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ARTIFICIAL GRAVITY COUNTERMEASURE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aerospace Medicine
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- artificial gravity countermeasure
1, record 1, English, artificial%20gravity%20countermeasure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a professor ... at the University of Waterloo ... is the principal investigator for several Canadian Space Agency funded research projects. This includes Earth-based simulations (WISE-2005, a study of women in bed rest for 60-days, and the upcoming European Space Agency bed rests to investigate the role of artificial gravity countermeasures) and two projects studying the effects of long-duration space flight on the cardiovascular system. 1, record 1, English, - artificial%20gravity%20countermeasure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine aérospatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gravité artificielle comme contre-mesure
1, record 1, French, gravit%C3%A9%20artificielle%20comme%20contre%2Dmesure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] vivre et travailler dans l'espace pour de longues durées n'est pas sans conséquence. De nombreuses fonctions physiologiques sont en effet perturbées : redistribution des fluides dans l'organisme, atrophie musculaire, déminéralisation osseuse, etc. La recherche vise à mieux comprendre ces phénomènes et à les prévenir en proposant aux astronautes des solutions efficaces sur l'ensemble de l'organisme appelées contre-mesures. Par ailleurs, cette recherche apporte une contribution significative à la médecine, en particulier dans la prévention des effets de la sédentarité. [...] La centrifugation permet de soumettre l’organisme à une gravité artificielle, simulant ainsi les contraintes de la gravité terrestre. [...] Cet équipement unique au monde, dont MEDES [Institut de Médecine et de Physiologie Spatiales] est le premier organisme à posséder un exemplaire, a été réalisé par la société belge Verhaert sous contrat ESA [European Space Agency]. MEDES va dès 2008 engager un programme d'évaluation de la gravité artificielle comme contre-mesure à l'occasion d'une expérience de simulation cofinancée par l'ESA et le Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES). 2, record 1, French, - gravit%C3%A9%20artificielle%20comme%20contre%2Dmesure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aerospace Medicine
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- artificial gravity countermeasure
1, record 2, English, artificial%20gravity%20countermeasure
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Spaceflight and bed rest models of microgravity have profound effects on physiological systems, including the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and immune systems. These effects can be exacerbated by sub-optimal nutrient status, and therefore it is critical to monitor nutritional status when evaluating countermeasures to mitigate negative effects of spaceflight. 2, record 2, English, - artificial%20gravity%20countermeasure
Record 2, Key term(s)
- artificial gravity counter-measure
- artificial gravity counter measure
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Médecine aérospatiale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gravité artificielle comme contre-mesure
1, record 2, French, gravit%C3%A9%20artificielle%20comme%20contre%2Dmesure
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nous sommes aussi engagés dans un programme international de validation de la centrifugation à rayon court (gravité artificielle) comme contre-mesure au déconditionnement vestibulaire, cardio-vasculaire, musculaire et osseux lié aux missions spatiales habitées de longue durée. 2, record 2, French, - gravit%C3%A9%20artificielle%20comme%20contre%2Dmesure
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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