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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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