Search results for "Self control" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • The control of hormones from the anterior pituitary exerts a negative ... For instance, in fish it is believed to control physiological color change ...
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  • stronghold and solidified Portuguese control of the entire eastern shore ... ceded Madagascar to France in exchange for control of another island nation ...
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  • Keynesian-style fiscal regulation, direct control of manpower, and state control ... * Beveridge, William H. British Food Control. Oxford University. 1928. ...
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  • rapidly increasing forces on the various control surfaces, which led to the ... to flex such that they counteracted the control input, leading to a condition ...
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  • It is concerned with the production, control, transmission, reception ... * [http://www.inceusa.org/ Institute of Noise Control Engineers] ...
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  • Infared light from the LED of a remote control as seen by a digital camera.]] ... IR is the most common way for remote control devices to command appliances ...
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  • of 2005, there is no known safe biological control to be used against ragweed ... It is considered important to control the spread of ragweed in large ...
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  • industrialized nations with effective fly control measures and good hygiene ... profit organizations implement trachoma control programs using the WHO-recommended ...
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  • also contributed to the development of the self-propelled, combined harvester ... monitoring systems, GPS locators, and self-steer programs allow the most ...
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  • order, the powerful army brought under its control the Turkmen, Uzbek, Tajik ... were straining to expand their area of control. After Ahmad Shah sacked ...
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  • a nation’s central bank can maintain control of such reserves by lending ... banks. The central bank retains tight control over its nation’s money ...
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  • affected as those outside the eye that control eye movement, jaw muscles ... *Control and destruction of meat containing trichinae, e.g., removal ...
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  • Tammany Hall is an example of how political parties, because they ... 1840s, the society expanded its political control even further by earning ...
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  • which fetched a high price on the market. Control of these, and other, spices ... power Aksum attempted to assert political control over the fledging Arabian ...
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  • in the field of cults and "mind control," receiving a number ... a person thought to be under "mind control" from a religious or ...
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  • Glasser as a repetitive activity without self-criticism or judgment that ... activity that can help with weight control through the expenditure ...
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  • ==Political self-government== The ancient Greeks used the word “autonomy” ... for various types of rational thought, self-control, and the absence of self ...
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  • Harvard, his famous 1911 textbook, and his control of the Quarterly Journal ... his influential 1911 textbook, and his control of the Quarterly Journal ...
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  • to describe the area still under Muslim control. Eventually a form of the ... the strait, and began a campaign to gain control of the region. Between the ...
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  • During Reconstruction, Radical Republicans increasingly took control ... In state after state in the south, the Redeemers movement seized ...
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  • Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies ... An automaton (plural: automata or automatons) is a self-operating ...
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  • of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. It is an important ... agreements with local Saxon Lords to keep control of their land (under Norman ...
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  • in the 1300s B.C.E. for contested Egypt's control of Syria. Thutmose IV's peace treaty resulted in profitable relations between the two empires ...
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  • Batu subsequently established control over Orda's territorial ... Tatar tribute themselves. To maintain the control over Russia, Tatar warlords ...
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  • pushed out the Tang forces, gaining sole control of most of the Korean peninsula ... who had enjoyed a measure of influence and control during the previous decades ...
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  • of samo and yed, which translates to "self-eater." Since the twentieth ... Those who remained in Europe came under Russian control around 1200 ...
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  • Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based controllers ... may fly without the use of the air traffic control system. Advances in computer ...
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  • lifestyle. It was based on the concept of self-reliance, which powers much ... the New York Sun in 1868, and remained in control of the Sun until his death ...
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  • keeping populations of prey species under control and thus aiding the balance ... They have been successfully employed to control pests on fruit farms, where ...
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  • Although the Eastern Jin had no longer any control over northwestern Korea, evidence points to people's affection for the Eastern Jin. Goguryeo ...
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  • about 58 walled fortresses under Baekje control, and defeated the forces ... Inner Mongolia, which he brought under his control. In 408, the king sent a ...
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  • In zoology, metamorphosis is the process of pronounced and relatively abrupt developmental change in the internal and external morphology of ...
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  • fireplaces, but may also be used for pest control (fumigation), communication ... * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Secondhand smoke: ...
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  • * Bode plots are used in Control Theory. * The Dalitz plot is a scatterplot ... * Nichols plots are used in Control Theory. * The Nolan chart is a ...
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  • Illinois. Around this time Vanderbilt tried to gain control of the Erie Railroad, which brought him into direct conflict with Jay Gould, who was then ...
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  • Another form of social control is expressed in We by Evgeny Zamyatin ... Another feature of social control is the pressure to conform, sometimes ...
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  • size of higher trophic levels through bottom-up control. Top-down control in food chains or food webs limits the number of species on lower trophic ...
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  • tines or blades. Rotary tillers are either self propelled or drawn as an attachment ... Small, self-propelled rotary tillers are used in domestic gardens ...
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  • used by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is ... to other people. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends either: ...
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  • was purchased by Hollinger Inc. Under the control of Canadian conservative ... to those of neoliberalism: tight fiscal control on public spending, curbing ...
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  • the brain that links the body's two control systems, the nervous system ... and other autonomic activities; it is a control center for functions of ...
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  • absorption into the true nature of Self. This has been interpreted ... mind, because the mind is finally under control. Upon entering Nirvikalpa ...
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  • Akbar brought the Ajmer under Mughal control in 1559 until 1770 when ... In 1509, Maharajas of Mewar and Marwar contended for control Ajmer ...
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  • and although it survived, he lost control. In addition to pioneering ... engineering techniques and production control, but maintaining good worker ...
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  • including those that deal with power, control systems, electronics, signal ... of household appliances, or the electrical control of industrial machinery ...
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  • strengthen their bodies and gradually gain control over their central nervous ... stressed the importance of developing self-reliance and independence ...
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  • forces tried bloody repression to retain control and the cities in Cuba remained ... Urrutia, in reality, Castro was in control. == Post-1959 == ...
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  • In 1926, he returned to China and took control of a Kuomintang military ... In 1926, he returned to China and took control of a Kuomintang military ...
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  • a short seminar on statistical process control methods to members of the ... U.S. Census. He taught statistical process control (SPC) techniques to workers ...
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  • and became an advocate of rational arms control and nuclear disarmament. ... chain reaction. German attempts to control the chain reaction sought ...
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  • # Advanced statistical methods of quality control. These methods were ... Much of management theory developed in response to the need to control ...
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  • sizes and shapes are obtained. (The control of crystal size and shape ... make it highly variable and difficult to control. Factors such as impurity ...
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  • and to remove the bureaucracy from their control. During his second term ... policy should be removed from civilian control. He had opposed the Formosa ...
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  • by virtue of the restraining power of self-control." Reason, he insists ... it were irrational, but it teaches us self-control, so that we master all ...
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  • As the Japanese began to take control of Korea, many of the foreigners in the country began to leave. Allen returned to the United States in ...
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  • by one’s wellness commitments include self-responsibility, exercise and ... reduce feelings of anxiety and depression, control weight, and help improve ...
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  • country by fighting with each other for control from behind the throne. ... themselves into a position of considerable control, taking advantage of the ...
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  • Suriname remained under The Hague's control until the decline of traditional ... in 1602, the Dutch set about wresting control of Portugal's overseas ...
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  • mistakenly thought that he could easily control Min Ja-young. Her political ... ===Japan Seizes Control of Korea=== Russia seemed to have the upper ...
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  • be in terms of gaining knowledge, power, self-development, or a loving relationship ... * Conative: meeting goals, developing self efficacy, taking control ...
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  • of common interest, such as narcotics control, human rights, poverty eradication ... *INCB - International Narcotics Control Board == Other Entities == ...
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  • took over the city. Berbers took control of Tunis in 395 B.C.E. but ... When Agathocles left Africa, the Carthaginians took control once again. ...
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  • Stalin to bring Yugoslavia under greater control from Moscow. Later that ... socialism that experimented with self-management of workers in state ...
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  • his 15 year reign, but was unable to control the actions of the court ... Throughout the Joseon period, Korea was still under some control by ...
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  • intelligent behavior. Examples include control systems; automated planning ... in modern industrial and consumer product control systems. ...
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  • only to a person who has achieved self-control and self-mastery. Cyrenaic ... only to a person who has achieved self-control and self-mastery. A truly ...
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  • sealants, masonry protection, graffiti control, semiconductor manufacturing ... water repellents, masonry protection, control of graffiti, ...
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  • ecstasy (literally "being outside the self"). ... to a political reason: the Senate wanted control over the cult and demonstrated ...
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  • of Joseph Medill, and naturally took control, initially with his cousin ... His political career ended when he took control of the Chicago Tribune ...
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  • To show by-standers that everything was under control, two of Capone ... members he had left, Moran managed to keep control of his territory until the ...
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  • The city remained under Hittite control until perhaps 800 B.C.E., ... Byzantine Empire briefly regained control from 974 to 987. When it ...
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  • water heaters, heat exchangers, gauges, and control systems. ... (if any) systems in place to monitor or control the activities of unqualified ...
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  • dealt not only with human relations and self-cultivation, but also with ... Liang (梁武帝) assumed the throne and control over southern China, Zhitui ...
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  • Aristotelian ideal of moderation and self-control, suggesting that some ... moment and relinquishing any effort to control or conquer the environment ...
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  • and the Ottomans—battled for the control of Hungary and ultimately ... Suleiman believed that God wanted Islam to control the whole world and sincerely ...
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  • in 1914, the Union of Democratic Control alongside, among others ... George and his brother Richard took control of their father's business ...
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  • the main island of Japan. After wresting control of the clan from his brother ... eldest son, immediately made a bid for control of the Nagao clan, and succeeded ...
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  • gentry, constantly vying for political control. Concerned about the condition ... affairs, keeping power struggles under control. ==Significance of the ...
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  • forces. Nurhaci consistently maintained control of the two Yellow Banners ... he placed all the Banners under the direct control of the emperor, to avoid ...
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  • to the late eighteenth century, exercising control not only over other Yoruba ... it lost its ability to govern, and control, its provinces who began ...
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  • 1895). After the war he organized a local self-defense unit, which was absorbed ... than anyone had expected. Upon assuming control of Manchuria, he ignored ...
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  • of Hong Kong, which remained under British control until 1997, when, under ... Empire. For many, its transfer to Chinese control in 1997 represented a symbolic ...
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  • primarily to the neural structures that control our eye movements, and to ... saccular signals projects to muscles that control our posture. While the interpretation ...
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  • stimulated resistance to the ideological control of science towards the end ... of the peasants, making them feel truly in control and participants in the ...
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  • factors involve aspects that people can control, such as smoking, high cholesterol ... Reports 55(19). Centers for Disease Control. Retrieved September 12, 2008. ...
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  • in the U.S. Army, where he served as a control-tower operator. His experiences ... working for the Army stateside as a control tower operator. His second ...
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  • of the qualities of patience, self control, discipline, prudence ... # Munyal: Patience, self control, discipline, prudence # Gacce/ Semteende: ...
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  • htm Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.] The major communication ... agencies such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC), are influencing the ...
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  • as well as the existence of censorship and self-censorship in the media, and ... The Ministry also acted as a central control-point for all media, issuing ...
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  • In most cases, each country has monopoly control over the supply and ... In cases where a country has control of its own currency, that control ...
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  • when Gamal Abdel Nasser gained political control of the country. The second ... The main benefit of the Aswan Dam is its ability to control the annual ...
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  • Without some kind of effective control upon their conduct, this would ... There is no power above them, to control any of their decisions. There ...
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  • of different teams and automatic control of machinery becomes harder ... For instance, development of smarter control algorithms, microprocessor ...
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  • smaller council. Pendergast easily gained control of the government. ... pulling of federal funds from Pendergast's control. ...
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  • Although societies have made efforts to control inheritance, ultimately ... quot; is bound to exercise legal control over the assets for the ...
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  • had solidified his Kurdish family's control over the Middle East. After ... By 1200 Saladin's brother, Al-Adil, succeeded in securing control ...
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  • The Irish Rebellion which started in October 1641 brought the control ... 5 by Parliament which gave Parliament control of the local militia called ...
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  • behaviorism, which seeks to understand and control behavior as a function of ... pressing. In this manner, environmental control was easier to obtain and ...
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  • colonies would soon come under German control, and the Madagascar Plan ... whatsoever. The RSHA, he emphasized, would control all aspects of the program. ...
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  • intentions, which are directly within the control of the will, are the fundamental ... creditable action if it is motivated by self interest—such as, for example ...
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