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YIELD ADJUSTMENT [3 records]

Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
OBS

... it is difficult to determine when "paraglacial sedimentation" ceases to influence suspended sediment yields, and therefore significantly limiting the usefulness of the term to describe the period of suspended sediment yield adjustment following deglacierization.

OBS

The term "paraglacial" is introduced and specifically contrasted with "periglacial", examples from Baffin Island (present day paraglacial environment) and southern British Columbia (a relict paraglacial environment).

OBS

paraglacial : [Said of] nonglacial processes that are directly conditioned by glaciations ... it refers both to proglacial processes, and to those occurring around and within the margins of a former glacier that are the direct result of the former presence of ice.

OBS

paraglacial sedimentation: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
CONT

L'accumulation de diamictites, serait liée à la présence de stocks sédimentaires abondants et à des orages nombreux : c'est la sédimentation paraglaciaire alpine.

OBS

Étymologiquement, le terme paraglaciaire signifie «à côté de la glace» puisque ce mot est composé du préfixe grec para (à côté de) et du terme latin glacies (glace). Même s'il fut utilisé comme adjectif [...] dès 1965, il apparaît pour la première fois dans le titre de deux articles de J. Ryder publiés en 1971.

OBS

sédimentation paraglaciaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Loans
DEF

A non-refundable fee charged to a borrower for activities carried out by a lender in connection with originating, refinancing, restructuring, renegotiating, or syndicating a loan.

CONT

Loan origination fees are to be recognized over the life of the related loan as an adjustment of yield.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Prêts et emprunts
DEF

Commission non remboursable imposée par le prêteur à titre de rémunération pour ses activités relatives à la création ou à l'acquisition d'un prêt.

OBS

pour l'emprunteur on parle de «frais de montage»; pour le prêteur de «commission de montage» ou de «commission sur prêt».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Préstamos
OBS

comisión por tramitación de solicitud de un préstamo.

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Record 3 1984-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Aids (Psychology)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Human Behaviour
OBS

Consists primarily of problems, symptoms, or grievances to be checked. These instruments often(yield) only a single score representing level of adjustment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides au diagnostic (Psychologie)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Comportement humain
OBS

Qui mesurent le degré d'adaptation au milieu (...) ils sont de deux types : questionnaires uniphasiques, mesurant simplement le degré général d'adaptation; questionnaires multiphasiques

Spanish

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