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 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

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are reliable bioindicators of environmental quality due to their role as pollinators, their wide foraging range, and their continuous interaction with various components of the ecosystem. The aim of this paper is to examine the importance of honey bees as bioindicators by analysing the mechanisms of pollutant accumulatio...

By Maja Došenović Marinković, Suzana Knežević, Milena Milojević, Aleksandra Milošević

This paper analyzes a model of sustainable organic waste management through the utilization of rabbit manure via vermicomposting. Rabbit manure, consisting of solid and liquid excreta combined with bedding materials (straw, sawdust), is not directly applied to agroecosystems but is biologically transformed using California red worms (Eisenia fetida...

By Milena Milojević, Suzana Knežević, Maja Došenović Marinković, Aleksandra Milošević