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Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction - Chapter 2 : Application of artificial intelligence in sustainable construction

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Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction, 2024, pp 75-91
This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 9 and 11 by exploring the potential of AI tools to promote smart civil engineering.
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Data & Analytics; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Change in Emotion and Mental Health: Chapter 9 - Memory, emotion, and mental health in developmental, cultural, and digital contexts

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Change in Emotion and Mental Health, 2024, pp 185-208
This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by discussing the relation between memory, emotion, and mental health, as well as the impacts of technological innovations such as social media.
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Health and wellbeing; Capacity Building, Global

World Tuberculosis Day 2025: Unite to End Tuberculosis

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World Tuberculosis Day 2025: A Global Call to Action

March 24th, 2025

Each year, World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24th, a day of significance marking Dr. Robert Koch's groundbreaking announcement in 1882 of the discovery of the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (TB). This discovery was a pivotal moment in the medical field, leading to the development of diagnostic methods and treatments for this devastating disease.

The Significance of World Tuberculosis Day

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2025

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World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2025: A Catalyst for Global Health and Sustainable Development

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Health and wellbeing; Health Impact, Global

Structural ableism in public health and healthcare: a definition and conceptual framework

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Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 30, February 2024
This Viewpoint supports SDGs 3 and 10 by examining how structural ableism denies disabled people equitable access to health care, and discussing the principles by which it could be reduced.
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Health and population, Global

Integrated seawater hub: A nexus of sustainable water, energy, and resource generation

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Desalination, Volume 571, 1 February 2024
The concept of a seawater hub signifies a substantial stride toward sustainable and environmentally conscious seawater desalination solutions. It holds the potential to transform seawater treatment and ensure a consistent freshwater supply for communities globally.
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Water and sanitation, Global

Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction - Chapter 3: Machine learning applications in the development of sustainable building materials to reduce carbon emission

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Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction, 2024, pages 93-121
This chapter aligns with Goals 9, 11, and 13 by focusing on the use of renewable and recyclable materials, as well as adoption of methods to reduce energy consumption and waste.
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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Climate Change, Global

A Pilot Study on the Safety and Adequacy of a Novel Ecofriendly Hemodialysis Prescription–Green Nephrology

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Kidney International Reports, 2024, ISSN 2468-0249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.02.014
Hemodialysis (HD) units require large quantities of water. To reduce water consumption without compromising the adequacy and safety of dialysis, we studied a novel HD prescription with high temperature and low flow dialysate.
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Bioplastics for Sustainability - Chapter 17: The environmental sustainability of biowaste in bioplastic production

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S.C. Onwubu, Z. Obiechefu, T.H. Mokhothu, Ajay Kumar Mishra, 17 - The environmental sustainability of biowaste in bioplastic production, Editor(s): Ajay Kumar Mishra, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, Bioplastics for Sustainability, Elsevier, 2024, Pages 407-428, ISBN 9780323951999
This chapter ties into Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities and Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate action by discussing the environmental sustainability of biowaste in bioplastic production, including a life cycle assessment of bioplastic production from biowaste and a comparison of its environmental impact to conventional plastics.
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Chemicals and waste; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Technology, Global

Online music listening programs for older adults with dementia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A feasibility study

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Arts in Psychotherapy, Volume 87, February 2024
Music used in targeted ways to help people living with dementia
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