Book chapters

Neurobiology of Brain Disorders (Second Edition) - Chapter 56: Racial/ethnic health disparities

Elsevier,

Neurobiology of Brain Disorders (Second Edition): Biological Basis of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, 2022, Pages 1009-1023

This chapter advances the UN SDG Goal 3: Good Health and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by providing an overview of current knowledge of racial/ethnic inequities in health with a focus on the United States and the potential contribution of psychosocial stressors to account for them.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion, Global

Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research - Chapter 1 - Introduction: The need for Indigenous knowledge-based water and drought policy in a changing world

Elsevier,

Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research, Volume 4, 2022, Pages 1-11

The emergence of global environmental challenges like climate change and its many regional manifestations has presented new threats to Indigenous land and water resources the world over. Despite these new challenges, which compound the impacts of colonial legacies on traditional stewardship practices and governance frameworks, Indigenous Peoples continue to demonstrate formidable resilience and an unwavering “responsibility-based” approach to water and drought management.
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Kaufman's Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists (Ninth) - Chapter 13: Congenital Cerebral Impairment

Elsevier,

Kaufman's Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists (Ninth)
Major Problems in Neurology
2023, Pages 295-324

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by discussing the physical deficits, which are accompanied in predictable frequencies by Intellectual Disability and epilepsy, that result from brain injury sustained in utero, during birth, and infancy.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Diversity and inclusion, Global

Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and Design- Chapter 7: Deep learning in urban analysis for health

Elsevier,

Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and Design, Technologies, Implementation, and Impacts, 2022, Pages 121-138

This chapter advances the UN SDG Goal 3: Good Health by providing an overview of research on the use of image data of the built environment to analyze impacts on human health and explaining the challenges that need to be addressed to realize a new data-driven era of urban analysis and planning.
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SDG:

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

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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Health and population; Health and wellbeing; Urbanization and Urban Planning; Sustainable Urban Design, Global

Plant Fibers, their Composites, and Applications - Chapter 1: Introduction to plant fibers and their composites

Elsevier,

Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Madhu Puttegowda, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Suchart Siengchin, Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Hao Wang, Chapter 1 - Introduction to plant fibers and their composites, Editor(s): Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Suchart Siengchin, Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Hao Wang, In The Textile Institute Book Series, Plant Fibers, their Composites, and Applications, Woodhead Publishing, 2022, Pages 1-24, ISBN 9780128245286, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824528-6.00006-0.

This chapter advances UN SDG goal 12 by ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Sustainable consumption and production; Industry, Global

Essential Human Virology (Second Edition): Chapter 12 - Hepatitis Viruses

Elsevier,

Essential Human Virology (Second Edition), 2023, Pages 231-253

This chapter aligns with the SDG goal 3 of good health and wellbeing by showing the clinical aspects, epidemiology, and molecular virology of the major hepatitis viruses.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Second Edition– The Gender Gap: Women as Authors and Leaders in International Publications in Fisheries Science

Elsevier,

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2022, Pages 511-519, ISBN: 9780128220412

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 5 and 11 by discussing the gender disparity concerning publication and impact of papers focussed on aquatic resources and fisheries.
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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Gender equality and women's empowerment, Global

Translational Autoimmunity: Chapter 15 - Autoimmunity of the liver

Elsevier,

Translational Autoimmunity, Autoimmune Diseases in Different Organs, Volume 4 in Translational Immunology, 2022, Pages 309-331

This chapter aligns with the SDG goal 3 of good health and wellbeing by examining current efforts to treat patients who do not adequately respond to standard immunosuppressive treatments as well as to find novel noninvasive biomarkers that can reliably substitute liver histology in assessing liver fibrosis and in predicting hard long-term outcomes.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities - Chapter 2 - Cities Energy Transition

Elsevier,

Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities, 2022, Pages 19-29

This book chapter advances SDGs 13, 7, and 11 by explaining how to promote the transition toward future cities models based on efficient resource consumption and effective implementation of neutral circular economy urban strategies.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Energy; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities - Chapter 9 - Net-Zero Energy City Planning

Elsevier,

Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities, 2022, Pages 141-194

This book chapter advances SDGs 13, 7, and 11 by presenting a set of parameters, operational strategies, and guidelines for a Net-Zero Energy City.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Energy, Global

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