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Congenital anomalies, particularly the more manageable lesions of the gut, exomphalos, gastroschisis, intestinal atresia, malrotation and mid-gut volvulus. Hirschsprung’s diseases and anorectal agenesis of the lower gastrointestinal tract. Groin and scrotal masses, hernias, hydroceles. Congenital infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, causes of jaundice such as biliary atresia, choledochal cysts. Hypospadias and exstrophy-epispadias complex. Causes of intestinal obstruction, intussusception. Other congenital malformations and their management.

Motor development during the first five years of life - important considerations in motor development (growth/maturation of the brain after birth, environment), sequence, principles of development. Introduction to motor control theories; reflex development and testing. Cerebral palsy – definition, aetiology, clinical features and classification, assessment, treatment approaches (Neuro developmental Therapy/Bobath’s method). Spina Bifida. Mental retardation (Downs Syndrome). Autism. Acute flaccid paralysis – poliomyelitis, sciatic nerve injection palsy, Gullian Barre Syndrome. Brachial plexus injuries (Erb’s palsy, Klumpke’s paralysis, Duchenne - Klumpke’s paralysis). Muscular dystrophies. Flaccid paralysis in children: - Orthopaedic problems in childhood: - Congenital foot deformities, congenital hip dislocations, osteogenesis imperfecta, torticollis, juvenile. Rheumatoid arthritis, muscular dystrophies. Cardiorespiratory disorders in children such as cystic fibrosis, asthma and rheumatic fever.

Pollen diagrams and their interpretation; Fossil vegetation maps; Palynology and mineral oil exploitation; Pollen load of the atmosphere; Pollen grains and allergy

Basic concepts; natural and acquired immunity; Cell types in immune systems; immunity to parasites (Protozoa and Helminths); Evasion of host immune response; Advances in immunization against parasitic infections; Immunological methods

Insects of Veterinary and medical importance; Biology of winged and wingless insects of Veterinary and medical importance; Sampling and trapping methods; Biological and chemical control of insects

Parks Surveys, sitting and construction of roads and tourist facilities and supervisor of anti- poaching control. Open space for flood control, for future development, development control and for recreation.

Introduction to partial dentures. Classification of edentulous spaces. Components of metallic denture frameworks. Surveyors and surveying. The design process. Laboratory stages in partial denture fabrication. Problems with denture classes. Special partial dentures.

Basic examples of linear partial differential equations and their fundamental solutions; Existence and regularity of solutions (Local or Global) of the Cauchy problems; boundary value problems and mixed boundary value problems; The fundamental solutions of their partial differential equations

The Standard Model: Elementary particles (quarks; leptons; antiparticles and hadrons); Forces of nature (electromagnetic; strong; weak; gravity); Gauge Bosons (photons; gluons; W+ and Zo; graviton); Strength and range of interactions; Theoretical framework; Natural limits; Four vectors; Electromagnetic Interaction: QED; Feynman diagrams; Vertices; Perturbation theory; Renormalization; Weak Interactions: Charged currents; Parity violations; Weak interaction of leptons and quarks; Neutral currents; Electroweak unification and the Glashow-Weinberg-Salam model; W+ and Zo bosons; Precision tests of the standard models in e+e-; Strong Interaction: QCD; Gluons and colour; Properties of QCD (quarks confinement; asymptotic freedom and hadrons); Strong interaction vertices; Running coupling constants; Quark model of hadrons: light quark meson; Baryons: Mesons; masses and magnetic moments; Hadron resonances; The c and b-quarks; Beyond the Standard Model: the Higgs boson; Neutrino oscillations; Grand Unification (proton decay); Supersymmetry

Establishment and production of pasture plants; Pasture improvement techniques; proper uses of tropical pastures; methods of enhancing quality and utilization; grazing management and its effect on pasture and animal productivity; stocking rate; carrying capacity; grazing season; etc; Range management; grazing systems; forage conservation; production of dry season feeds; Fodder bank development; Methods used to evaluate the nutritive value of pasture