Australian National University

John Stewart Turner

Abstract Black and white portrait showing John Stewart Turner, an older man with a receding hairline, wearing thick-framed glasses, a light-colored textured suit jacket, a white shirt, and a light-colored tie with a dotted pattern. He smiles slightly and looks directly forward. B...

Healthy finances but poor health: a qualitative study of Australian older white-collar workers

Background As governments become more concerned about the costs of supporting an ageing population, some have adopted policy levers to incentivise mature labour force participation. Since 1 July 2023 Australia has increased the age at which government-provided pensions can be acc...

Dual‐Metasurface‐Integrated Fiber Array for Bidirectional Cylindrical‐Vector‐Beam Multiplexed Communication Using Off‐Axis Spatial Manipulation

ABSTRACT Free‐space optical (FSO) communication is expected to support 6G networks, and cylindrical vector beam (CVB) multiplexing offers a promising space‐division multiplexing (SDM) dimension for high‐capacity FSO links. However, conventional CVB generators offer limited bidire...

Fast robust additive models using gamma-divergence

Abstract Additive models offer a flexible framework for modeling nonlinear relationships between predictors and a continuous response variable, where nonparametric terms are commonly modeled via penalized splines. However, such models can be sensitive to outliers, leading to pote...

Bulldozing an immersed granular material in a confined channel

The motion of an immersed granular material in a channel is characterised by complex interactions among the grains, between the grains and the permeating liquid, and between the grains and the channel walls. Here, we develop a reduced-order continuum model for the bulldozing of a...

Randomised Controlled Trials in Student Equity: Potentials, Pitfalls, and Practical Realities in Australian Universities

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are increasingly promoted for evaluating publicly funded initiatives, including government-funded student equity programs in higher education. Yet their application in university settings remains uneven and contested. This article critically ex...

Predictive validity of the Addenbrooke’s cognitive Examination III for on-road driving outcomes in a clinical fitness-to-drive population: a prospective cohort study

Background Evidence-based fitness-to-drive assessment must balance public safety and fairness. Cognitive screens are commonly used, but must be accurate in high-stakes contexts. The predictive utility of the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III) for driving outcomes r...

Hospital in the Home: Lessons from implementing an integrated HITH for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South-East Queensland

Hospital in the Home (HITH) can deliver acute-level care at home with comparable or improved outcomes and higher satisfaction than inpatient care. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Indigenous-led HITH models may offer particular benefits by combining quality care...

It’s Not Really the Words; It’s How They Land: Lived Experience Perspectives on the Use of Language and Labels in Mental Health

The language used to describe and discuss mental ill-health continues to evolve and improve, driven by advocacy and commitment to reducing the harmful effects of stigma. However, from a lived experience perspective, room for improvement remains. This project aimed to explore the...

An autoinflammatory CDC42 variant M45L demonstrates the mechanism of pyrin inflammasome activation

CDC42 is an evolutionarily conserved guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) regulating critical cellular and immune processes. Variants in CDC42 therefore cause a spectrum of developmental phenotypes, including hematological and immunological symptoms. Here, we identify a previously u...

Surveys of Hintang standing stone sites and excavations at Site 7A, Houaphanh, Lao PDR

Archaeological research conducted by a Lao-Australian team at the Hintang (standing stone) sites in Houaphanh Province, Laos, has permitted the geolocation of standing stone groups and the recovery of excavated archaeological remains from one site, including earthenware ceramics,...

Gender Inequality and Social Capital in Academic Finance Networks

Abstract Finance academia remains heavily male dominated, yet the mechanisms driving women’s underrepresentation are not fully understood. This study examines how co-authorship networks shape gendered access to and mobilisation of social capital by integrating Social Capital Theo...

Double Trouble: How Unresolved Spectroscopic Binary Stars Skew GALAH DR4 Stellar Parameters

Abstract Unresolved binary stars introduce systematic biases in stellar parameter estimates when analysed assuming a single star. Using ~917,000 spectra from the Galactic Archaeology with HERMES (GALAH) Data Release 4 (DR4), we develop a binary spectral model that fits each obser...

Party organisation and the strategic use of federal narratives in electoral campaigns: Evidence from Assam, India

This article examines how party organisation shapes the construction of federal narratives during electoral competition, drawing on fieldwork from the 2024 parliamentary elections in Assam, India. Using interviews, campaign speeches, and party materials, it compares four parties...

Pollen source in Prasophyllum affects seed quantity and quality

Context Prasophyllum (Orchidaceae) contains 40 nationally threatened species in Australia, and the collection of viable seed is key to their conservation. However, knowledge of mating systems in Prasophyllum is limited, and the effects of pollen source (self, outcross, and natura...

Improving methods for identifying pair bonds in animal social networks

In social animals, maintaining strong bonds with conspecifics can be important for reproduction and survival. However, it remains unclear how best to quantify these bonds. Existing social network techniques typically focus on building robust overall networks of co-occurrences but...

Global sustainable development trends reveal widespread inequality and tradeoffs

Progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is usually assessed at the national scale, but national averages can hide local differences and trade-offs. Here we show a global assessment of sustainable development trends from 2000 to 2019 using high-resolution...