Published in Environmental Research Communications
The Russian wheat industry experienced massive growth in the past two decades however, volatility in production and its subsequent impact on the global commodities market persists. In addition to significant growth, Russia surpassed the European Union as the top global exporter of wheat in 2016 and in 2020 winter wheat exports amounted to roughly $...
Guillaume Capus’ expeditions to Middle Asia between 1880 and 1887 resulted especially in an outstanding collection of about 3000 herbarium specimens still kept in the Paris herbarium (France). Gatherings of his first expedition were quickly identified by another French botanist, Adrien Franchet, in ‘Plants of Turkestan’ published in 1883-1884. As p...
Published in Frontiers in Genetics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the worldwide pandemic, COVID-19. The original viral whole-genome was sequenced by a high-throughput sequencing approach from the samples obtained from Wuhan, China. Real-time gene sequencing is the main parameter to manage viral outbreaks because it expands our understanding of viru...
Lancée en 2013, la Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) est un vaste programme destiné à renforcer la « connectivité » entre Chine et régions du monde. Dans le cadre de cette initiative, plusieurs projets de corridors de transport, essentiellement des projets ferroviaires, ont émergé entre Chine et Europe à travers l'Asie centrale. Ils ont suscité tout à...
Published in Frontiers in Genetics
Kazakhstan, the ninth-largest country in the world, is located along the Great Silk Road and connects Europe with Asia. Historically, its territory has been inhabited by nomadic tribes, and modern-day Kazakhstan is a multiethnic country with a dominant Kazakh population. We sequenced and analyzed the genomes of five ethnic Kazakhs at high coverage ...
Une pleine compréhension - objective et dépassionnée - de la guerre en Ukraine impose la considération de tous les paramètres géopolitiques qui ont pu avoir une incidence sur la décision prise par la Russie de lancer le 24 février 2022 ses premières offensives sur le territoire ukrainien. Le rapport des forces démographiques est classiquement l’une...
Background. The high prevalence of HPV infection among Kazakhstani women and the absence of an HPV vaccination program are directly reflected in increasing rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality. Kazakhstan made its first attempt at introducing the HPV vaccine in 2013, but was unsuccessful due to complications and low public acceptance. T...
Published in Journal of Legal Studies
The Astana International Financial Center’s Court is a novel conflict determination effort aimed at attracting investors in the same way similar financial centers in the Persian Gulf have done with their courts and arbitration processes. This article contrasts and compares various approaches, focusing on aspects of private international law like ju...
Published in Global Heart
Background and Objectives: Implantation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) has increased significantly over the past decade. However, limited data exist regarding practices and policies of ICD implantations in Kazakhstan. We aimed to provide an overview of the current use of ICD in Kazakhstan. Methods: Using the Unified Healthcare Inf...
The city of Otrar in southern Kazakhstan (42°51'8.64"N/ 68°18'9.26"E; (Figure 1) was occupied from around the 4th-5th century AD and abandoned in the 18th century (Akishev, Baipakov, and Erzakovich 1972:81, 1981, 1987; Baipakov 1990). Exploiting the waters of the nearby Syr Darya river to create a fertile hinterland which supported the urban popula...
