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BCSS [5 records]

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Record 1 2017-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Psychoses
OBS

The British Columbia Schizophrenia Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1982 by families and friends of people with schizophrenia. Since then, BCSS has grown into a province-wide family support system. [BCSS is] dedicated to supporting each other, educating the public, raising funds for research and advocating for better services for people with schizophrenia and other serious and persistent mental illnesses.

OBS

Mission: To improve the quality of life for those affected by schizophrenia and psychosis through education, support, public policy and research.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Psychoses

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Surgery
OBS

Title and abbreviation confirmed by the association.

OBS

The mission of the BCSS is to advance the quality of patient care through scientific research and innovation. The vision of the Society is to create a continuous learning organization effectively networking surgeons for the dissemination and exchange of information with the purpose of advancing patient care.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Chirurgie
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l’organisme.

Key term(s)
  • Société de chirurgie de la Colombie-Britannique

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sports (General)
OBS

BC School Sports is an organization of Member Schools which encourages student participation in extra-curricular athletics, assists schools in the development and delivery of their programs and provides governance for interschool competition.

Key term(s)
  • British Columbia School Sports
  • British Columbia Federation of School Athletic Associations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Sports (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Back Cover Subsystem (BCSS). The Back Cover protects the DM [descent module] during entry, ensures depressurisation during launch and carries multi-layer insulation (MLI) for the cruise and coast phases. Since it does not have to meet stringent aerothermodynamic requirements, it is a stiffened aluminium shell of minimal mass (11.4 kg) protected by Prosial (5 kg). It includes: an access door for late access during integration and for forced-air ground cooling of the Probe; a break-out patch through which the first (drogue) parachute is fired; a labyrinth sealing joint with the Front Shield, providing a non-structural thermal and particulate barrier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

Biotechnology Cellular operations Support System (BCSS), subrack modules provide semi-automated bioreactors, gas supply, computer control and passive and low-temperature stowage. On Earth, most cultured cells form flat, thin specimens that do not reveal how they work together. BCSS is an interim platform until the permanent Biotechnology Facility is delivered.

OBS

biotechnology cellular operations support system; BCSS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

plateforme d’appui aux opérations de biotechnologie cellulaire; BCSS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale(GTTSSI).

Spanish

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