Research

Water Conservation in the Era of Global Climate Change - Chapter 2: Groundwater extractions and climate change

Elsevier,

Water Conservation in the Era of Global Climate Change, 2021, Pages 23-45

This chapter advances SDG 6 by presenting major challenges and opportunities concerning groundwater utilization and climate sustainability.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Sustainable consumption and production; Water Conservation; Climate Change, Global

Employers Falling Short on DEI Efforts, Bersin Report Finds

XpertHR
Traditional approaches to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issues have serious shortcomings, according to new research by global HR analyst Josh Bersin and his team. This XpertHR article covers topics related to SDG 10 (reduced inequalities).
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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion, North America

Protocol Handbook for Cancer Biology: Chapte 6: Isolation and characterization of cancer stem cells

Elsevier,

Protocol Handbook for Cancer Biology, 2021, Pages 87-105

This book chapter advances SDG 3 by explaining how cancer stem cells (CSCs) are important for understanding tumor biology and pathogenesis.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Safety of daily low-dose aspirin use during pregnancy in low-income and middle-income countries

Elsevier,

AJOG Global Reports, Volume 1, February 2021

The daily use of low-dose aspirin seems to be a safe intervention for reducing the risk of preterm birth and well tolerated by nulliparous pregnant women between 6 and 36 weeks’ gestation in low- and middle-income countries.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

Soft Robotics in Rehabilitation: Chapter 8 - An artificial skeletal muscle for use in pediatric rehabilitation robotics

Elsevier,

Soft Robotics in Rehabilitation 2021, Pages 241-258

This book chapter advances SDG3 Good Health and Wellbeing and SDG10 Reducing Inequalities by examining the research on artificial skeletal muscle for use in pediatric rehabilitation robotics
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SDG:

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

Tags:

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

Pharmacy Practice Research Case Studies: Chapter 7 - Making Time, Making History, Transforming Lives: Community pharmacy service development and evaluation for people living with learning disabilities

Elsevier,

Pharmacy Practice Research Case Studies 2021, Pages 133-153

This book chapter advances SDG3 Good Health and Wellbeing and SDG10 Reducing Inequalities by examining people living with a learning disability (PLWLD) who are at an increased risk of health inequalities resulting in early mortality.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

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

Sorbents Materials for Controlling Environmental Pollution - Chapter 4 - Current situation and future prospects for the production and utilization of sorbing materials for water depollution in North Africa

Elsevier,

Sorbents Materials for Controlling Environmental Pollution, 2021, Pages 49-71

This chapter advances SDG 6 by presenting a case study for depollution of water, which contributes to achieving clean water in North Africa.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Africa

Sorbents Materials for Controlling Environmental Pollution - Chapter 7 - Date pits activated carbon as an effective adsorbent for water treatment

Elsevier,

Sorbents Materials for Controlling Environmental Pollution, 2021, Pages 135-161

This chapter advances SDG 6 by offering a technique for water treatment, with emphasis on date pits (DP) availability, chemical composition, and activated carbon (AC) preparation methods from DP.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Global

Special issue on ‘transport, gender, culture’

Elsevier, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Volume 144, February 2021
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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

Tags:

Gender equality and women's empowerment; Diversity and inclusion, Global

How norms concerning maternity, femininity and cisgender increase stress among lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people with a fear of childbirth

Elsevier, Midwifery, Volume 93, February 2021
Objective: To explore and describe norms concerning maternity, femininity and cisgender in lesbian and bisexual women and transgender people (LBT) assigned female at birth, with an expressed fear of childbirth (FOC). Design: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with self-identified LBT people with an expressed FOC. Participants: 17 self-identified LBT people participated. 15 had an expressed FOC, and two were non-afraid partners. Findings: Participants described how their FOC was related to ideals of “the primal woman”, including ideals of a natural birth.
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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Diversity and inclusion; Gender equality and women's empowerment; Access to justice, Global

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