Problem identiteta religioznih LGBT osoba u Srbiji

The topic of this thesis is the problem of the construction of identity of religious LGBT people in Serbia at the beginning of the 21st century. The thesis consists of three parts: 1. Designing the theory that would serve as a framework for examining the processes of identity formation, 2. Determining the locus that non-heterosexuality and religion occupy in the contemporary Serbian society (description of the mise-en-scène in which the actors shape their identities), and 3. Verifying the theoretical construct on empirical material. At the beginning of the first part, the thesis attempts to clarify the concept of identity. This is followed by an overview of the sociological considerations of identity which are relevant for the topic of the thesis. A critical analysis of the conceptualization of identities as “necessary fictions” concludes the first part of the thesis. Symbolic interactionism, phenomenological sociology, and social constructionism appear as the richest as well as the most useful conceptual resources for the “assembly” of the interpretive framework for deliberating the notion of identity. The works of Anthony Giddens are consulted in the consideration of the functioning of identity in the late modern society, while the political dimension of identities is perceived through Jeffrey Weeks’ vision of “radical pluralism”. The social context, that comprises the structural frame in which the construction of identity of non-heterosexual believers takes place, is delineated in the second part of the thesis. The position of homosexuality in the Serbian society and the predominant attitude towards homosexuality in the religious field are determined. Firstly, the ways in which homosexuality was understood (and thus shaped) within the medical discourse during the second half of the 20th and at the beginning of the 21st century are described. This is followed by an overview of the existing survey findings of attitudes on homosexuals/homosexuality in Serbia and by a historical synopsis of the legal treatment of the same-sex behavior, beginning with the medieval sources and concluding with the present day legal acts. What follows is the review of the attitudes of religious officials toward nonheterosexuality, which have been brought forth regularly at every announcement or holding of the gay parade in the capital. The data from several social surveys provide an insight into the relation between the level of religiosity and the type of attitude toward the same-sex inclined part of the population. The third part of the thesis begins with the examination of the existing theoretical discussions and empirical investigations of the identity of religious non-heterosexuals, with an attempt to establish typical “maneuvers” performed in the construction of identity. The attention is, then, focused on “spirituality”, a concept which plays the central role in the analysis of the aforementioned processes. After providing an insight into the methodological procedure used to gather the empirical material, the third part ends with using the outlined types to consider the interaction of religious and sexual identity – their shaping through negotiation, in opposition to the concomitant resistance. The thesis finally analyzes the ways of shaping religiosity and its functioning within members of a stigmatized and marginalized social group – the experience of LGBT persons and their positioning as “religious queers” in the intersection of the spheres which the dominant culture sets as conflicting and exclusive. The emphasis in the analysis is placed on the role of the narratives in constructing the identity of the members of this population, as well as on the strategies of the conception, validation and enactment of the coherent identity

Experimental and numerical investigation of flow around a sphere with dimples for various flow regimes

Flow over a sphere is a typical bluff-body flow with many engineering applications. However, it has not been studied in depth, as compared to flow over a circular cylinder, because of the difficulties in the experimental set-up as well as in the computational approach for studying flow over a sphere. The main challenges are to understand the flow hydrodynamics and to clarify the flow pattern around a dimpled sphere because the flow pattern complying with the dimple structure on its surface is very complicated. In this paper experimental and numerical investigations of the fluid flow around a sphere with dimples, are represented. The sphere with dimples is placed in a quadratic cross section duct (measuring section) and numerical simulation results are obtained by solving RANS equations. Furthermore, experimental measurements are carried out using a Laser-Doppler Anemometer (LDA). Experimental and numerical results of flow velocity fields were compared for three different flow regimes (Re=8×103, 2×104 and 4×104). Numerical investigation was performed for wide range of Reynolds numbers (Re=270%106). The final purpose of this paper is experimental and numerical determination of velocity field, separation point, pressure and drag coefficient, the length of reverse flow region in the wake and RANS turbulent model which gives the best results for engineering practice

Risk of thermal pollution of the danube passing through Serbia due to thermal power plants

A thermal power plant (TPP) uses large amounts of fresh water, mostly for cooling purposes. Among different types of cooling systems, once-through cooling is the most water-intensive and has the greatest environmental impacts. From the view-point of the steam cycle efficiency, this type of cooling still provides the most efficient electricity production, and therefore is widely used. Water is withdrawn from nearby water bodies, absorbs heat from the steam in a condenser, and then discharged back to its original source at higher temperatures causing severe environmental impacts, including fish killing, disturbing ecosystems, and heating-up natural water bodies. The total installed capacity of almost 1100 MW on the right bank of the Danube in Serbia threatens the ecosystem of this large international river due to thermal pollution. This problem will be even more pronounced in the near future, due to an inevitable increase in production capacity for new 350 MW, currently under construction. Herein, analysis of the legal framework for the protection of water from thermal pollution as well as analysis of the actual situation on the site of the TPP "Kostolac" in Serbia are presented. Based on meteorological and hydrological parameters, configuration and operation parameters of the plant, the numerical simulation of the condenser was carried on. The temperature of the water leaving condenser and amount of heat discharged back to the river are obtained. According to those results, the analysis of the existing thermal pollution of the Danube River in the flow through Serbia is given by numerical simulation using software ANSYS CFX. Analysis of thermal discharge into the Danube for the five-year period has been carried out. The cooling water effluent causes a temperature increase in the area of the right bank of the Danube, and this thermal disturbance extends along the right river bank for kilometers. Note that the flow rate of the Danube is currently large enough to compensate this thermal disturbance, but for a smaller river and/or larger electricity production capacities, this influence would have even more significant consequences on the ecosystem, making those results even more useful for further analysis

Some parameters of dried pork produced with lower salt content

Production of meat products with lower salt/sodium content is the goal of today's meat industry because of bad influence of exceed sodium intake by food. In this paper are presented some physico-chemical parameters during processing of dried pork produced with lower salt content. Pork (m. longissimus dorsi) was cured with nitrite curing salt in amount of 3 kg/100 kg of meat. In meat were measured the weight loss during curing and drying; moisture content by standard method SRPS ISO 1442:1998, water activity using awmeter (Wert-Messer, Durotherm) at temperature of 25°C; and pH value by pH-meter (MA-5730; PAT N° 35398, Iskra) according to SRPS ISO 29 17:2004. Average moisture content in dried meat at the end of production was 40.10%. Average weight loss was 2.39% after 7 days of production (after curing) and it is increased up to the end of production, average 34.57%. Acidity of meat during curing, smoking and drying was similar; pH value was around 6.00. Water activity was gradually decreased from average 0.985 after curing (7th day) up to 0.899 at the end of production. During the storage of dried meat under vacuum conditions, pH value decreased from 5.43 in the final product up to 5.11 at the end of storage (120th day). These values are characteristic for curing, drying and fermentation of meat. Dried meat was shelf stable for 120 day under vacuum conditions, without signs of rancidity and without changes in other sensory attributes

Supplementary data for the article: Spasojević, D.; Zmejkoski, D.; Glamočlija, J.; Nikolić, M.; Soković, M.; Milošević, V.; Jarić, I.; Stojanović, M.; Marinković, E.; Barisani-Asenbauer, T.; et al. Lignin Model Compound in Alginate Hydrogel: A Strong Antimicrobial Agent with High Potential in Wound Treatment. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 2016, 48 (6), 732–735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.08.014

Supplementary material for: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.08.014]Related to published version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2364

The unity of music and surgery: Music application in the perioperative period

Application of music has positive effects on physical, emotional and spiritual well-being, stress reduction, patients' and medical staff mood improvement, making the work environment more pleasant for both patients and staff. The aim of this narrative review is to present facts about perioperative music implementation and effects on patients and medical staff. In highly developed countries, music provided by professionals in the form of music therapy is incorporated in patients' care on the wards or in the recovery room to improve their mood, prevent depression and enable physical rehabilitation and relaxation. Perioperative music application decreases postoperative pain intensity and anxiety level, and increases patient's satisfaction. So far, music therapy application was studied in patients undergoing gynecological procedures, Caesarean section, breast surgery, urological procedures, cardiovascular surgery, abdominal surgery, orthopedic and maxilofacial surgery and different kinds of diagnostic and interventional procedures. Moreover, in real life, music is present on daily bases during performances in the operating rooms all over the world. There is an open question about music's influence on surgical team performance. In the operating room, choice of music and its perception differs depending on professional status and medical specialty. Music can improve surgeons' performance in the operating room. Type of music and its volume needs to be carefully chosen if music is used in the operating room, to prevent distraction of medical staff during performance. In surgical patients, music as nonpharmacological method can be safely used in the perioperative period as adjuvant therapy to pain medications, for anxiety and pain relief

Alignment of the CMS muon system with cosmic-ray and beam-halo muons

The CMS muon system has been aligned using cosmic-ray muons collected in 2008 and beam-halo muons from the 2008 LHC circulating beam tests. After alignment, the resolution of the most sensitive coordinate is 80 microns for the relative positions of superlayers in the same barrel chamber and 270 microns for the relative positions of endcap chambers in the same ring structure. The resolution on the position of the central barrel chambers relative to the tracker is comprised between two extreme estimates, 200 and 700 microns, provided by two complementary studies. With minor modifications, the alignment procedures can be applied using muons from LHC collisions, leading to additional significant improvements

Performance of the CMS cathode strip chambers with cosmic rays

The Cathode Strip Chambers (CSCs) constitute the primary muon tracking device in the CMS endcaps. Their performance has been evaluated using data taken during a cosmic ray run in fall 2008. Measured noise levels are low, with the number of noisy channels well below 1%. Coordinate resolution was measured for all types of chambers, and fall in the range 47 mu m to 243 mu m. The efficiencies for local charged track triggers, for hit and for segments reconstruction were measured, and are above 99%. The timing resolution per layer is approximately 5 ns

Commissioning of the CMS High-Level Trigger with cosmic rays

The CMS High-Level Trigger (HLT) is responsible for ensuring that data samples with potentially interesting events are recorded with high efficiency and good quality. This paper gives an overview of the HLT and focuses on its commissioning using cosmic rays. The selection of triggers that were deployed is presented and the online grouping of triggered events into streams and primary datasets is discussed. Tools for online and offline data quality monitoring for the HLT are described, and the operational performance of the muon HLT algorithms is reviewed. The average time taken for the HLT selection and its dependence on detector and operating conditions are presented. The HLT performed reliably and helped provide a large dataset. This dataset has proven to be invaluable for understanding the performance of the trigger and the CMS experiment as a whole

Performance of the CMS drift-tube chamber local trigger with cosmic rays

The performance of the Local Trigger based on the drift-tube system of the CMS experiment has been studied using muons from cosmic ray events collected during the commissioning of the detector in 2008. The properties of the system are extensively tested and compared with the simulation. The effect of the random arrival time of the cosmic rays on the trigger performance is reported, and the results are compared with the design expectations for proton-proton collisions and with previous measurements obtained with muon beams