The Eurasian Space in Chinese Official and Academic Discourses by I. E. Denisov, I. A. Safranchuk

“…This strategic ambiguity allows China to navigate its relationships with key regional players, notably Russia and the Central Asian states, without committing to a comprehensive Eurasian integration framework.The findings highlight the cautious and adaptive nature of China's engagement with Eurasia. …”
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Investigating the impact of Organizational Citizenship Behavior on Supply Chain Performance and Corporate Sustainability: an empirical study by Muhammad Khan, Alisher Tohirovich Dedahanov, Yasmina Khadir, Rakhmonov Dilshodjon Alidjonovich, Kurbanbekova Mohichehra Turobjonovna, Obiddin Toshmurzaevich Yuldashev, Imomov Jamshidxon Odilovich

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Advancing risk assessment in renewable power plant construction: an integrated DEA-SVM approach by Reza Rasinojehdehi, Seyyed Najafi

“…The construction of renewable power plants emerges as a paramount solution for achieving clean energy, a strategy successfully implemented in various countries globally, including India, China, the USA, Central Asian nations, and Africa. Strategically located and blessed with significant solar potential, Iran is a promising candidate for establishing solar power plants. …”
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Green technologies of the agro-industrial complex as the main element of increasing the competitive innovative development of Central Asia by Tologon Omoshev, Ainura Zhoroeva, Ilgiz Abyshov, Gulzat Kaparova, Dzhamilia Mamyrkulova

“…The purpose of this study was to analyse the advantages of using green technologies as an innovative means of increasing the market stability of agricultural companies in the Central Asian region. The essence of the methodological approach was a combination of theoretical methods of analysis and synthesis with an empirical study of the application of green technologies in the practice of farms in the agricultural sector of the Jalal-Abad region of Kyrgyzstan. …”
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Official Development Assistance in Japan's Strategy in Central Asia by O. A. Dobrinskaya

“…The author comes to the conclusion that realism-based objectives such as getting access to the natural resources of the region, securing its geopolitical stance in the heart of Eurasia and ensuring the support for Japan’s bid to the UN Security Council seat by five Central Asian states dominate Japan’s ODA policy. It is also influenced by external factors, such as US-Japan military alliance and Japan’s geopolitical rivalry with China. …”
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Genetic diversity analysis of apricots from Dagestan using SSR markers by D. M. Anatov, I. I. Suprun, I. V. Stepanov, S. V. Tokmakov

“…The contemporary assortment of apricots in Dagestan was formed on the basis of both the local autochthonous gene pool and Central Asian and European cultivars introduced into this area. …”
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Ecogeographic assessment of mung bean (<i>Vigna radiata</i> (L.) R. Wilczek) from the collection of the Vavilov Institute (VIR) by M. O. Burlyaeva, M. V. Gurkina, M. G. Samsonova, M. A. Vishnyakova

“…The experiments were performed in 1949–1956 in Uzbekistan (former Central Asian Branch of VIR), and in 2009, 2018 and 2019 in Astrakhan Province, where VIR’s collection had been reproduced from the early 1990s. …”
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Evolutionary Genomics Provides Insights Into Endangerment and Conservation of a Wild Apple Tree Species, Malus sieversii by Jian Zhang, Fang‐Yuan Zhao, Hong‐Xiang Zhang

“…Malus sieversii, a relict broad‐leaf forest tree found in arid Central Asian mountains, has a narrow and fragmented distribution and is classified as an endangered species in China. …”
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Reconstructing the genetic structure of the Kazakh from clan distribution data by M. K. Zhabagin, О. Е. Balanovsky, Zh. M. Sabitov, A. Z. Temirgaliyev, A. T. Agdzhoyan, S. M. Koshel, Е. М. Ramankulov, E. V. Balanovska

“…For the West European, East European, and Caucasus populations, surnames are typical quasigenetic markers. For Central Asian populations, particularly Kazakh, the clan affiliation serves as a good marker: a set of papers demonstrated that many clans include mainly persons which biologically descent from a recent common ancestor. …”
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Insights from feature tracking of optical satellite data for studying rock glacier kinematics in the Northern Tien Shan by Ella Wood, Ella Wood, Tobias Bolch, Tobias Bolch, Richard Streeter

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ARTEMISIA SIEVERSIANA WILLD. IN TRANSBAIKALIA: FEATURES OF CENOFLORA AND INTRASPECIFIC VARIABILITY by A. B. Sakhyaeva, B. B. Namzalov

“…According to the ratio of geographic elements, meadow-steppe and steppe Eurasian  (23%), polyzonal (weedy), and Holarctic (20%) species dominate in  the cenoflora of A. sieversiana communities, with Central Asian  desert-steppe species (14%) also present. …”
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ANALYSIS OF GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF INFLUENZA VIRUS A/CHICKEN/CHELYABINSK/30/2019 H9N2 ISOLATED IN CHELYABINSK OBLAST by N. G. Zinyakov, Щю S. Osipova, P. B. Akshalova, V. Yu. Sosipatorova, A. V. Andriyasov, D. B. Andreychuk, I. A. Chvala

“…Phylogenetic analysis of the obtained nucleotide sequences of the hemagglutinin gene fragment (1–1539 bp open reading frame) showed that the A/chicken/Chelyabinsk/30/2019 H9N2 isolate belongs to the G1 genetic group of the low virulent infl uenza virus A/H9, the representatives of which are widely spread in the Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries. The complete nucleotide genome sequence of the studied pathogen was determined. …”
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Five decades of Abramov glacier dynamics reconstructed with multi-sensor optical remote sensing by E. Mattea, E. Berthier, A. Dehecq, T. Bolch, T. Bolch, A. Bhattacharya, A. Bhattacharya, S. Ghuffar, M. Barandun, M. Hoelzle

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Trends in incidence, mortality, and DALYs of cystic echinococcosis in Central Asia from 1992 to 2021: an age-period-cohort analysis by Wulan Talafuhan, Kaibinuer Tuoheti, Ye Lixia, Qi Shuang, Mieyier Yeerjiang, Guzalinuer Aizezi, Wei Jingjing, Peierdun Mijiti, Peierdun Mijiti

“…Gender analysis showed that the incidence rate was significantly higher in males than in females.ConclusionAlthough there have been improvements in the CE disease burden in some Central Asian countries, the overall burden remains significant. …”
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Burden of type 2 diabetes due to high body mass index in different SDI regions and projections of future trends: insights from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study by Yun-fa Ding, An-xia Deng, Teng-fei Qi, Hao Yu, Liang-ping Wu, Hong-bing Zhang

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THE ROLE OF N. I. VAVILOV AND VIR’S SCIENTISTS IN DESERT RECLAMATION by N. I. Dzyubenko, A. A. Kochegina

“…In 1932, when the Bureau of Deserts was founded, its coordination plan served as the foundation for the deployment of investigations throughout sands of Russia and Central Asian Republics. Huge work was carried out on integrated geobotanical, geological, hydrological studies of soil and vegetation of deserts and semi-deserts (Astrakhan, Pridon, Terek-Kuma, Uilskie, Naryn sands, the Karakum, Kyzylkum, Betpakdala, Mangyshlak, Aral Sea region, Muyunkum, etc.), as well as evaluation of their suitability for rainfed and irrigated agriculture, productivity of natural pastures, hayfields, saxaul forests. …”
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Large-scale flood risk assessment in data-scarce areas: an application to Central Asia by P. Ceresa, G. Bussi, S. Denaro, G. Coccia, P. Bazzurro, P. Bazzurro, M. Martina, M. Martina, E. Fagà, C. Avelar, M. Ordaz, B. Huerta, O. Garay, Z. Raimbekova, K. Abdrakhmatov, S. Mirzokhonova, S. Mirzokhonova, V. Ismailov, V. Belikov

“…This article presents the data, model, methodology, and results for the five Central Asian countries of the flood risk assessment, which represents the first high-resolution regional-scale transboundary risk assessment study in the area aiming to provide tools for decision-making. …”
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Potential of long-term satellite observations and reanalysis products for characterising soil drying: trends and drought events by M. Hirschi, P. Stradiotti, B. Crezee, B. Crezee, W. Dorigo, S. I. Seneviratne

“…Geographically, drying is localised to parts of Europe and the Mediterranean; the Black Sea–Caspian Sea and Central Asian region; Siberia; parts of the western USA and the Canadian Prairies; and larger parts of South America, parts of southern and northern Africa, and parts of northwestern Australia.…”
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