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An apparatus for generating buoy light signals using a collimated light source. The system provides for communication of system conditions and ambient conditions, and can provide homeland security monitoring. The system senses motion of the buoy and compensates the direction of lighting, and optionally acoustics, being generated out over a body of water. Numerous other transportation related embodiments are described including devices for providing user comfort when flying, automotive signaling, auto parking control, sports bottles, visors, and lures.

A mobile terminal is presented, having capability to determine when a user should be stimulated toward an awake state. The terminal includes a receiver for receiving a sleep descriptor signal indicative of at least one sleep characteristic of the user, and also includes a signal processing module for processing the sleep descriptor signal. The signal processing module is arranged to provide, at least partly in response to the sleep descriptor signal, a stimulation signal indicative that the user should be stimulated. The mobile terminal is also usable for communication by the user in the awake state. This invention further includes a method, system, and monitor to be used with the mobile terminal in order to stimulate the user toward an awake state.

The invention provides methods of screening for a compound for promoting wakefulness in a mammal. The method is practiced by providing a compound that is a PrRP receptor agonist and determining the ability of the compound to promote wakefulness. Also provided by the invention are methods of screening for a compound for promoting sleep in a mammal. The methods are practiced by providing a compound that is a PrRP receptor antagonist and determining the ability of the compound to promote sleep. In addition, the invention provides a method of promoting wakefulness in a mammal. The method is practiced by administering to a mammal an effective amount of a PrRP receptor agonist. The invention further provides a method of promoting sleep in a mammal. The method is practiced by administering to a mammal an effective amount of a PrRP receptor antagonist.

A multiple convective cushion seating and sleeping system for providing temperature modified air to multiple surfaces, such as a seating surface and a sleeping surface, with the same air cooling or heating source. The invention includes the use of tubular spacer material including tubular spacer fabric. A power unit including a heat pump and blower is in fluid communication with a first convective cushion by a first duct and with a second convective cushion by a second duct to provide the temperature modified air to both convective cushions for controllably heating or cooling multiple users. A thermoelectric heat pump, a Stirling cycle heat pump or other type of heat pump can be used. The invention includes the use or one or more valves to control the air flow to one or more of the convective cushions and provides for manual operation, electronic control and operation by a remote telecommunications unit. The invention can be utilized in vehicles, such as tractor trailers and recreational vehicles, and in buildings such as apartments, dorm rooms and houses.

A system, for facilitating independent living of one or more individuals who has a health status and is located in a predetermined living area, that is adapted to communicate with one or more caregivers, that generally comprises: a first subsystem that monitors the activity levels of an individual and determines whether the activity level is indicative of a decline in said individual's health status; a second subsystem that can be selectively activated by the individual to alert caregivers that assistance is needed; a third subsystem that automatically alerts caregivers that assistance is needed based at least in part on determination of the first subsystem; and a fourth subsystem that monitors whether the individual is exhibiting wandering activity.

A method of automated sleep behavior modification for insomnia and other sleep problems using a computerized treatment system including: determining a baseline sleep pattern of a user and storing in the system data indicative of the baseline sleep pattern; generating a sleep behavior regimen based on the stored sleep pattern data and a behavior modification algorithm, wherein the algorithm generates sleep inducement behavior prompts; prompting the user to perform a predetermined sleep inducement behavior at a time determined by the regimen; tracking the sleep behavior of the user and storing data indicative of the tracked sleep behavior; modifying the regimen based on the tracked sleep behavior, and prompting the user to perform the predetermined sleep inducement behavior at a time determined by the modified regimen.

A mobile terminal is presented, having capability to determine when a user should be stimulated toward an awake state. The terminal includes a receiver for receiving a sleep descriptor signal indicative of at least one sleep characteristic of the user, and also includes a signal processing module for processing the sleep descriptor signal. The signal processing module is arranged to provide, at least partly in response to the sleep descriptor signal, a stimulation signal indicative that the user should be stimulated. The mobile terminal is also usable for communication by the user in the awake state. This invention further includes a method, system, and monitor to be used with the mobile terminal in order to stimulate the user toward an awake state.

An infant calming / sleep-aid / SIDS detection device is provided that includes a main moving platform that moves in a variable manner with accompanying variable sound generation, the sound and motion adapted to calm a fussy baby, induce sleep, and maintain sleep under normal conditions. The device may also have a sensor for detection of pauses in breathing and / or detection of resultant biological changes related to breathing pauses and respond with appropriate stimuli to arouse the baby and allow breathing to recommence.

A system, for facilitating independent living of one or more individuals who has a health status and is located in a predetermined living area, that is adapted to communicate with one or more caregivers, that generally comprises: a first subsystem that monitors the activity levels of an individual and determines whether the activity level is indicative of a decline in said individual's health status; a second subsystem that can be selectively activated by the individual to alert caregivers that assistance is needed; a third subsystem that automatically alerts caregivers that assistance is needed based at least in part on determination of the first subsystem; and a fourth subsystem that monitors whether the individual is exhibiting wandering activity.

Sleep pillows are described that wrap around the user's head and are retained by a strap, providing sound insulation, thereby allowing the user to enjoy better sleep in the presence of sleep-disruptive noises.

The invention discloses a matrimony vine composite health care enzyme and a preparation method thereof. The matrimony vine composite health care enzyme comprises the raw materials of 1-16 parts of matrimony vine, 0-12 parts of red date, 0-1 part of licorice, 0-4 parts of black rice, 0-2 parts of white hyacinth bean, 0-5 parts of oat, 0-5 parts of tartary buckwheat, 0-3 parts of cassia seed, 0-1 part of chrysanthemum, a lot of honey, a lot of granulated sugar, a lot of high fructose corn syrup and a lot of oligosaccharide. The method comprises the following steps: beating matrimony vine and red date, extracting chrysanthemum and licorice, immersing the cereal and steaming, inoculating Aspergillus oryzae and Kluyveromyces Marxianus yeast and fermenting, and performing pulp refining, sterilizing a mixed liquor, and inoculating lactics for enclosed insulation and fermentation to obtain the matrimony vine composite health care enzyme. The matrimony vine composite health care enzyme stock solution can be prepared to a matrimony vine composite health care enzyme concentrated slurry, an enzyme paste and enzyme powder, and the enzyme powder can be prepared to a matrimony vine composite health care enzyme effervescent tablet, a particle electuary, a chewing tablet, a lozenge and a capsule.

The invention discloses a multifunctional intelligent mattress system. The multifunctional intelligent mattress system comprises a sleep quality monitoring system, an environment monitoring system and an intelligent mobile terminal. The sleep quality monitoring system comprises a breathing frequency sensor, a heart rate detection sensor and a pressure sensor. The environment monitoring system comprises a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor and a brightness sensor. The intelligent mobile terminal is connected to the sleep quality monitoring system and the environment monitoring system in a data connection way. Information monitored through the sleep quality monitoring system and the environment monitoring system is transmitted to the intelligent mobile terminal and is displayed through a display screen and a corresponding visual sleep quality report is generated. The mattress body of the multifunctional intelligent mattress system comprises one or more of magnet cotton, far-infrared cotton and negative ion cotton so that health care functions are effectively improved. Though cooperation of the health care functions, the sleep quality monitoring system, the environment monitoring system and the intelligent mobile terminal, the health effects are shown to a user in data and chart ways.

The invention discloses a senile dementia monitoring system based on a healthy service robot. The senile dementia monitoring system based on the healthy service robot comprises the healthy service robot, an intelligent terminal and a cloud server. The healthy service robot comprises a robot body, a main control unit, a human-computer interaction unit and a medical detection unit; the human-computer interaction unit is connected with the main control unit and comprises a tablet computer, and the tablet computer is arranged in front of the chest of the robot body; the medical detection unit is connected with the main control unit and comprises a brain electrical detection device which is independent of the robot body, and the brain electrical detection device is connected with the intelligent terminal and the tablet computer through Bluetooth signals; the intelligent terminal and the tablet computer are connected with the cloud server through the mobile Internet, and data interaction between the intelligent terminal and the tablet computer is achieved through wireless signals. By means of the senile dementia monitoring system based on the healthy service robot, automatic auxiliary diagnosis and treatment of senile dementia can be achieved, the diagnostic accuracy is improved, prevention and early detection of the senile dementia are facilitated, the pathogenetic condition is mitigated from exacerbating, and the purpose of healing is achieved.

An infant calming / sleep-aid / SIDS detection device is provided that includes a moving platform that moves in a variable manner with accompanying variable sound generation, the sound and motion adapted to calm a fussy baby, induce sleep, and maintain sleep under normal conditions. The moving platform is above a carrier and in contact with at least one bearing between the carrier and the moving platform, wherein the moving platform is rotatable in a plane substantially parallel to a major plane of the carrier in an oscillatory manner relative to the carrier and about an axis of rotation. A controllable motor controls movement of the moving platform about the center of rotation of the at least one bearing relative to the carrier, the motor including an oscillating post that engages with a guide track on the moving platform to cause oscillatory movement of the moving platform.

A portable moist heat delivery system comprising a water vapor generating portion comprising a water vapor source and a heat source; a water vapor-air regulating portion, said water vapor-air regulating portion comprising a water vapor-air mixing layer, and a water vapor-air distribution layer; said water vapor generating portion and said water vapor-air regulating portion being in fluid communication; and said water vapor-air regulating portion having a latent heat delivery surface disposed adjacent said water vapor-air regulating portion which delivers moist heat at a preselected temperature range wherein about 15% to about 95% of the moist heat is latent heat of condensation. Methods include delivering improved pain relief, blood flow, relaxation, and reduced cardiac workload.

The technology for producing golden flower Qianliang tea (Hua-juan tea) is characterized in that the technology comprises the process steps as follow: plucking criteria-water removing in high temperature-rolling and shaping-pile-fermentation-dry and adding incense-stems picking and sieving-matching and pile-classificaition and weighting-steam softening-moisture detection-adpressing and sizing-premilary test and baking-cultivating golden flower-aerationagitation. The technology is an improved deep processing technology. The processes of the pile-fermentation and the cultivating golden flower ensure that the appearance of the products is ooiu colour, the interior is brown, and even distributed beneficial organism (namely, golden flower)-eurotium cristatum is clearly saw, the shangse is bright red, the taste is pure and aromatic, and the flower is aromatic, and has the health care functions of promoting sleeping, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion, relaxing bowel, slaking thirst and helping produce saliva, antidiabetics, lowering blood pressure, curing bloated, cuing laxness, etc. The technology fully actives microelements such as vitamins contained in tea, mineral composition, 18 amino acid, protein, glucide, folic acid, catchol which are beneficial to human health and easily absorbed, and the cultivation of golden flower has substantial transformation on tea polyphenols, caffeine, and theophylline that are transferred into elements that are beneficial to human health, all ages, expand market, have high cultural value, provide collection opportunity for black tea lovers.

The invention provides a sleeping-aid health-care medicinal pillow. Chinese herbal medicinal compound dry powder is filled in a concave cambered pillow inner to make a concave cambered medicinal bag inner, wherein certain medicinal fragrance and effective components in the concave cambered medicinal bag inner are slowly released under the action of the head temperature from the concave cambered medicinal bag inner layer and an outer pillow case, and are used for irritating nerves and acupuncture points through penetration absorption and playing a treatment effect through inhalation of the respiratory tract to play an effect of external treatment of Chinese medicaments, namely 'fragrance inhalation therapy'; and the concave cambered medicinal pillow can be contacted with skin in a larger area, and the effect of doing less for more can be achieved. The fragrance of natural herbal vegetables containing rich active factors has the functions of balancing and regulating, activating blood circulation to remove stasis, relieving convulsion and soothing nerves of a human body, can penetrate into the body through head and neck skin pores when the person sleeps, so that the microcirculation of the human body is improved; or the fragrance enters the human body through the respiratory system, and tonifies the whole body through qi and blood exchange of lung, so that organ functions of the human body can be regulated and improved, and the aim of improving sleeping can be achieved.

The invention discloses a nutrient meal-following food and a producing method thereof. The nutrient meal-following food is characterized by comprising the following components in parts by weight: 0.5-1.5 parts of polished round-grained rice, 0.5-1.5 parts of white rice, 0.5-1.5 parts of black rice, 0.5-1.5 parts of barley, 1.5-2.5 parts of buckwheat, 0.5-1.5 parts of wheat, 1.5-2.5 parts of oats, 1.5-2.5 parts of coix seeds, 1.5-2.5 parts of millets, 1.5-2.5 parts of corns, 1.5-2.5 parts of broomcorn and 1.6-2.4 parts of sesames. The producing steps are as follows: (1) mixing and cleaning the raw materials, and then soaking the mixture for 8-12 hours (2) steaming the raw materials thoroughly and then airing the raw materials to 30 DEG C; (3) adding fermentation strains and the raw material soaking water in the step (1) into the raw materials in the former step and mixing uniformly; (4) fermenting at a constant temperature of 30 DEG C for 30-35 hours; (5) repeating the step (3); (6) fermenting at a constant temperature of 30 DEG C for 24-30 hours; (7) grinding the well-fermented raw materials into paste; (8) drying the paste into powder and packaging the powder in a sealing manner. The nutrient meal-following food has rational allocation, results in no digestion discomfortableness to the intestines and stomach as the surfaces of the coarse grains are softened through biological fermentation, and is better for the absorption of an organism as the plant cell walls are destroyed by enzymes under the action of microorganisms.

The present invention relates to a baby position holding structure in which a position of a baby is appropriately held so as to prevent oxygen saturation from being lowered, and a baby pillow on which an airway in a throat is not blocked.A baby position holding tool (60) comprises a mat (61) extending from right to left and up and down, and a pair of body supports (62 and 63) positioned on right and left sides of the mat so as to abut on both sides of a body of a baby laid on the mat. The body supports include lower parts (62b and 63b) supporting rear faces of the sides of the body of the baby from beneath, respectively and upper parts (62a and 63a) positioned on the lower parts so as to be shifted outward and abut on the side of the body of the baby from the side, respectively.The pillow (10) comprises a pair of head positioning parts (12) having a first height and supporting both sides of a rear part of the head of the baby from beneath, and a neck supporting part (13) having a second height lower than that of the first height and supporting a neck of the baby positioned by the pair of head positioning parts from beneath.

The present invention relates to the R-isomers of anesthetic compounds, the methods of treatment therewith, the compounds being useful for inducing local anesthesia, analgesia and sleep.

The invention relates to a maca health-care wine and a preparation method thereof. The maca health-care wine is prepared from the following components in parts by mass: 2-10 parts of maca functional extract, 0.1-5 parts of kudzu root functional extract and 85-97.9 parts of wine. The preparation method comprises the following steps: by using maca and kudzu root as raw materials, preparing maca andkudzu root functional extracts by a normal-temperature ultrasonic extraction technique, proportionally adding the extracts into wine in the form of solid dry powder or concentrated solution, filtering, sterilizing, and filling. The method is suitable for preparing maca health-care wines from white wine, yellow wine, wine, beer and fruit wine, and has the advantages of simple production technique and quantitative and controllable effective components; and the maca health-care wine not only performs the multiple health-care functions of maca, but also reduces the injury of alcohol on the human body by using the effective components in kudzu root. The maca health-care wine provided by the invention has the effects of relieving fatigue, resisting pressure, resisting radiation, improving the immunity, enhancing the sexual function, adjusting the incretion, improving the sleep, lowering the blood fat, postponing senility, protecting the liver and the like. The maca and kudzu root functionalextracts enhance the bioavailability of the respective functional components, and therefore, the maca health-care wine has wide application prospects in the aspect of preventing and improving sub-health.

The present invention provides systems, methods, and articles for stress reduction and sleep promotion. A stress reduction and sleep promotion system includes at least one remote device, at least one body sensor, and at least one remote server. In other embodiments, the stress reduction and sleep promotion system includes machine learning.

Maca instant tea and a production method thereof belong to the technical field of maca deep processing. The production method includes: grinding maca and tea materials respectively, performing enhanced extraction with water and ultrasound at 20-40 DEG C, filtering and concentrating extract, spray-drying to obtain maca extract and instant tea powder, and mixing, sterilizing and bagging to obtain the maca instant tea, wherein the maca instant tea comprises, by weight, 10-30% of functional maca extract, and 70-90% of instant tea powder. The maca instant tea retains tea flavor and gives full play to functions of maca, such as fatigue relief, radiation proofing, immunity enhancement, hormone balancing, benign prostatic hyperplasia proofing and sexual function enhancement. Bioavailability of functional components of functional maca extract is improved, and accordingly the maca instant tea has broad application prospect in terms of preventing and improving sub-health.

The present invention relates to the S-isomers of anesthetic compounds, the methods of treatment therewith, the compounds being useful for inducing local anesthesia, analgesia and sleep.

The invention is an eye shield sleeping device that has a strap, a pair of eye shields, a pair of ear covers, a timer, one or more speakers, a microphone, and a voice recognition system. The timer creates an awakening sound when the time on the timer expires. The sound is produced by the speaker mounted inside the ear cover. The user can control the device using commands issued to the voice recognition system. The device can be connected to a media and communication appliance, such as a cell phone, a computer, and a digital player, which can play through the speakers. The voice recognition system can also be used to control a connected appliance. The principal function of the device is to create a restful environment for the user for a controlled period of time. Anticipated applications include naps while traveling and in sleep rooms at work.

The present invention discloses a production method of functional Chinese wolfberry fruit enzyme and product thereof. The production method includes pulping Chinese wolfberry fruits, conducting enzymatic hydrolysis, adjusting the solid content and pH value, sterilizing, inoculating probiotics and fermenting, conducting centrifugal separation, drying the thick slurry to obtain the Chinese wolfberry fruit enzyme powder, continuously inoculating the clear juice with probiotics and fermenting to obtain the Chinese wolfberry fruit enzyme stock solution, and after-ripening to obtain the Chinese wolfberry fruit enzymes. And the enzymes obtained can be used to produce other Chinese wolfberry fruit enzyme products including Chinese wolfberry fruit enzyme beverage, Chinese wolfberry fruit enzyme powder, effervescent tablets, chewable tablets, buccal tablets, granules, capsules, etc. The products have efficacies of clearing heat and toxins, replenishing blood, improving eyesight, lowering blood lipids and losing weight, improving body oxidation resistance, regulating balance of intestinal floras, enhancing immunity, promoting beauty, facilitating sleep, and preventing aging.

The invention discloses a fruit and vegetable juice, a fruit and vegetable juice beverage and a preparation method of the fruit and vegetable juice. The preparation method of the fruit and vegetable juice comprises the following steps: (1) selecting and cleaning fruits and vegetables; (2) preparing raw fruit and vegetable juice; (3) carrying out cold enzyme deactivation and color protection treatment on the raw juice; (4) carrying out enzymolysis treatment; (5) carrying out refined filtration and hollow filtration; (6) carrying out low-temperature vacuum concentration; and (7) carrying out a cold sterilization procedure. According to the fruit and vegetable juice and the fruit and vegetable juice beverage prepared by the method, cold enzyme deactivation and cold sterilization technologies are adopted for the fruit and vegetable juice in enzyme deactivation and sterilization, so that the prepared fruit and vegetable juice and the fruit and vegetable juice beverage completely reserve nutritive value and health functions of fresh fruits and vegetables, and have the health functions of clearing heat, removing internal heat, promoting the secretion of saliva or body fluid, quenching thirst, moistening the lung, removing fat, lowering pressure, detoxifying, dispelling the effects of alcohol, inducing diuresis, reducing swelling, and losing weight.

This specification discloses an AV system with the skin care and health care functions. An AV system and a pulse current generator are integrated. A conductor transmits a pulse current output from the pulse current generator to a human body. The pulse current cures or alleviates the user in pain, melancholy, anxiety, and insomnia, accelerates the recovery of wound or bone, and reduces the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

The invention discloses health food which consists of bee pollen, lyophilized royal jelly, bee glue and honey. Animal function test and human feeding trials testify that the health food has the health care functions of immunity strengthening and oxidation resistance.