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WINTER DEPRESSION [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Neuroses
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subsyndromal seasonal affective disorder
1, record 1, English, subsyndromal%20seasonal%20affective%20disorder
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SSAD 2, record 1, English, SSAD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- subsyndromal SAD 3, record 1, English, subsyndromal%20SAD
correct, noun
- winter blues 4, record 1, English, winter%20blues
correct, noun, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The phenomenology of subsyndromal SAD(the winter blues) is similar to that of SAD [seasonal affective disorder], except that patients do not meet criteria for major depression... 3, record 1, English, - subsyndromal%20seasonal%20affective%20disorder
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sub-syndromal seasonal affective disorder
- sub-syndromal SAD
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Névroses
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trouble affectif saisonnier subsyndromique
1, record 1, French, trouble%20affectif%20saisonnier%20subsyndromique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déprime saisonnière 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9prime%20saisonni%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, familiar
- déprime hivernale 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9prime%20hivernale
correct, feminine noun, familiar
- blues de l'hiver 4, record 1, French, blues%20de%20l%27hiver
correct, masculine noun, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La déprime saisonnière – souvent appelée blues de l'hiver – est donc une forme atténuée de la dépression saisonnière. 2, record 1, French, - trouble%20affectif%20saisonnier%20subsyndromique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- trouble affectif saisonnier sub-syndromique
- déprime de l'hiver
- blues hivernal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Neurosis
- Psicología clínica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- trastorno afectivo estacional subsindrómico
1, record 1, Spanish, trastorno%20afectivo%20estacional%20subsindr%C3%B3mico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Este cuestionario fue utilizado, por primera vez, por Kasper y cols. (7), quienes describieron una modalidad menos grave, pero más frecuente, del trastorno afectivo estacional denominado trastorno afectivo estacional subsindrómico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - trastorno%20afectivo%20estacional%20subsindr%C3%B3mico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-01-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Neuroses
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- seasonal affective disorder
1, record 2, English, seasonal%20affective%20disorder
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SAD 1, record 2, English, SAD
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- seasonal depression 2, record 2, English, seasonal%20depression
correct, noun
- winter depression 3, record 2, English, winter%20depression
correct, noun
- seasonal mood disorder 4, record 2, English, seasonal%20mood%20disorder
correct, noun
- seasonal depressive disorder 5, record 2, English, seasonal%20depressive%20disorder
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cyclically recurring mood disorder characterized by depression, extreme lethargy, increased need for sleep, hyperphagia, and carbohydrate craving [that] intensifies in one or more specific seasons, most commonly in the winter months... 6, record 2, English, - seasonal%20affective%20disorder
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It] is hypothesized to be related to melatonin levels. 6, record 2, English, - seasonal%20affective%20disorder
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Névroses
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trouble affectif saisonnier
1, record 2, French, trouble%20affectif%20saisonnier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- TAS 1, record 2, French, TAS
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dépression saisonnière 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9pression%20saisonni%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- trouble dépressif saisonnier 3, record 2, French, trouble%20d%C3%A9pressif%20saisonnier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dépression saisonnière. Le critère nécessaire et suffisant au diagnostic est une périodicité fixe de récurrences et de rémissions spontanées d'épisodes dépressifs. 4, record 2, French, - trouble%20affectif%20saisonnier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Neurosis
- Psicología clínica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- trastorno depresivo estacional
1, record 2, Spanish, trastorno%20depresivo%20estacional
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El trastorno depresivo estacional es un tipo de depresión que aparece característicamente en la misma época del año, generalmente otoño o invierno. 1, record 2, Spanish, - trastorno%20depresivo%20estacional
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-09-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- seasonal precipitation
1, record 3, English, seasonal%20precipitation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Changes in seasonal precipitation are varied through B. C. For example, precipitation has increased by 23 percent per century in the spring in the Georgia Depression ecoprovince, however no other seasonal precipitation trends were detected for that region. In the Taiga Plains and the Northern Boreal Mountains ecoprovinces, the trends indicate an increase in precipitation in the winter, summer and fall, but not in the spring. 2, record 3, English, - seasonal%20precipitation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- précipitation saisonnière
1, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9cipitation%20saisonni%C3%A8re
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 contraste des précipitations saisonnières entre régions sèches et humides devrait augmenter dans la majeure partie du globe au cours du XXIe siècle, de même que le contraste entre les saisons sèches et humides. 2, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9cipitation%20saisonni%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-03-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- kaus
1, record 4, English, kaus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- qaus 1, record 4, English, qaus
correct
- cowshee 1, record 4, English, cowshee
correct
- sharki 1, record 4, English, sharki
correct
- sherki 1, record 4, English, sherki
correct
- shuquee 1, record 4, English, shuquee
correct
- shurgee 1, record 4, English, shurgee
correct
- shurkiya 1, record 4, English, shurkiya
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A moderate to gale-force southeasterly wind in the Persian Gulf. 2, record 4, English, - kaus
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is accompanied by gloomy weather, rain, and squalls. The kaus is most frequent between December and April. It is associated with the passage of a winter depression, and is often followed by a strong southwesterly wind, the suahili. 2, record 4, English, - kaus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- kaus
1, record 4, French, kaus
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- qaus 1, record 4, French, qaus
correct, masculine noun
- cowshee 1, record 4, French, cowshee
correct, masculine noun
- sharki 1, record 4, French, sharki
correct, masculine noun
- sherki 1, record 4, French, sherki
correct, masculine noun
- shuquee 1, record 4, French, shuquee
correct, masculine noun
- shurgee 1, record 4, French, shurgee
correct, masculine noun
- shurkiya 1, record 4, French, shurkiya
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent du sud-est de modéré à fort dans le golfe Persique. 1, record 4, French, - kaus
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-03-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- kossava
1, record 5, English, kossava
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- kosava 1, record 5, English, kosava
correct
- koschawa 1, record 5, English, koschawa
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cold, very squally wind, descending from the east or southeast in the region of the Danube "Iron Gate" through the Carpathians, continuing westward over Belgrade, thence spreading northward to the Rumanian and Hungarian borderlands and southward as far as Nish. 2, record 5, English, - kossava
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In winter it brings temperatures down to below-29°C and it is cool even in summer, when it is also dusty. It usually occurs with a depression over the Adriatic and high pressure over southern Russia, a frequent situation in winter. It is usually explained as a jet-effect wind through the Iron Gate, giving speeds well above the gradient wind, but J. Küttner(1940) regards it rather as a katabatic wind intermediate between foehn and bora. The kossava has a marked diurnal variation, with its maximum occurring between 5 a. m. and 10 a. m. 2, record 5, English, - kossava
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- kossava
1, record 5, French, kossava
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- kosava 1, record 5, French, kosava
correct, feminine noun
- koschawa 1, record 5, French, koschawa
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent froid, irrégulier descendant de l'est et du sud-est dans la région de la «Porte de fer» du Danube vers les Carpathes et continuant vers l'ouest sur Belgrade, les frontières roumaines et hongroises, puis vers le sud jusqu'à Nish. 1, record 5, French, - kossava
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-10-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tramontane
1, record 6, English, tramontane
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- tramontane wind 2, record 6, English, tramontane%20wind
correct
- tramontana 3, record 6, English, tramontana
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Languedoc-Roussillon [southern France] has two main winds; the Vent Marin which blows in from the sea giving mild but sometimes cloudy weather, and the Tramontane which blows from the North West and is a cooler wind but which brings bright blue skies and sunshine. 4, record 6, English, - tramontane
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the name is also applied to an invasion of polar air from the northwest, which is squally or tempestuous, dry and cold except south of the Cevennes where it becomes foehn-like. This type occurs during the filling of a depression in the golf of Genoa and persists for eight to twelve days, mainly in winter and early spring; it rises to a peak at midday and weakens at night. 5, record 6, English, - tramontane
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On the Côte d’Azur and in eastern Provence, the tramontane is sometimes called the montagnère or montagneuse. 5, record 6, English, - tramontane
Record 6, Key term(s)
- montagnère
- montagneuse
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tramontane
1, record 6, French, tramontane
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent froid et turbulent soufflant du secteur nord-ouest dans le Bas-Languedoc et le Roussillon. 2, record 6, French, - tramontane
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
tramontane : [...] vent [...] qui souffle à l'ouest du méridien de Sète. C'est un vent [...] roussillonnais, froid et sec. Sa violence est maximale au milieu du jour [surtout en hiver et] peut durer plusieurs jours. 3, record 6, French, - tramontane
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il [vent] est dû à l'accélération que subit un flux initial de nord à nord-ouest au niveau du seuil du Lauragais et est associé à un aspect du champ de pression un peu analogue à celui qui accompagne le mistral dont il est fréquemment concomitant. La tramontane succède souvent au passage d'un front froid pénétrant en méditerranée, le ciel est alors dégagé. 2, record 6, French, - tramontane
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sur la côte d'Azur et en Provence, la tramontane est quelquefois appelée montagnère ou montagneuse. 4, record 6, French, - tramontane
Record 6, Key term(s)
- montagnère
- montagneuse
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- tramontana
1, record 6, Spanish, tramontana
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-05-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- disturbed type of weather
1, record 7, English, disturbed%20type%20of%20weather
proposal
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- disturbed weather type 1, record 7, English, disturbed%20weather%20type
proposal
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Low pressure or depression. Usually associated with disturbed weather--strong winds and rain belts, with perhaps snow in winter. Winds blow anticlockwise around a depression in the northern hemisphere. 2, record 7, English, - disturbed%20type%20of%20weather
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- type de temps perturbé
1, record 7, French, type%20de%20temps%20perturb%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le type de temps perturbé correspond à un champ de pression dépressionnaire à fort gradient horizontal associé à un flux généralement rapide, à composante dominante de secteur ouest. Les épisodes pluvieux séparés par des séquences d'éclaircies et d'averses sont souvent accompagnés de vents forts et irréguliers. 2, record 7, French, - type%20de%20temps%20perturb%C3%A9
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le secteur des vents secondaires concerne le type de temps perturbé «Est» à «Sud-Est», il se situe entre les azimuts 100° et 160°. 3, record 7, French, - type%20de%20temps%20perturb%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2002-05-21
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- monsoon low
1, record 8, English, monsoon%20low
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- monsoon depression 2, record 8, English, monsoon%20depression
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depression in monsoon regions which is situated over the continent in summer and over the ocean in winter. 3, record 8, English, - monsoon%20low
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- dépression de mousson
1, record 8, French, d%C3%A9pression%20de%20mousson
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépression des régions affectées par la mousson, située sur le continent en été et sur l'océan en hiver. 2, record 8, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20de%20mousson
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- baja del monzón 1, record 8, Spanish, baja%20del%20monz%C3%B3n
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depresión situada sobre el continente en el verano y sobre el océano en invierno en las regiones monzónicas. 1, record 8, Spanish, - baja%20del%20monz%C3%B3n
Record 9 - internal organization data 1999-06-16
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- chryptochrome
1, record 9, English, chryptochrome
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The pigment found by the UNC team is called cryptochrome and absorbs blue light. Sancar said there is evidence from the studies that the pigment is in the skin and brain as well as the eye. Understanding cryptochrome's connection to the body's internal clock could change how doctors treat certain illnesses. Sleep irregularities as temporary as jet lag and as serious as insomnia could eventually be addressed with a better understanding of the circadian rhythm. Sancar said a major benefit of the research could be new treatments for people who suffer from seasonal affective disorder(SAD), a major depression that comes on with the shorter days of fall and winter. 1, record 9, English, - chryptochrome
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The UNC researchers found that cryptochrome runs on vitamin B-2, hich could mean that SAD sufferers could be treated with a vitamin regimen or perhaps with gene therapy. 1, record 9, English, - chryptochrome
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- cryptochrome
1, record 9, French, cryptochrome
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'Équipe de Haziz Sancar de l'Université de Caroline du Nord vient en effet de montrer que l'absence du gène de la forme prédominante du cryptochrome dans la rétine de la souris (CRY2) perturbe l'expression de PER (pour period), une protéine de l'horloge interne. 2, record 9, French, - cryptochrome
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pigment sensible à la lumière bleue impliqué dans la modulation de l'horloge interne chez Arabidopsis thaliana. 1, record 9, French, - cryptochrome
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1992-12-31
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- polar low
1, record 10, English, polar%20low
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- polar depression 2, record 10, English, polar%20depression
correct
- polar meso-cyclone 3, record 10, English, polar%20meso%2Dcyclone
correct, see observation
- polar mesocyclone 4, record 10, English, polar%20mesocyclone
correct, see observation
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Small, shallow depression which forms mainly in winter over some high-latitude seas within a polar or arctic air mass. 5, record 10, English, - polar%20low
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When arctic-origin air in winter flows southward(northward in the southern hemisphere) across(relatively) warmer seas, strong surface heating acts both to enhance the degree of instability, and trigger vigorous moist convective towers. This is sufficient alone to give rise to heavy, wintry showers/cumulonimbus clusters etc., but often marked troughing, or even a closed circulation in the isobaric flow is found; the resultant low-level convergence/positive vorticity enhancement, plus the localised concentration of the latent heat energy released, enhances development within the system, and an intense(but synoptically small) area of rain, hail, sleet or snow & squally winds can result-a polar low(or polar depression or polar meso-cyclone in some texts). 2, record 10, English, - polar%20low
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 CONT
What is a polar low? Part of a diverse group of mesoscale weather systems (polar meso-cyclones). ... [There is] three types of polar meso-cyclones: -jet streak type, -arctic front type, -cold low type. 6, record 10, English, - polar%20low
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Polar mesocyclones: a term now used to encompass the whole ’family’ of disturbances resulting from arctic air flowing equatorward over progressively warmer seas; the term ’polar low’ is now often used only for ’extreme’ systems where gale or near gale-force winds are observed. 7, record 10, English, - polar%20low
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Its motion is approximately the same as the air stream in which it is embedded. 5, record 10, English, - polar%20low
Record 10, Key term(s)
- polar meso cyclone
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- dépression polaire
1, record 10, French, d%C3%A9pression%20polaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite dépression peu profonde qui se forme principalement en hiver dans une masse d'air polaire ou arctique située sur certaines mers des hautes latitudes. 1, record 10, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20polaire
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Son mouvement est approximativement le même que celui du courant atmosphérique dans lequel elle se situe. 1, record 10, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20polaire
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- baja polar 1, record 10, Spanish, baja%20polar
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depresión pequeña y poco profunda que se forma dentro de una masa de aire polar o ártico, especialmente en invierno, sobre los mares polares. 1, record 10, Spanish, - baja%20polar
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se mueve siguiendo, aproximadamente, la dirección de la corriente de aire en que está inserta. 1, record 10, Spanish, - baja%20polar
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