Articles

The interplay of pineal hormones and socioeconomic status leading to colorectal cancer disparity

Elsevier,

Translational Oncology, Volume 16, February 2022

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Despite increased screening options and state-of-art treatments offered in clinics, racial differences remain in CRC. African Americans (AAs) are disproportionately affected by the disease; the incidence and mortality are higher in AAs than Caucasian Americans (CAs). At the time of diagnosis, AAs more often present with advanced stages and aggressive CRCs, primarily accounting for the racial differences in therapeutic outcomes and mortality.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 1: No poverty

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Diversity and inclusion; Gender equality and women's empowerment; Socioeconomic Impact, Global

Differences in SARS-CoV-2 infections during the first and second wave of SARS-CoV-2 between six ethnic groups in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: A population-based longitudinal serological study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Volume 13, February 2022

This Article supports SDGs 3 and 10 by assessing SARS-CoV-2 incidence in six ethnic groups in Amsterdam, and showing that incidence was highest in the largest minority ethnic groups. The findings suggest that prevention measures and vaccination should be especially encouraged in these groups.
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SDG:

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

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Diversity and inclusion; Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Europe

Hydrological modeling, impact of land-use and land-cover change on hydrological process and sediment yield; case study in Jedeb and Chemoga watersheds

Land use and land cover changes in the Jedeb and Chemoga watersheds have been detected in the past 29 years. 
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

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Water and sanitation; Hydrological Cycle, Africa

The contribution of unstable housing to HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Public Health, Volume 7, February 2022

This Article supports SDG 3 by showing the association between unstable housing (the lack of access to adequate or fixed housing) with HIV and HCV infection among people who inject drugs, finding that a substantial proportion of infections (11.2% of new HCV infections in the study period) and suggesting that the broader social needs of this population, including housing, should be addressed as part of efforts to reduce and eliminate these infections.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

100–100–100: a new, ambitious treatment target to end the HIV and hepatitis C epidemics

Elsevier,

The Lancet Public Health, Volume 7, February 2022

The Comment, linked to the above Article on unstable housing, contributes to SDG 3 by calling for a 100-100-100 target: "stably housing 100% of PWID who are unstably housed, providing 100% of PWID access to consistent and adequate harm reduction services, and offering treatment to 100% of PWID who want substance use treatment". Such a target would be in important part of HIV and HCV elimination efforts.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

How to measure gender bias in machine translation: Real-world oriented machine translators, multiple reference points

Elsevier,

Social Sciences & Humanities Open, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2022, 100239

This paper—as a case study— presents a systematic study of gender bias in machine translation with Google Translate.
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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality

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Gender equality and women's empowerment, Global

Elevated levels of antibiotic resistance in groundwater during treated wastewater irrigation associated with infiltration and accumulation of antibiotic residues

Elsevier,

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 423, 5 February 2022

This paper addresses pharmaceutical detection in groundwater.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Water and sanitation, Global

Sanitation and water services: Who is the most efficient provider public or private? Evidences for Brazil

Elsevier,

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Volume 79, February 2022

This article contributes to research on public policy and water sanitation.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

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Water and sanitation, South America

Effect of a low-cost, behaviour-change intervention on latrine use and safe disposal of child faeces in rural Odisha, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Figure illustrating the intervention delivery and data collection timeline.
Elsevier,

The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, February 2022

This study supports SDGs 3 and 6 by investigating a low-cost behavioural intervention designed to increase latrine use and safe disposal of child faeces in India. The study found the intervention modestly increased latrine use and markedly increased safe disposal of child faeces in the short term, but was unlikely to reduce exposure to pathogens to a level necessary to achieve health gains.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Water and sanitation, Global

Everyday gendered performances at home: Masculine domesticity?

Elsevier,

Social Sciences & Humanities Open, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2021, 100112

This article explores how men living in Istanbul talk about the sociality of house and care work – vacuuming the house, cooking, doing the laundry – in their everyday lives. The authors believe that the existing trends in so-called ordinary days will enable us to understand the extent to which gender roles are either challenged or re-constructed at home.
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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality

Tags:

Gender equality and women's empowerment; Smart Homes, Asia, Europe

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