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TOTAL DIFFERENTIAL [13 records]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

ACETATE DIFFERENTIAL AGAR. Medium used for the differentiation of Shigella from E. coli and non-fermentative gram-negative bacilli. ... is used to test the ability of an organism to use acetate as the sole source of carbon. ... Typical cultures of Shigella are unable to use acetate and fail to grow. Therefore, the medium remains unchanged. The majority of Escherichia coli grow well within 24-48 hours, but some strains grow more slowly and may give a false negative reaction if results are observed at 24-48 hours only.

CONT

A total of 245 isolates of Escherichia coli(paracolons) were employed in comparing the use of acetate differential agar(ADA) with the simple test described by Sellers to eliminate these organisms from consideration as enteric pathogens...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Milieux de culture déshydratés et ingrédients. [...] GŽélose diffŽérentielle à l'acétate. Différenciation séŽlective des entŽérobactŽéries.

OBS

Ce miieu est basé sur l'utilisation de l'acétate. Il permet la croissance d'Escherichia coli, mais pas celle des bactéries du genre Shigella.

Key term(s)
  • gélose de différenciation acétate

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
  • Helicopters (Military)
CONT

Differential propeller pitch and deflections of the elevons were used to control the aircraft in hover. In forward flight, the ducts provided a large percentage of total aerodynamic lift.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

An experiment giving information about the total(integral) effect of several parameters or processes in a system rather than about their separate(differential) effects.

OBS

integral experiment: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Expérience donnant une information sur l'effet total (intégral) de plusieurs paramètres ou processus, plutôt que sur leurs effets séparés (différentiels).

OBS

expérience intégrale : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Foundation Engineering
CONT

Settlement is the downward movement of a structure due to compaction, elastic compression and/or consolidation of the underlying strata. The allowable settlement which a structure can tolerate without distress is dependent on both total and differential settlement...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Technique des fondations
DEF

Valeur maximale du tassement d'un ouvrage telle qu'il n'en résulte ni déformation de la structure supérieure aux tolérances, ni désordre sensible dans le second œuvre et les organes d'équipement, ni incidence notable sur les ouvrages voisins. La notion de tassement admissible est étroitement liée à la nature de l'ouvrage, à sa fonction, et à la présence d'organes sensibles appartenant à l'ouvrage ou situés à sa proximité.

Spanish

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Record 6 2013-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Centesis and Samplings
  • Blood
CONT

... a CBC measures the total number of the different types of blood cells : erythrocytes(red blood cells-RBC), leukocytes(white blood cells-WBC), and platelets found in one microliter of blood; the differential(diff) includes a breakdown by percent and total number of the different types of leukocytes; at times my life revolves around my blood counts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponctions et prélèvements
  • Sang

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat (Physics)
  • Analytical Chemistry
CONT

The total or integral heat of dilution is the difference in enthalpy between a solution and its components. The differential heat of dilution or of mixing, which is more commonly meant by the term heat of dilution, is the heat absorbed(change in partial molar enthalpy) when one mole of a specified component is dissolved in a large bulk of solution at constant temperature and pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chaleur (Physique)
  • Chimie analytique
DEF

Quantité de chaleur dégagée ou absorbée durant la dilution d'une substance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Calor (Física)
  • Química analítica
DEF

Calor producido o absorbido al diluir un líquido o una solución, referido por lo general a la molécula gramo.

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Record 8 2011-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
CONT

Transport correction. Much of the error due to the diffusion approximation comes from the assumption of isotopic scattering.(This assumption is necessary to reach the simple form of the integral transport [and] was also made to establish Fick's law when we assume that when a neutron leaving dV had probability d2 omega/4[ pi] of hitting dS where d2 omega was the solid angle under which dS is seen from the point of emission). The transport correction established from the differential form of the transport operator can compensate for most of this error. Because it is simple to introduce, it is always used in practice. It consists of replacing the total cross-section [sigma] with the so-called “transport” cross-section in the expression for the diffusion of the coefficient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
CONT

Correction de transport. Éliminer [oméga] des équations est évidemment une simplification incontestable! Mais a-t-on le droit de supposer que les neutrons sortent des collisions de façon isotrope? Ce n’est évidemment pas exact en toute rigueur, mais on constate qu’en général l’erreur due à cette hypothèse est peu importante, surtout si l’on fait une correction dite de transport consistant à remplacer la section efficace totale [oméga indice t], par la section efficace de transport […]

Spanish

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Record 9 2010-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Techniques
  • Food Preservation and Canning
CONT

Altering the composition of the gaseous environment which a food product contacts reduces the rate of microbiological growth and enzymatic action, reduces the rate of oxidation, and also retards the loss of product water content through respiration of differential water-vapor pressure.... Controlled atmosphere packaging(CAP) means actually controlling the total gaseous environment the product experiences. In commercial practice, it usually means lowering the oxygen and raising the CO2 and assuring that O2 does not diminish to extinction while the respiratory gases are swept out. Controlled atmosphere packaging implies constant control over all gases : O2, CO2, H2O, and ethylene and other trace gases.

OBS

The package acts as a barrier to prevent gas from entering or leaving the container system.

OBS

The term "gas flush packaging" is sometimes used as a synonym for controlled atmosphere packaging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'emballage
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
DEF

Mode de conditionnement des denrées alimentaires, telles que les fruits et légumes, permettant de contrôler le phénomène de respiration de ceux-ci, grâce à des ajustements permanents en gaz.

OBS

À la différence de l'atmosphère modifiée au départ, l'atmosphère contrôlée reste identique à elle-même, tout au long du stockage quels que soient les phénomènes de respiration [...]

OBS

Dans ce cas, des appareils appropriés maintiennent les mélanges gazeux dans les proportions d'origine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas de embalaje
  • Conservación de los alimentos y elaboración de conservas
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Record 10 1999-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A differential equation in which the total differential of a function is equal to zero.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 11 1999-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Foundation Engineering
CONT

The foundation of a building shall be proportioned so that the probable total and differential settlements of the foundation are not greater than the movements the building is designed to accommodate.

CONT

For soils subject to consolidation, total settlement equals the sum of immediate settlement and consolidation settlement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Technique des fondations
CONT

[...] le tassement [...] est la composante verticale du déplacement du sol en surface, sous l'effet des charges qui lui sont appliquées. Le tassement total ou global est la résultante de plusieurs termes redevables chacun à un phénomène différent : le tassement initial instantané [...], le tassement de consolidation [...]; le tassement résultant de la compression secondaire [...]; le tassement lié à un déplacement latéral du sol [...]

CONT

Schématiquement on peut décomposer le tassement final [...] d'une fondation en deux composantes. L'une [...] représente le tassement immédiat [...] et l'autre [...] résulte de la consolidation du sol.

Spanish

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Record 12 1987-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundation Engineering
CONT

The foundation of a building shall be proportioned so that the probable total and differential settlements of the foundation are not greater than the movements the building is designed to accommodate.

Key term(s)
  • building foundation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique des fondations
CONT

Des problèmes particuliers se posent pour les fondations d'immeubles à grand nombre d'étages (...) et pour celles des constructions industrielles de très grande hauteur (...)

Spanish

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Record 13 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
DEF

An experiment giving information about the total(integral) effect of several parameters or processes in a system rather than about their separate(differential) effects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
DEF

Expérience donnant une information sur l'effet total (intégral) de plusieurs paramètres ou processus, plutôt que sur leurs effets séparés (différentiels).

Spanish

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