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FOCUS SPOT [13 records]

Record 1 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Exercise Advice : Place a barbell under your chin, resting it securely across the tops of your shoulders. Hold the barbell in place with your hands with elbows elevated so that [they] are parallel to the floor. Your feet should be just beyond shoulder width apart. Begin this exercise by squatting as though you are going to sit down in a chair. Squat to a point to where your thighs become parallel to the floor and then return to the start position. It is very important that you keep your back as straight as possible throughout this movement(one way to help do this is to focus your eyes on a spot high on the wall in front of you throughout the entire exercise).

OBS

This exercise mainly targets the hamstrings and the quadriceps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
OBS

Pour effectuer une flexion des jambes avec barre devant la tête, placez-vous debout, le dos droit, avec une barre au niveau des pectoraux. Accroupissez-vous jusqu'à ce que vos cuisses soient parallèles au sol et retournez ensuite à la position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite principalement les ischio-jambiers et les quadriceps.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
OBS

The magnetic field that switches between two opposite directions(both perpendicular to the disk surface) according to the encoded information. When the focus spot of a laser beam heats the disk sufficiently, this magnetic field causes a permanent magnetic domain in the magneto-optical layer on the disk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

The scintillator-photomultiplier detector applied especially in scanning electron microscopy equipment.

CONT

Electron beam lithography requires a flat sample close to the objective lens, making secondary electron imaging difficult with an ordinary Everhart-Thornley detector(a scintillator-photomultiplier in the chamber). A few high end SEMs are equipped with a detector above the objective lens or can be equipped with a microchannel plate on the pole-piece. These types of detectors are a great advantage for lithography since they alloy the operator to decrease the working distance, and thus the spot size, while keeping the sample flat and in focus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Embryology
CONT

The ultrasound showed two soft markers for Down syndrome : a bright spot in the baby's heart(echogenic intracardiac focus), and a dilatation of the collecting system of the kidneys(renal pyelectasis).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Embryologie
OBS

Signe d'appel. En échographie, variations notées au cours de l'examen qui alertent l'examinateur à la possibilité d'un développement foetal anormal ou d'une maladie génétique. Ces signes d'appel peuvent suggérer une anomalie chromosomique telle une trisomie 21, une trisomie 13, une trisomie 18 ou encore une chondrodysplasie.

OBS

Petit signe. Le diagnostic de la trisomie 21 est souvent très difficile, et c'est pourquoi on se tourne vers les petits signes; cependant, la trisomie 21 est associée à 50 % des canaux atrioventriculaires; elle peut être suspectée devant une sténose duodénale, une omphalocèle.

OBS

petit signe d'appel : terme retenu par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

A structured method of documentation that allows the nurse to consider interventions and patient responses, as well as observations of the patient.

CONT

The two-page focus charting outline is most appropriate for a rehabilitation unit. Functional activities such as mobility and activities of daily living are emphasized, while the cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal areas are grouped together under the "physical" focus heading. When used correctly, focus charting is complete, orderly, and effective. It meets professional and legal standards and the requirements of third-party payers. Utilization reviewers easily can spot progress, or lack of it, after a few days. Research and audit information can be retrieved readily using the focus headlines. The progress notes are clear and easy for other nurses and other disciplines to review. This promotes communication among the entire healthcare team and ultimately promotes continuity of care. Focus charting is efficient and effective when used by nurses to focus on patient problems and strengths.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
OBS

consignation au dossier par problème; documentation par résolution de problème; dossier orienté par problèmes: termes retenus par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
  • Scenic Design
DEF

Simple spotlight where lamp and reflector move together in relation to a fixed plano-convex lens.

CONT

... focus spots therefore offer a range of beam angles from a minimum "spot" to a maximum "flood". This beam angle range varies from a minimum of around 4° to 8° up to a maximum of 50° to 60°.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
  • Scénographie
CONT

Ces projecteurs sont munis de lentilles plan-convexe de différents diamètres suivants les puissances, ce qui permet un réglage du foyer, suivants les types, de 8° à 50°.

CONT

Cet appareil d'éclairage permet d'obtenir un éclairage localisé et ponctuel : le projecteur à plan convexe est le projecteur standard du théâtre depuis que le projecteur mobile existe.

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A [technology] for storing information, magnetically sensitive only at high temperatures, while stable at normal temperatures.

OBS

A laser is used to heat a small spot on the medium for recording; the ability to focus the laser tightly greatly increases the data density over standard magnetic media.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
CONT

The DQ-DAF electron gun provides pin sharp images even at the edges of the screen. The gun is fired through a shadow mask whose springs compensate for any changes caused by variations in the mask temperature. This ensures that it is always at the optimum tension, avoiding the colour shift associated with less advanced CRT’s [cathode ray tubes].

OBS

The TCO ’92-compliant SL90 uses Panasonic' s patented Double-Quadruple Dynamic Astigmatism and Focus(DQ-DAF) electronic gun technology, which produces 20 percent less spot aberration than conventional guns for clearer dot circles, even at the corners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
OBS

DQ-DAF (Double Quadruple Dynamic Astigmatism and Focus). Système de balayage des faisceaux présent sur certains téléviseurs. Ce système se charge d'améliorer la netteté de l'image, surtout dans les endroits sensibles : les bords. En effet, plus le tube est grand (16/9 de surcroît) plus il est difficile de mettre au point un canon d'électrons suffisamment doué pour que les faisceaux atteignent les bords de l'écran sans aucun problème de distorsion. Le DQ-DAF, mis au point par Matsushita (Panasonic, Technics), se charge de l'affaire.

Spanish

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Record 9 1988-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Servomechanisms
CONT

If the disc is not exactly on the focal point of the system's objective lens, the spot will be too large for accurate reproduction of the data; hence the need for a focus servo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Servomécanismes
DEF

Mécanisme qui règle la distance entre le disque et l'objectif.

CONT

Une déformation supérieure ne permettrait plus l'accrochage des servomécanismes de guidage et de focalisation.

Spanish

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Record 10 1982-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The payload of the SPOT satellite will include two HRV instruments which will use the "pushbroom technique" for analyzing images without mechanical scanning. Each instrument consists of a wide-field telescope at the focus of which are mounted four arrays of CCD(Charge Coupled Device) sensors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

La charge utile de SPOT comprendra deux HRV identiques. Chaque instrument, du type "push broom" (emploi de la technique dite du râteau pour l'analyse de l'image sans balayage mécanique), est constitué d'un télescope à grand champ au foyer duquel sont placées quatre barrettes de détecteurs à dispositif de couplage de charge.

Spanish

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Record 11 1982-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The payload of the SPOT satellite will include two HRV instruments which will use the "pushbroom technique" for analyzing images without mechanical scanning. Each instrument consists of a wide-field telescope at the focus of which are mounted four arrays of CCD(Charge Coupled Device) sensors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

La charge utile de SPOT comprendra deux HRV identiques. Chaque instrument, du type "push broom" (emploi de la technique dite du râteau pour l'analyse de l'image sans balayage mécanique), est constitué d'un télescope à grand champ au foyer duquel sont placées quatre barrettes de détecteurs à dispositif de couplage de charge.

Spanish

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Record 12 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

2APN59.f.l.3.e

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
OBS

ibid.f.l.3.f aéronautique (radars) l06cv.29.06.74

Spanish

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Record 13 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

--central spot of microprisms on the screen where the image is blurred as long as the subject remains out of focus. [from MOPHO 68 12-113]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

(...) une -- disposée au centre du viseur fait apparaître l'image flave tant que le réglage de la distance n'a pas été parfaitement réalisé.

Spanish

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