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SARAH NABACHWA
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR OF BUSINESS ALUMNI OF MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
REFNo: SS1393ES

To investigate the impact of EE on EB of the business alumni of the Faculty of Business and Management Sciences of MUST.,
 Uganda 2022-08-03 11:22:49 2025-08-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Lina Rademacher Ann
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Female Reproductive Strategies in Vervet Monkeys
REFNo: NS369ES

To gain insight into female choice in vervet monkeys and how it changes throughout the ovulatory cycle.
To gain a better understanding of the ovulatory cycle in vervets using hormonal analysis from feces which has not previously been done for this species.
 USA 2022-08-03 11:20:59 2025-08-03 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Prudence Atukunda Friberg
ID: UNCST-2023-R006221
 The NutriMind Trial: A low-cost randomized trial combining a healthy diet and psychotherapy to treat depressive symptoms among university students – The case of Uganda
REFNo: HS2146ES

The primary outcome is a mean reduction of 6 scores on the CES-D scale
• Biomarkers of metabolism (i.e. lipids, carbohydrates and hormones) will be measured in samples from blood, urine or saliva as appropriate and using standard methods.
• Biomarkers of inflammation (e.g. CRP, interleukins) and antioxidants will be measured in blood, urine or saliva as appropriate and using e.g. multiplex-techniques, immunolabelling methods and metabolomics.
• Microbiome will be analysed in samples from the oral cavity and from feces using established techniques (16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and reduced metagenome sequencing).

The combined intervention arm with MBCT and Diet will reduce depressive symptoms more than the control arm
Biomarkers of metabolism ( lipids, carbohydrates and hormones) measured in samples from blood, urine or saliva as appropriate and using standard methods
Biomarkers of inflammation ( CRP, interleukins) and antioxidants measured in blood, urine or saliva as appropriate and using multiples-techniques, immunolabelling methods and metabolomics
Microbiome will be analysed in samples from the oral cavity and from feces using established techniques ( 16rRNA amplicon sequencing and reduced metagenome sequencing)
 Uganda 2022-08-03 11:19:53 2025-08-03 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sarojini Hirshleifer
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Can Incentives Change Beliefs? A Field Experiment in Uganda
REFNo: SS1250ES

The objective of this study is that this high incentive treatment sends a strong signal of the important of the micronutrient powder even to those who didn’t receive it. Thus, we must consider the expected value of this incentive, which is only (1/5)*60000=12,000, which is the price of one box of micronutrient powder. By necessity, in this study, we can only give the incentive to a small fraction of the sample, since only participants who do not receive the incentive are a focus of the study
 USA 2022-08-02 9:48:04 2025-08-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Molly  Atkins
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Women fish processors and traders: navigating the digital transformation
REFNo: SS1220ES

The small-scale fisheries (SSFs) sector is experiencing an acceleration in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and initial evidence suggests that COVID-19 has further intensified the digitalisation of everyday practices in SSFs, creating new relations between money, people, time, and space. Digital technologies have the potential to support a range of positive outcomes for women fish workers in the Global South, who face multiple and complex gendered challenges in work and society. In SSFs women’s engagement with ICTs has opened new spaces for economic enhancement, facilitated social networks and contributed to resilience amid the impacts of COVID-19. Yet, limited information exists regarding the ways in which ICTs are accessed and used in the everyday lives of women fish workers. Few studies have examined which women stand to benefit and under what conditions. The overarching aim of this research is to investigate how women fish workers are navigating the digital transformation in small-scale fisheries, through a case study approach in Lake Victoria, Uganda. The research will be directed by the following research objectives: 1. To explore the social, political, economic and environmental contexts associated with women fish processors and trader’s access and use of ICTs? 2. To investigate the barriers/challenges women face in access to and use of ICTs? 3.. To examine the processes of empowerment that ICTs support or undermine?
UK 2022-08-02 9:42:47 2025-08-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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