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Elsevier,

Nanoclay-Based Sustainable Materials: Functional Properties, Characterization, and Multifaceted Applications, Volume , 1 January 2024

In this chapter, interesting research progress on nanoclay-based materials for energy storage and conversion applications is discussed. Some of the notable advantages of using this class of materials for electrochemical applications include its availability, low cost, porous structures, hydrophilic nature, high specific surface, high thermal stability, mechanical stability, and good ionic conductivity. The discussion speculates that the field can be potentially employed in fabricating inexpensive, scalable, application-specific nanoclay-based materials for advanced energy applications.

This paper analyzes Danish population data to identify and compare three distinct transgender subpopulations: those who changed their legal sex, those with trans-related medical diagnoses, and those who self-identify as transgender in surveys, revealing significant differences in socioeconomic and health outcomes among them. It highlights that transgender individuals seeking medical or legal transition face greater disadvantages, and that survey-based estimates do not fully capture the diversity or needs of the transgender population.

This study examines the social adaptation of Ukrainian refugee students in Czech schools through interviews with students, parents, teachers, and headteachers. Using Berry's acculturation model, it identifies three adaptation types�openness to friendship, utilitarian friendships, and (self-)isolation�shaped by ethnicity, language acquisition, and peer interactions.

Elsevier,

Smart City Assessment, A Novel Framework for Development and Evaluation of Smart Cities, 2024, Pages 135-184

This chapter aligns with SDG Goals 7, 11, and 13 by discussing the challenges and opportunities in integrating renewable energy, ensuring infrastructure resilience, addressing data privacy, and bridging the digital divide.

Elsevier,

Environmental Health Behavior: Concepts, Determinants, and Impacts, Volume , 1 January 2024

This chapter aligns with UN SDG goals 3, 13, and 15 by discussing the connection between public and planetary health, and the impacts of climate change to human health.
Elsevier,

Environmental Health Behavior: Concepts, Determinants, and Impacts, Volume , 1 January 2024

This chapter aligns with UN SDG goals 11 by discussing how smart cities can influence health determinants and quality of life in sustainable communities.

This study explores the role of data coaches in supporting data-based decision-making in education through interviews and focus groups with academics and practitioners. It emphasizes the collaborative nature of data coaching, involving multiple coaches from both inside and outside schools, and highlights differences between primary and secondary education contexts.

This Article supports SDGs 3 and 13 by identifying urban configuration types and assessing differences in their associations with exposures such as surface urban heat island intensities, carbon emissions, and mortality.
This Article supports SDG 3 by assessing the effectiveness of specialist physiotherapy for functional motor disorder and finding that future research should refine interventions for this population and develop evidence-based methods to guide treatment.
Elsevier,

Renewable and Clean Energy Systems Based on Advanced Nanomaterials: Basis, Preparation, and Applications, Volume , 1 January 2024

This chapter aligns with SDG Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy by addressing the limitations of solar panels and exploring solutions to improve their effectiveness as a renewable energy source.

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