Articles

Disabled in academia: to be or not to be, that is the question

Elsevier,

Trends in Neurosciences, Volume 44, July 2021

The authors discuss the complexities of diversity disclosure within academia.
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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Academia

Financial incentives for large-scale wetland restoration: Beyond markets to common asset trusts

Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 4, 23 July 2021
Wetlands provide ∼$47.4 trillion/year worth of ecosystem services globally and support immense biodiversity, yet face widespread drainage and pollution, and large-scale wetlands restoration is urgently needed. Payment for ecosystem service (PES) schemes provide a viable avenue for funding large-scale wetland restoration. However, schemes around the globe differ substantially in their goals, structure, challenges, and effectiveness in supporting large-scale wetland restoration.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Finance, Global

The Role of Targeted Nutrition Education of Preschoolers and Caregivers on Sustained Consumption of Biofortified Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato in Kenya

Elsevier,

Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue 8, August 2021, nzab096

The results from this study emphasize the role of targeted and integrated nutrition education approaches in improving OFSP (Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato) consumption behavior; therefore, it is imperative to focus on increasing the rate of consumption of OFSP over time to ensure sustainable utilization of essential micronutrients.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and wellbeing, Africa

Application of machine learning for wind energy from design to energy-Water nexus: A Survey

Elsevier,

Energy Nexus, Volume 2, 2021, 100011,

Supports wind energy
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Global

Mitophagy pathways and Alzheimer's disease: From pathogenesis to treatment

Elsevier,

Mitochondrion, Volume 59, July 2021

Mitophagy, a selective type of autophagy, eliminates selectively damaged/weakened mitochondria. Impaired mitophagy emerges in early AD progression. Compromised mitophagy contributes to mitochondrial dysfunction and abnormal energy metabolism in AD. Targeting mitophagy could be a promising therapeutic avenue for the prevention and treatment of AD.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

The effectivity role of community mental health worker for rehabilitation of mental health illness: A systematic review

Elsevier,

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Volume 11, 1 July 2021

Background: The effectivity role of community mental health worker (CMHWs) has several important gaps in the service provision at the community level. This study aimed to explain community mental health workers' effectivity role for the rehabilitation of mental health illness. Methods: A systematic review searched five electronic databases (Scopus, PubMed, ScienceDirect, CINAHL, and ProQuest) for previous studies published between 2015 and 2020. The Centre for Review and Dissemination and the Joanna Briggs Institute Guideline used to assess quality and Prisma checklist guided this review.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

A perspective on the human dimensions of a transition to net-zero energy systems

Elsevier,

Energy and Climate Change,
Volume 2,
2021,
100042

Clean energy transition.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 13: Climate action

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Energy, Global

Challenges and opportunities for wheat alternative grains in breadmaking: Ex-situ- versus in-situ-produced dextran

Elsevier,

Trends in Food Science and Technology, Volume 113, July 2021

The use of grains as an alternative to wheat in breadmaking has rapidly grown in the last few years, driven by the Sustainable Development Goals toward improving food security and promoting sustainable agriculture. Flours from legumes, pseudo-cereals, minor cereals and milling by-products, such as bran, are of particular interest. The production of partially substituted or wheat-free bread is, however, a challenging task in terms of texture and flavour attributes.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger

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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and wellbeing, Global

Assessment of common infections and incident dementia using UK primary and secondary care data: a historical cohort study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Volume 2, July 2021

An article on dementia risk factors, in the context of SDG 3, focusing specifically on the association between common infections and dementia.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Europe

Comparison of the predictive accuracy of multiple definitions of cognitive impairment for incident dementia: a 20-year follow-up of the Whitehall II cohort study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Volume 2, July 2021

An article on cognitive assessment in dementia, in the context of SDG 3, focusing specifically on the predictive accuracy of alternative definitions of cognitive impairment.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Europe

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