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QUESTION OUVERTE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour Disputes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hearing
1, record 1, English, hearing
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A session during which an applicant's grievance is heard by a PSLRB [Public Service Labour Relations Board] adjudicator. 2, record 1, English, - hearing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conflits du travail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- audience
1, record 1, French, audience
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Séance au cours de laquelle un arbitre de grief de la CRTFP [Commission des relations de travail dans la fonction publique] entend le grief d’un demandeur. 2, record 1, French, - audience
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nouvelle méthode d’enquête sur les plaintes employée à la Commission de la fonction publique : au lieu de procéder à des entrevues individuellement sur place, toutes les parties concernées par une affaire sont convoquées à une audience. Tous les renseignements pertinents sont alors communiqués, et les parties ont l'occasion de réfuter ou de mettre en question immédiatement les faits présentés. Cette méthode offre notamment l'avantage de laisser à tout moment la porte ouverte à un règlement. NOTA : ne pas confondre avec audition, qui se dit aussi «hearing» en anglais(voir BT-194, Vocabulaire de l'administration publique et de la gestion, s. v. «hearing»). 3, record 1, French, - audience
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Conflictos del trabajo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- audiencia
1, record 1, Spanish, audiencia
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Parliamentary Language
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- open question
1, record 2, English, open%20question
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an open question, upon which each member of the Cabinet is at perfect liberty to exercise his own judgement in supporting that question if brought forward by others, or in propounding it either in the Cabinet or to Parliament. But if any member of the Cabinet should deem it an indispensable duty to bring forward individually the Catholic question in Parliament, he is distinctly to state that he does so in his individual capacity. 1, record 2, English, - open%20question
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- question ouverte
1, record 2, French, question%20ouverte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cependant, Monsieur le Président, la question de savoir si le Code de gérance de l'environnement est toujours en vigueur et s’il continue de s’appliquer à ces organismes qui ne sont pas tenus de produire une stratégie de développement durable demeure une question ouverte. 1, record 2, French, - question%20ouverte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-07-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- leptin
1, record 3, English, leptin
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Leptin was identified in 1994 as the product of a gene that is defective in an obese strain of mice, ob/ob. Injection of leptin into the obese mice led to a return to normal weight, a result that made news headlines way beyond the scientific press. Further studies have shown that weight loss is a complex process, involving impaired response to leptin or the leptin receptor. 1, record 3, English, - leptin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Cytokine Bulletin, Summer 1996. Leptin, an Obesity Factor. Leptin was identified in 1994 as the product of a gene that is defective in an obese strain in INTERNET at the address mentioned in c. 2, record 3, English, - leptin
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- leptine
1, record 3, French, leptine
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depuis l’isolement du gène ob en 1994, on a montré que son produit, baptisé leptine, peut corriger plusieurs types d’obésité chez la souris, liés ou non à une mutation de ce gène. 2, record 3, French, - leptine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le gène de la leptine serait bien associé aux formes extrêmes d’obésité humaine. Ce résultat est publié par les équipes du CNRS EP10(Lille) et du service de nutrition de l'Hôtel-Dieu(Paris), alors que certaines observations commençaient à faire douter que ce gène, mis en cause dans un modèle murin d’obésité, ait un rôle dans l'affection chez l'homme. Comme la démonstration qui vient d’être apportée ne concerne que les obésités extrêmes, la question du déterminisme génétique reste toutefois ouverte pour les obésités "tout venant ". 3, record 3, French, - leptine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-04-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- extended open-response question 1, record 4, English, extended%20open%2Dresponse%20question
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- question ouverte à réponse développée
1, record 4, French, question%20ouverte%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9ponse%20d%C3%A9velopp%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-10-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- partially closed-ended question
1, record 5, English, partially%20closed%2Dended%20question
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A question type used in interview situations. To the respondent, the question sounds open, but the interviewer has a pre-coded sheet for his responses. 1, record 5, English, - partially%20closed%2Dended%20question
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- question partiellement fermée
1, record 5, French, question%20partiellement%20ferm%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Genre de question employée dans des interviews. L'enquêté croit que la question est ouverte, mais l'intervieweur enregistre les réponses sur une feuille pré-codée où sont indiquées les diverses catégories possibles. 1, record 5, French, - question%20partiellement%20ferm%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1982-03-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- understimulate 1, record 6, English, understimulate
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- ne pas stimuler suffisamment 1, record 6, French, ne%20pas%20stimuler%20suffisamment
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le danger de la question ouverte est qu'elle peut ne pas stimuler suffisamment(understimulate) le répondant;(...) 1, record 6, French, - ne%20pas%20stimuler%20suffisamment
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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