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FACTORS ALTERNATIVES [7 records]

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Record 1 2016-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Pollution
CONT

Previous exposures to contaminated soil gas have been documented in the residential areas to the west of the landfill. These exposures were from inhalation of volatile organic compounds in indoor air. ... Installation and operation of the active soil gas venting system has reduced or eliminated this exposure. However, at times the system has been interrupted, resulting in some subsurface landfill gas migrating off-site.

CONT

[In a chapter dealing with groundwaters and soils.] Enhanced biodegradation during soil gas venting: soil bioventing and vapour-phase biotreatment.

CONT

Efforts to characterize and monitor VOCs [volatile organic compounds] and methane often include analyzing the distribution and concentration of VOCs and methane in soil gas in deep vadose(unsaturated) zones beneath a contaminated site. These factors are integral to determining transport to the underlying aquifer and to evaluate potential remediation alternatives such as soil-gas venting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution du sol

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
CONT

Principle of the limiting factor. In choosing from among alternatives, the more an individual can recognize and solve for those factors that are limited or critical to the attainment of the desired goal, the more clearly and accurately he can select the most favorable alternative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Decision-Making Process
  • Protection of Property
  • Protection of Life
CONT

This comparison risk ranking methodology can be used to risk rank threats, disaster plan alternatives, the importance of new system enhancements or program modifications, which system to audit, scheduling priorities, contingency factors, new system development projects, insurance needs, corporate audit plans, information valuation, employee merit reviews, and the alternatives faced in long range planning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Processus décisionnel
  • Sécurité des biens
  • Sécurité des personnes

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Institutions
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

One of the chief factors contributing to the rapid increase in health care costs in recent years has been the over-use of active treatment hospitals, instead of less expensive alternatives such as chronic and convalescent care facilities, nursing homes, and home care programmes.

OBS

In Ontario, the term "chronic care" refers to one of the five official health care categories, which is called "traitement des maladies chroniques" in French.

OBS

chronic care hospital: Term approved by Entraide Traduction Santé.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements de santé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

Il est vrai que les installations sont différentes dans les unités pour les soins à long terme ou pour les maladies chroniques [...] car les patients ont des besoins différents de ceux qui sont dans les hôpitaux généraux.

OBS

soins de longue durée : Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux pour le terme «chronic care».

Key term(s)
  • institution pour malades chroniques
  • établissement pour malades chroniques

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
Key term(s)
  • factor and alternative

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
OBS

Source(s) : DSTM [Direction des services de traduction ministériels] Communications.

Key term(s)
  • problème et solution possible

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
  • Management Control
CONT

Linear scoring function charts compare alternatives on a point system, where for each alternative an initial score(from 1(=lowest) to 10(=highest] against each evaluation factor is multiplied by the relative weight given to that factor(arrived at, in comparison to other evaluation factors, by an interdisciplinary delphi-type process) ;the best alternative is the one which accumulates the most total points.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
  • Contrôle de gestion

Spanish

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Record 7 1985-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
CONT

In establishing policies for the development of energy resources, three main factors dictate alternatives : the availability of the resource, the availability of technology to recover and prepare these resources for market and their economic viability at foreseen market price levels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie

Spanish

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