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POWER LESSONS: Women's Advocacy and the 2030 Agenda [PDF]

, 2017
In September 2015, the 193 member states of the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Comprised of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 related targets, the "2030 Agenda" tackles a range of global
Katherine Austin-Evelyn, Susan Y. Wood
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Superdense galaxies and the mass-size relation at low redshift

, 2012
We search for massive and compact galaxies (superdense galaxies, hereafter SDGs) at z=0.03-0.11 in the Padova-Millennium Galaxy and Group Catalogue, a spectroscopically complete sample representative of the local Universe general field population.
Bettoni, Daniela, Bindoni, Daniele, Calvi, Rosa, D'Onofrio, Mauro, De Lucia, Gabriella, Fasano, Gianni, Fritz, Jacopo, Gullieuszik, Marco, Moretti, Alessia, Omizzolo, Alessandro, Poggianti, Bianca, Valentinuzzi, Tiziano, Vulcani, Benedetta   +12 more
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Sustainable Graphene Oxide–Intercalated Bentonite Composite for the Effective Removal of Imidacloprid From Water: Adsorption Performance, Isotherm, and Kinetics

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water is a fundamental necessity for our existence, but its rapid contamination is causing devastating effects on the environment and health of living species worldwide. Adsorptive removal of pollutants is one of the popular water treatment techniques because of its simplicity, affordability, and the broad range of available adsorbents.
Priyanka Negi, Brij Bhushan, Arunima Nayak, Pallavi Singh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Sagittarius Dwarf spheroidal Galaxy Survey (SDGS) II: The stellar content and constraints on the star formation history

, 1999
A detailed study of the Star Formation History of the Sgr dSph galaxy is performed through the analysis of the data from the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy Survey (SDGS; Bellazzini, Ferraro & Buonanno 1999).
Bellazzini, Michele, Buonanno, Roberto, Ferraro, Francesco R.   +2 more
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Identification Epitope on VP4 Protein of Senecavirus A Recognized by a Monoclonal Antibody

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
This study aims to identify conserved antigenic epitopes on the SVA VP4 protein using monoclonal antibodies, providing valuable tools for further exploring its functions and developing detection methods. SVA VP4 protein was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified with High‐Affinity Ni‐Charged Resin FF.
Liang Meng, Xuyan Xiang, Xinyu Qi, Hanrong Zhou, Peiyu Xiao, Fandan Meng, Tongqing An, Haiwei Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Groundwater and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [PDF]

, 2018
Groundwater is an important part of the water cycle, but this don’t reflects at all in the indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN).
Chambel, António
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Tackling Non-Communicable Diseases in Somalia: A Pathway to SDG 3

Amrita Journal of Medicine
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a significant public health challenge in Somalia, impacting the population’s health and hindering socioeconomic development.
Ahmed Muhammad Bashir
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Mongolia Mining: Licensed Tenure or Commons Grabbing

International Journal of the Commons
Key to pastoralism, communal land in Mongolia is buffeted by expanding resource extraction with limited government oversight. Herders continue seasonal movement according to environmental conditions, particularly pasture quality, drought and extreme cold.
Troy Sternberg, Christopher McCarthy, Erdenebuyan Enkhjargal   +2 more
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Private Sector Investment and Sustainable Development: The Current and Potential Role of Institutional Investors, Companies, Banks and Foundations in Sustainable Development [PDF]

, 2015
This paper seeks to provide the Financing for Development process with a perspective on the role institutional investors, companies, and foundations can play in the design and implementation of a financing strategy for global sustainability.

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‘Let's talk about the weather’: The activist curriculum and global climate change education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Activist movements have garnered significant global attention on a range of sustainability issues, often involving collectives of citizens coming together. Invoked is the idea of citizens informed to act, emerging not from a common‐sense understanding of everyday life, but rather from a deep political understanding of the world—one that is ...
Richard Pountney
wiley   +1 more source