The transmission of pathogens from current to future host follows a repeating cycle. This cycle can be simple, with a direct transmission from current to future host, or complex, where transmission occurs through (multiple) intermediate hosts or vectors. This cycle is called the transmission cycle of disease, or transmission cycle. (Rottier, E. and Ince, M.E., 2003. Controlling and preventing disease: The role of water and environmental sanitation interventions. Loughborough: WEDC, Loughborough University. https://wedc-knowledge.lboro.ac.uk/resources/books/Controlling_and_Preventing_Disease_-_Complete.pdf)
Disability is a broad concept, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. It is a complex phenomenon, reflecting the interaction between features of a person’s body and features of the society in which they live. (Adapted from UNESCO Institute for Statistics https://uis.unesco.org/en/glossary-term/disability)
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The measurement of disability often differs within and across countries.
A patrilineal lineage group is one where the line of descent and membership is transmitted by the male. (Multilingual thesaurus on land tenure (English version)
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Operation of a trawl net designed for use on or near the bottom e.g. otter trawl, beam trawl. (COFI/2018/Inf.27, FAO, 2018. http://www.fao.org/3/MW891EN/mw891en.pdf)
A sea lane, sea road or shipping lane is a regularly used navigable route for large water vessels (ships) on wide waterways such as oceans and large lakes, and is preferably safe, direct and economic. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lane)
Efforts to increase the awareness, availability and utilization of information or services through interaction with a target population. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137713)
Potamodromous fishes move and complete their life cycle entirely within freshwater. (Thurow, Russell F. 2016. Life histories of potamodromous fishes [Chapter 4]. In: Morais, Pedro; Daverat, Franchise, eds. An introduction to fish migration. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 29-54. https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/56035#)
A plant that produces substances that can be collected by honeybees and turned into honey. (FAO and Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, the United Republic of Tanzania. 2024. Forests for a sustainable future: education modules for primary schools – Teacher's book: Module 1 Forest products, plants and animals. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc4628en)
Describes the amount of acid in a substance. An acid is a chemical that gives off hydrogen ions in water and forms salts by combining with certain metals. Acidity is measured on a scale called the pH scale. On this scale, a pH value of 7 is neutral, and a pH value of less than 7 to 0 shows increasing acidity. (National Cancer Institute, 2024. NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Acidity. [Cited 13 November 2024]. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/acidity)
Acinonyx is a genus within the Felidae family. The only living species of the genus, the cheetah (A. jubatus), lives in open grasslands of Africa and Asia. (Wikpedia. 2025. Acinonyx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acinonyx)
Enzymes from the transferase class that catalyze the transfer of acyl groups from donor to acceptor, forming either esters or amides. (MeSH, 2024. Acyltransferases http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000217)
