Loose and shallow Europeanization of the Western Balkans: Corruption in Montenegro and Serbia

Corruption, as one of key priorities in the EU accession process, has not so far been properly tackled and is still rampant (not only) in Montenegro and Serbia (but in the whole region also)

Правни положај крајева присаједињених Србији после Балканских ратова 1912-1913

Предмет рада је исцрпна анализа односа некадашње Краљевине Србије према својим новим крајевима, ослобођених од Турака после Балканских ратова. Такав однос анализиран је на основу правног уређења ових крајева, односно на нивоу правних аката из тог периода, и то како нових које је Краљевина доносила за ове крајеве, тако и већ постојећих чија је важност само проширивана. Циљ рада је упознавање са државноправним прописима Краљевине Србије на почетку 20. века и њиховом практичном применом у новим крајевима 1912. и 1913. године. Њихова примена извршена је после промене државноправног статуса ових крајева, пошто је дотадашња турска управа била замењена српском. То би, у ствари, представљало и научно објашњење правног положаја ових крајева присаједињених Србији после Балканских ратова. Упркос временској дистанци од тачно сто година, обрада доступне литературе указала је да српској правноисториској науци недостаје комплексна анализа правног положаја ових крајева. Примењене методе су: догматски метод, коришћен у делу који се бави садржајем правних прописа, превасходно донетих за простор нових крајева као основни механизам тумачења правних норми; историјски метод, коришћен ради анализе развоја и промена у правном положају крајева који су ослобођени 1912. и 1913. године и социолошки метод, коришћен ради анализе друштвених претпоставки доношења правних аката за нове крајеве и њихове практичне примене. Правни положај крајева присаједињених Краљевини Србији после Балканских ратова представља важну правноисторијску тему у оквиру коначног уобличавања српске државе на почетку 20. века.The topic of this paper is an extensive analysis of the relationship of, then existing, the Kingdom of Serbia towards its new areas which were liberated from the Ottoman rule after the Balkan Wars. Such relationship has been analysed on the basis of the forms of legal administration of these areas, i.e., on the level of normative acts from that period, including new acts which the Kingdom issued for these areas, as well as the acts which had already existed and whose validity was only expanded. The goal of this paper is an introduction to the legislative state acts of the Kingdom of Serbia at the beginning of the 20th century and their practical application in the new areas in 1912 and 1913. Their application was done after the change in the statehood status of these areas, due to the fact that the earlier Turkish administration was replaced with the Serbian one. That would, in fact, represent a scientific explanation of the legal status of these new areas which were seized by Serbia after the Balkan Wars. In spite of the time distance of exactly one hundred years, the processing of the available literature has shown that the science of Serbian legal history lacks a complex analysis of the legal status of these areas. The applied methods are: a dogmatic method, used in the section which deals with the content of the legal regulations which were issued primarily for the new areas, as a basic mechanism for the interpretation of the legal norms; a historical method, used for the analysis of the development and the changes in the legal status of the areas which were liberated in 1912 and 1913 and a sociological method, used for the analysis of the social presumptions in the issuing process of the legal acts for the new areas and their practical application. The legal status of the areas annexed to the Kingdom of Serbia after the Balkan Wars represents an important topic in legal history in view of the final shaping of the Serbian state at the beginning of the 20th century

Atmospheric Deposition of Cadmium in Croatia Studied by using moss Biomonitoring Technique and ICP-AES

Croatia participated for the first time in moss survey in 2005, in the framework of the InternationalCooperative Programme on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops with heavy metals inEurope (UNECE ICP Vegetation) when different species of moss samples (Hypnum cupressiforme, Pleuroziumschreberi, Brachythecium rutabulum and Homalothecium sericeum) were collected from 96 locations evenly distributedover the country. An additional 27 new sampling sites were added for the investigation in 2010. Moss sampleswere collected during the summer and autumn of 2010. Collected moss samples were air dried, cleaned and totallydigested by using microwave digestion system. Digests were analyszd for cadmium by atomic emission spectrometrywith inductively coupled plasma (ICP-AES). The results for cadmium were compared with the results obtained inprevious investigations in Croatia and some other neighboring countries and Norway as a pristine area. The contentof cadmium ranges from 0.10 mg kg–1 to 1.42 mg kg–1. It was found that the median value of cadmium (0.38 mg kg–1) is 1.41 times higher than the value obtained in the study performed in 2005. Compared to the other countries, Croatiashows insignificantly higher median value. Highest contents of cadmium were found in the Podravina region (1.14mg kg–1 and 1.42 mg kg–1) where cadmium inputs as a result of anthropogenic origin from Slovenia and Austria (Pband Zn mines and smelter plants). High levels of cadmium were also found in moss samples collected at some industrializedareas in northern parts of Croatia as a result of anthropogenic influence as well as in samples collected in theCoastal region where high levels are a result of geological origin

Industrial Internet of Things – security, weaknesses and most common types of attacks: a systematic literature review

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) coming from business and scientific communities alike. One of the elementary concepts of the proposed Industry 4.0 is the IIoT which proposes the implementation of the regular Internet of Things (IoT) concept on a much larger scale within the industrial facilities, thus interconnecting devices in industrial settings. While the main focus of the scientific community is on the cost/benefit analysis and practical application of the mentioned concept, one often overlooked aspect is its security. The following paper presents a comprehensive systematic literature review for the Industrial Internet of Things security. It contains a review of the most common types of attacks committed within the Industrial Internet of Things and a consequential analysis of the weaknesses those attacks exposed.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Uticaj akutnog mentalnog stresa na performanse gađanja - implikacije na obuku pripadnika bezbednosnih službi

U radu je analizirana povezanost akutnog mentalnog stresa i performansi gađanja iz službenog pištolja CZ 99. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da ne postoji statistički značajna povezanost između srčane frekvencije sa performansama gađanja. Povišena srčana frekvencija kod ispitanika pri gađanju, ukazuje da su ispitanici tokom gađanja doživeli akutni mentalni stres. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da bi prilikom obuke pripadnika bezbednosnih službi, pored tehničkog, taktičkog i fizičkog aspekta, trebalo posvetiti više pažnje ulozi i značaju mentalnog stresa

Impact of row spacing and seed rate on the production characteristics of the perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and their valorisation

In this paper are shown the results of the production characteristics of the perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cv. ‘Naki’, which grown in rows with different row spacing and seed rate in the agroecological conditions of central Serbia in three successive analysed years. Four levels of two observed factors were used in the experiment: row spacing (12.5; 25; 37.5 and 50 cm) and seed rate (9, 16, 23 and 30 kg ha-1). Due to the analyses, the height of the tiller, the length of the spike and the number of spikelets per spike gave better results by sowing in wider rows (37.5 and 50 cm) using lower seed rate (9 and 16 kg ha-1). Seed yield and harvest index responded favourably to sowing in rows at a wider row spacing (37.5 and 50 cm) in combination with a lower seed rate (9 and 16 kg ha-1), while shoot dry weight gave better results by sowing in narrower rows (12.5 cm) with lower seed rate (9 and 16 kg ha-1). Using the appropriate row spacing in sowing and the optimum of seed rate provides the highest results of the production characteristics of the perennial ryegrass that can be applied to further production

Impact of row spacing and seed rate on the production characteristics of the perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and their valorisation

In this paper are shown the results of the production characteristics of the perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cv. `Naki', which grown in rows with different row spacing and seed rate in the agroecological conditions of central Serbia in three successive analysed years. Four levels of two observed factors were used in the experiment: row spacing (12.5; 25; 37.5 and 50 cm) and seed rate (9, 16, 23 and 30 kg ha(-1)). Due to the analyses, the height of the tiller, the length of the spike and the number of spikelets per spike gave better results by sowing in wider rows (37.5 and 50 cm) using lower seed rate (9 and 16 kg ha(-1)). Seed yield and harvest index responded favourably to sowing in rows at a wider row spacing (37.5 and 50 cm) in combination with a lower seed rate (9 and 16 kg ha(-1)), while shoot dry weight gave better results by sowing in narrower rows (12.5 cm) with lower seed rate (9 and 16 kg ha(-1)). Using the appropriate row spacing in sowing and the optimum of seed rate provides the highest results of the production characteristics of the perennial ryegrass that can be applied to further production

The subchronic effects of 3,4-methylendioxymethamphetamine on oxidative stress in rat brain

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the subchronic effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine on several oxidative stress markers: index of lipid peroxidation (ILP), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, superoxide radical (O2.-) levels, and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels in the frontal cortex, striatum and hippocampus of the rat. The study included 64 male Wistar rats (200-250 g). The animals were treated per os with of 5, 10, or 20 mg/kg of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) every day for 15 days. The subchronic administration of MDMA resulted in an increase in ILP, SOD and O2.-, and a decrease in GSH, from which we conclude that oxidative stress was induced in rat brain

Spatiotemporal light control with frequency-gradient metasurfaces

The capability of on-chip wavefront modulation has the potential to revolutionize many optical device technologies. However, the realization of power-efficient phasegradient metasurfaces that offer full-phase modulation (0 to 2p) and high operation speeds remains elusive. We present an approach to continuously steer light that is based on creating a virtual frequency-gradient metasurface by combining a passive metasurface with an advanced frequency-comb source. Spatiotemporal redirection of light naturally occurs as optical phase-fronts reorient at a speed controlled by the frequency gradient across the virtual metasurface. An experimental realization of laser beam steering with a continuously changing steering angle is demonstrated with a single metasurface over an angle of 25° in just 8 picoseconds. This work can support integrated-on-chip solutions for spatiotemporal optical control, directly affecting emerging applications such as solid-state light detection and ranging (LIDAR), threedimensional imaging, and augmented or virtual systems