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41Controlled Ecological Life Support System — Controlled (or Closed) Ecological Life Support Systems (acronym CELSS) are a type of scientific endeavor to create a self supporting life support system for space stations and colonies typically through controlled closed ecological systems, such… …
42Controlled grammar — Controlled grammars[1] are a class of grammars that extend, usually, the context free grammars with additional controls on the derivations of a sentence in the language. A number of different kinds of controlled grammars exist, the four main… …
43Self-replication — is any process by which a thing might make a copy of itself. Biological cells, given suitable environments, reproduce by cell division. During cell division, DNA is replicated and can be transmitted to offspring during reproduction. Biological… …
44Self-Strengthening Movement — (zh t|t=洋務運動 or 自強運動); c 1861–1895 was a period of institutional reforms initiated during the late Qing Dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions to foreign powers. [http://www.wsu.edu/ dee/CHING/SELF.HTM] To make peace with… …
45Self-incompatibility in plants — Self incompatibility (SI) is a general name for several genetic mechanisms in angiosperms, which prevent self fertilization and thus encourage outcrossing. In plants with SI, when a pollen grain produced in a plant reaches a stigma of the same… …
46Self-steering gear — is equipment used on ships and boats to maintain a chosen course without constant human action. It is also known by several other terms, such as autopilot (borrowed from aircraft and considered incorrect by some) and autohelm (technically a… …
47Self-surgery — is the act of performing a surgical procedure on oneself. It can be a rare manifestation of a psychological disorder, an attempt to avoid embarrassment or legal action, or an act taken in extreme circumstances out of necessity. Genital By far the …
48Self Certification (New York City Department of Buildings) — Self Certification, officially known as Professional Certification, is a process by which licensed professionals may bypass a full review of a building project by the New York City Department of Buildings.HistoryAccording to the New York Times ,… …
49self-managed — ˌself ˈmanaged adjective [only before a noun] HUMAN RESOURCES self managed workers are responsible for organizing and judging their own work, rather than taking instructions from managers; = self directed AmE: • The Computer Services firm has… …
50self-management — self managed ˌself ˈmanaged adjective [only before a noun] HUMAN RESOURCES self managed workers are responsible for organizing and judging their own work, rather than taking instructions from managers; = self directed AmE: • The Computer Services …
