In addition to potentially resolving environmental issues that come from plastic and food waste, active biodegradable packaging is being developed to increase the shelf life, quality, and safety of packaged food. In order to overcome the drawbacks of monolayer hydrocolloid-based coating, such as poor mechanical and barrier properties, the des...

By Tamara Erceg, Olja Šovljanski, Ana Tomić, Biljana Lončar, Miroslav Hadnađev, Milica Aćimović, Vesna Teofilović

 The global trend is towards increasing the fraction of energy supply from renewable sources. Governments, corporate organizations and international agencies all over the world are collaborating towards achieving affordable and sustainable energy supply. Using observation method and secondary data from literature, this study explored the feasi...

By Israel Dunmade

 This scientific work aims to evaluate the life cycle of biodiesel, using the method of environmental impact and sustainability analysis. Biodiesel is a biofuel obtained by processing vegetable oils or animal fats, which can be used as a substitute for conventional diesel, due to its renewable nature and lower impact on greenhouse gas emission...

By Ivan J. Stojković, Miljana Krstić, Ana Veličković, Jelena Avramović, Vlada Veljković

 Composting is defined as the decomposition of wet, solid organic matter using aerobic microorganisms under controlled conditions. As a product, a useful material is obtained, similar to humus, which does not have an unpleasant smell and can be used as a soil conditioning agent or as a fertilizer. The main goals of composting different organic...

By Ivan Stojković, Milica Karanac, Vladimir Pavićević

 Invasive plant species pose a significant global biodiversity challenge due to their rapid spread and competition with native species, necessitating effective conservation strategies to mitigate their impact. A floristic survey in the "Vlasina" protected area (An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Serbia) identified six highly invasive pla...

By Filip Grbović, Snežana Branković, Nevena Petrović

 There has been a plethora of research undertaken to identify functional amendments to be used in plant production to improve plant growth, productivity, and quality, as well as to help plants overcome different types of environmental stress. In organic agriculture, the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides is limited, so there is a need ...

By Svjetlana Zeljković

 The research provides an examination of the Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) appliance across diverse domains of creativity. In addition to exploring the theoretical background of machine learning and artificial intelligence, numerous practical applications of ANNs are discussed, in the fields such as education, agriculture, traffic, environ...

By Marija Blagojević

 For most of their history, people have lived a "migration culture". By moving from one place to another, they created conveniences for themselves, but often also conflicts. The system of states established since the Neolithic revolution has created barriers for the movement of people in the form of political borders, but also cultural ones, b...

By Vlade Simović, Drasko Gajić

 Studying of "patch loading" was initiated at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Montenegro (FCE UoM) in the early 1990s. The series of studies, still continuing, encompassing experimental, theoretical and numerical investigations, including AI application, was a logical follow-up of the projects that previously had been conducted...

By Biljana Šćepanović

 Is Global Merchandise Trade Heading Towards Sustainability? In recent decades, there has been an unprecedented increase in global trade volumes, world exports, and GDP ratio, bringing progress that has positively impacted billions of people in numerous countries. However, the sustainability of these developments in terms of the environment, e...

By László Erdey, Veronika Fenyves, Ádám Márkus