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INITIATE CHANGE [12 records]

Record 1 2024-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Social Services and Social Work
CONT

A community organizer is a professional who mobilizes and networks with people to support a cause, develop initiatives and programs, and initiate other positive social change. These professionals perform their duties by identifying specific community goals and creating solutions to achieve them.

Key term(s)
  • community organiser

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
CONT

L'organisateur communautaire se concentre sur l'analyse des besoins d'une population d'une région donnée. Il contribue au développement de nouveaux services et de nouvelles ressources en fonction des besoins des communautés.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Corporate Security
DEF

A system that provides instructions, alerts individuals to a potential or actual change in safe working environment, and that may initiate mitigating actions.

OBS

alarm system: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
DEF

[...] système modulaire composé d'une centrale d'alarme, qui centralise les informations envoyées par les détecteurs et prend la décision de lancer l'alerte, de détecteurs, d'un dispositif (sirène, système d'appel) destiné à donner l'alerte de dispositifs de commande (télécommande, clavier) permettant aux utilisateurs de mettre le système en marche ou à l'arrêt.

OBS

système d'alarme : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Seguridad general de la empresa
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Record 3 2010-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

A rigid or semi-rigid disposable reaction container is disclosed for use in measuring the extent or rate of optical density change produced by a reaction, which container is provided with chamber means that it preferably comprises a windowed chamber and an auxiliary chamber having openings communicating with the interior thereof and interconnected by a passage of small cross-sections through which solution from the auxiliary chamber containing a dissolved key reactant may be injected into the reaction chamber to initiate the chemical reaction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
CONT

[...] Biochem [...] sera le fournisseur exclusif des réactifs clés requis par Behrung [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
CONT

One promising theory of effective ways in which to change the self to reach a goal is Gollwitzer's(e. g. 1993, 1999) implementation intentions theory. Gollwitzer conceptualizes the obtainment of goals in terms of action intentions that enable people to cope with obstacles or initiate behaviours. These implementation intentions are separate from goal intentions, which specify the end state the person desires to reach. Implementation intentions instead focus on the means by which people will achieve the goal...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain

Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2006-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
07.06.25 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

breakpoint for which the specific events or conditions that initiate it may change during the execution of its own or another program

OBS

dynamic breakpoint: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
07.06.25 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

point d'arrêt pour lequel les conditions ou les événements particuliers qui le déclenchent peuvent changer durant l'exécution de son programme ou d'un autre programme

OBS

point d'arrêt dynamique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000].

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Military Administration
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
DEF

A person responsible, at the national level, for each set of activities, functions or processes occurring in Canadian Forces’ clinics.

OBS

This person ensures that processes and related procedures are evidenced-based, patient focused, cost effective, and are being implemented in a relatively standardised fashion throughout CF [Canadian Forces] clinics. This person has the authority to initiate change, revision or deletion of the process. The process owner may or may not be a National Practice Leader.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Administration militaire
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
DEF

Personne responsable à l'échelle nationale de chaque série d'activités, de fonctions ou de processus en vigueur dans les cliniques des Forces canadiennes.

OBS

Cette personne s'assure que les processus et les procédures connexes sont fondés sur des résultats cliniques, axés sur le patient, rentables et appliqués d'une façon relativement uniforme dans toutes les cliniques des FC [Forces canadiennes]. Cette personne est autorisée à modifier, revoir ou annuler le processus. La responsabilité d'un processus peut relever ou non d'un chef national de l'exercice de la profession.

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Organization Planning
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The knowledge and insights gained will serve managers in both the public and private sector who are responsible for initiating significant change efforts in their own organizations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Les connaissances et l'expérience acquises seront utiles aux gestionnaires des secteurs public et privé qui ont la responsabilité d'amorcer d'importants changements dans leur organisation.

Spanish

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Record 8 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Organization Planning
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

There is no question that the C.E.O. [Chief Executive Officer] and senior executive team play a critical role in both initiating and sustaining the change-management process.

Key term(s)
  • initiate a change management process

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 9 - external organization data 2003-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A system that provides instructions, alerts individuals to a potential or actual change in safe working environment, and that may initiate mitigating actions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire

Spanish

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Record 10 1997-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Corporate Management (General)
  • Public Administration (General)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The knowledge and insights gained will serve both the public and private sector who are responsible for initiating significant change efforts in their own organizations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Les connaissances et l'expérience acquises seront utiles aux gestionnaires des secteurs public et privé qui ont la responsabilité d'amorcer d'importants changements dans leur organisation.

Spanish

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Record 11 1996-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
  • Military Administration
OBS

(Ships). A SHIPALT(ship's alterations) proposal has received the approval of the Naval Modification Board and authorizes the Director Maritime Program Management at NDHQ to initiate acquisition of materiel necessary to support the change. [43-6) AL 13/74)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
  • Administration militaire
OBS

(Navires). Une proposition SHIPALT (ship's alterations) acceptée par le Conseil des modifications au matériel naval autorise le Directeur - Gestion du programme maritime au QGDN à se procurer le matériel nécessaire aux changements à apporter. [43-6)Mod. 13/74)

Spanish

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Record 12 1995-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A breakpoint for which the specific events or conditions that initiate it, may change during the execution of its own or another program.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Point d'arrêt pour lequel les conditions ou les événements particuliers qui le déclenchent peuvent changer durant la durée d'exécution de son programme ou d'un autre programme.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI.

Spanish

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