bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Recycled PET ((Poly) Ethylene-erephthalate) used as straps for rebar binding
Authors: Grbic Miodrag , Glisic Milan , Obradovic Radojko
Published: February 2017

Recycling has an important role in modern production and in environment
preservation. Introduction of recycled PET ((Poly) Ethylene-terephthalate) as
straps for reinforcement bars in concrete construction elements can help
these important issues. By using an experimental method it is shown that PET
straps made with minimal investment, on site and with manual production can
replace "annealed" wire as element for connection of reinforcement bars. An
overview of some regulation and procedures is presented and used for
eligibility assessment of the proposed straps made of recycled material. Also
an overview of commonly used connections is given so it can be compared with
the proposed ones.
Sustainability and socialism: Socio-ecological ideas in the urbanization of New Belgrade
Authors: Ristic-Trajkovic Jelena , Stojiljkovic Danica
Published: February 2017

The main objective of this research is to explore the ecology ideas in
socialism, or more precisely socio-ecological ideas that were present in
urbanization of New Belgrade. The paper investigates beginnings of the
development of environmental consciousness that emerged in late sixties of
the twentieth century due to rapid urbanization processes of Belgrade, but
also draws attention to specific architectural and urban concepts in
historical urban development of New Belgrade which are from the standpoint of
modern principles of sustainability positive examples of social -
environmental exchanges. What can we learn from past experiences? Since the
power relations of socio-environmental conditions that shape urban
environment are constantly changing in terms of scale and participants in the
process of urbanization, historical and geographical insight into the
constantly changing urban configuration is necessary for understanding and
consideration of future radical political-ecological urban strategies.
Post-socialist suburbanization and sprawl development patterns - Nis case study
Authors: Dinic-Brankovic Milena , Bogdanovic-Protic Ivana , Djekic Jelena , Mitkovic Petar
Published: February 2017

One of the characteristic forms of suburban development in the second half of
the 20th century is urban sprawl. Various authors state that sprawl
characterizes the urban development of both capitalist and former socialist
cities. The cities of Central and Eastern Europe, however, remained compact
during the entire period of socialism, and did not begin dispersed
development until the 90?s. The goal of this paper is to examine the
spatial-functional characteristics of the capitalist sprawl model and
determine similarities and differences to the post-socialist suburban
development patterns. A typical sprawling settlement of the capitalist city
is presented in this paper: Platte Ridge neighborhood in the metropolitan
area of Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Then two suburban segments of the City of
Nis, Serbia from the post-socialist period are analyzed, which represent
typical cases of the residential and retail decentralization: Podvinik/Vinik
residential zone beyond the urban boundary, and a retail center at the
periphery of the city in Duvaniste neighborhood. The paper points out to
problems that urban design of capitalist sprawl produces in the usage of
space in the post-socialist city.
The Selamluk in Vranje (part I): Architectonic form development based on historical sources
Authors: Miric Aleksandra , Jovanovic Goran , Kurtovic-Folic Nadja
Published: February 2017

Pasini konaci (Pasha?s residence), Selamluk and Haremluk in Vranje, are
typical representatives of Balkan Oriental architecture of 18th century. In
spite of the buildings becoming very decrepit and prone to dilapidation due
to their structural characteristics, in terms of their function and
construction technique, they represent an evidence of the living standard of
a social class and the social relationships of the historical age they belong
to. With the aid of an analysis of historical data, the part 1 of this paper
presented the results of the research of the origins and development of the
Selamluk in Vranje and its surrounding area with an attempt to determine
architectonic genesis from the original structure, through the destruction
phases and reconstruction to the present day status. In addition to the
information published in the relevant literature, the data were collected by
analyzing old plans, photographs and documents archived in various cultural
institutions. In the part 2 of this paper, the structural and decorative
elements of the Selamluk are discussed for the first time in literature.
Microelectronic reliability models for more than moore nanotechnology products
Authors: Bensoussan Alain
Published: February 2017

Disruptive technologies face a lack of Reliability Engineering Standards and
Physics of Failure (PoF) heritage. Devices based on GaN, SiC, Optoelectronics
or Deep-Submicron nanotechnologies or 3D packaging techniques for example are
suffering a vital absence of screening methods, qualification and reliability
standards when anticipated to be used in Hi-Rel application. To prepare the
HiRel industry for just-in-time COTS, reliability engineers must define
proper and improved models to guarantee infant mortality free, long term
robust equipment that is capable of surviving harsh environments without
failure. Furthermore, time-to-market constraints require the shortest
possible time for qualification. Breakthroughs technologies are generally
industrialized for short life consumer application (typically smartphone or
new PCs with less than 3 years lifecycle). How shall we qualify these
innovative technologies in long term Hi-Rel equipment operation? More Than
Moore law is the paradigm of updating what are now obsolete, inadequate
screening methods and reliability models and Standards to meet these demands.
A State of the Art overview on Quality Assurance, Reliability Standards and
Test Methods is presented in order to question how they must be adapted,
harmonized and rearranged. Here, we quantify failure rate models formulated
for multiple loads and incorporating multiple failure mechanisms to
disentangle existing reliability models to fit the 4.0 industry needs?
Calculation model for the induced voltage in rectangular coils above conductive plates
Authors: Zhang Siquan , Ida Nathan
Published: February 2017

Electromagnetic NDT methods and in particular eddy currents play an important
role in nondestructive testing of conducting materials. In testing conductive
structures, rectangular coils are often more useful than circular coils. A
particular configuration consists of two rectangular coils located above the
conductive plates, one placed parallel to the plates serving as an excitation
coil and the other perpendicular to the plates serving as a sensing coil. In
this work we derive analytical expressions for the induced voltage variations
in the pick-up coil. Then the influences of the plate thickness, the exciting
frequency and the moving speed of the conductor on the induced voltage
variation are analyzed. The analytical calculation results are verified using
the finite element method.
An extended Green-Sasao hierarchy of canonical ternary Galois forms and Universal Logic Modules
Authors: Al-Rabadi Anas
Published: February 2017

A new extended Green-Sasao hierarchy of families and forms with a new
sub-family for many-valued Reed-Muller logic is introduced. Recently, two
families of binary canonical Reed-Muller forms, called Inclusive Forms (IFs)
and Generalized Inclusive Forms (GIFs) have been proposed, where the second
family was the first to include all minimum Exclusive Sum-Of-Products
(ESOPs). In this paper, we propose, analogously to the binary case, two
general families of canonical ternary Reed-Muller forms, called Ternary
Inclusive Forms (TIFs) and their generalization of Ternary Generalized
Inclusive Forms (TGIFs), where the second family includes minimum Galois
Field Sum-Of-Products (GFSOPs) over ternary Galois field GF(3). One of the
basic motivations in this work is the application of these TIFs and TGIFs to
find the minimum GFSOP for many-valued input-output functions within logic
synthesis, where a GFSOP minimizer based on IF polarity can be used to
minimize the many-valued GFSOP expression for any given function. The
realization of the presented S/D trees using Universal Logic Modules (ULMs)
is also introduced, whereULMs are complete systems that can implement all
possible logic functions utilizing the corresponding S/D expansions of
many-valued Shannon and Davio spectral transforms.
Spice modeling of ionizing radiation effects in CMOS devices
Authors: Pesic-Brdjanin Tatjana
Published: February 2017

Electric characteristics of devices in advanced CMOS technologies change over
the time because of the impact of the ionizing radiation effects. Device
aging is caused by cumulative contribution of generation of defects in the
gate oxide and/or at the interface silicon-oxide. The concentration of these
defects is time and bias-dependent values. Existing models include these
effects through constant shift of voltage threshold. A method for including
ionizing radiation effects in Spice models of MOS transistor and FinFET,
based on an auxiliary diode circuit using for derivation of values of surface
potential, that also calculates the correction time-dependent voltage due to
concentration of trapped charges, is shown in this paper.
A new lumped element bridged-T absorptive band-stop filter
Authors: Dutta Roy
Published: February 2017

Following a brief review of previous work on bandstop filters, the inadequacy
of a recent work to obtain a perfect notch or perfect absorption at the notch
frequency ?0 is demonstrated. A simple and elegant alternative solution,
based on purely analytical arguments, is then presented. The resulting
network is shown to achieve perfect matching as well as perfect absorption at
the notch frequency and has several other advantages. A comparison has also
been made with the conventional bridged-T band-stop filter.
A non-intrusive identification of home appliances using active power and harmonic current
Authors: Djordjevic Srdjan , Dimitrijevic Marko , Litovski Vanco
Published: February 2017

In recent years, research on non-intrusive load monitoring has become very
popular since it allows customers to better manage their energy use and
reduce electrical consumption. The traditional non-intrusive load monitoring
method, which uses active and reactive power as signatures, has poor
performance in detecting small non-linear loads. This drawback has become
more prominent because the use of nonlinear appliances has increased
continuously during the last decades. To address this problem, we propose a
NILM method that utilizes harmonic current in combination with the changes of
real power. The advantages of the proposed method with respect to the
existing frequency analysis based NILM methods are lower computational
complexity and the use of only one feature to characterize the harmonic
content of the current.
Performance analysis of dual-branch selection diversity system using novel mathematical approach
Authors: Golubovic Aleksandra , Sekulovic Nikola , Stefanovic Mihajlo , Milic Dejan
Published: February 2017

In this paper, novel mathematical approach for evaluation of probability
density function (PDF) of instantaneous signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) at
the receiver output in interference-limited environment is proposed.
Dual-branch selection combining (SC) receiver operating over correlated
Weibull fading channels applying SIR algorithm is considered. Analytical
expression for joint PDF of desired signal and interference at the receiver
output is derived and used for evaluation of PDF of instantaneous SIR. The
expression for PDF of SIR is used for system performance analysis via outage
probability, average bit error probability (ABEP) and average output SIR as
system performance measures. Numerical results are graphically presented
showing the effects of fading severity, average SIR at the input and level of
correlation on the diversity receiver performance. In addition, results
obtained for the PDF of instantaneous SIR in this paper, are compared to the
results when the PDF of instantaneous SIR is directly calculated.
Electro-acustic influence of the measuring system on the photoacoustic signal amplitude and phase in frequency domain
Authors: Aleksic Sanja , Markushev Dragana , Pantic Dragan , Rabasovic Mihajlo , Markushev Dragan , Todorovic Dragan
Published: February 2017

The paper discusses the most common impacts of the measuring system on the
amplitude and phase of the photoacoustic signals in the frequency domain
using the open-cell experimental set-up. The highest signal distortions are
detected at the ends of the observed modulation frequency range from 20 Hz to
20 kHz. The attenuation of the signal is observed at lower frequencies,
caused by the electronic filtering of the microphone and sound card, with
characteristic frequencies of 15 Hz and 25 Hz. At higher frequencies, the
dominant signal distortions are caused by the microphone acoustic filtering,
having characteristic frequencies around 9 kHz and 15 kHz. It has been found
that the microphone incoherent noise, the so called flicker noise, is
negligibly small in comparison to the signal and does not affect the signal
shape. However, a coherent noise originating from the power modulation system
of the light source significantly affects the shape of the signal in the
range greater than 10 kHz. The effects of the coherent noise and measuring
system influence are eliminated completely using the relevant signal
correction procedure targeting the photoacoustic signal generated by the
sample.
Kantowski-Sachs minisuperspace cosmological model on noncommutative space
Authors: Radovancevic Darko , Nesic Ljubisa
Published: February 2017

A vacuum homogeneous and anisotropic Kantowski-Sachs minisuperspace
cosmological model is considered. In a classical case, Lagrangian of the
model is reduced by a suitable coordinate transformation to Lagrangian of
two decoupled oscillators with the same frequencies and with zero energy in
total (an oscillator-ghost-oscillator system). The model is formulated also
on noncommutative space.
Single-electron description of the strong-field electron detachment of hydrogen negative ion
Authors: Milosevic Milan , Simonovic Nenad
Published: February 2017

The applicability of the single-electron model in describing the electron
detachment of the hydrogen negative ion in strong (static or laser) fields is
examined. By comparing the values for the lowest state energies and
detachment rates obtained using two different short-range model-potentials
with the results of recent ab initio calculations using the full two-electron
description (Milosevic and Simonovic, 2016), it is found that the
single-electron description is applicable for the field intensities up to few
hundred GW/cm2. This description, therefore, can be used for studying
multiphoton processes or the electron detachment via tunneling at these field
strengths, but fails in over-the-barrier regime.
Determination of physical characteristics of horizontally positioned solar module in real climate conditions in Nis, Serbia
Authors: Pantic Lana , Pavlovic Tomislav
Published: February 2017

The aim of this paper was to investigate the influence of solar radiation
intensity, ambient temperature, wind speed and solar module temperature on
the modules physical characteristics, in local climate conditions and for all
seasons in Nis, Serbia. Twelve sunny days, for each month of the year, from
the period September 2014 - June 2016 were selected. During each day
meteorological parameters, solar module temperature and solar module output
parameters were measured. The highest values of solar radiation intensity,
ambient temperature and solar module temperature were measured in summer
months, while the lowest values were in winter months. The maximal values of
the output power were measured in summer months due to the high values of
solar radiation intensity on the solar modules surface. A negative impact of
high solar module temperature on the open circuit voltage, the output power,
the fill factor and the efficiency was observed. In the winter months the
local climatic conditions and air pollution have an adverse impact on the
solar module efficiency and lead to a noticeable reduction of the efficiency.
The radioactivity of bricks produced in Serbia
Authors: Manic Vesna , Manic Goran , Nikezic Dragoslav , Krstic Dragana
Published: February 2017

Natural radioactivity of the brick, one of the most used building materials
was investigated. The content of natural radionuclides in the samples was
measured by HPGe gamma-spectrometry. The average values of specific
activities of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in the samples are: 31 ? 9, 40 ? 11 and
460 ? 118 in Bq kg-1, respectively. The absorbed dose in the air was computed
by the method of buildup factors for the standard model of the room. The
obtained values for the absorbed dose are in the range of 9 - 47 (nGy h-1),
with the average of 36 ? 9 nGy h-1. The radiation hazard was estimated
calculating the corresponding gamma index and the effective dose. The gamma
index belongs to the range of 0.11 to 0.56, and the effective dose is in the
range of 0.044 - 0.23 (mSv), far below the reference limit of 1 mSv.
Cooperative learning in teaching physics and art in secondary schools
Authors: Milicevic Dragana , Pecic Ljiljana
Published: February 2017

Teaching physics in primary and secondary schools is realized through classic
lecturing in classes of about 30 students, individual examinations, written
tests and assignments and laboratory exercises. Knowledge is transferred from
teachers to students mostly in its final form, which is not motivating for
students or their teachers to develop and construct knowledge actively. A
good way to overcome this problem is active teaching/learning through
application of cooperative form of learning, where the aim is that students
study through interaction which they enter on the basis of their previous
knowledge and skills and to become active creators of their knowledge. This
study presents a research survey with the aim to establish effects of
cooperative learning of physics and music as well as physics and art in
secondary schools. The surveys we conducted show that this approach to
teaching contributes to a higher level of understanding, better transfer of
knowledge, better achievement and also to the inner motivation of both
students and teachers. The obtained results indicate that cooperative
learning can be applied to students of all ages, for all school subjects and
within a large number of themes.
Determination of riboflavin content in infant formulas from Serbia by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection
Authors: Denic Marko , Sunaric Slavica , Kocic Gordana
Published: February 2017

As riboflavin (vitamin B2) is essential for normal infant growth, the levels
of this vitamin in different infant formulas have to be controlled.
Therefore, in this study, a simple and accurate HPLC-FLD method for
assessment of vitamin B2 content in infant formulas (linearity range=0.02?2.0
?g/mL; LOQ=0.033 ?g/mL; accuracy>96%) was described and validated. Ten
best-selling infant formulas on Serbian market were assayed for riboflavin
content employing the described method. Significant differences were found in
the vitamin B2 levels (from 68.60 to 131.18 ?g per 100 mL of prepared milk)
in formulas produced by different manufacturers. The values obtained for
riboflavin content in all samples mainly correspond to the declared amounts
by manufacturer. The conducted quality monitoring revealed that infant
formulas from Serbia comply with the nutritional needs of infants with regard
to vitamin B2.
Quality control in radiation processing in the Vinca Institute Radiation Plant: Case study
Authors: Secerov Bojana , Stancov Danijela , Radenkovic Mirjana , Dramicanin Miroslav
Published: February 2017

The irradiation process control has to define facility parameters, validation
of product and routine control of the irradiation process during
exploitation. To meet the regulations, it is necessary to stop the
exploitation and do the qualification exercises after changes in the source
loading, source geometry or product transport system. In order to save time,
the new combined approach has been analyzed for qualification of
sterilization process used in the Vinca Institute Radiation Plant. The
absorbed dose is calculated assuming that the irradiation process runs with
specified parameters. The results of absorbed dose measurements in an
experiment done during the sterilization process were used for dose
calculations. The calculated absorbed doses are compared with measured ones.
The criterion for a positive qualification is the superposition of calculated
and measured values. Two different types of dosimeters are used for
measurements: ethanol-chlorobenzene and alanine. The measurement traceability
is achieved through the calibration by the Riso National Laboratory, Denmark.
In this case study, the determined dwell time for target dose is 450s. 1.23
is dose uniformity ratio in the box with plastic products with dose minimum
at the bottom corners in the center and dose maximum at the top of the
surface plane of the box parallel to the source. The calculated and measured
absorbed doses show the same difference of 13% between the surface and the
central plane in the box. The dose reproducibility for irradiation process is
3.5%.
Development and validation of kinetic spectrophotometric method for herbicide bromfenoxim determination
Authors: Pecev-Marinkovic Emilija , Grahovac Zora , Mitic Snezana , Pavlovic Aleksandra , Rasic-Misic Ivana , Miletic Ana
Published: February 2017

A kinetic spectrophotometric method for determining the residues of herbicide
bromofenoxim (BrFX) has been developed and validated. The proposed method is
based on the inhibitory effect of BrFX on the oxidation of sulfanilic acid
(SA) by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of Cu(II) ion, which was monitored
at 370 nm. The variables affecting the rate of the reaction were investigated
and the optimum conditions were established. BrFX can be measured in the
range of 0.041 - 0.46 ?g/ml and 0.46 - 13.86 ?g/ml. The detection limit of
the method with 3? criteria is 0.0077 ?g/ml. The relative standard deviations
for five replicate determinations of 0.041, 0.24 and 0.46 ?g/ml BrFX are 3.0,
5.32 and 2.85%, respectively. This method can be successfully used to
determine BrFX concentration in baby juice samples. The HPLC method is used
to verify the results. The results obtained for the same samples by the two
methods are quite comparable.
Phenological pattern of leaf-fall phenophase in Quercus robur L. populations of the Belgrade area
Authors: Batos Branislava , Orlovic Sasa , Ninic-Todorovic Jelena , Seslija-Jovanovic Darka , Miljkovic Danijela
Published: February 2017

Our study of phenological variability in the common oak (Quercus robur L.)
was mainly focused on the analysis of the leaf-fall phenophase. The
observations were made in two populations in the area of Belgrade (Serbia).
We observed 29 trees in each site, during three consecutive years. According
to the results of a nonparametric analysis of Mann-Whitney U test we found
differences in the leaf fall phenophase (the start, the length and the end)
among the populations: statistically significant differences were verified
for the start and the length of the leaf fall in two of three observed years,
and for the end of leaf fall in one observed year. The differences in the
leaf fall within each population among the observed years were verified by
the F-test at the significance level of P < 0.05: statistically significant
differences were found for the start of leaf fall in ?Ada Ciganlija?
population, and for the length and the end of leaf fall in both populations.
According to the phenological pattern of population 31% of trees in ?Ada
Ciganlija? population and 24.1% of trees in ?Bojcin forest? population did
not change its phenological group in relation to the start of the leaf fall
(?early?, ?average? and ?late?) during three years of observation. Since the
phenological traits are under significant influence of both environmental and
genetic factors, it is very important to evaluate those factors according to
tree differentiation to phenological groups for pedunculate oak selection. An
overview of the pattern of leaf fall phenology and the response to the
changing climatic factors will help in understanding the leaf fall phenology
at the level of an individual and at the level of species.
Influence of socio - demographic factors on erosion processes in the rural part of the municipality of Vozdovac
Authors: Lazarevic Katarina , Zlatic Miodrag , Kostadinov Stanimir
Published: February 2017

The subject of this paper is the influence of anthropogenic factors on the
state of erosion in the rural part of the municipality of Vozdovac. The aim
of the research is the analysis of the influence of the local population on
land resources, based on the past and present state of erosion and sediment
production, the usage of land resources, as well as natural and mechanical
population movements. The municipality of Vozdovac is one of the 17
municipalities in Belgrade area, which covers an area of 15,000 ha. The
municipal territory includes both urban and rural parts (9216 ha). When it
comes to how land resources are used, it is a characteristic example of
erosion processes in the mountainous Belgrade area. This paper presents an
analysis of the degree of erosion threat to agricultural land in the
municipality of Vozdovac, including three periods (1971; 1988; 2012), where
the method used is the erosion potential method by professor Gavrilovic.
However, the calculation of sediment yield was made by the method of S.
Gavrilovic. The analysis of demographic factors pointed to the influence of
anthropogenic factors on the state of erosion. Mathematical methods were used
- geometric and exponential progression for population projections in 2020
and 2030. The results of this study showed that the intensity of erosion in
that area significantly decreased and that it has a tendency of further
decline.
Changes in the hydrological status of the basin due to the application of erosion control works
Authors: Radonjic Jasmina , Ristic Ratko , Polovina Sinisa
Published: February 2017

Protection of land with vegetation is the primary factor in the fight against
water erosion with necessary application of biotechnical, technical,
administrative and planning measures. One of the first basins to be treated
with works for the protection against erosion and torrent control is the
Gradasnica River basin. The basic parameters to display the changes of the
hydrological status of the land are the state of erosion, the change of
erosion-coefficient, annual sediment yield, specific annual sediment
discharge through the hydrographic network, the value of the runoff curve
number and value of the maximal discharge. Works on protection from erosion
and regulations of torrents have influenced the decrease in erosion
coefficient values from strong erosion (Z=0.99) to the value of weak erosion
(Z=0.40), as well as the reduction of the maximum discharge value from
Qmax(1956)=108,12m3/s to the value of Qmax(2014)=87.2 m3/s.
Trends in the extent of damages from natural hazards in forests in Serbia and the influence of temperature and precipitation
Authors: Rankovic Nenad , Nedeljkovic Jelena , Zlatic Miodrag , Stanisic Mirjana , Nonic Dragan
Published: February 2017

In terms of the visible effects of climate change, in Serbia as well as in
other countries is present an increase of average annual temperature, reduced
amount of precipitation, the occurrence of floods, droughts, forest fires and
ice breakage. The aim of the research is to determine the pattern of the
trends in the extent of damages from natural hazards in the forests in
Serbia, their share in the total forest damage and the impact of temperature
and precipitation on the extent of damage from natural hazards in the forests
during the researched period. A modelling method was used as a basic
scientific method, with an application of trend, regression and correlation
analysis, methods of reasoning (abstraction and concretization, analysis and
synthesis, induction and deduction, etc.), along with other methods and
techniques necessary for obtaining all needed elements (processes, absolute
growth, growth rate, etc.). Regardless of the lack of significance in all
models, the research results indicate that the damages from natural hazards
in the forests in Serbia are expanding, with increased share in total forest
damages, which might be related to significantly lower temperatures and
higher rainfall (snow-breaks, snow uprooting, ice-breaks, ice uprooting,
floods, etc.).
Major risks and technologies of artificial forest regeneration in fire-sites of the Republic of Mari El
Authors: Romanov Evgeniy , Nureeva Tatiana , Demakov Yuriy , Eremin Nikolay
Published: February 2017

Wildfires occur in the Republic of Mari El (Russian Federation) from time to
time, that is why reforestation work is very important in the region. Some
risks arise in the course of forest reproduction at fire-sites. Wastelands
formation, May beetle outburst (Melolontha melolontha), fire recurrence are
the most typical risks. Predominance in the forests (sandy soil) of the
Republic of Mari El of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) determines regeneration
of this very species. Accelerated growth of pine in fire-sites is achievable
through artificial forest regeneration. The goal of our research is to study
the influence of different technologies of plantation establishment in
fire-sites on their development and productivity and assess possible risks
mitigation in establishment and cultivation of the plantations. Eight
different plots of planted Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) were studied. These
plots are rectangular (?-1, K-1, ?-3, ?-4, ?-5), square (?-2) and spot
planting (?-2, ?-3) plots. The initial density of the planted trees was
different in the plots; it was low (?-1, ?-2, ?-3), mean (?-4) and high (?-1,
?-5). It was revealed that in the plots where trees were planted with high
initial density (more than 10000 trees per hectare) the risk of May beetle
outburst was reduced due to quick canopy closure (up to 3-4 years). Two-row
spot planting of Scots pine and leaving the wide inter-rows (?-2, ?-3) makes
it possible to carry out the prevention measures and contributes to forest
environment preservation and natural regeneration of broadleaved species.
The Serbian manuscripts of the lader of divine ascent of St. John Sinaites (14th c.)
Authors: Georgievna Popova
Published: February 2017

The Ladder of Divine Ascent of St. John Sinaites has been very popular among
the Slaves in the Middle Ages. From the 14th century 66 manuscripts were
kept, 29 of them are Serbian. Not less than seven ancient manuscripts are
kept in the National Library of Serbia (in the collections of the monasteries
of Decani and Pec and in the New collection). Two manuscripts are kept in the
library of the University of Belgrade, in the collection of manuscripts
Lesnovo monastery. Five Serbian manuscripts of the Ladder are kept in the
Russian National Library (St. Petersburg). Three ancient Serbian books of the
Ladder are kept in Moscow, in the Russian State Library. Six ancient Serbian
manuscripts of the Ladder are kept in the libraries of Mount Athos: four in
the Hilandar monastery and two in the Zograf monastery. Four manuscripts of
the Serbian Ladder are kept in Bucharest, in the Library of the Romanian
Academy of Sciences. One ancient manuscript is kept in Macedonia, in the
Ohrid National Museum. One Serbian book of the Ladder is kept in Paris, in
the Slavic Fund of the French National Library. Of course, the former number
of ancient Serbian manuscripts of the Ladder was much more than 29. The
Serbian manuscripts preserved all ancient Slavonic translations of the
Ladder: Preslav (in two versions), Tarnovo, Serbian (in two versions) and
Athos. The author gives a description of each manuscript, names its location,
dating and the related manuscripts. The Ladder as a book has many components.
The basics of this book are the Life of St. John Sinaites and his message to
John of Raif and 30 homilies. In the Slavic tradition we added a lot of new
texts to this, not Greek but Slavic. One of these texts is the dictionary
?Tolkovanie recem?. According to our observations, this dictionary appeared
in the Serbian book culture not later than the second half of the 14th
century. The text of this dictionary began to appear separately from the
Ladder very early as a part of the ascetic Sammelbands. An example is a
Sammelband of the library of the Hilandar Monastery, number 455. The text of
this dictionary is in the appendix of the article.
Ob odnom avtografe Ieromonaha Pahomija Serba
Authors: Jelesijevic Snezana
Published: February 2017

V stat'e daetsja obzor izvestnyh avtografov ierom. Pahomija Serba (Logofeta) i
ukazyvaetsja na ego do sih por ne otmecennyj avtograf - ?Podvizniceskie
nastavlenija? v nacale sbornika RGB, TSL 753 (ll. 1-51 ob.). V rukopisnoj
tradicii ?Podvizniceskie nastavlenija? (????????? ?????????; Constitutiones
asceticae) pripisyvajutsja sv. Vasiliju Velikomu, no, po mneniju bol'sinstva
issledovatelej, emu ne prinadlezat. V srednie veka oni byli dobavleny k
?Velikomu Asketikonu? sv. Vasilija. Na osnovanii sravnenija spiska
?Podvizniceskih nastavlenij? TSL 753 s bolgarskim spiskom v ?Asketikone?
RGB, TSL 129 (ll. 150-175) ustanavlivaetsja, cto ierom. Pahomij ispol'zoval
spisok TSL 129 v kacestve podlinnika. V rabote izlagajutsja rezul'taty
sopostavlenija oglavlenija i predislovija ?Podvizniceskih nastavlenij? v dvuh
upomjanutyh spiskah. Osoboe vnimanie udeljaetsja osobennostjam spiska Pahomija
Serba - orfograficeskim, jazykovym i izmenenijam v tekste.
The process of carnivalization in Milos Crnjanski’s Druga knjiga Seoba
Authors: Andjelkovic Natasa
Published: February 2017

The goal of this work is to use a genre-poetical and literary-historical base
to analyze a possibility of establishing a specific sub-genre core in Druga
knjiga Seoba, which is created through a multi-centuries tradition of
menippean satire and the carnivalization of literature on the one hand, and
modernism on the other. The result of examining the genre tradition, or
rather carnivalization and menippea, and literary-historical context, or
rather modernism in this novel should be to detect the differences between
traditional carnivalization in medieval and renaissance literature and one
in the modern literature and to notice the innovations within the carnival
as a motive and thematic base
An attempt at celebrating Drzic’s aniversary in 1958
Authors: Djordjevic Bojan
Published: February 2017

In 1958 in Yugoslavia, a celebration of 450th anniversary of Marin Drzic?s
birth was organized. This anniversary wax intended to be of national
importance and the organizers of the event were the Association of Yugoslav
Writers and the Association of Croatian Writers. The State Organizational
Board for the celebration of Drzic?s anniversary was established. The
preserved archival materials, however, show that a lot of problems occurred
and that Drzic?s anniversary was not marked the way it had been planned.
Nikolaj Velimirovic’s letters to Aleksandar Belic sent from London 1916.
Authors: Jovanovic Miroslav
Published: February 2017

The Archive of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Belgrade holds
four letters that the Nikolaj Velimirovic (1881-1956) sent in 1916. to
philologist Aleksandar Belic (1876-1960). Both of them were send by the
Serbian government in the missions at the the Allied capitals - Velimirovic
in London, Belic in Petrograd. Velimirovic?s view of international relations
and the importance of the impact of the Russian Empire in Great Britain led
him to cooperation with Belic to help Serbia in achieving its war aims.
Two letters from Slobodan Jovanovic to Milan Rakic
Authors: Opsenica Dragoslav
Published: February 2017

The paper features two letters from historian and lawyer Slobodan Jovanovic
addressed to writer and diplomat Milan Rakic. This correspondence provides
interesting information on their mutual ties and relations. The influence of
the journal ?The Serbian Literary Gazette? and the impact of Rakic?s poetry
is reflected in this correspondence and gives an insight into the time in
which they originated. Therefore the letters are considered a significant
contribution to the history of Serbian culture.
Post-democratic critique of democracy: Transformation or collapse of democracy
Authors: Pavicevic Djordje
Published: February 2017

The article reconsiders analytical value of the concept of postdemocracy. The
thesis of the article is that significance of the concept of postdemocracy
lies in its ability to be used as a tool of conceptual criticism, not in its
informative value for criticism of democratic regimes. The question is:
whether it is possible, from post-democratic perspective, to claim that
realistic judgment on particular ?democratic practices? could be wrong
judgement on democracy? Three different conceptions of postdemocracy are
offered as answers to the question. They are considered as reaction to
self-proclaimed ?triumph? of democracy and universalization of minimalistic
conception of democracy. The first is the conception of English sociologist
Colin Crouch which is based on criticism of participation failure and
electoral policies of existing democracies. The second is Sheldon Wolin?s
conception which is suspicious of representativeness of representative
democracy. Third conception is based on Jacques Ranciere?s critique of
legitimacy scheme of liberal democracy. These three critiques suggest that
democracy is in bad shape as well as that the meaning of the notion of
democracy is hooked by economic and political elites. The conclusion is that
the concept of post-democracy is more useful as a platform of critical
reconsideration of democracy than more frequently used concepts of crisis,
deficit, decline or transformation. The question of adequacy of particular
conceptions of post-democracy is not raised in this article.
A case study of the shaping of premodern Serbian ethnicity through saints, martyrs and heroes of the folk epics: Ethno-symbolic approach
Authors: Kostic Nemanja
Published: February 2017

By applying ethno-symbolist approach in studying premodern ethnic community
shaping, this article analyzes the role of the most important saintly, martyr
and heroic figures of the Serbian folk epics in development of the Serbian
ethnicity up to the nineteenth century. This symbolic content was viewed
through the prism of the theoretical concept of ethno-history, i.e. as a part
of a complex ethnic narrative which contains different parts of myths and
historical memories of members of an ethnie. Special attention was given to
explanation of social conditions which were, in historical perspective,
defining character of collective memory of premodern Serbs. Findings of the
researches showed that epic characters of Prince Lazar, Milos Obilic, and
Prince Marko, as well as protagonists of poems about Serbian battles against
Ottoman Empire from the beginning of the nineteenth century, originated as a
result of different group interests and needs initiated by political,
cultural and economic features of the time when the poetry was made. By the
same token, historical role of the Serbian church, as well as the influence
of centuries of social subordination of the members of Serbian ethnic
community during the Ottoman reign. Findings of this analysis leads to a
conclusion that building of an ethnical identity, as a rule, is not a linear
and spontaneous process, marked with continual accumulation of memories, and
its development is defined with the moments of collective forgetting, much
needed for the survival of the group.
Critical analysis of discourse of the people from the South of Serbia on the National television (RTS): TV show „Porodicno blago”
Authors: Manasijevic Marija
Published: February 2017

When observing the relation between the standard language and language
variety, the hegemony of standards which implies the ideological foundation
of its prestige cannot be discarded. Respecting the language standards, one
shows his or her own social status in a certain way, being able to
accommodate to the rules of public discourse regardless of the part of the
country he or she comes from. A person can position themselves on the social
ladder of power and prestige by using the ?pure? language in formal
situations. The underlying problem of this paper is discourse analysis of the
language used by the people from the South of Serbia in the TV show
?Porodicno blago? which has been conducted in accordance with the principles
of the critical discourse analysis. The selected examples have been analyzed
on three levels: text, discursive practice and social practice. According to
the analyzed discourse examples we can infer that there are two basic ways of
portraying the people from the South of Serbia. The first type is represented
by the character of Tika Spic, who is the personification of a primitive,
uneducated, resourceful and unscrupulous man. In contrast to that, the second
type is naive, openhearted, primitive, passionate and hedonistic. The thing
in common for both types of southerners is honouring the traditional values,
which includes patriarchy connected to the lack of education, frugality and
incivility in the broadest sense of the term. This paper discusses the ways
of relativisation of these stereotypes by the means of the principles of
sociolinguistic activism.
Radiation-related hygienic assessment of construction materials in urbanized complexes in the Volgograd region
Authors: Sidelnikova Olga , Khorzova Lidia , Sidyakin Pavel
Published: February 2017

The concept of safety and assurance of vital human activities in urbanization
is one of the most significant backbone concepts of human ecology. The
comfort of residential buildings is largely owed to the radiation properties
of the construction materials used. Therefore, the radiation-related hygienic
support of technological processes and construction procedures is an
important issue for the construction industry. Solving problems associated
with improving the radiation safety of urbanized complexes depends on
implementing legislation in the sphere of limiting human exposure to the
impact of naturally occurring radionuclides. The paper presents the results
of studies carried out by the authors on the specific activities of naturally
occurring radionuclides in the construction materials manufactured and used
in the Volgograd region. Through these large-scale studies, it was found out
that the construction materials manufactured in the Volgograd region are in
compliance with the national legislative and standard requirements; they are
referred to as class 1 and can be applied for the construction of residential
and public buildings.
Forms of international movement of capital with special emphasis on the PPP and concessions
Authors: Sovran Sanja , Hadzic Miroljub
Published: February 2017

The state has always cooperated with the private sector in order to implement
various activities in the best interest of public. The first models of
public-private partnerships (PPP) appeared at the time of the Roman Empire in
the context of public works in construction of public baths, markets and
ports. Contemporary international movement of capital is a phenomenon that
has existed for over a century. When discussing the PPP in modern day terms,
the expansion of private involvement in the public sector starts in the 1970s
and the 1980s of the previous century, in public infrastructure projects and
in most developed economies. The primary purpose of these arrangements is to
reduce expenditures in state budgets, but also to achieve faster and better
execution of work, reduce risk and efficiently manage the projects. This
paper will briefly present the evolution of PPPs and concessions, with an
emphasis on understanding money and capital throughout the evolution of PPP,
contemporary forms of movement of capital, as well as equity in terms of
globalization. The subject of this paper are also examples of the important
PPPs and concessions from the construction of the Suez Canal until today.
Perfumed historic buildings: Issues of authenticity
Authors: Tosic Jovana
Published: February 2017

Contemporary historical preservation practice includes olfactory preservation
as an experimental method of architectural preservation. The implementation
of manufactured scents in historic buildings raises important issues of
authenticity. This paper focuses on three important issues in the relation
between olfactory preservation and authenticity: the importance of
phenomenology in memory evocation; the relative character of the authenticity
concept; and the significance of social values in historic preservation. This
requires a critical examination of charters, documents and theoretical
interpretations which reflect a broader concept of authenticity. The paper
discusses certain articles of the Venice Charter, the Nara Document on
Authenticity, as well as the sense of smell in architectural experience
through critical analysis of the theories of John Ruskin, Viollet-le-Duc,
Roger Scruton and Juhani Pallasmaa and their concepts of authenticity.
Authenticity issues are illustrated by the examples of olfactory
preservation: olfactory reconstruction of Philip Johnson?s Glass House;
interior restoration and olfactory reconstruction of the Arts Club in
Mayfair, London; and the creation process of the perfume brand Arquiste, a
meaningful example which relocates the olfactory reconstruction context.
These critical analyses raise the question of scent in historic buildings as
a value in itself.
A comparative analysis of architects’ views on wood construction
Authors: Arnautovic-Aksic Dragica
Published: February 2017

Even though wood is locally a traditional material, it is rarely used in
architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is why the constructed
buildings have poor ecological properties. The main objective of the research
is to determine the views of architects on sustainability principles in
architecture, contemporary products and wood construction systems. An online
questionnaire was used to collect responses by architects from Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Serbia and Austria. The research results confirm the hypothesis
that architects in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in Serbia alike, do not have
sufficient knowledge on the principles of sustainable architecture,
contemporary products and wood construction systems, which is why they do not
use wood in their projects. The results of a comparative analysis suggest
that there is a cause-and-effect connection between the architects? views and
the volume (scope) of the use of wood, and that the use of wood in
constructing buildings in Austria is not only a result of better technical
and technological equipment but also of the different views held by the
architects. The value of the research results is that they point to the fact
that by improving architects? knowledge we may improve architectural
sustainability by using wood to a greater extent.