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21Self-publishing — is the publishing of books and other media by the authors of those works, rather than by established, third party publishers. Although it represents a small percentage of the publishing industry in terms of sales, it has been present in one form… …
22Self-bondage — is the practice of sexual bondage on oneself, or the application of restraints to oneself for the purpose of sexual pleasure. Self bondage is characterised by experimentation and ingenuity and has differs from conventional bondage in that it: *… …
23Self-refuting idea — Self refuting ideas are ideas or statements whose falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding them to be true. Many ideas are accused by their detractors of being self refuting, and such accusations are therefore almost… …
24Self-determination theory — (SDT) is a general theory of human motivation concerned with the development and functioning of personality within social contexts. The theory focuses on the degree to which human behaviors are volitional or self determined that is, the degree to …
25Self-cleaning glass — is a specific type of glass with surface which keeps itself free of dirt and grime through natural processes.The first self cleaning glass was based on thin film titanium dioxide coating. The glass cleans itself in two stages. The photocatalytic… …
26self-correcting — ˌself corˈrecting adjective formal ECONOMICS a self correcting system, activity etc will, when it is in a bad state, improve without anyone having to take action: • In the West, depressions are often cyclical and essentially self correcting. •… …
27self-correct — self correcting ˌself corˈrecting adjective formal ECONOMICS a self correcting system, activity etc will, when it is in a bad state, improve without anyone having to take action: • In the West, depressions are often cyclical and essentially self… …
28self-liquidating — ˌself ˈliquidating adjective 1. BANKING a self liquidating loan is for a short period of time and used to complete a particular investment, activity etc. The loan is usually paid back with profit made from the investment: • It was difficult to… …
29self-devotion — self devoted, adj. self devotedly, adv. self devotedness, n. /self di voh sheuhn, self /, n. 1. intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science. 2. devotion of oneself to the care or service of another or …
30self-sustaining — ˌself susˈtaining also ˌself supˈporting adjective continuing to succeed and grow without help or money from outside: • While the newsletter is a good idea, it will be several years before it is self sustaining. • The company has demonstrated the …
