All aliphatic starting reactants were used to prepare two series of polycarbonate-based polyurethane (PC-PU) composite films: 1) with a low amount of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 wt%) by one-step technique and 2) PC-PU hybrid materials by addition of submicron amorphous SiO2 Sidistar T120 particles (0, 1, 2, 5 and 10 wt%) using ...

By JELENA PAVLIČEVIĆ, MILENA ŠPÍRKOVÁ, AYSE AROGUZ, DEJAN KOJIĆ, KATALIN MÉSZÁROS SZÉCSÉNYI, JAROSLAVA BUDINSKI-SIMENDIĆ

 Although we live in a time of various viruses, due to the state of emergency of the Covid epidemic, we can ask ourselves what does this disease tell us as a society? Is it a collective detachment from our consumerist illusions imposed by the previous system? Is this disease a metaphysical warning to rethink social standards, or is it just ano...

By DRAGANA RAĐENOVIĆ

 The paper presents a study of the content of water - soluble and exchangeable forms of zinc in the dust on the main road M-17 through the city of Mostar. In the observed area, five localities were selected for the research of defined tasks. Dust samples were taken in one cycle (autumn 2018). The specified metal was determined in accordance wi...

By SEJIT BOBAR, MUNIR MEHOVIĆ

 Local governments play an important role in fighting the climate changes, as much in reducing emissions as in raising the awareness of citizens in the fight against climate changes. By analyzing CO2 emissions - from which sectors the largest emissions originate - it is possible to propose adequate measures that will contribute to the target v...

By ANA RADOJEVIĆ, DANIJELA NIKOLIĆ, JASMINA SKERLIĆ, VANJA POPOVIĆ

 Continuous increase agricultural production with the application of agrotechnical means it has negative consequences on the environment and man. Improper and uncontrolled use agrochemicals in agriculture is one of the basic factors that negatively affect the state of environmental quality. To avoid unnecessary pollution of land and crops duri...

By LJILJANA TANASIĆ, VESNA TEOFILOVIĆ, VOJISLAV TOMIĆ, NEMANJA STOŠIĆ, JELENA TANASIĆ

 In a world of increasing complexity and uncertainty, business models that are successful and creating value are on constant challenge to embrace continuous changes and disruptions. In such a climate, it is business necessity to find innovative ways for reallocating the resources and restructuring the competitive base. This re-invention should...

By TATJANA JOVANOVIĆ

 The authors of this paper deal with the analysis of the impact of sales staff in the car showroom on potential customers and their behavior in the process of buying a car. In this research, the focus is on determining the extent to which the behavior of sales staff and their expertise influence the behavior of customers themselves when buying...

By MLADEN MILIĆ, DRAŽEN VRHOVAC

 The application of the concept of development banking represents a proactive approach to managing socio-economic priorities within national, subnational and supranational frameworks. Many of the today’s leading economies owe their development to these financial institutions and the efficiency they show in the allocation of capital resou...

By DRAŽEN VRHOVAC, MLADEN MILIĆ

 The subject of this paper is the analysis of the CEE banking sector in the period from 2013 to 2019. The research was conducted on 13 countries in the observed region. The analyzed countries were divided into three groups during the research. The first group consists of countries that were among the first to join the European Union (Slovenia,...

By NENAD VUNJAK, MILOŠ DRAGOSAVAC, MILAN RADAKOVIĆ, TAMARA ANTONIJEVIĆ

 The banking sector is the most important financial institution that plays a significant role in the development of each country's economy. Banks are the most important participants in the financial market, because they are in the function of stabilization and development of a national economy. The basic three modern concepts of bank managemen...

By NENAD VUNJAK, MILOŠ DRAGOSAVAC, MILAN RADAKOVIĆ, IVAN VUJIČIĆ

 The purpose of the impact analysis of business factors is locating of separate influences as well as the effects measuring of certain factors, potentials and elements on the business success of the company. Only after identification of direction and the strength of each of the factors, company management can make decisions and take corrective...

By ŽELJKO GRUBLJEŠIĆ, MLADEN IVIĆ, MILORAD ĐUKIĆ

 The development of the Internet has caused numerous changes in the way modern man functions and has conditioned the creation of modern business media. Although the Internet is not a novelty, some of its segments have been expanding more in recent years. Hence, the concept of ecustomization appears, which, although harsh in its sonority, defi...

By IVANA RAĐENOVIĆ

 This paper examines the validity of the “trilemma" theory which implies the inability to achieve the stability of the exchange rate, an independent monetary policy and free flow of capital at a given time. The theory is examined on the example of nine new EU member states. Bearing in mind that financial integration is a feature of moder...

By MARKO MILOŠEVIĆ, BILJANA BJELICA, SUZANA BALABAN

 The paper presents the importance and role of financial analysis in corporate governance, as well as the application and role of analysis of financial statements in the system of international business. This research presents how company management can use financial reporting and financial analysis information to stimulate but also control pr...

By DRAGAN VUKASOVIĆ, DARKO MARTINOV, ŽIVA ŽEBELJAN

 Despite its widespread use, rating agency ratings, and high turnover, the market for credit derivatives is still considered new and insufficiently researched. In addition, the intensification of the 2008 financial crisis cannot be fully attributed to the use of credit derivatives, although they played a significant role in the spread of the c...

By MILOŠ GRUJIĆ

 In this paper the authors consider and study a current and important topic related to the property rights of shareholders such as: the right to a dividend, the right to pre-buy shares, the right to participate in the liquidation and bankruptcy divide, as well as the right to dispose of shares. The basic motive for the founding of a joint stoc...

By OGNJEN BAKMAZ, RADE TEŠIĆ

 The needs for long-term resources of economic entities can be met by generating their own accumulation or using the resources of other participants in reproduction. In the first case, it is about self-financing - investing retained earnings. In the second case, economic entities obtain capital by issuing debt or equity financial instruments t...

By NIKOLA NIKOLIĆ, DUŠKO LAKOVIĆ, MILAN VUKASOVIĆ

 The title of this contract comes from the English word franchise, which means a special right or privilege. It is believed to have originated in the Middle Ages, when they received a royal privilege notable personality. The first manifestations of this agreement have been developed in the U.S. in the late 19th century in the production of oil...

By ISIDORA MILOSEVI, JELENA MILOSAVLJEVIC NIKOV

 Covid-19 is a virus that appeared at the beginning of the year in the world and only a few months after its discovery, it appeared in Bosnia and Herzegovina and then in East Sarajevo. The introduction of the state of emergency, the movement and monitoring of the number of patients, government measures and the demographic coverage of the sick ...

By NEMANJA PAVLOVIĆ, SLOBODAN RADOVANOVIĆ, VESELIN BJELOGLAV

 Attention in this article is focused on the economic effects of emigration on the home country, and especially on the effects of remittances from abroad, which represent the most significant positive economic effect. After reviewing the negative and positive economic effects of emigration, an overview of the basic characteristics of remittanc...

By NIKOLINA RAKIĆ

 The rapid technological development and the development of the global market continually contribute to the development of international trade as well as to the increasing the number of concluded international sales contracts. The conclusion of the sales contract always requires respecting the principle of "pacta sunt servanda", namely fulfill...

By ALEKSANDRA KIRACA, AZEMINA MASHOVICH

 The paper is dedicated to the political environment and its influence on the foreign direct investment decisions of multinational companies. The aim of this paper is to provide an understanding of the significance of the environmental factors in the host country, especially the political factors, on the foreign direct investment decisions of ...

By AZEMINA MASHOVIC, ALEKSANDRA KIRACA

 This paper's subject of research is the possibility of introducing new form of banking trade and innovative banking services and products. The changes in perception of the bank role within society and change in trading focus, from speculation and „betting“ to authentic needs of man and for the man, pulling out of the shadows the f...

By NENAD VITOMIROVIĆ

 The conditions for successful business and business operations in general are accounting planning. The objective of accounting planning is to project estimates in regard to achieving the management control. The essence of accounting planning is reflected in the data that is the subject of accounting records. Together with bookkeeping, account...

By RADOVAN SPREMO

 The emergence and rapid development of global container terminal operators (controlled by large multinational companies) have led to a significant increase in the terminal and transshipment industry. The subject of research in this paper is the interactive action of institutional factors from two perspectives: the first is related to the stra...

By NIKŠA GRGUREVIĆ

 Sport and tourism have developed two interdependent socio-economic phenomena of modern society, which require constant renewal and accommodation to the increasingly discerning requirements of modern tourists. Previous experiences from all around the world, as well as acquired knowledge from the neighbouring countries, show that investments in...

By DRAGAN KLARIĆ

 The service sector in Republic of Srpska, whether we talk about state institutions or the private sector, has undergone significant changes in the past decade under the influence of modern technologies. Of course, the public sector, due to its organization and the nature of its functioning, is not as proactive as the private sector, which cer...

By MIHAJLO TRAVAR, SAŠA RISTIĆ, IGOR DUGONJIĆ

 According to the results of previous researches, it is clear that there is a need for availability improvement and new of cultural products interpretations forms development in the city of Dubrovnik. The aim of the research was to define the state of availability of a cultural product and connect the same with the possibility of improving the...

By MARIJA DRAGIČEVIĆ ĆURKOVIĆ

 Sustainable community development in Dubrovnik has to be based on the diversification of the tourist product, as well as on the responsibility to allocate and use resources wisely and in a way that is not harmful for the local community and which enables the implementation of new cultural knowledge. The aim of this paper is to explore the att...

By MARIJA DRAGIČEVIĆ ĆURKOVIĆ, ANA CVJETKOVI

 Foreign direct investments represent a very important part of the economic growth of any economy, especially developing countries. They have several positive effects, such as reduction in unemployment, an increase in disposable income, an improvement in the country’s external financial position, and a more favorable credit rating. The p...

By JELENA UNKOVIĆ

 Business tourism has attracted huge attention all over the world and is certainly considered one of the new and invaluable segments in the large family of tourism. This specific form of tourism is, with minor oscillations, a constantly growing segment of the tourist offer and demand and is in a constant process of innovation, creative movemen...

By RUDANČIĆ ANDREJA

 Globalization and significant containerization growth have changed maritime transport and logistics chains, making ports an integral part of complex supply chains and serving as logistics hubs, adding value, connecting flows and influencing supply chain forms and processes. The competitiveness of a port is determined by its own strengths such...

By ANA RADULOVIĆ, MARIJA BUKILICA

 Destination brand is the name, symbol, logo or other graphics which makes certain destination recognized. Brand is also a promise of unforgettable and unique travel experience which is brought in relation to that destination. It brings together all enjoyable moments of visiting certain destination. Branding of tourist destination should be ma...

By LUKA B. USKOKOVIĆ

 The main intention of the work is to create an appropriate process for monitoring the human rights of children and a system for improving the perception of the problems faced by children in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially in cases of violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Although Bosnia and Herzegovina has made progress i...

By JELENA LATINOVIĆ

 In the context of historical, economic and contemporary international legal sources, it is revealed that the elements covered by the concept of customs union differ. As a consequence of the conceptual diversity and legal flexibility of the laws of the World Trade Organization - WTO, in practice there is a great diversity of customs union desi...

By JELENA LATINOVIĆ, MRĐAN ČOLOVIĆ

 A man, individualy or as a part of society, in the past faced different dangers and threats to his personal safety and safety of his property. Until the mid of the 20th century the greatest danger to states, men, material and cultural assets was war. After the development of science, technique and biggertrafficing of goods and services, devel...

By DRAŽEN ERKIĆ

 Thousands of migrants from various Asian countries have been staying in Bosnia and Herzegovina for several years. Their movement to the desired destination stopped in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the impossibility of entering the countries of the European Union. With their arrival, stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the migrant violates numerou...

By MILE MATIJEVĆ, AJNA JODANOVIĆ

 In the modern software industry, which is in constant expansion, the problem of trust between different users of the software solution is becoming increasingly dominant. End users want to be completely sure that the product or service is fully compliant with their requirements and that the quality does not deviate from the selected or ordered...

By VLADIMIR MILIĆEVIĆ, IGOR FRANC, ANDRIJA ĐURIĆ

 Following text represents all methodological phases through which a single project of implementing an IT system should be taken through. A theme specifically is describing all methodological phases with practical examples during design, implementation and maintenance of the Internet of Things (IoT) system. Author's own work was used called &b...

By ALEN KAMIŠ

 This paper covers technologies needed for protection of an IT System. Cyber attacks are more frequent then ever and lots of attention should be given to protection from these attacks. This paper covers basis of protecting an IT system and data. In today's business a competitiveness is maintained mainly by high quality back-office processes an...

By ALEN KAMIŠ

 In this paper, the influence of the anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS) on the efficiency of Pb(II) ions removal through a bulk liquid membrane system, were investigated. Different organic solvents were used as liquid membranes: dichloromethane and chloroform. Macrocyclic ligands: 18-crown-6, dibenzo-18-crown-6, dicycl...

By EDITA BJELIĆ, MERSIHA SULJKANOVIĆ, JASMIN SULJAGIĆ, AZRA KOVAČEVIĆ

 The aim of the research is to examine the possibility of applying Weka software in the process of analysing traffic accidents that occurred in the territory of the Republic of Serbia. During the analysis, the J48 algorithm of the decision tree technique was applied. The database of traffic accidents from 2019, in which a total of 35,956 accid...

By ALEKSANDAR MAMIĆ, MARIJA BLAGOJEVIĆ, DANIJELA MILOŠEVIĆ

 Elimination of production times is a broad-spectrum issue that is addressed by every manufacturing company, not excluding the engineering industry. Continuously increasing demands on the safety of manufacturing processes and production accuracy can be achieved only by achieving the complexity of the machine - tool-workpiece - jig system. One ...

By JAN DUPLAK, DARINA DUPLAKOVA, JOZEF ZAJAC, MICHAL HATALA, DUSAN MITAL

 The conventional CNC machines are based on known design solutions in which the main production material is steel. At present, the field of material engineering has a wide range of new materials which raises the question of whether these materials can be used as a design element for CNC machines. At the same time, it is necessary to aware that...

By DARINA DUPLAKOVA, JAN DUPLAK, SVETLANA RADCHENKO, ZUZANA MITALOVA

 Current trends in the field of ecology encourage manufacturers to create materials that are environmentally acceptable, but also customer have requirements on the properties of the applied materials and their durability. In the fact of this reason, in some branches of industry (flour / automotive / construction) are created “Green mater...

By ZUZANA MITAĽOVÁ, DUŠAN MITAĽ, DARINA DUPLÁKOVÁ, PETER MICHALIK

 Pošto živimo u vreme individualizma i egzistancijalizma, kapitalizma. Umetnost i bavljenje inkluzivnom umetnošću kao ishodište artikulacije te ,,naše’’ lične sopstvene praznine. Sopstvenu unutrašnju egzistencijalnu prazninu realizujemo u prostoru kao najveći društveni problem egzistencijan...

By MARIJA JEVTIĆ

 Art and engaging in inclusive art is the starting point for articulating "our" personal emptiness, because we live in a time of individualism, existentialism and capitalism. We see our own inner existential emptiness in space as the biggest social problem of all individual's existential emptiness. The individual in modern society has an exist...

By MARIJA JEVTIĆ DAJIĆ

 Social changes at the global level, changes in the economic system, the changed structure of the need for professional staff, as well as the process of forming the European educational space, inevitably bring with them changes in the structure of the educational system of our country. Since the demands in the field of educational qualificatio...

By IRENA PETRUŠIĆ, BOJANA OSTOJIĆ

 This paper is the result of an effort to study the most significant conflict theories and identify the most significant areas of conflict potential. There are a large number of conflicting theories in sociology that differ from each other, but all agree on that there are groups in society that have different interests. It is the existence of ...

By OSTOJA BARAŠIN

 The question of how to motivate students in ESP teaching is one that does not have a single and simple answer because motivation is an extremely broad and complex construct. This paper relies on Zoltan Dörnyei’s definition of motivational strategies and his process-oriented model of learning motivation in the L2 classroom. It prese...

By NADA BUZADŽIĆ NIKOLAJEVIĆ

 The purpose of this paper is to analyse the role of unreliable narrator in Vladmir Nabokov’s novel Ada, as well as motivation igniting the story, worlds and realities that Van creates in his multilayered storytelling. It tries to see beyond what Veen claims his motifs are and discover what great need gives birth to Veen’s timeles...

By IVANA ALEKSIĆ, SNJEŽANA JEŽ MILAČAK

 We live in a world of great expectations and therefore, it is inevitable that the modern man is faced with problems such as fear of change, re-examination and finding excuses. On the other hand, the best way to escape from the reality is to let oneself indulge in another dimension in which everything can be corrected and beautified, and that ...

By SNJEŽANA JEŽ MILAČAK, IVANA ALEKSIĆ