Global Health Research Center of Central Asia

Study of Snow Cover Characteristics According to the Data of Meteorological Stations of Western Kazakhstan in the Context of Global Climate Change

In the Republic of Kazakhstan, runoff in lowland rivers is 90% determined by snowmelt. Therefore, assessing snow reserves in a changing climate is of great scientific and applied importance. This work aims to assess how global climate change affects snow cover characteristics in...

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of Prenatal Screening Markers for Down Syndrome in the Turkistan Region

Background: The Turkestan region is one of the regions with a high birth rate; therefore, analysis of the effectiveness of an early detection system for chromosomal abnormalities in this region is important for practical healthcare. Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic potential...

Oil Revenue Absorption and Macroeconomic Vulnerability: Evidence from a DSGE Model of a Small Open Oil-Exporting Economy

Oil-exporting economies are notoriously sensitive to external shocks, but the importance of current oil revenue absorption for macroeconomic shock transmission has not been explored thoroughly. This paper constructs a stylized DSGE model to analyze how macroeconomic shock propaga...