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Record 1 1987-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airfields
CONT

... an airport master plan "presents the planner's conception of the ultimate development of a specific airport. It ... presents the research and logic from which the plan was evolved and artfully displays the plan in a graphic and written report. Master plans are applied to the modernization and expansion of existing airports and to the construction of new airports ...." ... an airport master plan is only a guide ... for 1) the development of physical facilities of an airport - aviation and non-aviation use, 2) development of land uses for areas surrounding an airport, 3) determining the environmental effects of airport construction and operation, and 4) establishing access requirements of the airport.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérodromes

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Fish
DEF

[An] agonistic display behavior in which a fish faces another fish and flares its gill covers (opercula) and opens its mouth wide.

CONT

In 'frontal display', the fish orients with its head pointed towards another fish, the dorsal surface of the fish is slightly convex with the head lower than the tail, the mouth is open, and the floor of the mouth is slightly depressed.

OBS

This behavior may indicate aggression, territoriality or self defense (by making it appear too large to attack or eat).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Poissons
DEF

... comportement agonostique stéréotypé adopté par certains poissons, dont les salmonidés, pour intimider l'adversaire [et qui consiste] à présenter une taille exagérée [...] de face (frontale) grâce à la contraction de muscles particuliers aboutissant à la courbure du corps, [l']érection des nageoires, l'écartement des opercules ou l'abaissement du plancher buccal.

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bankruptcy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Faillites

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Constitutional Law
DEF

A province whose legislature, for example, has expressed by resolution its refusal to ratify a constitutional amendment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit constitutionnel
DEF

Province, par exemple, dont l'assemblée législative a exprimé son désaccord avec une modification de la constitution par résolution.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Occupational Health and Safety
DEF

The minimum concentration of vapour in air at which the propagation of flame occurs on contact with a source of ignition.

DEF

The lowest concentration of gas or vapour (% by volume in air) that will explode if an ignition source is present at ambient temperatures.

OBS

Expressed, for a gas or vapour, as a percentage in air by volume, and for dust, as the weight of dust per volume of air.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

Concentration minimale de vapeurs permettant la propagation des flammes au contact d'une source d'inflammation.

DEF

Teneur minimale de l'air en une substance pouvant provoquer une détonation sous l'effet d'une étincelle, d'un choc, d'un échauffement, etc.

OBS

Voir les fiches «limite d'inflammabilité» et «limite d'explosivité».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Fuegos y explosiones
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
DEF

Concentración de gas, vapor o niebla inflamable en el aire, debajo de la cual no se formará una atmósfera explosiva.

OBS

Cuanto menor sea este límite mayor será la extensión del área.

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Record 6 2004-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Toxicology
CONT

Reference Concentration (RfC): The RfC is an estimate (with uncertainty spanning perhaps an order of magnitude) of a continuous inhalation exposure to the human population (including sensitive subgroups which include children, asthmatics and the elderly) that is likely to be without an appreciable risk of deleterious effects during a lifetime. It can be derived from various types of human or animal data, with uncertainty factors generally applied to reflect limitations of the data used.

CONT

... interim criteria adopted for assessing the quality of sediment in the St.Lawrence River. Three levels were defined: -No effect level (reference concentration, no chronic or acute effects); -Minimal effect level ... -Toxic effect level ...

PHR

Risk-based reference concentration, short-term reference concentration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Toxicologie
CONT

On peut considérer qu'il existe un cour de doctrine accepté par toute la communauté scientifique et qui s'exprime notamment dans les lignes directrices de l'US EPA [United States Environmental Protection Agency] et le Guide technique de l'Union européenne. On considère [qu'il] existe un seuil d'effet pour les effets de type systémique. Ce seuil, appelé «dose de référence (DRf)» ou «concentration de référence (CRf)», est calculé en appliquant à la DSENO (dose sans effet nocif observé) déterminée par expérimentation animale des facteurs de sécurité.

CONT

Les critères intérimaires pour l'évaluation de la qualité des sédiments retenus pour le fleuve Saint-Laurent [...] sont regroupés en trois niveaux : · Seuil sans effet (SSE) : teneur de base, sans effets chroniques ou aigus; · Seuil d'effets mineurs (SEM) [...] · Seuil d'effets néfastes (SEN) [...]

OBS

Il existe une nuance entre «teneur» et «concentration». «Teneur» désigne la quantité de matière contenue dans un corps, par exemple : teneur en or d'un minerai, alors que «concentration» désigne la proportion d'un composant dans une solution, un mélange, par exemple : concentration en masse, en volume, concentration forte, faible. Dans ce contexte le terme «teneur» est à éviter.

PHR

Concentration de référence basée sur les risques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Toxicología
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Record 7 2018-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
  • Economic Conditions and Forecasting
CONT

Closing, and eventually eliminating, the gap between the percentage of women and men who work may even offset expected economic declines brought on by an aging population.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
  • Prévisions et conjonctures économiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fluctuaciones económicas
  • Previsiones y condiciones económicas
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Record 8 1997-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

Could be a sample of a coining metal or alloy, of a coin to be struck, or of struck coins as for example, the coins which are randomly selected from each production run for the pyx trial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

Peut être un échantillon de métal ou d'un alliage à monnayer, de pièces à frapper ou de pièces produites, comme le sont les pièces choisies au hasard de chaque lot pour un essai.

Spanish

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Record 9 1999-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Shipbuilding Yards and Docks
OBS

Public Works and Government Services Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Chantiers maritimes
OBS

Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada.

Spanish

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Record 10 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A mountain northwest of Jasper National Park, near the border with British Columbia.

OBS

Coordinates: 53° 55' 49" N, 119° 15' 17" W (Alberta).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Montagne au nord-ouest du parc national Jasper, près de la frontière avec la Colombie-Britannique.

OBS

Coordonnées : 53° 55' 49" N, 119° 15' 17" O (Alberta).

Spanish

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