been diagnosed in Norway since 1985. It affects Atlantic salmon and primarily large farmed fish in seawater that are close to harvest. The economic impact is therefore significant. In spite of the serious impact, the caus e(s) is still unknown. Infectious etiolog...

Tildelt: kr 4,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

NEW MARINE FEED RESOURCES The building of a consortium towards exploitation of un-utilised marine resources for diets to farmed fish

The farming of high priced salmonid species in the northern hemisphere focuses on the production of marine PUFA-rich fillets. In recent years, farming of marine species has increased with higher protein and lower lipid demands. The main feed ingredients, have been fish meal and oil. But predictio...

Tildelt: kr 17,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Vestland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Improved goat herd health - closing in on the goal

In Norway, caprine paratuberculosis is endemic in several regions in Norway and 5-10 % of the goat herds have official restrictions because of paratuberculosis. Thus, the disease can have a substantial negative impact on the economy of goat farming. In t he endemic regions, paratuberculosis has ...

Tildelt: kr 2,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

WTO negotiations and the changing framework conditions for Norwegian agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture

Norway faces a number of challenges in WTO negotiations. Norwegian negotiating positions are based on what we may call a triangle of partly conflicting and partly compatible interests and concerns. (a) Norway has defensive interests with regard to agricul ture. Due to harsh conditions and non-tra...

Tildelt: kr 4,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2009

Sted: Rogaland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Preservation of muscle food with dielectric heat and modified atmospheres

The prepared meal consumption in Europe and America is expected to double in ten years and strong opportunities are predicted in the crossover trend between health and convenience. For many products this can be met by maintaining the nutritional value thr ough minimal processing. Minimally proces...

Tildelt: kr 4,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2009

Sted: Rogaland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Reduced risk of Fusarium and mycotoxin contamination in Norwegian cereals by the development of a rapid screening system

Fusarium infection in cereals has become a problem world-wide. Species of Fusarium produce mycotoxins that leave the grains unsuitable for consumption. In the 2004 harvest, alarming levels of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) was registered in grain lots of Norwegian grown wheat and oats. This ...

Tildelt: kr 11,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Toxicology of synthetic antioxidants EQ, BHA, BHT and their metabolites retained in the fillet of farmed Atlantic salmon.

Synthetic antioxidants are used as preservatives in fish feed and fish feed ingredients to prevent the auto-oxidation of unsaturated lipids. The market demand for more oily fish flesh has lead to an increased lipid content in fish feed in Norway during la st 30 years, which has consequently resul...

Tildelt: kr 4,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2011

Sted: Vestland

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Technology for production of ultra stable marine oils for functional food applications

There is an increasing demand for marine oils due to the growing awareness of its health benefits. The demand for these omega-3 containing lipids as food ingredients (functional food) is predicted to increase extremely when the industry has solved the cha llenges regarding the potential unpleasan...

Tildelt: kr 7,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2012

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Utvikling av en in vitro modell for uttesting av vaksiners effekt hos atlantisk laks

Smitteforsøk er i dag den enerådende metoden for å teste ut om vaksiner gir tilstrekkelig beskyttelse hos fisk. Denne metoden er imidlertid omdiskutert da den medfører stort forbruk av forsøksdyr og en smertefull død for de dyrene som inngår i forsøket. H os varmblodige dyr blir stort sett in vit...

Tildelt: kr 0,80 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2009

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Novel narrow bandwidth lighting technology in cod farming and its impact on performance from early stages to adult fish.

The Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is historically one of the most economically significant fish species in the Northern Atlantic. However, due to extensive exploitation in the last century, the numerous wild stocks are at historically low levels, the specie s itself being classified as vulnerable t...

Tildelt: kr 3,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2009

Sted: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Irrigation water as a potential source of foodborne pathogens in vegetables consumed raw with special focus on lettuce

This project aims to evaluate the extent to which water is a potential source of foodborne pathogens on Norwegian vegetables, particularly lettuce, that are eaten raw. The goal is to suggest practical means to reduce the risk. This is because water is use d in all steps in the production of lettu...

Tildelt: kr 1,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Oslo - Oslove

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

State Failure and Regional Insecurity: A NUPI and PRIO Strategic Collaboration Program

The project will bring together researchers from PRIO and NUPI to explore the linkages between state failure and regional security issues. The program will be founded on four case studies, focusing on Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Georgia and the Horn of Africa. They will focus ...

Tildelt: kr 4,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Oslo - Oslove

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

Imagining the West: Perceptions of the Western 'Other' in 19th-20th Century Eastern Europe and Turkey

Ever since the Enlightenment, East and West have been the constituting elements of the most important single bipolarity in terms of which religious, national, and civilizational communities, major political and cultural projects/movements have been defini ng themselves and one another. While ther...

Tildelt: kr 6,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BEDSAM-Bedriftens samfunnsansvar

International developments, dissemination and implementation of CSR in the Norwegian clothing sector

By a trial research design this project aims to follow the Norwegian branch organisations engagement in the national and international development of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and to study how these processes disseminates and influences the cl othing branch in Norway at the chain and ...

Tildelt: kr 3,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2010

Sted: Rogaland

SAM-EU-Samfinansiering EU-kontoret

Disease and Stress Resistant Common Carp: Combining Quantitative, Genomic, Proteomic and Immunological makers to identify high performance s

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Tildelt: kr 0,74 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2011

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Effect of bioactive fatty acids on survival (IPN/PD), growth and feed conversion in 0+ and 1+ Atlantic salmon.

Introductory studies based on an ongoing research-directed project in AKVAFORSK have revealed critical energy demanding periods for 1+ and 0+ salmon in sea coinciding with negative effects on growth, feed conversion and natural outbreak of virus diseases (IPN/HSMB). Dietary supplementation of bio...

Tildelt: kr 2,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2009

Sted: Nordland - Nordlánnda

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Development of vaccines and diagnostic tools against a new bacterial fish pathogen

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Tildelt: kr 1,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2009

Sted: Vestland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

New risk elements of Listeria as a result of fish processing and adaptation of fish products to current food trends

The products exported from Norwegian fish industry are mainly standard products like fillets, gutted fish and salt-cured products. Due to current food trends like ?convenient food? and ?exotic food?, secondary processing to more differentiated products ha ve become common, and the fish is also us...

Tildelt: kr 2,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2006-2009

Sted: Akershus

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