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INTERPRETATION SITUATION [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nonverbal Communication (Psychology)
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- social signal interpretation
1, record 1, English, social%20signal%20interpretation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... to distinguish ... assumed social facts from ... real social facts, we introduce [the] term "social signal interpretation" to [refer to "]social facts [assumed] by interpreting the meaning of social signals." 1, record 1, English, - social%20signal%20interpretation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
social signal interpretation: designation validated by Canadian subject-field experts from Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University and Microsoft Canada. 2, record 1, English, - social%20signal%20interpretation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Communication non verbale (Psychologie)
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interprétation de signaux sociaux
1, record 1, French, interpr%C3%A9tation%20de%20signaux%20sociaux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Notre objectif est de définir un modèle de comportement pour un robot compagnon, qui prend en compte une représentation sémantique de l'interaction(construite à partir d’une interprétation de signaux sociaux) en intégrant le contexte socio‐affectif, et qui raisonne sur ce modèle pour déterminer la meilleure réaction(vue en termes de sélection d’action pour le robot) sur le plan socio‐affectif, dans la situation courante. 1, record 1, French, - interpr%C3%A9tation%20de%20signaux%20sociaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
interprétation de signaux sociaux : désignation validée par des spécialistes canadiens de l’Université Concordia, de l’Université Dalhousie, de l’Université Laval et de Microsoft Canada. 2, record 1, French, - interpr%C3%A9tation%20de%20signaux%20sociaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comunicación no verbal (Psicología)
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- interpretación de señales sociales
1, record 1, Spanish, interpretaci%C3%B3n%20de%20se%C3%B1ales%20sociales
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-07-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- declarative interpretation
1, record 2, English, declarative%20interpretation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the declarative interpretation, a declarative program is viewed as a formula, and one can reason about its correctness without any reference to the underlying computational mechanism. 2, record 2, English, - declarative%20interpretation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- interprétation déclarative
1, record 2, French, interpr%C3%A9tation%20d%C3%A9clarative
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon l'interprétation déclarative, la situation est décrite par une suite de règles et de faits [...], et le problème à résoudre est spécifié sous forme d’un but qui est donné au mécanisme de résolution de l'interpréteur. 2, record 2, French, - interpr%C3%A9tation%20d%C3%A9clarative
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-04-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Management Control
- Operations Research and Management
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- situation analysis
1, record 3, English, situation%20analysis
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- situational analysis 2, record 3, English, situational%20analysis
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A descriptive assessment of a situation through the ordering, analysis and interpretation of information, without necessarily carrying out the explicit comparisons of evaluation. 3, record 3, English, - situation%20analysis
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Contrôle de gestion
- Recherche et gestion opérationnelles
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- analyse de situation
1, record 3, French, analyse%20de%20situation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des méthodes de description, de classement et d’interprétation des données permettant de comprendre et d’évaluer une situation. 2, record 3, French, - analyse%20de%20situation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-07-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Training of Personnel
- Internet and Telematics
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- role playing
1, record 4, English, role%20playing
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
- Internet et télématique
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- jeux de rôle
1, record 4, French, jeux%20de%20r%C3%B4le
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- jeux de rôles 2, record 4, French, jeux%20de%20r%C3%B4les
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode où l'enseignant ou l'enseignante offre une interaction spontanée où l'élève adopte des attitudes dans une situation donnée et n’ essaie pas de prendre les traits physiques d’un personnage. Il ou elle imagine, plutôt, l'attitude que le personnage aura dans cette situation. L'interprétation d’un rôle a pour objet général de clarifier des points de vue et de développer une certaine connaissance et compréhension des diverses perceptions, attitudes et valeurs qui pourraient se présenter dans une situation donnée. 1, record 4, French, - jeux%20de%20r%C3%B4le
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Approches pédagogiques : Infrastructure pour la pratique de l’enseignement, ministère de l’Éducation de la Saskatchewan, 1993. 1, record 4, French, - jeux%20de%20r%C3%B4le
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Capacitación del personal
- Internet y telemática
- Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- juego de roles
1, record 4, Spanish, juego%20de%20roles
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- juego de dramatizaciones 2, record 4, Spanish, juego%20de%20dramatizaciones
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Técnica didáctica consistente en la adopción de diferentes papeles temáticos por parte de los formandos, en una situación simulada, por ejemplo: en una entrevista de selección. Es últil principalmente en aspectos que tienen que ver con el cambio de actitudes. 1, record 4, Spanish, - juego%20de%20roles
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-12-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- emotional role playing 1, record 5, English, emotional%20role%20playing
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- emotional role-playing 1, record 5, English, emotional%20role%2Dplaying
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A device used in decision counselling process. 2, record 5, English, - emotional%20role%20playing
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- jeu dramatique émotionnel
1, record 5, French, jeu%20dramatique%20%C3%A9motionnel
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- jeu de rôle émotionnel 1, record 5, French, jeu%20de%20r%C3%B4le%20%C3%A9motionnel
masculine noun
- dramatisation émotionnelle 1, record 5, French, dramatisation%20%C3%A9motionnelle
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Jeu dramatique : Ensemble de procédés, y compris le psychodrame et le sociodrame de J. L. Moreno, consistant pour les sujets à interpréter des rôles plus ou moins prédéterminés à des fins thérapeutiques, éducatives, pour l'exploration préalable d’une situation, etc. Le jeu se fait, en général, sous analyse ou interprétation. 2, record 5, French, - jeu%20dramatique%20%C3%A9motionnel
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-02-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Guide to Intervention for Insurance Companies
1, record 6, English, Guide%20to%20Intervention%20for%20Insurance%20Companies
correct, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Domestically, the two insurance division, in consultation with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)'s Rulings Division and the Department of Finance, produced a "Guide to Intervention for Insurance Companies" which outlines the interventionary activities companies can expect OSFI to take at various stages of deterioration in a company's financial condition. 1, record 6, English, - Guide%20to%20Intervention%20for%20Insurance%20Companies
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Guide d’intervention auprès des sociétés d’assurances
1, record 6, French, Guide%20d%26rsquo%3Bintervention%20aupr%C3%A8s%20des%20soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s%20d%26rsquo%3Bassurances
correct, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Canada, les deux divisions chargées des sociétés d’assurances, de concert avec la Division de l'interprétation et le ministère des Finances, ont publié un Guide d’intervention auprès des sociétés d’assurances, qui énonce les activités d’intervention que le Bureau du Surintendant des institutions financières(BSIF) peut exercer à diverses étapes de la détérioration de la situation financière d’une société. 1, record 6, French, - Guide%20d%26rsquo%3Bintervention%20aupr%C3%A8s%20des%20soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s%20d%26rsquo%3Bassurances
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-11-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
- Optics
- Cinematography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- photographic sound reproducer
1, record 7, English, photographic%20sound%20reproducer
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- optical sound reproducer 1, record 7, English, optical%20sound%20reproducer
correct
- photographic sound head 2, record 7, English, photographic%20sound%20head
proposal
- optical sound head 2, record 7, English, optical%20sound%20head
proposal
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sound reproducer in which an optical sound record on film is moved through a light beam directed at a light-sensitive device, to convert the recorded optical variations back into audio signals. 1, record 7, English, - photographic%20sound%20reproducer
Record 7, Key term(s)
- light beam pickup
- light beam pick-up
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
- Optique
- Cinématographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- lecteur optique
1, record 7, French, lecteur%20optique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- lecteur de piste sonore 2, record 7, French, lecteur%20de%20piste%20sonore
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
appareil destiné à transformer les modulations d’un film sonore, enregistré d’ordinaire photographiquement, en courants de fréquence musicale, pouvant être traduits acoustiquement dans un haut-parleur. 1, record 7, French, - lecteur%20optique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Avec le développement technique sont apparus divers types de lecteurs optiques, non plus réservés à la lecture de la piste sonore des films cinématographiques, mais destinés également à l'interprétation des différents codes ou caractères utilisés dans le commerce(le «code universel des produits», par exemple), en photocomposition, etc. Cette situation justifierait donc que l'on utilise, dans le cas qui nous occupe, «lecteur de piste sonore» plutôt que «lecteur optique». 2, record 7, French, - lecteur%20optique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Language
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- reading of the situation 1, record 8, English, reading%20of%20the%20situation
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- interprétation de la situation 1, record 8, French, interpr%C3%A9tation%20de%20la%20situation
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(SDN-RM oct. ’39) 1, record 8, French, - interpr%C3%A9tation%20de%20la%20situation
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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