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    Leadership capability in complex systems: Towards a multi-dimensional framework.
    (The Australian National University, 2026-10-10) Elliott, Kerry; Stewart, Ann; Daniell, Katherine
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    Deconstructing the Downstream Void A Four-gap Typology for Solar PV End-of-Life Management in Australia
    (SSRN, 2026-10-01) Lloyd, Anna
    Estimates of Australian photovoltaic (PV) waste vary considerably, but all point to substantial and rapidly growing volumes over the coming decade, placing increasing demand on downstream end-of-life (EOL) infrastructure. Existing research has predominantly addressed technical recycling feasibility, material recovery and individual policy mechanisms, giving comparatively less attention to the cross-domain interfaces and interdependencies among the technical, governance, economic and reverselogistics conditions that determine whether EOL materials can move through coordinated recovery pathways and re-enter productive use. This paper addresses these interactions by developing a four-gap typology comprising interacting technical, governance, economic and reverse-logistics gaps that can inhibit material loop closure in Australian PV EOL management. The typology is developed through an integrative literature synthesis, informed by a Systems-of-Systems (SoS) perspective, and is illustrated using two structurally distinct Australian PV EOL environments: the remote context of Uterne Solar Farm in the Northern Territory (NT), and the utility-scale, National Electricity Market (NEM)-connected context of Metz Solar Farm in New South Wales (NSW). These environments are used as structural illustrations in site application rather than as like-for-like comparative case studies. The analysis finds that loop closure cannot be explained by a single technical, policy, economic or logistical deficiency; the four gap dimensions interact to produce structural disconnections between material recovery, decisionmaking, economic incentives and reverse-logistics pathways, locating PV EOL vulnerabilities at the level of systems architecture and interfaces with limited public information compounding all four.
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    Combined maternal health risk from short birth interval and poor adherence to iron and folic acid supplementation in Ethiopia
    (2026) Ahmed Hassen, Tahir; Seid, Abdulbasit; Adema, Bereket Duko; Dadi, Abel F.; Bedaso, Asres ; Y. Ahmed, Kedir; Bizuayehu, Habtamu Mellie; Thapa, Subash; Khan, Md Nuruzzaman; KassawTegegne, Teketo ; Odo, Daniel Bogale
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    The Sri Lankan Economy: The Sovereign Debt Crisis, IMF-Supported Stabilization, and Beyond
    (Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy, 2026-10-02) Prema-chandra Athukorala
    This paper contributes to the international policy discourse on sovereign debt crises and IMF-supported stabilization reforms in emerging market and developing economies in the post-COVID-19 era through a case study of Sri Lanka. It examines the origins of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented sovereign debt crisis in the aftermath of the pandemic, the process of economic stabilization under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, and the development challenges facing the country beyond the crisis. Sri Lanka’s stabilization performance under the EFF programme has so far been encouraging. However, the evidence presented in this paper suggests that the programme is likely to conclude with a substantial debt overhung and persistent external payments pressures. Achieving sustained and equitable growth while carrying this heavy debt burden will remain a formidable development challenge. Placing the economy on a self-sustaining growth path beyond the stabilization phase requires complementing the standard IMF approach to macroeconomic stabilization with coherent structural reforms that address the fundamental imbalances underlying the economy’s vulnerability to external shocks.
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    Maternal and Indoor Smoking Are Associated with Increased Risk of Acute Respiratory Infection in Under-Five Children: A Meta-Analysis of National Survey Data from Eight Asia-Pacific Countries
    (2026) Odo, Daniel Bogale; Dinku, Yonatan; Yadav, Uday; Shifti, Desalegn Markos; Mengesha, Zelalem ; Babu, Giridhara Rathnaiah; Prasad Sapkota, Bhim ; Maddox, Raglan
    Background: Early exposure to tobacco smoke can harm children’s developing respiratory systems, increasing the risk of acute and long-term health consequences. This study examined the association of maternal and indoor smoking with acute respiratory infection (ARI) in under-five children living in eight Asia-Pacific countries. Methods: We analysed Demographic and Health Survey data collected between 2015 and 2022. A logistic regression model was fitted separately to each country’s data to obtain the odds of ARI in children for maternal tobacco use, daily indoor smoking, and occasional indoor smoking. Then, a meta-analysis using the Der Simonian and Laird method was used to obtain a pooled odds ratio (pOR) of ARI across the included countries. Results: We included a weighted sample of 302,841 children, among whom the prevalence of ARI was 4.12% (95% CI: 4.05, 4.19). The pooled prevalence of maternal tobacco use and daily indoor smoking was 3.45% (95% CI: 3.38, 3.51) and 29.61% (95% CI: 29.45, 29.77), respectively. In random-effects meta-analyses, exposure to daily indoor smoking (pOR = 1.13; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.25) and occasional indoor smoking (pOR = 1.23; 95% CI: 1.13, 1.35) were both associated with increased odds of ARI, as was maternal tobacco use (pOR = 1.67; 95% CI: 1.21, 2.31). Conclusions: Secondhand smoke exposure was associated with higher odds of ARI among under-five children, underscoring the need for smoke-free home policies across Asia-Pacific countries, particularly as the tobacco industry expands marketing and lobbying against such policies in low-income settings

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