The CIC also provides real-world problem-solving experiences to students by immersing them in the application of proven innovation methods in combination with the latest technologies to solve important challenges in the public sector.

Today, over 2,000 gun incidents occur in the City of Phoenix each year on average and the rate of gun violence is increasing according to EveryStat for Gun Violence. Additionally,  gun violence costs Arizona taxpayers $263.2 million each year. According to the CDC (2019), Arizona has a rate of death due to firearm injury of 15.1 per 100,000 and 1,136 citizens died of firearm injury in 2019. Getting the right information to the right officers at the right time is a challenge to identifying , catching, and prosecuting offenders. Without a gunshot detection system, police have to rely on being in the area at the right time or a 911 call, which puts too much time between the gunshot and responding officers. Too often with existing gunshot detection systems there is a long delay between the time a gun is fired and when patrol officers receive the alert. By the time responding officers get to the scene, the offenders have fled. The cost of other detection systems prevents the wide scale deployment, which limits effectiveness.

You can buy a light box without a prescription, but it's best to use it under the guidance of a health care provider and follow the manufacturer's guidelines. Your health care provider may recommend a specific light box. Most health insurance plans don't cover the cost.

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Talk to your health care provider about light box options and recommendations, so you get one that's best suited to your needs.

The challenges being addressed cover a wide variety of topics including homelessness, water conservation, vandalism, pedestrian safety, digital service delivery and many others. The CIC leverages the deep subject matter expertise of government, education and non-profit organizations to clearly understand the customers affected by public sector challenges and develops solutions that meet the customer needs.

It's best to talk with your health care provider about choosing and using a light box. If you're experiencing both SAD and bipolar disorder, the advisability and timing of using a light box should be carefully reviewed with your health care provider. Increasing exposure too fast or using the light box for too long each time may induce manic symptoms if you have bipolar disorder.

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This project is developing a low cost, open-source gun shot detection system. The ASU CIC built a sensor system from scratch to run a highly accurate detection algorithm. The algorithm was developed at ASU and identifies the discharge of a firearm in a completely different way than existing commercial solutions.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that typically occurs each year during fall and winter. Use of a light box can offer relief. But for some people, light therapy may be more effective when combined with another SAD treatment, such as an antidepressant or psychotherapy, also called talk therapy.

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Light boxes are designed to deliver a therapeutic dose of bright light to treat symptoms of SAD. There are many different types of light boxes. All light boxes for SAD treatment are designed do the same thing, but one may work better for you than another.

If you have past or current eye problems such as glaucoma, cataracts or eye damage from diabetes, get advice from your eye specialist before starting light therapy.

The ASU Smart Cities Cloud Innovation Center (CIC) is a strategic relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and is supported by AWS on ASU’s Innovation campus - SkySong. The mission of the CIC is to drive Innovation Challenges that materially benefit the greater Phoenix metro area and beyond. The CIC will do this by solving pressing community and regional challenges, using shareable and repeatable technology solutions from ideation through prototype, as a service for the greater human good.

Identifying gun incidents in real time can help police, respond faster, identify criminals and reduce gun violence. Existing systems are expensive to deploy and operate which prevents some cities from being able to access the solution and to deploy in a large enough area to be effective. Existing systems can also take a long-time to provide responding officer with the inncident information which limits an effective response.

Light therapy boxes can offer an effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder. Features such as light intensity, safety, cost and style are important considerations.

Light boxes aren't regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for SAD treatment, so it's important to understand your options.

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A light therapy box mimics outdoor light. It's thought that this type of light may cause a chemical change in the brain that lifts your mood and eases other symptoms of SAD, such as being tired most of the time and sleeping too much.

The ASU CIC and the Phoenix Police Department worked together to reimagine how to develop a solution that would be inexpensive, easy to deploy extensively, reduce societal challenges with how they are used, and turn a gunshot detection alerts into identified offenders.

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