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SPECIFICITE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diagnostic specificity
1, record 1, English, diagnostic%20specificity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- specificity 2, record 1, English, specificity
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A characteristic of the performance of a diagnostic test, defined as the proportion of persons with a negative test result among persons who do not have the disease; it is calculated as follows: true negatives ÷ (true negatives + false positives). 3, record 1, English, - diagnostic%20specificity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
STIs [sexually transmitted infections] may be diagnosed in the laboratory using (a) culture, (b) microscopy, (c) antigen detection, (d) nucleic acid detection, (e) serology and (f) surrogate markers. The sensitivity and specificity of these different approaches vary according to specimen type and organism assayed. ... NAATS [nucleic acid amplification tests] are the most sensitive methods, and culture the most specific. 4, record 1, English, - diagnostic%20specificity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
specificity: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 5, record 1, English, - diagnostic%20specificity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spécificité diagnostique
1, record 1, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9%20diagnostique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- spécificité 2, record 1, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
correct, see observation, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractéristique de la performance d’un test diagnostique, qui se définit comme la proportion des personnes qui ont un résultat de test négatif parmi les non malades; elle se calcule ainsi : [vrais négatifs ÷ (vrais négatifs + faux positifs)]. 3, record 1, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9%20diagnostique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La spécificité d'un paramètre est la mesure de l'incidence des résultats négatifs chez les sujets dépourvus d'une pathologie donnée, ce qui correspond aux «vrais négatifs» (VN). [...] Une spécificité de 90 % implique que 10 % des sujets dépourvus de la pathologie étudiée seraient définis comme pathologiques sur la base des résultats de l'examen : ils auraient un résultat «faussement positif» (FP). [...] lorsque l'on sélectionne des patients pour les essais d'un nouveau traitement, on doit privilégier une haute spécificité pour s'assurer que le traitement n'est donné qu'aux patients présentant la pathologie considérée. 4, record 1, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9%20diagnostique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spécificité : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 5, record 1, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9%20diagnostique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- especificidad
1, record 1, Spanish, especificidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Probabilidad de clasificar correctamente a un individuo sano, es decir, la probabilidad de que para un sujeto sano se obtenga un resultado negativo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - especificidad
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- community of identity
1, record 2, English, community%20of%20identity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Act does not define community of interest or community of identity and it is left to the commissions to interpret the meanings of these concepts and how to apply them. 2, record 2, English, - community%20of%20identity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spécificité
1, record 2, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Loi ne définit pas les notions de communauté d'intérêts ou de spécificité; les commissions doivent donc interpréter elles-mêmes leur signification et déterminer leur application. 2, record 2, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
Record 2, Key term(s)
- communauté d'identité
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Antropología
- Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- comunidad de identidad
1, record 2, Spanish, comunidad%20de%20identidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- specificity
1, record 3, English, specificity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An enzymes's discrimination between several substrates competing for an active site. 2, record 3, English, - specificity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- spécificité
1, record 3, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrainte pour le substrat de se combiner au site actif de l'enzyme, ce qui nécessite évidemment une correspondance structurale étroite entre enzyme et substrat (correspondance stérique). 2, record 3, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- especificidad
1, record 3, Spanish, especificidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] muchas enzimas presentan especificidad relativa porque pueden catalizar el mismo tipo de reacción con más de un sustrato estructuralmente similar [...] 1, record 3, Spanish, - especificidad
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-07-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Crop Protection
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- host specificity
1, record 4, English, host%20specificity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The specificity of insects for certain hosts 1, record 4, English, - host%20specificity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Protection des végétaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- spécificité d'hôte
1, record 4, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9%20d%27h%C3%B4te
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- spécificité 2, record 4, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gamme des hôtes d'un agent de lutte biologique allant de l'agent hyperspécialisé qui se développe sur une seule espèce ou souche de son hôte (monophage), à l'agent généralisé avec un nombre d'hôtes élevé appartenant à plusieurs groupes d'organismes (polyphage). 3, record 4, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9%20d%27h%C3%B4te
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La spécificité des micro-organismes entomopathogènes et son rôle en lutte biologique 1, record 4, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9%20d%27h%C3%B4te
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de las plantas
- Protección de las plantas
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- especificidad
1, record 4, Spanish, especificidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Medida del rango de hospederos de un agente de control biológico bajo una escala que va desde el especializado extraordinariamente, que sólo puede completar el desarrollo en una especie o cepa única de su huésped (monófago) hasta el general, con muchos hospederos que comprenden varios grupos de organismos (polífago). 1, record 4, Spanish, - especificidad
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-07-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Pharmacodynamics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- specificity
1, record 5, English, specificity
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
No drug known is completely specific in the sense of acting on exclusively one type of cell or tissue, to produce only one type of effect. However, the therapeutic usefulness of a drug is usually directly related to its degree of specificity. 2, record 5, English, - specificity
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pharmacodynamie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- spécificité
1, record 5, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La spécificité d'un médicament signifie que son action est particulièrement efficace sur une seule maladie. 1, record 5, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Farmacodinámica
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- especificidad
1, record 5, Spanish, especificidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-05-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- specificity
1, record 6, English, specificity
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- spécificité
1, record 6, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Analyse factorielle. 2, record 6, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Encuestas estadísticas
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- especificidad
1, record 6, Spanish, especificidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-05-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- selectivity
1, record 7, English, selectivity
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While the plate theory and the various rate theories of chromatography describe the distribution of a solute in the system, selectivity is a consideration of the relative distributions of two or more solutes in a chromatographic process. The ability of chromatography to separate two solutes depends on the selectivity of the process and the degree to which the system can distinguish thermodynamically between the solutes. Selectivity, then, is simply a measure of the relative retention or relative mobilities of two solutes. 2, record 7, English, - selectivity
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- sélectivité
1, record 7, French, s%C3%A9lectivit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- spécificité 2, record 7, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- rétention sélective 3, record 7, French, r%C3%A9tention%20s%C3%A9lective
feminine noun
- rétention relative 4, record 7, French, r%C3%A9tention%20relative
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La résolution augmente avec le facteur de sélectivité qui mesure les différences de distribution des deux substances entre les deux phases. 3, record 7, French, - s%C3%A9lectivit%C3%A9
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La sélectivité étant fonction des coefficients de distribution des constituants du mélange à analyser, elle peut être modifiée: en changeant la nature et la composition de la phase mobile [...]; en changeant la nature de la phase stationnaire; en modifiant la température. 3, record 7, French, - s%C3%A9lectivit%C3%A9
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
sélectivité optimale. 4, record 7, French, - s%C3%A9lectivit%C3%A9
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 PHR
optimiser la sélectivité. 4, record 7, French, - s%C3%A9lectivit%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1995-02-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Painting (Arts)
- Art History and Theory
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- uniqueness
1, record 8, English, uniqueness
proposal
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the description of an art work by Harold Town, entitled "Music behind". 2, record 8, English, - uniqueness
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Peinture (Arts)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- spécificité
1, record 8, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la peinture, dans la recherche de son autonomie et de sa spécificité. 1, record 8, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1995-01-18
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Federalism
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- distinctiveness
1, record 9, English, distinctiveness
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Fédéralisme
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- spécificité
1, record 9, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- particularisme 1, record 9, French, particularisme
masculine noun
- particularité 1, record 9, French, particularit%C3%A9
feminine noun
- statut particulier 1, record 9, French, statut%20particulier
avoid, masculine noun, Canada
- statut distinctif 1, record 9, French, statut%20distinctif
avoid, masculine noun, Canada
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces termes ne sont pas toujours interchangeables. 1, record 9, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1985-10-28
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Sociology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- specific character 1, record 10, English, specific%20character
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- spécificité 1, record 10, French, sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il n'y a pas un public, mais des publics qui se renouvellent et en chacun, leur spécificité (EX 1219, p. 68) 1, record 10, French, - sp%C3%A9cificit%C3%A9
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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