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HCA [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2025-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Military (General)
CONT

Humanitarian and civic assistance provided must promote the security interests of both the US [United States] and the country in which the activities are to be carried out and the specific operational readiness skills of the members of the US forces participating in the activities.

OBS

UD-1 1994: U.S. Department of National Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Includes U.S. acronyms and abbreviations and NATO terms (English only).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coopération et développement économiques
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Militaire (Généralités)
CONT

[…] les six principales missions des armées : la projection hors du pays, la féminisation, l'Europe de la défense, la recherche/développement, l'aide humanitaire et civile et les capacités d'adaptation des armées.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

... an unsupervised machine learning technique [that] groups objects into a cluster hierarchy without enforcing a linear order within them.

OBS

Many disciplines, such as biology, image analysis and the social sciences, use hierarchical clustering methods to explore and recognize patterns in datasets.

Key term(s)
  • hierarchical based clustering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
Universal entry(ies)
192
occupation code, see observation
OBS

192: military occupation code.

OBS

health care administration; HCA: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
192
occupation code, see observation
OBS

192 : code de groupe professionnel militaire.

OBS

administration des services de santé; ASSan : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2020-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Paramedical Staff
CONT

A health care aide (HCA) provides direct care, personal assistance and support to patients who are ill, elderly or disabled. They assist patients with activities such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and toileting. They may help with feeding or exercise and in some settings help patients take their medications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Personnel para-médical

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Personal paramédico
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Record 5 2018-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Hobbies
  • Social Games
OBS

The goals of [Horseshoe Canada Association] are to promote and foster the sport of horseshoe pitching in Canada.

OBS

Horseshoe Canada was formed at the 1979 annual general meeting in Ottawa and is the continuation of the Canadian or Dominion Association which was founded in 1929 by Walter Kane.

Key term(s)
  • Horseshoe Pitchers Association of Canada
  • Canadian Horseshoe Association

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Passe-temps
  • Jeux de société
Key term(s)
  • Horseshoe Pitchers Association of Canada
  • Canadian Horseshoe Association

Spanish

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Record 6 2014-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

A method for estimating the costs related to loss of production due to illness.

OBS

The estimate is based on the economic value to society of the length of healthy life of a person the same age, and the economic value is measured by estimating the income that the person would have been able to earn.

OBS

human capital approach; HCA: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Méthode d’estimation des coûts liés à la perte de production due à la maladie.

OBS

L’estimation est fondée sur la valeur économique, pour la société, de la durée de vie en bonne santé d’une personne du même ge, et la valeur économique est mesurée par une estimation du revenu que la personne aurait pu gagner.

OBS

approche du capital humain; modèle du capital humain; approche axée sur le capital humain; méthode du capital humain : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
OBS

«hot cargo area» n'est plus employé; maintenant c'est «dangerous cargo area» rendu par zone de cargaison dangereuse selon la PFC 132(1).

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
  • Building Elements

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouv. régionaux ou municipaux
  • Éléments du bâtiment
OBS

Renseignements confirmés par l'organisme.

Spanish

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