Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. (Wikipedia. 2026. Dubai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai)
Laboratory-produced molecule that targets and attacks specific antigens, thereby triggering a specific immune response. (WIPO 2020. WIPO Pearl COVID-19 Glossary https://wipopearl.wipo.int/assets/static/WIPOPearl_COVID-19_Glossary.pdf)
Monoterpenes, comprising hydrocarbons, are the largest class of plant secondary metabolites and are commonly found in essential oils. Monoterpenes and their derivatives are key ingredients in the design and production of new biologically active compounds. (Zielińska-Błajet M, Feder-Kubis J. Monoterpenes and Their Derivatives-Recent Development in Biological and Medical Applications. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Sep 25;21(19):7078. doi: 10.3390/ijms21197078. PMID: 32992914; PMCID: PMC7582973.)
Non-protein nitrogen is a term used in animal nutrition to refer collectively to components such as urea, biuret, and ammonia, which are not proteins but can be converted into proteins by microbes in the ruminant stomach. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-protein_nitrogen)
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Nitrogen fraction not precipitated by protein precipitants
An infrasubspecific classification of a pathogen distinguished from others of the species by its pathogenicity on a specific host(s). (http://www.encyclo.co.uk/define/pathotype)
Ducks are any wild or domesticated swimming birds of the family Anatidae, typically having a broad, flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet. (The Livestock Conservancy. 2024. ANIMAL TERMS AND THEIR PROPER USAGE. https://livestockconservancy.org/resources/animal-terms/)
Fishes with a calcified hard skeleton and belonging to Class Osteichthyes; includes most fish species except sharks, rays, skates, hagfish, and lampreys. (United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. 2006. NOAA Fisheries glossary. NOAA tech. memo. NMFS F/SPO ; 69 https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/12856)
Professional associations are organisations that act as a peak body or umbrella for professionals working in the same or similar fields. These associations can define the profession and assist members to further the profession through ongoing learning, quality control and research. They also seek to maintain standards within a profession, provide ongoing professional development to members, and represent the interests of their members to the government and community. (University of Sydney. 2025. Professional associations. https://www.sydney.edu.au/careers/students/career-advice-and-development/professional-associations.html)
Dates when crops are planted in the fields. (Sadovski, Alexander. (2019). Method for determination of planting and harvesting dates by fuzzy regression. 10-16.)
PCB are toxic and can cause serious health effects in humans and animals, including reproductive impairment and immune system dysfunctions. Once in the environment, PCB enter the food chain. PCBs are toxic to wildlife, including fish, killing them at higher doses and causing spawning failures at lower doses. (Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention, 2019. The 12 initial POPs under the Stockholm Convention https://www.pops.int/TheConvention/ThePOPs/The12InitialPOPs/tabid/296/Default.aspx)
