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Mathematical Methods of Deterministic or Stochastic aspects of Biological Systems e.g.; Population dynamics; species interaction malaria epidemic; etc

Advanced Regression; Bio-assays; Probit and Logit models; Growth Curves; Logistic Regression; Potency/efficacy determination; Theory of clinical trials; Ethical Issues in Medical Data Collection

Biostatistics: Definition; scope and applications; Presentation of data; Overview of measures of central tendency; Chi square test; Scientific writing I; (a) Biostatistics; Population and sample size; Sampling distribution; Research design; Study of some classical papers for experimental design and presentation of data; Normal; Binomial and Poisson distributions; Tests of significance; Students t test; Analysis of variance (ANOVA); One way and two way ANOVA; Regression Analysis; Simple and multiple regression; Overview of non parametric tests; Statistical packages; Graphpad Instat; Minitab; SAS; Epi Info; and SPSS

Quality and storage of specific foods; Functional foods; Microbial influence on food production and storage; Quality assurance in the industry; Biotechnology targets in food processing; Improving food quality; Genetically engineered enzymes and additives in foods; Optimization of food processing methods; Microbial biomass and indigenous fermented foods

Data analysis: linear and non-linear models; Mass balance; Species mass; Microbial and cellular growth stoichiometry; Product formation; reductase balance and yield maintenance; Energy balance; Reaction kinectics and biological systems; Chemostats; batch fermentors; Immobilized enzymes and cells; Filtration; centrifugation and chromatography

Theories and methods of boreholes geophysics; Well-logging techniques; Log Interpretation; Exercises

Milling; mashing; wort production (equipment processes and treatment); mashing systems; wort filtration and separation; wort boiling and hopping; wort cooling; high gravity brewing

Milling, mashing, wort production (equipment processes and treatment); mashing systems, wort filtration and separation; wort boiling and hopping; wort cooling; high gravity brewing.

History of brewing fermentations; brewing yeast (structure; physiology; characteristics); biochemistry of fermentation; brewery fermentation rooms and vessels; control and regulation of fermentation; problem fermentations; secondary fermentation; conditioning and maturation

History of brewing fermentations; brewing yeast (structure, physiology, characteristics); biochemistry of fermentation, brewery fermentation rooms and vessels; control and regulation of fermentation; problem fermentations; secondary fermentation; conditioning and maturation.