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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

Elsevier,

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

Chapter 5 - Addressing diversity in prenatal genetic counseling

Elsevier,

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

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

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

Elsevier,

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

Assessing the inclusion of health in national climate commitments: Towards accountability for planetary health

Health consideration scores of nationally determined contributions. A maximum of 15 points can be achieved.
Human health is irrevocably linked to the health of our planet. Failure to address the root causes of climate change will lead to exponential human and ecological harm.
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Health and population; Education; Accountability, Global

Report: How can research help the world hit net zero by 2050?

Elsevier,

28th October 2021
The drive to curb carbon emissions — and remove carbon from the atmosphere to the point where society is making a “net zero” contribution to CO2 levels — is essentially a scramble to secure our future on this planet. A new report from Elsevier aims to advance the understanding of research and innovation in net zero and how it supports the drive toward a clean-energy future.
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Scientific Reports

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Data & Analytics; Energy; Information for integrated Decision-Making & Participation, Global

Antarctic Climate Evolution (Second Edition) - Chapter 13: The future evolution of Antarctic climate: conclusions and upcoming programmes

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Martin Siegert, Fabio Florindo, Laura De Santis, Tim R. Naish, Chapter 13 - The future evolution of Antarctic climate: conclusions and upcoming programmes, Editor(s): Fabio Florindo, Martin Siegert, Laura De Santis, Tim Naish, Antarctic Climate Evolution (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2022, Pages 769-775, ISBN 9780128191095, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819109-5.00005-0. 
This chapter advances the UN SDG goal 13 for climate action, raising awareness of the impact of climate change to the planet as a whole
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Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health

Elsevier,

The Lancet Public Health, Volume 6, October 2021
A Comment on the collective action required to tackle the environmental crisis, in the context of SDGs 12, 13, and 17, calling for a limit to increases in average global temperatures, a halt in the destruction of nature, and the protection of health to be prioritised.
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Health and wellbeing; Multi-stakeholder partnerships, Global

Advances in Thermal Energy Storage Systems, Second Edition - Chapter 24: Thermal storage for concentrating solar power plants

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Advances in Thermal Energy Storage Systems, Second Edition, Methods and Applications, Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy, 2021, Pages 673-697
This chapter advances SDG 7 by explaining how the fundamentals of thermal energy storage in solar thermal power plants, in order to produce solar energy on demand and thus increase the feasibility of solar power as an energy source.
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Science; Energy; Thermal Energy, Global

Developing a framework for designing humanitarian blockchain projects

Elsevier, Computers in Industry, Volume 131, October 2021
Blockchain technology promises to improve the efficiency, transparency, and accountability of humanitarian operations. Yet at the same time, especially the humanitarian context with its characteristic volatility poses unique challenges to any technology. Most prominent are the humanitarian principles that are fundamental to humanitarian operations. These ethical principles are set to protect the most vulnerable populations. Designing blockchain projects in the humanitarian context therefore requires a systematic framework that helps humanitarians make critical choices.
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Human rights; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

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