A process of evaluating the likely impacts, both beneficial and adverse, of a proposed development that may affect the rights, which have an economic, social, cultural, civic and political dimension, as well as the well-being, vitality and viability, of an affected community – that is, the quality of life of a community as measured in terms of various socio-economic indicators, such as income distribution, physical and social integrity and protection of individuals and communities, employment levels and standards of housing and accommodation, infrastructure, services. (Secretariat of CBD, 2004. https://www.cbd.int/impact/case-studies/cs-impact-cbd-tk-akwe-en.pdf )
Directed movement response of a mobile organism to a water or air current, either in to the current (positive rheotaxis) or with the current (negative rheotaxis). (Anonymous (1998) AQUALEX. Multilingual glossary of aquaculture terms / Glossaire multilingue relatif aux termes utilisés en aquaculture. CD ROM, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. & Praxis Publ., UK.)
A protein domain is any identifiable longer contiguous subsequence of a protein that can fold, function and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain or structure. (https://doi.org/10.1533/9781908818126.7)
Anthocyanins are colored water-soluble pigments belonging to the phenolic group. The pigments are in glycosylated forms. Anthocyanins responsible for the colors, red, purple, and blue, are in fruits and vegetables. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5613902/)
Anthropology is the systematic study of humanity, with the goal of understanding our evolutionary origins, our distinctiveness as a species, and the great diversity in our forms of social existence across the world and through time (UC Davis, 2024. What is Anthropology? https://anthropology.ucdavis.edu/undergraduate/what-is-anthropology)
The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2013/MB_cgi?mode=&index=4163&view=concept)
A form of migration in which people repeatedly move back and forth between two or more countries. (Sironi, A. C. Bauloz and M. Emmanuel (eds.), 2019. Glossary on Migration. International Migration Law, No. 34. International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva.
https://publications.iom.int/books/international-migration-law-ndeg34-glossary-migration)
The production of antibodies by proliferating and differentiated B-lymphocytes under stimulation by antigens. (MeSH. 2025. Antibody Formation. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D000917)
Miscellaneous agents found useful in the symptomatic treatment of diarrhea. They have no effect on the agent(s) that cause diarrhea, but merely alleviate the condition. (MeSH, 2024. Antidiarrheals https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68000930)
Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular hypertension regardless of pharmacological mechanism. (MeSH. 2025. Antihypertensive Agents. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D000959)
An elongated, hair-like projection, usually about the mouth, chin or nose; a slender flexible projection near the mouth, usually provided with taste or touch receptor. (FAO. 1978. Glossary of inland fishery terms, EIFAC Occasional Paper No. 12 https://www.fao.org/4/ae987b/AE987B01.htm)
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Fish sensory organ. For the freshwater fish, please use "barbel" <c_20762>.
Antiseptics are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiseptic)
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Use for substances which destroy microorganisms on living tissue. For substances that destroy microorganisms from within the body, Use antibiotics and for substances that destroy microorganisms found on non-living objects, use disinfectants
Dressed carcass weight: weight minus all parts -edible and inedible -that are removed in dressing the carcass. The concept varies widely from country to country and according to the various species of livestock. (FAOSTAT, FAO Statistics Division, 2013)
