Comfort Vandu Danchal
ID: UNCST-2025-R021884
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COMPARATIVE GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL AND HOSPITAL-ENVIRONMENT ISOLATES OF P. aeruginosa IN SELECTED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN ISHAKA-BUSHENYI MUNICIPALITY, UGANDA.
REFNo: HS7725ES
General objective:
To characterize and compare the genomic features, antimicrobial resistance determinants, andvirulence genes of clinical and hospital environmental Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates inselected healthcare facilities in Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality.
Specific objectives:
1. To determine the prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa among clinical and hospitalenvironmental samples in selected healthcare facilities in Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality.
2. To assess and compare the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of P. aeruginosa isolatesfrom clinical and hospital environmental sources.
3. To identify and characterize antimicrobial resistance genes, virulence factors, and biofilm-associated genes in P. aeruginosa isolates.
4. To analyze and compare the genomic diversity, sequence types, and phylogeneticrelationships of clinical and hospital environmental P. aeruginosa isolates.
5. To compare the genomic profiles of local isolates with global reference strains to determineevolutionary relationships and potential emergence of high-risk clones.
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Nigeria |
2026-08-07 17:58:06 |
2029-08-07 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Charles GALABUZI
ID: UNCST-2026-R024664
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UNLOCKING THE WOOD FUEL VALUE CHAIN’S POTENTIAL: CHARCOAL PRODUCTION IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS5356ES
a) To examine the regulatory and other contextual factors, socio-economic characteristics, and demographics of small-scale charcoal producers.
b) To assess charcoal production dynamics, arrangements, and the factors that influence small-scale charcoal production
c) To examine the gendered roles, places and spaces of small-scale charcoal producers with an intersectionality lens.
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Uganda |
2026-08-07 17:55:22 |
2029-08-07 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Simon Eleku
ID: UNCST-2025-R021209
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SMATCH-Soroti: Strengthening Maternal Antenatal Testing and Community Health for Hepatitis B in Soroti
REFNo: HS7460ES
Main objective: Determine the proportion of HBV-infected pregnant women eligible for TDF treatment under centralized (viral load ?10,000 IU/mL) and decentralized (HBsAg+) model.
Specific objectives:
1. Assess HBsAg prevalence among pregnant women in Soroti (overall and by site).
2. Assess risk factors for HBsAg positivity.
3. Assess knowledge, and perceptions related to HBV among pregnant women.
4. Evaluate linkage to care and treatment adherence among HBsAg-positive women initiated on TDF; identify barriers to engagement.
5. Characterize maternal HBV DNA dynamics on TDF: reduction in viral load from baseline to delivery.
6. Compare costs of centralized versus decentralized models.
7. Calculate the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio as cost per modelled MTCT case averted (using literature-based transmission rates or maternal viral load as a proxy).
8. Quantify potential overtreatment in the decentralized model: proportion of women treated who would not meet the centralized viral load threshold (<10,000 IU/mL).
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Uganda |
2026-08-07 17:53:36 |
2029-08-07 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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HARRIET SEBAANA
ID: UNCST-2026-R025464
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TOWARDS A POSTMODERN CSR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK TO BUILD CORPORATE IMAGE: A SINGLE-CASE STUDY OF MTN-UGANDA’S MATERNAL HEALTH PROMOTION CAMPAIGN
REFNo: SS5417ES
General Objective
To develop a postmodern CSR strategic communication framework that MTN Uganda can use to build a desired corporate image through its maternal health promotion campaign.
Specific Objectives
1. To explore the communication channels used by MTN to build a desired corporate image through its CSR campaign to reduce maternal mortality by improving maternal health.
2. To explore the integration of inclusivity in health promotional campaigns intended to build
CI in the context of MTN‘s strategic communication of CSR for improving maternal health.
3. To explore the use of collaboration in health promotion campaigns intended to build CI in
the context of MTN‘s strategic communication of CSR for improving maternal health.
4. To explore the use of emergent communication in health promotional campaigns aimed
at building CI in the context of MTN‘s strategic CSR communication to improve maternal
health.
5. To develop a postmodern CSR strategic communication framework MTN can use to build a desired CI by integrating inclusivity, collaboration, and emergence in health
promotional campaigns, for promoting maternal health.
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Uganda |
2026-08-07 16:48:32 |
2029-08-07 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Hannington Gumisiriza
ID: UNCST-2026-R023423
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Development of a Herbal Anti-Allergy Remedy from Medicinal Plants: Integrating Ethnobotany and Computational Modelling for Value Addition
REFNo: NS1261ES
Specific Objectives:
1. To document medicinal plant species used for allergy-related symptoms in selected districts of Western Uganda, including preparation methods, administration routes, and frequency of citation.
2. To prepare standardized crude extracts and solvent fractions using reproducible extraction protocols from select plant species based on ethnobotanical relevance.
3. To characterize phytochemical constituents of prioritized extracts and fractions using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, and to establish chemical fingerprints and marker compounds for standardization.
4. To predict anti-allergic activity and molecular targets of identified phytochemicals using structure-based computational modelling approaches, including molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, and ADMET profiling.
5. To integrate ethnobotanical frequency data, phytochemical profiles, and computational predictions to prioritize candidate extracts or compounds and generate a chemically standardized herbal lead suitable for staged preclinical validation.
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Uganda |
2026-08-07 16:44:29 |
2029-08-07 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Ssozi ArthurRoykin
ID: UNCST-2026-R025602
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AI-Assisted Agricultural Extension in Uganda: A Pilot Impact Evaluation
REFNo: A810ES
To estimate the causal impact of AI-based agricultural extension — relative to no extension and human-led extension — on smallholder coffee farmers’ chatbot usage, knowledge of recommended agronomic practices, adoption of those practices, and farm yields.
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To evaluate whether onboarding modality affects engagement with an AI advisory tool, specifically whether video-based onboarding can serve as a scalable, lower-cost substitute for in-person enumerator-led facilitation.
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To assess whether personalized (farm-specific) versus general AI-generated recommendations affect tool take-up and sustained use.
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To test whether a mobile data incentive increases self-directed experimentation with an AI advisory tool.
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To generate operational evidence — on implementation feasibility, effective intermediaries, and support modalities — to inform the design of a full-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) and UCSATP scale-up decisions.
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Uganda |
2026-08-07 16:33:35 |
2029-08-07 |
Agricultural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Chris. Opesen Columbus
ID:
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Indigenous Child Care, Parenting and Education (CCPE) Practices that Advance Gender-Equitable and Responsive Early Childhood Care and Education Services in Uganda.
REFNo: SS5535ES
� To explore how caregivers and children exercise agency amid social and global influences.,To assess areas of alignment, tension, and complementarity between indigenous practices and formal CCPE policies and services.,To examine indigenous parenting practices across childhood and adolescence (0�18 years).,To document indigenous childcare practices for children aged 0�8 years and how they shape gender roles.,To explore indigenous child care, parenting, and education practices in Uganda and assess their potential contribution to strengthening gender-equitable and responsive CCPE services.,
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Uganda |
2026-08-07 16:26:41 |
2029-08-07 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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JOHN BOSCO OKWAJA
ID:
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WORKPLACE EQUITY, JOB FIT AND WELL-BEING OF ACADEMIC STAFF IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS5480ES
i. To examine the influence of workplace equity on the well-being of academic staff in public universities in Uganda.
ii. To assess the influence of job fit on the well-being of academic staff in public universities in Uganda.
iii. To test the moderation of job fit in the influence of workplace equity on the well-being of academic staff in public universities in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2026-08-07 16:20:01 |
2029-08-07 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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BONIFACE OJOK
ID: UNCST-2023-R006075
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Kacel Pi Nippo: Transformative Memory for Mothers and Youth in Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS5672ES
To promote family reunification,to promote intergenerational dialogue through arts based methods,to build youth capacity in documentation of their activities through mentorship and training,to foster community based dialogues towards reconciliation,To conceptualize and understand community led memory practices between mothers and their children born of war,
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Uganda |
2026-08-05 18:39:34 |
2029-08-05 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Humphrey Wanzira
ID:
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Diagnostic validity and reliability of a novel prototype combined Malaria and hemoglobin reader: A validation Study conducted in varying Malaria transmission Settings in Uganda
REFNo: HS8263ES
The key objectives shall be to estimate:
1. The sensitivity and specificity of the device prototype
2. And the Positive and Negative Predictive values of the device prototype in detecting malaria parasites and haemoglobin estimation – against microscopy (gold standard), RDTs and PCR
3. Usability, functionality and safety assessment of the device.
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Uganda |
2026-08-05 18:36:39 |
2029-08-05 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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