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Black and minority mental health in the UK: Challenges and solutions

Elsevier, Forensic Science International: Mind and Law, Volume 1, November 2020
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Meat consumption: Which are the current global risks? A review of recent (2010–2020) evidences

Elsevier, Food Research International, Volume 137, November 2020
Meat consumption has been increasing since the 1960s, but especially from the 1980s decade to today. Although meat means an important source of nutrients, it is also evident that a great consumption of this source of proteins has also a negative environmental impact. Livestock production does not only have a negative influence on GHG emissions, but also on the water footprint, water pollution, and water scarcity.
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Sustainable consumption and production; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Perspectives from CO+RE: How COVID-19 changed our food systems and food security paradigms

Elsevier, Current Research in Food Science, Volume 3, November 2020
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Impacts of COVID-19 on access to transportation for people with disabilities

Elsevier, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Volume 8, November 2020
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People with disabilities may be particularly vulnerable to the direct health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the wider impacts of the pandemic response. People with disabilities experience numerous barriers to using transportation to access essential goods, like fresh food, and services, like medical care, that are necessary for maintaining health. The pandemic and the pandemic response threaten to exacerbate persistent health disparities and add to transportation barriers that disadvantage people with disabilities.
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Sustainable transport; Diversity and inclusion, Global

Adverse health effects associated with household air pollution: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and burden estimation study

Elsevier, The Lancet Global Health, Volume 8, November 2020
Background: 3 billion people worldwide rely on polluting fuels and technologies for domestic cooking and heating. We estimate the global, regional, and national health burden associated with exposure to household air pollution. Methods: For the systematic review and meta-analysis, we systematically searched four databases for studies published from database inception to April 2, 2020, that evaluated the risk of adverse cardiorespiratory, paediatric, and maternal outcomes from exposure to household air pollution, compared with no exposure.
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International Day of People With Disabilities 2020

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13th November 2020

December 3rd is the International Day of People With Disabilities (IDPWD). In support of this year's theme - 'Not all Disabilities are Visible' - Elsevier presents presents a curated, open access collection of over 50 journal articles and book chapters focused on spreading awareness and understanding of disabilities, many of which are not immediately apparent. This includes mental illness, chronic pain or fatigue, brain injuries, neurological disorders, learning differences and cognitive dysfunctions, among others. 

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Global Environmental Sustainability: Chapter 2 - The United Nations' journey to global environmental sustainability since Stockholm: An assessment

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Choy Yee Keong, Chapter 2 - The United Nations' journey to global environmental sustainability since Stockholm: An assessment, Editor(s): Choy Yee Keong, Global Environmental Sustainability, Elsevier, 2021, Pages 7-61
This book chapter advances SDGs 13, 15, and 17 by providing perspective on what's been done so far to address environmental sustainability globally and how the goals have developed as a response to climate change.
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Global; National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS); Data & Analytics, Global

Building resilient societies after COVID-19: the case for investing in maternal, neonatal, and child health

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The Lancet Public Health, Volume 5, November 2020
A Viewpoint on recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, in the context of SDGs 3, 5, and 10, focusing specifically on the benefits of investing in maternal, neonatal, and child health domains, including nutrition.
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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Gender equality and women's empowerment, Global

Comprehensive Foodomics – 1.14. Genomics for Food Security With Efficient and Sustainable Livestock Production

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Comprehensive Foodomics, 2021, Pages 229-244
Harnessing genomic selection for efficient and sustainable livestock production is an important and markable way to address food security challenges.
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The diets of children: Overview of available data for children and adolescents.

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Global Food Security,
Volume 27,
2020,
100442,
ISSN 2211-9124,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100442.
This paper provides an overview of children and adolescents’ diet. Food systems need to be redesigned to improve diet quality in children 0-19 years in order to address the multiple burdens of malnutrition. Data systems also need to be strengthened to track data quality among children. This article advances knowledge on SDG 2 and 3.
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