• INFLUENCE OF OBESITY ON REMODELING OF LUNG TISSUE AND ORGANIZATION OF EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AFTER BLUNT THORAX TRAUMA 

  Xu, Pengfei; Gärtner, Fabian; Gihring, Adrian; Liu, Congxing; Burster, Timo; Wabitsch, Martin; Knippschild, Uwe; Paschke, Stephan (BMC, 2020-09)

  Background: Previously, it has been shown that obesity is a risk factor for recovery, regeneration, and tissue repair after blunt trauma and can affect the rate of muscle recovery and collagen deposition after trauma. To ...
• ANAEROBIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCTION IN HEAVILY BIODEGRADED PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS 

  Rezende, Júlia R.; Oldenburg, Thomas B. P.; Korin, Tetyana; Richardson, William D. L.; Fustic, Milovan; Aitken, Carolyn M.; Bowler, Bernard F. J.; Sherry, Angela; Grigoryan, Alexander; Voordouw, Gerrit; Larter, Stephen R.; Head, Ian M.; Hubert, Casey R. J. (Wiley, 2020-03)

  Most of the oil in low temperature, non‐uplifted reservoirs is biodegraded due to millions of years of microbial activity, including via methanogenesis from crude oil. To evaluate stimulating additional methanogenesis in ...
• A HIERARCHICAL COSIMULATION ALGORITHM INTEGRATED WITH AN ACCEPTANCE– REJECTION METHOD FOR THE GEOSTATISTICAL MODELING OF VARIABLES WITH INEQUALITY CONSTRAINTS 

  Madani, Nasser; Abulkhair, Sultan (Springer, 2020-07)

  This work addresses the problem of the cosimulation of cross-correlated variables with inequality constraints. A hierarchical sequential Gaussian cosimulation algorithm is proposed to address this problem, based on ...
• MOTION OF SPINNING PARTICLES IN NON ASYMPTOTICALLY FLAT SPACETIMES 

  Toshmatov, Bobir; Rahimov, Ozodbek; Ahmedov, Bobomurat; Malafarina, Daniele (Springer Verlag, 2020-07)

  The assumption of asymptotic flatness for isolated astrophysical bodies may be considered an approximation when one considers a cosmological context where a cosmological constant or vacuum energy is present. In this framework ...
• ON THE PROPERTIES OF A DEFORMED EXTENSION OF THE NUT SPACE-TIME 

  Narzilloev, Bakhtiyor; Malafarina, Daniele; Abdujabbarov, Ahmadjon; Bambi, Cosimo (Springer Verlag, 2020-08)

  We consider a class of space-times given by a stationary extension of the Zipoy–Voorhees metric that was found by Halilsoy. We show that the solutions do not describe rotating sources but must be interpreted, similarly to ...
• A REVIEW OF PIEZOELECTRIC PVDF FILM BY ELECTROSPINNING AND ITS APPLICATIONS 

  Kalimuldina, Gulnur; Turdakyn, Nursultan; Abay, Ingkar; Medeubayev, Alisher; Nurpeissova, Arailym; Adair, Desmond; Bakenov, Zhumabay (MDPI, 2020-09)

  With the increase of interest in the application of piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) in nanogenerators (NGs), sensors, and microdevices, the most efficient and suitable methods of their synthesis are being ...
• DEEP VIBRO-TACTILE PERCEPTION FOR SIMULTANEOUS TEXTURE IDENTIFICATION, SLIP DETECTION, AND SPEED ESTIMATION 

  Massalim, Yerkebulan; Kappassov, Zhanat; Varol, Huseyin Atakan (MDPI, 2020-07)

  Autonomous dexterous manipulation relies on the ability to recognize an object and detect its slippage. Dynamic tactile signals are important for object recognition and slip detection. An object can be identified based on ...
• FIBER-OPTIC BASED SMART TEXTILES FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF BREATHING RATE 

  Issatayeva, Aizhan; Beisenova, Aidana; Tosi, Daniele; Molardi, Carlo (MDPI, 2020-06)

  Wearable light textiles are gaining widespread interest in application for measurement and monitoring of biophysical parameters. Fiber optic sensors, in particular Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors, can be a competitive method ...
• AN OPEN-SOURCE 7-DOF WIRELESS HUMAN ARM MOTION-TRACKING SYSTEM FOR USE IN ROBOTICS RESEARCH 

  Shintemirov, Almas; Taunyazov, Tasbolat; Omarali, Bukeikhan; Nurbayeva, Aigerim; Kim, Anton; Bukeyev, Askhat; Rubagotti, Matteo (MDPI, 2020-05)

  To extend the choice of inertial motion-tracking systems freely available to researchers and educators, this paper presents an alternative open-source design of a wearable 7-DOF wireless human arm motion-tracking system. ...
• PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SCATTERING-LEVEL MULTIPLEXING (SLMUX) IN DISTRIBUTED FIBER-OPTIC BACKSCATTER REFLECTOMETRY PHYSICAL SENSORS 

  Tosi, Daniele; Molardi, Carlo; Blanc, Wilfried; Paixão, Tiago; Antunes, Paulo; Marques, Carlos (MDPI, 2020-05)

  Optical backscatter reflectometry (OBR) is a method for the interrogation of Rayleigh scattering occurring in each section of an optical fiber, resulting in a single-fiber-distributed sensor with sub-millimeter spatial ...
• KCNB1 GENE POLYMORPHISMS AND RELATED INDEL AS PREDICTOR BIOMARKERS OF TREATMENT RESPONSE FOR COLORECTAL CANCER – TOWARD A PERSONALIZED MEDICINE 

  Barbirou, Mouadh; Sghaier, Ikram; Bedoui, Sinda; Ben Abderrazek, Rahma; Kraiem, Hazar; Farah, Azer; Hassiki, Rym; Mokrani, Amina; Mezlini, Amel; Almawi, Wassim Y; Loueslati-Yacoubi, Besma; Bouhaouala-Zahar, Balkiss (International Society of Oncology and BioMarkers, 2020-06)

  The KCNB1 gene variants were differentially associated with cancers. However, their association with colorectal cancer has not yet been explored. We investigated the contribution of the KCNB1 gene variants rs3331, rs1051295, ...
• PRECONDITIONED AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED STEM CELLS FOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION TREATMENT 

  Raziyeva, Kamila; Smagulova, Aiganym; Kim, Yevgeniy; Smagul, Saltanat; Nurkesh, Ayan; Saparov, Arman (MDPI, 2020-10)

  Ischemic heart disease and myocardial infarction remain leading causes of mortality worldwide. Existing myocardial infarction treatments are incapable of fully repairing and regenerating the infarcted myocardium. Stem cell ...
• A TOY MODEL FOR A BABY UNIVERSE INSIDE A BLACK HOLE 

  Chakrabarty, Hrishikesh; Abdujabbarov, Ahmadjon; Malafarina, Daniele; Bambi, Cosimo (Springer Verlag, 2020-05)

  We present a dynamical toy model for an expanding universe inside a black hole. The model is built by matching a spherically symmetric collapsing matter cloud to an expanding Friedmann–Robertson–Walker universe through a ...
• BIOMATERIALS LOADED WITH GROWTH FACTORS/CYTOKINES AND STEM CELLS FOR CARDIAC TISSUE REGENERATION 

  Smagul, Saltanat; Kim, Yevgeniy; Smagulova, Aiganym; Raziyeva, Kamila; Nurkesh, Ayan; Saparov, Arman (MDPI, 2020-08)

  Myocardial infarction causes cardiac tissue damage and the release of damage-associated molecular patterns leads to activation of the immune system, production of inflammatory mediators, and migration of various cells to ...
• DESIGN OF CMOS-MEMRISTOR CIRCUIT OF LSTM ARCHITECTUR 

  Smagulova, Kamilya (Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2021-03)

  The growing amount of data, the dawn of Moore's law, and the need for machines with human intelligence dictated several new concepts in computing and chip design. Existing physical limitations of Complementary Metal-Oxide ...
• ARTS IN TIMES OF CRISIS: KAZAKH PAINTERS RECONNECTING; AMERICAN ACTORS REGROUPING 

  Kruszewska, Małgorzata (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2021-03)

  The second talk of our Spring 2021 speaker series will feature Małgorzata Kruszewska (Instructor, Writing Program), who will discuss “Arts in Times of Crisis: Kazakh Painters Reconnecting; American Actors Regrouping”. ...
• BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)-BASED BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK: CASE OF KAZAKHSTAN 

  Akhanova, Gulzhanat (Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2021-03)

  The building industry has a myriad of adverse effects on the environment that raises the demand for sustainable buildings. Several Building Sustainability Assessment Systems (BSAS) have been developed globally to identify ...
• DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND REALISATION OF CHIPLESS RFID TAG FOR ORIENTATION INDEPENDENT CONFIGURATIONS 

  Hashmi, Mohammad S.; Sharma, Vijay (Wiley Open Access, 2020-05-18)

  The architectures of two innovative compact orientation independent chipless radio frequency identification device (RFID) tags for emerging applications such as the internet of things are presented. These tags, when ...
• COPING WITH COVID-19: EMERGENCY REMOTE TEACHING 

  Guven, Funda; Omarbekova, Gulnara (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2021-03)

  The next talk of our Spring 2021 speaker series will feature Funda Guven (Assistant Professor, Department of Kazakh Language and Turkic Studies) and Gulnara Omarbekova (Associate Professor, Department of Kazakh Language ...
• SHOULD ROBOTS WIN OR LOSE? ROBOT’S LOSING STRATEGY POSITIVELY AFFECTS CHILD LEARNING 

  Balkibekov, Kairat; Meiirbekov, Serik; Tazhigaliyeva, Nazgul; Sandygulova, Anara (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016-08-31)

  This paper presents a study that aims to address the challenges of creating effective educational robots. To this end, we developed a social educational robot which acts as a peer that is also a learner of a foreign language ...

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