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
POSTMORTEM pH AND TEMPERATURE DYNAMICS IN PORK HAM UNDER CONVENTIONAL CHILLING
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
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
APPLICATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
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
TECHNOLOGICAL EXCLUSION AND THE REALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN DIGITALIZED SOCIAL PROTECTION
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