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Workshop Report: Earth and Environmental Science for Sustainable Development (Lusaka, September 2017) [PDF]

, 2017
This report describes the outcomes of a two-day interactive workshop in Lusaka (Zambia), conducted in September 2017. We gathered 26 delegates from 14 organisations based in Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe to determine sustainable development priorities and ...
Gill, J.C., Mankelow, J.
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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What It Takes: Implementation and Expansion of a Quick Response Team

Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Human Rights and Science
EN | Abstract: Quick Response Teams (QRTs) have proliferated across the United States in response to the opioid overdose crisis. One of the first county-wide QRTs in the nation, the Hamilton County, Ohio QRT (HC-QRT), has been heralded as a model QRT ...
Sarah M. Manchak, Sarah Light, Madeline Lancaster, Bradley O’Guinn, Meagan Guthrie, Cory Haberman   +5 more
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Evaluation of flaxseed lignan-enriched extract targeting autophagy, apoptosis, and hedgehog pathways against experimentally induced obesity

Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2023
Objective: This research investigated secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) flax extract effects on apoptosis, hedgehog (Hh), autophagy, and the anti-oxidation process in experimentally induced obesity.
Safaa I. Khater, Maram Shalabi, Buthainah B. Alammash, Alaa I. Alrais, Doaa S. Al-Ahmadi, Leena S. Alqahtani, Tarek Khameis, Sahar Abdelaziz, Amr Elkelish, Kh. El-Dawy   +9 more
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Oceans and the Sustainable Development Goals: Co-Benefits, Climate Change & Social Equity [PDF]

, 2017
Achieving ocean sustainability is paramount for coastal communities and marine industries, yet is also inextricably linked to much broader global sustainable development—including increased resilience to climate change and improved social equity—as ...
Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, Gerald Singh, William Cheung, Yoshitaka Ota   +3 more
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Technofixing the Future: Ethical Side Effects of Using AI and Big Data to meet the SDGs [PDF]

, 2019
While the use of smart information systems (the combination of AI and Big Data) offer great potential for meeting many of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), they also raise a number of ethical challenges in their implementation.
Antoniou, Josephina, Brooks, L., Jiya, Tilimbe, Macnish, Kevin, Ryan, Mark, Stahl, Bernd Carsten, 1968-   +5 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
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Clinically Informed Intelligent Classification of Ovarian Cancer Cells by Label‐Free Holographic Imaging Flow Cytometry

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
Quantitative phase maps of single cells recorded in flow cytometry modality feed a hierarchical architecture of machine learning models for the label‐free identification of subtypes of ovarian cancer. The employment of a priori clinical information improves the classification performance, thus emulating the clinical application of liquid biopsy during ...
Daniele Pirone, Beatrice Cavina, Daniele Gaetano Sirico, Martina Mugnano, Vittorio Bianco, Lisa Miccio, Anna Myriam Perrone, Anna Maria Porcelli, Giuseppe Gasparre, Ivana Kurelac, Pasquale Memmolo, Pietro Ferraro   +11 more
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AI‐Assisted IoT‐Enabled ECG Monitoring: Integrating Foundational and Generative AI Tools for Sustainable Smart Healthcare—Recent Trends

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has significantly advanced the field of electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring, enabling real‐time, remote, and patient‐centric cardiac care. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of AI assisted IoT‐based ECG monitoring systems, focusing on the integration of emerging technologies such as ...
Amrita Choudhury, Kandarpa Kumar Sarma, Lachit Dutta   +2 more
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Global governance reforms to achieve Sustainable Development Goal One (no poverty) in BRICS

Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review, 2021
Background: The article discusses whether global governance is effective enough to uphold the economic development and can it combat poverty to achieve Sustainable Development Goal One (SDG 1) in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS). It
Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad
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