Elsevier,
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Volume 46, May 2024
This Article supports SDG3 by investigating the barriers to receiving childhood hepatitis B vaccines in Laos. The findings suggest that socioeconomic factors play a substantial role in the variation in vaccine coverage, particularly household income and education.
Elsevier, iScience, Volume 27, 17 May 2024
The study assesses how different mountain regions worldwide are variably exposed to climate, land use, and human population changes. It highlighting Africa's tropical mountains as most vulnerable and European and North American mountains as potential refugia, informing targeted conservation strategies.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 7, 17 May 2024
Mitigating urban overheating is crucial for livable cities, yet this study of 7,500+ actions in 2,500+ European cities reveals a heavy focus on green and water solutions, limited use of smart systems, and gaps in addressing vulnerable populations and combinatorial strategies.
Elsevier,
Heliyon, Volume 10, 15 May 2024
In the pursuit of improving engine performance and mitigating emissions, researchers have explored the intriguing domain of fuel blends incorporating butanol and gasoline. This innovative study aims to unravel the intricate dynamics between butanol and gasoline when utilized as a blended fuel in internal combustion engines. The current study integrates cutting-edge techniques such as Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) for the optimization of engine performance.
Elsevier,
Energy Strategy Reviews, Volume 53, May 2024
The research questions explore the recent progress and technological advancements in Wireless Power Transfer (WPT), the reflection of global engagement within the WPT community through publication trends and geographical distribution, and the alignment of thematic clusters with SDG goals. Questions also investigate the contribution of AI to WPT, challenges and barriers to WPT adoption revealed by bibliometric analysis, ways WPT technology can democratize technology access in marginalized regions, and specific recommendations to ensure WPT technologies effectively accelerate progress towards achieving a broader set of SDGs.
Elsevier,
Materials and Design, Volume 241, May 2024
This text ties into SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure). It focuses on the development and enhancement of inorganic multifunctional nanomaterials for energy applications, which are crucial for improving energy efficiency, storage, and conversion, thereby supporting sustainable energy solutions and innovative infrastructure development.
Elsevier,
Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 184, May 2024
Ethnic minorities form smaller proportions of Randomised controlled trial cohorts compared to the general population. Efforts to recruit more ethnic minority patients should be made in North America and Europe and more sites in underserved regions would ensure findings are generalisable to diverse groups. This review assessed the global population enrolled in contemporary RCTs for novel therapies now routinely given for gynecological cancers, adding novel understanding of the global distribution of research sites.
Elsevier,
Cell Reports Physical Science, Volume 5, Issue 6, 19 June 2024, 101986
Extreme weather events post health risks to inhabitants of residential buildings. This paper compares retrofittable approaches to improving thermal resilience of residential homes in humid areas.
