• MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGN ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION (MDAO) OF WIND TURBINES 

  Batay, Sagidolla (Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2024-01-31)

  The purpose of this thesis is to enhance the progress of an open-source platform called DAFoam, focused on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO). More precisely, the aim is to tailor DAFoam for MDO in wind turbines, ...
• ASSESSING PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITIES IN MESOCOSMS AND ENDORHEIC KAZAKHSTANI LAKES USING IMAGING FLOW CYTOMETRY 

  Dashkova, Veronika (Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2023-10-12)

  Accelerating climate change strongly affects inland aquatic ecosystems worldwide in physical, chemical, and biological aspects. Phytoplankton communities are the main producers, the basis of aquatic trophic webs, and are ...
• TARGETED DELIVERY OF CYTOKINES, GROWTH FACTORS AND PRE-DIFFERENTIATED CELLS FOR MI TREATMENT 

  Raziyeva, Kamila (Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, 2023-12)

  Following myocardial infarction (MI), cardiac tissue undergoes irreversible cellular alterations, with cardiomyocytes being replaced by fibrotic tissue. To combat this our lab synthesized a novel chitosan-based cryogel ...
• DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT 

  Kanafin, Yerkanat (Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2024-01-10)

  The global rise in population and rapid industrialization and urbanization have resulted in a significant increase in wastewater production, putting a strain on existing treatment facilities. This has led to the release ...
• COMPACT AND ROBUST HIGH EFFICIENCY SHOCK-AND-ERROR-TOLERANT MECHANICAL POWERTRAINS FOR WIND TURBINES APPLICATION 

  Tariq, Hamza Bin (Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2023-10-10)

  Large forces and torques experienced by both small and large wind turbines influence the deflection, loading and overall dynamical response of the gearbox and other powertrain elements, often leading to failure in the ...
• THE EMERGING ROLE OF ACADEMIC DEANS IN THE TRANSFORMING HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE OF KAZAKHSTAN 

  Mustafina, Altynay (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2024-01)

  Within Kazakhstan’s fast-changing higher education landscape, the nature of academic deanship is also rapidly changing (Arntzen, 2016; Wepner et al., 2015). While deanship has traditionally been associated with curriculum ...
• INVESTIGATING CHANGES IN CELL CYCLE DISTRIBUTION OF CULTURED CELLS IN RESPONSE TO MICROTUBULE INHIBITORS 

  Janibekova, Marina (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2022-06-03)

  Microtubules participate in the separation of chromosomes during mitosis. Microtubule (MT) inhibitors preclude normal cell division by interfering with mitotic spindle formation during anaphase. Failure to form a mitotic ...
• STUDY OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN THE UNIVERSITIES OF KAZAKHSTAN 

  Ryskulova, Madiana; Abenov, Yernur; Temirzakhkyzy, Kassiyet (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy, 2023-04-14)

  This research examines the prevalence of gender discrimination in universities of Kazakhstan. By employing Morley's micropolitics framework, this study focuses on the experiences of people and groups in order to understand ...
• PERCEPTION OF SAFETY AND ROBOT INTELLIGENCE IN PHYSICAL HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION 

  Tusseyeva, Inara (Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2023-12-06)

  This thesis focuses on the study of two important aspects of physical human-robot interaction (pHRI): perceived safety– the subjective feeling of safety of a human operator in the physical presence of a robot– and perceived ...
• ANALYSIS OF INTERFERENCE IN LFM RADAR DETECTION AND IMAGING IN A MULTI-RADAR ENVIRONMENT 

  Nwigbo, Suanu (Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2023-04)

  Because of the growing use of radio detection and ranging (radar) systems in multiple application sectors, the radars have to be operated on the same or adjacent frequency resources. This frequency overlap can cause ...
• HEART SOUND CLASSIFICATION VIA VISION TRANSFORMER MODELS 

  Adilkhanuly, Zhanat (Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2023-11-23)

  The automatic heart sound classification is an integral part of the early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases(CVDs). Even though advances in medical technologies allow us to diagnose many CVDs, it remains one of the ...
• THE AXL INHIBITOR TP-0903 AND ARTESUNATE SYNERGISE TO INDUCE REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES, DNA DAMAGE AND APOPTOSIS IN TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER CELLS 

  Terragno, Mirko (Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, 2024-01)

  Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive, often rapidly growing form of breast cancer. TNBC usually displays a basal molecular phenotype that associates with epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT), a cellular ...
• COMING BACK HOME: POSTMEMORY IN NOVELS BY ALEXANDER CHUDAKOV, KATJA PETROWSKAJA, AND MARIA STEPANOVA 

  Mektepbayeva, Zhanel (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2023-11-27)

  This study explores postmemory as a way of “coming back home” to one’s roots and reimagined identity. It is particularly important within the context of the recent turn to prioritizing personal memories over the official, ...
• FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS: STUDY OF MICROSTRUCTURE IN CENTRIFUGAL COMPACTION AND HOT PRESSING PROCESSES 

  Sariyev, Bakytzhan (Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2023-08-31)

  In recent times, remarkable progress in science and technology has prompted scientists to create a new category CCP of structural materials with enhanced characteristics. Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are a new type ...
• GLULA: LINEAR ATTENTION BASED MODEL FOR EFFICIENT HUMAN ACTIVITY RECOGNITION FROM WEARABLE SENSORS AND SKELETON DATA 

  Bolatov, Aldiyar (School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2023)

  Sensors’ data is used in monitoring patient activity during rehabilitation and also can be extended to controlling rehabilitation devices based on the activity of the person. Both wearable sensors and extracted skeleton ...
• THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (EITI) AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 

  Dosmaganbetov, Ablay (Graduate School of Public Policy, 2021-04)

  The Ph.D. Thesis considers the relationship between the EITI and sustainable development such as good governance, investment climate, and socio-economic development linkages in resource-rich developing economies. Generally, ...
• DESIGN AND ENGINEERING OF ADVANCED SI-BASED THIN FILM ANODE MATERIALS FOR LI-ION BATTERIES 

  Mukanova, Aliya (Nazarbayev University, School of Engineering and Digital Science, 2019-06-17)

  Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are a versatile way of energy conversion and storage. Thin film batteries are the next generation of Li-ion battery technology with the thickness of tens μm and aimed to power a diverse range ...
• BLACK HOLE/MOVING MIRROR CORRESPONDENCE IN (1+1)-DIMENSIONS 

  Myrzakul, Aizhan (Nazarbayev University, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2023-11-10)

  The Hawking effect predicts that black holes can emit particles and energy when quantum mechanical effects are taken into account in quantum atmosphere around the black hole. However, certain models of black holes emit ...
• INDUSTRIAL SAFETY USING AUGMENTED REALITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 

  Akhmetov, Tolegen (Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, 2023-11-10)

  Industrialization brought benefits to the development of societies, albeit at the cost of the safety of industrial workers. Industrial operators were often severely injured or lost their lives during the working process. ...
• PPI_SNCP_AFM_COMPARSION 

  Nazir, Faisal (School of Sciences and Humanities, 2023)

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