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BIF [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Cattle Raising
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Beef Improvement Federation
1, record 1, English, Beef%20Improvement%20Federation
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- BIF 1, record 1, English, BIF
correct, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Founded in 1968, the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) is an organization dedicated to advancing and coordinating all segments of the beef industry. 1, record 1, English, - Beef%20Improvement%20Federation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Élevage des bovins
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Beef Improvement Federation
1, record 1, French, Beef%20Improvement%20Federation
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- BIF 1, record 1, French, BIF
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
- National and International Security
- Customs and Excise
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Border Infrastructure Fund
1, record 2, English, Border%20Infrastructure%20Fund
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- BIF 1, record 2, English, BIF
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Border Infrastructure Fund was implemented to improve the flow of people and goods at border crossings. The fund provides up to 50 percent federal funding to support eligible projects for investments in physical infrastructure, transportation system infrastructure and improved analytical capacity at the largest surface border crossings between Canada and the United States, as well and several other crossing points in Canada. Transport Canada is the federal delivery partner for this program. 2, record 2, English, - Border%20Infrastructure%20Fund
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
- Douanes et accise
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Fonds pour l'infrastructure frontalière
1, record 2, French, Fonds%20pour%20l%27infrastructure%20frontali%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- FIF 1, record 2, French, FIF
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Fonds sur l'infrastructure frontalière a été mis en œuvre pour améliorer la circulation des gens et des produits aux postes frontaliers. Le Fonds fournit jusqu'à 50 p. 100 du financement en fonds fédéraux pour soutenir les projets admissibles en ce qui concerne les infrastructures physiques, les réseaux de transport et les capacités d'analyse améliorées aux principaux postes frontaliers entre le Canada et les États-Unis, ainsi que dans plusieurs autres postes frontaliers au Canada. Transports Canada est le partenaire d'exécution fédéral dans le cadre de ce programme. 2, record 2, French, - Fonds%20pour%20l%27infrastructure%20frontali%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de programas federales (Gobierno canadiense)
- Seguridad nacional e internacional
- Aduana e impuestos internos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Fondo para la Infraestructura Fronteriza
1, record 2, Spanish, Fondo%20para%20la%20Infraestructura%20Fronteriza
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-08-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- borderline intellectual functioning
1, record 3, English, borderline%20intellectual%20functioning
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- BIF 2, record 3, English, BIF
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) may indicate both below-average intelligence and lowered adaptative competence in activities of daily living. 2, record 3, English, - borderline%20intellectual%20functioning
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a category that can be used when the focus of clinical attention is on a child or adolescent with IQ [intelligence quotient] in the 71 to 84 range. 3, record 3, English, - borderline%20intellectual%20functioning
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
R41.83: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. 4, record 3, English, - borderline%20intellectual%20functioning
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie clinique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fonctionnement intellectuel limite
1, record 3, French, fonctionnement%20intellectuel%20limite
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fonctionnement intellectuel limité 2, record 3, French, fonctionnement%20intellectuel%20limit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] fonctionnement intellectuel limité (QI [quotient intellectuel] entre 71 et 84) [...] 2, record 3, French, - fonctionnement%20intellectuel%20limite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
R41.83 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes. 3, record 3, French, - fonctionnement%20intellectuel%20limite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos mentales
- Psicología cognitiva
- Psicología clínica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- capacidad intelectual límite
1, record 3, Spanish, capacidad%20intelectual%20l%C3%ADmite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-06-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- banded iron formation
1, record 4, English, banded%20iron%20formation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- bif 2, record 4, English, bif
correct
- BIF 3, record 4, English, BIF
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- banded iron-formation 4, record 4, English, banded%20iron%2Dformation
correct
- bif 2, record 4, English, bif
correct
- BIF 5, record 4, English, BIF
correct
- bif 2, record 4, English, bif
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Iron formation that shows marked banding, generally of iron-rich minerals and chert of fine-grained quartz. 2, record 4, English, - banded%20iron%20formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Banded iron formations (BIF)... form one of the great mineral treasures. Besides the term BIF, these rocks are known in different continents under the terms itabarite, jaspillite, hematite-quartzite and specularite. They occur in stratigraphical units hundreds of metres thick and hundreds or even thousands of kilometres in lateral extent. ... Banded iron formation is characterized by its fine layering. The layers are generally 0.5-3 cm thick... The layering consists of silica layers ... alternating with layers of iron minerals. 6, record 4, English, - banded%20iron%20formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the oldest mineralization yet found [is] a banded iron formation with associated stratabound copper sulphides at Isua, West Greenland, dated at 3760 [plus or minus] 70 Ma ... 6, record 4, English, - banded%20iron%20formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Banded iron formation. These rocks, of which the commonest facies is a rock consisting of alternating quartz- and hematite-rich layers, are virtually restricted to the Precambrian. 6, record 4, English, - banded%20iron%20formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Precambrian BIF can be divided into two principal types ...: ... Algoma type BIF [and] ... Superior BIF ... 6, record 4, English, - banded%20iron%20formation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- formation de fer rubanée
1, record 4, French, formation%20de%20fer%20ruban%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- formation de fer rubané 2, record 4, French, formation%20de%20fer%20ruban%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- formation ferrifère rubanée 3, record 4, French, formation%20ferrif%C3%A8re%20ruban%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- formation des minerais de fer rubanés 4, record 4, French, formation%20des%20minerais%20de%20fer%20ruban%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il s'est formé au Précambrien, il y a environ 2,5 milliards d'années, d'importants dépôts sédimentaires, très riches en oxyde de fer, principalement en hématite : ce sont les «formations de fer rubanées» de nos jours principales réserves mondiales de fer. 5, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20fer%20ruban%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] ces formations de fer rubané, c'est-à-dire en couches, résultent d'une sédimentation chimique : de l'oxyde ferrique a précipité quand de l'eau de mer froide, pauvre en oxygène et chargée en fer ferreux, est entrée en contact avec des eaux de surface très oxygénées. 6, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20fer%20ruban%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Gisements associés à des séries volcano-sédimentaires. [...] Ils représentent actuellement les concentrations ferrifères dont la cote économique est la plus élevée. Ces gisements sont désignés par les termes de : jaspilites, quartzites ferrugineux, "banded iron formation" (BIF), ou formations ferrifères rubanées. Ils sont tous stratiformes. 3, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20fer%20ruban%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Tout d'abord, l'oxygène reste prisonnier de l'hydrosphère et oxyde tous les éléments réducteurs qu'elle contient, fer et soufre notamment. C'est la période de formation des minerais de fer rubanés (entre 3 700 et 1700 Ma), alternance de couches de silice et d'oxyde de fer aujourd'hui exploités par exemple en Mauritanie, et qui renferment les premiers organismes connus. 4, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20fer%20ruban%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 CONT
Les roches sédimentaires les plus anciennes connues appartiennent à la formation de fer rubané d'Isua au [...] Groenland, datée de 3 800 Ma. 4, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20fer%20ruban%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-05-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Water Transport
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- business impacts of failures 1, record 5, English, business%20impacts%20of%20failures
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Transport par eau
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- impacts opérationnels des défaillances
1, record 5, French, impacts%20op%C3%A9rationnels%20des%20d%C3%A9faillances
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- IOD 1, record 5, French, IOD
masculine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- impacts des défaillances sur les opérations 1, record 5, French, impacts%20des%20d%C3%A9faillances%20sur%20les%20op%C3%A9rations
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Défense nationale insiste pour conserver «opérations» dans ses textes. Suggestion : «activités » dans d'autres textes. L'expression «impacts opérationnels», avec sa logique douteuse et le pluriel, s'est imposée de la même manière. 1, record 5, French, - impacts%20op%C3%A9rationnels%20des%20d%C3%A9faillances
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source : Concertation du module Marine. 1, record 5, French, - impacts%20op%C3%A9rationnels%20des%20d%C3%A9faillances
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1990-03-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Aboriginal Law
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Budget Input Form
1, record 6, English, Budget%20Input%20Form
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- BIF 1, record 6, English, BIF
correct, see observation
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In use at the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. 2, record 6, English, - Budget%20Input%20Form
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Droit autochtone
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Formule d'entrée - Budget
1, record 6, French, Formule%20d%27entr%C3%A9e%20%2D%20Budget
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- FEB 1, record 6, French, FEB
correct, see observation
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En usage au ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien. 1, record 6, French, - Formule%20d%27entr%C3%A9e%20%2D%20Budget
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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