Sensitization

utilized to sensitize the journalist community vis-à-vis torture in the legal system and further engage them to play their part in eradication of torture. The sessions will be further utilized to form four Commissions Against Torture (CAT). The initial phase trainings will have twenty five journalists each, while the second phase training will have a total of twenty journalists, nominated from the initial phase. Four Consultants experts will be hired to facilitate for each consultative sessions. Four CATs will be formed from these journalists at the end of second phase (one in each province). Each CAT will consist of five members and will have the responsibility of documenting and reporting incidents of torture, while raising awareness and sensitization regarding…

Sensitization, which is a largely significant subdivision of nonassociative learning, was extensively used by both voters and candidates. Nonassociative learning is the recognition, understanding, and ultimate reaction to a stimulus that occurred in an organism’s environment. Sensitization occurs when such a stimulus leads the organism’s behavior to alter or intensify in response to this stimulus. Hillary Clinton, for example, became sensitized to the discussion of Trump’s sexual misconduct…

The purpose of Learn Self Defense was to convince the audience to take some form of personal safety class, while staying semi-neutral on the gun control controversy; Sensitization was intended to teach the audience the process of an allergic reaction in a memorable, thought provoking manner. Both fulfilled their goals, but Self Defense was considered emotionally powerful whereas Sensitization was merely interesting. I found the contrast rather intriguing, as I had previously written a research…

B. Sensitization There are two types of sensitization tests that are generally submitted in support of IDE and marketing applications: the Guinea Pig Maximization Test and the Local Lymph Node Assay. In addition, the Buehler method can be used for topical devices only (i.e., those in contact with skin), per ISO 10993-10. Guinea Pig Maximization Test (GPMT) For this test, male and/or female healthy young adult animals are used. If female animals are used, the animals should be nulliparous and…

Chapter IV Prey Sensitization, Learning and Memory in Reduviids: Implications in Biological Control 4.1. Introduction Sensitization is an increasing response to a stimulus presented repeatedly while habituation denotes a failure of response to the stimulus (Staddon, 1988). The process of sensitization has enormous adaptive value. When a prey escapes from the clutches of a predator as a result of exhibiting a response, it gets sensitized. If and when a second attempt at capture is initiated by…

Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) represent a set of musculoskeletal disorders associated with the masticatory system and a number of symptoms. Pain is the most common symptom usually concentrated in masticatory muscles and/or temporomandibular joints (TMJs), but exacerbated by mandibular movement and stomatognathic functions. TMD seems to be of multifactorial etiology, including parafunctional habits, bruxism, deleterious body posture, occlusal features, growth abnormalities, trauma, overload…

As some people develop addictions to drugs, and not others, it’s interesting to think about why. Robinson and Berridge go into many complex neurological explanations for this issue, mainly involving animals, but that can, however, carry over into humans. Why certain people can start taking an addictive drug and stop when they so choose, and why others cannot, is interesting to think about. As no two people are the same, there’s obviously not a single, distinctive way to determine a definite…

DEVELOPMENT OF PEANUT ALLERGY Peanut allergies are one of the most prevalent food allergies, along with egg, milk, tree nut, fish, shellfish, wheat and soy [8a]. The exact cause of the development of peanut allergies is still unknown. Studies have showed a positive correlation between mothers eating peanuts during pregnancy and lowered occurrence of peanut allergy in the offspring [1,2]. However, this is contradicted by studies that found no apparent effect of maternal peanut consumption on…

An Rh-negative woman may be exposed to the D antigen in her first pregnancy, through bleeding during delivery, medical procedures such as chorionic villus sampling, through a previous miscarriage or by receiving D-positive RBCs via transfusion. The initial exposure produces mainly IgM antibodies, which do not cross the placenta, but a second exposure will cause rapid production of IgG anti-D, causing future pregnancies with Rh-positive fetuses to be at risk. During prenatal testing, D-negative…

Lamina II contains neurons that release γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glycine or enkalphins which inhibits further conduction of nociceptive stimulus (Fishman et al., p. 30). Peripheral sensitization will limit the degree of inhibition due to release of inflammatory mediators at the site of injury, or cause hyperalgesia with non-noxious stimuli (Fishman et al., p. 31). Inflammatory mediators and sensitization factors include bradykinin, leukotrienes, prostaglandin E2, nerve growth factor,…