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DWF [4 records]

Record 1 2023-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Law of the Sea
  • Environmental Management
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

Distant-water fishing, that is, fishing in areas far removed from a country's domestic waters, existed well before the 19th century industrialization with, for example, Europeans fishing for Atlantic cod ... off Newfoundland ... Increasing competition between domestic and foreign fishing vessels for national fisheries resources was one of the motivations behind the series of international negotiations in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Droit de la mer
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Colaboración con la FAO
  • Derecho del mar
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
  • Pesca comercial
DEF

Pesca que se efectúa en alta mar.

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Record 2 2018-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Indigenous Sociology
OBS

The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) is part of Gord Downie's legacy and embodies his commitment, and that of both the Downie and Wenjack families, to call Canadians to learning and action in solidarity with Indigenous peoples of this land. The goal of the fund is to continue the conversation that began with Chanie Wenjack's residential school story, and to support the reconciliation process through awareness, education, and action.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Sociologie des Autochtones

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales canadienses
  • Sociología indígena
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Record 3 2012-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Telecommunications
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
OBS

dual-window fiber: This term is used in two ways. For multi-mode fibers, the term means that the fiber is optimized for 850 nm and 1300 nm operations. For single-mode fibers, the term means that the fiber is optimized for 1300 nm and 1500 nm operation.

Key term(s)
  • double-window fiber
  • double window fibre
  • double-window fibre
  • dual window fiber
  • dual window fibre
  • dual-window fibre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications optiques
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
DEF

Fibre optique pour laquelle l'affaiblissement de transmission est minimal par rapport à deux régions spectrales différentes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
DEF

The flow of wastewater, without storm water, in a combined sewer during dry weather.

Key term(s)
  • minimum flow
  • low flow

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Débit minimal atteint en période sèche.

Key term(s)
  • débit de saison sèche

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
DEF

Caudal mínimo durante la época seca.

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