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The Macroeconomic Effects of COVID-19 in Montenegro: A Bayesian VAR Approach

Abstract The outbreak of COVID-19 has faced the globe with economic upheaval. The research problem of this paper focuses on examining, diagnosing, and assessing appropriate macroprudential policy response of the Montenegrin government to the evolution of the pandemic disease. We explore three economic scenarios – shocks – of how the pandemic disease might impact the economy of Montenegro in the dawn of entering the European Union. We forecast a sustainable GDP growth model from January 2006...

Download 2020 Martin M Bojaj , Gordana Djurovic , Vasilije Djurovic

IWA Publishing

The energy – pressure nexus in the water supply system

Abstract Due to the importance of overall sustainable development, efficient energy management should be as significant as water resource management within every water supply system. The pressure reduction, as a measure for loss reduction, not only guarantees less leakage but also minimizes energy consumption. The relationship between energy consumption and pressure in water supply systems has been the subject of many previous studies, mainly based on measurements in real systems....

Download 2020 Milan Radulović , Marija Jevrić , Goran Sekulić , Ivana Ćipranić

Inovatus Usluge d.o.o.

Is the Recovery of Transition Countries Possible on the New Global Stage and How?

When it comes to finding a new development formula in transition countries, it is worrisome that a well-trodden development paradigm lacks in today’s multipolar world. Therefore, overcoming the apparent deadlock in the development of transition countries is possible only through the “new” order, or, in other words, through acceptance of the “new” economic paradigm of development. This paper aims to answer the key question regarding the development perspectives of the transition countries, “Can the...

Download 2020 Anja A. Lojpur , Anđelko S. Lojpur , Nikola Martinović , Ivan Radević

Hindawi Limited

Proposition of a Model for Selection of the Hybrid Contract Implementation Strategy for a Pilot Project of Regular Road Maintenance in Montenegro

Performance-based maintenance contracts (PBMCs) are modern contracts that should allow road maintenance entities to contract maintenance activities more successfully and generate money value. In the case of Montenegro, a gradual approach of PBMC introduction is recommended through a hybrid contract for routine road maintenance. Hybrid contract implementation will enable a lower level of client risk in the early stages of PBM contract. Game theory is used for selection of an adequate model for hybrid...

Download 2020 Slobodan Lakić , Jasmina Ćetković , Miloš Knežević , Snežana Rutešić , Angelina Živković

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Digital City as a Metaphor for New Experiences of Reality

Abstract In the era of already spent utopias and ideas about the city the experience of the city is transformed into a new perceptual grammar that is a consequence of the new virtual reality. With the revolutionary computerization of architecture a new architectural discourse was created that enabled virtual one – cyberspace, producing a new experience of transposed reality. The concept of a digital city does not exist without a virtual community, which on the other hand problematizes...

Download 2020 Dragan F. Komatina , Ema Alihodžić Jašarović

Informa UK Limited

Bank CRM Optimization Using Predictive Classification Based on the Support Vector Machine Method

Download 2020 Vladimir Djurisic , Boban Melovic , Ljiljana Kascelan , Suncica Rogic

National Library of Serbia

De Garengeot’s hernia - a case of incarcerated femoral hernia with acute gangrenous appendicitis and literature review

Introduction. De Garengeot?s hernia is a rare type of femoral hernia that contains the appendix within the hernia sac and it is found in 0.5-5% of cases. The incidence of appendicitis within the de Garengeot?s hernia is 0.08-0.13%. We present a case of de Garengeot?s hernia with a gangrenous appendicitis and an extensive literature review of published cases. Case Report. We present a case of a 68-year-old woman who underwent urgent surgery due to an incarcerated femoral hernia...

Download 2020 Balsa Stanisic , Veselin Stanisic , Miljan Zindovic , Miodrag Radunović

Wiley

First case of drug‐induced liver injury associated with the use of tocilizumab in a patient with COVID‐19

AbstractBackground and AimsTocilizumab (TCZ; interleukine‐6 receptor antagonist) has been proposed to treat severe forms of Coronavirus disease‐19 (COVID‐19) because interleukine‐6 plays an important role in COVID‐19‐induced cytokine storm. Several clinical studies have shown very good effects of TCZ in patients with COVID‐19, with a few minor side effects reported. Only eight serious liver injuries caused by TCZ were reported before being used in the treatment of patients with COVID‐19. Considering...

Download 2020 Marina Ratković , Jelena Bojović , Ana Bulatović , Brigita Smolović , Ranko Lazović , Damir Muhović , Batrić Vukčević

Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design, 62-71, 2020

Trends of Agricultural Policy in Montenegro

Download 2020 Aleksandra Martinovic

FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT 100 (9), 99-104, 2020

The prediction of intermuscular fat and bone content on pork cuts

Download 2020 Aleksandra Martinovic