Book chapters

Plotkin's Vaccines (Eighth Edition) Chapter 27 - Hepatitis B Vaccines

Elsevier,

Plotkin's Vaccines (Eighth Edition)
2023, Pages 389-432.e21

This content supports the SDG Goal 3: Good health and well-being by examining current hepatitis B vaccines as a solution toward the elimiation of HBV as a public health treat.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Green Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Smart Cities - Chapter 2: Improving citizen lifestyle in green smart city

Elsevier,

Green Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Smart Cities, 2023, Pages 29-63

This chapter aligns with Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities by adressing methods and regulations for reducing pollution, waste management, traffic, resource utilization, and energy consumption, as well as assuring public safety, a good standard of life, environmental sustainability, and cost management.
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Health and wellbeing; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Recent Advancements in Wastewater Management - Chapter 7: Contamination of soil and food chain through wastewater application

Elsevier,

Recent Advancements in Wastewater Management: Implications and Biological Solutions, 2023, pp 109-132

This chapter aligns with Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation and Goal 13: Climate Action by discussing the role and challenges of wastewater irrigation in agriculture in response to declining freshwater resources.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 13: Climate action

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Water and sanitation, Global

Clinical Lipidology (Third Edition): A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease - Chapter 40: Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Elsevier,

Clinical Lipidology (Third Edition): A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease, 2024, Pages 383-390.e2

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing by highlighting the increased cardiovascular risk before initiation or after changes of HIV treatment.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

New Horizons in Natural Compound Research: Progress in Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Chapter 14: Marine microalgae: an emerging source of pharmaceuticals and bioactive compounds

Elsevier,

New Horizons in Natural Compound Research, 2023, pp 251-265

This chapter aligns with Goal 14: Life Below Water and Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing by highlighting some of the many beneficial industrial and pharmaceutical applications of marine microalgae.
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SDG:

Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Oceans & Seas; Health and wellbeing, Global

Advances in Chemical Pollution, Environmental Management and Protection, Volume 9 - Chapter 4: Biological methods for the removal of microplastics from water

Elsevier,

Advances in Chemical Pollution, Environmental Management and Protection, Volume 9, 2022

This chapter aligns with Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation and Goal 14: Life below water by encompassing an overview of various biological methods for removing microplastics from water.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 14: Life below water

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Chemicals and waste; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Environmental Protection, Global

Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment - Chapter 10: Traditional ecological knowledge towards natural resource management: perspective and challenges in North East India

Elsevier,

Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, 2023, Pages 275-294

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 12 and 10 by attempting to explore, analyze, and demonstrate the different traditional methods practiced by indigenous communities of the NE India, in context to NRM. It also explores various aspects of TEK and practices like indigenous farming and irrigation systems, conservation of sacred forests, age-old ethnobotanical knowledge, and cultural customs and rituals of different tribes of NE India.
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SDG:

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Sustainable consumption and production; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

A History of Vaccines and their Opponents: Chapter 19 - Safety and sexual promiscuity: hepatitis B, human papilloma virus, and influenza vaccines

Elsevier,

 A History of Vaccines and their Opponents, 2023, Pages 281-292

Two modern vaccines that have elicited significant opposition are those directed against hepatitis B and human papilloma viruses. In the case of hepatitis B, unfounded claims suggest that it can cause the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis. These claims have resulted in multiple lawsuits. In the case of human papilloma virus, that causes a sexually transmitted disease, much of the opposition has centered on the suggestion that it will promote sexual promiscuity in young children.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Global; Health and population; Health and wellbeing

Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment - Chapter 3: Sustainable agriculture and sustainable developmental goals: a case study of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

Elsevier,

Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment pages 91-103

This chapter advances UN SGD goal 2: Zero Hunger by providing insight into adapting agriculture to changing climate conditions.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 13: Climate action

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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine (Fourth Edition) Sex and Gender-Specific Biology in the Postgenomic Era: Chapter 25 - The importance of gender-specific medicine in the pharmaceutical industry, clinical practice, and global health care

Elsevier,

Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine (Fourth Edition)

Sex and Gender-Specific Biology in the Postgenomic Era

2023, Pages 409-429

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing as well as Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by emphasizing the importance of gender-specific medicine in pharmaceutical development and global healthcare, aiming to improve health outcomes for all genders. By addressing the challenges faced by the pharmaceutical industry in integrating knowledge on sex-specific biological differences into drug development programs, the chapter advocates for strategies to promote equity in healthcare access and outcomes. Additionally, it recognizes the importance of addressing gender disparities in healthcare and advocating for approaches that ensure equal access to gender-specific pharmaceuticals. Through these efforts, the content supports the goal of reducing inequalities in healthcare access and outcomes, ultimately contributing to the promotion of good health and well-being for all individuals, regardless of gender.
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SDG:

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

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gender medicine; drug discovery; pharmacokinetics; translational research, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Global, Middle East, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

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