Maiya Block Ngaybe Grace
ID: UNCST-2023-R007114
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A discrete choice experiment to assess preferences for a future preventative HIV vaccine among at-risk populations in Uganda
REFNo: HS3769ES
General objective
This study aims to answer the question of which factors are most preferable among at-risk populations and therefore affect their decisions to take up a preventative HIV vaccine in comparison to other preventative methods through the implementation of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) in Uganda.
Specific objectives
The objectives of this study will be to conduct key informant interviews which will ultimately inform a DCE which will conducted to determine factors influencing the prospective uptake of a preventative HIV vaccine among People at Substantial Risk for HIV Infection (PSRHI) in Uganda.
Objective 1: Identify characteristics of preventative HIV medications which are most preferred regarding the decision to take these medications in Kampala, Uganda by conducting 15-20 key informant interviews. In other words, the purpose of this objective is to identify the characteristics and levels of these characteristics that should be included in the DCE in objective 2.
Objective 2: Determine the attributes of a preventative HIV medication that are most valued by PSRHI in Uganda through the implementation of a discrete choice experiment (DCE).
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USA |
2024-02-29 17:20:29 |
2027-03-01 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Adele Stock
ID: UNCST-2024-R005015
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The Spiritual Life of Water: Aquatic Sacred Space and Urban Environmental Change in 20th century Johannesburg and Kampala
REFNo: SS2389ES
My dissertation research explores how water-based religious practices have been profoundly transformed amidst the immense environmental and legal changes precipitated during the colonial and postcolonial periods in Africa. I examine both the creativity and the resilience of African religious practitioners in making new meaning amidst the displacement of water-based loci of spirituality. In particular, I focus on the paradox of ritual cleansing and healing in polluted bodies of water, a practice that has its roots in the systems of colonization and racial exclusion that are foundational to histories of urban Africa. Kampala’s Lubigi Wetland has long been a vibrant space where diverse groups of Ugandans sought and still seek healing, both physical (particularly at the advent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic) and spiritual. Their resources are a powerful spirit medium thought to connect to spiritual forces in the wetland’s tranquil waters. Yet today, human settlement, environmental degradation, and violent conflict overshadow the swamp’s long history as a spiritual healing center of the Buganda Kingdom.
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USA |
2024-02-26 13:02:30 |
2027-02-26 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Robert Barney James
ID: UNCST-2024-R005429
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Assessing Social Entrepreneurship among Welfare Projects in Lukaya, Uganda
REFNo: SS2380ES
1) Evaluate the effectiveness of the training initiatives of social entrepreneurial programs
a. Investigate how effective the training programs are in enhancing student learning
b. Investigate if there are any differences in learning outcomes between the contexts in which the training occurs
c. Investigate if there are any relationship between human capital development (education), and the other categories of social entrepreneurial research included in Gupta, Chauhan, Paul & Jaiswal’s (2020) model, such as social capital, self-efficacy regarding innovation, challenges, demographics, and motivations
2. Examine the broader effectiveness of the social entrepreneurial efforts themselves
d. Use qualitative inquiry to examine the strengths and challenges encountered by social entrepreneurs
e. Use qualitative inquiry to examine the opportunities and future directions perceived by stakeholders
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USA |
2024-03-07 8:38:00 |
2027-03-07 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Dorit Stein Talia
ID: UNCST-2022-R010349
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Modeling Health and Welfare Impacts of National Health Insurance in Uganda
REFNo: SS2522ES
To advance the use of routinely collected administrative data and simulation modeling for health policy decision-making in Uganda. ,To support evidence-based policy debates around what outcomes a national health insurance program should achieve, for whom, how, and at what cost. ,To quantify the distributional health and financial risk protection benefits that may occur from scaling-up a benefits package of health interventions for the most common chronic diseases in Uganda (i.e., cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes).,This study aims to generate empirical evidence on the potential population health, poverty alleviation, and equity impacts of increasing public expenditure on health in the form of a national health insurance scheme in Uganda.,
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USA |
2024-11-25 17:24:28 |
2027-11-25 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Joseph Greenbaum
ID: UNCST-2024-R004974
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Electronic Waste Recycling and Environmental Policy in East Africa
REFNo: SS3908ES
Many cities across the global south are rapidly urbanizing and confronting increasing levels of wastes. This poses a challenge for cities’ infrastructural capacity. This project asks how cities and states adapt to rapid population growth and the byproducts of growing industrial sectors, and the wastes these growing forces bring. Batteries and consumer electronics are ubiquitous in daily life, yet the fate of these products once they reach the end of their lives remains understudied. This study seeks to understand how city and state governments make decisions on how to recycle these electronic wastes, how governments work with private sector actors to engineer recycling infrastructures, and where environmental externalities from the increased volumes of electronic wastes end up. This study examines state and city policy surrounding recycling and environmental protection, as well as metal recycler’s strategies for recycling electronic wastes in Kampala, Uganda. One objective of the study is to understand how governments and private recyclers separate electronic wastes from the general overall waste stream. Futhermore, the study seeks to understand different models for recycling electronic wastes once these wastes have been separated.
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USA |
2025-05-16 9:02:06 |
2028-05-16 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Alison Comfort
ID: UNCST-2022-R011501
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Social networks and their role in early initiation of antenatal care by HIV serostatus in Uganda
REFNo: HS4061ES
Through a quantitative survey data collection using a prospective cohort design, this study aims to:
1) Understand whether there exists an association between social network characteristics and early ANC initiation;
2) Explore whether visualizing social network characteristics differentially affects care-seeking intentions at delivery;
3) Characterize the social network characteristics of pregnant women seeking ANC and assess whether differences exist by serostatus;
4) Assess whether network characteristics are differentially associated with early ANC initiation depending on serostatus, with similar analyses for other perinatal care indicators (e.g., facility-based delivery, post-partum care and infant HIV testing if applicable)
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USA |
2024-05-07 12:25:25 |
2027-05-07 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Arianna Pacifico
ID:
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Political Economy Analysis of Refugee Education Financing within the Context of the Inclusion Agenda
REFNo: SS2571ES
To support international donors and refugee hosting education systems achieve adequate and sustainable financing for refugee education in national systems.,
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USA |
2024-04-26 9:08:09 |
2027-04-26 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Peter Olds
ID: UNCST-2023-R006240
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Feasibility and effectiveness of atrial fibrillation detection methods among high-risk patients in southwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS3976ES
1. Compare FitBit watch with Holter monitor in detecting the burden of atrial fibrillation among high-risk patients at MRRH. We will compare FitBit watches with the gold standard of Holter monitor for detection of atrial fibrillation among high-risk patients at the MRRH outpatient cardiology clinic. We will also calculate the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in our population and build a regression model for risk factors associated with atrial fibrillation.
2. Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of implementing atrial fibrillation detection devices in Uganda. Embedded within our non-inferiority trial, we will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of implementing FitBit watches and Holter monitors using implementation metrics. For primary outcome, we will use the Proctor Model to assess key implementation, service, and client outcomes.
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USA |
2024-04-26 9:37:51 |
2027-04-26 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Andrew Kennedy Boyd
ID:
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An Exploration Early Life Stress Exposure and Enamel Defect Occurrences in the Kibale Chimpanzee Project’s Primate Skeletal Collection
REFNo: NS864ES
Image the teeth of the primates within the Kibale Chimpanzee Faunal Collection. I plan to image enamel bands on the incisors, canines and premolars of each specimen in the collection in an effort to compare markers of ealry life stress (ELS) between primate species using enamel defects as a proxy.
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USA |
2024-09-23 13:32:49 |
2027-09-23 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Lauren Wolf
ID:
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The Spatial Ecology of the Red Colobus Monkeys
REFNo: NS808ES
The overall goal of this project is to comprehensively understand the ecological and social determinants that influence the spatial behavior of the Ashy Red Colobus Monkey.
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USA |
2024-05-31 18:27:17 |
2027-05-31 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Peter Olds
ID: UNCST-2023-R006240
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Burden of disease and attitudes towards cancer care among adult cancer patients in Mbarara, Uganda
REFNo: HS4303ES
Aim #1: Describing the burden of disease among patients receiving care at the adult oncology clinic at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. We will conduct a retrospective chart review of all adult patients receiving care at the outpatient oncology clinic and inpatient oncology ward at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital between January 2019 and December 2023. We will define the burden of disease as the numbers and types of cancers of patients cared for at MRRH. We will conduct a chart review collecting data on demographics, primary diagnoses, comorbidities, treatment modalities, and outcomes.
Aim #2: Qualitative understanding of patient attitudes toward cancer care, specifically in Mbarara. We will interview up to 30 patients with cancer or who have undertaken cancer care at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital’s Adult Cancer Clinic, and conduct semi-structured qualitative interviews with the goal being to understand their experience with cancer care in Mbarara. We will focus on understanding the role of the clinic, the physicians, and nurses in the patient’s lives and how this affects their journey through receiving cancer care.
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USA |
2024-07-22 14:42:30 |
2027-07-22 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Sarah Lewinger Julianne
ID: UNCST-2024-R004045
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Prayer, Poetry, and Protest: Pentecostalism and Political imagination among Ugandan Youth
REFNo: SS2594ES
The primary objective of this research project is to investigate how young people in Kampala, Uganda, aged eighteen to thirty-five, mobilize charismatic Christian discourses, practices, and communities to imagine their futures, engage with politics, and navigate conditions of political repression, economic precarity, and social disintegration. Specifically, the project aims to:
1. Explore the diverse ways in which young people draw upon charismatic Christianity as a resource for making sense of their lives, asserting their dignity, and envisioning alternative social and political possibilities.
2. Examine how young people's "god-talk" – a critical and creative method of biblical reinterpretation and intimate conversation with the divine – challenges conventional understandings of the political and expands notions of political agency and engagement.
3. Investigate the role of social memory in shaping contemporary youth political imaginations, by considering how young people's religious-political expressions both draw upon and depart from earlier movements, such as the Holy Spirit Movement.
4. Identify and analyze the spaces, practices, and cultural forms through which young people develop and express their political subjectivities, with a focus on artistic and creative practices, such as spoken word poetry and music.
5. Contribute to anthropological debates on the complex and often contradictory role of religion in social movements, as well as the ways in which marginalized youth navigate and challenge the constraints of their political contexts.
This project aims to generate new insights into the religious and political imaginations of urban Ugandan youth, and to shed light on the diverse and unexpected ways in which young people are actively engaging with politics outside of the formal political sphere. By taking seriously the political significance of religious and artistic imaginaries, this research has the potential to expand our understanding of what constitutes the political and to contribute to broader debates about youth agency, social movements, and the role of religion in public life.
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USA |
2024-12-10 14:52:31 |
2027-12-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Karen Setty Elizabeth
ID:
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Tracking the Ripple Effects of Water Quality Information Sharing among Household Consumers, Water Managers, and Local Officials
REFNo: SS2609ES
1. Characterize actual information uses and applications that might affect water management practices and policies.
- Follow up with participants through surveys and qualitative interviews after each information-sharing event.
- Individually deliver a series of water quality reports containing solution-oriented messages.
- Evaluate the uses and impact of water quality data among local government, water management, and household decision-makers.
2. Tailor a water quality information delivery intervention through a user-centered design process.
- Establish good practices for water quality information sharing in small water supply systems in low-resource settings.
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USA |
2024-05-31 18:25:09 |
2027-05-31 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Elliott Collins
ID: UNCST-2024-R005211
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Measuring the Impact of Group Loans and Digitized Ledgers on Savings Group Participants in Uganda
REFNo: SS2731ES
Measure the impact of savings group ledger digitization on savings group efficiency, savings behavior, and social cohesion.,Measure the impact of FAST loans on savings group participants’ access to financial services and livelihood outcomes.,
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USA |
2024-07-02 12:50:51 |
2027-07-02 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Kearsley Stewart
ID: UNCST-2021-R011830
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Addressing Sickle Cell Disease in Uganda: A Multi-Sectoral Approach
REFNo: HS4276ES
Aim 3: We aim to assess the current digital capacity (smart mobile phone access, internet access, data security, access to data) of KHCIV sickle cell patients, their caregivers, and KHCIV clinic staff in order to understand their preparedness for using mobile applications to improve sickle cell disease care. We seek to identify facilitators and barriers to uptake of mHealth tools and interventions, including Nanbar Health for patients and SCD Toolbox for KHCIV providers. In addition, we aim to determine the feasibility of using the Nanbar Health and SCD Toolbox mobile applications in Kalangala District and propose solutions for adaptation to enhance sickle cell care and improve outcomes beyond Kalangala District for others in Uganda. ,Aim 2: We aim to improve clinical monitoring of home-based adherence to hydroxyurea by exploring the feasibility and acceptability of using a rapid point-of-care electrophoresis sickle cell test (Gazelle) to monitor fetal hemoglobin for sickle cell patients taking hydroxyurea at their quarterly clinic visits to KHCIV. In addition, we aim to understand the facilitators and barriers to successful home-based adherence to hydroxyurea through a home visit to interview patient and caregivers about their adherence-related behaviors and observe conditions in the home that directly influence adherence to hydroxyurea, such as pill storage. ,Aim 1: We aim to explore the facilitators and barriers to uptake of newborn screening at KHCIV at a time when the Government of Uganda is scaling up newborn sickle cell testing across the country. We will describe the challenges for staff at a remote government health care facility to scale up newborn sickle cell testing. We will study parental perspectives on newborn sickle cell testing and their experiences with the current standard-of-care (dried blood spots) sent by KHCIV to the Central Public Health Laboratory in Kampala.,This study aims to reduce the burden of SCD in Uganda through a multi-sectoral study of the facilitators and barriers to: scale-up of universal newborn screening, adherence to treatments such as hydroxyurea, and improved access to sickle cell health education through mHealth digital apps. ,
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USA |
2024-06-18 11:20:00 |
2027-06-18 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Shevin Jacob Thomas
ID: UNCST-2022-R010715
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The Sub-Saharan Africa ConsorTium for the Advancement of Innovative Research and Care in Sepsis (STAIRS) Cohort Study: A prospective multi-country network cohort of hospitalized sepsis patients
REFNo: HS5205ES
1. Describe the cohort’s epidemiologic, sociodemographic, clinical and management characteristics and to identify risk factors for disease severity and outcomes.
2. Characterize etiologic (and antimicrobial resistance patterns when relevant) and host response profiles and to evaluate their potential associations with clinical presentation, disease severity and outcome.
3. Determine the performance characteristics of innovative sepsis diagnostic platforms for pathogen identification, host response profiling and risk stratification in comparison with diagnostic testing available for usual care (including blood culture and existing sepsis scores).
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USA |
2025-01-31 7:59:00 |
2028-01-31 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Kristen Little Marie
ID:
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Exploring the Non-Hormonal and On-Demand Contraceptives Value Propositions: Perspectives from End Users, Private Sector Healthcare Providers, and Stakeholders in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda
REFNo: SS2745ES
: To understand the benefits, challenges, and preferences for the on-demand pill, including product naming and framing, and perspectives on a standalone vs. EC+ on-demand pill, among potential end-users. Sub-aims: 1.) To explore women’s perceptions regarding non-hormonal contraceptives (relative to hormonal options) and their stated preferences for product attributes including dosing schedule, side effects, and benefits; 2.) to describe women’s current use of emergency contraceptive pills, including routine, regular, or repeated use of ECPs, and these users’ perspectives on a potential on-demand pill product.,To understand motivators and barriers and support required for private healthcare providers (HCPs) to consider stocking/selling the LNG 1.5 on-demand/pericoital contraceptive pill. Sub-aim: To understand provider perspectives on the value of and barriers to a weekly, non-hormonal pill in the private sector.,Explore the acceptability of on-demand and non-hormonal contraceptives among private providers, user preferences for on-demand and weekly non-hormonal products among adult women, and key informants and market actors to inform clinical trial pathway decisions and product positioning,
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USA |
2024-07-10 13:28:15 |
2027-07-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Diana Namumbejja Abwoye
ID:
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Preventive medicine for displaced persons/refugees residing in Palabek settlement
REFNo: SS2818ES
To understand the experiences of refugees in Palabek resettlement with preventive healthcare through in-depth interviews,To explore knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of preventive healthcare among refugees living in Palabek resettlement through in-depth interviews, The long-term goal is to obtain a deeper understanding of how refugees living in Palabek resettlement camp perceive and utilize preventing medicine and inform stakeholders in the camp of any gaps or needs that may improve access and care. It is imperative to understand refugees’ perceptions and experiences with preventive medicine and establish which aspects of their refugee experience may influence utilization of preventive healthcare when available.,
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USA |
2024-07-09 18:33:18 |
2027-07-09 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Lisa Dulli
ID: UNCST-2024-R004307
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Community-based mentorship for out-of-school youth in Adjumani and Buyende Districts, Uganda: An implementation research study
REFNo: SS2789ES
a secondary objective we will document the experiences of youth mentoring program participants who seek SRH services within the community, and their perspectives with regard to the quality and responsiveness of the services to their needs.,the study’s primary objective is to examine key aspects of implementation for the SHARE project mentoring activities targeting AGYW and ABYM, including reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance (including cost), and external and internal (organizational) contexts in two settings.,
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USA |
2024-08-30 14:55:02 |
2027-08-30 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Adam Lichtenheld
ID: UNCST-2024-R004326
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Re:Build – Building Business and Social Networks to Strengthen Refugee Economic and Social Integration
REFNo: SS2803ES
The effect of the intervention on approaches of collaboration and information sharing,The effect of the intervention on psychological and social dimensions for each individual,The effect of the intervention on business outcomes (profit, savings, business growth),The effect of the intervention on network constellations in participants’ egocentric business networks,1. How can interventions support the development of business networks for refugees and nationals in urban markets of developing countries? ,
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USA |
2024-07-26 15:50:47 |
2027-07-26 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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