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Healthcare Strategies and Planning for Social Inclusion and Development, V1 – Chapter 3. Public health, food security, and hunger

Elsevier,

Healthcare Strategies and Planning for Social Inclusion and Development, Volume 1: Health for All - Challenges and Opportunities in Healthcare Management, 2022, Pages 57-84
This chapter addresses world hunger, malnutrition, and extreme poverty.
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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and population, Global

Mental health in Nigeria: A Neglected issue in Public Health

Elsevier,

Public Health in Practice, Volume 2, November 2021

In Nigeria, the disparity between available healthcare services and need for mental health services is palpable. Although, the country has made significant advances on challenging public health problems, health-related policy development and legislation in trying to achieve health for all policy, there have been challenges with regards to mental health services including that of policy development and legislation, financing, research, training and integration of mental health care into primary health care.

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Health and wellbeing; Education; Health and population, Global

MINCR: A long non-coding RNA shared between cancer and neurodegeneration

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Genomics, Volume 113, November 2021
Understanding the cause and functional consequences of MINCR deregulation gives important insights on potential pathogenetic mechanisms both in cancer and in neurodegeneration.
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Health and wellbeing, Global

By-products revaluation in the production of design micaceous materials

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Applied Clay Science, Volume 214, 15 November 2021
One of the main objectives of a sustainable development and circular economy is the recycling of by-products generated in industrial and agricultural production processes. One of the possible solution is the use of such by-product materials in the synthesis of environmental adsorbents.
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Sustainable consumption and production, Global

Neurological & psychological aspects of Barth syndrome: Clinical manifestations and potential pathogenic mechanisms

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Mitochondrion, Volume 61, November 2021
Central figure summarizing the neuropsychological phenotypes in Barth syndrome, along with an overarching research question; both direct and indirect impacts of mitochondrial dysfunction induced by cardiolipin deficiency are likely at play.
Barth syndrome (BTHS) is a rare X-linked multisystem mitochondrial disease. It is caused by variants of the TAFAZZIN gene leading to abnormal cardiolipin. Normal cardiolipin is crucial for proper mitochondrial structure and function. This article reviews the little-discussed, but significant neuro/psychological aspects of BTHS and discusses potential pathogenic mechanisms and avenues for further research.
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Health and wellbeing, Global

Leadership: Insights from Helen McGeough, Senior Analyst at ICIS

RELX,

November 2021
In this episode of the “World We Want” podcast series, RELX’s Global Head of Corporate Responsibility, Dr. Márcia Balisciano, talks to Helen McGeough about plastics and circular economy.
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Sustainable consumption and production; Industry; Chemicals and waste; Information for integrated Decision-Making & Participation, Global

Future Directions in Digital Information Predictions, Practice, Participation Chandos Digital Information Review: Chapter 5 - The power of accessible knowledge: Universities, suppliers, and transparency in the information age

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Future Directions in Digital Information Predictions, Practice, Participation Chandos Digital Information Review 2021, Pages 71-92
This book chapter advances SDG3 Good Health and Wellbeing and SDG10 Reducing Inequalities by focusing on resources for a disabled user, the right format, from the right publisher, delivered through the right platform to the right tools, enables efficient independent access.
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Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion; Health and population, Global

The Inequality of COVID-19 - Chapter 1 - Introduction

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The Inequality of COVID-19, Immediate Health Communication, Governance and Response in Four Indigenous Regions, 2022, Pages 1-29
While COVID-19 is a global public health crisis, scholars have not adequately addressed unequal virus effects as was witnessed in marginalized Indigenous communities. This chapter is an introduction of unequal pandemic response by various governments.
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Disaster risk reduction; Health and population, Global

Chapter 5 - Addressing diversity in prenatal genetic counseling

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Prenatal Genetic Counseling, Practical support for prenatal diagnostics, decision-making, and dealing with uncertainty, 2022, Pages 83-103
Aims to inform how to address cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity in prenatal genetic counseling. The goal of SDG targer 3.2 is to end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under‑5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Gender equality and women's empowerment, Global

Present and Future Energy Consumption of Buildings: Challenges and Opportunities towards Decarbonisation

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e-Prime, 2021, 100002
This article aims to present and discuss the energy and environmental reality in the building sector and critically investigate the future pathways towards its decarbonisation.
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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Energy, Global

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