Positional patients are defined as obstructive sleep apnea(OSA) patients in whom respiratory disturbance index(RDI) or apnea-hypopnea index(AHI) is at least twice as high in the supine position than in the non-supine position.Positional therapy (the avoidance of the supine posture during sleep is a simple behavioral therapy for mild and moderate sleep disordered breathing.
EOR is a technique to increase the production of oil fields other than those that are conventionally used for the oil extraction process. EOR is the third phase that is used for oil recovery after the failure of primary and secondary oil recovery methods. Primary oil recovery is the first stage in the production of hydrocarbons by using natural energy available in the reservoirs such as gas drive, water drive, and gravity drainage. When the natural energy from the reservoirs is depleted, then oil is recovered by secondary recovery methods using an external source such as injection of either natural gas or water. The primary and secondary methods can recover up to 30-40 percent of the hydrocarbons available in the reservoirs.
Solar energy has become a major alternative for supplying a substantial fraction of the nation's future energy needs. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supports activities ranging from the demonstration of existing technology to research on future possibilities. At Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), projects are in progress that span a wide range of activities, with the emphasis on research to extend the scientific basis for solar energy applications, and on preliminary development of new approaches to solar energy conversion.