Pioneering Past and Bright of Impactful Research and Scholarly Achievements

TABLE OF CONTENTS HISTORY OF UTECH, JA 04 VISION & MISSION STATEMENT 05 FOREWORD 06 INTRODUCTION 07- 09 UTECH, JAMAICA’S RESEARCH MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM 10 - 15 A PIONEERING PAST AND A BRIGHT FUTURE OF IMPACTFUL RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS 16 - 123 RESEARCH ETHICS 17 - 19 THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 20 - 31 BUSINESS, TOURISM & HOSPITALITY 32 - 43 )HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HIV OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES & 44 - 50 NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND FOOD CONSUMPTION, AFFORDABILITY & SECURITY 51 - 58 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICS 59 - 62 )CANNABIS SATIVA (MARIJUANA/GANJA 63 - 68 CANCER AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 69 - 72 ENGINEERING, ICT APPLICATIONS & INFORMATION SYSTEMS 73 - 86 ORAL AND PUBLIC HEATLH 87 - 89 ,EDUCATION HUMANITIES& SOCIAL SCIENCES 90 - 104 MARINE BIOLOGY 105 - 107 PUBLICATION OF UTECH, JAMAICA RESEARCH OR SCHOLARLY WORK IN THE POPULAR PRESS 108 - 123 UTECH’S FLAGSHIP JOURNAL 124 CERDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 125