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Racial stereotyping of gay men: Can a minority sexual orientation erase race?

Elsevier, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 83, July 2019
Decades of research indicate that the traits we ascribe to people often depend on their race. Yet, the bulk of this research has not considered how racial stereotypes might also depend on other aspects of targets’ identities. To address this, researchers have begun to ask intersectional questions about racial stereotypes, such as whether they are applied in similar ways to men and women, or to children and adults. In the present studies, we examine whether men who are described as gay (vs. not) become de-racialized in the minds of perceivers. That is, we test whether gay (vs.
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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Diversity and inclusion, North America

Patient experiences and health system responsiveness among internal migrants: A nationwide study in 13 Indian cities

Elsevier, Journal of Healthcare Quality Research, Volume 34, July - August 2019
Objective: To report various components of health system responsiveness among poor internal migrants who availed the government health facilities in 13 Indian cities. Materials and methods: Cluster random sampling was used to select 50,806 migrant households, of which 14,263 households avail the government health facility in last six months. In addition, 5072 women, who sought antenatal care and 3946 women who had delivery in government health facility during last six months were also included.
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SDG:

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

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Poverty eradication; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Asia

Current frontiers and recommendations for the study of microplastics in seafood

Elsevier, TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Volume 116, July 2019
For seventy years, mass plastic production and waste mismanagement have resulted in huge pollution of the environment, including the marine environment. The first mention of seafood contaminated by microplastics was recorded in the seventies, and to date numerous studies have been carried out on shellfish, fish and crustaceans. Based on an ad hoc corpus, the current review aims to report on the numerous practices and methodologies described so far.
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SDG:

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Data & Analytics; Oceans & Seas; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Environmental sustainability in veterinary anaesthesia

Elsevier, Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Volume 46, July 2019
Objective: Attention is drawn to the potential of global warming to influence the health and wellbeing of the human race. There is increasing public and governmental pressure on healthcare organisations to mitigate and adapt to the climate changes that are occurring. The science of anaesthetic agents such as nitrous oxide and the halogenated anaesthetic agents such as greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting agents is discussed and quantified. Additional environmental impacts of healthcare systems are explored.
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SDG:

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action

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Chemicals and waste; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

From risk to resilience: Pathways for sustainable development

Elsevier, Progress in Disaster Science, Volume 2, July 2019
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SDG:

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

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Disaster risk reduction; National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS); Health and wellbeing; Poverty eradication, Global

Axioms and actions for preventing disasters

Elsevier, Progress in Disaster Science, Volume 2, July 2019
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 13: Climate action

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Disaster risk reduction; National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS); Sustainable cities and human settlements; Capacity Building, Global

Disaster risk reduction and innovations

Elsevier, Progress in Disaster Science, Volume 2, July 2019
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction encourages investment in innovation and technology development in disaster risk management. However, needs for science and technology inputs are unmet, and there is a lack of policy making that is based on science and evidence. This paper identified three key issues that could help overcome these barriers: networking, coproduction of knowledge, and a stronger role played by academia.
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals; Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 13: Climate action

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Disaster risk reduction; National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS); Multi-stakeholder partnerships; Capacity Building, Global

Occupational health outcomes among international migrant workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Elsevier, The Lancet Global Health, Volume 7, July 2019
Background: Globally, there are more than 150 million international migrant workers—individuals who are employed outside of their country of origin—comprising the largest international migrant group. A substantial number of migrants work in hazardous and exploitative environments, where they might be at considerable risk of injury and ill health. However, little data on occupational health outcomes of migrant workers exist, with which to inform global policy making and delivery of health services.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

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Health and wellbeing; Employment decent work for all and social protection; Human rights, Global

Biodiversity impact assessment of building's roofs based on Life Cycle Assessment methods

Elsevier,

Building and Environment, Volume 158, July 2019

To fight against the biodiversity loss and to take advantage of ecosystem services that nature can offer, urban planners integrate green spaces in urban projects. However to assess green spaces, attention is generally paid to local biodiversity (i.e. “in situ”)which concerns the plot on which buildings are constructed. The biodiversity impacted outside the construction site (i.e. “ex situ”)which concerns the extraction of materials, transportation and waste, is rarely associated to the project assessment.

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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 15: Life on land

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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Life Cycle Assessment, Global

Influence of irrigation time and frequency on greenhouse gas emissions in a solid-set sprinkler-irrigated maize under Mediterranean conditions

Elsevier,

Agricultural Water Management, Volume 221, 20 July 2019

Irrigation management may influence soil greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Solid-set sprinkler irrigation systems allow to modify the irrigation time and frequency. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of two irrigation times (daytime, D; nighttime, N)and two irrigation frequencies (low, L; high, H)on soil carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O)emissions in a solid-set sprinkler-irrigated maize (Zea mays L.)field located in NE Spain during 2015 and 2016 growing seasons and the fallow period between growing seasons.

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SDG:

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

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Europe

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