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Is it just conservation? A typology of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ roles in conserving biodiversity

Elsevier,

One Earth, Volume 7, Issue 6, 21 June 2024, Pages 1007-1021

A review of 648 studies shows that conservation efforts yield significantly better ecological outcomes when Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPs and LCs) have equitable governance roles, including equal partnerships or primary control. These findings highlight the importance of recognizing IP and LC rights and leadership in achieving global biodiversity targets.

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Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Nowcasting and forecasting the 2022 U.S. mpox outbreak: Support for public health decision making and lessons learned

Elsevier,

Epidemics, Volume 47, June 2024

To understand how best to help patients and improve health during an epidemic it is necessary to have good modelling techniques and protocols.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 13: Climate action

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Removal of cadmium and zinc from water using sewage sludge-derived biochar

Elsevier,

Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, Volume 6, June 2024

Wastewater treatment processes are generally expensive and energy-intensive, emitting greenhouse gases like methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide. One of the critical challenges in wastewater treatment is the removal of heavy metals, including cadmium, lead, arsenic, chromium, and zinc. THis artciles explores the use of biochar for the removal of Cd2+ and Zn2+.
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SDG:

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

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Science; Chemicals and waste, Global

Valorization of agricultural olive waste as an activated carbon adsorbent for the remediation of water sources contaminated with pharmaceuticals

Elsevier,

Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, Volume 6, June 2024

Antibiotics are persistent in water and the environment. This study investigates the performance of activated carbon from olive pomace (ACOP) in the removal of hydrophilic organic pharmaceutical micropollutants such as the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) from water.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Science; Chemicals and waste

Modeling glacio-hydrological processes in the Himalayas: A review and future perspectives

Elsevier,

Geography and Sustainability, Volume 5, June 2024

The Himalayas, home to extensive glaciers that feed major rivers, are experiencing significant changes in runoff patterns due to accelerated glacial melt. This review highlights the challenges and uncertainties in glacio-hydrological modeling in the region, emphasizing the need for improved data collection and innovative modeling techniques to ensure sustainable water resource management for over a billion people reliant on these vital water sources.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 13: Climate action

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Climate Change

Enhancing healthcare access for an older population: The age-friendly emergency department

Elsevier,

JACEP Open, Volume 5, June 2024

This article provides an overview of the Age‐Friendly Emergency Department (AFED) model, a crucial component of a holistic age‐friendly health system with the potential to improve patient‐centered outcomes, reduce adverse events and hospitalizations, and enhance functional recovery. Age‐friendly healthcare is a comprehensive approach using the 4Ms framework—what matters, medications, mentation, and mobility—to ensure that healthcare settings are responsive to the needs of older patients.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population, North America

Evolutionary history and biological adaptation of Han Chinese people on the Mongolian Plateau

Elsevier,

hLife, Volume 2, June 2024

In the Han Chinese populations on the Mongolian Plateau, the MTHFR G677A mutation is associated with increased homocysteine levels, which are linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease. This genetic variant highlights the potential impact of folate metabolism on neurodegenerative conditions in this specific population.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Effectiveness of a health education program for people with dementia and their family caregivers: An intervention by nurse practitioners

Elsevier,

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Volume 50, June 2024

This study shows how nurse-led health education improves dementia care by reducing behavioral problems and strengthening caregiver skills. By providing caregivers with lifelong learning and practical knowledge, it also advances quality education.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Psilocybin for dementia prevention? The potential role of psilocybin to alter mechanisms associated with major depression and neurodegenerative diseases

Elsevier,

Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Volume 258, June 2024

The review summarizes and discusses the potential role of psilocybin, a psychedelic compound, in altering mechanisms associated with major depression and neurodegenerative diseases. It examines the relationship between adult hippocampal neurogenesis, microglial activity, and their implications for the development of dementia, particularly in the context of major depression as a risk factor.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Protocol to study the photosynthetic response of maize to the CO<inf>2</inf>-temperature coupling effect at ear stage using a specialized designed gradient

Elsevier,

STAR Protocols, Volume 5, 21 June 2024

This article describes a method to measure the water use efficiency or adaptability of plants in response to atmospheric changes like temperature and carbon dioxide.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action

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Atmosphere; Climate Change, Global

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