Knowledge of French Language and Culture- A Precondition for Improving Economic Relations Between Serbia and France

France is one of the largest economies of the world and one of the most influential countries of the EU, and its centuries-old friendship with Serbia and a strategic position in the Western Balkans and the complementarity of economies represent a good basis for the development of bilateral economic relations. However, despite the great potential for cooperation, mutual cooperation results to date are not at a high level. One of the reasons may well be just the language barrier and the lack of knowledge of French market culture. The aim of this paper is to present forms of economic cooperation between Serbia and France, to emphasize the importance of the knowledge of French language and intercultural competence as a prerequisite for cooperation, at least in the initial marketing terms. In this paper, we will give a brief historical overview of the French economic relations, and by employing a complementary analysis we will present the mutual trade between the two countries, and we will as well point out the importance of knowing the French language and French culture to the employees who have plans for successful cooperation with French partners

Korelacija med telesno zgradbo in hitrostjo oziroma gibčnostjo pri otrocih, starih od 9 do 10 let

Purpose: Physical growth of children is measured by changes in body size and/or body composition, as well as by changes in motor skills. Motor skills can be affected by many factors, such as genetic predisposition, body composition, socio-economic conditions, and the like. Accordingly, the aim of the research is to determine the correlation between body composition with speed and agility of children aged 9 to 10 years. Methods: The sample included 40 participants (29 boys and 11 girls, 9.47 ± 0.5 years). Body height (BH), body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI) and body fat (BF), and basal metabolism (BMR) were determined to assess body composition. The BOT-2 subtest was used to assess speed and agility, which includes: Shuttle Run (1SAA), Stepping Sideways over a Balance Beam (2SAA), One-Legged Stationary Hop (3SAA), One-Legged Side Hop (4SAA), Two-Legged Side Hop (5SAA), and Total Speed and Agility (TSAA). Results: The results of correlation statistics indicated the existence of negative correlations between: height and 3SAA (r=-.353, p=.026)weight and 3SAA (r=-.422, p=. 007)weight and TSAA (r=-.359, p=.023)BMI and 3SAA (r=-.342, p=. 031)BMI and TSAA (r=-.333, p=.036)BMR and 3SAA (r=-.369, p=. 019)BMR and TSAA (r=-.363, p=.021). Conclusion: Based on the results obtained in this study, it can be concluded that there is a correlation between body composition and speed and agility. In addition to body composition, a correlation was found between body height and performance of one-legged stationary hop, as well as between basal metabolism, the one-legged stationary hop test and the overall results achieved in motor skill tests

Effects of Repeated Sprint Training in Hypoxia on Physical Performance Among Athletes : A Systematic Review

Repeated sprint training in hypoxia (RSH) represents an innovative method in the process of development and improvement of physical performance among athletes. However, there is less scientific data on this topic. The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the effect of RSH method on motor abilities and performance among athletes, obtain new information, and expand the already known conclusions. The data search was performed of 4 electronic databases for the years 2000-2021 May as follows: Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, and ResearchGate. This search with English language restriction was made by using the following terms, individually/combination: "repeated sprint ability", "hypoxia", "effects", "physical performance", "VO2max" 844 studies were indentified, and 14 studies were selected (11 male studies, 1 female study, 2 both sexes). Results of this systematic review, a total sample size of 347 athletes (40 females and 307 males, aged 15.3 ± 0.5 - 35 ± 7 years), showed that RSH was an effective training method in improving all monitored variables (i.e. RSAmax, VO2max). However, it should be noted that major improvements were observed mainly in repeated sprint ability (RSA) tests, and less in aerobic tests (i.e. Wingate and Yo-Yo). In conclusion, based on current scientific studies, RSH is more effective method to improve the physical performance among athletes compared to repeated sprint training in normoxia (RSN). This study suggested that the RSH has a positive effect on the monitored variables in physical performance tests especially related to RSA.peerReviewe