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Traumatic and non-traumatic causes of lameness in cow; goat; sheep; horse and pig; Routine physical and laboratory diagnostic protocol; Management by closed reduction and external fixation; External fixative (coaptation) devices; Complications of healing; Laboratory exercises

Measurement of more advanced foundations: foundations on sloping sites and simple stepped foundation; driven and bored pile foundations, deep raft foundation and underpinning to defective foundations. Measurement of in-situ reinforced concrete framed structure: column bases, columns and beams, suspended slabs, staircases (including balustrade and handrail), concrete flat roof and felting; preparation of reinforcement schedule using MS Excel and measurement of reinforcement and formwork. Production of bill of quantities for the measured works using manual method, the use of MS Excel and dedicated computer software. Site visits, use of construction pictures and video diaries to aid students’ understanding of the sequence of construction works being measured. Group assignment in preparation of bill of quantities of a reinforced in-situ concrete framed structure; Introduction to use of preliminary and preamble clauses; Relationship between specifications, drawing and bill of quantities. Form, order and procedure in writing specifications.

Measurement of steel framed building: steel grillage foundation, steel stanchions, steel beans, steel roof trusses, gusset plates, holding down bolts. Measurement of unframed steel structures and their casings. Proprietary claddings and partitions including curtain walling, demountable partitions and suspended ceilings. Furniture, standard joinery unit, wardrobe, kitchen cabinet and shelves. Production of bill of quantities for the measured works using manual method, the use of MS Excel and dedicated computer software. Site visits, use of construction pictures and video diaries to aid students’ understanding of the sequence of construction works being measured. Group assignment in preparation of bill of quantities of a steel framed structure. Writing of preliminary and preamble clauses; Specification writing: Practical approach in specifying building materials and components.

Thick cylinders; compound cylinders. Rotating disks. Bending of flat plates. Beams on an elastic foundation. Membrane stresses in shells of revolution. Two-dimensional theory of elasticity. Elastoplastic problems and limit theory. 500 level

Membrane structure and function; Membrane-linked phenomena; ion transport; Morphology of membranes; Membrane biogenesis; Membrane carbohydrates and cell surface specificity/antigenic projection; Ionophoric antibiotics; Membrane dynamics; Excitable membranes; Neurotransmitters; Membrane receptors and signaling/transduction; Photobiology; Photosynthesis and Calvin cycle; Recent advances in Membrane research; e.g; roles of liposomes etc

Review of intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates; proteins; lipids and nucleic acids; Recent advances in these areas; Regulations of metabolism; enzymatic and hormonal; Neurochemistry and neurological disorders

Ecological relationships amongst microorganisms with special reference to mutualism; competition; synergism and parasitism; Biochemistry of intra and inter-specific interactions; Simulation of microbial environments in continuous culture; Microbiology of extreme environments; Ecology of the rhizosphere; phylloplane and coral reefs

Principles of Gene expression; Recombinant DNA Technology; Applications of Genetic Engineering in Medicine; Industry and Agriculture; Hybridization; Polymerase Chain Reaction and Microarray Techniques; Mapping of prokaryotic genomes e.g; E; coli genome libraries; SAGE DNA chip technology; Functional genomics computer analysis; proteomics

Energy yielding metabolic processes and pathways in microorganisms; Biosynthetic pathways with special reference to nucleic acids; vitamins; proteins; polysaccharides and lipids; Regulation of biosynthetic processes

Definition and practical value of micropaleontology; Historical review of micropaleontology Development of Commercial Micropaleontology; Physical; Chemical and Biological factors of the non-marine and marine environments and their effects on micro-organisms; Environmental distribution of micro-organisms; Evolutionary and phylogenetic relationships within groups of micro-fossils; Ecology and paleoecological relationships or living morphological (particularly diagnostic) features of biostratigraphically and paleoecologically important taxa of foraminifera and ostracoda