Elsevier,
SSM - Population Health, Volume 7, Apr 2019.
This article supports SDG 1 (no poverty) and SDG 3 (good health and well being). Exposure to community health nursing services mitigates the mortality risk of children with uneducated and relatively poor mothers. Community health nurse approaches to community-based health services represents a core health component of poverty reduction programs.
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Volume 113, April 2019, Pages 409-425.
Supporting progress towards SDG's 12 (responsible consumption and production) and 14 (life below water), this review discusses microplastic and nanoplastic occurrence in freshwater ecosystems and explores current analytical methods used to characterise them.
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Volume 113, April 2019, Pages 402-408.
This review discusses the need for standardized research methodologies within freshwater microplastic research. Standardized techniques will improve the accuracy of microplastic abundance records within freshwater environments, supporting progress towards SDG 14 (life below water) and 12 (responsible consumption and production).
Elsevier,
Joule, Volume 3, Issue 4, 17 April 2019, Pages 1006-1027.
This research develops SDGs 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), 14 (life below water) and 15 (life on land). A new recycling process of the common plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) could help with the urgent problem of ever-increasing amounts of plastic waste in our oceans and the environment.
Elsevier,
World Development, Volume 120, March 2019, Pages 1-14.
This study analyses the relationship between social inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and economic development. This article directly contributes to SDG 10 (reduced inequalities) and SDG (decent work and economic development).
Elsevier,
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 83, March 2019, Pages 37-54.
This article relates to SDG 10 (reduced inequalities), addressing how racial stereotypes might also depend on other aspects of target identities such as gay (vs. non-gay) men. The "whitening" effect indicates race and sexual orientation are not orthogonal in the minds of perceivers.
Elsevier,
Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Volume 8, 2018, Pages 31-46
This research directly contributes to SDG 3 (good health and wellbeing) and 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure). This paper presents and tests a potential solution for providing refrigerated storage of vital medical supplies to rural communities without connection to electrical grids.
Elsevier,
Joule, Volume 3, Issue 3, 20 March 2019, Pages 631-633.
This piece provides insights into what has caused solar photovoltaic costs to fall so rapidly, such that in many parts of the world solar power plants are now more economical than coal- or gas-fired plants. This relates directly to SDG 7 (affordable & clean energy).
