Book chapters

Oncogenic Viruses: Volume 1: Fundamentals of Oncoviruses: Chapter 2 - Hepatocellular carcinoma associated with hepatitis B virus and environmental factors

Elsevier,

Oncogenic Viruses, Volume 1: Fundamentals of Oncoviruses, 2023, Pages 5-27

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for between 85% and 90% of primary liver cancers. It has several interesting epidemiological characteristics. Differences in distribution have been noted between geographic regions and ethnic groups but also according to sex and the presence of several risk factors linked to the environment. A variety of risk factors for HCC have been reported, including hepatitis B and C viruses, aflatoxin B1, alcohol consumption, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and hemochromatosis. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a ubiquitous virus with worldwide distribution.

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SDG:

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

Tags:

Global; Health and population; Health and wellbeing

Perloff's Clinical Recognition of Congenital Heart Disease (Seventh Edition) - Chapter 11: Ebstein’s anomaly of the tricuspid valve

Elsevier,

Perloff's Clinical Recognition of Congenital Heart Disease (Seventh Edition)
2023, Pages 166-182

This content links with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by providing information on Ebstein’s anomaly of the tricuspid valve.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy, Volume 10 - Chapter 37: Zoo Animal Welfare in the 21st Century - Contemporary Thinking, Assessment, and Best Practice

Elsevier,

Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy, Volume 10, 2022, pp 245-250

This chapter aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing and Goal 15: Life on Land by discussing the importance and assessment of zoo animal welfare.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Science, Global

Perloff's Clinical Recognition of Congenital Heart Disease (Seventh Edition) - Chapter 25: Truncus arteriosus

Elsevier,

Perloff's Clinical Recognition of Congenital Heart Disease (Seventh Edition)
2023, Pages 458-471

This content links with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by providing insights into truncus arteriosus, a failure of the aorta and pulmonary artery to separate into two distinct structures with their own semilunar valves.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation - Chapter 2: Climate change adaptation and mitigation in cities

Elsevier,

Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, 2023, Pages 23-47

This chapter advances UN SGD goals 11 and 13 by introducing the concepts of climate change adaptation and mitigation and depicting the scale of challenges that need to be addressed.
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Climate Change, Global

Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation - Chapter 15 - Technological solutions for adaptation with Iran's water resources crisis

Elsevier,

Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, 2023, Pages 327-343

This chapter contributes to SDG 6 by investigating Iran's water crisis caused by the depletion of water resources and providing technological solutions to adapt to the crisis and achieve a water resources equilibrium.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Climate Adaptation, Middle East

Blockchain-Based Systems for the Modern Energy Grid - 8 - Blockchain utility in renewable energy

Elsevier,

Blockchain-Based Systems for the Modern Energy Grid, 2022, Pages 115-134

This chapter supports SDG goals 7 and 9 by proposing new ways of using blockchain to support renewable energy market.
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Energy; Industry; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics - Chapter 12: Biodegradability of agricultural plastic waste

Elsevier,

Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics: Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions, Volume 1, 1 January 2022

This chapter aligns with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 15: Life on land by discussing the issues and consequences of agricultural plastic waste and the product safety associated with aesthetic pollution.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Chemicals and waste; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and wellbeing, Global

Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics - Chapter 11: Biodegradability of automotive plastics and composites

Elsevier,

Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics: Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions, Volume 1, 1 January 2022

This chapter aligns with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure by discussing the applicability of biological processes for the remediation of plastics as sustainable practice and future implications of biodegradable polymers and composites in the automobile industry.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Industry; Sustainable transport, Global

Sustainable Food Science: A Comprehensive Aproach – Orphan Crops: Their Role in Food and Nutrition Security

Elsevier,

Reference Module in Food Science, 2023

Orphan crops are crops hold little significance at the global scale but play vital role in the food and nutrition security in the developing world.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Rural development, Global

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