Articles

“I have mentally cancelled a lot of trips”: Trips not made by disabled people due to public transport inequity in lutruwita/Tasmania

Elsevier, Journal of Transport Geography, Volume 111, July 2023

Explores the impact and consequences of not being able to make trips because of transport disadvantage. Explicitly does so in relation to SDG goal 11.2.

SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Sustainable transport; Diversity and inclusion, Global

The path toward equal performance in medical machine learning

Elsevier, Patterns, Volume 4, Issue 7, 2023, 100790, ISSN 2666-3899,

This Perspective explores the sources of bias in medical machine learning, and how these can contribute to unequal performance, for example for women. The authors discuss methods for mitigating bias, hopefully leading to more equitable use of machine learning in healthcare.

SDG:

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

Tags:

Gender equality and women's empowerment; Health and population, Global

Phytochemical diversity within and among Sardinian populations of the endemic Teucrium marum L. (Lamiaceae) is determined by ecological factors

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 9, July 2023

This article shows that ecological factors play a significant role in shaping the phytochemical diversity among and within wild populations of Teucrium marum.

SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems, Europe

Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of Paris polyphylla Sm. revealed by SSR marker

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 9, July 2023

This is the first report on genetic diversity and population structure analysis of P. polyphylla at the molecular level in Nepal.

SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems, Asia

Envisioning environmental equity: climate change, health, and racial justice

Elsevier, The Lancet, Volume 402, 1 July 2023

This Health Policy paper supports SDG 3, 15, and 16 by highlighting how climate change and other human-induced environmental changes, such as loss of biodiversity and air pollution, disproportionately affect the health of minoritised people globally.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Climate Change; Access to justice, Global

Wildfire smoke linked to vocal changes in wild Bornean orangutans

Elsevier, iScience, Volume 26, 21 July 2023

Show effects of wildfires on the vocal communcication of an iconic threatened species

SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems, Asia

Water implications in dialysis therapy, threats and opportunities to reduce water consumption: a call for the planet

Elsevier, Kidney International, Volume 104, July 2023

Water is a dwindling natural resource, and potable water is wrongly considered an unlimited resource. This review seeks to support policymakers in making informed decisions about water use, avoiding wasting, and finding solutions that may be planet friendly and patient friendly in dialysis, especially in hemodialysis treatments.