Research

Worldwide prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus among patients with cirrhosis at country, region, and global levels: a systematic review

Elsevier,

The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Volume 7, Issue 8, 2022, Pages 724-735

This Article supports SDG 3 by evaluating the prevalence of viral hepatitis among patients cirrhosis. Globally, the prevalence rates were 42% for HBV and 21% for HCV, with variation by region. The data in this study will help with resource allocation for viral hepatitis.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

Kaufman's Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists (Ninth) - Chapter 13: Congenital Cerebral Impairment

Elsevier,

Kaufman's Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists (Ninth)
Major Problems in Neurology
2023, Pages 295-324

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by discussing the physical deficits, which are accompanied in predictable frequencies by Intellectual Disability and epilepsy, that result from brain injury sustained in utero, during birth, and infancy.
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SDG:

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

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Diversity and inclusion, Global

Farm-level production diversity and child and adolescent nutrition in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, longitudinal study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, May 2022

An Article in support of SDGs 2 and 15, showing that farm-level diversification might contribute to improved nutrition among children and other target groups in some but not all situations, but livestock production seems to be conducive for improving child and adolescent nutrition on average.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 15: Life on land

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

Averting wildlife-borne infectious disease epidemics requires a focus on socio-ecological drivers and a redesign of the global food system

Elsevier,

eClinicalMedicine, Volume 47, May 2022

A Review on the association between agricultural food production and hunting practices and zoonotic disease outbreaks, in the context of SDGs 3, 12, and 15, highlighting the need to redesign the global food system to reduce the threat of future outbreaks.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 15: Life on land

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

National, regional, and global estimates of anaemia by severity in women and children for 2000–19: a pooled analysis of population-representative data

Elsevier,

The Lancet Global Health, Volume 10, May 2022

An Article in support of SDGs 2 and 3, highlighting that in almost all regions and countries the progress on reducing anaemia in women of reproductive age is insufficient to meet the World Health Assembly's global nutrition target to halve anaemia prevalence by 2030.
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SDG:

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

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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and wellbeing, Global

Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and Design- Chapter 7: Deep learning in urban analysis for health

Elsevier,

Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and Design, Technologies, Implementation, and Impacts, 2022, Pages 121-138

This chapter advances the UN SDG Goal 3: Good Health by providing an overview of research on the use of image data of the built environment to analyze impacts on human health and explaining the challenges that need to be addressed to realize a new data-driven era of urban analysis and planning.
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SDG:

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

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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Health and population; Health and wellbeing; Urbanization and Urban Planning; Sustainable Urban Design, Global

From human-centred to life-centred design: Considering environmental and ethical concerns in the design of interactive products

Elsevier,

Journal of Responsible Technology,
Volume 10,
2022,
100032

Examination of the life-centred design approach, which provides a more holistic perspective to the production of interactive products by decentring humans. Article puts forward a practical framework for life-centred design, allowing for environmental and ethical concerns to be highlighted.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Technology, Global

The war against Alzheimer, the mitochondrion strikes back!

Alzheimer’s Disease, the dark side of the mitochondria.
Elsevier,

Mitochondrion, Volume 64, May 2022

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a leading neurodegenerative pathology associated with aging worldwide. It is estimated that AD prevalence will increase from 5.8 million people today to 13.8 million by 2050 in the United States alone. AD effects in the brain are well known; however, there is still a lack of knowledge about the cellular mechanisms behind the origin of AD. It is known that AD induces cellular stress affecting the energy metabolism in brain cells.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

Oxidative stress: The core pathogenesis and mechanism of Alzheimer's disease

Elsevier,

Ageing Research Reviews, Volume 77, May 2022

As the number of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients rises, causing significant suffering and socioeconomic burden, extensive research has been dedicated to understanding its elusive pathogenesis, focusing on amyloid cascade, tau protein, neuroinflammation, metal ions, and oxidative stress, with oxidative stress serving as a central factor that bridges these mechanisms; this review comprehensively expands on the roles of oxidative stress in AD, providing clear figures to enhance understanding.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Global

Plant Fibers, their Composites, and Applications - Chapter 1: Introduction to plant fibers and their composites

Elsevier,

Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Madhu Puttegowda, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Suchart Siengchin, Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Hao Wang, Chapter 1 - Introduction to plant fibers and their composites, Editor(s): Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Suchart Siengchin, Togay Ozbakkaloglu, Hao Wang, In The Textile Institute Book Series, Plant Fibers, their Composites, and Applications, Woodhead Publishing, 2022, Pages 1-24, ISBN 9780128245286, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824528-6.00006-0.

This chapter advances UN SDG goal 12 by ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Sustainable consumption and production; Industry, Global

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