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Record 1 2006-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Air Navigation Aids
OBS

(radar).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

The regulation of gene expression in response to fluctuations in cell-population density.

CONT

The discovery that bacteria are able to communicate with each other changed our general perception of many single, simple organisms inhabiting our world. Instead of language, bacteria use signalling molecules which are released into the environment. As well as releasing the signalling molecules, bacteria are also able to measure the number (concentration) of the molecules within a population. Nowadays we use the term 'Quorum Sensing' (QS) to describe the phenomenon whereby the accumulation of signalling molecules enable a single cell to sense the number of bacteria (cell density). In the natural environment, there are many different bacteria living together which use various classes of signalling molecules. As they employ different languages they cannot necessarily talk to all other bacteria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Ensemble de mécanismes régulateurs qui contrôlent l'expression coordonnée de certains gènes bactériens au sein d'une même population bactérienne.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
  • Psychology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
  • Psychologie

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Artemisia tilesii
Latin
Artemisia hookeriana
Latin
Artemisia hultenii
Latin
Artemisia tilesii subsp. gormanii
Latin
Artemisia tilesii subsp. hultenii
Latin
Artemisia tilesii subsp. elatior
Latin
Artemisia tilesii subsp. unalaschensis
Latin
Artemisia vulgaris subsp. tilesii
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Asteraceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Artemisia tilesii
Latin
Artemisia hookeriana
Latin
Artemisia hultenii
Latin
Artemisia tilesii subsp. gormanii
Latin
Artemisia tilesii subsp. hultenii
Latin
Artemisia tilesii subsp. elatior
Latin
Artemisia tilesii subsp. unalaschensis
Latin
Artemisia vulgaris subsp. tilesii
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Asteraceae.

Spanish

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Record 7 2020-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Logistics
  • Air Forces
OBS

Logistics Programs 2; Log Prog 2: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (Air Command, Winnipeg).

Key term(s)
  • Logistics Programmes 2

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
  • Logistique militaire
  • Forces aériennes
OBS

Programmes de logistique 2; Prog Log 2 : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes (Commandement aérien, Winnipeg).

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

The objective of this organization, which is established in Calgary, Alberta, is to alleviate poverty, chronic unemployment, disease, hunger, homelessness and the causes of same, in Canada and less developed countries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

Organisme établi à Calgary (Alberta).

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Our clients involvement in 'just in time' online learning may be in the context of a one off activity or a longer term program involving the gradual drip feeding of an appropriate learning experience at the appropriate time and place.

CONT

Just-in-Time (JIT) e-learning allows employees to access a snippet of information that's pertinent to their job, as opposed to taking an entire course. This facilitates knowledge sharing and productivity in companies.

Key term(s)
  • JIT eLearning
  • just in time e-learning
  • just in time eLearning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
Key term(s)
  • apprentissage en ligne juste à temps
  • apprentissage en ligne et en juste à temps

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 10 - external organization data 2002-09-04

English

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

A radioactive element belonging to the halogens discovered by bombarding bismuth with helium nuclei and also formed by radioactive decay.

DEF

Nonmetallic element of atomic number 85. Group VIIA of Periodic Table; atomic weight 210. Heaviest member of the halogen family. It has 20 isotopes, all radioactive; derived by alpha bombardment of bismuth. ... Astatine occurs in nature to the extent of about one ounce in entire earth's crust. Like iodine, it concentrates in the thyroid gland. Its use in medicine is still experimental.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Corps simple, le cinquième et le plus lourd du groupe des halogènes, de symbole At, de masse atomique 210, de numéro atomique 85 (ancien ekaiode), préparé au cyclotron en bombardant une cible d'oxyde de bismuth avec des hélions de 25 MeV.

CONT

L'astate existe en quantités infinitésimales comme produit de désintégration radioactive naturelle de l'uranium. L'astate 211 est obtenu par bombardement d'une cible en bismuth refroidie, par des particules [alpha] de haute énergie. On évapore de la cible l'astate formé à basse pression.

OBS

Il semble [que la chimie de l'astate] s'apparente à celle de l'iode [...] On peut considérer ainsi qu'il fait partie de la famille des halogènes dans laquelle il était prévu sous le nom provisoire d'éka-iode. D'autres isotopes sont connus, mais aucun d'eux n'est stable (d'où le nom d'astate [du grec «astatos», qui signifie instable] qui a été donné à ce corps).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
DEF

Elemento químico artificial, radiactivo, de símbolo At, número atómico 85, masa del isótopo menos inestable 210 y configuración electrónica (Xe)4f145d106s²6p5, con 29 nucleidos, ninguno estable.

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