Solar canopies – They are installed over large wooden or metal frames that provide shade for the parked cars underneath them, they also provide clean energy that can be used to power the building.

Solar trees – They are a relatively new idea, where a tall tree like structure is made and the ‘branches’ or ‘leaves’ are solar panels, which provide shade for parking, power outdoor lightning and electric vehicle charging stations.

Solar walls – Consists of solar panels mounted over the exterior panel of a building, serving as both, energy and a design feature. Solar walls benefit buildings with limited roof space or those looking for a specific aesthetic look.

Solar pedestals – vertical solar panel installed over a pole or stand.

Solar windows – A new way of using solar panels instead of the traditional ones. These are transparent solar panels installed as windows, can power indoor lightning and small devices. Good option for limited roof space or avoiding conventional panels that look unsightly.

 

 

● Individual differences exist in the way stress is perceived and experienced and in a similar manner, the techniques of stress management found to be effective by different individuals will also differ. Some may find Yoga to be more suitable, others may want to go for relaxation techniques.Relaxation techniques help not only in relieving stress but they also help in dealing with anxiety, better sleep, regulation of blood pressure, reduce headache and migraine and so on. One such relaxation technique is Jacobson’s Progressive Muscle Relaxation. In January 2017, Rachana G Chauhan a second year  M.SC. Nursing student, Anil Sharma Principal and HOD of Medical Surgical Nursing of Manikaka Topawala Institute of Nursing did a research to assess the effectiveness of Jacobson’s muscle relaxation therapy to reduce blood pressure amongst hypertensive patients. 

 

● A research done  by Harvard University in 2015, 16.1 million Americans were reported to be dealing with major depression the year before. Benjamin Shapero, an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School(HMS) and a psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Depression Clinical and Research Program said “Many people don’t respond to the frontline interventions, individual cognitive behavioural therapy is helpful for many people; antidepressant medications help many people. But it’s also the case that many people don’t benefit from them as well. There’s a great need for alternative approaches.”  

In recent decades, public interest in Mindfulness meditation has soared. Paralleling, and perhaps feeding, the growing popular acceptance has been rising scientific attention. The number of randomised controlled trials — the gold standard for clinical study — involving mindfulness has jumped from one in the period from 1995‒1997 to 11 from 2004‒2006, to a whopping 216 from 2013‒2015, according to a recent article summarising scientific findings on the subject.

 

● National Institute of Health issued an article on 2010 Jun; Biofeedback in medicine: who , when, why and how? 

Biofeedback is a technique of making unconscious  or involuntary bodily processes (as heartbeat or brainwaves) perceptible to the senses (as by the use of oscilloscope) in order to manipulate them by conscious mental control. When stress is experienced, there are various physiological changes that takes place in the individual experiencing stress. Biofeedback can be obtained for breathing, blood pressure, heart rate, Galvanic skin response etc. that mainly includes measurement of amount of sweat on skin, temperature of skin, tension in muscles and so on.