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MDPI AG

Modelling Water Erosion and Mass Movements (Wet) by Using GIS-Based Multi-Hazard Susceptibility Assessment Approaches: A Case Study—Kratovska Reka Catchment (North Macedonia)

Kratovska Reka is a short (17.3 km) left tributary of Kriva Reka, whose watershed (68.5 km2) is located on the northwestern slopes of the Osogovo Mountains (North Macedonia). Due to the favorable natural conditions and anthropogenic factors, the Kratovska Reka catchment is under a high risk of natural hazards, especially water erosion and landslide occurrences. For this reason, the paper presents an approach of modelling of potential erosion and areas susceptible to the above-mentioned hydro-meteorological...

Preuzmite dokument 2023 Velibor Spalevic , Slobodan B. Marković , Tin Lukić , Ivica Milevski , Bojana Aleksova

MDPI AG

Analysis and Determination of the Lateral Distance Parameters of Vehicles When Overtaking an Electric Bicycle from the Point of View of Road Safety

Recent years have witnessed an increasing number of electric bicycles on the roads and a rise in the number of road crashes involving e-bicyclists. There are various causes of road crashes involving e-bicyclists. Out of the total number of fatalities in traffic, bicyclists account for 9% in the Republic of Serbia. Road crashes occurring when motor vehicles overtake bicyclists make up 13% of the total number of road crashes involving bicyclists. Having in mind the above-mentioned, an experimental...

Preuzmite dokument 2023 Darina Duplakova , Aleksandar Trifunović , Svetlana Čičević , Dalibor Pešić , Sreten Simović , Uros Manojlovic , Jan Duplak , Tijana Ivanišević , Aleksandar Zunjic

Wiley

FRUITFLYRISKMANAGE: A Euphresco project for Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae) risk management applied in some European countries

AbstractCeratitis capitata (Wiedemann), the Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, is one of the world's most serious threats to fresh fruits. It is highly polyphagous (recorded from over 300 hosts) and capable of adapting to a wide range of climates. This pest has spread to the EPPO region and is mainly present in the southern part, damaging Citrus and Prunus. In Northern and Central Europe records refer to interceptions or short‐lived adventive populations only. Sustainable programs for surveillance,...

Preuzmite dokument 2023 David Lopes , Francisco Beitia , Antoon Loomans , Alois Egartner , Valerie Balmés , Eugenia de Andrade , Sanja Radonjic , Mojca Rot , Tomasz Konefal , Constantina Chireceanu

MDPI AG

The Catalytic Effect of Vanadium on Sorption Properties of MgH2-Based Nanocomposites Obtained Using Low Milling Time

The effects of catalysis using vanadium as an additive (2 and 5 wt.%) in a high-energy ball mill on composite desorption properties were examined. The influence of microstructure on the dehydration temperature and hydrogen desorption kinetics was monitored. Morphological and microstructural studies of the synthesized sample were performed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), laser particle size distribution (PSD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) methods, while differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)...

Preuzmite dokument 2023 Nikola Novaković , Vanja Asanović , Milica Prvulović , Igor Milanović , Nenad Filipović , Jasmina Grbović Novaković , Zorana Sekulić , Bojana Babić , Dragan Rajnović

National Library of Serbia

Low-level laser efficiency in reparation of bone defects

Introduction/Objective. Bone resorption is a common problem in dentistry, and bone reparation cannot be easily achieved. Several techniques of bone grafting and the use of low-level laser treatment (LLLT) as a new therapeutic optional recommended for improving bone repair were applied. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of LLLT in bone repair of artificially made bone defects in the rat mandible using histomorphometry. Methods. The research was carried out on 60 female rats. Bone...

Preuzmite dokument 2023 Dragana Stanisic , Vladan Djordjevic , Irena Ognjanovic , Borivoj Bijelic , Jana Desnica , Radmila Obradovic , Ljiljana Subaric , Mirko Mikic , Momir Stevanovic , Sanja Vujovic

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Portable, low-cost, Raspberry Pi-based optical sensor (PiSENS): continuous monitoring of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide

We have developed a sensing system that utilizes a low-cost computer (Raspberry Pi) and its imaging camera as an optical sensing core for the continuous detection of NO2 in the air (PiSENS-A).

Preuzmite dokument 2023 Gino Picasso , Matthew O'Brien , Salma Bertata , Sergio Espinoza Torres , Ivana Banicevic , Aleksandar Radu , Ernesto Saiz

MDPI AG

An Updated Checklist of Freshwater Gastropods (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Emphasis on Crenobiotic Species

An updated checklist of freshwater gastropods of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including 144 species and subspecies from 59 genera and 17 families, is presented in this paper. Hydrobiidae is the most diverse family, representing ~50% of the species richness in the country. In total, ~38% of the recorded taxa are endemic. The highest number of species was recorded from underground waters and/or springs, followed by rivers and standing waters. This inventory includes 18 crenobiotic taxa, of which 9 are...

Preuzmite dokument 2023 Ana Savić , Dejan Dmitrović , Vladimir Pešić , Goran Šukalo

IEEE

Research and Analysis of Different Real Cases, with use AAI

Preuzmite dokument 2023 I. Trenchev , P. Petrov , S. Toleva-Stoimenova , V. Martsenyuk , I. Dirgova-Luptakova , I. Kostadinova , I. Jovancevic , G. Dimitrov , D. Rancic

Wiley

Natural extracts against agricultural pathogens: A case study of Celtis australis L.

AbstractPlant extracts and other plant products have been used as an alternative to synthetic fungicides or an additional way to reduce their use. The choice of plant extracts and their application depends on their functional characteristics, availability, cost‐effectiveness, and their impact on phytopathogens, and also on the environment. Therefore, the present study aims to assess the potential of Celtis australis methanolic extracts as source of compounds with antifungal activity. Methanolic...

Preuzmite dokument 2023 Tatjana Perović , Ana Ćirić , Jovana Petrović , Uroš Gašić , Marina Kostić

MDPI AG

Evaluation of Physical Literacy in 9- to 11-Year-Old Children: Reliability and Validity of Two Measurement Tools in Three Southeastern European Countries

The awareness of the importance of physical literacy (PL) is globally increasing; however, knowledge of the applicability of PL measurement tools in southeastern Europe is limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of translated versions of the CAPL-2 and PLAYself questionnaires in 9- to 11-year-old elementary school children from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. The participants were 303 children (141 girls; all 9 to 11 years of age) from Croatia...

Preuzmite dokument 2023 Edin Uzicanin , Barbara Gilic , Petra Rajkovic Vuletic , Marijana Geets Kesic , Kemal Idrizovic , Miran Pehar , Damir Sekulic