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EXTORSION [5 records]

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Record 1 2025-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
  • Collaboration with WIPO
CONT

Eye movements [include] elevation, incyclotorsion, adduction, depression, extorsion, intorsion [and] abduction.

OBS

eye movement; eye motion; eye gesture: data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
  • Collaboration avec l'OMPI
CONT

L'énergie des signaux électriques produits par les mouvements oculaires est captée et transmise à l'ordinateur, qui communique avec le code immatériel de l'algorithme en temps réel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
  • Colaboración con la OMPI
CONT

Una clase de comportamiento interesante dentro de la investigación en interfaces hombre-máquina es el movimiento ocular debido a que distintos grupos de usuarios de ordenador pueden recibir más de un 80 % de su entrada de percepción a través del canal visual [...] Los movimientos oculares reflejan aspectos tanto de la actividad realizada como características específicas del individuo. Por lo tanto, las técnicas para estudiar el comportamiento del movimiento del ojo se han considerado un medio eficaz para la caracterización de interacciones humano-ordenador.

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Record 2 2024-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
  • The Eye
Universal entry(ies)
musculus rectus inferior
Latin
CONT

The primary action of the inferior rectus muscle is to depress the eye, causing the cornea and pupil to move inferiorly. The inferior rectus originates from the annulus of Zinn and courses anteriorly and laterally along the orbital floor, making an angle of 23 degrees with the visual axis. This angle causes the secondary and tertiary actions of the inferior rectus muscle to be adduction and extorsion(excycloduction).

OBS

inferior rectus muscle; musculus rectus inferior: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
  • Oeil
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
musculus rectus inferior
Latin
CONT

[...] le muscle droit inférieur abaisse le regard [...]

OBS

muscle droit inférieur : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

musculus rectus inferior : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

... a rotation of the eyeball so that the upper part of the eye moves to the temporal side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
DEF

Rotación en sentido temporal de la posición de las 12 del reloj de la córnea.

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Record 4 2007-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
  • Urban Sociology
CONT

Criminal acts can include : robberies, drug trafficking, breaking and entering/home invasion, selling stolen property, procurement and trafficking of weapons, assault, hate crimes, vigilante-type assault, extorsion, and use of graffiti or tagging.

CONT

Never confront or challenge someone who is tagging a wall ... If possible, obtain an accurate description of the individuals, graffiti, vehicle, and license plate number. Video tapes of graffiti activities are also useful.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
  • Sociologie urbaine
CONT

La Ville rappelle aux résidents de signaler les graffitis en téléphonant au 3-1-1. Le vandalisme lié à l'apposition de graffitis est considéré un crime. Les résidents qui voient des gens se livrer à de tels actes sont priés de prévenir les autorités en appelant au 9-1-1.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

The only evidence to establish the alleged extorsion attempt by defendants-appelees is the plaintiff-appellant's self serving declarations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

Au procès, les appelants ont été déclarés coupables de voies de fait sur M. Valerievich et de tentative d'extorsion en ayant recours à des menaces ou à la violence.

Spanish

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