Economic and Spatial Determinants of Interregional Migration in Kazakhstan In this paper we analyze economic and spatial determinants of interregional migration in Kazakhstan using quarterly panel data on region to region migration in 2008-2010. In line with traditional economic theory we find that migration is determined by economic factors, first of all income: People are more likely to leave...

BACKGROUND Over the last 10 years, the evidential practice has been developing in Kazakhstan. The clinical protocols of diagnostics and treatment were implemented in the country since 2007. We analyzed the normal birth practice in Kazakhstan. MATERIALS AND METHODS Obstetricians and midwives were subject to the questionnaire survey in four large Maternity Hospitals of Almaty. RESULTS Totally...

Received Accepted Emergence, spread, persistence and fade-out of sylvatic plague in Kazakhstan Lise Heier1, Geir O. Storvik1,2, Stephen A. Davis3, Hildegunn Viljugrein1,4, Vladimir S. Ageyev5, Evgeniya Klassovskaya6 and Nils Chr. Stenseth1,* Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biology, University of Oslo, PO Box 1066 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway Department of M...

Abstract This special issue is a collection of articles about the conservation, restoration and biodiversity Palaearctic grasslands was initiated by Eurasian Dry Grassland Group at 15th Conference (EDGC), held Graz, Austria in 2019. The papers this cover range grassland habitats from montane dry to lowland sandy grasslands, feathergrass steppes meadow steppes, focus on values, conservation issu...

The genus Kassinella was established by Keller (1960: 90) for extinct Lower Carboniferous (Tournaisian) corals from Kazakhstan. The name, however, is preoccupied by the senior homonym Kassinella Borissiak (1956: 50) (Brachiopoda), equally honouring N. G. Kassin, famous geologist and explorer of Kazakhstan. To resolve the homonymy, in accordance with the International Code of Zoological Nomencla...

BACKGROUND Sawyer (1986) included three species in the nasal leech genus LimnatisMoquin-Tandon 1827: Limnatisnilotica (Savigny 1822), LimnatisbacescuiManoleli 1972 and Limnatispaluda (Tennent 1859). The first and last species have mainly been identified in Middle Eastern countries (e.g. Kinzelbach and Rückert 1985). The second species has been identified only in Romania Dobruja (Manoleli 1972)....

Today Kazakhstan is a country with a very high level of literacy. The living standards and economy in the country are growing very rapidly. But the emergence of eLearning was held stable and haphazard. This is due to many factors later involvement in the process of society’s “informatization”, lack of attention to the development of distance and corporate learning. Meanwhile, e-Learning is impo...

The problem of assessing the impact pollution in protected areas prompted us to apply a combined method bioindication and spatial mapping phytoplankton data from six lakes Burabay National Nature Park Northern Kazakhstan. issue monitoring planning was quite acute for this landscape-homogeneous area among Kulunda steppes. Phytoplankton each collected summer season 2019 at total 54 sampling stati...

BACKGROUND Main treatable Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bronchial Asthma (BA) and Allergic Rhinitis (AR) are underdiagnosed and undertreated worldwide. CORE study was aimed to assess the point prevalence of COPD, BA and AR in the adult population of major cities of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries - Azerbaijan, Kazakhsta...

Loxodontomys micropus (Waterhouse, 1837) is a cricetid commonly called the southern pericote. A moderately large, heavy-bodied rodent, it is 1 of the 2 species in the genus Loxodontomys. This cricetid occurs in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina. It prefers humid, dense grasslands, meadows, shrubby steppes, and mixed or open-canopied Nothofagus forests. L. micropus is categorized as of l...