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SIDE-EFFECT [8 records]

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Record 1 2023-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Testing and Debugging
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

In computer programming jargon, ... a software bug that seems to disappear or alter its behavior when [someone] attempts to study it.

OBS

Heisenbugs occur because common attempts to debug a program, such as inserting output statements or running it with a debugger, usually have the side-effect of altering the behavior of the program in subtle ways, such as changing the memory addresses of variables and the timing of its execution.

OBS

The term ["heisenbug"] is a pun on the name of Werner Heisenberg, the physicist who first asserted the observer effect of quantum mechanics, which states that the act of observing a system inevitably alters its state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Test et débogage
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
OBS

[Heisenbogue] est un bogue logiciel qui [apparaît et disparaît de façon aléatoire] ou modifie son comportement lorsqu'il est observé ou subit une isolation. [Heisenbogue] peut faire référence à tout bogue logiciel avec un comportement inhabituel, en particulier lorsque son fonctionnement semble disparaître ou changer lorsqu'il est étudié ou travaillé par un programme logiciel ou une application de débogage.

OBS

Les [heisenbogues] peuvent se manifester de différentes manières, mais les exemples les plus courants sont la corruption de données, les fuites de mémoire et les boucles infinies. Dans de nombreux cas, le bogue se manifeste différemment selon l'environnement dans lequel il est exécuté.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
CONT

Bifidus-Fibre is a natural dietary supplement and have absolutely no side-effect.

Key term(s)
  • bifidus-fiber
  • bifido-fiber

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
DEF

Fibre, issue du sucre de betteraves, ayant une action bénéfique sur les bactéries protectrices de la flore intestinale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
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Record 3 2011-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
C21H22ClN
formula, see observation
41354-29-4
CAS number
CONT

Cyproheptadine hydrochloride... A drug taken to increase appetite and weight. It may work by stimulating the appetite centre in the brain. It is a also a potent antihistamine administered to treat allergies and itching skin conditions. Drowsiness is a common side-effect of the drug.

OBS

Chemical formula: C21H22ClN

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C21H22ClN
formula, see observation
41354-29-4
CAS number
CONT

Chlorhydrate de cyproheptadine [...] Mécanisme d'action principal. Action antihistaminique par antagonisme compétitif de l'histamine au niveau des récepteurs, d'où inhibition de la plupart des actions de l'histamine: hypotension, action sur les fibres lisses de l'intestin et des bronches, action sur la perméabilité capillaire, effet stimulant sur la médullosurrénale, phénomène allergiques et anaphylactiques.

OBS

Formule chimique : C21H22ClN

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Human Diseases - Various
CONT

Stokes-Adams Attack(Adams-Stokes Syndrome). Description : Complication of irregular heart beat. Cause : Sudden slowing of the heart beat from an electrical problem within the heart resulting in inadequate blood supply to the brain. Often occurs after a heart attack, may have no apparent cause, or may be due to a side-effect of medication.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
CONT

La maladie du pouls lent permanent (ou syndrome de Adams-Stokes). [...] Ce syndrome est caractérisé par un pouls lent à 40/mn et un ensemble d'accidents nerveux allant du vertige à la mort subite en passant par le voile noir, l'étourdissement bref, une pâleur fugace du visage, l'attaque d'épilepsie (crise convulsive), et la syncope en éclair avec chute .

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
  • Biochemistry
DEF

The translocation of poison, through natural root-grafting, from a chemically treated tree or plant to an untreated one, causing the latter’s injury or death.

OBS

A form of side-effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Biochimie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Protección de las plantas
  • Bioquímica
DEF

Trsvase de veneno de un vegetal tratado químicamente a otro que no lo está, por injerto natural de sus raíces.

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Record 6 1999-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

Heightened aggression towards others as a side-effect of taking anabolic steroids; an outburst of intense anger resulting from this.

OBS

Perhaps a conscious alteration of "road rage".

OBS

Compare steroid abuse.

Key term(s)
  • roid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Water Pollution
CONT

This is an alternative bacterial test which detects when an E. coli has had its DNA repair enzymes activated. Mutagens activate specific enzymes which repair damage in DNA, and the test uses a side-effect of these enzymes to detect their activity. Not generally accepted.

OBS

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 79 p. 5971.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Test de mutagénicité dans lequel on détermine la capacité d'une bustance à induire l'hydrolyse d'un substrat enzymolique chromogène.

OBS

La génotoxicité du TB a été évaluée à l'aide du SOS Chromotest qui utilise une souche d'Escherichia coli manipulée sur le plan génétique.

OBS

Source : Revue des sciences de l'eau 4(1), 1991, p. 124.

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
CONT

Although a primary purpose of re-injection is to avoid pollution, an advantageous side-effect could be the virtual provision of "hot feed", to mitigate or delay the infeed of cold waters from outside the confines of a field as the hot fluids are withdrawn in the process of exploiting the latter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage

Spanish

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