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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
Kamya Moses
ID: UNCST-2020-R014203
 A case-control study to assess the effectiveness and safety of the R21/matrix-M malaria vaccine
REFNo: HS6009ES

To assess the Vaccine Effectiveness (VE) of R21/Matrix-M vaccine against severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.

To assess the Vaccine Effectiveness (VE) of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine against clinical malaria in high-transmission perennial areas caused by Plasmodium falciparum.

To assess if the R21/Matrix-M vaccine recipients are at an increased risk of death (all-cause).
 Uganda 2025-06-02 17:04:40 2028-06-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
 PROTOCOL FOR THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ALINITY M HIV-1 ASSAY USING DRIED BLOOD SPOT SPECIMENS HIV VIRAL LOAD ASSAY FOR WHO PREQUALIFICATION ASSESSMENT
REFNo: HS6061ES

• To assess the Alinity m HIV-1 DBS assay’s agreement with a cobas HIV-1 Quantitative nucleic acid test for use on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems (Roche Diagnostics GmbH) on clinical specimens, including:
o Quantitative assessment of bias, limits of agreement and correlation
o Misclassification above or below the clinical threshold (1000 copies/mL)
• To assess the analytical performance of the Alinity m HIV-1 assay using DBS:
o Precision (repeatability and within-laboratory reproducibility)
o Linear range on the main subtypes
o Limit of detection
o Cross-contamination
• To describe the operational characteristics and ease of use of the Alinity m HIV-1 assay using DBS and its suitability for use in countries with limited infrastructure.

 Uganda 2025-05-29 17:20:17 2028-05-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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