Secondary materials that have been manufactured and used at least once and are to be used again secondary standards national ambient air quality standards designed to protect welfare, including effects on soils, water, crops, vegetation, synthetic (anthropogenic) materials, animals, wildlife, weather, visibility, and climate; damage to property. Read more..

Seconds is the name on imperfect fabrics (woven or knitted) containing flaws in the weave, finish, or dyeing, an sold as ‘‘seconds’’. Read more..

Self-assembly (also called Brownian assembly) is a term used to describe a spontaneous organization of individual pre-existing components into an ordered structure without human or supernatural invention. Read more..

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Old 28 29 inch shuttle looms produced denim where selvage closed. Vintage Levi’s jeans had a single red stripe along both selvages. Lee had a blue/green with one; Wrangler’s was yellow. When vintage shopping for jeans wore check jackets and jeans for selvage because they are a great clue to the real thing!

Sensorial Design is a term used to include the presentation of an experience in all senses. For example, Visual Design only covers visual expression and presentation to the visual sense. Read more..

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Sequestration is a common term on carbon removal from the atmosphere and storage in reservoirs (marine or terrestrial). This can be done biologically easy be reforestation, afforestation and practices that expand soil carbon in agriculture. Read more..

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Serotonin is a neurotransmitter produced in the brain that regulates mood, appetite, sleep, and impulse control. It is also known to influence the functioning cardiovascular, renal, immune, and gastrointestinal systems. Read more.