Articles

The lifetime impact of stress on fear regulation and cortical function

Elsevier, Neuropharmacology,
Volume 224,
2023

This article ties to SDG 3. It reviews converging lines of evidence that suggest that development of prefrontal cortical circuitry necessary for both social experiences and fear learning is altered by stress exposure in a way that impacts both social and fear behaviors throughout the lifespan.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

Stillbirth rates and its spatial patterns in India: an exploration of HMIS data - The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia

Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia,
Volume 9,
2023,
100116

The paper shows how still births are distributed across the country and how these regions need more focus in the UHC policy.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Asia

The Impact of Limited Language Proficiency in Screening for Breast Cancer

Elsevier, Clinical Breast Cancer, Volume 23, Issue 2, February 2023, Pages 181-188

This Study supports SDGs 3, 5 and 10 by exploring the national impact of limited English proficiency (LEP) in breast cancer screening. Previously unknown, the results showed that LEP women, particularly Spanish speakers, are associated with a lower probability of having a screening mammogram.

SDG:

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

Tags:

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

The 2022 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: leveraging climate actions for healthy ageing

Elsevier, The Lancet. Public health, Volume 7, 1 December 2022

This Climate Countdown paper supports SDGs 3 and 13 by summarising procress through 27 climate indicators in China from 2021 to 2022.

SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Data & Analytics, Asia

An intelligent IOT sensor coupled precision irrigation model for agriculture

Elsevier, Measurement: Sensors, Volume 25, 2023, 100608.

Proposal for a new machine learning-based smart irrigation system, designed to aid the development of more sustainable agricultural practices, saving water and contributing towards better food security.

SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Technology; Intelligent Buildings, Global

Agriculture and food security under a changing climate: An underestimated challenge

Elsevier, iScience, Volume 25, 22 December 2022

The paper discusses the complexity of the interactions and effects of climate change on food security.

SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Tags:

Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Food and Agriculture; Climate Change, Global

Insurance Coverage of Prophylactic Mastectomies: A National Review of the United States

Elsevier, Clinical Breast Cancer, Volume 23, Issue 2, February 2023, Pages 211-218

This Study supports SDGs 3, 5 and 10 by highlighting the significant variability in insurance coverage of Prophylactic Mastectomy (PM) between companies which can lead to further inequalities in access to this breast cancer risk reducing procedure. Physicians and patients alike should advocate for fair and equal access to PM for certain clinical indications.