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Sarah  Sturrock Sabalis
ID: UNCST-2023-R006363
 Using machine learning to model early-onset neonatal sepsis risk in late preterm and term neonates in Uganda (NeoRisk)
REFNo: HS3728ES

1. Determine risk factors for neonatal early-onset sepsis in Kampala, Uganda
2. Use machine learning techniques to create a risk stratification model for early-onset sepsis
3. Explore relationship between culture-positive sepsis and clinical diagnostic features using machine learning techniques, including association between level of training of clinician documented diagnosis and blood culture result

 UK 2024-03-07 8:42:58 2027-03-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Simon Peter Kibira
ID: UNCST-2020-R014668
 Measuring pregnancy preferences among women and men in a resource-limited, high-fertility setting
REFNo: HS3756ES

To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Ugandan DAP scales. (Phase 1- current submission) To develop gender-specific versions of the DAP scale that have construct validity among women and men, respectively, in the Ugandan context (phase 2). To improve measurement of women’s and men’s prospective pregnancy preferences in low-income, high-fertility settings in sub-Saharan Africa through gender-specific evaluation and adaptation of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy (DAP) scale (phase 2) Assess the reliability and validity of adapted DAP scales through testing among women and men in Uganda. (phase 2)
 Uganda 2024-03-07 8:40:19 2027-03-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Barney James
ID: UNCST-2024-R005429
 Assessing Social Entrepreneurship among Welfare Projects in Lukaya, Uganda
REFNo: SS2380ES

1) Evaluate the effectiveness of the training initiatives of social entrepreneurial programs
a. Investigate how effective the training programs are in enhancing student learning
b. Investigate if there are any differences in learning outcomes between the contexts in which the training occurs
c. Investigate if there are any relationship between human capital development (education), and the other categories of social entrepreneurial research included in Gupta, Chauhan, Paul & Jaiswal’s (2020) model, such as social capital, self-efficacy regarding innovation, challenges, demographics, and motivations
2. Examine the broader effectiveness of the social entrepreneurial efforts themselves
d. Use qualitative inquiry to examine the strengths and challenges encountered by social entrepreneurs
e. Use qualitative inquiry to examine the opportunities and future directions perceived by stakeholders
 USA 2024-03-07 8:38:00 2027-03-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MATTHEW MCLENNAN
ID: UNCST-2023-R005558
 Understanding ‘village chimpanzees’: Exploring behaviour and adaptation in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) living outside protected areas to inform conservation
REFNo: NS713ES

The specific goals of this innovative research project are to:
(1) Identify and document the behavioural responses and adaptations of wild chimpanzees in the Budongo-Bugoma corridor to novel situations and risks presented by this unprotected, human-dominated landscape (i.e., unique behaviours that are rarely or never observed in chimpanzees living in minimally disturbed, protected habitats). Specific behaviours and situations of interest for this project include:
(a) Dietary adaptations including the consumption and selection of agricultural crops and other exotic plants;
(b) Home range and habitat use patterns including use of forest fragments, plantations, farmland, village and peri-urban environs;
(c) Behavioural responses to risks presented by roads and vehicle traffic;
(d) Behavioural responses to encounters with novel objects such as household and litter items, with specific focus on pathways for zoonotic disease transmission via contact with human artefacts (anthrozoonoses);
(e) Behavioural responses of chimpanzees to encounters with humans, livestock and other domestic animals.

(2) Examine variation in these behavioural responses and adaptations among multiple chimpanzee groups (e.g., inter-group variation in crop selection and use of exotic trees for nesting) and within groups over time (e.g., temporal changes in crop feeding behaviour and habitat/range use within single social groups).

(3) Determine the demographic characteristics and population dynamics of chimpanzee groups in the Budongo-Bugoma corridor, including:
(a) Establishing group sizes and composition (including male/female sex ratios) and using long-term records to track demographic changes over time;
(b) Reproductive health (including proportions of mature females with dependent offspring; interbirth intervals);
(c) Evidence for female migration in this fragmented habitat (as a measure of population health and viability).
These demographic parameters will be compared with published demographic data from chimpanzees living in less disturbed, protected environments, including in Uganda (e.g., Budongo Forest Reserve; Kibale National Park).


The overall objectives of this research are to:
(1) To collect, compile and contrast primary data on a unique metapopulation of wild chimpanzees (i.e., multiple resident social groups forming a larger regional population) living in the unprotected, human-modified landscape of the Budongo-Bugoma Corridor.

(2) To shed new light on the behavioural repertoire of this endangered great ape in response to human impacts and associated habitat changes.

(3) To use insights to inform and assist the development of conservation strategies for chimpanzees living in unprotected habitat in the Budongo-Bugoma corridor and in other village environs in western Uganda.

(4) To provide a useful model for researching ‘village chimpanzees’ through empowering local community members, which could serve as a template for conservation monitoring of great apes where they occur outside Protected Areas elsewhere in tropical Africa.

 UK 2024-03-07 19:39:42 2027-03-07 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Karungi Monica Karungi
ID:
Automated System for Evaluating Blended Teaching & Learning Process in Higher Education. Case of Kabale University.
REFNo: SIR279ES

To evaluate the impact of the developed system towards improving lecturer and course assessment at Kabale University.,To develop users capacity building of to use the automated system for course and lecturer assessment,To develop an automated system for course and lecturer assessment by students,To benchmark lecturer and course evaluation with other existing universities in order to establish best practices and current limitations and best practice.,To automate course and lecturer assessment process by students at Kabale University,
 Uganda 2024-03-07 19:31:22 2027-03-07 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ALULE  Jimmy Rhombe
ID:
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES AMONG THE LUGBARA IN YUMBE DISTRICT, NORTHWESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS1958ES

General Objective
To investigate the nature of IK and the extent to which such knowledge is utilised in SMFR.
Specific Objectives
i) To characterise the dynamics of forest resources in Yumbe district.
ii) To establish the prevalence of IK practices used in the management of forest resources
among the Lugbara in Yumbe district.
iii) To assess the adaptability of IK in the management of forest resources in Yumbe district.
iv) To investigate the sustainability of IK in MFR among the Lugbara in Yumbe district.
 Uganda 2024-03-07 19:29:51 2027-03-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Douglas Zibugu
ID:
The impact of the TTC model on maternal health outcomes in Northern Uganda.
REFNo: HS3826ES

The Objectives of the study
The main objective of the study will be to assess the socio-economic impact of the timed and targeted counseling (TTC) on maternal health outcomes in Northern Uganda.
The specific objectives are:
1. To investigate the effect of TTC on Antenatal Care (ANC) utilization among pregnant mothers in Northern Uganda.
2. To evaluate the influence of the TTC implementation on the choice of place of delivery among mothers in Northern Uganda.
3. To assess the impact of TTC on Post-Natal Care (PNC) utilization among mothers in Northern Uganda.

 Uganda 2024-03-07 19:28:35 2027-03-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
TURYASINGURA  JOHNBOSCO
ID:
CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN GREATER KIGEZI: A CASE OF KABALE, RUKIGA AND RUBANDA)
REFNo: SS2201ES

To establish the causes of alcohol consumption in Kigezi Sub Region,To examine the effects of alcoholism in Kigezi Sub Region,To suggest the possible mitigation measures to reduce the level of alcohol consumption ,The purpose of this project is to examine the causes and effects of alcohol consumption in Kigezi Sub region and come up with workable mitigation strategies that would address the challenges of alcoholism.,
 Uganda 2024-02-29 9:36:42 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
CLEMENT MUNGUIKO
ID:
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND ITS CORRELATES AMONG STUDENTS OF BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE PROGRAM IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS3522ES

1. Determine the level of academic achievement in biomedical sciences among BNS students in Uganda. 2. Examine socio-demographic factors associated with academic achievement in biomedical sciences among BNS students in Uganda. 3. Investigate individual educational factors that correlate with academic achievement in biomedical sciences among BNS students in Uganda. 4. Explore institutional factors that influence academic achievement in biomedical sciences among BNS students in Uganda.
Uganda 2024-02-29 17:38:14 2027-03-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jannette Abalo
ID:
Deprivation of Children’s Liberty in the Context of Armed Conflict in Uganda
REFNo: SS2120ES

Create political visibility and awareness needed to trigger action on the children’s deprivation of liberty in the context of armed conflicts at the AU and RECs;,Identify how existing child protection laws, policies and programmes can be used to prevent and respond to children’s deprivation of liberty in the context of armed conflict,Build evidence on the state of children’s deprivation of liberty in the context of armed conflict in Africa,To strengthen the protection of children from deprivation of liberty in the context of armed conflict in Africa.,
 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:36:47 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rosemary Nansubuga
ID:
Curriculum Design and Career Choice(s) Among Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Wakiso District, Uganda.
REFNo: SS2105ES

iii. To find out how assessment strategies influence career choices among students in secondary schools. ii. To determine the influence of instructional methods on career choices among students in secondary schools. i. To establish the influence of course content on career choices among students in secondary schools. The study’s overall objective is to investigate the influence of curriculum design on career choices among students in secondary schools in Uganda using secondary schools in Wakiso District in central Uganda.
 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:35:34 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
JIMMY ELING -
ID:
Investigation of the Effect of Torrefaction on the Briquetting and Combustion Characteristics of Groundnut Shell and Maize Straw
REFNo: NS668ES

(i) Optimize torrefaction conditions: temperature; heating rate; and holding time of groundnut
shell and maize straw.
(ii) Obtain the optimal briquetting conditions: compacting pressure; temperature; and particle size
of raw and torrefied groundnut shell and maize straw.
(iii) Determine the energy requirements for densification of raw and torrefied groundnut shell and
maize straw.
(iv) Investigate the effect of torrefaction on the combustion characteristics of briquettes produced
from groundnut shell and maize straw.
(v) Determine combustion kinetics of raw and torrefied groundnut shell and maize straw.
 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:34:24 2027-03-01 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Fridah Siyanga
ID: UNCST-2023-R007537
 Small fish for small children: Consumption of small fish among primary school-age children in Northern Uganda project
REFNo: SS2301ES

1.To examine environmental, economic, social, and institutional factors affecting availability and access to small fish in selected rural and urban communities. 2.To assess the utilization and consumption of small fish at home and in school among children of primary school going age (6-14 years) from selected households in these communities. 3.To examine the role of parents, school management, district administrations, and other stakeholders in facilitating existing school feeding practices in selected schools. 4.To assess current policies governing school feeding and to analyze the various stake-holders’ perceptions on their role in developing and implementing school feeding policies that can contribute to providing school meals containing small fish.
 Zambia 2024-02-29 17:33:23 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MAJARIWA DAVID
ID: UNCST-2023-R007546
 TAKING KISWAHILI TO THE INFORMAL SECTOR: DEVELOPING PEOPLE’S KISWAHILI ORAL PROFICIENCY AS A SOFT SKILL TO WIDEN THEIR ECONOMIC PROSPECTS IN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS2077ES

iv. iv. To ascertain the feasibility of developing oral proficiency in Kiswahili among people in the Informal Sector.,iii. To examine both qualitatively and quantitatively the factors that influence the oral proficiency and usage of Kiswahili in Uganda.,ii. To determine the perception of Ugandans on Kiswahili learning for communicative usage in Uganda.,i. To assess Kiswahili oral competencies of the people in the informal sector,The general Objective of the study is to establish how the Informal Sector can leverage on Kiswahili acquisition and usage in Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:31:46 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Damian Kajunguri
ID:
Mathematical analysis of the impact of poor sanitation on human health, environment and economic development in the new cities of Uganda
REFNo: NS712ES

OBJECTIVES
The main objective is to design a sanitation framework for effective delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in the new cities of Uganda.
Specific Objectives
i. To determine the current water, sanitation and hygiene practices in the new cities
ii. To determine the risks on human health, environment and economic development that arise due to poor hygiene and sanitation services in new cities
iii. To develop mathematical models that will be used to determine optimal waste dumping places and evaluate the impact of improved water and sanitation services on human health, environment and economic development

Uganda 2024-02-29 17:29:51 2027-03-01 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Denis Sekiwu
ID:
Entrepreneurship Development for Refugee Self-Reliance in Nakivale and Oruchinga Settlement Camps
REFNo: SS2238ES

Main Objective
To generate relevant entrepreneurship activities and training for mitigating the socio-economic challenges of refugees in order to unlock their potential for socio-economic integration into the modern world.

Speci1. To conduct an inception study assessing the status of entrepreneurial competences for refugees in the hosting communities of Nakivale and Oruchinga
2. To examine the gender and youth uptake on entrepreneurship among refugees in the hosting communities of Nakivale and Oruchinga
3. To design an appropriate entrepreneurship education program for improving refugee self-reliance for socio-economic integration in the hosting communities of Nakivale and Oruchinga
fic Objectives

 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:28:41 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Patrick Opondo
ID: UNCST-2022-R010446
 Monitoring and Evaluation analysis of Managing Animal Health and Acaricides for a Better Africa (MAHABA): An assessment of the Impact of MAHABA initiative on Small Scale Producers in Uganda.
REFNo: A387ES

Assess the impact of MAHABA initiative activities on farmers practices, knowledge, perceptions, attitudes and challenges on use of acaricide products for cattle in the control of Ticks and tickborne diseases in selected districts of Uganda with high burden of ticks and tickborne diseases looking across different cattle production systems.,Assess measurable impact on ticks and tick-borne diseases control contributed by outreach activities in the MAHABA initiative,Assess farmer acaricide application practices that may cause sub-optimal tick control and drive acaricide resistance,Assess the economics of ticks and tick borne diseases,Assess the role of youth in ticks and tick borne disease management,Assess the role of gender in ticks and tick-borne diseases management.,Assess opportunities for developing new routes for communication,Assess sources of information on acaricides, ticks and tickborne diseases,Assess protocols selected in controlling ticks and tickborne diseases,Assess acaricide availability to the farmers ,Assess the extent of farmer observed acaricide resistance and treatment failures,Assess farm size and management systems of farmers,Assess the number and proportion of farmers using acaricides ,Assess other production constraints among farmers,Assess the cost controlling of ticks and tick borne diseases among farmers,
 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:26:52 2027-03-01 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Anne Schel Marijke
ID:
Flexibility in primate vocal behaviour: the role of socio-ecological pressures and context in the production and percep-tion of vocal signals.
REFNo: NS759ES

The general aim of the proposed study is to contribute to the debate about how fluctuations in socio-ecological pressures may lead to more or less flexible behavioural strategies in primate social and vocal behaviour, and what role individual states may additionally contribute to this. This is done by studying the behavioural consequences of (1.) fluctuations in predation pressures and (2.) fluctuations in female reproductive states in two different primate species of the Budongo Forest Reserve: (1.) guereza colobus monkeys (Colobus guereza) and (2.) chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). For the study on the colobus monkeys, behavioural monitoring, as well as playback experiments, will be conducted to find out whether guereza colobus monkeys flexibly adjust their vocal and social behaviour relative to local differences in predation pressures. For the study on the chimpanzees, only behavioural observation will be conducted, aimed to assess whether female chimpanzees flexibly adjust their vocal and social behaviour relative to reproductive state and food availability. These studies test hypotheses arising from substantial previous work with the Sonso and Kaniyo Pabidi communities of Guereza colobus monkeys and chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, which in the past also entailed observational and acoustical experimental fieldwork.
 Netherlands 2024-02-29 17:25:22 2027-03-01 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Amwonya
ID: UNCST-2023-R005887
 Inclusive Education in a Post COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case of Pregnant Teenage Learners in Religious run Secondary Schools in Uganda
REFNo: SS2358ES

To establish the level of capacity of the school in supporting the pregnant teenagers to have a conducive and inclusive learning environment,To determine the level of integration and support from teachers and entire school community in enabling the learner to cope with their studies.,To investigate the level of inclusiveness of pregnant teenage learners who enrolled back for their studies after the lockdown.,The main objective of the study is to investigate the level of inclusiveness in the post-COVID-19 period of teenage mothers in secondary schools managed by consecrated perso,
 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:24:43 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Fred Shimali
ID:
Influence of Women Empowerment on Children’s Dietary Diversity in Eastern Uganda
REFNo: SS2372ES

The main objective is "To understand how the different dimensions of women empowerment interact with socio-economic characteristics of a woman and that of her spouse and the HH and gender role attitudes to influence dietary diversity for children in Eastern Uganda" It should be revised to read as "To assess how the different dimensions of women empowerment interact with socio-economic position of a woman and that of her spouse and the HH gender role attitude to influence dietary diversity for children in Eastern Uganda"

Specific objectives:

1. To assess the level of women empowerment in Eastern Uganda
2. To determine the relationship between individual characteristics of women, their spouses, and household characteristics on the extent of women empowerment in eastern Uganda 3. To establish the influence of women empowerment on dietary diversity for children in Eastern Uganda
4. To establish the influence of gender role attitude on dietary diversity for children in Eastern Uganda

 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:23:19 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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