Research

Shopper Purchasing Trends at Small Stores on the Navajo Nation since the Passage of the Healthy Diné Nation Act Tax: A Multi-Year Cross-sectional Survey

Elsevier,

Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 6, 1 May 2022

Since the first-ever tax on junk foods was passed in 2014 the same-day purchasing patterns and trends on the Navajo Nation have improved and more than one-third of shoppers who were aware of the Healthy Diné Nation Act (HDNA) legislation attributed healthier shopping habits to the legislation, particularly related to beverages.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

Rethinking women, peace, and security through the localization of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 & National Action Plans: A study of Nepal and Sri Lanka

Elsevier, Women's Studies International Forum, Volume 92, 1 May 2022
An exploration of whether women have been successfully included in conflict negotiations as requried by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.
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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Tags:

Gender equality and women's empowerment; Health and wellbeing, Asia

Exercise to Prevent and Manage Chronic Disease Across the Lifespan - Chapter 31: Exercise and Alzheimer’s disease

Exercise to Prevent and Manage Chronic Disease Across the Lifespan, 2022, Pages 413-421

This book chapter advances SDG #3 and #10 by outlining the pathophysiology associated with Alzheimer’s disease and provide an overview of the impact of exercise programs on cognition, physical functional abilities, behavioral, and psychological symptoms and quality of life.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Global, Middle East, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology (Third Edition): Chapter 42 - Traffic-related air pollution and the developing brain

Elsevier,

Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology (Third Edition), 2022, Pages 833-843

This chapter focuses on the adverse effects of air pollution on the developing brain and discusses the evidence from human and animal studies suggesting that exposure to elevated air pollution during pre- and early postnatal development is associated with a number of behavioral and biochemical adverse effects.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Health and population; Traffic Congestion, Global

Improved air quality in China can enhance solar-power performance and accelerate carbon-neutrality targets

Elsevier,

One Earth, Volume 5, 20 May 2022

Calculated co-benefits for air quality and emissions reduction.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action
Asia

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Second Edition - Agricultural Pressures on Inland Waters

Elsevier,

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Second Edition, Volume 4, 2022, Pages 47-57

This chapters advances SDG goals 11 and 12 by highlighting the pressures posed by agricultural activities to inland water systems. It discusses each of the pressures considering the trade-offs between productivity and environmental impacts.
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SDG:

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Chemicals and waste; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Second Edition - Societal Implications of Kenya's Inland and Marine Waters

Elsevier,

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Second Edition, Volume 4, 2022, Pages 47-57

This chapter advances SDG goals 6 and 11 by focussing on Kenya's inland, coastal and marine resources, and their associated stressors and threats to ecological integrity. It provides key recommendations to promote societal benefits and enhance sustainable management of these aquatic resources.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Africa

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Second Edition - Moving Towards Water Sensitive Cities: A Planning Framework, Underlying Principles, and Technologies—Case Study Kunshan Sponge City

Elsevier,

Junyu Zhang, Dafang Fu, Chris Zevenbergen, Moving Towards Water Sensitive Cities: A Planning Framework, Underlying Principles, and Technologies—Case Study Kunshan Sponge City, Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2022, Pages 399-416, ISBN 9780128220412

This chapter advances SDG 6, 11 and 12 by highlighting the typical water-related features of an urbanizing polder, and its transformation into a water sensitive or “Sponge City”. Recent experiences in Kunshan city, China, are used as an example.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Water and sanitation, Asia

Encyclopedia of Inalnd Waters, Second Edition -

Elsevier,

Julia Derx, Rita Linke, Domenico Savio, Monica Emelko, Philip Schmidt, Jack Schijven, Liping Pang, Regina Sommer, Margaret Stevenson, Harold van den Berg, Saskia Rutjes, Andreas H. Farnleitner, Alfred Paul Blaschke, From Groundwater to Drinking Water – Current Approaches for Microbial Monitoring and Risk Assessment in Porous Aquifers, Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2022, Pages 580-594, ISBN 9780128220412

This chapter supports SDG 6 by summarizing the current approaches for evaluating pathogen fate and transport in the environment, their removal during subsurface transport in porous aquifers and the needed infection protection to achieve safe drinking water.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Health and population; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (Second Edition) - Societal Implications of Kenya's Inland and Marine Waters

Elsevier,

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Second Edition, 2022, pp 450-463

This chapter aligns with Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities and 6: Clean Water and Sanitation by reviewing Kenya's inland, coastal and marine resources, their associated stressors and key recommendations to promote societal benefits and enhance sustainable management of these aquatic resources.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Water and sanitation, Africa

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