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MOMENT POSITIF [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Strength of Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- positive bending moment
1, record 1, English, positive%20bending%20moment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bending moment that produces concave bending at the middle of a simple supported beam. 1, record 1, English, - positive%20bending%20moment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Résistance des matériaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moment fléchissant positif
1, record 1, French, moment%20fl%C3%A9chissant%20positif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Trade Names
- Baby and Child Care
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Period of PURPLE Crying®
1, record 2, English, Period%20of%20PURPLE%20Crying%C2%AE
correct, trademark
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Period of PURPLE Crying® is the phrase used to describe the point in a baby’s life when they cry more than any other time. This period of increased crying is often described as colic, but there have been many misunderstandings about what “colic” really is. The Period of PURPLE Crying® is a new way to help parents understand this time in their baby’s life, which is a normal part of every infant’s development. It is confusing and concerning to be told your baby “has colic” because it sounds like it is an illness or a condition that is abnormal. When the baby is given colic medicine it reinforces the idea that there is something wrong with the baby when in fact the baby is going through a very normal developmental phase. That is why we prefer to refer to this time as the Period of PURPLE Crying®. No, it is not because the baby turns purple when he/she cries but provides a meaningful and memorable way to describe what parents and their babies are going through. The Period of PURPLE Crying® begins at about 2 weeks of age and continues until about 3-4 months. 2, record 2, English, - Period%20of%20PURPLE%20Crying%C2%AE
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The letters in PURPLE stand for P (Peak of crying); U (Unexpected); R (Resists soothing); P (Pain-like face); L (Long lasting); E (Evening). 2, record 2, English, - Period%20of%20PURPLE%20Crying%C2%AE
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appellations commerciales
- Soins du bébé et puériculture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Period of PURPLE Crying®
1, record 2, French, Period%20of%20PURPLE%20Crying%C2%AE
correct, trademark, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'un point de vue positif, l'évaluation croissante de la relation entre le syndrome du bébé secoué et le nourrisson qui pleure indique qu'on pourrait réduire ce syndrome en offrant tôt aux nouveaux parents des programmes éducatifs universels. L'objectif serait de les aider à comprendre que ces pleurs sont normaux, peuvent être frustrantes, et que réagir en secouant le bébé cause des blessures graves au cerveau et peut même entraîner la mort. À cette fin, le National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome a publié des brochures et des DVD/vidéos d’intervention intitulés The Period of PURPLE Crying® afin d’encourager la plus grande diffusion possible auprès des services de santé et du grand public. Dans le mot PURPLE, chaque lettre renvoie à chacune des six caractéristiques des pleurs normaux typiques des premiers mois de la vie(P pour pleurs d’intensité maximale; U pour le moment inattendu auquel se produit l'accès prolongé de pleurs; R pour résistance à l'apaisement; P pour visage qui semble souffrir même si le nourrisson ne souffre pas; L pour long accès de pleurs, et E pour pleurs concentrés dans la soirée). 2, record 2, French, - Period%20of%20PURPLE%20Crying%C2%AE
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
période de pleurs extrêmes et inconsolables : terme retenu par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé. 3, record 2, French, - Period%20of%20PURPLE%20Crying%C2%AE
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé propose de traduire, lorsque nécessaire, le terme Period of PURPLE Crying® par «période de pleurs extrêmes et inconsolables». 3, record 2, French, - Period%20of%20PURPLE%20Crying%C2%AE
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-11-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- electric quadrupole moment
1, record 3, English, electric%20quadrupole%20moment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- electric quadruple momentum 2, record 3, English, electric%20quadruple%20momentum
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The nuclear electric quadrupole moment is a parameter which describes the effective shape of the ellipsoid of nuclear charge distribution. A non-zero quadrupole moment Q indicates that the charge distribution is not spherically symmetric. By convention, the value of Q is taken to be positive if the ellipsoid is prolate and negative if it is oblate. 1, record 3, English, - electric%20quadrupole%20moment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moment quadrupolaire électrique
1, record 3, French, moment%20quadrupolaire%20%C3%A9lectrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les constituants du noyau, protons et neutrons, se meuvent à l'intérieur du noyau atomique et possèdent des caractéristiques électromagnétiques. Cela a pour conséquence l'existence de moments angulaires associés aux nucléons et au noyau pris dans son ensemble. [...]-le moment quadrupolaire électrique Q. L'existence de ce moment s’explique par la déformation des noyaux : en règle générale, la distribution de charge(protons) dans le noyau n’ a pas une symétrie parfaitement sphérique(auquel cas le moment Q serait nul). Autrement dit, à une distribution de protons asymétrique correspond un moment quadrupolaire électrique Q positif ou négatif. 1, record 3, French, - moment%20quadrupolaire%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-02-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Stock Exchange
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- delta
1, record 4, English, delta
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The change in an options's price divided by the change in the price of the underlying instrument. 2, record 4, English, - delta
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An option whose price changes by $1 for every $2 change in the price of the underlying has a delta of 0.5. At-the-money options have deltas near 0.5. The delta rises toward 1.0 for options that are deep-in-the-money, and approaches 0 for deep-out-of-the-money options. 2, record 4, English, - delta
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
delta: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 4, English, - delta
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Bourse
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- delta
1, record 4, French, delta
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- coefficient delta 2, record 4, French, coefficient%20delta
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mesure du risque rattaché à une option, établie sous la forme d’un coefficient exprimant le rapport entre la variation de la prime de l’option et la variation du cours du sous-jacent, et traduisant la probabilité que l’option a d’être dans le cours à l’échéance, et donc d’être exercée. 2, record 4, French, - delta
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour une option au cours, le delta est proche de 0, 5, l'option ayant autant de chances d’être exercée que de ne pas l'être; la prime varie de 0, 50 $ pour chaque dollar de variation du cours du sous-jacent. Pour une option profondément dans le cours, le delta est proche de 1, la probabilité d’exercice de l'option étant très élevée; toute variation du cours du sous-jacent se répercute immédiatement sur le moment de la prime. Pour une option profondément hors du cours, le delta est proche de 0, l'option ayant très peu de chances d’être exercée; une variation du cours du sous-jacent n’ a que peu d’effet sur le montant de la prime. Le delta est toujours compris entre 0 et 1 et est positif ou négatif selon qu'il s’agit d’une option d’achat ou d’une option de vente. 2, record 4, French, - delta
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
delta : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l’autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 4, French, - delta
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
- Bolsa de valores
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- delta
1, record 4, Spanish, delta
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variación producida en el valor de la opción al variar en una unidad el precio del activo subyacente. Puede tomar un valor entre 0 y 1. Al ser una medida de riesgo permite calcular la protección que aporta una opción cuando se usa como cobertura. Es la medida del riesgo de una opción más usada. 1, record 4, Spanish, - delta
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
delta: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 4, Spanish, - delta
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-04-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- International Law
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- enforceable international law
1, record 5, English, enforceable%20international%20law
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there is an urgent need for a legally-constituted law-making body i.e. a World Parliament, for enacting enforceable International Laws that are applicable on all the countries and the peoples of the world. 2, record 5, English, - enforceable%20international%20law
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The broad, binding effect of customary international law, coupled with the reality that such law can be created by the simple repetition of language at various UN meetings, raises a vital question: "At what point does a 'nonbinding agreement' turn into an international agreement, a promise into a unilateral act, fact into custom?"(12) While no precise answer is possible, a general rule can be stated: previously non-binding norms become enforceable international law when (in the capacious words of one scholar) they have been repeated "with sufficient frequency. 3, record 5, English, - enforceable%20international%20law
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Droit international
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- droit international positif
1, record 5, French, droit%20international%20positif
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit positif : ensemble des règles de droit en vigueur dans un pays à un moment donné(opposé à droit naturel). 2, record 5, French, - droit%20international%20positif
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La] Déclaration sur les Règles de droit international humanitaire relatives à la conduite des hostilités dans les conflits armés non internationaux [...] présente les principes et règles que l’Institut international de droit humanitaire, réuni à Taormina le 7 avril 1990, a identifiés en tant que droit international positif ou droit international en formation. 3, record 5, French, - droit%20international%20positif
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[L’expression anglaise «enforceable international law» peut aussi se traduire par l’expression explicative suivante :] règles de droit international assorties de moyens d’en assurer l’application. 4, record 5, French, - droit%20international%20positif
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho ambiental
- Derecho internacional
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- derecho internacional positivo
1, record 5, Spanish, derecho%20internacional%20positivo
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Normas de derecho internacional con mecanismo de aplicación. 1, record 5, Spanish, - derecho%20internacional%20positivo
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-09-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- coloured former 1, record 6, English, coloured%20former
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- colour former 1, record 6, English, colour%20former
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, Key term(s)
- colored former
- color former
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- coupleur coloré
1, record 6, French, coupleur%20color%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composés colorés qui créent un effet de masque au moment du tirage du positif. 2, record 6, French, - coupleur%20color%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-08-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
- Legal System
- International Relations
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- natural law
1, record 7, English, natural%20law
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- law of nature 2, record 7, English, law%20of%20nature
correct
- jus naturale 3, record 7, English, jus%20naturale
correct, Latin
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Natural law (or law of nature). The belief in natural law and natural law theories has been one of the most ancient and persistent themes in philosophy, and in legal history and theory. In general, it denotes belief in a system of right or justice common to all men prescribed by the supreme controlling force in the universe and distinct from positive law, law laid down by any particular state or other human organization. The starting points of all natural law thinking have been "reason" and "the nature of man". But there have always been disagreements about the meaning of natural law and its relation to positive law. 4, record 7, English, - natural%20law
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
- Théorie du droit
- Relations internationales
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- droit naturel
1, record 7, French, droit%20naturel
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- droit idéal 2, record 7, French, droit%20id%C3%A9al
correct, masculine noun
- droit objectif 2, record 7, French, droit%20objectif
correct, masculine noun
- droit rationnel 2, record 7, French, droit%20rationnel
correct, masculine noun
- droit nécessaire 2, record 7, French, droit%20n%C3%A9cessaire
correct, masculine noun
- droit primitif 2, record 7, French, droit%20primitif
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le droit des gens peut être conçu, soit comme étant l'expression de la justice appliquée aux rapports internationaux, soit comme étant l'ensemble des règles qui, à un moment donné, sont effectivement en vigueur entre des États donnés. Dans le premier cas on est en présence du droit naturel, que l'on appelle aussi droit idéal, nécessaire, rationnel, primitif ou objectif. Dans le second cas on est en présence du droit positif, effectif ou établi. Cette distinction, qui n’ est pas propre au droit international, y a une importance particulière pour des raisons d’ordre historique et technique : l'effort doctrinal des théologiens d’une part, l'absence de législateur superétatique d’autre part, expliquent l'attitude fréquemment adoptée par les auteurs du droit international, volontiers enclins à faire appel aux principes du droit naturel pour compléter, amender ou interpréter les données du droit positif. 2, record 7, French, - droit%20naturel
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fraseología
- Régimen jurídico
- Relaciones internacionales
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- derecho natural
1, record 7, Spanish, derecho%20natural
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Primeros principios de lo justo y lo injusto, inspirados por la propia naturaleza. 1, record 7, Spanish, - derecho%20natural
Record 8 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Structural Framework
- General Mechanics (Physics)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- sagging moment 1, record 8, English, sagging%20moment
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Charpentes
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- moment positif
1, record 8, French, moment%20positif
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- interior span 1, record 9, English, interior%20span
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- moment positif
1, record 9, French, moment%20positif
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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