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Tadeo   Nsubuga
ID: UNCST-2023-R007982
 Factors associated with non-uptake and perceptions about TB preventive therapy among household contacts of TB patients in Moroto district, Uganda.
REFNo: SS4269ES

2. To understand individual and community perceptions about TPT among household contacts of bacteriologically confirmed TB patients ,1. To determine the factors associated with non-uptake of TB preventive therapy among household contacts of bacteriologically confirmed TB patients ,The overall objective is to determine the factors associated with non-uptake and perceptions about TPT among household contacts of bacteriologically confirmed TB patients in Moroto district, Karamoja sub-region, Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2025-09-26 18:34:54 2028-09-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eleanor Matthews
ID: UNCST-2024-R003472
 Assessing development of reciprocity among juvenile chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)
REFNo: NS1024ES

This project assesses the extent to which juvenile chimpanzees use strategies of imitation and observation to learn to reciprocate cooperative behaviors common among adults i.e. grooming and coalitionary action. This project also aims to assess the extent to which cooperative tendency is observable during the juvenile life history phase, and to what extent juvenile cooperative behaviors may predict adult behavioral phenotypes.
USA 2025-09-26 18:30:33 2028-09-26 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ATWIINE CHRISS
ID: UNCST-2025-R018550
 ASSESSMENT OF RISK FOR INDUSTRIAL SORTING MACHINE FAILURES CAUSED BY VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS AND STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE POWER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
REFNo: SIR551ES

iTo identify the primary causes of voltage fluctuations affecting industrial sorting machines at ACPCU Ltd in Sheema District by analyzing power supply logs and equipment response data collected over a three-month period August–October 2025. ii. To assess the impact of voltage fluctuations on the operational performance of industrial sorting machines by conducting real-time performance monitoring and error tracking from August to October 2025. iii. To evaluate the risk levels associated with voltage fluctuations using Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA), and to simulate potential failure outcomes using MATLAB and Monte Carlo analysis, in order to recommend mitigation strategies by November 2025.
 Uganda 2025-09-26 18:29:20 2028-09-26 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Stephen Gray Blair
ID: UNCST-2025-R019416
 Understanding the Role of Play in Promoting Psychosocial Well-being and Learning Among Children in Refugee and Host Communities: A Contextual Study in Adjumani and Obongi Districts
REFNo: SS4275ES

Objectives of the Study This context study aims to generate evidence on how children, parents and guardians, and educators in Adjumani and Obongi districts understand, perceive, and practice play and its implications for education and psychosocial well-being. In particular, this study aims to: ● Understand the cultural and contextual meanings of play and well-being among children, parents and guardians, ECD caregivers and teachers, and community members in West Nile, ● Explore the perceptions of the role of play in supporting children’s psychosocial well-being and learning, ● Document existing practices and norms related to play and psychosocial well-being within families/at home, schools, and communities, and ●Identify barriers and enablers to using play-based learning to support children’s psychosocial well-being.
New Zealand 2025-09-26 18:28:13 2028-09-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Maryvian Owomugisha
ID: UNCST-2025-R017422
 Financial Inclusion, Investment Acumen, Government Interventions and Financial well-being of Ugandan women
REFNo: SS4428ES

1. To examine the extent at which specific financial services have influenced the Financial Well-being of women in Western Uganda.
2. To establish whether government interventions, significantly moderate the relationship between Financial Inclusion and financial well-being of women in Western Uganda.
3. To identify a mediating effect of Investment Acumen on the relationship between financial inclusion and financial well-being of women in western Uganda

Uganda 2025-09-26 18:25:37 2028-09-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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