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FUNCTION EXPENDITURE [4 records]

Record 1 2018-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Engineering
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
DEF

A specialist... whose function is to plan the processes of manufacture, develop the tools and machines, and integrate the facilities required for producing particular products with minimal expenditure of time, labour and materials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Ingénierie
  • Outillage (Mécanique)

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Caloric requirements can be measured using a metabolic cart. The metabolic cart measures the patient’s oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production at rest.

CONT

Metabolic carts are computerized instruments [that are mounted on a cart and] used to measure metabolic energy expenditure as well as cardiovascular and respiratory function at rest or during exercise.... The uniqueness of a metabolic cart is that, given the appropriate software, stand alone gas analyzers and airflow measurement devices can be integrated with a computer..., color monitor and printer. Peripheral analog input channels allow connection of external devices such as cycle ergometers, treadmills, pulse oximeters, blood pressure monitors and heart rate monitors.... the user can select or configure the cardiovascular, pulmonary and metabolic parameters for simultaneous display in a real time graphic, numeric or hard copy format.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Appareil respiratoire
CONT

On mesure directement les dépenses énergétiques d'un patient au moyen d'un chariot métabolique, en mesurant la quantité d'oxygène et de CO2 expirées. La consommation d'oxygène (VO2) et la production de CO2 (VCO2) sont ainsi estimées et la dépense énergétique calculée [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Management Operations (General)
OBS

Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada. This Committee is the organization's integrating forum on key horizontal issues. The Expenditure and Management Strategies sector supports this Committee. The effective operation of teams will facilitate the TBS Ops function as an integrating mechanism.

Key term(s)
  • Treasury Board Secretariat Operations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
OBS

Ce comité est l'instance d'intégration des grandes questions horizontales du Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor (SCT). Le Secteur de la gestion des dépenses appuie ce comité. L'exploitation efficace des équipes facilitera la fonction d'intégration du COSCT.

Spanish

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Record 4 1979-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing Theory
OBS

(...) scale which (...) [reflects] the preference relationships of the individual.

OBS

Various methods have been put forward for the measurement of the relative amounts of "utility" or satisfaction derived from different levels of expenditure, and for using such a "utility function" in evaluating alternative distributions of income among individuals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des prix
OBS

(...) [les] préférences [d'un consommateur type] lui permettent de classer les différents "paniers" de biens qui lui sont offerts, de façon que chacun d'eux soit préféré ou indifférent à tous ceux qui suivent. (...) On appelle (...) fonction d'utilité ou fonction de satisfaction tout indice U qui permet de représenter cet ordre de classement (...)

Spanish

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