Stress managementStress management consists of a wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person's level of stress, especially chronic stress, usually for the purpose of improving everyday functioning. Stress produces numerous physical and mental symptoms which vary according to each individual's situational factors. These can include a decline in physical health, such as headaches, chest pain, fatigue, and sleep problems, as well as depression.
Progressive muscle relaxationProgressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a method of deep muscle relaxation that does not involve any medications, meaning it is a non-pharmacological intervention. The idea behind progressive muscle relaxation is that there is a relationship between a person's mind and body. The body responds to its environment by creating certain mind or body states such as anxiety, stress, and fear. When the body is in these states, the muscles tense up. Progressive muscle relaxation aims to reverse these body states back to more neutral, relaxed states.
PerfluorocarbureLes perfluorocarbures (PFC) ou hydrocarbures perfluorés sont des composés halogénés gazeux de la famille des fluorocarbures (FC). Ces gaz fluorés sont composés exclusivement d'atomes de carbone et de fluor (contrairement aux hydrofluorocarbures (HFC), ils sont totalement substitués). Ces composés synthétiques ont la particularité de dissoudre de grandes quantités de gaz, comme le dioxygène (), le dioxyde de carbone (), le diazote (N2), etc. Ils peuvent dissoudre jusqu'aux deux tiers de leur volume de gaz.
Natural exponential familyIn probability and statistics, a natural exponential family (NEF) is a class of probability distributions that is a special case of an exponential family (EF). The natural exponential families (NEF) are a subset of the exponential families. A NEF is an exponential family in which the natural parameter η and the natural statistic T(x) are both the identity. A distribution in an exponential family with parameter θ can be written with probability density function (PDF) where and are known functions.
Acide perfluorooctanesulfoniqueL'acide perfluorooctanesulfonique (PFOS), dont la base conjuguée est l'anion perfluorooctanesulfonate, est un sulfonate d'alkyle perfluoré utilisé comme tensioactif fluoré de formule brute . C'est un perturbateur endocrinien et un polluant inscrit à l'Annexe B de la Convention de Stockholm sur les polluants organiques persistants. Il dérive notamment du perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) et a constitué jusqu'au début du siècle l'ingrédient essentiel du traitement Scotchgard mis au point par la société 3M pour l'imperméabilisation des tissus, du mobilier et des tapis.
