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YOUNG EFFECT [4 records]

Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
DEF

... a battery-powered table with wheels that is used by patients who are unable to propel themselves independently and who must maintain a prone ... position for prolonged periods of time ...

CONT

The motorized scooter board is a mobility device designed for the young handicapped child. This is a motorized 2" x 4" "padded mat on wheels" that stands approximately 4" off the ground. Activation of a remote switch causes the scooter board to move. ... The motorized scooter board is powered by a sealed rechargeable gel-cel 12-volt battery and a small DC motor that moves the prone board at a slow pace. ... On the front of the scooter board is a "shelf" for use as a foot or hand rest.

CONT

The motorized scooter board... is a scooter board designed to enhance motor planning skills, spatial orientation, and understanding of cause and effect relationships for individuals with physical or neurological disabilities. This scooter board is ideal for young children who have never moved independently, providing the opportunity to learn to control their bodies in space and to learn to stop at obstacles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
DEF

Planche à roulettes munie d'un moteur électrique qui permet à une personne de se déplacer de façon indépendante en position allongée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Agricultural Economics
CONT

In the short run, some cows were kept in production longer than normal because slaughter facilities were running at full capacity. In the longer run, the slaughter scheme has had the unintended effect of increasing the dairy herd replacement rate, which with the more rapid introduction of superior genetics and the greater production potential of young cows may hasten structural change in the production sector.

OBS

dairy herd replacement rate: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Économie agricole
OBS

taux de renouvellement du troupeau laitier : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
CONT

... "While we have dismissed his defence of diminished responsibility, we have noted his young age at the relevant time and his impressionability and immaturity, as well as his particular personality traits and the effect that the armed conflict in his home town had upon him. It is these factors which have led us to impose a less severe sentence than the seriousness and cruelty of his crimes would ordinarily require.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Non-Canadian)
  • Education
OBS

Initiated in 1962, this project studied the long-term effect of high-quality early childhood education on the growth and development of young children through adulthood.

Key term(s)
  • High/Scope Perry Preschool Study

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux non canadiens
  • Pédagogie
OBS

Projet lancé en 1962 pour étudier l'effet à long terme d'une éducation de qualité supérieure dans la petite enfance sur la croissance et le développement de jeunes enfants jusqu'à l'âge adulte.

Key term(s)
  • projet Perry Preschool

Spanish

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