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AFFECT SIGNALS [9 records]

Record 1 2024-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Devices
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

Active sensors emit energy into the environment, then measure the environmental reaction. Because active sensors can manage more controlled interactions with the environment, they often achieve superior performance. However, active sensing introduces several risks : the outbound energy may affect the very characteristics that the sensor is attempting to measure. Furthermore, an active sensor may suffer from interference between its signal and those beyond its control. For example, signals emitted by other nearby robots, or similar sensors on the same robot, may influence the resulting measurements. Examples of active sensors include wheel quadrature encoders, ultrasonic sensors, and laser rangefinders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs électroniques
  • Automatisation et applications
CONT

Les capteurs actifs émettent une énergie dans l'environnement et mesurent la réaction de l'environnement à celle-ci.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Nervous System
  • Biochemistry
CONT

SSRIs treat depression by increasing levels of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is one of the chemical messengers(neurotransmitters) that carry signals between brain nerve cells(neurons). SSRIs block the reabsorption(reuptake) of serotonin into neurons. This makes more serotonin available to improve transmission of messages between neurons. SSRIs are called selective because they mainly affect serotonin, not other neurotransmitters. SSRIs may also be used to treat conditions other than depression, such as anxiety disorders.

Key term(s)
  • selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor
  • selective serotonin re-uptake blocker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Système nerveux
  • Biochimie
CONT

Les ISRS, en inhibant la recapture de la 5-HT [sérotonine] dans la synapse, augmentent sa concentration et donc son efficacité sur les récepteurs sérotoninergiques synaptiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

It is useful to characterize three types of units : input, output, and hidden. The output units send signals out of the system. They may either directly affect motoric systems or simply influence other systems external to the ones we are modeling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

On peut diviser les unités d'un réseau artificiel en trois catégories : - les unités d'entrée (recevant les messages de l'environnement extérieur), - les unités cachées, - les unités de sortie (communiquant les «décisions» du réseau).

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
CONT

In a long synthetic aperture (array), SAR focusing involves the removal and compensation of path length differences from the antenna to the target on the ground.

CONT

The main advantage of a focused synthetic aperture is that it increases its array length over those radar signals that can be processed, and thus increases potential SAR resolution at any range. SAR focusing is a necessary process when the length of a synthetic array is a significant fraction of the range to ground being imaged, as the lines-of-sight(range) from a particular point on the ground to each individual element of the array differ in distance. These range differences, or path length differences, of the radar signals can affect image quality. In a focused SAR image these phase errors can be compensated for by applying a phase correction to the return signal at each synthetic aperture element. Focusing errors may be introduced by unknown or uncorrected platform motion. In an unfocused SAR image, the usable synthetic aperture length is quite limited.

OBS

SAR focusing: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

Élimination et compensation des différences de trajectoires entre l'antenne et la cible au sol.

OBS

focalisation SAR : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

[In surface analysis matrix effects] cause changes in Auger-Electron, photoelectron, secondary ion yield, or scattered ion intensity, the energy or shape of the signal of an element in any environment as compared to these quantities in a pure element. Chemical matrix effects [cause] changes in the chemical composition of the solid which affect the signals as described above.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

[En analyse de surface, les effets de matrice provoquent] des variations de rendements en électrons Auger, en photoélectrons, en ions secondaires diffusés ou dans l'intensité des ions diffusés, dans l'énergie ou dans la forme du signal d'un élément lorsqu'on compare les quantités observées dans un environnement donné avec les mêmes quantités observées pour l'élément pur. Les effets de matrices chimiques [engendrent des]; changements dans la composition chimique du solide qui affectent les signaux de la façon décrite ci-dessus.

Spanish

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Record 6 1983-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
  • Telephone Facilities
DEF

An extra pair of wires connected in shunt to a main cable pair. The extra pair is normally open circuited but may be used at a future time to connect the main pair to a new customer. Short bridged taps do not affect voice frequency signals but can be extremely detrimental to higher frequency digital signals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques
  • Installations (Téléphonie)

Spanish

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Record 7 1981-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)
OBS

affect signals : term officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)
OBS

influer sur les signaux : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

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Record 8 1980-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
OBS

When(...) bracket(...) structures are used, signals will be located with respect to the tracks on which they affect movements(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées
OBS

Sur (...) les cantilevers multiples (...) l'emplacement des signaux [sera fait] par rapport aux voies sur lesquelles ils commandent la circulation (...)

Spanish

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Record 9 1980-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)
OBS

When(...) cantilever structures are used signals will be located with respect to the tracks on which they affect movements(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)
OBS

Sur (...) les cantilevers simples, l'emplacement des signaux [sera fait] par rapport aux voies sur lesquelles ils commandent la circulation (...)

Spanish

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