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APPROCHE ASCENDANTE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Modelling (Mathematics)
- Ecosystems
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bottom-up modelling approach
1, record 1, English, bottom%2Dup%20modelling%20approach
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bottom-up modeling approach 1, record 1, English, bottom%2Dup%20modeling%20approach
correct
- bottom-up approach 2, record 1, English, bottom%2Dup%20approach
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A new approach to aquatic ecosystem analysis is suggested in which [the] top-down reductionist approach is replaced by a bottom-up approach using autonomous agents (programs to represent individual animals). This approach is exemplified by ... an artificial life system designed ... for modeling population behavior and evolution. 1, record 1, English, - bottom%2Dup%20modelling%20approach
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] "bottom-up" approach to the generation of complex behavior is more powerful and simple than that generated by conventional system models, which are constructed in top-down fashion. The behavior of the fish school as a whole does not depend on the internal details of the entities from which it is constructed. It depends only on the details of the way in which these entities behave in each other's presence. ... it is possible to capture within an aggregate of artificial entities a very lifelike behavior. 1, record 1, English, - bottom%2Dup%20modelling%20approach
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Modélisation (Mathématique)
- Écosystèmes
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- approche ascendante
1, record 1, French, approche%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-04-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Scientific Research Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bottom-up approach
1, record 2, English, bottom%2Dup%20approach
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bottom-up approach: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory. 2, record 2, English, - bottom%2Dup%20approach
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Méthodes de recherche scientifique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- approche ascendante
1, record 2, French, approche%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
approche ascendante : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l’inventaire de carbone noir. 2, record 2, French, - approche%20ascendante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Engineering
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bottom-up approach
1, record 3, English, bottom%2Dup%20approach
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The fabrication of nanoparticles and nanostructures starting from the bottom (the atoms), and building them atom-by-atom through spontaneous assembly. 1, record 3, English, - bottom%2Dup%20approach
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ingénierie
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- approche du bas vers le haut
1, record 3, French, approche%20du%20bas%20vers%20le%20haut
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- approche de bas en haut 2, record 3, French, approche%20de%20bas%20en%20haut
correct, feminine noun
- approche ascendante 3, record 3, French, approche%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élaboration de nanoparticules et nanostructures à partir des éléments de base de la matière (atomes), et conception atome par atome grâce à un assemblage spontané. 4, record 3, French, - approche%20du%20bas%20vers%20le%20haut
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-11-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bottom-up approach
1, record 4, English, bottom%2Dup%20approach
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For the information architect and in content management, "bottom up" refers to collecting all the content with a content audit or content inventory, then making room for everything in an ad hoc manner, depending on the content tools being used, such as website navigation, search engines, etc. The opposite, top-down design, looks at the big picture first to arrange content in its natural context. 2, record 4, English, - bottom%2Dup%20approach
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- approche ascendante
1, record 4, French, approche%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-02-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bottom-up approach
1, record 5, English, bottom%2Dup%20approach
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- bottom-up 2, record 5, English, bottom%2Dup
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An investment strategy that first seeks individual companies with attractive investment potential, then proceeds to consider the larger economic and industry trends affecting those companies. 3, record 5, English, - bottom%2Dup%20approach
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A person following [the bottom-up approach] will be looking very closely at the company's management, history, business model, growth prospects and other company characteristics: he or she will not be considering general industry and economic trends and then extrapolating them to the specific company. 4, record 5, English, - bottom%2Dup%20approach
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- approche ascendante
1, record 5, French, approche%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Approche utilisée par les analystes financiers, qui consiste à étudier une valeur déterminée en analysant les résultats d'une entreprise, ses investissements, sa stratégie et son environnement concurrentiel avant de formuler un avis. 2, record 5, French, - approche%20ascendante
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'approche dite ascendante ou bottom-up, de bas en haut, consiste moins à faire le chemin inverse qu'à sélectionner des titres sans attacher une grande importance à l'examen d'un secteur industriel ou à l'étude de la conjoncture économique d'ensemble d'une société. 3, record 5, French, - approche%20ascendante
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- enfoque de abajo hacia arriba
1, record 5, Spanish, enfoque%20de%20abajo%20hacia%20arriba
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- enfoque bottom-up 2, record 5, Spanish, enfoque%20bottom%2Dup
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De este enfoque se dice que mediante su utilización no se analizan empresas, sino valores. Se analizan oportunidades de inversión, independientemente de las perspectivas de las economías [sean internacionales o domésticas] o de los sectores en su conjunto. 2, record 5, Spanish, - enfoque%20de%20abajo%20hacia%20arriba
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-06-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- bottom-up approach
1, record 6, English, bottom%2Dup%20approach
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Employing forward-chaining of rules to search for the goal (event-driven or data-driven control structure). 2, record 6, English, - bottom%2Dup%20approach
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a bottom-up approach in which the task in the appropriate level of abstraction is derived from the most specific tasks in the domain. 3, record 6, English, - bottom%2Dup%20approach
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The project has taken a bottom-up approach in that a specific topic has been identified for demonstration of feasibility and the solution to this specific problem will subsequently be generalized to a wider set of application domains. 4, record 6, English, - bottom%2Dup%20approach
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "top-down approach." 5, record 6, English, - bottom%2Dup%20approach
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- approche ascendante
1, record 6, French, approche%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- démarche ascendante 1, record 6, French, d%C3%A9marche%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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