FROM LABORATORY TO PUBLIC: HOW BIOLOGISTS TRANSLATE COMPLEX SCIENCE RESEARCH FOR PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING
Information about health and what to use is everywhere; the question is how to know if it is accurate? As health information reaches consumers progressively via digital marketing and social media, an accurate explanation of complex scientific research is crucial yet lacking. This paper combines a literature review with comparative analysis to find...
By Ajla Vejzović
EMOTIONS IN WHITE COATS: A PILOT STUDY ON ATTITUDES TOWARD EMOTIONS AND EMOTIONAL LITERACY AMONG PHYSICIANS AND NURSES
The aim of this study was to examine differences in attitudes toward emotions between physicians and nurses, as well as to explore aspects of their emotional literacy in the context of everyday professional functioning. The pilot study included a total of 89 participants, evenly distributed by profession. A questionnaire assessing attitudes toward ...
By Ivana Jovčić
INVESTMENT IN HUMAN CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES AND NEIGHBORING EU MEMBER STATES
This paper examines investment in human capital as a determinant of economic growth in ten countries – five from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia) and five neighboring European Union member states (Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, and Romania) – over the period 2013–2...
By Danijela Despotović, Miroljub Nikolić, Andrea Andrejević Panić, Slobodan Cvetanović
DEVELOPMENT OF INCLUSIVE INSTITUTIONS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES AND THE EU-27
This paper develops a Composite Institutional Index (InstIndex) as a synthetic measure of the development of inclusive institutions, based on five Worldwide Governance Indicators dimensions: Control of Corruption, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality and Rule of Law, Voice and Accountability. The index is calculated as a simple arithmetic m...
By Danijela Despotović, Miroljub Nikolić, Andrea Andrejević Panić, Slobodan Cvetanović
POSTMORTEM pH AND TEMPERATURE DYNAMICS IN PORK HAM UNDER CONVENTIONAL CHILLING
Meat quality is largely determined by post mortem biochemical processes, particularly the rate and extent of pH decrease resulting from glycogen conversion to lactic acid. The intensity of these changes depends on the animal's genetic background, pre-slaughter conditions, and the technology applied during slaughter and chilling. This study investig...
By Ana Velemir, Snježana Mandić, Danica Savanović, Aleksandar Savić, Sanja Resanović
GREEN APPROACH TO VALORIZATION OF TANGERINE PEEL WASTE: NADES-ASSISTED EXTRACTION AND PROCESS INTENSIFICATION FOR RECOVERY OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS
Tangerine peel is a substantial source of underutilized biomass rich in bioactive constituents, particularly phenolic compounds and flavonoids. The increasing generation of this agro-industrial waste poses environmental and management challenges, necessitating the development of sustainable and efficient valorization strategies. In this study, bioa...
By Aleksandra Cvetanović Kljakić, Biljana Lončar, Mirjana Petronijević, Jelena Arsenijević, Sanja Panić, Slavica Ražić
EFFECT OF SELECTED BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE CO-SOLUTES ON THE HYDRATION BEHAVIOR OF METFORMIN
Metformin is a first-line therapeutic agent for the management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, owing to its well-balanced efficacy, safety profile, and affordability. As with all pharmacologically active compounds, understanding its behavior in aqueous environments is essential, particularly in the presence of additional components that may influence ...
By Jelena Macanović, Andrija Vukov, Teona Teodora Borović, Jovana Selak, Snežana Papović, Milan Vraneš
APPLICATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
The subject of this paper is the analysis of the application of digital tools in the procedures of implementation, reporting, and interaction within financial management and control, as well as internal audit in the public sector of Republika Srpska. The paper analyzes consolidated reports of the Central Harmonization Unit, together with recommenda...
By Ljiljana Jović, Jelena Vukićević
PHENOMENOLOGY AND PATTERNS OF BULLYING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
This paper analyses the phenomenology of bullying in secondary schools in the area of Banja Luka, with the aim of examining its prevalence, forms and perception among students. Bullying is defined as intentional and repeated aggressive behaviour among same-age peers, which may take verbal, physical, social and digital forms, and may have significan...
By Jelena Milić, Danijela Jokanović, Darjana Sredić
TECHNOLOGICAL EXCLUSION AND THE REALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN DIGITALIZED SOCIAL PROTECTION
The digitalization of social protection is increasingly presented as an instrument for improving the efficiency, accessibility and transparency of public services. However, when access to social rights becomes predominantly mediated by digital platforms, electronic procedures, databases and automated forms of decision-making, new forms of exclusion...
By Draško Gajić