THE INFLUENCE OF METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE ACUTE EXACERATIONS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A TIME SERIES FROM NOVI SAD, SERBIA
Introduction: Variable values of meteorological factors may influence the development of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), but there are few studies available on this subject. This study's objective was to determine whether such effects are existent in patients residing in Novi Sad, Serbia. Methods: In thi...
By Jovan Javorac, Dejan Živanović, Jadranka Đuranović Miličić, Svetlana Stojkov, Dragan Đuranović
GIFTED STUDENTS IN A REGULAR PRIMARY-SCHOOL CHEMISTRY CLASSROOM IN ŠUMADIJA DISTRICT (SERBIA) – OPPORTUNITIES AND MEETING THE NEEDS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
Gifted students have a range of unique abilities interwoven with the higher levels of creativity and motivation that differentiates them from the most peers in their distinctive learning and understanding abilities. In order for gifted students to fully develop their abilities, the teaching environment must be tailored to meet their special n...
By Jovana S Marjanović, Marina D Kostić, Vera M Divac
AMBIENT TEACHING – LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN CHEMISTRY
Establishing a learning environment for gifted students is of great importance since it should encompass the development of their interpersonal skills, social responsibility and enable effective delivery of teaching instructions (Miedijensky, 2018). Contrary to traditional school learning through the adoption of final products of scientific r...
By Jovana Marjanović, Vera M. Divac, Marina D. Kostić
ISOPROTERENOL STRUCTURE, ANTIOXIDATIVE PROPERTIES, AND INTERACTIONS WITH PROTEINS
Isoprenaline (isoproterenol) is a non-selective β-adrenoreceptor agonist known for its therapeutic effects, which include increased heart rate and cardiac output, bronchodilation, and improved peripheral circulation. Apart from its primary functions in the nervous system and physiological regulation, isoproterenol exhibits antioxidant pr...
By Aleksandra A. Rakić, Marija D. Milosavljević, Dušan S. Dimić
EXTERNAL SOLVENCY MANAGEMENT OF SELECTED BALKAN COUNTRIES
The authors investigate the external solvency of three Balkan countries, two of which are socalled late transition countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia), while Bulgaria is a country that has completed the transition and become a member of the European Union since 2007. Two indicators of external solvency are analysed: External debt/g...
By Danijela Despotović, Srđan Milicević, Vladimir Nedić, Slobodan Cvetanović
STRESS AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
The continuation of life depends on the ability of an organism to maintain a state of dynamic equilibrium or homeostasis. Homeostasis is constantly disturbed by entropic forces, the stressors: the state of threatened homeostasis is called stress. A complex set of behavioral and physical reactions the adaptive response is employed by the organ...
By Sanja Ilić
PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOLOGY
Scientific interest in psychedelic drugs has increased exponentially over the past decade. Just in the last few years, small controlled clinical trials examining the potential therapeutic utility of psilocybin-assisted therapy in patients suffering from anxiety, depression, and substance abuse have reported extremely positive outcomes. Halluc...
By Sanja Ilić
IMPACT OF GOLD PRICE MOVEMENT ON THE RATE OF THE RETURNS FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITY ON FINANCIAL MARKETS
Due to the consequences caused by the crisis of the COVID-19 virus pandemic (interrupted supply chains), energy crisis, geopolitical crisis (war conflicts between Russia and Ukraine) resulting in high inflation, the working paper analyzes, tests and quantifies the impact of gold price movements on daily rates of return from investment activit...
By Marko Milošević, Ognjen Bakmaz
OBJECTIVES OF FINANCIAL REPORTING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Current public sector reforms, aimed at improving its efficiency and effectiveness, require financial information that reflects the effects of business activities no only on engaged financial but on total economic resources. There is always a dilemma which of accounting models can be applied in the public sector to best meet the requirements ...
By Dragan Vukasović, Ognjen Bakmaz, Biljana Bjelica
SOME RESULTS IN THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE PRODUCTION OF CARDBOARD PACKAGING
The dominant model of the economy, in the world and in our country, is still a linear model, that is, a linear economy based on the assumptions that natural resources are available in abundance, easy to obtain and cheap to dispose of. In contrast to the aforementioned, the circular economy represents a regenerative economic system within whic...
By Zoran Anišić, Jelena Demko-Rihter, Marija Pantelić