Book chapters

Neurobiology of Brain Disorders (Second Edition) - Chapter 15: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Elsevier,

Neurobiology of Brain Disorders (Second Edition)
Biological Basis of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
2023, Pages 233-251

This content links with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by highlighting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease of the motor system characterized by focal and then generalized weakness leading to paralysis and death from respiratory failure.
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SDG:

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

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Neurobiology of Brain Disorders (Second Edition) - Chapter 17: Huntington disease

Elsevier,

Neurobiology of Brain Disorders (Second Edition)
Biological Basis of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
2023, Pages 275-292

This content links with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by providing information on the clinical features, ethics, and neurobiology of HD and the exciting approaches being employed today to advance understanding of underlying mechanisms in an effort to develop therapies that would delay the onset and slow progression of this disease.
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SDG:

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

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Sixth Edition): Chapter 213 - Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Viruses

Elsevier,

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Sixth Edition)

2023, Pages 1125-1133.e4

This content supports the SDG Goal 3: Good health and well-being by providing information on Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Viruses.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Sixth Edition) Chapter 237 - Hepatitis A Virus

Elsevier,

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Sixth Edition)
2023, Pages 1237-1243.e3

This content supports the SDG Goal 3: Good health and well-being by discussing the pathogens, epidemiology, clniical manifestations, laboratory findings, treatment and prevention of Hepatitis A.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Pandemic Risk, Response, and Resilience- Chapter 1: COVID-19 pandemic, global spread, issues, and challenges

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Pandemic Risk, Response, and Resilience, COVID-19 Responses in Cities Around the World, 2022, Pages 3-12

This chapter advances the UN SDG Goal 3: Good Health and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by providing an understanding of understand the inequalities between countries and shifting modality in risk governance. The case studies of COVID-19 pandemic impacts, governance, and consequences have been analyzed from various perspectives at the local, national, and regional levels.
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SDG:

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

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Health and wellbeing; Disaster risk reduction; Health and population, Global

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

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

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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

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

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

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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, Global

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

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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

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Sustainable consumption and production; Industry, Global

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

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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

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

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