Book chapters

Climate Change, Third Edition: Chapter 1 - Global warming - a complex situation

Elsevier,

Trevor M. Letcher, 1 - Global warming—a complex situation, Editor(s): Trevor M. Letcher, Climate Change (Third Edition), Elsevier, 2021, Pages 3-17

This book chapter advances SDGs 13 and 15 by examining how pollution and greenhouse gases contribute to global warming, as well as addressing the social and ethical impacts of climate change.
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SDG:

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

The Neuroscience of Depression - Chapter 38: Sleep, anxiety, and depression

Elsevier,

The Neuroscience of Depression
Genetics, Cell Biology, Neurology, Behaviour, and Diet
2021, Pages 405-414

This chapters provides a thorough examination, including demographic characteristics, sleep history, medical and psychiatric conditions, lifestyles, past experiences of self-help, and pharmaceutical interventions should contribute to efforts to identify any underlying causes of either anxiety, depression, or sleep disorders.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Ebola Virus (Filoviridae)

Elsevier,

Encyclopedia of Virology (Fourth Edition), Volume 2, 2021, Pages 232-244

Overviews the Ebola virus, endemic in Central Africa and cause of severe hemorrhagic fevers. Although no licensed treatment is available to treat disease, vaccines have recently been licensed in Europe, the USA and elsewhere. The goal of SDG 3.3 is 3.3 the end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and population, Africa, Global

The Human Virome

Elsevier,

Encyclopedia of Virology (Fourth Edition), Volume 1, 2021, Pages 552-558

Provides state of the art knowledge diversity and dynamics of the human virome in different body compartments of healthy individuals. Discusses the interplay between viruses and their bacterial or human hosts and how these interactions contribute to shape human health and disease. Supports SDG goal 3.2.d: 3.d Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks, including the percentage of bloodstream infections due to selected antimicrobial-resistant organisms
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Encyclopedia of Virology, Fourth Edition - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Retroviridae)

Elsevier,

Encyclopedia of Virology (Fourth Edition)
Volume 2, 2021, Pages 460-474

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health as well as Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by providing an overview of the viruses responsible for immunodeficiency syndromes like AIDS, highlighting their mechanism of action and targets for therapy.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion, Global

Encyclopedia of Virology, Fourth Edition, Management of Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B (Hepadnaviridae) and Chronic Hepatitis D Infection (Deltavirus)

Elsevier,

Encyclopedia of Virology (Fourth Edition)

Volume 5, 2021, Pages 217-226

This content supports the SDG Goal 3 by highlighting that management of chronic hepatitis B requires careful consideration of treatment indications given the requirement for long-term therapy in most patients. Options include nucleo(s)tide analogs (NA) and pegylated interferon alfa (PEG-IFN), both with their own advantages and limitations.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Encyclopedia of Virology, Fourth Edition: Management of Hepatitis A and E Virus Infection

Fig. 1. Geographic distribution of HAV infections. HAV: colors represent different endemic patterns based on the age at which 50% of the population is HAV IgG positive [red: very highly endemic (< 5 years); orange: highly endemic (5–14 years); light green
Elsevier,

Encyclopedia of Virology (Fourth Edition)

Volume 5, 2021, Pages 206-216

This content supports the SDG Goal 3 and 6 by describing hepatitis A virus and hepatitis E virus, which are enterically transmitted and the most common cause of viral hepatitis worldwide.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Distributed Energy Resources in Local Integrated Energy Systems - Chapter 1: Overview of distributed energy resources in the context of local integrated energy systems

Elsevier,

Distributed Energy Resources in Local Integrated Energy Systems, Optimal Operation and Planning, 2021, Pages 1-29

This book chapter advances SDG 7 by surveying literature concerning the use of distributed energy resources in the context of local energy systems, including the deployment of local solutions to generate, store, and manage energy at small scale and micro-scale; grid-related aspects and solutions for optimal grid operation; and finally emergent aspects referring to local energy systems, markets and energy communities, which are gaining relevance in the present and future context of energy transition.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy

Tags:

Science; Energy, Global

Water Conservation in the Era of Global Climate Change - Chapter 5 - An overview of the potential impacts of global climate change on water resources

Elsevier,

Aaditya Chaturvedi, Bhanu Pandey, Aneet Kumar Yadav, Shubham Saroj,
Chapter 5 - An overview of the potential impacts of global climate change on water resources,
Editor(s): Binota Thokchom, Pengpeng Qiu, Pardeep Singh, Parameswar K. Iyer,
Water Conservation in the Era of Global Climate Change,
Elsevier,
2021,
Pages 99-120,
ISBN 9780128202005

This chapter advances SDG 6 and SDG 13 by highlighting the connection between climate change and water resources. It describes some of the most sinificant efforts taken to mitigate climate change.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Global

Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals: Circular Bioeconomy: Chapter 27 - Circular Economy and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

Elsevier,

Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals - Circular Bioeconomy, Feb 2021, Pages

Circular bioeconomy has a big role to play in goals towards cleaner energy and more sustainable industrial practices. In addition, the carbon capture opportunities it offers holds promise for supporting climate goals. This book chapter advances SDGs 7, 9 and 13.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Chemicals and waste; Green economy; Circular Economy, Global

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