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WALAKIRA FELIX JOSHUA
ID: UNCST-2023-R007993
 COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS ON HERBAL MEDICINES USE IN TREATING UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN KATANGA SLUM, UGANDA; A WAY OF SPARING ANTIBIOTICS.
REFNo: HS5902ES

1. To explore prevailing perceptions and beliefs within the community regarding the efficacy of herbal medicines in treating upper respiratory infections.
2. To explore the perceived barriers and facilitators to the adoption of herbal medicines in treating Upper Respiratory Infections as a means of sparing antibiotics.
3. To determine the proportion of people in Katanga who have suffered from Upper Respiratory Infections.

 Uganda 2025-06-02 17:37:03 2028-06-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Holly Parsons Jane Emily
ID: UNCST-2024-R002678
 Case Study: Exploring the Effectiveness of Village Health Teams in Uganda's 12 Refugee-Hosting District
REFNo: SS3874ES

The main objective on this research is to drive the narrative on a successful method of transition from humanitarian-funded to government ownership of health systems for refugees in low- and middle-income countries that depends on responsibility-sharing as part of the Global Compact on Refugees. The specific objective is to explore the effectiveness of Village Health Teams (VHTs) in Uganda's 12 refugee-hosting districts in preventing and treating human malaria by identifying key successes and key challenges of this health system, and then exploring how successes can be proliferated and how challenges can be mitigated.
Canada 2025-06-02 17:20:52 2028-06-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Amon Tayebwa
ID: UNCST-2024-R002098
 THE ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE HUMAN CORONARY ARTERIES: A CADAVERIC STUDY AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL IN SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS6003ES

1.What are the different branching and dominance patterns of the human coronary arteries amongst unclaimed bodies at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital?
2.What are the different patterns of origin of coronary arteries at the sinotubular junction amongst unclaimed bodies at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital?
 Uganda 2025-06-02 17:17:36 2028-06-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Gloria Naome Aduku
ID: UNCST-2024-R015930
 IMPACT OF ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES (TOURISM) AND PARASITISM ON PHYSIOLOGIAL STRESS IN GORILLAS (Gorilla beringei beringei) IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
REFNo: NS971ES

• To evaluate six different Enzyme Immunoassays (EIA) for quantifying fGCMs in mountain gorillas.
• To investigate the effect of bacterial metabolism and environmental factors on the stability of faecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGCM) concentrations post-defaecation
• To examine variation in parasitic burden and fGCM concentrations of spatially separated mountain gorilla groups.
• To examine parasitic burden and fGCM concentrations of mountain gorillas during high and low tourism activity.
• To identify specific parasitic infections that correlate with elevated fGCM concentrations in mountain gorillas.

 Uganda 2025-06-02 17:16:50 2028-06-02 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
AHEEBWA ROGGERS COLLINS
ID: UNCST-2025-R017036
 Tax Policies And Financial Performance Of Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda: A Case Of SMEs in Kabale District
REFNo: SS3844ES

i. To examine the effect of tax compliance costs on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Kabale district
ii. To examine the effect of tax incentives on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Kabale district.
iii. To examine the effect of tax rates on the financial performance of small scale and medium enterprises in Kabale district.


 Uganda 2025-06-02 17:15:52 2028-06-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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