Articles

Energy, exergy and economic analysis of an indirect type solar dryer using green chilli: A comparative assessment of forced and natural convection

Elsevier, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Volume 24, 1 August 2021
The energy, exergy and economic analysis of indirect type solar dryer (ITSD) was performed while drying green chilli under forced and natural convection. Fans powered by PV panels were used for forced convection setup. The collector and drying efficiencies of the forced convection dryer were found to be 63.3% and 10.4% and the same was 53.84% and 8.90% in natural convection ITSD, respectively. The specific moisture extraction rate (SMER) of green chilli in ITSD was found to be 0.6526 and 0.5603 kg/kW-h under forced and natural convection, respectively.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Rural development; Energy; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Strategies toward the sustainable electrochemical oxidation of methane to methanol

Elsevier, Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Volume 30, August 2021
The direct conversion of methane to methanol is very promising to achieve a decarbonized future but remains a great challenge. The electrochemical activation and partial oxidation of methane to methanol are highly attractive to enable the direct conversion in a sustainable and decentralized way. In this review, we present an overview of the main strategies that have allowed to gain mechanistic insight into the electrochemical activation of methane.
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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 15: Life on land

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Atmosphere; Climate change, Global

Germany floods—a warning for future extreme weather events

Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Volume 7, August 2021
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

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Climate change; Health and wellbeing, Europe

Facultative polyandry protects females from compromised male fertility caused by heatwave conditions

Elsevier,

Animal Behaviour, Volume 178, August 2021

Why is polyandry such a common mating behaviour when it exposes females to a range of significant fitness costs? Here, we investigated whether polyandry protects females against reduced male fertility caused by thermal stress from heatwave conditions. Sperm production and function are vulnerable to heat, and heatwave conditions are forecast to increase as our climate warms, so we examined these effects on female reproduction and mating behaviour in the flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, a promiscuous ectotherm model in which fertility is damaged by environmental warming.

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SDG:

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

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Climate change; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable Fertilizer; Climatic Conditions, Global

Associations between lung function and future cardiovascular morbidity and overall mortality in a predominantly First Nations population: a cohort study.

Elsevier,

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Volume 13, August 2021

A cohort study, in the context of SDG 3 and 10, showing that reduced lung function within the clinically normal range is associated with increased mortality and cardiovascular disease risk among First Nations Australians.
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SDG:

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

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Diversity and inclusion; Health and wellbeing, Oceania

(Micro)plastics and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Elsevier,

Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Volume 30, August 2021

Since the launch of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the SDGs have been widely adopted by governments and corporations in an effort to improve their sustainability. There are 17 SDGs, comprising 169 targets, which are measurable against 247 unique indicators. Despite pervasive global pollution from (micro)plastics, there is only one indicator (14.1.1b) under Goal 14, specifically related to reducing impacts from (micro)plastics.

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SDG:

Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 15: Life on land

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Oceans & Seas; Sustainable consumption and production; Chemicals and waste; Microplastics, Global

Renewable energy analysis in indigenous communities using bottom-up demand prediction

Elsevier,

Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 71, August 2021

This paper provides a methodology for the holistic analysis of hybrid renewable energy systems in rural communities. 
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Diversity and inclusion; Energy, North America

The urgent need of an ecological transition in medical training to address tomorrow's challenges. A Medical Student's Perspective

Elsevier,

The Journal of Climate Change and Health, Volume 4, 2021,100039

Change the paradigm in medical education: "the climate change generation"
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

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National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS); Climate change; Health and population, Global

Gender differences in countries' adaptation to societal ageing: an international cross-sectional comparison

Elsevier, The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Volume 2, August 2021
Background: Gender differences in life expectancy and societal roles have implications for a country's capacity to support its older population. Specifically, the longevity risk associated with longer life expectancy of women, with greater risk of morbidity entails different needs between genders in older age.
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SDG:

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

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Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion, Global

The COVID-19 pandemic and maternal mental health in a fragile and conflict-affected setting in Tumaco, Colombia: a cohort study

Elsevier, The Lancet Global Health, Volume 9, August 2021
Background: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health have been understudied among vulnerable populations, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings. We aimed to analyse how the pandemic is related to early changes in mental health and parenting stress among caregivers, many of whom are internally displaced persons (IDP), in a conflict-affected setting in Colombia. Methods: For this cohort study, we used longitudinal data from a psychosocial support programme in which 1376 caregivers were randomly assigned across four sequential cohorts.
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SDG:

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

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Health and wellbeing; Gender equality and women's empowerment, South America

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