MICHAEL KAWOOYA GRACE
ID: UNCST-2020-R014672
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The African Breast Imaging Dataset for Equitable Cancer Care (The ABreast Data set)
REFNo: HS4709ES
1. To train community health workers to conduct breast examination using hand held ultrasound machines in the community
2. To develop the first publicly available expert-labelled ultrasound imaging data with mammograms, a wealth of clinical profiles, and where available biopsy pathology data.
3. Introduce the Abreast Challenge, as a new image segmentation grand challengevii at the 2024 Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Society (MICCAI) annual meeting, happening for the first time in Africa (Morocco).
4. Introduce a baseline state of the art (SOTA) model of a deep learning approach for lesion detection of breast lesions on low-cost (also low-resolution) POC-US for wider screening accessibility.
5. Train up to 70 African clinicians and researchers to develop SOTA ML lesion detection methods to ensure that SSA retains a local community of skilled experts who are knowledgeable on how to use ML data to solve local health needs.
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Uganda |
2024-09-10 10:56:03 |
2027-09-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Patrick Kagurusi Tumusiime
ID: UNCST-2021-R012687
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Evaluating the Impact of DESC Approach: Comparative Quasi-Experimental Study of Community Health Worker Performance in Moyo and Adjumani Districts, West Nile Uganda
REFNo: HS4756ES
1) To evaluate the impact of the DESC Approach on CHW performance metrics, including CHW reporting rates, household visits, health services provided, and engagement in activities.
2) To generate evidence on performance-based pay options to inform policies on CHW compensation at the district level by October 2024
3) To compare CHW performance between intervention (Moyo District) and non-intervention (Adjumani District) areas.
4) To assess the effectiveness of mobile technology utilization, training, and performance-based incentives in enhancing CHW performance.
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Uganda |
2024-09-10 10:52:55 |
2027-09-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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JUDITH AWACORACH
ID: UNCST-2024-R004547
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GREEN FINANCE INCENTIVES AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD OUTCOMES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2993ES
To examine the mediating role of competitive advantage of green charcoal value chain in the relationship between Green Finance incentives and sustainable Livelihood outcomes in Uganda,To examine the mediating roles of green charcoal value chain in the relationship between Green Finance incentives and sustainable livelihood outcomes of green charcoal production in Uganda.,To examine the competitiveness of green finance incentive for green charcoal in sustainable livelihood outcomes in Uganda,To assess the contributions of green finance incentives in the green charcoal value chain to enhance sustainable livelihood outcomes in Uganda.,To assess the green finance use in green charcoal production to enhance sustainable livelihood outcomes in Uganda,To assess availability and accessibility of green finance incentives and its contributions to sustainable livelihood outcomes in Uganda,
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Uganda |
2024-09-10 10:49:52 |
2027-09-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Alison Elliott
ID: UNCST-2023-R006524
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OBTAINING SINGLE-CELL LEVEL INSIGHTS INTO THE IMMUNOLOGICAL
AND METABOLIC PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH VACCINE HYPO-RESPONSIVENESS
[REVERSE]
REFNo: HS4782ES
1. To measure the SARS-CoV-2 antibody response at baseline, 3 months after prime vaccination and 1 month after boost vaccination in European and Ugandan adults.
2. To characterise peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and their response to prime/booster vaccination with the AstraZeneca ChadOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in European and Ugandan adults using single-cell technologies
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UK |
2024-09-10 10:45:15 |
2027-09-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Brandon Maser
ID: UNCST-2024-R005142
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Understanding How Policies, Politics, and National Contexts Influence Access to Opioid Medicines in Uganda
REFNo: HS4768ES
1) To elucidate the policy mechanisms that are used by policymakers to govern access to and safe use of opioid medicines in Uganda.
2) To understand how political factors and national context influence the political priority for improving access to opioid medicines within Uganda’s national government’s policy agenda.
3) To understand how political factors and national context influence how governmental, non-governmental, and transnational actors formulate alternative policy options for ensuring access to opioid medicines in Uganda.
4) To understand how policies governing opioid analgesics and those governing OAT have been uniquely influenced by political factors and national contexts during Uganda’s opioid policy reforms.
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Canada |
2024-09-10 10:26:35 |
2027-09-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Francis Busiku
ID: UNCST-2024-R004040
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Validity, Feasibility and Acceptability of digital x-ray Computer Aided Diagnosis for Tuberculosis by Village Health Teams in Bududa District- a cross-sectional study
REFNo: HS4792ES
3. To determine the feasibility and acceptability of portable Digital Chest X-ray CAD4TB version 7 by VHTs in Bududa District.,2. To determine the validity of portable Digital Chest X-ray CAD4TB version 7, compared to ZN in Bududa District.,1. To determine the validity of portable Digital Chest X-ray CAD4TB version 7, compared to X-pert MTB/RIF (x-pert) in Bududa District.,To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of portable CXR CAD4TB as Community TB diagnostic tool in Bududa District in Uganda.,
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Uganda |
2024-09-10 10:17:27 |
2027-09-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Achilles Katamba
ID: UNCST-2019-R000540
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Peer-led Implementation of TB-HIV Education and Adherence Counselling in Uganda
REFNo: HS4801ES
To evaluate the implementation fidelity and context of a peer-navigation strategy for TB-EC to improve TB treatment and ART outcomes, To determine the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of a peer-navigation strategy for TB-EC and explore the social-behavioral mechanisms for improving adherence and clinical outcomes. ,To evaluate the implementation of a peer-navigation strategy for TB-EC to improve TB treatment completion and ART retention. , To evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a novel, peer-led TB education and counseling strategy to improve outcomes among persons with tuberculosis (TB) with and without HIV/AIDS and assess the social-behavioral mechanisms underlying the observed treatment effects. ,
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Uganda |
2024-09-10 10:03:57 |
2027-09-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Okumu Tendo Ivan
ID:
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Assessment and remediation of selected heavy metals contaminants in tannery wastewater from selected tanneries in Jinja city and Wakiso district,Uganda
REFNo: NS795ES
Prepare and characterize biochar using green banana peels and coffee husks ,Evaluate the concentration levels, speciation and toxicity of selected heavy metals( Cr,Cu,NI,Pb and Zn) in tannery wastewater.,To assess the concentration levels and to bioremediate selected heavy metals contaminants in tannery wastewaters from designated tanning industries in Uganda,
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Uganda |
2024-09-10 10:01:32 |
2027-09-10 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Robert MPIIRA
ID: UNCST-2022-R005391
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Community Development Intervention Strategies and Poverty Alleviation in Wakiso District
REFNo: SS3067ES
(iv) Explore how interactions among development actors affect poverty alleviation in Wakiso district,(iii) Assess if, and to what extent, multipurpose cooperative societies leverage community development intervention strategies in poverty alleviation in Wakiso District,(ii) Analyse the relationship, if any, between the various development strategies and the selected poverty outcomes (income, food security, household assets, agency),(i) Understand how the communities in Wakiso district perceive poverty and development,To generate, using a systems approach, more contextualized knowledge on the effects of skills acquisition, transfers and financial inclusion supported by non-governmental organisations through cooperatives on household income, assets, food security and agency. ,
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Uganda |
2024-09-10 10:00:24 |
2027-09-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Riccardo Durini
ID:
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Comparison in sociality in snared and non-snared chimpanzees
REFNo: NS861ES
The goal is to analyse social behavioural differences between snared and healthy chimpanzee individuals. The comparison focuses on certain traits related to sociality, such as the number and quality of bonds with other individuals, party formation, grooming partners and others.
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Switzerland |
2024-09-09 14:54:20 |
2027-09-09 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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