Elsevier,
Research Policy, Volume 48, Issue 4, May 2019, Pages 949-967
This paper assesses the extent to which scientific research is related to societal needs, with a focus on rice research and technology between 1983 and 2012. Winner of the Elsevier Atlas Award in October 2019, the paper advances SDG 9.
Elsevier,
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Volume 114, 2019, Pages 196-201.
This paper critically reviews current scientific knowledge surrounding microplastics in the environment, supporting SDGs 9.5 (enhanced scientific research), 12 (responsible consumption and production), 14 (life below water) and 15 (life on land).
Telematics and Informatics, Volume 38, May 2019, Pages 87-99.
This Elsevier Atlas Award winning article directly contributes to SDGs 4 (Quality Education), 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities), presenting experiences using technology to support literacy teaching for deaf children through a storytelling technique.
Elsevier,
Journal of Hepatology, Volume 70, Issue 5, May 2019, Pages 885-892.
Directly focussing on SDG 3 (good health and wellbeing), a pan-European study of 467,336 men and women found that physical activity is associated with a reduced risk of developing liver cancers over the next decade.
Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Volume 22, 2019, e00110, ISSN 2214-9937,
Contributing to SDGs 7, 9 and 12, this paper explores the possibility for safe discharge of cells using different salt solutions. Corrosion of the cell terminals was limited with bicarbonate and hydrogen phosphate salts. These salts shows a marked improvement in safety when compared to sodium chloride brine discharge, where the cells are compromised within minutes.
Elsevier,
Maturitas, Volume 126, August 2019, Pages 34-37.
This research develops SDG 3 (good health and well-being) alongside SDG 10 (reduced inequalities) by exploring changes in physiology associated with transgender hormones in the older population, a previously neglected demographic research area.
Elsevier,
World Development, Volume 120, 2019, Pages 76-89, ISSN 0305-750X
The number of countries with a national development plan has more than doubled, from about 62 in 2006 to 134 in 2018. This paper analyses the resurgence of national development planning, identifies the types and content of the plans, and their implications and interactions with the SDGs and the global development agenda.
