Port sanitation is the work carried out by all designated port health authorities in the world towards the control of spread of quarantinable diseases. The essential aim is to ensure the maximum security against the international spread of the disease with the minimal interference with world traffic

Brief notes on calculus I which are upto date

This course covers key areas in syntax and morphology from a theoretical perspective. In syntax, two approaches have been adopted: the formal and the functional. Issues in morphology are handled within generative grammar. However, as an entry point into the course, we begin by asking some basic questions about the study of language. Some of them you have encountered before but they appear here for recapping purposes.

Comparative education is a discipline within the field of education. Its main purpose is to enlighten the teacher trainee on issues of educational systems in other countries with a view of broadening their perspective on educational problems and attempted solution.

Comparative education is a fully established academic field of study that examines education in one country (or group of countries) by using data and insights drawn from the practices and situation in another country, or countries. Programs and courses in comparative education are offered in many universities throughout the world, and relevant studies are regularly published in scholarly journals such as Comparative Education, International Review of Education, International Journal of Educational Development, and Comparative Education Review. The field of comparative education is supported by many projects associated with UNESCO and the national education ministries of various nations.

A liquid connective tissue that flows through blood vessels It forms part of ECF body fluids.

The digestive system consists group of organs working together to convert food into basic nutrients that provide energy for the entire body.

Mental is defined as of mind: while the mind is defined as the seat of consciousness, thought and feeling. Mental health therefore means a state of wellbeing of the mind - (Dictionary.com)Mental health: the successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age appropriate and congruent with local and cultural norms (Robinson, 1983)

Psychopharmacology refers to the use of drugs in managing psychiatric conditions – Schizophrenia – Depression – Mania – Anxiety

Meaning of law It’s a set rules or principles imposed against the citizens of the country by the state. It’s also a set of rules that govern the conduct of affairs in a given community at a given time. It’s also a body of principles required and applied by the state in the administration of justice. The purposes of laws 1. To promote social cohesion among the society;- each society or community has its laws which regulate the mutual relations and contacts of its members. The laws are enforced to ensure that members of the society may live or work together in an orderly and peaceful manner. 1. To regulate the behaviour/contact of persons. 2. To provide justice to the members of the society. 3. To maintain political and economical stability. 4. To protect fundamental rights and freedoms of the individuals. 5. To establish the procedures and regulations regarding the dealings among the individuals. 6. To maintain peace and the security in the country.

When at least two electrodes are dipped into an electrolyte and connected by an external electrical conductor, an electric current flows and chemical reactions occur in the half cells

Bimolecular reactions – gaseous and liquid states. Quasi equilibrium and steady state approximation theory of reaction rates. Reaction mechanisms.

Aldehydes and ketones are in equilibrium with their enol isomers.

Nutrients are essential life chemical elements (About 16 elements). Macronutrients:-Compounds required in great quantities

Sun's energy is harvested by plants and stored as chemical energy through photosynthesis.

The diversity of climates and landforms leads to great diversity of vegetation types in E.A. .Vegetation is influenced by eq uator, relief and altitude especially by Mt. Kenya, Kilimanjaro and Ruwenzori Mountains that are over 5000m high.

Communities associated with freshwater lakes, river valleys and areas that are permanently or temporarily waterlogged. Waterlogging is a result of drainage impediment. These communities are ecotones between dry land and open water. Wetlands are highly productive. They are species rich as they draw them from the adjacent ecosystems.

Evolution is the change over time. It leads to diversity , structural complexity and adaptive nature of plants. Organic evolution is a series of transformations in the genetic material of a population over time .The primary cause of evolution is natural selection in response to the changing environmental interactions

Nomenclature is the correct naming of plants according to specified rules. Plants were known by their common names during the pre-scientific times. The use of common names however are limited to geographical locations or cultures.

Names of plants may be formed in a number of ways; 1. Commemorative ; names may commemorate important persons; those have had major contributions in the science of plants (Botany). 2. Plants may be named after geographical place or feature 3. Names may come from myths 4. Names be as a result of some character a plant 5. Names may describe the habitat 6. Names may also denote resemblance to another 7. Some plant names are derived from culture