Method for reducing the time needed to perform geophysical inversion by using simultaneous encoded sources in the simulation steps of the inversion process. A preferred embodiment comprises a substrate with electronic circuitry to detect changes in a transduction signal, an intermediate conductive layer disposed above and electrically connected to the electronic circuitry, and a lower separation layer with a high coefficient of thermal resistance that partially separates the intermediate conductive layer from the electronic circuitry. A selected one of the vehicle functions is selected by the knob at the rest level, and the selected one of the vehicle functions is controlled by the knob at the pressed level. A method for therapeutically supporting a hand and a wrist and providing a means to grip an object, comprising the steps of compressing at least a portion of the hand with a compress material 14; and affixing a gripping surface 18 to the compress material. In some cases, it may be desirable to not create a substantially infinite output impedance for the CS circuit but control the impedance to a predefined level to counter other distortions in the system. The control section controls the operation of the transferring mechanism based on the positional data so as to transfer the substrate from the take-up position and the transfer position and to position it to the transfer position.