bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La prevención social en materia de adolescentes en conflicto con la ley penal
Authors: Escobedo Cabello Rubén , García Silva Gerardo
Published: January 2025

Este artículo analiza la Ley Nacional del Sistema Integral de Justicia Penal para Adolescentes, enfatizando los retos que enfrenta su implementación en México. Se examinan disposiciones específicas de la ley, tales como las etapas procesales aplicables a adolescentes infractores, y se critican las similitudes con el sistema de justicia para adultos, a pesar de la necesidad de un enfoque especializado para menores. Se emplean métodos de análisis documental y revisión bibliográfica, incorporando postulados como la teoría del riesgo y la teoría de siste mas de Niklas Luhmann para fundamentar la discusión.
The Position of Civil Servant Investigators in the Disclosure of Money Laundering Crimes after the Constitutional Court's Decision Number 15/PUU-XIX/2021
Authors: Salamony Jetter Wilson
Published: January 2025

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Designing for colonial wealth: James Playfair at Dunninald, Urie and Cairness
Authors: Lamb Rory L A
Published: January 2025

The Angus-born architect James Playfair established himself in London in the 1780s under the patronage of Henry Dundas, the most senior Scottish politician of his day. Until his early death in 1794, Playfair's clientele expanded chiefly amongst Dundas' allies in Scotland, his abilities being recommended by his work remodelling Dundas' own residence at Melville Castle. This article examines the colonial dimension to Playfair's career, namely his commissions for David Scott of Dunninald, a director of the East India Company; Robert Barclay Urie, a relative of the London merchants who founded Barclay's Bank; and Charles Gordon of Cairness, a plantation-owner estate in Jamaica. Cairness House was the only one of the three to be constructed, but all three designs testify to similar ambitions from Playfair's clients to solidify their wealth through architecture. Exploring the development of Playfair's schemes for Dunninald, Urie and Cairness and the commercial networks from which they were derived, it shows that Playfair's designs were informed by a web of connections between Scotland, London, and the British Empire. Henry Dundas was a central figure here, but Playfair's location as a Scotsman in London was also important. London was where his clients sought parliamentary seats under Dundas' patronage, processed their fortunes with bankers and merchants and invested in the services of a fashionable architect to manifest their wealth in Scotland. Charting the projects at Dunninald, Urie and Cairness adds to our understanding of a much-overlooked British architect's career but also illuminates the ways in which colonial wealth impacted the built environment of late eighteenth-century Scotland, as articulated by the overlapping of architectural, colonial and political patronage in London.
Male fertility preservation in cancer patients. Reasoned opinion
Authors: Anastasi Attilio , Capodanno Francesco , Bonesi Francesca , Gallinelli Andrea
Published: January 2025

Every day about thirty cancers are diagnosed in young Italian patients. Of these, 37.4% are cases of young men mainly affected by testicular, colon-rectal or thyroid cancer, melanoma or Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The risk of infertility in some types of cancer is very high, but for others the risk is much lower. Due to numerous confounding factors, it is difficult to clarify a role of cancer itself in male fertility. Semen cryopreservation may represent the only chance of future genetic parenthood for many patients. Rapid freezing of semen in liquid nitrogen vapors, before cancer treatment is started, is considered the gold standard for male fertility preservation; nevertheless, no more than 10% of patients ask to use frozen sperm to obtain a pregnancy. Despite the efficacy of male fertility preservation methods, the rate of men achieving pregnancy with samples frozen prior to cancer treatment is about 3.9%. In this reasoned opinion, different reasons are given, which suggest the need for a personalized approach to male fertility preservation. KEY WORDS: Male fertility, fertility preservation, cryopreservation, sperm freezing, male cancers, fertility preservation efficacy, cancer patients.
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger? Residents Seeing More Patients Per Hour See Lower Complexity
Authors: Jewell Corlin M. , Bai Guangyu (Anthony) , Hekman Dann J. , Nicholson Adam M. , Lasarev Michael R. , Alexandridis Roxana , Schnapp Benjamin H.
Published: January 2025

Introduction: Patients seen per hour (PPH) is a popular metric for emergency medicine (EM) resident efﬁciency, although it is likely insufﬁcient for encapsulating overall efﬁciency. In this study we explored the relationship between higher patient complexity, acuity on shift, and markers of clinical efﬁciency. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis using electronic health record data of the patients seen by EM residents during their ﬁnal year of training who graduated between 2017–2020 at a single, urban, academic hospital. We compared the number of PPH seen during the third (ﬁnal) year to patient acuity (Emergency Severity Index), complexity (Current Procedural Terminology codes [CPT]), propensity for admissions, and generated relative value units (RVU). Results: A total of 46 residents were included in the analysis, representing 178,037 total cases. The number of PPH increased from ﬁrst to second year of residency and fell slightly during the third year of residency. Overall, for each 50% increase in the odds of treating a patient requiring high-level evaluation and management (CPT code 99215), there was a 7.4% decrease in mean PPH. Each 50% increase in odds of treating a case requiring hospital admission was associated with a 6.7% reduction (95%conﬁdence interval [CI] 0.73–12%; P = 0.03) in mean PPH. Each 0.1-point increase in PPH was associated with a 262 (95% CI 157–367; P < 0.001) unit increase in average RVUs generated. Conclusion: Seeing a greater number of patients per hour was associated with a lower volume of complex patients and patients requiring admission among EM residents.
Defining Rhetoric Dialectically
Authors: Larsen Jens Kristian ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: January 2025

This article urges that what distinguishes dialectic from rhetoric in the Gorgias is their differing conceptions of definitions and argues that: (1) Dialectic centers on the nature of things, rhetoric on their qualities. (2) Dialectic is shown to differ from rhetoric in the inquiry through the application of collection and division. (3) Socrates’ definition and criticism of rhetoric flows from his conception of expertise, not his moral outlook.
‘In a Complete Life’ (NE i 7.1098a18)
Authors: Baker Samuel ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: January 2025

Aristotle’s fundamental rationale for the ‘teleios life’ requirement (Nicomachean Ethics i 7.1098a18) is that a virtuous activity is better when it is more continuous and more enduring. Consequently, the Aristotelian wish (boulēsis) for happiness properly inclines the virtuous person to wish for immortality. This is not an incoherent wish because mortality is coincidental to the human being as such.
Analisis Sistem Manajemen Mutu pada Proyek Pembangunan Gedung Perkuliahan UPI Kampus Tasikmalaya
Authors: Ramadhan Nazar Caesar , Meirawan Danny
Published: January 2025

Penelitian ini menganalisis penerapan sistem manajemen mutu pada proyek pembangunan gedung perkuliahan UPI kampus Tasikmalaya. Dengan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif berbasis analisis dokumen, penelitian ini mengevaluasi tingkat kesesuaian sistem manajemen mutu dengan standar ISO 9001:2015 serta mengidentifikasi faktor pendukung dan penghambat penerapannya. Data sekunder, seperti spesifikasi teknis, rencana proyek, dan dokumen mutu, dianalisis secara sistematis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar elemen sistem manajemen mutu telah sesuai dengan standar ISO 9001:2015, khususnya dalam dokumentasi rencana mutu dan pengendalian penyedia eksternal. Namun, pelaksanaan audit internal memerlukan perbaikan untuk meningkatkan pengendalian mutu secara keseluruhan. Hambatan utama mencakup ketergantungan pada pemasok eksternal, keterlamabatan persetujua pengawas, dan kurangnya inspeksi lapangan yang terstruktur. Sebalinya, spesifikasi tekis yang rinci, material bergaransi dari pemasok resmi, dan struktur tim proyek yang jelas menjadi faktor pendukung signifikan. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa penerapan sistem audit internal yang menyeluruh dan inspeksi lapangan terstruktur dapat mengoptimalkan manajemen mutu. Rekomendasi mencakup diversifikasi pemasok material, penyederhanan proses persetujuan, dan peningkatan pemantauan mutu secara rutin.
Psycho-Linguistic Communication Strategies Employed by Second-Hand Clothing Vendors to Influence Consumer Buying Behaviour at Gikomba Market, Kenya
Authors: Mandillah Lucy
Published: January 2025

Language plays a critical role in communication, shaping and being shaped by cognitive processes and contextual meaning. This study explores the psycho-linguistic communication strategies (PLCS) used by second-hand clothing (SHC) sellers/vendors at Gikomba Market in Nairobi, Kenya to influence buyer behaviour. Despite the growing popularity of SHC, research on language use in this sector remains scarce and inconclusive. This study examines how SHC sellers use language to engage and persuade customers in a competitive marketplace. The study seeks to identify the PLCS used by sellers, evaluate their impact on buyer behaviour, and assess their effectiveness in influencing consumer decisions. Guided by Robert Cialdini’s psycho-linguistic theory, the research adopts qualitative methods, including observation and in-depth interviews with 20 SHC vendors and 10 consumers. Data were analysed thematically to identify recurring communication strategies. The findings reveal that vendors employ strategies such as code-switching, deceptive pricing, repetition, narratives, hyperbole, and euphemism to attract buyers. These techniques create a sense of urgency, pride, and cultural connection, which significantly influence purchasing decisions. The study is limited to a specific market (Gikomba) and population, restricting generalisability. Further research is needed to explore PLCS in diverse contexts and their long-term impact on buyer behaviour. The study findings offer valuable insights into consumer behaviour in informal markets, highlighting the role of language in marketing and informing future research. It also provides a basis for vendor training programmes to improve customer engagement and sales in competitive settings.
Strategic Internal Drivers for ESG Integration: Enhancing Employee Awareness and Social Aspect of ESG in Bank XYZ
Authors:   Master of Business Administration, School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha No.10 Bandung 40132, Indonesia, Bachtiar Hasna , Nurlaela Arief Neneng ,   Master of Business Administration, School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha No.10 Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Published: January 2025

This study investigates the internal strategic drivers necessary for effective ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) integration at Bank XYZ, with a focus on improving employee awareness and addressing social sustainability challenges. As ESG principles increasingly become a benchmark for corporate responsibility, banking institutions play a critical role in aligning their internal processes with global sustainability standards. However, gaps in employee-centric practices often hinder the full integration of ESG values. Using a mixed-method approach, this research combines quantitative surveys and qualitative focus group discussions (FGDs) to identify and address these gaps. The quantitative analysis, conducted using SPSS, involved 339 employees from banks with low ESG performance scores and highlighted specific areas for improvement, such as insufficient ESG training (M = 3.4286) and unclear communication on parental leave policies (M = 3.875). Qualitative insights were gathered and analyzed using NVivo from discussions with four ESG banking experts, revealing actionable strategies, including awareness campaigns, cross-departmental collaboration, and the development of an ESG framework to enhance employee engagement. The findings demonstrate that while employees possess a general understanding of ESG principles, there is a need for targeted role-specific training, improved communication of sustainability initiatives, and empowerment programs to drive engagement. By prioritizing foundational steps, core integration strategies, and fostering a culture of sustainability, Bank XYZ can align its internal processes with ESG objectives. These recommendations aim to not only improve the bank’s social sustainability performance but also serve as a guide for embedding ESG principles across all organizational levels, contributing to a more sustainable and responsible banking environment. The integration of SPSS and NVivo tools in this research highlights a robust methodological approach, ensuring data-driven insights for both quantitative and qualitative aspects of ESG integration.
Effectiveness of Digital Interventions in Improving Knowledge and Attitudes of Adolescent Mental Health: A scoping review
Authors: Wulandari Nunung , Kartini Apoina , Tri Purnami Cahya
Published: January 2025

Adolescent mental health is a critical issue that affects their quality of life and development. Digital interventions offer an innovative solution to enhance mental health literacy among adolescents. This article to identify the effectiveness of digital educational interventions in improving adolescents' knowledge and attitudes toward early detection of mental health issues. A scoping review was conducted using the PEOS framework. Literature searches were performed in PubMed and ScienceDirect databases for articles published between 2019 and 2024. A total of 15 articles were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Digital interventions, such as school-based applications and social media campaigns, enhanced mental health literacy and reduced stigma related to mental health. Several interventions also improved adolescents' abilities to recognize mental health symptoms and encouraged help-seeking behaviors. However, challenges such as low digital literacy and limited access remain significant barriers to implementation. Digital education effectively improves adolescents' knowledge and attitudes toward early detection of mental health issues. Culturally relevant approaches and stakeholder support are crucial for the program's sustainability.
The Factor Affecting Medication Adherence in Tuberculosis Patients: A Literature Review
Authors: Harahap Daimah Wirdatus Sanaun , Andrajati Retnosari , Sari Santi Purna , Handayani Diah
Published: January 2025

Medication adherence is crucial for the successful treatment of tuberculosis (TB), a persistent global health issue that demands prolonged and rigorous therapy to achieve cure, prevent drug resistance, and reduce transmission rates within communities. Recent studies highlight predictors of effective treatment outcomes such as being a new TB case and being HIV-negative. There is a significant relationship between various psychosocial factors that influence treatment adherence, particularly among elderly TB patients, where adherence is characterized by complexity and multidimensionality. Factors like depression, anxiety, income levels, social support, patient status, and TB classification play critical roles in adherence. Understanding these factors is essential for optimizing treatment strategies and improving outcomes in TB management.
Product Recommendations Using Adjusted User-Based Collaborative Filtering on E-Commerce Platforms
Authors: Tartila Gilang Romadhanu , Akbar Habibullah , Firmansyah Gerry , Widodo Agung Mulyo
Published: January 2025

Product recommendations on e-commerce platforms play a crucial role in supporting customers' purchasing decisions by leveraging user data to provide relevant product suggestions. With the increasing volume of e-commerce data, recommendation methods are needed that are not only accurate but also capable of being applied to diverse datasets. This research focuses on evaluating three product recommendation methods, namely User-Based Collaborative Filtering, Item-Based Collaborative Filtering, and Content-Based Filtering, using various datasets from the Kaggle platform, including transaction data and user reviews. The main problem identified is how to ensure that these three recommendation methods remain optimal despite using different datasets. Through an experimental approach, this research aims to implement and evaluate the performance of these recommendation methods. The results of this study are expected to demonstrate that one of the recommendation methods can work generally on various datasets, thereby making a significant contribution to the selection of the appropriate product recommendation method on e-commerce platforms.
Aspects of the Late Eneolithic. Sălcuţa Culture Pottery (II)
Authors:   The County Museum “Teohari Antonescu” Giurgiu, RĂBÎNCĂ Iulia , LAZĂR Simona ,   Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane din Craiova „C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor”, POPOVICI Sabin ,   Museum of Romanaţiului – Caracal, COMĂNESCU Laurențiu ,   The County Directorate for Culture Olt, PhD.;, VOICILĂ Valentin ,   Archaeologist, Museum of Romanaţiului – Caracal;
Published: January 2025

Starting with the first half of the 20th century, many (sau a lot) archaeological sites have been discovered in the Lower Olt Valley, dated chronologically and culturally in the second half of the 5th millennium BC, in the Late Eneolithic, the Sălcuța culture. Detailed description of the main site, Sălcuța – Piscul Cornișorului, are available in the monograph published by Dumitru Berciu in 1961.
Pottery is an element of material culture that is especially useful in establishing chronological and cultural data. Therefore, in this article were analyzed a number of 17 vessels (unpublished or less known) from a technological, morphological and stylistic point of view belonging to the Sălcuţa culture. The frequency of the forms and ornamentations within the major pottery form type categories provide additional evidence of a shared ceramic tradition at the large or small settlements in the Oltenia region. That’s why, we consider it necessary to present the repertoire of the Sălcuța-type settlements, providing an overview of the research history.
We mention that the analyzed pottery comes from the archaeological collection of the Olt County Museum.
Scrădeanu Kula from Pojogeni, Gorj County
Authors:   Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane din Craiova „C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor”, CIOAREC Ileana
Published: January 2025

From the medieval period, in the area of Oltenia, there have been preserved some tower-dwellings, which are reminiscent of the Byzantine ones or those of the Balkan world, through their structure and construction system. They are called, with a term of Turkish origin, kula (cule = tower). They are a type of construction representative only for the Oltenia area, with specific architectural elements such as the turret with pillars, and double functionality: residential house and place of defence.
In Gorj County there were several kulas, a large part of them being located along the Gilort Valley. Such a requirement was also met by the kula in the village of Pojogeni, Gorj County, built by the captain Ion Scrădeanu. This extremely important architectural monument, unfortunately, is no longer preserved today.
The kula had a rectangular shape, a height of 10.80 m up to the roof and levels (cellar and three floors).
The Words of Ethnic Differences
Authors:   Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane din Craiova „C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor”, NICA BURCI Iustina
Published: January 2025

In this article, it is intended the analysis, from the point of view of their presence in current anthroponymy and toponymy, of those designations that show a person’s different origin from that of the native population, without indicating what this ethnicity is. The respective appellations are: sudit (subject, or citizen), străin (foreigner), venetic (alien), colonist (settler), băjenar (refugee).
Urban Architecture. About the Establishment and Development of Fair Towns. Representative Monuments (Casa Poroineanu from Craiova)
Authors:   Muzeul Olteniei, CANURECI Adrian Irinel
Published: January 2025

The present study analyzes the architecture of market towns, whose signs can still be present today. Examples of architectural details present in cities from Oltenia, Muntenia and Moldova are highlighted in the text of the study. Old mansions can be found in many places. They are more or less deformed – in Preajba (Dolj, in Otetelis (Vâlcea), and in Bengeşti (Gorj), in Bengeşti (Vâlcea), etc.). An old house, now destroyed, was located in Brăneşti (Dâmboviţa).
Sufficient reasons for admiration, contemplation, reverie for the urban architecture of the time, venerable for its old age, sobriety and good taste of the olden times.
COMPARISON OF VARIATIONAL DISCRETIZATIONS FOR A
Authors:   University of Delaware
Mathematical Sciences
501 Ewing Hall, 19716, BACUTA CONSTANTIN , BACUTA CRISTINA ,   University of Delaware
Mathematical Sciences
501 Ewing Hall, 19716, HAYES DANIEL ,   University of Delaware
Mathematical Sciences
501 Ewing Hall, 19716
Published: January 2025

For a model convection-diffusion problem, we obtain new error estimates for a
general upwinding finite element discretization based on bubble modification of
the test space. The key analysis tool is finding representations of the optimal
norms on the trial spaces at the continuous and discrete levels. We analyze and
compare three methods: the standard linear discretization, the saddle point least
square and the upwinding Petrov–Galerkin methods. We conclude that the bubble
upwinding the Petrov–Galerkin method is the most performant discretization
for the one-dimensional model. Our results for the model convection-diffusion
problem can be extended for creating new and efficient discretizations for the
multi-dimensional cases.
Scientists! What are you supporting?
Authors: Holcombe Alex O.
Published: January 2025

Much has been said about how expensive academic journals are. Large companies like Elsevier, Sage, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, and Wiley publish most of the major journals, and their shareholders pocket much of the “rent” they receive thanks to academics’ labor. There are alternatives. One of them is based on Wikipedia, whose process for vetting information is more transparent than that of most journals.
SSI Part 2: Flesh Made Algorithm
Authors: Titus Alexander
Published: January 2025

It wasn’t the machines that terrified me—it was the mirrors. The first time I saw an

organic exoskeleton

, I thought I was looking at myself. Same face, same build, even the faint scar above my left eyebrow from when I fell off my bike as a kid. But it wasn’t me. It couldn’t be. I touched my forehead instinctively. The clone mimicked the motion, its expression blank, its eyes devoid of the humanity I thought I recognized.
Prehospital ultrasound from a neurological point of view
Authors: Lučić-Prokin Aleksandra , Ružička-Kaloci Svetlana , Živanović Željko , Popović Nemanja , Vlahović Dmitar
Published: January 2025

The use of "Point-of-Care Ultrasound" (POCUS) has been shown to be useful in the prehospital conditions of various emergencies. The concept of this important method allows emergency medical service doctors to quickly respond to specific clinical questions, with the aim of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. However, in most countries, a relatively low representation of the implementation of this method has been recorded. There is evidence that POCUS improves the accuracy of diagnosis, the initial therapeutic approach and the appropriate decision to transport the patient to the appropriate health facility. The prehospital POCUS is currently used as an adjunct tool for clinical assessments in trauma patients, cardiac arrest, hemodynamic instability, respiratory failure, and various other types of applications. The application of transcranial doppler (TCD) or transcranial color-coded doppler (TCCD) is even rarer, although this method has proven its importance in the prehospital detection of a large vessel occlusion. In this way, a specific therapy could be accelerated in the reference health institutions. Some strategies could help in the prehospital setting: mobile stroke units or telemedicine / telesonography; education and maintenance of ultrasound skills could be implemented through standardized continuing medical education programs, especially for an advanced technique, such as TCCD.
Smith on the practicality and objectivity of moral judgments
Authors: Strandberg Caj
Published: January 2025

The moral problem presented by Michael Smith in his seminal book with the same name consists of three claims that are intuitively plausible when considered separately, but seem incompatible when combined: moral judgments express beliefs about objective moral facts, moral judgments are practical in being motivational, and beliefs are unable to motivate by themselves. An essential aspect of Smith's solution to the moral problem is the contention that moral judgments are both motivating for rational agents and objective. In this paper, I take a close look at Smith's arguments by considering his characterizations of rationality understood as coherence between attitudes. It is suggested that on this understanding of rationality and coherence, it has not been clearly shown that moral judgments are both practical and objective.
Orality in the cultural area of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Ćurguz Jelena
Published: January 2025

Starting off from Ong's theory of orality and literacy (Ong, 1982/2012), the aim of this paper is to show that in social communication in the cultural area of Bosnia and Herzegovina, oral communication has been significantly preserved with the features of the primary orality, which is often ritualistic (Carey, 2009) and high-context (Hall, 1981). The study demonstrates that there are numerous traces of the primary orality in the celebration of family and religious holidays (such as Slava), as well as various folk customs (local celebrations, feasts and fairs, folk competitions, masquerades, carolers, weddings and funerals), and in everyday socializing (e.g. in cafes and among neighbors). Most customs are permeated with verbal and non-verbal ritual communication - established greetings and congratulations, toasts, jokes, songs, dances, processions, shared meals, gift-giving and decorations, and sometimes piercing sounds. Also, the old oral literature and expressions are still alive today, which are passed down from generation to generation - e.g. songs, fairy tales, proverbs, sayings, anecdotes, curses, rhymes and lullabies, and many people have specific nicknames. Cultivating orality is one of the ways of preserving heritage, maintaining close interpersonal relationships and strengthening ties in the community, which is especially important today, when human communication is increasingly mediated by different technologies, which can lead to loneliness.
Flux of the professional standards: Objectivity, advocacy journalism and paradigm repair
Authors: Kulić Milica
Published: January 2025

Looking at media content, especially since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in 2022 and the subsequent conflicts, it is repeatedly confirmed that basic journalistic principles are entangled in political and economic agendas. Media-dictated agendas have become the framework within which thinking is constrained. Public opinions are confined within existing agendas, further restricted by new media iron curtain. The media, captured not only by individual political and economic interests of the government or owners but also by the necessary global worldview to which the government belongs, are restrained. Journalists seem to be expected not to be objective but engaged, fueling ideological frameworks and refraining from questioning their own policies, thus reinforcing the fortress of ideological extremism where media and their owners sit. Therefore, this theoretical work will examine changes in the journalistic profession by questioning objectivity in the context of a paradigm repair. It will attempt to establish whether the journalistic profession requires new definitions or can exist within its traditional professional framework. Additionally, it will try to determine whether the process of media capture is a legitimization of the existing state or a propaganda context of the era that professional journalism can address.
The challenges and perspectives of introducing online media subscriptions in Serbia
Authors: Nedeljković Marko
Published: January 2025

Despite the global trend of online media subscriptions, no daily in-formative online media in Serbia has begun charging for access to its digital content. The "Online Media and Subscription in Serbia in 2023" research study, conducted in October of last year, revealed that mistrust and low-quality media content are the biggest obstacles to the introduction of online media subscriptions in our country. The study found that 46.3% of respondents do not believe in what online media in Serbia publish. However, the research also identified a significant base of potential subscribers, with 31.8% of respondents who are intensively, regularly and occasionally informed in online media indicating their willingness to pay for access to domestic digital editions in the near future if they were offered content they perceive as worth paying for. This paper highlights the key reasons why online media subscriptions have yet to take off in our country, then the potential for charging digital content from the audience in Serbia, as well as the characteristics of media content for which the audience would be most willing to pay in the event of subscription introduction.
Digital entrepreneurship through the prism of student attitudes: Challenges and opportunities
Authors: Tripković Anđelka , Aleksić Ivana
Published: January 2025

The paper analyzes students' attitudes towards digital entrepreneurship, as well as their readiness to actively participate in the digital economy. The research was conducted at the University of Pristina with a temporary seat in Kosovska Mitrovica, with the aim of determining the level of knowledge of the concept of digital entrepreneurship among students, their motivations for starting their own business, as well as the key skills that are considered important for success in this field. The results show that most students recognize the advantages of digital entrepreneurship, including flexibility and global reach, but at the same time they cite a lack of experience and the need for education as key challenges. The conducted research provides insight into young people's perceptions of digital entrepreneurship and indicates potential measures that could encourage their engagement in the digital economy.
Who will protect the night's Watch? Legislative reform and a state apparatus for the comprehensive shielding of South African whistleblowers
Authors: Radulović Ugljesa
Published: January 2025

South Africa's recent history has been marred by revelations of state capture, which came to the public fore, in part, because of the disclosures of whistleblowers. These whistleblowers enacted the role of the Night's Watch, much like the eponymous military order in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire high fantasy novels. Utilizing a qualitative approach encompassing two research methods, this paper establishes that whistleblowers protected South Africa alone like a fire burning against the cold, being subjected to various forms of retaliation. The frequency and severity of retaliation was the result of inadequate whistleblower protection legislation. In the absence of adequate legislation, it was civil society that interceded to provide the whistleblowers several forms of support. In light of these findings, this paper puts forward recommendations for the comprehensive shielding of South African whistleblowers. It proposes that it is necessary to revise whistleblower protection law by applying provisions from a number of effective global instruments. It also argues for the establishment of an independent state apparatus concerned with supporting whistleblowers and consolidating civil society efforts.
Possibilities and scope of environmental protection through criminal law: The new environmental crime directive
Authors: Stojanović Zoran , Bodrožić Ivana
Published: January 2025

In a wider context of achieving European Green Deal objectives, seen through the prism of a new Environmental Crime Directive at the European Union level, the main purpose of this article is to examine, underline and prepare future changes within the national criminal law framework in terms of criminal law protection of the environment, so that it should be as efficient as possible, but at the same time constitute a rational system of criminal law provisions. The paper is divided in two main chapters. The first chapter deals with issues of criminal law protection of the environment in general, the legitimacy of the environment as a separate protected value, the level of its social harmfulness and some legislative characteristics of the relevant elements of the offences which need to fulfil common standards of their normative shaping. The second is dedicated to the structure, aims and goals of the new Environmental Crime Directive in fighting environmental crime, as a part of fulfilling processes of the European Green Deal. All common methods of researching process in the field of law are used, starting from the dogmatic method, normative and comparative method. The historical method is also used in a part of the research in which the distinction between prior legal documents from 1998 and 2008 and the new one is analysed, as documents that did not have sufficient effect. The changes in the area that defines new environmental crimes at the European Union level, minimum common standards in prescribing criminal sanctions, and enhancing the existing ones, as well as setting brand new tools and mechanisms in strengthening and enhancing the effectiveness of the law enforcement cooperation in the field of environmental crimes have been brought about by the new Environmental Crime Directive aimed to crack down on environmental crime, and they can be seen and marked as an important contribution to criminal law protection of the environment, but only seen as the ultimate instrument of the state reaction to environmental crimes. Even though environmental crimes have their negative impact on human health, safety and economics in general, they have to be realistically conceived and seen only as an ultima ratio societatis in protection of the environment.
A contribution to the study of the urbanization of today's old core of Zemun during the 18th century
Authors: Mićović Nela
Published: January 2025

During the redevelopment of Zemun's main street in 2023, a terracotta tablet measuring 43x28x6 cm was discovered in the process of excavations for a telecommunications shaft, at an elevation of 76.88. On the front of this was etched an inscription in Latin mentioning the name Johannes Radmacher, his official title, and the year 1776. An analysis of archival materials and cartographic plans confirmed that the tablet belonged to a house in Glavna Ulica (Main Street) (today's number 15), where, according to the Zemun Magistrate's censuses, Johannes Radmacher lived from 1773 to 1787. This house was damaged in the bombing of 1944 and later demolished, with the Beograd department store being built in its place. The remains of a brick sewer were discovered along the entire street, with this having been built in the 18th century, and remaining in use until the construction of the modern sewage system. The archeological finds discovered have both documentary and historical value, and justify a brief summation, as a witness to the urbanization of what is today deemed Zemun's historic core during the 18th century.
The influence of sustainable fertilization on the parameter of soil biogenicity, weight of 1000 grains and the yield of different maize genotypes
Authors: Cvijanović Gorica , Bajagić Marija , Stepić Vesna , Marinković Jelena , Mamlić Zlatica , Đurić Nenad , Nićin Slobodan
Published: January 2025

One of the world's biggest problems in the last few decades is the production of food while protecting the land and resources necessary for survival. Land is one of the most important resources for humanity, so it is very important to protect it from degradation. Due to the lack of sufficient quantities of organic fertilizer, it is necessary to find an alternative that will meet the principles of sustainable production. The goal of the work was to determine the impact of the application of a microbiological preparation with effective microorganisms in a sustainable corn fertilization system. The experiment was set up as a two-factorial: Factor A fertilization (160 kg ha-1 -control and 120 kg ha-1 + microbiological preparation with effective microorganisms. The preparation was applied to the soil 30 l ha-1 before sowing and during the growing season in phases 15 BBCH and 19 BBCH per 6 lha-1 . Factor B of three maize hybrids ZP 427, ZP 548 and ZP 684. At the end of the growing season, samples were taken for the analysis of the total number of bacteria, azotobacteria, fungi and actinomycetes. After the harvest, the weight of 1000 grains and the yield of grains were determined. was also lower in the abundance of azotobacter, which was not determined even in the control variant, due to inadequate soil properties. Mass of 1000 grains and yield also had higher values than in the control, but without statistically significant difference. In the end, it can be concluded that by applying preparations with effective microorganisms with a smaller amount of mineral nitrogen by 40 kg ha-1 , economically justified yields and the possibility of reducing soil degradation can be achieved.
The limits of criminalization and the principle of legality in blanket economic criminal offenses: Whoever does not deal in good faith shall be punished!
Authors: Todorović Aleksandar
Published: January 2025

This paper analyzes the practice of the Supreme Court (of Cassation) in cases where this court ruled on the limits of criminalization in blanket economic criminal offenses. For many years, defense attorneys in these cases have presented the Supreme Court with the issue of distinguishing bet ween criminal and civil liability, as well as the issue of determining the specific act of commission alleged against suspects when they are prosecuted for blanket economic criminal offenses. Attempts by defense attorneys to obtain an accurate response from the Supreme Court regarding the distinction bet ween criminal and civil liability, and to receive an answer about the extent to which the act of commission of these blanket offenses can be expanded, have not borne fruit. The aim of the paper is to determine whether the Supreme Court (of Casation) applies the standards arising from the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on the principle of legality. By comparing the positions taken by the Supreme Court in its decisions with the positions of legal theory regarding the significance, nature, and content of guarantees arising from the principle of legality, and further comparing them with the positions taken on this issue by the European Court of Human Rights, this paper concludes that the principle of legality in blanket economic criminal offenses has been completely undermined. It also suggests that suspects are subjected to entirely arbitrary prosecution for these criminal offenses. The flexibility of judicial interpretation in determining the boundaries of liability in blanket economic criminal offenses has gone so far that it can truly be said that courts in Serbia, in these cases, are guided by the principle of good faith rather than the principle of legality, hence the paper's subtitle.
The creation of Serbian codes (1827-1865): Memories of the contemporaries
Authors: Drakić Gordana , Stanković Uroš
Published: January 2025

The article puts forth the information on drafting Serbian codes introduced up to 1865 inclusive existing in memoir literature. The contemporaries' memories on code-creating are given in two chapters - records on codification of private law and notes on codification of public law. Each of these divisions contain memoir-writers's notes in relation with the codes belonging to respective fields of law. The authors examined credibilty of the records and used them as the basis for further research on certain scarcely known details from Serbian code-drafting history. The research resulted in deepening already existing knowledge on the subject, but also in some new revelations.
Historical-pedagogical perspective of intellectual disability across the world and in Serbia
Authors: Đurić Zdravković
Published: January 2025

The perspectives on the conceptualization of intellectual disability throughout history have been highly variable. There was a long period of complete neglect of this condition, with the expansion of its study only beginning in recent history. The need to present a historical-pedagogical perspective of intellectual disability helps create greater criticality when it comes to creating the current rehabilitation process. This paper presents an account of events and personalities that transformed and advanced the concept of intellectual disability, according to the interpretation of contemporary ideologies, knowledge, and practices. Dealing with the first recorded structured concept of intellectual disability is associated with the name of the French psychiatrist Jean Itard and his extensive work with the "Wild Boy" Victor. Itard's legacy was dutifully carried forward by Édouard Séguin, who successfully navigated the challenging circumstances imposed by educational authorities. Despite numerous distractions imposed by the state, Séguin managed to create the first written literature that more precisely defined intellectual disability. He developed a stimulating program for individuals with intellectual disabilities and actively participated in the creation of international associations dedicated to intellectual and developmental disorders, which continue to address these issues today. Teodor Janković Mirijevski was the first Serbian pedagogist whose school reform legally enabled students categorized as "weaker learners" to participate in school activities on an equal basis with other students. Although in Serbia, historically, work on the conceptualization of intellectual disability was not so expansive, this reform was highly innovative, particularly considering the absence of similar ideas in the neighboring countries. In conclusion, various historical conceptualizations have led to a shift away from an approach based solely on deficits in functioning. Today, the favored approach is based on strengths, grounded in unequivocal research evidence.
Standard abbreviations in students' translations from English into Serbian
Authors: Gavranović Valentina , Čorboloković Saša
Published: January 2025

This paper investigates abbreviations that are commonly used in writing in the Serbian and English languages with the aim of examining how well students know and apply abbreviating rules when translating from English into Serbian. It focuses on orthographic rules pertaining to writing abbreviations, the most common mistakes, and the analysis of whether these mistakes result from different orthographic solutions in both languages, linguistic interference, or the creation of a pseudo-norm. The instrument used in this research relied on a test with 20 sentences in English that contained the keywords in their full and abbreviated form in parentheses. The aimed words were given in contextualized sentences so that the students could better understand their meaning and form. The abbreviations were classified and analyzed according to the origin and method of shortening, as defined in Pravopis srpskoga jezika. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the research. The analysis of the results shows that there are subtle similarities and differences between the Serbian and English languages when writing down abbreviations, and many rules that overlap. The main conclusions obtained from the analysis of students' results point to the following: students scored the highest results when applying abbreviating rules to writing general (domestic) abbreviations, especially those that have long been part of our orthographic practice, while the lowest scores can be observed when abbreviating acronyms. By comparing English and Serbian orthographic rules, the mistakes can be interpreted by the influence of the English language (punctuation, capital letters), the length of use of certain abbreviations in Serbian orthography (some newer abbreviations have not yet been established), and the absence of certain extra-linguistic knowledge. The results also show the need to pay special attention to the writing of foreign abbreviations in the Cyrillic alphabet, as well as to those abbreviations of foreign origin that are often misspelled due to the lack of proper understanding. The implication of this study relates to a need to create a teaching and learning framework that focuses on the similarities and differences between the two languages, by contrasting examples in context, so that students can better understand the nature of this orthographic aspect.
The Challenge of Identifying Management Permanent Establishments
Authors: Eckl P.
Published: January 2025

In this article, the author examines the topic of management permanent establishments (PEs). The article comments on current discussions surrounding identifying management PEs and provides an overview of recent decisions of the German tax courts. The author concludes that the identification of the preconditions for a PE remains difficult despite a recent amendment to the administrative guidelines.
Estrategia de Formación Pedagógica desde Enfoques Transmedia para Docentes de Primer año de la UAI
Authors: Agüera Corina , Convertini Bárbara , López Valeria , Samela Marcela , Talarico Andrés
Published: January 2025

El presente proyecto de intervención tiene como objetivo mejorar el rendimiento académico y la participación de los estudiantes de primer año de la Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI) mediante la implementación de enfoques pedagógicos transmedia, integrando tecnologías digitales en las estrategias didácticas. A partir de los datos del Anuario 2022 de las Estadísticas Universitarias Argentinas, se observa una baja tasa de retención y participación en los primeros años de carrera, lo que implica la necesidad de actualizar las prácticas educativas para involucrar a los estudiantes en su proceso de aprendizaje.
El proyecto que se presenta propone el diseño de un programa formativo para docentes, basado en enfoques pedagógicos transmedia, que permita la integración de herramientas digitales, plataformas en línea y tecnologías emergentes para crear experiencias educativas más interactivas y dinámicas. Este enfoque responde a las nuevas formas de aprendizaje y consumo de contenido de los estudiantes, quienes están inmersos en un entorno digital caracterizado por redes sociales, videojuegos, y otras tecnologías.
Se espera que la implementación de estas estrategias innovadoras fomente una mayor motivación, participación y rendimiento académico de los estudiantes. Además, el proyecto busca fortalecer las competencias digitales de los docentes, permitiéndoles adaptar sus métodos a las necesidades de la generación actual, mejorando la calidad educativa en el ámbito universitario.