Book chapters

Chapter 1 - Overview of climate change, air pollution, and human health

Elsevier,

Air Pollution, Climate, and Health, An Integrated Perspective on Their Interactions, 2021, Pages 3-12

Summarizes the documented health effects of climate change and air pollution, and the underlying linkage and interaction, as well as some issues that need to be addressed in future research and policy-making practice. Supports the SDG Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 1: No poverty

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing; Climate change, Global

Bioenergy, Second Edition: Chapter 41 - Integrated agroecological technology networks for food, bioenergy, and biomaterial production "

Elsevier,

Samuel M. Gorton, Chapter 41 - Integrated agroecological technology networks for food, bioenergy, and biomaterial production, Editor(s): Anju Dahiya, Bioenergy (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2020, Pages 767-788, ISBN 9780128154977, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815497-7.00041-5.

This book chapter advances SDGs 6, 7 and 11 by discussing how we can create integrated ecological technologies that transform natural resources into anthropocentric goods and services, while restoring the land and reducing pollution by returning beneficial materials or energy to the ecosystem.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Sustainable consumption and production; Technology; Green economy, Global

Field Guide to Global Health & Disaster Medicine: Chapter 11 - Refugees and Internally-Displaced Persons

Elsevier,

Field Guide to Global Health & Disaster Medicine, 2023, Pages 271-288

This chapter supports SDGs 3, 16 by exploring the challenges confronting internally displaced persons and refugee children.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

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Access to justice; Human rights, Global

Management of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) in Environment - Chapter 8: Atmospheric Brown Carbon: A Global Emerging Concern for Climate and Environmental Health

Elsevier,

Management of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) in Environment,  2021. 

This book chapter advances SDGs 3, 12, and 13 by discussing carbonaceous aerosols that are one of the important components of the aerosol and play a significant role in changing climate, fluctuating air quality and health of the living being.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action

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Health and wellbeing; Chemicals and waste; Sustainable consumption and production; Climate change, Global

Management of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) in Environment - Chapter 10: Microplastics as an Emerging Contaminant in Environment: Occurrence, Distribution, and Management Strategy

Elsevier,

Management of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) in Environment, 2021. 

This book chapter advances SDGs 3, 12 and 13 by discussing the entrance of microplastics in a range of environments, including oceans, surface waters, wastewaters, soils, sediments, the atmosphere, and food.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action

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Health and wellbeing; Chemicals and waste; Sustainable consumption and production; Climate change, Global

Understanding Female Offenders - Chapter 2 - Understanding Bias in Diagnosing, Assessing, and Treating Female Offenders

Elsevier,

Understanding Female Offenders, Psychopathy, Criminal Behavior, Assessment, and Treatment, 2021, Pages 33-112

This chapter advances goals 3 and 5 by examining the range of common misconceptions and misinformation that permeates the female offender literature. Finally, we conclude with ten myths about female offenders and offer guidelines for identifying bias and how to avoid it.
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SDG:

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

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Climate Change, Third Edition: Chapter 4 - Numerical modeling of the global climate and carbon cycle system

Elsevier,

Chris D. Jones, Chapter 4 - Numerical modeling of the global climate and carbon cycle system, Editor(s): Trevor M. Letcher, Climate Change (Third Edition), Elsevier, 2021, Pages 67-91

This chapter advances SDGs 13 and 15 by applying numerical modeling techniques to better understand the global climate and utilize observations to identify impacts of climate change on Earth.
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SDG:

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

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Data & Analytics; Climate change, Global

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

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Climate change; Atmosphere, 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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