Selective investment theory proposes that close social bonds, and associated emotional, cognitive, and neurohormonal mechanisms, evolved in order to facilitate long-term, high-cost altruism between those closely depending on one another for survival and reproductive success.

Geocaching was conceived shortly after the removal of Selective Availability from GPS on May 2, 2000, because the improved accuracy of the system allowed for a small container to be specifically placed and located.

Though Selective Availability capability still exists, on 19 September 2007 the US Department of Defense announced that newer GPS satellites would not be capable of implementing Selective Availability ;

* 1967 – Catholic priest Philip Berrigan and others of the Baltimore Four protest the Vietnam War by pouring blood on Selective Service records.

Selective reporting has a compounded effect on meta-analysis, which is a statistical technique that aggregates the results of many studies in order to generate sufficient statistical power to demonstrate a result that the individual studies themselves could not demonstrate at a statistically significant level.

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was passed by the United States Congress on September 16, 1940, becoming the first peacetime conscription in United States history.

* March 21 – Vietnam War: In ongoing campus unrest, Howard University students protesting the Vietnam War, the ROTC program on campus and the draft, confront Gen. Lewis Hershey, then head of the U. S. Selective Service System, and as he attempts to deliver an address, shout him down with cries of " America is the Black man's battleground!

* Selective Visibility: The simple ability to see what is occurring on stage.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ( SSRIs ) selectively block the reuptake of serotonin ( 5-HT ) through their inhibiting effects on the sodium / potassium ATP-dependent serotonin transporter in presynaptic neurons.

Selective pressures imposed on one another often leads to an evolutionary arms race between prey and predator, resulting in various antipredator adaptations.

The DVI specification ( see below for link ) does, however, include a paragraph on " Conversion to Selective Refresh " ( under 1. 2. 2 ), suggesting this feature for future devices.

Selective logging effects on abundance, diversity, and composition of tropical understory herbs.

Residents still need a converter box to view KCCO and KSAX on the digital band, though KSAX ia still rebroadcast via Selective TV.

The Selective Service Act of 1917 was passed on May 18, 1917, and by July a lottery was scheduled so that local districts could meet their assigned quotas of men.

On October 27, 1967, the " Baltimore Four " ( Berrigan, artist Tom Lewis ; and poet, teacher and writer David Eberhardt and United Church of Christ missionary and pastor, the Reverend James L. Mengel ) poured blood ( blood from several of the four, but additionally blood purchased from the Gay St. Market-according to the FBI-poultry blood-perhaps chicken or duck used by the Polish for soup ) on Selective Service records in the Baltimore Customs House.

IBM went on to build the Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator ( SSEC ) to both test new technology and provide more publicity for the company.

# Selective distribution means that the producer relies on a few intermediaries to carry their product.

At any given point on the tape, any of the tracks on the recording device can be recording or playing back using sel-sync or Selective Synchronous recording.

* Transmitting a digital distress signal by activating ( or pressing ) the distress button ( or key ) on a marine radio equipped with Digital Selective Calling ( DSC ) over the VHF ( channel 70 ) and / or HF frequency bands.

Conversely, the United States, which did not enter the war until December 7, 1941, following the Attack on Pearl Harbor, instituted the Selective Service Act on September 14, 1940 and extended it by a single vote the following year.

However, the Supreme Court upheld the Military Selective Service Act, stating that " the argument for registering women was based on considerations of equity, but Congress was entitled, in the exercise of its constitutional powers, to focus on the question of military need, rather than equity.

Selective breeding under exposure to chemicals and ultra-violet light made the Caulerpa even hardier, and when it eventually found its way into the Mediterranean, widespread concern developed as several speculative accounts suggested that the plant threatened to alter the entire ecosystem by crowding out native seaweed while being inedible to animals.

The etiology of the fugue state is related to dissociative amnesia, ( DSM-IV Codes 300. 12 ) which has several other subtypes: Selective Amnesia, Generalised Amnesia, Continuous Amnesia, Systematised Amnesia, in addition to the subtype Dissociative Fugue.

Selective reporting has been offered by critics as an explanation for the positive results reported by parapsychologists.

Selective breeding of Rattus norvegicus has produced the laboratory rat, an important model organism in biological research, as well as pet rats.

Selective breeding of albino brown rats rescued from being killed in a now-outlawed sport called rat baiting has produced the albino laboratory rat.

Selective breeding has further enhanced these qualities, creating a truly companionable pet, which quickly becomes a member of the family.

Selective breeding has produced many varieties, differing in colour and shape.

* Selective AVPr1a blockade in the ventral pallidum has been shown to prevent partner preference, suggesting that these receptors in this ventral forebrain region are crucial for pair bonding.

Selective breeding has lightened the ground color and darkened the saddle marks.

Republican Congressman Ron Paul has described income tax as, " a form of involuntary servitude, and has written, "... things like Selective Service and the income tax make me wonder how serious we really are in defending just basic freedoms.

In response, Selective Service published plans for the " Health Care Personnel Delivery System " ( HCPDS ) in 1989 and has had them ready ever since.

Selective demolition has begun to remove some obsolete housing leaving space for redevelopment and investment in education and public services.

Selective breeding over the centuries has developed the breed into its current form.

Selective breeding of plants and animals has led to varieties that differ dramatically from their original wild-type ancestors.

Selective laser sintering ( SLS ) is an additive manufacturing technique that uses a high power laser ( for example, a carbon dioxide laser ) to fuse small particles of plastic, metal ( direct metal laser sintering ), ceramic, or glass powders into a mass that has a desired three-dimensional shape.

Selective breeding for the pet trade has resulted in a wide range of different color and pattern varieties.

Selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation of chorioangiopagus has emerged as an alternative treatment strategy in TTTS with at least comparable if not superior survival to serial amnioreduction.

In a similar vein, the United States has Selective Service, a compulsory registration for military service, which is required of all male citizens and permanent residents ages 18 to 26 ; this requirement theoretically applies even to those residing in the country illegally.

Selective atrophy of the musculus teres minor has been seen and pulled together directly with compression of the corresponding axillary nerve branch or PHCA.

Selective cyclotrimerization of one of a pair of enantiotopic alkynes has also been facilitated by a chiral catalyst.

Selective breeding has also developed mutations ( blue, yellow and silver instead of a green back ) in both body and breast color.

The national government has power, under the Land Acquisitions Act of 1966, to carry out the Selective En Bloc scheme This power invokes the principle of eminent domain as with most urban redevelopment projects.

* In Selective Castle, cards are dealt and played as in Streets and Alleys, but the player has the freedom to choose the starting card for each foundation.