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Ounyesiga Living
ID: UNCST-2024-R005177
MODELING, SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF SOLAR POWER GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION IN UGANDA
REFNo: SIR322ES

Objectives of the Study
General Objective. The main objective of the study is to model, simulate and optimize solar power generation and transmission in Uganda.
Specific Objectives
The specific objectives are as follows:
(i) To modify the traditional power loss objective function in order to minimize electric power losses on Ugandan electricity transmission lines
(ii) To develop a mathematical models for coupled and uncoupled transmission lines, which can simulate lossy and lossless transmission parameters of current, voltage and temperature.
(iii) To formulate a differential equation for solar power generation and multiple empirical models for improving Photo Voltaic (PV) system design and operations.

Uganda 2024-05-07 12:37:34 2027-05-07 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ANTHONY ONONO JAMES
ID:
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN GULU CITY
REFNo: HS4009ES

3. To identify healthcare system factors associated with effective healthcare management practices among healthcare workers in Gulu city, located in Northern Uganda.,2. To assess individual factors associated with the management of healthcare waste by healthcare staff in Gulu city, located in the northern region of Uganda.,1. To assess the healthcare waste management practices among healthcare workers in Northern Uganda\'s Gulu city.,To assess factors associated with healthcare waste management practices among health care workers in Gulu city. ,
Uganda 2024-05-07 12:36:35 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ntirandekura  Moses
ID: UNCST-2023-R005665
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA: A STUDY OF UGANDA WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME (UWEP)
REFNo: SS2612ES

i. To establish the effect of accountability in implementation of UWEP on women economic empowerment in Kisoro and Kabale Districts of South Western Uganda. ii. To examine the extent to which transparency in implementation of UWEP affects women economic empowerment in Kisoro and Kabale Districts of South Western Uganda. iii. To determine the influence of participation in implementation of UWEP on women economic empowerment in Kisoro and Kabale Districts of South Western Uganda. iv. To identify how equitability and inclusiveness in implementation of UWEP affect women economic empowerment in Kisoro and Kabale Districts of South Western Uganda. v. To determine the relationship between gender regulatory policies and women economic empowerment in Kisoro and Kabale Districts of South Western Uganda.
Uganda 2024-05-07 12:35:04 2027-05-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alison Comfort
ID: UNCST-2022-R011501
Social networks and their role in early initiation of antenatal care by HIV serostatus in Uganda
REFNo: HS4061ES

Through a quantitative survey data collection using a prospective cohort design, this study aims to: 1) Understand whether there exists an association between social network characteristics and early ANC initiation; 2) Explore whether visualizing social network characteristics differentially affects care-seeking intentions at delivery; 3) Characterize the social network characteristics of pregnant women seeking ANC and assess whether differences exist by serostatus; 4) Assess whether network characteristics are differentially associated with early ANC initiation depending on serostatus, with similar analyses for other perinatal care indicators (e.g., facility-based delivery, post-partum care and infant HIV testing if applicable)
USA 2024-05-07 12:25:25 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Barnabas Atwiine
ID: UNCST-2022-R010629
Assessing Implementation and Effectiveness of a Cash Incentive Family Support Intervention to Reduce Treatment Abandonment and Increase Survival among Children with Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa
REFNo: HS3897ES

1. To assess the effectiveness of the intervention on end-of-treatment survival without evidence of disease.
2. To assess the proportion of eligible caregivers that access all planned mobile money instalments throughout the course of treatment.
3. To assess the cost-effectiveness of the intervention within the health system of participating
countries by WHO-CHOICE standards; defined as a cost less than three times the annual per
capita income per disability adjusted life year (DALY) averted.
4. To describe the views of stakeholders (policy makers, health providers and clients) on the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention.
Uganda 2024-05-07 11:43:52 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Simran Prasad
ID:
Male reproductive skew, female codominance and mate choice, and inbreeding avoidance in wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus).
REFNo: NS801ES

The purpose of this project is to investigate the relationship between male dominance rank and mating and paternity success, degree of reproductive skew, female codominance and mate choice, and the direction of inbreeding avoidance in a population of vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda.
Canada 2024-05-07 11:24:53 2027-05-07 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MUWANGUZI MOSES
ID: UNCST-2021-R013695
Depression among pregnant teenagers receiving antenatal care from health facilities in Mbarara city, Southwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS3913ES

To determine the factors associated with depression among pregnant teenagers in Mbarara city, southwestern Uganda.,To determine the prevalence of depression among pregnant teenagers in Mbarara city, southwestern Uganda. ,To determine the prevalence and factors associated with depression among pregnant teenagers in Mbarara city, southwestern Uganda.,
Uganda 2024-05-07 11:07:54 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Samuel  Obakiro Baker
ID: UNCST-2019-R000065
FORMULATION AND PRECLINICAL EVALUATION OF HERBAL PRODUCTS FOR MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS COMORBIDITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS4127ES

To analyze the phytochemical and pharmaceutical properties of the formulated herbal products,To assess the antidiabetic activity and toxicity of the formulated herbal products for the management of DM using in vitro and in vivo models,2. To formulate herbal products for management of DM ,1. To prioritize medicinal plants for formulation of herbal products for management of diabetes mellitus (DM),To develop standard herbal products for management of DM with proven preclinical evidence of efficacy and safety ,
Uganda 2024-05-07 11:04:09 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Pamela Mbabazi Byakwaga
ID:
KIZINO DANCE-MUSICKING: NEGOTIATING ETHNIC IDENTITY AMONG BAKIGA IMMIGRANTS IN RUBIRIZI DISTRICT, WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2261ES

To examine how kizino dance-musicking is used to negotiate kikiga ethnic identity in Rubirizi District ,To explore the continuity and change in the nature and context of kizino dance-musicking among the Bakiga in Kabale and Rubirizi Districts,To examine the nature of the ethnic identity of the Bakiga in Kabale and Rubirizi Districts,To examine how Bakiga immigrants negotiate their ethnic identity in Rubirizi District,
Uganda 2024-05-07 10:45:55 2027-05-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
DORAH NAMPIJJA
ID: UNCST-2022-R009694
Acute Rheumatic Fever Biomaker Project; Preventing Rheumatic Injury Biomarker Alliance: the Leducq PRIMA Network
REFNo: HS4091ES

iv. To design and validate a point of care diagnostic test for early ARF diagnosis,iii. To perform unbiased biomarker screens for ARF among children with ARF and to apply rigorous statistical analyses to identify biomarker(s) with high predictive power for ARF diagnosis ,ii. To conduct a case control study to understand the factors associated with ARF and disease progression among children aged 5-18 years,i. To create an Acute Rheumatic Fever registry and profile the phenotype among children with ARF aged 5-18 years,To identify accurate molecular biomarker(s) for ARF, and design a point of care diagnostic tool for early ARF diagnosis,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:45:10 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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