Book chapters

Advances in Ecological Research - Chapter 2: Using non-bee and bee pollinator-plant species interactions to design diverse plantings benefiting crop pollination services

Elsevier,

Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 64, January 2021

This book chapter advances SDG 15 by demonstrating the concept of designing mixed species native plantings (a type of semi-natural habitat) based on plant-insect interactions to increase abundance and diversity of non-bee and bee crop pollinators in an intensively managed agricultural landscape.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Agricultural Waste Diversity and Sustainability Issues - Chapter 6: New approach and prospects of agrowaste resources conversion for energy systems performance and development

Elsevier,

Agricultural Waste Diversity and Sustainability Issues, Sub-Saharan Africa as a Case Study, 2021, Pages 97-118

This book chapter addresses SDG 7 and 12 by explaining how biofuel made from producing crops can lend to sustainable agricultural solutions for developing countries with sub-Saharan Africa used as a case study.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Tags:

Energy, Africa

Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts - Chapter 22: Managing sediment dynamics through reintroduction of tidal flow for mangrove restoration in abandoned aquaculture ponds

Elsevier,

Dynamic Sedimentary Environments of Mangrove Coasts, 2021.

This book chapter advances SDGs 13, 14 and 15 by exploring “passive” mangrove restoration strategies as a preferred restoration in order to provide better opportunities for blue carbon abatement and increase resilience of coasts to rising sea levels and biodiversity loss.
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SDG:

Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS); Mangroves, Global

Sex Differences in Cardiac Disease: Pathophysiology, Presentation, Diagnosis and Management: Chapter 25: Sex Hormones and Their Impact on Cardiovascular Health

Elsevier,

Sex Differences in Cardiac Diseases, 2021, Pages 539-565

This book chapter advances SDG 3 by explaining how sex steroids (hormones), through their interactions with the sex steroid receptors present in the heart and vasculature, and their metabolic effects, play a vital role in cardiovascular (CV) health.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: From Pathopysiology to Management: Chapter 3: Risk Stratification in Patients newly diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy

Elsevier,

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, 2021, Pages 21-31

This book chapter advances SDG 3 by explaining how peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a significant cause of pregnancy-associated morbidity and mortality.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Organ Repair and Regeneration: Preserving Organs in the Regenerative Medicine Era: Chapter 14: How the Transplant Landscape is changing in the regenerative medicine era

Elsevier,

Organ Repair and Regeneration, 2021, Pages 273-284

This book chapter advances SDG 3 by explaining how there are many strategies that have been implemented to increase the transplant donor pool, yet the gap between the demand and the offer remains too wide and, as a consequence, the number of patients dying on the waiting list keeps rising.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Stem Cells: Scientific Facts and Fiction, Third Edition: Chapter 16: Stem cell perspectives: a vision of the future

Elsevier,

Stem Cells, Third Edition, 2021, Pages 383-399

This book chapter advances SDG 3 by explaining how many scientists share the conviction that human stem cell technology and greater understanding of stem cell biology will in the coming decades fulfill much of its promise and revolutionise medicine as we know it today, improving patient care without past precedent.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Food, Medical, and Environmental Applications of Polysaccharides: Chapter 13 - Biosensors

Elsevier,

Food, Medical, and Environmental Applications of Polysaccharides, 2021, Pages 381-400

This chapter advances SDGs 3 and 11 by covering the latest advances in biosensors, which play an innovative role in biomedical applications and improving healthcare. Additionally, the focus is on biosensors derived from natural polysaccharides, i.e. sustainable, bio-based materials.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Sustainable consumption and production; Health and population, Global

Translational Biotechnology: Chapter 3: Advanced biotechnology-based therapeutics

Elsevier,

Translational Biotechnology, 2021, Pages 53-77

This book chapter advances SDG 3 by explaining how the role of biotechnology as a forerunner in the pathway of revolution of human lives has been promising in the recent past. The achievements of biotechnology in the bio-medical front encompass various products like novel vaccines, diagnostic devices, and novel therapeutic strategies.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Comprehensive Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Second Edition, Volume 3: Section 3.04 - Antibacterial Nanoparticles

Elsevier,

Gemma C. Cotton, Natalie R. Lagesse, Liam S. Parke, Carla J. Meledandri, 3.04 - Antibacterial Nanoparticles, Editor(s): David L. Andrews, Robert H. Lipson, Thomas Nann, Comprehensive Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2019, Pages 65-82

This chapter advances SDGs 3 and 6 by showing how increasing bacterial resistance to commonly used antibiotics is a pressing threat to the human population on a global scale. As the development of new combative drugs is complex, expensive, time consuming and risky, there has been a strong focus in recent years to develop alternative strategies for the treatment of bacterial infections, and nanoscale materials have emerged a strong contender for this purpose.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Health and population; Water and sanitation, Global

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