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Phiona Arineitwe
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Institutional Support and Teacher Competence Mediated by Organisational Learning in Government-Aided Secondary Schools in South Western Uganda, Uganda.
REFNo: SS2518ES

1. To investigate the influence of institutional support on teacher competence in government-aided secondary schools in South Western Uganda.
2. To establish the influence of institutional support on organisational learning in government-aided secondary schools in South Western Uganda.
3. To determine the influence of organisational learning on teacher competence in government-aided secondary schools in South Western Uganda.
4. To test the mediating effect of organisational learning on the influence of institutional support on teacher competence in government-aided secondary schools in South Western Uganda

 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:31:51 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Herbert Kiwalya
ID: UNCST-2024-R004872
 Electronic healthcare registries: An evaluation of current practices, stakeholder perceptions and implementation effectiveness.
REFNo: HS4359ES

Evaluate the effectiveness and usability of an electronic registry implemented to enhance the availability and accessibility of patient-level data for quality improvement and decision-making.,Describe the implementation requirements for an electronic healthcare registry in Uganda and identify barriers that may be encountered during its’ setup and utilisation.,Assess the current practices and challenges in documenting, accessing and using patient-level, registry-based healthcare data in eastern Uganda.,Describe stakeholder perceptions of electronic healthcare registries to facilitate quality improvement, clinical benchmarking and research at local, regional, national and international levels of the healthcare system in Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa.,We aim to understand current views of stakeholders in three African countries about the use of electronic healthcare registries. This will include developing a detailed understanding of the local context from eastern Uganda. Following implementation of an integrated electronic registry to support quality improvement work we will conduct a process evaluation that will allow us to reflect on the effectiveness of our registry in this setting.,
 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:30:37 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alice Endra Ezuru
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Access and Application of digital technologies among fishing communities in Uganda: a case of Lake Victoria community
REFNo: SS2677ES

i). To examine the information needs (personal, trade, health, fishing inputs, technology) of the fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda.
ii). To establish the digital technologies used in information access by the fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda.
iii). To determine the access and application of digital technologies in information dissemination within the fishing communities and managers of Lake Victoria in Uganda.
v). To examine challenges (if any) in access and application of digital technologies among the fishing communities of Lake Victoria in Uganda.

 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:29:42 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ali Kudamba
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Anticancer activity and safety of Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f) Wild & R.B. Drumm. as used in the treatment of prostate cancer in the Elgon sub-region, Uganda
REFNo: HS3007ES

To determine the effect of aqueous, methanol, & total crude of Rhoicissus tridentata (Lf.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. on the antiproliferative activity (% growth inhibition or cell viability) of the prostate cancer cell line,To assess the effect of aqueous, methanol, and total crude extracts from Rhoicissus tridentata (Lf.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. on the apoptotic index of the prostate cancer cell line. ,To assess the effect of methanol, aqueous, and total crude extracts Rhoicissus tridentata (Lf.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. on sub-acute toxicity in Wistar albino rats. ,To assess the effect of methanol, aqueous, and total crude extracts Rhoicissus tridentata (Lf.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. on acute toxicity in female Wistar albino mice. ,To determine the phytochemical compositions of aqueous and methanol extracts of Rhoicissus tridentata (Lf.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. harvested from the volcanic soils of mountain Elgon slopes.,To describe the medicinal plants used in the treatment of cancers with emphasis on prostate cancer,The study is aimed at assessing the anticancer activity and safety of Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & R.B. Drumm used in the treatment of prostate cancer in the Elgon sub-region. ,
 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:28:36 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lauren Wolf
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The Spatial Ecology of the Red Colobus Monkeys
REFNo: NS808ES

The overall goal of this project is to comprehensively understand the ecological and social determinants that influence the spatial behavior of the Ashy Red Colobus Monkey.
USA 2024-05-31 18:27:17 2027-05-31 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
SHANNA NANTUME AGNES
ID: UNCST-2024-R004915
 CHILD MALTREATMENT,SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN NAGURU REMAND HOME
REFNo: SS2642ES

1. To identify the best predictor of psychological well-being among adolescents in a remand home. 2. To determine the relationship between child maltreatment and social support among these adolescents. 3. To assess the relationship between social support and psychological well-being among adolescents. 4. To examine the relationship between child maltreatment and psychological well-being among adolescents.
 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:26:39 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Karen Setty Elizabeth
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Tracking the Ripple Effects of Water Quality Information Sharing among Household Consumers, Water Managers, and Local Officials
REFNo: SS2609ES

1. Characterize actual information uses and applications that might affect water management practices and policies. - Follow up with participants through surveys and qualitative interviews after each information-sharing event. - Individually deliver a series of water quality reports containing solution-oriented messages. - Evaluate the uses and impact of water quality data among local government, water management, and household decision-makers. 2. Tailor a water quality information delivery intervention through a user-centered design process. - Establish good practices for water quality information sharing in small water supply systems in low-resource settings.
 USA 2024-05-31 18:25:09 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bruce Kirenga J
ID: UNCST-2019-R001460
 AIr Pollution Effects on Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Urban Slum Communities in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3084ES

Overall, the purpose of the study is to ensure the development team have a deep understanding of the considerations surrounding use of a respiratory treatment device. This includes the most significant challenges and opportunities in use of a respiratory treatment device. As such, the present study will form the foundation of concept ideation for a respiratory treatment device. Specific study objectives include the following: (1) Capture potential end user needs in both urban and rural locations (2) Capturing participant’s COVID-19 pandemic experience (3) Gaining an understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic response, and (4) Gaining an understanding of the healthcare system in which a respiratory device may be distributed/prescribed/administered/used/disposed.,4.2.2 Specific objectives I. To enroll subjects with active pulmonary TB (index cases) and assess their source strength in an urban slum community in Uganda II. To enroll household contacts (HC) of index cases and measure Mtb transmission to Mtb-naïve (those with negative Mtb infection tests) household contacts (people living in the same home as the index case) in an urban slum community in Uganda III. To characterize exposures to air pollution in both TB index cases and their household contacts in an urban slum community in Uganda,Main Objective The overall purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which particulate matter (PM) air pollution exposure affects the source strength (quantity of Mtb (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) in respiratory aerosol) of persons with active tuberculosis (TB) and the susceptibility to infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in their contacts. Both source strength and susceptibility determine transmission of Mtb in the community,
 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:24:06 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isidore Dorpenyo Kafui
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Exploring local literacies, pedagogies, and teacher perceptions in Ugandan university writing courses.
REFNo: SS2614ES

This study has two main goals: a) it explores the local pedagogies in Uganda's university Academic English writing courses and b) it explores the attitudes that English writing instructors and curriculum designers have toward Academic English writing.
Ghana 2024-05-31 18:21:59 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Samuel Kyobe
ID: UNCST-2019-R000108
 DSpace: Utilizing Data Science to Predict and Improve Health Outcomes in Pediatric HIV
REFNo: HS4003ES

Use explainable machine learning algorithms to integrate multi-omics data with temporal EHRs to improve the diagnosis of active TB in HIV-infected children,Use machine learning to integrate temporal EHRs with genomic data to predict the longitudinal risk of MetS among African children on life-long ART,How can Data Science be utilized to integrate large temporal electronic health records with multiomics data to predict and improve health outcomes of HIV-infected children in Africa.,
 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:19:52 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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