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In the Age of AI: Highlights from RELX SDG Inspiration Day 2024

RELX

More than 1100 people came together virtually on 18 June 2024 for the tenth edition of the RELX SDG Inspiration Day: "In the Age of AI: Information to Advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." The annual online event brings together thought leaders, corporate representatives, students, investors, governments, and NGOs to explore pressing issues, gain practical insight, and inspire action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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SDG:

Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

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Artificial Intelligence; health technology; Technology; Multi-stakeholder partnerships, Global

Assessing climate-driven impacts on Karakoram glacier surge: A geospatial analysis highlighting Shishper Glacial Lake outburst flood events (2019–2022) as prime example

Elsevier,

Heliyon, Volume 10, 30 August 2024

This research's primary objective is to observe Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in the Karakoram ranges while taking Shishper GLOF events (2019–2022) as a prime example
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action

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Climate Change, Asia

Lipids and carotenoids may influence the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease: A meta-analysis

Elsevier,

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus, Volume 1, Issue 4, December 2024, 100072

This study reveals that the estimation of lipids and carotenoid levels could support the early diagnosis or help to understand the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Global

Bringing ancient loess critical zones into a new era of sustainable development goals

Elsevier,

Earth-Science Reviews, Volume 255, August 2024

This article focuses on numerous plot, field, and regional scale studies conducted in the Critical Zone Observatories (CZO) facilities distributed across the China Loess Plateau (CLP). The CLP CZO features the world's largest and deepest loess deposits, highly disturbed by human activities, and consists of a longitudinal series of monitoring sites.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Rural development; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Asia

Meeting your ancestors – Sticks, stones, and discord in Earth's outposts

Elsevier,

Global Ecology and Conservation, Volume 52, August 2024

This paper highlights the importance for conservation biologists and on-the-ground practitioners to engage more with local pastoralists to tackle the complex and infrequently described conflicts on how best to implement protective policies.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land

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Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

RELX SDG Customer Awards 2024

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RELX

Recognising our customers' exceptional work to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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SDG:

Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

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Sustainable Business Practices; Sustainable Development; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

How power in corporate-industrial meat supply chains enables negative externalities: Three case studies from Brazil, the US, and Australia

Elsevier,

One Earth, Volume 7, 16 August 2024

Global industrial meat production drives major social and ecological harms, yet policy debates often neglect the role of corporate power in sustaining these impacts. Through case studies, this study shows how industry concentration, government ties, weak regulation, and cultural norms enable externalized costs, and calls for systemic policies that confront meat industry power within the broader food system
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

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Food security and nutrition; Industry; Open Access, Global

Dietary patterns and intrinsic capacity in older adults: a 6-year prospective cohort study

Elsevier,

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, Volume 28, August 2024

This study examines the 6-year longitudinal associations between dietary patterns, intrinsic capacity (IC), and IC sub-domains in community-dwelling Korean older adults. The key findings are that in older men, the "variety of healthy foods and alcohols" dietary pattern was positively associated with changes in IC score, while in older women, the "variety of healthy foods" pattern was positively associated with changes in IC score, IC score group, and psychological domain.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Food security and nutrition, Asia

The role of olfactory dysfunction in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: A meta-analysis

Elsevier,

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 123, August 2024

Olfactory impairments are notably present in MCI, particularly with significant declines in odor identification, similar to the primary sensory deficit observed in AD, suggesting the incorporation of odor identification tests for early AD detection.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Global

Socially Assistive Robots for patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A scoping review

Elsevier,

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 123, August 2024

Interaction of human and socially assistive robot can have applicability in actual settings, and adoption to function in human environment for Alzheimer's disease. This review revealed that there are still several technical challenges that must be addressed in future advancements before being integrated in real life of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. The results will help move towards the establishment of best practices for the development of human and socially assistive robot interaction for Alzheimer's disease and, in turn, help enhance the experience of people suffering from this disease.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Global

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