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Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-12-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
- Research Experiments in Space
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- minus eighty degrees celsius laboratory freezer
1, record 1, English, minus%20eighty%20degrees%20celsius%20laboratory%20freezer
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MELFI 2, record 1, English, MELFI
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- minus eighty-degree laboratory freezer 3, record 1, English, minus%20eighty%2Ddegree%20laboratory%20freezer
correct
- MELFI 4, record 1, English, MELFI
correct
- MELFI 4, record 1, English, MELFI
- minus eighty degree laboratory freezer for ISS 5, record 1, English, minus%20eighty%20degree%20laboratory%20freezer%20for%20ISS
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Minus Eighty Degrees Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS [International Space Station](MELFI) is a fully integrated rack facility, hosted in an ISPR [International Standard Payload Rack], to condition, freeze and store life sciences and biological samples aboard the Space Station. MELFI will also be used to transport frozen specimens to/from the Station flying fully powered inside the Mini-Pressurised Logistic Module aboard the Space Shuttle.... MELFI characteristics :[a] Volume : 300 litres total in 4 independent dewars(minimum configuration 1 dewar at-80 °C; 2-4 dewars in combinations of 3 modes : below-68 °C,-37 °C to-23 °C, +0. 5 °C to +6 °C; [b] Temperatures maintained for 8 hours without power Sample storage : cell culture 1-10 ml, fluids(blood, media, etc.) 1-500 ml, tissue 2-10 ml, whole specimens 10-500 ml Cooling time(from +23 °C to-68 °C) : 2 ml 18-25 min; 10 ml 44-56 min; 500 ml 460 min. 2, record 1, English, - minus%20eighty%20degrees%20celsius%20laboratory%20freezer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
minus eighty degrees celsius laboratory freezer; MELFI: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 6, record 1, English, - minus%20eighty%20degrees%20celsius%20laboratory%20freezer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
- Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- congélateur de laboratoire à -80 °C
1, record 1, French, cong%C3%A9lateur%20de%20laboratoire%20%C3%A0%20%2D80%20%C2%B0C
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MELFI 2, record 1, French, MELFI
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- congélateur MELFI 3, record 1, French, cong%C3%A9lateur%20MELFI
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- congélateur de laboratoire à -80 °C pour l'ISS 4, record 1, French, cong%C3%A9lateur%20de%20laboratoire%20%C3%A0%20%2D80%20%C2%B0C%20pour%20l%27ISS
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
MELFI [Minus Eighty degree celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS] est un congélateur/réfrigérateur destiné à la Station spatiale internationale et plus particulièrement aux modules américains (USLab) et japonais (Japanese Experiment Module : JEM). MELFI permet le refroidissement et le stockage d'une large variété d'échantillons (de 2 à 1000 ml) issus des différentes expériences de science de la vie menées à bord de l'ISS [International Space Station]. Le volume de stockage des échantillons est de 300 litres répartis en quatre enceintes froides (dewars) pouvant fonctionner indépendamment et à trois niveaux de température différents (+4 °C, -26 °C et -80 °C). La production de froid est assurée par une machine cryogénique fonctionnant selon le cycle thermodynamique de Brayton [...] Un circuit d'azote permet d'assurer la distribution du froid vers les enceintes froides. 5, record 1, French, - cong%C3%A9lateur%20de%20laboratoire%20%C3%A0%20%2D80%20%C2%B0C
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
congélateur de laboratoire à -80 °C; congélateur MELFI; MELFI : termes et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 6, record 1, French, - cong%C3%A9lateur%20de%20laboratoire%20%C3%A0%20%2D80%20%C2%B0C
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Water Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- immediate biochemical oxygen demand
1, record 2, English, immediate%20biochemical%20oxygen%20demand
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- immediate oxygen demand 2, record 2, English, immediate%20oxygen%20demand
correct
- IOD 3, record 2, English, IOD
correct
- IOD 3, record 2, English, IOD
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The initial quantity of oxygen that is used by polluted liquid immediately after having been introduced into water containing dissolved oxygen, exercised by end products of prior biochemical action or by chemical substances avid for oxygen. 1, record 2, English, - immediate%20biochemical%20oxygen%20demand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the standard laboratory procedure, the apparent BOD for 15 min at 20°C is taken as the value of the immediate biochemical oxygen demand. 1, record 2, English, - immediate%20biochemical%20oxygen%20demand
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- demande immédiate en oxygène
1, record 2, French, demande%20imm%C3%A9diate%20en%20oxyg%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- D.O. 2, record 2, French, D%2EO%2E
feminine noun
- DIO 3, record 2, French, DIO
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- demande immédiate d'oxygène 4, record 2, French, demande%20imm%C3%A9diate%20d%27oxyg%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
- D.I.O. 4, record 2, French, D%2EI%2EO%2E
correct, feminine noun
- D.I.O. 4, record 2, French, D%2EI%2EO%2E
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] si l'eau prélevée renferme des substances (minérales ou organiques) fortement réductrices, celles-ci absorberont très rapidement l'oxygène dissous, c'est la demande immédiate en oxygène. 2, record 2, French, - demande%20imm%C3%A9diate%20en%20oxyg%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La demande immédiate d'oxygène résulte de la présence de sels minéraux réducteurs ou de substances organiques avides d'oxygène : lactose, phénols, etc. 4, record 2, French, - demande%20imm%C3%A9diate%20en%20oxyg%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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