Akampurira Paul
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TOWARDS ENSEMBLE CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHMS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH
REFNo: SIR64ES
General objective
To design an ensemble model from heterogeneous base learners for detecting breast cancer to reduce the error rate on diagnosis, reduce the time taken to reach a diagnosis and also accurately predict a future risk of the disease.
Specific objectives
1. To establish requirements for designing machine learning model for diagnosing breast cancer in women with abnormal breast masses.
2. To design classification models for diagnosing breast cancer in women with abnormal breast masses.
3. To Evaluate the performance of the designed models and establish a better model for diagnosing breast cancer in women with abnormal breast masses.
4. To develop an ensemble model from the evaluated classification algorithms for breast cancer diagnosis in women.
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Uganda |
2022-01-12 |
2025-01-12 |
Engineering and Technology |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Paul Mwambu
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Adoption of Technological Innovations: A Case Study on the Single Spine Agricultural Extension System among farmer groups in Uganda
REFNo: SS1058ES
1. General Objective: The general objective of this study is to analyze adoption of technological innovations under the single spine agricultural extension system among farmer groups in Kiryandongo and Rukungiri Districts of Ugand,Specific Objective 4: To assess whether the single spine agricultural extension methods affect the adoption of agricultural technological innovations among smallholder farmer groups in Kiryandongo and Rukungiri Districts of Uganda.,specific Objective 3: To examine how the single spine agricultural extension system policy environment facilitates adoption of agricultural technological innovations among smallholder farmer groups.,Specific Objective 2: To analyze how the single spine agricultural extension system management capacities have affected adoption of agricultural technological innovations among smallholder farmer groups under the sin-gle spine agricultural extension systems. ,Specific Objective 1: To analyze how the single spine agricultural extension system governance structures have affected adoption of agricultural technological innovations among smallholder farmer groups. ,
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Uganda |
2022-01-12 |
2025-01-12 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Maria NAKACHWA
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Mobile Telephone Communication and Utilization of Antenatal Care Services During Pregnancy. A Case Study of Kyotera and Rakai Districts- Uganda
REFNo: HS1957ES
d. To develop a model for the prediction of ANC uptake when mobile telephone communication is used.,c. To evaluate effects of patient factors in the utilization of antenatal care services among expectant mothers in Kyotera and Rakai Districts , Uganda.,b. To assess patient factors influencing mobile telephone communication among expectant mothers in Kyotera and Rakai Districts, Uganda.,a. To examine effects of mobile telephone communication on the utilization of antenatal care services among expectant mothers in Kyotera and Rakai Districts, Uganda.,
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Uganda |
2022-01-12 |
2025-01-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Corinne Kendall
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Using vulture movement patterns in Queen Elizabeth National Park to understand and address poisoning and poaching activities
REFNo: NS311ES
Overall goal: To understand and address the main threats to vultures (and carnivores) in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Objective: Use data from tagged vultures to assess vulture population status and threats, identify and respond to poisoning (and other) incidents and use this information to improve law enforcement and conservation management strategies, and develop appropriate human-wildlife conflict mitigation tools.
Output 1 – Establish a real-time monitoring system by tagging vultures in QENP
Activities
1. Trap and deploy four 70g solar-powered satellite units on White-backed vultures.
2. Analyze data from tagged vultures to find indicators of poaching activities
3. Identify mortality alerts form tagged birds to locate poisoning incidents
4. Provide regular, relevant information to key partners, WCS and UWA, to integrate within existing anti-poaching operations and ensure poisoning events are rapidly discovered and addressed.
Output 2 – Assessment of population status of vultures in QENP
Activities
1. Conduct annual roadside surveys of vultures and other scavenging raptors to understand abundance of birds in QENP, and compared with other similar well-studied sites
2. Use findings from vulture movement studies to inform roadside survey efforts, so that surveys can focus on suitable habitat
3. Use findings from tagged vultures to identify nesting areas and possibly colonies
4. Use population trend change over time to inform long-term success of the conservation management strategies developed from this project
Output 3 – Assessment of threats to vultures in QENP
Activities
1. Take blood samples from vultures to assess the risk of lead exposure in QENP vulture populations and look for seasonal variation in lead levels that may relate to legal and illegal hunting.
2. Collect and map information on mortality events of tagged birds, including the frequency, location and reason for mortality to identify hotspots and main threats
3. Synthesize information with other important overlapping research, such as from collared lion monitoring and known depredation events
Output 4 – Build the capacity of rangers to rapidly respond to poisoning events.
Activities
1. Train 20 rangers in proper protocols for collecting samples at poisoning event to gather appropriate evidence so that perpetrators may be found as well as in proper carcass disposal methods to reduce secondary contamination.
2. Train 20 rangers on how to rehabilitate any sick or injured vultures found at these events and how to release them back into the wild
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USA |
2022-01-10 |
2025-01-10 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Andrew Semulimi Weil Matabi
ID: UNCST-2021-R013568
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Electrocardiographic patterns among survivors of COVID-19
REFNo: HS1974ES
To determine the factors associated with ECG abnormalities among survivors of COVID-19.,To determine the prevalence of ECG abnormalities among survivors of COVID-19.,To describe ECG patterns among survivors of COVID-19 survivors at Mulago National Specialized Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.,
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Uganda |
2022-01-10 |
2025-01-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Peter Kisaakye
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Health, educational and life experiences of young people in refugee settings in Uganda
REFNo: SS1130ES
1) To determine the prevalence of physical, emotional and sexual violence against children in refugee settings in Uganda;
2) To identify the risk and protective factors for physical, emotional and sexual violence against children in refugee settings in the two countries;
3) To determine the health and social consequences associated with violence against children in refugee settings in the two countries;
4) To determine the level of knowledge and utilization of medical, psychosocial, legal, and protective services available for children who have experienced sexual, emotional and physical violence in refugee settings in the two countries; and
5) To make recommendations to relevant government and non-governmental organizations on developing, improving and enhancing prevention and response strategies to address violence against children in refugee settings.
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Uganda |
2022-01-10 |
2025-01-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Rebecca Thornton
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Solid Foundations and the Transition to Post-Primary School
REFNo: SS359ES
This proposed study will:
1. extend a longitudinal dataset of students who were participants in a randomised literacy intervention during grades 1-4, as they transition out of primary school and into their adolescence years;
2. measure the effects of foundational literacy skills in primary school – due to the intervention – on primary school completion, secondary school enrolment, and learning outcomes (also measure labor market participation, aspirations, motivation, and other measures of well-being);
3. compare the differential effects of two versions of delivery of the literacy program (a full-cost version and a lower-cost version) to estimate the differences in cost- effectiveness; and
4. compare two levels of exposure to the program (one year vs. four years) to estimate the differences in cost-effectiveness. The project will follow 5,348 students in two cohorts to grades 6/7.
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USA |
2022-01-07 |
2025-01-07 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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DAVIS KIBIRIGE
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Optimising screening, diagnosis, and management of diabetes mellitus in an adult Ugandan population with newly diagnosed tuberculosis: The Tuberculosis And DIabetes Comorbidity (TADIC) study.
REFNo: HS1707ES
1. To determine the true burden and clinical predictors of DM and prediabetes in patients with newly diagnosed TB using five diabetes screening tests.
2. To evaluate the performance of three tests (FBG, laboratory derived HbA1c and POC HbA1c) in diagnosing DM and prediabetes in patients with newly diagnosed TB in comparison to the OGTT as the gold standard screening test.
3. To define the phenotypic profile of patients with newly diagnosed TB and confirmed DM and prediabetes.
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Uganda |
2022-01-07 |
2025-01-07 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Joseph Ochieng
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Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Associated with Return of Results During Genetics and Genomics Testing in Uganda
REFNo: SS875ES
1. To explore stakeholders’ perceptions of whether results of genetics and genomics testing should be shared with participants and patients
2. To explore stakeholders' perception why results of genetics and genomic testing should be shared or not.
3. For stakeholders who believe results should be shared, to explore views on how results of genetics and genomics testing can be appropriately shared
4. To assess the implications for return of genetics and genomics testing results
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Uganda |
2022-01-06 |
2025-01-06 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Leticia Rwakijuma Komba
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Predictors of Research Productivity of Academic Staff in Kyambogo University, Uganda
REFNo: SS742ES
i. To establish whether ascriptive factors predict the research productivity of academic staff of KyU.
ii. To find out whether individual factors predict the research productivity of academic staff of KyU.
iii. To establish whether leadership factors predict the research productivity of academic staff of KyU.
iv. To find out whether institutional factors predict the research productivity of academic staff of KyU.
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Uganda |
2022-01-06 |
2025-01-06 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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