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Arpita Khanna
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Detecting commission and account opening overcharging by citizen science approach
REFNo: SS1962ES

● Study the heterogeneity of the propensity of being overcharged across personality traits, gender, education and other demographic factors ,● Conduct an RCT to study the effectiveness of providing incentives to volunteers to register more people as citizen scientists, in data collection,● To compare the data collected by citizen scientists with data collected from trained mystery shoppers to further shed light on the efficacy of the citizen science approach,To study the extent of overcharging by MFS agents in Uganda using the citizen science approach,
India 2023-11-16 13:47:19 2026-11-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Scovia  Mbalinda Nalugo
ID: UNCST-2020-R014259
Implementation of the International Guidelines for Skin-to -Skin in the First HourAfter Birth: The Ugandan Pilot Study
REFNo: HS3183ES

1.To explore and understand the experience of the staff regarding the barriers and enablers to implementing and sustaining the international guideline for skin-to-skin care in the first hour after birth, and to identify and implement solutions

2. To understand the experience of the newborn after birth with current care, and after the practice change using video-ethnography

3. To assess the breastfeeding latch of the newborn before discharge with routine care in the first hour and after implementation of immediate, continuous, SSC in the hospital

4. To assess the impact of skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth on latch and infant feeding practices at around 6 weeks postpartum.

Uganda 2023-11-16 13:43:44 2026-11-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gökhan  Gönül
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Scripts and Communication: the role of development and cultural differences
REFNo: SS1965ES

Objectives:
To investigate the developmental roots of script formation
To explore cultural similarities and differences in script reading and acquisition
To investigate the role of gaze direction in action and script understanding
To investigate the role of emotional and social cues on scripts
Turkey 2023-11-16 13:42:30 2026-11-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Emmy Rwomushana
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DISCOURSE, GENDER, AND POWER: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE MARRIAGE SONGS OF THE BAKIGA IN WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1923ES

1. To establish the linguistic and literary resources in the marriage songs of the Bakiga that reflect gender power relations.
2. To examine how the marriage songs of the Bakiga construct gender.
3. To explore how marriage songs can be adopted as a strategy to subvert patriarchal discourses among the Bakiga.

Uganda 2023-11-16 13:40:01 2026-11-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Christopher  Ndoleriire
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Hearing impairment among children 0-59 months in Uganda: Multi Centre Study.
REFNo: HS3096ES

To determine the factors associated with the prevalence of HI among children 0-59 months attending immunization clinics in Uganda.,1. To determine prevalence and degrees of HI among children aged 0-59 months attending immunization clinics in Uganda.,The general research objective is to determine the prevalence and associated factors of hearing impairment and acceptability of hearing screening services among 0-59 months children at the routine immunization clinics. ,
Uganda 2023-11-16 13:38:46 2026-11-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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