This study investigates the dynamic relationship between energy efficiency, productivity, and factor substitution in Nigeria’s manufacturing sector from 1981 to 2023. Using a post-positivist framework and secondary time-series data, we employ Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) to estimate energy efficiency, a Nonlinear Autoregressive Distribu...

By Fatai Asimi, Atoyebi Kehinde

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) represent reliable bioindicators of environmental quality due to their role as pollinators, wide foraging range, and continuous interaction with various ecosystem components. The aim of this paper is to examine the significance of bees as bioindicators through the analysis of pollutant accumulation mechanisms and their a...

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

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

This study investigates the dynamic relationship between renewable energy consumption and financial development in Nigeria from 1990 to 2023. Against the backdrop of Nigeria’s significant energy poverty, underutilized renewable resources, and a growing yet challenged financial sector, the research aims to determine the nature of the nexus bet...

By Olatokunbo D. Salami, Olajide S. Gbemisola, Hassan T. Bello, Arogundade S. Lawal

In recent years, the digitalization of education has significantly transformed the organization of teaching and the overall approach to the learning process. The use of digital technologies has enabled faster access to information, greater availability of educational content, and the implementation of various forms of online learning. The aim of th...

By Isidora Milošević, Mirjana Bakmaz, Milica Grbić

Scoliosis affects 2–3% of the population, and manual measurement using the Cobb angle — the gold standard since 1948 — is subject to interobserver variability and too slow for use in large-scale screening programs. This paper presents a systematic review of the application of deep neural networks (DNNs) in scoliosis detection and...

By Dijana Stojić, Vanja Luković, Dejan Vujičić

This paper explores the development of the circular economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina by analysing the first concrete steps away from a linear, landfill‑dependent model and towards more resource‑efficient waste and material management. It builds on a comprehensive study of waste management systems, secondary raw materials and investment opportuniti...

By Draženko Bjelić, Scott E. Crosset

With the aim of defining the environmental crisis as a security and legal challenge, the author, in the first part of the paper, examines the genesis of the concept of ecocide, from the Vietnam War to the 2021 expert panel, presenting the evolution of ecocide from a political concept into a normative framework. The second part of the paper is dedic...

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

Manure management in intensive livestock production represents a major environmental challenge due to gas emissions, nutrient losses, and potential air and water pollution. Biochar is a carbon-rich material produced through biomass pyrolysis under limited oxygen conditions. It is used as an amendment in manure management systems due to its porous s...

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