Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kieran Findlater, Robert Kozak, Shannon Hagerman
Summary: Climate change poses risks to the benefits of forest-dependent communities worldwide. The use of genomics-based assisted migration may help protect these benefits, but it also generates new risks and uncertainties. Different stakeholders have different perspectives on the risks and uncertainties associated with this strategy. The health and integrity of the forest ecosystem is considered the highest priority in forest management.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tom Newton-Lewis, Wolfgang Munar, Tata Chanturidze
Summary: Current performance management approaches in low- and middle-income countries health systems tend to be directive and lack consideration for the complexity of dynamic health systems. An enabling approach, focusing on intrinsic motivation and team empowerment, may be more appropriate in certain contexts. The complexity of health systems highlights the need for tailored interventions rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to performance management.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Patrick M. Reed, Antonia Hadjimichael, Richard H. Moss, Christa Brelsford, Casey D. Burleyson, Stuart Cohen, Ana Dyreson, David F. Gold, Rohini S. Gupta, Klaus Keller, Megan Konar, Erwan Monier, Jennifer Morris, Vivek Srikrishnan, Nathalie Voisin, Jim Yoon
Summary: The field of MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) explores the dynamics and co-evolutionary pathways of human and Earth systems with a focus on critical goods and services delivered to people through interdependent sectors. Advancing complex adaptive human-Earth systems science, understanding tradeoffs, synergies, and complexities, and integrating ideas and methods from multiple disciplines are essential for addressing interconnected risks, increasing resilience, and improving sustainability.
Article
Urban Studies
Yijun Shi, Guofang Zhai, Lihua Xu, Shutian Zhou, Yuwen Lu, Hongbo Liu, Wei Huang
Summary: This article discusses the importance of urban resilience from the perspective of complex systems theory, summarizes the basic characteristics of complex urban systems, and proposes a framework and methods for assessing urban system resilience.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Bofan Yang, Lin Zhang, Bo Zhang, Yang Xiang, Lei An, Wenfeng Wang
Summary: This paper analyzes the composition of resilience in complex equipment systems and provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis on how to optimize the system under the framework of resilience engineering. It discusses the impact of subsystems, resources, and human factors on resilience and refines the components of system resilience into five specific factors. Through simulation and comprehensive analysis, the paper provides a deeper understanding of the three components of system resilience.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chengyi Tu, Paolo D'Odorico, Samir Suweis
Summary: One of the main challenges in complexity science and engineering is understanding high-dimensional networked systems and their susceptibility to transitions to undesired states. The authors propose an analytical framework to collapse complex N-dimensional networked systems into a lower-dimensional manifold, which can simplify the study of system dynamics and help in identifying optimal strategies in the design or management of networked systems.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Balkiz Yapicioglu
Summary: This study investigates how owner-managers of small and medium-sized enterprises in the infrastructure construction sector in North Cyprus shape their management strategies in response to the sociopolitical environment. The study finds that the macro characteristics of the environment have a significant influence on the strategies adopted by SMEs, as owners draw upon memories to create resilience and adapt their approaches to the ever-changing political landscape.
Article
Business
Jucun Liu, Tony W. Tong, Joseph Sinfield
Summary: This paper introduces a business model construct based on the theory of resilient complex adaptive systems (RCAS), which provides a more robust conceptualization of a business model and addresses key gaps in the literature by translating the fundamental requirements of an RCAS into the business model context.
LONG RANGE PLANNING
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Lindsay Beevers, Melissa Bedinger, Kerri McClymont, Annie Visser-Quinn
Summary: This paper explores the use of catchment resilience as a unifying concept for managing and regulating catchments, emphasizing the ability of complex catchment systems to bounce back, absorb, and transform. It introduces six main complexity concepts that frame the evaluation of catchment resilience, highlighting the need to consider interactions between natural, social, and technical aspects, spatial and time scales, and uncertainty. The paper also identifies gaps in current practice and suggests future methodological approaches that should incorporate a linking systems or interaction analysis to enhance catchment resilience.
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
S. Belga Fedeli, Y. Fyodorov, J. R. Ipsen
Summary: The study found that as long as the origin remains stable, the system will be surrounded by a resilience gap with no other fixed points within a radius r(*) > 0. When the origin loses local stability, the radius r(*) disappears, leading to the system becoming less resilient.
Article
Business
Emilia Vann Yaroson, Liz Breen, Jiachen Hou, Julie Sowter
Summary: This study advanced the knowledge of pharmaceutical supply chain resilience using complex adaptive system theory, with qualitative data gathered through 23 semi-structured interviews. CAS theory provides a systemic approach to understanding PSC resilience and explains the impact of power, conflict, and complexity in the supply chain, as well as the antecedents for building resilience strategies.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiangyu Ma, Huijie Zhou, Zhiyi Li
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive literature review on the application of complex network theories in resilience evaluation and enhancement of modern power systems. It decomposes resilience into structural and operational aspects, discussing structural resilience through graph modeling and analyzing static and dynamic characteristics, and investigating operational resilience through the progression of preventive, corrective, and restorative strategies in extreme events. It also extends the discussion to multilayer networks as modern power systems are increasingly interconnected with communication networks and other energy carriers. Overall, complex network theories are found to be effective in understanding and improving the structural and operational resilience of modern power systems.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Matthieu Vert, Alexei Sharpanskykh, Richard Curran
Summary: This paper focuses on resilience for complex sociotechnical systems (STS), particularly safety-critical systems, emphasizing the importance of adaptive capacity and adaptation in achieving resilience. A conceptual framework is proposed to elaborate on the concept of resilience for safety-critical STS, highlighting the mechanisms necessary for adaptive capacity and adaptation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lazar Ignjatovic, Milan Stojkovic, Damjan Ivetic, Milos Milasinovic, Nikola Milivojevic
Summary: This research introduces a novel framework to quantify the risk of the reservoir system outside the design envelope and enhances the identification of vulnerable elements in a complex reservoir system through analyzing water system behavior and evaluating multi-parameter dynamic resilience.
Article
Geography
Kate Flood, Marie Mahon, John McDonagh
Summary: The ability to maintain livelihoods in the face of major environmental, political, economic and social stresses is crucial for building resilient communities. This research examines the role of community involvement in the conservation of peatland social-ecological systems and reveals the importance of local communities in adapting to and enacting change through everyday forms of resilience.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Leanne Brady, Lucy Gilson, Jill Olivier, Marsha Orgill, Maylene Shung-King, Eleanor Whyle, Keith Cloete, Beth Engelbrecht, Krish Vallabhjee, Soraya Ellokor, Asha George, Uta Lehmann, Ida Okeyo, Nikki Schaay, Helen Schneider
Summary: This paper presents the impact of the Western Cape Health Policy and Systems Research Journal Club in South Africa, providing insights for others interested in promoting health system development through embedded and co-production processes, and highlighting the potential for long-lasting systemic change through productive human interactions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rakesh Parashar, Nilesh Gawde, Lucy Gilson
Summary: This article explores the differences between policy as promised and policy as practiced, highlighting the importance of actor relationships and power struggles in implementation gaps. It introduces actor interface analysis as a methodological tool to examine policy implementation and practices of power, providing guiding steps for conducting such analysis and presenting useful tools for power analysis. The study identifies various interface encounters and power practices that influence policy implementation positively and negatively, emphasizing the need for further empirical application of interface analysis in different health policy settings.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sergio Torres-Rueda, Giulia Ferrari, Stacey Orangi, Regis Hitimana, Emmanuelle Daviaud, Theresa Tawiah, Rebecca Kyerewaa Dwommoh Prah, Rozina Karmaliani, Eleonah Kapapa, Edwine Barasa, Rachel Jewkes, Anna Vassall
HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Moses Mukuru, Suzanne N. Kiwanuka, Lucy Gilson, Maylene Shung-King, Freddie Ssengooba
Summary: This study found that Uganda's maternal health policies were mainly driven by a small group of policy elites, whose personal interests often took precedence over the goal of reducing maternal mortality. There was a tendency towards elite bias in the policy-making process, which calls for a re-engineering of the policy process to allow for a broader range of perspectives to permeate.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Lucy Gilson, Edwine Barasa, Leanne Brady, Nancy Kagwanja, Nonhlanhla Nxumalo, Jacinta Nzinga, Sassy Molyneux, Benjamin Tsofa
BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Meghan Bruce Kumar, Jason J. Madan, Peter Auguste, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Lilian Otiso, Christian B. Ochieng, Nelly Muturi, Elizabeth Mgamb, Edwine Barasa
Summary: This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of using community-level quality improvement to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Kenya. Results showed that the quality improvement intervention was more cost-effective compared to standard community healthcare, with improvements in antenatal care uptake and skilled delivery. Quality improvement interventions may be a good investment and yield benefits in other health areas.
Article
Immunology
Anthony O. Etyang, Ruth Lucinde, Henry Karanja, Catherine Kalu, Daisy Mugo, James Nyagwange, John Gitonga, James Tuju, Perpetual Wanjiku, Angela Karani, Shadrack Mutua, Hosea Maroko, Eddy Nzomo, Eric Maitha, Evanson Kamuri, Thuranira Kaugiria, Justus Weru, Lucy B. Ochola, Nelson Kilimo, Sande Charo, Namdala Emukule, Wycliffe Moracha, David Mukabi, Rosemary Okuku, Monicah Ogutu, Barrack Angujo, Mark Otiende, Christian Bottomley, Edward Otieno, Leonard Ndwiga, Amek Nyaguara, Shirine Voller, Charles N. Agoti, David James Nokes, Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier, Rashid Aman, Patrick Amoth, Mercy Mwangangi, Kadondi Kasera, Wangari Ng'ang'a, Ifedayo M. O. Adetifa, E. Wangeci Kagucia, Katherine Gallagher, Sophie Uyoga, Benjamin Tsofa, Edwine Barasa, Philip Bejon, J. Anthony G. Scott, Ambrose Agweyu, George M. Warimwe
Summary: The study reveals significant regional differences in seroprevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers in Kenya, but no differences based on professional cadre.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Edwine Barasa, Inke Mathauer, Evelyn Kabia, Nkoli Ezumah, Rahab Mbau, Ayako Honda, Fahdi Dkhimi, Obinna Onwujekwe, Hoang Thi Phuong, Kara Hanson
Summary: Provider payment methods play a key role in influencing healthcare provider behavior and affecting health system objectives. When healthcare providers receive multiple funding flows, they may prioritize certain funding flows over others, leading to shifts in resources, services, and costs. Aligning the incentives generated by multiple funding flows is crucial for achieving health system goals.
HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tolib Mirzoev, Stephanie M. Topp, Rima A. Afifi, Racha Fadlallah, Felix Abrahams Obi, Lucy Gilson
Summary: Health policy and systems research is crucial for developing effective health systems. However, there is a lack of capacity for this type of research, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. This paper proposes a comprehensive framework for systemic capacity strengthening in health research, highlighting the importance of collective, organizational, and network-level efforts. The framework also emphasizes the need to address power dynamics in capacity strengthening work.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Manon Haemmerli, Augustine Asante, Dwidjo Susilo, Aryana Satrya, Rifqi Abdul Fattah, Qinglu Cheng, Soewarta Kosen, Danty Novitasari, Gemala Chairunnisa Puteri, Eviati Adawiyah, Andrew Hayen, Lucy Gilson, Anne Mills, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Stephen Jan, Hasbullah Thabrany, Virginia Wiseman
Summary: This study provides an example of incorporating quality weighting into Benefit Incidence Analysis (BIA) to calculate public subsidies for healthcare, highlighting the importance of healthcare quality in achieving equity goals.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Karima Manji, Shehani Perera, Johanna Hanefeld, Jo Vearey, Jill Olivier, Lucy Gilson, Helen Walls
Summary: It is important to prioritize policy engagement and ensure universal health coverage for all people, including migrants and mobile groups, in order to address the migration and health issues in South Africa.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Dennis Waithaka, Lucy Gilson, Edwine Barasa, Benjamin Tsofa, Marsha Orgill
Summary: This study investigates how and why political and bureaucratic actors at the local level in Kilifi county influenced the extent to which performance-based financing (PBF) was politically prioritised. The results show that contextual factors, such as devolution of power and rigid public financial management structures, as well as the interpretation and framing of PBF, influenced its political prioritisation at the county level.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rahab Mbau, Kathryn Oliver, Anna Vassall, Lucy Gilson, Edwine Barasa
Summary: Kenya's Ministry of Health established a Health Benefits Package Advisory Panel (HBPAP) in 2018 to develop a benefits package for universal health coverage. This study evaluated HBPAP's process for developing the benefits package and found some deficiencies in the procedural and outcome conditions. Recommendations include improving transparency, allocating more resources, strengthening health information systems, generating local evidence, and enhancing stakeholder understanding and acceptance.
HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Nancy Kagwanja, Sassy Molyneux, Eleanor Whyle, Benjamin Tsofa, Lucy Gilson
Summary: District health management teams (DHMTs) play a critical role in enhancing health system responsiveness, but power dynamics and social factors influence how they receive and respond to public feedback.
HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rahab Mbau, Kathryn Oliver, Anna Vassall, Lucy Gilson, Edwine Barasa
Summary: This study evaluated the process of developing a benefits package for universal health coverage in Kenya and found that there were limitations in the procedural and outcome conditions. Transparency and publicity were lacking, and there were challenges in terms of data availability and information systems. Stakeholder understanding and acceptance were limited, and the benefits package was not implemented. To improve the priority-setting process for benefits package development in Kenya, it is important to publicize the outcomes, allocate adequate time and resources, strengthen information systems, generate local evidence, and enhance stakeholder awareness and engagement.
HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING
(2022)