bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hacia la Navegación Visual de un Vehículo Autónomo Submarino en Áreas con Posidonia Oceanica
Authors: Bonin-Font Francisco , Coll Gomila Carles , Oliver Codina Gabriel
Published: November 2017

Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio experimental exhaustivo que determina el tipo de características visuales que presentan una mayor robustez, estabilidad y trazabilidad en imágenes submarinas tomadas en entornos colonizados con Posidonia Oceanica (P.O.), sean consecutivas o que cierran bucles (imágenes que muestran una misma área, parcial o totalmente, tomadas en tiempos distintos, desde puntos de vista distintos o incluso en condiciones de iluminación diferentes). El trabajo se ha centrado en dos puntos fundamentales: a) evaluar la capacidad que pueden tener varias técnicas de aumento de contraste en imágenes con P.O. a la hora de aumentar el número y calidad de las características visuales, y b) encontrar la combinación detector/descriptor invariante a rotación y traslación, que maximiza el número de correspondencias inliers usadas posteriormente para el cálculo de la odometria visual, o en el registro de imágenes que cierran bucles.
Minha Casa Minha Vida sob a perspectiva da qualidade de vida
Authors: Menezes Gustavo , Mourão Luciana
Published: November 2017

Creado en 2007, el programa Minha Casa Minha Vida es la principal política de vivienda pública de interés social en Brasil. Con el objetivo de conocer la percepción de calidad de vida en los participantes del programa, el presente estudio utilizó la escala brasileña de Calidad de Vida. Considerando una percepción más positiva de la calidad de vida de los participantes se propusieron ocho hipótesis, una para cada dimensión de la escala (Hedonismo, condición física y de salud, condición financiera, aceptación social, relaciones familiares, trabajo y empleo, esperanza en el futuro y Acceso a Recursos de Calidad). La encuesta se realizó con dos grupos, siendo 126 participantes del programa y 123 no partícipes. El Test-t se utilizó para confirmar las hipótesis. Los resultados mostraron que en cinco de las ocho dimensiones de escala, el grupo participante tiene una percepción más favorable que el grupo no beneficiario.Criado em 2007 o programa Minha Casa Minha Vida é a principal política pública habitacional, de interesse social, no Brasil. Visando conhecer a percepção de qualidade de vida de participantes do programa, o presente estudo utilizou a Escala Brasileira de Qualidade de Vida. Foram propostas oito hipóteses considerando uma percepção mais positiva da qualidade de vida pelos participantes para cada uma das oito dimensões da escala (Hedonismo, Condição física e de saúde, Condição Financeira, Aceitação Social, Relacionamento Familiar, Trabalho e Emprego, Esperança no Futuro e Acesso a Recursos de Qualidade). A amostra do estudo contou com dois grupos, sendo 126 participantes do programa e 123 não participantes. Para confirmação das hipóteses foi realizado o Teste t de Student. Os resultados apontaram que em cinco das oito dimensões da QV, o grupo participante tem uma percepção mais favorável da qualidade de vida que o grupo que não é beneficiário do Programa.
Characterization and correction of OMPS nadir mapper measurements for ozone profile retrievals
Authors: Bak Juseon , Liu Xiong , Kim Jae-Hwan , Haffner David P. , Chance Kelly , Yang Kai , Sun Kang
Published: November 2017

Abstract. This paper verifies and corrects the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) nadir mapper (NM) level 1B v2.0 measurements with the aim of producing accurate ozone profile retrievals using an optimal-estimation-based inversion method to fit measurements in the spectral range 302.5–340 nm. The evaluation of available slit functions demonstrates that preflight-measured slit functions represent OMPS measurements well compared to derived Gaussian slit functions. Our initial OMPS fitting residuals contain significant wavelength and cross-track-dependent biases, resulting in serious cross-track striping errors in the tropospheric ozone retrievals. To eliminate the systematic component of the fitting residuals, we apply soft calibration to OMPS radiances. With the soft calibration the amplitude of fitting residuals decreases from  ∼  1 to 0.2 % over low and middle latitudes, and thereby the consistency of tropospheric ozone retrievals between OMPS and the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) is substantially improved. A common mode correction is also implemented for additional radiometric calibration; it improves retrievals especially at high latitudes where the amplitude of fitting residuals decreases by a factor of  ∼  2. We estimate the noise floor error of OMPS measurements from standard deviations of the fitting residuals. The derived error in the Huggins band ( ∼  0.1 %) is twice the OMPS L1B measurement error. OMPS noise floor errors constrain our retrievals better, leading to improving information content of ozone and reducing fitting residuals. The final precision of the fitting residuals is less than 0.1 % in the low and middle latitudes, with  ∼  1 degrees of freedom for signal for the tropospheric ozone, meeting the general requirements for successful tropospheric ozone retrievals.
A comparative assessment of rainfall–runoff modelling against regional flow duration curves for ungauged catchments
Authors: Kim Daeha , Jung Il Won , Chun Jong Ahn
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Rainfall–runoff modelling has long been a special subject in hydrological sciences, but identifying behavioural parameters in ungauged catchments is still challenging. In this study, we comparatively evaluated the performance of the local calibration of a rainfall–runoff model against regional flow duration curves (FDCs), which is a seemingly alternative method of classical parameter regionalisation for ungauged catchments. We used a parsimonious rainfall–runoff model over 45 South Korean catchments under semi-humid climate. The calibration against regional FDCs was compared with the simple proximity-based parameter regionalisation. Results show that transferring behavioural parameters from gauged to ungauged catchments significantly outperformed the local calibration against regional FDCs due to the absence of flow timing information in the regional FDCs. The behavioural parameters gained from observed hydrographs were likely to contain intangible flow timing information affecting predictability in ungauged catchments. Additional constraining with the rising limb density appreciably improved the FDC calibrations, implying that flow signatures in temporal dimensions would supplement the FDCs. As an alternative approach in data-rich regions, we suggest calibrating a rainfall–runoff model against regionalised hydrographs to preserve flow timing information. We also suggest use of flow signatures that can supplement hydrographs for calibrating rainfall–runoff models in gauged and ungauged catchments.
El "paisaje" como recurso para la Educación Ambiental. Experiencia práctica en el Equipamiento “Sendaviva” (Navarra)
Authors: Casa Jericó María , Puig i Baguer Jordi , Erneta Altarriba Luis
Published: November 2017

La investigación que aquí se presenta tiene por objeto explorar el potencial de los Equipamientos de Educación Ambiental como espacios de aprendizaje del paisaje y de los contenidos que esta compleja realidad social y territorial engloba. En primer lugar, se exponen las razones por las que el paisaje puede contribuir positivamente a la formación ambiental que persigue la Educación Ambiental y a continuación se muestran algunas pautas para abordar el estudio del paisaje en los Equipamientos de Educación Ambiental. Por último, se muestran los resultados de la aplicación piloto del taller educativo “¡Descubriendo el paisaje!”, desarrollado en Sendaviva, un parque de la naturaleza de Navarra, con niños de entre 7 y 15 años. La puesta en práctica de este taller ha permitido tanto corroborar el potencial de los Equipamientos de Educación Ambiental para la enseñanza del paisaje, como detectar que los niños tienen una concepción estereotipada y reduccionista de este concepto.
Love at First Sight and an Arrangement for Life: Investigating and Interpreting a 1910 Hungarian Migrant Marriage
Authors: Oberly James W.
Published: November 2017

In May 1910, the New York Times published an article about an arranged marriage between two migrants from Austria-Hungary. “Hastens to Marry His Mother's Choice” was written as more than a charming story of love at first sight. Indeed, the reporter considered the love story an example of near instant assimilation of migrants into American culture. A deeper investigation of the life stories of the couple shows that they did understand some things about American life on the first day they met, namely, the need to falsely report the bride's age as 20 rather than 17. In other respects, the couple retained their ties to Central Europe, choosing to live and work in rural coal-mining villages dominated by migrants from Austria-Hungary. They experienced firsthand the good and bad of life as Americans: the high wages paid to migrant coal miners and the resulting higher standard of living than could be gained in Hungary, but also the violence of management-labor conflicts in the coal fields and the violence of the Ku Klux Klan against Roman Catholic migrants in the American Midwest. Over a lifetime, the couple changed their names from the Hungarian Mihály to “Mike” and from the Hungarian Piroska to “Pearl.” By the time of Piroska's death, her surviving children were so far removed from Hungarian life that they could not even spell their mother's maiden name.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 9, No. 12
Authors: Brown Anne
Published: November 2017

Reviewer acknowledgements for Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 9, No. 12, 2017.
Fatores relacionados à iniciação tabágica em adolescentes
Authors: Teixeira Carolina de Castilhos , Riegel Fernando , Echer Isabel Cristina
Published: November 2017

Objetivo: Obtener información acerca de los factores relacionados con el inicio del tabaquismo en adolescentes. Método: Estudio exploratorio, descriptivo y cualitativo con 11 alumnos fumadores de un colegio secundario del sur de Brasil. La información se recogió en 2014, a través de entrevistas de grupo y se analizó mediante la técnica de análisis de contenido con la ayuda del programa NVivo 10. Resultados y discusión: del análisis surgieron factores relacionados con el inicio del tabaquismo que se organizaron en dos temas: "cómo empezó todo "y" participación de la familia". Los resultados muestran la influencia de los compañeros y la necesidad de ayudar a los jóvenes a hacer frente a sus problemas de una manera constructiva y saludable, sin recurrir al consumo del tabaco. Conclusiones: conocer y escuchar a los adolescentes puede ayudar a prevenir que recurran al cigarrillo para relacionarse con otros jóvenes en sociedad y a capacitar a los profesores y profesionales de la salud para planificar estrategias de promoción de la salud con miras a disminuir los daños y el inicio del tabaquismo.
Improving Water Utilities' Access to Source Water Protection and Emergency Response Data
Authors: Benjamin Jennifer , Smith Emily , Kearns Margaret , Rosen Jeffrey , Stevens Kristyn
Published: November 2017

Many data critical for the development of source water protection and emergency planning are currently unusable from a lack of data standards, poor data management, and misguided regulatory interpretation related to data access for water utilities. In an effort to enable drinking water utilities to develop more responsive source water protection plans and emergency response programs, relevant data were mined and integrated into a live, cloud‐based geographic information system called WaterSuite. More than 457 data sets and contaminant information for 1,347 chemicals and mixtures were successfully acquired for use in WaterSuite and contributed to source water protection efforts of 102 US water systems. Given their role as the primary stewards of drinking water for their respective communities, water utilities and those acting on their behalf should have access to these data. Significant barriers to these data and recommendations for improvement through setting of standards and regulatory reform are discussed.
A Modelling Language for Discourse Analysis in Humanities: Definition, Design, Validation and First Experiences
Authors: Martin Rodilla Patricia , González-Pérez César
Published: November 2017

Due to humanities generally produce knowledge in textual formats (e.g. narrative conclusions or reports), a properly management of the humanities corpus needs methods for conceptualizing and extracting information from textual sources. Discourse analysis techniques allow extracting information in terms of the connection between discourse structure and elements of the reality referred in the text, as well as the inferential dimension. This semantic information is not available following other extraction methods from texts. In order to formalize the discourse analysis application for textual sources in humanities, a modelling language has been defined and initially validated with humanities specialists, showing the discourse structure and the semantic and inferential aspects extracted.
La doble ruptura: problemas epistemológicos a partir de la construcción de una base de datos histórica relativa a la conversión forzada
Authors: Bueno Sánchez Marisa , Perreaux Nicolas
Published: November 2017

Este articulo muestra algunos problemas epistemológicos derivados de la explotación de los textos recogidos en el proceso e creación de la base de datos del proyecto POCRAM, relativa a la cuestión de la «conversión religiosa» entre la antigüedad tardía y el fin de la edad moderna. Así mismo se hace un balance de la evolución de las humanidades numéricas (especialmente en Francia), así como de los proyectos precedentes en que se inspira la conceptualización de la base. Presentamos nuestro Corpus y las consecuencias de su explotación gracias al uso de diferentes software que provocan una doble ruptura, epistemológica y conceptual  en la forma de entender la historia.
Budget impact analysis of dabigatran compared with rivaroxaban in the prevention of the thromboembolic risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation
Authors: Celeste Maria Grazia , De Marco Francesca , Fresco Claudio , Musumeci Giuseppe , Ravasio Roberto
Published: November 2017

BACKGROUND: Dabigatran 150 mg BID (D150) and rivaroxaban 20 mg (R20) are indicated for the prevention of thromboembolic events in patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF). Outcomes from observational study demonstrated that D150 and R20 reduced the rate of thromboembolic events.OBJECTIVE: This analysis estimated the budget impact of the use of D150 and R20 for the treatment of NAFV patients in Italy.METHODS: A budget-impact model (BIM) was developed to estimate the direct costs up to 12 months from an Italian NHS perspective. The resource utilization (drugs and intracranial hemorrhage or major extracranial bleeding event) was derived from an observational study. Only direct medical costs were considered. Ex-factory prices and National Tariffs were considered to estimate the costs of drugs and medical resource used, respectively. The BIM showed the difference of expenditure and clinical events (intracranial hemorrhage or major extracranial bleeding) generated by the base case calculated for current prescription volumes (D150 30%, R20 100%), and for different prescription volume scenarios (D150 at 70% and 100%). Key variables were tested in the sensitivity analysis.RESULTS: D150 was associated with a medical cost offset driven by fewer intracranial hemorrhage and major extracranial bleeding event, these offset the incremental drug cost and results in an annual saving per patient treated (D150: € 1,052.78; R20: € 1,161.23). The present scenario determines an annual cost of € 262,543,583. The impact of total annual costs for the Italian NHS would be lower if D150 prescription volumes would be higher. The total cost is predicted to decrease by 3.8% if the D150 prescription increase to 70% and it is predicted to decrease by 6.7% if the D150 prescription increase to 100%.CONCLUSION: The use of D150, as an alternative to R20 to prevent events in patients with NVAF, could represent a cost-saving option for the Italian NHS.
Forenzičko – kriminalistički aspekti identifikacije (tragova) kostura (leševa) u segmentu forenzičke bioantropologije
Authors: Milosavljević Mladen , Milosavljević Dušica , Milosavljević Sunčica
Published: November 2017

Borba sa organiziranim kriminalom, te slučajevi ubijenih žrtava i neophodnost njihove identifikacije, u kasnijim postupcima pred istražne i ekspertne organe postavljaju veoma teške zadatke. Ovo tim prije, što kriminalci veoma često preduzimaju različite radnje u cilju što većeg uništenja/destrukcije ubijenih, a sve u cilju onemogućavanja pouzdane identifikacije. S druge strane, identifikacija umrlih/ubijenih može biti povezana i sa različitim terorističkim (pa i samoubilačkim) aktivnostima u kojima može poginuti veći broj nevinih civila. Opet, nemoguće je zaobići mogućnost masovnih nezgoda (npr. pad aviona, sudari vozova, autobusa i slično), gdje imamo situacije sa velikim brojem mrtvih u različitim stanjima (kompletna i nekompletna tijela). Središte rada biće, ipak, usmjereno ka identifikaciji kostura. U cjelokupnom segmentu veoma je važno razlikovati životinjske od ljudskih kostiju, utvrditi pol, starost i visinu žrtava/lica, a u konačnici izvršiti preciznu identifikaciju konkretnog lica. O navedenim parametrima upravo govorimo u ovom radu.
Da li rimski svadbeni običaji žive i danas?
Authors: Ignjatović Marija
Published: November 2017

Zaključenje braka, uopšte posmatrano, je čin koji je vezan za odgovarajuću službenu formu o kojoj se vodi službena evidencija (upis u matične knjige venčanih). Iako je u osnovi ovog čina, u prvom redu, izražena uloga državnog organa, u praksi postoji niz rituala koji prate ovaj čin. Ti rituali su jako stari i potiču još od drevnih naroda (najvećim delom preuzeti su od Rimljana), ali u tragovima postoje i danas u visokoobrazovnim društvima, i ulepšavaju na taj način sam čin zaključenja braka, čineći ga posebno svečanom ceremonijom (oblačenje mlade, pletenje cveća, izgovaranje svečanih zakletvi, bacanje bidermajera, prosipanje žita po mladencima, prenošenje mlade preko kućnog praga). Mada, danas, različiti od naroda do naroda i od svojih iskonskih formi (čemu je posebno doprinelo priznavanje hrišćanstva za zvaničnu religiju), evidento je da oni i dalje žive što se može i dokazati uporednom analizom u različitim kulturama i društvima.
Poreska integracija u EU: mehanizmi i postkrizna evolucija
Authors: Antić Dinka
Published: November 2017

Uspostava jedinstvenog tržišta Unije i ostvarenje „četiri slobode“ je zahtijevalo integraciju poreskih sistema u članicama EU. Dosadašnji pristup poreskoj integraciji u EU, koji se u sferi indirektnih poreza oslanjao na pozitivnu poresku integraciju putem zakonodavstva, a u sferi direktnih poreza na restriktivne institucionalne i sudske mehanizme, pokazao se neefikasnim u regionalnim (širenje Unije) i globalnim procesima. Globalna finansijska i ekonomska kriza je razotkrila sve slabosti u fragmentiranom poreskom sistemu EU. Balansirajući između ustavom Unije zagarantovane poreske suverenosti članica i potrebe za poreskom koordinacijom EU je najavila strategiju za reformu poreskog sistema Unije. Strategija se zasniva na kombinaciji dva metoda integracije EU, metoda zajednice i metoda međuvladine saradnje, i interakciji mehanizama poreske koordinacije i mehanizma pozitivne integracije poreza zakonodavnim putem. Nova poreska strategija treba doprinijeti integraciji direktnih poreza na nivou EU u obimu koji će ubrzati fiskalnu konsolidaciju i ekonomski razvoj, podržati funkcionisanje jedinstvenog tržišta Unije u punom kapacitetu, ali i ostvarenje dugoročnih ciljeva razvoja EU do 2020.godine.
Položaj uprave u sistemu podjele vlasti
Authors: Врањеш Невенко
Published: November 2017

The concept of administration, administrative activities, demarcation and relations of administration with the other branches of government is subject to wider theoretical considerations as well as scientific and technical disputes. The paper deals with the position of administration within power-sharing. As democratic states follow the principle of tripartite division of powers on the legislative, executive and judiciary, the paper analysis in detail the relationship between the administration and those three branches of government. In this sense, article explores, whether an administrative activities can be referred to as a separate branch of power, or it is located on the area of executive power.
The application of sociological methods in real / Primjena sociološkog metoda u pravu
Authors: Тодоровић Жељко
Published: November 2017

The sociological method is one of the most important methods in the social sciences in general and even in law as a social science.Sociological Method as “modern” method gave a significant contribution to the acquisition of scientific knowledge about the law as a social science, scientific explanations of law, law-making and its implementation, starting from the nineteenth century onwards. No sociological methods, how to stand out R. Lukic, “the right to be left hanging in the air, as a fully independent intellectual creation, beyond time and space.”Sociological method, determine why the law as it is, how it affects people and society and what his form and content should be provided.These methods, also determines the degree of reality of legal norms, and determine whether the legal standard can achieve what we want.However, regardless of the peaks of the sociological method, we should be realistic in assessing his options. Some proponents of sociological methods in real exaggerate in assessing the scientific character of the method, arguing that the sociology of science, which only gives a true knowledge of society and the law and that is dogmatic and normative method for hierarchical information below sociological, which is absolutely untrue.Allocate any method and argue that he alone is the only one in the acquisition of scientific knowledge in science in general, and the right is a big mistake because, as Karl Marx said, “Science is no broad and easy way ...” and put to scientific knowledge in every science and the law and seeks, among other things, and cumulative application of methods and tools that are at our disposal.
Realization of the Right to Education Through Lifelong Learning in Library Activities in B&H / Ostvarivanje prava na obrazovanje kroz cjeloživotno učenje u bibliotečkoj djelatnosti u BiH
Authors: Latinović Jelena
Published: November 2017

By signing international instruments on human rights, Bosnia and Herzegovina committed to their recognition, respect and protection. The right to education, as part of the third category of human rights in their work, including the right to lifelong learning. Libraries as one of the cultural institutions in BiH, organized program of lifelong learning in librarian activities. One of his most parts of the activities acting alone, the level of entities - the Serbian Republic and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and only a small part of his work across the country. The adoption of laws and regulations of the library activities is the responsibility of the entity and its application is sometimes less, sometimes more successful, and therefore it does manifest the degree of realization of human rights in this activity.
Agreement on Succession Issues - Protection of Private Property / Sporazum o pitanjima sukcesije – zaštita privatne svojine
Authors: Čolović Vladimir
Published: November 2017

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, many problems between the former republics, which among other things concerning the private property of natural and legal persons, are not yet resolved. In this regard, the question arises, how the state will guarantee the protection of private property. All former Yugoslav republics signed the Agreement on Succession Issues June 29, 2001, which stipulates that all newly independent states in the former Yugoslavia are the successor states. The agreement contains seven annexes and three appendices. The Agreement regulates the distribution of movable and immovable federal property, status of assets outside the territory of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, finance, archives, etc. The paper specifically analyzes the Annex G which refers to the issue of private property. In Annex G is defined that the private property of the natural and legal persons will be protected by the successor states. All rights concerning to the private property, if possible, will be returned in its original condition by the successor state, irrespective of nationality, domicile or head office of the said persons. This paper also discusses the respect of vested rights, the contents of the private property rights, the necessity of the conclusion of specific bilateral agreements between the former Yugoslav republics, as well as a dual process of resolving the above issues.
Market Concentration and Market Power / Koncentrisanost tržišta i tržišna moć
Authors: Bogojević Aleksandar
Published: November 2017

Contemporary directions of the market liberalization should lead to a bigger number of market participants and to a bigger degree of competition among them. This again, leads to a more diversified offer and to bigger quality products along with higher level of services with cheaper rates. In order to control the mentioned processes, analysis of market concentration is needed, as well as studying and perfection of the methods that allow measurement of market concentration. The degree of market concentration which on a specific market one or more economic subjects have is defined as ‘’market power’’. Economic efficiency on a specific market largely depends on whether non competitive market structures which produce adverse effects on economic efficiency are existent on that market, which ultimately affects on the overall well – being. Conversance of the degree of concentration of a specific (relevant) market is important so that breaching of the market principles can be timely spotted and so that appropriate measures can be taken. Supervision over the market and the market processes, as well as appliance of specific measuring methods of market concentration have the goal of establishing and maintenance of free market competition in which all of the economic subjects participate under the same conditions.
Jurisdiction оf тhe Federation аnd Federal Units аnd Their Participation in the Exercise of Authorities in the Federation / Nadležnosti Federacije i federalnih jedinica i njihovo učešće u vršenju vlasti u Federaciji
Authors: Тодоровић Жељко
Published: November 2017

Distribution of jurisdiction between a federation and federal units generally represents one of the important issues concerning forms of the state, especially the forms of state organization, forms of political organization, as well as forms of state authorities. The jurisdiction of the federation and its federal units is a constitutional matter, which, in fact, significantly determines the type of governmental structure, that is, determines what is the federation like in its character: loose, centralized or quasi federation.Jurisprudence has not even until the present days adequately resolved controversy of sovereignty of the federal units and the federation as a complex state. Legal theory tries to resolve this issue through the so-called cooperative federalism, and some legal theorists try to replace the notion of sovereignty with the notion of autonomy of the federal units. Of course, this does not provide an answer to the question. The answer cannot be given by those legal theorists who try to transfer the issue of sovereignty of the federation and of the federal units from a legal to a political court, arguing that sovereignty should be distributed, and that both, the federation and the federal units should be sovereign, regardless of mentioned types of federation, which is impossible (or it is a federal state-federation or union of states, so that it is not a federation any more, but a confederation).
Multinational (Transnational) Companies as Subjects of Public International Law // Multinacionalne (transnacionalne) kompanije kao subjekti međunarodnog javnog prava
Authors: Krivokapić Boris
Published: November 2017

The paper deals with international legal status of multinational (transnational) companies. The first part gives an overview of this entities and the specifics of their role in the modern world.In the second part, the author deals with the elements of international legal personality of multinational (transnational) companies. Such as international legal regulation of the position of these entities, their specific rights and obligations under international law, international responsibility, process subjectivity before certain international judicial bodies and the special relationship (partnership) with international organizations. It should be added that not only that international law acknowledges their existence, but also multinational companies themselves at least in part influence the development of that law.In the concluding remarks the author notes that multinational (transnational) companies do not have all the elements of a full international personality, the one that is inherent to states. However, even if not complete their personality is beyond doubt. Although between them, depending on the case, there are major differences, there is no dispute that, from the perspective of international law, at least some multinational companies have the legal capacity (the ability to be the holder of a larger or smaller circle of rights and obligations established by international law), legal capacity (the ability to conclude international agreements, create international custom, etc.), tort capacity (the ability to provide for the legal bears responsibility for violating the norms of international law), process capability (active and passive legitimacy before some international courts), etc. In all likelihood, along with the expected further strengthening of the economic, but also political and every other power and role of the companies themselves, their international personality will also become more and more developed, At one point this will require global (universal) agreement which would precisely define rights, but, in particular, the duties and responsibilities of these entities.
The Impact of the Solvency II Directive on the Insurance Sector in Europe // Uticaj direktive solventnost II na sektor osiguranja u Evropi
Authors: Tošić Iva
Published: November 2017

Solvency of insurance companies, its conservation, regulation and control is the basis for the healthy functioning of the insurance market. Solvency is an indicator of stability and security of the companies, as well as the guarantor of execution of obligations. The Solvency II Directive was adopted on 25th of November 2009. She announced big changes in the insurance and reinsurance law, both EU member countries and non-member countries, when it comes to the solvency of the company. The main reason for the adoption of the new directive is strengthening of the integrated market in insurance and reinsurance law through harmonized legal rules. Solvency II aims at a common market, working permit in one member State allows the company carrying out activities in all other member countries. Also, during the implementation of the new directive the countries should have the same rights of protection of the insured. For both requirements is necessary that the supervision rules are agreed and converged all across Europe. In this paper author analyzes influence of the Solvency II on EU member countries, and to non-EU countries, the state of security in Europe, as well as the extent to which some of the countries harmonized their legislation with the Directive.
КРИВИЧНОПРАВНА РЕГУЛАТИВА И КАЗНЕНА ПОЛИТИКА У ОБЛАСТИ РОДНО ЗАСНОВАНОГ НАСИЉА
Authors: Марковић Иванка
Published: November 2017

У раду се анализира казнена политика законодавца и казнена политика судова у области родно заснованог насиља. С тим у вези истиче се да Кривични закон Републике Српске садржи одређени број инкриминација којима се инкриминишу поједини облици родно заснованог насиља, али да је неопходно његово усклађивање са Конвенцијом о спречавању и борби против насиља над женама и насиља у породоци. Када је у питању казнена политика судова, истиче се да је она неусклађена са казеноном политиком законодавца јер не прати законска рјешења у тој области којима се настоје обезиједити услови за адекаватну заштиту жртава родно заснованог насиља.
ПРИРОДА СТВАРИ ЗА ЛИЧНУ УПOТРЕБУ – ПОСЕБНА ИЛИ ЗАЈЕДНИЧКА ИМОВИНА СУПРУЖНИКА?
Authors: Радић Дарко
Published: November 2017

Закључењем брака и успостављањем заједницеживота супружника долази до конституисања бројних и разно-врсних односа међу њима. Имовински односи између супружника,с обзиром на специфичности учесника и њихову важност за брак ипородицу, уређени су посебним правним правилима како би се омо-гућило остваривање циља и суштине брака, с једне стране, и ис-тивремено обезбиједила примјена начела грађанског права, с другестране. У примјени законског брачног имовинског режима посебнуважности имају критеријуми темељем који се врши правна ква-лификација имовине стечене током брака супружника. Међутим,и поред примјене ових критеријума постоје извјесне дилеме окоствари за личну употребу, па се у правној теорији у погледу овогпитања износе различита мишљења. Аутор у овом раду испитујеразличите аргументе у тражењу одговора на питање да ли суствари за личну употребу посебна или заједничка имовина. С дру-ге стране, у раду се преиспитују и релевантна позитивноправнаправила, а у циљу идентификације проблема у њиховој примјении анализе могућих рјешења којима би били реформисани прописикоји се односе на овај дио брачно-имовинске регулативе.
ПРЕДМЕТ ЛЕГАТА У ПРАВУ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРПСКЕ
Authors: Раковић Ђорђе
Published: November 2017

Легат је насљедно-правни институт чију де-финицију су дали бројни правни теоретичари из ове области, ањегову дефиницију налазимо и у одредбама закона о насљеђивању.Преовлађујући елеменат у свим теоријским дефиницијама лега-та јесте онај којим легат представља одређену корист која сеоставља легатару на терет заоставштине, при чему легатарима својство сингуларног сукцесора. Ова корист је као обавезанелеменат, такође, садржана и у законским дефиницијама легатаи представља предмет легата. У ствари, предмет легата је од-ређен као и предмет било које друге облигације и може се састоја-ти у давању, чињењу, нечињењу или трпљењу. Обзиром да се радио облигацији, предмет легата није одређен numerus clausus тако дасе може састојати у свакој облигацији која је могућа, допуштенаи одређена или одредива. Закон о насљеђивању Републике Српскесадржи одредбе које посебно регулишу само легат задужбине илегат остављен повјериоцу, док је једном општом одредбом регу-лисана могућност остављања легата са било којим другим пред-метом. Управо ова општа одредба завјештаоцу даје могућностда у тестаменту остави легат који ће имати било коју другу са-држину, односно предмет.
Академик проф. др Мирко Васиљевић: ТРГОВИНСКО ПРАВО (Правни факултет Универзитета у Београду, 2012, стр. 599)
Authors: Васиљевић Зоран
Published: November 2017

Тринаесто измијењено и допуњено издање представљеногуџбеника је производ дугогодишњег (могли би рећи и вишедеце-нијског) рада једног од водећих научника из ове области права напростору бивше Југославије, који се афирмисао не само научнимдоприносом, већ и практичним радом у разним експертским тимо-вима за израду закона, пружањем консултантских услуга домаћимпривредним субјектима, узимањем учешћа у пројектима, те члан-ством у управним одборима и домаћим и страним арбитражама.Аутор је уједно оснивач и посебне наставне дисциплине на Прав-ном факултету у Београду, Компанијског права, која се сада изуча-ва на готово свим правним факултетима у региону
ПРАКСА УСТАВНОГ СУДА БОСНЕ И ХЕРЦЕГОВИНЕ - НАДЛЕЖНОСТ УСТАВНОГ СУДА БиХ У ПИТАЊИМА КОЈА МУ ЈЕ ПРОСЛИЈЕДИО БИЛО КОЈИ СУД У БОСНИ И ХЕРЦЕГОВИНИ
Authors: Симовић Марина
Published: November 2017

Неоснован је захтјев за оцјену компатибилности члана3. Закона о измјенама и допунама Закона о измирењу обавезапо основу рачуна старе девизне штедње („Службени гласникБиХ“ број 72/07) са законима Босне и Херцеговине, постојањемили домашајем општег правила међународног јавног права иса Европском конвенцијом за заштиту људских права и основ-них слобода.
(КВАЗИ)ДУАЛНА СТРУКТУРА ИЗВРШНЕ ВЛАСТИ У РУСКОМ ПОЛУПРЕДСЈЕДНИЧКОМ СИСТЕМУ
Authors: Пилиповић Милан
Published: November 2017

Пад комунизма у Средњој и Источној Европи значиоје успостављање нових уставних и политичких система и изборновог система власти умјесто, до тада заступљеног, скупштин-ског система. Стајалиште уставотвораца о потреби снажне ин-ституције предсједника државе током процеса транзиције, те од-нос снага између различитих политичких субјеката, резултиралису успостављањем полупредсједничког система власти у многимаод тих земаља. У Руској Федерацији, с првим промјенама устава,прихваћени су неки елементи, а затим и читав концепт полупред-сједничког система. Уставни модел ове земље у складу је с крите-ријима полупредсједничких система – посједује дуалну структуруизвршне власти, те фиксни мандат предсједника државе изабра-ног на општим изборима и који политички није одговоран парла-менту. Међутим, уставна и политичка пракса у Русији показуједа у односу снага унутар дуалне структуре извршне власти, шефдржаве има доминантну улогу. Шеф државе доминира у извршнојвласти, али и политичком систему у цјелини, због чега систем вла-сти у пракси добија одлике предсједничког система.
РАЗВОЈ ИНКРИМИНАЦИЈЕ ЗЛОЧИНИ ПРОТИВ ЧОВЈЕЧНОСТИ
Authors: Благојевић Милан
Published: November 2017

У пракси Суда БиХ везаној за ретроактивнупримјену инкриминације злочини против човјечности уочено је из-ношење става од стране тог суда према којем је ова инкримина-ција представљала кривично дјело и у периоду од 1992. до 1995.године, како са становишта међународног обичајног права такои са становишта принципа међународног права. Да су ове тврдњеправно неосноване најбоље се може запазити излагањем развојаинкриминације злочини против човјечности, што представљапредмет овог рада, као и повезивањем историје ове инкримина-ције са чињеницом да она није била прописана законом који је биона снази у вријеме грађанског рата у БиХ, већ је уведена Кривич-ним законом БиХ из 2003. године. Овај потоњи закон донесен јенакон што је БиХ претходно ратификовала Римски статут међу-народног кривичног суда. У том статуту су, по први пут у људ-ској историји, прописане конструкције широког или систематич-ног напада против цивилног становништва, односно знање о по-стојању таквог напада, као суштински елементи из бића злочинапротив човјечности. Како је приказани развој ове инкриминацијеуско повезан са њеном неуставном ретроактивном примјеном одстране Суда БиХ, чиме се тангира и питање законитости, у радује изложена и суштина тог начела у кривичном праву.
ПРАВО КУПЦА НА НАКНАДУ ШТЕТЕ ЗБОГ ИСПОРУКE НЕСАОБРАЗНЕ РОБЕ
Authors: Граховац Јелена
Published: November 2017

Основни циљ права купца на накнаду штете због испорукенесаобразне робе треба посматрати у оквиру општег права нанакнаду штете због повреде обавезе уговора о продаји каодвострано обавезујућег правног посла. Овај циљ полази од тогада оштећени има исти економски (новчани) положај у коме бибио да је продавац испунио своју обавезу испоруке саобразнеробе (начело позитивног уговорног интереса), односно купацтреба да буде у положају у коме би био да продавац нијеповриједио обавезу испоруке. Накнадом штете треба да сеуспостави, не стање које је постојало, него будуће очекиваностање на основу уговора. У упоредном праву и правној теоријиово питање је на различите начине регулисано.
ADVANTAGES OF CROWDFUNDING AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF FINANCING OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
Authors: Golić Zorica
Published: November 2017

The lack of funding, and limited access to it are the basic problems faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Given the great role and importance of SMEs in every national economy, any progress in solving these problems in terms of creating and finding alternative sources of funding should attract great attention in both professional and scientific and the wider socio-political communities.Crowdfunding is an innovative and relatively new concept that connects entrepreneurs and investors through the Internet. This method allows the entrepreneurs to collect funds through the Internet by "open invitation" to finance their projects/ventures and thus raise the necessary funds by relatively small contributions of a relatively large number of investors. As such, crowdfunding is a fast-growing model increasingly debated of in academic circles and the European institutions.This paper will consider crowdfunding as an alternative means of financing SMEs and try to give different aspects of crowdfunding - and explain how it works, what are the advantages of using it for SMEs and thus expand the knowledge on the topic.
УТИЦАЈ СКОРИНГ МОДЕЛА НА ТАЧНОСТ И БРЗИНУ ПРОЦЈЕНЕ КРЕДИТНОГ РИЗИКА МАЛИХ И СРЕДЊИХ ПРЕДУЗЕЋА
Authors: Сорак Љиљана
Published: November 2017

Да би доносиле квалитетне кредитне одлуке, а самим тим и смањиле кредитни ризик, банке почињу да развијају и користе статистичке моделе за процјену кредитног ризика. Ови модели знање експерата претварају у статистичко-математички модел, а на бази функције изведене из рачуноводствених и тржишних варијабли. Класична кредитна анализа показала се недовољном за управљање кредитним ризицима, па су се у задњих 20-ак година појавиле нове технике.У раду је истраживан утицај скоринг модела на адекватну процјену кредитног ризика малих и средњих предузећа. Сврха увођења скоринг модела је повећати тачност и брзину процјене кредитног ризика којем се банке излажу приликом финансирања малих и средњих предузећа. На тај начин се смањују трошкови кредитирања и побољшава тачност у оцјењивању кредитне способности.
ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN FORMER SOCIALIST COUNTRIES - PANEL APPROACH
Authors: Kovačević Slaviša , Borović Zoran
Published: November 2017

In this paper we will present theresults of our survey on Economic Freedom, andimpact of its individual categories on economic growthin former socialist countries which have joined theEuropean Union (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia). To measureeconomic freedom we will use The Index of EconomicFreedom published by the Heritage Foundation incooperation with the Wall Street Journal. We find thateconomic freedom has a positive, but statisticallyinsignificant impact on economic performance. Ourresult also indicates that individual categories of theEconomic Freedom have a different impact oneconomic performance.
THE ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE SECTOR OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
Authors: Sašić Boban
Published: November 2017

The aim of this paper is to analize the role and importance of financial and non-financial instruments of supporting the sector of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Republic of Srpska (RS). For that purpose, in late 2013 and early 2014, there was conducted a quantitative research on a sample of 110 respondents on the whole territory of RS, with the aim of finding the answers to the following question: What is the reason that a large number of SMEs in RS fail to provide adequate financial and non-financial support to their business activity and what measures should be taken in order to improve the current situation? In order to specify the research problem, we ask ourselves if the existing instruments of financial and non-financial support to the sector of SMEs in the RS are sufficiently developed and accessible, as to contribute to the successful growth and development of the said enterprises? We found that the above mentioned instruments of support to the SME sector in RS are not sufficiently developed. Respondents were acquainted with the sole instruments and models of financial and non-financial support that exist in RS. According to the results of the empirical research, we conclude that creating and mastering the models and instruments of financial and non-financial support to SME sector in the RS and providing the adequate business climate for their successful functioning, will increase the availability of favourable financial means for SMEs, as well as the possibility of using the positive aspects of clusters, guarantee funds, factorings and other forms of entrepreneurship infrastructure.
INTERPLAY BETWEEN ARTICLE 14 AND ARTICLE 55 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS (CISG)
Authors: Pandurević Nemanja
Published: November 2017

The paper focuses on the possibility of concluding contracts for the international sale of goods under the CISG when the price is not determined. The paper analyzes a contradiction between Article 14 of CISG which clearly sets the rule that offer must determine prices, which further implies the impossibility of acceptance of the offer when this element is not defined. From the other side, the Convention under Article 55 still contains dispositive rule of determining prices with the contracts that are validly concluded with no further provisions on this. These two opposing articles create a dilemma in terms of their common sense when interpreted in light of the fact that the CISG is uniform, meaningful and non-contradictory convention.
WORD-OF-MOUTH COMMUNICATION: A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH
Authors: Milaković Ivana Kursan , Mihić Mirela
Published: November 2017

The main purpose of this paper is to emphasize the need for understanding and researching the traditional word-of-mouth communication (WOM) with respect to both sender and receiver and different factors influencing WOM. The main goal is to indicate that WOM represents an important and complex problem area requiring a multi-dimensional approach and accentuating the comprehension of both WOM sending and receiving information with respect to the influence of different factors, such as consumer’s individual characteristics, interpersonal and situational factors. Prior research analysis reveals the lack of integrality in researching the greater number of relevant factors influencing WOM and studying this problem area from the aspect of all communication process participants (both sender and receiver). There are many unexplained factors influencing WOM providing the possibility of gaining new research insights. Thus, this paper examines the problem aspects of WOM offering the marketing implications, conclusions and the future research directions.
book Review - Representation of “EURO” monograph
Authors: Ristić Kristijan
Published: November 2017

Title: Representation of “EURO” monographSubtitle: “How common currency threatens the future of Europe”Authors: Joseph E. StiglitzPublisher: Akademija knjiga Novi Sad  Year: 2016Number of Pages: 380