Graff Tilman
ID: UNCST-2025-R016859
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The Use and Repair of Capital by Small Enterprises and Economic Growth: Evidence from Uganda
REFNo: SS3846ES
The study aims to generate more knowledge on the economic forces behind repair provision for machines and their effects in Uganda as a whole.
Specifically, it intends to:
(i) Quantify market frictions shaping the availability of repair services for capital used by small enterprises in the milling, coffee bean hulling and commuter motorcycle industries.
a. Analyse the apparent dichotomy between the thriving capital repair market in Kampala and the dearth of timely repair in more remote areas in the country using Luwero as a case study.
b. Understand the business considerations of mechanics in planning where to locate, which machinery to specialise in, and how to acquire customers.
(ii) Examine the impact of the availability of capital repair services on economic growth at the micro and macro levels
a. At a micro level, the study examines the impact of the availability of capital repair services on the growth of small enterprises in the milling, coffee bean hulling and commuter motorcycle industries.
b. At a macro level, using findings on business growth through a simulation, the study examines the impact of the availability of capital repair services on Uganda’s economic growth.
(iii) Make policy simulations and recommendations.
a. Simulate the impact of different policies aimed at overcoming the identified frictions, such as subsidies and benefits to repair personnel, impacting in the price of spare parts, achieved through tariff changes, transportation infrastructure improvements, or quality improvement, and expanded training programs for mechanics.
b. Using the above simulations, formulate policy recommendations for the Ugandan government. As an example, the price of spare parts is a crucial variable measured in our survey. One way the government can lower the price of spare parts is through lowering tariffs. Our simulations will make predictions about the economic value of such a tariff policy, allowing us to make a recommendation as to whether such a policy should be pursued.
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Germany |
2025-05-14 9:55:08 |
2028-05-14 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Kasyeba sowedi
ID: UNCST-2024-R015275
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PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPTAKE OF LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG POST CAESAREAN DELIVERY MOTHERS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS5882ES
1.To determine the prevalence of uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives among post caesarean delivery mothers at Mbarara regional referral hospital.
2.To determine the factors associated with the uptake of long acting reversible contraceptives among post caesarean delivery mothers at Mbarara regional referral hospital.
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Uganda |
2025-05-14 9:51:46 |
2028-05-14 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Megan Schmidt-Sane Mila
ID: UNCST-2019-R001043
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Tackling inequities in HIV/AIDS treatment ‘failure’ and mortality in Kampala, Uganda through participatory research with young men on the social determinants of health
REFNo: SS3813ES
1. Use ethnographic methods to understand and evidence how key intersecting social determinants (e.g., gender, generation) shape young men’s HIV treatment failure and AIDS-related mortality, with a focus on health as persistently relational and embedded in social conditions.
2. Use a systemic participatory action research approach with community members, HIV service providers and policymakers to identify and map leverage points in the wider system, with a focus on deeper structural transformation.
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USA |
2025-05-14 9:43:23 |
2028-05-14 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Douglas Bulafu
ID: UNCST-2021-R011774
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Assessment of the Mpox Response in Uganda: Documenting Challenges, Lessons and Innovations to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness and Response Capacities
REFNo: HS6025ES
To assess and curate the response to the Mpox outbreak in Uganda including the policies, response interventions, strategies and challenges in order to generate lessons to inform the ongoing response and recovery as well as health system resilience to future public health emergencies. ,
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Uganda |
2025-05-14 9:39:35 |
2028-05-14 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Gumisiriza Asaph Blair
ID: UNCST-2023-R006384
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Examining Institutional Support on Skills development for Youth Self-employment in Mbarara City: A study of Influences and Outcomes.
REFNo: SS3771ES
The study will be guided by the following objectives:
To investigate the relationship between institutional support and skills development initiatives for self-employment among youth in Mbarara City, Uganda, and to analyze the influences of this support on their self-employment ventures and the outcomes achieved.
1.5. Specific Objectives
i. To identify the types of institutional support mechanisms available to youth in Mbarara City as well as their effectiveness in promoting self-employment,
ii. To examine the perceptions and experiences of youth beneficiaries regarding institutional support for their self-employment endeavors in Mbarara City,
iii. To investigate the barriers and challenges encountered by youth in accessing self-employment even after training in Mbarara City,
iv. To propose actionable recommendations and strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of institutional support systems in Mbarara City to better foster youth self-employment
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Uganda |
2025-05-14 9:37:17 |
2028-05-14 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Anna Vitari
ID: UNCST-2024-R002485
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The nature of the firm revisited: Documenting Relational Contracts within and between firms in Uganda
REFNo: SS3360ES
Our end objective is to shed light on the constraints that prevent a myriad of micro-entrepreneurs from turning into salaried workers hired by firms. This would contribute to our understanding of structural change and how it fundamentally hinges on a transformation in the organization of labor (Bandiera et al. 2022). Moreover, we aim to investigate whether the evidence points to the existence of multiple equilibria and, if so, what the transition phase of moving from one equilibrium to another involves. In doing this, we will also shed light on the role that policymakers can play in creating coordination devices to select the “good equilibrium,In this proposal, we seek to deepen our understanding of the dynamics and payoffs that govern relational contracts in different industries operating in Kampala, Uganda. This will enhance our knowledge of the barriers to firm growth and specialization in developing countries, a well-known puzzle in the literature on structural transformation and growth (Hsieh and Olken 2014). In particular, by documenting the nature of the relationships between and within firms, we aim to understand the organizational frictions that prevent firms from merging, a necessary condition for countries’ structural transformation. ,
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Italy |
2025-05-14 9:36:07 |
2028-05-14 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Brenda Nakirya Doreen
ID: UNCST-2023-R006312
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Impacts of extreme rainfalls on access to SRHR services for adolescent girls and young women in Mayuge district Uganda: a Case Study
REFNo: HS5852ES
1. To assess the differences in the prevalence of adolescent girls accessing SRHR services in remote areas of Mayuge District during periods of extreme rainfalls compared to times of moderate rainfall or the dry seasons over the past two years.
2. To explore the effects of extreme rainfalls on AGYW access to SRHR services in remote areas of Mayuge District.
3. To identify existing and recommend strategies to ensure sustainable systems for continued provision of SRHR services for AGYW during periods of extreme rainfalls in Mayuge District.
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Uganda |
2025-05-14 9:34:07 |
2028-05-14 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Fred Bulamba
ID: UNCST-2020-R014888
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Rule of THUMB: A multi-centre cluster trial evaluating the implementation of a perioperative care complex intervention to improve outcomes from haemorrhage during and after caesarean section in African hospitals
REFNo: HS5855ES
To evaluate the effect of the trial intervention on patient outcomes relevant to future trials.,To evaluate whether implementation of the ‘Rule of THUMB’ perioperative complex intervention increases risk assessment and improves diagnosis and compliance with proven interventions for haemorrhage during and after caesarean section.,
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Uganda |
2025-05-14 9:24:07 |
2028-05-14 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
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EVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY OF PLASMA SEPARATION CARDS (PSC) AS AN ADDITIONAL SPECIMEN TYPE FOR THE ALINITY M HIV-1 ASSAY
REFNo: HS5963ES
The primary objectives of this protocol are to:
1) prospectively enrol and collect capillary PSC and venous PSC from subjects undergoing routine viral load monitoring at ART clinics, from subjects undergoing HIV-1 screening, and from subjects undergoing testing for CD4 counts. Note that plasma will also be collected and tested from each individual as part of routine test of record HIV-1 testing at CPHL.
2) perform testing of the PSC and plasma specimens using the Alinity m HIV-1 assay.
3) assess the following key performance attributes of the Alinity m HIV-1 assay testing PSC as a specimen type:
o correlation between Alinity m HIV-1 viral load from PSC and Alinity m HIV-1 viral load plasma
o clinical sensitivity and specificity for Alinity m HIV-1 viral load from PSC based on the agreement between Alinity m HIV-1 PSC results and Alinity m HIV-1 plasma results
o misclassification rates by Alinity m HIV-1 PSC results above and below the clinical threshold based on Alinity m HIV-1 plasma results
o suppression rates in participants based on Alinity m HIV-1 plasma and PSC results
The secondary objectives of the protocol are to:
1) Following Alinity m HIV-1 PSC testing, if the data analysis described above indicates promising performance and if sufficient left-over PSC spots are available, remaining PSC may be tested with another HIV-1 viral load test for which PSC is a claimed sample type (e.g., cobas HIV-1 Quantitative nucleic acid test for use on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems).
2) PSC results for the additional testing (if performed) will be analyzed for correlation to plasma results, clinical sensitivity and specificity, misclassification rates, and suppression rates to further determine if Alinity m PSC performance is equivalent to other HIV-1 testing technology.
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Uganda |
2025-05-14 10:16:37 |
2028-05-14 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Mulemangabo Bisimwa
ID: UNCST-2025-R016823
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The Politics of Sustainable Energy Transition in Refugee Settlements: The case of Uganda
REFNo: SS3865ES
The research aims to examine the interactions between the top-down humanitarian energy system and the bottom-up community led-energy action, and how they shape sustainable energy access for displaced households in camp settings. Specifically, the research will address the following objectives:
1. To explore how the humanitarian system supports renewable energy access for displaced communities.
2. To examine the interrelationships between refugee-led energy initiatives and the international humanitarian agencies.
3. To examine how social interactions between refugee households and other energy stakeholders shape and influence the uptake of energy technologies and services in refugee camps.
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Democratic Republic of Congo |
2025-05-14 10:12:48 |
2028-05-14 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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