Rice is a staple diet for almost half of the world’s population, offering a diverse range of varieties with distinct characteristics, including pigmented and non-pigmented types. Phenolic and flavonoid compounds in food are acknowledged for their health-promoting benefits and antioxidant properties. This research explores the total phenolic c...

By Macdalyna Esther Ronnie, Hasmadi Mamat, Ahmad Hazim Abdul Aziz, Mohamad Khairi Zainol, Norazlina Mohammad Ridhwan, Rovina Kobun, Nicky Rahmana Putra

Fungal pathogens are involved in serious damage to a wide range of crops, causing significant negative impacts on the economy. Early detection and identification of these pathogens are crucial for effective prevention and treatment strategies.  Currently, fungal identification relies on classic microbiological, biochemical, immunological, and ...

By Mahmoud Huleihel, Vitaly Erukhimovitch

The synthesis of oxide nanopowders through ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (USP) represents an innovative and sustainable approach for producing high-purity, spherical particles with advanced material applications. Advances in USP-synthesis are performed using continuous transport of aerosol from an ultrasonic generator to the furnace and collection of ...

By Duško Kostić, Srećko Stopić, Mitar Perušić, Vladimir Damjanović, Radislav Filipović, Bernd Friedrich

Making decisions, i.e. the need for them, is constantly present in all areas of human activity, regardless of whether it is an individual, a group of people, a company, a state, etc. Therefore, the scientific study of the decision-making process, i.e. the development of decision-making theory as a separate scientific discipline, is fully justified....

By Djordje Vojinovic, Ana Jojic

Waste management is a big challenge for Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). The population of B&H generated 1.2 million tons of municipal waste in 2023, of which 99% was permanently landfilled. Landfilling waste may negatively affect the health of the population and the environment and also represents a potential loss of a renewable source of ene...

By Brankica Gegić, Draženko Bjelić, Dragana Nešković Markić, Siniša Dodić, Damjan Vučurović, Bojana Bajić

Electrochemical sensing is considered one of the most relied upon non-destructive, commercially viable, and effective techniques for the rapid, sensitive, and on-site detection of pesticides. Recently, as a member of the carbon family, biochar (BC) has been increasingly of interest to researchers. BC properties can be utilized for electrode constru...

By Jasmina Anojčić, Sanja Mutić, Nina Đukanović, Tamara Apostolović, Tijana Marjanović Srebro, Jelena Beljin

This study examines the potential of hemp seed shell active carbon as an innovative solution for removing antibiotics from contaminated water sources. The process involved the thermal conversion of hemp seed shell waste into biochar, followed by its activation to enhance porosity and surface functionality suitable for adsorption applications. The b...

By Hadi Waisi, Stevan Blagojević, Miloš Marinković, Marko Milojković, Aleksandar Marinković, Vladislav Živanić, Rade Vesković

Revealing the different types of biomass as low-cost resources with high availability is a way of exploring biochar (BC) potential for environmental waste management. BC, as a versatile and sustainable solution, can deal with various environmental pollutants, such as pesticides, in different environmental samples. The corn (CBC) and wheat (WBC)-der...

By Sanja Mutić, Jasmina Anojčić, Nina Đukanović, Tamara Apostolović, Tijana Marjanović Srebro, Jelena Beljin

Puffballs are a group of macrofungi that produce enclosed, globose fruiting bodies. When young, they have a solid white interior (gleba), which turns into a powdery, brown spore-bearing mass as they mature. These fungi have been used in folk medicine worldwide, primarily as wound dressings. Since fungal β-glucans are known to aid in wound heal...

By Tomislav Marković, Jasmina Stojkovska, Jovana Zvicer, Bojana Balanč, Aleksandra Jovanović, Branko Bugarski, Predrag Petrović

Introducing automation in manufacturing can lead to increasing efficiency in the assembly process, reducing Lean production waste, and enhancing operator ergonomics. The purpose of combining automation and Lean is to bridge the gap between digital transformation and human-centric automation, ensuring technological evolution together with the operat...

By Aleksandar Argilovski, Radmila Koleva, Trajce Velkovski, Bojan Jovanoski, Darko Babunski