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  2. Livelihood - Wikipedia

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    A person's livelihood (derived from life-lode, "way of life"; cf. OG lib-leit) [1] refers to their "means of securing the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing) of life". Livelihood is defined as a set of activities essential to everyday life that are conducted over one's life span.

  3. Multimorbidity - Wikipedia

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    Definitions of multimorbidity usually differ in the minimum number of concurrent conditions they require (most often this is two or more) and in the types of conditions they consider. [9] For example the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) includes alcohol and substance misuse in their list of conditions considered to ...

  4. Livability - Wikipedia

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    Livability or liveability is the degree to which a place is good for living. [2] Livability refers to the concerns that are related to the long-term wellbeing of individuals and communities. It encompasses factors like neighborhood amenities, including parks, open space, walkways, grocery shops and restaurants as well as environmental quality ...

  5. Quality of life - Wikipedia

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    Organisations such as the World Bank, for example, declare a goal of "working for a world free of poverty", [32] with poverty defined as a lack of basic human needs, such as food, water, shelter, freedom, access to education, healthcare, or employment. [33] In other words, poverty is defined as a low quality of life.

  6. Habitat - Wikipedia

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    The word "habitat" has been in use since about 1755 and derives from the Latin habitāre, to inhabit, from habēre, to have or to hold.Habitat can be defined as the natural environment of an organism, the type of place in which it is natural for it to live and grow.

  7. Scientists say planet could have suitable conditions to ... - AOL

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    A planet roughly 1,200 light-years away from Earth might be suited for habitability, according to researchers.

  8. Standard of living - Wikipedia

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    Standard of living is the level of income, comforts and services available to an individual, community or society. A contributing factor to an individual's quality of life , standard of living is generally concerned with objective metrics outside an individual's personal control, such as economic , societal, political, and environmental matters ...

  9. Glossary of ecology - Wikipedia

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    Also Gause's law. A biological rule which states that two species cannot coexist in the same environment if they are competing for exactly the same resource, often memorably summarized as "complete competitors cannot coexist". coniferous forest One of the primary terrestrial biomes, culminating in the taiga. conservation biology The study of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting and ...