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The role of building characteristics, demographics, and urban heat islands in shaping residential energy use

Elsevier,

City and Environment Interactions, Volume 3, November 2019

As global temperatures continue to rise, questions about infrastructure capacity to keep up with energy demand are increasingly germane. Energy demand is mediated by several structural and environmental conditions, though we have a limited understanding about the role of differences in local ambient temperatures as a predictor for energy demand. This study assesses the effects of residential building structure, socio-demographics, and ambient temperature conditions of a neighborhood to overall energy expenditures of a household.

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Energy; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Chapter 6: Patient-centered care

Elsevier,

Fundamentals of Telemedicine and Telehealth, 2020, Pages 115-126
Discusses the universe of chronic disease and telehealth, from the patients’ perspective. The goal of SDG target 3.4.1 is to reduce the mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease.
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Health and population; Technology, Global

AI Resource Center

Elsevier
Research and commentary on artificial intelligence, contributing to goal 9 on industry, innovation and infrastructure, with particular focus on the technology-related targets.
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Data & Analytics; Technology, Global

Climate Extremes and Their Implications for Impact and Risk Assessment: Chapter 12 - Assessing vulnerability and risk of climate change

Elsevier,

Bapon (SHM) Fakhruddin, Kate Boylan, Alec Wild, Rebekah Robertson, Chapter 12 - Assessing vulnerability and risk of climate change, Editor(s): Jana Sillmann, Sebastian Sippel, Simone Russo, Climate Extremes and Their Implications for Impact and Risk Assessment, Elsevier, 2020, Pages 217-241, 9780128148952
This book chapter advances SDG 13 by providing assessments of vulnerability and risk of extreme weather or climate events are essential in order to inform and implement appropriate prevention, adaptation, and mitigation strategies.
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Data & Analytics, Global

Microalgae Cultivation for Biofuels Production - Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Microalgae Cultivation

Elsevier,

Microalgae Cultivation for Biofuels Production, 2020, Pages 1-9
This book chapter addresses goals 7, 12, 13 and 14 by describing the fundamental issues of microalgae and their cultivation as a biofuel and alternative food source.
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Energy; Sustainable consumption and production; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Prevalence and predictors of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 5, October 2019
Background: Future Expectation is important for motivation and wellbeing, however drastic life events such as in refugee situations may result in low expectations. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and determinants of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden. Methods: A random sample of 1215 Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden responded to questionnaire. Weighted analyses and adjusted relative risks were conducted to determine the prevalences and predictors of low future expectations.
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Health and wellbeing; Human rights, Global

Are Global Land Grabs Ticking Socio-environmental Bombs or Just Inefficient Investments?

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One Earth, Volume 1, Issue 2, 25 October 2019, Pages 159-162
Across the lower- and middle-income world, investors are acquiring rights to large swathes of land for agricultural development, threatening both existing livelihoods and the environment. The full weight of future impacts remains uncertain. But research on sustainable agriculture offers avenues to mitigate, diffuse, and avoid negative environmental and social consequences.
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Green economy, Global

Neuroprotection in Autism, Schizophrenia and Alzheimer's Disease - Chapter 10: Tau-based therapies for Alzheimer's disease: Promising novel neuroprotective approaches

Elsevier,

Neuroprotection in Autism, Schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease, Volume , 16 October 2019
This book chapter advances SDGs 3 and 17 by reviewing a new promising neuroprotective approach to treating AZ, Tau-based therapies including tau-kinase inhibitors to acetylation inhibitors, microtubule stabilizers, aggregation inhibitors, monoclonal anti-tau antibodies or active tau vaccines. Special emphasis has been placed on the most promising therapeutic agents that have reached clinical trials.
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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Autism, Global

Techno-Economic Assessment of Soiling Losses and Mitigation Strategies for Solar Power Generation

Elsevier, Joule, Volume 3, 16 October 2019
Soiling consists of the deposition of contaminants onto photovoltaic (PV) modules or mirrors and tubes of concentrated solar power systems (CSPs). It often results in a drastic reduction of power generation, which potentially renders an installation economically unviable and therefore must be mitigated. On the other hand, the corresponding costs for cleaning can significantly increase the price of energy generated. In this work, the importance of soiling is assessed for the global PV and CSP key markets.
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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable consumption and production; Energy, Global

Discovery and characterization of trypanocidal cysteine protease inhibitors from the ‘malaria box’

Elsevier, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 179, 1 October 2019
Chagas disease, Human African Trypanosomiasis, and schistosomiasis are neglected parasitic diseases for which new treatments are urgently needed. To identify new chemical leads, we screened the 400 compounds of the Open Access Malaria Box against the cysteine proteases, cruzain (Trypanosoma cruzi), rhodesain (Trypanosoma brucei) and SmCB1 (Schistosoma mansoni), which are therapeutic targets for these diseases. Whereas just three hits were observed for SmCB1, 70 compounds inhibited cruzain or rhodesain by at least 50% at 5 μM.
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Health and wellbeing; Poverty eradication; Health and population, Global

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