Recent publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0857-9857
Working paper
Use of AI in Emergency and Crisis Management (as a lead author)
Modeling the role of institutional trust to improve vaccine confidence: The Kazakhstan Case (collaborating with Audra at Kristiana University Collage, Oslo Norway, as a lead author)
Crisis Response to the 2024 Kazakhstan Floods (collaborating with Audra at Kristiana University collage, Oslo Norway, as a lead ahthor)
Conte Context-Enriched XAI for Operational Financial Fraud Decision Support: Behavioral-Temporal and Cybersecurity Identity-Device Signal Fusion (as a co-Author)
Antibiotic Parices Matter for Antimicrobial Reisistance in Low- and Middle- Income Countries: An Economic Modeling Study (CRP grant, as a lead author)
OCT Antibiotic Sales in Central Asia: A Mixed-Methods Study (CRP grant, as a lead author)
Book chapter: RCCE-IM (as a lead author)
AI in ECCE-IM: A Scoping Review (as a lead author)
Listening State: A Case Study of 2024 Kazakh Nuclear Power Referendum (as a lead author)
Catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment in Pakistan: evidence and risk prediction from the first digital Household Integrated Economic Survey, 2024-25 (as a co-author)
Analysis of factors associated with academic underperformance among mdical university students: Finding from the Tashkent State Medical University (collaboring with Tashpulatova Shakhnoza Abdullakhatovna (PI) at the Tashkent State Medical University (as a co-Author)
Delay-adjusted nowcasting of daily mortality (as a lead author)
Huerachical cross-sectional forecast reconciliation (as a lead author)
Systemic bechmark: Classical vs ML vs. Deep Learning (as a lead author)
Temperature-mortality relationship in Kazakhstan: Mortality burdens associated with non-optinal temperature across regions of the country
Submitted and under review
The Adaptive Capacity-Resilience Nexus under Algorithmic Transformation: A Multi-Level Contingency Synthesis of Institutional Mechanisms in European Union Public Governance (submitted as co-author, 2026, IRAS/WDS)
Environmental Antimicrobial Stewardship Among Nurses in Kazakhstan: A Mixed-Methods Study (submitted as lead author, 2026)
AI-Driven Information Systems and Digital Participation as Drivers of Social Governance Quality Through Institutional Transparency and Citizen Trust (submitted as co-author, 2026)
Adaptive Capacities and Institutional Resilience in EU AI Governance: A Mediated and Moderated Literature Review (submitted as co-author, 2026, Research in Globalization)
Do Government Practices Promote Long-Term Economic Sustainability? A Quantitative Assessment with FDI Mediation (submitted as co-author, Sage Open 2026)
Crisis Governance in Kazakhstan's Fragmented Bureaucracy: Insights from the Health Pandemic (submitted as co-author, 2026)
A Data-Driven Human-Centric Cybersecurity Framework for Modeling Ethical Awareness, Compliance, and Decision-Making (under revision as co-author, 2026, IEEE Access)
Digital Government, National AI Strategies and Institutional Transparency: Cross-National Evidence on Trust and Governance (submitted as co-author, Information Polcy 2026)
From Automation to Partnership: A Governance Framework for Human–AI Collaboration in Public Decision-making Systems (accepted, SAGE Open, 2026)
2026
S. A. A. Bokhari, & L. Lim, “ Smart Cities Without Smart Institutions? Governance Capacity and the Limits of Urban Technology Procurement,” IET Smart Cities (2026): e70039, https://doi.org/10.1049/smc2.70039.
Antimicrobial Resistance and the Blood–Brain Barrier: Complex Interactions and Implications for Neurological Health. DOI: 10.1007/s12035-025-05448-6
Public Health Communication Challenges in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: A Scoping Review. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23010019
2025
Trends in 'Watch' and 'Reserve' Antibiotic Use in Primary Care in Kazakhstan: The Imperative for Enhancing Stewardship Strategies. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics14100963
Systemic Antiviral Consumption in Kazakhstan. Scientific Reports July 2025. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-05161-3 PDF
Optimizing Antibiotic Stewardship and Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance in Central Asia: A Study Protocol for Evidence-Based Practice and Policy. PLOS 2025. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307784 PDF
2024
A Nationwide Evaluation of Antibiotics Consumption in Kazakhstan from 2019 to 2023. Antibiotics 2024, 13(12) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13121123 PDF
Point-prevalence survey of antimicrobial use and healthcare-associated
infections in four acute care hospitals in Kazakhstan. Antibiotics 2024, 13(10) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13100981 PDF
Consumption Trends of Antifungal and Antiprotozoal Agents for Human Systemic Use in Kazakhstan from 2017 to 2023. Antibiotics 2024, 13(9) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13090857 PDF
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Antibiotics and Their
Consumption in the Population of Kazakhstan. Antibiotics 2024, 13(8), 718. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13080718 PDF
Refractive Errors, Amplitude of Accommodation, and Myopia Progression in Kazakhstan Medical Students: 5-Year Follow-Up. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(13). DOI: 10.3390/jcm13133985 PDF
Historical evolution of healthcare systems of post-soviet Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, and Azerbaijan: A scoping review. Heliyon 2024, 10(8), e29550. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29550 PDF
Book chapters
Lim, L., Rychshanova, R., Akwar, H. (2026). Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance: Converging of Crises in Central Asia. University of Prishtina and/or National Institute of Public Health of Kosova
Lim, L, Syla, S., Aubakirova, B. (2026). Climate Change and Antimicrobial Resistance: From Shared Drivers to United Solutions (2026): University of Prishtina and/or National Institute of Public Health of Kosova
Lim, L. (2014). Technology in Education. Sociology in Education. Thousand Oaks: SAGE.
Other publications
A Case Study: The Listening State Votes
Lim, L (July 2025). Communication Skills Needed for Public Policy and How to Teach Them. Campus+ Times Higher Education (THE) Platform.
Lim, L (5 April 2026). Silent Storm Over Our Heads: Why Space Junk Is Everyone’s Problem. The Astana Times.
Reports on Development Policy
Lim, L (2016). Asian Leadership. ADB & Leadership Education Programs.
Lim, L. (2016). Senior Secondary Education Policy for Mongolia. ADB & Mongolia Ministry of Education.
Lim, L. & Paik, S. (2015). Vocational Education and Training (VET) Policy in South Korea. K-Developedia (2015).
Lim, L. (2013). Auto-ethnographic Reflection of English Language Learner in the U.S. Rethink.