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Mary Sally Kabasa
ID: UNCST-2024-R004662
DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A CASCADED PCM LATENT HEAT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE UNIT FOR EXTENDED NIGHT SOLAR CROP DRYING
REFNo: SIR487ES

General Objective: To develop and evaluate the performance of a cascaded PCM packed-bed latent heat thermal energy storage (PB-LHTES) unit capable of supplying energy for extended night drying of crops.

Specific Objectives:
i. To perform simulations to determine the appropriate quantities of the available PCMs required for the cascaded PCM LHTES unit to last at least 11 hours of discharge.
ii. To refine the design and develop the cascaded PCM LHTES system based on the simulation results, focusing on integrating the PCMs and system architecture.
iii. Test and evaluate the thermal performance and efficiency of the developed cascaded PCM LHTES unit in real-world conditions under no load.
iv. To Implement the cascaded PCM LHTES system in a pilot-scale solar drying setup and assess its performance in drying select crop types.

Uganda 2025-04-11 17:08:32 2028-04-11 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Josephine Najjuma Nambi
ID: UNCST-2021-R013717
Improving diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in pregnancy in Uganda
REFNo: HS5524ES

1. To describe the completeness of blood pressure measurements in the antenatal card among women attending the antenatal clinic
2. To describe the stakeholder’s knowledge, barriers and facilitators to screening and timely diagnosis of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
3. To describe the stakeholders self-reported solutions to the barriers to screening and timely diagnosis of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Uganda 2025-04-11 17:07:35 2028-04-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jenifer Apil
ID: UNCST-2025-R016724
Convergence or Divergence: A comparative Analysis of Tradition and Scientific Recommended Cassava Processing Practices in Terego District Northwestern Uganda
REFNo: A562ES

i. To analyze the convergences or divergences between traditional and scientific recommeded cassava processing practices.
ii. To assess the consumer-preferred quality attributes of cassava flour and how they contest with the scientific recommended quality attributes.
iii. To evaluate perceived threat of cassava cyanide poisoning among the Lugbara communities

Uganda 2025-04-11 17:04:54 2028-04-11 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nelly  Jaden Aggrey
ID: UNCST-2024-R004165
COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS TOWARDS PREGNENCY- RELATED CHALLENGES AMONG TEENAGERS IN MBARARA DISTRICT SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3644ES

TO ASSESS COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT ADDRESSING PREGNANCY- RELATED SOCIAL AND HEALTH CHALLENGES AMONG TEENAERS IN MBARARA DISTRICT, SOUTHWESTERN
South Sudan 2025-04-11 17:03:39 2028-04-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ian Ortega
ID: UNCST-2024-R016038
Factors Influencing Newspaper Readership in Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: SS3651ES

i) To establish the influence of demographics on newspaper readership in Kampala.
ii) To establish the influence of socioeconomic status on newspaper readership in Kampala.
iii) To establish the influence of technology on newspaper readership in Kampala.
iv) To establish the influence of content perceptions on newspaper readership in Kampala.

Uganda 2025-04-11 16:59:22 2028-04-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Enock  Kabanda
ID: UNCST-2023-R005775
PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF DEPRESSION AMONG JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS IN KAMPALA METROPOLITAN AREA
REFNo: SS3669ES

1. To determine the prevalence of depression among junior police officers in the Kampala metropolitan area.
2. To determine the factors causing depression among junior police officers in the Kampala metropolitan area.

Uganda 2025-04-11 16:57:44 2028-04-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmanuel Sendaula
ID: UNCST-2020-R014767
A Pilot Study of the Self-Assessment Tool for Mental Health in Children and Youth
REFNo: HS5608ES

Main objective
To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the inerRAI Self-Reported Assessment for Mental Health in Youth (SAMHY) and the interRAI Parent/Caregiver Assessment Report of Mental Health for Children and Youth (PAMHY) in Uganda.
Specific objectives:
a) To assess the feasibility of the SAMHY and PAMHY among children and youth aged 4–21 years in Uganda.
b) To determine the acceptability of the SAMHY and PAMHY tools among participants, caregivers, and assessors in Uganda
c) To collect comprehensive data on mental health, well-being, and social determinants impacting children and youth.

Uganda 2025-04-11 16:55:21 2028-04-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Edward Bbaale
ID: UNCST-2025-R017376
Improving Bill Payment for Water and Sanitation Services in Uganda
REFNo: SS3693ES

Understand the magnitude and scope of arrears among NWSC customers (secondary billing records) Design and test an intervention to improve customer bill payment among NWSC residential customers (randomized controltrial of staff incentives)
Assess customer perceptions of a fair price for water service (household survey with randomized information treatment) To investigate the role of information provision in improving the payments for water and sanitation services
Uganda 2025-04-11 16:52:44 2028-04-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Begumana Daniel
ID: UNCST-2024-R003195
INCIDENCE OF AND RISK FACTORS OF COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT FOR PREMALIGNANT CERVICAL LESIONS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS5782ES

To determine the incidence of and describe the nature of early complications of treatment for premalignant cervical lesions at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.

To determine the risk factors associated with early complications of treatment for premalignant cervical lesions at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.


Uganda 2025-04-11 16:50:45 2028-04-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
John Okeya Bonaventure
ID: UNCST-2024-R016505
Enhanced Shared Leadership in promoting Instructor Effectiveness in Technical Institutes in Uganda: Case of Eastern Uganda
REFNo: SS3708ES

1. To establish how shared leadership is promoted in Technical Institutes in Uganda. ,3. To explore Enhanced shared leadership practices that promote instructor effectiveness in Technical Institutes in Uganda.,2. To explore Instructors’ experience of shared leadership in Technical Institutes in Uganda.,1. To establish the promotion of shared leadership in Technical Institutes in Uganda. ,
Uganda 2025-04-11 16:49:15 2028-04-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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