This review paper explores the role of the life script, a concept from transactional analysis, in the formation of individual attitudes. Attitudes, understood as relatively stable cognitive, affective, and behavioral tendencies toward objects, people, or phenomena, are not solely shaped by rational processes but are often rooted in early childhood ...

By Ivana Jovčić

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

Meat quality is largely determined by post mortem biochemical processes, particularly the rate and extent of pH decrease resulting from glycogen conversion to lactic acid. The intensity of these changes depends on the animal's genetic background, pre-slaughter conditions, and the technology applied during slaughter and chilling. This study investig...

By Ana Velemir, Snježana Mandić, Danica Savanović, Aleksandar Savić, Sanja Resanović

Technical drawing is an integral part of general technology education and, consequently, of the Technical Culture curriculum in primary schools, with recommendations for the use of computer programs for drawing and three-dimensional modelling. This creates opportunities for the implementation of computer-aided design (CAD) in teaching. However, lit...

By Darko Suman, Stjepan Kovačević, Damir Purković

Tangerine peel is a substantial source of underutilized biomass rich in bioactive constituents, particularly phenolic compounds and flavonoids. The increasing generation of this agro-industrial waste poses environmental and management challenges, necessitating the development of sustainable and efficient valorization strategies. In this study, bioa...

By Aleksandra Cvetanović Kljakić, Biljana Lončar, Mirjana Petronijević, Jelena Arsenijević, Sanja Panić, Slavica Ražić

This paper analyzes the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the transformation of the public sector through the concept of new public management (NPM). In the Republic of North Macedonia, NPM has not been implemented as a single, coherent model, but as a set of reforms and instruments that are gradually introduced in various institutions, most ...

By Jadranka Denkova, Jovan Ananiev, Strasko Stojanovski

Metformin is a first-line therapeutic agent for the management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, owing to its well-balanced efficacy, safety profile, and affordability. As with all pharmacologically active compounds, understanding its behavior in aqueous environments is essential, particularly in the presence of additional components that may influence ...

By Jelena Macanović, Andrija Vukov, Teona Teodora Borović, Jovana Selak, Snežana Papović, Milan Vraneš

Since the early 2000s, sustainable development has become increasingly embedded in the structures and missions of universities. Sustainability educators are calling for a transformational shift in curricula to better equip universities to contribute to sustainability efforts. While undergoing these transformations, universities face various ch...

By Sirine Haj Taieb

The subject of this paper is the analysis of the application of digital tools in the procedures of implementation, reporting, and interaction within financial management and control, as well as internal audit in the public sector of Republika Srpska. The paper analyzes consolidated reports of the Central Harmonization Unit, together with recommenda...

By Ljiljana Jović, Jelena Vukićević

The digitalization of social protection is increasingly presented as an instrument for improving the efficiency, accessibility and transparency of public services. However, when access to social rights becomes predominantly mediated by digital platforms, electronic procedures, databases and automated forms of decision-making, new forms of exclusion...

By Draško Gajić