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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A tank which is not completely filled or empty.  2, record 1, English, - slack%20tank

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The free surface effect is a mechanism which can cause a watercraft to become unstable and capsize. It refers to the tendency of liquids... to move in response to changes in the attitude of a craft's cargo holds, decks, or liquid tanks in reaction to operator-induced motions... When referring to the free surface effect, the condition of a tank that is not full is described as a "slack tank"...  3, record 1, English, - slack%20tank

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals was established in 1976 as a bureau of the UN Environment Programme. This office is located in Geneva. IRPTC' s mandate is to collect information on hazardous chemicals and disseminate it to anyone who needs the data. The office operates a global network for information exchange. A database on all toxic chemicals serves as the basis of this network and free publications help to spread the word. The Register also offers training in areas related to the control of hazards and provides a Query Response Service to help in the event of emergencies.  2, record 2, English, - International%20Register%20of%20Potentially%20Toxic%20Chemicals

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Le Registre international des substances chimiques potentiellement toxiques a été établi en 1976 en tant que bureau du Programme des Nations Unies pour l'Environnement. Ses bureaux se trouvent à Genève. Le mandat du Registre est de recueillir les informations sur les produits chimiques dangereux et de disséminer ces informations à ceux qui les désirent. Le Bureau gère un réseau internationale d'échange d'informations. Une base de données sur toutes les substances toxiques et des publications gratuites aident à faire passer les informations. Le Registre offre aussi des cours de formation dans le domaine du contrôle des dangers et met à disposition un service de réponse en cas d'urgence.  3, record 2, French, - Registre%20international%20des%20substances%20chimiques%20potentiellement%20toxiques

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In recent years studies of enzyme conformational changes have become highly sophisticated. By a variety of physical techniques they have revealed the great complexity of response of enzymes to small molecules.... One method uses ultrasonics to study the pH induced conformational transition in the active centers of the enzymes. The method utilizes the observation that ultrasonic cavitation produces hydroxyl and hydroperoxyl free radicals in water solution. Penetration of these radicals into the enzyme active center results in enzyme inactivation due to destruction of certain functional groups important for the catalytic activity, typically tryptophan residues.... Thus, a kinetic study of the enzyme ultrasonic inactivation allows us to determine the parameters associated with the conformational changes in the enzyme active center.  2, record 3, English, - conformational%20transition

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

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La conformation du centre actif n'est pas rigide. Elle a une flexibilité importante. L'association du substrat au centre actif induit très régulièrement un changement de conformation qui aboutit à un ajustement induit de la structure du centre actif. Les chaînes latérales qui participent au fonctionnement du centre actif, soit au centre de spécificité, soit dans la partie catalytique du centre actif, changent de position au cours de la fixation du substrat pour former le complexe enzyme-substrat, mais très souvent aussi au cours de la transformation catalytique du complexe pour former les produits de réaction.  1, record 3, French, - changement%20de%20conformation

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Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The Special Program of Assistance for Africa(SPA) was established in 1987 as a response to the economic crises of the debt-distressed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. An informal association of donors, the SPA was intended to support the countries structural adjustment programs with the International Development Association and the International Monetary Fund. The SPA did respond to the challenge. Free of the restrictive formality of other fora, donors were able to test ideas and develop a mutual understanding. High-level donor representation provided the opportunity for meaningful interactions with World Bank and IMF policy makers. The SPA helped to channel substantial quick-disbursing aid. Through peer pressure, it improved donor procedures. It broadened its agenda to address structural impediments to broad-based development. It provided a platform for frank and open exchanges on Africa's economic and social policy issues. It facilitated a convergence of development assistance goals and practices while preserving flexibility.  1, record 4, English, - Special%20Program%20of%20Assistance%20for%20Africa

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Le Programme spécial d'assistance à l'Afrique (PSA) a été lancé en 1987 en réaction à la crise économique qui sévissait dans les pays lourdement endettés d'Afrique subsaharienne. Association informelle de donateurs, il visait à soutenir les programmes d'ajustement structurel de ces pays conjointement avec l'Association internationale de développement et le Fonds monétaire international. Le PSA a relevé le défi. Exempt du formalisme contraignant des autres instances, il a permis de tester des idées nouvelles et de développer la compréhension mutuelle entre les donateurs. Grâce à une représentation de haut niveau, ceux-ci ont pu avoir des échanges constructifs avec les responsables de la Banque mondiale et du FMI. Le PSA a permis d'acheminer une aide à décaissement rapide importante. Sous la pression des pairs, les donateurs ont amélioré leurs procédures. Le programme d'action a été élargi pour tenter de résoudre les problèmes structurels qui font obstacle au développement général. Le PSA a servi de base à des échanges francs et ouverts sur les questions économiques et sociales qui se posent en Afrique. Il a favorisé la convergence des buts et des pratiques en matière d'aide au développement tout en préservant la flexibilité.  1, record 4, French, - Programme%20sp%C3%A9cial%20d%27assistance%20%C3%A0%20l%27Afrique

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Record 5,  Textual support,  English

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Free field response-The response of a microphone to an incident acoustic wave which, with the microphone removed, would be propagating under free field conditions(IEC 84).  2, record 5, English, - free%2Dfield%20conditions

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

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Réponse en champ libre - Réponse d'un microphone à une onde acoustique incidente qui, une fois le microphone enlevé, se propagerait dans des conditions de champ libre (CEI 84).  2, record 5, French, - conditions%20en%20champ%20libre

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Phytochelatins(PCs) are intracellular metal ligands produced by plants, fungi and algae in response to increase of metals in their environment. They are small metal-binding polypeptides, enzymatically produced from glutathione to form amino acids sequences(g-Glu-Cys) n-Gly where n=2 to 11. They sequester metals inside the cells by binding them through thiol coordination and by this way, limit damage to metabolic processes in reducing the cytotoxic free metal ion.  2, record 6, English, - phytochelatin

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Hope for the phytoextraction of mercury has been inspired by recent discoveries showing some plants produce specific peptides, termed phytochelatins, that bind and detoxify hazardous metals such as cadmium.  3, record 6, English, - phytochelatin

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

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Peptide de faible poids moléculaire riche en cystéine.  2, record 6, French, - phytoch%C3%A9latine

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[Ce peptide] se lie fortement à des ions métalliques tels que le Cadmium (Cd) et le Cuivre (Cu).  2, record 6, French, - phytoch%C3%A9latine

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Record 7,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A rotation anemometer which has a horizontal axis upon which helical shaped vanes are mounted.  3, record 7, English, - propeller%20anemometer

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Another increasingly popular type of anemometer is the propeller anemometer. This anemometer is simply a very small two- or three-blade propeller, calibrated so that the revolutions per minute (rpm) corresponds to specific wind speeds. This anemometer is known as a "lift" device because it relies upon the rational lift caused by the wind on the propellers to measure the wind speed. By using two propellers held fixed at a perpendicular angle to each other, one can simultaneously measure the wind speed and direction using vector analysis. By including a third propeller positioned vertically relative to the other two, vertical wind movements also can be measured. It should be noted that the effect of variations in air density (due to temperature and/or pressure conditions) are accounted for differently in lift devices (for example, propeller anemometers) and drag devices (for example, cup anemometers).  4, record 7, English, - propeller%20anemometer

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The... propellor anemometer consists of a circular array of blades, usually not less than three, mounted at one end of a horizontal shaft; the blades are free to rotate in response to wind forces acting on them. A wind vane is attached to the opposite end of the shaft. The horizontal shaft is connected to a vertical shaft which, being mounted in bearings, turns as the varying wind direction acts on the vane.  2, record 7, English, - propeller%20anemometer

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THEORY OF MEASUREMENTS: Wind speed: Propeller anemometer. Wind direction: Wind vane.  5, record 7, English, - propeller%20anemometer

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Anémomètre qui possède un axe horizontal sur lequel sont montées des pales plates ou hélicoïdales.  2, record 7, French, - an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20h%C3%A9lice

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[...] anémomètres à moulinet et à hélice. La différence essentielle entre ces deux types est que le moulinet est un capteur planaire (il mesure la proportion du vecteur vent sur un plan perpendiculaire à son axe de rotation) alors que l'hélice est un capteur cartésien (elle mesure la projection du vecteur vent sur son axe de rotation).  3, record 7, French, - an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20h%C3%A9lice

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Record 8,  Textual support,  English

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Terminology related to the Summit of the Americas process.  3, record 8, English, - Committee%20of%20Government%20Representatives%20on%20the%20Participation%20of%20Civil%20Society

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In the ’Report of the FTAA [Free Trade Area of the Americas] Committee of Government Representatives, "in 1998 the Trade Ministers reaffirmed a commitment to transparency in the negotiation process, including the facilitation of constructive participation of various sectors of society. The Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society was established in response to these concerns in order to have the concerns analyzed and presented for consideration to the Ministers.  4, record 8, English, - Committee%20of%20Government%20Representatives%20on%20the%20Participation%20of%20Civil%20Society

Record 8,  Textual support,  French

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Terminologie relative au processus des Sommets des Amériques.  2, record 8, French, - Comit%C3%A9%20des%20repr%C3%A9sentants%20gouvernementaux%20sur%20la%20participation%20de%20la%20soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20civile

Record 8,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Terminología relacionada con el proceso de las Cumbres de las Américas.  2, record 8, Spanish, - Comisi%C3%B3n%20de%20Representantes%20Gubernamentales%20sobre%20la%20Participaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20Sociedad%20Civil

Record 9,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Water in the soil in excess of field capacity that is free to move in response to the pull of gravity.  5, record 9, English, - free%20water

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Suspended water constituting films covering the surface of solid particles or the walls of fractures, but in excess of pellicular water; mobile water is free to move in any direction under the pull of the resultant of the force of gravity and unbalanced film pressure.  6, record 9, English, - free%20water

Record 9,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Eau souterraine sur laquelle l'action de la gravité est prépondérante, soumise à l'hydrodynamisme et mobilisable par gravité.  3, record 9, French, - eau%20gravitaire

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Eau libre : déconseillé en raison du risque de confusion avec l'eau d'une nappe libre [...]  3, record 9, French, - eau%20gravitaire

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Noter qu'en plus du terme «eau libre», G. Castagny, Dictionnaire français d'hydrogéologie (source CAHYB) déconseille l'usage des termes : eau de gravitation, eau de gravité, eau gravitationnelle, eau gravifique.  6, record 9, French, - eau%20gravitaire

Record 9,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Agua en la zona no saturada que se mueve bajo la influencia de la fuerza de gravedad.  3, record 9, Spanish, - agua%20de%20gravedad

Record 10,  Textual support,  English

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In recent years studies of enzyme conformational changes have become highly sophisticated. By a variety of physical techniques they have revealed the great complexity of response of enzymes to small molecules.... One method uses ultrasonics to study the pH induced conformational transition in the active centers of the enzymes. The method utilizes the observation that ultrasonic cavitation produces hydroxyl and hydroperoxyl free radicals in water solution. Penetration of these radicals into the enzyme active center results in enzyme inactivation due to destruction of certain functional groups important for the catalytic activity, typically tryptophan residues.... Thus, a kinetic study of the enzyme ultrasonic inactivation allows us to determine the parameters associated with the conformational changes in the enzyme active center.  1, record 10, English, - ultrasonic%20cavitation

Record 10,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Cavitation aux ultrasons. On crée un phénomène de cavitation (création de petites bulles à pression réduite) dans l'eau qui baigne la pièce à décontaminer, par des ultrasons. Ils produisent des variations de pression à fréquence élevée qui décollent les éléments contaminants déposés sur la surface à décontaminer. Cette méthode n'est utilisable qu'en atelier sur des pièces de volume limité et de géométrie favorable.  1, record 10, French, - cavitation%20aux%20ultrasons

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«cavitation» : Formation de vide partiel dans un liquide dû à une séparation de constituants ou à un départ de gaz, notamment par action des ultrasons mais plus fréquemment au sein d'un liquide en mouvement, lorsque la pression dans le liquide devient inférieure à la tension de vapeur de celui-ci.  2, record 10, French, - cavitation%20aux%20ultrasons

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Record 11,  Textual support,  English

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An aversive state that results when a free behavior is eliminated or is threatened with elimination. The result of reactance is that the threatened or eliminated alternative gains in importance and the person becomes highly motivated to perform the threatened response.  1, record 11, English, - reactance

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Record 11,  Textual support,  Spanish