Accelerated aging is testing that uses aggravated conditions of heat, humidity, oxygen, sunlight, vibration, etc. to speed up the normal aging processes of items. It is used to help determine the long-term effects of expected levels of stress within a shorter time, usually in a laboratory by controlled standard test methods. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_aging)
Orthoclase, or orthoclase feldspar (endmember formula KAlSi3O8), is an important tectosilicate mineral which forms igneous rock. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthoclase)
Sclerochronology is the study of periodic features archived in skeletal portions of animals that grow by accretion. (Adapted from: Moss, D.K.; Ivany, L.C.; Jones, D.S. (2021). "Fossil bivalves and the sclerochronological reawakening". Paleobiology: 1–23. doi:10.1017/pab.2021.16)
A situation that exists when secure access to an appropriately nutritious diet is coupled with a sanitary environment, adequate health services and care, in order to ensure a healthy and active life for all household members. (FAO, 2019)
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It differs from food security in that it also considers the aspects of adequate caring practices, health and hygiene in addition to dietary adequacy.
Fold: A curve or bend of a planar structure such as rock strata, bedding planes, foliation, or cleavage. (
Glossary of Landform and Geologic Terms https://www.nrcs.usda.gov)
Organisms having a body temperature, which fluctuates with that of the environment. (Adapted from FAO. 2008. Glossary of aquaculture. https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/a1555m)
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Poikilothermic animals may be ectotherms, and vice versa, but the terms are not synonymous. Poikilotherms are animals with highly variable body temperatures.
