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STELLA KIZANYE
ID: UNCST-2024-R003321
 Design and Fabrication of a Plastic Processing Machine for Recycling High-Density Polyethylene and Polypropylene Plastic Waste- A Means of Environment Reclamation.
REFNo: SIR399ES

1. To collect data about plastic waste collected daily by Kampala waste management centres so as to inform the extent of plastic waste accumulation and show the need for collection of this problem. 2. To determine the design parameters of the components of the plastic processing/recycling machine in relation to the industry standards and need requirements. 3. To fabricate the plastic processing machine so that the recycling process can be initiated. 4. To test the machine by processing a sample of HDPE and PP plastic waste into plastic products.
Uganda 2024-11-13 17:08:35 2027-11-13 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Priscilla Namaganda
ID: UNCST-2019-R001653
 Oncogenic viral proteins associated with lymphomas at the Uganda Cancer Institute, Uganda, a comparison between HIV-associated and non-HIV-associated lymphomas.
REFNo: HS4342ES

To describe the oncogenic viral protein patterns among lymphomas at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), comparing HIV-associated and non-HIV-associated lymphomas.,To determine the effect of oncogenic viral proteins on treatment outcomes of lymphoma among patients, HIV infected and uninfected at the UCI. ,
 Uganda 2024-11-13 17:04:50 2027-11-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rosalind  Parkes-Ratanshi Parkes
ID: UNCST-2019-R000717
 CROWDSOURCING A TRAINING DATASET OF QUESTION-AND-ANSWER PAIRS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED HEALTH INFORMATION TOOLS ON SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
REFNo: HS5173ES

To provide to the public, an open-access, contextualized training dataset of question-and-answer pairs (Q&A pairs) on sexual health and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in English. ,To process and curate and the question-and-answer pairs into a training dataset for AI-enabled sexual health information tools.,To provide accurate, evidence-based answers, based on the World Health Organization Guidelines, to questions collected on sexual health and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) from the general public in English in Sub-Saharan Africa.,To collect contextualized English questions on sexual health and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) from the general public using the internet and public events in Sub-Saharan Africa over a period of six months.,The study’s main objective is to engage communities so as to develop an open-access, contextualized question-and-answer-pair training dataset on sexual health in English for AI-enabled health information tools.,
 UK 2024-11-13 16:57:49 2027-11-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Onyango
ID: UNCST-2024-R004067
 Stress Coping Mechanism and Trauma of Poverty among Adolescent in Information Settlements Tororo Municipality Tororo District Uganda
REFNo: SS2799ES

To investigate stress coping mechanisms and trauma of poverty among adolescents living in informal settlements in Tororo Municipality, Tororo District, Ugandan,
 Uganda 2024-11-13 16:54:19 2027-11-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Patrick Kyamanywa Edrin
ID: UNCST-2024-R004239
 Burden, access to care and health seeking behaviour for surgical diseases among refugees in Uganda
REFNo: HS4764ES

iii. To explore the health seeking behavior among refugee populations in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda ,ii. To assess the drivers and barriers of access and utilization of surgical care among refugee populations in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda ,i. To estimate the burden (prevalence, nature, mortality) due to of surgical conditions among refugee populations in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda ,To describe the surgical disease burden, assess access to surgical care and explore the health seeking behavior for surgical care and the social determinants of health influencing access to surgical care among refugees in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2024-11-13 16:50:43 2027-11-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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