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Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging and its Impact on the Rare Disease Community: Threats, Challenges and Opportunities

Statistics related to the epidemiology of RDs and the importance of early diagnosis.
Elsevier,

PET Clinics, Volume 17, January 2022

This article ties to SDG 3. This clinical review article, published in PET Clinics, looks at the effect of artificial intelligence on medical imaging for rare diseases. Key point: There is a significant need to recognize the challenge of data imbalance in rare diseases and to make concerted efforts to provide technical recommendations and guidelines.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

Prevalence and disease progression of genetically-confirmed facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 1 (FSHD1) in China between 2001 and 2020: a nationwide population-based study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Volume 18, January 2022

This Article supports SDG 3 by estimating the prevalence of genetically confirmed facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 1, a rare disease, in China, showing that the estimated prevalence was 0.75 per million during 2001-2020.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Science, Asia

Dietary Fiber Intake is Associated with Cognitive Function in Older Adults: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Elsevier,

American Journal of Medicine, Volume , 2022

Higher dietary fiber intake is associated with improved specific components of cognitive function in older adults aged 60 years and older. 
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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, Global

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America–Disparities in Clinical Trial Participation: Multilevel Opportunities for Improvement

Elsevier,

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Volume 31, January 2022

This article advances goals 4, 5, and 10 by examining disparities in minority participation in surgical oncology clinical trials.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Diversity and inclusion; Education, Global

The mental health of transgender and gender non-conforming people in China: a systematic review

Elsevier, The Lancet Public Health, Volume 6, December 2021
A Review on the mental health of transgender and gender non-conforming people in China, in the context of SDGs 3 and 5, focusing on the specific actions needed to improve mental health in this population by reducing discrimination and fostering social awareness and acceptance.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Health and wellbeing, Asia

All-cause and cause-specific mortality in people with mental disorders and intellectual disabilities, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: cohort study

Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Volume 11, December 2021
BACKGROUND: People with mental disorders and intellectual disabilities experience excess mortality compared with the general population. The impact of COVID-19 on exacerbating this, and in widening ethnic inequalities, is unclear.
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Early life stress causes persistent impacts on the microbiome of Atlantic salmon

Elsevier,

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, Volume 40, December 2021

Farmed fish are commonly exposed to stress in intensive aquaculture systems, often leading to immune impairment and increased susceptibility to disease. Effects of two aquaculture-relevant early-life stressors on the gut and skin microbiome of Atlantic salmon fry (four months post hatching) using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing were studied.
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SDG:

Goal 14: Life below water

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Oceans & Seas, Global

Identifying the women most vulnerable to intimate partner violence: A decision tree analysis from 48 low and middle-income countries

Elsevier, EClinicalMedicine, Volume 42, December 2021
This Research Paper supports SDGs 5 and 10 by applying a decision-tree approach to identify subgroups of women at increased risk of IPV across 48 LMICs and to subsequently help design targeted interventions, and by suggesting the need for population-wide approaches in parallel for a large proportion of women with no identifiable risk factors.
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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Human rights, Global

Dataset on human rights awareness in Northwest Nigeria

Map showing demographics of survey respondents.
Elsevier, Data in Brief, Volume 39, December 2021
The data in this article investigated the extent of human rights awareness in the seven States comprising the Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria and its relationship with the characteristics of the population in the light of limited human rights claims in the region. The data was obtained from 780 respondents using stratified and systematic random sampling techniques using with the help of a structured questionnaire.
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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

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Data & Analytics; Health and wellbeing; Human rights, Africa

Male Nurses’ Experiences of Workplace Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in South Korea: A Qualitative Study

Elsevier,

Asian Nursing Research, Volume 15, December 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore male nurses’ experiences of workplace gender discrimination and sexual harassment in South Korea. Methods: Phenomenological qualitative methodology exploring male nurses’ experiences was employed to collect data, and thematic analysis of the data was conducted. Research subjects were recruited by convenience and snowball sampling. Ten male nurses participated in individual in-depth interviews via mobile phone. Data were collected from June 15 to July 24, 2020.

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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 5: Gender equality

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Health and wellbeing; Human rights; Sexual Harassment, Asia

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