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Green Chemistry Challenge 5th anniversary – Interviews with past winners series: Dr. Alessio Adamiano

2018 Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge second prize winner, Dr. Alessio Admiano
Elsevier,

12th October 2020

In 2018, Dr. Alessio Adamiano, a researcher for the Italian National Research Council at the Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramic Materials,  was awarded the second prize of €25,000. Contributing to SDGs 2, 13 and 14, his project, “Phos-Fate: Empowering fishing communities for climate change”, demonstrated how phosphorous can be recycled in a simple, scalable way by converting fish bones into products such as fertilizers. Two years later, we interviewed Dr. Adamiano about his experience at the Challenge, as well as the upcoming steps for his project empowering fishing communities for climate change.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 13: Climate action

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Poverty eradication; Oceans & Seas; Climate change; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Plastic wastes: environmental hazard and instrument for wealth creation in Nigeria

Elsevier,

Heliyon, Volume 6, October 2020

This paper highlights the impact of plastic polluntion in Nigeria and the urgent need to recycle plastics to create wealth opportunity.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

Tags:

Climate change; Information for integrated Decision-Making & Participation, Africa

Patient-reported Outcomes of Patients With Breast Cancer During the COVID-19 Outbreak in the Epicenter of China: A Cross-sectional Survey Study

Elsevier,

Clinical Breast Cancer, Volume 20, October 2020

This study aimed to analyze the psychological status in patients with breast cancer (BS) during the COVID-19 outbreak and observed high rates of anxiety, depression, distress, and insomnia. Special attention should be paid to the psychological status of patients with BC, especially those with poor general condition, treatment discontinuation, aggressive molecular subtypes, and metastatic BC.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Asia

Assessing oxidative stress in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus): Associations with mercury and selenium concentrations

Elsevier,

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, Volume 235, September 2020

This article advances SDG # 15 and # 14 by looking at the potential adverse effects relatively high total mercury concentration has on the developing fetus of Steller sea lions.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 14: Life below water

Tags:

Oceans & Seas; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Needs and Challenges in Modelling Malaria for Emergency Contexts

Elsevier, Trends in Parasitology, Volume 36, September 2020
While modelling is an essential component for an understanding of the epidemiology of malaria, and for designing better control measures, it rarely considers the particular contexts encountered in emergency settings. By linking these situations with the transmission parameters our aim is to correct this bias and call for a better collaboration between relief actors.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Human rights, Global

A Basis to Be Here: Stories from International Graduate Students in the United States

Elsevier, Cell Reports Medicine, Volume 1, 22 September 2020
Recent guidance from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement drastically altered the lives of international students in America, especially those who are matriculating. This commentary describes how international students still face uncertainty concerning their visa statuses and their place in American society.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Human rights, Global

Impacts of climate change mitigation on agriculture water use: A provincial analysis in China

Elsevier,

Geography and Sustainability, Volume 1, September 2020

Agriculture consumes huge amounts of water in China and is profoundly affected by climate change. This study projects the agricultural water use towards 2030 under the climate change mitigation target at the provincial level in China by linking a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model and a regression model.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 1: No poverty

Tags:

Data & Analytics; Climate change; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Asia

Effects of climate, land use and land cover changes on soil loss in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, China

Elsevier,

Geography and Sustainability, Volume 1, September 2020

Climate, land use and land cover (LULC) changes are among the primary driving forces of soil loss. Decoupling their effects can help in understanding the magnitude and trend of soil loss in response to human activities and ecosystem management. Here, the RUSLE model was applied to estimate the spatial-temporal variations of soil loss rate in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) area during 2001–2015, followed by a scenario design to decouple the effects of climate and LULC changes. The results showed that increasing rainfall generated as much as 2.90 × 107 t soil loss in the TGR area.

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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 2: Zero hunger

Tags:

Desertification, land degradation and drought; Sustainable consumption and production; Land Use Planning, Asia

Geospatiality of climate change perceptions on coastal regions: A systematic bibliometric analysis

Elsevier, Geography and Sustainability, Volume 1, September 2020
Climate change requires joint actions between government and local actors. Understanding the perception of people and communities is critical for designing climate change adaptation strategies. Those most affected by climate change are populations in coastal regions that face extreme weather events and sea-level increases. In this article, geospatial perception of climate change is identified, and the research parameters are quantified.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Data & Analytics; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Climate change, Global

No-till is challenged: Complementary management is crucial to improve its environmental benefits under a changing climate

Elsevier,

Geography and Sustainability, Volume 1, September 2020

Tillage is the most common agricultural practice dating back to the origin of agriculture. In recent decades, no-tillage (NT) has been introduced to improve soil and water quality. However, changes in soil properties resulting from long-term NT can increase losses of dissolved phosphorus, nitrate and some classes of pesticides, and NT effect on nitrous oxide (N2O) emission remains controversial. Complementary management that enhances the overall environmental benefits of NT is therefore crucial.

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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Sustainable consumption and production; Desertification, land degradation and drought; Climate change; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

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