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GAIN ILLNESS [3 records]

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Record 1 2018-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management (General)
  • Industrial and Economic Psychology
DEF

A condition in which an employee is at work when his or her physical or mental health is at risk due to illness, fatigue or depression, or in which he or she works more than his or her normal working hours in order to gain the favour and appreciation of the employer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
  • Psychologie industrielle et économique
DEF

Fait, pour un employé, de travailler alors que sa santé physique ou mentale ne le lui permet pas à cause de maladie, de fatigue ou de dépression ou bien de travailler pendant des heures excessives dans le but d'être apprécié de l'employeur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

The gratification secured from being ill.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

Avantage qu'un malade retire de sa situation, qui lui permet d'éviter les difficultés de la vie et de bénéficier d'une sollicitude plus grande de l'entourage.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Science
  • Veterinary Drugs
CONT

Growth promotants include all agents used to increase the rate of body weight gain. Used principally in food animals but also in horses with a view to increasing muscle mass and physical performance, and in any species to hasten recuperation in animals debilitated by illness. Pharmaceutical preparations are principally anabolic steroids. Husbandry procedures include oestrogen and zearalenone implants and dietary supplementation with antibiotics, monesin and, in the case of pigs, copper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zootechnie
  • Médicaments vétérinaires
DEF

Qui favorise l'anabolisme et donc augmente l'efficacité des aliments ingérés.

OBS

On s'intéresse surtout aux anabolisants protidiques qui contribuent à la formation de la musculature : en favorisant la synthèse des protéines et en bloquant le catabolisme les concernant.

OBS

On distingue les anabolisants stéroïdes du type androgénique (testostérone) naturelle ou de synthèse, ou une structure de type oestrogénique. [...] Le second type d'anabolisants est constitué par ceux qui n'ont pas la structure stéroïdienne, ce sont des dérivés de l'acide résorcique ayant une légère activité oestrogénique résiduelle (zéranol par exemple).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Zootecnia
  • Medicamentos veterinarios
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