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INORGANIC MATRIX [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calculus
1, record 1, English, calculus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stone 1, record 1, English, stone
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A solid pathological concretion, usually of inorganic matter in a matrix of protein and pigment, formed in any part of the body, especially in reservoir organs and their passages. 2, record 1, English, - calculus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stone: designation recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 3, record 1, English, - calculus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calcul
1, record 1, French, calcul
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pierre 2, record 1, French, pierre
correct, feminine noun, Quebec, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concrétion solide de sels minéraux ou de matières organiques, formée dans un organe, un conduit ou une glande, et pouvant provoquer divers troubles. 3, record 1, French, - calcul
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pierre : L'emploi de la désignation «pierre» est vieilli en France. 4, record 1, French, - calcul
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cálculo
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1lculo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acumulación de sales en forma de piedra, transportadas por algunos líquidos del organismo como la orina y la bilis, que pueden causar cólicos muy intensos en los órganos que afectan. 2, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%A1lculo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-06-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- controlled pore glass
1, record 2, English, controlled%20pore%20glass
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CPG 2, record 2, English, CPG
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Controlled pore support prepared by heating borosilicate glass to 500-700 °C, when it undergoes a phase separation. Subsequent leaching of the borate component leaves a porous support with closely controlled pore sizes. However, it is not suitable for industrial purposes owing to its high price and lack of stability due to the continuous leaching of silica from the particles during prolonged usage in continuous flow systems, especially in alkaline media. Various methods have been employed to overcome the stability problem including the deposition of a surface coating of zirconium oxide by impregnating the controlled pore glass with a zirconium salt under vacuum followed by calcination to the oxide. 2, record 2, English, - controlled%20pore%20glass
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Studies have been carried out on matrix stability and effects of coupling methodology on inorganic supports. Significant differences in controlled pore glass via azo-linkage and Schiff's base linkage, Schiff's base being the most stable. Similarly, many immobilized enzymes show increased stability to proteolysis. This increased stability has been used as the basis for a patented cleaning procedure in... industrial immobilized [beta]-galactosidase columns for removing accumulated absorbed proteinous material from the column surface. 3, record 2, English, - controlled%20pore%20glass
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CPG is an abbreviation of controlled pore glass. 2, record 2, English, - controlled%20pore%20glass
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- verre à porosité contrôlée
1, record 2, French, verre%20%C3%A0%20porosit%C3%A9%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- CPG 2, record 2, French, CPG
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- verre poreux 2, record 2, French, verre%20poreux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La chromatographie d'exclusion, utilisant soit des billes de verre à porosité contrôlée (dont la matrice est rigide), soit de la cellulose biodégradable, permet l'isolement de protéines comme les albumines du lait (sur résines échangeuses d'ions négatifs), ou les globulines (sur résines échangeuses d'ions positifs). 2, record 2, French, - verre%20%C3%A0%20porosit%C3%A9%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CPG est une abréviation souvent citée dans les ouvrages français. 2, record 2, French, - verre%20%C3%A0%20porosit%C3%A9%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-03-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- biomineralization
1, record 3, English, biomineralization
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Two fundamentally different modes of biomineralization are summarized by Lowenstam and Weiner [1989]. One is called biologically induced mineralization(BIM), in which an organism modifies its local microenvironment creating conditions suitable for the chemical precipitation of extracellular mineral phases. The second mode is called boundary organized biomineralization(BOB), in which inorganic particles are grown within or on some organic matrix produced by the organism. 1, record 3, English, - biomineralization
Record 3, Key term(s)
- biomineralisation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- biominéralisation
1, record 3, French, biomin%C3%A9ralisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Emploi de bactéries calcifiantes pulvérisées sur la pierre dégradée d'un édifice, en vue de constituer une couche protectrice de calcin. 2, record 3, French, - biomin%C3%A9ralisation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Geochemistry
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- biotic rock
1, record 4, English, biotic%20rock
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Biodiversity's "abiotic, ""non-living", "inorganic" and inanimate matrix is inseparable from, encapsulating of all organisms, shaping their form, structure, behaviour, communications, life. Components of the matrix are : water(made possible all aquatic life and determined their forms and other characteristics), air(made possible : flying birds, lungs, leaves, communications, etc.), soil(made possible : roots, microflora and fauna, etc.), sediment(made possible all organisms that live in sediments), limestone and other biotic rocks(makes mollusc shells, bones, etc.), minerals, nutrients,(essential for animal blood; plant food). 1, record 4, English, - biotic%20rock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Géochimie
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- roche d'origine organique
1, record 4, French, roche%20d%27origine%20organique
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Voici les éléments de cette matrice : [...] les sédiments (qui ont rendu possibles les organismes qui y vivent); le calcaire et les autres roches d'origine organique (formés de coquilles de mollusques, d'os, etc.). 1, record 4, French, - roche%20d%27origine%20organique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-12-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plastic Materials
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- blown foam
1, record 5, English, blown%20foam
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- blown plastic foam 2, record 5, English, blown%20plastic%20foam
correct
- blown foam plastic 1, record 5, English, blown%20foam%20plastic
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The manufacture of foamed plastics products involves slightly different forming processes than those described above. The three types of foam plastic are blown, syntactic, and structural. Blown foam is an expanded matrix, similar to a natural sponge; syntactic foam is the encapsulation of hollow organic or inorganic micro spheres in the plastic matrix; and structural foam is a foamed core surrounded by a solid outer skin. All three types of foam plastic can be produced using processes such as injection, extrusion, and compression molding to create foam products in many of the same shapes as solid plastics products. The difference is that creating foam products requires processes such as the addition of chemical blowing agents, different mixing processes which add air to the plastic matrix, or a unique injection molding process used to make structural plastic. 1, record 5, English, - blown%20foam
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
CFCs and HCFCs are used in the manufacture of some blown plastic foams which are termed either rigid or flexible. Rigid plastic foams are mainly used in insulation but are also used for packaging material and as filler. Flexible foams are primarily used for articles such as upholstered furniture, car seats and mattresses. ... In rigid insulation foams, the CFCs and HCFCs are retained to improve insulation. In nonrigid foams the blowing agent is not fully retained. 2, record 5, English, - blown%20foam
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matières plastiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mousse gonflée
1, record 5, French, mousse%20gonfl%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On ne connaît pas de sources nord-américaines de mousse gonflée aux CFC ou aux HCFC. Il est possible qu'il existe des sources étrangères ou de très petits fournisseurs de mousse gonflée aux HCFC. De nombreux fabricants d'ameublement de bureau utilisent présentement des mousses sans CFC ni HCFC. 2, record 5, French, - mousse%20gonfl%C3%A9e
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le défi consiste à caractériser les facteurs clés affectant la performance in situ des isolants thermiques (tassement des isolants en vrac, vieillissement des mousses gonflées au gaz, effets de l'écoulement d'air sur la fibre de verre, effets de l'humidité sur la performance de tous les isolants) et à établir des méthodes d'essai reproduisant les conditions en service. 3, record 5, French, - mousse%20gonfl%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-11-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Plastic Materials
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- structural foam
1, record 6, English, structural%20foam
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expanded plastic material having integral skin and outstanding rigidity. 2, record 6, English, - structural%20foam
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The three types of foam plastic are blown, syntactic, and structural. Blown foam is an expanded matrix, similar to a natural sponge; syntactic foam is the encapsulation of hollow organic or inorganic micro spheres in the plastic matrix; and structural foam is a foamed core surrounded by a solid outer skin. All three types of foam plastic can be produced using processes such as injection, extrusion, and compression molding to create foam products in many of the same shapes as solid plastics products. The difference is that creating foam products requires processes such as the addition of chemical blowing agents, different mixing processes which add air to the plastic matrix, or a unique injection molding process used to make structural plastic. 3, record 6, English, - structural%20foam
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Structural foams involve a variety of thermoplastics resins as well as urethanes. 2, record 6, English, - structural%20foam
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Matières plastiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mousse structurée
1, record 6, French, mousse%20structur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le polystyrène existe sous forme de mousses structurées, pour l'électronique et les machines de bureau ainsi que pour remplacer le bois dans le mobilier, et sous forme de polystyrène expansé pour des panneaux d'isolation acoustique ou thermique et pour les récipients alimentaires. Dans les deux cas, les produits non modifiés sont très inflammables et les types retardateurs d'inflammation contiennent des composés halogénés qui augmentent terriblement la densité, la toxicité et la corrosivité des fumées produites en cas d'incendie. Ils ne doivent pas être utilisés en quantités importantes. 2, record 6, French, - mousse%20structur%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-11-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Plastic Materials
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- syntactic foam
1, record 7, English, syntactic%20foam
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composite manufactured by incorporation of hollow spheres of glass or plastic into liquid resin systems before curing. 2, record 7, English, - syntactic%20foam
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The three types of foam plastic are blown, syntactic, and structural. Blown foam is an expanded matrix, similar to a natural sponge; syntactic foam is the encapsulation of hollow organic or inorganic micro spheres in the plastic matrix; and structural foam is a foamed core surrounded by a solid outer skin. All three types of foam plastic can be produced using processes such as injection, extrusion, and compression molding to create foam products in many of the same shapes as solid plastics products. The difference is that creating foam products requires processes such as the addition of chemical blowing agents, different mixing processes which add air to the plastic matrix, or a unique injection molding process used to make structural plastic. 3, record 7, English, - syntactic%20foam
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Matières plastiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mousse syntactique
1, record 7, French, mousse%20syntactique
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les mousses syntactiques. Un matériau alliant une faible densité à une résistance élevée à la pression. Caractéristiques générales des mousses syntactiques. Les mousses syntactiques, élaborées à partir d'une matrice de résine thermodurcissable et de charges sphériques creuses, sont des matériaux qui présentent l'avantage d'allier une masse spécifique très basse avec une résistance très élevée à la pression et une très faible absorption d'eau sous pression. Elles trouvent donc naturellement des applications dans les secteurs maritimes et nautiques. 2, record 7, French, - mousse%20syntactique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La première application concerne un matériau du type mousse syntactique constitué de neuf billes de verre noyées dans une résine de carbone isotrope d'époxy. 3, record 7, French, - mousse%20syntactique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
syntactique : Se dit d'une mousse obtenue en introduisant des cellules préformées (par exemple billes de verres creuses) dans un liant polymère. 4, record 7, French, - mousse%20syntactique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- inanimate matrix
1, record 8, English, inanimate%20matrix
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- abiotic matrix 1, record 8, English, abiotic%20matrix
correct
- non-living matrix 1, record 8, English, non%2Dliving%20matrix
correct
- inorganic matrix 1, record 8, English, inorganic%20matrix
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The connected water, soil, sediment, air, and other physical elements within which all organisms evolved. 1, record 8, English, - inanimate%20matrix
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Biodiversity's "abiotic, ""non-living", "inorganic" and inanimate matrix is inseparable from, encapsulating of all organisms, shaping their form, structure, behaviour, communications, life histories, etc. The components of the matrix are : water(made possible all aquatic life and determined their forms and other characteristics), air(made possible : flying birds, lungs, leaves, communications, etc.), soil(made possible : roots, microflora and fauna, etc.), sediment(made possible all organisms that live in sediments), limestone and other biotic rocks(makes mollusc shells, bones, etc.), minerals, nutrients,(essential for animal blood; plant food). 1, record 8, English, - inanimate%20matrix
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- matrice abiotique
1, record 8, French, matrice%20abiotique
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- matrice non vivante 1, record 8, French, matrice%20non%20vivante
feminine noun
- matrice inorganique 1, record 8, French, matrice%20inorganique
feminine noun
- matrice inanimée 1, record 8, French, matrice%20inanim%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La matrice essentielle de la biodiversité. La matrice «abiotique, «non vivante», «inorganique» et «inanimée» de la biodiversité est indissociable de l'ensemble des organismes, rend leur existence possible et les englobe. Elle en détermine la forme, la structure,le comportement, les modes de communication, les cycles vitaux, etc. Voici les éléments de cette matrice : l'eau (qui a rendu possibles les organismes aquatiques, dont elle détermine la forme et les autre caractéristiques); l'air (qui a rendu possibles les oiseaux volants, les poumons, les feuilles, les communications, etc. 1, record 8, French, - matrice%20abiotique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1994-03-30
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Cytology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- collagenous matrix
1, record 9, English, collagenous%20matrix
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- collagen matrix 2, record 9, English, collagen%20matrix
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The osteomalacias are characterized by the production of an adequate amount of collagenous matrix that is inadequately mineralized. 3, record 9, English, - collagenous%20matrix
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
RICKETS AND OSTEOMALACIA-... Other conditions required for normal mineralization include intact metabolic and transport functions of osteoblasts and chondrocytes, adequate collagen matrix, possibly phosphorylation or other modifications of matrix components, and low concentrations of inhibitory substances such as proteoglycan aggregates or inorganic pyrophosphate. 2, record 9, English, - collagenous%20matrix
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Collaboration between collagenous matrix and osteogenin is required for bone induction. (In Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1990, 580 524-525, cited in PASCAL data bank.) 4, record 9, English, - collagenous%20matrix
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Cytologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- matrice collagène
1, record 9, French, matrice%20collag%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- trame collagène 1, record 9, French, trame%20collag%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Isolement et caractérisation analytique des glycoprotéines de structure associées à la matrice collagène-élastine de la média aortique (Cité dans la base de données PASCAL) 1, record 9, French, - matrice%20collag%C3%A8ne
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Des dépôts de collagène en mottes, marqués par l'anti-procollagène III, sont présents en périphérie des lésions parasitaires à la frontière avec le foie non parasite. Une accentuation de la trame collagène normale des espaces-portes est notée dans le foie macroscopiquement normal. (Archives d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologiques, 1984, 32 (3) 166-167, cité dans la base de données PASCAL.) 1, record 9, French, - matrice%20collag%C3%A8ne
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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