Recent publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0857-9857
Working paper
Modeling the role of institutional trust to improve vaccine confidence: The Kaakhstan Case (collaborating with Audra at Kristiana University collage, Oslo Norway)
Crisis Response to the 2024 Kazakhstan Floods (collaborating with Audra at Kristiana University collage, Oslo Norway)
Catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment in Pakistan: evidence and risk prediction from the first digital Household Integrated Economic Survey, 2024-25
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
Antibiotic Parices Matter for Antimicrobial Reisistance in Low- and Middle- Income Countries: An Economic Modeling Study (CRP grant)
OCT Antibiotic Sales in Central Asia: A Mixed-Methods Study (CRP grant)
Book chapter: RCCE-IM
AI in ECCE-IM: A Scoping Review
A Case Study: 2024 Kazakh Nuclear Power Referendum
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, 2026, IRAS/WDS)
A Data-Driven Human-Centric Cybersecurity Framework for Modeling Ethical Awareness, Compliance, and Decision-Making (submitted, 2026, IEEE Access)
Digital Government, National AI Strategies and Institutional Transparency: Cross-National Evidence on Trust and Governance (submitted, 2026)
Do Government Practices Promote Long-Term Economic Sustainability? A Quantitative Assessment with FDI Mediation (submitted, 2026)
Environmental Antimicrobial Stewardship Among Nurses in Kazakhstan: A Mixed-Methods Study (submitted, 2026)
AI-Driven Information Systems and Digital Participation as Drivers of Social Governance Quality Through Institutional Transparency and Citizen Trust (submitted, 2026)
Adaptive Capacities and Institutional Resilience in EU AI Governance: A Mediated and Moderated Literature Review (submitted, 2026, Research in Globalization)
Crisis Governance in Kazakhstan's Fragmented Bureaucracy: Insights from the Health Pandemic (submitted, 2026)
Accepted
Smart Cities Without Smart Institutions? Governance Capacity and the Limits of Urban Technology Procurement (Accpeted, IET Smart Cities)
From Automation to Partnership: A Governance Framework for Human–AI Collaboration in Public Decision-making Systems (accepted, SAGE)
2026
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.