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Record 1 2024-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Fire Detection
DEF

The rate of heat energy released at the head of the fire.

OBS

[The head fire intensity] has become one of the standard gauges by which fire managers estimate the difficulty of controlling a fire and select appropriate suppression methods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Détection des incendies
OBS

[L'intensité du front est devenue] un des indicateurs étalon en vertu duquel les gestionnaires des incendies de forêt évaluent la difficulté de contrôler un incendie et choisissent des méthodes appropriées de suppression.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

An obstetrical forceps having a sliding lock and little pelvic curve.

OBS

Kielland’s forceps [were] originally designed to deliver the fetal head at or above the pelvic brim, lying in the transverse axis of the pelvis and rotating it when it had reached the pelvic cavity. The forceps is used today for rotation and extraction of the head which is arrested in the deep transverse or occipito-posterior position. The blades have very little pelvic curve and are virtually an axis traction forceps. A large episiotomy is needed. The shallowness of the curve allows safe rotation in the vagina. Downward traction encourages rotation of the head. The claw lock allows the blades to slide on each other and correct or encourage synclitism of the fetal head as required. The range of movement allowed by the lock makes it possible to apply lethal compression to the fetal head if the instrument is used improperly

CONT

If the fetus's head needs to be rotated, there is now a tendency to use manual rotation, rotation with a vacuum extractor, or caesarean section in preference to Kielland's rotational forceps. This change in practice arose in the 1980s after high rates of neonatal morbidity and mortality were associated with Kielland's forceps... Kielland's forceps are only used for select cases and by experienced obstetricians.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Kielland’s forceps" (Christian Kielland or Kjelland, Norwegian obstetrician) often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Kjelland forceps" and "Kielland forceps"are also found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
CONT

Kielland invente un pivot mobile à glissière qui permet de tenir compte de l'asynclitisme de la tête fœtale. [...] forceps de Kielland caractérisé par son articulation mobile.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
  • Orthopedic Surgery
CONT

... note that in choosing a hemiarthroplasty component, it may be useful to select one with a modular head, so that the head can be removed if a future glenoid resurfacing procedure is required;

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses
  • Chirurgie orthopédique

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-09-09

English

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

The process of going from one magnetic head to another to read from or write on a magnetic data medium.

OBS

head switching: term standardized by CSA and ISO.

French

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

Passage d'une tête magnétique à une autre lors de l'exploitation d'un support de données magnétique.

OBS

commutation de têtes : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Activación de la cabeza de lectura/escritura que va a leer o a escribir los datos en un dispositivo de almacenamiento de acceso directo.

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Record 5 2003-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
CONT

This designation merely means you own a 4 head VCR. There are other standard features, Child Lock, Index Search, Dual Speed, Auto Speed select, and others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
CONT

Un magnétoscope 8 mm et aussi VHS. [...] Le RDD-15 est par ailleurs un magnétoscope de montage très complet : PAL/SECAM, bivitesse, quatre têtes vidéo, titrage, télécommande intégrant le Show View [...]

Spanish

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