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Record 1 2016-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Administration
DEF

A district distinguished from others in the region, typically by a set of initials or numbers, in order to make the sorting and delivery of post more efficient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration postale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración de correos
CONT

[…] desde principios de los años 70 del siglo XX, existían en las principales ciudades [de España] los denominados "distritos postales", que abarcaban zonas más amplias que los códigos postales que luego se introdujeron.

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Record 2 2014-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Life
  • Emergency Management
CONT

When developing a mass fatalities kit, the medical examiner should consider including a large quantity of location markers and colored preprinted tags with tracking numbers.... Planners should consider preparing and storing a mass fatalities kit containing nonperishable supplies, at select local emergency management... installations throughout the region.

Key term(s)
  • mass fatalities response kit
  • mass fatalities incident kit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Gestion des urgences

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
CONT

The alfalfa stem nematode(Ditylenchus dipsaci(Kuhn) Filipjev), also known as the bulb and stem nematode, occurs in almost every alfalfa growing region of the world and is considered the most serious nematode problem on this crop.... A characteristic known only in this species of nematode is its habit of congregating in large numbers on infested tissue. The mass of nematodes is referred to as "nema wool. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
CONT

Le nématode des tiges (Ditylenchus dipsaci) [...] est un important ravageur des plantes herbacées et à bulbes, notamment de nombreuses plantes d'ornement. [...] les juvéniles du 4e stade se rassemblent souvent par milliers, et forment en se desséchant des masses jaunâtres laineuses («laine de nématodes»).

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Geophysics
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Instrument for measuring the opacity of the ionosphere during the absence of ionospheric disturbances by determining the absorption of electromagnetic energy emitted by an extraterrestrial cosmic radio noise.

CONT

Riometers measure the absorption of radio-noise from the stars(’cosmic-noise’) in the ionosphere. They usually operate at frequencies between 25Mhz and 50 Mhz where radio-waves are absorbed when there are significant numbers of free electrons in the height region from about 60-110 km. They make continuous observations of the noise-level and observe deceases in noise relative to the quiet-day level, when high-energy electrons and protons precipitate and cause increased ionisation.

OBS

From RIO (relative ionospheric opacity) and meter (measuring device).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Géophysique
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Instrument de mesure de l'opacité ionosphérique en l'absence de perturbations ionosphériques en déterminant l'absorption de l'énergie électromagnétique émise par les sources radioélectriques cosmiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos científicos
  • Geofísica
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Equipo para determinar la opacidad ionosférica en ausencia de perturbaciones ionosféricas, determinando la absorción de la energía electromagnética emitida por el ruido radioeléctrico cósmico extraterrestre.

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Record 5 2011-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
DEF

A large, relatively dust-free, spherical region surrounding a spiral galaxy, such as our own [Milky Way].

OBS

The inner, visible part of the halo, which has roughly the same diameter as the galactic disk, is occupied by Population II objects, including globular clusters and old, individual stars. Beyond this is a much larger region, called the dark halo or extended halo, containing large amounts of dark matter, the presence of which is revealed by its gravitational effect on the galaxy's rotation. The nature of galactic dark matter is still undetermined but the most popular theory, supported by some recent observations, is that the dark halo is home to vast numbers of small, unseen bodies known as MACHOs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
CONT

Le halo galactique est une région de l'espace entourant les galaxies spirales, et notamment notre Galaxie, la Voie lactée. On pense que le halo galactique est principalement constitué d'étoiles, de gaz et de matière noire. Dans une galaxie elliptique, il n'y a pas de transition nette entre le corps de la galaxie et le halo.

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
OBS

Canada-Pakistan Association was established to help and establish our community in Canada, and we very successfully completed various tasks. The National Capital Region population is fast growing with Pakistan Canadians. These numbers will increase with new developments in the area in the next 10 years. We as the representative of our community has responsabilities to protect and establish ourselves in Canadian society which in turns will establish Canada as a whole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

A benign tumor characterized by lobulated areas of spindle-shaped or stellate cells with abundant myxoid or chondroid intercellular material, separated by zones of more cellular tissue rich in spindle-shaped or round cells with a varying number of multinucleated giant cells of different sizes.

OBS

Large pleomorphic cells may be present and can result in confusion with chondrosarcoma.

OBS

This type of lesion is usually situated in the metaphyseal region of a long bone, particularly the upper tibia, and produces an expansion of part of the cortex. Lesions of the tarsal and metatarsal bones are not infrequent. The patients are adolescents or young adults, and males and females are affected in equal numbers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Tumeur bénigne, caractérisée par une structure histologique lobulée, fibromyxoïde et chondroïde.

Key term(s)
  • fibrome chondro-myxoïde

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
CONT

Sufficient numbers of case studies now exist in the conservation biology literature to draw credible conclusions about roughly the percentage of an area or region that needs to be protected or specially managed to conserve normal biological diversity. As well, increasingly, the need for selected buffer zones and required linkages and corridors between such core areas and regions is being documented.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
CONT

Par ailleurs, nous comprenons de mieux en mieux la nécessité de prévoir des zones tampons et des liens physiques, ou corridors, entre ces régions protégées.

Spanish

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Record 9 1995-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The language spoken by the Tungan, a Mongolized Turkish people of Turkestan found also in large numbers in Kansu Province and the Sining region of Chinghai Province in northwest China.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue parlée par les Tungan (Dungan), peuple turc habitant Turkestan, la Province de Kan-sou et la région de Xining dans la province de Qinghai au nord-ouest de la Chine.

Spanish

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Record 10 1993-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

Human leukocyte antigen... governed by genes of the HLA complex(the human major histocompatibility complex), a region of the short arm of chromosome 6 containing several genetic loci, each having multiple alleles. Loci are designated by letters, HLA-A,-B,-C,-DP,-DQ,-DR(there are at least three sub-loci in the D region),-MB, MT, and Te, and alleles at each locus by numbers, e. g., HLA-A1, provisional designations being indicated by "w"(for "workshop"), e. g., HLA-DRw10....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
CONT

Les antigènes HLA-DR [...] sont présents sur un faible nombre de cellules de l'organisme : les lymphocytes B, les lymphocytes T activés, notamment par la PHA et les lymphocytes T cytotoxiques, les macrophages, les cellules endothéliales des vaisseaux, les cellules épidermiques et les spermatozoïdes. Les études ont montré qu'ils étaient codés par un locus proche du locus HLA-D d'où leur dénomination d'antigènes DR (D related).

Spanish

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