Maize straw is the maize plant left after removing maize grains and is one of the most abundant biomass energy resources. (Shi M, Ma Z, Tian Y, Zhang X, Shan H. Effects of maize straw treated with various levels of CaO and moisture on composition, structure, and digestion by in vitro gas production. Anim Biosci. 2021 Dec;34(12):1940-1950. doi: 10.5713/ab.21.0184. Epub 2021 Aug 25. PMID: 34474535; PMCID: PMC8563234.)
Orthorexia Nervosa is a psychological problem refers to a marked concern about healthy eating which involves a persistent research and assumption of healthy food. (Università di Padova, 2024. Orthorexia Nervosa https://dpg.unipd.it/en/eplab/orthorexia-nervosa)
This layer generally forms above the mineral soil or occurs in an organic soil profile. The "O" stands for organic matter. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_horizon)
A sudden local flood of great volume and short duration, generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity. (Climate Change: Implications for Food Safety, FAO (http://www.fao.org/3/i0195e/i0195e00.pdf).)
A rock fracture or zone along which one side of a fracture has moved relative to the other side. (U. S. Geological Survey, 2009. Glossary. Living with a Volcano in Your Backyard–An Educator's Guide https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/19/downloads/Appendixes/V_Glossary.pdf)
Wave buoys are used to measure the movement of the water surface as a wave train. The wave train is analysed to determine statistics like the significant wave height and period, and wave direction. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buoy)
Care work: Work of looking after the physical, psychological, emotional and developmental needs of one or more other people. (The European Institute for Gender Equality http://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1059)
Translucent dispersions of nanosized scale droplets (nanodroplet size range from 1 to 100 nm). (https://agclass.nal.usda.gov/mtwdk.exe?k=default&l=60&w=192404&n=1&s=5&t=2)
A condition in which a medium, such as a solvent, contains concentration of a substance higher than it can normally hold at a given temperature and pressure, e.g. oxygen supersaturation in water. (AQUALEX. Multilingual glossary of aquaculture terms, 1988)
A map of any water body with (different depth) contour-lines. (FAO. 1978. Glossary of inland fishery terms, EIFAC Occasional Paper No. 12 https://www.fao.org/4/ae987b/AE987B01.htm)
A microwave radiometer is a radiometer that measures energy emitted at millimetre-to-centimetre wavelengths (frequencies of 1–1000 GHz) known as microwaves. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_radiometer)
