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Trésor public The Trésor public ("Public treasury") is the national administration of the Treasury in France. It is headed by the general direction of public accountancy (Direction générale de la comptabilité publique) in the Ministry of Finances.
Trädgårdsgatan Trädgårdsgatan (Swedish: "The Garden Street") is a small street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. It stretches between the streets Skeppar Olofs gränd and Källargränd, just south of the Royal Palace and north of Köpmangatan.
Trälen Trälen was a reality show on Sweden's TV4 which was broadcast in the autumn of 2006. The show, where a number of people from different parts of Stockholm and different social classes lived together on an island for 40 days, was not particularly successful and its audience decreased rapidly.
Trälhavets Båtklubb Trälhavets Båtklubb, ("TBK"), is one of the biggest local yacht clubs in Sweden. It is situated in Österåker, just outside Stockholm, right in the middle of one of the world's most beautiful archipelagoes.
Tröger's base Tröger's base is an organic compound that exhibits chirality due to the presence of two bridgehead stereogenic nitrogen atoms in its structure. The compound was first synthesised in 1887 1 from p-toluidine and formaldehyde in acid solution.
Trölladyngja Situated in the Ódáðahraun lava field, Trölladyngja is the biggest of the Icelandic shield volcanoes, reaching a height of 1,468 meters above sea level, and rising almost 600 meters above the surrounding desert and lava fields.
Tröllaskagi Tröllaskagi is a peninsula in northern Iceland between the fjords of Eyjafjörður and Skagafjörður. The peninsula is mountainous with several peaks reaching over 1000 meters above sea level, the tallest is Kerling (1538 m).
Trøndelag Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the central part of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. (The districts of Nordmøre and Romsdal, and the municipality of Bindal, originally also was parts of Trøndelag - and the inhabitants there still speak dialects similar to Trøndersk.
Trønderbanen Trønderbanen or Trønder Line is a commuter train service around Trondheim, Norway in the counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag operated by Norges Statsbaner (NSB) with BM92 diesel multiple units. The routes operated are Steinkjer - Trondheim S - Lerkendal and Trondheim S - Røros.
Trøndersk Trøndersk is the Norwegian dialect spoken in the region Trøndelag in Norway. The dialect is among other things perhaps mostly characterized by the use of apocope, palatalization and the use of thick "l"'s.
Très honorable avec félicitations Très honorable avec félicitations, meaning "Highly Honorable with Praises", is the highest academic distinction awarded for doctorates in the French academic system. Equivalent to the US Summa Cum Laude.
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry or simply the Très Riches Heures, The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry, is a very richly decorated Book of Hours (containing prayers to be said by the lay faithful at each of the canonical hours of the day) commissioned by Jean, Duc de Berry in about 1410. It is probably the most important illuminated manuscript of the 15th century, "le roi des manuscrits enluminés" ("the king of illuminated manuscripts").
TrÄiascÄ Regele TrÄiascÄ Regele (Long live the King) was the national anthem of the Principality of Romania and later Kingdom of Romania between 1866 and 1947. The music was composed in 1862 by Eduard HĂĽbsch, an army captain who later became the chief of the music department of the Minister of War.
Trbovlje Trbovlje (population 16,290) is a town and municipality in central Slovenia. Located in the eponymous valley of Trbovlje by the river Sava, the area is known for its rich deposits of coal and one of its three power plants features Trbovlje Chimney - reputedly the Europe's tallest chimney (360 m).
Trbovlje Chimney The Trbovlje Chimney (Slovene: Trboveljski dimnik) is the largest chimney in Europe. The 360 m high chimney of the Trbovlje coal power plant on the shore of the river Sava near Trbovlje, Slovenia, was built in 1976 to spread the pollution of Trbovlje and other towns in the valleys of the Zasavje region over a much larger area of Central Slovenia, instead of concentrating it in a small, single spot.
Tre brødre som ikke er brødre Tre brødre som ikke er brødre (meaning Three brothers who aren't brothers) is a Norwegian comedy television show which ran for six episodes during the autumn of 2005 on the Norwegian state channel NRK. It featured noted comedians Harald Eia, Bård Tufte Johansen and Atle Antonsen.
Tre flip A Tre (Pronounced like "Tray") Flip skateboarding is a flip trick where the board flips like a kickflip and spins 360 degrees backside. This trick is most often referred to as a three-sixty flip, or simply, a 3 flip.
Tre kronor (castle) Tre Kronor (Three Crowns) was originally believed to be a citadel that Birger Jarl built into a royal castle in the middle of the 13th century. The main tower is believed to have existed previous to this, but in a much smaller form.
Treacle tart A treacle tart is a traditional British dessert with a rich, sugary filling in a pastry casing, traditionally with a lattice of pastry strips on top. The name is perhaps misleading in that it is not made with treacle but with a mixture of golden syrup and breadcrumbs.
Tread The tread of a tire or caterpillar track refers to the pattern visible on its circumference that makes contact with the road. As tires are used, the tread is worn down limiting their effectiveness in providing traction.
Treadle (railway) On a railway, a treadle is a device that detects the passing of a train, a bit like a track circuit, and might be used to put a railway signal to stop. The earliest treadles were mechanical devices which looked a bit like a pedal, hence the name, although later electrical and electronic versions lack this physical feature.
Treadmill A treadmill is a piece of indoors sporting equipment used to allow for running without moving any distance. The word treadmill originally designated a type of mill which was operated by a person treading steps of a wheel to grind grain (see treadwheel.
Treadmilling In reference to biological molecules, particularly microtubules and microfilaments, treadmilling refers to the constant removal of the protein subunits from these filaments at one end while protein subunits are constantly added at the other end.
Treadwear rating The Treadwear Grade of a tire is the numeric portion of the Uniform Tire Quality Grade Standards (UTQG) that are printed on the sidewall of a tire. These standards were enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is part of the United States Department of Transportation.
Treadwell Gibbons Treadwell Gibbons (born December 10 1985 in Bermuda) is a Bermudian cricketer, who has played in two One-Day Internationals with the Bermudian cricket team. He also represented them at the 2006 ICC Americas Championship.
Treago Castle Treago Castle was built around 1450 by Richard Mynors, a tax collector in Wales. The name originates from Tre (homestead or farm) and Ago ("Iago" being the Welsh form of James), suggesting there was a previous dwelling on the land.
Treachery of the Blue Books The Treachery of the Blue Books or Treason of the Blue Books (Welsh: Brad y Llyfrau Gleision) was the name given in Wales to the Reports of the commissioners of enquiry into the state of education in Wales published in 1847.
Treachery, Faith, and the Great River "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River" is a season seven episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that first aired on November 4, 1998. The teleplay was written by David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, based on a story by Philip Kim, and directed by Steve Posey.
Treak Cliff Cavern Treak Cliff Cavern is a show cave near Castleton in Derbyshire. It has been a designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest for many years and by agreement with English Nature all the Blue John stone deposits on the visitor route are preserved.
Trealaw Trealaw is the longest village in Rhondda Fawr, stretching over two miles from the junction of Cemetery Road and Brithweunydd Road in the west, to the junction of Ynyscynon Road and Partridge Road to the northwest.
Treap In computer science, a treap is a binary search tree that orders the nodes by adding a priority attribute to a node, as well as a key. The nodes are ordered so that the keys form a binary search tree and the priorities obey the min heap order property.
Treason In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to one's nation or state. A person who betrays the nation of their citizenship and/or reneges on an oath of loyalty and in some way willfully cooperates with an enemy, is considered to be a traitor.
Treason Act 1495 The Treason Act 1495 is an Act of the Parliament of England which was passed in the reign of Henry VII of England. The long title of the Act is "An Acte that noe person going wth the Kinge to the Warres shalbe attaynt of treason.
Treason by the Book Treason by the Book, by Jonathan Spence is a fast-paced historical account of the Zeng Jing case which took place during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of China, around the 1730s. A treasonous letter delivered to Yue Zhongqi triggers a series of investigations which capture the attention of Yongzheng, who is more often than not eager to legitimize his ascent to the throne.
Treason show The Treason Show is a popular topical, satirical sketch show which runs on a monthly basis at the Komedia theatre in Brighton. Its format consists of adpted songs and short sketches all of which poke fun at the news events of the past month.
Treason Trial The Treason Trial was a trial in which 156 people (105 Blacks, 21 Indians, 23 Whites and 7 Coloureds), including Nelson Mandela, were arrested in a raid and accused of treason in South Africa in 1956. This was almost the entire executive of the African National Congress (ANC), Congress of Democrats, South African Indian Congress, Coloured People's Congress, and the South African Congress of Trade Unions (collectively known as the Congress Alliance).
Treasons Act 1571 The Treasons Act 1571 (short title 13 Eliz I c. 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I which superseded the Treasons Act 1534 passed by parliament during the reign of her father, Henry VIII of England.
Treasure Treasure (from Greek θηĎαυĎος; thesaurus, meaning "a treasure of words", is a cognate) is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure (such as in the English Treasure Act 1996).
Treasure Act 1996 The Treasure Act of 1996 is a piece of legislation designed to deal with finds of treasure. It legally obliges finders of objects which constitute a legally defined term of treasure to report their find to their local coroner within fourteen days.
Treasure Houses of England The Treasure Houses of England is a heritage consortium founded in the early 1970s by ten of the foremost stately homes in England still in private ownership, with the aim of marketing and promoting themselves as tourist venues.
Treasure Hunt (UK game show) Treasure Hunt was a popular UK game show, based on the format of the French show La Chasse au Trésor, created by Jacques Antoine. It appeared on Channel 4 between 1983 and 1989 and was revived by BBC Two in 2002-3.
Treasure Hunt Series Treasure Hunt vehicles are toy cars, which were introduced by Mattel in 1995, and consisted of 12 cars; one released per month. The original production run started at 10,000 pieces worldwide, and has since grown due to the demand and increasing popularity of Hot Wheels collecting.
Treasure Hunter G Treasure Hunter G is a Super Famicom turn-based tactical role playing game that was designed by Sting Entertainment (of Riviera: The Promised Land fame) and released by Squaresoft in 1996. The gameplay was unique at the time, using a grid-based system for battles, along with visible enemy encounters.
Treasure chest (video games) In many video games, especially computer role playing games, treasure chests contain various items, currency, and sometimes monsters. For certain role playing games, some chests are actually mimics, which is a monster that looks like a chest, but will attack the player when they attempt to open it.
Treasure Island Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". First published as a book in 1883, it was originally serialised in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881-82 under the title The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island.
Treasure Island (1934 film) Treasure Island (1934) is a movie adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous 1883 novel “Treasure Island”. Jim Hawkins (Jackie Cooper) discovers a treasure map and travels on a sailing ship to a remote island, but pirates led by Long John Silver (Wallace Beery) threaten to take away the honest seafarers’ riches and lives.
Treasure Island (1990 film) Treasure Island (1990) is a movie adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous 1883 novel “Treasure Island”. Jim Hawkins (Christian Bale) discovers a treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the treasure, but pirates led by Long John Silver (Charlton Heston) have plans to take the treasure for themselves by way of mutiny.
Treasure Island (show) Treasure Island is a popular reality television game show produced in New Zealand as well as in Ireland and Australia. In the show, contestants are isolated on a remote Fijian island and compete for a cash prize.
Treasure Island (Scout reservation) Treasure Island is a Boy Scout camp located between Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania and Frenchtown, New Jersey, situated in the middle of the Delaware River and owned by the Cradle of Liberty Council (formerly the Philadelphia Area Council prior to its merger with the Valley Forge Council in 1996). Treasure Island is the oldest continually operated Boy Scout Camp in the country and has had continuous Scouting since 1913.
Treasure Island Causeway Treasure Island Causeway, part of County Road 150, is a series of three bridges (the outer ones fixed, the middle one a bascule drawbridge) crossing Boca Ciega Bay between Treasure Island and St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida.
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino The Treasure Island (since 2003, also known as "ti") is a 2,885--room hotel and casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was built by Mirage Resorts when that company was owned by Steve Wynn, and it is currently owned by the successor corporation, MGM Mirage.
Treasure map A treasure map is a variation of a map to mark the location of buried treasure, a valuable secret or a hidden locale . More common in fiction than in reality, "Pirate treasure maps" are often depicted in works of fiction as hand drawn and containing arcane clues for the characters to follow.
Treasure of Gourdon The Treasure of Gourdon (Trésor de Gourdon), unearthed near Gourdon, Saône-et-Loire, in 1845, is a hoard of gold, the objects dating to the end of the fifth or beginning of the sixth century, which was secreted soon after 524. When it was found the hoard comprised a chalice (illustration, right), a rectangular paten (illustration, below left), similarly applied with garnets and turquoises in cloisonné compartments, together with about a hundred gold coins dating from the reigns of Byzantine emperors Leo I (457-474) through that of Justin I (518-527).
Treasure of Rainbow Beard The Treasure of Rainbow Beard is the 7th episode in season 1 in the Barney and Friends television show which airs on PBS. The episode features Bob West as the voice of Barney, West was featured on the show from 1992 - 2001.
Treasure of the Blind Swordsman Treasure of the Blind Swordsman is the forty-fourth episode of the animated television series Xiaolin Showdown created by Christy Hui. It was directed by Stephen Sandoval and written by Marc Drotman and Eric Molina.
Treasure Planet Treasure Planet is the 42nd animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released on November 27, 2002 by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution.
Treasure ship A Treasure ship is the name for a type of vessel that the Chinese admiral Zheng He commanded on his nine voyages. Treasure ships were mammoth ships with nine masts, four decks, and were capable of accommodating more than 500 passengers, as well as a massive amount of cargo.
Treasure trove Treasure trove is a large amount of gold, silver, gemstones, money, jewellery, or any valuable collection found hidden under ground or in cellar or attics, etc., where the treasure seems old enough to presume that the true owner is dead and her heirs undiscoverable.
Treasure Valley Treasure Valley is a region in southwestern Idaho which includes the five-county Boise Metropolitan Area (Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem and Owyhee), as well as Payette County in Idaho and portions of Malheur County in eastern Oregon. The Oregon communities of Ontario and Nyssa are particularly associated with the region.
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse is a 1984 illustrated book and accompanying video by Sheldon Renan published in the United States by Warner Books (ISBN 0-446-38160-8). The book was designed and promoted as a contest, in which readers attempted to solve the elaborate puzzle contained in the book's story to find the location of real 1 kilogram golden horse buried in a box somewhere on public land within the continental United States.
Treasurer (Kingdom of Hungary) The treasurer (Latin: magister tavernicorum, Hungarian: tárnok(mester), Slovak: tavernĂk, German: Schatzmeister) or in full title main royal treasurer (tavernicorum regalium magister) was the supreme economic officer (a kind of finance minister) in the Kingdom of Hungary till 1848/1918.
Treasurer of Maryland The Treasurer of Maryland (as of 2006 Nancy K. Kopp) is the principal custodian of the State's cash deposits, monies from bond sales, and other securities and collateral and directs the investments of those assets.
Treasurer of the Household The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons. He was a member of the Board of Green Cloth, until the Board of Green Cloth disappeared in the reform of local government licensing in 2004, brought about by the Licensing Act 2003 (section 195)..
Treasurer of the Chamber The Treasurer of the Chamber was a position in the British royal household, separated in 1485 from that of the Master of the Jewel Office and in the department of the Lord Steward. It was an important office of finance under Henry VII and Henry VIII, before the revival of the Exchequer.
Treasurer of the Ordnance The Treasurer of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance and a member of the Board of Ordnance from 1670, when the office was created. The office was abolished in 1836 and its duties merged with that of several others to form the office of Paymaster-General.
Treasures (Dolly Parton album) Treasures was a 1996 Dolly Parton album, comprised of covers of rock and country hits from the 1960s and 1970s. Among the selections were work by Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens and Mac Davis.
Treasures From the Trash Heap Treasures From the Trash Heap is a tour-only album by indie rock band Elf Power. The album, only available from the band at their performances on the initial Back to the Web tour, is a collection of unreleased demos and live songs, as well as cover versions of songs by bands such as R.
Treasures of the Deep Treasures of the Deep was a game released for the PlayStation on July 1, 1998. It was developed by Black Ops Entertainment, notable at the time for flight simulators Agile Warrior and Black Dawn, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
Treasury Accountant The Treasury Accountant is an office with the Treasury of the United Kingdom. It is this office which both manages the finances derived by the Crown Estate lands and makes ultimate policy decisions on behalf of Her Majesty's Government with respect to the Crown Estate lands.
Treasury Board Secretariat The Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) is the administrative branch of the Treasury Board of Canada. The role of the secretariat is to support the Treasury Board as a committee of ministers, and to fulfill the statutory responsibilities of a central government agency.
Treasury tag A treasury tag is an item of stationery used to fasten sheets of paper to each other or to a folder. It consists of a piece of string, typically around 6-8 cm long, with two shorter pieces of string reinforced with metal and set at a 90-degree angle at each end.
Treasury Tax and Loan Treasury Tax and Loan Service is a service offered by the Federal Reserve Banks of the United States that keeps tax receipts in the banking sector by depositing them into select banks that meet certain criteria.
Treat 'Em Rough Treat 'Em Rough (1942) is a movie about a boxer called the Panama Kid (Eddie Albert) who returns to his hometown with his trainer Hotfoot (William Frawley, who later played "Fred Mertz" on I Love Lucy) and valet Snake Eyes (Mantan Moreland) when his father (Lloyd Corrigan) is accused of embezzling, and becomes involved with his father's ravishing secretary (Peggy Moran). Written by Roy Chanslor and directed by Ray Taylor.
Treat Me Like a Lady Treat Me Like A Lady is the name of a 1990 hit single by British pop group Five Star, peaking at UK #54 in March of that year and becoming their first single for more than a year with their new record label, Epic.
Treat Me Like You Do - For Sleepyheads Only Remixed Treat Me Like You Do - For Sleepyheads Only Remixed is the 2003 remix release of the debut album For Sleepyheads Only by Norwegian electronic band Flunk on Beatservice Records. The album was released on CD and double LP, the latter of which came with the extra track "Blue Monday (Blue States Remix)".
Treat U Rite "Treat U Rite" was the first single from Angela Winbush's third album, Angela Winbush. It was her first single in over four years, from her first album of new music in over five years, the song entered the US Billboard chart on February 26, 1994, where is spent twenty two weeks on the chart and peaked at number six.
Treaties between Rome and Carthage The treaties between Rome and Carthage are of fundamental importance towards understanding the relations—diplomatic and otherwise—between the two most important cities of the Mediterranean in those times. They reveal changes in how Rome perceived itself and how Carthage perceived Rome, and they unmask the difference between perception and the actual state of things.
Treaties of Nijmegen The Treaties of Peace of Nijmegen (Negotiations de Nimegue or Negotiations de la Paix de Nimegue) were a series of treaties, signed in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, August 1678 - December 1679, ending war between various countries, including France, United Provinces, Spain, Brandenburg, Sweden, Denmark, MĂĽnster, the Holy Roman Empire m.m, during the Franco-Dutch War (1672-1678).
Treaties of the European Union The Treaties of the European Union are effectively the basic constitutional texts of the Union. They set out the objectives of the Union and establish the various institutions which are intended to achieve those aims.
Treaties of Tilsit The Treaties of Tilsit were two agreements signed by Napoleon I of France in the aftermath of his victory at Friedland in the town of Tilsit in July, 1807. The first was signed on July 7, between Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon I of France, when they met on a raft in the middle of the Neman River.
Treatise (music) Treatise, composition by British composer Cornelius Cardew (1936-1981). Treatise is a graphic musical score comprising 193 pages of lines, symbols, and various geometric or abstract shapes that eshew conventional musical notation (see graphic musical notation).
Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (Commonly called "Treatise" when referring to Berkeley's works) is a 1710 work by the Irish Empiricist philosopher George Berkeley. This book largely seeks to refute the claims made by his contemporary John Locke about the nature of human perception.
Treatise of Pataphysical Anatomy The Treatise of Pataphysical Anatomy is a book exploring the anatomy of the human body through the method of pataphysics. It edited by Gianni Simone and was published in 2003 by SpiderWeb Productions, a publisher in Yokohama, Japan.
Treatise on Astrology of the Kaiyuan Era The Treatise on Astrology of the Kaiyuan Era (), also known as the Great Tang Treatise on Astrology of the Kaiyuan Era in the full title, is a Chinese astrology encyclopedia compiled by the lead editor Gautama Siddha and a numerous of scholars from 714 to 724 during the Kaiyuan era of Tang Dynasty. The book is divided in to 120 volumes and consisted of about 600,000 words.
Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology The Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, published by the Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas Press, is a definitive multi-authored work of some 50 volumes, written by more than 300 authors, and covering every phylum, class, order, family, and genus of fossil and extant (still living) invertebrate genera (although genera with no fossil record have only very brief listing), along with their taxonomy, morphology, paleoecology and stratigraphic and geographical range. The work is not yet complete (for example there is no volume on post-Palaeozoic Caenogastropods) and every so often earlier volumes are revised.
Treatise on Natural Philosophy Treatise on Natural Philosophy was an 1867 text book by William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin) and Peter Guthrie Tait, published by Oxford University Press, that did much to define the modern discipline of physics.
Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Free Will Baptists The Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Free Will Baptists was adopted in 1935 at Nashville, Tennessee as representatives from the two largest groups of Free Will Baptists merged to form the National Association of Free Will Baptists. The treatise sets forth the basic doctrines and describes the faith and practices that have distinguished Free Will Baptists since the early 18th century.
Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope The Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope (1537) (Latin, Tractatus de Potestate et Primatu Papae) is the seventh Lutheran credal document of the Book of Concord. Philip Melanchthon, its author, completed it on February 17, 1537 during the assembly of princes and theologians in Smalcald.
Treatment Action Campaign The Treatment Action Campaign is a South African AIDS activist organization which was founded by the HIV-positive activist Zackie Achmat in 1998. It is unique for combining the issue-specific targeted direct action tactics of North American AIDS groups like ACT UP with the culture and organization of the South African trade union and anti-apartheid movements.
Treatment Advocacy Center The Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) is a United States nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting laws allowing Assisted Outpatient Commitment (AOC) "for individuals who, due to the symptoms of untreated severe mental illness, become either dangerous or in need of treatment and incapable of making rational medical decisions." According to their website, TAC advocates "elimination of legal and clinical barriers to timely and humane treatment for Americans diagnosed with severe psychiatric] disorders who refuse care.
Treatment centre Treatment centres are medical institutions in the United Kingdom which provide routine diagnostic and surgery procedures to day-case and short-stay patients. By diverting these patients away from hospitals, they aim to reduce waiting lists by allowing hospitals to concentrate on emergency and more complex elective cases.
Treatment learner In data mining, a treatment learner is a program used to find rules that change the expected class distribution (compared to some baseline). A classifier is a treatment learned used for recognition tasks, such as identifying defective items in an assembly line.
Treatment learning Treatment learning is a process by which an ordered classified data set can be evaluated as part of a data mining session to produce a representative data model. The data model should describe some key property of the data set.
Treatment of Australian POWs At the fall of Singapore on the 15th February 1942, about 30 000 Australian soldiers were captured and taken to Japanese Prisoner of War (POW) camps in Japan. Whilst the Australians were shocked that they had been forced to surrender, they gathered all they could before they were taken away by the Japanese trucks to the many different Japanese POW Camps.
Treatment of bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder has not currently been cured but it can be managed. The emphasis of the treatment of bipolar disorder is on effective management of the long-term course of the illness, which can involve treatment of emergent symptoms.
Treatment of Polish citizens by occupiers This article deals with the treatment of Polish citizens by occupation forces during the Second World War (1939 - 1945). For discussion of treatment of Polish citizens by race, see Holocaust in Poland and Nazi crimes against ethnic Poles.
Treatment of Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome (also Tourette's syndrome or TS) is an inherited neurological disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of motor and phonic tics. Treatment of Tourette syndrome has the goal of managing symptoms to achieve optimum functioning, rather than eliminating symptoms; not all persons with Tourette's require treatment, and there is no cure or universally effective medication.
Treatment of ulcerative colitis This article concerns the treatment of ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic ulcers, or open sores, in the colon.
Treatment pond A treatment pond is a small body of standing water designed to treat fouled water by anaerobic bacteria. It is largely used by dairy farms and horse- and cattle-holding sheds or barns to handle animal effluent so that it can be returned to the paddocks as fertilizer and irrigating water; however, a treatment pond may also be used for disposing/treating industrial liquid wastes, such as the Martinez, California treatment ponds developed by IT Corporation.
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