FROM LABORATORY TO PUBLIC: HOW BIOLOGISTS TRANSLATE COMPLEX SCIENCE RESEARCH FOR PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING
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
EMOTIONS IN WHITE COATS: A PILOT STUDY ON ATTITUDES TOWARD EMOTIONS AND EMOTIONAL LITERACY AMONG PHYSICIANS AND NURSES
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
INVESTMENT IN HUMAN CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES AND NEIGHBORING EU MEMBER STATES
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
DEVELOPMENT OF INCLUSIVE INSTITUTIONS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES AND THE EU-27
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
INFLUENCE OF Pb AND Cd ON GERMINATION AND ROOT GROWTH OF Trifolium pratense L. IN TREATMENTS WITH β-DIKETONATE
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
FROM WASTE TO BIOACTIVITY: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF SWEET CHERRY PIT EXTRACTS VIA MICROWAVE AND ULTRASOUND-ASSISTED EXTRACTION
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
EFFECT OF IONIZATION ON NICOTINE'S HYDRATION BEHAVIOUR
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
THERMAL PROPERTIES OF IRRADIATED POLYOLEFIN BLENDS FOR WASTE RECYCLING
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
WORK MOTIVATION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY
This paper examines the relationship between different forms of work motivation of healthcare workers, whereby the motivation is conceptualised as a multidimensional construct shaped by the interaction of individual needs, organisational characteristics and the broader social context. The theoretical framework of the research is based on contempora...
By Jelena Milić, Danijela Jokanović
PHENOMENOLOGY AND PATTERNS OF BULLYING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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