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INITIAL CAUSE [12 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2020-11-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- standby safety support system
1, record 1, English, standby%20safety%20support%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Preferably, select malfunctions that, under the defined initial plant conditions, create abnormal situations that would be referred to the SS [shift supervisor] for resolution, such as malfunctions that cause impairments of special safety systems or standby safety support systems... 1, record 1, English, - standby%20safety%20support%20system
Record 1, Key term(s)
- stand-by safety support system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système de soutien en matière de sûreté en attente
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20soutien%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20en%20attente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De préférence, choisir des défaillances qui, jumelées aux conditions initiales de la centrale, entraînent des situations anormales dont la résolution serait habituellement confiée au CQ [chef de quart], telles que des indisponibilités d'un système spécial de sûreté ou d'un système de soutien en matière de sûreté en attente [...] 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20soutien%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20en%20attente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Strength of Materials
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- creep-strength limit
1, record 2, English, creep%2Dstrength%20limit
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The initial stress [that] will just cause rupture or will produce a specified strain at a specified time at a given temperature and relative humidity. 1, record 2, English, - creep%2Dstrength%20limit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
creep-strength limit: term standardized by ISO. 2, record 2, English, - creep%2Dstrength%20limit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Résistance des matériaux
- Plasturgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- limite de résistance au fluage
1, record 2, French, limite%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance%20au%20fluage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrainte initiale entraînant la rupture ou une déformation spécifiée à un instant spécifié, à une température et à une humidité relative données. 1, record 2, French, - limite%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance%20au%20fluage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
limite de résistance au fluage : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 2, French, - limite%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance%20au%20fluage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-10-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rock failure
1, record 3, English, rock%20failure
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
OPG [Ontario Power Generation] indicated that changes in ground stress, induced by surface glacial loads through the earliest two glacial ice ages during the initial 150, 000 year period following decommissioning, would not affect pillar stability. Beyond 300, 000 years after decommissioning, OPG expected that the effects of several ice ages would cause significant rock failure and roof collapse within repository rooms. 1, record 3, English, - rock%20failure
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- effondrement de roche
1, record 3, French, effondrement%20de%20roche
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-03-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
- Economic Conditions and Forecasting
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- internal factor
1, record 4, English, internal%20factor
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With these external factors, we must combine the internal factors that cause any initial change in investment to be amplified... as people who are given work in the capital goods industries respend part of their new income on consumption goods and as an air of optimism begins to pervade the business community... 1, record 4, English, - internal%20factor
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
- Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- facteur interne
1, record 4, French, facteur%20interne
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- facteur endogène 1, record 4, French, facteur%20endog%C3%A8ne
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-11-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- Hormones
- Urinary Tract
- Immunology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Addison’s disease
1, record 5, English, Addison%26rsquo%3Bs%20disease
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Addison disease 2, record 5, English, Addison%20disease
correct
- chronic adrenal insufficiency 3, record 5, English, chronic%20adrenal%20insufficiency
correct
- bronzed disease 4, record 5, English, bronzed%20disease
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An adrenocortical insufficiency due to the destruction or dysfunction of the entire adrenal cortex [affecting] both glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid function. 5, record 5, English, - Addison%26rsquo%3Bs%20disease
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 1855, Thomas Addison first described adrenal insufficiency, which was subsequently named after him. The basis of Addison disease has dramatically changed since its initial description. Originally, the disease usually resulted from an infection of the adrenal gland; the most common infection was tuberculosis, which is still the predominant cause of Addison disease in developing countries. Currently, in developed countries, Addison disease most commonly results from nonspecific autoimmune destruction of the adrenal gland. 3, record 5, English, - Addison%26rsquo%3Bs%20disease
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Addison’s disease ... is characterized by a bronzelike pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes, anemia, weakness, and low blood pressure. 2, record 5, English, - Addison%26rsquo%3Bs%20disease
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Hormones
- Appareil urinaire
- Immunologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- maladie d'Addison
1, record 5, French, maladie%20d%27Addison
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- insuffisance surrénale chronique 2, record 5, French, insuffisance%20surr%C3%A9nale%20chronique
correct, feminine noun
- insuffisance surrénale lente 3, record 5, French, insuffisance%20surr%C3%A9nale%20lente
feminine noun
- maladie bronzée 4, record 5, French, maladie%20bronz%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La maladie d'Addison est une maladie rare due à une atteinte des glandes corticosurrénales conduisant à un déficit total en aldostérone et en cortisol. C'est un médecin anglais, Thomas Addison, qui décrivit ses premiers cas d'insuffisance surrénale lente par destruction bilatérale des surrénales. [...] Autrefois, la maladie était due surtout à la tuberculose. À l'heure actuelle, on souligne la fréquence des atteintes auto-immunes (les anticorps produits par le système immunitaire attaquent les glandes surrénales). [Elle se caractérise notamment par] une pigmentation brunâtre de la peau, des plis de flexions, des zones de frottement (d'où le nom de maladie bronzée) et des muqueuses. 4, record 5, French, - maladie%20d%27Addison
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas varias
- Hormonas
- Vías urinarias
- Inmunología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- enfermedad de Addison
1, record 5, Spanish, enfermedad%20de%20Addison
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Enfermedad que] se caracteriza por la pigmentación bronceada de la piel, postración grave y anemia progresiva. Es debida a la hipofunción de las glándulas suprarrenales y termina generalmente por la muerte. 1, record 5, Spanish, - enfermedad%20de%20Addison
Record 6 - internal organization data 2009-07-13
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Epidemiology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- primary cause
1, record 6, English, primary%20cause
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- initial cause 2, record 6, English, initial%20cause
correct
- first cause 2, record 6, English, first%20cause
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The principal factor contributing to the production of a specific result. 3, record 6, English, - primary%20cause
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Épidémiologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cause primaire
1, record 6, French, cause%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- cause initiale 2, record 6, French, cause%20initiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cause disponible dans les statistiques est la cause initiale du décès. Cette cause est la maladie ou le traumatisme qui a déclencbé l'évolution morbide conduisant directement au décès ou les circonstances de l'accident ou de la violence qui ont entraîné le traumatisme mortel. 2, record 6, French, - cause%20primaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-09-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
- Horse Husbandry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- equine viral rhinopneumonitis
1, record 7, English, equine%20viral%20rhinopneumonitis
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- EVR 2, record 7, English, EVR
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- equine rhinopneumonitis 3, record 7, English, equine%20rhinopneumonitis
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Equine Rhinopneumonitis(Herpes virus)-There are two distinct viral types which cause outbreaks of this disease in horses. These viral types are Equine Herpes Virus type 1(EHV-1) and type 4(EHV-4). Both viral types may cause respiratory tract disease and symptoms similar to influenza. The EHV-1 is also associated with abortion which typically occurs weeks after the initial respiratory signs appear. 4, record 7, English, - equine%20viral%20rhinopneumonitis
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- rhinopneumonie équine
1, record 7, French, rhinopneumonie%20%C3%A9quine
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- rhinopneumonie virale équine 2, record 7, French, rhinopneumonie%20virale%20%C3%A9quine
correct, feminine noun
- rhinopneumonie virale du cheval 3, record 7, French, rhinopneumonie%20virale%20du%20cheval
correct, feminine noun
- rhinopneumonie du cheval 4, record 7, French, rhinopneumonie%20du%20cheval
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une enquête sérologique sur la rhinopneumonie équine au Maroc a concerné 4 775 prélèvements (50,6 % chevaux, 19 % mulets et 22,4 % ânes) qui ont été réalisés durant 5 ans (de 1990 à 1994) dans les différentes régions du pays. La séroprévalence globale de l'infection était de 39 %. 1, record 7, French, - rhinopneumonie%20%C3%A9quine
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Cría de ganado caballar
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- rinoneumonía equina
1, record 7, Spanish, rinoneumon%C3%ADa%20equina
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- rinoneumonía vírica del caballo 2, record 7, Spanish, rinoneumon%C3%ADa%20v%C3%ADrica%20del%20caballo
feminine noun
- rinoneumonitis equina 3, record 7, Spanish, rinoneumonitis%20equina
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rinoneumonía equina: término proveniente del Código Zoosanitario Internacional, 2002. 4, record 7, Spanish, - rinoneumon%C3%ADa%20equina
Record 8 - internal organization data 2002-11-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- ring damper
1, record 8, English, ring%20damper
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Early telemetry from the spin-stabilized IMAGE spacecraft indicated that the vehicle's initial nutation was not decaying. This behavior was especially puzzling because the spacecraft's passive nutation damper behaved as expected while IMAGE was attached to the spinning upper stage.... In a partially-filled ring damper, the excess kinetic energy associated with nutation is dissipated by fluid viscosity when inertial forces cause the liquid to move through the tube. However, post-launch analysis indicated that the IMAGE damper liquid was immobilized by surface tension. This was an unanticipated consequence of the vehicle's low spin rate. 2, record 8, English, - ring%20damper
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- amortisseur annulaire
1, record 8, French, amortisseur%20annulaire
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2002-06-20
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Software
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- reset a counter
1, record 9, English, reset%20a%20counter
correct, verb, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- reset 1, record 9, English, reset
correct, verb, standardized
- restore 2, record 9, English, restore
correct, verb
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To cause a counter to take the state corresponding to a specified initial number. 3, record 9, English, - reset%20a%20counter
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reset a counter; reset: terms standardized by CSA and ISO. 4, record 9, English, - reset%20a%20counter
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- remettre à l'état initial un compteur
1, record 9, French, remettre%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20initial%20un%20compteur
correct, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- remettre à l'état initial 1, record 9, French, remettre%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20initial
correct, standardized
- remettre à zéro 2, record 9, French, remettre%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro
correct
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ramener un compteur à l'état correspondant à un nombre initial donné. 3, record 9, French, - remettre%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20initial%20un%20compteur
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
remettre à l'état initial un compteur; remettre à l'état initial : termes normalisés par la CSA et l'ISO. 4, record 9, French, - remettre%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20initial%20un%20compteur
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Soporte lógico (Software)
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- restaurar
1, record 9, Spanish, restaurar
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situar o colocar un valor o condición previo en un contador [...] 2, record 9, Spanish, - restaurar
Record 10 - internal organization data 2001-12-10
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- self-triggered program
1, record 10, English, self%2Dtriggered%20program
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The initial operation is performed by means of a manually controlled jump to the entry point in older computers, but bootstrap operations cause entry automatically, i. e., the program is then said to be self-triggered. 2, record 10, English, - self%2Dtriggered%20program
Record 10, Key term(s)
- self-triggered programme
- self-triggered
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- programme à lancement automatique
1, record 10, French, programme%20%C3%A0%20lancement%20automatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- programme à déclenchement automatique 1, record 10, French, programme%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9clenchement%20automatique
masculine noun
- programme avec autodéclencheur 1, record 10, French, programme%20avec%20autod%C3%A9clencheur
masculine noun
- programme à auto-déclenchement 2, record 10, French, programme%20%C3%A0%20auto%2Dd%C3%A9clenchement
masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- programa con lanzamiento automático
1, record 10, Spanish, programa%20con%20lanzamiento%20autom%C3%A1tico
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Programa que comienza a trabajar en cuanto se le sitúa en una unidad de procesamiento. 2, record 10, Spanish, - programa%20con%20lanzamiento%20autom%C3%A1tico
Record 11 - internal organization data 1990-09-28
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Technical Textiles
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- clogging
1, record 11, English, clogging
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The movement by mechanical action or hydraulic flow of soil particles into the voids of a fabric and retention therein, thereby reducing the hydraulic conductivity of a geotextile. 2, record 11, English, - clogging
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Clogging, blocking and blinding. If the geotextile pore openings are slightly too small, then there will be insufficient initial wash-through of fine soil particles to promote the rapid formation of an efficient graded filter in the adjacent soil. Where the geotextile pore openings are even smaller, then there is a serious risk that either blinding, severe blocking or severe clogging will develop with time. Blocking is where soil particles resting on the surface of the geotextile, either totally or partially obstruct the pore openings.... Blinding is a special form of severe blocking, where the soil grading permits the suffusion of fine soil particles which are too large to pass through the geotextile.... Where the size of many of the soil particles is very close to that of the geotextile pore openings, then they are likely to enter the pores and become trapped within the geotextile. This can cause severe clogging which is most likely to arise in thick non-woven geotextiles with a complex pore structure. 3, record 11, English, - clogging
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Textiles techniques
- Mécanique des sols
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- clogging
1, record 11, French, clogging
masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe deux risques majeurs de colmatage : le "clogging", qui est provoqué par la pénétration des particules à l'intérieur du géotextile (généralement les non-tissés) et donc réduit la perméabilité de ce dernier. [...] le "blocking", qui est l'obturation des canaux au point de passage du fluide dans le géotextile. 1, record 11, French, - clogging
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Colmatage : Obturation, progressive ou non, d'une couche poreuse ou fibreuse ou d'un appareil par dépôt de particules solides ou liquides. 2, record 11, French, - clogging
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Seule la source GIGUT semble utiliser le terme "clogging" comme spécifique par rapport au terme plus courant et plus large "colmatage". 3, record 11, French, - clogging
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1989-05-29
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- accelerated random search
1, record 12, English, accelerated%20random%20search
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A search technique which combines the best characteristics of all random search techniques, yet is faster, and is especially suited for multimodal as well as unimodal search. An initial guess is required to start the search. However, if a random trial is closer to the maximum/minimum, another step in the same direction is taken, and if this is a better point, another step in the same direction is selected until no further improvement occurs. Then the process moves back to the last point to cause improvement and commences a random search again. 1, record 12, English, - accelerated%20random%20search
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Logiciels
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- recherche aléatoire accélérée
1, record 12, French, recherche%20al%C3%A9atoire%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir recherche aléatoire. 1, record 12, French, - recherche%20al%C3%A9atoire%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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