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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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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Health and population; Health and wellbeing; Urbanization and Urban Planning; Sustainable Urban Design, Global

From human-centred to life-centred design: Considering environmental and ethical concerns in the design of interactive products

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Journal of Responsible Technology,
Volume 10,
2022,
100032
Examination of the life-centred design approach, which provides a more holistic perspective to the production of interactive products by decentring humans. Article puts forward a practical framework for life-centred design, allowing for environmental and ethical concerns to be highlighted.
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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Technology, Global

The war against Alzheimer, the mitochondrion strikes back!

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Mitochondrion, Volume 64, May 2022
Alzheimer’s Disease, the dark side of the mitochondria.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a leading neurodegenerative pathology associated with aging worldwide. It is estimated that AD prevalence will increase from 5.8 million people today to 13.8 million by 2050 in the United States alone. AD effects in the brain are well known; however, there is still a lack of knowledge about the cellular mechanisms behind the origin of AD. It is known that AD induces cellular stress affecting the energy metabolism in brain cells.

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Oxidative stress: The core pathogenesis and mechanism of Alzheimer's disease

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Ageing Research Reviews, Volume 77, May 2022
As the number of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients rises, causing significant suffering and socioeconomic burden, extensive research has been dedicated to understanding its elusive pathogenesis, focusing on amyloid cascade, tau protein, neuroinflammation, metal ions, and oxidative stress, with oxidative stress serving as a central factor that bridges these mechanisms; this review comprehensively expands on the roles of oxidative stress in AD, providing clear figures to enhance understanding.
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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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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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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Cognitive abilities among employed and unemployed middle-aged women – A systematic review

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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Volume 15, 1 May 2022
How SDG 8: decent work provides a climate for better mental health.
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Employment decent work for all and social protection; Health and wellbeing, Global

Small-molecule HIV-1 entry inhibitors targeting the epitopes of broadly neutralizing antibodies

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Cell Chemical Biology, Volume 29, 19 May 2022
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Jiang et al. review the advancement in development of small-molecule anti-HIV drugs targeting the sites in the HIV surface protein that HIV neutralizing antibody drugs also target. Small-molecule drugs can be taken orally, stored and transport at regular temperature, and produced much more easily and economically than antibody drugs, making the treatment more accessible for all.
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Dispelling myths: The case for women in radiology and radiation oncology

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Clinical Imaging, Volume 85, May 2022
Fig. 1. Representative graphics of the AAWR mythbuster social media campaign.
This Editorial encourages SDGs 5 and 10 by dispelling the 10 most common misconceptions about the fields of radiology and radiation oncology that deter women from pursuing these specialties.
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Health and wellbeing; Gender equality and women's empowerment, Global

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Second Edition– The Gender Gap: Women as Authors and Leaders in International Publications in Fisheries Science

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Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2022, Pages 511-519, ISBN: 9780128220412
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 5 and 11 by discussing the gender disparity concerning publication and impact of papers focussed on aquatic resources and fisheries.
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Diversity and inclusion; Gender equality and women's empowerment, Global

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