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FULL HAND [31 records]

Record 1 2023-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
  • Digital Currency
  • Electronic Commerce
CONT

Light nodes are typically downloaded wallets and are connected to full nodes to validate the information... that is stored on the blockchain. The difference here is that light nodes are smaller in size and only hold information about partial blockchain histories. Full nodes, on the other hand, are a single copy of an entire blockchain history including the transactions, timestamps and all created blocks.

Key term(s)
  • light weight node

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
  • Monnaie électronique
  • Commerce électronique
CONT

Les nœuds légers [sont] dans l'incapacité de suivre l'intégralité des opérations de la [chaîne de blocs]. Ils sont utilisés pour stocker des données et fournir certaines informations requises pour rendre des transactions plus rapides. Ils ne valident pas les blocs, mais stockent simplement leurs en-têtes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
  • Personality Development
DEF

Time spent giving all of one’s attention to someone who is close, such as one’s child.

CONT

Quality time(QT) is an informal reference to time spent with close family, partners or friends that is in some way important, special, productive or profitable to one or everyone involved. It is time that is set aside for paying full and undivided attention to the person or matter at hand. It may also refer to time spent performing some favorite activity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
  • Développement de la personnalité
CONT

Le travail, les tâches ménagères et les activités sociales réduisent souvent le temps passé en famille. Les enfants ont toutefois besoin de passer du temps de qualité avec leurs parents, c'est-à-dire de partager des moments privilégiés d'affection et d'intimité.

OBS

moment de qualité; moment privilégié : désignations utilisées le plus souvent au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • moments de qualité
  • moments privilégiés

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rehabilitation (Medicine)
CONT

A self-help device is one which assists [the disabled person] in performing various functions, or is one without which the person could not perform certain activities at all. ... self-help aids ... provide positioning or support, as in a wheelchair, for purposes of maintaining body alignment, provide stabilization of objects, [serve as] compensation for lost muscle power [and] for loss of range of motion in an extremity ...

CONT

It is impossible to describe or even to list the number of self-help devices which exist today. [One] of the assists for the activity of eating [is a] cuff or U-shaped clip which fits around the palm of the hand and has a pocket into which the handles of utensils can be placed [enabling] patients with loss of full grasp to eat as normally as possible. Handles of utensils can be enlarged or built-up or curved... and pegs or rings can be placed on handles to assist grasp...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réadaptation (Médecine)
DEF

Objet, instrument ou appareil, à l'exception des prothèses et des orthèses, qui facilite les activités courantes des handicapés. On distingue les aides fonctionnelles de locomotion (canne, fauteuil roulant), les aides sensorielles (lunettes, amplificateur auditif), les aides de préhension, de toilette, de ménage, de table, d'habillage, etc.

Key term(s)
  • aide technique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Rehabilitación (Medicina)
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Record 4 2014-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
CONT

A mining project is considered committed to production or migrating to the mine complex development work phase(the official start of full construction) when : the final feasibility study has demonstrated production at a profit, the production decision has been taken by the organization, financing is on hand or has been arranged, all permits and authorizations have been obtained, and major pieces of production equipment have been purchased or ordered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
CONT

On considère qu'un projet minier est visé par un engagement à produire ou qu'il se dirige vers la phase d'aménagement de complexes miniers (le début officiel de la construction entière) lorsque : l'étude finale de faisabilité a révélé une exploitation à profit, la décision d'amorcer la production a été prise par l'organisation, le financement a été reçu ou a été planifié, tous les permis et autorisations ont été obtenus et des pièces majeures d'équipement de production ont été achetées ou commandées.

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

Counting the ballots is done by hand in full view of the representatives of each candidate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

Le scrutateur [...] détache, bien à la vue de l'électeur et des autres personnes présentes, le talon et le détruit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
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Record 6 2013-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

An ancillary easement is a use necessary for the full enjoyment of a profit a(sic) prendre. The ancillary easement may be distinguished from the "secondary" easement, the latter being a right to go upon a servient tenement to maintain and repair or otherwise perform such acts as are necessary to the full enjoyment of the easement. The ancillary easement, on the other hand, is a right incident to the power to take the property, subject of the profit a prendre(sic).(Cartwright, 1972, p. 71).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

servitude accessoire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Legal Documents
DEF

[T] hat which contains the particulars of a deed, etc., and is the instrument registered, in the case of a deed which must be registered. The registration of a deed or other document is effected by leaving it at the registry together with a memorial under the hand and seal of one of the parties to the deed. The memorial is an abstract of the material parts of the deed, with the parcels at full length, and concludes with a statement that the party desires the deed to be registered. The execution of the deed and memorial is proved by the oath of an attesting witness.(Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1171).

CONT

To this point, the words ’enrollment’, ’registration’, and ’recording’ have been used interchangeably. The "Statute of Enrollments" required enrollment, and the "Middlesex Act" required registration. Both of these procedures are the same and are satisfied by a memorandum or memorial included in the public records stating the names of the grantor and of the grantee of the instrument, and the interest purportedly transferred. Recording requires that a complete copy of the instrument be included in the public records. (Mapp, 1978, p. 48).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Documents juridiques
DEF

Document contenant, aux fins d'enregistrement, un résumé des éléments de l'acte instrumentaire auquel il est annexé.

OBS

extrait : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

How to perform the Smith machine deadlift. First, set up the Smith bar on the floor with the desired weight you want to lift. Walk up to the bar so that your shins are directly against the Smith bar. Squat down towards the bar until your upper thigh is parallel to the floor. Next, grab the bar with a mixed grip with one hand overhand and one hand underhand. Now, drive your hips upward by contracting your quads and glutes. You are attempting to bring the weight upwards as you stand up. As the bar is being lifted off of the floor, begin to straighten your back up so that it is fully erect. This will utilize the muscles in the back. Once your have reached full standing position, slowly lower the weight back toward the floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

Le soulevé de terre barre guidée sert à développer le dos, sans solliciter les obliques.

Spanish

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Record 9 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

Lachman test(drawer test with almost full extension) : The examiner grasps the distal thigh with one hand and the proximal lower leg with the other and pulls and pushes the lower leg forwards and backwards in relation to the thigh. Since, in this position of almost full extension, the patient is unable to prevent the drawer movement with his hamstrings, the test is particularly suitable for investigating a recently traumatized joint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

[...] normalement, il n'existe aucun mouvement de tiroir dans le genou. Toutefois, sans qu'il soit pathologique, le mouvement de tiroir peut exister chez les sujets laxes avec un recurvatum. Ce sont les ligaments croisés qui limitent et empêchent ce «tiroir» [...]

Spanish

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Record 10 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Military Tactics
  • Military Strategy
DEF

[The act of] taking full advantage of any information that has come to hand for tactical or strategic purposes.

OBS

exploitation: term standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Tactique militaire
  • Stratégie militaire
DEF

Action de tirer un plein parti de tous les renseignements tenus en sa possession dans une intention tactique ou stratégique.

OBS

exploitation : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN et uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inteligencia (militar)
  • Táctica militar
  • Estrategia militar
DEF

Acción de sacar provecho de cualquier información conseguida con fines estratégicos o tácticos.

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Record 11 2009-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiation Protection
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

The effect of radiation on the human body depends on the rate of exposure. It is also dependent on how much of the body is irradiated. A whole body exposure, denoted WBE, is the result of irradiation to the full trunk of the body. A partial exposure refers to specific organs or extremities. For example, a dose of 500 R of x-rays to the whole body will result in death, whereas the same dose to an extremity, such as a hand, will result in a case of erythema, a form of dermatitis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioprotection
  • Physique atomique
CONT

Le volume et la partie du corps qui sont irradiés conditionnent la gravité et la nature des lésions radio-induites. Quand tout l'organisme est exposé (exposition globale), tous les organes et tissus de l'organisme sont atteints, et si la dose est très forte, le pronostic vital peut être mis en jeu. Si une fraction significative du corps est protégée (exposition partielle), la moelle osseuse, répartie dans l'ensemble du squelette, peut continuer à produire les éléments sanguins en quantité suffisante et la survie est alors possible, dans la mesure où d'autres organes essentiels n'ont pas subi de lésions irréversibles.

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Record 12 2009-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiation Protection
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

The effect of radiation on the human body depends on the rate of exposure. It is also dependent on how much of the body is irradiated. A whole body exposure, denoted WBE, is the result of irradiation to the full trunk of the body. A partial exposure refers to specific organs or extremities. For example, a dose of 500 R of x-rays to the whole body will result in death, whereas the same dose to an extremity, such as a hand, will result in a case of erythema, a form of dermatitis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioprotection
  • Physique atomique
CONT

Le volume et la partie du corps qui sont irradiés conditionnent la gravité et la nature des lésions radio-induites. Quand tout l'organisme est exposé (exposition globale), tous les organes et tissus de l'organisme sont atteints, et si la dose est très forte, le pronostic vital peut être mis en jeu.

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Religion (General)
OBS

This feast is celebrated in the Latin Church on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday to solemnly commemorate the institution of the Holy Eucharist. The instrument in the hand of Divine Providence was St. Juliana of Mont Cornillon, in Belgium. She was born in 1193 at Retines near Liège. Orphaned at an early age, she was educated by the Augustinian nuns of Mont Cornillon. Here she in time made her religious profession and later became superioress. Intrigues of various kinds several times drove her from her convent. She died 5 April, 1258, at the House of the Cistercian nuns at Fosses, and was buried at Villiers. Juliana, from her early youth, had a great veneration for the Blessed Sacrement, and always longed for a special feast in its honour. This desire is said to have been increased by a vision of the Church under the appearance of the full moon having one dark spot, which signified the absence of such a solemnity. She made known her ideas to Robert de Thorete, then Bishop of Liège, to the learned Dominican Hugh, later cardinal legate in the Netherlands, and to Jacques Pantaléon, at that time Archedeacon of Liège, afterwards Bishop of Verdun, Patriarch of Jerusalem and finally Pope Urban IV.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Religion (Généralités)
OBS

La Fête-Dieu ou Corpus Christi est une fête religieuse catholique célébrée le jeudi qui suit la Trinité (le huitième dimanche après Pâques), c'est-à-dire soixante jours après Pâques. Actuellement, le nom officiel de la fête est Solennité du corps et du sang du Christ. Cette fête commémore l'institution du sacrement de l'Eucharistie. Aux États-Unis, on célèbre cette fête trois jours plus tard, soit le dimanche suivant la Trinité. Après cette fête, le temps ordinaire reprend. La Fête-Dieu est un jour férié dans certains pays catholiques. La Fête-Dieu fut introduite d'abord dès 1246 dans le diocèse de Liège sous l'impulsion de Julienne de Cornillon, puis pour toute l'Église catholique en 1264 par le pape Urbain IV.

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Record 14 2005-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
OBS

In this, the horse should carry itself between the rider's legs and hands full of impulsion, have a good head-carriage and be light in hand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Pas ralenti, mais très actif, caractérisé par un engagement accentué des membres postérieurs sous la masse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 15 2004-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Education (General)
  • Sociology of Communication
OBS

On 8 September, UNESCO celebrates International Literacy Day. Some people may believe that, in the audiovisual age, writing is outmoded; but this is by no means true. On the one hand, the written word is still indispensable as a reference point or a compass, enabling us to get our bearings in the galaxy of visual images. On the other hand, written knowledge is as vital as ever to the self-realization of every individual, every social group and every nation. Mastery of the written word is still a condition of access to knowledge and the full exercise of citizenship. Although illiteracy, in oral civilizations, can clearly not be equated with ignorance, it is a major obstacle to the acquisition of the knowledge and know-how that are essential for daily life in modern society.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
  • Sociologie de la communication
OBS

L'UNESCO célèbre le 8 septembre la Journée Internationale de l'alphabétisation. Même si certains pensent qu'à l'époque du «tout image», l'écrit est dépassé, il n'en est rien. D'une part, l'écrit reste indispensable comme repère, ou comme boussole, dans la galaxie de l'image. D'autre part, le savoir écrit est toujours aussi vital pour l'affirmation de chaque personnel de chaque groupe social, de chaque nation. La maîtrise de l'écrit conditionne encore et toujours l'accès au savoir et au plein exercice de la citoyenneté. Si, dans les civilisations de l'oralité, l'analphabétisme n'est évidemment pas synonyme d'ignorance, il se révèle un obstacle majeur à l'acquisition des connaissances indispensables à la vie quotidienne dans une société moderne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
  • Pedagogía (Generalidades)
  • Sociología de la comunicación
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Record 16 2003-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
CONT

... once the items have entered the system, the logic of the model is identical. An item enters the system via the appropriate input conveyor and is diverted to one of the output conveyors. The appropriate output conveyor is determined using the output station assignment list. The item travels along this output conveyor until reaching the correct output station. It is diverted at its output station and then is destroyed.

CONT

Empty boxes are placed by hand on to the input conveyor and automatically queued and indexed forward one at a time to the mould machine unload point. Once a predetermined quantity of mouldings have been loaded into the box a signal is sent to the moulding machine to inhibit its cycle while the full box is automatically transferred to the output conveyor and an empty box moved into place, this takes 5 seconds.

Key term(s)
  • input conveyer
  • infeed conveyer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
  • Outillage industriel
CONT

De construction très robuste, le système de transport ou transporteur est constitué de plaquettes en fusion perlitique avec surface de caoutchouc vulcanisée et rectifiée. [...] Le transporteur d'entrée et celui de sortie coordonnés avec le transporteur en arrière se déplacent simultanément verticalement pour donner la possibilité de biseauter les petits volumes.

OBS

[...] dans le langage courant, les mots «convoyeur» et «transporteur» sont souvent pris l'un pour l'autre mais [...] [selon] la distinction adoptée le plus fréquemment chez les constructeurs et les utilisateurs [...] [le terme «convoyeur»] désigne particulièrement tous les convoyeurs à chaînes formant un circuit fermé et comportant des chariots (trolleys) porteurs ou entraîneurs des charges. Les autres matériels se regroupent sous le mot «transporteur».

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Record 17 2003-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
CONT

... once the items have entered the system, the logic of the model is identical. An item enters the system via the appropriate input conveyor and is diverted to one of the output conveyors. The appropriate output conveyor is determined using the output station assignment list. The item travels along this output conveyor until reaching the correct output station. It is diverted at its output station and then is destroyed.

CONT

Empty boxes are placed by hand on to the input conveyor and automatically queued and indexed forward one at a time to the mould machine unload point. Once a predetermined quantity of mouldings have been loaded into the box a signal is sent to the moulding machine to inhibit its cycle while the full box is automatically transferred to the output conveyor and an empty box moved into place, this takes 5 seconds.

Key term(s)
  • output conveyer
  • outfeed conveyer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
  • Outillage industriel
CONT

De construction très robuste, le système de transport ou transporteur est constitué de plaquettes en fusion perlitique avec surface de caoutchouc vulcanisée et rectifiée. [...] Le transporteur d' entrée et celui de sortie coordonnés avec le transporteur en arrière se déplacent simultanément verticalement pour donner la possibilité de biseauter les petits volumes.

OBS

[...] dans le langage courant, les mots «convoyeur» et «transporteur» sont souvent pris l'un pour l'autre mais [...] [selon] la distinction adoptée le plus fréquemment chez les constructeurs et les utilisateurs [...] [le terme «convoyeur»] désigne particulièrement tous les convoyeurs à chaînes formant un circuit fermé et comportant des chariots (trolleys) porteurs ou entraîneurs des charges. Les autres matériels se regroupent sous le mot «transporteur».

Spanish

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Record 18 2002-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

In the summer of 1994 NASA approved adding an optical-quality nadir-viewing window to the U. S. Laboratory Module of the International Space Station. The window can view 39. 5 degrees forward along the axis of the ISS, 32. 2 degrees aft, and a total of 79. 1 degrees from port to starboard. The window is constructed of three panes of fused silica and a fourth protective kick pane made of glass laminate. From outboard to inboard, the panes are : OUTBOARD-An external debris pane that can be changed by an EVA astronaut if damaged. A redundant pressure pane. A primary pressure pane. A scratch or "kick" pane that protects the primary pressure pane from being damaged if the crew or equipment make contact with the window [and] provides a UV-IR coating to protect the crew members. INBOARD-The kick pane is removed during window research operations to take advantage of the full spectrum of radiation that passes through the fused silica panes. When not in use, the window is protected by the kick pane on the inside, and by an external cover on the outside. The external cover can be rotated in or out of position from within the cabin by an astronaut using a hand crank.

OBS

external debris pane: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

vitrage anti-débris : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 19 2001-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Weightlifting
DEF

[A machine that helps] to improve lower body strength and power.

OBS

An adjacent mirror is provided with this machine.

OBS

Technique : Stand facing plates with feet shoulder width apart, toes pointed slightly out, back flat, abdominal muscles tight, chin level, hands on hand grips, shoulders firmly against pads and hips aligned slightly behind shoulders. In a smooth and controlled manner, descend into full squat position(thighs parallel to floor). In same smooth and controlled manner, immediately drive upward from hips until knees are almost straight, returning to starting position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Haltérophilie
DEF

Appareil permettant d'améliorer la force et la puissance du bas du corps.

OBS

Renseignements obtenus auprès d'un centre d'entraînement physique spécialisé.

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Record 20 2001-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
OBS

... hitting the ball very close to the floor while the body is in the air, in full stretch position. The ball may be struck with the back of the hand or wrist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
OBS

[...] le joueur s'élance vers la balle, part à l'horizontale, jambes en ciseaux, le tronc et la tête en extension, les bras allongés vers l'avant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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Record 21 2000-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Household Appliances
CONT

Cordless/Rechargeable Hand Mixer. Now there's a heavy duty hand mixer that lets you decide where to do the mixing. It has the power to handle a full range of mixing tasks on a single charge.

CONT

When your kitchen has to be "on the go", this portable mixer should be close at hand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Petits appareils ménagers
CONT

Batteur à main sans fil/rechargeable. Enfin! un batteur à main puissant qui vous laisse cuisiner là où vous voulez. Il a la puissance qu'il faut pour effectuer une pleine gamme d'opérations sur une seule charge.

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Record 22 1999-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
CONT

Six mutants harboring intragenic suppressor mutation exhibit full restoration of export to the mutant RBP, on the other hand, two mutants harboring extragenic suppressor mutation show partial restoration of export. One intragenic suppressor showed the decreased rate of migration of the RBP during SDS-PAGE that may be caused by a second mutation in mature part of RBP. Mapping experiments showed that at least an extragenic suppressor phenotype is not the result of mutation in prlA(sec Y) gene.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
OBS

Mutation suppressive : Mutation qui, associe à une première mutation, en compense les effets phénotypiques.

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Record 23 1998-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

When we turn to the two male subjects who reported that they normally preferred using their left hand in Braille reading, and the one female who reported ambilaterality in this respect, all three proved superior with their left hands in this experiment, as did one of the two subjects who failed to evince full dextrality on the 9-item questionnaire. Three of the other seven fully dextral subjects who reported that they preferred using their right hand in Braille gave a left-hand superiority, while the other four gave a right-hand superiority.

OBS

Ambilateral: affecting both sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Absence de dominance fonctionnelle d'un côté du corps sur l'autre.

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Record 24 1996-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
CONT

On the other hand, domestic-oriented sectors of the economy have yet to experience a full recovery from the 1990-1991 recession.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
CONT

D'un autre côté, les secteurs de l'économie axés sur le marché intérieur n'ont pas encore entièrement récupéré de la récession de 1990-1991.

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Record 25 1994-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

Firm hand tightness is adequate when screwing CPVC male threaded adapters into metal fittings, followed by not more than one full turn with a wrench.

OBS

Figure - insert fittings and clamps used with polyethylene pipe.

Key term(s)
  • male threaded adaptor
  • insert male adaptor
  • threaded insert adaptor
  • male adaptor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
CONT

Pour visser un adaptateur mâle (pour tubes en PVCC) dans un raccord métallique, il suffit de bien serrer à la main, puis de donner un tour supplémentaire à l'aide d'une clé.

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Record 26 1989-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuing Education
CONT

Brown et al.(1982) reflect on the use of quantitative simulation for making inferences and see it as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the simulation provides a lot of leverage to the inference process, because large amounts of knowledge are encoded in the model and brought to bear via the simulation. On the other hand, this embedded knowledge is often based on implicit assumptions and empirical decisions on the part of the model' s designers, which may be very subtle. For instance, the formulas used to run the simulation may only be valid for certain classes of inputs. If these assumptions are not made "explicit and checkable", they can easily be violated when the simulation involves faults. For teaching purposes, the main drawback of quantitative simulation is its inability to give a full account of the causality underlying its inferences. Causality is pedagogically important because it is the main ingredient of the kinds of explanations human students can understand. In a troubleshooting context, causality, more than information content, drives the diagnostic reasoning and the decision to perform measurements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Éducation permanente
OBS

Voir simulateur quantitatif. Comparer à simulation qualitative.

Spanish

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Record 27 1981-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Civil Engineering
CONT

Agitation. Many suggest beating the scum in any feasible way. Propellers on long shafts have been tried in sewage plants. Paddles that can be turned from outside either by hand(...) on mechanically(...). In fact, agitation could be called essential to full [digestion] activity, if performed periodically, but could not be offered as a solution to the scum problem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Génie civil
CONT

L'agitation [des liquides au cours de la digestion] sert à éparpiller les bactéries qui s'agglomèrent autour des particules de matières organiques. La concentration de particules organiques, accentuant le phénomène de poches acides, doit être combattue pour stimuler toutes espèces de bactéries et éviter l'acidification complète du milieu (butyrisation).

Spanish

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Record 28 1981-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
OBS

On the other hand, incurring debt when there is no other feasible way to move the C+I+G equilibrium intersection up toward full employment actually represents a negative burden on the immediate future to the degree that it induces more current capital formation than would otherwise take place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Lois du marché (Économie)

Spanish

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Record 29 1979-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

Double Hand to Hand Loop Lift. Partners skate one behind the other,(...) hand to hand position, lady is lifted in complete double loop jump from backward-outside to backward-outside. Two full turns in the air, 720 degrees, partner turning with lady.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
OBS

Levée main dans la main double bouclé. Les partenaires patinent l'un en arrière de l'autre (...) position main dans la main, la patineuse est levée dans un saut double bouclé complet d'arrière-extérieur à arrière-extérieur, deux tours complets dans les airs 720 degrés, le partenaire tournant avec la partenaire, (...)

OBS

Ce terme appartient au patinage artistique.

Spanish

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Record 30 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Facilities and Equipment
OBS

the equipment shall include a means for accurately weighing each size of aggregate in a weigh box or hopper of ample size to hold a full batch without hand raking or running over. [p. 186]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
OBS

le matériel de prédosage est en général constitué soit par un "bouclier" (...) soit par des "--" de modèles très divers. [aussi appelé trémie de mesure p.290]

Spanish

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Record 31 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

during focusing the diaphragm ring is turned to its position for--(...) After every exposure the pre-selector mechanism needs retensioning by hand, which(...) brings the diaphragm back to its full opening.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

ce sont les plus courtes distances focales qui permettent (...) d'assurer à pleine ouverture une netteté parfaite [ [aussi grande ouverture, p.333]

Spanish

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