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Record 1 2004-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • Hygiene and Health
OBS

Source: WHO [World Health Organization].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Hygiène et santé
OBS

OMS : Organisation mondial de la santé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puestos gubernamentales
  • Higiene y Salud
OBS

OMS: Organización Mundial de la Salud.

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Record 2 2004-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
  • Criminology
OBS

Ridge characteristic in fingerprint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
  • Criminologie
PHR

anneau médian, latéral.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Policía
  • Criminología
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Record 3 2003-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
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Record 4 1996-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traction (Rail)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forms Design

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimés et formules
OBS

Source(s) : Multiculturalisme.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

circuit ailerons : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) – Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
FB
occupation code
OBS

FB: trade specialty qualification code.

OBS

This is an obsolete title.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
FB
occupation code
OBS

FB : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

OBS

Ce titre est d'usage périmé.

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

A ring-shaped charge that when borne as a cadency mark represents position as a 6th son or descendant of a 6th son.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Figure en forme d'anneau.

Spanish

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Record 9 - external organization data 2003-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Energy (Physics)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

The arrangement of the parts of an atom, which consists of a massive, positively charged nucleous surrounded by a cloud of electrons arranged in orbits describable in terms of quantum mechanics.

CONT

Atomic structure and properties ... A more meaningful definition of "atom" can be made in terms of the internal structure, which has been well understood at least since 1927. In these terms the atom is the unit of matter that contains a small, dense, positively charged nucleus surrounded by sufficient negative electrons to make the whole electrically neutral. Structure. All atoms are about the same size, and this fact is a clue to the nature of their structure. The atomic diameter is about 2 X 10[superscript] -8 cm (2 hundred-millionths of a centimeter). Since this is only 1/1000 of the wavelength of visible light, atoms cannot be seen in the ordinary sense, even with microscope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Chimie
  • Énergie (Physique)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Structure de l'atome [...] L'atome est composé de trois éléments de base : le proton, le neutron et l'électron. Ils sont groupés en : a) Un noyau, très dense, où est concentrée presque toute la masse de l'atome, et qui est formé de nucléons de masses très voisines (1,66.10[exposant]-24g) [...] Ces nucléons sont les protons (P), portant une charge électrique positive (1,6.10[exposant]-19C), et les neutrons (N), sans charge électrique. b) Autour de ce noyau gravitent des électrons [...] en couches successives (K,L,M, ...); à chaque couche correspond un niveau d'énergie [...] La masse de l'électron est environ 1 850 fois plus faible que celle du proton. Le diamètre de l'atome est de l'ordre de 10[exposant]-8 cm, celui du noyau de 10[exposant]-12 cm, c'est-à-dire 10 000 fois plus petit.

OBS

On doit, en principe, dire «structure de l'atome». Toutefois, on parlera de la structure atomique de tel ou tel corps simple.

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
DEF

A pandemic of influenza A(H2N2) in 1957-58.

OBS

First identified in China in late February 1957, the Asian flu spread to the United States by June 1957 where it caused about 70,000 deaths.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
CONT

La pandémie de 1957 («grippe asiatique») provoquée par le virus A(H2N2) et celle de 1968 («grippe de Hong Kong») provoquée par le virus A(H3N2) ont fait ensemble plus de 1,5 million de morts et leur coût mondial a été estimé à 32 $US milliards du fait des pertes de productivité et des dépenses médicales.

Spanish

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