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Prior knowledge and experience with self-managed abortion among people seeking abortion care in US Midwestern states

Elsevier,

Contraception, Volume 138, October 2024
What methods people use and/or have heard of others using for self-managed abortion (SMA) prior to coming to a health facility for abortion care. 4.2% respondends had attempted SMA, and 25% had heard of others attempting SMA. The most frequently attempted methods for self-management were taking herbs and/or vitamins (31% each) or hitting oneself/being hit (22.5%).
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Health and wellbeing; Gender equality and women's empowerment; Human rights, North America

Human milk variation is shaped by maternal genetics and impacts the infant gut microbiome

Elsevier,

Cell Genomics, Volume 4, 9 October 2024
A study of maternal genetics, milk composition and the infant faecal microbiome. The results show how an improved understanding of the genetics and genomics of human milk connects lactation biology with maternal and infant health.
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Health and wellbeing, North America

Renewable Energy Finance (Second Edition), Chapter 1: Financing the global transition to renewable energy

Elsevier,

Renewable Energy Finance (Second Edition), Theory and Practice, 2025, Pages 1-9

This chapter aligns with SDG Goals 7 and 13 by exploring how project finance is a major way in which renewable energy projects are financed.

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Energy; Finance; Climate Change, Africa; Antarctica; Asia; Europe; Global; Middle East; North America; Oceania; Pacific; South America

Rotational complexity increases cropping system output under poorer growing conditions

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One Earth, Volume 7, 20 September 2024
Crop rotation diversity can enhance agricultural sustainability and reduce climate-related risks, but adoption remains limited by economic and informational barriers. Analysis of 36,000 yield observations from long-term North American trials shows that while maize and soybean yields rise with rotation diversity, overall outcomes vary by site, with trade-offs from lower-yield crops but clear benefits under poor growing conditions
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Food security and nutrition; Open Access, North America

HDL-C criterion of the metabolic syndrome and future diabetes and atherosclerosis in midlife women: The SWAN Study

Elsevier,

American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Volume 19, September 2024
This special issue focuses on Women's cardiovascular health, and this study looks at midlife women who have metabolic syndrome.
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Health and wellbeing; gender medicine, North America

A desiccating saline lake bed is a significant source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions

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One Earth, Volume 7, 16 August 2024
The Great Salt Lake is drying up, and the dried lake edges emit significantly more greenhouse gases. This One Earth Research Article measures the GHG emissions and estimates how much of those emissions are 'anthropogenic', i.e., caused by excessive water withdrawals. The results show that unmitigated lake drying contributes significantly to the state's anthropogenic GHG emissions (SDG 13).
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Technological Pathways for Africa' s Net-Zero Economy, Chapter 4: Technological advancements in Africa

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Technological Pathways for Africa' s Net-Zero Economy, Technology Solutions to Unlock Africa's Sustainable Future, 2025, Pages 139-157

This chapter aligns with SDG Goals 7, 11, and 13 by exploring the significance of international partnerships and collaborations in promoting innovation and expanding renewable energy initiatives in Africa. It offers pragmatic suggestions for incorporating renewable energy alternatives into Africa's development agenda.

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Sustainable cities; Energy; Technology, Africa; Antarctica; Asia; Europe; Global; Middle East; North America; Oceania; Pacific; South America

Current Developments in Alzheimer's Disease: Developments in Alzheimer's Disease

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The American Journal of Medicine, Available online 27 August 2024

The present mini-commentary on Alzheimer's disease describes recently revealed pathogenic elements, evolving capabilities for identifying unusually high individual susceptibility and developing tests that predict onset preclinically to allow preventative approaches. Several potential therapies that target cellular signaling and other pathways that are abnormal in Alzheimer's disease are in early clinical trials and will be reviewed briefly.

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Prospective comparison of risk factors for firearm suicide and non-firearm suicide in a large population-based cohort of current and former US service members: findings from the Millennium Cohort Study

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The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 36, August 2024
This paper supports SDG 3 and 8 by examining firearm and non-firearm related suicide in current and former US service members.
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Smart City Assessment, Chapter Four: Physical and technological domains

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Smart City Assessment, A Novel Framework for Development and Evaluation of Smart Cities, 2024, Pages 135-184

This chapter aligns with SDG Goals 7, 11, and 13 by discussing the challenges and opportunities in integrating renewable energy, ensuring infrastructure resilience, addressing data privacy, and bridging the digital divide.

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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Energy; Technology, Africa; Antarctica; Asia; Europe; Global; Middle East; North America; Oceania; Pacific; South America

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