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sq. kmSquare kilometres 1 sq km equals: 0.386 square miles 100 hectares...view 
TOETonnes Oil Equivalent 1 TOE equals 0.93 tonnes gasoline 0.99 tonnes diesel oil 0.96 tonnes...view 
LPGLiquified Petroleum Gas 1 Tonne Oil Equivalent (TOE) equals 0.93 tonnes LPG...view 
ALRIAcute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: an acute infection of the larynx, trachea, bronchi,...view 
COPDChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a disease that encompasses one or more of the...view 
LDCsLeast Developed Countries...view 
DALYsDisability Adjusted Life Years lost – a measure of burden of disease now in common use. In order...view 
COLDChronic Obstructive Lung Disease, also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...view 
GBDGlobal Burden of Disease Commonly measured in , the Disability-Adjusted Life Year...view 
ARIAcute Respiratory Infection...view 
confoundingConfounding variables are factors - such as overcrowding and malnutrition, in the case of childhood...view 
NGONon-Governmental Organization Generally this refers to not-for-profit organizations or...view 
Gender MainstreamingGender mainstreaming is an organisational strategy to bring a gender perspective to all aspects on...view 
Productive workWork done by both women and men for pay in cash or kind. It includes both market production with...view 
Practical or Reproductive workChildbearing and daily child-rearing responsibilities and domestic tasks, in most societies...view 


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