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Daphine Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2025-R021246
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PERFORMANCE OF TOURISM INDUSTRY IN KAMPALA, UGANDA
REFNo: SS5120ES

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of management information systems on performance of the tourism industry in Kampala, Uganda.

Objectives
This study will be based on the following objectives;
1. To examine the effect of information management on performance of the tourism industry in Kampala, Uganda.
2. To examine the effect of customer relationship management on performance of the tourism industry in Kampala, Uganda.
3. To evaluate the effect of destination management on performance of the tourism industry in Kampala, Uganda.
4. To assess the moderating effect of operational efficiency in the relationship between management information systems and performance of the tourism industry in Kampala, Uganda.

Uganda 2026-04-20 15:55:56 2029-04-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
John Othieno
ID: UNCST-2025-R020125
EXPANDING BRAIN TUMOR SEGMENTATION DATA TO CAPTURE AFRICAN POPULATIONS (BRATS-AFRICA)
REFNo: HS6328ES

1. To avail high-quality real-world imaging and clinical data carefully curated to preserve the heterogeneity in real world acquisition of clinical data and the inherent clinical presentation of brain tumors - a heterogenous disease with pathological features overlapping other noncancerous lesions in the brains.
3. To further expand BraTS-Africa project imaging datasets to include other brain tumor types (other than gliomas only), metastasis, and lesions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy lesions from Uganda.

Uganda 2026-04-20 11:07:38 2029-04-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Shango Patience  Jakheng Emmanuel
ID: UNCST-2025-R020526
WHOLE-GENOME CHARACTERIZATION AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE AT ISHAKA ADVENTIST HOSPITAL, WESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS7175ES

1. To determine the prevalence of HPV infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Ishaka Adventist Hospital. 2. To characterize the genotype distribution and genomic diversity of HPV strains circulating among pregnant women in this population. 3. To identify risk factors associated with HPV infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Ishaka Adventist Hospital. 4. To characterize HPV genomic integration patterns using whole-genome sequencing, stratified by HIV status and HPV phylogenetic clade. 5. To quantify E6/E7 oncogene expression using transcriptomic analysis and assess its relationship with HPV genomic status (integrated versus episomal). 6. To determine the phylogenetic relationships of HPV strains detected among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Ishaka Adventist Hospital.
Nigeria 2026-04-20 11:04:16 2029-04-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Gladys Angee
ID: UNCST-2025-R021927
Cost Management Practices, Operational Efficiency and Financial Performance of Agro-processing Firms in Acholi Sub-region
REFNo: SS5093ES

i. To establish the relationship between cost management practices and financial performance of agro-processing firms in Acholi sub-region. ii. To determine the correlation between cost management practices and operational efficiency of agro-processing firms in Acholi sub-region. iii. To establish the association between operational efficiency and financial performance of agro-processing firms in Acholi sub-region. iv. To find out the mediating role of operational efficiency on the influence of cost management practices on financial performance of agro-processing firms in Acholi sub-region v. To document the moderating role of firm characteristics on the relationship between cost management practices and financial performance of agro-processing firms in Acholi sub-region
Uganda 2026-04-20 11:00:51 2029-04-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Rupankar Dey
ID: UNCST-2026-R023803
People with Disabilities & Sexual Reproductive Health Citizenship in the Kalangala Islands of Lake Victoria, Uganda
REFNo: SS5105ES

This study aims to understand how the spatial context of the island shapes sexual reproductive citizenship surrounding sexuality norms, disability stigma, and social and environmental conditions in the Sese Islands of the Kalangala archipelago. Specific Objectives: This overarching aim is not explored through a single method. Instead, it is addressed through a set of interrelated objectives, each exploring a specific aspect of sexual and reproductive citizenship within island settings. The objectives focus on different groups and processes, allowing methods to be carefully matched to the sensitivities and experiences aimed to be explored. Objective 1 How does islandness shape experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) among people with diverse disabilities on the Kalangala Islands? Objective 2 How does islandness shape fishermen’s perspectives on gender-based violence (GBV)? Objective 3 What shapes access to SRH services for women with diverse disabilities? Objective 4 How does islandness shape the sexual reproductive citizenship of men with diverse disabilities?
India 2026-04-20 10:56:06 2029-04-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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