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  • National identity discourse and perception in the media outlets of Kazakhstan 
    Burkhanov, A. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    This project examines perceptions of the civic "Kazakhstani" national identity in the discourse of Kazakh- and Russian-language media of Kazakhstan and highlights the divergent views on the civic nationhood of Kazakhstan ...
  • Nazarbayev University multigrasp hand with bidirectional tendon actuation 
    Tursynbek, I.; Zhakatayev, A. T.; Varol, H. A. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Robotic hands are being used in various areas such as industrial automation, medical robotics, and defense. In this work, we are presenting the Nazarbayev University Multigrasp Robot Hand with an integrated RGB-Depth ...
  • New arthritic pannus-specific protein promotes fibroblast motility and polarization 
    Adilbayeva, A.; Myngbay, A.; Adarichev, V. A. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the development of hypercellular pannus tissue in the affected joints of patients. Pannus invasiveness and activation correlates with stronger ...
  • New nucleic dyes for pico-and nanoplankton cytometric analysis 
    Dashkova, V.; Segev, E.; Khromov, V.; Kolter, R.; Vorobjev, I.; Barteneva, N. S. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Flow cytometry (FCM) is a promising tool in the field of aquatic phytoplankton ecology because it allows for multi-parameter assessment of the physiological state of individual cells in an algal population. It can help ...
  • New particle or dark matter decay discovery studying cosmic ray showers 
    Beznosko, D.; Batykhanov, A.; Beremkulov, T.; Duspayev, A.; Tailakov, A.; Yessenov, M. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    In the field of High Energy Physics today there are several open topics that are left. The Higgs boson has been recently discovered, neutrino oscillations are being studied, and some hints of the dark matter have been ...
  • New serum biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis 
    Myngbay, A.; Adilbayeva, A.; Adarichev, V. A. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Development of hypercellular invasive pannus tissue within synovial joints is a hallmark of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Pannus produces proteases that damage bone and cartilage. Non-invasive monitoring of pannus activity ...
  • Nitrogen-grafted activated carbon for removing nitrate from water 
    Douglass, E. F.; Satayeva, A. R.; Merkel, A.; Cannon, F.; Mikhalovsky, S. V. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Nitrate (NO3~) and nitrite (NO2~) ions are ubiquitous in the environment and considered hazardous to humans. The primary health hazard from drinking water containing NO3~ occurs when it is transformed to NO2~ in the ...
  • Numerical modelling of compound channel flow 
    Filonovich, M. S.; Leal, J. B.; Rojas-Solorzano, L. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Most natural rivers have compound cross-section. Compound channel flow is characterized by complicated three-dimensional flow structures. These structures are called secondary flows and have been classified into two ...
  • Numerical simulation of slurry flows in heterogeneous and saltation regimes in horizontal pipelines 
    Gonzalez, J.; Rojas-Solorzano, L.; Sabirgalieva, N. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    In this work, the simulation of a two-phase liquid-particles flow is performed using an Eulerian- Eulerian model to predict the complex flow behavior where both particle concentration and particle velocity profile are ...
  • NURA-Nazarbayev University research accelerator: a new linac for WDM, HEDP and HIF 
    Tikhonov, A.; Urazbayev, A.; Kaikanov, M.; Waldron, W.; Kwan, J.; Henestroza, E. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    A project called NURA [1] which is a new linear accelerator (Linac) for Warm Dense Matter (WDM), High Energy Dense Plasma (HEDP) and Heavy Ion Fusion (HIF) is described. The NURA will be similar to the NDCX-II at Lawrence ...
  • Obtaining of gallium nitride thin films 
    Urazbayev, A.; Bolat, R.; Sabitova, A.; Tikhonov, A. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The project executed by a joint team of the Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California. The project will start by developing the HiPIMS technology for GaN in an existing ...
  • OFDM based visible light broadcasting systems 
    Kizilirmak, R. C.; Uysal, M. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Visible light communication (VLC) involves the use of light emitting diode (LED)- based illumination infrastructure for communication purposes [1]. Recent experimental studies on VLC have demonstrated data speeds more ...
  • On cognitive readiness in construction decision making 
    Mgbere, C.; Pantouvakis, J. P.; Sadri, S. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Cognitive readiness (CR) in construction is the mental, emotional and interpersonal skills that relate to the way project teams perceive, remember, think, speak and solve problems. CR compliments the necessary technical ...
  • On particle production, negative energy flux and acceleration horizons 
    Good, M. R. R.; Akhmetzhanova, G. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    In the moving mirror model, removal of acceleration horizons gives rise to negative energy flux. The total emitted energy is positive and finite, in agreement with quantum inequalities and the second law of thermodynamics ...
  • Operator on types of numberings 
    Mustafa, M. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The reductions constructed permit to give various alternative proofs to known results about d.r.e. and, in general,a-r.e. numberings. For example, one can show that for every recursive ordinal a which is not an w-power ...
  • Optimal current quality of a single-phase multilevel inverter with a staircase modulation 
    Aldabergenov, M.; Familiant, Y. L.; Ruderman, A. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The authors address the problem of optimal current quality for a single-phase multilevel inverter with a staircase modulation (Fig.1). The current quality is characterized by current ripple Normalized Mean Square (NMSc). ...
  • Optimal durability vs. planned obsolescence in the textbook market 
    Peterson, J. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    In various durable goods markets, producers have been often accused of engaging in planned obsolescence. This is the practice of reducing product durability or otherwise manipulating the secondary market in order to ...
  • Optimization of single-phase multilevel inverter voltage quality using time domain problem formulation 
    Ornov, N.; Kopanos, G. M.; Ruderman, A. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The multilevel inverter optimal voltage quality problem is formulated in time domain in order to account for all switching harmonics. The numerical solutions establish theoretical voltage quality lower bounds for a ...
  • Optimum shapes of a periodic array of isothermal pipes embedded in a slab subjected to uniform convection 
    Leontiou, T.; Ikram, M.; Beketayev, K.; Fyrillas, M. M. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The project's main objective is to obtain optimum shapes of a periodic array of isothermal pipes that maximize heat transfer. The pipes are embedded in a two-dimensional slab whose surfaces are subjected to uniform convection.
  • Pharmacoeconomic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus by vildagliptin medication in Kazakhstan 
    Yelekenova, A.; Bektur, C.; Nurgozhin, T. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    This study is aimed to determine cost-effectiveness of vildagliptin in comparison with sitagliptin for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) from the perspective of Ministry of Health of the ...