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Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rigger certification
1, record 1, English, rigger%20certification
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The aim of the CSPA [Canadian Sport Parachuting Association] rigging program is to have a core group of dedicated individuals who have the knowledge, experience and personal integrity to act as parachute technicians within our sport, keeping the average skydiver's equipment safe and functional. Rigger certification requires, on the part of all candidates, an exhibited personal commitment to maintain a level of expertise and currency. This currency would include performing parachute-rigging activities for at least thirty(30) days within the previous 12 months or by demonstrating to the T&SC [Technical & Safety Committee] the ability to perform related rigging tasks. 1, record 1, English, - rigger%20certification
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- certification de gréeur
1, record 1, French, certification%20de%20gr%C3%A9eur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le but du programme de gréeur de l'ACPS [Association Canadienne de Parachutisme Sportif] est de rassembler un groupe solide d'individus consciencieux qui ont les connaissances, l'expérience et l'intégrité pour agir comme techniciens dans [le] sport, afin de veiller à ce que l'équipement des parachutistes soit sécuritaire et fonctionnel. La certification de gréeur exige de la part de tous les candidats une implication évidente pour maintenir son expertise tout en restant à jour. Pour se maintenir à jour le gréeur devrait avoir effectué des activités de gréage de parachute pendant au moins trente jours dans les 12 derniers mois, à n'importe quel moment, ou en démontrant au CT&S [Comité de technique et sécurité] sa capacité d'accomplir des tâches reliées au gréage. 1, record 1, French, - certification%20de%20gr%C3%A9eur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-11-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Geology
- Petroleum Deposits
- Mineral Prospecting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- speculative reserves
1, record 2, English, speculative%20reserves
correct, see observation, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estimates of oil which have not been positively identified but which, based on previous geological experience, it is reasonable to expect to discover in the future. 2, record 2, English, - speculative%20reserves
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Speculative reserves" are unproved reserves in an area which has characteristics analogous to known hydrocarbon producing environments but where there is a lack of information to indicate the presence of hydrocarbons. 3, record 2, English, - speculative%20reserves
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
speculative reserves: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - speculative%20reserves
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Speculative reserves of oil. 2, record 2, English, - speculative%20reserves
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie économique
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Prospection minière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réserves spéculatives
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9serves%20sp%C3%A9culatives
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- réserves supposées 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9serves%20suppos%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Réserves spéculatives (RS) : elles correspondent à des gisements de même type géologique que les ressources connues (RC), mais dont l'existence repose uniquement sur des raisonnements géologiques. 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9serves%20sp%C3%A9culatives
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Alors que les gisements pétroliers et gaziers de la mer du Nord atteignent leur pic de production, les réserves supposées d'hydrocarbures de la mer de Barents, au-delà du cercle polaire, attisent les convoitises du gouvernement et des entreprises de ce pays troisième exportateur mondial de gaz et de pétrole. [LeMonde.fr, Article publié le vendredi 29 juin 2007.] 4, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9serves%20sp%C3%A9culatives
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les réserves spéculatives d'uranium naturel sont estimées sur ce diagramme à 16 millions de tonnes. 5, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9serves%20sp%C3%A9culatives
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les réserves «non prouvées» correspondent à la quantité d'hydrocarbures qu'il serait économiquement rentable de récupérer à partir de gisements connus, mais avec un degré de certitude moins grand. Les réserves «spéculatives» constituent une catégorie encore moins certaine : ce sont des gisements non encore découverts, mais dont les évaluations géologiques et techniques permettent de croire qu'ils pourraient éventuellement être découverts ou devenir économiquement récupérables. La somme des réserves établies, non prouvées et spéculatives s'appelle «potentiel de récupération». Si on y ajoute la production cumulative, on parle de «potentiel ultime de récupération». 6, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9serves%20sp%C3%A9culatives
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
réserves spéculatives : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9serves%20sp%C3%A9culatives
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-09-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- instinctive behaviour
1, record 3, English, instinctive%20behaviour
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Not just simple responses to an external stimulus play a role in instinctive behavior; instinctive activity involves sequences of behavior that run a predictable course. These behaviors may last seconds, minutes, hours or even days. Exemplifying this, we can refer to a particular species of digger wasp, which finds and captures only honeybees. With no previous experience, a female wasp will unearth an intricate burrow, find a bee, paralyze it with a careful and precise sting to the neck, pilot back to her discreet home, and, when the larder has been supplied with the correct number of bees, lay an egg on one of them and seal the chamber.... Overall, one of the main distinctive features of instinctive activity is the ability to react to an external stimulus the correct way the first chance(and every time thereafter) the animal receives. This feature distinguishes this particular behavior from what ethnologists call learned behavior, which scientists have discovered are actions that take place from conditioning an animal to learn the right way. 1, record 3, English, - instinctive%20behaviour
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- activité instinctive
1, record 3, French, activit%C3%A9%20instinctive
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le toilettage chez les animaux est une activité instinctive et pour partie parfois apprise et transmises aux générations suivantes (utilisation d'eau chaude, de terre, de feuilles ou de poussière par exemple). 2, record 3, French, - activit%C3%A9%20instinctive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1979-06-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psychoses
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- psychotic depression
1, record 4, English, psychotic%20depression
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"psychotic depressive reaction" refers to those severely depressed patients with gross misinterpretation of reality(including delusions and hallucinations) who do not have a history of previous depressions or of marked mood swings, but whose symptoms are reactive(i. e. attributable to some identifiable experience) and of psychotic degree. 1, record 4, English, - psychotic%20depression
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psychoses
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dépression psychotique
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9pression%20psychotique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dépressions psychotiques. Le type en est représenté par la mélancolie. C'est un état dépressif profond, sévère, aigu, mais résolutif grâce au traitement; [...] 2, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20psychotique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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