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IMPROVEMENT PACKAGE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Modernization of Military Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- improvement package
1, record 1, English, improvement%20package
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With almost thirty years of service under its hatch, the M113 has been the subject of numerous improvement packages. 1, record 1, English, - improvement%20package
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Modernisation du matériel militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- programme de modernisation
1, record 1, French, programme%20de%20modernisation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le M113, qui a déjà près de 30 ans d'âge, a fait l'objet de nombreux programmes de modernisation. 1, record 1, French, - programme%20de%20modernisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-01-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Special Packaging
- Pharmacology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unit dose package
1, record 2, English, unit%20dose%20package
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unit-dose package 2, record 2, English, unit%2Ddose%20package
correct
- unit package 2, record 2, English, unit%20package
correct
- unit pack 3, record 2, English, unit%20pack
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A package which contains one pharmaceutical dosage form, i.e., one tablet, one capsule, one 2-ml quantity of liquid, etc. 3, record 2, English, - unit%20dose%20package
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Blister packages are recognized as an improvement over the early foil-strip package. The tablet or capsule is visible through the blister side of the unit-dose package. 4, record 2, English, - unit%20dose%20package
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to the Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, unit dose packages are prescribed for hospital inpatients while unit-of-use packages are intended for the ambulatory or prescription customer. 5, record 2, English, - unit%20dose%20package
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Emballages spéciaux
- Pharmacologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- conditionnement par doses
1, record 2, French, conditionnement%20par%20doses
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- conditionnement unitaire 2, record 2, French, conditionnement%20unitaire
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Présentation unitaire des comprimés, dragées, suppositoires, gélules, etc., couramment utilisée dans l'industrie pharmaceutique et prenant généralement la forme d'un emballage blister. 3, record 2, French, - conditionnement%20par%20doses
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Embalajes especiales
- Farmacología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- envase unitario
1, record 2, Spanish, envase%20unitario
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-01-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Special Packaging
- Packaging Techniques
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unit-dose packaging
1, record 3, English, unit%2Ddose%20packaging
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The enclosure of pharmaceutical products into unit-dose packages. 2, record 3, English, - unit%2Ddose%20packaging
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unit dose package: A package which contains one pharmaceutical dosage form, i.e., one tablet, one capsule, one 2-ml quantity of liquid, etc. 3, record 3, English, - unit%2Ddose%20packaging
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Blister packages are recognized as an improvement over the early foil-strip package. The tablet or capsule is visible through the blister side of the unit-dose package. 1, record 3, English, - unit%2Ddose%20packaging
Record 3, Key term(s)
- unit dose packaging
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Emballages spéciaux
- Techniques d'emballage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dosage unitaire
1, record 3, French, dosage%20unitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- conditionnement par doses 1, record 3, French, conditionnement%20par%20doses
correct, masculine noun
- conditionnement unitaire 2, record 3, French, conditionnement%20unitaire
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération consistant à mettre un produit pharmaceutique dans un contenant à dose unitaire. On lui associera une bonne présentation pour la vente. 2, record 3, French, - dosage%20unitaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] les présentations souples [...] sont couramment utilisées dans l'industrie pharmaceutique pour le conditionnement de comprimés, dragées, suppositoires, gélules [...] Elles isolent unitairement le contenu dans des alvéoles créés entre deux films par des mâchoires chauffantes qui soudent leur pourtour. Ainsi, chaque unité de prise est protégée jusqu'à l'utilisation finale. 3, record 3, French, - dosage%20unitaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-03-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- group insurance premiums
1, record 4, English, group%20insurance%20premiums
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Here are some methods of returning the [Premium Reduction] that may be acceptable : cash payment to individual employees; improvement of existing group insurance package; payment to a social activities fund; reducing the employees’ group insurance premiums. 1, record 4, English, - group%20insurance%20premiums
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cotisations d'assurance collective
1, record 4, French, cotisations%20d%27assurance%20collective
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Renseignement fourni par Citoyenneté et Immigration 1, record 4, French, - cotisations%20d%27assurance%20collective
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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