Articles

Urbanization exacerbates continental- to regional-scale warming

Elsevier,

One Earth, Volume 7, 16 August 2024

This One Earth Research Article shows how increasing urbanization & land use change is contributing to warmer temperatures at regional and continental scales. The results have important implications regarding the need for climate mitigation and adaptation (SDG 13), urban planning (SDG 11) and the terrestrial biosphere (SDG 15).
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 15: Life on land

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Data & Analytics, Global

How racism plays out in contemporary public health practice (commentary)

Elsevier,

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Volume 48, August 2024

This paper seeks to describe and categorise some of the most common behaviours and practices of public health professionals and institutions that introduce or sustain systematic ethnic bias into public health work and thus potentially perpetuate or exacerbate Indigenous inequities in health.
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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 4: Quality education
Oceania

Coastal zone in central Chile, delimitation proposal of Valparaiso region

Elsevier,

Ocean and Coastal Management, Volume 254, 1 August 2024

This research emphasizes the critical importance of recognizing the socioecological intricacies of coastal zones for informed policy-making and sustainable management, calling for a paradigm shift in the conceptualization and governance of these vital ecosystems.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action

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Capacity Building, South America

Traditional community-based knowledge for envisioning climate change action for the Torres Strait

Elsevier,

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Volume 48, Issue 5, October 2024, 100182

The author raises the vital issue of the impact of the climate crisis on Torres Strait Islander Country and its people. Torres Strait Islander cultures are interwoven throughout the article. He calls for Torres Strait Islander self-determined led research into climate and health

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Oceania

AAV-aMTD-Parkin, a therapeutic gene delivery cargo, enhances motor and cognitive functions in Parkinson's and Alzheimer’s diseases

Elsevier,

Pharmacological Research, Volume 208, October 2024, 107326

The article presents the development of a novel fusion delivery platform called AAV-aMTD-Parkin, which combines a hydrophobic cell-penetrating peptide sequence with the DNA sequences of AAV and Parkin. This innovative approach has demonstrated significant improvements in cell and tissue permeability, leading to the restoration of motor and cognitive function in animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Mangrove dynamics driven by Late Holocene drought at Laguna Bacalar, Mexico

Elsevier,

Quaternary Environments and Humans, Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2024, 100023

The study of Laguna Bacalar's paleoecology during the Late Holocene provides important insights into how regional climate changes and sea level fluctuations have shaped the vegetation and ecosystems of this region, which can inform conservation efforts and climate adaptation strategies.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

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Climate Change, South America

The cost-effectiveness of a co-managed care model for elderly hip fracture patients in China: a modelling study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Volume 49, August 2024

This Article supports SDG 3 by demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of a multi-center multidisciplinary co-managed care model for hip fracture patients in China.
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SDG:

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

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Health and wellbeing, Asia

Ear disease, hearing loss, and cognitive outcomes in high school children who were previous participants in a randomized placebo controlled trial of an 11 valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine administered in infancy

Elsevier,

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Volume 49, August 2024

This Article supports SDG 3 by presenting strong evidence of negative effects of ear disease and/or hearing loss on all measured cognitive domains in a cohort of children enrolled in a randomized placebo-controlled trial of an 11-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine conducted between 2000 and 2004 in Bohol, Philippines.
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SDG:

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

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Health and wellbeing, Asia

BCMA-CD19 bispecific CAR-T therapy in refractory chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

Elsevier,

hLife, Volume 2, August 2024

This study reports the first use of BCMA-CD19 bispecific CAR-T cell therapy in a patient with refractory chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), demonstrating significant clinical improvement and sustained remission without relapse after treatment, highlighting the potential of this novel approach for managing difficult-to-treat CIDP cases.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Global

Effects of shared text reading for students with intellectual disability: A meta-analytical review of instructional strategies

Elsevier,

Educational Research Review, Volume 44, August 2024

This meta-analysis found that shared text reading significantly improves the listening comprehension skills of students with intellectual disability, with an average increase of 185.77% in their ability to answer comprehension questions. Two evidence-based instructional strategies were identified: using a system of least-to-most prompts to help students answer questions, and teaching the meaning of wh-words. Explicit strategy instruction was potentially evidence-based.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Education, Global

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