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PNIA [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Handling
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A mail presortation option for sequencing mail by FSA [forward sortation area] or postal code and [for] grouping and containerizing mail according to the National Presortation Schematic (NPS).

OBS

NDG presort: [The initialism] "NDG" stands for "National Distribution Guide," which is the former name of the National Presortation Schematic (NPS). [At Canada Post,] when NDG was changed to NPS, the term "NDG presort" was kept for operational reasons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention
  • Exploitation postale
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
DEF

Option de tri préliminaire du courrier [pour trier] de façon séquentielle [le courrier] en fonction de la RTA [région de tri d’acheminement] ou du code postal [et pour regrouper et conteneuriser le courrier] selon le Schéma de tri préliminaire national (STPN).

OBS

tri préliminaire selon le PNIA :[Le sigle] «PNIA» veut dire «Plan national indicateur d’acheminement», [qui] est l'ancien nom pour le schéma de tri préliminaire national(STPN). [À Postes Canada, ] lorsque PNIA a été changé pour STPN, le terme «[tri préliminaire selon le] PNIA» a été conservé [à des fins] opérationnelles.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Canadian)
  • Medication
OBS

The National Information Program on Antibiotics (NIPA) was created in 1996 by Pfizer Canada Inc. to help educate Canadians about the appropriate use of antibiotics. NIPA's objectives are to help Canadians understand the difference between viral and bacterial infections, and the importance of using antibiotics only for the treatment of bacterial infections.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux canadiens
  • Médicaments
OBS

Le Programme national d’information sur les antibiotiques(PNIA) a été créé en 1996 par Pfizer Canada Inc. en vue de sensibiliser les Canadiens au bon usage des antibiotiques. Le PNIA a pour objectifs d’aider les Canadiens à comprendre la différence existant entre les infections virales et les infections bactériennes, de même que l'importance d’employer les antibiotiques uniquement pour traiter les infections bactériennes.

Spanish

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