Wastewaters represent one of the biggest problems today as they contain many pollutants, some of which are well-known pollutants, while there are also those whose impact on human health and the ecosystem has not been fully investigated. There are many persistent pollutants that cannot be removed by conventional wastewater treatment technologies, wh...

By Tijana Đuričić, Borislav Malinović, Draženko Bjelić, Aleksandra Borković, Dajana Dragić, Sanda Pilipović, Tatjana Vulić

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

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

Montenegro is an attractive Mediterranean tourist destination, with tourism representing one of the key pillars of its economic development. Gastronomy occupies an important place in the tourism offer and constitutes a significant element of the destination’s identity. However, food waste is becoming an increasingly prominent issue, particula...

By Vesna Vujacic, Kristina Davidović, Marko Kukanja

This paper presents a novel and computationally efficient algorithm for improving the accuracy of phasor estimation in the presence of a decaying DC (DDC) component in fault current signals of transmission lines. In digital protective relays, the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) is widely employed for estimating the fundamental frequency phasor. Ho...

By Dimitrije Rozgic, Predrag Petrović

This paper analyzes the impact of Serbia’s subsidization policy during 2015–2025 on the structural transformation of the economy. Subsidies in Serbia have been widely used as tools of industrial and fiscal policy aimed at increasing employment, attracting foreign direct investment and supporting domestic sectors. Integrating industrial ...

By Marija Marcetic, Bojan Kocić, Jovana Andjelković

Contemporary customs systems in the context of globalization and digitalization pose a challenge to national systems and their legal frameworks, as they, on the one hand, require the ensuring of legal certainty and legality in the actions of customs authorities, while, on the other hand, necessitate efficient and flexible control mechanisms. In thi...

By Jovana Andjelković, Marija Marcetic, Bojan Kocić

Youth education is of strategic importance for sport enterprises, as it ensures long-term sustainability and competitiveness. A well-designed programme allows for the discovery and development of talent, which is essential for success in adulthood (Kiss, 2021). In my research, I examine the entire vertical of Hungarian youth football. A well-stru...

By Zoltán Szalánczi, Szalánczi-Bartha Éva Judit

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