Fragmentation of molecular cations formed by electron-impact ionization is governed primarily by the redistribution of internal energy deposited during the collision event. A detailed understanding of how this energy drives the transition from bound vibrational motion to irreversible bond cleavage is essential for interpreting energy-resolved fragm...

By Sanja Tošić, Vladimir Srećković, Veljko Vujčić

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

Artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative artificial intelligence (GAI), is quickly changing education, work, and everyday life. Slovenia is an interesting example for studying these changes because it has adopted GAI very rapidly and there is already a growing number of empirical studies on its social and organisational impacts. This pa...

By Anton Vorina, Tina Vorina, Svit Vorina, Vid Vorina, Ivanka Oberman

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

This study examined the effect of β-diketonate on the germination and early seedling growth of Trifolium pratense L. exposed to water samples from the Cvetojevac wastewater treatment system in Kragujevac. The experiment used a bioassay approach and included the following treatments: control, inlet wastewater, outlet wastewater, β-diketona...

By Snežana Branković, Radmila Glišić, Rastko Ajtić, Glorija Ćirković, Nenad Joksimović, Jelena Bogosavljević Lipovac, Filip Grbović

This study examined the effects of Pb and Cd on seed germination and root growth of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) under treatments with varying metal concentrations and equimolar amounts of β-diketonate, using an adapted bioassay method. The results showed that Pb and Cd reduced seed germination and root length in T. pratense. Root growth...

By Snežana Branković, Filip Grbović, Radmila Glišić, Slađan Adžić, Kristina Luković, Aleksandra Rakonjac, Marija Marin

Sweet cherry pits, a significant fraction of agro-industrial bio-waste, are often underutilized despite their richness in bioactive compounds. In line with sustainable resource management and circular economy principles, their valorization using green extraction techniques has gained attention. Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and ultrasound-ass...

By Aleksandra Cvetanović Kljakić, Pavle Mašković, Jelena Mašković

Nicotine is a naturally occurring bicyclic alkaloid, composed of a pyridine ring connected to a pyrrolidine ring. Possessing two heterocyclic nitrogen atoms, it behaves like a dibasic compound in water. The pyrrolidine nitrogen has a pKa of approximately 8.0 while the pyridine nitrogen has a pKa of 3.12-3.41. Therefore, at physiological pH of 7.4 a...

By Andrija Vukov, Bojan Šarac, Domen Goste, Teona Teodora Borović, Jovana Selak, Snežana Papović, Milan Vraneš

ABSTRACT This study investigates the influence of gamma irradiation on the thermal properties of polyolefins and polymer blends, aimed at improving polyolefin waste recycling. In addition to binary blends of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE), several commercial polymer samples were analyzed, including neat LDPE, nea...

By Djurica Katnic, Ognjen Todorovic, Luka Golubovic, Snezana Brkovic, Slavica Porobic Katnic, Marija Milenkovic, Milena Marinovic Cincovic

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