Tactile

The reasons Strike wrote this book. The reasons you re reading this book. Ecstasy is the most benign drug Strike has ever encountered. It is passive yet powerful. By powerful Strike does not mean that it incapacitates or makes one dangerous. It is, in fact, quite the opposite. Its power is in its ability to evoke a total sensory bath of tactile, visual and mental enhancement. One s perception is perfectly clear. Hallucinations are nonexistent. The feeling one has is, literally, ecstasy. Plus, it is one of the few narcotics in the world that is not physically addictive. Why this substance was taken away from the people is a question that only government-funded scientists can answer. 

Physically or chemically modifying the surface of PET fiber is another route to diversified products. Hydrophilicity, moisture absorption, moisture transport, soil release, color depth, tactile aesthetics, and comfort all can be affected by surface modification. Examples iaclude coatiag the surface with multiple hydroxyl groups (40), creatiag surface pores and cavities by adding a gas or gas-forming additive to the polymer melt (41), roughening the surface... 

The air jet textured yam process is based on overfeeding a yam into a turbulent air jet so that the excess length forms into loops that are trapped in the yam stmcture. The air flow is unheated, turbulent, and asymmetrically impinges the yam. The process includes a heat stabilization zone. Key process variables include texturing speed, air pressure, percentage overfeed, filament linear density, air flow, spin finish, and fiber modulus (100). The loops create visual and tactile aesthetics similar to false twist textured and staple spun yams. 

Flavor has been defined as a memory and an experience (1). These definitions have always included as part of the explanation at least two phenomena, ie, taste and smell (2). It is suggested that in defining flavor too much emphasis is put on the olfactory (smell) and gustatory (taste) aspects (3), and that vision, hearing, and tactile senses also contribute to the total flavor impression. Flavor is viewed as a division between physical sense, eg, appearance, texture, and consistency, and chemical sense, ie, smell, taste, and feeling (4). The Society of Flavor Chemists, Inc, defines flavor as "the sum total of those characteristics of any material taken in the mouth, perceived principally by the senses of taste and smell and also the general senses of pain and tactile receptors in the mouth, as perceived by the brain" (5). 

Flavor. The sensation produced by a material taken into the mouth, perceived principally by the senses of taste and smell, but also by the common chemical sense produced by pain, tactile, and temperature receptors in the mouth. 

The properties of textile fibers can be divided into three categories geometric, physical, and chemical, which can be measured with available methods (15—17). Perceived values such as tactile aesthetics, style appearance of apparel fabrics, comfort of hosiery, as weU as color, luster, and plushness of carpets are difficult to quantify and are not always associated with the properties of the fiber, but rather with the method of fabric constmction and finishing. 

Lubricious Coatings for Biomaterials. Coatings of poly(ethylene oxide) when dry are tactile. If brought into contact with water, the poly(ethylene oxide) hydates rapidly and forms a lubricious coating. This type of technology is of great interest for biomedical devices introduced into the human body, such as catheters and endotracheal tubes, and for sutures (114—117). 

To predict the comfort of a material, a combination of hand evaluation, eg, using the Kawabata system, as well as deterrnination of the heat and moisture transport properties, is necessary. Often, these values are correlated with a sensory evaluation of the tactile qualities of the material by a human subject panel. A thorough discussion of the many physical and psychological factors affecting comfort is available (134,135). 

For the above scales, eye protection should be worn and work should be undertaken in a standard fume-cupboard behind a well-anchored polycarbonate screen. It is advisable to wear a protective apron and hand protection whether leather gauntlets or tongs should be used will be dictated by circumstances. Such measures are recommended but it should be ensured that they do not precipitate a hazard as a result of loss of tactile sensitivity (e.g. dropping a flask, overtightening clamps, exerting excessive pressure when assembling apparatus). The material of gloves needs consideration. (PVC but not rubber is suitable for tert-butyl peroxide.)... 

Secure locking nuts Use checklist Stress safety implication of training Locking nuts to give tactile feedback when secure... 

The sensation of pain, following injury or disease, in response to a previously non-noxious stimulus is termed allodynia . Tactile allodynia is caused by... 

Disturbed Sensory Perception Tactile, Auditory, Visual... 

I younger adult receiving the antiparkinsonism drugs especially when taking the dopamine receptor agonists The nurse should assess the older adult for sgns of visual, auditory, or tactile hallucinations The incidence of halludnationsappears to increase with age. 

Cells communicate with each other in order to form and maintain the vertebrate body. Cells must know when and where to move, and what to do once they get there. This is accomplished by sending and receiving chemical, tactile, and perhaps even electrical signals (Cooper and Schliwa, 1986). Cells can be observed responding to at least some of these environmental cues in tissue culture, and also responding to each other. The response of cells to these factors is known as cell behavior. 

Selection of polymers used in the manufacture of chemical protective clothing (CPC) is a complex task. It involves evaluating breakthrough times and permeation rates in conjunction with such task requirements as tactility and resistance to cuts and abrasion. But, it involves a more basic problem — that of deciding which polymer(s), in the absence of test data, might be most likely to resist permeation by a specific chemical. These decisions are faced not only by users of CPC (e.g., industrial hygienists), but also by poljnner chemists and CPC manufacturers. 

Volatile N Toxic M Carcinogien N Task Requirements Tactility N Aqueous N Guts/Abrasion N... 

Material Vendor and Model Tactility Rating Chemical Break- througji Time Estimated Protection Time Chrs)// Thickness in am Permeation Rate Cmg/aq m/min)... 

M) The modd. of the preceding garment is considered to be moderately tactile. 

A century ago, Fick proposed the concept of four primary tastes, namely, sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. It has since been found that taste sensations are not describable by a single collection of discrete primaries. Electrophysiological studies of afierent taste-units in the chorda tympani and glossophyrangeal nerves have revealed that a continuous spectrum of gustation may be based on these four taste elements. Furthermore, the intensities of the tastes that we commonly experience are due not only to gustatory sensations but also to tactile, hot and cold, and, above all, olfactory sensations. The complexities of taste studies are such that, unless one of the taste modalities is singled out for study, there is very little hope of success. 

The packaging of certain dangerous chemicals (e.g. those labelled toxic , very toxic or corrosive must be fitted with child-resistant closures, or tactile danger warnings (for the blind) if sold to the public. 

Association of Pain, neuropathic pain is defined as pain initiated or caused by a primary lesion, dysfunction in the nervous system". Neuropathy can be divided broadly into peripheral and central neuropathic pain, depending on whether the primary lesion or dysfunction is situated in the peripheral or central nervous system. In the periphery, neuropathic pain can result from disease or inflammatory states that affect peripheral nerves (e.g. diabetes mellitus, herpes zoster, HIV) or alternatively due to neuroma formation (amputation, nerve transection), nerve compression (e.g. tumours, entrapment) or other injuries (e.g. nerve crush, trauma). Central pain syndromes, on the other hand, result from alterations in different regions of the brain or the spinal cord. Examples include tumour or trauma affecting particular CNS structures (e.g. brainstem and thalamus) or spinal cord injury. Both the symptoms and origins of neuropathic pain are extremely diverse. Due to this variability, neuropathic pain syndromes are often difficult to treat. Some of the clinical symptoms associated with this condition include spontaneous pain, tactile allodynia (touch-evoked pain), hyperalgesia (enhanced responses to a painful stimulus) and sensory deficits. 

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