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Record 1 2022-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
CONT

The U. S. Interagency Fire Center defines a megafire by its size : it is a wildfire that burns more than 40, 500 hectares(100, 000 acres) of land. Other wildfire experts expand the definition of a megafire beyond "acres burned" to mean wildfires that have an unusually large impact on people and the environment.

OBS

"Megafire" is an emerging concept commonly used to describe fires that are extreme in terms of size, behaviour, and/or impacts, but the term’s meaning remains ambiguous.

Key term(s)
  • mega-fire

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
CONT

Le terme mégafeu, du mot anglais «megafire» créé aux États-Unis dans les années 2000, désigne un feu extrême, par son étendue, son intensité et sa gravité, mais ne fait pas l'objet d'un consensus scientifique. Les critères varient selon les pays, l'étendue, par exemple, doit être exceptionnelle pour la région concernée.

Key term(s)
  • méga-feu

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Practical Astronomy
OBS

CNEOS is NASA's center for computing asteroid and comet orbits and their odds of Earth impact.

Key term(s)
  • Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies
  • Centre for NEO Studies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités gouvernementaux non canadiens
  • Astronomie pratique
OBS

Centre d'études sur les géocroiseurs : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités gubernamentales no canadienses
  • Astronomía práctica
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Record 3 2010-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Sociology of Women
OBS

In addition to individual activists, some legal aid centres and law firms have also played an important part in [public interest litigation]. These include the Impact Law Firm, the Beijing Legal Aid Office for Migrant Workers, the Peking University Women's Law Studies and Legal Aid Center, and the Beijing Dongfang Public Interest and Legal Aid Law Firm, which was set up specifically to conduct research on [public interest litigation] and represent [public interst litigation] plaintiffs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Sociologie des femmes
OBS

En plus des militants, certains centres d’aide juridique et cabinets d’avocats ont joué un rôle important dans la promotion des [litiges d'intérêt public]. Parmi ceux-ci, mentionnons le cabinet d’avocats Impact, le Bureau d’aide juridique pour les travailleurs migrants de Beijing, le Centre d’études juridiques et d’aide juridique des femmes de l’Université de Pékin et le cabinet d’aide juridique d’intérêt public de Beijing Dongfang, qui a été mis sur pied spécifiquement pour effectuer des recherches sur les [litiges d'intérêt public] et pour représenter les demandeurs qui intentent des [litiges d'intérêt public].

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

Originally designed by ITW Nexus, the side release buckle has long been the industry standard for quick release functionality and design appearance. Designed center bar wings prevent both over flexure of arms and release under impact loading. The ladderlock feature provides maximum webbing grip while allowing smooth and easy adjustment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
CONT

Ceinture en sangle de nylon 1 po avec boucle à déclenchement latéral.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Health Institutions
OBS

WHO : World Health Organization.

OBS

The WHO Collaborating Center on Environmental and Occupational Health Impact Assessment and Surveillance was established at the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec(CHUQ), Québec, Canada.

Key term(s)
  • World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Environmental and Occupational Health Impact Assessment and Surveillance
  • WHO Collaborating Centre on Environmental and Occupational Health Impact Assessment and Surveillance
  • World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Environmental and Occupational Health Impact Assessment and Surveillance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Établissements de santé
OBS

OMS : Organisation mondiale de la Santé

OBS

Le Centre collaborateur de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) pour l'évaluation et la surveillance des impacts sur la santé de l'environnement et du milieu de travail a été établi au Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ), à Québec, Canada.

Key term(s)
  • Centre collaborateur de l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé pour l'évaluation et la surveillance des impacts sur la santé de l'environnement et du milieu de travail

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Establecimientos de salud
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Record 6 1992-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coupling Systems (Railroad)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
DEF

A car underframe equipped with end-of-car cushioning devices or a separate sliding center sill which connects the couplers and will move longitudinally in either direction upon impact, thus preventing damage to the car structure or its lading.

OBS

cushioned underframe: Term officialized by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Attelages (Matériel de chemin de fer)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Châssis de wagon muni d'appareils amortisseurs en bout ou d'une longrine centrale coulissante séparée qui relie les attelages et peut, lors d'un impact, se déplacer dans l'un ou l'autre sens, empêchant ainsi les chocs d'endommager la charpente du wagon ou son chargement.

OBS

Termes uniformisés par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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Record 7 1991-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
CONT

The NIST Center for Computing and Applied Mathematics(CCAM), working under sponsorship of the AMRF, has developed AutoMan, a software package which allows investors to include non-financial and even non-quantitative criteria in their analysis.... AutoMan uses four steps to measure the impact of potential investments : define the decision model by identifying impact criteria; establish weights for the categories and for the criteria through pairwise comparisons; rate investment alternatives with respect to each criterion; and compute a weighted average rating for each investment alternative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)

Spanish

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Record 8 1978-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Prospecting
  • Economic Geology
OBS

Bit with cutting edges made by two chisel edges crossing at right angles with the intersection of chisel edges at the center of the bit face. Used to chop(by impact) lost core or other obstructions in a borehole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Prospection géologique
  • Géologie économique
OBS

Le trépan crucéiforme est constitué de deux trépans ordinaires perpendiculaires.

Spanish

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