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CROSSOVER DESIGN [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-09-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crossover clinical trial
1, record 1, English, crossover%20clinical%20trial
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cross-over clinical trial 2, record 1, English, cross%2Dover%20clinical%20trial
correct, noun
- crossover trial 3, record 1, English, crossover%20trial
correct, noun
- cross-over trial 4, record 1, English, cross%2Dover%20trial
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parallel-group trials allocate each participant to a single intervention for comparison with one or more alternative interventions. In contrast, crossover trials allocate each participant to a sequence of interventions. A simple randomized crossover design is an "AB/BA" design in which participants are randomized initially to intervention A or intervention B, and then "cross over" to intervention B or intervention A, respectively. 5, record 1, English, - crossover%20clinical%20trial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "crossover clinical study," which has a broader meaning than "crossover clinical trial": a clinical trial is a type of clinical study, but the reverse is not true. 6, record 1, English, - crossover%20clinical%20trial
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherche scientifique
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- essai clinique croisé
1, record 1, French, essai%20clinique%20crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- essai croisé 2, record 1, French, essai%20crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les essais croisés, chaque patient reçoit dans un ordre aléatoire toutes les doses à étudier. 3, record 1, French, - essai%20clinique%20crois%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «étude clinique croisée», qui a un sens plus large que «essai clinique croisé» : un essai clinique est un type d'étude clinique, mais pas l'inverse. 4, record 1, French, - essai%20clinique%20crois%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Methods
- Statistical Methods
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crossover design
1, record 2, English, crossover%20design
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cross-over design 2, record 2, English, cross%2Dover%20design
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A research design in which the subjects receive, in sequence, the experimental intervention (or the control intervention), then, after a specified time, (phase without intervention), the control intervention (or the experimental intervention). 1, record 2, English, - crossover%20design
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In this design, each subject serves as his/her own control, and randomisation may be used to determine the order in which a subject receives the experimental intervention and the control intervention. 1, record 2, English, - crossover%20design
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
For example, in a study comparing two medications, all participants would receive each medication in sequence (usually in a random order). Advantages of this design over between-groups design include fewer participants and reduction of error due to individual differences. A disadvantage is the possibility of carryover effects from one treatment to the next. 3, record 2, English, - crossover%20design
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
crossover design : term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment(HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 4, record 2, English, - crossover%20design
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes de recherche scientifique
- Méthodes statistiques
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plan d'étude croisé
1, record 2, French, plan%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- plan de recherche croisé 1, record 2, French, plan%20de%20recherche%20crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- plan croisé 1, record 2, French, plan%20crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- schéma d'expériences croisées 1, record 2, French, sch%C3%A9ma%20d%27exp%C3%A9riences%20crois%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plan de recherche selon lequel les sujets reçoivent, successivement, l'intervention expérimentale (ou l’intervention de référence) puis, après un temps donné (phase sans intervention), l’intervention de référence (ou expérimentale). 1, record 2, French, - plan%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20crois%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Avec ce plan d’étude, chaque sujet est son propre témoin. La randomisation peut être utilisée pour déterminer dans quel ordre un sujet recevra l'intervention expérimentale ou l’intervention de référence. 1, record 2, French, - plan%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20crois%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plan d'étude croisé; plan de recherche croisé; plan croisé; schéma d'expériences croisées : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 2, record 2, French, - plan%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20crois%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Métodos de investigación científica
- Métodos estadísticos
- Medicina, Higiene y Salud
- Psicología clínica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- diseño de tratamientos cruzados
1, record 2, Spanish, dise%C3%B1o%20de%20tratamientos%20cruzados
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- diseño cruzado 2, record 2, Spanish, dise%C3%B1o%20cruzado%20
correct, masculine noun
- diseño de casos cruzados 3, record 2, Spanish, dise%C3%B1o%20de%20casos%20cruzados
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El diseño de medidas repetidas utiliza los mismos sujetos con todas las condiciones de la investigación, entre ellos el control. [...] el diseño cruzado es el tipo más común de diseño de medidas repetidas y se basa en garantizar que todos los sujetos reciban todos los tratamientos. En un experimento con dos tratamientos, los sujetos serían aleatorizados en dos grupos. El primer grupo recibiría el tratamiento A seguido del tratamiento B y el segundo recibiría el tratamiento B seguido del A. 2, record 2, Spanish, - dise%C3%B1o%20de%20tratamientos%20cruzados
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-03-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- three-way crossover filter network
1, record 3, English, three%2Dway%20crossover%20filter%20network
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- three-way crossover network 2, record 3, English, three%2Dway%20crossover%20network
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Frequency response for two-way and three-way crossover filter networks [has 400Hz and 5000Hz as the ideal crossover frequencies in the case of the three-way system] 3, record 3, English, - three%2Dway%20crossover%20filter%20network
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The design criterion for an n-way crossover network having voltage transfer functions G1, G2,..., Gn is that the vector sum of all transfer functions is unity... 2, record 3, English, - three%2Dway%20crossover%20filter%20network
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- filtre à trois voies
1, record 3, French, filtre%20%C3%A0%20trois%20voies
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- filtre trois voies 1, record 3, French, filtre%20trois%20voies
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le filtre à trois voies améliore les caractéristiques des haut-parleurs en permettant d'y brancher un premier haut-parleur (Boomer) (de grand diamètre) propre aux fréquences graves [...], un deuxième haut-parleur (médium) [...] et un troisième spécial aigus (Tweeter) de petit diamètre, généralement à dôme [...] 1, record 3, French, - filtre%20%C3%A0%20trois%20voies
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-09-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
- Audio Technology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- dividing network
1, record 4, English, dividing%20network
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- crossover network 2, record 4, English, crossover%20network
correct
- cross-over network 3, record 4, English, cross%2Dover%20network
correct
- loudspeaker crossover network 4, record 4, English, loudspeaker%20crossover%20network
correct
- crossover 4, record 4, English, crossover
correct
- speaker dividing network 5, record 4, English, speaker%20dividing%20network
- loudspeaker dividing network 1, record 4, English, loudspeaker%20dividing%20network
correct
- crossover filter 6, record 4, English, crossover%20filter
- sound crossover filter 6, record 4, English, sound%20crossover%20filter
avoid
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A frequency selective network that divides the spectrum into two or more frequency bands for distribution to different loads. 1, record 4, English, - dividing%20network
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] crossover network ... [is an] electrical filter ... [mainly designed] for ... [use in a] multispeaker system. 7, record 4, English, - dividing%20network
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The crossover frequency is dependent on the characteristics of the speaker units employed. The rate of attenuation may be 6, 12, or even 18 dB per octave.... General design considerations for crossover networks require that the crossover frequency should start becoming effective before the frequency response of the loudspeaker falls off and the loudspeaker becomes nonlinear. 4, record 4, English, - dividing%20network
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If not otherwise specified, a crossover network is a passive circuit, i.e. made of coils, capacitors and (sometimes) resistors. 8, record 4, English, - dividing%20network
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
- Électroacoustique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- filtre passif
1, record 4, French, filtre%20passif
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- filtre 2, record 4, French, filtre
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- réseau de croisement 2, record 4, French, r%C3%A9seau%20de%20croisement
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- filtre à coupure 2, record 4, French, filtre%20%C3%A0%20coupure
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une enceinte [acoustique] à plusieurs haut-parleurs, circuit électrique, composé d'inductances et de condensateurs, destiné à alimenter convenablement les transducteurs, chacun ne devant reproduire que la gamme de fréquences pour laquelle il a été conçu. 2, record 4, French, - filtre%20passif
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un filtre passif, incorporé à l'enceinte, assigne à chaque transducteur une gamme de fréquences à reproduire, par exemple : 20 à 600 Hz pour le grave; 600 à 5 000 Hz pour le médial; 5 à 20 kHz pour le tweeter. 2, record 4, French, - filtre%20passif
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon que la gamme à reproduire est divisée en deux, trois ou cinq tranches, on parle de filtre [passif] à deux, trois ou cinq voies. 3, record 4, French, - filtre%20passif
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On emploie souvent "filtre" lorsqu'il n'y a pas risque de confusion. 3, record 4, French, - filtre%20passif
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Il est absolument incorrect de dire, dans ce contexte : "filtre à coupure", "réseau de croisement", "filtre de croisement", etc. 2, record 4, French, - filtre%20passif
Record 4, Key term(s)
- filtre de croisement
- filtre aiguilleur
- filtre séparateur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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