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ELIZABETH KYAZIKE
ID: UNCST-2023-R005557
The Lasting Scars of War: Understanding the Socio-environmental Impact of Changing Global Commodity Chains in East Africa During the Second World War, 1937-1962
REFNo: SS3146ES

General Objective
The project's general objective is to document the impact of World War II on the Lake Victoria-area environment in the immediate (wartime) and midterm (into the post-war period) periods.
Specific Objective
Specifically, the project seeks to:
1) Evaluate the changes in environmental patterns of use (agricultural use, resource extraction, etc.) during the Second World War and its socio-environmental impacts.
2) Examine how the linkages between Africa (affected population), Great Britain (colonial power and prosecutor of war) and Switzerland (experts and trading companies) drove environmental change.
3) Analyze how global patterns were evident in the Lake Victoria region, in particular in relation to sustainable practices and cultures.

Uganda 2024-12-10 15:43:59 2027-12-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
DANIEL KIIZA
ID: UNCST-2024-R004044
Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Prediction Model for Early Mortality among patients with HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis in Uganda
REFNo: HS5103ES

Primary Objectives: 1. To develop a machine learning model for the prediction of early mortality among patients with HIV-CM co-infection. 2. To validate a machine learning model for the prediction of early mortality among patients with HIV-CM co-infection. Exploratory Objective: 3. To develop and validate a machine learning model for the prediction of mortality (as a continuous outcome) among patients with HIV-CM co-infection.
Uganda 2024-12-10 15:42:48 2027-12-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Silvia Awor
ID: UNCST-2019-R000591
PREDICTORS OF USE, PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILES AND ANTISICKLING ACTIVITIES OF HERBAL MEDICINES FOR TREATING SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN ACHOLI SUB-REGION
REFNo: HS5030ES

2. To document the herbal medicines used for treating sickle cell disease in AchTo determine the anti-sickling activity of aqueous crude extracts of herbal medicines for sickle cell treatment in the Acholi sub-region. ,To assess the phytochemical profiles of selected herbal medicines used for the treatment of sickle cell disease in Acholi sub-region,To document the herbal medicines used for treating sickle cell disease in Acholi sub-region,To determine the predictors of the use of herbal medicines for the treatment of sickle cell disease in Acholi sub-region,To assess the predictors of use and antisickling activities of herbal medicines used for treating sickle cell disease in the Acholi sub-region of northern Uganda,
Uganda 2024-12-10 15:41:38 2027-12-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Abbas Mugisha
ID: UNCST-2023-R007013
Internally displaced persons and psychosocial challenges of females at Muhokya IDP, Kasese district, Ugands
REFNo: SS3392ES

i)To identify the psychosocial challenges experienced by internally displaced females at Muhokya IDP camp
ii)To explore the coping mechanisms employed by internally displaced females to manage the psychosocial challenges at Muhokya IDP camp
iii)To explore the redress mechanisms available for the psychosocial challenges faced by internally displaced females at Muhokya IDP camp
iv)To propose recommendations on how to best assist internally displaced females overcome their challenges at Muhokya IDP camp
Uganda 2024-12-10 15:26:35 2027-12-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ARTHUR EMORU
ID: UNCST-2024-R003421
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC POST-SURGICAL PAIN AMONG PATIENTS THAT RECEIVED AMBULATORY INGUINAL HERNIA SURGERY AT KYABIRWA SURGICAL CENTER
REFNo: HS5068ES

To determine factors associated with chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair among adult patients at Kyabirwa Surgical Center,To assess the prevalence of chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair among adult patients at Kyabirwa Surgical Center,To determine the prevalence of and factors associated with chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair in Kyabirwa Surgical Center’s adult patient population,
Uganda 2024-12-10 15:25:15 2027-12-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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