64 results about "Stress management" patented technology

The formation of a gap-filling silicon oxide layer with reduced tendency towards cracking is described. The deposition involves the formation of a flowable silicon-containing layer which facilitates the filling of trenches. Subsequent processing at high substrate temperature causes less cracking in the dielectric film than flowable films formed in accordance with methods in the prior art. A compressive liner layer deposited prior to the formation of the gap-filling silicon oxide layer is described and reduces the tendency for the subsequently deposited film to crack. A compressive capping layer deposited after a flowable silicon-containing layer has also been determined to reduce cracking. Compressive liner layers and compressive capping layers can be used alone or in combination to reduce and often eliminate cracking. Compressive capping layers in disclosed embodiments have additionally been determined to enable an underlying layer of silicon nitride to be transformed into a silicon oxide layer.

Multiple criteria are monitored and controlled to enhance the success of direct-metal deposition, including greater control over factors such as deposit layer height / thickness, sub-harmonic vibration, contour path shape, powder mass flow, and deposition speed, and stress accumulation. Sensors are used to monitor some or all of the following parameters during the deposition process: deposit height, width, temperature, and residual stress. A predetermined limit with respect to the yield strength of the material is preferably set. If the stress exceeds that limit sensors will automatically introduce one or more remedial measures, the priority of which is established using a look-up table generated in accordance with prior experimental knowledge. To control temperature induced distortion and stress, an infrared temperature detector may be used in conjunction with a controller to reduce temperature, increase speed and decreased power for purpose of stress management.

A life support apparatus comprising a vital information sensor attached to a body to acquire vital information of a user, a behavior information sensor attached to the body to acquire behavior information of the user, a situation recognition device which recognizes a user's situation based on the behavior information acquired by the behavior information sensor and the vital information acquired by the vital information sensor to generate user's situation information, a data base which stores stress management information are prepared in advance, an information search device which searches the data base for stress management information corresponding to the user's situation information, and an information presentation device which presents the stress management information obtained by the information search device to the user.

Structures and methods for producing active layer stacks of lattice matched, lattice mismatched and thermally mismatched semiconductor materials, with low threading dislocation densities, no layer cracking and minimized wafer bowing, by using epitaxial growth onto elevated substrate regions in a mask-less process.

The formation of a gap-filling silicon oxide layer with reduced tendency towards cracking is described. The deposition involves the formation of a flowable silicon-containing layer which facilitates the filling of trenches. Subsequent processing at high substrate temperature causes less cracking in the dielectric film than flowable films formed in accordance with methods in the prior art. A compressive liner layer deposited prior to the formation of the gap-filling silicon oxide layer is described and reduces the tendency for the subsequently deposited film to crack. A compressive capping layer deposited after a flowable silicon-containing layer has also been determined to reduce cracking. Compressive liner layers and compressive capping layers can be used alone or in combination to reduce and often eliminate cracking. Compressive capping layers in disclosed embodiments have additionally been determined to enable an underlying layer of silicon nitride to be transformed into a silicon oxide layer.

A stress management device is formed in an integrated design that enables pulse measurement, display of results and a power supply gathered into a small finger clip device. The stress management device includes a non-invasive infrared sensor that identifies and measures pulse rate variability and utilizes that information to calculate the power spectrum distribution and create a curve of the results multiple times per second. The device incorporates a display screen on which a graphic image of a pair of lungs filling and emptying to encourage the user into a predetermined breathing pattern known to reduce stress levels during a training period. After the completion of the training period, the device presents a score reflecting the percentage of times the user achieved high, medium and low relaxation states, and a pie chart reflecting the distribution of the states of relaxation calculated during the training period.

Systems and techniques for characterizing samples using optical techniques are described. Light may be incident on a sample in the form of a pre-defined pattern which impinges on a wafer surface, and a reflection of the pattern is detected at a detector. Information indicative of changes in the pattern after reflection may be used to determine one or more sample characteristics and / or one or more pattern characteristics, such as stress, warpage, and curvature. The light may be coherent light of a single wavelength, or may be light of multiple wavelengths, and the pattern may be generated by transmission of the light through a diffraction grating, or hologram. The light source may be incoherent or multi-wavelength, and the pattern may be generated by imaging a pattern disposed on a mask on the sample and re-imaging the pattern at the detector.

Method for forming back contact stacks for CIGS and CZTS TFPV solar cells are described wherein some embodiments include adhesion promoter layers, bulk current transport layers, stress management / diffusion barrier layers, optical reflector layers, and ohmic contact layers. Other back contact stacks include adhesion promoter layers, bulk current transport layers, diffusion barrier layers, and ohmic contact layers.

A stressor detection system (100) comprises sensor means (101) arranged for being attached to a person for obtaining a time-varying signal representing a physical quantity relating to an environment of the person, and processing means (102) for deriving a stressor value from the obtained signal representing a degree to which the environment is inducing stress in the person. The processing means is arranged for deriving an amount of complexity comprised in the signal, and for deriving a higher stressor value for a larger amount of information. The processing means is further arranged for performing a spectral frequency analysis of the signal and for deriving the stressor value also in dependence on the spectral frequency analysis. The sensor means comprises a microphone (105), a camera (104), and a tri-axial accelerometer.

Systems and methods are disclosed for rotationally coupling housing portions of an information handling system. An information handling system includes a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The information handling system also includes a hinge assembly coupling the first and second housing portions, the hinge assembly comprising a plurality of coupled links, the links coupled such that the links move in relation to one another to cause the hinge assembly to bend when the first housing portion is rotated in relation to the second housing portion. In addition, the information handling system includes a flexible display coupled to the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the flexible display covering the hinge assembly, the flexible display configured to bend when the hinge assembly bends.

Disclosed is a risk evaluation system that uses people as sensors, wherein a control unit (21) in a stress management system (20) obtains mental health information and records same in a measurement information database (25). The control unit (21) then specifies a pattern in a reference pattern database (24) and obtains the measurement information relating to this pattern from the measurement information database (25). The control unit (21) in the stress management system (20) then revises a standard pattern based on individual attributes or work attributes. Next, the control unit (21) performs pattern matching and determines whether or not attention is required. If the determination is that attention is required, the control unit (21) presents an alert and an advice. This enables work, organization, and member risks to be appropriately evaluated based on changes in mental health information for a user.

The invention relates to a method of culturing Erythroculter ilishaeformis fish fries of large specifications. The method comprises the following steps: stocking the fish fries of Erythroculter ilishaeformis adult fishes in the water area which is relatively small and easily controlled with the reasonable density; providing rich water, stress management, and the feeding of fish meals; controlling the water environment and the disease occurrences in the culturing process; and obtaining the Erythroculter ilishaeformis fish fries with the average weight of each one being above 50g after 120-150 days of culture, and the specification being 15-18cm. Compared with the other inorganic and organic water fertilizing methods, the invention adopts the fertilizing method of using the zymotechnics of multiplicity of microbe groups, so as to reduce the pollution to the feeding environment of the pond by fertilizer water and achieve the purpose of emission reduction. In addition, the content of various beneficial bacterium groups in the pond is increased through the fertilizing method of using the zymotechnics of multiplicity of microbe groups, thus being favorable to the culturing of food organisms, thereby decreasing the number of pathogens, and reducing the occurrence of various diseases.

System, apparatus and method for the management of stress of one or more users. One such system comprises providing an indication to a user based correlating physiological data, allostatic load data and psychological states. In some embodiments, information indicating one or more psychological states of a user is received. Physiological data may be obtained from sensors, which may be attached to a user for example via a wearable device or apparatus. Allostatic load data may be obtained via biosensing lab that analyzes bio data such as saliva or blood. The system may further comprise correlating one or more data sources and information sources to provide indicate and / or manage a user's stress levels.

Presenting content to users in an interactive content presentation system. The content presented is dynamically selected at the time of presentation, in response to information available about those users at the time of presentation. Dynamic selection is in response to substantially all information available about those users at the time. Dynamic selection can include choices of particular content, the method or modality of presentation, the information included, as determined by rules for dynamic selection provided by an author. A method in which content is presented to users to encourage those users to modify their health-related behavior, such as related to improvement of dietary considerations, activity and exercise considerations, sleep considerations, and stress management considerations. In another example, the method includes a method in which content is presented to users to encourage those users to make other and further improvements, such as teaching users to manage their retirement accounts.

The invention relates to a combined type tasking time-driven chronic disease preventing control and health managing method. The method is designed for a health managing project for a chronic disease preventing control and health managing service, planning an execution time rhythm of the health managing project in different managing stages for the chronic disease risk and risk grade, establishing a time-driven tasking health managing project group, and assembling, combining and forming a productized chronic disease preventing control and health managing service. According to the requirement of chronic disease management, the health managing service is matched and started for a managed object; the health information is collected and analyzed; the health state is assessed; PDCA cycle operation is performed in a time-driven health managing task sequence on the basis of health standard according to an energy balancing and psychological stress managing principle; a health managing technology is applied in a systematic, standard and processed form; a managing scheme is made; a health managing target is refined; the track is approached step by step; the intervening execution is enhanced; the health state is improved; the risk factor is controlled; and the purpose of chronic disease preventing control and health managing is achieved.

A weight management method and system measures and utilizes an individual's specific body composition and metabolic rates to provide a nutritional plan designed to the individual's specific weight management goals, including weight loss, weight gain or weight control. The system is composed of four primary components: 1) body composition testing; 2) metabolic rate testing; 3) Registered Dietitian counseling; and 4) message therapy. These components are utilized to provide a system that utilizes behavior modification and stress management to allow the individual to meet his or her weight management goals through a healthy, stable process.

Structures and methods for producing active layer stacks of lattice matched, lattice mismatched and thermally mismatched semiconductor materials, with low threading dislocation densities, no layer cracking and minimized wafer bowing, by using epitaxial growth onto elevated substrate regions in a mask-less process.

A method for controlling hydrocarbon recovery to improve well interactions while preventing excessive strain or stress-induced well deformations and mechanical failures is described. The method incorporates a systematic, transient analysis process for determining the formation effective displacement, stress and excess pore pressure field quantities at any depth within a stratified subterranean formation resulting from the subsurface injection and / or withdrawal of pressurized fluids.

Systems and methods are disclosed that provide real-time, on-demand personalized psychological first aid and assistance to persons enduring a traumatic event. In one aspect, a personalized psychological Disaster Preparedness Tool (DPT) provides real-time and on demand access to disaster preparedness strategies and trauma response methodologies to provide support and assistance to an individual in coping with, negotiating and navigating the dramatic effects of disaster and trauma.

Monitoring temperature excursions an assembly experiences over a life of the assembly is provided. A determination is made as to whether the assembly has been in service beyond a predetermined end of life objective. Responsive to the assembly failing to be in service beyond the predetermined end of life objective, a new temperature value associated with the assembly is read. A modifier value for a figure of merit (FOM) value is computed and added to a cumulative figure of merit value. The cumulative figure of merit value is compared to a cumulative stress figure of merit budget. Responsive to the cumulative figure of merit value exceeding the cumulative stress figure of merit budget, an identified stress management solution is implemented.

Systems and apparatuses are provided for vibration confinement and stress management in a loudspeaker. In one embodiment, the loudspeaker comprises a diaphragm that extends from an inner diaphragm region (e.g., dome or cone-shaped) to an outer diaphragm region, wherein the outer diaphragm region bends at a defined angle (e.g., between about 45 degrees and about 135 degrees) relative to the inner diaphragm region. The loudspeaker also comprises a suspension member extending from an inner suspension region to an outer suspension region, the inner suspension region overlapping and attaching with the outer diaphragm region. The bend in the diaphragm isolates the inner diaphragm region from spurious vibrations in the suspension member.

The invention relates to a method for assessing psychological stress management ability. The method comprises the following steps: setting task motivation, and setting a task required to be finished by a testee; establishing behavior indexes applicable to the task of all difficulty levels and having the same dimensions; verifying rationality of the behavior indexes; selecting physiological signals, determined to be under detection demand, of the testee and establishing physiological indexes under completion of the task of all difficulty levels; verifying rationality of the physiological indexes; determining a psychological stress management ability index S which is a function with the behavior indexes and the physiological indexes being independent variables when the task of all difficultylevels are completed; randomly selecting an alternative object to serve as the testee, obtaining the psychological stress management ability index of the testee and further obtaining the psychological stress management ability assessment standard; taking the psychological stress management ability assessment standard as the selection and evaluation criteria for qualification. The method can effectively and quantitatively assess the psychological stress management ability of the testee and is applied to selection of personnel on the basis of the psychological stress management ability and training effect evaluation.

The present semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a planar surface, a semiconductor chip attached to the planar surface of the substrate, the chip preferably being of the same thickness as or thinner than the substrate, and a package body attached to the substrate and to the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip and substrate are sufficiently rigidly attached so that substantial force applied parallel to the planar surface of the substrate may be transmitted therebetween, reducing temperature-change stress on solder balls which connect the substrate with a PCB. The semiconductor chip with advantage is thinned to reduce the stress on the solder balls.

Group III-nitride devices are described that include a stack of III-nitride layers, passivation layers, and conductive contacts. The stack includes a channel layer with a 2DEG channel, a barrier layer and a spacer layer. One passivation layer directly contacts a surface of the spacer layer on a side opposite to the channel layer and is an electrical insulator. The stack of III-nitride layers and the first passivation layer form a structure with a reverse side proximate to the first passivation layer and an obverse side proximate to the barrier layer. Another passivation layer is on the obverse side of the structure. Defected nucleation and stress management layers that form a buffer layer during the formation process can be partially or entirely removed.