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Norah Babirye
ID: UNCST-2024-R015349
 Understanding Food Environment Determinants of Indigenous Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Co-creating Acceptable Recipes with Overweight and Obese Adults in Wakiso District, Uganda
REFNo: A671ES

1. To analyze the food environment and pschological determinants that influence the
consumption of indigenous vegetables and fruits among overweight and obese adults.
2. a) To collaboratively develop recipes incorporating indigenous vegetables and fruits
with overweight and obese adults.
b) To assess the acceptability of the co-created recipes among overweight and obese
adults.
 Uganda 2025-12-18 18:04:57 2028-12-18 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Samuel kirimunda
ID: UNCST-2021-R012738
 Using Drug Resistance Candidate Gene mutations as markers of Ancestor strains and Genome fitness in Whole Genome Sequence transmission Clusters of Ugandan TB and TB-HIV patients
REFNo: HS6805ES

Main objective To determine whether mutations in drug-resistance candidate genes are associated with TB and TB-HIV transmission clusters among Uganda MTBC isolates. Specific objectives 1.To develop and curate a TB and TB-HIV WGS database for Mtb strains of Ugandan origin 2. To identify ancestry strains among transmission clusters of M. tuberculosis 3. To identify Drug resistance candidate gene markers in Ugandan Whole Genome Sequences 4.To identify drug resistance candidate gene mutations associated with ancestor genomes 5.To identify drug resistance candidate gene mutations associated with TB/HIV+ ancestor genomes
Uganda 2025-12-18 18:01:28 2028-12-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Lukiya Nazziwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R009304
 Modelling of Ion Acoustic Solitary Waves in Magnetised Three-Component Electron-Positron-Ion Plasma
REFNo: SIR604ES

i) To obtain the linear dispersion relation for wave propagation in magnetised e-p-i plasma;
ii)Analyse the nonlinear existence of small and large amplitude IASWs in magnetised e-p-i plasma;
iii) Investigate the nonlinear wave propagation of relativistic magnetised e-p-i plasma.
 Uganda 2025-12-18 17:58:53 2028-12-18 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Prever Mukasa
ID: UNCST-2025-R021788
 Communicative Accommodation and Perceived Cyberbullying Victimization on TikTok in Uganda
REFNo: SS4652ES

1. To assess the extent to which convergence in communicative behavior is associated with perceived cyberbullying victimization on TikTok.
2. To analyze the relationship between divergent communication strategies and perceived cyberbullying victimization among TikTok content creators.
3. To analyze how overaccommodation in communication relates to perceived experiences of cyberbullying on TikTok.
4. To analyze the influence of underaccommodation on perceived cyberbullying victimization among university students on TikTok.

 Uganda 2025-12-18 17:57:06 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Andrew Tusiime
ID: UNCST-2025-R021675
 INVESTIGATION OF ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES OF NEW HETEROLEPTIC COPPER (I) DITHIOLATE COMPLEXES TOWARDS HETEROGENEOUS HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS
REFNo: NS1069ES

1.To synthesize two new heteroleptic copper(I) dithiolate complexes [copper (I)bis(3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetonitrile-1,1-dithiolato)(2,2′-bipyridine)(triphenylphosphine), copper(I) bis(benzene-1,2-dithiolato)(2,2′-bipyridine)(triphenylphosphine)].

2.To characterize the newly synthesized heteroleptic copper(I) dithiolate complexes ( NMR, FT–IR, UV–Vis and SEM–EDX).

3.To investigate electrocatalytic properties of the new heteroleptic copper (I) dithiolate complexes towards heterogeneous hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions.

 Uganda 2025-12-18 17:54:31 2028-12-18 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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