What makes police departments change their practices? Do they transform in isolation, or do they mimic their neighbors? Combining insights from organizational theory and urban sociology, the authors argue that organizational change diffuses, in part, through physically proximate institutions.They apply this theory to an underexamined trend: the MOI
We propose an open source hardware platform called Blinky, a sound-to-light conversion sensor that harvests sound power at low-rate and conveniently.Blinkies are made up of a central processing unit connected to two microphones and a few light-emitting devices, are powered by a battery, and protected by a robust enclosure.Distributed in space and c
Chemical and agronomical control of volunteer plants is difficult, COLOR PROTECT LOCKING SPRAY especially in reduced-input cropping systems where feeding by natural herbivores may become an important cause of their mortality.The consumption of the early growth stages of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.ssp.napus) by five species of ground-surf
The 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin is widely seen as an unintended outcome of prejudice and misperception and therefore frequently is called a "tragedy." That is also the interpretation that the Hmong American media had of events in Wisconsin in 2004 when Chai Vang shot eight white hunters who surrounded, taunted, and blocked his path as he