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Nano technology, stretchable silicon, pervasive wireless, nuclear reprogramming, nano biomechanics, epigenetics and cognitive radio.

Detailed study of engineering properties of foods (liquid; semi-solid and solid) and their effects on formulation; processing; preservation and quality appearance of finished products; Effect of particle size on texture foods

Objectives of EIA; Resources required for EIA; Basic principles of EIA; Site selection; environmental screening and preliminary assessment; Scoping of significant issues; Impact identification; prediction; measurement and evaluation; Identification of monitoring and mitigating measures; Documentation of EIA; Environmental impact statement; A selected survey with case studies

Basic concepts; principles and history of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); Relationship between EIA and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS); Indicator species and organisms of value in environmental assessment; Essentials in EIA; Potential problems of EIA and their solutions; Cost benefits as a tool for environmental decision-making; Field case studies of impact assessment in Nigeria

Basic concepts; principles and history of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); Relationship between EIA and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS); Indicator species and organisms of value in environmental assessment; Essentials in EIA; Potential problems of EIA and their solutions; Cost benefits as a tool for environmental decision-making; Field case studies of impact assessment in Nigeria

Introduction to the principles and methods of epidemiology; Types of epidemiological surveys (Descriptive; experimental and analytical); Patterns of disease occurrence in the tropics; Measurement of parasitic infections in a host population; Epidemiology and recent developments in the control of major parasitic diseases and their vectors in tropical Africa; Ethical consideration in epidemiological studies

The nature and ecological significance of food and medicinal plant biodiversity in traditional subsistence systems; scientific; institutional and ethical issues in ethnobotany; evaluation; application and management of plants and Indigenous Knowledge of plants to address contemporary health and nutrition problems

Origin of plants: Green algae - multicellular and mosses as aquatic ancestors; Movement to land: mosses and liverworts; Characteristics of first terrestrial plants; Origin of seeds; Evolution of higher plants and their diversity; Importance of plant diversity; Relationship between families of flowering plants; Diversity and evolution of gymnosperms; Reticulate evolution of higher plants; Evolution of flower; Ecological importance of species diversity

The synthetic theory of evolution and its development; The sources of variability; The nature of mutation; its causes and adaptiveness; The organization of genetic variability; The differentiation of population; Reproductive isolation and the origin of species; The role of hybridization and polyploidy in evolution; Major trends of evolution; Current issues in evolution

Review of Artificial Intelligence and its place in experts systems; Introduction to expert systems and expert support system; Characteristics of experts systems; Knowledge-based systems; Types of expert systems