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ACH [18 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Nervous System
CONT

Muscarine, a natural product from the mushroom "Amanita muscaria, "stimulates Ach [acetylcholine](cholinergic) receptors at the parasympathetic terminal sites : exocrine glands(lacrimal, salivary, and bronchial mucous glands), cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle(gastrointestinal tract). Ach receptors at these sites and the effects of parasympathetic stimulation at these sites are termed "muscarinic. "A muscarinic effect well known to respiratory care clinicians is the increase in airway secretions after administration of Ach-like drugs, such as neostigmine. There is also a decrease in blood pressure caused by slowing of the heart and vasodilation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacodynamie
  • Système nerveux
CONT

À faible dose l'effet muscarinique se reconnaît au ralentissement cardiaque, à la diminution de la force des contractions du cœur, à la vasodilatation périphérique et à l'hypotension.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacodinámica
  • Sistema nervioso
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Record 2 2018-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protective Clothing
  • Military Dress

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de protection
  • Tenue militaire

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
Key term(s)
  • ACH

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
Key term(s)
  • Comité conjoint d'hydrologie
  • CCH

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Ventilation
  • Cooling and Ventilating Systems
DEF

The number of times the total volume of air within a room or an entire dwelling is exchanged by either natural or mechanical means(usually measured in air changes per hour-ACH).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ventilation (Construction)
  • Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
DEF

Nombre de fois que le volume d’air total d’une pièce ou d’un logement entier se renouvelle naturellement ou mécaniquement (mesuré en renouvellements d’air par heure – RA/h).

OBS

On parle de «n» renouvellement d'air à l'heure.

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
OBS

ACH agreement : term extracted from the Softwood Lumber Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America(2006).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
OBS

ACH: automated clearing house (chambre de compensation automatisée).

OBS

accord ACH : terme tiré de l'Accord sur le bois d'œuvre résineux entre le gouvernement du Canada et le gouvernement des États-Unis d'Amérique (2006).

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
  • Banking
  • Investment
CONT

Insufficient funds notice-Notifies you when a check/ACH Payment has been returned due to unavailable funds in your account.

OBS

... the alleged insufficient funds notice from the bank could have been because of an accounting or banking process error and Scottish and York presented no evidence that its system is without flaws.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
  • Banque
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

[...] le chèque est traité par la banque de la personne qui a émis le chèque si bien que votre banque pourrait recevoir, le cas échéant, un avis de provision insuffisante.

Spanish

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Record 7 2010-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Nervous System
  • Biochemistry
Universal entry(ies)
CH3CO—OCH2CH2N(CH3)3
formula
DEF

A neurotransmitter ; (2-acetoxyethyl)trimethylammonium ion; the acetic ester of choline, at cholinergic synapses.

DEF

Chemical formula: CH3CO—OCH2CH2N(CH3)3

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Système nerveux
  • Biochimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CH3CO—OCH2CH2N(CH3)3
formula
CONT

La transmission de la stimulation nerveuse se fait au niveau de la synapse grâce au neuromédiateur libéré dans l'espace inter synaptique : l'acétylcholine (Ach).

OBS

Formule chimique : CH3CO—OCH2CH2N(CH3)3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Bioquímica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CH3CO—OCH2CH2N(CH3)3
formula
DEF

Derivado de la colina que actúa como neurotransmisor de los impulsos en el sistema nervioso autónomo.

OBS

Fórmula química: CH3CO—OCH2CH2N(CH3)3

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Record 8 2010-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • History (General)
OBS

Title reproduced from the document : "United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions", with the authorization of UNESCO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Histoire (Généralités)
OBS

Terminologie officielle de l'UNESCO.

OBS

Appellation extraite du document intitulé : «United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions», avec l'autorisation de l'UNESCO.

Key term(s)
  • ACH

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Historia (Generalidades)
Key term(s)
  • ACH
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Record 9 2007-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
OBS

The Text Encoding Initiative(TEI) Guidelines are an international and interdisciplinary standard that enables libraries, museums, publishers, and individual scholars to represent a variety of literary and linguistic texts for only research, teaching, and preservation. The TEI was originally sponsored by the Association of Computers in the Humanities(ACH), the Association for Computational Linguistics(ACL), and the Association of Literary and Linguistic Computing(ALLC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Thermal Insulation
CONT

The depressurization test results are usually given either in Equivalent Leakage Area (ELA) or in Air Changes per Hour at a standard pressure of 50 pascals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Isolation thermique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Aislamiento térmico
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Record 11 2002-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
OBS

automatic cheque handling: drawn from Government On-Line Glossary.

Key term(s)
  • automatic check handling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
OBS

traitement automatique des chèques : tiré du Lexique du Gouvernement en direct.

Spanish

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Record 12 2001-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

A typical vertebra consists of two essential parts, an anterior segment, the body, and a posterior part, the vertebral or neural arch; these enclose a foramen, the vertebral foramen. The vertebral arch consists of a pair of pedicles and a pair of laminæ, and supports seven processes, four articular, two transverse, and one spinous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

L'arc neural ou arc vertébral s'étend vers le dos à partir du corps vertébral : il se compose de deux pédicules et de deux lames, parties aplaties qui se joignent dorsalement.

Spanish

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Record 13 2001-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
OBS

Information confirmed by the association.

Key term(s)
  • ACH

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 14 1999-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Genetics
CONT

The Medical Genetics Research Group consists of research scientists and clinical geneticists(located at both the ACH and the Health Sciences Centre), whose... research activities reflect a diverse background and include : 1. molecular genetics-molecular diagnostic tests for diseases including prenatal testing are continually being developed;

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Génétique
CONT

Malgré tout, les spécialistes estiment que le bilan n'est pas globalement négatif, puisque le dépistage anténatal pratiqué en France permet de dépister la moitié des anomalies congénitales majeures.

Spanish

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Record 15 1998-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Applications of Automation
DEF

A facility that performs exchange and settlement functions for electronic payments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Automatisation et applications

Spanish

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Record 16 1995-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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Record 17 1993-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Perfume and Cosmetics Industry
DEF

Extract obtained by the volatile solvent process from Evernia prunastri, Ach., and E. furfuracea, Ach., lichens belonging to the family Parmeliaceae and found growing on oak, spruce, and sometimes fruit trees.(Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps, 1950, vol. 1, p. 302).

CONT

Under the name oakmoss resin, an extract of various lichens growing on oak and other trees has been placed upon the market and is of the greatest value in perfumery. (Cyclopedia of Perfumery, 1925, vol. 1).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parfumerie
DEF

Produit extrait d'un lichen (evernia prunastri) et utilisé en parfumerie.

CONT

Il est généralement convenu d'appeler mousses de chêne les produits constitués par l'evernia prunastri [...] récoltés sur le chêne et les arbres fruitiers. (Technologie et chimie des parfums naturels, 1970).

Spanish

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Record 18 1993-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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