Proteinase inhibitors are proteins in the body that regulate the catalytic activity of proteinases. They are important in a large variety of physiologic processes including coagulation, digestion, tumor metastasis and immunity. (Hibbetts K, Hines B, Williams D. An overview of proteinase inhibitors. J Vet Intern Med. 1999 Jul-Aug;13(4):302-8. doi: 10.1892/0891-6640(1999)013<0302:aoopi>2.3.co;2. PMID: 10449219.)
Metabolic acidosis is a condition characterized by an accumulation of acid or a decrease in the levels of bicarbonate (a base) in the body, resulting in an imbalance of the body's acid-base equilibrium. (AGROVOC Team, 2023)
The development, implementation and maintenance of computer and software systems to organize and communicate information electronically. (United Nations, 2024. e-Government Knowledgebase. Glossary. https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/Resources/Glossary#i)
The worldwide public network of computer networks that provides access to a number of communication services including the World Wide Web (WWW) and carries e-mail, news, entertainment and data files. (UNESCO, 2023. Internet Governance Glossary https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-governance/internet-governance-glossary)
Process of generating a genetic mutation. It may occur spontaneously or be induced by mutagens. (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2014/MB_cgi?mode=&index=15386&field=all&HM=&II=&PA=&form=&input=)
Those ecosystems that are used for agriculture in similar ways, with similar components, similar interactions and functions. They comprise polycultures, monocultures, and mixed systems, including crop-livestock systems (rice-fish), agroforestry, agro-silvo-pastoral systems, aquaculture as well as rangelands, pastures and fallow lands. Their interactions with human activities, including socio-economic activity and sociocultural diversity, are determinant. (FAO/CBD, 1998)
Forest health: The perceived condition of a forest derived from concerns about such factors as its age, structure, composition, function, vigor, presence of unusual levels of insects or disease, and resilience to disturbance. (Society of American Foresters, 2007. Dictionary of Forestry edited by J. A. Helms, 1998.)
An aquaculture production unit (either land- or water-based), usually consisting of holding facilities (tanks, ponds, raceways, cages), plant (buildings, storage, processing), service equipment and stock. (FAO and WHO. 2020. Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb0658en)
Hatcheries refer to installations for housing facilities for breeding, nursing and rearing seed of fish, invertebrates or aquatic plants to fry, fingerlings or juvenile stages. (Adapted from FAO CWP https://www.fao.org/cwp-on-fishery-statistics/handbook/aquaculture-statistics/en/ Accessed 16 June 2023)
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. They belong to the taxonomic family Equidae. (Wikipedia, 2024. Horse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse)
