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NAO [6 records]

Record 1 2020-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

Computer-assisted navigation (CAN) … describes the use of computer-enabled tracking systems to facilitate alignment in a variety of surgical procedures ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Automatisation et applications
CONT

La NAO limite les risques de fausses routes, ce qui est particulièrement précieux en cas de reprise chirurgicale lorsque certains repères anatomiques ont disparu [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Navigation Instruments
  • Applications of Automation
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

Computer-assisted navigation is now commonplace even on the smallest commercial ships.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de navigation
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

La N.A.O. (navigation assistée par ordinateur) effectue [...] les calculs de route, affiche à l'écran la carte de la zone où se trouve le bateau et indique, en fonction du cap, l'itinéraire à suivre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2019-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

The Nile Association of Ontario is a non-profit organization, established to promote the social coherence of the Egyptian community and to provide assistance, help, and guidance to new immigrants.

OBS

The activities of the NAO aim at preserving and promoting the Egyptian heritage and culture for the benefit of present and future generations of Canadians of Egyptian origin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Citoyenneté et immigration

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

... the normalized winter pressure differential between the Icelandic Low and the Azores High centers of action.

CONT

Originally described in the diaries of the missionary Hans Egede Saabye as a see-saw in temperature between Greenland and Denmark (Saabye, 1942), the NAO was later defined by Sir Gilbert Walker as "the tendency for pressure to be low near Iceland in winter when it is high near the Azores and south-west Europe" (Walker, 1924; Walker and Bliss, 1932). Accounting for more than 1/3 of the total variance of the sea level pressure (SLP) field over the North Atlantic, the NAO is most pronounced during the winter months (December through March) due to an increased sea air temperature contrast (Barnston and Livezey, 1987).

OBS

Low (high) NAO index values occur when sea level pressure is above (below) average in the vicinity of the subpolar Icelandic Low and below (above) average near the subtropical Azores High pressure cell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Différence de pression au niveau de la mer entre les régions des Açores et l'Islande.

CONT

L'intensité de la circulation atmosphérique à grande échelle est liée à la différence de la pression atmosphérique nord-sud sur l'Atlantique Nord, variable appelée «indice de l'oscillation nord-atlantique». Lorsque l'indice est élevé, les vents du nord-ouest au-dessus du Labrador sont plus puissants, l'air et la mer, plus froids, et les glaces, plus abondantes. Lorsque l'indice est bas, les vents du nord-ouest sont faibles, les températures de l'air sont relativement élevées, la mer est plus chaude que la normale, et la couverture de glace est réduite.

OBS

nord-atlantique : considéré comme un nom de région, il prend la majuscule; considéré comme un adjectif, il prend la minuscule.

OBS

Oscillation équivalente à celle, plus connue et plus virulente, qui se produit dans le Pacifique sud, l'oscillation australe.

Spanish

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Record 5 2005-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Auditing (Accounting)
OBS

The role of the National Audit Office (NAO) is to audit the financial statements of all government departments and agencies, and many other public bodies. We also report to Parliament on the value for money with which these bodies have spent public money. As well as providing accountability to Parliament, we aim to bring about real improvements in the delivery of public services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Posology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Posologie
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Spanish

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