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WELL-DEFINED GROUND [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
- Animal Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chronic bee paralysis
1, record 1, English, chronic%20bee%20paralysis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chronic bee-paralysis 2, record 1, English, chronic%20bee%2Dparalysis
correct
- chronic paralysis 3, record 1, English, chronic%20paralysis%20
correct
- hairless black syndrome 3, record 1, English, hairless%20black%20syndrome
correct
- paralysis 3, record 1, English, paralysis
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A contagiously transmitted infection of adult bees caused by multiplication of chronic paralysis virus(CPV) primarily in the brain, nerve ganglia and in the hind-gut epithelium,... common disease of adult bees that has striking, well-defined symptoms characterised by trembling, flightless individuals crawling on the ground beneath the colony entrance. 2, record 1, English, - chronic%20bee%20paralysis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chronic bee paralysis is a rather unusual disease caused by a rather unusual virus. ... Paralysis is the only common viral disease of adult bees whose symptoms include both behavioural and physiological modifications: trembling and hair loss. The disease often affects the strong colonies of an apiary and thousands of dead individuals are then observed in front of the hives. 4, record 1, English, - chronic%20bee%20paralysis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The chronic paralysis is an infectious and contagious disease of adult honey bees caused by the chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV). [It] has been given a variety of names such as “hairless black syndrome” ... and is the only common viral disease of adult bees that has well-described symptoms, which include abnormal trembling from wings and body. Some individuals become almost hairless and dark in appearance and suffer nibbling attacks from healthy bees of their colony. Affected bees become flightless, often crawling on the ground and on the stems of grass, sometimes in masses of thousands of individuals. 3, record 1, English, - chronic%20bee%20paralysis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
- Maladies des animaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paralysie chronique de l'abeille
1, record 1, French, paralysie%20chronique%20de%20l%27abeille
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- paralysie chronique 2, record 1, French, paralysie%20chronique
correct, feminine noun
- maladie noire 2, record 1, French, maladie%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie infectieuse et contagieuse des abeilles adultes [...], due au virus de la paralysie chronique [...], les principaux symptômes [...] sont des tremblements du corps et des ailes (mouvement de chorée), des abeilles malades qui [...] sont rejetées par les gardiennes devant la ruche (comportement de houspillage). Des tapis d’abeilles mortes dont certaines ont les ailes écartées (ailes en croix) se constituent. 1, record 1, French, - paralysie%20chronique%20de%20l%27abeille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Maladie noire. [...] Cette maladie atteint seulement l’abeille adulte et touche les tissus nerveux et du tube digestif. L’abeille perds ses poils, le corps est plus petit car ne s’alimente que peu ou pas. Les abeilles ont un aspect noir et se font sortir par les autres de la ruche. 3, record 1, French, - paralysie%20chronique%20de%20l%27abeille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
paralysie chronique en opposition avec la paralysie aiguë. 1, record 1, French, - paralysie%20chronique%20de%20l%27abeille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de abejas
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- parálisis crónica de la abeja
1, record 1, Spanish, par%C3%A1lisis%20cr%C3%B3nica%20de%20la%20abeja
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- parálisis crónica 2, record 1, Spanish, par%C3%A1lisis%20cr%C3%B3nica%20
correct, feminine noun
- enfermedad negra 3, record 1, Spanish, enfermedad%20negra
correct, feminine noun
- síndrome de la abeja negra 2, record 1, Spanish, s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20la%20abeja%20negra
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Enfermedad producida por un virus que ataca] abejas adultas [las cuales presentan] sintomatología nerviosa, arrastrándose, temblores, incapacidad de volar, encontrándose abejas oscuras (negras), alopécicas y de superficie brillante, con menor tamaño al promedio, las cuales [son] rechazadasen la piquera al tratar de ingresar. 3, record 1, Spanish, - par%C3%A1lisis%20cr%C3%B3nica%20de%20la%20abeja
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-10-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bed surface
1, record 2, English, bed%20surface
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sliding layer 2, record 2, English, sliding%20layer
correct, officially approved
- sliding surface 3, record 2, English, sliding%20surface
correct
- gliding surface 4, record 2, English, gliding%20surface
less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The surface on which an avalanche slides. 5, record 2, English, - bed%20surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Slab avalanches are most often the greatest threat to backcountry travelers. There are two main components in the snowpack that need to be present for these to occur: a cohesive slab layer and a sliding layer underneath the slab (called the bed surface) which is characterized by poor layer bonding and low shear strength ... 6, record 2, English, - bed%20surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Slab avalanches fall when a well-defined snow later breaks free and slides away. The sliding surface is usually the interface between distinguishable layers of snow which has been formed by variations in weather or snow deposition. In some cases the sliding surface may be the ground(entire snow cover avalanches). 7, record 2, English, - bed%20surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The bed surface can be the ground (or older snow). 8, record 2, English, - bed%20surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
The bed surface of that avalanche was facetted grains. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 9, record 2, English, - bed%20surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "failure layer" or "failure plane." 5, record 2, English, - bed%20surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bed surface; sliding layer: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 5, record 2, English, - bed%20surface
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plan de glissement
1, record 2, French, plan%20de%20glissement
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- surface de glissement 2, record 2, French, surface%20de%20glissement
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface sur laquelle une plaque de neige glisse, en général il s'agit d'une couche fragile, d'une couche mince ou d'une croûte. 3, record 2, French, - plan%20de%20glissement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le plan de glissement de cette avalanche était une couche de grains à faces planes. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 1, record 2, French, - plan%20de%20glissement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plan de glissement; surface de glissement : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 4, record 2, French, - plan%20de%20glissement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-05-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- active crown fire
1, record 3, English, active%20crown%20fire
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dependent crown fire 2, record 3, English, dependent%20crown%20fire
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fire that advances with a well-defined wall of flame extending from the ground surface to above the crown fuel layer. 2, record 3, English, - active%20crown%20fire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Probably most crown fires are of this class. Development of an active crown fire requires a substantial surface fire, and thereafter the surface and crown phases spread as a linked unit. 2, record 3, English, - active%20crown%20fire
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Incendies de végétation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- feu de cime dépendant
1, record 3, French, feu%20de%20cime%20d%C3%A9pendant
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Feu se manifestant dans la cime des arbres en raison de la chaleur dégagée par le feu de surface et transporté par convection. 2, record 3, French, - feu%20de%20cime%20d%C3%A9pendant
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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