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  • Tagless indoor positioning and object tracking using a wireless sensor network 
    Kho, Y. H.; Chong, N. S.; Ellis, G. A. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    This project seeks to implement a passive indoor positioning and tracking platform using Wi-Fi signals. It is well known that RF wave can be blocked by an object which results in signal attenuation [1 - 2]. The principle ...
  • Targless indoor positioning and object tracking using a wireless sensor network 
    Kho, Y. H.; Ellis, G. A. (Nazarbayev University, 2013)
    With the proliferation of wireless sensor network of which the Wi-Fi access points are part of, it is proposed that the project shall look into using the existing backbone infrastructure of Wi-Fi modems to double-function ...
  • Teacher's conceptions and practices related to gifted education in Kazakhstan 
    Hernández-Torrano, Daniel; Tursunbayeva, Xeniya (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Conceptions of giftedness are culturally grounded and differences on the ways that cultural groups define and describe giftedness are evident (Cahallan, 2009; Sternberg, 2007; see Phillipson & McCann, 2007). Cultural ...
  • Teaching in the eyes of others: a review of teaching square group 
    Mhamed, A.A.S.; Gilman, C.; Schonbach, C.; Frank, A. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The project's main objective is to learn through peer observation. The Teaching Squares program provides faculty an opportunity to gain new insight into their teaching through a non-evaluative process of reciprocal ...
  • Teaching it with synthetic communities of practice 
    Overmyer, S.P.; Ivanov, I.; Fazylova, A.; Islam, S.; Kinayat, K.; Kussainov, K.; Sailuova, N.; Zhunisbekova, I. (Nazarbayev University, 2013)
    The goal of this research is to unleash the creative potential of computer science students by engaging them in problem-solving activities within immersive simulations of real-world problem domains. This engagement provides ...
  • The 1 st year Phd students' career expectations and reasons to choose NUGSE 
    Nurpeissova, A.; Almukhambetova, A.; Makhmutova, A.; Soltanbekova, A.; Mukhamejanova, D.; Tolesh, F.; Smanova, G.; Karabassova, L.; Tazabek, Sh.; Jumagulova, T.; Tursunbayeva, X. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The Graduate School of Education was launched in 2012. Its PhD program is designed for students, who "are committed to taking a leadership role in educational reform and management in Kazakhstan" (NU website). In 2014 ...
  • The Central Asian journal of global health to increase science productivity 
    Freese, K.; Shubnikov, E.; LaPorte, R.; Adambekov, S.; Askarova, Sholpan; Zhumadilov, Z.; Linkov, F. (Nazarbayev University, 2013)
    The Central Asian Journal of Global Health (CAJGH) is the first peer reviewed, open access journal in Central Asia (CA) aimed at those working in the areas of public health, medicine, and bioengineering. Specifically, it ...
  • The complex of topological methods and algorithms applicable to data analysis 
    Abzhanov, A.; Beketayev, K.; Taimanov, I.; Bazaikin, Ya.; Matkarimov, B.; Ikram, M. (Nazarbayev University, 2013)
    The main goal of the project is development of new algorithms in the field of topological data analysis and visualization. The abstract presents three new topological methods that allow to incorporate the geometrical ...
  • The effectiveness of Kazakhstan's security policy 
    de Haas, M. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    A condition for a sound and constructive public policy of a state is security. If a nation is under attack, internally, by a civil war such as in Syria, or externally, when Iraq and Iran waged a war, such violence prevents ...
  • The empire of custom: Indian&Central Asia in 18th&19th century french language literatures 
    Hammerbeck, D. (Nazarbayev University, 2013)
    My thesis in this paper is that Orientalism in South and Central Asia is not and has not been a strictly homogeneous phenomenon: instead it has reflected different Western ideas and perceptions on these areas, some which ...
  • The future of translational biomedical research at Nazarbayev University 
    Saparov, A.; Alibek, K.; Brusic, V.; Pignatelli, M. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The ultimate goal of fundamental biomedical research is to decipher mechanisms underlying the impairment of molecules, cells, tissues, and organs and subsequent dysfunction of the whole human body. Knowledge of these ...
  • The hydrological cycle of Burabay national park lakes 
    Nessipbekov, G.; Yapiyev, V.; Kabiyeva, M.; Zhumabayev, D.; Kassymbekova, A.; Baigaliyeva, M.; Malgazhdar, D.; Abudanash, D. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The main objective of the given project is to study the water balance of surface and ground water resources of Burabay National Park. The overall strategy consists of the following tasks: establishment of hydrometeorological ...
  • The multidimensional analysis of cell behaviour 
    Kauanova, S.; Kakpenova, A.; Balabiyev, A.; Vorobjev, I. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The cell motility assays became an important step for trial of new developed anti-tumor drugs and compounds [1, 2]. Set of experiments was performed with microtubule affecting drugs on a model population of 3T3 cells. ...
  • The politics of immigration control in Russia 
    Schenk, C. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Despite a visa-free regime among all CIS countries, Russia has become increasingly restrictive in its policies regulating migrants" access to the labor market. In particular, Russia instituted a quota in 2007 that regulates ...
  • The possible role of social selection in the distribution of major haplotypes of Y-chromosome haplogroup C3 in Central Asian populations 
    Zhabagin, M.; Sabitov, Zh.; Tarlykov, P.; Dibirova, H.; Bogunova, A.; Tazhigulova, I.; Frolova, S.; Isakova, Zh.; Nymadawa, P.; Zakharov, I.; Balanovsky, O. (Nazarbayev University, 2013)
    There is a strong connection between social selection and birth rate of the descendants, whose fathers had achieved high social status during the expansion of the Mongol Empire and associated historical events. We suppose ...
  • The relationship of the genomic and epigenomic profile to lifestyle and physical activity 
    Rogers, P.; Tsyba, N.; Adaricheva, K.; Bulbulian, R. (Nazarbayev University, 2013)
    Physical activity, or lack thereof, has recently attracted a great deal of attention in the fields of genomics and clinical medicine. Our research group in ‘Physical Activity and Sports Medicine’ initiated a study to ...
  • Thermal management of LI-ION battery packs 
    Adair, D.; Ismailov, K.; Bakenov, Zhumabay (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    A design for the thermal management of Lithium-ion battery packing as used in hybrid and electric vehicles has been developed. The design satisfies all thermal and physical issues relating to the battery packs used in ...
  • Thermo-acoustics of pulsed laser-induced phase transition in tungsten by FDTD numerical calculation 
    Veres, I.A.; Utegulov, Z.N.; Every, A. (Nazarbayev University, 2013)
    In the presented work metal-to-liquid phase transition induced by a pulsed-laser was investigated. A numerical FDTD technique based on the solution of the coupled heat and wave equations was applied. It was demonstrated ...
  • The ternary subspace and symmetric part of an operator space 
    Kaneda, M. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    In 2003, V. I. Paulsen and I denned the ternary subspace of an operator space as the intersection of the space and the adjoint of its quasi-multiplier space. Recently, M. Neal and B. Russo defined the completely symmetric ...
  • The use of composite ferrocyanide materials for the treatment of high salinity liquid radioactive wastes rich in cesium isotopes 
    Mikhalovsky, S. V.; Toropov, A. S.; Satayeva, A. R.; Cundy, A. B. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Several factors affecting the removal of cesium from LRW, namely total salt content, pH and organic matter content, were also investigated. High concentrations of complexing organic matter significantly reduced the ...