Serbia - Science topic

The collection of data on accidents in inland navigation is not mandatory in many European countries. The lack of a harmonized methodology or a centralized database of information on accidents makes it difficult to have a comprehensive picture of safety on European inland waterways. The problem becomes particularly evident in light of significant n...

The ranking list 2023 of researchers from Serbia by h-index is presented using the Google Scholar database. When two or more researchers have the same h-index, the ranking is based on the citations to their articles. The ranking presents the top 20 researchers. We also present the Orcid ID number of the researchers. The first chapter is the introdu...

Background Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging mosquito-borne Flavivirus, with birds as the main zoonotic reservoir. Humans are accidental hosts and mostly develop mild or even asymptomatic infections, although severe complications such as encephalitis can also arise. Detailed characterization of the pathogen's phylogenetics may offer valuable insigh...

Retail supply chains are key on any market. Their significance has long been recognized in the literature and in practice. Various factors such as pandemics, economic crises, wars, and natural disasters have further increased interest in this area. However, the most recent research has focused more on resilience, sustainability, energy consumption,...

Background: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs have been introduced in many areas of clinical practice in recent years, to improve the patient’s recovery, increase patient satisfaction and shorten length of hospital stay. This study investigated feasibility of an ERAS protocol after cesarean delivery in a system where long-acting neura...

Background: Although early diagnosis and surgical resection of the tumor have been shown to be the most important predictors of lung cancer survival, long-term survival for surgically-resected early-stage lung cancer remains poor. Aims: In this prospective study we aimed to investigate the survival and prognostic factors of surgically-resected e...

Abstract: This paper presents a model for determining fuzzy evaluations of partial indicators of the availability of continuous systems at coal open pits using a neuro-fuzzy inference system. The system itself is a combination of fuzzy logic and artificial neural networks. The system availability is divided into partial indicators. By combining the...

Due to the intensive growth of the city population, and thus the very intensive process of urbanization, in the last few decades, there is a need to establish a concept that would enable further development of society, but on the principles of sustainability and in accordance with nature-based solutions. High environmental pressure in urban areas i...

The focus of this study is buildings for public purposes, specifically for higher education, planned in zones of spatial cultural-historical units. Sustainable urban planning in areas with cultural-historical heritage is a particular challenge since the higher education facilities themselves have their own functional requirements, which are much ea...

Aim To evaluate the effect of vaccination/booster administration dynamics on the reduction of excess mortality during COVID-19 infection waves in European countries. Methods We selected twenty-nine countries from the OurWorldInData project database according to their population size of more than one million and the availability of information on do...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) establishes that people with disabilities shall enjoy their human rights on an equal basis with others. Those rights include the right to legal capacity and to protection against discrimination, including intersectional and multiple forms of discrimination on the basis...

This paper presents a preliminary list of the spider fauna of the Jagodina area. A total of 163 species were rеgistered, belonging to 102 genera and 26 families. The largest number of species was recorded in five families: Salticidae (28), Lycosidae (21), Theridiidae (19), Araneidae (17) and Thomisidae (13). According to the current knowledge of di...

The focus of this study is the banking sector of the three neighbouring countries Bosnia and Herzegovina; Montenegro; and Serbia. These are former communist countries which have been going through the transition from centrally-planned economies to open market economies over the past 25 years. During the transition process, structural reforms were c...

Citation: Buryakov, N.P.; Sycheva, L.V.; Trukhachev, V.I.; Zaikina, A.S.; Buryakova, M.A.; Nikonov, I.N.; Petrov, A.S.; Kravchenko, A.V.; Fathala, M.M.; Medvedev, I.K.; et al. Role of Dietary Inclusion of Phytobiotics and Mineral Adsorbent Combination on Dairy Cows Milk Production, Nutrient Digestibility, Nitrogen Utilization, and Biochemical Param...

This study aims to demonstrate the improvements in clinical symptoms in patients with post-COVID syndrome after a community pharmacy-based intervention in Serbia. The Pharmaceutical Chamber of Serbia (“Chamber”) invited pharmacists to deliver post-COVID patient care counselling, supported by the SMART Pharmacist Program, offering education and guid...

Objectives: Procrastination or avoidance of important tasks is a relatively common phenomenon, especially in the student population. Researchers believe that anxiety and distress are triggers of chronic procrastination because putting off unpleasant tasks and obligations leads to immediate relief, despite the negative long-term effects of such beha...

This research analyzes the peaks-over-threshold (POT) method for designed flood estimation needed to plan river levees, spillways and water facilities. In this study, a one-parameter exponential probability distribution has been modified by including the coefficient of λ, which represents an average number of floods and enables return period calcul...

Versatile political and institutional cooperation between Serbia and China recently spurred the dynamic development of economic relations between the two countries. Those progressed quickly, especially due to Serbia’s participation in the format China-Central and Eastern European countries and the Belt and Road initiative. it caused changes in econ...

Construction products based on brick clay have been intensively used for the construction of buildings in the Republic of Serbia. The basic raw material for the manufacture of these products is brick clay, which is a natural mineral resource. However, the natural origin of clay provides no guarantees as to whether this group of construction product...

Circular economy, as a concept that requires a multidisciplinary, holistic approach, as well as involvement of many different stakeholders, is becoming the subject of interest not only in the wide academic community, but also practitioners. One of the factors that greatly contributed to the development of the circular economy is modern digital tech...

The period of digital transformation increases the need for continuous innovation and new ways of thinking in business. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need for companies to adapt and accelerate the adoption of new technologies. To remain competitive in this rapidly changing environment, organizations must quickly adapt their strategies and emb...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health, particularly among students, due to COVID-19-related fear and also the transition from traditional to online lectures. In this questionnaire-based study, the COVID-19 Stress Scales (CSS), the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), and the Online Teaching Satisfaction Scale were used to...

Snakes are ecologically and morphologically plastic organisms that exhibit extensive variations in body size and body condition in response to environmental factors. Documenting inter-population variations is important to describe species comprehensively across their distribution range and to monitor trends over time (e.g. decreasing body condition...

Background: The unpredictable course of Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) is making good severity assessment tools crucial. This study aimed to assess the usefulness of serum amyloid A (SAA) and other acute-phase reactants (APRs) in ambulatory COVID-19 patients and identified relationships between these markers and disease outcomes. Methods: From A...

The impact of Covid-19 on critical raw material supplies needed for the healthcare and possible mitigation actions and policy recommendations for the application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources and the United Nations Resource Management System for the integrated energy raw materials and water management in the Republic...

The paper focuses on the medieval period of the history of liturgical translation in Ukraine and Poland. In the ninth century, the evangelizing mission of SS Cyril and Methodius brought Christian translations to the east of what was then Europe. Although religious translations were not cherished in Moravia and Poland, they flourished in Bulgaria, S...

Background and Objectives: Early neonatal sepsis is associated with a significant mortality rate despite modern treatment strategies. Our aim was to identify risk factors contributing to the occurrence of death in newborns with early neonatal sepsis. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study that included newborns wi...

The adaptability of halophytes to increased soil salinity is related to complex rhizosphere interactions. In this study, an integrative approach, combining culture-independent and culture-dependent techniques was used to analyze the bacterial communities in the endorizosphere of indigenous succulent halophytes Salicornia europaea , Suaeda maritima...

With global urbanization and industrialization, air pollution has become an inevitable problem. Among air pollutants, toxic metals bound to particulate matter (PM) have a high hazardous potential, contributing to the development of several diseases, including various types of cancer. Due to PM pollution, Serbia is considered to be among the most po...

It is well known that geopolymers are a new group of binder materials of alumosilicate origin. Geopolymers are made by the reaction of precursor aluminosilicate materials with alkaline activator solutions. The current research relates to a low-cost and eco-friendly procedure, suitable of being implemented in two easy steps. The first step is the pr...

Apstrakt: Period digitalne transformacije povećava potrebu za kontinuiranim inovacijama i novim načinima razmišljanja u biznisu. Pandemija COVID-19 je pokazala potrebu da se kompanije prilagode i ubrzaju usvajanje novih tehnologija. Da bi ostale konkurentne u ovom okruženju koje se brzo mijenja, organizacije moraju brzo da prilagode svoje strategij...

In this review, the development of electrochemistry in Serbia is presented, with an accent on historical moments from the beginning up to contemporary research directions. The pioneer in the establishment of electrochemical science was Professor Panta S. Tutundzic, who was elected Assistant Professor in Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry in 19...

Typical patterns of the Late Pleistocene loess–paleosol units are preserved in the Novo Orahovo brickyard, Northern Serbia. Presented preliminary luminescence chronology supports the chronostratigraphic interpretations of global isotopic marine climate reconstructions. Magnetic susceptibility and sedimentological evidence exhibit general similariti...

The scientific aim of this paper is to analyse and evaluate actions taken by Turkey’s leading politicians with regard to the Western Balkan states (i.e. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the Justice and Development Party came to power in 2002, Turkey has attempted to...

Spiritual travel is increasingly viewed as an asset for the development of sustainable tourism. A great deal of research has been conducted on travel motivation to comprehend spiritually-motivated travel, but less is known about Generation Z’s travel motivation. This subject is relevant since Generation Z will represent the travel market of the fut...

The aimof this study is to analyze the properties of Paulownia tomentosa x elongata plantation wood from Serbia, considering the influence of the stem height (0 to 1 m and 4.5 to 6 m above soil level—height spot) and radial position from the pith to bark (in the core, near the bark, and in between these zones—cross-section spot). The results show t...

The regional self-government was established in Slovakia in 2001. Since then, it has been legally possible to carry out its own international cooperation. The Prešov self-governing region is one of the eight self-governing regions in Slovakia. It carries out various paradiplomatic activities, from establishing relations with foreign partners at va...

In March 2021, the European Commission has published Guidance on the application of the referral mechanism established in Article 22 of the Merger Regulation. This Guidance allows the Commission to review mergers falling below European or national merger thresholds. The European Commission will start accepting referrals of such mergers from EU nati...

A competitive business environment pushes beekeepers to the creation of value at a higher level than the competition in a way that is difficult to imitate. In order to survive in a competitive business environment, beekeeping producers must direct their resources towards innovative solutions, which can include honey quality assurance programmes and...

Introduction: Obtaining, understanding, interpreting, and acting on health information enables people with diabetes to engage and make health decisions in various contexts. Hence, inadequate health literacy (HL) could pose a problem in making self-care decisions and in self-management for diabetes. By applying multidimensional instruments to assess...

Background: Improvements in socioeconomic and hygienic conditions during the past decades led to declining hepatitis A (HA) seroprevalence in many countries. Aiming at informing HA vaccination policy, we assessed current epidemiological trends in Serbia by analyzing surveillance data for 2002–2021. Methods: Data on cases and outbreaks were obtained...

This paper examines whether Austria-Hungary would have gone to war with Serbia and thereby initiated the First World War if it had not received the “blank cheque” from Germany on July 5th and 6th, 1914. The article begins by exploring political debates over war against Serbia in Austria-Hungary’s Ministerial Council following of the assassination o...

Research on the impact of protected areas on sustainable tourism development is undeniable. It means that protected areas should be significant tourism destinations for the success of sustainable tourism. The improvement of natural values, reduction of negative tourism effects on the area, strengthening of the residents’ role in tourism planning, d...

Citation: Gajić, T.; Blešić, I.; Petrović, M.D.; Radovanović, M.M.; Ðoković, F.; Demirović Bajrami, D.; Kovačić, S.; Jošanov Vrgović, I.; Tretyakova, T.N.; Syromiatnikova, J.A. Stereotypes and Prejudices as (Non) Attractors for Willingness to Revisit Tourist-Spatial Hotspots in Serbia. Sustainability 2023, 15, 5130. https://doi. Abstract: Despite t...

This monograph is dedicated to the anniversary – of 75 years since the foundation of the Faculty of Medicine in Skopje, March 17th, 1947. It is a retrospective study based on the use of archival materials, encyclopedias, jubilee publications and other available sources of information, and the review of relevant literature, as well as personal conta...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant public health problem. There is increasing evidence that the host’s immune response and nutritional status play a role in the development and progression of cancer. The aim of our study was to examine the prognostic value of clinical markers/indexes of inflammation, nutritional and pathohistological status i...

The East Serbian Carpathians (Karpati istočne Srbije) represents the southern segment of the South Carpathians. The South Carpathians are consisting of three main segments: the Banat Mts., the Transylvanian Alps and the East Serbian Carpathians. The East Serbian Carpathians defined by the Alpine kinematics. In the terms of East Serbian orography we...

Alpine habitats are exposed to increasing anthropogenic pressure and climate change. The negative impacts can lead to chronic stress that can affect the survival and reproductive success of individuals and even lead to population extinction. In this study, we analyse different morphological and ecological traits and indices of abiotic and biotic st...

The paper first considers the process of gradual emergence and development of the European system of consumer protection and consumer law. It is highlighted that Serbian legal system belongs to the European-continental legal system. Then, the sources of domestic law are identified which corroborate the commitment of the Republic of Serbia to harmon...

Bacillus species are among the most researched and frequently applied biocontrol agents. To estimate their potential as environmentally friendly microbial-based products, reliable and rapid plant colonization monitoring methods are essential. We evaluated repetitive element-based (rep) and Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) PCR (Polymerase Cha...

Risk assessment of the aquatic ecosystem of the River Jadar is based on the composition and amount of wastewater that is to be processed and released into the stream. This study aimed to assess the effects of untreated wastewater on aquatic ecosystem components, presumably fishes, by simulating the accident. Methodology relied exclusively on the pu...

Abstract: A green economy can be defined as a low-carbon, resource-efficient and socially inclusive economy that bases on reducing carbon emissions and pollution, increasing energy and resource efficiency, and preventing the loss of biodiversity and ecosystems. In recent times, this concept has become increasingly linked to sustainable development,...

The Hospital Safety Index is a tool developed by the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization in 2008 and updated in 2015. Although it is the most widely used instrument of its kind to assess the level of hospital preparedness, scientific literature on its application in real life is scarce. This study aimed to investigate...

Air pollution is one of the most challenging and complex problems of our time. This research presents the prediction of air pollutant values based on using an R program with linear regression. The research sample consists of obtained values of air pollutants such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), nitr...

Selenium (Se) is a nonmetal that is essential for humans and other animals, and is considered beneficial for plants. The bioavailability of Se strongly influences its content in the food chain. Soils are the main source of Se, and their Se content primarily influences its availability, along with other soil properties. A field survey was conducted...

In the research conducted by the authors and presented in the monograph Private Security - Law, Theory and Practice, it was pointed out that the field of private security occupies an important place in doctrine, legislation and practice. Private security as a subsystem of the security system has a long tradition, especially in developed countries,...

This book addresses questions about the application of the rule of law and the protection of consumers of financial services in a local Western Balkan context. How do national laws include the European Union’s fundamental values of consumer protection, and more importantly, how are these laws actually applied in the Western Balkans? An importan...

The paper presents energy efficient refurbishment practices in Serbia, highlighting the problems of applying the standard improvement measures for energy saving on buildings of a specific era and style. The focus is on the brutalist buildings in Belgrade that are not protected as such, nor is their façade or project in general-even though they are...

The study was conducted from 1 Nov. 2007 to 28 Feb. 2008 on Đurđevo Brdo, a hill near Jagodina (Central Serbia) using a line-transect of the constant route. Flocks of the following species were observed and analyzed: Great Tit (Parus major), Eurasian blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris), Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus...

This is a comprehensive comparative view of the way the phenomenon of Byzantium has been treated by the historiographies of the polities that have emerged from its remains - Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia and Turkey - from the Enlightenment to the present day. Synthesising a sprawling mass ofmaterial largely unknown to academic audiences, it hig...

Aim of study: To evaluate corn grain micronization for calves fed a grower diet. Area of study: Padinska Skela – Belgrade, Serbia. Material and methods: Thirty weaned Holstein dairy calves (65–74 days of age) were randomly assigned to one of two treatments with growers containing micronized (MCG) or untreated corn grain (UCG). The experimental peri...

This article addresses the contemporary framework of housing at the EU level in the era of the 'Housing at the Centre' approach. More specifically, the research focuses on mass housing neighbourhoods (MHN) as the leading pattern of urban transformation in European cities in the second half of the 20th century, with the intention being to decode the...

OBJECTIVE: There is an increase in the prevalence of pre-gestational diabetes in the past decades, mainly due to the increase in the prevalence of obesity in the general population and consequently type 2 diabetes (T2DM) among women of reproductive age. METHODS: This study purposed to describe the delivery characteristics, pregnancy complications,...

Blended learning, also known as mixed-mode instruction, combines in-person and online instruction. Blended learning is widely used in school and university subjects. This research aims to determine how blended learning has been applied to algorithms and programming courses over the last 20 years. This study analyzes the quality and quantity of scie...

Introduction: There is limited data on the awareness and use of synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) in high-risk population in Serbia, despite SCs becoming more and more common at illicit drug market. Aim: This pilot study aimed to examine the awareness and prevalence of use of SCs in patients with an opioid-use disorder and to identify patient charact...

This research aimed to take both financial and legal aspect of the six countries of the Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. From financial point of view, the study examined the volume of consumer loans and its impact on the consumer credit. From legal aspect, the study discussed how the...

This paper intends to analyze efficiency, in its weak form, in the stock markets of Austria (ATX), Poland (WIG), the Czech Republic (PX Prague), Hungary (BUX), Croatia (CROBEX), Serbia (BELEX 15), Romania (BET), and Slovenia (SBI TOP), from February 16, 2018, to February 15, 2023. To achieve the research aim, we intend to answer the following resea...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of primary dealers, whose introduction promotes the development and trading of securities on the primary market while also making government securities easier to place. As a result, primary dealers act as a bridge between the government and large institutional investors. Their active role increases s...

Continuous population growth is causing an increasing electricity demand. In order to provide enough electricity, it should be possible to predict the prospective consumption. This is especially important nowadays, when energy-saving measures aimed at improving the energy efficiency of all energy sources, especially electrical ones, are gaining imp...

In this paper, the trend of the surface sulfur dioxide (SO2) concentration over Serbia was analyzed from January 2010 to December 2020. In this analysis, the measured hourly SO2 concentrations from the SEPA (Serbian Environmental Protection Agency) automatic monitoring stations and one EMEP (European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme) station wer...

This research paper analyzes low productivity of company workforce as the key risk factor to business sustainability of a company, with special attention to small and medium-sized companies. The scope of research involves for-profit, and small and medium-sized companies doing business in Serbia. This paper explores whether poor human resource manag...

The impact of institutional environments on sustainability is well documented in the international business literature. However, how multiple and occasionally conflicting institutional logics shape sustainability as it is practiced by individuals across countries remains undertheorized. Our study contributes to this line of research by examining ho...