Chapter 4: Human viruses: Emergence and evolution

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Emerging and Reemerging Viral Pathogens, Volume 1: Fundamental and Basic Virology Aspects of Human, Animal and Plant Pathogens, 2020, Pages 53-68
The current availability of state-of-the-art genomic technologies such as pan-microbial microarrays and NGS provides an unprecedented opportunity to “cast a wide net” and surveys the full breadth of as-yet undiscovered pathogens in nature that pose significant threats to human health.
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Chapter 19: Diet, the gut microbiome, and autoimmune diseases

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The Autoimmune Diseases (Sixth Edition), 2020, Pages 331-342
Highlights the profound effects of diet and bacterial metabolites on disease in humans.
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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture

Chapter 64: Myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy

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The Autoimmune Diseases (Sixth Edition), 2020, Pages 1269-1284
Increase awareness of giant cell myocarditis (GCM) the most fatal of autoimmune diseases, its pathogenesis, and treatment.
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Design and Operation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells - Chapter 12: Mobile applications: Cars, trucks, locomotives, marine vehicles, and aircraft

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Design and Operation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: The Systems Engineering Vision for Industrial Application, Volume , 1 January 2019
This book chapter advances SDG goals 7, 13, and 11 by examining the use of solid oxide fuel cells in land, marine, and aerial vehicles as a replacement for carbon emitting fossil fuel engines.
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Plastics to Energy - Chapter 2: Major Technologies Implemented for Chemicals and Fuel Recovery

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Plastics to Energy: Fuel, Chemicals, and Sustainability Implications, 2019, Pages 21-44
This book chapter addresses goals 7, 11 and 12 by introduces the main technologies available for recovery of chemicals and fuels from plastic waste, enabling cities and communities to become more sustainable and responsible by transforming this waste into a source of affordable energy.
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Energy; Chemicals and waste; Sustainable consumption and production; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Sustainable Urban Mobility Pathways - Chapter 2: Sustainable urban mobility solutions for Asia, Latin America and the Mediterranean region

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Sustainable Urban Mobility Pathways: Policies, Institutions, and Coalitions for Low Carbon Transportation in Emerging Countries, 2019, Pages 23-63
This book chapter addresses goals 9, 10, and 11 by summarising the conditions, trends, and implications of sustainable urban mobility solutions in China, India, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Israel, and Morocco.
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Encyclopedia of Ecology: Human Population Growth

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Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Volume 4: Encyclopedia of Ecology (Second Edition), 2019, Pages 344-351
This book chapter addresses goals 11, 12, and 15 by showing that human population growth is not the only matter for consideration in ecological engineering. What matters for the future is not only how many people there will be, but what they will do in their everyday life; this will impact the life systems surrounding them and how equipped they will be to face emerging challenges. In coming decades, the survival and well-being of humans and the security of environmental resources will continue to be challenged by rapid population growth.
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Data & Analytics; Sustainable consumption and production; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Population Growth, Global

Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations: Chapter 8 - Technology and applications in the context of holistic life–environment

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Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath, Chapter 8 - Technology and applications in the context of holistic life–environment, Editor(s): Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath, Foundations for Sustainability, Academic Press, 2019, Pages 205-230
This chapter contributes to SDGs 15, 13, and 11 by presenting technologies and applications for addressing climate change as a result of human activity on land.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems - Chapter 24: Global Growth Trends and the Future of Solar Power: Leading Countries, Segments and Their Prospects

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A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems With Special Focus on Photovoltaic Systems, 2018, Pages 469-484.
This chapter addresses goals 11 and 8 by examining the growth of solar photovoltaic power across regions and countries, as well as offering some predictions as to how and where future development will take place.
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Circular Economy in Textiles and Apparel - Chapter 1: Introduction and the concept of circular economy

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Miguel Angel Gardetti, Chapter 1 - Introduction and the concept of circular economy, Editor(s): Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, In The Textile Institute Book Series, Circular Economy in Textiles and Apparel, Woodhead Publishing, 2019, Pages 1-11, ISBN 9780081026304,
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102630-4.00001-7.
This chapter advances UN SDG goal 12 by ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns
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