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Fred Ssewamala
ID: UNCST-2020-R014060
 Suubi4STEM: A signature program to advance STEM education in Africa
REFNo: SS475ES

Objective 1. Test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of innovative Suubi4STEM intervention in promoting educational STEM opportunities and life options for young people in Uganda.

Objective 2. Qualitatively examine participants’ and facilitators’ intervention experiences and identify individual, family and institutional-level facilitators and barriers to Suubi4STEM intervention implementation and participation. Objective 3. Evaluate the cost of implementing Suubi4STEM. Objective4. Disseminate program findings to promote the Suubi4STEM intervention on a larger scale

 Uganda 2020-10-16 2023-10-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Mandela Wangoola Robert
ID:
FACTORS INFLUENCING TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE STABILITY IN CATTLE RESERVOIR IN LANGO SUB REGION
REFNo: NS135ES

General Objective
• Evaluate the factors influencing Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infections persistence and stability in the cattle reservoir in Lango sub region
Specific objectives
(i) To determine the prevalence of bovine trypanosomiasis in Lango sub region.
(ii) Assess the stability of T. b rhodesiense in naturally infected cattle in Lango sub region
(iii) Evaluate risk factors leading to continued cattle trypanosomiasis infection in Lango sub region

 Uganda 2020-10-16 2023-10-16 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Sara Nsibirwa
ID: UNCST-2021-R012889
 Antimicrobial resistance in trauma and burn patients with blood stream or wound infections – an observational cohort study from Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS815ES

The primary aims:
• To determine the prevalence of blood stream due to specific bacterial and fungal pathogens resistant to first choice empirical treatment in trauma and burn patients.
• To determine the prevalence of wound infections due to bacterial and fungal pathogens resistant to first choice empirical treatment in trauma and burn patients
The secondary aims:
• To describe the proportion of burns and trauma patients requiring a switch of antibiotic or antifungal treatment following wound swab and blood culture results.
• To describe the clinical outcomes of trauma and burn patients with blood stream and wound infections due to bacterial and fungal pathogens resistant to first choice empirical treatment
• To identify risk factors for the development of wound and blood stream infections due to resistant bacterial and fungal pathogens among trauma and burn patients.


Uganda 2020-10-15 2023-10-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Emmanuel Gusango Humphrey
ID:
Constructivist informed teaching and preparation of students in Primary Teachers Colleges of South Eastern Region in Uganda
REFNo: SS498ES

i. Explore the constructivist principles used in the instruction of students in Primary Teachers Colleges.
ii. Examine the constructivist practices applied to the school practice supervisory process in Primary Teachers Colleges.
iii. Examine the implementation of coaching in the preparation of students’ professional growth.

Uganda 2020-10-14 2023-10-14 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Robert Tweyongyere
ID:
Optimizing SMART Dairy Technologies for Efficient Sustainable Productivity of Dairy Farmers in Uganda
REFNo: A80ES

Specific objectives
1. Determine the dairying problems and constraints, current solution options and priority list of solutions which are gender sensitive across age and space.
2. Determine the dairy farmers’ cattle feeding and breeding practices in the milk sheds of Uganda
3. Determine local feed ingredients nutrient profile for optimal dairy feed ration formulation
4. Develop a farmers’ community based breeding program
5. Increase Farmers’ access to elite genetics by artificial breeding technologies (artificial insemination(AI) and Embryo transfer(ET))
6. Determine the nutritional-metabolic profiles among the dairy cattle in selected DaFaN clusters to Optimize cost-effective forage production, preservation and utilization
7. Determine animal health and breeding profile parameters generated by ruminal or collar sensor technology for effective monitoring of individual animals on farms in Uganda

 Uganda 2020-10-14 2023-10-14 Agricultural Sciences Non-degree Award
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