(2011). Natural News.com. Cited in: http://www.naturalnews.com/high-fructose_corn_syrup.html
Tags: farming, corn, agricultural supplements, high fructose corn syrup
The idea of diffusion has a number of parts; it may become part of culture through innovation; but may also be the modus operendi of a partnership between big business and government (authoritarian figures in culture). One such example is High-Fructose Corn Syrup. Excess corn production and increased pressures from farming lobbies created a governmental program that actually subsidizes farmers to sell to CoOps that specialize not in feeding livestock but in producing the "new sugar." The process of diffusion in this article shows the real power of change within a small market through to appropriate channels may serve as either agricultural or biochemical change and diffusion. Of course, this also bleeds over to the numerous fast or comfort foods we begin to ingest at an early age, craving more and more as we age. This was the aspect of diffusion that I found so interesting.
LASIK -- Vision improvement for everyone. Lasik Eye Surgery. (2010). Medicine, net. Cited in: http://www.medicinenet.com/lasik_eye_surgery/article.htm
Tags: laser eye surgery, LASIK, myopia, astigmatism, optometry
LASIK eye surgery uses laser beams to reshape the cornea, relieve pressure, or otherwise correct vision in the human eye (myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism). The technology was invented in the 1950s, but it was not until the price and size of lasers reduced that enough consumers could afford the procedure. From a diffusion process the cycle was fairly typical: at the entrance of the market only the relatively wealthy could afford the procedure. Since about 2004, however, surgeries are now offered in almost every mid-large size city, with payment plans, outpatient treatments, and even shuttle...
Diffusion and Adoption Strategy The idea of innovation is commonly discussed in corporate circles but there has been little research that explores the dynamics that influence its occurrence, or even the fact that people are often hesitant to embrace new ideas that are the hallmark of innovation. It is ironical that even though innovation is the actual transition driver that ensures continuity from one phase to another in the corporate sector
). Within the context of healthcare diffusion, the authors posit that the drivers for healthcare technological diffusion really flow more from a relative advantage. For example, x-rays were discovered in 1895 and within a year or two, the negative effects studied. Within a few years, x-ray technology diffused into the medical world until now, it is something that everyone expects, and technology somewhat keeps up with the system (x-ray direct
Diffusion of Innovation theory consists of explaining not only the spread of new objects but also new ideas. According to Bell (1968), innovation of diffusion is considered as the key locomotive of change in society. In this sense diffusion of innovation is analyzed both with the notion of technology as tools and the notion of technology as organized knowledge. Diffusion theory has been studied from number of diverse perspectives as
Potentially, this changes the way profit is used to build a larger network of computer users who now wish to harness the power of technology to develop a new world. Chapter: 9 Socioeconmics Berlin Wall Falls/Soviet Union Collapses Citation: Koeller, D. (2003), Fall of the Berlin Wall. WebChron. URL: http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/world/berlinwallfall.rev.html Tags: Political innovation, political/social upheaval, modernism in Europe Summation: By the end of 1989, the Soviet-backed regimes of Eastern Europe no longer existed and the
Mike Butcher's article actually describes the process involved in social networking devices and presents Pearltree as one of the most intriguing technologies presently on the market. Pearltree apparently does more that Twitter because it unites users to a higher degree, making them connect with the persons that have the same interests as them and assisting them as they search for matters that they enjoy. This device is more user-friendly when
Moreover, CoPs develop their practice through improving the diffusion of innovation within their active networks; the benefits of such interactions are countless especially in the field of healthcare. One can assume that specialty doctors' communities would present the perfect example for CoPs because they share the same practice, interest and professionalism. It would be interesting to study if those CoP networks exist in United Arab Emirates, whether they are active
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