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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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 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 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • The use of positive and negative equivalence constraints in model-based clustering 
    Melnykov, V.; Melnykov, I.; Michael, S. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Cluster analysis is a popular technique in statistics and computer science with the objective to group similar observations into relatively distinct groups known as clusters. Semi-supervised model-based clustering assumes ...
  • Towards an artificial photosystem II: the second generation of the bacterioferritin "Reaction centre" 
    Mahboob, A.; Poddutoori, P.; Vassiliev, S.; van der Est, A.; Bruce, D. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
  • Toxicity studies of combination of silver nanoparticles and cryogels 
    Saliev, T.; Illsley, M.; Akhmetova, A.; Nurgozhin, T.; Mikhalovsky, S. V. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The combination "cryogel + nanoparticles" allows developing a new type of wound dressing, where antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles made have been utilized. Previous reports have shown that the production ...
  • Transverse free vibration of rotating non-uniform euler-bernoulli beams using the adomian modified decomposition method 
    Adair, D. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The dynamic behavior of non-uniform rotating beams is of practical interest since it is widely used in many engineering applications such as helicopter rotor blades, spinning space structures and gas turbine blades.
  • Trilingual education policy implementation in Kazakhstan: teacher's beliefs and classroom practices 
    Iyldyz, L. B. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Trilingual policy is actively pursued by authorities in Kazakhstan in response not only to sociolinguistic and political factors but also economic factors. The main site for implementing the policy is educational ...
  • Triphenylamine dyes having symmetric double D-TI-A configuration for dye-sensitized solar cells 
    Balanay, M. P.; Lee, S. H.; Kim, D. H. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    The conformation of the dye on the semiconductor is an important factor for the improvement of charge injection and minimization of the back electron transfer process. In addition, the dye should be able to suppress ...
  • Tunable photonic oscillators 
    Kovanis, V. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Limit Cycle oscillators are used to model a broad range of periodic nonlinear phenomena. Using the optically injected semiconductor oscillator as a paradigm, we have demonstrated that at specific islands in the optical ...
  • Understanding challenges that students experience during their first year at Nazarbayev University 
    Akhmetova, A.; Akhmetova, D.; Amirova, B.; Azzatiyeva, M.; Bainazarov, T.; Baizhanov, Y.; Balgabekova, D. (Nazarbayev University, 2014)
    Students face challenges during the first year at university. Some students find it difficult to adapt to the new environment, while others have a smoother transition to university life. Master program students at Graduate ...