University of International Business

Regional Innovation Disparities in Kazakhstan: Input–Output Misalignment in an Official Panel, 2014–2025

How are innovation inputs and measured outputs distributed across the regions of a resource-dependent post-Soviet economy, and how closely do they correspond? We use a balanced official panel of Kazakhstan’s 17 regions for 2014–2025 (204 region–year observations) covering four in...

Eleven-Year Trends in Stillbirth, Neonatal and Infant Mortality and Birthweight-Specific Risk: A BABIES Matrix Analysis from a Tertiary Maternity Center in Kazakhstan, 2015–2025

Background/Objectives: Long-run facility-level perinatal data from Central Asia are scarce. We described eleven years of stillbirth, neonatal, infant and perinatal mortality at one tertiary maternity center in Kazakhstan, and used the Birthweight and Age-at-death Boxes for Interv...

PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC BANKS AND FINANCE IN UZBEKISTAN

This article analyzes the legal, institutional, and economic aspects of the introduction of Islamic banking and Islamic finance in Uzbekistan and is structured in accordance with the IMRAD framework. It examines the size and dynamics of the global Islamic finance market, the stag...

PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC BANKS AND FINANCE IN UZBEKISTAN

This article analyzes the legal, institutional, and economic aspects of the introduction of Islamic banking and Islamic finance in Uzbekistan and is structured in accordance with the IMRAD framework. It examines the size and dynamics of the global Islamic finance market, the stag...

How firms achieve high total factor productivity in digital transformation: a dynamic configurational perspective

Purpose Total factor productivity (TFP) is a central driver of firms' high-quality development. The rapid expansion of the digital economy has fundamentally reshaped production processes and organizational structures, creating substantial potential for TFP enhancement. This study...

Population-Specific Genetic Markers of Prostate Cancer Risk in Kazakh Men: Association Analysis of 102 SNPs and Risk Prediction Modeling

Background/Objectives: GWASs have identified more than 250 prostate cancer (PCa) predisposition loci, predominantly in European and partly Asian cohorts. The Kazakh population is markedly under-represented in international genetic studies, limiting existing risk models. This stud...

Breaking the 50% EfficiencyCeiling: A Tandem ElectrochemicalCycle for Efficient Singlet Oxygen Electrosynthesis

Abstract Singlet oxygen (1O2) electrosynthesis from dioxygen (O2) offers a sustainable route to value-added oxygenation reactions in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Conventional electrochemical generation, however, relies on the one-electron reduction of O2 to superoxide (O2•–) fol...

Global harms, local profits: How the uneven costs of natural disasters affect support for green political platforms

Abstract Large‐scale fires are becoming increasingly common due to climate change. While conventional wisdom suggests that firsthand experiences with natural disasters foster green coalitions by raising awareness of environmental degradation, we propose an alternative view: Natur...

Prospects of green iron- and steelmaking via the FFC Cambridge process

The FFC Cambridge Process promises green iron-/steelmaking, where the respective metal oxides are used as the cathode in a molten electrolyte. Laboratory tests have validated the process at 500–900°C in molten chlorides, carbonates, fluorides or hydroxides. The reduction proceeds...