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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND [6 records]

Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Artificial intuition can accurately analyze the unknown without any historical background... just like human intuition allows us to make decisions without special instructions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

[L']intuition artificielle [...] s'appuie sur des réseaux de neurones. Cependant, elle [est] alimentée par [...] sa propre expérience [et construit] son jeu de données par l'expérimentation.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Tourism (General)
Universal entry(ies)
6531
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Tour and travel guides escort individuals and groups on trips, on sightseeing tours of cities and on tours of historical sites and establishments such as famous buildings, manufacturing plants, cathedrals and theme parks. They also provide descriptions and background information on interesting features. Tour and travel guides are employed by tour operators, resorts and other establishments or may be self-employed.

OBS

6531: classification system code in the National Occupational Classification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Tourisme (Généralités)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
6531
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Les guides touristiques et les guides itinérants accompagnent des personnes et des groupes lors de voyages et de visites touristiques de villes, et de visites de lieux historiques et d'établissements tels que des édifices célèbres, des usines, des cathédrales et des parcs thématiques. Ils donnent aussi des descriptions et des renseignements pertinents sur des points d'intérêt. Les guides touristiques et les guides itinérants travaillent pour des voyagistes, dans des lieux de villégiature ou d'autres établissements, ou ils peuvent être des travailleurs autonomes.

OBS

6531 : code du système de classification de la Classification nationale des professions.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Environment
  • History
OBS

The American Society for Environmental History(ASEH) increases understanding of current environmental issues by analyzing their historical background. Founded in 1977, ASEH promotes scholarship and teaching in environmental history, supports the professional needs of its members, and connects its undertakings with larger communities. [The] organization advances a greater understanding of the history of human interaction with the rest of the natural world, fosters dialogue between humanistic scholarship, environmental science, and other disciplines, and supports global environmental history efforts that benefit the public as well as the general scholarly community.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Environnement
  • Histoire

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
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Record 5 1998-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Federal Administration
OBS

This study of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat dealt with the description and assessment of the effects of Canada's Regulatory Impact Analysis Program, the purpose of the program, its historical background and features and the identification of its weaknesses and its effectiveness. This study resulted in the introduction of regulatory process management standards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Administration fédérale
OBS

Cette étude du Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada portait sur la description et l'évaluation des effets du programme d'analyse de l'impact de la réglementation au Canada, l'objet du programme, son historique et ses caractéristiques, ainsi que ses points faibles et son efficacité. Elle a débouché sur l'adoption de normes de gestion du processus réglementaire.

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Audio-Visual Documents
OBS

Video produced in 1994 by Morag Productions Inc., Montreal, Quebec. What would make an ordinary women kill her husband? This powerful documentary focuses on the experiences of three battered women who, after years of violence, killed their abusers in self-defense. The film explores the reasons for their actions and how they were treated by the courts. Also featured is author, Ann Jones, who offers an historical background on society's attitudes toward women who kill, and who challenges the legal system to confront the widespread violence that men inflict daily on the home front.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents audio-visuels
OBS

Vidéo produit en 1994 par Morag Productions Inc, Montréal (Québec).

Spanish

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