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Record 1 2019-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Human Biological Requirements
DEF

[A shift] of the circadian phase, for a given rhythm, to an earlier time.

CONT

Phase advance: Eastward travel towards later time zones, or shift change forward to later shifts e.g. dayshift to nightshift ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Besoins biologiques de l'homme

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Nervous System
  • Clinical Psychology
Universal entry(ies)
G47.22
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[A sleep disorder] characterized by habitual and involuntary sleep times ... and wake times ... that are several hours early relative to conventional and desired times.

OBS

G47.22: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Système nerveux
  • Psychologie clinique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
G47.22
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[...] trouble du sommeil dans lequel les gens ont tendance à s'endormir très tôt dans la soirée et à se réveiller très tôt le matin.

OBS

G47.22 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
CONT

Un char de commandement participant à l'exercice Twenty-Nine Palms, lors d'une phase de progression de cet exercice.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
DEF

Phase of relatively high speed displacement toward the working position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
DEF

Phase pendant laquelle les déplacements vers la position de travail se font relativement à grande vitesse.

Spanish

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