Ecological Systems, Closed
"Ecological Systems, Closed" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Systems that provide for the maintenance of life in an isolated living chamber through reutilization of the material available, in particular, by means of a cycle wherein exhaled carbon dioxide, urine, and other waste matter are converted chemically or by photosynthesis into oxygen, water, and food. (NASA Thesaurus, 1988)
| Descriptor ID |
D018504
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.157.240 N06.230.124.240 N06.230.150.225
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| Concept/Terms |
Ecological Systems, Closed- Ecological Systems, Closed
- Closed Ecological Systems
- Closed Ecological System
- Ecological System, Closed
- System, Closed Ecological
- Systems, Closed Ecological
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- Project, Breadboard
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Sealed Cabin Ecology- Sealed Cabin Ecology
- Cabin Ecologies, Sealed
- Cabin Ecology, Sealed
- Ecologies, Sealed Cabin
- Ecology, Sealed Cabin
- Sealed Cabin Ecologies
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ecological Systems, Closed" by people in Profiles.
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Human health and performance for long-duration spaceflight. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2008 Jun; 79(6):629-35.
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Human spaceflight health systems for the Constellation Project. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2007 Dec; 78(12):1179-80.
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Recent NASA research accomplishments aboard the ISS. Acta Astronaut. 2004 Aug-Nov; 55(3-9):589-98.
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Effect of lack of gravity on airborne infection during space flight. JAMA. 1970 Oct 19; 214(3):513-8.