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PREDICTIVE ABILITY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- abuse potential
1, record 1, English, abuse%20potential
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Abuse potential" characterizes the ability of a central nervous system(CNS)-active drug to produce pharmacological effects predictive of the risk of addiction... 2, record 1, English, - abuse%20potential
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
high abuse potential, low abuse potential 3, record 1, English, - abuse%20potential
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- potentiel d'abus
1, record 1, French, potentiel%20d%27abus
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La kétamine] est dérivée de la phencyclidine (PCP), molécule possédant des propriétés psychodysleptiques hallucinogènes et dissociatives qui entraînent un potentiel d'abus important. 2, record 1, French, - potentiel%20d%27abus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le potentiel d'abus est limité avec les formes à libération prolongée. 3, record 1, French, - potentiel%20d%27abus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
faible potentiel d'abus, potentiel d'abus élevé, potentiel d'abus important 4, record 1, French, - potentiel%20d%27abus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Financial Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- predictive value
1, record 2, English, predictive%20value
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- predictive ability 2, record 2, English, predictive%20ability
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Predictive value improves the ability of the user to determine a company's future performance and take action accordingly, such as buying or selling stock, predicting the likelihood that a company will pay back a loan, or the likelihood the company will default or declare bankruptcy. 3, record 2, English, - predictive%20value
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité générale
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- valeur prédictive
1, record 2, French, valeur%20pr%C3%A9dictive
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- valeur de prévision 1, record 2, French, valeur%20de%20pr%C3%A9vision
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualité de l'information financière qui aide les destinataires à prévoir ce qui résultera d'événements passés, présents et futurs, et qui constitue à ce titre un élément de la pertinence de l'information. 1, record 2, French, - valeur%20pr%C3%A9dictive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-09-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- McCarthy Screening Test
1, record 3, English, McCarthy%20Screening%20Test
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
McCarthy Screening Test. Dorothea McCarthy. Ages : 4-6. 5.... [It] includes six component scales-all drawn from the "McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities-that are predictive of a child's ability to cope with schoolwork in the early grades. Typically, children who would be diagnosed as "learning disabled", or as having other handicaps that would interfere with learning, perform less well on these scales then do children no so diagnosed. Therefore, the... test... identifies children as being "at risk" or "not at risk". 2, record 3, English, - McCarthy%20Screening%20Test
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- McCarthy Screening Test
1, record 3, French, McCarthy%20Screening%20Test
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tant que le questionnaire n'est pas commercialisé (et traduit) en français, l'usage veut que l'on emploie l'expression anglaise, la seule officielle. Pour expliquer la chose, on pourrait parler du "test de dépistage de McCarthy". 1, record 3, French, - McCarthy%20Screening%20Test
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-04-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Human Diseases
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- magic bullet 1, record 4, English, magic%20bullet
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certainly an analytically predictive capability based on structural and functional information on macromolecules and microbial metabolites has already been demonstrated and among other things brings nearer the ability to design specific drugs, the "magic bullets" of Paul Ehrlich. 1, record 4, English, - magic%20bullet
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Maladies humaines
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- projectile magique 1, record 4, French, projectile%20magique
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un dispositif de prévision analytique reposant sur des informations relatives à la structure et à la fonction des macromolécules et des métabolites microbiens a incontestablement déjà atteint le stade de la démonstration et nous rapproche entre autres du moment où l'on pourra mettre au point des médicaments spécifiques, correspondant aux «projectiles magiques» de Paul Ehrlich. 1, record 4, French, - projectile%20magique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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