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MAO [8 records]

Record 1 2016-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Meliphagidae.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Meliphagidae.

OBS

méliphage mao : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Medical Staff
  • The Eye

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Personnel médical
  • Oeil

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Officers
Universal entry(ies)
56
correct, occupation code, see observation
OBS

56: military occupation code (MOC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
56
correct, occupation code, see observation
OBS

56 : code de groupe professionnel militaire (CGPM).

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
DEF

An enzyme in the cells of most tissues that catalyzes the oxidation of monoamines such as norepinephrine and serotonin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Biologie moléculaire
DEF

Enzyme activant la dégradation par oxydation des monoamines, dont font partie certains médiateurs chimiques (sérotonine, dopamine, adrénaline, noradrénaline).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Biología molecular
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Record 5 2003-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • Citizenship and Immigration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Citoyenneté et immigration

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
  • Arms Control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
  • Contrôle des armements
OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
CONT

MAO functions include network configuration (parametrization), fault detection and isolation, internal security mechanisms for providing data coherence and for the updating of routing tables, and mechanisms for centralizing fault, alarm, traffic, billing, topology and all other network information that is needed by the next management level.

OBS

network management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 8 1985-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Personnel Management (General)
Key term(s)
  • MAO
  • M.A.O.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)

Spanish

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