Microinvertebrates are smaller than 250mm and include rotifers and microscopic crustaceans such as cladocerans (water fleas), ostracods, copepods. (https://www.ecosystem.unsw.edu.au/research-projects/rivers-and-wetlands/food-webs-and-invertebrates-community-dynamics/micro-invertebrate-community-dynamics-and-flooding-macquarie-marshes)
Canned fruits are the products prepared from substantially sound fruits, fresh, frozen, thermally processed, or processed by other physical methods, having reached appropriate maturity for processing. None of their essential characteristic elements are removed from them. They undergo operations such as washing, peeling, coring, stemming, grading, cutting, etc., depending on the type of product. They are processed in an appropriate manner, before or after being hermetically sealed in a container, so as to prevent spoilage and to ensure product stability in normal storage conditions at ambient temperature. (Adapted from FAO & WHO. 2022. Standard for Certain Canned Fruits. Codex Standard, CXS 319-2015. Codex Alimentarius Commission. Rome. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius)
Nanometer-scale wires made of materials that conduct electricity. They can be coated with molecules such as antibodies that will bind to proteins and other substances. (https://agclass.nal.usda.gov/mtwdk.exe?k=default&l=60&w=138364&n=1&s=5&t=2)
Limothrips denticornis (the barley thrips) is a species of Thysanoptera insect in the family Thripidae. This thrips is associated with 'silvery top' disease of Poa pratensis. (Adapted from https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limothrips_denticornis and https://plantwiseplusknowledgebank.org/doi/10.1079/PWKB.Species.30823)
A field of mass in which the isosteric and isobaric surfaces intersect is called a barotropic field. (Adapted from Neumann, G.. Ocean Currents. Netherlands: Elsevier Science, 2014.)
Faecal sludge is the mixture of excreta, flush water and anal cleansing material that accumulates in the containment; it also often contains garbage thrown in the toilet, including menstrual products. Faecal sludge can range from solid (with waterless toilets) to more fluid (with septic tanks), in which case it is also called septage. (WaterAid Faecal Sludge Management guide May 2022 https://washmatters.wateraid.org/sites/g/files/jkxoof256/files/faecal-sludge-management-guide.pdf)
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While both sewage sludge and faecal sludge are residues from wastewater or sanitation processes, sewage sludge specifically comes from centralized wastewater treatment plants, whereas faecal sludge is associated with decentralized, on-site sanitation systems.
Land grabbing is the control (whether through ownership, lease, concession, contracts, quotas, or general power) of larger than locally typical amounts of land by any persons or entities (public or private, foreign or domestic) via any means (‘legal’ or ‘illegal’) for purposes of speculation, extraction, resource control or commodification at the expense of agroecology, land stewardship, food sovereignty and human rights. (Baker-Smith, K.; Szocs Boruss, M.A. What Is Land Grabbing? A Critical Review of Existing Definitions; Eco Ruralis: Cluj Napoca, Romania, 2016; pp. 1–16. https://www.farmlandgrab.org/uploads/attachment/EcoRuralis_WhatIsLandGrabbing_2016.pdf)
Genome annotation is the process of deriving the structural and functional information of a protein or gene from a raw data set using different analysis, comparison, estimation, precision, and other mining techniques. (Harbola, A., Negi, D., Manchanda, M. and Kesharwani, R.K., 2022. Bioinformatics and biological data mining. In Bioinformatics (pp. 457-471). Academic Press.)
A cable layer or cable ship is a deep-sea vessel designed and used to lay underwater cables for telecommunications, electric power transmission, military, or other purposes. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_layer)
A container port or container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_port)
Adansonia madagascariensis is one of six species of baobab endemic to Madagascar, where it occurs in the Madagascar dry deciduous forests. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adansonia_madagascariensis)
Fatty acid esters (FAEs) are a type of ester that result from the combination of a fatty acid with an alcohol. When the alcohol component is glycerol, the fatty acid esters produced can be monoglycerides, diglycerides, or triglycerides. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid_ester)
Marking of animals is done to identify individuals or ownership, as well as following the movements of wild animals or domestic animals. (AGROVOC Team)
Fully preserved product in which fresh vegetables are cleaned, blanched, and placed in cans or jars in liquid (e.g. brine, water, oil or sauce), and heat-sterilized or pasteurized. (FAO & WHO. 2023. General Standard for Food Additives. Codex Standard, No. CXS 192-1995. Rome. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius)
