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Graphene oxide nanosheets for treatment of mine-drainage contaminated water: The effect of phosphate functionalisation on U(VI) removal

Elsevier,

Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 38, 1 January 2021

In this study, the authors investigate the effect of phosphate functionalisation on the removal of uranyl ions from mine-drainage contaminated water.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

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Water and sanitation, Global

Competition between different groundwater uses under water scarcity

Elsevier,

Water Resources and Economics, Volume 33, January 2021

This study analyzes the effects of a local water market formation on the efficiency of groundwater use productivity. These results demonstrate the role of a market-based groundwater allocation approach under water scarcity conditions.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

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Water and sanitation, Middle East

Gender, regulation, and corporate social responsibility in the extractive sector: The case of Equinor's social investments in Tanzania

Elsevier, Women's Studies International Forum, Volume 84, 1 January 2021
Multinational corporations have been criticised for their rhetorical support to - as opposed to substantive engagement with - gender equality in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in poor countries. Many host countries have started regularizing CSR in recent years, and there is great variation between countries and different sectors when it comes to the gendered dimensions of social investments. This article focuses on the factors that influence CSR in the petroleum sector, using Equinor in Tanzania as a case study.
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Smart urban forests: An overview of more-than-human and more-than-real urban forest management in Australian cities

Elsevier,

Digital Geography and Society, Volume 2, January 2021

These are uncertain times in the Anthropocene, where the health and resilience of all urban inhabitants should be key themes for cities striving for sustainability. To this end, local councils in Australia are applying digital technologies with increasing complexity as components of their urban forest management. This paper applies a more-than-human lens to analyse Australian local council urban forest policies, documents and project information for their inclusion and application of digital technologies.

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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable Forest Management, Oceania

Time-varying associations of pre-migration and post-migration stressors in refugees' mental health during resettlement: a longitudinal study in Australia

Elsevier,

The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume 8, January 2021

This article ties to SDG 3. In this study, time-varying associations of pre-migration and post-migration stressors in refugees' mental health were explored. Understanding these time-varying association could help in designing tailored health promotion services at different resettlement stages and improving the efficiency of resource allocation.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Oceania

Pharmacological intervention in a transgenic mouse model improves Alzheimer's-associated pathological phenotype: Involvement of proteasome activation

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Elsevier,

Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Volume 162, January 2021

Proteasome function is impaired in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Proteasome activation is followed by a decrease in amyloid-beta (Aβ) load. A reduced amount of Aβ correlates with significantly improved behavior and frailty level. Proteasome activation represents a promising intervention for alleviating AD pathology.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

Global, regional, and national burden of respiratory tract cancers and associated risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Elsevier,

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Volume 9, 2021

This Article supports SDG 3 by summarising global, regional, and national estimates of the burden of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer and larynx cancer and their attributable risks from 1990 to 2019, and highlighting the importance of preventive measures such as smoking control interventions, air quality management programmes focused on major air pollution sources, and widespread access to clean energy.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Data & Analytics, Global

Laughter therapy: A humor-induced hormonal intervention to reduce stress and anxiety

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Elsevier,

Current Research in Physiology, Volume 4, January 2021

Laughter therapy is a universal non-pharmacologic approach to reduce stress and anxiety. Laughter therapy can be used during COVID-19 pandemic as a useful supplementary therapy to reduce the mental health burden.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

Sex and gender differences in cognitive and brain reserve: Implications for Alzheimer's disease in women

Elsevier, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, Volume 60, January 2021
Women represent ⅔ of the cases of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Current research has focused on differential risks to explain higher rates of AD in women. However, factors that reduce risk for AD, like cognitive/brain reserve, are less well explored. We asked: what is known about sex and gender differences in how reserve mitigates risk for AD?
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Global; Health and wellbeing, Global

A systematic review of cognitive event-related potentials in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

Elsevier,

Behavioural Brain Research, Volume 396, 1 January 2021

Using event-related potentials (ERPs) might help identify early neural changes indicative of future cognitive decline, offering an accessible and affordable alternative to other neuroimaging methods
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

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