Ornamental tobacco floral nectar is a rich source of antimicrobial peptides

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Plant Science, Volume 324, November 2022, 111427
In this study, ornamental tobacco floral nectar was found to be the source of numerous peptides, some showing antifungal or antibacterial activities. The characterization of these peptides could open new roads of research with potential applications in crop protection and pollination, public health and, more generally, biotechnologies.
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Advances in Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems - Chapter 21 - Artificial intelligence for wastewater treatment

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uan Cuong Nguyen, Thi Thanh Huyen Nguyen, Quoc Ba Tran, Xuan-Thanh Bui, Huu Hao Ngo, Dinh Duc Nguyen,

Chapter 21 - Artificial intelligence for wastewater treatment,

Editors: Xuan-Thanh Bui, Dinh Duc Nguyen, Ashok Pandey,

Advances in Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems,

Elsevier,

2022,

Pages 587-608,

ISBN 9780323998741
This chapter advances SDG 6 and 9 by outlining state-of-the-art development in the use of applied AI for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) with a focus on output, algorithms, data, and performance.
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Nano-Enabled Technologies for Water Remediation - Chapter 10 - Recent advances of nanotechnology in water remediation

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Sai Karthik Cheemalamarry, Vinayak Sharma, Yaddanapudi Varun, I. Sreedhar, Satyapaul A. Singh,

10 - Recent advances of nanotechnology in water remediation,

Editor(s): Noel Jacob Kaleekkal, Prasanna Kumar S. Mural, Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran,

In Micro and Nano Technologies,

Nano-Enabled Technologies for Water Remediation,

Elsevier,

2022,

Pages 311-333,

ISBN 9780323854450
This chapter contributes to SDG 6 by providing up-to-date information on nanomaterial potential application in water remediation.
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World Development Indicators for the SDGs

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The development of smart eldercare in China

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A Viewpoint, in the context of SDG 3 and 9, exploring the impact and potential of China's Smart Eldercare model, which harnesses digital technologies to improve the quality of life of China's fast-expanding ageing population, including nearly 10 million people with Alzheimer's disease.
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Sustainable plastic waste management in a circular economy

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Heliyon, Volume 8, July 2022
Circular economy has provided the possibilities for recycling and sustainable management of plastic wastes.
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Electric Power Systems Resiliency: Modelling, Opportunity and Challenges - Chapter Five - Smart grid stability prediction using genetic algorithm-based extreme learning machine

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Electric Power Systems Resiliency: Modelling, Opportunity and Challenges,  2022, Pages 149-163
This chapter advances SDG goals 7, 9, and 11 by improving our ability to use smart grids to provide stable, demand- and market-responsive energy.
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RELX SDG Customer Awards 2022

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RELX SDG Customer Awards aim to recognise RELX customers who share our commitment to driving action in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Read more about the 2022 winners.
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Cirium moves towards becoming the standard for airline CO2 emissions reporting

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June 19, 2022
Cirium develops a methodology to calculate the most accurate, historic, and predicted flight emissions data in the marketplace. This will allow airlines to track the fuel efficiency of their operations and customers to track and choose the lowest possible carbon footprint when they travel. This supports climate action and SDG 13.
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Assessment of Urban Water Energy Interactions and Heat Island Signatures in Rhode Island

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Energy Nexus, Volume 7, September 2022, 100093
This article supports SDGs 9, 11 and 13 by employing an Urban-Water-Energy (UWE)-Nexus approach to understand water and energy demand and their interactions in both space and time for Rhode Island and quantifies the extent and exposure of the Urban Heat Island effects among its towns and urban populations using high-resolution details.
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