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EPREUVE APPROPRIEE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Advertising Techniques
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adequate and proper test
1, record 1, English, adequate%20and%20proper%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] Competition Act ... prohibits the making, or the permitting of the making, of a representation to the public, in any form whatever, about the performance, efficacy or length of life of a product, which is not based on an adequate and proper test. 2, record 1, English, - adequate%20and%20proper%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques publicitaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épreuve suffisante et appropriée
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9preuve%20suffisante%20et%20appropri%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La] Loi sur la concurrence [...] interdit de donner ou de permettre que soient données au public, de quelque façon que ce soit, des indications concernant le rendement, l'efficacité ou la durée de vie utile d’un produit, qui ne se fondent pas sur une épreuve suffisante et appropriée. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20suffisante%20et%20appropri%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
épreuve suffisante et appropriée : terme tiré du mini-lexique «Protection du consommateur» et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20suffisante%20et%20appropri%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Peripheral Equipment
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Electronic Publishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- thermal head
1, record 2, English, thermal%20head
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The print head of a thermal printer fitted with heating elements in the form of pins arranged as a vertical strips which moves along a line; as the tested pins selectively hit the paper, characters are generated within matrix patterns on the clerically tested paper (ch. STEEP, 1987, p. 245). 2, record 2, English, - thermal%20head
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Périphériques (Informatique)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Éditique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tête thermique
1, record 2, French, t%C3%AAte%20thermique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tête à accumulation d’énergie 2, record 2, French, t%C3%AAte%20%C3%A0%20accumulation%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9nergie
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tête d’impression d’une imprimante thermique. 3, record 2, French, - t%C3%AAte%20thermique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La tête thermique permet une résolution de 200 x 200 points par pouce carré. 2, record 2, French, - t%C3%AAte%20thermique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La tête à accumulation d’énergie comporte dix-huit aiguilles. 2, record 2, French, - t%C3%AAte%20thermique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est le signal vidéo qui va faire chauffer la tête thermique qui marquera le nom de papier transfert voulue, de manière à ce que l'encre appropriée soit déposée sur le papier de l'épreuve à l'endroit voulu. 4, record 2, French, - t%C3%AAte%20thermique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-03-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Restrictive Practices (Law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- performance representations
1, record 3, English, performance%20representations
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Performance representations not based on adequate and proper tests ... It prohibits the making, or the permitting of the making, of a representation to the public, in any form whatever, about the performance, efficacy or length of life of a product, which is not based on an adequate and proper test. 2, record 3, English, - performance%20representations
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
performance representations: term usually used in the plural in this context. 3, record 3, English, - performance%20representations
Record 3, Key term(s)
- performance representation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- indications de rendement
1, record 3, French, indications%20de%20rendement
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Indications de rendement non fondées sur une épreuve suffisante et appropriée [...] Cette disposition interdit de donner ou de permettre que soient données au public, de quelque façon que ce soit, des indications concernant le rendement, l'efficacité ou la durée de vie utile d’un produit, qui ne se fondent pas sur une épreuve suffisante et appropriée. 2, record 3, French, - indications%20de%20rendement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
indications de rendement : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 3, record 3, French, - indications%20de%20rendement
Record 3, Key term(s)
- indication de rendement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-04-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Quality Control (Management)
- Packaging
- Trade
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- proper test
1, record 4, English, proper%20test
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The phrase "adequate and proper test" has not been defined by the legislation in order to preserve flexibility in an increasingly complex and highly technical field of expertise. 2, record 4, English, - proper%20test
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
- Emballages
- Commerce
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- épreuve appropriée
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9preuve%20appropri%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les annonceurs ont le fardeau de prouver que leurs indications relativement au rendement, à l’efficacité ou à la durée utile de leurs produits sont fondées sur des «épreuves suffisantes et appropriées». 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20appropri%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Restrictive Practices (Law)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- adequate test
1, record 5, English, adequate%20test
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This provision prohibits the making, or the permitting of the making, of a representation to the public, in any form whatever, about the performance, efficacy or length of life of a product, which is not based on an adequate and proper test. 2, record 5, English, - adequate%20test
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- épreuve suffisante
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9preuve%20suffisante
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette disposition interdit de donner ou de permettre que soit donnée au public, de quelque façon que ce soit, des indications concernant le rendement, l'efficacité ou la durée de vie utile d’un produit, qui ne se fondent pas sur une épreuve suffisante et appropriée. 2, record 5, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20suffisante
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-11-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
- Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
- Respiratory Tract
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- wet nebulization
1, record 6, English, wet%20nebulization
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is ... some evidence that the efficacies of wet nebulization and dry aerosol delivery systems (metered-dose inhaler plus a spacer) are clinically equivalent. Thus, the choice of a specific delivery method should be determined on an individual basis, depending on the patient's ability to use the different modalities 1, record 6, English, - wet%20nebulization
Record 6, Key term(s)
- wet nebulisation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
- Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)
- Voies respiratoires
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- nébulisation humide
1, record 6, French, n%C3%A9bulisation%20humide
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en général, les aérosols-doseurs munis d’un dispositif d’espacement peuvent être utilisés à tout âge, tandis que les inhalateurs de poudre sèche fournissent une administration médicamenteuse adéquate chez la plupart des enfants seulement à partir de l'âge de 5 ans [...] la nébulisation humide pour l'administration des médicaments antiasthmatiques à domicile est jamais ou rarement indiquée dans le traitement de l'asthme de l'adulte et de l'enfant plus âgé [...] Chez les jeunes enfants, surtout les nourrissons, la nébulisation humide pour l'administration des médicaments à domicile pourrait être appropriée si une épreuve d’un aérosol-doseur attaché à un dispositif d’espacement avec masque s’avère inefficace [...] 1, record 6, French, - n%C3%A9bulisation%20humide
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1980-08-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- tone scale
1, record 7, English, tone%20scale
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- scale of tones 2, record 7, English, scale%20of%20tones
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While tone separation falsifies the gradation of the subject, it is capable of giving a print that looks more natural than one made by normal printing procedure with its resulting compressed tone scale. 2, record 7, English, - tone%20scale
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- échelle de luminances
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20luminances
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En photographie documentaire, scientifique et technique, l'écart des luminances extrêmes du sujet peut dépasser les possibilités de reproduction des valeurs d’un procédé donné. On est alors obligé de comprimer l'échelle de luminances de l'épreuve finale ou de la déformer, soit par des méthodes photographiques, soit par exploration lignée du négatif original(...) et restitution de l'image sur un écran après correction appropriée des signaux électriques à l'aide d’un ordinateur. 1, record 7, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20de%20luminances
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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