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

This review paper explores the role of the life script, a concept from transactional analysis, in the formation of individual attitudes. Attitudes, understood as relatively stable cognitive, affective, and behavioral tendencies toward objects, people, or phenomena, are not solely shaped by rational processes but are often rooted in early childhood ...

By Ivana Jovčić

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

Virtual reality (VR) is becoming increasingly prevalent in the tourism industry due to its unique capabilities to simulate the experience of visiting remote locations and provide users with an immersive experience. The paper analyzes the role of VR in tourism in terms of its two effects, incentives and potential obstacles to physical travel. Based ...

By Branka Stipanović

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

This paper analyzes the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the transformation of the public sector through the concept of new public management (NPM). In the Republic of North Macedonia, NPM has not been implemented as a single, coherent model, but as a set of reforms and instruments that are gradually introduced in various institutions, most ...

By Jadranka Denkova, Jovan Ananiev, Strasko Stojanovski

Since the early 2000s, sustainable development has become increasingly embedded in the structures and missions of universities. Sustainability educators are calling for a transformational shift in curricula to better equip universities to contribute to sustainability efforts. While undergoing these transformations, universities face various ch...

By Sirine Haj Taieb

The maritime industry is increasingly undergoing profound transformation driven by digitalization, decarbonization, and the adoption of circular economy principles. These trends represent key enablers of the transition toward a more sustainable and resilient maritime sector, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and t...

By Senka Šekularac-Ivošević, Špiro Ivošević, Selma Medunjanin, Dragana Milošević

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

The history of China is inherently intertwined with the concept of secret societies, whose criminal activities have significantly shaped the social and political climate of Chinese society. Their direct involvement in rebellions and revolutions consequently threatened the security and stability of both state structures and the general population. T...

By Boriša Lečić, Nikola Tadić