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Record 1 2022-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
  • Waste Management
CONT

A biofertilizer is a substance which contains living micro-organisms which, when applied to seeds, plant surfaces, or soil, colonize the rhizosphere or the interior of the plant and promote growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to the host plant.

OBS

biofertilizer: term extracted from the "Glossaire de l’agriculture" and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Key term(s)
  • bio-fertilizer
  • biofertiliser
  • bio-fertiliser

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
  • Gestion des déchets
OBS

biofertilisant : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l'agriculture» et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Human Diseases
DEF

The person, animal, object, or substance from which an infectious agent passes to a host.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Maladies humaines
DEF

Agent qui transmet une maladie infectieuse directement à un hôte.

CONT

On cherche à expliquer comment le VIH est transmis et surtout à mettre en œuvre une réflexion logique pour identifier le patient «zéro» (source d'infection).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Enfermedades humanas
DEF

Agente o lugar donde se encuentran microorganismos capaces de infectar al hombre.

CONT

El agua y los alimentos contaminados con heces que son fuentes de infección para las enfermedades gastrointestinales; algunas secreciones humanas que son fuentes de infección para el VIH.

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Record 3 2007-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Biological Sciences
CONT

Support a multidisciplinary effort to conduct controlled experiments that evaluate possible sources of pathogens and relationships among environmental factors and the dispersal and spread of pathogens, including terrestrial runoff and sewage discharge, aerosols and dust, ballast water, invasive species, and biotic vectors.

OBS

Biotic: the living [or dead (living at one time)] components of the environment, such as plants, animals and fungi, that affect ecological functions.

OBS

[A] vector [is] a carrier, or vehicle, that transfers a substance from one host to another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Sciences biologiques
CONT

Les vecteurs de pollen sont de 2 types : les vecteurs abiotiques (vent, eau, gravité...) et les vecteurs biotiques (insectes...).

CONT

Les vecteurs abiotiques (vent, eau, neige) sont fortement affectés par la structure physique de l'écotone [...] Les vecteurs biotiques (principalement les animaux) contribuent, de par leurs caractéristiques propres, à la perméabilité des écotones : par exemple, des relations de densité-dépendance au sein des taches adjacentes pourront influencer le taux d'émigration d'une espèce, la taille des animaux permettra ou non leur passage.

OBS

Biotique : qualifie les organismes vivants.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Biological Sciences
CONT

Alternatively hyperaccumulators may rely on abiotic vectors or non-mutualistic animal vectors for pollen or seed transport, but we lack information on seed and pollen dispersal mechanisms for hyperaccumulating plants.

CONT

Commonly the abiotic vector for seed dispersal is gravity, but wind and water are also used.

OBS

[A] vector [is] a carrier, or vehicle, that transfers a substance from one host to another.

OBS

Abiotic: the nonliving components of the environment such as rock types, slope, geographic setting and climate that affect ecological functions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Sciences biologiques
CONT

Alternativement, les hyperaccumulateurs peuvent dépendre pour la dispersion de leurs graines sur des vecteurs abiotiques ou des vecteurs animaux, mais nous manquons d'informations sur ces mécanismes de dispersion en ce qui concerne les hyperaccumulateurs.

CONT

Les vecteurs de pollen sont de 2 types : les vecteurs abiotiques (vent, eau, gravité...) et les vecteurs biotiques (insectes...).

OBS

Abiotique : qui concerne le non-vivant.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
CONT

Several plants, mostly angiosperms, rely on some animal vector to transport the pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another ... Animal vectors can be insects, like bees, birds, such as hummingbirds and certain bats ... zoophilous blossoms are sensitive to particular stimuli from specific animal vectors.

CONT

In recent years, infected military personnel have imported various infectious diseases that could have or did present a threat to civilian populations. If an imported infectious agent is contagious or is acquired by a suitable domestic insect or animal vector, it could result in the introduction and spread of a new disease to North America with general adverse health and economic consequences.

OBS

[A vector is] a carrier, or vehicle, that transfers a substance from one host to another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
CONT

Alternativement, les hyperaccumulateurs peuvent dépendre pour la dispersion de leurs graines sur des vecteurs abiotiques ou des vecteurs animaux, mais nous manquons d'informations sur ces mécanismes de dispersion en ce qui concerne les hyperaccumulateurs.

CONT

[Un] vecteur animal (souvent un insecte) [peut transporter] une maladie d'un individu infecté vers un qui ne l'est pas. Par exemple, le moustique est le vecteur du paludisme chez les humains.

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
OBS

anaphylaxis :: An acute or exaggerated allergic response in a sensitized host following injection of or exposure to a foreign protein or other substance.

OBS

Canada Diseases Weekly Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
OBS

Rapport hebdomadaire des maladies au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

Milieu contenant l'élément actif (Banque des mots)

Spanish

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