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SEM [18 records]

Record 1 2022-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Institutions
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
DEF

A room normally without a bed, usually linked to an hospital.

CONT

Any member using medical services must go through the medical inspection room for any medical reason, eg. an emergency, an admission to the hospital, a momentary discomfort, an annual medical examination, etc.

OBS

In the Canadian Forces, this concept is considered obsolete.

OBS

medical inspection room; MIR: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements de santé
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
DEF

Salle généralement sans lit, habituellement rattachée à un hôpital.

CONT

Tout militaire qui utilise les services de santé doit passer par la salle d'examen médical pour quoi que ce soit, par exemple, une urgence, une admission à l'hôpital, une indisposition passagère, un examen médical annuel ou autre.

OBS

Dans les Forces canadiennes, cette notion est considérée comme désuète.

OBS

salle d'examen médical; SEM : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
  • Military Administration
OBS

staff duties; SD: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
  • Administration militaire
OBS

services de l'état-major; SEM : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

week; wk: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

semaine; sem : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Structure (Trade)
  • National and International Economics
CONT

Giving a trading partner "market economy status" (MES) implies accepting that its domestic prices are largely set by open competition rather than the government.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
CONT

[...] comme la Chine est le pays faisant l'objet du plus grand nombre d'enquêtes antidumping, la reconnaissance du statut d'économie de marché (SEM) représente l'un des principaux objectifs de sa politique étrangère depuis 2003.

Spanish

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Record 5 2018-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Mobile Servicing System (MSS) is a robotic system used for International Space Station [ISS] assembly and maintenance: moving equipment and supplies around the station, supporting astronauts working in space, and servicing instruments and other payloads attached to the space station. The MSS is composed of three separate components: Canadarm2, also known by its technical name, the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM), and the Mobile Remote Servicer Base System (MBS). The SSRMS as part of Canada's contribution to the ISS.

OBS

mobile servicing system; MSS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Le Système d'entretien mobile (SEM, ou MSS en anglais, pour Mobile Servicing System) de la Station spatiale internationale se veut la contribution canadienne à ce méga-projet de construction spatiale. [...] Ce système regroupe cinq composantes : deux bras robotisés, une base mobile, un poste de commande et un système de vision artificielle. La pièce maîtresse est le Télémanipulateur (SSRMS en anglais, pour Space Station Remote Manipulator System) long de 17,6 mètres, doté de 7 articulations motorisées et capable de manœuvrer une charge aussi lourde qu'une navette spatiale.

OBS

système d'entretien mobile; SEM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
DEF

A probable autoimmune disorder precipitated by contaminated L-tryptophan tablets, and characterized by fatigue, low-grade fever, myalgias, muscle tenderness and cramps, weakness, paresthesias of the extremities, and skin indurations.

OBS

The varied symptoms include severe muscle pain and abnormally high numbers of eosinophils. This disease has presented itself only in people taking the amino acid L-tryptophan and it is believed that a specific impurity (probably stemming from a genetically engineered bacterial strain) in lots of L-tryptophan made by a single manufacturer may be the cause of the syndrome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
DEF

Syndrome aigu associant hyperéosinophilie et douleurs musculaires qui a été observé chez des femmes consommant du L-tryptophane, un acide aminé préparé industriellement et préconisé dans certains régimes.

OBS

Le tableau associe fièvre, éruption, douleurs articulaires et musculaires, œdèmes et parfois des troubles neurologiques périphériques.

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Music
  • Arts and Culture
OBS

Founded in 1955, the Society for Ethnomusicology is a global, interdisciplinary network of individuals and institutions engaged in the study of music in all historical periods and cultural contexts.

OBS

SEM is a U.S.-based organization with an international membership of approximately 1,750 individuals dedicated to the study of all forms of music from diverse humanistic and social scientific perspectives. [The Society examines] music as central to human experience throughout space and time, and explore its profound relationship to cognition, emotion, language, dance, visual arts, spiritual belief, social organization, collective identity, politics, conflict and peace, economics, the physical body, and mental health. Through SEM programs and the work of individual members, [this society seeks] to advance academic and public understanding and appreciation of music as a cultural phenomenon of unlimited variety and as a resource that is fundamental to the wellbeing of individuals and communities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Musique
  • Arts et Culture

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Program Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Strategy
OBS

The Global Engagement Strategy provides a framework for the conduct of international defence relations by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces, to promote coherence in allocation of defence resources by setting clear priorities for engagement and partnerships.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes (Forces armées)
  • Stratégie militaire
OBS

La Stratégie d'engagement mondial (SEM) sert de cadre aux relations internationales qu'entretiennent le ministère de la Défense nationale (MDN) et les Forces canadiennes (FC) en matière de défense; elle vise à favoriser la cohérence dans la répartition des ressources de défense en établissant des priorités claires concernant l'engagement et les partenariats.

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)

Spanish

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Record 10 2014-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sciences - General
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
CONT

In scanning electron microscopy (SEM), a fine probe of electrons with energies typically up to 40 keV [kiloelectron volts] is focused on a specimen, and scanned along a pattern of parallel lines. Various signals are generated as a result of the impact of the incident electrons, which are collected to form an image or to analyse the sample surface. These are mainly secondary electrons, with energies of a few tens of eV [electron volts], high-energy electrons backscattered from the primary beam and characteristic X-rays.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences - Généralités
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
CONT

Microscopie électronique à balayage. Les microscopes électroniques à balayage (MEB) utilisent un faisceau d'électrons balayés hautement énergétique pour examiner la surface d'un échantillon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias - Generalidades
  • Fotoelectricidad y óptica electrónica
DEF

Técnica [que] se utiliza para la observación y análisis de superficies suministrando información de relieve, textura, tamaño y forma de grano y composición química [...] de muestras biológicas y minerales.

OBS

SEM por sus siglas en inglés.

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Record 11 2013-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
DEF

The arrangement of CF [Canadian Forces] jobs into structural elements, consisting of military career fields, occupations and sub-occupations that collectively provide the necessary management framework for the personnel life cycle of activities across all components of the CF and throughout the spectrum of conflict.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
DEF

Organisation des emplois au sein des FC [Forces canadiennes] en éléments structurés, comme les champs professionnels, les GPM [groupes professionnels militaires] et les sous-GPM, qui fournissent collectivement le cadre de gestion nécessaire au cycle de vie des activités du personnel dans toutes les composantes des FC et dans l’ensemble du spectre de conflits.

Spanish

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Record 12 2007-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Federal Administration
OBS

Transport Canada. As the department's centre of excellence for results-based management, Departmental Evaluation Services assists TC managers in meeting the federal government requirements for increased accountability, effective and efficient management practices, and value-added and demonstrable results for Canadians. It provides credible, meaningful and timely assessments of the ongoing needs and overall effectiveness of the department's policies, programs and initiatives through the use of evaluation and results-based management.

Key term(s)
  • DES

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Administration fédérale
OBS

Transports Canada. À titre de centre d'excellence de la gestion axée sur les résultats du Ministère, les Services d'évaluation ministériels aident les gestionnaires de TC à satisfaire aux exigences du gouvernement relativement à l'accroissement des responsabilités, aux pratiques de gestion efficaces et efficientes et aux résultats à valeur ajoutée démontrables pour les Canadiens. Ils fournissent des appréciations crédibles, sérieuses et opportunes des besoins actuels et de l'efficacité globale des politiques, des programmes et des initiatives du Ministère en recourant à l'évaluation et à la gestion axée sur les résultats.

Key term(s)
  • SEM

Spanish

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Record 13 2002-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Astronautics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Astronautique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teledetección
  • Astronáutica
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Record 14 2001-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Space Experiment Module (SEM) is an experiment managed by the Goddard Space Flight Center. It is part of an initiative to increase educational access to space. The SEM canister will contain up to 10 small, enclosed modules, each containing a separate, passive experiment, designed and constructed by students. The experiments will remain on the Shuttle during Mission STS-105. Each SEM module and module controller is powered by an internal battery to regulate each experiment operations, timelines and activities.

OBS

space experiment module; SEM: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

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

module d'expériences spatiales; SEM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

PHR

Base mobile, matériel de commande du SEM.

Spanish

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Record 15 1999-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
CONT

To assess degree of sediment contamination, those responsible for environmental assessment of a dredging project can consult the report entitled Interim Criteria for Quality Assessment of St.Lawrence River Sediments issued in 1992 by Environment Canada in conjunction with the Quebec department of the environment. This report gives assessment criteria for three levels of impact: No Effect Level, Minimal Effect Level, and Toxic Effect Level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
CONT

Quant à l'évaluation du degré de contamination des sédiments, un document a été publié en 1992 par Environnement Canada en collaboration avec le ministère de l'Environnement du Québec. Intitulé Critères intérimaires pour l'évaluation de la qualité des sédiments du Saint-Laurent, ce document fournit au gestionnaire responsable de l'évaluation environnementale d'un projet de dragage des critères d'évaluation pour trois niveaux d'effets : le seuil sans effet (SSE), le seuil d'effets mineurs (SEM) et le seuil d'effets néfastes (SEN).

Spanish

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Record 16 1997-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
  • Government Contracts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
  • Marchés publics

Spanish

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Record 17 1993-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

... the identification of a macrophage-derived regulant (EIR-Mo) is established, as is its role in induction of the IgE-binding factor denoted suppressive effector molecule (SEM).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Lymphokines induites par le SFA et déprimant l'expression des RFce.

Spanish

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Record 18 1993-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Reserve, Armed Forces)
OBS

Term and abbreviated form mentioned in Annex A to document FMC 1150-110/S1 (FTC) dated 15 nov 1990 and officially approved by the Army Doctrine and Tactics Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (réserve, Forces armées)
OBS

Forme abrégée et terme français mentionnés dans l'annexe A du document FMC 1150/S1 (CTF) daté du 15 novembre 1990 et uniformisés par le Comité de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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