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INCREASE TURN [30 records]

Record 1 2025-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Structure (Trade)
  • Real Estate
CONT

Interest rates increase that started in early 2022 to combat inflation resulted in weaker economic growth. This, in turn affected the housing market. Higher mortgage rates made things more difficult for potential homebuyers, leading to less homeownership demand and weaker house price growth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
  • Immobilier
CONT

La hausse des taux d'intérêt amorcée au début de 2022 pour lutter contre l'inflation a affaibli la croissance économique, ce qui a eu une incidence sur le marché de l'habitation. L'augmentation des taux hypothécaires a nui aux acheteurs potentiels. Résultat : la demande de logements pour propriétaires-occupants a baissé et la croissance du prix des habitations a ralenti.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
  • Genetics
  • Animal Science
DEF

A herd in which no outside breeding stock ... are introduced.

CONT

However, because it is a closed herd, [there might be] a considerable increase of inbreeding, which in turn can lead to adverse effects on productive or reproductive characteristics and suitability of the animals...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
  • Génétique
  • Zootechnie
CONT

Tous les veaux mâles ne sont pas vendus pour la reproduction. Quelques-uns sont gardés pour l'utilisation à la ferme. Les autres sont castrés et vendus pour la viande. [L'exploitant] n'a pas acheté de femelles depuis 2002. C'est ce qu'on appelle un troupeau fermé.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental health and hygiene
  • Sociology
CONT

The social determinants of mental health are societal problems that disrupt optimal mental health, increase risk for and prevalence of mental illnesses, and worsen outcomes among individuals with mental illnesses. The various social determinants, two of which are described herein because they are too often neglected—discrimination and food insecurity—are underpinned by an unequal and unjust distribution of opportunity, which, in turn, is driven by both public policies and social norms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé mentales
  • Sociologie

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
CONT

Tends machine that shapes and dries hose before or after dyeing process,... depresses pedal to start circular conveyor that carries forms through drying chamber... Pulls and aligns hose over forms as conveyor moves forms in front of worker. Periodically feels surface of forms for roughness to determine need for waxing.... May turn valves to increase or decrease steam pressure and temperature of drying chamber according to type of hose being boarded.

Key term(s)
  • boarding machine operator
  • boarding machine tender

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Care Equipment (Farm equipment)
  • Pig Raising
CONT

The freedom farrowing pen and the farrowing pen allowed sows to turn around and move freely, but because of … their anti-crushing bars, the increase in sow movement did not cause higher piglet crushing mortality.

Key term(s)
  • anticrushing bar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soins aux animaux (Matériel agricole)
  • Élevage des porcs
CONT

Les barres anti-écrasement permettent de réduire la mortalité des porcelets […]

Key term(s)
  • barre antiécrasement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo para el cuidado de los animales (Maquinaria agrícola)
  • Cría de ganado porcino
CONT

La barra antiaplastamiento aumenta la tasa de supervivencia [de los lechones].

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Record 6 2020-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Tactical Operations (Air Forces)
DEF

A location in the forward area at which armed helicopters are refuelled and rearmed.

OBS

[The forward area rearming/refuelling point] is intended to reduce turn around time and increase time-on-station. Other types of helicopters could be refuelled but not rearmed at this location.

OBS

forward arming and refuelling point; FARP: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • forward area rearming/refueling point
  • forward area rearming and refueling point
  • forward arming and refueling point
  • forward area rearming and refuelling point

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Opérations tactiques (Forces aériennes)
DEF

Lieu dans la zone avant où l'on réarme et ravitaille en carburant les hélicoptères armés.

OBS

[Le point avancé de réarmement et de ravitaillement] sert à réduire le temps de rotation et à accroître le temps sur zone. À cet endroit, on peut ravitailler en carburant d'autres types d'hélicoptères mais non en armes.

OBS

point avancé de réarmement et de ravitaillement; PARR : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat.

OBS

point avancé de ravitaillement en armes et en carburant; FARP : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
CONT

The rudder is used to initiate, increase or stop a turn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
CONT

Le gouvernail de direction permet de se mettre en virage, de le resserrer ou de l'arrêter.

OBS

Manœuvres en vol.

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Communication (Public Relations)
CONT

Proactive information release... puts information into the community faster and at lower cost; reduces agency time and resources spent processing individual information requests; and demonstrates a commitment to openness, accountability and transparency, which in turn may increase confidence in government.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Communications (Relations publiques)
CONT

Pour améliorer la transparence et la responsabilité et accroître la communication proactive de l'information, le gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick publie [...] de l'information sur les dépenses dont les hauts dirigeants demandent le remboursement.

Spanish

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Record 9 2017-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Development
CONT

Commute flow data for the Paris region, 1975 and 1982, reveal that the greatest decline occurred in the central city to central city flow, while the greatest increase occurred in outer suburb to inner suburb commutes. Other large increases took place in central city to outer suburbs, and inner suburbs to outer suburbs, implying a significant dispersion of travel flows and longer distance commutes, which in turn implies greater use of private vehicles(Jansen, 1993).

CONT

Inner Fringe. This zone is characterised by a mix of urban and rural space use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement urbain
CONT

Au cœur de la Dordogne [...] [Périgueux] est un lieu de passage. Une petite commune de 982 hectares, avec un urbanisme concentré le long de la vallée de l'Isle, enchâssé entre 7 collines, sans grand espoir de développement urbain, compte tenu du relief et de la proximité d'une périphérie campagnarde. Les ménages glissent au delà de ses limites, puis de sa banlieue immédiate, avec leurs enfants.

CONT

La capitale de la région aquitaine est devenue le plus important chantier urbain d'Europe. La forêt de grues, les amas de gravats, les rues éventrées témoignent d'un effort sans précédent de transformation de la ville. Il était temps. En quarante ans, elle a perdu le tiers de ses habitants, au profit de sa banlieue, proche ou lointaine.

CONT

La création de nouveaux quartiers verts devrait permettre de réduire la circulation sur la moitié des quatre arrondissements du centre de Paris, où la vitesse sera limitée à 30 km/h. Une ligne de Batobus, sur la Seine, devrait enfin desservir Paris et sa proche banlieue.

OBS

proche banlieue et banlieue immédiate : équivalents proposés par un urbaniste à l'Atelier de recherches urbaines appliquées.

Spanish

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Record 10 2015-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Banking
  • Economics
CONT

In response to the weak economic recovery and low and declining inflation, the European Central Bank(ECB) has introduced several monetary easing measures in recent months. In particular, the ECB expanded the asset purchase program it introduced last September to include sovereign, agency and European institution securities in an effort to reduce longer-term interest rates, increase business and consumer confidence, and in turn encourage greater lending and investment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Banque
  • Économique
CONT

En réponse à la faiblesse de la reprise économique et de l'inflation, en recul, la Banque centrale européenne (BCE) a pris plusieurs mesures d'assouplissement monétaire au cours des derniers mois. En particulier, elle a élargi son programme d'achat d'actifs mis en place en septembre 2014 afin d'inclure des titres d'États souverains, d'organismes publics et d'institutions européennes en vue de réduire les taux d'intérêt à plus long terme, de stimuler la confiance des entreprises et des consommateurs et, par ce fait, d'encourager une augmentation des prêts et des investissements.

Spanish

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Record 11 2015-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Investment
  • Public Sector Budgeting
CONT

In particular, the ECB [European Central Bank] expanded the asset purchase program it introduced last September to include sovereign, agency and European institution securities in an effort to reduce longer-term interest rates, increase business and consumer confidence, and in turn encourage greater lending and investment.

Key term(s)
  • asset purchase programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Investissements et placements
  • Budget des collectivités publiques
CONT

En particulier, [la Banque centrale européenne] a élargi son programme d'achat d'actifs mis en place en septembre 2014 afin d'inclure des titres d'États souverains, d'organismes publics et d'institutions européennes en vue de réduire les taux d'intérêt à plus long terme, de stimuler la confiance des entreprises et des consommateurs et, par ce fait, d'encourager une augmentation des prêts et des investissements.

Spanish

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Record 12 2013-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Cognitive Psychology
CONT

To see what Fechner's Scale of Sensation would be like for loudness, for example, we may think of the scale as a ladder. Now let us imagine an experiment. Suppose I turn on a very faint sound, so faint that you cannot hear it. I increase its intensity until it stands just at your absolute threshold, where you can barely hear it. That gives us the first step on the ladder. I now increase the intensity until you say yes, that is louder—louder by a JND [just noticeable difference], which gives us the next step on the ladder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

Échelle de Fechner. Échelle de mesure des sensations élémentaires établie en faisant estimer des différences justes perceptibles entre deux stimulus semblables. (En ordonnant les échelons successifs ainsi observés, on obtient une échelle unidimensionnelle. Fechner a postulé que les échelons ainsi définis correspondent à une grandeur subjective constante).

Spanish

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Record 13 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Econometrics
  • Saving and Consumption
DEF

A measurement that represents the sales of less expensive indulgences, such as lipstick, during a specified time frame.

OBS

The lipstick index is based on the economic theory that sales will increase in times of economic uncertainty as consumers turn to less expensive indulgences.

OBS

lipstick index: term selected in the context of a term formation workshop at the Terminology Standardization Directorate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économétrie
  • Épargne et consommation
DEF

Mesure représentant les ventes de gâteries peu coûteuses, comme le rouge à lèvres, pour une période donnée.

OBS

L'indice rouge à lèvres est fondé sur la théorie économique selon laquelle les ventes de produits comme le rouge à lèvres augmentent en période d'incertitude économique où le consommateur a tendance à se procurer des gâteries peu couteuses.

OBS

indice rouge à lèvres : terme retenu dans le cadre d'un atelier de création lexicale à la Direction de la normalisation terminologique.

Spanish

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Record 14 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Africa is home to 11 water-scarce countries and that number is expected to increase by the turn of the century.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

[...] région sans écoulement régulier.

CONT

L'existence des régions aréiques est commandée par la combinaison de deux facteurs : un climat sec, désertique ou subdésertique, et des roches très perméables (sables).

OBS

Dans un sens plus large, on désigne sous le nom de régions aréiques les zones dépourvues de réseau hydrographique permanent, qui couvrent 17 % de la surface du globe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Región privada de avenamiento o sea desprovista de cursos de agua.

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Record 15 2011-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
CONT

When the Bank of Canada has clearly stated objectives and takes policy actionsthat affirm those objectives, the result is an increase in its credibility. This credibility, in turn, helps to keep expectations of future inflation close to the inflation target–what is sometimes called an anchoring of inflation expectations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
CONT

Quand la Banque du Canada établit clairement ses objectifs et qu'elle prendses mesures de politique monétaire en conséquence, elle augmente sa crédibilité. Par ricochet, cette crédibilité contribue à retenir les attentes concernant l'inflation future aux alentours de la cible d'inflation, ce qu'on appelle parfois l'arrimage ou l'ancrage des attentes d'inflation.

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Record 16 2011-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

... a soil/duff drought index [developed by Keetch and Byram (1968]) that ranges from 0 (no drought) to 800 (extreme drought) and is based on soil capacity of 8 inches of water. Factors in the index are maximum daily temperature, daily precipitation, antecedent precipitation, and annual precipitation.

CONT

The Keetch Byram Drought Index(KBDI) provides a daily measure of soil dryness, which, in turn, gives an indication of water stress in plants. The KBDI represents the net effect of precipitation and evapotranspiration in producing cumulative moisture deficiency in deep duff or upper soil layers. The KBDI has a range from 0(no drought or soil moisture deficiency, i. e. soil at field capacity) to 2000(extreme drought, maximum soil moisture deficiency possible). The index can be viewed as the amount of rain needed to bring the soil back to saturation, with one mm of rain reducing the index by 10 points. The 0-2000 point scale is divided into three drought classes : 0-999=Low; 1000-1499=Moderate; 1500-2000=High. The KBDI is simple to calculate as it uses only two, daily weather observations-maximum temperature and 24-hour rainfall. The system functions in a book-keeping fashion where estimates of daily evapo-transpiration and measurements of precipitation increase or decrease the value of yesterdays index. The KBDI by itself is not a Fire Danger Rating System as it gives no indicate of the ease of ignition of the vegetation, or of the rate of fire spread, fire intensity and difficulty of control. It does however serve as a useful measure of drought occurrence.

CONT

Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI): ... 0 - 200: Soil moisture and large class fuel moistures are high and do not contribute much to fire intensity. Typical of spring dormant season following winter precipitation. 200 - 400: Typical of late spring, early growing season. Lower litter and duff layers are drying and beginning to contribute to fire intensity. 400 - 600: Typical of late summer, early fall. Lower litter and duff layers actively contribute to fire intensity and will burn actively. 600 - 800: Often associated with more severe drought with increased wildfire occurrence. Intense, deep burning fires with significant downwind spotting can be expected. Live fuels can also be expected to burn actively at these levels.

CONT

... the Palmer Drought Index (PDI) and the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) ... were [both] developed by John Keetch and George Byram, and originally were developed as aids for agriculture. The ... KBDI is used extensively in the eastern states and also in some parts of the west.

OBS

In the metric system the value of the index is usually assumed to range from 0 to 200 mm (even though 800 points actually corresponds to 204 mm).

OBS

Keetch-Byram Drought Index [is] a commonly-used drought index adapted for fire management applications ...

OBS

"Duff" is ... an important term in the fire weather program of the US Forest Service, used to describe the partially decayed organic matter on the forest floor which can become highly combustible during drought periods and contribute to the longevity and spread of forest fires. ... the Keetch-Byram Drought Index is sometimes referred to as the soil/duff drought index because it is a measure of how dry the soil and duff layers are.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
OBS

On écrirait mieux «sècheresse».

OBS

sècheresse : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Key term(s)
  • indice de sècheresse Keetch-Byram

Spanish

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Record 17 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
DEF

Tilting the skis so that the edges dig into the snow to gain a firm hold.

CONT

A progressive increase of edging at the completion of a turn, accompanied by an increased pivoting action of the feet and legs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
DEF

[Action de] pencher les skis de façon à ce que les carres mordent dans la neige et assurent un appui ferme au skieur.

OBS

Le terme anglais "edging" signifie à la fois «prise de carres» (le fait de se servir des carres, dans un virage par exemple), et «angle de prise de carres» (l'angle formé par cette prise de carre(s), selon qu'il est accentué ou non). Comme le mouvement a un effet sur un ou sur deux skis, le terme peut s'écrire avec «carre(s)» au singulier ou au pluriel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esquí y snowboard
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Record 18 2011-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Heat (Physics)
  • Biomass Energy
CONT

Under appropriate conditions of preservation, plant debris can accumulate to form peat which, in turn, can undergo a progressive transformation commonly referred to as coalification. As organic matter is coalified, or is subjected to increasing heat and pressure, it is continually altered, both physically and chemically. This increasing maturation is characterized by a progressive loss of volatile matter and hydrogen, an increase in carbon content and latent heat value, and a decrease in porosity and inherent moisture content.

OBS

latent heat value: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Chaleur (Physique)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
CONT

Lorsque le pouvoir calorifique latent est élevé, comme dans les carburants à base d'alcool et de benzol, il peut être difficile de démarrer les moteurs à froid.

OBS

[...] pour les réactions d'oxydation, la chaleur de combustion est déterminée d'après la chaleur de formation des différents éléments et produits, éventuellement majorée ou diminuée de la chaleur de transformation. Cette chaleur de combustion est rapportée à la mole; si on l'exprime par rapport à l'unité de masse ou de volume du combustible, elle prend le nom de pouvoir calorifique.

Spanish

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Record 19 2010-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
CONT

Dilutive effect. The result of an increase in the number of shares, usually through a new issue. That is, a company may issue more shares to shareholders and other investors, which raises the number of shares outstanding. This decreases the company's earnings per share, which, in turn, can decrease the stock price.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Effet sur le bénéfice par action d'une émission éventuelle d'actions ordinaires, caractérisé par une diminution de ce chiffre ou une augmentation de la perte par action.

Spanish

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Record 20 2010-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

the balance spring cartridge is designed to increase the up-elevator hinge moment which, in turn, increases the push force at the control column.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance

Spanish

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Record 21 2009-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

The anti-clutter sea control is often referred to as STC (Sensitivity Time Control) which decreases the amplification of the receiver immediately after a radar pulse is transmitted, and progressively increases the sensitivity as the range increases. A common mistake is to over adjust the A/C SEA control so that the surface clutter is completely removed. By rotating the control fully clockwise, you see how dangerous this can be; a dark zone is created near the center of the screen and close-in targets can be lost. This dark zone is even more dangerous if the gain has not been properly adjusted. Always leave a little surface clutter visible on the screen. If no surface clutter is observed (on very calm water), set the control at the fully counterclockwise position.

OBS

Turn clockwise to increase sea anti-clutter(STC, Sensitivity Time Control) effect, and counter-clockwise to decrease sea anti-clutter effect.

Key term(s)
  • anticlutter sea control
  • anti clutter sea control
  • sea anticlutter
  • sea anti clutter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
CONT

On peut avoir recours à l'anti-retour de pluie et à l'anti-retour de mer pour éliminer les faux échos. Il faut cependant être prudent en les utilisant, car on risque de masquer d'autres cibles proches si on place les commandes de ces dispositifs à un niveau trop élevé.

OBS

L'anti-retour de mer [sert] à régler le gain à courte distance.

OBS

anti-retour de mer : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Key term(s)
  • anti retour de mer
  • antiretour de mer

Spanish

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Record 22 2006-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Penal Administration
  • Sentencing
DEF

Circumstances that increase the seriousness or outrageousness of a given crime, and that in turn increase the wrongdoer's penalty or punishment.

CONT

aggravating circumstances: Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime which cause its gravity to be greater than that of the average instance of the given type of offense.

OBS

aggravating circumstances; circumstances of aggravation: terms usually used in the plural in this context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Administration pénitentiaire
  • Peines
DEF

Faits entourant la commission de l'infraction qui permettent au juge, lorsqu'il les apprécie, d'infliger à l'accusé une peine plus sévère que la sanction encourue normalement.

OBS

circonstances aggravantes : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho penal
  • Administración penitenciaria
  • Penas
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Record 23 2006-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
CONT

Yellow Sigatoka. The first symptom of the disease is the appearance of yellow-green specks in the lower surface of the third and fourth youngest open leaf. The specks elongate and expand into clearly visible brown streaks. As the streaks further increase in size, they become elliptical brown spots surrounded by a yellow halo that separate the spot from the normal green leaf tissue. When the spots become fully developed, the central areas turn gray, which eventually are surrounded by dark brown or black margin with yellow halo. The spots group together to form large areas of light brown, dried-up leaf tissues. This leads to premature dying of the leaves.

OBS

Symptoms of yellow Sigatoka ... typically develop more slowly than symptoms of black Sigatoka ...

OBS

Authors often use "Sigatoka disease" in reference to the "yellow Sigatoka disease" and will add "black" in front of "Sigatoka disease" if they don’t talk about the yellow one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Arboriculture fruitière
CONT

Les maladies foliaires causées par les Mycosphaerella spp. comprennent trois champignons ascomycètes apparentés : Mycosphaerella fijiensis, agent de la maladie des raies noires ou cercosporiose noire, M. musicola, agent de la maladie de Sigatoka ou cercosporiose jaune [...]

OBS

La «maladie de Sigatoka» fait habituellement référence à la «Sigatoka jaune» ou «cercosporiose jaune». Lorsqu'il s'agit de la cercosporiose noire, les auteurs vont habituellement parler de «Sigatoka noire» ou «maladie des raies noires».

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Record 24 2006-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Conditions and Forecasting
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
OBS

[Post-Keynesian neo-classical synthesis] holds(1) that both fiscal and monetary policies matter much,(2) that the velocity of circulation of money is induced to increase systematically when interest rates rise and make it economical for people to turn over their cash balances more rapidly, and(3) that open-market purchases which create new M for the community have their stimulating effects on GNP spending somewhat offset by the reduction in the liquid interest-bearing government bonds now held by the community...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
OBS

néoclassique : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • synthèse néo-classique post-keynésien

Spanish

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Record 25 - external organization data 2005-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Flux Oscillations. So far, we have assumed the flux distribution is static. Suppose now that without changing the total power of the reactor, the flux is increased in one region of the reactor. This typically results from refueling a channel. In the region of increased flux, the xenon now burns out more rapidly than it did before the change and its concentration decreases. This decrease in xenon concentration leads to a higher reactivity in this region, which, in turn, leads to another increase in flux. This again leads to increasing local xenon burnup, higher local reactivity, greater flux, and so on.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Oscillations du flux. Jusqu'ici, nous avons supposé que la distribution du flux est statique. Supposons maintenant que sans changer la puissance totale du réacteur, le flux soit augmenté dans une région du réacteur. Cela donne lieu habituellement à un rechargement de combustible dans un canal. Dans la région où le flux est plus élevé, le xénon subit une combustion plus rapide qu'avant le changement et sa concentration diminue. Cette diminution de la concentration de xénon cause une augmentation de la réactivité dans cette région, qui à son tour provoque une autre augmentation du flux. Cela peut donner lieu à une augmentation locale de la combustion de xénon, à une augmentation de la réactivité locale, à un flux plus élevé, et ainsi de suite.

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Record 26 2002-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Welding - Various Processes
CONT

The conventional method for starting such a weld was to drill a pilot hole to serve as the initial keyhole, carefully align the welding torch over the pilot hole, adjust the standoff distance, and then turn on the torch at full power.... The new starting technique does not depend on precise manual alignment. The welding torch is positioned with no more than the usual care. As the torch begins to move along the weld, the welding current is gradually increased toward the full operating level, causing the depth of the weld to increase gradually until the keyhole is formed.... The standoff is controlled by the automatic-voltage-control portion of the welding equipment. At the end of a circumferential weld, the torch can continue a short distance past the starting point to overlap and thereby complete the weld in the starting transition region.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de soudage divers
OBS

Voir la fiche soudage par trou de serrure.

Spanish

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Record 27 2001-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
CONT

Polyacrylamide(PAM) is a man-made compound that when added to irrigation water in very small amounts can dramatically reduce soil erosion in row crops.... PAM and Surge Irrigation. Higher soil infiltration rates may increase leaching below the root zone due to PAM application. In turn, surge irrigation can help to reduce excessive soil infiltration. Therefore, PAM applications can be combined with surge irrigation to both reduce vertical infiltration and soil erosion substantially.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
CONT

Irrigation de surface : [...] L'irrigation par submersion se pratique en terrain plat dans des bassins, entourés de diguettes, que l'on remplit sur une hauteur correspondant à la dose d'arrosage. L'eau pénètre dans le sol par infiltration verticale. Le riz est la culture type ainsi irriguée, bien que sur la majeure partie du cycle végétatif l'arrosage ne soit pas discontinu mais permanent. Ce n'est que peu avant la récolte que les rizières sont mises à sec [...]

Spanish

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Record 28 2000-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
CONT

The thermopile heat of combustion detector is at the heart of each heating value transmitter. Air is used as a heat transfer media and flows around the combustion chamber. Any increase in the heat produced by the combustion of a controlled sample of process gas is immediately sensed and reported to the microprocessor. Air enters the combustion chamber on the outside cold junctions where its heat is measured, then flows down the outside of the thermopile towards the viewer to turn through 180° past the end of the thermopile assembly and then flows up through the heat exchanger... to mix with the heated flue gases from the burner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)

Spanish

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Record 29 1980-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
  • Productivity and Profitability
OBS

[We have seen] how primary resources like labor and land are used to make produced capital goods, which are in turn used in roundabout ways to increase society's final output; how this "net productivity of capital" is reflected in the rate of interest(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
  • Productivité et rentabilité

Spanish

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Record 30 1979-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
  • Cooking Appliances
CONT

The following lighting principles apply to the Swedish stoves :(...) Open the valve. Let the fuel spray up against the burner plate until it starts to run down the outside of the vapourizing tube. Turn the stove off and ignite this fuel. It will burn with a yellow flame about 300mm high. This will warm up the stove and increase the fuel pressure. As the flame dies down, open and close the valve again.(...) Very quickly the yellow-flame will turn to an intense roaring blue flame as the burner plate gets hot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments
CONT

Réchaud 1 feu (...), comprenant un brûleur avec support de plat.

Spanish

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