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Record 1 1986-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Mental Disorders
CONT

Trait anxiety (A-Trait) refers to relatively stable individual differences in anxiety proneness, that is, to differences between people in the tendency to respond to situations perceived as threatening with elevations in A-State intensity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Troubles mentaux

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Sociology of the Family

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Sociologie de la famille

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

The process by which course subject matter is placed in an order that will produce efficient and effective learning.

CONT

Wenger discusses didactic decisions in an ITS capable of sequencing and intervening in different forms such as hints, advice, correction, and demonstration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
DEF

Disposition d'une matière d'enseignement dans un certain ordre de succession de façon à rendre l'apprentissage efficace et utile.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
DEF

The transformation of small lymphocytes to blast cells following the mixing of lymphocytes from two individuals in a five-day culture. The number of blast cells produced varies inversely with the histocompatibility of the two donors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Transformation blastique in vitro (apparition de lymphoblastes et de mitoses, incorporation accrue de thymidine) de lymphocytes en présence de lymphocytes allogéniques. On distingue les RLM bilatérales où les deux populations lymphocytaires réagissent l'une contre l'autre et les réactions unilatérales où l'une des deux populations (la population «stimulante») est inactivée par irradiation ou traitement par la mitomycine.

OBS

culture mixte de lymphocytes (J.-F. Bach, P. Lesavre. Op. citation page 365)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
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Record 5 2004-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Vanadate hydraté naturel de cuivre et de plomb.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Vanadato hidratado de plomo y cobre; es un mineral amorfo, de color amarillo.

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Record 6 1992-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
  • Criminology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
  • Criminologie
DEF

Contrats signés avec des spécialistes (psychologues, sociologues, etc.) qui s'engagent à fournir leurs services en priorité au SCC [Service correctionnel du Canada].

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique

Spanish

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Record 8 2012-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Oceanography
DEF

A tide with one high and one low per day.

OBS

There are generally three types of tides: diurnal, ... semi-diurnal, ... and mixed ... The different types of tides occur due to the arrangement of the land on earth, the shape of the local coastline, and the depth of the water near the coastline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Marée qui comporte une pleine mer et une basse mer par jour lunaire.

OBS

L'allure et l'amplitude des marées sont liées à la position relative de la Terre, du Soleil et de la Lune [...] mais aussi aux irrégularités du contour et de la profondeur des bassins océaniques. [...] Le phénomène [...] peut être considéré comme la superposition d'un grand nombre d'ondes et présente, selon les endroits, un caractère diurne, [...] semi-diurne, [...] ou mixte [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Régimen de marea que representa una sola marea alta y una sola marea baja a lo largo del día.

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Record 9 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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Record 10 1989-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

In use at the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

En usage au ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien.

Spanish

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