Recently, there has been a significant progress regarding the biotechnological applications within the field of tissue engineering. One of such applications concerns the preparation of patterned polymeric scaffolds for patterned cell growth. Cell growth systems that make use of surface micro structuring and patterning have been gaining important tr...

By Ayse Zehra Aroguz

 It has been proven that competitiveness of industry significantly depends on the level of development and efficiency of institutions. Topic of research in this paper is impact of social, and within it economic institutions to the competitive capacity of industry. The aim of the research is proving impact of institutional development to the co...

By Nikša Grgurević, Irena Petrušić

 The aim of this paper is to highlight the possibility of interpreting some recent mathematical theories without formulas. First, we will describe these mathematical theories (linear and metric spaces, affine transformations, and groups of transformations) via formulas in the language of modern mathematics. We will then explain these topics wi...

By Radoslav V. Milošević

 In this paper, the influence of thermoplastic segmented polyurethanes on the curing kinetics of epoxy based hybrid materials was assessed. Samples were prepared with diglycidil ester bisphenole A epoxy resin and different content (10, 15 and 20 wt. %) of thermoplastic segmented polyurethanes with different content of hard segments (20, 25 and...

By Vesna Teofilović, Mirjana Jovičić, Jelena Pavličević, Oskar Bera, Snežana Sinadinović-Fišer, Milena Špírková, Ayse Zehra Aroguz

 When designing machines that contain dynamic components, it is necessary to consider the tribological properties of the materials used for the functional parts of these components. The movement itself during the operation of the machines has a mechanical impact on these parts, which may result in the performance of the mechanism being affecte...

By Michaela Dilyova, Michal Hatala, Svetlana Radchenko, Frantisek Botko, Zuzana Mitalova

The postwar period of the rapid social change has brought not only a specific framework in which social work develops but it has also brought ever increasing complex social problems that require new methods of work and different approaches. Legislative regulations, high demands and expectations of skilled workers, and present lack of interest of th...

By Nikola Vojvodić, Dragana Savić Pešević, Mladen Ivic

In this paper we shall describe how to help people in commercial property management with answering the question: are hobby and DIY solutions based on inexpensive microcontrollers good enough and are they capable to manage the energy efficiency of commercial buildings. System is based on network of PIR movement sensors, door and window sensors, lig...

By Saša Salapura

The industrial field, like any other domains, come under several risks. The most common risk in this area is the risk of damage. This sort of risks is best quantified by technical specialists in each field. They come with technical solutions for damage risk, but the risks have an economic component too. Damage and economic losses caused by industri...

By Gherasim Solovestru Domide

The nature of impact of human activities over the environment can be various and depending of many implied factors, as the intensity, period and the toxicity of the involved materials. The concept of ecological restoration is relatively new in the dictionary of the environmental protection field of activity and implicitly the regulations regarding ...

By Gilbert Taro, Mirela Coman

The composting is one of the most effective recycling method of green waste. The presence of some heavy metals as Cr2+, Cu2+, Mg2+ and Zn2+ may influence the compost quality. Thus, by adding some components like manure the micronutrients and heavy metals regime suffer changes which might influence their bioavailability for plant uptake. The bioavai...

By Irina Smical, Adriana Muntean