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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

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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

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Data & Analytics; 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

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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

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Data & Analytics; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Five tips for China to realize its co-targets of climate mitigation and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Elsevier,

Geography and Sustainability, Volume 1, September 2020

This paper summarized China's integrated actions (2015 onwards) that benefit both climate change mitigation and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Multi-stakeholder partnerships; Green economy, Asia

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

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Sustainable consumption and production; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Embodied energy of rice husk ash for sustainable cement production

Elsevier, Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Volume 2, September 2020
After water, concrete is the second most used material in the world. Using life cycle assessments, concrete has typically been found to be 80% of a residential building by weight. Cement production consumes large amounts of energy, motivating a search for sustainable alternatives. Rice husk ash produced in controlled combustion has been found to be a viable replacement for cement. Renewable and sustainable, rice husks have the potential to produce energy while yielding an ash product for use in concrete.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

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Sustainable consumption and production; Energy; Industry, Global

A direct recycling case study from a lithium-ion battery recall

Elsevier, Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Volume 25, September 2020
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

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Sustainable consumption and production; Energy; Chemicals and waste, Global

Serum FOXO3A: A ray of hope for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

Elsevier, Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, Volume 190, September 2020
Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is often difficult because of distinct and subjective clinical features, especially in the early stage. FOXO3a protein present in the cognitive centre of brain in inferior temporal region and parahippocampus. FOXO3a can be a potential novel target against AD. AD, Mild Cognitive impairment (MCI) and Geriatric Control (GC) were recruited after diagnosis by clinical assessment, MRI, TauPET and FDG-PET. We have quantified serum FOXO3a by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and compare with TauPET between of AD, MCI patients and GC.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Science, Global

Support Groups and Individual Mental Health Care via Video Conferencing for Frontline Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Elsevier, Psychosomatics, Volume 61, September - October 2020
Background: The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put an enormous stress on the mental health of frontline health care workers. Objective: Psychiatry departments in medical centers need to develop support systems to help our colleagues cope with this stress.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

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