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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sokhna Thiam, Fati Aziz, Sandra Boatemaa Kushitor, Akosua Baah Kwarteng Amaka-Otchere, Blessing Nonye Onyima, Oghenekaro Nelson Odume
Summary: This paper analyzes the contributions of five transdisciplinary research projects to the achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the city level in Africa, emphasizing the importance of transdisciplinary research in achieving the SDGs. By examining the projects' contributions in the thematic areas of contexts, processes, and products, as well as exploring the interactions between the projects, it highlights the need for cross-sectoral collaborations to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2021)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Henry E. Mark, Alina M. Allen, Juan Pablo Arab, Patrizia Carrieri, Mazen Noureddin, William Alazawi, Naim Alkhouri, Saleh A. Alqahtani, Marco Arrese, Ramon Bataller, Thomas Berg, Paul N. Brennan, Patrizia Burra, Graciela E. Castro-Narro, Helena Cortez-Pinto, Kenneth Cusi, Nikos Dedes, Ajay Duseja, Sven M. Francque, Hannes Hagstrom, Terry T. -K. Huang, Dana Ivancovsky Wajcman, Achim Kautz, Christopher J. Kopka, Aleksander Krag, Veronica Miller, Philip N. Newsome, Mary E. Rinella, Diana Romero, Shiv Kumar Sarin, Marcelo Silva, C. Wendy Spearman, Emmanuel A. Tsochatzis, Luca Valenti, Marcela Villota-Rivas, Shira Zelber-Sagi, Jorn M. Schattenberg, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Zobair M. Younossi
Summary: This study aimed to develop a research agenda for fatty liver disease, and 28 priorities were identified to address the individual and societal harms caused by this disease. Adopting this agenda can accelerate global efforts to respond to this public health threat.
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Diego Romero-Avila, Tolga Omay
Summary: This article examines the hypothesis of deterministic emissions convergence for a panel of the BRICS and Indonesia to advanced countries' emissions levels as well as to Sweden. The results show that carbon dioxide follows a linear process of deterministic convergence, while carbon monoxide exhibits asymmetric and nonlinear adjustment. Methane and nitrogen oxides display logistic smooth transition converging dynamics, while black carbon, ammonia, nitrous oxide, non-methane volatile organic compounds, organic carbon, and sulfur dioxide emissions diverge.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
D. C. Grace, O. Diall, K. Saville, D. Warboys, P. Ward, I. Wild, B. D. Perry
Summary: This article highlights the importance of small farmers and their reliance on working equids in producing food in low- and middle-income countries. A framework is proposed to optimize the potential of working equids based on sustainable development goals and value chains. The study identifies barriers to recognizing the contributions of working equids and suggests generating better evidence, integrating them into ongoing efforts, and building capacity among development actors as pathways towards harnessing their potential.
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Environmental Studies
Juan Antonio Senent-De Frutos, Johana Herrera Arango
Summary: This article critically evaluates the public policy of sustainability implemented in the Colombian Caribbean and suggests contributions from an intercultural socioenvironmental justice perspective. The findings show that the current policy does not consider the asymmetry in land tenure and the exclusion of Afro-descendant peoples, and therefore, integrated dimensions of sustainability and criteria of intercultural justice are proposed.
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Environmental Studies
Yilei Wang, Sheng Cheng, Yan Cao
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of global crude oil price on economic policy uncertainty in BRICS countries, finding heterogeneous effects across different countries and oil price change regimes. The influence of oil price on economic policy uncertainty exhibits nonlinear and asymmetric patterns.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bo Fu, Bengang Li, Thomas Gasser, Shu Tao, Philippe Ciais, Shilong Piao, Yves Balkanski, Wei Li, Tianya Yin, Luchao Han, Yunman Han, Siyuan Peng, Jing Xu
Summary: The study reveals that global greenhouse gas emissions are primarily concentrated in the United States, the European Union, and China, while developing countries' aerosol emissions have a more significant negative impact on global radiative forcing. Implementation of measures to improve air quality in developing countries is expected to reduce the negative impact of aerosols but may also exacerbate global warming.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Pragyan Monalisa Sahoo, Himanshu Sekhar Rout, Mihajlo Jakovljevic
Summary: Despite progress in economy, government efforts, and healthcare investments, health deprivation remains a persistent issue in BRICS countries. This paper reviews the health financing systems in these countries, analyzes the challenges, and explores potential solutions for establishing a sustainable system. The increasing health expenditure in BRICS countries is largely driven by out-of-pocket payments, leading to impoverishment. Public-private partnerships are essential for achieving sustainable health financing and overcoming challenges in healthcare provision.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Karen C. Seto, Galina Churkina, Angel Hsu, Meredith Keller, PeterW. G. Newman, Bo Qin, Anu Ramaswami
Summary: This article provides a systematic review of literature on net-zero carbon cities, highlighting the need for systemic transformation for cities to achieve net-zero, including addressing transboundary supply chains and using landscapes to sequester carbon.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES, VOL 46, 2021
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Chaorui Huang, Felix T. S. Chan, S. H. Chung
Summary: Supply chain finance (SCF) is an innovative solution aimed at optimizing financial flows in supply chains, which has attracted significant attention from academia and industry. This research fills the gap in existing literature reviews by integrating recent findings and synthesizing nine research dimensions in the selected SCF literature.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Katie Moraes de Almondes, Lisiane Bizarro, Maria Cristina Oliveira Santos Miyazaki, Maria Rita Zoega Soares, Ana Carolina Peuker, Maycoln Teodoro, Joao Gabriel Modesto, Aleksander N. Veraksa, Purnima Singh, Buxin Han, Tholene Sodi
Summary: The BRICS countries have taken various psychological actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, including psychology in health policies, social roles of psychology, and socioeconomic background. Scientific societies play an important role in coordinating these efforts, improving the accessibility of psychological services.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Emily Bercos-Hickey, Travis A. O'Brien, Michael F. Wehner, Likun Zhang, Christina M. Patricola, Huanping Huang, Mark D. Risser
Summary: The heatwave in the Pacific Northwest United States and Canada in 2021 broke century old temperature records and had multiple causal factors, including anthropogenic climate change. Current methods of attributing human influence face challenges due to the extreme temperatures observed. A hindcast attribution study using regional models showed that global warming led to an increase in heatwave temperatures, with future warming projected to further intensify the heatwave.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Stephanie L. Smith, Ramya Gorantla
Summary: The study examines how global health issues are systematically evaluated and proposes a new method for assessment. Using a model from sociology, indicators for two global health issues were tracked in three arenas since 2000. The analysis shows a decline in the status of oral health while diabetes has risen in representation, organization, and research over the past decade.
GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Tooran Alizadeh, Deepti Prasad
Summary: Urban research has increasingly focused on the Global South, embracing southern cities, scholars, and ideas. The authors propose a research agenda that critically examines smart city development in the Global South and aims to inform planning for just smart cities. They challenge readers to engage with their arguments, complement them with future-oriented work, and work towards creating alternative Southern smart cities.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Changyi Xu, Juan Li
Summary: Research indicates that seismic effects are significant in understanding secular changes in global geodynamic parameters, comparable to or even larger than glacial isostatic adjustment effects. This seismic effect must be considered a key mechanism in driving these changes.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
(2022)
