This paper analyzes expressions that use the olfactory domain as a figurative source in the Bosnian language. Authentic texts retrieved from the Sketch Engine web application were used as the corpus for the study. The web corpus includes blogs, news portals, and other web pages that use olfactory expressions either in the main text or in the respective comment sections. Two basic smell expressions were found to have the greatest figurative potential and therefore examined in this study. The results of the two basic smell expressions indicate that they are mainly used figuratively with simile being the main focus. Another finding is that olfactory expressions are used for anticipatory purposes.

This paper analyses the impact of Chinese public diplomacy and soft power (cultural soft power) on the public perception in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We have tested the three specific images China aims to project in Bosnia-Herzegovina: China as an ancient civilization, a leader of the developing countries and a responsible partner in the international community. We will see whether cultural soft power, applied by means of Confucius Institutes, academic exchange programs and think tanks, has an impact on the public perception in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first part tackles the theoretical framework of public diplomacy, soft power and cultural diplomacy. The second part delineates the institutional, diplomatic and regulative framework of soft power and introduces the stakeholders, i.e. academic exchange and Confucius Institutes. The final part analyzes the survey and interviews and presents the results as to how these various public diplomacy tools are shaping the perception of China in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The paper concludes by arguing that Chinese public diplomacy produces soft power in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is in turn positively perceived.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development builds upon the Millennium Development Goals while at the same time reaffirming the conclusions of the leading instruments in the field of human rights and international law. The 17 integrated and indivisible sustainable development goals (SDGs) require innovation through digitalization and legal activities. Digitalization and new technologies are crucial for SDG 8, 9, and 16. SDG 16: Peace, justice, and strong institutions directly focus on law. While SDG 16 does not directly mention it, digitalization is essential in achieving its specific targets. Examples include concepts of e-government (including data protection and public access to information), e-commerce, equal access to dispute resolution mechanisms in cyberspace, and enforcement of non-discriminatory laws for sustainable development. The right to a healthy and sustainable environment encompasses economic, social, and environmental aspects that SDGs capture. To achieve these goals, the 2030 Agenda relies on international law instruments. The right to a healthy and sustainable environment is developing towards an internationally recognized human right. As environmental goals do not recognize national borders, international law plays a key role. International environmental law should facilitate a broader application of existing clean technologies through the transfer of technology and examine the development of new technologies as to its compatibility with a sustainable environment. Moreover, the human right to share in scientific advancement and enjoy its benefits embodies equal access to technology. The legal enforcement of sustainable goals in the private and governmental sectors remains one of the main concerns of climate change.

The question of a general part for EU Private International Law has attracted research and debate among PIL scholars long before the EU started to codify this legal field after the Amsterdam Treaty. However, the EU has made no attempt to make use of the existing research to adopt a comprehensive regulation of the general part of EU PIL and has adopted sector-specific regulation with inconsistent regulation of several general institutes. For the occasion of the anniversary of the Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien this paper revisits the topic to answer the question which institutes of PIL should be codified in a general part of EU PIL. The conclusions are made based on four criteria: which general institutes of PIL are already regulated in the EU; are they generally applicable to all special parts of EU PIL; what is their practical relevance; and is there a need for their uniform regulation. The paper analyzes the discrepancies between existing general institutes of EU PIL and offers brief discussions on the possible formulation of some of the institutes for the general part.

The aim of this paper is to determine the relationship between the quality of information from the Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP system) and business performance. The quality of information from the ERP system is assessed using a survey questionnaire examining the end users of the ERP system, namely middle and top management because they use information from the ERP system to make business decisions. Business performance is monitored from a controlling point of view, using selected indicators from the DuPont system. Empirical research was conducted on medium and large enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The existence of a positive correlation between information quality and business performance was examined using regression analysis and correlation analysis. Regression analysis and correlation analysis indicate that return on sale (ROS) and return on assets (ROA) have a medium significant correlation with the quality of information, and total asset turnover ratio (TR) does not correlate with the quality of information. Based on the obtained results, a positive relationship between the quality of information from the ERP system and business performance was confirmed. This can be interpreted that information is becoming an increasingly important resource in supporting organizational activities, and information quality has been identified as one of the main determinants influencing the decision-making process.

This is the issue of third volume of EFMI Inside - the official magazine of the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI), founded in Lyon, France in August 2019, during “MEDINFO 2019” Conference and EFMI Council meeting. In this issue readers can find important information about events organized during 2022 by EFMI Working Groups and national Medical informatics associations, including the most influential Conference - 32nd MIE 2022 Conference held in Nice, France in May 2022, and EFMI STC held in Cardiff in September 22. This EFMI Inside issue contains important facts about other EFMI activities which needed to be recorded for people who couln’t be active participants at the evenings organized by EFMI and members of EFMI associatins.. Very important part of the issue is official report of the EFMI Council Secretary, Professor Alfred Winter about EFMI Council meetings during years 2020, 2021 and 2022 with included all important facts about EFMI activities during past, especialy during the mandate of Alfred Winter as Secretary from 2014 until 2022. It was the first time that all important facts about EFMI were completed at the one place and we decided to published it as some kind of historical bachground of EFMI for people who will continue managing EFMI Council and EFMI Board activities in the future.In this issue we also involved information about new elected Honorry Fellows during last three years and also obituaries about members who passed away, but their names need to be mentioned regarding its important contributions in the development of Medical informatics globaly and in its national organizatios, Some of chairs of Working Groups contributed with their reports in the past year who were actively involved in the development of Medical informatics in their countries, but also worldwide.

After the migration of Serbs in 1690 and 1735, the exploitation of mines in the area of present-day Serbia ceased, and after a standstill of nearly 200 years, the mining and metallurgical activities in Serbia were activated in the second quarter of the 20th century. The first concessions were bought by England in 1926, then the mines in Stari Trg (1927), Kišnica (1927), Ajvalija (1930), Novo Brdo (1933) were activated, and the Flotation (1930) and Smelter with Lead Refinery began to operate (1939) in Zvečan. In Kosovska Mitrovica, the chemical industry began operating in 1961, the Zinc Metallurgy and Lead Battery Factory in 1967, and all production facilities were expanded and modernized several times. The most intensive production and investment period of the "Trepča" Combine was in the period 1965-1985, when "Trepča" was a well-known producer of lead, zinc, silver, gold, cadmium, bismuth and products made of these metals. After 1990, the production declined for several reasons and, in 1999, the international army stopped production in "Trepča". In the past twenty years, the production has not been completely renewed nor the status of the "Trepča" Combine has not been regulated.

Allelopathy determines the dynamics of germination, development and growth of plant species in the environment. Therefore, in this study, the allelopathic effect of an aqueous extract isolated from walnut (Juglans regia L.) leaves (concentrated extract, 1:2, 1:4 and 1:8) on the germination percentage, mean germination value and germination rate of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and peas was monitored (Pisum sativum L.). Both tested species were sensitive to juglone, but the percentage of germination was significantly lower in wheat (by 80%) compared to peas, so it can be said that this species is more sensitive. The length of roots and shoots of both tested species decreased in proportion to the increase in the concentration of the extract. Monitoring of this biological phenomenon could help to understand the changes in the environment caused by allelochemicals.

In this study, changes in Class III peroxidase (POX) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity in Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud. Utricularia vulgaris L. and Salvinia natans (L.) from the Bardača wetland during one vegetation season (June-October) were monitored. The highest activities of soluble and ionic cell wall bound peroxidases (solPOX and ionPOX, respectively) were measured for Phragmites communis (leaf > root > rhizome), followed by Utricularia vulgaris (whole plant), then Salvinia natans (whole plant). The results showed that during the vegetation period (August-September) the activity of solPOX, ionPOX and PPO in Phragmites communis increased, but the activity decreased drastically in October. For Salvinia natans and Utricularia vulgaris, a different seasonal distribution was obtained in the PPO activity, i.e. with a maximum activity during July and a minimum one during September. Different seasonal trends in enzyme activities are probably the result of abiotic stress caused by changing physic-chemical environmental conditions and different adaptive capacities of the studied species to habitat conditions. Correlations between physicochemical environmental parameters and enzyme activities indicate the possibility of using POX and PPO activities as an important bioindicatos of environmental status.

: Chromium in wastewater is discharged from tannery, electroplating, metal finishing, dying industry and many other industries. Presence of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in the environment considerable concern because it is non-biodegradable, highly toxic and carcinogen. There are several treatments for the removal of chromium from wastewater, but the most common method involves reduction to its less toxic trivalent state. In this paper electrocoagulation was used as treatment for removing of hexavalent chromium from synthetic prepared wastewater initial concentration 50 mg/L, in presence of sodium chloride as supporting electrolyte (1 g/L). The treatment was perform in a batch electrochemical reactor 250 mL capacity and with possibility of constant stirring. It was examined the impact of electrode materials and current density (5, 10, 20 mA/cm 2 ) on Cr(VI) removal efficiency. The examination showed that iron has higher removal efficiency compared to aluminium. Also, it was observed high efficiency at very begin of treatment and at low current density. For 20 minutes of treatment it was achieved almost complete Cr(VI) removal at current density of 5 mA/cm 2 by using iron electrodes ( E= 99.8 %).

Već nekoliko decenija, rak pluća najčešći je uzrok oboljevanja i umiranja od malignih tumora širom svijeta. Kako u svijetu tako i u BiH maligne neoplazme danas su visoko rangirane na listi vodećih uzroka smrti u gdje najveći udio u ukupnom broju čine maligne neoplazme bronha i pluća. Karcinom pluća, histološki gledano može se opisati kao bolest, koja ima mnogo podvrsta, te svaka od njih zahtjeva specifičan oblik terapije. Jedna od najprovjerenijih metoda u liječenju raka pluća je radioterapija. Razvoj informatičkih tehnologija doprinio je napretku medicine kao znanstvene grane, posebno u području radioterapije gdje je tehnološki napredak omogućio poboljšanje preciznosti prilikom zračenja malignih tkiva uz bolju kontrolu okolnog zdravog tkiva. Prilagodba radioterapije respiratornim pokretima oduvijek je bila glavna briga u radioterapiji karcinoma grudnog koša. Pokreti prilikom disanja ne utiču samo na pozicioniranje pacijenta tijekom provođenja terapije, već i na pogreške u procesu planiranja liječenja. Kako bi se riješio ovaj problem i reducirala pojava grešaka, već 1990.–ih godina predlaže se upotreba tehnike respiratornog gatinga. 4D – CT kao opcija je poželjan za procjenu tumorske kretnje i individualiziranje ciljnog volumena i njegovih margina. Dimenzija vremena zajedno sa CT-om čini savršenu 4D tehniku koja minimizira utjecaj respiracijskog kretanja tumora i omogućuje lakše ocrtavanje istog. Korist i rasprostranjenost primjene respiratornog gatinga predstavlja prioritet za poboljšanje kvalitete i rezultata radioterapije. Postizanje lokalne kontrole tumora zahtijeva razumijevanje i uključivanje pokreta tumora u simulaciji, planiranju i isporuci tretmana, što dovodi do višestrukih mogućnosti praćenja kretnji targeta. Tehnike respiratornog gajtinga koriste vanjske uređaje za predviđanje faze ciklusa disanja dok pacijent slobodno diše i omogućava isporuku doze samo u određenim fazama disanja. Isporuka snopa zračenja tehnikom respiratornog gatinga namijenjena je kako bi se ograničila ozračenost tumora koji se kreće tokom disanja, na odabrane dijelove respiratornog ciklusa i na taj način omogućava eskalaciju doze i smanjenje doze na rizične organe. Praćenje respiratornog ciklusa zajedno sa četverodimenzionalnim planiranjem pruža opcije kao što su ozračivanje integrisanog tumorskog volumena uz mogućnost aplikovanja zračenja u trenucima udisaja ili izdisaja. Brojna istraživanja predstavljaju tehniku respiratornog gatinga značajnim izazovom, ali i optimalnom tehnikom za liječenje karcinoma pluća uz znatno smanjenje nuspojava i komplikacija radioterapijskog tretmana.