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Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Molecular Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- analysis of molecular variance
1, record 1, English, analysis%20of%20molecular%20variance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- AMOVA 2, record 1, English, AMOVA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Analysis of Molecular Variance(AMOVA) is a method for studying molecular variation within a species. Electrophoresis, one of the most widely used methods for studying the structure of DNA, produces data of the form of 0s and 1s where 1 denotes the presence of a band and zero its absence, e. g. Sample Band A 0101... B 1000... C 0110... AMOVA works on such data to create a distance matrix between samples in order to measure the genetic structure of a population. In statistical terms, AMOVA is a testing procedure based on permutational analysis and involves few assumptions. 3, record 1, English, - analysis%20of%20molecular%20variance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- analyse de la variance moléculaire
1, record 1, French, analyse%20de%20la%20variance%20mol%C3%A9culaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'analyse de la variance moléculaire et une analyse des groupements par la méthode des mesures pairées non pondérées ont servi à examiner la structure de la population et à fractionner la variance génétique. 1, record 1, French, - analyse%20de%20la%20variance%20mol%C3%A9culaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Properties of Fuels
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- microdispersed fuel
1, record 2, English, microdispersed%20fuel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Radiation damage in solids … Because the particles … have different energies and different ranges, the distance from the site of formation to the region where they cause damage is different. Thus, the size of the fissile kernels itself(also called inclusions) embedded in the inert matrix material becomes an important factor in determining the regions of damage in a material. To this end a distinction is made between a microdispersed and a macrodispersed fuel. A fuel is called microdispersed if the size of the fissile inclusions is less than 10 [micrometers], and otherwise is called macrodispersed. Microdispersed fuels can be produced either by infiltration or by compression of a mixture of matrix grains and fissile grains, while macrodispersed fuels can be produced by compression only. The damage effects in microdispersed fuels will approach those in a solid solution, while the radiation effects in macrodispersed fuels will mainly occur in the inclusions themselves and in a thin matrix layer around the inclusion, predominantly due to neutron damage. 1, record 2, English, - microdispersed%20fuel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés des combustibles
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- combustible microdispersé
1, record 2, French, combustible%20microdispers%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les combustibles nucléaires sont l’objet de perfectionnements constants pour optimiser le fonctionnement du réacteur (capacité de puissance, souplesse de fonctionnement, fiabilité), le cycle du combustible (bonne utilisation de la matière fissile) et la sûreté de l’installation nucléaire (robustesse, confinement des produits de fission). Un choix judicieux du matériau des combustibles et de sa conception permet d’obtenir un bon comportement du combustible en réacteur, tout en maintenant à des valeurs raisonnables les gradients thermiques et la diffusion des produits de fission. Trois options sont alors possibles : — le composé d’actinides est un composé d’uranium/plutonium (et d’actinides mineurs éventuellement) présentant une bonne tenue en conditions de service, de même que le matériau de gainage (métallique) ou d’enrobage (céramique) qui doit en outre absorber peu les neutrons (pour minimiser les captures neutroniques parasites et l’activation); — le composé d’actinides est finement dispersé de façon homogène dans une matrice inerte; le matériau combustible est alors «microdispersé»; — enfin, le composé d’actinides est contenu dans une matrice (oxyde, carbure ou nitrure) en étant réparti de façon uniforme sous forme de particules dans une matrice inerte : c’est le combustible «macrodispersé» ou «à macromasses». 2, record 2, French, - combustible%20microdispers%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-03-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Properties of Fuels
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- macrodispersed fuel
1, record 3, English, macrodispersed%20fuel
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Radiation damage in solids … Because the particles … have different energies and different ranges, the distance from the site of formation to the region where they cause damage is different. Thus, the size of the fissile kernels itself(also called inclusions) embedded in the inert matrix material becomes an important factor in determining the regions of damage in a material. To this end a distinction is made between a microdispersed and a macrodispersed fuel. A fuel is called microdispersed if the size of the fissile inclusions is less than 10 [micrometers], and otherwise is called macrodispersed. Microdispersed fuels can be produced either by infiltration or by compression of a mixture of matrix grains and fissile grains, while macrodispersed fuels can be produced by compression only. The damage effects in microdispersed fuels will approach those in a solid solution, while the radiation effects in macrodispersed fuels will mainly occur in the inclusions themselves and in a thin matrix layer around the inclusion, predominantly due to neutron damage. 1, record 3, English, - macrodispersed%20fuel
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés des combustibles
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- combustible macrodispersé
1, record 3, French, combustible%20macrodispers%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- combustible à macromasses 2, record 3, French, combustible%20%C3%A0%20macromasses
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les combustibles nucléaires sont l’objet de perfectionnements constants pour optimiser le fonctionnement du réacteur (capacité de puissance, souplesse de fonctionnement, fiabilité), le cycle du combustible (bonne utilisation de la matière fissile) et la sûreté de l’installation nucléaire (robustesse, confinement des produits de fission). Un choix judicieux du matériau des combustibles et de sa conception permet d’obtenir un bon comportement du combustible en réacteur, tout en maintenant à des valeurs raisonnables les gradients thermiques et la diffusion des produits de fission. Trois options sont alors possibles : — le composé d’actinides est un composé d’uranium/plutonium (et d’actinides mineurs éventuellement) présentant une bonne tenue en conditions de service, de même que le matériau de gainage (métallique) ou d’enrobage (céramique) qui doit en outre absorber peu les neutrons (pour minimiser les captures neutroniques parasites et l’activation); — le composé d’actinides est finement dispersé de façon homogène dans une matrice inerte; le matériau combustible est alors «microdispersé»; — enfin, le composé d’actinides est contenu dans une matrice (oxyde, carbure ou nitrure) en étant réparti de façon uniforme sous forme de particules dans une matrice inerte : c’est le combustible «macrodispersé» ou «à macromasses». 2, record 3, French, - combustible%20macrodispers%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-01-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Remote Sensing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- synthetic-aperture imaging radar
1, record 4, English, synthetic%2Daperture%20imaging%20radar
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Synthetic Aperture Radar. A radar imaging instrument which provides a penetrating illumination of radio waves, and is capable of imaging surfaces covered by clouds and haze. SAR images are constructed of a matrix where lines of constant distance or range intersect with lines of constant Doppler shift. 2, record 4, English, - synthetic%2Daperture%20imaging%20radar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Radar imaging systems used in remote sensing applications consist of an air or space borne antenna. These antennas transmit and/or receive radar signals in order to produce imagery at a fine enough resolution for image interpreters to identify physical features on the Earth’s surface. 3, record 4, English, - synthetic%2Daperture%20imaging%20radar
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Télédétection
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- radar imageur à synthèse d'ouverture
1, record 4, French, radar%20imageur%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un radar à synthèse d'ouverture (RSO) est un radar qui effectue un traitement des données reçues afin d'améliorer la résolution azimutale. Le traitement effectué permet d'affiner l'ouverture de l'antenne. On parle donc de synthèse d'ouverture. D'où le nom de ce type de système. Les radars à synthèse d'ouverture sont donc à opposer aux «radars à ouverture réelle» (RAR ou real aperture radar en anglais) pour lesquels la résolution azimutale est simplement obtenue en utilisant une antenne d'émission/réception possédant un lobe d'antenne étroit dans la direction azimutale. 2, record 4, French, - radar%20imageur%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les systèmes radar imageurs utilisés en télédétection consistent en une antenne installée sur un avion ou un satellite. Ces antennes émettent et/ou reçoivent des signaux radar qui sont traités pour produire des images d'une résolution suffisamment fine pour permettre aux interprètes d'identifier des éléments géographiques à la surface de la Terre. 3, record 4, French, - radar%20imageur%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-02-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- distance matrix
1, record 5, English, distance%20matrix
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distance matrix of a graph. 2, record 5, English, - distance%20matrix
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- matrice de distance
1, record 5, French, matrice%20de%20distance
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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