2006 - SANU-a

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2006 - SANU-a

ISSN 1820-340X
SERBIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS
BULLETIN
OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Annual Report for 2006
BELGRADE, 2007
Editorial Board
Corresponding Member Vidojko Jović
Academician Ivan Gutman
Corresponding Member Nikola Tucić
Academician Dragutin Dražić
Academician Veselinka Šušić
Corresponding Member Aleksandar Loma
Corresponding Member Časlav Ocić
Corresponding Member Momčilo Spremić
Corresponding Member Todor Stevanović
Editor
Corresponding Member Vidojko Jović
Editor-in-Chief
Academician Nikola Tasić
Translation and editing
Lynne Katsikas
Vera Gligorijević
Layout and Cover Design
Helicon, Belgrade
Print
Grafolik, Belgrade
CONTENT
Editor’s Note....................................................................................................................5
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS,
PHYSICS AND EARTH SCIENCES............................................................................6
EARTH SCIENCES............................................................................................6
MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS.............................................................14
PHYSICS AND METEOROLOGY..................................................................17
Interdepartmental Committees..........................................................................22
Interacademic Cooperation................................................................................25
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES.....................26
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY................................................................................26
CHEMISTRY....................................................................................................27
BIOLOGY.........................................................................................................33
Interdepartmental Committees..........................................................................36
Interacademic Cooperation................................................................................51
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES........................................................54
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SCIENCES.............................................................64
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.........................................85
Interdepartmental Committee............................................................................93
Interacademic Committee..................................................................................93
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES.................................................................95
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL SCIENCES.....................................................102
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS AND MUSIC.......................................................117
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
OF THE SASA AND NIŠ UNIVERSITY.................................................................119
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
OF THE SASA AND KRAGUJEVAC UNIVERSITY ...........................................125
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN 2006.......................................................139
MEETINGS AND LECTURES IN 2006..................................................................147
PUBLISHING ACTIVITY IN 2006..........................................................................151
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE SASA INSTITUTES IN 2006.......................154
GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE “JOVAN CVIJIĆ”......................................154
MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE....................................................................156
INSTITUTE OF MUSICOLOGY...................................................................169
INSTITUTE FOR BYZANTINE STUDIES...................................................170
ETHNOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE...............................................................171
INSTITUTE FOR BALKAN STUDIES.........................................................174
INSTITUTE FOR THE SERBIAN LANGUAGE..........................................179
INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES...................................................181
EDITOR’S NOTE
In 2006, the Scientific Research Fund of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and
Arts (SASA) provided and allocated the funds for scientific research, publishing activity,
interacademic and international cooperation, for the participation of SASA members and
their associates in scientific meetings in the country and abroad, for the acquisition of
scientific literature and for other SASA scientific research needs.
In 2006, the scientific research programme of the Serbian Academy of Sciences
and Arts, including its Branch in Novi Sad and the Centres in Niš and Kragujevac, was
carried out through 60 projects in the field of natural sciences and mathematics, 14
projects in the field of technical sciences, 21 projects in the field of medical sciences, 16
projects in the field of language and literature, 7 projects in the field of social sciences,
37 projects in the field of historical sciences and 5 projects in the field of fine arts and
music.
The work results were published in scientific and professional journals and monographs,
or were presented at scientific meetings.
In 2006, 39 publications were published in the SASA editions. The total number
of copies was 18,830. In these SASA editions, 425 authors published 328 works.
In the course of 2006, 88 members and associates of the SASA made study trips
or participated in scientific meetings in the country and abroad. In addition, 58 scientists
visited the SASA either under bilateral agreements on free exchange of researchers, or
as participants in scientific meetings, lecturers and members of official delegations.
In 2006, the Academy organized 15 scientific meetings, 8 lectures and 1
commemorative gathering.
The resources allocated by the Fund for the acquisition of professional literature
in 2006, were mainly used for a subscription to foreign journals and the acquisition of
other foreign scientific publications according to the needs of the specified committees,
research teams and individuals, whose projects are carried out under the Academy’s
scientific research programmes. A portion of these resources was also used for the
acquisition of domestic scientific publications.
Since this issue, the Annual Report will include relevant reports submitted by
eight SASA’s institutes (Geographical Institute, Mathematical Institute, Institute of
Musicology, Institute for Byzantine Studies, Ethnographical Institute, Institute for Balkan
Studies, Institute for the Serbian Language, and Institute of Technical Sciences).
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS
AND EARTH SCIENCES
EARTH SCIENCES
Project: INVESTIGATION OF PALEOFLORA AND PALEOFAUNA
OF SERBIA
(Academician Marko Ercegovac)
1. The historical and geological evolution of Serbia in the Phanerozoic
The complex study of the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Tertiary sediments of Serbia from
paleontologic, biostratigraphic and paleoecological aspects was continued in 2006. It included
a solution of some stratigraphic and tectonic relationships between marine and continental
sediments of Serbia. The study of the age and the metamorphic changes of the organic matter from
ophiolite complexes of Serbia, Republica Srpska and Hungary, and its geodynamic implications
were analyzed in particular. The obtained first results were presented at the XVIIIth Congress of
the Carpatho-Balkan Geological Association in Belgrade.
Organic petrological investigations aimed at the elucidation of the characterization of
domestic brown coals were carried out. A new first approach of a Genetic-Industrial Classification
of the brown coals of Serbia was published.
2. Investigation of fossil flora and fauna of Serbia
The study of the paleontologic and biostratigraphic characteristics of green algae
(Dasycladacean from the Cretaceous and Paleogene), conodonts (the Triassic of Serbia and
Hungary), radiolarians (the Jurassic), ostracodes (the Miocene and the Pliocene) and palynomorphs
(the Jurassic-Upper Cretaceous of the Carpatho-Balkanides and the Neogene of the Pannonian
Basin) was continued. Palynomorphs from the western ophiolitic belt of the Vardar Zone (the
ophiolites of Podkozarje) were also studied.
Carras N., Conrad M. A., Radoičić R., 2006: Salpingoporella, a common genus of
Mesozoic Dasycladales (calcareous green algae). Revue de Paleobiologie, 26, 3, 311-317,
Geneve.
Conrad M., Carras N., Radoičić R., 2006: Neutral network analysis applied to species
of Salpingoporella (Dasycladales, green algae). Geology and Paleontology of the peri-adriatic
area. Attributed to Rajka Radoičić, 5-6 May, Napoli, Abstracts, 11.
Еrcegovac M., Kovacs S., 2006: New vitrinite reflectance data from the Paleozoic od
Szendrö and Uppony Units, “Bükkium”S.L., NЕ Hungary. Proceedings XVIIIth Congress of
the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association, September 3-6, Belgrade, 132-135.
Еrcegovac M., Životić D., Kostić A., 2006: Genetic-industrial classification of brown
coals in Serbia. International Journal of Coal Geology, 68, 39-56.
Еrcegovac M., Kostić A., 2006: Organic facies and palynofacies: Nomenclature,
classification and applicability for petroleum source evaluation. International Journal of Coal
Geology, 68, 70-78.
Haas J., Kovacs S., Karamata S., Sudar M., Gawlick H-J., Gradinaru Е., Mello J.,
Polak M., Halamič J., Tomljenović B., Ogorelec B., 2006: Jurassic environments in the CircumPannonian region. Proceedings XVIIIth Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological
Association, September 3-6, Belgrade, 201-204.
Haas J., Demeny A., Hips K., Zajzon N., Weiszburg T. G., Sudar M., Palfy J., 2006:
Biotic and environmental changes in the Permian-Triassic boundary interval recorded on a
western Tethyan ramp in the Bükk Mountains, Hungary. Global and Planetary Change,
doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.06.010.
Krstić N., Krstić B., Jovanović G., Savić Lj., 2006: Paleolimnology of Serbian lakes
(Carboniferous-Holocene). Proceedings XVIIIth Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan
Geological Association, September 3-6, Belgrade, 297-299.
Krstić N., 2006: Pliocene ostracodes of the Paludinian Beds in the Pannonian Plain,
Serbian part. Herald Natural History Museum, Special Publications 01-08, 411 p.
Sudar M., Kovacs S., 2006: Metamorphosed and ductilely deformed conodonts from
Triassic limestone situated beneth ophiolite complexes: Kopaonik Mt., Serbia and Bükk Mts.,
NЕ Hungary – A preliminary comparison. Geologica Carpathica, 57, 3, 157-176, Bratislava.
Radoičić R., 2006: Trinocladus divnae and Montiella filipovici, new species
(Dasycladales, green algae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mountain Paštrik (Mirdita Zone.
Annales géologiques de la peninsule balkanique, 67, 65-87, Belgrade.
Golubic S., Radoicic R., Lee Seong-Joo, 2006: Decastronema kotori n.comb., a mat
forming cyanobacterium on Cretaceous carbonate platforms and its modern counterparts.
Notebooks on Geology, article 2006 (2).
Project: PALYNOMORPHS FROM PALEOZOIC AND MESOZOIC
SEDIMENTS IN SERBIA
Paleontological and geological investigations of volcano-sedimentary carboni
ferous deposits in the area of the Carpatho-Balkanides in eastern Serbia were continued. The
investigations of palynomorphs from the Upper Permian and Lower Triassic sediments in Stara
Planina (Carpatho-Balkanides) and Pošćensko Jezero – Durmitor (Dinarides) were completed.
The study of the Upper Triassic and Lower Jurassic deposits of the Stara Planina were investigated
from paleontological, biostratigraphical and organic petrography standpoints. The determination
of the boundaries between Rhät-Lias in eastern Serbia was continued.
Project: GЕОDYNAMICS
(Academician Stevan Karamata)
1.
Terranes and plates of Serbia and neighboring areas
and their movement
A model of the formation of the Balkan Peninsula from the Early Paleozoic until
the Neogene was elaborated. The addition of terrains to the Moesian plate (i.e., Eurasia)
and the Adrian (i.e., Gondwana) explains the growth of these units and their unequal
movement northward, the finally collision and the closure of the Tethys. The determination
of the boundaries of the terrains in eastern Serbia and the study of the olistostrome
mélange at the north of the Moračke Kape (northern Montenegro) continued.
Karamata S., 2006: The geological development of the Balkan Peninsula related to the
approach, collision and compresion of Gondwanan and Euroasian units. In: Robertson, A. H.
F. & Mountrakis, D. (Eds.), Tectonic Development of the Eastern Mediterranean Region,
Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 260, 155-178.
Karamata S., 2006: The geological framework of the Balkan Peninsula: its origin due
to the approaching, collision and compression of Gondwanian and Eurasian units. Zapisnici
Srpskog geološkog društva za 2004. i 2005. godinu, 5-13, Beograd.
S. Karamata and M. Sudar organized the scientific excursion “Three ophiolite belts of
the Dinarides and the Vardar Zone” associated with the XVIII Congress of the Carpatho-Balkan
Geologic Association (CBGA) and prepared the Guidebook for the excursion. The excursion
left Belgrade on August 31st went to Kruševac, Kopaonik, Raška, Novi Pazar, Sjenica, Zlatibor,
Užice, Divčibare and Valjevo and returned to Belgrade on September 2nd, 2006. 28 specialists
from Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and
Ukraine, as well as the excursion guides from Serbia participated.
Karamata S., Sudar M., 2006: Three Ophiolite Belts of the Dinarides and Vardar
Zone. In: Gerzina N., Resimić-Šarić K., Malešević N. (Eds.), Excursion guide, Pre-Congress
Excursion “Three Ophiolite Belts of the Dinarides and Vardar Zone”, (Serbia, August
31-September 2, 2006), XVIIIth Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association
(Belgrade September 3-6, 2006), 1-25, Belgrade.
Prof. M. Sudar, academician M. Ercegovac and Prof. A. Grubić prepared the Proceedings
of the afore-mentioned CBGA Congress.
Sudar M., Ercegovac M., Grubić A. (Eds.), 2006: Proceedings XVIIIth Congress of
the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association (September 3-6, Belgrade, Serbia), National
Committee of the CBGA, Serbian Geological Society, 1-695, Belgrade.
The Academician Stevan Karamata and Prof. Aleksandar Grubić presented during the
opening session and during the contributions section, respectively, of the previously mentioned
CBGA congress.
Karamata S., 2006: Origin of the central part of the Balkan Peninsula – its formaton
from Paleozoic to Tertiary.
Grubić A., 2006: Alpine overthrusts in SE Serbia and in Bulgarian Kraishte. In: Sudar
M., Ercegovac M., Grubić A. (Eds). Proceedings XVIIIth Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan
Geological Association (September 3-6, Belgrade, Serbia), National Committee of the CBGA,
Serbian Geological Society, 190-192, Belgrade.
The explanatory text for the maps of the paleoenvironments of the Circum-Pannonian
Region for the Variscan Preflisch (Devonian-Early Carboniferous), the Late Variscan (Latest
Carboniferous to Early Permian), the Initial Neotethian Rifting (Middle-Late Triassic) and the
Maximal Neotethian Spreading (Middle Jurassic) periods were presented at the XVIII Congress
of the Carpatho-Balkan Geologic Association. S. Karamata, B. Krstić and M. Sudar are co-authors
for the area of these maps at the south of the Pannonian Basin.
Еbner F., Vozárová A., Kovács S., Krstić B., Szederkényi T., Sremac J., Tomljenović
B., Trajanova M., 2006: Devonian - Carboniferous pre-flysch and flysch environments in the
Circum Pannonian Region. In: Sudar M., Еrcegovac M., Grubić A. (Еds.), Proceedings XVIIIth
Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association (September 3-6, Belgrade,
Serbia), National Committee of the CBGA, Serbian Geological Society, 114-117, Belgrade.
Vozárová A., Ebner F., Kovács S., Kräutner H.G., Szederkényi T., Krstić B., Sremac
J., Tomljenović B., Novak M., 2006: Late Variscan (Latest Carboniferous-Early Permian) Lateand post-orogenic environments in the Circum Pannonian region. In: Sudar M., Ercegovac
M., Grubić A. (Eds), Proceedings XVIIIth Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological
Association (September 3-6, Belgrade, Serbia), National Committee of the CBGA, Serbian
Geological Society, 651-654, Belgrade.
Sudar M., Kovács S., Haas J., Karamata S., Gaetani M., Gawlick H.-J., Gradinaru E.,
Pero Cs., Mello J., Polák M., Tomljenović B., Ogorelec B., Kolar-Jurkovšek T., 2006: Triassic
envirinments in the Circum-Pannonian region related to the initial Neotethyan rifting stage. In:
Sudar M., Ercegovac M., Grubić A. (Eds), Proceedings XVIIIth Congress of the CarpathianBalkan Geological Association (September 3-6, Belgrade, Serbia), National Committee of the
CBGA, Serbian Geological Society, 609-614, Belgrade.
Haas J., Kovács S., Karamata S., Sudar M., Gawlick H.-J., Gradinaru E., Mello
J., Poláк M., Halamić J., Tomljenović B., Ogorelec B., 2006: Jurassic environments in the
Circum-Pannonian region. In: Sudar M., Ercegovac M., Grubić A. (Eds), Proceedings XVIIIth
2.Ophiolitic belts of the Balkan Peninsula and the evolution
of oceanic realms
The Committee of Geodynamics of the Committee of Geosciences of the Academy
of Sciences and Arts of Republic of Srpska organized from May 31st to June 6th, 2006 the
international Symposium/Field workshop “The Mesozoic ophiolite belts of the northern part
of the Balkan Peninsula”. At the symposium, 56 specialists from Austria, the Bosnian BH
Federation, Greece, Croatia, the UK, Germany, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland,
Turkey, the USA participated, as well as guides and participants from Serbia and the Republic of
Srpska. The Main ophiolite belt of the Vardar zone, the Western belt of the Vardar Zone and the
Dinaride ophiolite belt were observed during a trip from Belgrade, where the Symposium was
opened, to Kruševac, Kopaonik, Raška, Novi Pazar, Sjenica, Zlatibor, Užice, Divčibare, Banja
Koviljača, Zvornik, Doboj, Maglaj, Teslić, Banja Luka, Prijedor, Podkozarje, Laktaši and Banja
Luka, where the Symposium ended. Contributions were presented at Belgrade, Užice, Banja
Koviljača and Banja Luka.
Каrаmata S., Resimić-Šarić K., Sudar M., Hrvatović H., 2006: Mesozoic Ophiolite
Belts of the Northern part of the Balkan Peninsula. - In: Gerzina N., Resimić-Šarić K. (Eds.),
Excursion guide, “Mesozoic Ophiolite Belts of the Northern part of the Balkan Peninsula”,
Field Workshop, Ophiolites 2006 (Serbia and Montenegro - Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 31June 6, 2006), Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Committee of Geodynamics, Academy
of Sciences and Arts of Republic of Srpska, Committee of Geosciences, 1-49, Belgrade – Banja
Luka.
3. Cherts, influence of geologic environment on their properties (Academician Stevan Karamata)
The study of new samples of cherts front Uzlomac and Nemila, at east, and the eastern
slopes of Kozara continued.
4. The rift-magmatism of the Dinarides
Further work on this subject was postponed because of personal (the decease of Prof.
Vera Đorđević) and organizational (most of these occurrences are in northern and northeastern
Montenegro and further work has to be reorganized) problems.
5. The post-collisional magmatism in the axial part of the Balkan Peninsula
(Prof. Dr. Vladica Cvetković)
The studies of selected Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary granitic rocks in central Serbia
by Kristina Šarić and of variscan granitic rocks of eastern Serbia by Prof. Nada Vasković are in
progress.
6. Metamorphism related to the emplacement of ophiolite complexes
The study of garnet amphibolites of the Očauš village (close to Blatnica, Central Bosnia)
began.
7. The metamorphism in the area of Gora (South of Prizren)
(Prof. Dr. Vladica Cvetković)
The synthesis of metamorphism and magmatism of the Gora region is still in preparation
by G. Zakariadze, Ph.D. and V. Cvetković, Ph.D.
8. The Neogene of Serbia
(Nadežda Krstić, Ph.D.)
Most of the results of the work are related to the stratigraphy and paleontology of
the Neogene and are quoted among the results of the Project “Investigation of paleoflora and
paleofauna of Serbia”. Only the work on the regional evolution of the Miocene and the Pliocene
lakes and the published results of paleolimnological approach to the formation of lacustrine
basins are mentioned here.
During the Miocene, the post-collision compression of the Adria and the CarpathoBalkanide blocks were the most important agents. In the Pliocene, however, due to the overthrusting
from the southeast, a large part of the Balkan Peninsula was covered at the north by the last
remnants of the Paratethys and in the south by the last remnants of the Cvijić Aegean Lake.
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The results of the paleolimnological approach to the formation of lacustrine basins are
included in the contribution
Krstić N., Krstić B., Jovanović O., Savić Lj., 2006: Paleolimnology of Serbian lakes
(Carboniferous-Holocene). In: Sudar M., Ercegovac M., Grubić A. (Eds), Proceedings XVIIIth
9. Rocks formed under high pressure – eclogites
Glucophane schists were sampled at Fruška Gora. They occur as lensoidal blocks in the
Cretaceous olistostrome mélange. Detailed study of these schists is in progress.
Some results of investigations of eclogites from Serbia were presented in a paper:
Korikovsky S.P., Kotov A.B., Sal’nikova E.B., 2006: Eclogitization of gabbro-norites
in the eastern marginal part of the Serbo-Macedonian composite terrane, the Bojnik area. - In:
Sudar M., Ercegovac M., Grubić A. (Eds), Proceedings XVIIIth Congress of the CarpathianBalkan Geological Association (September 3-6, Belgrade, Serbia), National Committee of the
CBGA, Serbian Geological Society, 273-276, Belgrade.
Project: GЕОМОRPHOLOGICAL MAP OF SERBIA IN SCALE 1:50.000
(Academician Stevan Karamata and Miloš Zeremski, Ph.D.)
for print.
begun.
The geomorphological maps sheets Vlasotince 3, Leskovac 2 and Užice 4 are submitted
Work on geomorphological maps sheets Vlasotince 4, Leskovac 3 and Sjenica 1 has
Project: GЕОCHEMISTRY
(Academician Zoran Maksimović)
1. T
he geochemistry of the upper mantle and the igneous rocks of the Earth’s
crust
The study of basalt from Dinaride and Vardar ophiolitic mélange, within the doctoral
thesis prepared by Milica Božović, continued. About 100 silicate analyses of basalt and their
microelements were made. The first analyses of Sr, Nd and Pb isotopes were also made.
Prelević D., Foley S. F., Cvetković V., 2007: A review of petrogenesis of Mediterranean
Tertiary lamproites: a perspective from the Serbian ultrapotassic province. In: L. Beccaluva, G.
Bianchini and M Wilson (Еds.), Cenozoic Volcanism in the Mediterranean Area, Geological
Society of America, Special Paper 418, 113–129.
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Pavićević M. K., Cvetković V., Amthauer G., Bieniok A., Boev B., Brandstätter F.,
Götzinger M., Jelenković R., Prelević D., Prohaska T., 2006: Quartz from Allchar as monitor
for cosmogenic 26Al: Geochemical and petrogenetic constraints. Mineralogy and Petrology,
V 88, 527.
Prelević D., Foley S. F., 2006: Accretion of oceanic arc lithospheric mantle to
continental lithosphere in the Mediterranean: evidence from olivine-spinel pairs from
lamproites. International Conference on Continental Volcanism - IAVCЕI 2006, 14-18
May, 2006, Guangzhou, China.
Prelević D., Foley S. F., Stracke A., Romer R., Conticelli S., 2006: Hf, Sr, Nd, Pb
isotope systematics of Mediterranean lamproites: no need for an involvement of a hidden mantle
reservoir! International Conference on Continental Volcanism - IAVCЕI 2006, 14-18 May,
2006, Guangzhou, China.
Cvetković V., Höck V., Downes H., Prelević D., Lazarov M., 2006: Mantle evolution
in a collision-related setting: from depletion in a suboceanic arc environment to re-fertilization
in an intracontinental setting – the example of Еast Serbian lithospheric mantle. Еuropean
Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2006, Wien, Austria, 3-7 April 2006, Abstracts CD.
Prelević D., Cvetković V., Foley S. F., 2006: Accretion of arc-oceanic lithospheric
mantle in Mediterranean: evidence from lamproites and mantle xenoliths. Еuropean
Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2006, Wien, Austria, 3-7 April 2006, Abstracts CD.
Downes H., Cvetkovic V., Hoeck V., Prelevic D., Lazarov M., 2006: Refertilization of
highly depleted lithospheric mantle (Balkan Peninsula, SЕ Еurope): Еvidence from peridotite
xenoliths. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68, International V.M. Goldschmidt
Conference.
2.
Geochemistry of the rock alteration
Geochemical studies of karstic bauxites in Greece, former Yugoslavia, Hungary, France
and Jamaica, as well as of karstic nickel deposits in Serbia and Greece, clearly indicate that there
is important enrichment of „mobile“ trace elements, including nickel rare earth elements (REE) at
the base of deposits. At higher concentrations of these elements authigenic minerals of nickel and
REE can be formed, among them new minerals were discovered. These minerals and processes
of their formation are very useful for an explanation of genesis of karstic bauxites and karstic
nickel deposits.
Listwenites in Serbia are rather widespread, especially in the Gokčanica and Plana area,
where the 1:50 000 geological map has been reported (Maksimović and Divljan, 1953) with all
listwenite occurrences. In this study we report mineralogy and geochemistry of listwenites from
Žuti Krš in Gokčanica area, which is the most significant and voluminous occurrence in the area.
The peridotites occur on the Western slopes of the Željin Mt. and they are the part of the Vardar
ophiolitic belt. Peridotites mostly comprise of serpentinized harzburgites and more subordinately
lherzolites.
Listwenites from Žuti Krš form narrow sub-horizontal bands in the ophiolitic peridotite
with maximal width up to few meters. In the field they are easily recognized from the surrounding
peridotites by their light brown colour and resistant outcrops. Our ongoing investigations
comprise X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) and Inductively
Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), in order to more specifically define their mineral
composition and geochemical characteristics. The investigated listwenites consist mainly of silica
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in different forms and of different (mostly trace element) geochemistry. Also, Fe-rich magnesite,
talc, dolomite, calcite, and in some samples clay minerals occur. The only mineral which remained
from the protolit is high-Cr-spinel, suggesting harzburgitic origin.
Soil derived from granite from Bukulja Mountain (Serbia) contains much more Mn and
Fe than parent rock. After XRD, SEM and chemical investigations it was concluded that the main
source of Mn was weathered garnet. A part of Fe also originated from weathering of iron-rich
garnet, but its other part might be biotite and epidote. Although garnet is accessory mineral in
granite, its influence on soil chemistry is very important. It contains 12.7 % Fe and 8.2 % Mn and
belongs to almandine-spessartine type. It was found that observed etching surface and rhombic
etch pits are a result of the weathering in acid conditions.
Maksimović Z., Pantó Gy., 2006: Genesis of karstic bauxites based on the authigenic
nickel- and RЕЕ-minerals. Proceedings of the XVIII Congress of the Carpatho-Balkan
Geological Association, September 3-6, 2006, Belgrade, 330-333.
Maksimović Z., Prelević D. & Petrović-Prelević I., 2006: Hydrothermal alteration
products of ultramafics, including listvenites, on the western slopes of Željin Mountain (Serbia).
Proceedings of the XVIII Congress of the Carpatho-Balkan Geological Association,
September 3-6, 2006, 333-335.
Jović V., 2006: Manganese status of a Serbian granite-derived soil in relation to the
weathering of garnet. Proceedings XVIIIth Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological
Association, September 3-6, 2006, Belgrade, 247-250.
3.
Mineralogy
This paper presents the causes of scab formation on the inside wall of submerged entry
nozzles (SEN) in continuous steel casters. The research was performed on a large number of
samples from nozzles employed in a continuous-rounds caster. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
(XRF) of the wall of the graphite-alumina SEN after the continuous steel casting process revealed
a change in the Al, Si and Ca concentrations in the SENs of one series. Measurements showed
that the thickness of the SEN wall had decreased, irrespective of the scab thickness, due to
internal erosion. In addition, the Al, Si and Ca concentrations in the SEN-steel contact zone of
the wall were found to have changed. The increase in Al and Si concentrations in the contact
zone compared to the rest of the wall is the result of diffusion on the steel side of the SEN wall.
Simultaneously, the Ca concentration was lower in the contact zone of the SEN wall than in the
rest of the wall. The significance of this relationship is also confirmed by the high values of the
correlation indexes. As the internal erosion in the SEN wall increases, the Ca concentration in
the contact zone of the SEN wall decreases. At the same time, this changed concentration and
diffusion were not registered in the walls of the other SEN series. The wall thickness of the
nozzles in the other series also remained unchanged, which confirmed that no internal erosion
has occurred.
Fibrous magnesia-silicate (mountain leather asbestos) of Serbian origin was used as the
Si precursor for the synthesis of SiC by the carbothermal-reduction process. As a reducing agent,
sugar (saccharose) was used. The formation of SiC was confirmed by XRD analysis and optical
microscopy images. The results showed that the obtained SiC possessed a fibrous morphology.
Due to the experimental procedure, MgF2 was also formed, which is known as an excellent
additive for the sintering of non-oxide ceramics.
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Stojanović J., Radosavljević S., Karanović Lj., Cvetković Lj., 2006: Mineralogy of
W-Pb-Bi ores from Rudnik Mt., Serbia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Abhandlungen,
182, 3, 299-306.
Pačevski A., Cvetković Lj., 2006: Coloradoite in the Sb-W ore from Osanica locality,
Serbia: occurrence in a deposit free of Au-Ag tellurides. Au-Ag-Te-Se deposits, IGCP Project
486, Field Workshop, Izmir, Turkey, 135-136.
Dević S., Jokanović V., Logar M., 2006: Internal Еrosion in Submerged Еntry Noyyles
of Continous Steel Casters as a Function of Al, Si and Ca Concentrations in the Nozzle Wall.
Interam, Vol. 55, 3, 180-186.
Devečarski A., Logar M., Pošarac M., Brdarić T., Božić D., Matović B., 2006:
Synthesis of fibrous SiC from natural precursor. Physical Chemistry 2006, H-17-P, 525-527.
MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS
Project: ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOUR OF GENERALIZED FUNCTIONS,
THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
(Academician Bogoljub Stanković)
A mathematical model of the transverse vibrations of an elastic axially compressed rod
on a fractional derivative type of visco elastic foundation has been examined under the supposition
that the axial force has a constant and a time dependent part given by a Dirac distribution. The
dynamics of the system has been described by a system of two partial differential equations,
having integer and fractional derivatives. The solution of the system was obtained in the space of
distributions and its asymptotic behavior was investigated.
Stanković B., Atanacković T. M., 2006: On the compressed elastic rod with rotary
inertia on a viscoelastic foundation. Bulletin CXXXIII de l´Academie serbe des sciences et
des arts, Classe des sciences mathématiques, 31, 7-28.
Project: SEMI-RIEMANNIAN GEOMETRY
(Academician Mileva Prvanović)
The geodesic mapping of an almost Hermitian and an almost para-Hermitian manifold
was examined using a holomorphic curvature tensor. It was proved that, if such a manifold allows
geodesic mapping, there are two more invariant tensors in addition to the classical projective
curvature tensor.
Kähler manifolds with Norden metric, the curvature tensor of which can only be
expressed in terms of Ricci tensors only and whose holomorphically conformal curvature tensor
vanishes, was investigated.
Prvanović M., 2005: Holomorphically projective curvature tensors. Kragujevac
Journal of Mathematics, 28, 97-111.
Prvanović M., 2005: On some Kähler manifolds with Norden metric. Rendiconti del
Circolo Matematico di Palermo, Serie II, Tomo LIV, 430-442.
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Project: NONLINEAR ANALYSIS IN FUZZY STRUCTURES
(Academician Olga Hadžić)
In 2006, we investigated the existence and uniqueness of the fixed point of mappings
defined on probabilistic and fuzzy metric spaces was investigated. Some results on the local
uniqueness of the contraction mappings which are defined on fuzzy metric space were obtained.
A paper is submitted for publication.
Project: COMPUTER AIDED INVESTIGATIONS IN DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
(Academician Dragoš Cvetković)
A jubilee book [1] with texts by several authors has been published. Among others, a
review of the work of this project in the period 1987 – 2005 is included.
In paper [2], the problem of determining the metric dimension of hypercubes is
considered. We propose a genetic algorithm which successfully solves the given problem and
reaches all optimal solutions that are known that far was proposed. The algorithm also gives the
results on some large-scale instances which were hitherto unsolved.
1. Cvetković D., 2006: Graphs as Inspiration (in Serbian, with parts in English and
Russian), autobiographic notes and other texts on the occasion of four decades of scientific work
in mathematics, edited by Vera Kovačević-Vujčić, Akademska misao, Beograd.
2. Kratica J., Kovačević-Vujčić V., Čangalović M., 2006: Computing metric dimension
of hypercubes by genetic algorithms. In: D. Radojevic (Edit.), Proceedings XXXIII Symposium
on Operational Research, SYM-OP-IS 2006, Banja Koviljača, October 3-6, 2006, 221-224.
Project: ASYMPTOTIC FORMULAS IN ANALYTIC NUMBER THEORY
(Academician Aleksandar Ivić)
The main field of research in 2006 was the Riemann zeta-function, especially the
application of the Mellin and Laplace transforms to problems involving the Riemann zetafunction. In addition, participation in joint works with M. Kühleiner, E. Krätzel and W.G. Nowak
(Vienna), and also with Y. Motohashi (Tokyo) was realized.
In papers [1] and [3], the Riemann zeta-function was investigated by means of Laplace
transforms and, especially, by the technique of Mellin transforms.
Work [2] gives a comprehensive overview of lattice point and divisor problems.
In the joint article [4] with Y. Motohashi, a detailed account of the mean square formula
for the zeta-function was given, when the real part of the argument is between 1/2 and 1.
In paper [5], certain convolutions pertaining to number-theoretic error terms and power
moments of the Riemann zeta-function were investigated.
A. Ivic gave, on invitation from the organizers, lectures at the international conference
MAGT06, organized by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade from 31.08. to
04.09.2006, and in conferences Analytic Number Theory in Turku (Finland) 7-9.09.2006 and
Marseille (France) 10-15.09.2006. He also participated, with a research communication, in
the International Congress of Mathematicians which was held in Madrid from 22.08.2006 to
30.08.2006.
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1. Ivić A., 2006: On the estimation of some Mellin transforms connected with the
fourth moment of |ζ(½ + it)|. Elementare und Analytische Zahlentheorie (Tagungsband),
Proceedings ELAZ-Conference, May 24-28, 2004 (W. Schwarz und J. Steuding, Eds.), Franz
Steiner Verlag 2006, 77-88.
2. (with E. Krätzel, M. Kühleiner and W.G. Nowak), 2006: Lattice points in large regions
and related arithmetic functions: Recent developments in a very classic topic. Elementare und
Analytische Zahlentheorie (Tagungsband), Proceedings ELAZ-Conference, May 24-28,
2004 (W. Schwarz und J. Steuding, Eds.), Franz Steiner Verlag 2006, 89-128.
3. Ivić A., 2006: The Laplace and Mellin transforms of powers of the Riemann zetafunction. International Journal of Mathematics and Analysis, 1(2), 113-140.
4. (with Y. Motohashi), 2006: The moments of the Riemann zeta-function Part I: The
fourth moment off the critical line. Functiones et Approximatio,35, 133-181.
5. Ivić A., 2006: Convolutions and mean square estimates of certain number-theoretic
error terms. Publications Inst. Math., 80 (94), 141-156.
Project: QUALITATIVE AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF SOME CLASSES OF
DIFFERENTIAL AND DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS
(Academician Vojislav Marić)
Two kinds of problems were studied: 1) problems related to the approximation of
solutions in the boundary layer of some non-linear differential equations; 2) Regularity and
asymptotes of solutions of some classes of functional differential equations.
Adžić N., Ovcin Z., 2004: Orthogonal series aproximation for boundary layers.
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 31, 201-214.
Jaroš Ј., Kusano Т., Marić V., 2006: Еxistence of regularly and rapidly varying
solutions for a class of third order nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Institut
Mathématique. Publications (Beograd), 79 (93), 51-64.
Kusano T., Marić V., 2006: On a class of functional differential equations having
slowly varying solutions. Institut Mathématique. Publications (Beograd), 80 (94), 207217.
Project: APPLICATIONS OF THE VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS TO
NONLINEAR AND NONCONSERVATIVE DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
(Academician Božidar D. Vujanović)
The main effort during this year was devoted to the application of the action conservation
laws of rheonomic, scleronomic, linear and non-linear dynamic systems with a single degree of
freedom, which are defined as the two-point boundary value problems. The action conservation
laws were applied to dynamic systems, the behavior of which is fully described by the Hamilton
action integral, whose value is not known. Applying the direct method in the form of Ritz, it
turned out that the approximate solutions obtained are very reliable. A relatively large study
devoted to the applications of the action conservation laws is in preparation.
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Project: EQUATIONS WITH SINGULARITIES THROUGH METHODS OF
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
(Corresponding Member Stevan Pilipović)
The first paper is related to elliptic boundary problems with singular coefficients and
data within generalized function algebras and their extensions.
The second paper deals with localization operators and exponential weights for
modulation spaces related to spaces of ultradifferentiable functions of Gevrey classes.
The third paper is an exposition related to the scientific work of Academician Bogoljub
Stanković.
1. Mitrović D., Pilipović S., 2006: Approximations of linear Dirichlet problems with
singularities. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 313, 98-119.
2. Cordero Е., Pilipović S., Rodino L., Teofanov N., 2006: Localization operators
and exponential weights for modulation spaces. Mediterranean Journal of Mathematics, 2,
381-394.
3. Pilipović S., 2006: On the occasion of academician Bogoljub Stanković’s 80th
anniversary. Fractional Calculus & Applied Analysis, 8, 1-5.
PHYSICS AND METEOROLOGY
Project: STATISTICALITY AND CAUSALITY IN QUANTUM
MECHANICS
(Academician Fedor Herbut)
Ervin Schrödinger introduced in 1935 the important concept of disentanglement as
the physical meaning of entanglement in bipartite quantum systems. Academician Herbut
and his collaborators have studied disentanglement during a period of many years. This year
the investigation of distant linearly independent ensemble decomposition and distant linearly
independent preparation in bipartite pure-state entanglement was successfully completed and
published in the most eminent suitable scientific journal.
Herbut F., 2006: On bipartite pure-state entanglement structure in terms of
disentanglement. Journal of Mathematical Physics, 47, 122103-122122.
Project: NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE
(Academician Fedor Mesinger)
Activities in 2006, as before within this project, were aimed at further refinement of the
Eta model and also at applications of the model for regional weather and climate purposes. The
refined Eta discretization via the introduction of “sloping steps”, on which most of the work was
done in 2004 and 2005 (Mesinger, Jović), was further improved. A problem was identified with
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a centered vertical advection scheme, frequently used; and the scheme was replaced by a scheme
with ideal conservation properties, thereby correcting the problem. Numerous additional real
data cases were run (Jović, Lazić, Živković). The refinement as developed is an add-on to the
traditional step-topography Eta code. Its robustness has been confirmed in real-time running by
Živković.
One task worked on in 2006 was the initialization of a model for weather prediction
purposes using a modified form of the so-called super-Matsuno scheme (Lazić). Another
subproject addressed the effects of the release of contaminants into the atmosphere above Serbia
(Lazić, Mijić). Verification of the Eta model forecasts for the power plant winds was another
activity of the application of the model (Lazić, Živković). Maintenance of kinetic energy in long
term Eta model integrations is a topic on which the work was started in 2005 and continued in this
year (Mesinger, Veljović, and Lazić).
Mesinger F., Rančić M., Jović D., Zhang H., Popović J., 2006: Forward-backward
scheme modified to suppress lattice separation, and impact of the order of integration. Assembly
of the Еuropean Geosciences Union, Vienna. Abstract.
Mijić Z.R., Lazić L.A., Rajšić S.F., Tasić M.D., Novaković V.T., 2006: Some
characteristic back air trajectories for high PM10 and PM2.5 concentration episodes. 6th
International Conference of the Balkan Physical Union, Book of Abstracts, p. 1006, 22-26
August, Istanbul, Turkey.
Popović J., 2006: ЕTA Model in Weather Forecast. KTH Computer Science and
Communication, Stockholm, Master Thesis, 55 pp.
Veljović K., 2006: Impact of the boundary conditions to long term integrations of
the Eta Model. Mr. Sc. Thesis (in Serbian). Dept. of Meteorology, University of Belgrade.
Project: PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR MESOSCALE
ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES
(Corresponding Member Zaviša Janjić)
The general objective of the project is to develop a physical and numerical model of
the atmosphere which can be used for the simulation and forecasting of meso scale atmospheric
processes, as well as for studies of environmental problems on meso scales. The project leader
is Prof. Zaviša Janjić, corresponding member of SASA, and the collaborators were Prof. Borivoj
Rajković and Ana Vuković, meteorologist, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Prof. Milivoj
Gavrilov, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia.
The work on the validation and further improvements of the model, preprocessing,
postprocessing and computer graphics systems continued in 2006. The emphasis was again
placed on the parameterizations of physical processes. An inconsistency in the scheme for
horizontal advection of momentum was removed. Possibilities were examined to augment scarce
observations on meso scales by model generated data.
Janjic Z., Black T., Pyle M., Rogers Е., Chuang H., DiMego G., 2006: Hazardous
weather prediction using the WRF NMM. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 8, 02293,
2006, SRef-ID: 1607-7962/gra/ЕGU06-A-02293, Еuropean Geosciences Union, General
Assembly 2006, Vienna, Austria, 02 – 07 April 2006.
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Freedman F. R., Janjic Z. I., Еk M., 2006: Surface cooling predictions of the coupled
NMM/WRF PBL and Noah land surface schemes. Еxtended abstract 8.7, The 17th Symposium
on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, American Meteorological Society, San Diego, CA, May
21-25. http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/111127.pdf
Gopalakrishnan S.G., Surgi N., Tuleya R., Janjic Z., 2006: NCЕP’s two-wayinteractive-moving-nest NMM-WRF modeling system for hurricane forecasting. Еxtended
abstract 7A.3, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, American
Meteorological Society, Monterey, CA, April 23-28.
http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/107899.pdf
Weiss S. J., Bright D. R., Kain J. S., Levit J. J., Pyle M., Janjic Z., Ferrier B. S., Du J., 2006:
Complementary Use of short-range ensemble and 4.5 km WRF-NMM model guidance for severe
weather forecasting at the Storm Prediction Center. Еxtended abstract 8.5, The 23rd Conference
on Severe Local Storms, American Meteorological Society, St. Louis, MO, November 5-10. http://
ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/115386.pdf
Project: DYNAMICS OF BODIES OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
(Academicians Božidar D. Vujanović and Fedor Mesinger)
Topic: Chaos and stability in the motion of small solar system bodies
(Dr. Zoran Knežević)
A comprehensive examination of the fulfillment of the conditions for the application of
the Nekhoroshev theorem revealed that there exist points (regions) in the phase space where not
only 3-jet condition, but also a tighter quasi-convexity, and even the tightest convexity condition
are fully satisfied. In this way, it has definitely been proven that the conditions for the application
of the Nekhoroshev theorem are indeed fulfilled and that the theorem can be applied to real
asteroids, at least in the investigated regions.
We studied The evolution of the resonant asteroid orbits were studied and it was found
that in the chaotic zone of the three body mean motion resonance (5, -2, -2), involving Jupiter,
Saturn and the asteroid, the assumption of normal diffusion, because of which some asteroids
residing in the zone do actually exit from it and change the character of the motion, represents a
fairly good approximation, but that it does not fully describe all the features of the distribution of
objects in the phase space of orbital elements. Thus, a method was developed by means of which
it was intended to determine the exact type of motion, resonant mechanisms which give rise to
chaos, changes of the rate of chaotic diffusion as function of the position of the body inside the
chaotic layer, and the resulting macroscopic distribution of the objects.
An attempt was made to more precisely define and date the Karin family by using a
method which accounts for the variation of the dispersions of more orbital elements of the family
members with stable motion than was the case in the previous analyses. It was found that the
procedure applied in our approach is basically sound and that it can potentially deliver a desired
result. However, for its correct application, the non-gravitational effects must also be taken into
account, since they can substantially alter the fundamental frequencies obtained from the purely
gravitational model.
Work on the development of new methods for the preliminary determination of asteroid
orbits and for linkage of the observations, which were intended for a reduction in the real time of
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observations of the next generation surveys, was continued. The second iteration of algorithms
testing, using simulations of observations in opposition and in quadratures, was completed. On
the basis of these results and of the estimate of the expected rate of new discoveries of faint
objects, a proposal for the procedure of asteroid numbering was prepared and a new definition of
discovery and a new set of rules to decide on discovery rights were introduced.
Topic: Motion of major planets and satellites of major planets
(Vojislava Protić-Benišek, MA)
Due to bad weather, we failed to register the transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006,
even though the preparations and coordination with the other two observing teams (Australia,
New Zealand) was successful. From Manavgat (Turkey), we observed the total solar eclipse,
covering the whole duration of the event, was observed and a large number of digital records was
collected. The preliminary measurements are completed, and the phase variation as the function
of time determined. The quality of the material is exceptionally good, so that reliable results for
all the parameters of the eclipse are expected.
The reduction and analysis of the results of the transit of Venus from 2004 are nearly
completed, and some results were presented at an international meeting in Paris.
The method to determine corrections of proper motions in declination of the HIPPARCOS
stars, for which there are ground-based observations covering several decades, was improved.
PZT (Photographic Zenith Tube) observations (stations Punta Indio - Argentina, Washington USA, Mizusawa - Japan, etc.), collected in the last century in the framework of the international
Earth Rotation Programs, were used as input data. To check the results, the values obtained by
means of our method were compared with the corresponding values in some newer catalogs
(ARIHIP, EOC-2) and good agreement (to within the computed errors) was found. These results
represent a contribution to the improvement of the Hipparcos catalog as a reference catalog in the
optical wavelength.
Milani A., Gronchi G.F., Knežević Z., Sansaturio M.Е., Arratia O., Denneau L., Grav
T., Heasley J., Jedicke R., Kubica J., 2006: Unbiased orbit determination for the next generation
asteroid/comet surveys. In: Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2005. Proceedings IAU Symposium
229 (D. Lazzaro, S. Ferraz-Mello, and J.A. Fernández, Еds.), 367-380.
Knežević Z., Tsiganis K., Varvoglis H., 2006: Age of the Veritas asteroid family from
two independent estimates. In: Proceedings of the 14th National Conference of Astronomers
of Serbia and Montenegro (Z. Knežević, M. Ćirković and Z. Cvetković, Еds.), Publications
of Astronomical Observatory, Belgrade, 80, 161-166.
Knežević Z., 2006: Dynamical methods to estimate the age of asteroid families.
International Conference on Actual Problems in Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical
Astronomy, Cluj-Napoca, Abstracts, 21.
Pavlović R., 2006: Applicability of Nekhoroshev’s theorem in some selected chaotic
regions. In: Proceedings of the 14th National Conference of Astronomers of Serbia and
Montenegro (Z. Knežević, M. Ćirković and Z. Cvetković, Еds.), Publ. Astron. Obs. Belgrade,
80, 167-171.
Protić-Benišek V., Benišek Vl., Mihajlov A., Jakšić T., Pavičić G., et al., 2006: On the
Belgrade Astrophotographic Plate Archive (BAPA): Preliminary Results. In: Proceedings of
the 14th National Conference of Astronomers of Serbia and Montenegro (Z. Knežević, M.
Ćirković and Z. Cvetković, Еds.), Publ. Astron. Obs. Belgrade, 80, 355-360.
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Protić-Benišek V., Mihajlov A., Jakšić T., Benišek Vl., 2006: The Belgrade Plate
Archive Database: Current Status and Scientific Tasks. IAU Abstract Book, XXVI GA,
Prague, 465.
Protić-Benišek V., Benišek Vl., 2006: Transits of Mercury and Venus: Observations
and Analysis from Belgrade Astronomical Observatory. International Workshop, Paris,
Abstract Book, 20.
Protić-Benišek V., Benišek Vl., 2006: CCD Observations of Natural Satellites from
Belgrade Observatory. International Workshop, Paris, Abstract Book, 35.
Damljanović G., Pejović N., Jovanović B., 2006: Improvement of Hipparcos proper
motions in declination. Serbian Astronomical Journal, 172, 41-51.
Damljanović G., Pejović N., 2006: Ground - based latitude data and the improved
reference frame In: Proceedings of the 14th National Conference of Astronomers of Serbia
and Montenegro (Z. Knežević, M. Ćirković and Z. Cvetković, Еds.), Publ. Astron. Obs.
Belgrade, 80, 325.
Damljanović G., Vondrák J., 2006: Better accuracy of Hipparcos proper motions in
declination for stars observed with 10 Photographic Zenith Tubes. Abstract Book of the IAU
XXVIth General Assembly, Prague, 406.
Project: SHAPES AND SHIFTS OF SPECTRAL LINES IN GAS PLASMAS AND
ELECTRIC GAS DISCHARGES
(Academician Nikola Konjević)
Recently, experimental electron impact widths and ion broadening parameters of isolated
Kr I lines were reported by a group of authors. In addition, the contribution of Kr II and Kr III
ion dynamics to the Kr I line widths was determined. Here, on the basis of a critical evaluation of
the plasma source, the deconvolution procedure and earlier results by the same authors, possible
causes for erroneous line shape recordings and their interpretation are discussed. To demonstrate
the experimental difficulties in the procedure used for measurements of the Stark broadening
parameter, an additional experiment was performed and profiles of the plasma broadened
lines were generated. All our new results and the analysis of the plasma source, experimental
procedure and reported data of Kr I lines indicate that certain aspects of earlier work need further
investigation.
We report the results of the calculations of Stark broadening for the Sr+ and Ba+ resonance
lines in ultracold plasmas using semi-empirical formulas and numerical computer simulation
technique were reported. The simulation results showed that strong collisions dominate Stark
broadening at very low electron temperatures and that the weak collision approximation recently
employed by Vrinceanu et al. cannot be applied in this temperature region. Consequently, the
temperature trend of the Stark widths and shifts changes from 1/√T, successfully used at elevated
temperatures, to an increasing trend with temperature, which is characteristic for strong collisions
at low temperature.
Ivković M., Žikić R., Jovićević S., Konjević N., 2006: On simultaneous determination
of electron impact width, ion-broadening and ion-dynamic parameter from the shape of plasma
broadened non-hydrogenic atom line. Journal Physics B: Atomic Molecular, Optical Physics,
39, 1773-1785.
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Gigosos M.A., Gonzalez M.A., Konjević N., 2006: On the Stark broadening of Sr+ and
Ba+ resonance lines in ultracold neutral plasmas. European Physical Journal D, 40, 57-63.
Gigosos M.A., Gonzalez M.A., Konjević N., 2006: Temperature dependence of the
Stark broadening dominated by strong collisions. 18th International Conference on Spectral
Line Shapes, Eds.: Oks E., Pindzola M.S., June 4-9, 2006, Auburn, Alabama, USA, American
Institute of Physics Proceedings, 874, 35-44.
Project: AFFINE SYMMETRY OF PHYSICAL LAWS
(Corresponding Member Đorđe Šijački)
Quantum space-time symmetries of extended objects of p space-like dimensions, i.e.
p-branes (particles are 0-branes, strings are 1-branes, membranes are 2-branes etc.), embedded
into a D-dimensional target space were considered. The topology of the General Coordinate
Transformations (GCT) groups in d=p+1 and D dimensions is given by the topology of the
corresponding maximal compact subgroups. This fact and the infinite dimensionality of the
defining space of the covering group of the linear subgroup yields infinite component spinorial
GCT fields when d and/or D are greater then 2. It was proven that supersymmetric p-brane
generalizations based on finite-component spinors allow for a restricted curving of either brane
or target spaces only. Supersymmetric generalizations of extended objects theories in generically
curved space-times require a formulation that is based on infinite component „world“ spinors.
Šijački Đ., 2006: Strings, Branes and Other Extendons, in Metter Particled? Patterns,
Structure and Dynamics, Eds. R. Ruffini, Y. Verbin, World Scientific Publishing Company,
Singapore, 607-610.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE DЕFICIENCY OF SELENIUM AND
MAGNESIUM IN SERBIA
(Academician Zoran Maksimović)
Investigations of the health effects of the food of plant and animal origin, which is
enriched with selenium, on selenium-deficient animals and human population were continued. A
patent application for the protection of nutritional drinks made of poultry eggs and the production
process, was submitted (patent application No. for 2006/2007).
It was continued to study the effects of consuming a drink made of quail eggs, enriched
with selenium and other deficient nutrients and crops foliarly enriched with selenium on health.
Apart from classical biochemical parameters, the indicators also included noninvasive methods
for the early detection of disorders of the contents of the essential and toxic elements in hair, pH
value of of saliva and bioresonant diagnostics. Apart from the conditionally healthy population,
the investigation also covered the persons suffering from chronic diseases, such as asthma, type 2
diabetes, hyper- and hypothyroidism, multiple sclerosis, cancer, as well as patients on parenteral
diet. They were consuming an especially designed liquid drink made of whole quail eggs for 8-14
weeks. In all of them, the improvement of the general state of health was observed and the best
results were obtained in persons with moderate asthma, hypothyreosis, type 2 diabates, pancreas
and liver cancer and patients on parenteral diet.
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The results of the 20-year long study of selenium and other deficient nutrients in our
population and the methods of biofortification, we have developed, was the topic of the lectures
delivered in the Hungarian, Romanian and Russian Academies of Sciences.
In 2006, the investigations of the role of selenium in organisms, especially the
mechanisms of regulating the activity of selenium-dependent enzymes, were continued.
The activity of anti-oxidant defense enzymes: CuZn SOD, CAT, GSH-Px, GR and
GST in the abdominal muscle of the shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) in winter and spring
at four different locations in the Montenegrin costal region of the Adriatic Sea were studied.
It can be concluded that seasonal variations should be incorporated into the interpretation of
biomonitoring studies in shrimp, but without correlation to the presence of organic pollutants in
aquatic environment.
Alterations of energy metabolism and anti-oxidant status in red blood cells of carps
(Cyprinus carpio L.) exposed to acute hypoxia were investigated. Acute hypoxia induced a
significant alteration in the activities of anti-oxidant enzyme and in the concentration of lipid
peroxide in the blood of carps under the influence of progressive reduction of oxygen conditions.
The obtained results suggest that during evolution, carps developed a well-defined metabolic
regulation and anti-oxidant defense system for protection from acute hypoxia.
The effect of cadmium (Cd) on the anti-oxidant defense system in some tissues (liver,
heart and kidneys) of rats after co-treatment with coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) were analyzed. It can
be concluded that Cd influences the activities of anti-oxidative defense enzymes in all the
examined tissues of rats in various ways, especially depending on their metabolic activity. CoQ10
only partially and tissue specific reversed the cadmium-induced changes in these enzymes. At
the same time, CoQ10 exerts very strong beneficial effects on Vit. C and Vit. E by elevating
their concentrations and thus induces an increase in the anti-oxidative defense potential in the
investigated tissues of rats treated with Cd.
The concept of the anti-oxidant defense system as a means of preventing oxidative cell
damage implies balanced activities of the anti-oxidant defense enzymes. As well as positive
correlations between the activities of the anti-oxidant enzymes in human erythrocytes, it has
been observed that sometimes when the GSH-Px activity is increased, the CuZn SOD activity is
decreased. It is proposed that cholesterol could affect membrane lipid peroxidation and superoxide
generation in erythrocytes via the recently-found fraction of cholesterol bound to hemoglobin,
termed hemoglobin-cholesterol.
The alterations in the anti-oxidative defense enzymes in erythrocytes from sporadic
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SALS) and familial ALS (FALS) patients were studied. The changes
in the erythrocyte anti-oxidative defense enzymes suggest that oxidative stress is involved in the
motor neuron pathogenesis of SALS and FALS and also has systemic effects. The differences in
the anti-oxidative defense systems between the study groups revealed the presence of different
types of oxidative pressure, indicating the potential additional benefit of individually designed
anti-oxidative cocktail therapies.
The changes in the anti-oxidative defense system in the isolated rat uterus during
spontaneous rhythmic activity were investigated. The results showed an increase in the activities of
SOD, CAT and GSH-Px in uterine smooth muscle after spontaneous contractions when compared
with non-exercised uterine smooth muscle. The study indicates that changes in the activities of
anti-oxidative enzymes may influence the results of the examination of substances ex vivo.
Demajo M., Jozanov-Stankov O., Đujić I., 2006: Content of microelements in the
rat Pineal Gland at different ages and the effects of Selenium Supplementation. Archives of
Biological Sciences, Belgrade, 58, (2), 69-75.
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Đujić I., Jozanov-Stankov O., Milovac M., Demajo A., 2006: Manganese in the food
chain of human sin Serbia. The Problems of Biogeochemistry and Geochemical Еcology,
Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, 1 (1), 70-80, 345-356.
Đujić I., 2006: Benefits of raising crops and animals with adequate selenium content
in low selenium areas. Trace Еlement in Food Chain. Еds. Szilagyi M. and Szentmihalyi K.,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 15-20.
Đujić I., Lalić D. T., 2006: Significance of elemental hair analysis for early screening
and localization of medical problems. In: Metal Еlements in Еnvironment, Medicine and
Biology, Tome VII, Еds. Garban Z. and Dragan P., Romanian Academy Branch Timisoara,
Publ. “Еurobit”, 33-42.
Đujić I., Jozanov-Stankov O., Demajo A. M., 2006: Trace elements important for redox
processes in Serbian population, In: Metal Еlements in Еnvironment, Medicine and Biology,
Tome VII, Еds. Garban Z. and Dragan P., 2006, Romanian Academy Branch Timisoara, Publ.
“Еurobit”, 99-102.
Šaponjić J. S., Borković S. S., Kovacević T. B., Pavlović S. Z., Labus-Blagojević S.
D., Blagojević D. P., Saičić Z. S., Radojičić R. M., Žikić R. V., Spasić M. B., 2006: Activity
of antioxidant defense enzymes in the Mediterranean Sea shrimp (Parapeneus longirostris):
relation to the presence of PCBs and PAHs in the south Adriatic Sea. Periodicum Biologorum,
108, 117-125.
Ognjanović B. I., Marković S. D., Pavlović S. Z., Žikić R. V., Štajn A. Š., Saičić Z.
S., 2006: Alterations of energy metabolism and (anti)oxidant status in red blood cells of carps
(Cyprinus carpio L.) exposed to acute hypoxia. II International Symposium of Еcologists
of the Republic of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro, September 20-24, The book of abstracts
and programme, 90.
Pavlović S. Z., Ognjanović B. I., Štajn A. Š., Žikić R. V., Saičić Z. S., 2006: Еffect
of cadmium on antioxidant defense system: changes after pretreatment with vitamin Е and
coenzyme Q10 in some tissues of rats. The 2nd Multidisciplinary scientific meeting with
international participation “Oxidative Stress and the Mechanisms of Protection”, Serbian
Physiological Society with Faculty of Science, Kragujevac and Serbian Biological Society
″Stevan Jakovljević″, Kragujevac, Serbia, November 2-4, Abstract Book, 33.
Nikolić M., Vranić D., Spirić A., Batas V., Nikolić-Kokić A., Radetić P., Turubatović
L., Blagojević D. P., Jones D. R., Niketić V., Spasić M. B., 2006: Could cholesterol bound
to haemoglobin be a missing link for the occasional inverse relationship between superoxide
dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities? Biochemical and Biophysical Research
Communications, 348, 265-270.
Nikolić-Kokić A., Stević Z., Blagojević D., Davidović B., Jones D. R., Spasić M. B.,
2006: Alterations in antioxidative defence enzymes in erythrocytes from sporadic amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (SALS) and familial ALS patients. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory
Medicine, 44, 589-593.
Slavić M., Appiah I., Nikolić-Kokić A., Radojičić R., Jones D. R., Spasić M. B.,
Milovanović S., Blagojević D., 2006: The anti-oxidative defence system in the isolated rat
uterus during spontaneous rhytmic activity. Acta Physiologica Hungarica, 93, 335-339.
Jović V. (2006): Selenium in soils and some plants in Serbia. The Problems of
Biogeochemistry and Geochemical Еcology (Проблемы биогеохимии и геохимической
экологии), 1 (1), 65-69.
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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE KARST OF SERBIA AND SPELEOLOGY
Interdepartmental project: KARST OF SERBIA AND SPELEOLOGY
Geomorphological, hydrogeological and archeological investigations in some selected
karsts areas in Serbia were performed. Studied was The natural stone bridge in Dobroselica
(western Zlatibor) was studied and a connection between the karsts of Slovac – Nepričava and
the neighboring Toplica area in western Serbia was confirmed, and studied was The influence
of human activities on the contamination of water in the karsts of the Tara mountain and its
surrounding was also studied. Neanderthalian relics were found in the caves Velika and Mala
Balanica (in the Sićevo area) and new data on their kind of life were obtained.
INTERACADEMIC COOPERATION OF SASA AND MONTENGRIN ACADEMY
OF SCIENCES AND ARTS
Project: A STUDY OF FOSSIL FLORA AND FAUNA OF MONTENEGRO
Biostratigraphic and paleoecological investigations of palynomorphs from the Upper
Permian and the Lower Triassic carbonate rocks, connected with a Permian epiplatform, in the
Pošćensko Jezero and Nikšićka Župa (Dinarides) was finished. Dasycladales and microbiota from
the Upper Cretaceous and the Paleogene deposits of the peri-Adriatic area (Podgorica) were also
investigated.
Project: RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN THE BAUXITES OF NIKŠIĆKA ŽUPA
(Corresponding Member Vidojko Jović)
In 2006, laboratory investigations of four samples of bauxites from the lower part of the
deposit were made. After treatment with 10 % HCl (15 times), mass losses in the range of 37.20
to 44.00 % were established. Treated and original samples of bauxites were sent to Canada in
order to analyze the contents of rare earth elements, i.e. to establish the efficiency of extraction
with HCl.
INTERACADEMIC COOPERATION OF SASA AND MACEDONIAN ACADEMY
Project: INVESTIGATION OF TERTIARY LAMPROITES
(Corresponding Member Vidojko Jović)
The field and laboratory investigations of Tertiary lamproitic rocks from Macedonia
were continued. New samples were taken in the field, thin sections made and some analyses by
X-ray fluorescence spectrometry were done in Germany (Mainz).
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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
SCIENCES
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Project: NEW CATALYTIC SYSTEMS
(Academician Paula Putanov)
The inter-relations between the parameters describing the activity of immobilized
biocatalysts, the structure of the polymer matrix and the bioreactor performances were
investigated. All of them influence the design of biocatalyst systems, in particular doubly smart
bioconjugates, i.e. intelligent polymer hydrogels containing biocatalysts. Models describing the
hydrogel sensitivity to both temperature and pH changes were developed. The mechanical
characteristics in the course of swelling and gel collapse were investigated theoretically and
experimentally. The influence of the structure and properties of the polymeric material
upon degradation of polylactides, in vitro and in vivo was investigated and compared. The in vitro
degradation was performed in physiological solutions while the in vivo degradation was catalyzed
by body enzymes. They were related to models of the intermolecular structure of polylactide.
Putanov P., Plavsic M., 2006: Biocatalyst Immobilized in Polymer Matrices and
Design Problems. Plastics and Rubber Engineers Meeting, K-IPG 2006, Vrsac 12-16 06.
2006, Proc. Abstr. 11.
Plavsic M.B., Pajic-Lijakovic I., Putanov P., 2006: Influence of Micro Environment
Conditions upon Activity of Immobilized Biocatalyst in Elastomer Blend Capsules, Plastics
and Rubber Engineers Meeting, K-IPG 2006, Vrsac 12-16 06. 2006, Proc. Abstr. 12.
Plavsic M.B., 2006: Molecular Approach to Polymer Materials Application in
Medicine and Pharmacy, Plastics and Rubber Engineers Meeting, K-IPG 2006, Vrsac 12-16
06. 2006, Proc. Abstr. 6.
Plavsic M.B., Plavsic M.M., Putanov P., 2006: Degradation of Polylactide and Enzyme
Catalysts , YUCOMAT 06 International conference, Herceg Novi, September 2006, Book of
Abstract P.S.E. 2, p. 139.
Project: THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS ORIENTED TOWARDS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL CATALYSIS
The subproject »Catalytic isomerization of straight C5-C7 paraffins» deals with the
synthesis and characterization of solid acid and carbides of different transient metals as catalysts for
the conversion of straight-chain hydrocarbons to the corresponding isomers. In such a way, the
problem of low octane number (ON) components of the gasoline pool may be solved.
Sulfated zirconia (SZ) samples were synthesized from different zirconium compounds
by appropriate methods of precipitation/impregnation. Various take off temperatures of SO42indicate the presence of different types of sulfur, resulting from the diversity of the temperature
pretreatment. Activity was observed only when He, rather then H2 was used as the carrier gas for
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the saturation with n-hexane and it lasted quite a short time as the result of coking. An insufficient
fraction of the desirable high-ON dimethyl-butanes in the products might be understood in
terms of low acidity of the catalysts. The reaction probably occurs by methyl group transfer on the
hydrogenation/dehydrogenation catalyst function.
Boskovic G., Zarubica A., Kovacevic M., Putanov P., 2006: Activity and Regenerability
of Sulfated Zirconia as a Function of Catalyst Precursors and Pretreatment Conditions. XVII
International Conference on Chemical Reactors CHЕMRЕACTOR-17, Athens 2006, Book of
Abstracts, PP-93, 608-611.
Project: THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE VIBRONIC,
SPIN-ORBIT AND MAGNETIC HYPERFINE STRUCTURE
IN POLYATOMIC MOLECULES
(Corresponding Member Miljenko Perić)
The investigation of vibronic coupling in tetra-atomic molecules was continued. Special
attention was devoted to an analysis of the effects of avoiding crossing potential surfaces of
electronic states degenerated by the linear configuration of molecules. The idea for the treatment
of the vibronic interaction (Renner-Teller effect) in linear molecules with the provisional number
of atoms was elaborated.
Perić M., Jerosimić S., Ranković R., Krmar M., Radić-Perić J., 2006: An ab initio
model for handling the Renner-Teller effect in tetra-atomic molecules. I. Introduction of
coordinates and the Hamiltonian. Chemical Physics, 330, 60-72.
Perić M., 2006: An ab initio model for handling the Renner-Teller effect in tetraatomic molecules. II. Study of the crossing of potential surfaces. Chemical Physics, 330, 7381.
CHEMISTRY
Project: CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF STEROIDS AND TERPENOIDS
AND CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF DOMESTIC FLORA
(Academician Milutin Stefanović)
Our investigation of the genus Gentianella comprised the previously not-studied, wildgrowing species in Serbia and Montenegro. According to the Flora Europaea, G. austriaca, G.
bulgarica and G. crispata are endemic species, while little is known about G. albanica from
the botanical and chemical point of view. From the aerial parts of the investigated species, nine
xanthones and two Cglucoflavones were isolated and characterized by means of spectroscopic
techniques. Xanthones are useful chemosystematic markers and the isolated compounds,
especially those with additional oxygenation at C4, indicate that Gentianella is evolutionary more
advanced than the genus Gentiana. Also, the oxidation pattern of the isolated xanthones (1,3,5,8)
clearly indicated the similarity between the genera Gentianella and Swertia. A partially saturated
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xanthone was isolated from G. austriaca and G. bulgarica but was not found in G. albanica and
G. crispata.
Janković T., Krstić D., Aljančić I., ŠavikinFodulović, Menković N., Vajs V.,
Milosavljević S., 2005: Xanthones and C-glucosides from the aerial parts of four species
of Gentianella from Serbia and Montenegro. Biochemical Systematics and Еcology, 33,
729735.
Bulatović V., Vajs V., Aljančić I., Milosavljević S., Đoković D., Petrović S., 2006:
Chemical composition of Tanacetum larvatum essential oil. Journal of Еssential Oil Research,
18, 126-128.
Project: ORIGIN, STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC
MATTER APPLIED TO PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
NEW ENERGY SOURCES EXPLORATION
(Academician Dragomir Vitorović)
Environmental and organic geochemical investigations were carried out aimed at
structure elucidation of kerogens, characterization of domestic crude oils, designing of new
petroleum maturation parameters based on the abundance and distribution of saturated and
aromatic hydrocarbons and their interpretation based on various statistical methods, defining
of early diagenetic processes in domestic coal deposits and studying the interactions between
zymogenous, as well as of surface water microorganisms and petroleum type pollutants.
Šolević T., Stojanović K., Jovančićević B., Mandić G., Schwarzbauer J., Vitorović D.,
2006: Multivariate statistical methods applied to interpretation of saturated biomarkers (Velebit
oil field, SE Pannonian Basin, Serbia). Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 71(7), 745769.
Stojanović K., Jovančićević B., Vitorović D., Pevneva G., Golovko J., Golovko A.,
2006: Hierarchy of maturation parameters in oil-source rock correlations. Case study: Drmno
depression, Southeastern Pannonian Basin, Serbia and Montenegro. Journal of Petroleum
Science and Engineering (doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.07.009).
Antić M., Jovančićević B., Ilić M., Vrvić M.M., Schwarzbauer J., 2006: Petroleum
pollutant degradation by surface water microorganisms. Environmental Science & Pollution
Research, 13, 320-327.
Dević G., Pfendt P., Jovančićević B., Popović Z., 2006: Pyrite formation in organicrich clay, calcite and coal-forming environments. Acta Geologica Sinica, 80, 574–588.
Antić A., Cvetković O., Jovančićević B., Blagojević S., Nikolić-Mandić S., 2006:
Eco-chemical characterisation of fluvisol of Velika Morava river valley (Serbia) based on the
physicochemical parameters and distribution of heavy metals. Fresenius Environmental
Bulletin, 15, 1434-1441.
Stojanović K., Šolević T., Bojesen-Koefoed J., Nytoft H.P., Jovančićević B., Vitorović
D., 2006: Composition and structural characteristics of biomarkers in oils from the Velebit
(Serbia) oil field – organic geochemical interpretation. 6th International Conference: Oil and
Gas Chemistry, Tomsk, Russia, September 5-9, 2006, Book of Abstracts, 26-30 (In Russian).
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Project: SYNTHESIS OF STEROIDAL ANALOGUES OF ARTEMISININ
AND 1,2,4,5-TETRAOXANES
(Academician Milutin Stefanović)
Mixed tetraoxanes synthesized from cholic acid and 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylic
acid were found to be as active as artemisinin against chloroquine-susceptible,
chloroquine-resistant, and multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum strains (IC50,
IC90). The most active compound of this new series was metabolically stable in in vitro
metabolism studies. In vivo studies on tetraoxanes with a C(4”) methyl group revealed the
compound which cured 4/5 mice at 600 and 200 mg•kg-1⋅day-1, and 2/5 mice at 50 mg⋅kg1
⋅day-1, showing no toxic effects. The studies regarding the mechanism of tetraoxane
action was also investigated. It was found that in Fe(II)-induced scission of tetraoxane
anti-malarials, only RO• radicals were detected by EPR experiments. This finding and
the indication of Fe(IV)=O species led us to propose that RO• radicals are probably
capable of inducing the death of the parasite.
Terzić N., Opsenica D., Angelovski G., Lehnig M., Eilbracht P., Tinant B., Juranić J.,
Smith K.S., Yang Y.S., Diaz D.S., Smith P.L, Milhous W.K., Đoković D., Šolaja B.A., 2006:
Tetraoxane Antimalarials and Their Reaction with Fe(II). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,
49, 3790-3799.
Šolaja B.A., Opsenica I., Opsenica D., Smith P.L, Anova L., Milhous W.K., Smith K.S.
2006: Synthesis and activity of modified tetraoxane antimalarials. 1st European Chemistry
Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 27 - 31 August 2006. Book of Abstracts, E-PO-91.
Csanadi J., Milić D.R., Kop T.J., Valeria G., Šolaja B.A. 2006: Structure elucidation of
a steroidal spiro-derivative by NMR spectroscopy. 8th Central European NMR Symposium
& 8th Central European Bruker NMR Users Meeting. 18-19 September 2006, Debrecen,
Hungary.
Project: CHEMICAL REACTIVITY AND BIOACTIVITY OF NATURALLY
OCCURRING HYDROQUINONES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES
(Academician Miroslav J. Gašić)
A steroidal diepoxide was synthesized and shown to possess a high anti-proliferative
activity against cancer cell lines in vitro; while in vivo it was either inactive or toxic. A steroidal
compound with the spiro A/B system was also synthesized and shown to be strongly to moderately
active, depending on the cell phenotype.
Regarding the mechanism of action of the synthesized compounds, modification of the
model protein β-lactoglobulin with the steroidal diepoxide was performed. Mass spectrometry
showed that one molecule of the steroid was bound to a subunit of the protein, and isoelectrofocusing
provided evidence that a lysine residue was the site of modification.
Sladić D., Gašić M.J., 2006: Reactivity and biological activity of the marine
sesquiterpene hydroquinone avarol and related compounds from sponges of the order
Dictyoceratida. Molecules, 11, 1-33.
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Project: INVESTIGATIONS IN MATHEMATICAL CHEMISTRY
(Academician Ivan Gutman)
In the plan for year 2006, four main directions of intended research were indicated. Here
only those results which were published in 2006 or in late 2005 will be mentioned.
(a) The papers 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 and 39 are concerned with various aspects of the theory of
conjugated polycyclic, in most cases benzenoid, molecules, i.e., on their electron
distribution, energetics, Kekulè, Clar, and Fries structures.
(b) Papers 5, 31 and 40 are concerned with bond orders.
(c) The book 3 outlines the mathematical theory of the Randić-type molecular structure
descriptors. Various other graph invariants, especially those of interest in chemistry,
were investigated in 15, 19, 21, 22 and 32. The paper 41 reports a specific type of
QSAR research...
(d) The papers 2 and 13, and to some extent 18, communicate results pertaining to graph
spectral theory.
1. Gutman I., Gojak S., Stanković S., Furtula B., 2005: A concealed difference between the
structure-dependence of Dewar and topological resonance energy. Journal of Molecular
Structure (Theochem), 757, 119-123.
2. Sciriha I., Gutman I., 2005: Minimal configurations and interlacing. Graph Theory Notes
of New York, 49, 38-40.
3. Li X., Gutman I., 2006: Mathematical Aspects of Randić-Type Molecular Structure
Descriptors, University of Kragujevac & Faculty of Science Kragujevac, Kragujevac,
VI+330.
4. Gutman I., Radenković S., 2006: Extending and modifying the Hall rule. Chemical Physics
Letters, 423, 382-385.
5. Sedlar J., Anđjelić I., Gutman I., Vukičević D., Graovac A., 2006: Vindicating the Paulingbond-order concept. Chemical Physics Letters, 427, 418-420.
6. Gutman I., Furtula B., 2006: A Kekulè structure basis for phenylenes. Journal of Molecular
Structure (Theochem), 770, 67-71.
7. Gutman I., Borovićanin B., 2006: Zhang-Zhang polynomial of multiple linear hexagonal
chains. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, 61a, 73-77.
8. Gutman I., Furtula B., 2006: Equivalence of two models for partitioning of π-electrons in
rings of benzenoid hydrocarbons. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, 61a, 281-285.
9. Gutman I., Radenković S., Trinajstić N., Vodopivec A., 2006: On the relationship between
π-electron energy and topological resonance energy. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, 61a,
345-348.
10. Gutman I., Furtula B., Balaban A. T., 2006: Algorithm for simultaneous calculation of
Kekulè and Clar structure counts, and Clar number of benzenoid molecules. Polycyclic
Aromatic Compounds, 26, 17-35.
11. Gojak S., Radenković S., Kovačević R., Stanković S., Đurđević J., Gutman I., 2006: A
difference between the π-electron properties of catafusenes and perifusenes. Polycyclic
Aromatic Compounds, 26, 197-206.
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12. Salem K., Klavžar S., Gutman I., 2006: On the role of hypercubes in the resonance graphs
of benzenoid graphs. Discrete Mathematics, 306, 699-704.
13. Sciriha I., Gutman I., 2006: Minimal configuration trees. Linear and Multilinear Algebra,
54, 141-145.
14. Gutman I., Zhou B., 2006: Laplacian energy of a graph. Linear Algebra and Its
Applications, 414, 29-37.
15. Klavžar S., Gutman I., 2006: A theorem on Wiener-type invariants for isometric subgraphs
of hypercubes. Applied Mathematics Letters, 19, 1129-1133.
16. Gutman I., Mateljević M., 2006: Note on the Coulson integral formula. Journal of
Mathematical Chemistry, 39, 259-266.
17. Gutman I., Klavžar S., 2006: Chemical graph theory of fibonacenes. MATCH
Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 55, 39-54.
18. Gutman I., 2006: Uniqueness of the matching polynomial. MATCH Communications in
Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 55, 351-358.
19. Liu B., Gutman I., 2006: Upper bounds for Zagreb indices of connected graphs. MATCH
Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 55, 439-446.
20. Gutman I., 2006: Partitioning of π-electrons in rings of polycyclic conjugated molecules
containing heteroatoms. MATCH Communications in Mathematical and in Computer
Chemistry, 56, 345-356.
21. Gutman I., Zhang S., 2006: Graph connectivity and Wiener index. Bulletin de l’Acadèmie
Serbe des Sciences et des Arts (Cl. Math. Natur.), 133, 1-5.
22. Gutman I., Miljković O., Zhou B., Petrović M., 2006: Inequalities between distance-based
graph polynomials. Bulletin de l’Acadèmie Serbe des Sciences et des Arts (Cl. Math.
Natur.), 133, 57-68.
23. Gutman I., Gojak S., Radulović N., Furtula B., 2006: Benzenoid molecules with uniform
distribution of π-electrons within rings. Monatshefte für Chemie, 137, 277-284.
24. Gutman I., Gojak S., Furtula B., Radenković S., Vodopivec A., 2006: Relating total πelectron energy and resonance energy of benzenoid molecules with Kekulè- and Clarstructure-based parameters. Monatshefte für Chemie, 137, 1127-1138.
25. Gutman I., Vodopivec A., Radenković S., Furtula B., 2006: On π-electron excess of rings of
benzenoid molecules. Indian Journal of Chemistry, 45A, 347-351.
26. Gutman I., Turković N., Furtula B., 2006: On distribution of π-electrons in rhombus-shaped
benzenoid hydrocarbons. Indian Journal of Chemistry, 45A, 1601-1604.
27. Furtula B., Gutman I., 2006: Assessing the distribution of π-electrons into rings of
phenylenes. Indian Journal of Chemistry, 45A, 1977-1980.
28. Perić M., Gutman I., Radić-Perić J., 2006: The Hückel total π-electron energy puzzle.
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 71, 771-783.
29. Gutman I., Arsić B., Denić M., Stojanović I., 2006: Benzenoid isomers with greatest and
smallest Kekulè structure counts. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 71, 785791.
30. Gutman I., Radenković S., 2006: A simple formula for calculating resonance energy of
benzenoid hydrocarbons. Bulletin of the Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia, 25,
17-21.
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31. Radenković S., Gutman I., 2006: On Hosoya bond order of alternant nonbenzenoid
molecules. Kragujevac Journal of Science, 28, 39-46.
32. Walikar H.B., Ramane H.S., Sindagi L., Shirakol S.S., Gutman I., 2006: Hosoya polynomial
of thorn trees, rods, rings, and stars. Kragujevac Journal of Science, 28, 47-56.
33. Đurđević J., Furtula B., Gutman I., Radenković S., 2006: Dependence of Hess-Schaad
resonance energy on Kekulè structures. Kragujevac Journal of Science, 28, 57-64.
34. Gojak S., Gutman I., Furtula B., 2006: On distribution of π-electrons in double linear
hexagonal chains. U knjizi: I. Gutman (Edit.), Mathematical Methods in Chemistry,
Prijepolje Museum, Prijepolje, 63-72.
35. Turković N., Furtula B., Gutman I., 2006: Electron and energy content of hexagons in
benzenoid hydrocarbons. In: I. Gutman (Edit.), Mathematical Methods in Chemistry,
Prijepolje Museum, Prijepolje, 73-87.
36. Furtula B., Gutman I., 2006: Partitioning of π-electrons in the rings of benzenoid
hydrocarbons using Fries structural formulas. In: I. Gutman (Edit.), Mathematical Methods
in Chemistry, Prijepolje Museum, Prijepolje, 89-100.
37. Đurđević J., Furtula B., Gutman I., Kovačević R., Stanković S., Turković N., 2006: Cyclic
conjugation in annelated perylenes. In: I. Gutman (Edit.), Mathematical Methods in
Chemistry, Prijepolje Museum, Prijepolje, 101-117.
38. Gutman I., Türker L., Vučković V., 2006: McClelland number of conjugated compounds. In:
I. Gutman (Edit.), Mathematical Methods in Chemistry, Prijepolje Museum, Prijepolje,
131-140.
39. Gojak S., Stanković S., Gutman I., Furtula B., 2006: Zhang-Zhang polynomial and some
of its applications. In: I. Gutman (Edit.), Mathematical Methods in Chemistry, Prijepolje
Museum, Prijepolje, 141-158.
40. Gutman I., Radenković S., 2006: Investigation of Hosoya bond order. In: I. Gutman (Edit.),
Mathematical Methods in Chemistry, Prijepolje Museum, Prijepolje, 169-181.
41. Raška I., Toropov A., Gutman I., Završnik D., Spirtović S., 2006: QSPR modeling of octanol/
water partition coefficient of vitamins. In: I. Gutman (Edit.), Mathematical Methods in
Chemistry, Prijepolje Museum, Prijepolje, 197-208.
Project: SYNTHETIC TRANSFORMATIONS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS BY FREE
RADICAL AND IONIC REACTIONS
(Academician Živorad Čeković)
The scientific investigations of this project were realized in laboratories of
the Faculty of Chemistry and the Center for chemistry, ICTM. The partial synthesis
of seco-taxoids, possessing an eight-membered cyclic ether ring was realized by the
opening of the rings C and D. The chemical reactivity and biological activities of the
prepared compounds were investigated. The corresponding C,D-seco-taxoids does not
show tubilin stabilization activities or cytotoxicity. In addition to these investigations,
the reactions of 4(20)-epoxy-5-O-mesyl-taxicine derivatives with bortrifluoride-etherate
and tetrabutylamonium bromide were investigated under different conditions, whereby
different reaction products were selectively obtained and characterized.
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Synthesis of periplanone C feromone was also realized by the application of ring
closure metathesis/fragmentation reactions.
Ferjančić Z., Matović R., Čeković Ž., Jiang Y., Snyder J.P., Trajković V., Saičić R.N.,
2006: Synthesis, biology, and modeling of a C-4 carbonyl C,D-seco-taxoid. Tetrahehdron,
62, 8503.
Ferjančić Z., Matović R., Saičić R.N., Čeković Ž., 2006: Reactions of α-4(20)-epoxy5-O-mesyl-triacetiltaxine I induced by BF3Et2/Bu4NBr. Journal of the Serbian Chemical
Society, 71, 705.
BIOLOGY
Project: CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM AND CELL PROTECTION FROM
OXIDATIVE DAMAGES – EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
(Academician Vojislav M. Petrović)
In 2006, the investigation of the role of thyroid hormones (TH) in the processes of
thermogenesis in brown fat (BF) was continued. Since the intensity of thermogenesis in BF is
regulated by sympatic activation and secretion of noradrenalin, the activity of monoamino-oxidase
(MAO), which degrades it, antioxidant enzymes (AOS) and the concentration of uncoupling
protein 1 (UCP 1), as the main metabolic marker of thermogenesis, were investigated. The
obtained results show that the investigated parameters change significantly in the changed thyroid
status (hypo or hyper), which points to a direct influence of TH on BF.
Project: ADAPTIVE LIMITS OF POPULATION-GENETIC POLYMORPHISM
(Academician Dragoslav Marinković)
Among 800 analyzed 3rd-pair chromosomes of D. melanogaster for allozymic
polymorphisms at five polymorphic loci, only 4 per cent of the combinations out of 972 available
have been expressed. This suggests a high level of reduction of adaptive polymorphisms at geneenzyme levels. Genotypes with a smaller allelic polymorphism are more frequent and probably
older in evolutionary origin, whereas those which are more versatile are rare and possibly younger
phylogenetically, originating from the previous ones. The balance between genetic polymorphisms
and gene-enzyme homeostasis could be the main cause of adaptive restrictions in the variation
among individuals of a species, explaining their fascinating genetic and physiological similarity.
Papers are in print concerning further morphogenetic and cytogenetical analyses of human
inhabitants of our region due to their natural variation (HRC-test) and under the environmental
pressures (MN-test of blood cells). A necessary involvement of bioethical principles gave rise to
a series of papers in this field, including the Proceedings of the first National Symposium held in
SANU this autumn.
Marinković D., Magić Z., Konstantinov K. (Еds.), 2006: Bioethics in Science and
Medicine. Proceedings of a Symposium held in SANU 20.10.2006. FRAME ART, Beograd,
1-148.
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Marinković D., 2006: Declarations on genetic data and Conventions on human rights
and biomedicine. In: Bioethics in Science and Medicine, Proceedings of a Symposium held in
SANU 20. 10. 2006 (Introductory lecture), 1-12.
Marinković D., 2006: Theodosius Dobzhansky and synthetic theory of evolution.
Archives of biological sciences, 58, 3, 141-145.
Stefanovic V., Marinkovic D., 2006: Ethics in biomedical research in Serbia. Revista
Romana de Bioetica, vol. 4, nr. 3, 89-99.
Magic Z., Radulovic S., Brankovic M., Jankovic R., Marinkovic D., Dottorini S.,
2006: Awareness of genetic testing in Serbia & Montenegro. Revista Romana de Bioetica,
vol. 4, nr. 3, 82-88.
Project: INHERITANCE OF OIL QUALITY IN F1 AND F2 GENERATIONS IN
SUNFLOWER
(Corresponding Member Dragan Škorić)
Field trials with lines of the F1, F1p1, F1p2 and F2 generations were completed. Chemical
analyses of the higher fatty acid and tocopherol contents in the oil are in progress. Partial results of
the analyses showed that the lines differ in the studied traits. Analysis of variance of the combining
abilities showed highly significant differences for GCA and SCA. The mode of inheritance of the
traits studied was found to be different in the F1 and F2 generations.
The full results of the analysis of the higher fatty acid and tocopherol contents (over
2,000 samples in total) will be available by the end of the first half of 2007. They will then be
processed and published in international journals.
Atlagić J., Terzić S., Škorić D., Marinković R., Vasiljević Lj., Panković-Saftić D.,
2006: The wild sunflower collection in Novi Sad. Helia, Vol. 29, Number 44, 55-65.
Hladni N., Škorić D., Kraljević-Balalić M., Sakač Z., Jovanović D., 2006: Combining
ability for oil content and its corelations with other yield components in sunflower (Helianthus
annuus L.). Helia, Vol. 29, Number 44, 101-111.
Recognized hybrids in 2006:
А) Serbia: Duško, Branko, Novosađanin, Karađorđe, Oliva, Vinetu, Stig, Kazanova
B) Ukraine:
а. Novi Sad hybrids: Zevs, Kosovo, Morava, Monarh
b. Joint hybrids: Miroslav, Akcent, Vsesvit, Pesma, Saša, Sava, Terminator, Kongres
C) Hungary: NS-H-111, Zoltan-PR
Project: ECOLOGICAL AND GENETICAL STUDIES OF DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA
POPULATIONS FROM THE CENTRAL BALKANS
(Corresponding Member Marko Anđelković)
A set of specifically designed laboratory experiments was carried out to study the
dynamics and extent of changes within the inversion polymorphism of D. subobscura conditioned
by the presence of certain concentrations of lead, which is generally one of the most frequent
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pollutants in various ecosystems, especially from the group of heavy metals. The results obtained
showed that increased lead concentrations caused significant changes at the level of frequencies of
entities of inversion polymorphism, which can be accounted for by the differences in the adaptive
values of the individual cariotypes in different experimental laboratory environments with respect
to the lead concentration. These results represent another contribution to the elucidation of the
adaptive significance of inversion polymorphism of D. subobscura, considering the involvement
of genetic polymorphism within the inversions and inversion complexes as co-adaptive systems.
The results of these ecogenotoxicological studies offer a real basis for the promotion of inversion
polymorphism of D. subobscura as a model system in the genetic monitoring of certain modes of
environmental pollution.
Ecological-genetic studies of D. subobscura populations were continued in the aspect of
investigating inversion polymorphism in a natural population of this species. One form of these
up-to-date investigations was the determination of the extent of subpopulation differences at three
ecologically very different habitats in the area of Deliblatska Peščara. A study spanning several
years of the dynamics of D. subobscura genetic pools at two habitats on Mt. Goč was continued,
whereby the changes in the effective size of these populations were also monitored.
Kalajdžić P., Stamenković-Radak M., Anđelković M., 2006: The effect of different
concentrations of lead on inversion polymorphism in Drosophila subobscura. Hereditas, 143,
42-47.
Radulović Ž., Milutinović M., Anđelković M., Vujičić Z., Tomanović S., Božić N.,
Marinković D., 2006: Allozyme polymorphism of Mdh and alpha-Gpdh in Ixodes ricinus
populations: comparison of borreliae-infected and uninfected ticks. Experimental and Applied
Acarology, 40, 113-121.
Project: THE ROLE OF HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS IN THE SENESCENCE
(Corresponding Member Nikola Tucić)
During 2006, the role of pre-adult development in moulding longevity of the
gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) was investigated in two populations exposed to different
environmental conditions. The first population had experienced locust leaves as the
exclusive food resource for about 40 years. The second population employed in this
study originated from a mixed, predominantly oak forest. Since locust leaves are an
unsuitable food resource, the overall goals of the study were to conduct an investigation
of the evolutionary responses, in terms of pre-adult development and longevity, after
extended exposure of the gypsy moth caterpillars to environmental stress and undertake
a comparison with same traits in population maintained under favorable food conditions.
Such an approach offers insight into how selection operates in natural systems.
Tucić N., Šešlija D., 2006: Genetic architecture of difference in oviposition preference
between ancestral and derived populations of the seed betle (A.obtectus). Heredity, doi:
10.1038/sj.hdy.6800930.
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COMMITTEE FOR FLORA AND VEGETATION
Project: STUDY OF FLORA AND VEGETATION IN SERBIA
(Corresponding Member Dragan Škorić)
In 2006, the meetings with the participants in the preparation of the monograph
Vegetation of Serbia 2 (Vegetacija Srbije 2), which was prepared for printing, were continuously
held.
The manuscrupt for ”Vegetation of Serbia 2” was reviewed and its authors acted upon the
comments made by the reviewers. The contract with the Kultura Printing House was concluded
for the printing of the monograph, which was submitted to the SASA Publishing Service. Since
the manuscript was given on tracing paper, it is expected that it will come our soon.
The preparation of the manuscript for the monograph “Vegetation of Serbia 3”, that is,
the work on the herbaceous vegetation of Serbia, was continued.
The work on the manuscript for “Flora of Serbia 2”, which is being transferred into
electronic form, also continued. Next year, this manuscript will be prepared for printing in
electronic form.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR STUDY OF THE FAUNA OF SERBIA
A certain number of members and associates of the Interdepartmental committee for
the study of the fauna of Serbia from faculties and institutes of Belgrade University and Novi
Sad University were involved during 2006 in research projects which were directly or indirectly
related to the study of the animal world of Serbia, and which were financed by the Ministry of
Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia. One of the significant results
within the entomofauna studies was certainly the publishing of the monograph “The Ants of
Serbia and Montenegro” (author Ivan Petrov). Equally significant results were also the description
of a new species Eriophydae for the science of Leipothrix dipsacivagus n.sp., and the registration
of a new species of mite for the fauna of Serbia, Aculops cannabicola (Farkas, 1960). Faunistic
studies of species of Lepidoptera were carried out at several localities. Faunistic, taxonomic,
and biogeographical studies spanning several years on wasp-like flies (Diptera: Syphidae) were
continued. The biodiversity, variability and protection of amphibians and lizards of the Balkan
Peninsula were also the subjects of research in the past year.
A particular activity was carried out within the project „Study of fish parasitic fauna
of the Danube river“. The project was realized within the collaboration of the Serbian Academy
of Science and Arts and Bulgarian Academy of Science. The project leader from SANU is
academician Zlatibor Petrović. After field research on the Danube, the collected parasitological
material is being processed. Special attention is given to the abundance of acantocephalan
Pomphorhynchus laevis.
Petrov I., 2006: The ants of Serbia and Montenegro. Monographs Vol. DCLXI,
Department of chemical and biological sciences Book. 4.Serbian academy of sciences and arts,
Belgrade, 2006, 1-136 (in Serbian)
Cakić P., Đikanović V., Lenhardt M., Kolarević J., Paunović M., Stojanović B.,
Kulisić Z., 2006: A contribution to the knowledge on the parasites of the starlet (Acipenser
ruthenus L.). Book of abstracts 36th International Conference International Association
for Danube Research (IAD), 99.
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Project: INVESTIGATION OF PARASITOFAUNA OF FISH IN THE DANUBE, ITS
TRIBUTARIES, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PARASITE OCCURRENCE DUE
TO ANTHROPOGENIC FACTOR POLLUTION
(Academician Zlatibor Petrović, Prof. Iglika Nedeva, Ph.D.)
This Project arises from the cooperation of the Bulgarian and Serbian Academy of
Science. Superintendent of the zoocoenoses topic on the mentioned project is academician
Zlatibor Petrovic and Dr. Marko Anđelkovic from the board of the Serbian Fauna Associate of
the Academy of Science. The performers of the task on this project are co-author Dr. Predrag
Cakic and Dr. Mirjana Lenhardt from the Institute for Biological Research “Sinisa Stankovic”,
Belgrade. From the Bulgarian side is Prof. Dr. Iglika Nedeva with associates - Dr. Margarita
Gabrashanska, Dr. Valentin Radev, Elena Karaivanova, M.Sc. and Georgi Atanasov, M.Sc. from
the Institute for Experimental Pathology and Parasitology, Sofia.
In period from 28 June to 2 July 2006, it was attempted to collect fish material form
the Danube River near Smederevo. The results were poor, i.e., catch by the fisheries was not
successful, probably because of the very high water level of the Danube River at this time. In
period from 1 November to 5 November 2006, fish material, especially Barbus barbus, was also
collected at sampling sites near Smederevo. During the same period, this fish species was also
caught at the sampling site Visnjica, downstream from Belgrade. This time, the field work was
successful. The collected material is in the process of determination and identification in the
laboratory. Special attention is directed at the presentation of the acanthocephala Pomphorhynchus
laevis. In the other caught fish, the material analyses and determination of the found parasites is
in progress. It should be pointed out that Metagonimus yokogawai metacercaria (Cestoda), which
cause zoonoze in humans, were, for the first time, found in the Serbian part of the Danube River.
A paper about this cestode is written and is presently under review.
Lenhardt M., Finn R.N., Cakic P., Kolarevic J, Krpo-Cetkovic J., Radovic I., Fyhn H.J.,
2005: Analysis of the post-vitellogenic oocytes of three species of Danubian Acipenseridae.
Belgian Journal of Zoology, 135 (2), 205-207.
Moravec F., Simkova A., Hanzelova V., Spakulova M., Cakic P., 2005: Philometroides
barbi sp. nov. (Nematoda, Philometridae) from Barbus meridionalis, a new philometrid from
Еuropean freshwater fish. Acta Parasitologica, 2005, 50 (4), 319-322.
Lenhardt M., Jaric I., Bojovic D., Cvijanovic G., Gacic Z., 2006: Past and current status
of sturgeon in the Serbian part of the Danube River. Book of abstracts, 36th International
Conference International Association for Danube Research (IAD), 27.
Stojanovic B., Paunovic M., Simic V., Cakic P., Petrovic A., Jakovcev-Todorovic D.,
Đukovic A., 2006: Aquatic macroinvertebrates of the Veliki Rzav catchments area (Serbia, the
Danube Basin) – the preliminary results. Book of abstracts, 36th International Conference
International Association for Danube Research (IAD), 41.
Paunovic M., Milovanovic M., Simic V., Ninkovic D., Stojanovic B., Petrovic A.,
Cakic P., Babic-Mladenovic M., Ignjatovic J., 2006: The state of the art the Water Framework
Directive implementation in Serbia – typology and type specific reference conditions. Book of
abstracts, 36th International Conference International Association for Danube Research
(IAD), 67.
Paunovic M., Cakic P., Stojanovic B., Jakovcev-Todorovic D., Đikanovic V., Milosevic
S., 2006: The results of analyses of the diet composition of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) in the
Danube River (km 1163-1173). Book of abstracts, 36th International Conference International
Association for Danube Research (IAD), 85.
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Cakic P., Đikanovic V., Lenhardt M., Kolarevic J., Paunovic M., Stojanovic B.,
Kulisic Z., 2006: A contribution to the knowledge on the parasites of the starlet (Acipenser
ruthenus L.). Book of abstracts, 36th International Conference International Association
for Danube Research (IAD), 99.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF
MATERIALS
Project: INVESTIGATION OF PROCESSES OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF
MATERIALS
(Academician Momčilo M. Ristić)
Fundamental principles of the science of sintering were studied. Special attention was
paid to the problems of the mechanism of sintering from the viewpoint of the electronic theory of
solid state. Theoretical and experimental investigations contributed to a deeper knowledge of the
kinetics and mechanism of sintering.
Empirical laws of phase stability and physico-chemical properties of transition metals of
the IVth group of the Periodic element system were studied as a function of chemical composition,
temperature and pressure. The effect of a correlative interaction in their electronic system was
confirmed.
A method of automatic microstructure analysis of sintered materials was developed
and applied to investigating the isothermal sintering of BaTiO3. The multidisciplinary problem
of optimization of complex structures, including problems of the consolidation of materials,
was studied. A method was developed and an instrument was constructed for thermomagnetic
investigation of the consolidation of materials using a modified Faraday method.
Pryadko L.F., Nikolić Z.S., Nikolić M.V., Radić S.M., Labus N., Maričić A., Ristić
M.M., 2006: General Principles of the Kinetics and Mechanism of Sintering, Institute of
Technical Science of SASA and Techical Faculty – Čačak, 66 pp.
Pryadko L.F., Ristić M.M., Verhoturov A.D., 2006: Валентная неустойчивость
переходны элементов как фактор фазообразования. Proceedings International Symposium
Principles and Processes of Inorganic Materials Synthesis, Habarovsk, 75-78.
Nikolić Z.S., 2006: A Simple Model for 3-D Visualization of Model Topology due to
Rearrangement in Liquid Phase Sintering. Computers & Matematics, with Applications, 51,
551-558.
Maksimović S., Zeljković V., Ugričić M., 2006: Multilevel Optimization Approach
Applied to Structural Design Including Material Consolidation. Proceedings 2nd WSEAS
International Conference on Applied and Teoretical Mechanics, Venice, Italy, 13-18.
Ristić M.M., Nikolić M., 2006: Sixty Years of the Theory of B.Ya. Pines. Science of
Sintering, 38, 201-202.
Project: RESISTIVITY OF MATERIALS TO CORROSION
(Academician Dragutin Dražić)
The study of the chemical and electrochemical behavior of chromium and 304 stainless
steel in sulfuric acid of pH 0.5 – 3 was continued. Special attention was paid to the processes
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controlling the open circuit potentials under both activated and passive surface conditions.
Also, the effects of the presence of chloride ions in the solution were examined. It was shown
that chromium exhibits two corrosion potentials, one for the active and the second one for the
passivated surface. For concentrations of NaCl higher than 3.5 M, only the open circuit, or
corrosion potential, on an active surface was observed. 304 stainless steel cannot be activated
by cathodic polarization, exhibiting only the open circuit potential corresponding to the passive
surface. The presence of chloride ions does not affect very much the open circuit potentials, but
affects greatly the anodic polarization curves and the passivation currents.
Jegdić B., Dražić D.M., Popić J.P., 2006: Corrosion potentials of 304 stainless steel in
sulfuric acid. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 71, 543.
Jegdić B., Dražić D.M., Popić J.P., 2006: Influence of chloride ions on the open circuit
potentials of chromium in deaerated sulfuric acid solutions. Journal of the Serbian Chemical
Society, 71, 1087.
Project: SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF NEW CRYSTAL AND AMORPHOUS
MATERIALS
(Academician Pantelija M. Nikolić)
Work on the application of the photoacoustic method for the characterization of isotopic
and anisotropic materials continued.
Investigation of the effect of doping PbTe with boron and nickel was continued.
The synthesis and thermal diffusivity of NTC samples was investigated.
The optical reflectivity of PbTe and PbSnTe doped with rare earth metals (Yb, Sm,
Nd, Gd) in the far infrared range was investigated in cooperation with scientists in Thessalonica
(Aristotle University - Greece) and the Max Plank Institute, Stuttgart, Germany.
Luković D., König W., Blagojević V., Jakšić O., Nikolić P.M., 2006: Far Infrared
Spectroscopy of PbTe doped with Ni. Materials Research Bulletin, 41, 367-375.
Savić S.M., Aleksić O.S., Nikolić M.V., Luković D.T., Pejović V.Ž., Nikolić P.M.,
2006: Thermal diffusivity and electron transport properties of NTC samples obtained by the
photoacoustic method. Materials Science аnd Еngineering B, 31, 216-221.
Savić S.M., Aleksić O.S., Nikolić P.M., Luković D.T., 2006: Geometrical and
electrical properties of NTC polycrystalline thermistors vs. changes of sintering parameters.
Science of Sintering, 38, 3, 223-230.
Zorba T., Pavlodou Е., Stanojlović M., Bikoaris D., Paraskevoloulos K.M., Nikolić
V., Nikolić P.M., 2006: Technique and palette of XIII th century painting in the monastery of
Mileševa. Applied Physics A, 83, 719-725.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATIONS
(Academician Ljubiša Rakić)
An important activity of the Committee in 2006 was the organization of the International
Symposium in SASA “Neurobiology Today” - Dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of the Belgrade
Neurobiological School, with participation of 200 scientists from Serbia and abroad.
Together with the School of Dentistry, Belgrade and UCLA (USA), we were co
organizer of the scientific meeting “Current Status of Titanium Interaction with Ossius Tissue
and Mechanical Loading”.
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Project: MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF STRESS RESPONSE
(Academician Dušan T. Kanazir)
ANTI-OXIDATIVE BIOMARKERS AND CARCINOGENESIS
Cancer development includes three major steps, initiation, promotion and progression,
in which oxidative stress is involved. Oxidative stress is defined as an imbalance between the
level of pro-oxidants and anti-oxidants, in favor of the former, which results in irreversible cell
damage. The lipid peroxidation levels and anti-oxidant enzyme activities in women diagnosed
with different forms of uterine cell transformations were explored in order to evaluate the
extent of oxidative stress in the blood of such patients. Blood samples of healthy subjects and
gynecological patients were collected and subjected to assays for superoxide dismutase, catalase,
glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase and lipid hydroperoxides. The results show that
alterations of measured parameters vary with the enzyme type and diagnosis. However, both
reduction in anti-oxidants and elevation of lipid peroxidation were observed in general. In
addition, the lipid hydroperoxides level were negatively correlated to the activities of superoxide
dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, as well as positively correlated to the catalase activity.
The obtained results also show that perturbation of anti-oxidant status is more pronounced in
the blood of patients with premalignant (hyperplastic) and malignant (adenocarcinoma) lesions,
compared to those with benign uterine changes, such as polypus and myoma.
ALTERATIONS IN THE HIPPOCAMPAL ANTI-OXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITIES
AND THE SYMPATHO-ADRENOMEDULLARY SYSTEM OF RATS IN RESPONSE
TO DIFFERENT STRESS MODELS
The aim of this study was to investigate the activity of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase
(CuZnSOD), manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), catalase (CAT) in the hippocampus
and the levels of adrenaline (A) and noradrenaline (NA) in blood samples under various stress
conditions. Wistar rats were divided into three groups as following: control group (C), the group
which were stressed by individual housing for 21 days (LTI) and group which were submitted
to long-term forced swimming every day for 15 min in water heated to 320C during 21 days
(LTS). The rats from these groups were subsequently subjected to immobilization (IMMO) or
cold (CO) for 2 h. The additional stress conditions induced anti-oxidant enzymes only in animals
pretreated with long-term stress. Various types of long-term stress induce different effects on the
activities of hippocampal anti-oxidant enzyme and plasma catecholamines. The most pronounced
“priming” effects of long-term isolation was on the CuZnSOD and CAT activity, whereas longterm swimming had the same effects on the MnSOD level. The highest elevation of plasma
catecholamines was observed in long-term isolation rats, a lower degree in long-term swimming
rats and the least of all in the control rats. The additional stressors, immobilization or cold, led
to the most conspicuous activation of the hippocampal CuZnSOD and CAT and sympathoadrenomedullary system in the group exposed to long-term isolation. Based on these results, it
may be concluded that long-term isolation, as a psychological stress, acts as a stronger stressor
than long-term forced swimming stress.
Pajović S.B., Saičić Z.S., Pejić S., Kasapović J., Stojiljković V., Kanazir D.T., 2006:
Antioxidative biomarkers and cancerogenesis. Jugoslovenska medicinska biohemija, 25,
397- 402.
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Pajović S.B., Pejić S., Stojiljković V., Gavrilović Lj., Dronjak S., Kanazir D.T., 2006:
Alterations in hippocampal antioxidant enzyme activities and sympatho-adrenomedullary
system of rats in response to different stress models. Physiological Research, 55, 453-460.
Todorović A., Pejić S., Kasapović J., Stojiljković V., Pajović S.B., Kanazir D.T.,
2006: Regional differences in antioxidative response of rat brain after cranial irradiation. Acta
Physiologica Hungarica, 4, 341-346.
Project: REGULATION OF CELL PROTECTION AGAINST OXIDATIVE DAMAGES
UNDER CONDITIONS OF MAINTAINED HOMEOSTASIS AND ITS DISRUPTIONS
(Academician Vojislav M. Petrović)
The effect of thyroxin on the activities of anti-oxidant enzymes and GSH content in
brain (cortex and rest of the brain) of different matured rats (30, 60 and 90 days) were studied.
Thyroxin treatment decreased the activities of Mn SOD, CuZn SOD and the CAT and GSH-Px
activities in the rest of the brain in comparison with control rats. A significant decrease of the
GSH content in the rest of the brain of 30-day-old rats was detected, while the activity remained
unchanged in the 60- and 90-day-old rats. The different response of immature rats to thyroxin
compared to older animals could be attributed to the differences in thyroxin metabolism and the
developmental pattern.
The effect of some products of the biotransformation of nitroglycerine (NTG) and their
consequences on the redox status of rat erythrocytes and reticulocytes were considered in the
absence and presence of functional mitochondria in these cells, respectively. The obtained results
show that two pathways of NTG biotransformation exist in reticulocytes: one generating RNS
and the other connected with Hb (as in erythrocytes). NTG biotransformation is different in
erythrocytes and reticulocytes due to the presence of mitochondria in the latter.
In this study, the possible protective effects of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and vitamin
E (Vit. E) alone or in combination against cadmium (Cd) induced alterations of anti-oxidant
defense system (CuZn SOD, Mn SOD, CAT, GSH-Px, GST, GR, Vit C and Vit E) in the rat heart
were investigated. The obtained results support the assumption that CoQ10 and Vit E functions
cooperatively with endogenous anti-oxidants and diminished some toxic effects of Cd in rat
hearts.
In this work, the systemic NF-kB activation in blood cells of breast cancer patients
was investigated. The NF-kB and anti-oxidative defense enzyme (SOD and CAT) expression in
whole blood cell lysate of women with breast cancer were determined before and after combined
therapy (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, CAF), in respect to the controls. The
obtained results show that it appears that breast cancer creates conditions which increase the
level of hydrogen peroxide in the circulating cells and that the applied CAF therapy fails to
compensate, thereby creating systemic conditions which favor the survival and invasion of breast
cancer cells.
In this work the effects of endothelin (ET-1) and the NOS inhibitor, L-NAME on the
uric acid and urea concentrations were compared. L-NAME increased the mean arterial pressure,
decreased renal blood flow and increased vascular resistance in the carotid and renal arteries and
increased the plasma uric acid and urea concentrations. ET-1 significantly decreased the uric acid
concentration in plasma but did not affect the plasma urea concentration compared to the control
group.
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Spiny cheek crayfish (Orconectes limosus L.) were found in the Serbian part of the
River Danube (August 2004). A description of the biology, origin and distribution of this species,
as well as the potential impact to the aquatic ecosystems is presented and discussed. This is the
first record of this invasive crayfish in the Serbian part of the River Danube. In addition, the
results could indicate that there is potential risk for the expansion of O. limosus in other regional
waters in the future.
In this study, some biochemical and physiological parameters of oxidative stress which
are significant biomarkers of ecological pollution of the sea were investigated. The obtained results
show that the intensity of oxidative stress in the liver of red mullet was higher in comparison to
muscles. It was also higher in winter than in spring. In conclusion, the parameters of oxidative
stress in the tissues of red mullet are good markers for the biomonitoring of environment
conditions.
The Danube River was the aim of our investigations. We studied the concentrations of
Vitamin E and sulphydryl group in the hepatopancreas, gills and muscles of three crayfish species
were studied. The concentrations of the examined parameters in the investigated tissues are good
markers for the biomonitoring of environmental conditions. Differences between investigated
parameters are the consequence of species and tissues specificity.
The lipid peroxidation levels and the activities of anti-oxidative enzymes in women
diagnosed with different forms of uterine cell transformations were examined, in order to
evaluate the extent of oxidative stress in the blood of such patients. The obtained results show
that perturbation of the anti-oxidant status is more pronounced in the blood of patients with
premalignant and malignant lesions compared to those with benign uterine changes such as
polypus and myoma.
In this study, the influence of coenzyme Q10 on the concentrations of vitamin C,
vitamin E and coenzyme Q in the testes of rats chronically treated with Cd was investigated. It
can be concluded that CoQ10 administration in rats chronically treated with Cd exerts significant
beneficial effects on the investigated parameters in the testes, resulting in improved anti-oxidant
protection against Cd toxicity.
In this study, the energy status in whole blood and erythrocytes in healthy and preeclamptic women was evaluated. The study suggests that pre-eclampsia was followed by an
elevation of all parameters of the energy status in whole blood and in erythrocytes, as a result of
an increased rate of glycolysis.
Oxidative stress parameters (LP and GSH) in the liver and white muscle of hake and
sea bream were investigated. The obtained results show that the concentration of LP was higher
in the liver of hake and sea bream than in the muscles. However, the concentration of GSH was
higher in the muscles than in the liver. These results indicate tissue and species specifities of the
investigated parameters.
Different effects of nitric oxide (NO) in organisms were noted due to the applied
experimental model, its relative concentration and cellular environment in which it is produced.
The activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase (sCG) and the increased production of cyclic guanosine
monophosphate (cGMP) induced by NO are the molecular basis for the control of arterial blood
pressure and platelate aggregation. The interaction of NO with Mn SOD may represent a novel
mechanism by which Mn SOD protects cells from the deleterious effects associated with an
overproduction of NO. The obtained results will be discussed in connection with the unique
signaling mechanism of nitroxyl.
In this work the mechanisms of oxidative stress, as well as their effects on cell signaling
were discussed. It was shown that two very important transcriptional factors, NF-kB and AP-1,
were directly modulated under the influence of oxidative stress. A recent study provided strong
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evidence that oxidative stress plays a crucial role in normal aging and may contribute to pathologic
processes, such as arteriosclerosis, cataracts and neurodegenerative diseases. This study is
dedicated to the molecular mechanisms of oxidative stress, and their role in the pathophysiology
of some diseases.
In this work, the concentrations of LP and reduced GSH in the liver and white muscle
of hake and sea bream from the Adriatic Sea were investigated. Physical-chemical parameters
(salinity, concentration of dissolved oxygen and temperature) were also determined in the water
of the investigated locality. The obtained results showed that the concentration of LP was higher
in the liver of hake and sea bream in comparison to white muscle. However, a significantly higher
concentration of GSH was found in the white muscle of both investigated species in comparison
to the liver.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the processes of energy metabolism in
phenylhydrazine hydrochloride (PhCl)-induced rat reticulocytes. It was shown that oxygen
consumption was lower in the Ph-Cl induced than in the bleeding-induced reticulocytes. The
adenine nucleotide levels were higher, while the ATP:ADP ration were lower in the erythrocytes
of PhCl-treated rats. The energy processes in the PhCl-induced reticulocytes were sufficiently
stable to result in the maturation of these cells into normal erythrocytes.
In this work, the oxidative stress in the plasma of patients with non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma (NHL) was studied. It was investigated when superoxide anion radicals (O2.-), lipid
peroxides (TBARS) and reduced glutathione (GSH) could be prognostic factors for the clinical
stages and histological types of NHL). The obtained results showed oxidative damage in the
investigated cells. O2.-, TBARS and GSH could be useful and additional prognostic factors for a
better diagnosis, together with other defined criteria.
Pre-eclampsia represents a pregnancy specific syndrome characterized by elevated arterial
blood pressure and proteinuria. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oxidative status in the
plasma of pre-eclamptic women and the possible employment of these parameters as biomarkers
of pre-eclampsia. The obtained results show that the concentrations of NO2-, O2.- and H2O2 were
significantly higher in the plasma of pre-eclamptic women. The obtained data indicate an increased
capacity of plasma to generate reactive oxygen species and nitrogen species in pre-eclampsia.
The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of the anti-oxidative status in the
erythrocytes of women with hyperlipidemia. The obtained results showed that hyperlipidemia
induces oxidative stress and increased contents of O2.-, H2O2 and LP in erythrocytes. The increase
in the activities of CuZn SOD and CAT in erythrocytes appears to be a response toward increased
oxidative stress.
In this work the oxidative stress and anti-oxidative defense system in erythrocytes
of men with hyperglycemia were investigated. The concentrations of O2.-, H2O2, LP and GSH,
as well as the activities of CuZn SOD, CAT and GST were investigated. The obtained results
showed increased O2.-, H2O2, LP and GSH concentrations, as well as increased activities of CuZn
SOD and CAT. Detoxification of LP products was also catalyzed by their conjugation with GSH
by the enzyme GST.
Saičić Z. S., Mijalković D.N., Nikolić A.L., Blagojević D.P., Spasić M.B., 2006: Еffect
of thyroxine on antioxidant defense system in the liver of different aged rats. Physiological
Research, 55, 389-396.
Marković S.D., Ognjanović B.I., Štajn A.Š., Žikić R.V., Saičić Z.S., Radojičić R.M.,
Spasić M.B., 2006: The effects of nitroglycerine on the redox status of rat erythrocytes and
reticulocytes. Physiological Research, 55, 561-568.
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Ognjanović B.I., Marković S.D., Pavlović S.Z., Žikić R.V., Štajn A.Š., Saičić Z.S.,
2006: Combined effects of coenzyme Q10 and vitamin Е in cadmium induced alterations of
antioxidant defense system in the rat heart. Еnvironmental Toxicology and Pharmacology,
22, 219-224.
Adžić M., Nićiforović A., Vučić V., Nešković-Konstantinović Z., Spasić S.D., Jones
D.R., Radojčić M.B,. Spasić M.B., 2006: Systemic NF-Kb activation in blood cells of breast
cancer patients. Redox Report, 11, 39-44.
Popović T., Jovović Đ., Miloradović Z., Mihailović-Stanojević N., Spasić M., 2006:
The effects of endothelin and L-NAMЕ on plasma uric acid and urea concentration in wistar
rats. Acta Veterinaria, 56, 181-189.
Pavlović S.Z., Milošević S.M., Borković S.B., Simić V.M., Paunović M.P., Žikić R.V.,
Saičić Z.S., 2006: A report of Orconectes (Faxonius) limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) [Crustacea:
Decapoda: Astacidea: Cambaridae: Orconectes: Subgenus Faxonius from the Serbian part of
the Danube River. Biotechnology Еquipment, 1, 53-57.
Žikić R.V., Ognjanović B.I., Marković S.D., Pavlović S.Z., Mihajlović R.P., Saičić
Z.S., Štajn A.Š., 2006: Lipid peroxidation and the concentration of antioxidant compounds
(vitamin Е and vitamin C) in the liver and white muscle of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L.) from
the Adriatic Sea. Periodicum Biologorum, 108, 139-143.
Kovačević T.B., Pavlović S.Z., Borković S. S., Radojičić R.M., Saičić Z.S., 2006: The
concentration of antioxidant compounds in the hepatopancreas, the gills and muscle of some
freshwater crayfish species. Acta Biologica Hungarica, 57, 449-458.
Pajović S.B., Saičić Z.S., Pejić S., Kasapović J., Stojiljković V., Kanazir D.T., 2006:
Antioxidative biomarkers and cancerogenesis. Jugoslovenska Medicinska Biohemija, 25,
397–402.
Pavlović S.Z., Ognjanović B.I., Štajn A.Š., Žikić R.V., Saičić Z.S., 2006: Еffect of
coenzyme Q 10 on ascorbic acid, vitamin Е and coenzyme Q concentrations in testes of rats
chronically exposed to cadmium. Archives of Biological Sciences, Belgrade, 58, 19P -20P.
Marković S.D., Dragićević Đoković Lj.M., Đorđević N.Z., Ognjanović B.I., Štajn
A.Š., Žikić R.V., Petrović V.M., Babić G.M., Saičić Z.S., 2006: Еnergy status of whole blood
and erythrocytes in preeclampsia. Iugoslave Physiologica Pharmacologica Acta, 42, 51-56.
Ognjanović B.I., Filipović J.Ž., Marković S.D., Žikić R.V., Štajn A.Š., Petrović V.M.,
Saičić Z.S., 2006: Lipid peroxidation and glutathione content in the liver and white muscle of
hake (Merluccius merluccius L.) and sea bream (Pagellus erythrinus L.) from the Adriatic sea.
Iugoslave Physiologica Pharmacologica Acta, 42, 129-139.
Spasić M.B., Saičić Z.S., 2006: Еffects of nitric oxide redox transformation on its
regulatory function. The 2nd Multidisciplinary scientific meeting with international participation
Oxidative Stress and the Mechanisms of Protection, Serbian Physiological Society with
Faculty of Science, Kragujevac and Serbian Biological Society ″Stevan Jakovljević″,
Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia, November 2-4, Plenary Lecture, Abstract Book, 20-21.
Pajović S.B., Pejić S., Stojiljković V., Todorović A., Kasapović J., Saičić Z.S.,
2006: Oxidative stress and cell signalling. The 2nd Multidisciplinary scientific meeting with
international participation Oxidative Stress and the Mechanisms of Protection, Serbian
Physiological Society with Faculty of Science and Serbian Biological Society ″Stevan
Jakovljević″, Kragujevac, Serbia, November 2-4, Plenary Lecture, Abstract Book, 22-23.
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Ognjanović B.I., Filipović J.Ž., Nikolić D., Marković S.D., Pavlović S.Z., Žikić R.V.,
Štajn A.Š., Saičić Z.S., 2006: Lipid peroxidation and glutathione content in tissues of hake
(Merluccius merluccius L.) and sea bream (Pagellus erythrinus L.) from the Adriatic sea. II
International symposium of Еcologists of the Republic of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro,
September 20-24, The Book of abstracts and programme, 91.
Marković S.D., Ognjanović B.I., Štajn A.Š., Žikić R.V., Saičić Z.S., Spasić M.B.,
Petronijević N.D., Petronijević M.R., 2006: Еnergy metabolism of rat red blood cells after
experimentally phenylhydrazine-induced reticulocytes. The 2nd Multidisciplinary scientific
meeting with international participation Oxidative Stress and the Mechanisms of Protection,
Serbian Physiological Society with Faculty of Science and Serbian Biological Society ″Stevan
Jakovljević″, Kragujevac, Serbia, November 2-4, Abstract Book, 34.
Vukajlović M.Đ., Marković S.D., Ognjanović B.I., Jurišić V., Žikić R.V., Štajn A.Š.,
Jančić R., Saičić Z.S., 2006: Oxidative stress in plasma of patients with non-hodgkin′s disease.
The 2nd Multidisciplinary scientific meeting with international participation Oxidative Stress
and the Mechanisms of Protection, Serbian Physiological Society with Faculty of Science and
Serbian Biological Society ″Stevan Jakovljević″, Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia, November
2-4, Abstract Book, 43.
Babić G.M., Đorđević N.Z., Marković S.D., Ognjanović B.I., Žikić R.V., Štajn A.Š.,
Saičić Z.S., 2006: Oxidative stress in plasma of preclamptic women. The 2nd Multidisciplinary
scientific meeting with international participation Oxidative Stress and the Mechanisms of
Protection, Serbian Physiological Society with Faculty of Science and Serbian Biological
Society ″Stevan Jakovljević″, Kragujevac, November 2-4, Abstract Book, 50.
Milutinović T.B., Ranković M.I., Ognjanović B.I., Marković S.D., Đorđević N.Z., Štajn
A.Š., Žikić R.V., Saičić Z.S., 2006: Alteration oxidant–antioxidant status in erythrocytes women
with hyperlipidemia. The 2nd Multidisciplinary scientific meeting with international participation
Oxidative Stress and the Mechanisms of Protection, Serbian Physiological Society with Faculty
of Science and Serbian Biological Society ″Stevan Jakovljević″, Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia,
November 2-4, Abstract Book, 53.
Ranković M.I., Milutinović T.B., Ognjanović B.I., Marković S.D., Đorđević N.Z.,
Štajn A.Š., Žikić R.V., Saičić Z.S., 2006: Parametric oxidative stress and antioxidant defense
system in erythrocytes men with hyperglycemia. The 2nd Multidisciplinary scientific meeting
with international participation Oxidative Stress and the Mechanisms of Protection, Serbian
Physiological Society with Faculty of Science, Kragujevac and Serbian Biological Society
″Stevan Jakovljević″, Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia, November 2-4, Abstract Book, 59.
Project: HOMEOSTATIC MECHANISMS AND REGULATION SYSTEM OF
BEHAVIOR
(Academician Ljubiša Rakić)
1. Combined effects of amphetamine (AMPH) and phencyclidine (PCP)
in rat brain
In this study, the differential effects of AMPH, PCP and their combination on the motor
activity in rats and the effects of drug-induced behavior on the modulation of the DNA binding
activity of the AP-1 complex were examined. In attempt to investigate the composition of the AP-1
complex after different drug treatments, the members of the Fos and Jun protein families were also
evaluated. The observed cross-sensitization to AMPH and PCP suggests a better understanding of
the molecular mechanisms underlying psychomotor stimulation at the behavioral level.
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2. Effects of anti-cancer drugs in sensitive and resistance human tumor cell lines.
Exposure of human non-small, cell lung carcinoma to gradually increasing concentrations
of doxorubicin resulted in a new cell line which was resistant to DOX and cross-resistant to
etoposide, paclitaxel, vinblasin and epirubicin. Slight cross-resistance to two MDR-unrelated
drugs, sulfmosine and 8-C1 cAMP, was observed. Further work should develop appropriate
modulators of resistance aimed at improving the outcome of acquired drug resistance in brain
tumor and lung carcinoma.
3. Therapeutic effect of nucleoside analogs on the experimental autoimmune
encephalomyelitis in Dark Agouti rats
The effect of combined treatment with two nucleoside analogs (ribavirin and tiazofurin)
on the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a commonly used
animal model of the human disease multiple sclerosis, actively induced in highly susceptible Dark
Agouti rats, was investigated. The obtained results showed that ribavirin and tiazofurin applied
either separately or in combination from the onset of the first symptoms of EAE (therapeutic
treatment) significantly suppressed the clinical symptoms of EAE. However, the most pronounced
effect was gained with combined treatment, probably as a result of synergistic/additive action.
4. Distribution of ectonucleotidases activity in the rat forebrain and up-regulation
of the activity after cortical injury
An immunohistochemical study was performed to determine the distribution of ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterasel (NPP1) in adult rat forebrain. The study revealed
a widespread distribution of NPP1 in the rat forebrain, with regional differences in the expression
pattern and abundance. NPP1 was mainly localized at the neuronal cell bodies, but was also
detected at ependymal cells, tanycytes, endothelial cells of the capillaries and cells of the choroid
plexus, suggesting that NPP1 could be involved in some highly specialized transport processes.
Cortical injury induced a significant increase in NTPDase 1 and ecto 5’-nucleotidase activities
in the injured cortex, whereas in other brain areas, only an increase in the ecto 5’-nucleotidase
activity was observed. Immunohistochemical analysis confirmed significant changes in enzyme
expression around the injury site. Additionally, the results suggest that up-regulation of the
ectonucleotidase activity after cortical injury is predominantly catalyzed by cells which activate
in response to injury, i.e. microglial cells (NTPDase 1) and astrocytes (ecto 5’-nucleotidase).
5. Investigation of the transport of endogenous nucleobases and nucleosides
through brain barriers
During 2006, in the realm of this project, the transport of endogenous nucleobases
and nucleosides through the brain barriers was investigated. Two different experimental models
were used: in situ perfusion of isolated sheep choroid plexus (CP) and in vitro model of sheep
CP monolayer of epithelial cells. The aim was to investigate and characterize the mechanisms
involved in the transport of nucleic acid precursors from blood into cerebrospinal fluid (CSF),
as well as from CSF into blood. Transport studies in both experimental models were performed
using the paired tracer dilution method (with radioactively labeled mannitol as the reference
molecule).
6. Evaluation of monocyte viability and phagocytosis in Alzheimer’s disease patients
using flow cytometry
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In addition to transport studies, a study of the evaluation of monocyte viability and
phagocytosis in Alzheimer’s disease patients using flow cytometry was commenced. The aim of
the study was to assess the characteristics of monocytes isolated from the peripheral blood of AD
patients and compare them with those of monocytes from control subjects. The patients selected
were with probable AD, according to the NINCDS/ADRDA criteria. Control subjects were ageand sex-matched and cognitively unimpaired. The differential leucocyte count revealed that the
variability of the monocyte count was higher in AD patients than in controls. Flow cytometric
analysis of PBMCs cultivated with 1-42 FITC-labeled Abeta for 24 hours showed that the mean
Abeta-FITC uptake by monocytes was significantly lower in the cells from AD patients compared
to the Abeta uptake by monocytes from the control, age-matched subjects. The presence of FITClabeled Abeta inside the cells was additionally shown using immunocytochemistry.
7. New perspectives on the roles for neurotransmitters in early (“pre-nervous”)
embryogenesis
The existence of functionally active, pre-nervous neurotransmitter systems is based on
older pharmacological and biochemical evidence. Recently, potential components of the prenervous serotonergic (5-HT) and endocannabinoid systems have been identified at different stages of
development in echinoderm embryos using proteomic approaches, such as immunocytochemistry,
Western blotting and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Experiments with reserpine
provided evidence for the putative existence of a vesicular monoamine transporter in early sea
urchin embryos.
Milanovic D., Pesic V., Veskov R., Rakic Lj., Kanazir S., Ruzdijic S., 2006:
Еnhancement of AP-1 DNA-binding activity during amphetamine- and phencyclidine-mediated
behaviour in rats. Neuropharmacology, 50, 924-933.
Jankovic D., Pesic M., Markovic J., Kanazir S., Markovic I., Rakic Lj., Ruzdijic S.,
2006: The combination of sulfmosine and 8-Cl-cAMP induces synergistic cell growth inhibition
of the human neuroblastoma cell line in vitro. Investigational New Drugs, 24 (1), 15-24.
Pesic M., Markovic J.Z., Jankovic D., Markovic I.D., Rakic Lj, Kanazir S., Ruzdijic
S., 2006: Induced resistance in the human non small cell lung carcinoma (NCI-H460) cell line
in vitro by anticancer drugs. Journal of Chemotherapy, 18 (l), 66-73.
Pejanovic V., Piperski V., Ugljesic-Kilibarda D., Tasic J., Dacevic M., Medic-Mijacevic
L., Gunic Е., Popsavin M., Popsavin V., 2006: Synthesis and biological activity of some new
5’-O-acyl tiazofurin derivatives. Еuropean Journal of Medical Chemistry, 41 (4), 503-512.
Smiljanic K., Marinkovic P., Mladenovic A., Ruzdijic S., Kanazir S., 2006: Dietary
Restriction Modulates Cyp46 Еxpression in Aging Rat Brain. Alzheimer’s and Dementia, 2(3),
Suppl 1, S443. Alzheimer’s Association, The l0th International Conference on Alzheimer’s
Disease and Related Disorders, July 15-20, 2006, Madrid, Spain.
Stojkov D., Lavrnja I., Subasic S., Bjelobaba L., Pekovic S., Gađanski L., MostaricaStojkovic M., Stosic-Grujicic S., Rakic Lj., Stojiljkovic M., 2006: Therapeutic effect of
nucleoside analogues on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in Dark Agouti rats.
Archives of Biological Sciences, Belgrade, 58 (1), 13-20.
Bjelobaba L., Nedeljkovic N., Subasic S., Lavrnja I., Pekovic S., Stojkov D.,
Rakic Lj., Stojiljkovic M., 2006: Immunolocalization of ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/
phosphodiesterase 1 (NPPl) in the rat forebrain. Brain Research, 1120 (1), 54-63.
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Nedeljkovic N., Bjelobaba L., Subasic S., Lavrnja I., Pekovic S., Stojkov D., Vjestica
A., Rakic Lj., Stojiljkovic M., 2006: Up-regulation of ectonucleotidase activity after cortical
stab injury in rats. Cell Biology International, 30 (6), 541-546.
Project: Etiology, Diagnostics and Therapy of High Risk PregnancY
- EXPERIMENTAL, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH
(Academician Vojin Šulović)
Great attention is being paid to the development of the assisted reproduction technique.
Particular interest is to analyze factors which influence the possibilities of the implantation of
human embryos. These factors have essential influence on the success of assisted reproduction
technology. The conditions that enable the development of human embryos under in vitro
conditions were investigated. The regularity of human embryo development depending on
ovulation stimulation and applied medicines, insemination methods and other conditions were
analyzed. The application of hyperbaric conditions in the treatment of infertility and for improving
the effects of stimulation for patients with ovarial insufficiency was also analyzed. In addition,
the analyzes encompassed the application of hyperbaric conditions for patients with inadequate
endometrium in vitro fertilization.
Different possibilities of non-invasive and minimal invasive techniques in the diagnostics
and therapy of reproductive disturbances.
Particular attention was paid to the fetus with morphologic disturbances – congenital
anomalies. The pathophysiologic mechanism of disturbance formation and genetic anomalies
which lead to them were analyzed. Different possibilities of the diagnostic of fetus anomalies
were compared by means of ultrasonic and magnetic resonance. The protocols of the treatments of
fetus with congenital anomalies, together with reports on consultation examination and decisions,
were analyzed, taking into account the complexity of the medical, ethic, loyal, social and other
elements of importance for the problem.
In the previous period, the authors paid special attention to the analysis of factors which
have impact on the negative natural increment. Reproduction is a central, individual and general
condition for survival. From a number of factors which have impact on human reproduction,
the authors analyzed the medical, emphasizing the data on frequency, etiology, possibilities
of discovery and treatment of anomalies which lead to infertility: spontaneous abortion and
premature delivery. The knowledge of the causes of conception impossibility, its diagnostic and
treatment were analyzed.
Fetus suffering is one of the central problems of contemporary obstetrics, to which
the authors paid attention. Fetal distress is a state of changed physiology leading to death or
permanent disturbance. It encompasses the disconnection of normal fetus oxygenation, starting
with mild hypoxia to serious fetal asphyxia. By hypoxia, a reduced supply of oxygen to the tissue
is understood, while asphyxia is a combination of hypoxia and metabolic acidosis. The largest
part of the consequences of distress appears during the prepartal period, while the intrapartal
period is combined with the highest frequency of distress. Neonatal damage and cerebral
paralysis are ten times more frequent as the consequences of prenatal than of intrapartal fetus
suffering. The seriousness of direct and/or long-term consequences, as well as the impossibility
of adequate prediction, immediate diagnostic and efficient therapy makes this problem one of the
most important in contemporary perinatal medicine. The influence of fetus asphyxia before and
after delivery is studied by analysis of the intermediary (acid-base state of the fetus before and
after delivery, Apgar score at the 1st and 5th minute and neonatal encephalopatia) and definitive
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variables (perinatal death, cerebral paralysis, disturbance in neurology development). Analysis of
the efficiency of diagnostic and therapy procedures directed at the prevention of the consequences
of fetus asphyxia is measured also by the effects on maternal mortality and morbidity and through
the increased number of (abdominal and vaginal) deliveries realized by operation.
Mitrović A., Nikolić B., Dragojević S., Brkić P., Ljubić A., Jovanović T., 2006:
Hyperbaric oxygen and in vitro fertilisation. Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics
& gynaecology, 46 (5), 456-457.
Stojnić J., Ljubić A., Jeremić K., Radunović N., Tulić I., Bošković V., Dukanac J.,
2006: Medicamentous abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol in Serbia and Montenegro.
Vojnosanitetski pregled, No 6, 63, 558-563.
Mitrović A., Nikolić B., Dragojević S., Brkić P., Ljubić A., Jovanović T., 2006:
Hyperbaric oxygenation as a possible therapy of choice for infertility treatmant. Bosnian
Journal of basical medical sciences, 6, 21-24.
Micić D., Šumarac-Dumanović A., Cvijović G., Pejković D., Cvetković M., Ljubić A.,
Dukanac-Stamenković J., 2006: Use of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion by a portable
insulin pump during pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes mellitu. Vojnosanitetski
pregled, Military–Medical and Pharmaceutical Review, 63 (7), 648-651.
Mirković Lj., Ljubić A., 2006: Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of
uterus didelphys with obstructed hemivagina and renal agenesis: a case report. Archives of
Ginecology and Obstetrics, 274, 246-247.
Ljubić A., Jovanović I., Parezanović V., Tadić J., Novakov A., 2007: Congenital
Cardiac Tumors. Donald School Atlas of Fetal Anomalies, Asim Kurjak, FA Chervenek, JM
Carrera, New Delhi, 159-164.
Ljubić A., Novakov A., Jovanović I., Lukač M., Krstić Z., 2007: Anomalies of the
Lungs. Donald School Atlas of Fetal Anomalies, Asim Kurjak, FA Chervenek, JM Carrera,
New Delhi, 165-173.
Pendić Z., Šulović V., Majstorović V., Pendić R., 2006: IMS Implementation within
Health Care Sector in Republic Serbia – Some Recommendations. Tehnika, godina LXI, 11,
Beograd.
Project: Kidney as an endocrine organ
(Academician Sveto Suša)
Special attention was devoted to an anlysis of the urinary syndroms, bearing in mind the
influence of insulin and glucagon on renal and extraretal metabolic changes. Insulin resistance and
insulin sensitivity were investigated, especially in patients with endemic nephropathy. In addition,
IFG-1 values were determined in all patients. To a degree, they point to the early detection of factors
for the development of kidney disorder.
In the second part of the study, the influence of a therapeutical agent on the lessening
of insulin resistance and of the consecutive proteinuria reduction, as a therapy model, was
investigated by applying an ACE inhibitor, whose investigation still continues. Investigations
also covered secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic renal insfficiency, as well as the role
of vasoactive hormones in the hypertension of renal patients, where a clear disproportion was
ascertained.
In addition, the results of studying cytokine in the pathogenesis of endemic
glomerulonephritis show that they can serve as a useful indicator in monitoring the evolution
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of glomerulopathies, regardless of their etiology. The investigations of cytokine and growth
hormone in urine point to some degree of clinical significance that different therapy modalities
are already being gradually applied in the treatment of these patients.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE “MAN AND ENVIRONMENT”
In the year 2006, two meetings of the Committee were held, at which current issues of
the protection of the natural and living environment were discussed. The committee organized
and delivered an invited lecture by the committee’s associate Prof. Dr.. Lidija Amidzic, director
of the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, entitled “The Protection of Nature in Serbia”.
The president and several members of the committee actively participated at meetings organized
by other institutions dedicated to current issues which fall within the scope of the committee’s
program. The committee has, on behalf of the Academy, participated with the French Academy of
Sciences and the Vinca Institute in the organization of the Serbian‑French summer school entitled
“Renewable Energy Sources: an Environmental Multidisciplinary Approach”. The members
of the committee realized their professional activities related to the committee’s field of work
primarily in reputed scientific institutions.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGETICS
Project: SOLAR ENERGY AND CHARACTERIZATION
OF APPLIED MATERIALS
This year the results of previous research related to possible energy gain in sun-tracking
solar converters were processed and published. The economic efficiency of solar collectors and
PV systems has been calculated using cost-benefit analysis and some elements of validity analysis.
The results based on theoretical considerations and measurements were analyzed.
Investigations of the changes in the optical and photoacoustic properties of YBa2Cu3O7were
continued.
The synthesis and characterization of doped thick film TiO2 and NiO solar
×
materials were studied.
Pucar M., 2006: Еffect of Reflection of Sunlight on Illuminance and Еnergy Gain of
Greenhouse. 23rd International PLЕA Conference on Passive and Low Еnergy Architecture,
Geneva, 183-188.
Nenković M., Pucar M., 2006: Aarhus Convention Aims in Еnergy Management
in Serbia. Еnvironmental Еngineering and Management Journal (ЕЕMJ), Technical
University of Iasi, Romania, 6, 1371-1379.
Nikolić M. V., Nikolić P. M., Blagojević V., Paraskevopoulos K. M., Zorba T. T.,
Vasiljević-Radović D.M., Ristić M., 2006: Infrared properties of sintered α-MnSe. International
Journal of Materials Research, 97, 666-669.
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Project: RESEARCH ON TECHNICAL CONDITIONS OF SYNTHESIS AND
CHARACTERIZATION OF SUPERCONDUCTING COILS
Research on changes in the properties of superconducting materials (Y,B,CuO7-x) with
ageing was continued in 2006.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE RESEARCH ON LIVES
AND WORK OF SERBIAN SCIENTISTS IN SERBIA AND OF SERBIAN ORIGIN
SCIENTISTS OUTSIDE SERBIA
(Academician Vladan Đorđević)
At the end of 2005, Volume X of the edition Lives and Work of Serbian Scientists
(Život i delo srpskih naučnika), containing the biographies and bibliographies of thirteen
scientists, was published.
The book was distributed to the members of the Committee at its session of 22 March
2006. The material for a special publication, which will contain the abstracts and portraits of 125
scientists, published in the first ten volumes of the edition, in English, was prepared for printing
and submitted to the SASA Publishing Service.
During the year, many contacts with the authors, sponsors and others were made so as
to ensure the funds and material for printing.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROJECT ADDITION TO THE HISTORICAL MATERIALS
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMISTRY IN SERBIA
Underway is the final processing of the data on the SASA contributions in the fields of
chemistry, chemical technology and chemical engineering, as well as in the related muldisciplinary
fields, including research projects, scientific publications, development of specializations being
of special significance, scientific cooperation among scientists, etc.
The gathering of historical material was also continued, laying special emphasis on the
publications in the mentioned fields.
INTERACADEMIC COOPERATION OF SASA AND MONTENEGRIN ACADEMY
INTERACADEMIC COMMITTEE ON CATALYSIS
The effects and experiences of four seminars entitled “New Challenges in Catalysis”
organized to date by the Board have been considered. In contrast to the favorable assessment
in international scientific circles, strong support of domestic industry and considerable financial
assistance of the state administration, the academic community showed modest interest for the
current progress in catalysis presented on the seminars.
This confirmed the concept of the conference “Catalysis as a scientific – technical
discipline in science, education and social progress” planned by the Board for 2006 but postponed
for the 2007 in order to meet the education reform in the country.
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With regard to the actual ecological situation, the Board initiated the organization of a
conference dedicated to the possible scientific contribution of catalysis to an improvement of the
actual ecological situation.
Project: ISOLATION, CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISATION
OF MARINE NATURAL PRODUCTS
(Academician Miroslav J. Gašić)
The anti-fouling activity of avarol, avarone and their derivatives was tested against
marine bacteria, microalgae and mollusks. Most of the investigated compounds showed high
activity.
A lectin was isolated in a very pure state from the coral Gerardia savaglia using affinity
and gel chromatography. Investigation of the carbohydrate specificity showed that the lectin binds
D-mannose, D-glucose, methyl α-D-mannopyranoside, methyl α-D-glucopyranoside, a bird nest
polysaccharide and mannan from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Kapetanović R., Sladić D., Popov S., Zlatović M., Kljajić Z., Gašić M.J., 2005: Sterol
composition of the adriatic sea algae Ulva lactuca, Codium dichotomum, Cystoseira adriatica
and Fucus virsoides. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 70, 1395-1400.
Marechal J.-P., Hellio C., Veron B., Clare A.S., Novaković I., Tufegdžić S., Sladić D.,
Gašić M.J., Tsoukatou M., Vagias C., Roussis V., 2006: Antifouling activities of avarol/avarone
and their derivatives against marine bacteria, microalgae and barnacles. 13th International
Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Tsoukatou M., Hellio C., Vagias C., Marechal J-P., Clare A.S., Novaković I.,
Tufegdžić S., Sladić D., Gašić M.J., Roussis V., 2006: Antifouling activity of mediterranean
sponge metabolites and synthetic analogues. 4th European Conference on Marine Natural
Products, SI, 1, http://ejns.univ-lyon1.fr/fichiers/140.pdf
Project: AQUACULTURE OF THREATENED SPECIES OF FISHES
AND APPLICATION IN PROTECTION AND RESTITUTION OF NATURAL
POPULATIONS
(Academicians Dragoslav Marinković, Goran Karaman, Ju. Gerasimov)
According to the planned activities in 2006, the glass eel and the early pigment
development stadium of eels (elvers) under conditions of intensive aquaculture were studied.
The obtained results showed that the pigmented stadium could be a good morphological indicator
for the selection of the stadium of eels for rearing in aquaculture.
The action spectrum of the electroretinographic (ERG) b-wave and the unmasked late
receptor potential (LRP) were measured under a variety of conditions (isolated eyecup, detached
retina, b-wave recording in fresh preparations, LRP measurements after low-temperature aging,
dark and light adaptation). A new model for spectral sensitivity data was developed.
Gačić Z., Damjanović I, Mićković B., Hegediš A., Nikčević M., 2006: Spectral
sensitivity of the dogfish shark (Scyliorhinus canicula). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry.
DOI 10.1007/s10695-006-9113-6.
Milošević M., Bajić A., Gačić Z., 2006: The d-wave of electroretinogram of perch
originates in the cone pathway. Archives of Biological Sciences, Belgrade, 58 (4), 33P-34P.
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INTERACADEMIC COOPERATION OF SASA
AND BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Project: NATURAL PRODUCTS FROM PLANT SPECIES AND MARINE
ORGANISMS: MEDICINAL AND ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE
(Prof. Dr. Slobodan Milosavljević, Academician Miroslav J. Gašić)
Continuing our investigations of secondary metabolites of wild-growing plant species
of Serbia and Montenegro, members of the following families were examined:
1. ASTERACEAE: genera, Anthemis and Achillea.
2. GENTIANACEAE: genus, Gentianella
From the aerial parts of the examined species belonging to the genera Anthemis and
Achillea, several sesquiterpene lactones and flavonoids were isolated. All the isolated compounds
were identified by spectroscopic methods.
Extracts of the aerial parts and roots of the endemic species Gentianella crispata, G.
albanica, G. bulgarica and G. austriaca, as well as some of the isolated compounds (xanthones)
exhibited the following biological activities: anti-radical (DPPH test), radioprotective and antimicrobial.
Vujisić Lj., Vučković I., Tešević V., Đoković D., Ristić M. S., Janaćković P.,
Milosavljević S., 2006: Comparative examination of the essential oils of Anthemis ruthenica
and A. arvensis wild-growing in Serbia. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 21 (3), 458-461.
Trifunović S., Vajs V., Juranić Z., Žižak Ž., Tešević V., Macura S., Milosavljević S.,
2006: Cytotoxic constituents of Achillea clavennae from Montenegro. Phytochemistry, 67,
887-893.
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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES
Project: Theoretical And experimental research of metal
structures and their influence on contemporary design
and construction
(Academician Nikola Hajdin)
The subproject “Elasto-plastic behavior of metal plates, plate and box girders” deals
with box-girders with wide flanges subjected to bending and torsion and plate girders subjected to
centric and eccentric patch loading. An experimental and theoretical investigation of the stability
and ultimate load was performed. The subproject “Dynamics of structures” is directed primarily
to bridges. The research included problems of the impact and the noise - structure borne sound
and bridges as its source. The subproject “Composite structures of steel and concrete” dealt
with the analysis of composite structures according to the theory of elasticity and the theory of
plasticity and with a theoretical analysis of the influence of the deformability of the connectors
on the behavior of composite beams.
Research was continued on all subprojects. The results were presented at international
and domestic conferences and in monographs.
1.
2.
3.
ajdin N., Marković N., 2006: Stiffened plate girders under the action of patch loading.
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Theoretical and experimental Research of elasto-plastic Behaviour of engineering
Structures (Еds: Igić T., Stojić D.), University of Niš, Civil Еngineering and Architectural
Faculty of Niš, Niš, 31-43.
Hajdin N., Marković N., 2006: Ultimate Resistance of the Longitudinally Stiffened Plate
Girders Subjected to Patch Loading. Proceedings, 21st Czech and Slovak International
Conference Steel Structures and Bridges 2006, Septembеr 20-23, Bratislava, Slovakia,
157-162.
Knežević M., Šćepanović B., Lučić D., 2006: Artificial Neural Network Application
in Еccentric Patch Loading Еxperimental Research. The Tenth Еast Asia-Pacific
Conference on Structural Еngineering and Construction, Asian Institute of
Тechnology, Bangkok, 269-274.
Project: STUDYING, CONSTRUCTING AND EXPERIMENTAL TESTING OF THE
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPS
(Academician Petar Miljanić)
After the first year of realization of the project “Development of a new generation of
river cargo ships”, Ministry of Science and Environment project TR-6317 A, financing stopped
because the participation from users was not satisfactory in a sufficient amount. This was the
main reason why after 60 years, the Shipbuilding Department ceased with continuous work. The
practical realization was decent, but more papers were published as the results of preliminary
work.
During 2006, some studies were executed within the framework of three projects in
reduced capacity and number of topics. Within the limits of the project “Experimental and
laboratory research on models of ship equipment” work on advanced equipment was continued
with the highlight being on applications on modern ships. The application of an electric drive for
paddle wheeler ships was studied. Some results of the applications of paddle wheeler drives were
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presented at an international symposium. Some results of our work on the project, emphasizing the
current protection from corrosion and anti-fouling were presented at an international symposium.
Supported by the JP Elektrodistribucija Beograd Company, work on the measurement of relevant
parameters and the checking of all systems in function in the Chilandar Monastery’s Treasury
was completed after a year of work. Some results of the research at the Chilandar Monastery are
published.
Within the scope of the project “Ship resistance and propulsion study” the resistance
of floating objects was studied, with the purpose of a higher efficiency of propulsors for floating
objects of various dimensions. Work on the study and perception of the application of electric
machines in smaller and bigger floating units on inland waterways was continued. In light of
Tesla’s paper from 1917, some modern applications were initiated and one paper was published
at a symposium.
During 2006, within the project “Study in contemporary shipbuilding”, contemporary
shipbuilding of inland, sea and eco ships was studied. Within this project, contemporary
shipbuilding of river pushers was studied. Some results of the work on a new solution to the
drive of Danube pushers were published in a national review. After studying the situation of
exhaust gases of the main propulsion engines, a solution for the recovery of the exhaust system
for the ship “Avala” was suggested to the ship owner, the Hidrozavod Company. The Project is
certified in the Yugoregistar. A theoretical analysis of the stability of river container ships under
the influence of wind was reviewed and the paper was published in an international review. The
company Invest – Import was financing the project of a general design of a stationary business
floating object. The interests in this project were guided by studying a contemporary building
business floating object and a project was made.
Hofman M., Maksić I., Bačkalov I., 2006: Some Disturbing Aspects of Inland Vessel
Stability Rules. Journal of Ship Technology, Vol. 2, No. 2, July (2006), 1-14.
Nikolic Z., Miljanic P., 2006: Nikola Tesla and Electric Drive for Battle Ships.
Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium Nikola Tesla, Belgrade, 85-88.
Nikolić Z., Stamenović B., Dakić P., 2006: Comparison of Impressed current protection
systems in Fresh and Seawater. Proceedings of the 17th Symposium on Theory and Practice
of Shipbuilding, Sorta 2006, Opatija, 233-243.
Bilen B., Nikolić Z., Martinović Ž., 2006: New Concept Of Driving Applied To The
Side Paddle-Wheel Propelled Ships. Proceedings of the 17th Symposium on Theory and
Practice of Shipbuilding, Sorta 2006, Opatija, 457-464.
Project: Advanced Engineering Ceramics
(Academician Momčilo M. Ristić)
Mechanical activation of BaTiO3 was investigated. Non-isothermal and isothermal
sintering of non-activated and activated samples was also investigated. The sintering mechanisms
were established and the process activation energy was determined using the Dorn method.
A detailed investigation of the infrared spectra of sintered α-MnSe was performed. The
optical properties of sintered metal-ceramic materials were also investigated.
Correlation between the process of structural relaxation, crystallization and relative
changes of the magnetic susceptibility of amorphous Fe1.5Si5.2B3Co0.5 metal-ceramic alloy was
also investigated. Crystallization of the investigated material was investigated using differential
scanning calorimetry.
Frenkel’s theoretical work of significance for materials science was analyzed.
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The possibilities for obtaining different structures and properties of high-temperature
superconducting ceramics based on (PACO) during the sintering process were investigated. The
samples obtained in this way were analyzed using X-ray structural analysis, as well as FTIR and
Raman spectroscopy.
Nikolić M.V., Pavlović V.P., Pavlović V.B., Ristić M.M., 2006: Analysis of ЕarlyStage Sintering Mechanisms of Mechanically Activated BaTiO3. Science of Sintering, 38,
239-244.
Nikolić M.V., Nikolić P.M., Blagojević V., Paraksevopoulos K.M., Zorba T.T.,
Vasiljević-Radović D., Ristić M.M., 2006: Infrared properties of sintered α-MnSe. International
Journal of Materials Research (formerly Z. Metallkd.), 97, 5.
Kalezić-Glišović A., Novković L., Maričić A., Minić D., Mitrović N., 2006:
Investigation of structural relaxation, crystallization process and magnetic properties of the FeNi-Si-B-C amorphous alloy. Materials Science and Еngineering B, 131, 45-48.
Pavlović V.B., 2006: Contribution of Frenkel’s Theory to the Development of Materials
Science. Science of Sintering, 38, 3-6.
Project: Synthesis and properties of thin and thick films
During 2006, the following was done:
1. The research on the optimal design and the provision of technological conditions
for the construction of air flow and wind velocity sensors, based on the segmented thick-layered
termistors, was continued.
2. The synthesis and properties of thick NiO films were investigated, in cooperation with
Professor Paraskevopoulos from Aristotle University in Thessaloniki.
3. The research on the possibilities for the characterization of thermal and electronic
properties of superlattice structures by applying the photoacoustic method, was continued.
Aleksić O.S., Nikolić P.M., Paraskevopulos K.M., 2006: Volume air flow sensors
based on NTC thick film segmented thermistors. Microelectronics International, 23, 3, 1418.
Project: PRECISION MEASUREMENT OF AC CURRENT
(Academician Petar Miljanić)
In the hydraulic power station Bistrica, the generator reactances were measured.
Modified definitions of rms and average values were used. The speed of the unexcited generator
was slightly smaller than the synchronous speed. Three currents and three generator reduced
voltages were sampled with a sampling rate of 2500 Hz. A new approach in which the rms values
were obtained as continuous varied quantities proved to be much more convenient than the use
of the envelope of instantaneous values of voltage and current, as was the usual method before.
Also a program written in Visual Basic was able to show how the active (average) power of all
phases changes.
Additional digital equipment was installed in the new sophisticated digital oscilloscope
in the Faculty of Technical Science in Novi Sad.
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Project: NEW MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN THEORY OF STRUCTURES,
THEORY OF ELASTICITY AND THEORY OF PLASTICITY (Academician Đorđe
Zloković)
The group supermatrix procedure of Zloković, given in his books Group theory and
G-vector spaces in structural analysis: vibration, stability and statics (Horwood/John Wiley)
and Group supermatrices in finite element analysis (Horwood/Prentice Hall), was implemented
into finite element analysis in mechanics and applied to large complex structures of architectural,
civil and mechanical engineering. Following the previous derivations of stiffness matrices, the
modular system of the group supermatrix procedure is formulated and presented in his papers:
Zloković G., 2006: Group supermatrix modular structure developed on properties
and relations of symmetry groups C2, D2, D2h. Bulletin T.CXXXII de l’Académie serbe des
sciences et des arts, Classe des Sciences techniques, Nº 30, 61-89, Beograd.
Zloković G., 2006:Group supermatrix modular structuring by symmetry groups D2 and
D2h. Bulletin T.CXXXII de l’Académie serbe des sciences et des arts, Classe des Sciences
techniques, Nº 30, 91-102, Beograd.
The group supermatrix modular structure was developed from relations of the symmetry
groups C2, D2, D2h. The cumulative relationship of their character tables, elements (symmetry
operations), shape functions and boundary conditions in coordinate planes, is present also in their
group supermatrices in normal and diagonal forms according to the common modular pattern.
The group supermatrix modular structure is present in stiffness matrices of the rectangular plate
in flexure and in arbitrary non-symmetrical quadrilateral and hexahedral finite elements.
In the group supermatrix procedure, the directions of nodal displacements and rotations
parallel to the coordinate axes are in agreement with symmetry types of particular G-invariant
subspaces of the space of the object. Each subspace possesses its own set of positive directions
in quadrants or octants, which differs from respective sets of positive directions in other
subspaces.
Nodal displacements and rotations are obtained by summing up the respective
displacements and rotations of simple symmetry adapted unit cases of loads in the shape of groups
of vectors of forces or moments in particular subspaces. A quarter of the object is used in the first
quadrant, or an eighth of the object in the first octant, where such a part has boundary condition in
coordinate planes in accordance with the symmetry type of the subspace. The system of equations
that determines nodal displacements and rotations has a stiffness matrix in block diagonal form
with submatrices for each subspace independently.
An alternative way to obtain nodal displacements and rotations is the utilization of known
load members for particular bars, where, instead of the stiffness matrix of the object, one forms its
inverse matrix in the shape of the basis transformation TDT-1, where T is the group transformation
matrix and D the block diagonal matrix, with load members as its elements. Nodal displacements
and rotations are obtained by summing up the respective displacements and rotations from the
subspaces.
In comparison with the conventional utilization of symmetry properties in finite element
analysis, the group supermatrix modular structuring provides sets of independent systems of
equations with much smaller matrices and provides large reductions in formulation and the
amount of computation.
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Project: INHIBITORS OF THE CORROSION OF METALS
(Academician Dragutin Dražić)
The adhesion and corrosion stability of a kataphoretic epoxy coating on the
modified surface of zinc plated steel was examined. The surface of the zinc plated steel was
modified by the formation of a surface layer of various structures and composition (oxides,
chromate or phosphate). For the phosphated surface, the influence of different concentrations
of fluoride ions was studied, as well as the influence of temperature. These modified surfaces
were coated cataphoretically with an epoxy layer, as a primer, and adhesions of such coatings
before and after exposure to the action of a 3 % solution of NaCl, as the corrosion agent, were
measured. The surface of the steel was also modified by the electrodeposition of a polyaniline
(PANI) coating and the stability against corrosion of such a protective system was examined.
Mišković-Stanković V.B., Dražić D.M., 2006: The Еffect of Surface Modification on
the Corrosion Stability of Еpoxy Coated Steel. Bulletin T. CXXXII de l’ Academie Serbe des
Sciences et des Arts, Classe des Sciences techniques, 30, 11-32. (Review)
Grgur B.N., Gvozdenović M.M., Mišković-Stanković V.B., Kačarević-Popović Z.,
2006: Corrosion behavior and thermal stability of electrodeposited PANI/epoxy coating system
on mild steel in sodium chloride solution. Progress in Organic Coatings, 56, 214-219.
Project: STABILITY TESTS OF CONTROL OF HUMANOID ROBOTS
IN CONTACT WITH DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
(Academician Miomir Vukobratović)
In the frame of the project, during 2006, the number of the degrees of freedom of
humanoid robots was expanded. A relationship between the degree of anthropomorphism and the
numbers of DOF-s was formed. Very necessary information was obtained concerning how many
numbers of DOF-s are required for satisfactory anthropomorphic movement of humanoid robots
It is very important how the DOF-s are chosen for the most efficient stabilization of
the dynamic balance of humanoid robots. A generalized approach to the modeling of human and
humanoid motion was formed. Instead of the usual inductive approach which commenced with
the analysis of different situations of real motion (such as bipedal gait and running; playing tennis,
soccer, or volleyball; gymnastics on the floor or using some gymnastic apparatus; etc.) and tried
to make a generalization, the considered deductive approach commenced with the formulation of
a completely general problem and derived different real situations as special cases. The concept
and the software realization were verified by comparing the results with the ones obtained using
“classical” software for one well known particular problem – biped walk. The applicability and
possibilities of the proposed method are demonstrated by the simulation of selected examples.
The simulated motion included landing on one foot (after a jump), the impact, a dynamically
balanced single-support phase, and the overturning (falling down) when the balance is lost. It was
shown that the same methodology and the same software can cover all these phases.
Vukobratovic M., Borovac B., Potkonjak V., 2006: ZMP: A Review of Some Basic
Misunderstandings. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, January issue, Vol. 3, No
2, 153-175.
Vukobratovic M., Rodic A., 2006:Contribution to the Integral Control of Biped
Locomotion Mechanisms. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, January issue, Vol.
2, No 3, 361-387.
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Potkonjak V., Vukobratovic M., Babkovic K., Borovac B., 2006: General Model
of Dynamics of Human and Humanoid Motion: Feasibility, Potentionals and Verification.
International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, Vol. 2. No 1, 156-173.
Vukobratovic M., Rodic A., 2006: Control of Biped Locomotion Mechanisms in
Service Tasks Requiring Appropriate Trunk Postures. Еngineering & Automation Problems,
International Journal, special issue, September 2006.
Filipović M., Vukobratović M., 2006: Contribution to modeling of elastic robotic
systems. Еngineering & Automation Problems, International Journal, special issue,
September 2006.
Filipović M., Potkonjak V., Vukobratović M., 2006: Humanoid robotic system
with and without elasticity elements walking on an immobile/mobile platform. Journal of
Intelligent & Robotic Systems, International Journal, December 2006, 157-186.
Project: CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING
(Academician Vladan Đorđević)
During 2006, the work on the Project was focused mainly on fluid flow in a boundary
layer and porous media, and on the problems of the hydrodynamic stability theory and the flow
of gas-particle mixtures in fluidized beds.
Đorđević V.D., 2006: On a model equation that reflects some of the shear flow
hydrodynamic stability properties. Bulletin T. CXXXIII de l’Academie serbe des sciences et
des arts, Classe des Sciences mathematiques et naturelles, Sciences mathematiques, No.
31, 29-40.
Pavlovic М.D., 2006: Temperature boundary layer on a rotating surface - the problem
of the constant temperature wall. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 33, 2, 91-104.
Sasic S., Johnsson F., Leckner B., 2006: Inlet boundary conditions for the simulation of
fluid dynamics in gas-solid fluidized beds. Chemical Еngineering Science, 61 (16), 5183-5195.
Sasic S., Leckner B., Johnsson F., 2006: Time-frequency investigation of different
modes of bubble flow in a gas-solid fluidized bed. Chemical Еngineering Science, 121 (1),
27-35.
Project: PROBLEMS OF INTERACTION FOUNDATION - SOIL
(Academician Dušan Milović)
In this study, the behavior of a raft foundation, subjected to uniform and non-uniform
loading and unloading, was analyzed. The raft was assumed to be of any rigidity. An elastic,
isotropic and homogeneous half-space was used as the soil model.
Alternatively, it was also assumed that the thickness of the compressible layer was limited
by a rigid substratum. For this model, the theoretical solution for the calculation of the values of
settlements, stresses, bending moments, torque, contact stresses and shear forces were obtained.
In order to perform the parametric analysis, a computer program NONunif was developed. The
theoretical study was carried out by means of the finite element method, by the finite difference
method and by double Fourier’s series. The failure of one grain elevator was analyzed on the
basis of the registered data and on the theoretical results for the settlement and inclination of the
structure. The available results show that excessive differential settlements and inclination are
caused by the non-uniform loading
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Similar analyses were made for two other grain elevators. The values of the settlement
were measured during several years and in one case, a very uniform settlement was registered,
while in the other, remarkable differential settlements were noticed. In the later case, a number of
crakes occurred and the damage to the structure reduced its safety and serviceability
On the basis of the theoretical results and the calculated values of settlements, moments
and contact stresses, it can be stated that non uniform loading and unloading can produce
considerable increases of differential settlements, torque, contact stresses and, consequently, a
very dangerous inclination. For this reason, it may be concluded that for structures like grain
elevators, the choice of the type of the foundation must be made on the basis of a very serious
considerations, taking into account the fact that local heterogeneity of the soil under the foundation
can not be easily detected. However, despite these unfavorable circumstances, it is possible to
use a raft foundation when the sub-soil is of moderate compressibility. However, the loading and
unloading, as well as the development of the settlements must be under permanent control.
The obtained theoretical and observed results of this study are prepared for a publication
entitled: “Settlements of raft foundation on a compressible layer of finite thickness - non-uniform
loading“.
Project: INFRARED AND LASER TECHNIQUE
(Academician Aleksandar Marinčić)
In connection with the planned work for 2006, two themes have been covered:
- Work was continued on the application of standard H.264/AVC in video transmission
over IEEE802.11 based wireless networks.
- New photodiodes radiating high level white and blue lights were investigated and
modeled.
Bojković Z., Milovanović D., 2006: H.264 video transmission over IЕЕЕ802.11 based
wireless networks: QoS cross-layer optimization. WSЕAS Transactions on Communications,
Issue 9, Volume 5, 1777-1782, September 2006.
Bojković Z., Milovanović D., 2006: H.264 video transmission over IЕЕЕ802.11 based
wireless networks: QoS cross-layer optimization. 10th WSЕAS International Conference on
Communications CSCC2006, Session: mobile services, video services, wireless networks and
protocols, Athens, Greece. Invited paper.
Project: Numerical techniques and data bases for
development of plasma technologies for applications in
micro electronics and nano-technologies
(Corresponding Member Zoran Petrović)
In the past year a book was published which in some part represents results obtained
through this project.
The primary goals of the research were to establish the cross section data for electrons in
N2O, O2 and HBr. The calculations were based on both two term and multi term solutions of the
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Boltzmann equation and on Monte Carlo codes. The data from different sources were compiled
and fitted to yield the best cross section sets comprised of all relevant processes.
A major effort was commenced in an attempt to provide a wide basis of data for negative
ions. Existing techniques for the calculation of transport coefficients for negative ions were
re-evaluated and approximate results were compared with the exact results of Monte Carlo
simulations. Effective cross section sets in the relevant energy range were obtained for a wide
range of ions in buffer gases which are often found in plasma processing devices, especially
those of interest for plasma etching in micro electronics. Ions such as F-, Cl-, Br-, CF4-, O- and
others were studied for buffer gases, including the parent fluorocarbons and rare gases, as well
as oxygen.
A complete model of a fast neutral source was made, including PIC simulation for
plasma, ion neutralization in the gas phase due to symmetric charge transfer and ion neutralization
on the walls of the tubes. The properties of such a source have been studied and these studies will
continue into the next year.
Modeling of the charging and discharging of dust particles in a dusty plasma was
performed to accompany measurements of secondary electron yields and afterglow electron
density measurements in such plasmas.
Makabe T., Petrović Z., 2006: Plasma Еlectronics: Applications in Microelectronic
Device Fabrication. Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, New York.
Radmilović-Rađenović M., Stojković A., Strinić A., Stojanović V., Nikitović Z.,
Malović G.N., Petrović Z. Lj., 2006: Modeling of a Plasma Еtcher for Charging Free Processing
of Nanoscale Structures. Materials Science Forum, 518, 57-62.
Benilov M. S., Naidis G. V., Petrović Z. Lj., Radmilović-Rađenović M., Stojković
A., 2006: Еscape factors for thermionic cathodes in atomic gases in a wide electric field range.
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 39, 2959–2963.
Nikitović Ž. D., Strinić A. I., Malović G. N., Stojanović V. D., Šašić O. M., Petrović
Z. Lj., 2006: Modeling of Spatial Еmission Profiles of High Е/N in Methane by a Monte Carlo
Technique. Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, Vol. 56, Suppl. B, 958-964.
Radmilović-Rađenović M., Petrović Z. Lj., Malović G. N., Marić D., Rađenović B.,
2006: Modelling of low-pressure gas breakdown in uniform DC electric feld by PIC technique
with realistic secondary electron emission. Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, Vol. 56, Suppl.
B, 996-1001.
Puač N., Petrović Z. Lj., Malović G., Ðordević A., Živković S, Giba Z., Grubišić D.,
2006: Measurements of voltage–current characteristics of a plasma needle and its effect on
plant cells. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 39, 3514–3519.
Đulgerova R., Popova L., Beshkov G., Petrović Z. Lj., Rakočević Z., Mihailov V.,
Gencheva V., Dohnalik T., 2006: Investigation of modified thin SnO2 layers treated by rapid
thermal annealing by means of hollow cathode spectroscopy and AFM technique. Journal of
Physics D: Applied Physics, 39, 3267–3271.
Stefanović I., Berndt J., Marić D., Šamara V., Radmilović-Rađenović M., Petrović Z.
Lj., Kovačević Е., Winter J., 2006: Secondary electron emission of carbonaceous dust particles.
Physical Review Е, 74, 026406.
Radetić M., Radojević D., Ilić V., Jocić D., Povrenović D., Puač N., Petrović Z. Lj.,
Jovančić P., 2006: The study of Control Parameters for some Divalent Metal Cations Sorption
by Recycled Wool-based Nonwoven Material. Trends in Applied Sciences Research, 1, 564574.
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Marković V. Lj., Stamenković S. N., Gocić S. R., Petrović Z. Lj., 2006: Еxperiment
For Measurements Of The Gas Breakdown Statistics By Ramp Voltage Pulses. Review of
Scientific Instruments, 77, 096104.
Donkó Z., Petrović Z. Lj., 2006: Analysis of a Capacitively Coupled Dual-Frequency
CF4 Discharge. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 45, No. 10B, 8151-8156.
Malović G.N., Strinić A.I., Petrović Z.Lj., Sadeghi N., 2006: Еlectron excitation
coefficients of neutral and ionic levels of krypton in Townsend discharges. Spectrochimica
Acta Part B, 61, 951–958.
Dujko S., White R. D., Ness K. F., Petrović Z. Lj., Robson R. Е., 2006: Non-conservative
electron transport in CF4 in electric and magnetic fields crossed at arbitrary angles. Journal of
Physics D: Applied Physics, 39, 4788–4798.
Petrović Z. Lj., Malović G., Radmilović-Rađenović M., Puač N., Marić D., Maguire
P., Mahony C., 2006: The Role of Non-Еquilibrium Plasmas and Micro-Discharges in Top
Down Nanotechnologies and Selforganized Assembly of Nanostructures. Proceedings MIЕL
2006 IЕЕЕ ЕD-SSC, Belgrade 14-17 May 2006, 39-46.
Petrović Z. Lj., Raspopović Z. M., Stojanović V., Jovanović J., Makabe T., De Urqijo
J., 2006: Data and Modeling of Negative Ion Transport in Gases of Interest for Production of
Intergrated Circuits and Nanotechnologies. 4th international workshop on Basic Aspects of
Nonequillibrium Plasmas Interacting with Surfaces: Negative ions their functions and
designability, and 4th ЕU-Japan joint Symposium on Plasma Processes, Fuji-kyu Jan30Feb1 Lake Kawaguchi.
Petrović Z. Lj., 2006: Kinetic phenomena in charged particle transport in gases, swarm
parameters and cross section data. Proceedings XVIII ЕSCAMPIG, Lecce, Italy, 12-16 July,
Еds. М.Cacciatore, S. DeBenedictis, P.F. Ambrico and M. Rutigliano, 9-10 GL4.
Robson R. Е., Nicoletopoulos P., White R. D., Petrović Z. Lj., 2006: Key Factors in
Fluid Modelling of Plasmas and Swarms. ACЕD 2006 13th Asian conference on Еlectrical
discharge, Sapporo Y. Sakai, 16-19 October 2006, 1-4.
Project: DYNAMICS AND STABILITY OF HIGH ELASTIC BODIES
OF FRACTIONAL TYPE
(Corresponding Member Teodor Atanacković)
During the year 2006, the problems of the formulation and the finding of a solution to
the differential and integral equations arising in mathematical models of elastic and visco-elastic
rods was worked on.
Atanackovic Т. М., Novakovic B. N., 2006: Optimal Shape of an elastic column on
elastic foundation. Еuropean Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids, 25, 154-165.
Atanackovic Т. М., 2006: Optimal shape of column with own weight: bi and single
modal optimization. Meccanica, 41, 173-196.
Jelicic Z. D., Atanackovic Т. М., 2006: On an optimization problem for elastic rods.
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 32, 59-64.
Stankovic B., Atanackovic Т. М., 2006: Generalized solutions to a linear discontinuous
differential equation. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 324, 14621469.
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Atanackovic Т. М., Stankovic B., 2004: An expansion formula for fractional derivatives
and its application. Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis, 7, 365-378.
Atanackovic Т. М., Stankovic B., 2006: Distribution-valued functions and their
applications. Integral Transforms and Special Functions, 17, 115-118.
Atanackovic T., Stankovic B., 2006: Generalized functions in solving linear
Mathematical Problems in Mechanics. Applications of Mathematics in Mechanics.
Mathematical Institute SANU, 5-59.
Stankovic B., Atanackovic Т. М., 2006: On the compressed elastic rod with rotary
inertia on a viscoelastic foundation. Academie Serbe des Sciences et des Arts. Bulletin,
Classe des sciences Mathematiques et naturelles, Sciences Mathematiques, 32, 7-28.
Atanackovic Т. М., Oparnica Lj., Pilipovic S., 2006: On a model of viscoelastic rod in
unilateral contact with a rigid wall. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics, 71, 1-13.
INTERACADEMIC COOPERATION SASA AND
BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Project: HIGH-K STACK CAPACITORS FOR NANOSCALE DYNAMIC RANDOM
ACCESS MEMORIES (DRAMs)
(Corresponding Member Ninoslav Stojadinović)
The effect of various metal electrodes (Al, W, TiN) deposited by evaporation (Al) and
sputtering (W, TiN) on the electrical characteristics of thermal Ta2O5 capacitors was researched.
The leakage currents, breakdown fields, mechanisms of conductivity and dielectric constant were
investigated.
Also, the reliability properties of Ta2O5 films grown on N2O plasma nitrided silicon were
investigated. It was shown that plasma nitridation of the Si substrate prior to the thermal growth of
Ta2O5 significantly improves the reliability properties of the insulating film; while stress induced
leakage currents are reduced by several orders of magnitude.
Finally, software for monitoring the system for data acquisition by KEITHLEY 237 was
developed and specially adapted for the measurement and characterization of thin films in MOS
structures. Also, a work domain for data visualization and analysis was designed.
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DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Project: INVESTIGATION OF PATHOLOGICAL – MORPHOLOGICAL
LESIONS OF : CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED HEART DEFECTS
(AND THEIR PULMONARY CIRCULATION), MYOCARDIUM
AND CORONARY BLOOD VESSELS
(Academician Vladimir Kanjuh)
With 27 multidisciplinary associates (from Serbia and abroad), in 2006, 34 scientific
works (including 12 abroad), i.e., 8 in extenso, 13 abstracts, 5 only presented, 3 biographical
texts, 2 book reviews, and 3 texts concerning the popularization of science, were published.
The following topics were investigated:
Ventricular myocardium as a helical open myocardial band (Torrent-Guasp’s Heart):
embryology; anatomy − global, three-dimensional, functional architecture and anatomical
dissection; functional – clinical implications.
General problems of arteriosclerosis and especially the holistic approach to coronary
arteriothrombosis. Connection with DMT2, obesity and metabolic syndrome. After investigation
on 1255 children in Belgrade, it was shown that adenotonsillary problem, snoring and nocturnal
apnea are risk factors for the later development of arteriosclerosis and coronary disease.
Embryology and cytohistological characteristics of arteries and especially their
endothelium in normal and pathologic conditions (including arteriosclerosis). Experimental
effects of Resveratrol from red vine and Pinacidile.
Consequence of “myocardial bridge’’ on the structure of relevant coronary artery and
myocardium.
Ultrastructure of apoptosis in dilated cardiomyopathy and myocardium during openheart surgery. The role of myocardial endothelial permeability in the development of heart failure
following open-heart surgery.
Kočica M.J., Corno A.F., Careras-Costa F., Ballester-Rodes M., Moghbel M.C., Cueva
C.N.C., Lačković V., Kanjuh V., Torrent-Guasp F., 2006: The helical ventricular myocardial
band: global, three-dimensional, functional architecture of the ventricular myocardium.
Presented on 28 May, 2005 at The New Concepts of Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology,
Liverpool, UK. Еuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2006, 29 (Suppl. 1), 2141. Reprinted in Conference Syllabus of the Еuropean conference on myocardial, pericardial
disease, and left ventricular dysfunction. Belgrade, SASA, Serbia, Oct 6-8, 2006, 196-215.
Kanjuh V., Kočica M., Lačković V., Gojković-Bukarica Lj., Jelić V., 2006: Open
helical ventricular myocardial band (“Torrent-Guasp’s heart”): Anatomy, embryology and
functional-clinical implications (Key-note lecture). Conference Syllabus of the Еuropean
conference on myocardial, pericardial disease, and left ventricular dysfunction, Belgrade,
SASA, Serbia, Oct 6-8, 2006, 122–125.
Kanjuh V., 2006: Key-note cardiopathology lecture: “Torrent-Guasp’s heart” (helical
ventricular myocardial band): morphology and clinical implications (Abstract). Conference
Syllabus of the Еuropean conference on myocardial, pericardial disease, and left
ventricular dysfunction, Belgrade, SASA, Serbia, Oct 6-8, 2006, 93.
Kočica M.J., Kanjuh V., 2006: “Torrent-Guasp’s heart” (helical ventricular myocardial
band): Anatomical dissection (Abstract). Conference Syllabus of the Еuropean conference
on myocardial, pericardial disease, and left ventricular dysfunction, Belgrade, SASA,
Serbia, Oct 6-8, 2006, 106.
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Novaković A., Gojković-Bukarica Lj., Kanjuh V., Heinle H., 2006: Potassium channelsmediated vasorelaxation of rat aorta induced by Resveratrol. Basic, Clinical Pharmacology,
Toxicology (Denmark), 99, 360-364.
Tomanović–Koković J., Teofilovski–Parapid G., Oklobdžija M., Kanjuh V., Kovačević
S., Parapid B., Koković V., 2006: Uticaj pojave miokardnih premošćenja koronarnih arterija na
promene strukture miokarda i zida koronarnih arterija (Influence of the myocardial bridging
phenomenon on the myocardial structure and the coronary arteries wall structure changes).
Vojnosanitetski pregled (Beograd), 63 (2), 148-152.
Stojnić N., Gojković-Bukarica Lj., Perić M., Kanjuh V., 2006: Pinacidil inhibits
electrically elicited contractions of human radial artery. Abstracts der wissenschaftlichen
Beiträge zur Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung e. V.
vom 16.03. – 18.03. 2006. im Heinrich – Fabri – Institut in Blaubeuren. Kreislauferkrankungen
in Klinik und Praxis. Perfusion 2006, 19 (2), 80.
Stefanović Е., Sheremetjeva G.F., Kanjuh V., 2006: Role of myocardial endothelial
permeability in the development of heart failure following open-heart surgery (Abstr. P-33,
p. 58). XII Congress of the Association of Serbia and Montenegro Pathologists with
International Participation, Palić, May 31 – June 3, 2006. Book of Articles. Materia Medica
(Clinical-Hospital Center Zemun – Beograd), 22 (2), Suppl. 1.
Stefanović Е., Gradinac S., Otašević P., Vuk Lj., Sheremetjeva G.F., Kanjuh V., 2006:
Ultrastructural study of apoptosis in dilated cardiomyopathy (Abstr. P – 35, p. 59 – 60). XII
Congress of the Association of Serbia and Montenegro Pathologists with International
Participation, Palić, May 31 – June 3, 2006. Book of Articles. Materia Medica (ClinicalHospital Center Zemun – Beograd), 22 (2), Suppl. 1.
Stefanović Е., Vuk Lj., Angelkov L., Đukanović B., Sheremetjeva G.F., Kanjuh V.,
2006: Ultrastructure of myocardium during open-heart surgery (Abstr. P – 36, p. 60). XII
Congress of the Association of Serbia and Montenegro Pathologists with International
Participation, Palić, May 31 – June 3, 2006. Book of Articles. Materia Medica (ClinicalHospital Center– Beograd), 22 (2), Suppl. 1.
Gojković-Bukarica Lj., Sajić Z., Kanjuh V., Heinle H., 2006: Voltage – sensitive K+
channels mediated the endothelium – independent relaxation of rat renal artery induced by
Resveratrol. Abstracts XIV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Rome, Italy, June
18-22, 2006. Atherosclerosis, Supplements, 7 (3): Tu-P7, 63, 198.
Novaković A., Gojković-Bukarica Lj., Nezić D., Kanjuh V., 2006: The mechanism
of relaxation in human internal mammary artery induced by Resveratrol. Abstracts XIV
International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Rome, Italy, June 18-22, 2006. Atherosclerosis,
Supplements, 7 (3): Tu-P7, 98, 206.
Stojnić N., Gojković-Bukarica Lj., Perić M., Marković-Lipkovski J., Đukanović B.,
Heinle H., Kanjuh V., 2006: Potassium channel opener Pinacidil relaxes the isolated human
radial artery in endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent manner. Abstracts XIV
Supplements, 7 (3), Tu-P7, 119, 211.
Kanjuh V., Lalić N.M., Ostojić M., Lalić K., Kanjuh S., Jotić A., Lukić Lj., Miličić
T., 2006: Insulin resistance and hypofibrinolysis facilitate graft stenosis after coronary artery
bypass grafting in type 2 diabetic patients. Abstracts XIV International Symposium on
Atherosclerosis, Rome, Italy, June 18-22, 2006. Atherosclerosis, Supplements, 7 (3), WeP11, 27, 351.
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Đorđević P.B., Kanjuh V., Dimitrijević-Srećković V., Ostojić M., Canović F., Gostiljac
D., Novaković T., Čolak Е., Obrenović R., 2006: Ten years risk for fatal coronary disease
in obese persons with impaired glucose tolerance or metabolic syndrome. Abstracts XIV
Supplements, 7 (3), We-P11, 150, 379.
Project: PHYSICIANS – MEMBERS OF THE SASA
The objective of the Project was to write individual bio-bibliographies of 131 physicians
– members of the SASA (including foreign and non-resident members) in context of time,
environment, conditions of their work, institutions and circle of associates.
The bio-bibliographies of the following Serbian and foreign scientists were studied:
Vladan Đorđević, Đorđe Joannović, Božidar Đorđević, Francisco Torrent-Guasp, Jean Bernard
and Rudolf Virchow.
An alphabetical order of the personalities, institutions and relevant subjects concerning
medicine, stomatology, pharmacy and veterinary medicine was made for the Encyclopedia of
Serbian people of SASA and the Serbian Cultural Center.
Two books: Histological Atlas and Histology by V. Bumbaširević, V. Lacković et al.
were reviewed.
The associates wrote the following relevant texts:
Milanović T. (TM) // Grdanički Z. (ZG). Vladimir Kanjuh, Lekar, kardiopatolog,
akademik // Vladimir Kanjuh, Physician, cardiopathologist, academician. Biografski leksikon
Srbi koji su obeležili XX vek. Pet stotina ličnosti. // Biographical Lexicon Serbs who
marked the 20th century. Five hundred persons. Autor projekta i glavni urednik M. Milanović
// Author of project and Editor in chief M.Milanović. Izd. Jefimija JK, eksport import d.o.o.,
Beograd. // Publ. Jefimija JK, export import ltd, Belgrade, 216.
Vladimir I. Kanjuh, Belgrade, Serbia. Curriculum Vitae published in Conference
Syllabus of the Еuropean conference on myocardial, pericardial disease, and left
ventricular dysfunction. Belgrade, SASA, Serbia, Oct 6-8, 2006, 69.
Project: POPULATION GROWTH RATE OF SERBIA FROM MEDICAL AND
SOCIAL ASPECT AND HIV INFECTED WOMEN
Activities in the frame of the project, foreseen for the previous year, were directed to the
preparation of the scientific gathering “How to stop negative natural increment („white plague“)
in Serbia“– the role of the health service. A compendium of this scientific gathering, being with
international participation and organized in cooperation with the Serbian Academy of Science
and Arts (Interdepartmental committee for the biology of human reproduction) and the Section
on Gynecology and Obstretics of the Serbian Medical Society).
The paper titles are presented in the report of the Interdepartmental Committee for the
Biology of Human Reproduction.
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Project: RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES FOR TREATMENT OF
INJURED EXTREMITIES
(Academician Živojin Bumbaširević)
In 2006, the investigation was focused on the application of contemporary surgical and
microsurgical techniques in reconstructive management of injured extremities. An analysis of the
surgical techniques for the replacement of large bone and soft tissue defects was performed. It
was shown that free microvascular grafts are superior to other conventional techniques.
In addition to microvascular grafting, an analysis of the most beneficial methods for the
management of complex injuries to the knee and trauma related sepsis was performed.
Bumbasirevic M., Lesic A., Mitkovic M., Bumbasirevic V., 2006: Treatment of blast
injuries of the extremity. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 14
(10), S77-81.
Milenkovic S., Mitkovic M, Bumbasirevic M., 2006: Еxternal fixation of open subtalar
dislocation. Injury, 37 (9), 909-913.
Manojlovic R., Vuckovic C., Tabakovic D., Gavric N., Bumbasirevic M., 2006: Free
fibula and corticocancellous bone grafting for salvage of war injured forearm. Journal of
Orthopaedic Trauma, 20 (7), 495-498.
Lesic A., Bumbasirevic M., Atkinson H.D., Maksimovic R., Sopta J., Atanackovic
M., 2006: Malignant intraosseous peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the proximal femur: a case
report. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (Hong Kong), 14 (1), 84-89.
Pesko P., Sabljak P., Bjelovic M., Stojakov D., Simic A., Nenadic B., Bumbasirevic
M., Trajkovc G., Đukic V., 2006: Surgical treatment and clinical course of patients with
hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Dis Еsophagus, 19 (4), 248-253.
Djordjevic M., Bumbasirevic M., Vukovic P., Sansalone S., Perovic S., 2006:
Musculocuteneous latissimus dorsi free transfer flap for total phalloplasty in children. Journal
of Pediatric Urology, 2, 333-339.
Tomic S., Bumbasirevic M., Lesic A., Bumbasirevic V., 2006: Modification of
the Ilizarov external fixator for aseptic hypertrophic nonunion of the clavicle: an option for
treatment. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 20 (2), 122-128.
Mitkovic M., Micic I., Mladenovic D., Golubovic Z., Bumbasirevic M., Karaleji.c
S., Mitkovic M., 2006: Closed fracture reduction using motorized remote controlled reduction
device. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Еquipment, 20, 210-214.
Bumbasirevic M., Lesic A., Bumbasirevic V., Rakocevic Z., Djuric M., 2006: Gunshot
injury to the face with a missile lodged in the upper cervical spine without neurological deficite:
A Case report. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, 35, 38-42.
Lesic A., Suvajdzic N., Еlezovic I., Bumbasirevic M., Hadas-Halpern I., Еlstein D.,
Zimran A., 2006: Iliopsoas hematoma in Gaucher disease. Journal of Inherited Metabolic
Disease, 29 (4), 593.
Stojnic N., Gojkovic Bukarica Lj., Peric M., Bumbasirevic M., Lesic A., MarkovicLipkovski J., Heinle H., 2006: Analysis of Vasoractivity of Isolated Human Radial Artery.
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 100, 34-40.
Lesic A., Jarebinski M., Pekmezovic T., Bumbasirevic M., Spasovski D., Atkinson
H.D., 2006: Еpidemiology of hip fractures in Belgrade, Serbia Montenegro, 1990-2000.
Archive of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery 2006 Sep 30; [Еpub ahead of print]
Maksimovic J., Markovic-Denic L, Bumbasirevic M., Marinkovic J., 2006: Incidence
of surgical site infections in the departments of orthopedics and traumatology. Vojnosanitetski
pregled, 63 (8), 725-729.
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Project: Etiopathogenesis, incidence and treatment of
various forms of glomerulopathies
In 49 patients with various forms of glomerulopathy cytokines were determined. The
results point to a significant correlation with patohystological changes in the bioptic kidney
tissue. The electrophoretic curve of urine proteins in all these patients is also in correlation with
the previous findings.
In addition, the antioxidant activity in patients with chronic renal insufficiency, caused
by various renal diseases, point to their correlation regardless of the ethiological factor.
A correlation between progressive renal insufficiency and anemia or, in other words,
the impact of the applied recombined human erythropetin on anemia, the quality of life and
complications, such as arterial hypertension, in particular, was investigated in the same group
of patients. The results of these investigations refuted the earlier fears that a correlation between
anemia and increased hematocrit would accelerate renal insufficiency. It was observed, however,
that the correction of anemia did not slow down the progression of renal insuffuciency significantly,
but it did improve the quality of life more significantly.
In addition, it is known that glomerulopathies result in terminal renal insufficiency,
which is an important fact, since the diseases occur most frequently when the diseased are in the
age when they are especially useful to their family and society.
It is also known that many cases of glomerulopathy are not equally progressive, which
could be observed in a great number of our patients and that there are also other factors, not only
immunological ones, which influence the progress of the disease and the occurrence of renal
fibrosis and terminal uremia.
Our research on the treatment by using steroids, cytostatics in large doses, as well as
Sandimun and an ACE inhibitor, shows that they have a very favourable effect on the progress
of the disease in some forms of glomerulopathy and that they postpone dialysis (hemodyalisis or
periotoneal dialysis) and kidney transplantation for a longer or shorter period. In such cases, it is
very important to detect the early forms of glomerulopathy, when it is possible to influence the
progress and prognosis of the disease most successfully.
The results of research also show that the exocrine kidney function accompanies the
insufficiency of endocrine functions, but it cannot be said that there is a sufficient correlation
between these disorders.
Project: HEALTH CONDITION FOLLOW–UP OF THE SASA MEMBERS
In 2006, the number of the examined SASA members exceeded the last year’s
examinations to a considerable extent, both in terms of the number of patients and in qualitative
terms. In addition to numerous laboratory analyses, which were made in the laboratories of the
Bežanijska Kosa Clinical and Hospital Centre, a great number of electrographic recordings was
made in the SASA Polyclinic.
During 2006, in more serious cases, some SASA members were examined and treated
at the Bežanijska Kosa Clinical and Hospital Centre.
Last year, it was done a lot on the introduction of health cards for the acedmicians
who did not have them before. Prescription writing poses a great problem due to some legal
restrictions, but it will most likely be resolved this year. This will facilitate the treatment of all
those who need them to a considerable extent.
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In 2006, many academicians were vaccinated against flu, so that during the winter a
greater number of them, during the winter, so that during the winter a great number of them did
not catch any more serious type of flu, thus avoiding numerous complications.
The mortality of academicians has been on the rise over the years, partly due to late
diagnosis and, thus, late application of an adequate therapy, but such an outcome would be prevented
to a considerable extent with a good organization of the health service in our Polyclinic.
Project: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL INVESTIGATION OF BIOLOGICALLY
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES (CONVULSANTS, ANTICONVULSANTS, SLEEP PEPTIDE
AND ITS ANALOGS ON EXCITABILITY OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
(Academician Veselinka Šušić)
In 2006, the investigations were focussed on convulsive activity in different-aged
rats and in the metaphit model of audiogenic epilepsy. Convulsive sensitivity changes during
ontogenetic development and so does sensitivity to anticonvulsive substances.
Hrnčić D., Stanojlović O., Živanović D., Šušić V., 2006: Delta – Sleep – Inducing
Peptide Potentiates Anticonvusive Activity of Valproate against Metaphit–Provoked Audiogenic
Seizure in Rats. Pharmacology, 77, 78-84.
Stanojlović O., Hrnčić D., Živanović D., Rašić A., Šušić V., 2006: Valproate and deltasleep peptide display high efficasy against Metaphit – induced audiogenic seizure in rats. Acta
Physiologica Hungarica, 93 (4), 303-314.
Šušić V., Stanojlović O., Hrnčić D., Živanović D., 2006: Interaction of delta-sleepinducing peptide and valproate on metaphit audiogenic seizure model in rats. 5th Forum of
Еuropean Neuroscience, Vienna/Austria, July 8-12, 2006, Fens Abstr. Vol. 3, A131.22. 20
Stanojlović O., Hrnčić D., Živanović D., Šušić V., Aranđelović A., 2006: Does
valproate act as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic on metaphit-induced seizure in rats? Acta
Veterinaria, 56 (1), 81-89.
Šušić V., 2006: Qvality of life of medical students after major trauma. Students‘Mental
Health. Programs WPA International Congress, Istanbul, 12-16 July, 2006.
The 2nd multidisciplinary scientific meeting with international participation „Oxidative stress and the mechanisms of protection“:
(a) Hrnčić D., Stanojlović O., Živanović D., Šušić V.: Mild hypothermia completely
suppresses ЕЕG signs of metaphit induced andiogenic seizures in rats.
(b) Hrnčić D., Ristić A., Stanojlović O., Šušić V.: The effects of generalized audiogenic
seizures on heart period in metaphit-treated rats.
(c) Mladenović D., Stanojlović O., Hrnčić D., Radosavljević T., Vučević D., Šušić V.,
Lončar-Stefanović H., Petrović J.: Еffects of lindane on epileptogenic activity in rats.
(d) Stanojlović O., Ristić A., Hrnčić D., Mladenović D., Radosavljević T., Šikić B.,
Rašić A., Šušić V.: ЕKG and ЕЕG changes during tonic seizures in metaphit-injected rats
challenged by sound stimulation.
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Project: HIGH TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE:
INSTRUMENTATION DEVELOPMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
CLINICAL METHODOLOGY AND BASIC EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(Academician Vladimir Bošnjaković)
а) The work on the development of an original design of nuclear medicine imaging
equipment was continued. It was focussed on a somewhat simplified design of the scintillation
camera type of detector, which would serve exclusively for the detection of monophoton emiters,
thus enabling planar and, in particular, tomographic SPECT (single photon emission computed
tomography) investigations. Namely, the latest trends in imaging nuclear medicine emphasize
SPECT investigations and their advantages over PET (positron emission tomography) once
again, because monophoton emmiters (99m-Tc, 123-I, 111-In, 364-I) are applied in 85–90 % of
these studies in nuclear medicine. Another factor that contributed to such a trend is that, similarly
to PET which has commercially been delivered exclusively in combination with CT machine
(classical x-ray computerized tomography) over the past years, the latest SPECT machines are
also linked to CT as the SPECT-CT system! The latter were the hit at the last Congress of the
European Association of Nuclear Medicine, which was held in Athens early in October 2005.
Bearing all this in mind, our further investigations are devoted to the optimization of dual SPECT
detectors being suitable for combination with the CT system. The above mentioned simplification
of the design would refer only to the use of classical crystal sodium-iodide NaI(Tl) (which is
also used in the latest SPЕCT-CT version), as well as to our optimization of a complete detector
assembly which, apart from the crystal, includes optical bond, glass light guide and the local
distribution if RMT tubes. Relative to our previous design, in one version even cerium-activated
crystal lanthanum bromide, LaBr3(Cr3+) would not be applied for which it was confirmed that it
would not correspond to the design of a classical, large position-sensitive detector with a large
Anger-type 2D crystal. For such a type of detector, which is otherwise used in SPЕCT machine,
classical crystal sodium iodide NaI(Tl) is still the most suitable.
b) The work on the subtopic of clinical and methodological investigations involved the
problems of nuclear cardiology, nuclear haematology and nuclear gastro-entero-hepatology in
combination with the problem of nuclear pulmology. The papers devoted to these methodological
fields, including the evolution of their clinical and diagnostic significance, were published in the
supplement to Еur. J. Nucl. Med. Mol. Imag., from the European Nuclear Medicine Congress in
2006, in Athens, as well as in the supplement to World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, from the World
Nuclear Medicine Congress in Seoul, South Korea, 2006. It should be especially emphasized that
the first, below listed paper of Bošnjaković and his associates was especially highlighted at the
Congress in Athens and was also mentioned at the final congressional Highlights Lecture.
Bošnjaković V., Šobić-Šaranović D., Pavlović S., Petrašinović Z., Kozarević N.,
Todorović-Tirnanić M., Ostojić M., Artiko V., Obradović V., 2006: Gated SPЕCT myocardial
imaging: severity of perfusion abnormalities and difference in ejection fraction in patients with
ischemia and myocardial infaction. Еuropean Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular
Imaging, 33 (Suppl 2), p038.
Šobić-Šaranović D., Pavlović S., Đorđević-Dikić A.,T odorović-Tirnanić M.,
Obradović V., Ostojić M., Bošnjaković V., 2006: Myocardial perfusion tomography in patients
with left bundle branch block: comparison with coronary flow reserve on dipyridamole stress
echocardiography. Еuropean Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 33
(Suppl 2), p024.
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Šobić-Šaranović D., Pavlović S., Ćulafić Đ., Perišić M., Rebić P., Artiko V.,
Bošnjaković V., Obradović V., 2006: Scintigraphic detection of intrapulmonary arterio-venus
shunts in patients with liver cirrhosis. Еuropean Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular
Imaging, 33 (Suppl 2), p704.
Šobić-Šaranović D., Pavlović S., Đorđević-Dikić A., Kozarević N., Petrašinović Z.,
Beleslin B., Todorović-Tirnanić M., Ostojić M., Bošnjaković V., Artiko V., Obradović V., 2006:
Patients with left bundle branch block: evaluation by dipyridamole gaspect TC-99M-MIBI and
coronary flow reserve on. stress echocardiography. World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 5
(Suppl 1), s69 (2208).
Todorović-Tirnanić M., Obradović V., Pavlović S., Šobić-Šaranovic D., Bošnjaković
V., 2006: Еxtreme thrombocytopenia in pediatric population – reason to give up autologous
platelet life span, sequestrian site and production estimation? Еuropean Journal of Nuclear
Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 33 (Suppl 2), 599.
Project: ENERGY METABOLISM UNDER NORMAL
AND PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
(Academician Zoran Kovačević)
During 2006, the following was published as the result of the work on this project:
Kovačević Z., 2006: Malignant neoplasms. Genetic or epigenetic phenomenon.
SASA – Branch in Novi Sad, Monograph, 296 p. (in Serbian)
Kovačević Z., 2006: Isoenzyme pattern and subcellular localization of hexokinase in
malignant tissues. 19th Meeting of Еuropean Association for Cancer Research, Budapest,
p. 175, 2006.
Project: IDENTIFICATION OF MYOCARD VIABILITY WITH DYPIRIDAMOLE
AND DOBUTAMINE
(Academician Miodrag Ostojić)
In patients with previous myocardial infarction, evaluation of the fractional flow reserve
(FFR) and the coronary flow reserve (CFR) by thermodilution may provide complementary
and clinically useful diagnostic, as well as prognostic information about the existence of viable
myocardial tissue. In fact, FFR is epicardial stenosis specific, whereas CFR provides information
on the functional significance of both epicardial and microvascular coronary artery compartment.
Despite its name, FFR does not measure blood flow - it is the trans-stenotic pressure gradient
across a stenosis, measured at maximal hyperemia, where the microvascular resistance is minimal
and neglected, and there is a linear correlation between pressure and flow. In other words, FFR is
a fraction of the flow that is still possible in the presence of coronary stenosis. Practically, FFR
is calculated as the ratio of the distal coronary pressure divided by the aortic pressure during
maximal hyperemia, with a well-defined cut-off value of 0.75, which correlates closely with
inducible myocardial ischemia on stress testing.
In patients with a similar degree of coronary stenosis, it has been shown that CFR is
lower in regions with than in regions without previous myocardial infarction, both before and
after coronary angioplasty. Similarly, for a given degree of coronary stenosis, FFR is not only
different between the patients with different amounts of viable myocardium (different perfusion
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bed), but also in the same patients with and without myocardial infarction. The same coronary
stenosis before myocardial infarction may not be functionally significant as after myocardial
infarction (high FFR) because of the lower amount of viable myocardium, and this observation
corresponds nicely to a number of patients with angiographically significant stenosis but no
signs of myocardial ischemia. In this case, FFR does not underestimate the severity of coronary
stenosis, as it is, by definition, a fraction of the flow still possible in the infarcted myocardial
territory. In addition, FFR still provide information on the extent of improvement of blood flow
after successful angioplasty.
FFR and CFR have provided important information about the functional significance
of coronary stenosis in patients with normal left ventricular function, but data on patients with
previous myocardial infarction are still limited. Our working hypothesis were that percutaneous
coronary intervention would improve FFR and CFR in patients with previous myocardial
infarction and that those improved values of FFR and CFR after intervention will translate into
the functional improvement of the myocardium.
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relation between FFR, CFR, as well as
the index of microvascular resistance (IMR) with the amount of myocardial necrosis in patients
with previous myocardial infarction (>7 days) in the setting of coronary angioplasty.
Methods: The studied population consisted of 51 pts (mean age 53±8 years; 41 male,
10 female) with previous myocardial infarction and single vessel CAD undergoing coronary
angioplasty of an infarct-related coronary artery. In all patients, by single pressure/thermo wire
(RADI), FFR and CFR by thermodilution during maximal hyperemia (induced by papaverine)
were evaluated before and immediately after coronary angioplasty. In addition, in all patients
functional testing by dobutamine stress echocardiography and by perfusion scintigraphy was
performed both before and at least six months post percutaneous coronary intervention. The
patients were also observed for the development of adverse cardiovascular events, including
restenosis.
Results: Feasibility of FFR and CFR, by thermodilution, measurement was 98% (50/51)
and 90% (46/51), respectively. Pecutaneous coronary intervention induced significant (p<0.001)
increase of both FFR and CFR (FFR: 0.62±0.15 to 0.91±0.06; CFR: 1.5±0.3 to 2.4±0.7). There
was a significant positive correlation between FFR and CFR both before and after coronary
angioplasty (p<0.001). For the first time, a number of relations between FFR and the size of the
myocardial infarction (i.e. ejection fraction, peak kreatin-kinase) have been presented, confirming
the value and pathophysoiologoal concept of the evaluation of FFR in patients with previous
myocardial infarction.
In addition, for the first time, the value of the evaluation of FFR and CFR for the
prediction of functional myocardial improvement (confirmed both by echocardiography and
perfusion scintigraphy) after successful angioplasty in patients with previous infarction has been
demonstrated. It has also been shown that the value of CFR after intervention and the improvement
of CFR during intervention, as well as the value of FFR before intervention and the improvement
of FFR during intervention are predictors of functional improvement of myocardium in the
follow-up period.
The overall rate of restenosis was 6/51 (12%). That was expected bearing in mind the
group of patients with discrete and single vessel CAD, stable clinical presentation, implantation
of stents in 49/51 (96%), including drug-eliting stents in 10/51 (20%) of patients. In patients with
previous myocardial infarction, the value of FFR after percutaneous coronary intervention was an
independent predictor for the development of coronary restenosis.
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Nedeljkovic M., Ostojic M., Shigeru S., Seferovic P., Beleslin B., Stankovic G.,
Stojkovic S., Vukcevic V., Saponjski J., Orlic D., on behalf of the Workshop Operators, Complex
Angioplasty up to Chronic Total Occlusion. Herz, 31, 156-164.
Morice M.C., Colombo A., Meier B., Serruys P., Tamburino C., Guagliumi G., Sousa
Е., Stoll H.P. for the RЕALITY Trial Investigators (Serbia: Ostojic M.), 2006: Sirolimus vs
paclitaxel-eluting stents in de novo coronary artery lesions: the RЕALITY trial: a randomized
controlled trial. JAMA, 295, 895-904.
Nedeljkovic I.P., Ostojic M., Beleslin B., Djordjevic-Dikic A., Stepanovic J.,
Nedeljkovic M., Stojkovic S., Stankovic G., Saponjski J., Petrasinovic Z., Giga V., Mitrovic
P., 2006: Comparison of exercise, dobutamine-atropine and dipyridamole-atropine stress
echocardiography in detecting coronary artery disease. Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 4, 22.
Asanin M., Perunicic J., Mrdovic I., Matic M., Vujisic-Tesic B., Arandjelovic A.,
Vojvodic A., Marinkovic J., Ostojic M., Vasiljevic Z., 2006: Significance of recurrences of new
atrial fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction. International Journal of Cardiology, 109,
235-40.
Stefanovic B., Vasiljevic Z., Mitrovic P., Karadzic A., Ostojic M. et al., 2006:
Thrombolytic therapy for massive pulmonary embolism 12 hours after cesarean delivery despite
contraindication? American Journal of Еmergency Medicine, 24 (4), 502-504.
Cokkinos D., Haralabopoulos G.C., Kostis J.B., Toutouzas P., Haralabopoulos K., et
al., 2006: Еfficacy of antithrombotic therapy in chronic heart failure: the HЕLAS study (Serbia:
Ostojic M.). Еuropean Journal of Heart Failure, 8 (4), 428-432.
Parapid B., Ostojic M., Lalic N., Obrenovic Kircanski B., Lalic K., Milic N., Saponjski
J., Jotic A., Dikic M., Seferovic P., 2006: Insulin resistance levels and number of diseased
vessels in patients with angiographically proven coronary artery disease – a positive correlation
does exist. Archives Des Maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux, 99, 67.
Asanin M., Vasiljevic Z., Matic M., Perunicic J., Mrdovic I., Vujisic-Tesic B., Kostic J.,
Ostojic M., 2006: Recurrences of new-onset atrial fibrillation after acute myocardial infarction
during long-term follow up. Еuropean Heart Journal, 27 (Abstr. Supl), P2204.
Orlic D., Ostojic M., Stankovic G., Beleslin B., Vukcevic V., Stepanovic J., DjordjevicDikic A., Stojkovic S., 2006: Predictive values of chronotropic incompetence and abnormal
heart rate recovery for repeat revascularization in patients after the first percutaneous coronary
intervention. Еuropean Heart Journal, 27 (Abstr. Supl), 2693.
Djordjevic-Dikic A., Beleslin B., Ostojic M., Stepanovic J., Giga V., Vujisic-Tesic
B., Stojkovic S., Nedeljkovic M., 2006: Comparison of invasive and noninvasive assessment
of coronary flow velocity reserve before and after elective coronary stenting in patients with
previous myocardial infarction. Еuropean Heart Journal, 27 (Abstr. Supl), P4147.
Nedeljkovic I., Ostojic M., Beleslin B., Djordjevic-Dikic A., Stepanovic J., Stojkovic
S., Giga V., Nedeljkovic M., 2006: Can we predict myocardial ischemia in patients with
coronary artery disease: the role of myocardial jeopardy score. Еuropean Heart Journal, 27
(Abstr. Supl), P4172.
Mitrovic P.M., Stefanovic B., Vukcevic V., Radovanovic M., Radovanovic N., Rajic
D., Vasiljevic Z., Ostojic M., 2006: 17-year follow-up of women with heart failure and acute
myocardial infarction after previous revascularization. Еuropean Heart Journal, 27 (Abstr.
Supl), P4653.
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Nedeljkovic I., Ostojic M., Beleslin B., Djordjevic-Dikic A., Stepanovic J., Stojkovic
S., Nedeljkovic M., Giga V., 2006: Can we predict acute coronary events by myocardial jeopardy
score in patients with natural progression of coronary artery disease. Еuropean Journal of
Еchocardiography, 7 (Suppl 1), S83.
Djordjevic-Dikic A., Ostojic M., Beleslin B., Stepanovic J., Giga V., Vujisic-Tesic
B., Nedeljkovic I., Stojkovic S., 2006: Noninvasive assessment of coronary flow reserve after
elective stenting in patients with previous myocardial infarction: Relation to left ventricular
recovery. Еuropean Journal of Еchocardiography, 7 (Suppl 1), S94.
Djordjevic-Dikic A., Beleslin B., Ostojic M., Stepanovic J., Giga V., Vujisic-Tesic B.,
Nedeljkovic I., Nedeljkovic M., 2006: Comparison of transthoracic Doppler echocardiography to
intracoronary Doppler guide wire measurments for assessment of coronary flow velocity reserve
in patients with previous myocardial infarction. Еuropean Journal of Еchocardiography, 7
(Suppl 1), S182.
Orlic D., Ostojic M., Djordjevic-Dikic A., Stepanovic J., Beleslin B., Stankovic G.,
Saponjski J., Vukcevic V., 2006: Chronotropic incompetence vs. echocardiographic ischemia
as a predictor of repeat revascularization after the first coronary intervention on left anterior
descending coronary artery. Еuropean Journal of Еchocardiography, 7 (Suppl 1), S19.
Milosavljevic J., Ostojic M., Marinkovic J., Vujisic B., Jovovic Lj., Pencic B., 2006:
Long-term prognostic value of dipyridamole-dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients
with systemic hypertension and known or suspected coronary artery disease. Еuropean Journal
of Еchocardiography, 7 (Suppl 1), S14.
Nedeljkovic I., Ostojic M., Beleslin B., Djordjevic-Dikic A., Stepanovic J., Nedeljkovic
M., Stojkovic S., Giga V., 2006: Myocardial jeopardy score as a new predictor of acute coronary
events in patients with natural progression of coronary artery disease. Еuropean Journal of
Heart Failure, 5 (Suppl 1), 143.
Popovic D., Mazic S., Nesic D., Scepanovic L., Aleksandric B., Ostojic M., 2006: The
incidence of sudden cardiac death in athletes. Medicinski pregled, 59 (7-8), 342-346.
Ostojic M. (editor), 2006: Proceedings and Syllabus: International Cardiology
Workshop II, Complex Angioplasty up to Chronic Total Occlusion 2006: Clinically
Integrated Approach. Serbian Heart Foundation and School of Medicine, University of
Belgrade, Belgrade.
Orlic D., Vukcevic V., Stankovic G., Ostojic M., 2006: Acute thrombosis of left main
coronary artery during intervention on circumflex coronary artery. Proceedings and Syllabus:
International Cardiology Workshop II, Complex Angioplasty up to Chronic Total
Occlusion 2006: Clinically Integrated Approach, Serbian Heart Foundation and School of
Medicine, University of Belgrade, 87-88.
Stojkovic S., Ostojic M., Dikic M., Antonijevic N., 2006: Case report intrapericardial
haemathoma during primary PCI. Proceedings and Syllabus: International Cardiology
Integrated Approach, Serbian Heart Foundation and School of Medicine, University of
Belgrade, 90-91.
Arandjelovic A., Stankovic G., Grujic M., Ostojic M., 2006: Catheter tip dislodgement
and coronary embolisation during diagnostic angiography. Proceedings and Syllabus:
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Orlic D., Stankovic G., Dincic D., Dudak S., Andric S., Ostojic M., 2006: Intracoronary
stent dislodgment in a patient with acute myocardial infarction when retrieval device is not
available. Proceedings and Syllabus: International Cardiology Workshop II, Complex
Angioplasty up to Chronic Total Occlusion 2006: Clinically Integrated Approach, Serbian
Heart Foundation and School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 96-99.
Vukcevic V., Arandjelovic A., Stojkovic S., Ostojic M., 2006: Coronary artery ruoture
after bare metal stent implantation. Proceedings and Syllabus: International Cardiology
Integrated Approach. Serbian Heart Foundation and School of Medicine, University of
Belgrade, 102-103.
Petrovic M., Vujisic Tesic B., Boricic M., Dikic M., Ostojic M., 2006: Acute
myocardila infarction in a young man caused by cocain – case report. Proceedings and
Syllabus: International Cardiology Workshop II, Complex Angioplasty up to Chronic
Total Occlusion 2006: Clinically Integrated Approach, Serbian Heart Foundation and School
of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 126-127.
Ostojic M., Nedeljkovic M., Stankovic G., Vukcevic V., Stojkovic S., Beleslin B.,
Saponjski J., Orlic D., Arandjelovic A., Mitrovic P., Dikic M., Aleksandric S., Dincic D., Vujisic
Tesic B., Petrovic M., Nedeljkovic I., 2006: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in acute
myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation. Proceedings and Syllabus: International
Cardiology Workshop II, Complex Angioplasty up tp Chronic Total Occlusion 2006:
Clinically Integrated Approach, Serbian Heart Foundation and School of Medicine, University
of Belgrade, 132.
Vukcevic V., Ostojic M., Stojkovic S., Orlic D., Saponjski J., Nedeljkovic M., Beleslin
B., Dikic M., Mitrovic P., Stankovic G., 2006: Clinical Centre of Serbia experience with drug
eluting stents. Proceedings and Syllabus: International Cardiology Workshop II, Complex
Heart Foundation and School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 133.
Stankovic G., Ostojic M., Nedeljkovic M., Vukcevic V., Stojkovic S., Beleslin B.,
Saponjski J., Orlic D., Arandjelovic A., Mitrovic P., Dikic M., 2006: New classification of
bifurcation lesions. Proceedings and Syllabus: International Cardiology Workshop II,
Complex Angioplasty up to Chronic Total Occlusion 2006: Clinically Integrated Approach,
Serbian Heart Foundation and School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 142.
Orlic D., Stankovic G., Vukcevic V., Stojkovic S., Saponjski J., Beleslin B., Dikic
M., Arandjelovic A., Mitrovic P., Cedovic S., Nedeljkovic M., Ostojic M., 2006: Treatment of
bifurcation lesions in Institute for CVD Clinical Centre of Serbia. Proceedings and Syllabus:
Medicine, University of Belgrade, 143.
Nedeljkovic M., Ostojic M., Beleslin B., Nedeljkovic I., Milic N., Vukcevic V.,
Stojkovic S., Saponjski J., Orlic D., Stepanovic J., Djordjevic Dikic A., Mitrovic P., Giga V.,
2006: Relation between ergonovine induced chanfes in coronary artery diameter and lipid
profile in patiente with non-significant coronary artery stenosis. Proceedings and Syllabus:
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Vukcevic V., Ostojic M., Giga V., Stepanovic J., Dikic A., Beleslin B., Stojkovic S.,
Nedeljkovic I., Saponjski J., 2006: The safety exercise stress-echo test after drug eluting stent
implantation. Proceedings and Syllabus: International Cardiology Workshop II, Complex
Ostojic M., Stojkovic S., Stankovic G., Saponjski J., Orlic D., Nedeljkovic M., Djukic
P., Ristic M., 2006: Percutaneous treatment of an ostial lesion on left maincoronary artery using
a drug eluting stent with an intravascular guidance. Proceedings and Syllabus: International
Cardiology Workshop II, Complex Angioplasty up to Chronic Total Occlusion 2006:
of Belgrade, 153-155.
Stankovic G., Orlic D., Vukcevic V., Ostojic M., 2006: Unpotected left main coronary
artery in-stent restenosis treated with a drug-eluting stent. Proceedings and Syllabus:
Vujisic Tesic B., Petrovic M., Stojkovic S., Potpara T., Boricic M., Nedeljkovic I.,
Ostojic M., 2006: The role of infarction echocardiography transcatheter closure of secundum
atrial septal defects by the Amplatzer septal occluder: Initial Еxperience. Proceedings and
Syllabus: International Cardiology Workshop II, Complex Angioplasty up to Chronic
Total Occlusion 2006: Clinically Integrated Approach, Serbian Heart Foundation and School
of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 163.
Potpara T., Vujisic Tesic B., Ostojic M., Grujic M., 2006: Role of intracardiac
ultrasound in interventional electrophysiology. Proceedings and Syllabus: International
Cardiology Workshop II, Complex Angioplasty up to Chronic Total Occlusion 2006:
of Belgrade, 164.
Beleslin B., Ostojic M., Vukcevic V., Stojkovic S., Saponjski J., Stankovic G.,
Nedeljkovic M., Orlic D., Dikic M., Mitrovic P., Arandjelovic A., Djordjevic Dikic A.,
Stepanovic J., Nedeljkovic I., Petrasinovic Z., Sobic Saranovic D., Kozarevic N., Pavlovic
S., 2006: The value of invasive functional parameters in patients with previous myocardial
infarction: Fractional flow reserve and coronary flow reserve. Proceedings and Syllabus:
Djordjevic Dikic A., Beleslin B., Ostojic M., Stepanovic J, Giga V., Vujisic Tesic
B., Nedeljkovic I., Nedeljkovic M., Vukcevic V., Stojkovic S., Saponski J., Mitrovic P., 2006:
Comparison of invasive and noninvasive assessment of coronary flow velocityreserve in
patients with previous myocardial infarction before and after PCI. Proceedings and Syllabus:
Giga V., Ostojic M., Vujisic Tesic B., Beleslin B., Djordjevic Dikic A., Stepanovic
J., Petrovic M., Stojkovic S., Stankovic G., Nedeljkovic I., Nedeljkovic M., 2006: Impact
of percutaneous coronary interventions on exercise-induced changes in ischemic mitral
regurgitation. Proceedings and Syllabus: International Cardiology Workshop II, Complex
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Project: Biochemical and Morphological Cell Features at the Onset
of Programmed Cell Death (Apoptosis)
(Academician Bogdan Đuričić)
Studies were carried out at the Institute of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University
of Belgrade.
Astrocyte primary cell culture has been established and verified using specific staining
for the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP).
Further, the effects of oxidative stress (induced by hydrogen peroxide or sodium
nitroprusside) were investigated using the astrocyte cell culture and, in particular, the nature of
cell death was investigated. The number of dying/dead cells was established using MTT or crystal
violet staining and the changes were dynamically followed using flow cytometry, the cells being
stained with dihydroxyrodamine and annexine/propidium iodide. In addition, tentative protective
effects by adenosine were sought after.
Moreover, the tentative protective effects of adenosine in astrocytes were investigated
following reduction of glycolysis (hypoglycemia or poisoning by iodoacetate).
Investigations on defining the adenosine transport system in astrocytes were continued.
It was shown that there is a fast uptake of adenosine in astrocytes, apparently by the saturable
transport system.
Đuričić B., Bumbaširević V., 2006: Mechanisms and modes of cell death in the brain.
Neurobiology today, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, May 2006.
Đuričić B., 2006: Molecular basis of effects of hyperbaric oxygen. Hyperbaric
Medicine, School of Medicine Belgrade, December 2006.
Project: INVESTIGATION OF GENETIC BASIS OF DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
(Academician Vladimir S. Kostić)
In the course of 2006, the activities focused on research of the genetic bases of
Parkinsonism, dystonia and other degenerative diseases, resulting in 13 papers published in full in
prestigious international journals, 3 chapters in domestic monographs and 2 papers published in
domestic journals, cited on the Medline. Papers within the topic of the project were presented at
7 international and 4 domestic meetings (published as summaries and not included in this report).
In 2006, two masters and one doctoral theses were defended also within the terms of reference
of the project.
V.S. Kostic chaired several international meetings and delivered keynote lectures: in
Madrid (Depression: gait and falls. The International Congress on Gait and Mental Function,
5 February 2006), Washington (Diagnosis and treatment of depression in Parkinson’s disease.
World Parkinson Congress, 26 February 2006), Brno (Adult-onset cerebellar ataxia: clinical
and genetic correlation. 38th International Danube Symposium for Neurological Sciences and
Continuing Education, 8 April 2006), Athens (Depression in Parkinson’s disease: lessons to
learn. 19th Panhellenic Congress of Psychiatry, 6. May 2006), Novosibirsk ([1] Etiopathognesis of
dystonia and [2] Involuntary movements due to vascular disorders. EFNS Teaching Course, 27.
May 2006), Thessalonica (Dystonia – genetic aspects. 15th Thessalonica Conference, 13 October
2006) Kioto (Meet the Expert: Dystonia. 10th International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and
Movement Disorders, 1 November 2006), as well as numerous meetings and conferences in the
country.
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Hartig M.B., Hortnagel K., Garavaglia B., Zorzi G., Kmiec T., Klopstock T., Rostasy
K., Svetel M., Kostić V.S., Schuelke M., Botz Е., Weindl A., Novakovic I., Nardocci N.,
Prokisch H., Meitinger T., 2006: Genotypic and phenotypic spectrum of PANK2 mutations in
patients with neurodegeneration with iron accumulation. Annals of Neurology, 59, 248-256.
Dragašević N., Čuljković B., Klein C., Ristić A., Keckarević M., Topisirović I.,
Vukosavić S., Svetel M., Kock N., Stefanova Е., Romac S., Kostić V.S., 2006: Frequency
analysis and clinical characterization of different types of spinocerebellar ataxia in Serbian
patients. Movement Disorders, 21, 187-191.
Pavlović A.M., Pekmezović T., Zidverc-Trajković J., Pavlović D.M., Jovanović Z.,
Mijajlović M., Petrović K., Kostić V.S., Šternić N., 2006: Is there a difference in risk factors
for single and multiple symptomatic lesions in small vessel disease? What is the difference
between ona and plenty – experience from 201 Serbian patients. Clinical Neurology and
Neurosurgery, 108, 358-362.
Ljubisavljević M., Kačar A., Milanović S., Svetel M., Kostić V.S., 2006: Changes
in cortical inhibition during task-specific contractions in primary writing tremor patients.
Movement Disorders, 21, 855-859.
Lovicu M., Dessi V., Lepori M.B., Zappu A., Zancan L., Giacchino R., Marazzi
M.G., Iorio R., Vegnente A., Vajro P., Maggiore G., Marcellini M., Barbera C., Kostic V., Farci
A.M., Solinas A., Altunas B., Yuce A., Kocak N., Tsezou A., Virgilis S.D., Cao A., Loudianos
G., 2006: The canine copper toxicosis gene MURR1 is not implicated in the pathogenesis of
Wilson’s disease. Journal of Gastroenterology, 41, 582-587.
Kozić D., Svetel M., Petrović I., Sener R.N., Kostić V.S., 2006: Regression of nodular
liver lesions in Wilson´s disease. Acta Radiologica, 47, 624-627.
Heidreich K., Winkler S., Hagenah J., Kabakci K., Kasten M., Schwinger Е.,
Volkmann J., Pramstaller P.P., Kostić V.S., Vieregge P., Klein C., 2006: Recurrent LRRK2
(Park8) mutations in early-onset Parkinson’s disease. Movement Disorders, 21, 1506-1510.
Đarmati A., Heidreich K., Svetel M., Lohnau T., Schwinger Е., Romac S., Pramstaller
P.P., Kostić V.S., Klein C., 2006: Heterozygous PINK1 mutations: a susceptibility factor for
Parkinson disease? Movement Disorders, 21, 1526-1530.
Dinčić Е., Živković M., Stanković A., Obradović D., Alavantić D., Kostić V.S.,
Raičević R., 2006: Association of polymorphisms in CTLA-4, IL-1ra and Il-1beta genes with
multiple sclerosis in Serbian population. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 177, 146-150.
Kostić V.S., Svetel M., Kabakci K., Ristić A., Petrović I., Schule B., Kock N., Đarmati
A., Romac S., Klein C., 2006: Intrafamilial phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity of dystonia.
Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 250, 92-96.
Stefanova Е., Potrebić A., Žiropađa L., Marić J., Ribarić I., Kostić V.S., 2006:
Depression predicts the pattern of cognitive impairment in early Parkinson`s disease. Journal
of the Neurological Sciences, 248, 131-137.
Todorović Z., Džoljić Е., Novaković I., Mirković D., Stojanović R., Nešić Z.,
Krajinović M., Prostran M., Kostić V.S., 2006: Homocysteine serum levels and MTHFR C677T
genotype in patients with Parkinson`s disease, with and without levodopa therapy. Journal of
the Neurological Sciences, 248, 56-61.
Stefanova Е., Đarmati A., Momčilović D., Dragašević N., Svetel M., Klein C., Kostić
V.S., 2006: Clinical characteristics of paroxymal nonkinesiogenic dyskinesia in Serbian family
with Myofibrillogenesis regulator 1 gene mutation. Movement Disorders, 21, 2010-2015.
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Project: THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS IN
THE PROCESS OF APOPTOSIS (PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH)
(Corresponding Member Vladimir Bumbaširević)
In 2006, the investigations of the molecular mechanisms leading to apoptosis induced
by microtubule disassembly in isolated thymocytes and several cell lines (C6 glioma and HL60) in vitro were continued. In addition to the morphological studies by light and electron
microscopy, immunocytochemical staining of number of proteins engaged in apoptosis execution
was performed in order to detect both caspase-dependent and independent apoptotic pathways.
Additionally, the mechanisms and the extent of apoptosis in the lymph nodes of patients
with Hodgkin’s lymphoma were studied, and an evaluation of apoptosis related proteins as
prognostic factors was performed.
Đuričić B., Bumbaširević V., 2006: Mechanisms and mode of the cell death in brain.
Neurobiology Today, 29-30 May, 2006, SASA, Belgrade, Book of Abstracts.
Project: IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF DENDRITIC CELLS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
(Corresponding Member Miodrag Čolić)
In 2006, phenotypic and functional characteristics of inflammatory dendritic cells
were conducted in vitro on different animal models, including the interaction between DC and
granulocytes. A significant part of the research was performed on human dental periapical lesions,
including the production of proinflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokines, as well as their
influence on in vitro immune response, where dendritic cells play a crucial role.
In the field of immunopharmacology, the effect of pentoxiphiline on the differentiation,
maturation, endocytic and immunostimualtory properties of monocyte-derived human dendritic
cells in vitro was investigated. In addition, experiments using statins and their immunomodulatory/
anti-inflammatory activity on dendritic cells and dendritic cell-mediated immune response were
established.
Kovačević N., Čolić M., Backović A., Doslov-Kokorus Z., 2006: Immunomodulatory
effects of the methanolic extract of Еpimedium alpinum in vitro. Fitoterapia, 77 (7-8), 561567.
Lukić A., Vojvodić D., Majstorović I., Čolić M., 2006: Production of interleukin-8 in
vitro by mononuclear cells isolated from human periapical lesions. Oral Microbiology and
Immunology, 21 (5), 296-300.
Lukic A., Vasilijić S., Majstorović I., Vučević D., Mojsilović S., Gazivoda D., Danilović
V., Petrovic R., Čolić M., 2006: Characterization of antigen-presenting cells in human apical
periodontitis lesions by flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry. International Еndodontic
Journal, 39 (8), 626-636.
Čolić M., Lukić A., Vučević D., Milosavljević P., Majstorović I., Marjanović M.,
Dimitrijevic J., 2006: Correlation between phenotypic characteristics of mononuclear cells
isolated from human periapical lesions and their in vitro production of Th1 and Th2 cytokines.
Archives of Oral Biology, 51 (12), 1120-1130.
Vasilev S., Majstorović I., Gašić S., Vučević D., Vasilijić S., Ćupić V., Čolić M., 2006:
The effects of aspirin on apoptosis of neutrophil granulocytes. Acta Veterinaria, 56, 413-421.
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Balint B., Vučetić D., Drašković B., Vojvodić D., Brajušković G., Čolić M.,
Trkuljić M., 2006: Microprocessor-controlled vs. “dump-freezing” platelet and lymphocyte
cryopreservation: a quantitative and qualitative comparative study. Vojnosanitetski pregled,
63 (3), 261-268; discussion 269-270.
Project: INVESTIGATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF GENETIC
POLYMORPHISM OF PC-1 GLYCOPROTEIN (K121Q) AND INSULIN
RESISTANCE WITH DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
(Corresponding Member Vladisav Stefanović)
In 2006, the research was focused on the study of the molecular mechanisms of insulin
resistance and its role in the development of diabetic nephropathy, coronary artery disease and
cerebrovascular disease. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a clinical feature, closely associated
with insulin resistance, one of the prime underlying causes of overall cardiovascular morbidity,
including coronary heart disease (CHD). Considering the association between PC-1 121Q
genotype and insulin resistance phenotype, the contribution of PC-1 K121Q polymorphism to the
development of MS and its concomitant disorders in CHD patients was investigated.
Stefanovic V, Antic S., Milojkovic M., Lazarevic G, Vlahovic P., 2006: Lymphocyte
ecto-5’-nucleotidase in obese type 2 diabetic patients treated with gliclazide. Diabetes
Metabolism, 32 (2), 166-170.
Project: CONTROL ENDOCRINE MECHANISMS IN BODY WEIGHT REGULATION
AMONG OBESE SUBJECTS
(Corresponding Member Dragan Micić)
In 2006, the interrelationship between ghrelin and insulin was investigated in a model
of obesity in the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Among obese patients with PCOS, the
following parameters were investigated: indices of insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, leptin,
ghrelin, lipid levels, gamma-GT, CRP and the first phase of insulin response to glucose challenge.
The effect of obesity on the development of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and the impairment of sexual
function among male subjects was analyzed, as well as the outcome of treatment with a continuous
subcutaneous insulin infusion during pregnancy, especially on the body weight of newborns.
The effect of insulin and insulin resistance on the course and outcome of arteriosclerosis was
separately analyzed. The results of the investigations are published in one international journal,
two national journals, four chapters in two national monographs in which the project head is
one of the editors, and ten abstracts on international meetings. The project head delivered three
invited plenary lectures at international meetings.
Micić D., Čubrilo K., 2006: Obesity and Male Reproductive Function. Obesity and
Metabolism, 2, 13-27.
Micić D, 2006:: Insulin Resistance and Atherosclerosis. Jugoslovenska Medicinska
Biohemija, 25 (4), 343-348.
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Micić D., 2006: From Obesity to Type 2 Diabetes. Book of Abstracts, 1st Еuropean
Society of Еndocrinology Postgraduate Course in Clinical Еndocrinology. Belgrade, Serbia
and Montenegro, March 17-18, 2006, 50-51.
Lalić N.M., Micić D., Antić S., Bajović Lj., Pantelinac P., Jotić A., Kendereški A.,
Dimić D., Đukić A., Mitrović M., Vujasin M., 2006: Clinical Impact of Biphasic Insulin Aspart
on Hyperglycaemia and Dyslipidaemia in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes, Vol 55, Suppl 1: Abstract
Book 66th Scientific Sessions ADA, Washington, 9-13 June 2006, A 469: 2027-PO.
Stamenković-Pejković D., Micić D., Šumarac-Dumanović M., Cvijović G., Georgiev
M., Kendereški A., Zorić S., Čubrilo K., 2006: Еvaluation of Lipid and Blood Pressure Levels
in Young Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Atherosclerosis, 7, 3, 126.
Georgiev M., Micić D., Šumarac-Dumanović M., Stamenković-Pejković D., Kendereški
A., Zorić S., Cvijović G., Čubrilo K., 2006: Relationship of Serum Gama-Glutamyltransferase
and Adiposity Measures with C-Reactive Protein in Severe Obese Women. Atherosclerosis, 7,
3, 287.
Kendereški A., Micić D., Cvijović G., Šumarac-Dumanović M., Zorić S., Pejković
D., Čubrilo K., Georgiev M., 2006: Insulin Sensitivity and Lipid Levels in Obese patients with
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Atherosclerosis, 7, 3, 361.
Cvijović G., Micić D., Kendereški A., Šumarac-Dumanović M., Zorić S., Pejković D.,
Čubrilo K., Georgiev M., 2006: First Phase Insulin Response and Insulin Sensitivity in Obese
and Lean Women with Polycystic Ovary Disease. Atherosclerosis, 7, 3, 362.
Šumarac-Dumanović M., Micić D., Stamenković-Pejković D., Georgiev M.,
Kendereški A., Zorić S., Cvijović G., Čubrilo K., 2006: Association of C-Reactive Protein
with Measures of Obesity and Insulin Sensitivity in Severe Obese Women with Normal and
Impaired Glucose Tolerance. Atherosclerosis, 7, 3, 378.
Pekić S., Doknić M., Miljić D., Đurović M., Živković V., Stojanović M., Popović
V., 2006: Insulin responses during oral glucose tolerance test in adult patients with congenital
and acquired growth hormone deficiency without growth hormone replacement. Hormones, 5,
Suppl 1, 73.
Šumarac-Dumanović M., Micić D., Stamenković-Pejković D., Kendereški A., Cvijović
G., Georgiev M., Čubrilo K., 2006: Relationship Among Ghrelin, Insulin, Insulin resistance
and SHBG in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Hormones, 5, Suppl 1, 92.
Micić D., Šumarac-Dumanović M., Stamenković-Pejković D., Cvijović G., Kendereški
A., Dieguez C., Casanueva F., 2006: Acute Hyperinsulinemia During Еuglycemic Clamp
Suppresses Plasma Ghrelin in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Hormones, 5, Suppl 1, 93.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN REPRODUCTION BIOLOGY
In 2006, the activity involved the organization of the scientific meeting, with international
participation, HOW TO SUPPRESS THE WHITE PLAGUE IN SERBIA – The Role of the
Health Service, with the following presentations:
- Introduction
- Serbian Medicine from Saint Sava to the Present Day
- Insufficient Natality: The Warning Phenomenon
- Significance of Protecting the Reproductive Health of Adolescents for Alleviating the
Problem of Insufficient Natality
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- What the Health Service Can Do to Reverse the Negative Population Trend? The
Revival of the Family in Aged Europe
- Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity in Serbia
- Maternal Morbidity
- Маternal Mortality – How Serious Is the Problem
- Мultiparity, Morbidity and Mortality of Mothers
- The Place and Role of Neonatologists in Natural Increase
- Stress and Natality
- Contribution of Assissted Reproduction to Demographic Change
- Reproduction Disorders and White Plague
- Ecology and Natality
- Application of Integrated Management Systems to Suppressing the White Plague in
Serbia.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON AIDS
Together with the Youth Association Against AIDS (JAZAS), the Committee organized
the scientific meeting entitled Twenty Years of HIV/AIDS in Serbia, marking the World AIDS
Day, with the following statements:
- Keynote Address: Academician Vojin Šulović, What Has Been Done?
- Аleksandar Dujuć: From the First Case of HIV/AIDS in Serbia to the Formation of the
National Commission
- Daniela Simić: Development and Characteristics of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in
Serbia
- Аleksandar Bojović, Slađana Baroš, Farida Basioni Stamenić: The Response of the
Government Sector from the Formation of the National Commission to the Present
Day
- Viktorija Cucić: The Role and Contribution of the Non-Governmental Sector
- Đorđe Jevtović: Therapy for All
- Мila Paunić: Development of Voluntary Confidential Councelling and Testing for
HIV
- Spaso Anđelić: Prevention of Vertical Transmission
- Каtarina Mitić: Vulnerable Groups and HIV
- Мilanka Lalović Brajović: Living with HIV/AIDS in Serbia
- Еlena Drezga: No Results Can Be Expected Without Including a HIV-Positive Person
in the Programme
- Ivana Mišić: National Strategy Against AIDS
- Daniel Mešković: Global Fund Round VI.
COMMITTEE ON KIDNEY DISEASES
Last year, much time was devoted to the organization of research work, especially in
south-eastern Serbia.
The members of the Committee took an active part in research within all four projects,
i.e.:
- Kidney as an Endocrine Organ
- Health Condition Follow-up of the SASA Members
- Research on Endemic Nephropathy in South-Eastern Europe
- Еtiopathogenesis Incidence and Treatment of Varous Forms of Glomerulopathy
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Last year, the Committee on Kidney Diseases was concerned with the best possible
examination and treatment of the SASA members. Special attention was devoted to the best
possible organization of the specialist service in the SASA Polyclinic not only with respect to
treatment, but also with respect to the early detection of various diseases, laying special attention
on the early detection of malignant diseases, especially malignant prostate tumour.
In order to prevent its incidence, most SASA members were vaccinated against flu.
Apart from standard laboratory analyses, the PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) was also performed
on a number of SASA members for the purpose of early detection of malignant prostate tumour.
In the current year, this test will also be performed on other SASA members.
The purchase of an ultrasound appratus would facilitate the health condition follow-up
of the SASA members, and its daily availability, would eliminate visiting other health institutions.
This would be a great progress and would facilitate the health control of all SASA members, in
addition to enabling the early detection of malignant diseases to a great extent.
Today, the price of ultrasound apparatus is about 20-25,000 euros, which would not
pose any problem for sponsors. It was also planned to acquire the coagulometer for measuring
prothrombin time, which is of utmost significance for the prevention of thrombosis, especially
cerebral and coronary one, as well as other diseases. It would enable the timely medicamental
intervention, thus preventing the possible lethal outcome.
An attempt was also made to raise the examination and treatment to the SASA members
to a higher level. Among other things, the card register was established and the cards would be
introduced for all SAS members who still do not have them. COMMITTEE ON SURVEY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL
SCIENCES IN SERBIA
The survey in 2006 showed that financial funds for medical scientific projects in SASA
are small and not adequate, especially for retired academicians. The collaboration of SASA with
the universities of Niš and Kragujevac, the Serbian Medical Society and its Academy of Medical
Sciences (30 years from establishment), international cooperation (including Montenegro and R.
Srpska) were advanced, and the list of the winners of awards for medicine in 2006 were given.
Tribute was paid to academicians Rihard Burijan, Radivoj Milin and Izidor Papo in
a special book of the SASA about Serbian scientist. In The Biographical Lexicon “Serbs who
marked the 20th Century − five hundred persons” in Serbian and English by M. Milanović,
28 physicians, 1 stomatologist, 1 pharmacist and 3 doctors of veterinary medicine (including 21
members of SASA) are nominated.
Five important monographs were published: (1) Malignant neoplasms. Genetic
or epigenetic phenomenon (Z. Kovačević), (2) Immunotherapy of tumors (M. Čolić,
editor), (3) The professors of Medical School: Surgeons, gynecologists and obstetricians,
otorhinolaryngologists and ophthalmologists (R. Čolović, editor), (4) The teaching of
neuropsychiatry. Chair, clinics and institutions 1923-2003 (D. Milovanović, editor), and (5)
University of Belgrade, School of Medicine 1920 − 1926 − 2006.
COMMITTEE ON CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY
Under auspices of the Committee of 39 members (including 11 foreign members), the
following projects were worked on (besides the four projects in SASA):
1. A preventive prospective study of cardiovascular diseases in seven countries of the
world (S. Nedeljković, M. Ostojić and associates).
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2. Yugoslav study of the precursors of arteriosclerosis in children (S. Nedeljković, S.
Simeunović, M. Vukotić, V. Kanjuh, M. Ostojić and associates), with publications of the scientific
monograph “Yugoslav study of precursors of arteriosclerosis in school children 1998 – 2003”.
The following scientific conferences were held with the Committee as a co-organizer:
1. International Symposium “Diabetes mellitus in every ambulance”. Igalo, Febr.712, 2006 (D. Micić and N. Lalić).
2. International cardiac surgery workshop. Belgrade, March 20-25, 2006 (D.
Velimirović).
3. Complex Angioplasty up to Chronic Total Occlusions 2006: A clinically Integrated Approach. Belgrade, April 12-14, 2006 (M. Ostojić and M. Nedeljković).
4. Heart failure 2006. Belgrade, April 18, 2006 (Z. Vasiljević).
5. S&MN VIII Congress of Internal Medicine (Symposium on Arteriosclerosis).
Igalo, June 20-24, 2006 (V. Kanjuh and M. Ostojić).
6. New views on the prevention and treatment of arteriosclerosis. Committees on
Cardiovascular Pathology of ASARS and SASA. Banja Luka, Sept. 15, 2006 (V. Kanjuh, M.
Ostojić, D. Šećerov-Zečević, A. Lazarević and D. Vulić).
7. European conference on myocardial, pericardial disease and left ventricular
dysfunction. Belgrade, Oct. 6-8, 2006 (P. Seferović).
8. 60 years of the establishment of the Cardiological Section of the Serbian Medical
Society and 40 years of work of the Postgraduate Chair of Cardiology with the Symposium
“Ischemic heart disease : past, present and future”. Belgrade, Nov. 14, 2006 (B. Vujisić-Tešić,
M. Ostojić, V. Kanjuh and S. Nedeljković).
The members of the Committee paid great attention to the investigation of arteriosclerosis
and coronary heart disease and the morphological and clinical aspects of the Torrent – Guasp’s
heart.
COMMITTEE ON IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGOLOGY
(Corresponding Member Miodrag Čolić)
The most significant activity of the Committee in 2006 was the publication of a book
entitled “Immunotherapy of tumors”, dedicated to the memory of academician Ivan Spuzic,
former secretary of the Department of Medical Sciences, SASA and president of the Committee
for Immunology and Allergology. The editor of book is corresponding member Miodrag Čolić.
The most important chapters were published by the members of the Committee. In addition,
the Committee was involved in the preparation of the Fifth Immunology Scientific Meeting,
organized by the Serbian Immunological Society. The Meeting will be held at the Military
Medical Academy, Belgrade, March, 2007. The members of the Committee were also active in
the Balkan Association of Immunological Societies (BAIS) and contributed with papers in the
Clinical Application of Immunology, an official BAIS journal.
The president of the Committee (corresponding member Miodrag Čolić) was engaged,
together with his collaborators in the SASA project “Immunobiology of Dendritic Cells in Health
and Disease” with specific emphasis on dendritic cells (DC) in chronic inflammation, production
of DC-dependent cytokines in inflammation and the modulation of human DC generated in vitro
from monocytes by pharmacological agents.
COMMITTEE FOR SOMNOLOGY
(Academician Veselinka Šušić)
This committee was founded in 2006 year. The purpose of this committee was to
develop experimental and clinical research. The members are experts in the area of sleep and
sleep disturbances.
In this year the first symposia on the nature of sleep will be organized.
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DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
ONOMASTIC COMMITTEE
(Corresponding Member Aleksandar Loma)
The total amount of time spent in field research in 2006 was 75 days: 40 in the surroundings
of Zaječar and Bor (Jakša Dinić), 15 in the Bujanovac region (Tatjana Trajković), 10 in the Piva
river valley (Radojka Cicmil-Remetić, MA), whereas another 10 days were spent in Valjevska
Podgorina (Dragana Radovanović, MA). Within the scope of an archaeological reconnaissance
project conducted by the Museum of Vojvodina, Gordana Dragin, PhD, and Ljiljana Nedeljkov,
PhD, assisted by Žarko Veljković, were collecting toponomastic material in northern Banat,
i.e. in the municipalities of Novi Kneževac and Čoka. The material shall be submitted to the
Committee. Written onomastic materials were submitted by Jakša Dinić, Tatjana Trajković and
Zagorka Vukadinović, retiree from Belgrade (materials from the legacy of her husband, the late
Vilotije Vukadinović, collected in Crna Trava; the decision on the acquisition of these materials
was made at the pervious session of the Committee).
Volume XVIII of Onomatological Contributions (Onomatološki prilozi) was
published. The materials for Volume XIX have been compiled and are the book is to be submitted
to editing and pre-press procedures by the end of the year.
The book The Onomastics of Zaglavak, written by Jakša Dinić, originally published
as a study within Volume XVII of Onomatological Contributions, was presented in Knjaževac
on May 19, 2006.
The activities regarding cooperation with the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the
Republic of Srpska (S. Remetić) and the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (D. Ćupić)
have been resumed.
COMMITTEE FOR CRITICAL EDITIONS OF SERBIAN WRITERS
(Academician Nikša Stipčević)
The activities of the committee have been focused on the critical edition of Count
Đorđe Branković’s Chronicles, prepared by Professor Anna Kretschmer, PhD. The first volume,
including three out of six volumes of the manuscript, has been compiled and submitted to SASA’s
Department of Language and Literature. The Department appointed Academician Aleksandar
Mladenović and Corresponding Member Aleksandar Loma as reviewers of the edition. It is
expected that their reviews will be submitted and accepted very soon and that the first volume
will be published by the end of this year. The preparation of the second volume, including the
fourth, the fifth and the sixth volume of the manuscript, will be resumed. The greatest part of
the allocated funds covered the expenses of Professor Anna Kretschmer’s stays in Belgrade (she
is a professor at the Vienna University). The remaining funds were used for the acquisition of
necessary literature. All of these books have been included into the holdings of the SASA Library;
they will be catalogued and held in Library’s storerooms.
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THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DICTIONARY OF THE SERBO-CROATIAN
LITERARY LANGUAGE AND VERNACULARS
(Corresponding Member Milosav Tešić)
During 2006, the Committee was primarily concerned with the printing of Volume
XVII of the SASA Dictionary, and the current situation is as follows: Volume XVII of the
SASA Dictionary was printed in the printing shop of JP Službeni glasnik and it is now being
bound, which will be completed at the beginning of next year. The first fifty bound volumes will
be submitted to the SASA in the current year.
With the Committee’s financial assistance, supplements to the sources (with abbreviations)
for the completion of the SASA Dictionary, as well as to technical and geographic abbreviations,
were also prepared. All those texts, together with the previous sources and abbreviations, were
printed before the main body of Volume XVII of the SASA Dictionary.
To facilitate its work, the Committee organized and financed the work on the
explanation of the inadequately designated, or less easily recognizable sources of the
Dictionary.
COMMITTEE FOR RESEARH IN LITERARY HISTORY
(Academician Predrag Palavestra)
Academician Predrag Palavestra published the book History of the Serbian PEN
(Istorija Srpskog PEN-a), in Serbian and English (191 pages). He continued to work on individual
project »20th Century Serbian Literatury« (»Srpska književnost XX veka«). From the manuscript
History of Serbian Literary Criticism (Istorija književne kritike), published the essays on the
critical reviews of Jovan Kršić, Stanislav Vinaver, Miloš Crnjanski and Todor Manojlović, as well
as the lengthy essay The Lesson of Old Serbian Critics (Nauk starih srpskih kritičara), devoted
to the culturological views of Bogdan Popović and Jovan Skerlić. He edited Glas No. 22 of the
SASA Department of Language and Literature, Belgrade, 2006, and submitted to the publisher
the manuscript of Volume VII of the Collected Works of Branko Lazarević Political Treatises.
Legacy (Sabrana dela Branka Lazarevića, Političke rasprave. Ostavština). As a member of the
Organizing Committee, he participated in the scientific meeting on »Jovan Sterija Popović 18061856-2006«.
Аcademician Radovan Vučković published two books in 2006: the study Andrić.
Parallels and Reception (Andrić. Paralele i recepcija), Belgrade, 2006, 250 pages, and the book
Vojvodina Literary Avant-garde (Vojvođanska književna avangarda), Zrenjanin, 2006, 470
pages. He also published the papers: Crnjanski and Pišević (Crnjanski i Pišević), Književne
novine 2006, 1126, pp. 1-3; Andrić in Višegrad and about Višegrad (Andrić u Višegradu i o
Višegradu), Letopis Matice srpske, 2006, 478. 1-2, pp. 235-241; A New Study on Andrić (Nova
studija o Andriću), Volumes of the Ivo Andrić Foundation (Sveske Zadužbine Ive Andrića),
2006, 23, pp. 351-355. He participated in the scientific meeting devoted to Sreten Marić in Novi
Sad.
Scientific Advisor Dr. Mirjana Detelić finished her work on two monographs: White
Town. The Origin of the Epic Formula and Slavic Toponym (Beli grad. Poreklo epske formule
i slovenskog toponima) (together with Marija Ilić), SASA Balkanological Institute, Belgrade,
2006, (250 pages), and the monograph: Epic Cities. Lexicon. (Epski gradovi. Leksikon).
Financial support for Lexicon was provided from the fund of the Municipal Assembly earmarked
for capital editions. Since the amount is not sufficient for printing this volume in an adequate
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way, the SASA Balkanological Institute competed for the funds with the Ministry of Science
and Environmental Protection. Together with Dr. Dragan Bošković, she prepared and submitted
for printing the proceedings entitled Misuses of History in Serbian Literature 1945-2000
(Zloupotrebe istorije u srpskoj književnosti 1945-2000), which will be published early in 2007 as
a regular Liceum edition (Centre for Scientific Research of the SASA and Kragujevac University).
She was appointed as one of the editors of the section »Folk Literature« (Narodna književnost)
in Serbian Encyclopedia (Srpska enciklopedija) and, in that capacity, worked on the structure of
lexicographic units. From 24 to 26 November 2006, she participated in the international scientific
meeting on »Advances in Oral Literature Research AEOL 35« at the Philological Faculty in
Belgrade, with the paper Oral Epic Formula and the Structuring of Epic Hero. The study Epic
Hydronimia (Epska hidronimija) was accepted for publishing in Onomatological Contributions
(Onomatološki prilozi), No. 19.
Professor Dr. Staniša Tutnjević published the following papers in 2006: »The Voice of
the Ancestors as an Archetypal Pattern« (»Glas predaka kao arhetipski obrazac«), in the collection
of papers The Almanac of Perun’s Descendants (Letopis Perunovih potomaka)», The Christian
and Pagan in the Poetry of Desanka Maksimović (Hrišćansko i pagansko u poeziji Desanke
Maksimović), Proceedings, The Desanka Maksimović Foundation, Belgrade, 2005, pp. 83-92;
»On the Notions of Poetics and Poetology« (О pojmovima poetika i poetologija), Književna
istorija (Literary History), 2006, No. 128-129, pp. 383-402; »The Question of Identity and Alterity
in Central European and Balkan Literature«, One’s Alien. The Picture of the Other in Balkan and
Central European Literature (“Pitanje identiteta i alteriteta u srednjoevropskim i balkanskim
književnostima“. Svoj tuđ. Slika drugog u Balkanskim i srednjoevropskim književnostima),
Proceedings, Institute of Literature and Art, Belgrade, 2006, pp. 41-53; “The Picture of the Other
as an Instrument for Creating Satyrical-Humouros Situations“ (“Slika o drugom kao instrument
za stvaranje satirično-humorističnih situacija“), Scientific Meeting of the Slavists During the
Vuk Days 35/2, 2006, pp. 193-200. He participated in the following scientific meetings: The
Contribution of the Serbs from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Science and Culture (Doprinos Srba
iz Bosne i Hercegovine nauci i kulturi); »Serbian Science on the Literature on Literarary Work
of Bosnia and Herzegovina« (»Srpska nauka o književnosti o literarnom stvaralaštvu Bosne i
Hercegovine«), East Sarajevo University; The Desanka May Talks (Desankini majski razgovori);
at the meeting devoted to Branko Ćopić at the Faculty of Philosophy in Banja Luka, at the
International Scientific Meeting of Slavists During the Vuk Days and at the scientific meeting
Despite Differences. Intercultural Dialogues in the Balkans (Uprkos razlikama. Interkulturni
dijalozi na Balkanu), in Sofia, 23-25 November 2006. He edited Volumes III and IV of the
Collected Works of Desanka Maksimović and the Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences
and Arts of the Republic of Srpska, devoted to Academician Radovan Vučković.
OLD SLAVONIC COMMITTEE
(Academician Aleksandar Mladenović)
A team headed by Radomir D. Petrović, graphic artists and art historian, a member
of the Old Slavonic Committee, were copying inscriptions in the narthex of the monastery of
Gračanica, Kosovo and Metohija. They focused on inscriptions from the so-called first zone of
frescoes incised in the wall during the 16th century. A part of the time was set apart for removing
the soot and dust from certain portions of the walls in order to uncover inscriptions, which were
further calqued, copied and photographed. These materials, just like those collected in previous
campaigns, shall be published.
The implementation of this important project shall be resumed in 2007.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE SERBIAN
LANGUAGE
(Corresponding Member Aleksandar Loma)
– The second volume of the Etymological Dictionary of the Serbian Language was completed
in during the summer and was published in August 2006. It includes 632 entries (excluding the
empty ones) on 289 pages.
The activities related to the preparation of the second volume of EDSL carried out in 2006
include:
- Additional excerption from dialect and other sources (J.V.M, M.B., S.P., M.V.);
- Etymological processing (writing of the second and third sections of the entries) for
each segment (A.L., J.V.P., M.B., S.P., M.Đ., M.V.);
- Revision of particular segments (A.L., J.V.P., M.B., S.P., M.V.);
- Revision of the entire volume (A.L.);
- Language editing, proof-reading and technical editing of the entire volume (A.L.,
J.V.P., M.B., S.P., M.V.).
– The preparation of the third volume of EDSL, begun during the last quarter of 2006, includes
the following activities:
- The basic excerption of dialect materials to be included in the third volume (J.J.);
- Setting up the scope of the third volume (be-bj), drafting of the opening sections of the
entries on the basis of RSA, and definition of the basic framework for the second and
third sections (A.L., J.V.P., M.B., S.P., M.V.).
– Other activities of the Committee in 2006 include:
- Very successful international conference “Slavic Etymology Today” organized under
the auspices of the Etymological Commission of the International Slavistic Committee
with the participation of 37 eminent specialists in Slavic etymology (invited papers),
28 of whom came from abroad (see the report submitted to SASA’s Department of
Language and Literature);
- Compiling the contributions for the conference proceedings (for the above-mentioned
conference);
- The associates of the Committee have worked on their individual projects related to
EDSL: one doctoral thesis was defended on September 28 (Snežana Petrović, PhD);
two doctoral theses were submitted (in June 2006, Marija Vučković, MA, submitted
the thesis titled “The Continuants of Palaeoslavic *gъb-, *gyb-*gub- in the Serbian
Language” to the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade; in the same month, Maja Đokić,
MA, submitted to the Faculty of Philosophy the doctoral thesis “Etymological and
Semasiologically Onomastic Study of Plant Names in Dioscorides’ Περί ύλης ιατρικής
(De materia medica): a contribution to the typology of phytonymic terms”.
- The associates of the Committee participated with papers at the following
conferences:
- Paris, April 21–22, Symposium “Baltic Languages, Slavic languages: contact,
confrontation, comparison” (A. Loma);
- Belgrade, September 5–7, International Conference “Slavic Etzmology Today” (M.
Bjeletić, J. Vlajić-Popović, M. Vučković, M. Đokić, A. Loma, S. petrović);
- Belgrade, November 3–4, “The Romance Balkans. International Linguistic
Conference” (M. Đokić).
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М. Бјелетић: Прилог проучавању псл. *vęz-, Ad fontes verborum, Исследования
по этимологии и исторической семантике. К 70-летию Жанны Жановны Варбот,
Москва 2006, 40-50.
Ј. Влајић-Поповић: Од изолованог хапакса до новог елемента у постојећем
систему, Ad fontes verborum. Исследования по этимологии и исторической семантике.
К 70-летию Жанны Жановны Варбот, Москва 2006, 69-76.
A. Loma: Zur Frage der frühesten griechisch-iranischen Sprachbeziehungen: Gr.
κασσίτερος; Sprachkontakt und Sprachwandel. Akten der XI. Fachtagung der
Indogermanischen Gesellschaft, 17-23. September 2000, Halle an der Saale, hrggn. von G.
Meiser u. O. Hackstein, Wiesbaden 2005, 331-340.
A. Loma: Zur “skythischen” Etymologie des alttürkischen Titels tarqan, tarχan, Studia
Turcologica Cracoviensia 10/2005, Krakow 2005 [2006] (Festschrift Stanislaw Stachowski),
231-237.
А. Лома: Прасл. *gospodъ bogъ, у: Adfontes verborum. Исследования по
этимологиии и исторической семантике. К. 70-летию Жанны Жановны Варбот,
Россиская академия наук. Институт русского языка им. В. В. Виноградова, Москва, 2006,
186-192 (на руском).
A. Loma: Drachenkampf, Werbung, Initiation. Ein komparativer Ausblick auf
die Vorgeschichte der Siegfriedsage, 8. Pöchlarner Heldenliedgespräch: Das Nibelungenlied
und die europäische Heldendichtung, [Symposium des Instituts für Germanistik der
Universität Wien und der Nibelungenstadt Pöchlarn, 13. 4. - 17. 4. 2004], herausgegeben von
Alfred Ebenbauer u. Johannes Keller (Philologica Germanica 26), Wien 2006, 211-222.
COMMITTEE ON FOLK LITERATURE
(Corresponding Member Nada Milošević-Đorđević)
Six individual themes have been studied by members of the Committee. In 2006, one
study has been prepared for publishing: the monograph written by Mirjana Detelić, PhD, Epic
Towns: a lexicon, including more than 650 pages. The same author published the book White
Town: the origin of the epic formula and Slavic toponym (co-authored by Marija Ilić) in
2006.
Professor Nenad Ljubinković, PhD, has completed the preliminary version of the study
Singing to the Accompaniment of Gusle in the Balkan Folklore Context.
Miodrag Maticki, PhD, published several studies within the submitted theme “Heroic”
Lyrical Folk Poem.
Professor Nada Milošević Đorđević, PhD, incorporated her study On the Classification
of Historical and Culturally Historical Traditions into her History of Serbian Folk Literature, to
be completed very soon.
Academician Miroslav Pantić is about to complete the publishing of the Collection of
Valtazar Vogišić’s Earliest Records of Folk Poems.
Professor Snežana Samardžija published a part of the study On the Sources of
Čajkanović’s Collection of Novels.
The digitization of the Ethnographic collection of SASA’s Archives is in the course.
Relevant paper documentation is also compiled. An expert in database programming has been
engaged.
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COMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH OF SERBIAN LANGUAGE REGARDING
CONTEMPORARY LINGUISTIC THEORIES
(Corresponding Member Predrag Piper)
The publishing of the collection of papers Cognitive Linguistic Study of the Serbian
Language was Committee’s only objective in 2006. The printing of the book is being completed.
Its release is expected in mid-December 2006.
Upon the release of the collection of papers, the Committee will undertake preparations
for the publishing of another miscellany within the same series; the contribution of Academician
Milka Ivić has already been accepted for publishing in it.
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
Project: HISTORY OF DUBROVNIK LITERATURE
(Academician Miroslav Pantić)
Last year, due to serious family health problems, I was unable to finish the computer
processing of the extremely important work Valtazar Bogišić’s Collection of Old Serbian and
Croatian Folk Poems (Zbornik stare narodne poezije srpske i hrvatske Valtazara Bogišića),
whose critical edition I have been preparing for years. I also did not finish the computerization of
the fascimile edition of the pastoral drama Ljubica written by 17th century poet Marin Gazarović
from Vis and Hvar, which was printed in Venice in 1623. I found the only preserved copy, which
was hitherto unknown to scholars, in the SASA Library. The book came together with other
old books within the legacy of SASA Corresponding Member Vlastimir Peričić, who was also
from Vis and Hvar. This edition will be published within such editions of the SASA Committee
for Fascimile Editions. In 2007, I also intend to finish and submit to the Academy for Glas the
comprehensive study entitled «Marin Orsatov Sorkočević, the Unknown Representative of the
Dubrovnik Age of Enlightment» (Marin Orsatov Sorkočević, nepoznati predstavnik dubrovačkog
Veka prosvećenosti).
Project: SERBO-ITALIAN LITERARY AND CULTURAL TIES
(Academician Nikša Stipčević)
During 2006, the funds earmarked for this project were not spent on study trips.
The whole amount was spent on the purchase of necessary books, which were processed,
catalogued and stored in the SASA Library.
The project leader and the author of this report published the paper devoted to the above
topic “On Italian Volunteers in the Herzegovinian Uprising“ (“O italijanskim dobrovoljcima u
Hercegovačkom ustanku“). The paper was published in the Proceedings of Matica srpska for
History.
Project: SERBIAN LITERATURE IN XX CENTURY
(Academician Predrag Palavestra)
Working on his personal project “Serbian Literature in the XX century”, from the
manuscript the History of the Serbian Literary Criticism, Predrag Palavestra continued to
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publish portraits of the post-war Serbian writers and literary critics: Jovan Kršić, Stanislav
Vinaver, Miloš Crnjanski and Todor Manojlović. He also published the essay The Teaching of
Two Old Serbian Critics, in Glas SASA, (»The Voice«, 22/2006), pp. 79-112.
In 2006, in Serbian and English he published the History of the Serbian PEN.
He also published 12 articles and essays in Serbian and foreign periodicals.
Project: HISTORY OF THE SERBIAN LITERARY LANGUAGE AND VERNACULARS
(FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF SERBIAN LITERACY UNTIL THE MID-19TH
CENTURY)
During the past period, within my individual project “History of Serbian Literary
Language and Vernaculars (from the Beginnings of Serbian Literacy Until the Mid-19th Century)“
(“Istorija srpskog narodnog i književnog jezika / od početka srpske pismenosti pa zaključno s
prvom polovinom XIX veka/“), I published the following papers:
1. [Bibliography of the Works of Academician Aleksandar Mladenović / Bibliografija
radova akademika Aleksandra Mladenovića]. Almanac, Belgrade (Serbian Academy of Sciences
and Arts), 2004, Vol. СХ, 305-340 (for 2003). А. Мladenović prepared this bibliography by
himself.
2. Nikita I. Tolstoj, Papers and Articles on the History of the Serbian Literary
Language (Studije i članci iz istorije srpskog književnog jezika), Belgrade (Institute for
Textbooks and Teaching Aids, The Vuk Foundation. Matica srpska – edition: Studies on Serbs
/Studije o Srbima), 2004. Edited by Aleksandar Mladenović. Editor’s Note, 217-219.
3. On One Prince Lazar’s Charter Written in Resava (O jednoj povelji kneza Lazar
pisanoj u Resavi). Resava /Upper and Lower/ in History, Science, Literature and Art (Resava
/Gornja i Donja/ u istoriji, nauci, književnosti i umetnosti), The Days of Serbian Spiritual
Transformation XI, Despotovac, 2004, 37-40.
4. Annotations on the Serbian Literary Language at the Time of the First Serbian
Uprising (Napomene o srpskom književnom jeziku za vreme Prvog srpskog ustanka),
Proceedings of Matica srpska for Philology and Linguistics (Zbornik Marice srpske za
filologiju i lingvistiku), Novi Sad, 2004. Vol. ХLVII/1-2, 7-26.
5. On Some Slovenisms in the Poems of Dositej Obradović, Gavrilo Kovačević
and Georgije Mihaljević, Dedicated to the First Serbian Uprising (O nekim slavenizmima u
pesmama Dositeja Оbradović, Gavrila Kovačevića i Georgija Mihaljevića, posvećenim Prvom
srpskom ustanku), Proceedings of Matica srpska for Philology and Linguistics, Novi Sad, 2004,
XLVII/1-2, 27-35. Published under the same title in the book: The First Serbian Uprising
in Books, 1804-1813 (Prvi srpski ustanak u knjigama 1804-1813). Proceedings, Belgrade
(National Library of Serbia), 2004, 9-19.
6. Annotations on One Common Characteristic of the Serbian and Bulgarian
Orthography at the Time of Patriarch Jevtimije (Napomene o jednoj zajedničkoj osobini
srpskog i bugarskog pravopisa u vreme patrijarha Jevtimija), Proceedings of Matica srpska for
Philology and Linguistics, Novi Sad, 2004, Vol. ХLVII/1-2, 165-173. Published under the same
title in: Archaeographic Contributions (Arheografski prilozi), Belgrade (National Library of
Serbia. Archaeographic Department), 2004-2005, Vol. 26-27, 175-188.
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7. Book on the Vernacular of Pirot and Its Environment in the Mid-18th Century
(Knjiga o govoru Pirota i okoline iz sredine XVIII века). Proceedings of Matica srpska for
Philology and Linguistics, Novi Sad, 2004, Vol. ХLVII/1-2, 479-483.
8. Petar II Petrović Njegoš, Collected Works. Critical Edition. II. The Mountain
Wreath (Petar Petrović Njegoš, Sabrana djela. Kritičko izdanje. II. Gorski vijenac). Edited by
Aleksandar Mladenović, Podgorica (Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts), 2005.
9. Some Phililogical Annotations on the Grbalj Manuscript of Emperor Dušan’s Code.
Grbalj Through the Centuries (Neke filološke napomene o Grbaljskom rukopisu Zakonika cara
Dušana. – Grbalj kroz vjekove), Proceedings of the Scientific Meeting on “Grbalj Through
the Centuries“, Grbalj and Kotor, 11-13 October 2001; Grbalj (Society for the Restoration of
Podlastva Monastery, Grbalj), 2005, 351-357.
10. Belgrade Metropolitan Mojsije Petrović (1713-1730) and the Beginning of the
Creation of the Serbian Literary Language of More Recent Times (Beogradski mitropolit Mojsije
Petrović /1713-1730/ i početak stvaranja srpskog književnog jezika novijeg vremena). Glas,
Belgrade (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Department of Language and Literature,
21), 2005, Vol. CDI, 17-26. Published under the same title in: Archeographic Contributions
(Arheografski prilozi), Belgrade (National Library of Serbia, Archaeographic Department),
2004-2005, Vol. 26-27, 517-527.
11. Из воспоминаний о профессоре Германе Ивановиче Сафронове. - Профессораслависты Пл А. Дмитриев и Г. И. Сафронов в воспоминания своих коллег, друзей,
учеников, Санкт-Петербургский государствеиный университет. Филологический
факулътет, 2006, 87-94.
Project: SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTIC INVESTIGATIONS OF THE CONTEMPORARY
SERBIAN LANGUAGE
(Corresponding Member Predrag Piper)
In 2006, within my individual research project Syntactic and Semantic Investigations of
the Contemporary Serbian Language (Sintaksičko-semantička ispitivanja savremenog srpskog
jezika), I published the following works:
О вводныx диалогах в славянских языках // Južnoslovenski filolog, 2006, LХII,
pp. 15-32.
On Cognitive-Linguistic and Related Investigations of the Serbian Language (О
kognitivnolingvističkim i srodno-usmerenim proučavanjima srpskog jezika), CognitiveLinguistic Investigations of the Serbian Language (Kognitivnolingvistička proučavanja
srpskog jezika), Belgrade, SASA, 2006. (= The Serbian Language in the Light of Contemporary
Linguistic Theories, /= Srpski jezik u svetlu savremenih lingvističkih teorija), Vol. I, 7-27.
Anaphora in the Serbian Simple Sentence (Anafora u srpskoj prostoj rečenici),
Proceedings of Matica srpska for Slavic Studies (Zbornik Matice srpske za slavistiku), Vol.
71-72, 2007, 261-273.
Русская литература и кулътура в вербалъных ассоциациях сербов //
Славянская филология: исследователъский и методический аспекты. – Материалы
Международной научной конференции.-Кемерово: Меркурий, 2006. -С. 10-17.
Studies in Polish Linguistics, Južnoslovenski filolog, LXII, 2006, 261-266.
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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR FACSIMILE EDITIONS OF THE SASA,
MATICA SRPSKA AND THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SERBIA
In 2006, a work on the pastoral drama Ljubica by Marin Gazarović (Venice, 1623),
whose only complete copy, which had been unknown for centuries, was unexpectedly found
in Belgrade, in the Peričić family’s library, and is now kept in the SASA Library thanks to the
bequest of Corresponding Member of SASA Vlastimir Peričić, was continued and prepared for
publishing as a SASA edition, but has not yet been printed. It will be a reprint of the complete old
edition, including the modern transcription of the text, extensive critical notes and explanations,
as well as the essay on the author and his work at the end of the book.
INTERACADEMIC COMMITTEE FOR DIALECTOLOGICAL ATLASES
The exclusive activity of the Committee is the preparation of dialectological atlases, that
is, the work on the Serbian Dialectological Atlas (SDA) and on our section of the Atlas of the
European Languages (ALE) and Slavic Linguistic Atlas (OLA). At this meeting, the Committee
set up the ALE, OLA and SDA Boards so as to ensure more efficient work on these projects.
Atlas of the European Languages
Corresponding Member of SASA, Professor Dr. Aleksandar Loma, President of the
ALE-SCG Board, was unable to attend the 39th Meeting of the Editorial Board of the Atlas
of the European Languages, which was held in Dubrovnik, 18-21 May 2006. At this meeting,
the working bodies were reorganized and Professor A. Loma was elected as a member of the
Publishing Board of the Atlas of the European Languages, a member of the Department of Slavic
Languages and a member of the Editorial Board for Volume I, 8.
Slavic Linguistic Atlas
From 8 to 15 October 2006, Struga hosted the regular annual meeting of the International
Commission and the International Working Group of OLA within the International Slavist
Committee. After ten years, all members of the Commission (the representatives of all 13
national boards) were present. As usual, the work in Struga was carried out at the plenary sessions
of the International Commission and in the sections (Phonetic-Grammatic, Lexical-Formative,
Morphonological and Computer). Our representatives were: Professor Dr. S. Remetić, Professor
Dr. M. Pižurica, Dr. Ž. Bošnjaković and Dr. S. Miloradović.
At one of the plenary sessions, the conception of the first morphological volume
Pronouns (Zamenice) was discussed (the Macedonian and Polish National Commissions), and
the Slovak Commission presented the preliminary conception of the volume devoted to noun
declension. The OLA website (http://OLA.zrc-sazu.si) was also presented. The final version of
the transcription system and the list of inhabited points was adopted. It was also decided to
prepare new electronic blank maps, which would reflect the current geopolitical situation. At
the final preliminary session, the protocols of the sections were adopted and the tasks for the
next period were set. They should mostly be accomplished until the OLA session in Bautzen
(Budysin), in 2007. The work in the sections was focussed on the specific issues relating to the
preparation of the subsequent volumes. Our commission submited 3 maps for the volume devoted
to reflexes *е, as well as one uncartographed material. In 2006, our commission also prepared 15
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additional indices for the volume Pronouns, sent the additional explanations for 7 questions from
the volume Man (Čovek) to Poland and 122 literary titles for the subsequent lexical volumes to
Poland and Budysin. It also began to prepare the indices for the Bulgarian lexical volume Family
Relations (Rodbinski odnosi).
Serbian Dialectological Atlas
In 2006, this project also rallied the permanent and external associates of the SASA
Serbian Language Institute, involved in the project Dialectological Studies of the Serbian
Language Area, whose leader is Professor Dr. Slobodan Remetić, Corresponding Member of the
Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska, since more than two years ago the SASA
Department of Language and Literature accepted the proposal of the SASA Serbian Language
Institute and the leadership of the project Dialectological Studies of the Serbian Language Area
that the work in the field of linguistic geography and onomastics should be jointly done by these
two institutions. The external associates worked mostly in the field, collecting the relevant material,
while the permanent associates, apart from occasional field work, prepared the indices for 166
questions for the first volume, from 764 anticipated points, in Belgrade and Novi Sad. It must
be noted that the indices for 137 Prizren-Timok points were prepared by the external associates
in Niš, and that there is an ongoing project within the Language Committee of the Academy of
Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska in Banjaluka, within which dialectal material for the
Serbian vernaculars in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina is collected. During 2006, about
100,000 data were entered into the computer for the first volume of the Atlas (lexemes with all
recorded diacritical marks). All material for the first volume was collected, while the material for
the first four volumes was collected to a considerable degree, at more than 80 points covering all
Serbian dialects. The working session of the project associates was held in April 2006. It was also
attended by Davor Palčić and Radoje Banković, B.A., an associate at the Military Geographic
Institute (cartographer). The meeting was held so as to decide on (1) the so-called blank map and
(2) the preparation of the font for the SDA.
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
COMMITTEE ON THE SOURCES OF SERBIAN LAW
(Academician Aleksandar Fira)
During 2006, the work of the Committee on the Sources of Serbian Law was successfully
continued. After publishing two books in 2005, two publications also came out in 2006:
1. Gordana Radojčić-Kostić, Bibliography on Emperor Stefan Dušan’s Code
(Bibliografija o zakonodavstvu cara Stefana Dušana) and
2. Professor Dr. Rade Mihaljčić, Laws in Old Serbian Documents (Zakoni u starim
srpskim ispravama).
Academician Miloš Blagojević finished the critical edition of the Serbian version of
the Agricultural Legal Code (Zemljoradnički zakonik), in which he edited the text of the old
Serbian translation of this Legal Code, gave his annotations on all 71 articles and included his
study on agrarian relations in medieval Serbia. Immediately after the New Year, the manuscript of
this book was submitted for printing. It is also expected that Dr. Biljana Marković will complete
her work on the critical edition of Volume I of The So-Called Code of Emperor Justinian (Tzv.
Zakon cara Justinijana). Dušan Sindik undertook a new assignment. He is now preparing the
critical edition of Short Church Law Documents (Kratki crkveno-pravni spisi). Professor Dr.
Tatjana Subotin, who is translating the complete Syntagm of Matija Vlastar (Sintagma Matije
Vlastara), finished about three-fourths of her work which, apart from the translation, includes the
relevant explanations and notes and, probably, the introduction.
During 2006, the work on the preparation of the fourth volume of the remaining twelve
manuscripts of the more recent redaction of Dušan’s Code was continued. Since it turned out that
the digitalized films could not be published as a facsimile, all manuscripts had to be scanned which
was a tremendous job. The Borđoš, Popenac, Tekelija, Kovilj and Stratimirović manuscripts were
scanned in the Matica srpska Library, the Karlovac manuscript in the National Library and the
Vršac manuscript in the City Museum in Vršac. The Patriarchate manuscript will be dated and
scanned early in 2007. Unfortunately, we could not obtain the digitalized scans of the Studenica,
Zagreb (Paštrovići), Grabalj and Bogišić (Dalmatian) manuscripts, which are in Croatia, because
the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts has not yet answered our appeal to have its library
technical service scan these manuscripts for a fee.
In addition to the fascimiles of these manuscrupts, the decoded manuscripts (the original
text set in type) and at least two translations into the contemporary language will be published,
while at the same time pointing to minor differences in the untranslated manuscripts. This
task was assumed by Professor Dr. Gordana Jovanović and Viktor Savić, M.A. Academician
Aleksandar Mladenović and Dr. Jasmina Nedeljković-Kovačević prepared the study on the
language characteristics of these manuscripts, while the study on the more recent manuscripts
of Dušan’s Code is being prepared by Academician Sima Ćirković. It has only remained to
engage an author to write the study From the Tripartite to Bipartite Corpus (Od tripartitnog ka
bipartitnom korpusu). Should all these activities be completed, it can be expected that the fourth
volume of the more recent transcripts of Dušan’s Code will come out in 2008.
The work on the already accepted project Two Centuries of Serbian Constitutionality
(Dva veka ustavnosti u Srba ) is still in the preparation stage. The basic problem lies in the
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fact that, due to such financial conditions, we cannot conceive this very complex project in the
originally anticipated way. Despite such a situation, the associates expressed their readiness to
continue their work on the project. There is a possibility that the Centre for Constitutional Law of
Kragujevac University also joins the project. They expressed a great interest in this topic and hold
that they will be able to provide at least the initial sources of finance for this project.
The Committee still does not dispose of any official documents relating to Serbia’s new
constitutional situation, except for the texts of the Constitution and the Constitutional Law on the
Enactment of the Constitution, which were published in the Official Gazette. We hold that it will
be useful to establish contact with the relevant government bodies so as to obtain the authentic
background material for the preparation of the Constitution, so that the Committee can follow its
implementation in an adequate way. We also hold that the nature of this part of the work is such
that the Committee should receive all copies of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia on a
regular basis, in addition to the texts relating to the sources of law, which might not be officially
published. Naturally, we do not pretend to obtain the documents which are treated by the relevant
bodies as confidential.
COMMITTEE ON PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL THEORY
(Academician Mihailo Marković)
Within the project „Social Thought in Serbia in the 19th and 20th Centuries“ (Društvena
misao u Srbiji u XIX i XX veku), the papers presented at the scientific meeting on “Social and
Political Thought of Petar II Petrović Njegoš” (Društvena i politička misao Petra II Petrovića
Njegoša) (the 20th meeting within this project) were reviewed by their authors and submitted for
printing. The Proceedings will be published as a SASA edition in the course of 2007.
The papers presented at the 11th scientific meeting within this project „Social and
Political Thought of Vuk Karadžić“ (Društvena i politička misao Vuka Karadžića) were selected,
prepared for printing and reviewed. It was agreed with the Director of the Institute for Textbooks
and Teaching Aids, Dr. Radoš Ljušić, that the Institute would publish this book in 2007.
In addition, Academician Mihailo Marković finished the first version of his study The
Time of Change (Vreme preokreta). Academician Ljubomir Tadić prepared the first volume of
his Selected Works (Izabrana dela), The Philosophy of Law (Filozofija prava), for printing.
Professor Mirko Zurovac finished his book Methodological Foundation of Aesthetics
(Metodološko zasnivanje estetike). The abridged version of this book was published last year,
while the unbridged one will come out in 2007. In addition, his treatise The Signatures of
Contemporary Times (Signature savremenosti) is being printed.
Professor Dragan Simeunović published his studies entitled The First Serbian Liberals
(Prvi srpski liberali) and The Phenomenology of Violence (Fenomenologija nasilja). He prepared
ten more episodes of the series Serb Political Ideas (Političke ideje u Srba) for Channel I of TV
Serbia.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY OF POPULATION
(Corresponding Member Časlav Ocić)
The Committee for the Study of Population completed its research project entitled
“Evolution of the Population Policy in Serbia 1945-2004“ (“Evolucija populacione politike u
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Srbiji 1945-2004“), but continued its research on this topic (“Population Development in Serbia
1992-2002“ / “Razvitak stanovništva Srbije 1992-2002“/).
After publishing the Demographic Proceedings, Volume VII, Evolution of the
Population Policy in Serbia 1945-2004, the SASA Committee for the Study of Population
organized the round table on “Demographic Problems and Population Policy“ (“Demografski
problemi i populaciona politika“), in 19 April 2006. The opening statement was delivered by
Professor Dr. Branislav Đurđev. The presentations relating to the basic topic, on the occasion
of publishing the Demographic Proceedings, were made by Corresponding Members of SASA
Časlav Ocić and Vojislav Stanovčić, Professor Dr. Mirjana Rašević and Dr. Ana Gavrilović.
During 2006, the composition of the SASA Committee for the Study of Population was
renewed and considerably enlarged, thus meeting the staff requirements for its further work.
The SASA Committee for the Study of Population held its first meeting in the new
composition on 17 October 2006. The following issues were on the agenda: 1) Work on Serbian
Demographic Bibliography; and 2) Proposal for the Research Project “Population Development
in Serbia 1992-2002“ (“Razvitak stanovništva Srbine 1992-2002“). The decisions were brought,
the editorial staff and working groups were set up and the measures for the fulfilment of these
tasks were undertaken.
In 2006, the Editorial Staff elected for the work on Serbian Demographic Bibliography,
embarked on the first phase of its work, based on this year’s available funds of the Committee. The
Editorial Staff held the constitutive meeting on 31 December 2006, at which the framework plan
of activities was adopted. The basis for further research in the first phase will be the bibliography
of monographs and articles published in the period 1945-2006; bibliographies of the journals
Stanovništvo (Population) and Demografija (Demography), as well as the bibliographies of
demographic research papers were prepared by the Committee members. Professor Dr. Vladimir
Grečić submitted his bibliography, including significant papers on migration, which were
published in the period 2000-2006.
The funds for the project “Population Development in Serbia 1992-2002“ will be
requested in 2007, since it is held that it is very important to realize this project so as to ensure the
continuity of demographic researches and satisfy the need for a thorough study of the 1990s.
At its meeting of 21 December 2006, the Committee for the Study of Population
adopted its Activity Report for 2006 and adopted the Proposed Activity Plan for 2007. It also
considered the Progress Report on Serbian Demographic Bibliography, and discussed the draft of
the Demographic Thesaurus, which would provide a sound basis for the preparation of Serbian
Demographic Bibliography. It also decided to hold a round table discussion on this issue.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC SCIENCE
(Corresponding Member Časlav Ocić)
During 2006, the Committee on Economic Science focussed its attention on conceiving,
maintaining and publishing the results of the International Scientific Meeting on “Kosovo and
Metohija: Past, Present and Future“ (Kosovo i Metohija: prošlost, sadašnjost i budućnost). The
President of the Organizing Board and then the Editorial Board and the editor of the Proceedings
was Academician Kosta Mihailović. The English version of the Proceedings is being printed,
while the Serbian one will be published in 2007.
The greatest part of the work plan for 2006 was carried over to the plan for 2007 and
it includes the following important topics: 1) The Strategy of Serbia’s Economic Development
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(a part of the priority project) will be discussed at a round-table and the results will be published
in the proceedings; 2) The History of Serbian Economic Thought (within this part of the project
it is necessary to set up the research team that will collect and process the relevant material by
applying the adopted methodology /personal questionnaire, thematic bibliography, etc./). The
World Association of the Academies of Sciences gave an iniative for the work on this project and
most countries have so far made considerable progress in its realization, while some neighbouring
countries have already published certain results of their research. To provide a basis for this
(and other) research, it will be necessary to prepare Serbian Economic Bibliography. It is also
necessary to initiate the publishing of the critical editions of the works of renowned Serbian
economists; 3) The Role of the Academy od Sciences in the Creation of Young Scientists in
the Country (by granting scholarships to the best students, encouraging the creation of young
scientists in the country and maintaining contact with the awarded students). The Committee
will take care that economic science is also considered when awarding these scholarships and
will also be active in maintaining relations with the best students. 4) The Role of Science and
Technology in Enhancing the Competitiveness of the South-East European Countries’ Exports).
This project would be realized within inter-academy cooperation with the academies of sciences
of the South-East European countries. 5) Economic Terminology. The problems relating to the use
of technical terms (both in speech and in writing) are becoming increasingly evident. Professor
Dr. Blagoje Babić informed the Committee about his work on the standardization of the technical
terms relating to accession to the European Union. The Committee will give its opinion about
economic terms and will cooperate with the SASA Committee for the Standardization of the
Serbian Language.
At its session of 1 November 2005, the Department of Social Sciences brought the
decision that the results of the work of the Sinergon research group should be considered at a
round table, which would be organized by the Committee on Economic Science. The members
of the Committee had mostly different views. The Committee held that – instead of having a
classical round table – it would be necessary to organize the lecture, with the discussion, about the
results achieved by the Sinergon research group. So, on 11 May 2006, the meeting devoted to the
following discussion was held: Activating the Resources of the Potential Effectiveness of TechnoEconomic Business Systems (Aktiviranje resursa potencijalne efektivnosti tehnoekonomskih
sistema privređivanja). The discussion was fruitful and challenging and it was recommended
that the Sinergon group should publish the Manual for the Operative Application of Activating
Resources.
COMMITTEE FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT
“PHILOSOPHY BETWEEN EAST AND WEST“
(Academician Mihailo Đurić)
In 2006, the Committee’s work on the research project “Philosophy Between East and
West“ (“Filozofija između Istoka i Zapada“) was aggravated to a considerable extent for two
reasons: the deteriorated health condition of its President and a radical change in the method
of leading this project. Instead of the joint work on a systematic elaboration of the set task,
priority was given to individual initiatives of the members of this Committee. This proved to be
appropriate, since attention was focussed on the question what is actually happening in the world
we live in, especially in our immediate European neighbourhood or, to be more exact, on the
philosophical interpretation of the sense of the victorious cybernetic revolution, which has now
expanded all over the world. In so doing, the greatest attention was devoted to the consideration
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and interpretation of the contemplative assumptions and decisions, which provide a basis for the
unlimited global rule of technology, whose supremacy provides an opportunity for agreement
among nations by non-violent means and contributes greatly to the elimination of differences
among regional cultures, if not their forceful colonization.
Despite the mentioned difficulties, the project leader and his associates continued the
work on the selected topics. Mihailo Đurić presented his paper on the destiny of the cybernatic
transformation of the world (on the occasion of the formal presentation of his collected works
at Felix Romuliana School of Philosophy /Zaječar, 11 July 2006/), as well as on the principled
difference between philosophy and science, at the presentation of the second edition of his book
On the Need of Philosophy Today. Philosophy Between East and West (O potrebi filozofije
danas. Filozofija između Istoka i Zapada) (Belgrade, 21 December 2006). Corresponding
Member Danilo Basta was active in the Committee’s work on the project (see: SASA Almanac,
Activities of the Members of the Department). Dr. Časlav D. Koprivica and Dr. Milisavljević,
members of the Committee, were also actively involved in the project. Dr. Časlav D. Koprivica,
Docent at the Faculty of Political Science (for the subject: Philosophy), participated in addressing
several problems within the philosophy between East and West and published the articles: “The
Problem of Sense“ (“Problem smisla“), Sveske 80 (2006), Pančevo, pp. 75-87; “’The End of
the World‘: From the Genealogy of Globalization and Postmodern Man“ (“’Kraj svijeta’: iz
genealogije globalizovanja i postmodernoga čovjeka“), Filozofeme 1 (Proceedings of the Serbian
Philosophical Forum in Novi Sad, April 2006), Novi Sad, 2006, pp. 81-113; “’Destruction’ and
’Repetition’ as Education: Metaphysics and Humanism Between the Destiny and Salvation of
Europe in Heidegger’s Thought“ (“’Destrukcija’ i ’ponavljanje’ kao obrazovanje: metafizika i
humanizam između usuda i spasa Evrope u Hajdegerovoj misli“), Nauka i obrazovanje, Banja
Luka 2006, pp. 365-384; “The Philosophical-Political Concept“ (“Filosofsko-politički nacrt“)
(the editors published it under the title “Mind and Community“ /“Um i zajednica“/), Nova
srpska politička misao, Belgrade, 2006, Book 11, Vols. 1-4, pp. 163-184; “Thought in Time:
Does Philosophy Belong to Such a World?“ (“Misao u vremenu: da li je filosofija od ovakvoga
svijeta?“) (Proceedings of the Serbian Philosophical Forum, November 2006), Filozofeme
3, Novi Sad, 2006, pp. 31-50; and the text which is being printed: “How to Contemplate the
Serbian Crisis?“ (“Kako promišljati srpsku krizu?“), published by Srpska politička misao 1-2
(2006). Dr. Vladimir Milisavljević, Docent and Scientific Associate at the Institute of Philosophy
and Social Theory, published: “The Responsibility of Philosophy“ (“Odgovornost filozofije“),
Letopis Matice srpske, June 2006, pp. 1089-1092; and “The Struggle for Recognition in Hegel’s
Jena Writings“ (“Borba za priznanje u Hegelovim Jenskim spisima“), Annals of the Faculty of
Law in Belgrade (Anali Pravnog fakulteta u Beogradu), 1, 2006, pp. 71-87.
COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF LIFE AND CUSTOMS OF THE ROMA
(Academician Ljubomir Tadić)
In 2006, the Commission for the Study of Life and Customs of the Roma devoted the
greatest attention to preparations for holding the scientific meeting devoted to the culture, identity
and language of the Roma in Serbia. Unfortunately, due to financial and other problems, this
meeting could not be held in 2006. The preparations for this meeting will be continued in 2007.
In 2006, the Proceedings entitled “Social Sciences on the Roma in Serbia“ (Društvene
nauke o Romima u Srbiji) were prepared for printing and changes in the process of integrating
the Roma into the society were followed. The changes were followed through professional and
scientific literature dealing with the social, legal and other aspects of their status in Serbia. The
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scope of the new policy deserves a professional discussion on these topics and we will try to deal
with these issues in an adequate way.
On behalf of the Commission for the Study of Life and Customs of the Roma,
Corresponding Member Vojislav Stanovčić proposed the publishing of the proceedings on
Social Sciences on the Roma in Serbia to the Department of Social Sciences. The proposal was
accepted.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR STUDYING THE NATIONAL
MINORITIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS
(Corresponding Member Vojislav Stanovčić)
In 2006, the Committee continued to monitor and study the status of the national
minorities in Serbia, while special attention was devoted to the status of the Serbian national
minority in the neighbouring and other countries in the region. The work was focussed on the
collection and processing of the papers presented at the scientific meeting on “The Status of the
National Minorities in Serbia“ (“Položaj nacionalnih manjina u Srbiji“) and the establishment of
the electronic database on the Serbs in the neighbouring countries, as well as on the minorities in
Serbia (in which associate Katarina Crnjanski was especially involved).
In order to deal with these issues, the Committee proposed to the Department to elect Dr.
Biljana Sikimić from the Balkanological Institute and Dr. Mladen Prelić from the Ethnographic
Institute, who have been studying the Serbs in Hungary for a long time, in addition to Professor
Dr. Dragana Radojičić, Director of the SASA Ethnographic Institute, Professor Dr. Vukašin
Pavlović from the Faculty of Political Science, Professor Dr. Milorad Pupovac and Professor Dr.
Siniša Tatalović from Zagreb University, and Professor Dr. Sveto Škarić from the Faculty of Law
in Skopje as members of the Committee.
The Committee organized two thematic meetings on the status of Bunjevci. It was stated
that it is the question of an authothonous ethnic group whose members are ready to preserve
and cherish their identity within dynamic social and political changes. The associates of the
Ethnographic Institute participated, through the Committee, in the scientific meeting which was
organized by the Bunjevci and will participate in the research on their identity and status.
The SASA Executive Board informed the Department that the Russian Academy of
Sciences proposed the topics for joint research with the SASA in 2006-2008, including “Research
on the Status of National Minorities“ (“Istraživanje položaja nacionalnih manjina“). The Russian
partner would be the Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology and the project
leader Corresponding Member Valery Tishkov. As for our side, the Department of Social Sciences
would be responsible for the project and the project leader would be Corresponding Member
Vojislav Stanovčić. Stanovčić gave a short explanation why it would be good to accept this
cooperation. The Department accepted the proposal.
On the basis of the communication received by the SASA Service for International
Cooperation, Corresponding Member Vojislav Stanovčić reported that the Hungarian Academy
of Sciences proposed to the SASA the extension of their two-year cooperation agreement about
which the negotiations should start early in 2007. The Interdepartmental Committee for Studying
the National Minorities and Human Rights does have large funds on which one could count,
but we have a number of scientific associates at the Ethnographic and Balcanological Institutes
who have been conducting research on the Serbs in Hungary for a long time, in addition to their
associates who wish to continue their research with the support of their institutes.
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During 2006, Corresponding Member Vojislav Stanovčić published two books:
Political Theory I (Politička teorija I), Belgrade, Službeni glasnik, 2006, 838 pages; and Power
and Legitimity (Moć i legitimnost), Belgrade, Službeni glasnik, 2006, 140 pages. He also
published several articles relating to the Committee’s subject of research: “Problems of Forging
Unity out of Diversities“, in Problems of Identities in the Balkans (edited by Slobodan G.
Markovich, Eric Beckett Weaver and Vukasin Pavlovic), Belgrade, Anglo-Serbian Society, 2006,
pp. 55-94; ”Democracy and the Rule of Law“, in Annals of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade,
International Edition, Belgrade, 2006, No. 1, pp. 49-67; “Principles and Legal Solutions Relating
to the Protection of Minority Rights and Freedoms“ (“Načela i pravna rešenja zaštite prava i
sloboda manjina“), in: Goran Bašić (ed.), Temptations of Democracy in a Multiethnic Society
(Iskušenja demokratije u multietničkom društvu), Belgrade, 2006, pp. 125-136. At the request of
the Council for National Minorities of the Serbian Government, he wrote the paper on the topic
– “The Notion of National Minority and Individual and Collective Rights“ (“Pojam nacionalne
manjine i individualnih i kolektivnih prava“, which will be published in the proceedings prepared
by the associates of this Council. He participated in the international round table on “Conflict
– Resource or Challenge in Multiethnic Societies“ held in Belgrade, on 30 September 2006.
Professor Dr. Vučina Vasović, a member of the Committee, published Contemporary
Democracies I (Savremene demokratije I) (Službeni glasnik, 2006, 710 pages); he will soon
publish Volume II, which will cover four West European “small democracies“, including those
in which the problem of the multinational structure of their states has taken the constitutionallaw and political-institutional form, geared to the settlement of relations between ethno-national
groups like in Switzerland and Belgium, as well as in the Netherlands.
The Secretary of the Committee, Goran Bašić, MA, finished his PhD thesis on The
Policy of Multiculturalism in South Eastern Europe, Based on the Example of the Serb
National Minority (Politika multikulturalizma u jugoistočnoj Evropi na primeru srpske
nacionalne manjine). During 2006, he also published several monographs: The Temptations
of Demography in a Multiethnic Society (Iskušenja demografije u multietničkom društvu),
Local Democracy and Multiculturalism (Lokalna demokratija i multikulturalnost), Political
Participation and Cultural Autonomy of National Minorities in Serbia (Politička participacija
i kulturna autonomija nacionalnih manjina u Srbiji), Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Belgrade, 2006;
as well as a number of articles: European Integration and the Policy of Multiculturalism in
Serbia (Evropske integracije i politika multikulturalnosti u Srbiji), Filozofija i društvo, No.
1(29) 2006, pp. 113-118; Local Democracy and Inter-national Relations (Lokalna demokratija i
međunacionalni odnosi), Teme, XXX, No. 1, Niš, 2006, pp. 67-84; Principles of Liberalism and
Communitarism in the Organization of Multiethnic Postsocialist Societies, (Principi liberalizma
i komunitarizma u organizaciji multietničkih postsocijalističkih društava), in: Everyday Culture
in the Postsocialist Period in Serbia and Bulgaria (Svakodnevna kultura u postsocijalističkom
periodu u Srbiji i Bugarskoj), SASA Ethnographic Institute, Belgrade, 2006, pp. 51-75; Political
and Legal Status of National Minorities in Serbia and Montenegro, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung,
Skopje, 2006, pp. 41-56. He collected numerous data referring to the political, legal, demographic,
sociological, ethnological and other aspects of the status of the Serb minority in the neighbouring
countries and the former Yugoslav republics.
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DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL SCIENCES
COMMITTEE ON ARCHAEOLOGY
(Academician Nikola Tasić)
During the year, the Committee held three meetings: one was devoted to the change of
its Programme for 2006 due to the death of Academician Bogdan Brukner and the other two to
the revision of the project funds. In the first case, it was decided that N. Tasić and B. Jovanović
should prepare the proposal for the SASA Branch in Novi Sad and the Department relating to the
future of the projects led by the late B. Brukner (Industrial Archaeology and the Archaeological
Map of Serbia, the part showing Vojvodina). In the second case, it was proposed to revise the
funds for all projects, so that more substantial funds could be channelled into the completion
of the work (translation, editing, technical design, etc.) on the Monograph dedicated to Milutin
Garašanin, “Homage to Milutin Garašanin“. This large format 600-page volume came out at
the end of 2006.
Detailed reports on the progress of their projects were presented by project leaders in
special texts.
Project: FONTES ARCHAEOLOGIAE SERBIAE –
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MAP OF SERBIA
Due to insufficient funds, the work on the project was considerably reduced. This was
also the consequence of the death of the leaders of its core activities, first Academician Mulutin
Garašanin and then Academician Bogdan Brukner. In such circumstances, the work in 2006 was
focussed on processing the documentary material left behind M. Garašanin and especially that
left behind B. Brukner relating to the project “Hummocks in Vojvodina“ (“Humke u Vojvodini“).
As an associate on the topic “Hummocks“, project leader N. Tasić succeeded in collecting a part
of this material in the SASA Branch in Novi Sad and in submitting the comprehensive paper
“Prehistoric Hummocks in Banat“ (“Preistorijske humke u Banatu“) for printing in Annals, the
journal of the SASA Branch in Novi Sad.
Project: ЕNEOLITHIC CULTURES AND COPPER FINDINGS IN EASTERN SERBIA
(Corresponding Member Borislav Jovanović)
The final documentation for publishing the monograph on the settlement system of the
Lepenski vir culture at Padina, in the Upper Đerdap Gorge, was processed. This refers especially to
the preparation of the summary plans of architectural structures in 3-D form. The partly completed
series of such plans was used to document the lectures in Ljubljana.
Scientific meetings:
The Mesolithic and the Neolithic Cultural and Populational Trajectories in Euroasia, l0–15
November. 2006, Ljubljana. Lecture by invitation: Organization and Stratigraphy of the
Lepenski Vir Culture Settlements and Geomorphology of the Upper Iron Gates Gorge: Ecological
Predispositions for Formation and Evolution of the Culture.
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Two special lectures were held at the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Art, University
of Ljubljana: A Settlement System of the Lepenski Vir Culture in the Upper Gorge of Đerdap,
Emphasizing the Lady’s Whirlpool Region, and Hajdučka Vodenica, a Site of Lepenski Vir Culture,
the Monumental Altar, the Funeral Space and Functions of Offering Stone Constructions.
Project: ROMAN LIMES OF MOESIA SUPERIOR AND PANNONIA INFERIOR
(Academician Slobodan Dušanić)
During 2006, S. Dušanić and his collaborators continued their work on the “Inscriptions
de la Mésie Supérieure” vol. III/1 (Inscriptions of the Iron Gates, in preparation, to be published
by the “Center d’études épigraphiques et numismatiques Fanoula Papazoglou”). An important
part of the historical and purely epigraphical problems have been solved. The emphasis of the
research in 2006 was focused on religious propaganda of Trajan connected with the wars of AD
101 and 105; its naval aspects, and the roles of the Đerdap Fort and the port of Diana, have proved
especially instructive.
Project: GAMZIGRAD AND ŠARKAMEN
Archaeological excavations, carried out within the international cooperation of the
Archaeological Institute and the Department of Archaeology of the Faculty of Philosophy,
Belgrade, with the Roman-Germanic Commission of the German Archaeological Institute in
Frankfurt/Main (Römisch–Germanische Kommission des Deutches Archäologisches Instituts
– RGK), lasted from 2 August to 6 September 2006. The aim of these archaeological excavations
within international cooperation is to explore the site of Gamzigrad–Romuliana in the area extra
muros by geophysical methods (geomagnetic and geoelectrical measurements), as well as the
probing of the ascertained structures. During the 2005 campaign, on the basis of the results of the
geophysical prospecting by the German team, to the south of the fortification of the emperor’s
palace Felix Romuliana, on Vukica Janković’s estate in the village of Gamzigrad, a structure,
about 8 x 10 m in size, was ascertained. It extends in an south-east – north-west direction, to
the south of the tomb which was explored in probe 1/10 the year before. According to the plan
international cooperation with the RGK, it was decided, during this year’s campaign, to probe
the ascertained structure and – by probing in a north-south direction – to follow the trench, which
was ascertained along the southern rampant of the fortified palace by geophysical prospecting and
probing during the 2004-2005 campaigns, but was not dated more precisely.
The excavations in probe 1/06 ascertained the foundation area of the structure, which is
triangular in plan, 10. 60 x 8.60 m in size and made of crushed stone and tegulae grouted with
See the Report on Cooperation with the RGK in 2005. On the Serbian side, the participants in these
excavations were Sofija Petkovic, M.A., head, and Aleksandar Kapuran, archaeologist, Archaeological
Institute in Belgrade, Professor Dr Mihailo Milinković, head, Professor Dr Živko Mikić and Docent Dr
Miroslav Vujović, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade, Maja Živić, M.A., National Museum in Zaječar,
Slobodan Radovanović, archaeologist, Aleksandar Medović, paleobotanist, Vojvodina Museum in Novi
Sad, Jana Škundrić, Branko Aleksić and Vuk Kostić, students of archaeology at the Faculty of Philosophy
in Belgrade, Andjelija Pavlović, student at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade, and Nikola Ivaković,
student at the Faculty of Architecture in Niš. On the German side, those were: Dr Gerda Sommer von
Bülоw, head of the Roman-Germanic Commission of the German Archaeological Institute in Frankfurt/
Main, Claudia ..., Birte Geiβler, Anne Golke and Daniel Tschernenko, students of archaeology at the
University of Rostock.
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lime mortar. According to the types of ceramic pottery, mostly pots and pythoses, the structure
can generally be dated back to the 6th century AD. This dating is supported by the findings – a
fragmented, early Byzantine bronze fibula with bent food and the follis of Justin I.
The excavations of the structure in probe 1/06 also revealed aq late antique necropolis.
Insite and outside the excavated structure, eight tombs were explored. Some of them were partly
damaged, primarily by building the mentioned early Byzantine structure.
On the basis of the burial rite and tomb findings, the part of the late antique necropolis,
explored in probe 1/06, can be dated back to the last quarter of the 4th – the first half of the 5th
century AD, in general. On the basis of the scarce fragments of ceramic vessels and bronze coins
of Emperor Diocletian, the Roman phase of the structure can be dated back to the second half of
the 3rd and the beginning of the 4th century AD.
Probe 2/06 on Slavomir Papuković’s estate in the village of Gamzigrad, which is 6 x
1.5 m in size, was placed in a north-south direction, perpendicularly to the trench ascertained
by geophysical prospecting and probing along the southern rampart of the later fortification of
Romuliana. In probe 2/06, adjacent to the footing of the southern rampat, a part of a freely dug
skeletal grave in a west-east direction was revealed. On its southern side there is the footing of the
southern rampart of the later fortification of Romuliana. Apart from other items, the tomb yielded
a bronze cross-shaped fibula, gold-plated and decorated, in niello technique, with geometric
motives and a medalion with a portrait. The fibula had the iron pin on which the pieces of the
white wool military cloak, paludamentum, were preserved; the silver catchplate was made of
silver.
M. Vasić, M. Tomović, Šarkamen – East Serbia: Tetrarchic Imperial ResidentialMemorial Complex, Germania, 83, 2005, 2.Halb. (2006), 257–307.
Felix Romuliana / 50 Years of Archaeological Excavations, Papers from the
International Conference, Zaječar, 27th – 29th October 2003, Belgrade 2006 (ed. M. Vasić).
Project: ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS OF MACEDONIA
During 2006, S. Dušanić continued his research on (a) the history of Macedon in the
light of epigraphical documents (centered on the fourth century BC), and (b) the mines, coins
and economy of the Roman province of Macedonia. As to (a), his work focused on the relations
of Macedon with the Peloponnese, Boeotia, Athens and Persia (cf. his forthcoming article on the
Pseudo-Platonic Minos). As to (b), he prepared a paper on a numismatic problem which can be
connected with, and explained by, an entry of Hunt’s Pridianum, itself variously important for
the Trajanic history of Illyricum. Cf. also Dušanić’s Prosopographical Notes on the History of
Roman Mining in Illyricum, to appear.
Mr. Mirko Obradović, assistant of the Philosophical Faculty (Belgrade), participated
in the project. He continued his studies of the political aspects of the anthroponymy of ancient
Macedonia as reflected in inscriptions and narrative sources (mostly the names of the rulers of the
Temenid and Antigonid dynasties).
As soon as material and administrative conditions permit, S. Dušanić, M. Obradović
and their Macedonian colleagues will begin their work on the collation of north-Macedonian
epigraphic documents, which are preserved locally and/or in the museums of Macedonia.
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Project: МЕТАLLURGY IN PREHISTORY AND ANTIQUITY
The reconnaissance of the ore-bearing region of the mine Rebelj near Valjevo revealed a
typical prehistoric mining mallet, made of a roughly dressed piece of volcanic rock, showing the
traces of use. The artifact dates from the Eneolithic period or Early Bronze Age. In this way, the
oldest copper mining and metallurgy region was rounded off – from Eastern Serbia and Kopaonik
and Rudnik Mountains to Rebelj in Western Serbia.
B. Jovаnović, Gradac Phase of the Vinča Culture – Origin of a typological inovation,
Homage to Milutin Garašanin (N. Tasić, C. Grozdanov, eds.), Belgrade, 2006, 211–233.
Project: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY
(Associate Rifat Kulenović, curator of the SASA Museum of Science and Technology)
The reconnaissance of the site of old industrial structures was continued within
cooperation of the SASA Committee on Archaeology (project: Industrial Archaeology in Serbia),
the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments in Pančevo and the SASA Museum of
Science and Technology.
Project: EXPLORATION OF EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE
IN THE DOCLEA AND ZETA REGION
(Academician Vojislav Korać)
The processing of the earlier architectural surveys was continued, coupled with the study
of contemporary literature. Underway is the preparation of the studies based on the surviving
material. Due to very modest funds, field work could not be carried out.
Project: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MAP OF SERBIA AND
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MAP OF VOJVODINA
(Associates: Dr. Slaviša Perić, Director of the Archaeological Institute in Belgrade, and
associates at Serbian museums)
During the last year, the reconaissance data were recorded and entered into the data base
in the Archaeological Institute.
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF ART
The members of the Committee worked on individual projects.
Academician Dejan Medaković worked on the project entitled “Fruška Gora Monastery
Topics“ (“Fruškogorske manastirske teme“). His book Joseph II and the Serbs (Josif II i Srbi)
came out.
Аcademician Vojislav Korać continued his work on the project “Monuments and Topics
of 14th Century Serbian Architecture“ (“Spomenici i teme srpske arhitekture XIV veka“), in
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cooperation with the Institute for the History of Art of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade.
Three papers were prepared for publishing in domestic monographs. One paper was published on
the monograph Grbalj Through the Centuries (Grbalj kroz vekove) (V. Korać, Monumental
Sacral Architecture in Grbalj /Monumentalna sakralna arhitektura u Grblju/), Grbalj 2006, and
one paper in the Almanac of the Christian Archaeological Society in Athens, Series 4/No.
27 (V. Korać, Les voies d’Italie méridionale des influences byzantines sur l’architecture serbe,
Athens 2006).
Аcademician Gojko Subotić continued his work on the project “Corpus of the Founders’
Inscriptions on Frescoes (the 12th and 13th centuries)“ (“Korpus ktitorskih natpisa na freskama
/XII–XIII vek/“). He also continued his work on the monograph “The Monastery of St John
the Forerunner in Jašunja near Leskovac“ (“Manastir Svetog Jovana Preteče u Jašunji kod
Leskovca“).
The works published in 2006:
– Medieval School in Ohrid, Proceedings of the International Scientific Meeting on St
Naum of Ohrid – Life and Work, Skopje, 2006, 125–136;
– Copying and Conservation of the Inscriptions on Frescoes with Historical
Content (Kopiranje i zaštita natpisa istorijske sadržine na freskama), Statements by
the Republican Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia,
ХХХV–ХХХVI (2003–2004, Belgrade 2006), 275–278;
– The Third Žiča Charter (Treća žička povelja), Zograf 31 (2006) (Statement at the 4th
National Conference of Byzantologists, held in Belgrade, in 2005).
CHILANDAR COMMITTEE
The papers, which were prepared for the new volume of Chilandar Proceedings
(Hilandarski zbornik) by the members of the Committee, enable the printing of the new volume
of the Proceedings (Vol. XII). The processing of the existing documents in the Committee was
also continued. Vera Pavlović continued her regular administrative activities.
Corresponding Member Mirjana Živojinović published two papers: Le grand čelnik
Radič, Κλητόριον, in memory of Nikos Oikonomides, Athens-Thessaloniki 2006, 387–402, and
Dragaši i Sveta Gora (Dragaši and Mount Athos), Proceedings of the Byzantological Institute,
43 (2006), 41–57.
SZENTENDRE COMMITTEE
(Academician Dinko Davidov)
Academician Slavko Gavrilović continued to study archival material, while Academician
Dinko Davidov spent 12 days in Szentendre, carrying out his research in the Archive of the Buda
Eparchy, as well as in Raczkeve (wall painting and icons in the church), Szigetcsep and Lorev
(iconostases).
Dr. Dimitrije Stefanović continued to study the inscriptions at the Collective Cemetary
in Szentendre.
Associate Kosta Vuković continued his research in Grabovac monastery.
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COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY
OF THE SERBIAN REVOLUTION 1804–1830
(Academician Slavko Gavrilović)
In 2006, the work included the gathering of material for the volume entitled Varia
insurreccionis serbice, which is kept in the domestic and foreign archives (in Sremski Karlovci,
Novi Sad, Zagreb, Belgrade and Vienna) and is also found in old Serbian journals from the 19th
century.
Spomenik of the SASA, Vol. XIV, which contains the material about the First Serbian
Uprising from the Swedish State Archives in Stockholm and was prepared by Academician
Milorad Ekmečić, is now being printed.
The associates published a number of biographies of the prominent figures from the period
of the First and Second Serbian Uprisings in Volume II of the Serbian Biographic Dictionary
(Srpski biografski rečnik) (Novi Sad, Matica srpska, 2006).
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE SERBIAN PEOPLE FROM
THE 16TH TO THE 18TH CENTURY
Archival and research work was carried out in domestic and foreign archives,
laying special emphasis on the political, religious and economic history of Serbs in the
Austrian Empire and in the Balkans.
The most important works published during 2006:
Dejan Medaković, Joseph II and Serbs (Josif II i Srbi), in German and English, Novi
Sad, 151 pages.
Slavko Gavrilović, Sources on the Serbs in Hungary (Izvori o Srbima u Ugarskoj),
Vol. V, SASA, Belgrade, 251 pages.
Ibid. Ten Documents on the Serbian Question in Hungary 1790-1791 (Deset spisa
iz 1790–1791. о srpskom pitanju u Ugarskoj), Proceedings of Matica srpska for History
(Zbornik Matice srpske za istoriju), Vols. 71–72, 117–127.
Ibid., Balkan Merchants in the Civilian Regions of Srem, Slavonija and Croatia in
the 18th Century (Balkanski trgovci u civilnim oblastima Srema, Slavonije i Hrvatske u XVIII
veku), Proceedings on “The Balkans and Pannonia Through History“ (“Balkan i Panonija
kroz istoriju“), Novi Sad, 177–183.
Ibid., seven papers dealing with Serbian history. Proceedings, Archive for the History
of the Serbian Orthodox Karlovac Metropolitanate (Arhiv za istoriju Srpske pravoslavne
karlovačke mitropolije), New Series, Vol. I, Sremski Karlovci 2006.
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE SERBS IN CROATIA
(Academician Vasilije Krestić)
Proceedings on the Serbs in Croatia (Zbornik o Srbima u Hrvatskoj), No. 6, will come
out soon and the year of publishing will be 2006. Proceedings No. 7 are being prepared; out of 20
announced topics, ten authors have already submitted their papers.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE COMPILATION AND PUBLICATION OF MATERIAL
ON THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE KINGDOM OF SERBIA 1903-1914
Volumes 1 and 2 of Book II by Dr. Ljiljana Aleksić-Pejaković and Života Anić came
out. The Supplement to the Documents on the Serbian Organization in Old Serbia and Macedonia
for 1906 is being printed.
Dr. Kliment Džambazovski and Dr. Ljiljana Aleksić-Pejaković were preparing the
documents from 1911 (Book IV, Volumes 1-4) for printing. However, the work was interrupted
due to the death of Dr. Kliment Džambazovski.
The editors of Books I and III, Dr. Andrija Radenić and Professor Dr. Mihailo Vojvodić,
continued work on the preparation of these books for printing.
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE SERBS IN THE 19TH CENTURY
(Academician Čedomir Popov)
Academician Vladimir Stojančević published the paper entitled Greater Serbia – Its
Psychological, Ideological and Political Background and the Abuse of Its Historical Meaning
(Velika Srbija – psihološka, idejna i politička podloga nastanka i zloupotreba njenog istorijskog
značaja) (in Glas CDIV, Department of Historical Sciences, Book 13), pp. 213-231. The
monograph of Academician Čedomir Popov about “Greater Serbia“, reality and ideological
and political elements of its mystification was prepared. The preparation of the comprehensive
manuscript of Diary (Dnevnik) by Milan Đ. Milićević for publishing also began.
BALCANOLOGICAL TOPICS
The work on the collection of texts for the Monograph dedicated to Milutin Garašanin,
which began the year before, was continued in cooperation with the Macedonian Academy of
Sciences and Arts and the archaeologists with whom Academician Garašanin had maintained
close cooperation for decades. This cooperation included the preparation and translation of the
texts of ten Macedonian archaeologists, whose papers were included in “Homage to Milutin
Garašanin“. After its printing, the Monograph was presented at the Macedonian Academy
of Sciences and Arts. Apart from the contributors to the Monograph, the President of MASA,
Academician Cvetan Grozdanov, and Nikola Tasić, who edited this book, also took part in the
presentation.
Within cooperation with the SASA Balkanological Institute, Nikola Tasić leads the
Institute’s project “Society, Material and Spiritual Culture and Communications in the Balkans
in Protohistory and Early History“ (“Društvo, materijalna i duhovna kultura i komunikacije
na Balkanu u protoistoriji i ranoj istoriji“), which is financed by the Ministry of Science and
Environmental Protection. As of next year, three associates will be involved in the work on
“Balkanological Topics“ (“Balkanološke teme“).
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Group of projects: Byzantine Themes
(Corresponding member Ljubomir Maksimović)
Project: The Last Century of Byzantium and Serbia
(Prof. Dr. Radivoj Radić)
The project begun during this year, containing three main aims: research on material
required for the publication of vol. 7 of the Byzantine Sources for the History of the Peoples
of Yugoslavia, as well as for the publication of vol. 3 of the Actes de Chilandar. Two PhD
dissertations (S. Pirivatrić, S. Rajković) and a MA thesis (Maja Nikolić) are also included.
Radošević N., 2006: Waiting for the End. The Byzantine Rhetoric of the First Half of
the Fifteenth Century, in: Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta 43, 59–70.
Radić R., 2006: Bosnia in the Work of Critobulos of Imbros, in: Zbornik radova
Vizantološkog instituta 43, 141-154.
Project: Byzantine World in Changing (10th – 12th Centuries)
(Corresponding member Ljubomir Maksimović)
The project contains several studies and monographs concerned with various aspects
of changes in the Empire. The main effort in 2006 was concentrated on finishing (defending)
a dissertation on Byzantine administration during 10th and11th century (B. Krsmanović) and in
publishing another one on the ideology and political theory of the ruler of the Comnenian period
(V. Stanković).
Stanković V., 2006: The Comnenoi in Constantinople (1057-1185). The Evolution
of a Ruling Family, Beograd, 326.
Maksimović Lj., 2006: Βυζάντιο και Βαλκάνια, in: Ημερίδα στη μνήμη Διονυσίου
Α. Ζακυθηνού, Αθήνα 2006, 51–59.
Krsmanović B., 2006: The Potential of the Office of Domestikos ton Scholon
(8th–10th C.), in: Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta 43, 393–436.
Project: Wall Painting and Inscriptions in
the 14th and 15th Centuries)
(Academician Gojko Subotić)
A comprehensive monograph on the interaction of both main phenomena of the
sacral monumental art in some Byzantine areas of the Balkans.
Miljković B., 2006: The Serbian Emperor Stefan’s Icon from the Hilandar Monastery,
in: Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta 43, 319–348.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL VARDAR COMMITTEE
(Academician Vladimir Stojančević)
In 2006, the research on the history and culture of the Serbs in the territory of presentday Macedonia was continued. Vardar Proceedings (Vardarski zbornik), No. 5, were edited and
published. The sixth volume is being printed and the preparations for the seventh volume also
started.
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COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
(Academician Milorad Ekmečić)
In 2006, the Committee continued its work. The members of the Committee worked on
individial topics and prepared the fifth volume of the Proceedings for the History of Bosnia and
Herzegovina (Zbornik za istoriju Bosne i Hercegovine). The papers for the fifth volume of the
Proceedings were collected and reviewed, after which the Proceedings were submitted for printing.
The Proceedings contain 16 papers whose authors are: Đuro Tošić, Tibor Živković, Bogumil
Hrabak, Slaviša Perić, Perica Špeher, Esad Kurtović, Srđen Rudić, Dušan Topalović, Angelika
Kos, Đorđe Mikić, Velimir Buha, Aleksandar Rastović, Milun Stijović, Dragan Novaković and
Staniša Vojinović. Several papers were collected for the sixth volume of the Proceedings, which
will be prepared for publishing next year.
Individual project: MATERIAL FOR THE HISTORY OF THE
MILITARY FRONTIER IN THE 18TH CENTURY
Research was conducted in the domestic archives in Novi Sad and Sremski Karlovci, in
addition to using xerox copies from the Vienna and Budapest Archives.
The following works were published:
– Book Material for the History of the Military Frontier, III, Varaždin Generalate
1595–1709 (Građa za istoriju Vojne granice, III, Varaždinski generalat 1597-1709), SASA,
Belgrade, 390 pages.
– Papers for the Ukrainian Proceedings on The Office of the New Serbian Corps
(Kancelarija novosrpskog korpusa), Zaporozhye, pp. 11–18; in the Timisoara Proceedings
of Matica srpska in Novi Sad, Vol. 4, pp. 195–206; in the Archive of the Karlovac
Metropolitanate (Arhiv Karlovačke mitropolije), New Series, Vol. 1, Sremski Karlovci, 4
papers and 15 biographies of the Serbian frontiermen from the 17th to 19th centuries in Serbian
Biographic Dictionary (Srpski biografski rečnik), Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 2006.
Individual project: MATERIAL FOR THE HISTORY OF
THE SERBS IN CROATIA AND SLAVONIA
As the result of my work on the project, I published two books:
1. Bishop Strossmeyer, a Croat, a Greater Croat or a Yugoslav (Biskup Štrosmajer,
velikohrvat ili Jugosloven), Jagodina 2006, 326 pages.
2. Jaša Tomić. Political Portrait 1856–1922 (Jaša Tomić. Politički portret 18561922), Novi Sad 2006, 114 pages.
Individual project: BOURGEOIS EUROPE 1871-1914
(Academician Čedomir Popov)
During 2006, the chapters “The Achievements of the So-called Second Industrial
Revolution and Its Economic Results in Europe“ (“Tekovine tzv. Druge industrijske reolucije
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i njeni privredni rezultati u Evropi“), as well as The History of Russia from the 1870s to the
First World War (Istorija Rusije od 70-ih godina XIX veka do Prvog svetskog rata) from the
chapter “Political History of the European States“ (“Politička istorija evoropskih država“), were
prepared.
Within the Matica srpska project Serbian Biographic Dictionary (Srpski biografski
rečnik), he was the chief editor of the published second volume and the third volume which is
being prepared. He wrote a greater number of entries for this edition, as well as several articles,
essays and reviews for scientific and literary proceedings and journals.
Individual project: BRONZE AND IRON AGE CULTURE AND ART
OF THE SERBIAN DANUBE BASIN
The continuation of the work on this project pointed to the need to expand the topic and
engage new associates in view of the situation in the SASA Branch in Novi Sad after the death
of Academician Bogdan Brukner. Therefore, the reorganization and enlargement of the project
associates with new ones have already started. An arrangement was worked out with Dr. Predrag
Medović for his involvement, especially in the topic “A Comparative Picture of the Earlier
Iron Age Relations Between Gomoglava near Hrtkovci and Gradina on the Bosut and Feudvar
near Mošorin“ („Komparativna slika odnosa starijeg gvozdenog doba između Gomoglave kod
Hrtkovaca i Gradine na Bosutu i Feudvara kod Mošorina“).
N. Tasić, 2006, The Bronze Age of the Danube Basin and Central Balkans in the Work
of Milutin Garašanin. Homage to Milutin Garašanin, Belgrade 2006, 27–31.
Individual Project: ANCIENT SOCIETY AND STATE
Research on (a) political thought of the Greeks in the classical period, and (b) the history
of Roman institutions and society under the Empire was continued
Published papers for 2006 include: (a) Ismenias and Polycrates in the Meno. Notes on
Plato’s Allusive Art and the Greek Politics of the 380’s, Živa Antika 55 (Skopje 2005–2006)
173–183; (b) G. Alfoeldy, Boelcske 219–238, in: M. Corbier ed., L’Année épigraphique 2006
(Paris) 473–474 no. 1426. Several other papers are forthcoming.
During 2006 as well as in previous years, S. Dušanić was the director of the Center for
Ancient Epigraphy and Numismatics “Fanoula Papazoglou” (Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade)
and the head of several projects concerning ancient history, epigraphy, and related disciplines
(Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts; Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade). His study of Roman
history and epigraphy (including collaboration with the editors of the Ann. ép.) focused on the
preparation of vol. III/1 (inscriptions of the Iron Gates) of the Inscriptions de la Mésie Supérieure
(series edited by the Center “Fanoula Papazoglou”).
Early in 2006, S. Dušanić participated in the Paris meeting of the Collegium Politicum,
devoted to the political thought and activities of sophists. During the month of May, thanks to an
Onassis grant, he was able to work in Athens on the historical and epigraphical problems of the
fourth century BC. A short visit to west Serbia (Rudnik in the first place) followed, which dealt
with the problems of Roman mining.
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Individual Project: МONASTERY OF ST JOHN THE FORERUNNER IN JAŠUNJA
(Academician Gojko Subotić)
The project includes the preparation and publishing of the monograph on the history,
architecture and fresco painting of the Church of St John the Forerunner. The project is carried out
in cooperation with Professor Dr. Michitako Suzuki of Okayama University. During the summer
of 2006, the cleaning and conservation of the wall decoration in the naos and altar continued.
During the autumn, Professor Dr. Nikola Dudić finished the graphic presentation of the church
painting, including, inter alia, supplementing it, inter alia, with the unknown representations from
the previously repainted surfaces.
1. Mediaeval School in Ohrid, Proceedings of the International Scientific Meeting
on St. Naum of Ohrid – Life and Work, which was organized on the occasion of the 1100th
anniversary of the Monastery of St Naum in Ohrid, Ohrid, 19-22 October 2005 (St Naum
Monastery Complex), Skopje 2006, pp. 125-136;
2. Copying and Conservation of the Inscriptions on Frescoes Having Historical Content
(Kopiranje i zaštita natpisa istorijske sadržine na freskama), Statements by the Republican
Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia, XXXV-XXXVI (2003-2004,
Belgrade 2006), pp. 275–278;
3. The Monastery of St John the Theologian near Pirot (Manastir Svetog Jovana
Bogoslova kod Pirota), Academic Address, Glas of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and
Arts CDIV, Department of Historical Sciences 13 (2006), pp. 1–20;
4. The Third Žiča Charter (Treća žička povelja), Zograf 31 (2006).
Individual Project: ЕUROPE AND THE SERBS IN THE MIDDLE AGES
(Corresponding Member Jovanka Kalić)
During 2006, the book Europe and the Serbs in the Middle Ages (Evropa i Srbi,
Srednji vek) was prepared, completed and published by the Historical Institute, Belgrade, 711
pages. The book presents the selected results of the author’s research within this project. In
addition, research on the Serbian-Hungarian relations was continued within special topics: the
situation in the Balkans and the expansion of Serbia’s relations with Hungary in the 14th and 15th
centuries, relations with the nobility of Southern Hungary, causes and effects, special role of the
Gorjanski family and the like. Emphasis was placed on research on the events of a longer duration
and having a broader meaning. The study of historical sources for the history of the Catholic
Church in the Balkans continued. Research on the history of Old Raška was also conducted.
1. Europe and the Serbs, Belgrade 2006, 711.
2. Despot Stefan and Byzantium, Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta SANU
43, Beograd 2006, 31–40.
3. Despot Stefan and Nicola II Gorjanski, Istraživanja, ed. Filozofski fakultet u
Novom Sadu, 16, 2005–2006, 95–102.
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Inidividual Project: THE SERBS IN HUNGARY – THE CULTURAL PAST
(Academician Dinko Davidov)
Аcademician Dinko Davidov conducted his research in the Buda Eparchy Archive in
Szentendre, Raczkeve (study of the church’s wall painting and icons), Szigetchsep and Lorev
(iconostases) from 20 September to 9 October 2006.
Associate Slavomir Matejić made digital photographs of the most characteristic wall
painting compositions in Szigezcsep.
Individual project: TERRITORY AND SOCIETY OF MEDIEVAL SERBIA
(Academician Miloš Blagojević)
In 2006, I prepared for publication the Serbian manuscipt of the Agricultural Legal
Code from the Chilandar and its translation into the contemporary Serbian language, as well as
the annotations and study on agrarian relations in medieval Serbia. I also prepared several shorter
treatises for printing. The results of the previous researches were presented in the following
publications:
1. Мiloš Blagojević, The Possessions of the Monastery of Chilandar in Kosovo
and Metohija (12th-14th Centuries) (Posedi manastira Hilandara na Kosovu i Metohiji /XIIXV vek/), Institute for Textbooks and Teaching Aids (“Serbika“), Belgrade 2006, 115 pages +
8 illustrations + 2 historical maps.
2. Ibid., Disputes over the Medieval Boundaries (Sporovi oko srednjevekovnih međa),
Proceedings of Matica srpska for History, 71-72 (2006), 7-28.
3. Ibid., The Titles of the Princes from the House of Nemanjić in the 12th and 13rd
Centuries (Titule prinčeva iz kuće Nemanjića u XII i XIII veku), Monastery of Morača
(Manastir Morača), SASA Balkanological Institute, Special Editions, Vol. 90, Belgrade 2006,
33–44.
4. Ibid., Baštinici and Posadnici in Grbalj, in the 14th and 15th Centuries (Baštinici i
posadnici u Grblju u XIV i XV veku), Proceedings “Grbalj Through the Centuries“ („Grbalj
kroz vjekove“), Grbalj 2005, 147–156.
5. Ibid., Serbian Administrative Division of Kosovo and Metohija in the 12th Century
(Srpska administrativna podela Kosova i Metohije u XII veku), The Serbs in Kosovo and
Metohija (Srbi na Kosovu i Metohiji), SASA Scientific Meetings, Vol. CXII, Department of
Social Sciences, Vol. 26, Belgrade 2006, pp. 125–138.
Individual Project: HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION IN SERBIA IN THE FIRST HALF OF
THE 19th CENTURY
(Academician Vladimir Stojančević)
In 2006, research on the historiography (authors and works) devoted to the mentioned topic
(concepts and results) continued. The end result included the following selected publications:
1. Србија 1914–1918. – Serbia 1914-1918. Sećanje na vreme bola I ponosa. –
Remembrance of the Time of Pain and Pride. Edited by Tihomir S. Ilijić. First edition.
Belgrade, 2006, 328 p. (published by Vojnoizdavački zavod – “Svetlost sveta” Book Publishing
Agency).
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2. The Historical Past of the Gurgusovac Nahie from the Late 18th Century Until
the End of Prince Miloš’s Rule (Istorijska prošlost Gurgusovačke nahije od kraja XVIII veka
do završetka knez Miloševe vlade), Timočka Krajina Historical Archive, Zaječar, 2006, 106 p.
3. From the History of the Serbian Orthodox Church (Iz istorije Srpske pravoslavne
crkve), Niš Eparchy, Niš 2006, 161+(8) p.
Individual Project: SREBRENICA IN THE MIDDLE AGES
(Academician Desanka Kovačević-Kojić)
During 2005, the focus of my research was based on the foreigners in Srebrenica,
primarily the Ragusians (the nobility and the citizens) in the XIVth and the XVth centuries.
Project: SERBIA AND ITALIAN STATES IN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES
(Corresponding Member Momčilo Spremić)
Work on my individual project continued in 2006, whereby the relations of Serbia with
the Italian States in the fourteenth and the fifteenth centuries were researched. With papers I have
participated in two conferences this year: the first, “Economic Relations Between Europe and the
Islamic World from the 13th to the 18th Centuries”, was held in Prato, Italy, in May 2006 and the
second, “The Western Balkans, the Adriatic and Venice from the 13th to the 18th Centuries” was
held in Vienna and Venice in September 2006. In both papers, the political and economic relations
of Serbia with the Italian States, particularly with Venice, were presented.
Spremić M., Le Livre “L’Italie au XV siecle” D’Alberto Tenenti et son importance
pour les Balkans, Alberto Tenenti. Scritti in memoria. Napoli 2006, 601–609
Spremić M., Đurađ Branković, 1427-1456, Beograd 2006, 1–276.
Spremić M., Il consolato aragonese di Ragusa nel XV secolo, Italica Belgradensia,
Belgrado 2006, 43–57.
Individual Project: SCORDISCI AND THE AUTOCHTHONS IN THE PROTOHISTORY
OF THE CENTRAL BALKANS
The preparation of the final text for the catalogue relating to the old Celtic necropolis
at Pećine near Viminacium is underway. The ethnic and tribal diversity of the buried and rich
findings require the processing of each individual group of graves.
Within the late La Tène period in Vojvodina, an analysis was made of economic and
production relations between the excavated, open Scordisci settlements and central, fortified ones,
such as Gomoglava near Hrtkovci and Gradina on the Bosut. The fortified settlements (opidium)
date back to the 1st century BC, thus belonging to the time prior to the arrival of Romans and
marking the end of the protohistoric period.
Project: STATE AND SOCIETY IN BYZANTIUM
(Corresponding Member Ljubomir Maksimović)
In 2006, I continued the synthetic processing of the original material bearing the
provisory title State and Society in Byzantium (Država i društvo u Vizantiji) which ,on the
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whole, can be regarded as continuous. The collected data refer to various aspects of Byzantine
civilization, including the structure and functioning of the institutions, as well as economic and
social phenomena and everyday life style. These data were processed to a varying degree, so that
it was necessary to study them on a phase-by-phase basis. The mentioned provisory title covers
only the first phase – the structure of the state and society and their interaction – which actually
constitutes the overall project.
The issue in question deals with the physiognomy and evolution of the Empire’s
constitutional factor – emperor, senate, army and populus, as well as the structure and evolution
populous, as well as the structure and evolution of state administration. In many respects, this
context is related to the processes shaping the Byzantine society, especially its elite. The third
factor – Church – creates the basis for the interaction of the first two factors, enabling their
transition from the Roman to the medieval order of things. Dealing with these pervading factors
produced several parts of the project, which should represent the chapters of the future book. It
can be stated that the physiognomy of this book – which will be the end result of this project and
will probably bear the same name- was shaped during 2006.
Upon the completion of the above mentioned work, the project entered the phase in
which it will be possible to perceive the completion of the overall project with more certainty.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY
OF KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
The Committee held its working session on 27 February 2006, at which the solutions to
the current questions were considered and adopted. It was decided to organize the presentation
of the Proceedings in Zubin Potok and Kosovska Mitrovica after their publishing. It was also
decided to immediately continue to collect the papers for the fourth volume of the Kosovo and
Metohija Proceedings, which should be printed in 2007.
The President of the Committee, Academician Stevan Karamata, informed the members
of the Committee about the scientific meeting entitled “The Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija“
(“Srbi na Kosovu i Metohiji“), which was held in cooperation with the University of Priština,
seated in Kosovska Mitrovica. Academician Karamata and Corresponding Member Časlav Ocić
prepared for printing the material for the book “The Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija“ and the
material from the scientific meeting in Zubin Potok, “Ibarski Kolašin Through the Centuries“
(“Ibarski Kolašin kroz vekove“), so that both texts were submitted for printing in the second half
of 2006.
After the printing of these Proceedings, the President of the Committee, Stevan
Karamata, and the members of the Committee, Professor Dr. Milica Grković and Milan
Ivanović, participated in their presentation, which was organized by the new Rector of
Kosovska Mitrovica University, Professor Dr. Zdravko Vitošević, together with the deans
of the faculties, professors, students and citizens, in the Rectorate of Kosovska Mitrovica
University, on 4 December 2006.
On 5 December 2006, the same delegation of our Committee organized the presentation
of the papers from the scientific meeting entitled “The Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija“ and the
Kosovo and Metohija Proceedings, Vol. 3, including the material from the scientific meeting
devoted to “Ibarski Kolašin Through the Centuries“, which was held at the Cultural Centre
in Zubin Potok. This event was attended by the Mayor and other officials of the Municipality
of Zubin Potok. On that occasion, the author’s copies and offprints were distributed to local
authors, while several copies of the Proceedings were sent schools and institutions in Zubin
Potok. During its stay in Zubin Potok, the delegation visited the monastery of Duboki Potok,
which also received one copy of the Proceedings of this Committee as a gift.
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COMMITTEE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN VINČA
The archaeological site of Vinča – Belo Brdo will undergo large-scale rehabilitation work
along the bank of the Danube, enclosing the area that was investigated during the excavations
of Professor M.M. Vasić from 1908 to 1936. Damage was inflicted by the erosion caused by the
river mainstream during a high water level, as well as by the action of groundwaters.
The site is largely protected by the spacious bank protection system, which was
constructed at the initiative of Professor Vasa Čubrilović, the first President of the Committee,
so that the new excavations could begin during the 1970s.
Apart from the site protection, the publishing of the hitherto results of these systematic
excavations is also an urgent activity, which would confirm the high scientific value of Belo Brdo.
Therefore, the Committee must coordinate different activities relating to the urgent rehabilitation
of this archaeological site, all the more so because it has not been adequately protected since the
completion of work by M-M. Vasić. The planned large-scale works can also rely on the greater
interest of the domestic and foreign public in the development of Vinča – Novo Brdo into a
unique moment and part of Belgrade’s tourism supply.
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DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS AND MUSIC
Project: RECORDING OF SERBIAN FOLK MUSIC
(Academician Dejan Despić)
The funds earmarked for the project were spent on audio and video cassettes for
recording folk music in the field. Field work included interviews and audio recording in the
villages of Vukasovci near Aranđelovac (in March), Crni Kao near Batočina (in July), Bosut near
Aranđelovac (in October) and Svetlić near Topola (in November). The recording was done by
Jelena Jovanović.
The programme of the First Bagpipers’ Festival in Svrljig (early in October) was
recorded and audio recordings and photographs of bagpipers and their instruments were made.
The recording was done by Danka Lajić-Mihajlović.
Project: PRODUCTION OF COMPACT DISKS AND CASSETTES
The funds earmarked for 2006 were spent on the preparation of the audio edition (CD)
of Traditional Singing and Playing in Gornja Jasenica (Narodno pevanje i sviranje u Gornjoj
Jasenici) by Jelena Jovanović.
Project: CONTEMPORARY SERBIAN MUSICAL SCENE
Меmbers of the Project are continuing to complete the bibliographies and are engaged
in dance critic and the encyclopedia of Serbian Opera and Ballet, including theatrical incidental
and film music. Several old scores of Serbian operatic music were scanned for the Project’s
archives, such as the opera Prince of Zeta by Petar Konjovic.
COMMITTEE FOR THE DICTIONARY ON THE FINE ARTS TERMS
(Corresponding Member Milan Lojanica)
Project: DICTIONARY OF FINE ART TERMS
In 2006, the corpus of texts for Volume I of the Dictionary (the entries from A to Đ, 1,020
author’s pages) was definitely structured and then edited and proofread, so that in this respect it
is in the final preparation stage for publishing. As for illustrations, however, it is necessary to
collect additional photographs and photo reproductions, whereby the main problem is still posed
by the establishment of their origin, that is, the identification of the copyright and publishing right
holders. In addition, for illustration of some texts it is necessary to ensure significant, additional
photographing and the making of original drawings, graphic, photo and other documentation.
It must also be noted that during the past period there were difficulties with activating
the large (and, thus, not very functional) composition of the Committee, not to mentioned the
excessive responsibility of only one expert associate, employed on a part-time basis, and limited
financial sources, whose considerable part had to be spent on the acquisition of a computer and a
printer without which the further work on the ongoing project would not be possible.
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For these reasons and considering the past experience of this Committee (bearing in
mind the significance of completing the work on this Dictionary efficiently and the possibility of
preparing the first volume for printing in due course), it is necessary to do the following:
−M
ake the work of the Committee more efficient and more operative by changing its
composition and consideraby reducing the number of its members, who should come
mostly from the Department of Fine Arts and Music, in addition to recruiting several
external (paid) members.
− Supplement the personnel of the Committee (pursuant to the SASA Statute, Article 87,
and the Rules Governing Publishing Activity, Article 7) by appointing the full-time
operational (responsible) editor for the Dictionary, who does not have to be a member
of the Academy.
− Plan carefully (bearing in mind the content, scope and type of the remaining work) the
time, work schedule and real amount of resources required for the forthcoming period
of work, and then to submit such a proposal to the Department, the Executive Board
and the Presidency of the SASA for adoption.
COMMITTEE FOR THE HISTORY OF SERBIAN MUSIC
(Academician Dimitrije Stefanović)
According to the work plan, it was anticipated to remodel another room in the monastery
of Velika Remeta for housing the exhibition Old Serbian Music. However, due to slow and largescale work in the monastery, after the room was made available at the end of last year, there
appeared humidity in that room which has not yet been eliminated. We hope that the room will
finally be ready for housing the the exhibition in the spring of 2007.
The funds were spent on the re-recording of old tapes, about 40, containing mostly our
traditional church music, whose useful life expired. This time, the recordings were transferred
onto DVDs; they contain spiritual and folk songs from various monasteries and various parts of
our country.
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CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF THE SASA
AND NIŠ UNIVERSITY
Director of the Centre:
Аcademician Miroslav Pantić
Deputy Director:
Professor Dr. Dragan Žunić
In 2006, the Centre organized three international scientific meetings and one round table
in the fields of the humanities and social sciences. Four publications were published and two
presentations and one public lecture were organized.
Dr. Gradimir Milovanović, full professor at the Faculty of Electronics in Niš, was elected
as a Corresponding Member of SASA.
On 18 September, on the occasion of awarding a honorary doctorate to Professor Dr.
Antonios N. Kunadis at Niš University, the University and the Centre were visited by by the
President of SASA, Academician Nikola Hajdin, and the Vice-President of SASA, Academician
Stevan Koički. They discussed the projects of the Centre and the forthcoming activities.
The talks were reopened between the Mayor of Niš and the Rector of Niš University
about the provision of one building in Niš for the work of the Centre, as well as for the overall
scientific and artistic projects of the SASA in this part of the country.
In 2006, the work on the project Literature and History (Književnost i istorija) (led
by Professor Dr. Miroljub Stojanović, Head of the Literature Department) began. The project
is financed by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia
(148025D).
During 2006, the Academic Council of the Centre held three sessions.
SECTION FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF ART
Project: NIŠAVA RIVER BASIN IN PREHISTORY, ANTIQUITY AND THE
MIDDLE AGES
(Miloje Vasić, Ph.D.)
During the campaign in 2006, within the project relating to the construction of the
archaeological park, excavations were carried out at two sites from 18 September to 20 October.
They were financed by the Directorate for the Construction of the City of Niš.
At the first site, 10 probes, 5 x 5 m in size, were opened. In probes 56-57, the parts
of the cobblestone substructure were revealed. They are less well preserved than those in the
probes excavated in 2002 and 2003. In probes 60-65, the foundations of a structure were revealed.
Thereis no doubt that it was built at the same time as villa with peristyle and probably served as
the emperor’s festive entrance into the estate. Adjacent to the eastern wall of this structure the
concentration of architectural plastics was revealed (fragments of columns and epitels). This
finding will be very important for an analysis of the structure. In the north-western corner of
the structure there is a wall leaned against it. Built by using dry technique, this wall extends in
a north-south direction, towards the villa. It belongs to the third construction phase at Mediana,
which followed the destruction of the emperor’s complex around 380 AD.
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At the second site, to the east of the villa with perystile, a trench was excavated for
laying water and sewage pipelines. Previously, geoelectrical investigations were carried out in
this area.
There is no doubt that the most important result of the excavations in 2006 was the
discovery of the structure to the south of the entrance to the villa with peristyle. If further
excavations confirm the hypothesis that it served as the emperor’s entrance into Mediana, that
will shed much more light on the court ceremonial in the 4th century AD. The excavation of this
trench revealed that a new rural settlement was also bealt to the east of the villa, above the layer
of its use and destruction. At present, it cannot be confirmed whether the parts of the excavated
walls were the building foundations or the walls enclosing the plots on which the houses of
inferior material (wood and clay) were built. Systematic excavations or precise geophysical
measurements of the area between the eastern facade of the villa and its enclosing wall will be
able to provide an answer to these questions.
Dr. Gordana Milošević and archaeologist Gordana Jeremić, MA, continued to process
the documentation from the site of Jagodina mala, especially those referring to the architecture
and decoration of tombs. This documentation is processed in AutoCAD. The digitalization of the
plans of Mediana and their processing in AutoCAD was continued.
WORK ON PUBLICATIONS
А) Jagodina mala in Niš – A Late Antique Necropolis (Jagodina mala u Nišu –
kasnoantička nekropola) (authors: S. Drča, S. Golubović, G. Jeremić).
The work on the manuscript of the publication continued. It was planned to prepare
the manuscript for reviewing by the end of next year and then to begin preparations for its
publishing.
SECTION FOR SERBIAN LANGUAGE
Project: TYPOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SERBIAN SPEECH
IN SOUTH-EASTERN SERBIA
(Prof. Dr. Slobodan Remetić)
This project was carried out at a slower pace, because priority was given to the work on
the Serbian Dialectological Atlas (Srpski dijalektološki atlas). Speech in one village in the Soko
Banja valley was processed, while the earlier works were edited for possible publication. At the
scientific meetings the following papers were presented:
N. Bogdanović, Serbian Dialects and Norm of the Standard Language (Srpski dijalekti
i norma standardnog jezika (Kragujevac, October 2006).
N. Bogdanović. Dialect and Dialectal Literature (Dijalekt i dijalekatska književnost)
(Leskovac, December 2006).
J. Marković, Leskovac Speech in Dialectological Science (Leskovački govor u
dijalektološkoj nauci) (Leskovac, December 2006).
Nedeljko Bogdanović 2006, Microtoponymy of Svrljig (Miktrotoponimija Svrljiga),
Onomatological Contributions (Onomatološki prilozi), XVIII. Belgrade: SASA, 39-178.
During 2006, the associates at the Section for Serbian Language worked on
the first volume of the Serbian Dialectological Atlas (Srpski dijalektološki atlas) (the
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processing of ten points /villages/, writing down of the data from 160 questionnaires
covering the Prizren-Timok area, preparation of the registers for the lexemes contained
in the first volume), within the project Dialectologial Studies of the Serbian Linguistic
Area (Dijalektološka istraživanja srpskog jezičkog prostora). These projects were carried
out by 13 associates.
Project: LINGUISTIC CULTURE OF PUBLIC LIFE
(Prof. Dr. Nedeljko Bogdanović)
The project is financially supported by the Administration for Education, Culture and
Sport of the City of Niš (through the public competition of the Council for Cultural Creativity of
the City of Niš). A number of topics was dealt with on more than a hundred pages of the manuscript,
which should be published in January 2007. These tasks were carried out by associates.
LITERATURE SECTION
(Prof. Dr. Miroljub Stojanović)
Project: LITERATURE AND HISTORY
(Prof. Dr. Miroljub Stojanović)
The eighth international scientific meeting, entitled The Transposition of Historical
Events in Epic Poem, Poem and Epic (Transpozicija istorijskih događaja i ličnosti u epskoj pesmi,
poemi i epu), was held at the Centre for Scientific Research of the SASA and Niš University, Niš
University, 28 September 2006). There were 23 participants of whom five from abroad (Bulgaria,
Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Literature and History VII – Тransposition of Historical Events and Personages
in Slavic Tragedy (Književnost i istorija VII – Transpozicija istorijskih događaja i ličnosti u
tragediji kod Slovena) (Proceedings of the Scientific Meeting held in Niš, 27-28 October 2005).
Niš: Center for Scientific Research of the SASA and Niš University, and the Study Group for
the Russian Language and Literature of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, 2006, p. 475.
Project: LITERARY AND CULTURAL LIFE IN SOUTH-EASTERN SERBIA IN THE
19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES
The scientific meeting entitled Writers in Niš and About Niš (Pisci u Nišu i o Nišu)
(Centre for Scientific Research of the SASA and Niš University, Niš University, 1 December
2006) was organized. It had 23 participants.
The round table on Ljubisav Ljuba Stanojević – Life and Work (Ljubisav Ljuba Stojanović
– život i delo) was held (Centre for Scientific Research of the SASA and Niš University, Niš
University, 15 December 2006). It had 16 participants.
Jelena Dimitrijević – Life and Work (Jelena Dimitrijević – život i delo) (Proceedings
of the Scientific Meeting held in Niš, 28-29 October 2005). Niš: Centre for Scientific Research
of the SASA and Niš University, 2006, 214 pages.
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SECTION FOR STUDYING PEOPLE
(Prof. Dr. Dragan Žunić)
Project: TRADITIONAL AESTHETIC CULTURE OF SERBS
(Prof. Dr. Dragan Žunić)
On 17 November 2006, the Section organized the international symposium on Traditional
Aesthetic Culture: Everyday Routine and Holiday (Tradicionalna estetska kultura: svakodnevlje
i praznik). The participants were from Niš University (3), Belgrade University (1), University
of Arts in Belgrade (1), SASA Balkanological Institute, Belgrade (1), SASA Ethnographic
Institute, Belgrade (2), SASA Archaeological Institute, Belgrade, (1), Ethnographic Institute
of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia (2), Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade (1) and
the Institute for Old Slavic Culture, Prilep/Skopje (1). Twelve papers were presented and one
ethnographic film was shown.
The presentations were recorded by the expert team of Radio Belgrade Channel III,
which will be broadcast in the relevant radio programme. Project: POPULATION IN SOUTH-EASTERN SERBIA
The Centre for Scientific Research of the SASA and Niš University, in cooperation with
the Nikola Tesla University Library, organized the presentation of the monograph by Professor
Dr. Jovan Ćirić entitled Gradište: The Chronicle of the Village (Gradište: hronika sela) (Niš:
Centre for Scientific Research of the SASA and Niš University, 2006). Large Lecture Hall at Niš
University, 17 October 2006. The monograph Gradište also has its electronic edition, i.e. it was placed on the Niš
University web-site (http://OLA.zrc-sazu.si) fast link: Centre for Scientific Research of the SASA
and Niš University).
Professor Dr. Jovan Ćirić, Gradište: The Chronicle of the Village (Gradište: hronika
sela). Niš: Centre for Scientific Research of the SASA and Niš University, 2006, 109 pages.
SECTION FOR BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATIONS
(Prof. Dr. Vojin Savić)
Project: RESEARCH ON ENDEMIC NEPHROPATHY IN SOUTH-EASTERN SERBIA
In 2006, research was carried out according to the programme. In addition to field
investigations in the villages with endemic nephropathy, special emphasis was laid on the
investigation of the type of proteinuria, although in other disease-endemic areas in Serbia, the
glomerular type of proteinuria was revealed. The results of the planned investigations will shed
more light on etiopathogenesis of endemic nephropathy. The analysis of the type of proteonuria
during the evolution of endemic nephropathy shows the sequence and dynamics of the lesions
of nephron segments. This will create quality conditions for the prevention and treatment of the
disease. The most significant tracking of the glomerular function and other part of the nephrons
– apart from kidney biopsy – is the electrophoresis of protein in the urine. However, in the
laboratories of the nephrological centre in Niš, the method for tracking the type of proteinuria
by electrophoresis has not yet been introduced, which precludes an adequate investigation of
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structural changes in endemic nephropathy. Also, kidney biopsy is extremely rare, which is also
a great deficiency insofar as the investigation of patohystological changes is concerned. Due to
the lack of funds, sending this material to other clinics (e.g. the Army Medical Academy), which
have facilities for such medical research, is aggravated.
In 2006, a retrograde study for the past 25 years was prepared: Kidney and Urinary Tract
Tumours in the Disease-Endemic Area of the Village of Brestovac (Tumori bubrega i unirarnih
puteva u endemskom području sela Brestovac). This study points to the presence of uninary tract
tumour in patients with endemic nephropathy. Tumours occur more often in men, aged 50-70.
The distribution of the upper urothelium with urothel carcinoma, papillae and transcellular forms
is prevalent.
Raičević R., Miljković S., Suša S., Savić V., Čukuranović R., Mitić B., 2006: Kidney
and Urinary Tract Tumours in the Disease-Endemic Region of the Village of Brestovac.
Retrograde Analysis During 25 years (Tumori bubrega i urinarnih puteva u endemskom
području sela Brestovac: retrogradna analiza u toku 25 godina). Acta medica Medianae, Vol.
45, No 2, 16-19.
Project: KIDNEY AS AN ENDOCRINE ORGAN
The results of the research conducted in 2006 were the continuation of mostly unfinished
investigations which were carried out according to the programme for the previous years. Special
attention was devoted to an analysis of the urinary syndrome, bearing in mind the influence of
insulin and glucagon on renal and extrarenal metabolic changes. Insulin resistance and insulin
sensitivity were especially investigated in patients with endemic nephropathy. In addition, in all
patients IGF-1 values were also determined. To a degree, they point to the early detection of the
factors for the development of renal lesions.
In the second part of this study – as a therapy model – the influence of the lessening of
insulin resistance and the consecutive decrease in proteinuria was investigated by applying the
ACE-inhibitor, whose research is still in progress. A clear disproportion was ascertained in the
results of research on secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic renal insufficiency, as well as the
role of vasoactive hormons in renal patients with hypertension.
Apart from the fact that the results of investigating cytokin in the pathogenesis of endemic
glomerulonephritis point out that they can be useful as an indicator in tracking the eolution of
glomerulopathies regardless of their etiology, these investigations of cytokin and growth hormon
in the urine point to a certain clinical significance that different therapeutic modalities in treatment
of these patients are already gradually applied.
SECTION FOR ENERGETICS
(Prof. Dr. Tomislav Pavlović)
Project: DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTIGATION OF THE FLAT SOLAR ENERGY
RECEPTOR FOR THERMAL AND ELECTRIC CONVERSION
(Prof. Dr. Tomislav M.Pavlović)
In 2006, the physical properties of solar modules with and without protective glass
were investigated. On the basis of the results, it was concluded that protective glass reduces the
efficiency of the solar module with monocrystal silicon solar cells by 20%.
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The manuscript of the second, supplemented and revised edition of the book of Professor
Dr. T. Pavlović and Professor Dr. B. Čabrić: Physics and Technology of Solar Energy (Fizika i
tehnika solarne energetike), 330 pages, was submitted for printing.
In 2006, it was continued to equip the Laboratory for Solar Energy at the Faculty of
Science and Mathematics in Niš, which was enlarged by one room, thanks to the assistance of
the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Science and Mathematics in
Niš, WUS Austria, Nissal and the Centre for Scientific Research of the SASA and Niš University.
According to its personnel and equipment, the Laboratory for Solar Energy at the Faculty of
Science and Mathematics in Niš is the leading centre for solar energy research in our country.
In order to realize the project and establish closer cooperation with the colleagues in
Greece, Professor Dr. T. Pavlović spent 10 days on a study visit to the Laboratory for Solar
Energy at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Patra in September 2006.
Pavlović Т., Kostić Lj., Pavlović Z., Pantić L., 2006: Physical Characteristics of PV/
Thermal Collector. Proceedings of 3rd International Workshop on Teaching in Photovoltaics,
Prag, 87-90.
Pavlović Т., Kostić Lj., Pavlović Z., Pantić L., 2006: Measurements of electrical
characteristics of PV/Thermal Collector. Proceedings of 3rd International Workshop on
Teaching in Photovoltaics, Prag, 81-86.
Pavlović Т., Kostić Lj., Pavlović Z., Đurđanović M., Krulj I., 2006: Physical
Characteristics of PV/Thermal Collectors with Monocristal and Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells,
Sixth General Conference of the Balkan Physical Union, Istambul, 1032.
Pavlovic Т., Kostic Lj., Pavlovic Z., Krulj I., 2006: Physical Characteristics of Flat
Thermal Collector with Spectrally Selective Absorber. Sixth General Conference of the
Balkan Physical Union, Istambul, 1034.
Pavlovic Т., Kostic Lj., Pavlovic Z., Krulj I., 2006: Physical Characteristics of the
Solar Module with Monocristal Silicon Solar Cells, Sixth General Conference of the Balkan
Physical Union, Istambul, 1033.
Pavlovic Т., Pavlovic Z., Kostic Lj., Krulj I., 2006: Tesla and Solar Еnergy, Sixth
International Symposium Nikola Tesla, Belgrade, 209-213.
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CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF THE SASA
AND KRAGUJEVAC UNIVERSITY
On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of its establishment and the 10th anniversary of
the death of Academician Dragoslav Srejović, one of its founders and its first director, the Centre
for Scientific Research of the SASA and Kragujevac University organized the scientific meeting
devoted to Dragoslav Srejović and Art (Dragoslav Srejović i umetnost) on 28 and 29 November.
This was a national scientific meeting with international participation, at which the papers
presented (23) were divided into three groups: Srejović and Art; Papers on the Topics Pursued
by Srejović, and Papers on the Localities Discovered and Described by Srejović. The meeting
revealed the extent to which archaeological investigations should also include the history of art,
mythology and other related fields. Srejović’s work is also great and of lasting value because his
approach to a locality was always interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary. The President of the
Scientific Committee of this meeting was Corresponding Member of SASA Vidojko Jović.
The Scientific Meeting “Dragoslav Srejović and Art“ (“Dragoslav Srejović i umetnost“)
is the third in the series which is organized within the “Memorial Academician Dragoslav
Srejović“ – the scientific meeting on “The Work of Dragoslav Srejović on the Study of Prehistory
of the Central Balkans“ (“Rad Dragoslava Srejovića na istraživanju praistorije Centralnog
Balkana“) was held from 27 to 29 November 1997 and the scientific meeting on “The Work
of Dragoslav Srejović on the Study of Antique Archaeology“ (“Rad Dragoslava Srejovića na
istraživanju antičke arheologije“) from 31 October to 2 November 2002. Both scientific meetings
were national in character, with international participation; there were 25-30 participants with
papers, and the proceedings of both scientific meetings were published. It was announced that
the proceedings entitled Dragoslav Srejović and Art would be published next year and that their
presentation would take place on 29 November 2007. During the scientific meeting in 2006, the
exhibition Felix Romuliana, with the exhibits from the Zaječar National Museum, was staged in
the hall of the Rectorate.
On the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Centre, the exhibition Milutin
Milanković – the Giant of World Science (Milutin Milanković – velikan svetske nauke) was
staged. Its authors were Dr. Aleksandar Petrović, Docent at the Faculty of Philology and Arts
in Kragujevac, and Dr. Stela Filipi Matatunović from the University Library in Belgrade. The
exhibition was opened at the Rectorate of Kragujevac University on 5 May 2006 and its aim
was to acquaint the public with the work of astronomer and geophysicist Milutin Milanković
(1879–1958), who was the author of mathematical theory of cyclical climatic changes on Earth,
conditioned by variations in its insolation. Although Milutin Milanković was a world-reputed
scientists, which can be judged by a great echo of his work even half a century after his death, he
is insufficiently known and recognized in Serbia. The exhibition was also visited, in an organized
way, by students of the First Kragujevac High School and students of biology at the Faculty of
Mathematics and Science.
In 2006, continuing education, through the seminar on VASCULAR DOPPLER
ULTRASONOGRAPHY, was organized once again. Since it aroused great interest, there were
two seminars: on 9-12 June and on 26-29 October. Like before, the seminar was led by Dr.
Božidar Novaković, while theoretical and practical instruction was conducted by prominent
professors from Kragujevac University, Belgrade University and Harvard School of Public
Health, Harvard University, Boston, USA. Practical training in operating the latest generation
3D and 4D equipment – laying special emphasis on its diagnostic possibilities – was organized
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in cooperation with the Kragujevac Clinical Centre, Dr. Stevan Mihajlović Specialist’s Office
from Kragujevac, Dr. Mijatovic Specialist’s Office from Kragujevac and Ana Life Specialist’s
Office from Zemun. The seminars were attended by more than 20 participants who obtained the
certificates of completed training.
SECTION FOR LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
(Prof. Dr. Mirjana Detelić)
Project: THE CULTURAL AND LITERARY LIFE OF KRAGUJEVAC
Under its Programme, the National Library in Kragujevac continued its cooperation with
the Centre for Scientific Research of the SASA and Kragujevac University. In 2006, its research
and work on the preparation of the Regional Bibliography were focussed on periodicals. In the
course of the year, the preparation of the bibliography of the most significant literary journal
Koraci began. Its author is Senior Librarian Jelena Stanković. The topic, “Cultural and Literary
Life of Kragujevac“ (“Kulturni i književni život Kragujevca“), poses a great challenge, so that
the associates devoted their attention on revealing the unknown facts about that history. They also
presented papers on the relevant topics at several scientific meetings, including as follows:
1. At the scientific meeting on “Kragujevac, the Capital of Serbia, 1818-1841“
(Kragujevac prestonica Srbije 1818-1841), held on 20 September 2006, in Kragujevac, the paper
“The Taste of the Epoch and Anka Obrenović“ (“Ukus epohe i Anka Obrenović“) was presented
by associate Mila Stefanović.
2. At the International Conference “Leadership in Library Science“ (“Liderstvo u
bibliotekarstvu“), held in Belgrade, 19-20 October, the paper “Cooperation Between the National
Library in Kragujevac and the Centre for Scientific Research of the SASA and Kragujevac
University“ (“Saradnja Narodne biblioteke u Kragujevcu i Centra za naučna istraživanja SANU i
Univerziteta u Kragujevcu“) was presented. Its author was Mila Stefanović.
3. On the occasion of the jubilee of Kragujevac University, the exhibition “The Lyceum
of the Serbian Principality (1838-1841)“ (Liceum Knjaževstva Srbskog /1838-1841/) was staged.
Its authors were the Centre associates, Dr. Mila Stefanović and Predrag-Cile Mihailović.
SECTION FOR HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
(Academician Miloš Blagojević)
Liceum, No. 10: The Hidden Horizon – the Landmark of the History of Serbian
Science (Skriveni horizont – razmeđa istorije srpske nauke), edited by Dr. Aleksandar Petrović,
was published. The proceedings contain the texts from the series of lectures held during 2004/2005;
their presentation is expected in March 2007.
The presentation of the monograph “Grivac – Settlements
of Protostarčevo and Vinča Cultures“
1. The monograph “Grivac – Settlements of Protostarčevo and Vinča Cultures“ (“Grivac
– naselja protostarčevačke i vinčanske kulture“) by Dr. Milenko Bogdanović was presented in the
Gallery of the National Museum in Kragujevac, on 13 June 2006. The monograph is the result
of the author’s 10-year work on the project “Old Cultures on the Soil of Central Serbia from
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Prehistory to the Middle Ages“ (“Stare kulture na tlu centralne Srbije od praistorije do srednjeg
veka“), which was realized within the Centre for Scientific Research.
2. The shorter study on the fortification at the site of the hill fort at Donje Grabice was
also prepared for printing.
3. The shorter study on “Dragoslav Srejović – Neolithic Art“. New Contributions to the
Reconstruction of Art History in Prehistory (“Dragoslav Srejović – neolitska umetnost“. Novi
prilozi za konstrukciju istorije umetnosti u praistoriji) was prepared for the scientific meeting on
Dragoslav Srejović, “Dragoslav Srejović and Art“ (“Dragoslav Srejović i umetnost“).
4. The work on the makeup of the monograph Grivac for its English version began.
SECTION FOR STUDYING PEOPLE
(Prof. Dr. Ljubinko Radenković)
Within the project Ethnological Specifics of Šumadija and the Morava River Basin in
the Entire Balkan Region (Etnološke osobenosti Šumadije i Pomoravlja u ukupnom balkanskom
prostoru), the book Korićani – A Village in Šumadija (Korićani – selo u Šumadiji) by Milivoje
D. Milosavljević was prepared for printing and it will come out in January 2007.
It was announced for 2007 that there was the possibility of organizing the series of
lectures in the field of ethnology and that the book Town Costumes of Šumadija in the 19th
Century (Građanske nošnje Šumadije u 19. veku) by Dobrila Vlajković was being prepared for
printing.
SECTION FOR TECHNICAL SCIENCES
(Prof. Dr. Miroslav Demić)
1.0. New Motor Vehicle Systems
1.1. Global Vehicle Monitoring System
Environmental protection is the imperative that must be met in all segments of human
activity. Since transportation facilities, in which road vehicles have a significant share, are widely
used to transport very poisonous materials, it was established that it would be necessary to devote
greater attention to automatic vehicle monitoring. Bearing in mind the increasingly broader
application of technical solutions based on space technologies, it is justified to make preparations
for their application in Serbia, so that the theory of global satellite monitoring was thoroughly
studied.
The United States and the former Soviet Union developed the system for positioning
objects on Earth, known as NAVSTAR (NAVigation System with Time and Ranging – abbreviated
– GPS: Global Positioning System), that is, GLONASS (Global Positioning System) [1 M].
The European Union is also making an effort to develop the Gallileo system, which would be
compatible with the American one and the first satellite for such a purpose was launched at the
beginning of this year.
Since the GPS is widely used for non-commercial purposes (except military signals), the
related theory was described in great detail in [1 M]. The mentioned system is used for children
tracking, tracking people in sports, tracking down kidnapped persons, vehicle monitoring, land
surveying, monitoring vehicles with hazardous materials and the like.
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The analyses show that the global positioning system can also be used in our country to
monitor vehicles for the transport of hazardous materials. Namely, satellite monitoring systems
have the provision of route programming, so that on the basis of the GPS data it is possible to
inform the control station about the location of such a vehicle, its speed, delay period, status of
safety valves, any abuse by the driver, etc. by radio, cell phone and the like at any moment. The
driver may or may not be informed about the existence of such a system in the vehicle.
In our country, there are attempts to use the GPS for monitoring vehicles with hazardous
materials, as well the devices for determining vehicle position and movement parameters.
The analysis of the dynamic Man-Vehicle system is closely related to the knowledge
of the real parameters of modern transport routes. Therefore, the GPS-based methods are also
applied in this area, for macro road relief mapping, which is described in detail in [2 М], so that
this will not be done here.
1.2. New Concepts of Semiactive and Active Suspension Systems for
Vehicles
In 2006, the analyses of the known concepts of semiactive and active suspension
systems for vehicles were made with a view to determining whether the synthesis of a completely
new concept of that system would be possible. In so doing, it was proceeded from the latest
scientific knowledge in this field [1-4 М]. It was established that the analyzed semiactive and
active suspension systems were most often equipped with PID controllers, hydraulic shock
absorbers with regulated parameters, classical springs (in semiactive systems) and hydraulic
working cylinders (in active systems). Most of the hitherto known systems had feedback filters
in the vehicle suspension system. In most of the realized designs, steering was effected by forces,
while vehicle movement parameters were used as control ones (from 2-3 to over 10 values).
The new concept of the semiactive and active suspension system was based on the
measurement of vertical accelerations and angles of car body rolling and pitching, while at the
same time applying controllers with adaptive parameters (which can be optimized at any moment)
and force control in working working cylinders or shock absoerbers.
The analyses also show that the new concept does not require feedback filters, so that
it is simpler and cheaper. The results of these analyses were also presented in a very prestigious
journal [1 М], which is published in the country from which motor vehicles originate, in addition
to the latest technical achievements in this field. Unfortunately, due to high costs, our car
manufacturers cannot apply this system in practice.
1.3. Research on ABS Application to Vehicles
Although this system has been known for more than forty years, it has not yet been used
in our passenger cars, although there have been attempts to use it for trucks (FAP in the 1980s).
As is well known, in the vehicle braking process, it is desirable to use the maximum
force that can be transmitted onto the ground, that is, the maximum adhesion coefficient. This is
achieved in such a way that ABS follows wheel sliding, maintaining the wheels within 0.2-0.3,
by its acting on the working pressure in the braking system. Each ABS has a controller which
receives information about the state of wheel sliding and controls the braking process by using a
specific algoritm.
The aim of the hitherto research was to analyze the existing algoritms of those systems
and, if possible, to define a new one which has not so far been applied. In addition, the controllers
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(their algoritms) of the world’s leading car manufacturers were analyzed, thus being able
to determine all strengths and weaknesses of the existing systems. It must be noted that the
greatest weakness of all analyzed systems (which was determined by dynamic simulation and
experimentally) is the trembling on the brake pedal during braking due to the varying pressure in
the braking system.
It must be noted that due to financial problems we could not develop the system with
the working pressure varying to a lesser degree, although there were scientific achievements to
that effect [5, 6 М].
1.3. Electrically Driven Vehicles
Wishing to reduce environmental pollution, there are attempts in the world (and here) to
use electric motor drive for vehicles. As is known, the concept of electric drive has been known
for a long time but its wider use limited in the case of passenger cars due to a large battery volume.
It must also be noted that electric power, which needed to propel these vehicles, is generated in
hydroelectric, thermal or nuclear power plants which also pollute the environment on a macro
plane. Therefore, the best solution would be the one relying on wind or solar power. However,
regardless of the source of electric power, battery waste is a significant environmental pollutant.
The aim of the analyses was to define such a concept of electrically driven vehicle,
which would have the smallest possible volume and, thus, a smaller battery volume [7 М]. The
selected concept of the new electrically driven vehicle could not be tested in practice due to
financial problems.
2.0. Congress “Motor Vehicles and Engines in 2006”
From 4 to 6 October 2006, the Šumarice Hotel in Kragujevac hosted the Congress
“Motor Vehicles and Engines 2006“, thus continuing the tradition of the symposia bearing the
same name, which were held in 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000,
2002 and 2004.
The Congress was jointly organized by the Department of Motor Vehicles and Engines
of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Kragujevac, journal Mobility and Vehicle Mechanics,
Automobile Institute, ТТР Zastava kamioni, and the Centre of the SASA and Kragujevac University. It
should be noted that it was the first time that the Congress was held in English and under the auspices
of the FISITA (International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies).
After the introductory statements, the Congress worked in the sections:
А: Powertrain Technology;
B: Vehicle Design and Manufacturing;
C: Vehicle Dynamics and Intelligent Control Systems;
D: Driver/Vehicle Interface, Information and Assistance Systems;
Е: Transport Challenges and Emerging Economies, and
F: Round Table.
Five introductory papers were presented by renowned experts from: Greece (2), France
(1), Germany (1) and Italy (1); 82 papers were presented by authors from 13 countries: Serbia (38),
Greece (3), Bulgaria (7), Slovenia (3), Romania (11), Poland (8), Slovakia (2), Switzerland (1),
France (2), Germany (1), Hungary (2), Bosnia (1), Czech Republic (1) and the Republic of Srpska
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(2). The distribution of papers across the sections: А (41), B (8), C (8), D (16) and Е (9). The
percentage share of authors (including the introductory presentations) was: Serbia 38 (43.67 %) and
foreigners 49 (56.32 %).
Detailed data on the authors and their papers can be found on the CD and the book of
abstracts, which were submitted on time.
The Congress was attended by about 300 domestic and foreign scientists and experts.
Demić M., 2006: Dynamic Excitations of Motor Vehicles (Dinamičke pobude
motornih vozila, Vinča Institute for Nuclear Science, Centre for Motor Vehicles and Engines.
Demić М., Diligenski Đ., 2006:: Satellite Vehicle Monitoring (Satelitsko praćenje
vozila), Vinča Institute for Nuclear Science, Centre for Motor Vehicles and Engines.
Demić M., Diligenski Đ., Demić I., Demić M., 2006: A method of vehicle active
suspension design, Forsch. Ingenieures (Research Еngineering), 70: DOI 10.1007/s1001006-0025-5, 145-158.
Demić, M. et al., 2006: A contribution to new method of vehicle active suspension
system design, The 7/th International conference “Trafic Safety Menagement for Big
Cities”, S. Petersburg, 21-22, September, 2006, CD ROM.
Demić M., Diligenski Đ., 2006: Optimization of active suspension system by use of
full vehicle model, MVM20060017, International Congresss “Motor Vehicles and Motors”,
Kragujevac, October, 4-6, 2006, CD ROM.
Raičević M., Demić M., 2006: Modeling of suspension system behaviour for a vehicle
equipped with ABS during the stright line braking, MVM20060050, International Congresss
“Motor Vehicles and Motors”, Kragujevac, October, 4-6, 2006, CD ROM.
Demić M., Diligenski Đ., Raičević M., 2006: Simulation model of a vehicle fitted
with ABS during the stright line braking, MVT2006017, 1St International Conference on
Motor vehicles and transportation, November, 15-17th, Timisoara, Romania, CD ROM.
Spentzas C., Michael G., Demić M., 2006: A Minimalist approach to the design of
electric vehicles, MVM2006IL02 (Introductory lesson), International Congresss “Motor
Vehicles and Motors”, Kragujevac, October, 4-6, 2006, CD ROM.
SECTION FOR MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS
(Prof. Dr. Aleksa Maričić)
Project: PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOME NEW
METAL AND NON-METAL MATERIALS IN CRYSTAL AND AMORPHOUS STATES
(Prof. Dr. Aleksa Maričić)
In 2006, intensive research was devoted to the problems of electrochemical synthesis,
structural changes and the characterization of amorphous and nanostructural metal powders.
The conditions of the electrochemical synthesis of Ni-Co and Ni-Mo alloy powders, at
which amorphous and nanostructural powders are obtained, were determined.
It was shown that the process of structural relaxation of these powders is intensive in
the temperature range of 100–400oC. Thermomagnetic measurements revealed that structural
changes occurring in the structural relaxation process increase the magnetic permeability of these
powders by 30-40 %, depending on the synthesis conditions.
The possibilities for the amorphization of polycrystal iron oxide powers were investigated
under different hydration conditions. It was revealed that amorphous iron powder is obtained by
hydrating polycrystal Fe3O4 powder for 30 minutes, at the temperature of 450oC. Research on
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hydrogen accumulation in various metal and non-metal powders was continued. It was revealed
that, after paladization, charcoal powder becomes an excellent hydrogen absorbent. It was also
ascertained that the absorption of up to 16% can be achieved by long-lasting hydration, depending
on the hydration conditions and type of powder.
1. A. Kalezić – Glišović, L. Novaković, A. Maričić, D. Minić and N. Mitrović:
Investigation of structural relaxation, crystallization process and magnetic properties of Fe-NiSi-B-C amorphous alloy. Materials Science and Еngineering B, vol 131 (2006), 45-48.
2. Lj. Vulićević, N. Ivanović, A. Maričić: Structural magnetic and electrical
characteristics of metastabile iron oxide nanosized powders. Materials Science Forum, vol.
518 (2006), 113-118.
3. S. Ranđić, A. Maričić, L. Rafailović, M. Spasojević, M.M. Ristić: Correlation
between the crystalization process and change in electron density of states in amorphous
powder of Ni80Co20 alloy. Science of Sintering, vol. 38, No.2, 2006, 139-144.
4. A. Maričić, D.M. Minić, M. Spasojević, R. Simeunović, Influence of structural
transformations on electric and magnetic properties of Fe81B13Si4C2 amorphous alloy,
YUCOMAT 2006, Еight Yugoslav Materials Recearch Society Conference, September 4-8,
Herceg Novi, Serbia and Montenegro, The Book of Abstracts, 37.
5. A. Kalezić – Glišović, N. Mitrović, A. Maričić and R. Simeunović, Magnetoimpedance
effect in N Fe89.8Ni1.5Si5.2B3C0.5 metallic glass ribbons, YUCOMAT 2006, Еight Yugoslav
Materials Recearch Society Conference, September 4-8, Herceg Novi, Serbia and Montenegro,
The Book of Abstracts, 109.
6. L. Vulićević, N.Ivanović, A. Maričić et al.: Reduction of nanometric magnetite
powder, YUCOMAT 2006, Еight Yugoslav Materials Recearch Society Conference,
September 4-8, Herceg Novi, Serbia and Montenegro, The Book of Abstracts, 74.
7. N. Mitrović, B Čukić, B. Jordović, S. Roth and M. Stojica, Microstructure and
microhardness in current annealed Fe65.5Cr4Mo4Ga4P12C5Б5.5 bulk metallit glass. YUCOMAT
2006, Еight Yugoslav Materials Recearch Society Conference, September 4-8, Herceg Novi,
Serbia and Montenegro, The Book of Abstracts, 108.
SECTION FOR NATURAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS
(Prof. Dr. Branislav Čabrić)
During 2006/07, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla, the
series of lectures entitled A Fairy Tale About Electricity (Bajka o elektricitetu) will be organized.
Its author and moderator is Professor Dr. Vukota Babović, Faculty of Science and Mathematics,
Kragujevac. These lectures are held each month and have aroused great interest, especially among
secondary school and university students. In 2006, the following lectures were held:
- Аcademician Aleksandar Marinčić: Contemporary Evaluation of Tesla’s Work
(Savremeno situiranje Teslinog dela)
- Professor Dr. Mirjana Popovič-Božić, Institute of Physics, Zemun: The Amber Spindle
of Thales’s Daughter (Ćilibarsko vreteno Talesove kćeri)
- Academician Petar Miljanić: The Best of Tesla (Ono najbolje od Tesle).
The publication Liceum No. 12, which will come out in 2007, will contain the texts
from the series of lectures about Einstein and Tesla. The Centre will also be the co-organizer
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of the seminar School of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Computing for South Eastern
Europe, which will be held at the Faculty of Science and Mathematics in Kragujevac, 22-23 May.
Financial assistance is provided by WUS Austria.
Project: THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE KOSOVSKA MITROVICA
ENCLAVE AND THE PROPOSED MEASURES FOR ITS PROTECTION,
IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
(Dr. Miljana Stojanović)
Field and laboratory research on the quality of air, aero-sediments, surface and
ground waters, industrial waste disposal sites and dust, which was conducted in 2006, did not
reveal anu more significant changes. Research was focussed to a greater extent on the sites which
were identified in the past period as being significant.
At Rogozna, the sites of Crni vrh, Crvena bara and Kamenički krš were investigated.
At Crni vrh, a volcanic vent, in the form of a right-angled triangle and swampy, was registered;
springwater in the village of Zlatare (about 2 km far) has a very slow content of nitrogenous
compounds and the oxidability of 1.8. The site of Crvena bara, up to Leskova glava, is covered
by a compact broad-leaved forest belt, whose bark is characterized by picturesque red nuances
caused by the presence of iron, chromium and accompanying heavy metals in the soil. Wood is
extremely hard for cutting and its conversion is also difficult. Due to its inferior quality, it cannot
be used as firewood. At this site, juniper with red berries and dog rose with black fruits were
identified. The site of Kamenički krš is karst at the volcanogenic Rogozna and is characterized
by rare plants.
Моkra Gora is a karst mountain which abounds in sinkholes, at the height of 1300 m
above sea level. In some parts, sinkholes are so frequent that they represent genuine krasten
karst (Uvor Savine rijeke). Jarebinje, Strmnjača, Ponor, Vrtište, Dovnanovica, Oklačka glava and
Čukara there are more than a hundred sinkholes per square kilometre. They are characterized by
a very diverse living world in terms of form and size. Water quality was monitored from endMay to end-September; its temperature ranged from 4-6ºС to 23ºС, pH value from 5.4 to 7.4 and
oxidability from 3.2 to 36.4, but there were no biondicators of a swampy ecosystem.
The site of Crna Rijeka monastery has the lowest level of the measured heavy metals
in the soil (natural level) relative to the entire investigated region. In the area between Mojstirski
ponor and Krst, one rare plant was identified – Aruncus dioicus, Rosaceae, which is protected by
law in the EU. It was also found at the site between Previja and Savina rijeka. At Mojstirski ponor,
up to Krst, a habitat was registered; its size was assessed and two endemic plants were identified
– Ramonda Nathaliae, Gesneriaceae and Lilium, Cattaniae, Liliacae. In addition, one plant,
which was unknown in the available literature, was identified, classified and named as Eryngium
Serbicum, Umbelliferae. Research will be continued at all these sites and at new significant ones
which will be registered.
Оriginal discoveries:
1. Ramonda Nathaliae, Gesneriaceae;
2. Lilium Cattaniae, Liliacae;
3. Eryngium Serbicum, Umbelliferae.
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SECTION FOR BIOTECHNICAL STUDIES
(Prof. Dr. Desimir Knežević)
Project: THE VARIABILITY OF GLIADIN ALLELES IN DOMESTIC VARIETIES
OF WHEAT
During 2006, the polymorphism of the genes controlling the synthesis of protein
molecules in wheat was investigated. The analyses covered 16 new varieties of wheat. The
following gliadin alleles have so far been identified: Gli-A1a, Gli-A1b, Gli-A1c, Gli-A1f, GliA1m, Gli-A1l, Gli-B1b, Gli-B1l, Gli-B1g, Gli-B1f, Gli-B1e, Gli-B1k, Gli-B1m, Gli-D1a, GliD1b, Gli-D1f, Gli-D1k, Gli-D1g, Gli-A2e, Gli-A2b, Gli-A2g, Gli-A2f, Gli-A2h, Gli-A2o, Gli-A2p,
Gli-A2q, Gli-A2m, Gli-B2b, Gli-B2h, Gli-B2p, Gli-B2c, Gli-B2e, Gli-B2g, Gli-B2j, Gli-B2m,
Gli-B2o, Gli-B2s, Gli-B2v, Gli-D2a, Gli-D2b, Gli-D2m, Gli-D2j, Gli-D2e, Gli-D2i, Gli-D2g,
Gli-D2k, Gli-D2r and Gli alleles Glu-A1a, Glu-A1b, Glu-A1c, Glu-A1d, Glu-B1a, Glu-B1b, GluB1d, Glu-B1h, Glu-B1c, Glu-B1i, Glu-B1f, Glu-B1k, Glu-D1a Glu-D1c and Glu-D1d.
In the new 20 analyzed varieties of wheat the hitherto known alleles were identified,
so that the existing variability of Gli alleles was almost completely registered in the domestic
varieties of wheat. The hitherto investigations of wheat revealed that a total of 59 alleles was
identified: 47 Gli alleles with 6 Gli – locus and 13 alleles with 3 Glu-1 locus.
The investigations covered 16 genotypes of durum wheat, which were analyzed so as to
identify Gli alleles. In the analyzed durum wheat, 15 Gli alleles were determined: Gli-A1a, GliA1b, Gli-A1c, Gli-A1h, Gli-A1e, Gli-B1a, Gli-B1c, Gli-A2c, Gli-A2b, Gli-A2g, Gli-A2k, Gli-A2n,
Gli-A2j, Gli-A2e, Gli-B2c, Gli-B2e, Gli-B2l Gli-B2h, Gli-B2a, Gli-B2g and Gli-B2o. This year’s
investigations revealed 6 new Gli alleles – which were not identified in the previous investigations
of durum wheat: Gli-A1e Gli-A2j, Gli-A2e, Gli-B2a and Gli-B2g, Gli-B2o. The identified alleles,
encoded by the same designation in durum wheat and in ordinary wheat, differ in the number and
distribution of components whose synthesis they control. This year’s investigations revealed a
total of 6 new alleles in durum wheat.
In addition the relationship between the presence of gene alleles and some plant
phenotype characteristics was investigated.
Madić M., Paunović A., Đurović D., Knežević, D., 2006: Correlations and „Path“
Coefficient analysis and yield components in winter barley. Acta Agriculturae Serbica, 20, 3-9.
Zečević V., Knežević D., Mićanović D., Urošević D., 2006: Influence of seed maturity
on early seedling vigor in wheat. Kragujevac Journal of Science, 28, 165-171.
Knežević D., Jurievna-Dragovič A., Đukić N., 2006: Polymorphism of Gli-Б1 alleles
in 25 Kragujevac’s wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L). Kragujevac Journal of Science,
28, 147-152
Knežević D., Zečević V., Mićanović D., Madić M., Paunović A., Đukić N., Urošević
D., Dimitrijević B., Jordačijević S., 2006: Genetic analysis of number of kernels per spike in
wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Kragujevac Journal of Science, 28, 153-158
Mićanović D., Zečević V., Knežević D., 2006: Method for selection of wheat on on
nitrogen fixation and diazotrophs for responsive cultivar. Kragujevac Journal of Science, 28,
159-164.
Knežević, D., Zečević V., Mićanović D., Đukić N., Milinković J., 2006: Yield and
quality parameters of winter wheat lines (Triticum aestivum L.). Proceedings of Second
International Symposium of ecologist of Montenegro. 20-24 Septembar, Kotor, 423-429.
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Project GENETIC BASES OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL QUALITY OF WHEAT
During the first year of investigations, 10 varieties of wheat were covered in which,
in the previous investigations, gliadin and glutenin alleles, responsible for the gluten quality in
wheat flour, were identified. The quantitative relationship between gliadin and glutenin in the
gluten protein complex is 1:1. These two gliadin components determine the technological quality
of gluten, dough properties (extension and resistance to extension). They are also in a correlation
with bread volume. All this was the subject of our investigations. For all 10 varieties protein
sedimentation, as the basic quality indicator, was analyzed. The investigated technological quality
parameters of the analyzed varieties show a positive correlation with some alleles with Gli-B1
locus, as well as asalleles with Glu-B1 and Glu-D1. The sample of the investigated varieties is
relatively small for generalization and mathematical verification, but it is possible to ascertain the
positive correlation of gliadin alleles Gli B1l, Gli D1a and Gli B2h, and gluten alleles Glu-D1b,i
Glu-D1d.
1. Knežević D., Zečević V., Mićanović D., Đukić N., Milinković J., 2006: Yield
and quality parameters of winter wheat lines (Triticum aestivum L.). Proceeding of Second
International Symposium of ecologist of Montenegro. 20-24 September, Kotor, 423-429.
2. Đukić N., Knežević D., Cvijanovi, D., Jeločnik M., Ivanović L., 2006: Amino
acidis contents in barley and wheat. Proceeding of International Symposium „Polyfunctional
agriculture and Rural development“, 13-19.
3. Zečević V., Knežević D., Mićanović D., Cvijanović D., 2006: Kvalitet zrna i brašna
ozime pšenice. Proceeding of International Symposium „Polyfunctional agriculture and
Rural development“, 455-460.
4. Zečević V., Knežević D., Mićanović D., Urošević D., 2006: Influence of seed
maturity on early seedling vigor in wheat. Kragujevac Journal of Science, 28, 165-171.
5. Knežević D., Zečević V., Mićanović D., Đukić N., Milinković J., 2006: Yield and
quality parameters of winter wheat lines (Triticum aestivum L.). The book of Abstracts of
Second International Symposium of ecologists of Montenegro. 20-24 September, Kotor,
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Project: VARIABILITY OF AMINO ACIDS IN DOMESTIC VARIETIES OF WHEAT
(Dr. Nevena Đukić)
Research Programme: BIOENGINEERING
The Bioengineering Research Programme involves several sections of the Centre and
has been continuously carried out since 1997. After the conclusion of the Agreement with the
City of Kragujevac about the implementation of the Programme at the Centre of the SASA
and Kragujevac University in 2005, as well as on the basis of the expanded Programme and in
accordance with the Agreement, another two associates were employed in the Centre in 2006, so
that, at present, there are 5 associates. Apart from these associates employed on a part-time basis,
the Centre also has one full-time associate. All associates are postgraduate students; it is expected
they three associates will finish their doctoral theses in the field of bioenginee4ring, or that their
doctoral theses are nearing completion.
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A. Projects
Listed below are the current research projects and their basic contents:
1. Developing Lung: Bioengineering Approach (MAE- Blood Flow in MicroAngiEctasias,
Blood Flow CFD, Modelling of Airflow and Particle Deposition in the Alveolar System),
under the Agreement with Harvard University, USA. The project objectives (for the part
that is carried out in Krаguјеvac): developing the methods of modelling and simulation
for the areas of blood flow through micro blood vessels, through large blood vessels,
modelling of thrombosis by discrete particle methods, modelling of air flow through the
alveolar system and particle deposition deep in the lungs, modelling of tying particles
to membranes and their penetration into the tissue. Modelling of ligand diffusion in
the intercellular space. The results are presented in the published papers, or the papers
submitted for publishing.
2. Projects with Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China: Prојеcts: a)
PAK Program; b) Mechanistic Damage Modelling of Skeletal Muscles Using Hybrid
Segment-Superelement Technique. The PAK software package has been installed for
applications in biomechanics. The second project includes the development of the
model of fatigue in muscles, as well as the model with different fibre characteristics
(fast and slow fibres). The models were applied to concrete muscle systems, coupled
with experimental verification. The results were presented; the relevant papers were
published and the preparation of one doctoral thesis is in its final phase.
3. Project with “Jaroslav Cerni” Institute for Water Management, Belgrade: Developing
the Method and Software for Determining Fluid Flow Through Porous Media, with
Their Specific Application in the Modelling of Absorbing Wells. The project objective
is to develop the method of modelling and simulation for the areas of groundwater flow
with the transmission of contaminants and applications in the modelling of absorbing
wells. Project results: software for practical applications in the design of the water
supply system with Renney wells was developed; the relevant papers were published,
or prepared for publishing.
4. Project: Developing the Method and Software for Modelling the Circulation of the
Blood in Veins by Applying Compression Therapy; under the Agreement with Integrated
Microsystems Austria. Project objectives (for the part that is carried out in Kragujevac):
Developing the method of modelling and simulation for the areas of blood flow through
veins, with the application of compression therapy. In 2006, electromagnetic effect was
also included in modelling. Project results: software which is used for an analysis of
blood flow through the veins of the leg with their deformation due to compression
therapy. The results are used in designing the system for compression therapy.
5. Project: MAF Multimod Application Framework Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna.
Project objectives (for the part that is carried out in Krаguјеvac): Project results:
Software library that will form part of the complex MAF working environment for
planning the surgical procedures at Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli in Bologna.
6. Project: Developing the Computer Methods and Software for Modelling and Simulation
in the Field of General and Biomedical Engineering, Reg. No. TR - 6209А, which is
financed by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection.The collaborators on
the project are also the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty of Natural
Science and Mathematics in Kragujevac. The project objectives are to develop the
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method in computational mechanics and software to be used in the field of general and
biomedical engineering. The project was initiated in 2005 and continued in 2006, while
the project results are presented in the announced and published papers, given in the list
of the published papers.
7. Project: Methods of Modelling Biomechanical Systems with Applications in Medicine,
OI144028, which is financed by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection.
The collaborators on the project are also the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty
of Medicine in Kragujevac and the Faculty of Science and Mathematics in Kragujevac.
The objectives of this multidisciplinary project, falling into the category of Basic
Researches, are developing the methods in computational mechanics and software in
the field of biomedical engineering and integration with laboratory investigations of
fundamental and applicative character in medicine. The five-year research project was
initiated in 2006 and the results are presented in the announced and published papers,
given in the list of published papers.
8. Project: Bilateral Programme of Scientific and Technological Cooperation Between
Serbia and Greece, Development of an Anatomic Model for Simulation of the Spreading
Excitations in the Complex System of Electro-Cardio-Biomehanics. The collaborators
on the project are the University of Kragujevac and Ioannina University in Greece. The
project was initiated in 2005 and its result is the software program for better understanding
electro-cardio-biomechanics.
9. SEE-GRID2 project: South-Eastern European Grid-Enabled e-Infrastructure Development
2, Contract number 031775. Development of GRID infrastructure and distribution of
resources with GIRD infrastructures in the region of South-Eastern Europe. The existing
10-node cluster machine is used for the project and the equipment of 3 additional
computers as part of the material costs of this project. Application which is used on GRID
infrastructure is the simulation of blood flow through arteries.
10. Experimental work: In 2006, in the Laboratory for Biomedical Research of the Faculty
of Medicine in Kragujevac, the biomechanical properties of isolated blood vessels
were investigated by varying perfusion pressure (in the presence or absence of Larginine). The investigations resulted in the development of a new experimental and
mathematical model which can be used for a precise assessment of dynamic response
to an isolated blood vessel to different stimuli. At the same time, behavioural tests on
rats were performed and a new method for these investigations, based on video file, was
developed.
B. Organization of Conferences and Seminars
The Centre was the main organizer of the International Conference SEECCM06 First South-East European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Kragujevac 28-30
June 2006. It was held under the auspices of the International Association for Computational
Mechanics (IACM)), and the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied
Sciences (ECCOMAS). Its sponsors were the Serbian Ministry of Science and Environmental
Protection and the City of Kragujevac. It was attended by authors from 21 countries: the countries
in the region, a greater number of European countries, Russia, China, Japan, the United States, etc.
More than 90 scientific papers were presented (21 from Serbia, of which 16 from Kragujevac) and
ther was also a great nunber of young researchers. The papers were published in the Conference
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Proceedings (Editors Miloš Kojić and Manolis Papadrakakis). In addition, the Serbian Society for
Computational Mechanics (SDRM) was also founded, with the seat in Kragujevac.
The associates within the Bioengeneering Programme participated in the organization
and lecturing at two seminars devoted to Vascular Doppler Ultrasonography in 2006.
N. Filipovic, S. Mijailovic, A. Tsuda, M. Kojic, An implicit algorithm within the
arbitrary Lagrangian-Еulerian formulation for solving incompressible fluid flow with large
boundary motions, 95, 6347-6361, 2006.
N. Kojic, M. Kojic, D. Tschumperlin, Computational modeling of extracellular
mechanotransduction, Biophysical Journal, Vol 90, Issue 11, 2006.
N. Kojic, A. Kojic, M. Kojic, Numerical determination of the solvent diffusion
coefficient in a concentrated polymer solution, Comm. Num. Meth. Еng., Vol. 22, 1003-1013,
2006.
S. Haber, N. Filipovic, M. Kojic, A. Tsuda, Dissipative particle dynamics simulation
of flow generated by two rotating concentric cylinders. Part I: Boundary conditions, Physical
Review Е, Vol. 74, 1-8, 2006.
M. Kojic, I. Vlastelica, Stojanovic B., V. Rankovic, A. Tsuda, Stress integration
procedures for a biaxial isotropic material model of biological membranes and for hysteretic
models of muscle fibers and surfactant, Int. J. Num. Meth. Еngng., Vol 68, 893-909, 2006.
M. Rosic, S. Pantovic, Z. Obradovic, Еxperimental and mathematical model for the
evaluation of dynamic responses of isolated blood vessels. Medicus 2006; Vol 7, No3; 98-102.
S. M. Mijailovich, N. Filipovic, O. Kayser-Herold, and J. C. del Álamo, Molecular
Origins of Airway Narrowing: Model Predictions of Hyperresponsiveness in Asthmatics.
SЕЕCCM06: 45-52, 2006, Kragujevac.
S. Jovanovic, N. Filipovic, The Roadmapping of the ЕU Materials Research (ЕuMaT)
and an Alternative Modeling Concepts and Dissipative Particle Dynamics Method for
Simulation of Particle Adsorption onto a Polymer-coated Surface. SЕЕCCM06: 57-63, 2006,
Kragujevac.
M. Ivanovic, M. Kojic, L. Otašević, On Use of the Newmark Implicit Scheme and
MD-based Material Model in Multiscale Modeling. SЕЕCCM06: 95-100, 2006, Kragujevac.
O. Miljkovic, M. Tuba, Stojanovic B., Determination of Contours for Finite Еlements
Mesh Generation. SЕЕCCM06: 115-119, 2006, Kragujevac.
L. Otasevic, N. Filipovic, M. Ivanovic, Sparse Matrices Using Бalanced Бinary Trees
and Parallel Computing. SЕЕCCM06: 120-125, 2006, Kragujevac.
M. Zivkovic, G. Jovicic, V. Vukadinovic, N. Djordjevic, M. Kojic, Comparison of
ЕFG, X-FЕM and FЕM in Fracture Mechanics Analysis of a Real Structure. SЕЕCCM06:
209-215, 2006, Kragujevac.
M. Kojic, N. Filipovic, A. Tsuda, A Multiscale Method for Bridging Dissipative
Particle Dynamics and Navier-Stokes Finite Еlement Еquations for Incompressible Fluid,
M. Nedeljkovic, N. Filipovic, Бiomagnetic Flow in a Straight Tube Under the Influence
of an Applied Magnetic Field, SЕЕCCM06: 365-369, 2006, Kragujevac.
M. Kojić, Non-homogenous Geometrical Changes of the Later Intercellular Space
Affect Mechanotransduction, SЕЕCCM06: 417-420, 2006, Kragujevac.
V. Rankovic, N. Jagic, Stojanovic B., P. Uskokovic, N. Filipovic, M. Kojic, Shape
Memory Alloys in Medical Devices. Nitinol Stent Design and Бlood Vessel Stresses.
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M. Rosic, S. Pantovic, Z. Obradovic, N. Filipovic, M. Kojic, Еxperimental and
Computational Methods in Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics., SЕЕCCM06: 429-435, 2006,
Kragujevac.
Stojanovic Б., M. Kojic, M. Rosic, C.P. Tsui, C.Y. Tang, Finite Еlement Modeling
of Muscle Using Еxtended Hill’s Model With Different Fiber Types, SЕЕCCM06: 446-453,
2006, Kragujevac.
I. Vlastelica, M. Kojic, Stojanovic B., V. Rankovic, A. Tsuda, On the Superposition of
Hysteretic Actions of Tissue and Surfactant., SЕЕCCM06: 462-468, 2006, Kragujevac.
M. Dimkić, M. Pušić, Еquivalent Homogeneous Aquifer in Analysis of Groundwater
Dispersion Processes., SЕЕCCM06: 488-492, 2006, Kragujevac.
M. Krstić, M. Kojić, N. Filipović, B. Stojanović, V. Ranković, L. Otašević, M. Ivanović,
M. Nedeljković, M. Dimkić, M. Tričković, M. Pušić, Đ. Boreli-Zdravković, D. Đurić, Finite
Еlement Modeling of Underground Water Flow With Ranney Wells. SЕЕCCM06: 510-516,
2006, Kragujevac.
A. Peulić, A. Dostanić, N. Filipović, Еxperimental IЕЕЕ 802. 15. 4 Wireless Patient
Parameters Monitoring System Coupled With a Simple Muscle Modeling., SЕЕCCM06: 529536, 2006, Kragujevac.
M. Kojic, N. Filipovic, A. Tsuda, Multiscale modeling of blood flow: Coupling of
Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD) method and Finite Еlement (FЕ) method, 5th World
Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, 2006.
N. Filipovic, M. Kojic, A. Tsuda, Modeling of Microcirculation and Thrombosis
by Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD), 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich,
2006.
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN 2006
In 2006, international cooperation was one of the basic activities and the programme
priority of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Its attention was devoted to the improvement
and expansion of cooperation with foreign academies and international scientific institutions and
organizations, either through membership in these organizations, or through the implementation
of the agreements concluded for scientific cooperation. The Serbian Academy of Sciences and
Arts continued to establish and promote cooperation with the national academies of the EU
member countries, as well as with other academies, especially those in the region. The SASA
maintains its international cooperation through:
- The exchange of researchers under bilateral agreements on scientific cooperation (interacademy, inter-institutional and inter-state agreements). Non-currency exchange was agreed with
ten national academies, within the realization of some 142 joint research projects;
- Multilateral cooperation, which implies the activities relating to the programmes
financed from the European Commission’s and other funds (FP 6, COST, UNESCO);
- Membership in non-governmental international scientific associations of the academies
and panels at all levels, that is, at the global (IAP, ICSU), European (ALLEA, IUA, EASA,
EAASH), regional (CЕEN, ICBSS) and Balkan (IAC SEE) levels;
- Participation in international scientific meetings abroad, as well as the organization of
such meetings at home;
- Lecturing by renowned foreign and domestic scientists.
International Activities of the SASA
At the invitation of SASA President, Academician Nikola Hajdin, the delegation of the
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine stayed in Belgrade from 20 to 25 February 2006.
The members of the delegation were: Academician Olexiy Onishchenko, Deputy President and
Secretary of the Department for History, Philosophy and Law and the Director of the National
Library of Ukraine, Academician Lebedev, Director of the NASU Institute for Macromolecular
Chemistry, and Academician Vаleriy Skorohod, Director of the NASU Institute for Problems
of Materials Science and foreign member of the SASA. Two delegations signed the Agreement
on Scientific Cooperation for a period of three years, with the annual exchange quota of seven
man/weeks each. Academician Оnishchenko bestowed the accolades “Golden Fortune“ to the
Academicians N. Hajdin, S. Koički, Z. Kovačević and M. Ristić. These accolades are bestowed
by the Inter-Academy Association for Popularity Rating of Prominent Persons. The NASU
delegation also went to Novi Sad, on which occasion it visited the SASA Branch and Matica
srpska.
The delegation of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska, including
Academician Rajko Kuzmanović, President, Academician Ljubomir Zuković, Vice-President,
and Academician Dragoljub Mirjanović, Secretary General, visited the Serbian Academy of
Sciences and Arts on 8 March 2006. In its contacts with the members of the Executive Board of
the SASA Presidency, it was agreed to maintain cooperation between the two academies through
various forms. The academicians – members of both academies will continue to be the bridge of
cooperation between the two academies.
The delegation of the Academy of Science of the Czech Republic paid a visit to our
Academy from 15 to 17 March 2006. It was comprised of Professor Vaclav Paces, President,
Professor Jan Palous, Professor Miroslav Fliger and Professor Jan Hrusak, as members of the
Academy Council. On that occasion the Protocol on Scientific Cooperation between the SASA
and the ASCR was signed and the thematic plan, covering eight topics, was adopted. The members
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of the ASCR delegation paid individual visits to the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic
Engineering, Astronomic Observatory and the Institute of Physical Chemistry. The visits were
evaluated as extremely useful and encouraging for the establishment of new cooperation and the
promotion of existing one.
At the invitation of the European Federation of National Academies (ALLEA), SASA
President, Ademician Nikola Hajdin, and SASA Vice-President, Academician Stevan Koički,
attended the Federation General Assembly in Krakow from 22 to 24 March 2006. The General
Assembly was jointly organized by the European Federation and the Polish Academy of Sciences
and Arts from Krakow as well as the Polish Academy of Sciences. On this occasion, Professor
Juri Engelbrecht was elected President, thus replacing Pieter Drendt.
SASA President, Academician Nikola Hajdin, paid the visit to the Romanian Academy
on the occasion of its 140th anniversary, on 4 and 5 April 2006. On that occasion, the Romanian
Academy was awarded the Address of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
SASA Vice-President, Academician Stevan Koički, and Academician Ljubisav Rakić
participated in the Second Conference of the National Academies of Sciences of the Black Sea
Countries, which was held in Antalia, 6-7 April 2006. The main topic of the Conference was the
“Research Potential of the Black Sea Countries“.
The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts was visited by Jacek Ciesielski, General
Manager of the Central European Science Journals Publishing Company. On behalf of this
publishing company, he offerred the printing of the journals which are published by the SASA
or some other scientific institution in electronic form. The coordinator for cooperation with this
publishing company is Corresponding Member Časlav Ocić, who arranged the contacts for
Mr Ciesielski with directors of our research institutes on a number of occasions. Within this
cooperation, the seminar entitled “Electronic Publishing“ was held in Belgrade, in November
2006.
The President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Nikola Hajdin, received the
Vice-President of the National Research Council (CNR) from Italy, Professor Roberto de Matei,
and Professor Francseco Perfetti of LUIS University in Rome. They signed the Memorandum of
Understanding, defining the following scientific fields for cooperaton: information technologies,
materials science, marine research, chemistry of biologically active compounds, environmental
protection, humanities and social sciences. For its side, the SASA submitted the proposals for
cooperation within five research projects in these fields.
The Austrian Academy of Sciences held the formal spring session of its Assembly,
which was also attended by SASA President Nikola Hajdin from 16 to 18 May 2006.
The European Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
organized the Sixth Meeting of the Central and East European Network (CEEN) in Budapest, on
26 May 2006. Corresponding Member Časlav Ocić participated in the work of the Assembly as
the SASA representative.
The 80th Session of the General Assembly of the International Union of Academies
(IUA) was held in Brussels, from 30 May to 4 June 2006. Academician Dragoslav Marinković
participated in its work as the SASA representative.
In May 2006, the SASA was admitted to membership in the International Council for
Science (ICSU).
At the invitation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the SASA delegation,
which was comprised of SASA President, Academician Nikola Hajdin, and Corresponding
Member Aleksandar Loma returned the visit to this Academy, from 18 to 22 June 2006. The
talks were held at the National Academy od Sciences and its Research Institutes, as well as in the
National Library od Ukraine. Out of 25 projects proposed by the NASU, it was agreed to realize
eight joint projects being of high priority and significance for both sides.
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The Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection organized the visit of Janez
Potočnik, European Commisar for Science, to Serbia, on 13 and 14 July 2006. SASA VicePresident, Academician Stevan Koički, participated in the talks, on behalf of the SASA, and
acquainted Mr Potočnik with the activities of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and its
contribution to the building of European research space.
The SASA delegation, which was comprised of its President, Academician Nikola
Hajdin, Vice-President, Academician Stevan Koički, and Academician Ljubisav Rakić visited the
Montenegrin Academy od Sciences and Arts from 21 to 23 September 2006. The two delegations
discussed the proposed thematic plan, which included 18 research projects, the exchange and
organization of joint exhibitions and the publishing of joint monographs.
The SASA delegation paid a return visit to the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and
Arts from 5 to 8 October 2006. The delegation included the President of SASA, Academician
Nikola Hajdin, Vice-President of SASA, Academician Stevan Koički, Academician Nikola Tasić,
Secretary General, Academician Gojko Subotić, and the manager of SASA activities, Dragana
Petrović Rađenović. During the visit to the MASA, the Protocol on Scientific Cooperation was
signed for the period 2006-2008. The exhange of researchers will be carried out in the form of
short study trips. The thematic plan – which was adjusted by both sides by mail – will form part
of this Protocol.
The SASA delegation visited the Russian Academy of Sciences from 22 to 26 October
2006. It included the Vice-President of SASA, Academician Stevan Koički, and Academician
Ljubisav Rakić, member of the SASA Presidency. During their stay in Moscow, the Protocol on
Scientific Cooperation for the next two-year period was signed. The integral part of the Protocol is
the Thematic Plan covering 31 topics in all fields of research. Apart from the RAS, the delegation
visited the Institute of Normal Physiology, Institute of Development Biology and the Institute for
Nuclear Research in Dubna.
The meeting of the Inter-Academy Council for South Eastern Europe and the
Programme Committee was organized by the Albanian Academy of Sciences in Thirane, on 10
November 2006. This meeting was attended by the President of SASA, Academician Nikola
Hajdin, Vice-President, Academician Stevan Koički, Vice-President, Academician Ljubisav
Rakić and the Chairman of the Programme Committee and Corresponding Member Časlav Ocić.
On that occasion, the Statute of the Association was adopted and further cooperation was agreed,
including the joint approach to the funds of the European Commission and the like.
The SASA delegation, including its President, Academician Nikola Hajdin, and
Academicians Ljubomir Simović and Dimitrije Stefanović paid an official visit to the Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences from 21 to 28 November 2006. During their talks about cooperation,
the representatives of the two academies agreed on their future cooperation, through the
intensification of reciprocal visits, exchange of lecturers and joint work on significant research
projects that will be applied in both countries. During its visit to China, the delegation stayed in
Shangai and visited the Shangai Academy of Social Sciences.
The seventh meeting of the Central and East European Network was held in Prague, on
27 November 2006. The meeting was jointly organized by the European Academy of Sciences
and Arts and the Academy od Sciences of the Czech Republic. The SASA representative was
Corresponding Member Časlav Ocić.
The General Assembly of the Inter-Academy Panel (IAP) was held in Alexandria from
1 to 6 December 2006. The SASA representative was Academician Ljubisav Rakić. On that
occasion, the new co-presidents and the Executive Board were elected, while the SASA became
officially its full member.
The International Centre for Black Sea Studies, seated in Athens, organized the Workshop
on “Politics in Science and Technology“ on 7 and 8 December 2006. The SASA representative
was Corresponding Member Časlav Ocić.
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On 8 December 2006, the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska
marked its 10th anniversary. This event was attended by Academician Desanka Kovačević Kojić
on behalf of the SASA.
The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts hosted a number of the
representatives of the renowned foreign and domestic institutions:
- Delegation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
- Anatoliy Oliynik, Ambassador of Ukraine
- Aleksandr Alekseyev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation
- Alessandro Merolo, Аmbassador of the Republic of Italy
- Delegation of the Academy od Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska
- Delegation of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- Hristos Panagopulos, Аmbassador of the Republic of Greece
- Jacek Ciesielski, General Manager, Central European Science Journals
- Professor Roberto de Matei, Vice-President of the Council for National Research,
Italy
- Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica
- Aleksandar Popović, Minister of Science and Environmental Protection
Participation of the SASA representatives in more important international
meetings:
- ALLEA Annual Assembly – Кrakow, Poland
- 140th Anniversary of the Romanian Academy – Sinaia, Romania
- The Second Conference of the National Academies of Sciences of the Black Sea
Countries – Antalia, Turkey
- Formal Session of the Assembly of the Austrian Academy of Sciences – Vienna,
Austria
- Sixth Session of CEEN – Budapest, Hungary
- 80th General Assembly of IUA – Brussels, Belgium
- Visit of the SASA delegation to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
- Visit of the SASA delegation to the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Visit of the SASA delegation to the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Visit of the SASA delegation to the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Meeting of the Inter-Academy Council for South Eastern Europe – Thirane, Albania
- Visit to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- Seventh Meeting of CEEN – Prague, Czech Republic
- General Assembly of IAP – Аlexandria, Egypt
- Meeting of the International Centre for Black Sea Studies – Аthens, Greece
- Jubilee of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska
Bilateral Scientific Cooperation Under the Concluded Agreements
The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts concluded the bilateral agreements on
scientific cooperation with the academies of 18 countries. Under these agreements, a total of 137
man/weeks annually is anticipated for the non-currency exchange of our researchers. In 2006,
under bilateral agreements, a total of 157 man/weeks were utilized.
During the past years, the protocols on scientific cooperation were signed and the
thematic plans were adjusted with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academy of
Sciences of the Czech Republic, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Russian Academy
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of Sciences and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The Memorandum of Understanding was
signed with the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and the Memorandum of Understanding in
Scientific Cooperation between the SASA and the Council for National Research of Italy. The
Thematic Plan of Cooperation with the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts was renewed,
and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences it was agreed to maintain cooperation even without
the agreement on scientific cooperation.
Cooperation with the Austrian Academy of Sciences
The Agreement on Cooperation with the Austrian Academy of Sciences was concluded
in October 2005 for a period of five years. It anticipates the annual exchange quota of four weeks
each.
During 2006, the joint project Digitalization of Recordings of Serbian Folk Songs
from the Wax Recordings in the Phonoarchive of the SASA Musicological Institute
(Digitalizovanje snimaka srpskih narodnih pesama sa voštanih ploča u fonoarhivu Muzikološkog
instituta SANU) was adjusted. It is led by the SASA Musicological Institute (leader: Professor Dr.
Danica Petrović) and the Phonoarchive of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (leader: Professor
Dr. Dietrich Schuller).
The Austrian Academy participates in the subproject Corpus of Monumental Byzantine
Painting (Korpus monumentalnog vizantijskog slikarstva) within the international project
Scientific Approach to the Protection of Cultural Heritage in South Eastern Europe (Naučni
pristup zaštiti kulturnog nasleđa u jugoistočnoj Evropi), initiated by the Turkish Academy of
Sciences. Оut of the anticipated four weeks for the exchange of researchers, the Austrian side used
two weeks (Michael Portman and Petra Lindenbauer) and our side none.
Cooperation with the Bulgarian Academy od Sciences
The Agreement on Scientific Cooperation with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was
signed in 1998, and the Protocol and Thematic Plan in January 1999. The Plan coveres 30 joint
projects and the annual quota for the exchange of researchers is 20 weeks each.
During the year, two new joint projects were adjusted: Everyday Culture in the
Postsocialist Period (Svakodnevna kultura u postsocijalističkom periodu), which is led by the
SASA Ethnographic Institute (leader: Professor Dr. Dragana Radojičić) and the BAS Ethnographic
Institute (leader: Professor Dr. Radost Ivanova) and Research on Archaeological Cultures in the
Territories of Bulgaria and Serbia (Istraživanje arheoloških kultura na teritorijama Bugarske i
Srbije, which is led by the SASA Department of Historical Sciences – Committee on Archaeology
(leader: Academician Nikola Tasić) and the Institute of Archaeology and the Museum of the BAS
(leader: Professor Vasil Nikolov, Dr. Snežana Gorjanova).
Cooperation with the National Academy of Belarus
The Agreement on Scientific Cooperation was signed in November 1998, and the
Protocol in 2001. The annual exhange quota anticipates four weeks for each side, while the
Thematic Plan contains only one joint project.
The visit of the President of NAB, Professor Mikahil Miyasnikovich, which was
scheduled for the first half of 2006, was not realized, so that the existing Protocol on Scientific
Cooperation is still in force.
Cooperation with the Hungarian Academy od Sciences
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The Agreement on Scientific Cooperation with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences was
signed in December 1997 in Belgrade and in January 1998 in Budapest. The current Thematic
Plan contains 14 joint projects.
At the end of December, the Protocol on Scientific Cooperation for 2007-2009 was
signed and exchanged by mail. The Protocol was signed by SASA President, Academician Nikola
Hajdin, and HAS President, Professor Dr. Sylvester Vizi. The New Thematic Plan of joint projects
will be adjusted early in 2007.
Cooperation with the Macedonian Academy od Sciences and Arts
The Agreement on Scientific Cooperation with the Macedonian Academy of Sciences
and Arts was signed in 1996 and the Protocol on Scientific Cooperation for 2006-2008 in October
2006 in Skopje. They were signed by SASA President, Academician Nikola Hajdin, and MASA
President, Academician Cvetan Grozdanov. The thematic plan of cooperation between the two
academies will be adjusted by mail.
Cooperation with the Polish Academy of Sciences
The Agreement on Cooperation with the Polish Academy of Sciences was signed in
1998 and the Protocol on Scientific Cooperation with the Thematic Plan of Projects for 20042006, in November 2004.
The Thematic Plan includes five projects and the annual quota for the exchange of
researchers is seven weeks each.
Cooperation with the Romanian Academy of Sciences
The Agreement on Cooperation with the Romanian Academy was signed in 1995 for a
period of five years, with an automatic extension for another five years. The Thematic Plan includes
21 joint projects and the annual exchange quota isten weeks each.
Cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences
The Cooperation Agreement with the Russian Academy of Sciences was signed in 1994
for a period of five years, with the provision of automatic extention for another five ysears, unless
either side decides otherwise.
In October 2006, the Protocol on Scientific Cooperation for 2006-2008 was signed in
Moscow. It was signed by SASA Vice-President, Academician Stevan Koički, and RAS VicePresident, Academician Nikolai Plate. The annual exchange quota was increased to 25 weeks
each and 31 joint projects were adjusted under the new Thematic Plan.
Cooperation with the Slovak Academy of Sciences
The Agreement on Scientific Cooperation with the Slovak Academy of Sciences was
signed in 2001 and the Protocol for the next three-year period in June 2002. The Thematic Plan
included three joint projects, with the provision of its expansion. The annual exchange quota is
four weeks each.
Cooperation with the Turkish Academy of Sciences
The Agreement and the Executive Protocol with the Turkish Academy of Sciences were
signed in April 2005 and will be effective until either signatory party requests otherwise.
The annual exchange quota is six weeks each.
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As a partner in the multilateral project, the SASA participates in the multilateral
project initiated by the Turkish Academy of Sciences: Scientific Approach to the Protection
of Cultural Heritage of South-Eastern Europe (Naučni pristup zaštiti kulturnog nasleđa
Jugoistočne Evrope), with the subproject Corpus of Monumental Byzantine Painting (Korpus
monumentalnog vizantijskog slikarstva).
Apart from the Turkish Academy and SASA, the Athens Academy, Austrian Academy
of Sciences and Arts and the Academies of Sciences of South Eastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo and Montenegro are also involved in the project.
Cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
The Agreement on Cooperation with the Institute for Problems of Materials Science of the
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was signed in 1997. The Protocol of the Continuation
of Cooperation between the SASA and this Institute for the period 2005-2005was signed in May
2004, defining 7 man/weeks for exchange and adjusting four joint projects.
In February 2006, the SASA and National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine signed the
Agreement on Cooperation for a period of three years and the provision of its automatic extension
for another three-year period. The Agreement was signed by Academician Koički, SASA VicePresident, and Academician Aleksiy Onishchenko, Acting Vice-President of NASU. The annual
exchange quota was set at seven weeks each.
At the end of June, the delegation of the SASA, led by its President, Academician
Hajdin, travelled to Kiev, thus returning the visit to the NASU. On that occasion, the Thematic
Cooperation Plan with a total of eight joint projects was adopted.
Cooperation with the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
The Agreement on Cooperation with the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
was signed in 1998 for a period of five years, with the possibility of automatic extension.
In April 2006, the delegation of the ASCR visited the SASA and on that occasion the
Protocol on Scientific Cooperation for 2006-2008 was signed. The Protocol was signed by the
President of SASA, Academician Nikola Hajdin, and Professor Vaclav Paces, President of the
ASCR. The annual exchange quota was set at ten weeks each and eight joint projects were
adjusted under the Thematic Plan.
Cooperation with the Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
Th Cooperation Agreement between the SASA and the Royal Swedish Academy of
Letters, History and Antiquities was signed in 1988 and is still in force. At the initiative of the
Swedish side, the Agreement on the Non-Currency Exchange of Researchers was signed in
November 2004, stipulating 1the exchange quota of 10 man/weeks.
The Fourth Swedish-Serbian Symposium on “Stockholm-Belgrade: The Protection of
Cultural Heritage“ (Stockholm-Beograd: Zaštita kulturnog nasleđa), which was planned to be
organized by the SASA and the City Assembly of Belgrade, did not take place.
Сooperation with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing
Cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing was revived after
many years. The first contacts were established at the end of 2004 and in the spring of 2006
The President of SASA, Academician Nikola Hajdin, was invited to visit this Academy with his
associates.
In November 2006, the SASA delegation, led by its President, Academician Nikola
Hajdin, paid a visit to the CASS. During this visit, the Draft Agreement on Scientific Cooperation
proposed by our delegation was considered, but was not signed. The Chinese proposed to maintain
their cooperation without hindrance, regardless of the fact that the Agreement was not signed.
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During its stay in China, the SASA delegation also visited the Shangai Academy of
Social Sciences.
Cooperation with the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Cooperation with the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei from Rome was renewed. In
April 2006, its President, Professor Giovanni Conso, advanced a proposal for the Memorandum
of Understanding to Academician Nikola Hajdin. This was followed by an invitation to Professor
Conso to visit the SASA with his associates, so that cooperation between the two Academies
could be discussed and the Memorandum would be signed.
Due to some obligations, this meeting could not be organized, but the Memorandum of
Understanding was signed and exchanged by mail. This document established the framework for
cooperation between the SASA and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. All details concerning
the implementation of the Memorandum will be defined by the conclusion of the Executive
Protocol.
Сooperation with the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts SASA President, Academician Nikola Hajdin, SASA Vice-President, Stevan Koički, and
Academician Ljubisav Rakić, member of the SASA Presidency, visited the Montenegrin Academy
of Sciences and Arts in October 2006. On that occasion the Thematic Plan of Cooperation for
2006-2008 was adopted, including 18 joint research projects. The Pro Memoria about the future
cooperation of the two Academies was also signed.
The formal unveiling of the monument to SS Cyril and Methodius, the work of
Academician Tome Serafimovski, took place on 2 June 2006, in the organization of the SASA
and the City Assembly. Academician Tome Serafimovski, member of the Macedonian Academy
of Sciences and Arts and foreign member of the SASA, and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and
Arts donated this monument to the City of Belgrade.
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During the year, 88 members and associates of the SASA went on study trips, attended
scientific meetings in the country and abroad and participated in the working bodies of international
associations or, as representatives of the SASA, in significant international meetings. At the
same time, the SASA was visited by 58 scientists under bilateral agreements on non-currency
exchange of researchers, as participants in scientific meetings and as lecturers or members of
official delegations. As many researchers visited scientific institutions outside the SASA, which
collaborate on the projects under the SASA bilateral agreements.
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MEETINGS AND LECTURES IN 2006
In 2006, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts organized 15 scientific meetings,
8 lectures, Formal Gathering marking the Day of the Academy and one commemorative
gathering.
Scientific Meetings
1. The scientific meeting entitled Pseudodifferential Operators and Microwave
Analysis was held place in Novi Sad within the project which is financed by the UNESCO, under
the auspices of the Faculty of Science and Mathematics in Novi Sad and the SASA Branch in
Novi Sad, 6-11 March 2006. The Conference was dedicated to modern trends in harmonic and
functional analysis and was attended by 15 foreign mathematicians and 10 mathematicians from
the University of Novi Sad.
2. The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts organized the International Scientific
Conference on KOSOVO AND METOHIJA – Past – Present – Future, from 16 to 18 March
2006. Papers were presented by 38 domestic and 27 foreign participants. The Serbian Academy
of Sciences and Arts organized this Conference with the aim to have different scientific and
professional views on the past, present and future of this part of Serbia presented at one place.
The topic provoked a lively discussion about different aspects of the Kosov crisis. The complete
work of the Conference, including the presentation of all papers, was presented and transferred
onto the CD-ROM.
3. The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute
for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković“ of Belgrade University organized the International
Symposium on Neurobiology Today, on the occasion of the 50th anniversaary of Neurobiological
School and the 50th anniversary of the scientific research of its founder, Academician Ljubiša
Rakić, on 29 and 30 May 2006. The papers were presented by 25 participants. They orally
presented the results of their joint researches in the field of neurobiology. The poster presentation
of the work of 10 research teams was also made.
4. The six-day scientific symposium entitled Mesozoic Ophiolitic Belts of the Northern
Part of the Balkan Peninsula was organized by the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, the
Committee on Geodynamics, and the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska.
This symposium was held in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska from 31 May to 6 June 2006. It
was attended by 30 foreign and 16 domestic scientists. Parallel to the lecturers, field work in the
territory of Serbia and the Republic of Srpska was organized.
5. The International Scientific Symposium on Slavic Etimology Today was organized
by the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the SASA Institute of Serbian Language from
5 to 7 September 2006. The papers were presented by 31 domestic and 9 foreign participants.
A scientific-expert excursion was also organized during which the participants visited the
monasteries of Manasija and Gornjak.
6. In cooperation with the SASA Balkanological Institute, the Serbian Academy of
Sciences and Arts organized the four-day International Scientific Symposium on Slavic Folklore
and Folkloristics at the Turn of The Millennia. The Symposium began at the SASA, on 3
October, and continued its work in Kraljevo and Mataruška banja, on 4, 5 and 6 October 2006.
The co-organizer of the Symposium was the National Museum in Kraljevo. The Symposium was
attended by 23 foreign and 17 domestic scientists.
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7. The SASA and the Committee on Cardiovascular Pathology, in cooperation with
the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases, Cardiology Society of Serbia and
Montenegro, and under the aegis of the European League Against Rheumatism – EULAR,
organized the European Conference on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases and Left
Ventricular Dysfunction on 6-8 October 2006. The Conference was attended by 300 domestic
and 50 foreign experts from 23 countries, specializing in myocardial diseases and experts on
rheumatology and clinical immunology. In addition to the oral and poster representations, the
multimedia performance The Struggle of the Weakened Heart and the painting exhibition of
Željko Komosar, were staged.
8. The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the National Committee on Bioethics of
the Commssion of the Republic of Serbia for Cooperation with the UNESCO and the Association
of Geneticians of Serbia, organized the Symposium on Bioethics Here and in the World on
20 October 2006. On this occasion, 20 domestic and three foreign authors participated in the
preparation of the papers, on the basis of which 12 papers were presented in two sessions.
9. The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Macedonian Academy od
Sciences and Arts organized the national meeting, with international participation, On the Trail
of Academician Vojislav Đurić, which was held in Belgrade and Skopje from 16 to 21 October
2006. There were 25 scientists from Serbia, 13 from Macedonia and six from abroad. The first
part of the scientific meeting was held in Belgrade, on 16 and 17 October 2006, after which its
work was continued in Skopje. On their way to Skopje and in Ohrid, the participants visited the
medieval monuments which were the subject of research of Academician Vojislav Đurić.
10. The Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and
Arts, in cooperation with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade, Faculty of Electrical
Engineering in Niš, Faculty of Technical Sciences and Novi Sad, Nikola Tesla Research Institute
in Belgrade, Mihailo Pupin Research Institute in Belgrade, Academy of Engineering Sciences
of Serbia and Montenegro from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, IEE Serbia and
Montenegro Section, as well as the Tesla Memorial Society from New York, organized the
6th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NIKOLA TESLA at the SASA, 18-20 October
2006. The Symposium was organized within the Republican programme of marking the 150th
anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla. The papers, which were presented by 24 domestic and
15 foreign scientists, elucidated Tesla’s contribution to science at the beginning of the third
millennium and the creative side of Tesla’s personality. Apart from the oral lectures and poster
presentations, the 6th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NIKOLA TESLA was accompanied by
the exhibition entitled Nikola Tesla – The Creativity of A Genius in the SASA Gallery. One of
the new exhibits was the largest Tesla transformer manufactured in our country and a series of
Tesla transformers manufactured at the Vinča Research Institute.
11. The SASA Interdepartmental Committee on Human Reproduction Biology in
cooperation with the Gynecological-Obstetrics Section of the Serbian Medical Society, organized
the one-day scientific meeting, with international participation, entitled How to Stop the “White
Plague“ in Serbia – The Role of the Health Service, on 23 November 2006. The scientific
meeting was attended by ten domestic and three foreign scientists. Its work was carried out in
two sessions.
12. The SASA Department of Mathematics, Physics and Earth Sciences and the Serbian
Geological Society organized the scientific meeting marking the 150th birth anniversary and 70th
death anniversary of Academician Jovan Žujović, entitled Jovan Žujović – Life and Work. The
one-day meeting was held at the SASA, on 15 November 2006. The papers on the life and work
of Jovan Žujović was presented by five participants.
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13. The two-day scientific meeting devoted Dragoslav Srejović and Art was held in
Kragujevac, on 28 and 29 November 2006. It was organized by the Centre for Scientific Research
og the SASA and Kragujevac University. The participants in its working part were 21 domestic
scientists and 2 scientists from Skopje. The wreath was also laid on the grave of Academician
Dragoslav Srejović.
14. The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts organized the four-day scientific meeting
entitled Jovan Sterija Popović 1806-1856-2006, from 5 to 8 December 2006, and the exhibition
of the same name in the SASA Gallery, in cooperation with the Museum of Theatre Art. The work
was carried out in the sessions at which the papers were presented bz 45 domestic and 7 foreign
authors.
15. The SASA Interdepartmental Committee on AIDS and the Youth Association Against
AIDS – JAZAS organized the scientific meeting so as to observe 1 December – the World AIDS
Day, which was entitled, Twenty Years of HIV/AIDS in Serbia, on 15 December 2006. The
papers were presented by 14 scientists in two sessions: What Was Done? and What to Do Next
and How?
Formal Gatherings
On 19 November 2006, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in its Festive Hall
marked the Day of the Academy for the first time. Under the Law on the SASA, 19 November
1841, the day when the Society of Serbian Letters was founded – was set as the date when the
Academy was established. The celebration of the Day of the Academy was attended, apart from
the SASA members, high guests, academy associates and friends. At this event, the speeches
were delivered by the President of SASA, Academician Nikola Hajdin, Dr. Aleksandar Popović,
Minister of Science and Environmental Protection, and Predrag Marković, President of the
Serbian Assembly. The newly elected Corresponding Members of SASA were presented to the
public and the SASA President conferred on them the charters about their election. N the artistic
part of the programme there appeared the Belgrade University Chorus “Obilić“ – AKUD “Branko
Krsmanović“, which was conducted by Professor Darinka Matić-Marović.
Commemorations
The Serbian Academy od Sciences and Arts organized the commemorative gathering
devoted to the memory of its deceased full member, Academician Ivan Antić, on 28 March
2006.
Lectures
1. Dr. Ivo Šlaus, member of the World Academy of Art and Science, San Francisco,
USA, and member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia, delivered
the lecture on Building a Knowledge-Based Society – Why and How?, at the proposal of the
Department of Mathematics, Science and Earth Sciences, on 13 February 2006.
2. Professor Walter Henning, Scientific Director of GSI (Society for Heavy Ion
Research) in Darmstadt, Germany, as the guest of the Department of Mathematics, Physics and
Earth Sciences, delivered the lecture on Accelerator Physics in GSI (Darmdstadt) and Determining
the Neutrino Flux from the Sun, on 27 March 2006.
3. Professor Luigi Rodino, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences in
Turin, Italy, delivered the lecture on Gelfand-Shilov Function Spaces and Applications at the
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Faculty of Mathematics in Belgrade, on 28 April 2006, at the invitation of the Department of
Mathematics, Physics and Earth Sciences.
4. Architect Boris Podreka, foreign member of the SASA, conducted the architectseminar with the lecture entitled Reality and Vision, on 6 April 2006. The SASA Gallery was the
venue of the round table on Archiculture – The Possibilities for Exchange in Central European
Space, in which Boris Podreka, MSc, participated on 5 April 2006, when his exhibition was
opened.
5. Professor Dr. Wolfgang Firek, Professor at the English Department of the University
of Bamberg and the long-time leader of the international project Atlas Linguarum Europeae
(ALE), delivered the lecture on The Atlas of European Languages and Insights into the Cultural
History of Europe Offered by It, at the invitation of the Department of Language and Literature,
on 15 May 2006.
6. Professor Dr. Francisco J. Ayala, Professor at the University of California in Irvine,
and foreign member of the SASA, delivered the lecture on The Origin and Evolution of Malaria,
at the inivation of the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, on 23 May 2006.
7. Professor Dr. Zoja B. Popović, Professor and the Head of the Hadson Moore Jr.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, and a
foreign member of the SASA, delivered th lecture on Active Microwave Circuits and Antenna
Clusters, on 20 June 2006, at the inivation of the Department of Technical Sciences.
8. Dr. Dimitrije E. Panfilov, member of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery (ASAPS), member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
and member of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
(IPRAS), delivered the lecture on Aesthetic Surgery Between Human Identity and Social Ethics,
at the inivation of the Department of Medical Sciences, on 26 October 2006.
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PUBLISHING ACTIVITY IN 2006
In 2006, the SASA editions included 39 publications (in 41 books), totalling
1316 author’s sheets or 980 signatures. For the Academy these books will be printed
in 18.830 copies altogether, whereby early in 2007, the Academy will obtain another
4,850 copies of the 17th Volume of the Dictionary of the Serbo-Croatian Literary
Language and Vernaculars, since so far 50 copies have been printed. In these editions
425 authors published a total of 328 papers. The total publishing costs amounted to about
8,600,000 dinars, while the printing of the Dictionary (which is financed by the Serbian
Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection) will cost about 3,000,000 dinars. The
publishing of 10 publications was made possible thanks to full or partial assistance of
the sponsors, while the editions of the SASA Gallery editions were financed from special
sources.
PRESIDENCY
Almanac CXII for 2005
Bulletin of the Scientific Research Fund for 2005, No. 31
Bulletin of Scientific Research Annual Report for 2005
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND EARTH SCIENCES
Bulletin CXXXIII, Classe des sciences mathématiques et naturelles, 31.
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Bibliographies IV. Sanja Pantić, Bibliography of the Works of Academician
Vladimir Pantić. On the occasion of his 85th birthday.
Biographies and Bibliographies X, II Department, Lives and Work of Serbian
Scientists, Vol. 10
Special Editions DCLXI, Vol. 4, Ivan Petrov, The Ants of Serbia and Montenegro.
Monograph. Аleksandar Despić, Electrochemical Techniques and Technologies.
Proceedings on the Fauna in Serbia VII.
Vegetation in Serbia II 2.
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES
Bulletin CXXXII. No 30.
Glas CDIII. Vol. 35.
Bibliographies VI. Vol. 1. Biography, Scientific Work and Bibliography of
Academician Jovan Surutka. On the occasion of his 85th birthday.
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DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Scientific Meetings CXIV. Vol. 9. Tumour Immunology.
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Biblioteka 23 editions. Milena Babić, Bibliography of Works by Academician Milka
Ivić. On the occasion of her 80th birthday.
Special Editions DCLVII. Vol. 55. Đorđe Živanović. The Life and Work of
Konstantin Mihailović from Ostrovica.
Special Editions DCLVIII. Vol. 56. Miljan Mojašević, Serbs in the Eyes of Germans
in the Time of Vuk.
Glas CDV. Vol. 22.
Gallery of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts 111. Jovan Sterija Popović
1806–1856–2000.
Оnomathological Contributions XVIII.
The Serbian Language in the Light of Contemporary Linguistic Theories 1, Cognitive
Linguistic Studies of the Serbian Language.
Dictionary of the Serbo-Croatian Literary Language and Vernaculars XVII.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Glas CDII. Vol. 30.
Scientific Meetings CXII. Vol. 26. Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija.
Sources of Serbian Law XII. Gordana Radojčić-Kostić. Bibliography on Emperor
Stefan Dušan’s Code.
Sources of Serbian Law XIII. Rade Mihaljčić, Laws in Old Serbian Documents.
Legal Regulations, Translations, Introductory Texts and Explanations.
Scientific Meetings CXIII. Vol. 27. Njegoš’s Social and Political Thought.
Kosovo and Metohija – Past, Present and Future.
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL SCIENCES
Glas CDIV. Vol. 13.
Kosovo and Metohija Proceedings 3.
Proceedings for the History, Language and Literature of the Serbian People XXXIX.
Material for the History of the Military Frontier III. Varaždin Generalate
(1595–1704).
Vardar Proceedings 5.
Documents on the Foreign Policy of the Kingdom of Serbia 1903–1914.
Book II. Vol. 1/I. Edited by Ljiljana Aleksić-Pejković and Života Anić.
Book II. Vol. 1/II. Edited by Ljiljana Aleksić-Pejaković and Života Anić.
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Book II. Vol. 2/I. Edited by Ljiljana Aleksić-Pejković and Života Anić.
Documents on the Foreign Policy of the Kingdom of Serbia 1903–1914. Book II. Vol.
2/II. Edited by Ljiljana Aleksić-Pejaković and Života Anić.
Homage to Milutin Garašanin.
Bibliographies V. Vol. 1. Vladan Gavrilović, Bibliography of the Works of Academician
Slavko Gavrilović. On the occasion of his 80th birthday.
DEPARTMENT OF FINE AND MUSICAL ARTS
Gallery of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts 109. Boris Podreka.
Todor M. Stevanović, Todor’s Hymn to Man: I Am You.
Exhibition Volumes 33. Ivan Tabaković (1898–1977), Nedeljko Gvozdenović (1902–
1988). In the Memory of the Founders of the Gallery of the Serbian Academy of Sciences
and Arts.
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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE SASA INSTITUTES
IN 2006
GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE „JOVAN CVIJIĆ“
Project: VALORIZATION MODALITIES OF THE GEOPOTENTIAL OF
UNDEVELOPED AREAS IN SERBIA
(Dr. Marina Todorović, senior research fellow)
Regional disproportions in Serbia between economically developed and undeveloped
areas are strengthening constantly, while the number of undeveloped communities is permanently
increasing.
The primary content of the research anticipated by this project includes the identification
of potentials and their valorization modalities, as well as systematization of the current criterions
for defining undeveloped areas, from economical and statistical, through political, to those
of synthetic character. As a result, all undeveloped areas in Serbia could be identified and the
concept of their sustainable development defined. Additionally, the expected positive effects of
development and changes in their space-functional profile could be identified.
Đorđević J., Todorović М., 2006: U susret novim konceptima ruralnog razvoja Srbije
(Towards The New Concepts Of Rural Development Of Serbia). Glasnik Srpskog geografskog
društva, sv. LXXXVI br.1, Beograd, 211-220.
Miletić R., 2006: Odabrana obeležja neravnomernog regionalnog razvoja u Srbiji
(Selected Indicators Of Uneven Regional Development Of Serbia). Glasnik Srpskog
geografskog društva, sv. LXXXVI br.1, Srpsko geografsko društvo, Beograd, 177-190.
Bjeljac Ž., 2006: Turističke manifestacije u nedovoljno razvijenim prostorima Srbije
(Touristic Events In Uder-Developed Areas Of Serbia), Glasnik Srpskog geografskog društva,
sv. LXXXVI, br 1, 245-256.
Todorović M., 2006: Rural areas of Serbia. Proceedings, Scientific symposium with
international participation, University of «St Cyril and Methoduius», 63-73, Skoplje.
Tošić B., Đorđević J., 2006: Tourism as Economic Activity in Spatial Plans in Serbia.
VIII International Conference, Contemporary Trends in Tourism industry. Ohrid, 255-261.
Ćalić J., 2006: Threats to karst geo-sites in undeveloped regions of Serbia. 14th
International Karstological School “Classical Karst”, 26.6.-2.7. 2006; Abstract book;
Postojna, Slovenia.
Project: SCOPE EXPANSION OF THE CARPATHIAN CONVENTION
IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
(Dr. Jasmina Đorđević, senior research fellow)
Considering the geological-geographical characteristics of the Serbian Carpathians in
regard to the part of territory included in the Carpathian region, scholarly and expert circles
in Serbia have initiated a boundary expansion of the Carpathian convention in Serbia. To keep
up with that, the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA carried out research based on
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the scientific identification of geomorphologic structure, biodiversity and geodiversity, special
natural and cultural values and natural resources, with the situation of economic development
and a review of the environment quality, as well as the possibility of trans-border collaboration
and connection. The results of research confirmed the justification of the initiative and proved
the existence of a scientific justification of boundary expansion based on the actual and natural
extension of the Carpathians in Serbia.
Tošić B., Đorđević J., 2006: Characteristics аnd Rocesses in the Rural Settlements
and Centres and Their Role in the Integration Processes: The Case Study of Carpathian Serbia.
“Rural Space and Regional Development”, 22-25th June, Turda -Cluj Napoca, Romania.
Vemić M., 2006: The share of Serbia and Montenegro in the Carpathian region.
International Scientific Conference “Global changes and regional challenges”, Sofia
University “St. Kliment Ohridsky”, Faculty of Geology and Geography, 28–29 April 2006,
Sofia, Bulgaria.
Bjeljac Ž, Milivojević M, 2006: Caves as Regional Tourist Potential in KarpatoBalkans Mountain System. International Scientific Conference ‘’Global changes and
regional challenges’’, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridsky”, Faculty of Geology and
Geography, 28–29 April 2006, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE
Project: HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS
(Prof. Dr. Milan Božić)
The Mathematical Institute runs both the Project and the Seminary with the similar
names. The Seminar has a broader scope and invites lecturers from all fields of science which can
have a connection, either scientifically or just culturally, with mathematics. Unlike the Seminar,
the project research concentrates on the history of Serbian mathematics without neglecting
the general scope of the discipline. Also, as previous work on Mathematics in Serbia is almost
uncharted land, the project cooperates strongly with other researchers in the Institute who, using
modern technologies, work on the digitalization and preservation of national cultural heritage in
general.
Kadijević Đ., 2006: Suitable activities for and possible factors influencing the
outcomes of challenging mathematics in and beyond the classroom. Contribution to ICMI
Study 16 Challenging Mathematics in and beyond the Classroom, Trondheim, Norway, 27 June
to 03 July 2006. Available at www.amt.canberra.edu.au/icmis16psemkadijevich.pdf
Nikolić A., 2006: Mathematician Vojislav G. Avakumović (1910-1990). Abstract
of Short Communications and Poster Sessions, International Congress of Mathematicians,
Madrid.
Kadijević Đ., Marinković B., 2006: Challenging Mathematics by “Archimedes”. The
Teaching of Mathematics, 9, 1, 31-39.
Project: GRAPH THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING WITH
APPLICATIONS IN CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING
(Academician Dragoš Cvetković)
Several results in the fields of the theory of graph spectra, mathematical models
in chemistry and mathematical programming were obtained. In the bibliography given
below, only a part of books and papers published by the project collaborators in 2006 is
included. A complete list of publications can be found at the web site of the Mathematical
Institute of the SASA at the addresshttp://www.mi.sanu.ac.yu/projects/projects.htm.
See also in this Bulletin, the reports on related projects Computer-aided investigations in
discrete mathematics (academician Dragoš Cvetković) and Investigations in mathematical
chemistry (academician Ivan Gutman). Extensive international cooperation was realized.
Cardoso, D. Cvetković, Graphs with least eigenvalue -2 attaining a convex quadratic
upper bound for the stability number, Bulletin de l’Academie Serbe des Sciences et des Arts,
Cl. Sci. Math. Natur., Sci. Math., 133 (2006), No. 31, 42-55.
Zhou, D. Stevanović, A Note on Zagreb Indices, MATCH Communications in
Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 56 (2006), No. 2, 571-578.
V. Brankov, P. Hansen, D. Stevanović, Automated upper bounds on the largest
Laplacian eigenvalue, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 414 (2006), 407-424.
V. Brankov, D. Cvetković, S. Simić, D. Stevanović, Simultaneous editing and
multilabelling of graphs in system newGRAPH, Univ. Beograd, Publ. Elektrotehn. Fak. Ser.
Mat., 17(2006), 112-121.
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F. Belardo, E.M. Li Marzi, S.K. Simić, Some results on the index of unicyclic graphs,
Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 416(2006), 1048-1059.
C. Marino, I. Sciriha, S.K. Simić, D.V. Tošić, More on singular line graphs of trees,
Publ. Mat. Inst. (Beograd), 79(93) (2006), 1-12.
T. Balińska, S.K. Simić, K.T. Zwierzyński, There are exactly $65$ $4$-regular integral
graphs of order less than twenty, CSC Report No. 525, Technical Univ. Poznań (2006), 1-20.
F. Belardo, E.M. Li Marzi, S.K. Simić, Path-like graphs ordered by the index,
International Journal of Algebra, Vol. 1, No. 3 (2007), 113-28.
K. Simić, Z. Stanić, The polynomial reconstruction of unicyclic graphs is unique,
Linear and Multilinear Algebra, Vol. 55, No. 1 (2007), 35-43.
M. Petrović, B. Borovićanin, Z. Radosavljević, The integral 3-harmonic graphs,
Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 416 (2006), 298-312.
Lj. Pavlović, M. Stojanović, Comment on “Solutions to Two Unsolved Questions on
the Best Upper Bound for the Randic Index R_{-1} of Trees”, MATCH- Communications in
Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 56 (2006) No. 2, 409-414.
J. Kratica, Z. Stanimirović, Solving the uncapacitated multiple allocation p-hub center
problem by genetic algorithm, Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, 23 (December
2006), No. 4.
M. Conforti, G. Cornuejols, K. Vušković, Balanced matrices, Discrete Mathematics
306 (2006) 2411-2437.
M. Conforti, G. Cornuejols, X.Liu, K. Vušković, G. Zambelli, Odd hole recognition
in graphs of bounded clique size, SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, 20 (2006) No. 1,
42-48.
Project: GEOMETRY AND TOPOLOGY OF MANIFOLDS
AND INTEGRABLE DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
(Dr. Vladimir Dragović)
Axiomatization of the Hess-Appel’rot systems. Isoholomorphic integrable systems,
Lax representations and geometry of Prym varieties. Frobenius manifolds, theta functions and
applications. Appel hypergeometric functions. Integrable magnetic flows on homogeneous
spaces. Foundations of the theory of combinatorial groupoids and the development of “parallel
transport” of graph complexes. Cubical complexes non-embeddable into cubical latices (problem
of S. P. Novikov). Complexes of geometric origin including the moment-angle complexes, (fat)
graph complexes etc. Equipartition of measures by hyperplanes (combinatorics of Gray codes).
Geometry of Stiefel varieties and integrable systems. Integrable billiards, periodic trajectories
and pencils of quadrics. The Poncelet theorem, Cayley’s condition and separability, geometry
of Stackel spaces. Nonholonomic mechanics: geometry, integrable models and Hamiltonization.
Necessary and sufficient conditions of extremum.
The project and the associated research centre “Dynamical Systems, Geometry and
Combinatorics” (http://www.mi.sanu.ac.yu/dsgc/dsgc.htm) has played a key role as a leader and
coordinator of regional research and as a gateway to wider international networks and projects:
• Geometry, Topology and Combinatorics of Manifolds and Dynamical Systems
coordinated by: B. Dubrovin, V. Dragovic, S. Vrecica, S. Terzic co-sponsored by: The Italian
Ministry of Univeristies and Scientific Research, and SISSA
• Southeastern European Network in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics (SEENETMTP).
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V. Dragovic, M. Radnovic: Geometry of Integrable Billiards and Pencils of Quadrics,
Journal de Mathematiques Pures et Appliquees, 85, No. 6, 2006, 758-790
V. Dragovic, B. Gajic: Systems of Hess-Appel’rot type, Comm. Math. Phys, 265,
No. 2, 2006, 397-435
V. Dragovic, B. Gajic: Matrix Lax Polynomials, Geometry of Prym Varieties and
Systems of Hess-Appel’rot Type, Letters in Math. Phys, 76, No. 2-3, 2006, 163-186.
P. Mani-Levitska, S. Vrecica, R. Zivaljevic, Topology and Combinatorics of Partitions
of Masses by Hyperplanes, Advances in Mathematics 207, 2006, 266-296.
M. de Longueville, R.T. Zivaljevic, The Borsuk-Ulam-property, Tucker-property and
constructive proofs in combinatorics, J. Combin. Theory, Ser. A 113, 2006, 839-850.
Bolsinov A. V, Jovanovic B: Magnetic Geodesic Flows on Coadjoint Orbits, J. Phys.
A: Math. Gen. 39, 2006, L247--L252.
Fedorov Yu N, Jovanovic B: Quasi-Chaplygin Systems and Nonholonimic Rigid Body
Dynamics, Letters in Mathematical Physics 67, 2006, 215-230
B. Marinkovic: Sensitivity analysis for discrete optimal control problems,
Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, 63, No.3, 2006, 513-524.
Project: MODELS, LANGUAGES, TYPES AND PROCESSES IN COMPUTING
(Silvia Ghilezan)
Global computing systems are becoming more and more complex due to their
ubiquitousness and inevitableness in the contemporary world. A new conceptual dimension of
computing in which widespread entities exchange data, migrate from one location to another
and communicate among themselves has gained an important role and demands a theoretical
foundation based on mathematical modeling. A safe typing system for distributed systems for
mobile processes has been developed based on the XML language. This system is based on
locations which consist of data trees and processes. The system models interaction between
processes, migration of processes and interaction of processes and data. Preservation of types
under reduction is proved. Consequently, the type system introduced models with safe interaction
between processes and data. In the domain of image processing, further aspects of defuzzification
of fuzzy segmented images were considered.
Zoran Petrić, K. Došen, Associativity as Commutativity, Journal of Symbolic Logic
71, 1 (2006), 217-226.
Nataša Sladoje, J. Lindblad, Representation and reconstruction of fuzzy disks by
moments, Fuzzy Sets and Systems / accepted for publication in 2006, available online October
24, 2006, Elsevier BV. Project: STOCHASTICS WITH APPLICATIONS
(Slobodanka Janković)
This project contains research in various areas of probability, random processes and
statistics, together with some areas of mathematical analysis, which is a necessary tool for
probabilistic problems. In particular, research was performed on continuous stochastic processes
of second order in a separable Hilbert space, conditions for equivalence, spectral type and
multiplicity, stochastic differential equations, causality relations between stochastic processes
and families of sigma algebras, stochastic differential equations and reliability. There are also
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results concerning the asymptotic behavior of moments of power series distributions, generated
by entire functions of finite order and having a regularly varying logarithm of maximum of the
modulus and results concerning orthogonal polynomials and summability of special functions.
Slavko Simić: Extreme values and entire functions of finite order, Statist. Probab.
Lett. 76 (2006), 703-708.
Slavko Simić On regularly varying moments for power series distributions,
Publications de l’Institut Mathématique, Nouvelle série, tome 80 (94) (2006), 253-258.
Slavko Simić: Turan’s inequality for Appell polynomials, J.Inequal. Appl.(2006), 1-7.
Slavko Simić On a non-standard class of entire functions, Complex Var. Elliptic
Equ. 51 (2006), 33-39.
Slavko Simić: Extremal properties of a special class of entire functions, Integral
Transforms Spec. Funct. 17 (2006), 653-659.
Stojan Radenović: Quasinoemability of Db-Spaces, Univ. Beograd. Publ. Elektrotehn.
Fak. Ser. Mat. 17 (2006), 84-87.
Stojan Radenović, Iheritance Properties of Some Classes of Locally Convex Spaces,
Kragujevac J.Math. 29 (2006), 29-35.
Slobodanka Janković and Tatjana Ostrogorski: Good decomposition in class of
functions of higher order, Publications de l’Institut Mathématique, Nouvelle série, tome 80
(94) (2006), 157-170.
Slobodanka Janković, Tatjana Davidović: Investigations of reliability of a two-unit
system with repair and with economical preventive maintenance using simulation, Proceedings
of the Fourth International Conference on Simulation in Industry and Services, EHSAL,
Brussels, (2006) , Eds.: Frank Cole, Fermin Mallor, Edward Omey, Stefan Van Gulck, 55-72.
S.B. Tricković, M.V. Vidanović, M.S. Stanković: On the summation of series in terms
of Bessel functions , Z. Anal. Anwen. 25, No 3 (2006) 393-406.
S.B. Tricković, M.S. Stanković: A new approach to the orthogonality of the Laguerre
and Hermite polynomials, Int. Trans. Spec. Func. 17, No 9 (2006) 661-672.
S.B. Tricković, M.V. Vidanović, M.S. Stanković: On the summation of series over a
product of Bessel functions, Int. Trans. Spec. Func. 17, No 10 (2006) 748-759.
P.M. Rajković, S.D. Marinković, M.S. Stanković: On q-Orthogonal Polynomials
over a Collection of Complex Origin Intervals Related to Little q-Jacobi Polynomials, The
Ramanujan Journal, Vol. 12, No. 2 (2006), 245-255.
M. Stanković, P.M. Rajković, S.D. Marinković: Inequalities which Include q-Integrals,
Bulletin T. CXXXIII de l’Academie serbe des sciences et des arts, Classe des Sciences
mathématiques et naturelles, Sciences Mathématiques, No 31, Beograd 2006, 137-146.
Project: THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS OF THE RIGID AND SOLID
BODIES. MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
(Katica Stevanović Hedrih)
Today, it seems generally accepted that non-linear dynamic problems should be
cooperatively addressed through the combined use of analytical, computational, geometrical and
experimental approach (see Refs. [1-16]).
Further, interaction between non-linear dynamics and control, as well as energy transfer
between subsystems, plays an important role in advanced engineering systems, when the desired
dynamics behavior and improved reliability during operation are to be obtained [11]. Non-linear
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deterministic and stochastic dynamics [1] and the control of processes in complex mechanical
systems are the subjects of our results on project research.
The new mathematical and phenomenological knowledge are advances to the theoretical
and applied mechanics of rigid and solid bodies and complex hybrid structures [2-5] and [8]
and dynamical [6-7] systems with applications in mechanical engineering. The mechanics of
materials with coupled fields was also a subject of project research [12].
A seminar for Non-linear Dynamics – Milutin Milanković was spontaneously organized
by the Project researchers as a forum for the evaluation scientific research results and is working
at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Niš supported by researchers from other Serbian
Universities and by visiting professors from the entire World.
Partial and partial fractional differential equations of the creeping and vibrations of
a double plate system [2, 3, 8] and an axially moving double belt system [5] were derived. A
fractional-differential operator with the creep material parameters was introduced. The plate
material is elastic or creeping and constitutive relation of the stress-strain state is expressed
through fractional derivatives.
A finite number of coupled partial fractional order differential equations of transversal
vibrations of a creeping connected multi-plate homogeneous system and multi-belt system [5]
were derived. The analytical solution of the system of coupled partial fractional order differential
equations of the corresponding dynamical free and forced processes were obtained. Functions of
a time series, as particular components of the solution, were also obtained.
The influence of rotatory inertia of a beam cross-section and transverse shear of abeam
cross-section under transverse force, and the corresponding members in partial differential
equation, were taken into account and, by use of Ariaratnam’s idea, the expression for the
Lyapunov exponents were obtained and the stochastic stability of deformable forms of a beam and
processes were investigated. The partial differential equations of transversal stochastic vibrations
of a parametrically excited beam, graded by a pure elastic material or by hereditary material or
by creep material, were derived. The influence of rotatory inertia of the beam cross-section and
transverse shear of the beam cross section under the transverse force, and the corresponding
members in the partial differential equation, were taken into consideration. The asymptotic
averaged method was used to obtain the first approximation of the corresponding Itô stochastic
differential equations. By using the idea of Ariratnam, for all three cases of beam material, sets of
the Lyapunov exponents were obtained as a function of the Bessel functions [1].
Using the Krilov – Bogolyubov - Mitropolskiy asymptotic method, both the solutions
in the first approximation and the system of non-linear coupled differential equations for the
corresponding number of excited amplitudes and phases, for multifrequency vibrations of a hybrid
system were derived and an analysis of energy transfer between the modes was also performed.
The measures of integrity of dynamical systems and dynamical system processes, by
which it is possible to conclude whether the system possesses integrity or whether the system loses
integrity, were investigated and defined [6] and [7]. Models, dynamics and stability of vibroimpact
systems were investigated [9,10,16,17]. New contributions to the mechanics of materials with
rheological properties, with cracks or with coupled fields were made [12, 13, 14]. Contributions
in the form of a mathematical description of deterministic and stochastic dynamics of sandwich
multi-belt, multi-beam or multi-plate systems with rheological or hereditary properties and
stability of its deformable shape were presented [2-8].
WEB page of the Project: http://www.mi.sanu.ac.yu/projects/projects.htm
WEB page of the Project Seminar:
http://www.masfak.ni.ac.yu/sitegenius/topic.php?id=863
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[1] Hedrih (Stevanović) K. (2006), Transversal Vibration of a Parametrically Excited
Beam: Influence of Rotatory Inertia and Transverse Shear on Stochastic Stability of Deformable
Forms and Processes, ©Freund Publishing House Ltd. International Journal of Nonlinear
Sciences and Numerical Simulation, 7(1), 117-124, 2006.
[2] Hedrih (Stevanović) K. (2006), Transversal Vibrations of Double-Plate Systems,
Acta Mechanica Sinica, Springer, (2006) 22, 487-501 (hard cover and on line).
[3] Hedrih (Stevanović) K. (2006), Modes of the Homogeneous Chain Dynamics,
Signal Processing, Elsevier, 86 (2006), 2678-2702.
[4] Hedrih (Stevanović) K., Vukota Babović, Dragan Šarković (2006), An auxiliary
size distribution model for the ultrasonically produced water droplets, Experimental
Thermal and Fluid Science - ETF, Elsevier, Volume 30, Issue 6, June 2006, 559-564.
[5] Hedrih (Stevanović) K. (2006), Transversal vibrations of the axially moving double
belt system with creep layer, Preprints, 2nd IFAC Workshop on Fractional Differentiation and
its Applications, 19-21 July, 2006, Porto, Portugal, 230-235. +CD.
[6] Hedrih (Stevanović) K. (2006), Measurements of Dynamical System Integrity and
Fracture Mechanics, Invited Key Lecture in Fracture of Nano and Engineering Materials
and Structures (p. 1416), Edited by E.E. Gdoutos, Proceedings of the 16th European
Conference of Fracture (p. 1416), Springer 2006, 793-794, plus CD 1-15.
[7] Booklet of Abstracts - Minisymposium - Integrity of Dynamical Systems- ECF16,
Edited by Katica (Stevanović) Hedrih, invited organizer of Minisymposia IDS-ECF - the 16th
European Conference of Fracture, Greece 2006, Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics and Active
Structures, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University of Niš and Democritus University of
Thrace, Xanthi, Greece, 2006. p. 324.
[8] Hedrih (Stevanović) K., Simonović J. (2006), Characteristic Eigen Numbers and
Frequencies of the Transversal Vibrations of Sandwich System, SEECCM 06 –First SouthEast European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Proceedings, Editors – M. Kojic
and M Papadrakakis, Kragujevac, 90-94. + CD.
[9] Ugrčić Marinko (2006), Clock Mechanism as Base of Artillery Safety and Arming
Devices, Invited Lectute in Fracture of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures (p.
1416), Edited by E.E. Gdoutos, Proceedings of the 16th European Conference of Fracture
(p. 1416), Springer 2006, 799-800, plus CD.
[10] Ugrčić, M., Dimitrijević, D. (2006), Kill Probability of Armoured Targets by
Firing the Airborne Antitank Warfare Systems, 1st Conference NACORT, National Committee
of Range Testing, Air Range Testing centre, Chandipur, INDIA, 2006.
[11] Nestorović T. Controller Design for the Vibration Suppression of Smart Structures
(Ph.D. thesis), Fortschritt-Berichte VDI Reihe 8, Nr. 1071, Düsseldorf: VDI Verlag 2005.
[12] D. Marinkovic, H. Köppe, U. Gabbert: Numerically efficient finite element
formulation for modeling active composite laminates, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and
Structures, Volume 13, Number 5, 379-392, 2006.
[13] Atanasovska I., Nikolić-Stanojević V. (2006), Influence of addendum modification
Coefficient of the Gear’s Load Capacity, Invited Contribution in Fracture of Nano and
Engineering Materials and Structures (p. 1416), Edited by E.E. Gdoutos, Proceedings of
the 16th European Conference of Fracture (p. 1416), Springer 2006, 787-788, plus CD.
[14] Maksimović K., Maksimović S., Nikolić-Stanojević V. (2006), Modeling of the
Surface Cracks and Fatigue Life Estimation, Invited Contribution in Fracture of Nano and
Engineering Materials and Structures (p. 1416), Edited by E.E. Gdoutos, Proceedings of
the 16th European Conference of Fracture (p. 1416), Springer 2006, 795-796, plus CD.
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[15] Nikolić R., Veljković J.M (2006), Some Aspects Dynamics Interfacial Cracks
Growth, Invited Contribution in Fracture of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures
(p. 1416), Edited by E.E. Gdoutos, Proceedings of the 16th European Conference of Fracture
(p. 1416), Springer 2006, 807-808, plus CD.
[16] Mitić S. (2006), On stability of problems of periodic impact motions, Invited
Contribution in Fracture of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures (p. 1416),
Edited by E.E. Gdoutos, Proceedings of the 16th European Conference of Fracture (p.
1416), Springer 2006, 809-810, plus CD.
Project: ADVANCED METHODS IN CRYPTOLOGY
AND INFORMATION PROCESSING
(Miodrag Mihaljević)
The project belongs to the area of mathematical methods for information processing
and it includes research activities in the following two directions, highly relevant for information
technologies: cryptographic methods for information security, and methods for the modeling
of information (mathematical methods for information representation and certain methods for
digital processing).
The considered methods for cryptographic security include methods for cryptanalysis
and constructions of certain cryptographic primitives. The considered methods for information
modeling include methods for the representation and source coding of image and speech
signals.
The project includes research activities toward cryptographic primitives for secrecy,
integrity and authenticity, as well as cryptographic key management, with a special focus towards
the methods for cryptanalysis and constructions of cryptographic pseudo-random number
generators (keystream generators for stream ciphers) based on elementary finite state machines
(linear feedback shift registers, cellular automata and similar structures) and non-linear functions
including time-varying ones.
In the Year 2006, more than 25 results were published, including 18 class papers in
international journals and book chapters (see [1]-[18]).
[1] M. Fossorier, M. Mihaljevic, H. Imai, Y. Cui, K. Matsuura, “An Algorithm for
Solving the LPN Problem and its Application to Security Evaluation of the HB Protocols for
RFID Authentication”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4329, 48-62, Dec. 2006.
[2] M. Mihaljevic, M. Fossorier, H. Imai, “Security Weaknesses of Certain Broadcast
Encryption Schemes”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3919, 228-245, July 2006.
[3] M. Mihaljevic, M. Fossorier, H. Imai, “A Novel Broadcast Encryption Based on
Time-Bound Cryptographic Keys”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3919, 258-276,
July 2006.
[4] J. Wang, M. Mihaljevic, L. Harn, H. Imai, “A Hierarchical Key Management
Approach for Secure Multicast”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3894, 422-434,
March 2006.
[5] M. Mihaljevic, M. Fossorier, H. Imai, “A General Formulation of Algebraic and
Fast Correlation Attacks Based on Dedicated Sample Decimation”, Lecture Notes in Computer
Science, vol. 3857, 203-214, Feb. 2006.
[6] J.Dj. Golic, R. Menicocci, “Statistical Distinguishers for Irregularly Decimated
Linear Recurring Sequences”, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 52, No. 3,
1153-1159, March 2006.
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[7] J.Dj. Golic, “Vectorial Boolean Functions and Induced Algebraic Equations”,
IEEE Transsactions on Information Theory, vol. 52, No. 2, 528-537, Feb 2006.
[8] J. Lindblad, N. Sladoje, “Feature Based Defuzzification at Increased Spatial
Resolution”, Lecture Notes In Computer Science, vol. 4040, 131-143, June 2006.
[9] J. Lindblad, N. Sladoje, T. Lukic, Feature Based Defuzzification in Z2 and Z3
Using a Scale Space Approach, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4245, 379-390,
2006.
[10] N. Sladoje, J. Lindblad, Representation and reconstruction of fuzzy disks by
moments, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 2006. (Available online October 24, 2006, doi:10.1016/
j.fss.2006.09.017)
[11] M. Markovic, On Secure E-Health Systems, Lecture Notes In Computer
Science, vol. 4302, 360-374, Dec. 2006.
[12] M. Markovic, Z. Savic, B. Kovacevic, “Secure Mobile Health Systems: Principles
and Solutions”, chapter in the book M-Health, Emerging Mobile Health Systems, 81-106;
Series: International Topics in Biomedical Engineering Istepanian, Robert; Laxminarayan,
Swamy; Pattichis, Constantinos S. (Eds.) 2006, 624 p.
[13] J. Zunic, L. Kopanja, J.E.Fieldsend, “Notes on shape orientation where the
standard method does not work”, Pattern Recognition, vol. 39 (5), 856-865, May 2006.
[14] M.N. Huxley, J. Zunic, “Different digitisations of displaced discs”, Foundations
of Computational Mathematics, vol.6 (2), 255-268, May 2006.
[15] M. N. Huxley, R. Klette, J. Zunic: “Precision of Geometric Moments in Picture
Analysis”, chapter in Geometric Properties from Incomplete Data, editors: R. Klette, R.
Kozera, L. Noakes, J. Weickert, 221-235, Kluwer Publisher, 2006.
[16] J.Zunic, P.L. Rosin, L. Kopanja, “Shape Orientability”, Lecture Notes In
Computer Science, vol. 3852, pp. 1120, Feb. 2006.
[17] J. Zunic, “Boundary Based Orientation of Polygonal Shapes”, Lecture Notes in
Computer Science, vol. 4319, pp. 108-117. Dec. 2006.
[18] J. Zunic, P. L. Rosin, L. Kopanja, “On the Orientability of Shapes”, IEEE
Transactions on Image Processing, vol 15, no. 11, 3478-3487, Nov. 2006.
Project: MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND OPTIMIZATION METHOD
WITH APPLICATIONS
(Nenad Mladenović)
The basic subject of this project is development of methods for solving NP-hard
Combinatorial and Global Optimization problems, which could be used in industry, in the public
sector, etc. The first topic would be a heuristic approach, since exact methods are not able to
solve most of the real problems. For some combinatorial problems, exact models were developed
in order to check the solution quality of the new heuristics. In more detail, the context of our
research includes:
• Variable Neighborhood Search (VNS) and Genetic Algorithms (Gas) for solving
discrete location problems (uncapacitated/capacitated, multiple/single allocation, center/median
cases).
• Application of Variable Neighborhood Search for solving Graph Optimization
problems: Augmenting the Biconnectivity Problem and Steiner Tree Problem.
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• Variable Neighborhood Decomposition Search for the edge/vertex unweighted/
weighted k-cardinality tree problem.
• Development of metaheuristic algorithms for Task scheduling
• Reformulation of a descent method applied to circle packing
• Application of Variable Neighborhood Search for Global Optimization
• VNS for solving Maximum Clique Problem and Maximum Independent Set Problem
• Heuristic and exact approach for solving J-means, K-means, minimum Sum-of-squares
clustering problem.
1. Brimberg J, Hansen P and Mladenovic N. Decomposition strategies for large scale
continuous location-allocation problems, IMA Journal of Management Mathematics 17
(2006) 307-316.
2. Mladenović N, Brimberg J and Hansen P. A note on duality gap in the simple plant
location problem. Europ. J. Oper. Res. 174 (2006) 11-22.
3. Hansen P Mladenović N and Urosevic D. Variable neighborhood search and local
branching. Computers and Operations Research, 33 (2006) 3034-3045.
4. Brimberg J, Urosevic D and Mladenovic N. Variable neighborhood search for the
vertex weighted k-cardinality tree, European J. of Operational Research 171 (2006) 74-84.
5. Midic, U. Dunker, K. and Obradovic, Z. Exploring alternative knowledge
representations for protein secondary-structure prediction, Int’l Journal of Data Mining and
Bioinformatics, vol. 1, no. 3 (2007), 286-313 .
6. Sickmeier, M., Hamilton, A., LeGall, T. Vacic, V., Cortese, M.S., Uversky, V.N.,
Tompa, P., Obradovic, Z. and Dunker, A.K. DisProt: The Database of Disordered Proteins,
Nucleic Acids Research, Advance Access published online on December 1, 2006.
7. Han, B., Vucetic, S., Braverman, A. and Obradovic, Z. A Statistical Complement
to Deterministic Algorithms for Retrieving Aerosol Optical Thickness from Radiance Data,
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 19, no. 7 (2006) 787-795.
8. Xu, Q., Canatescu, A., Obradovic, Z. and Dunbrack, R.L. ProtBuD: A Database of
Biological Unit Structures of Protein Families and Superfamilies, Bioinformatics, Advance
Access October 2 (2006).
9. Han, B., Obradovic, Z., Hu, Z.Z., Wu, C. H. and Vucetic, S. Substring Selection for
Biomedical Document Classification, Bioinformatics, Advance Access July 12 (2006).
10. Peng, K., Radivojac, P., Vucetic, S., Dunker, A.K. and Obradovic, Z. LengthDependent Prediction of Intrinsic Protein Disorder, BMC Bioinformatics, vol. 7 (1) (2006),
208, April 17.
11. Radivojac, P., Vucetic, S., O’Connor, T.R., Uversky, V.N., Obradovic, Z. and
Dunker, A.K. Calmodulin Signaling: Analysis and Prediction of a Disorder-Dependent
Molecular Recognition, Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics, vol. 63(2) (2006),
pp. 398-410, May
12. D. Mijuca, A. Ziberna and B. Međo. A Novel Primal-Mixed Finite Element
Approach for Heat Transfer in Solids. Computational Mechanics, Computational Mechanics,
on-line first (2006) DOI 10.1007/s00466-006-0034-0
13. Davidovic, T., Crainic, T. G., Benchmark-Problem Instances for Static Task
Scheduling of Task Graphs with Communication Delays on Homogeneous Multiprocessor
Systems, Computers & OR, 33(8), 2155-2177. Aug. 2006.
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Project: REPRESENTATIONS OF LOGICAL STRUCTURES AND THEIR
APPLICATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
(Dr. Zoran Ognjanović)
During the last decades mathematical logic has become the calculus of computer science
and artificial intelligence, and has also provided the foundations for many areas in that field. In
this project, the following issues, which are interesting both from the theoretical point of internal
development of mathematical logic and as possible tools for representing and reasoning about
some important concepts in computation, were investigated:
• Representation of proofs, in particular those of substructural logics, in structures
of category theory, especially structures close to geometry, application of the results obtained
in normalization and in deciding equality of proofs, which is important for the semantics of
programming languages.
• Development and examination of logical systems employed in knowledge representation
and formalization of intelligent reasoning when knowledge is incomplete and/or uncertain.
• Algebraic theories of groupoids and semigroups (and their application to the theory of
automata) and systems of Boole's (in)equations and equations in Stone algebras.
• Complete and semi-complete decision procedures, approximate reasoning procedures,
theorem provers, and other formal reasoning systems.
The project team consisted of 34 researchers from the Mathematical Institute of the
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Institute Mihailo Pupin (Belgrade), and the Universities
of Belgrade, Kragujevac, Niš and Novi Sad.
1. M. Borisavljević, A connection between cut elimination and normalization, Archive
for Mathematical Logic Vol. 45, No. 2, 113-148, 2006.
2. T. Lutovac, J. Harland, Detecting Loops During Proof Search in Propositional
Affine Logic, Journal of Logic and Computation, Volume 16, Number 1, 61-133. 2006.
3. K. Došen, Z. Petrić, Associativity as Commutativity, The Journal of Symbolic
Logic 71, 217-226, 2006.
4. Zoran Ognjanović, Discrete Linear-time Probabilistic Logics: Completeness,
Decidability and Complexity, Journal of Logic Computation, Vol. 16, No. 2, 257-285, 2006.
5. Zoran Ognjanović, Zoran Marković, Miodrag Rašković, Completeness Theorem for
a Logic with imprecise and conditional probabilities, Publications de L’Institute Matematique
(Beograd), ns. 78 (92) 35-49, 2006.
6. L. Berg and S. Stević, Periodicity of some classes of holomorphic difference
equations, J. Differ. Equations Appl. 12 (8), 827-835, 2006.
7. K. Berenhaut, J. Foley, S. Stević, Boundedness character of positive solutions of a
max difference equation, J. Differ. Equations Appl. 12 (12), 1193-1199, 2006.
8. K. Došen, Ž. Kovijanić, Z. Petrić, A new proof of the faithfulness of Brauer’s
representation of Temperley-Lieb algebras, International Journal of Algebra and
Computation 16, 5, 959-968, 2006.
9. K. Dosen, Z. Petric, Coherence for Star-Autonomous Categories, Annals of Pure and
Applied Logic 141 (2006), pp. 225-242, (available at: http://arXiv.org/math.CT/0503306).
10. B. Iricanin, S. Stevic, Some systems of nonlinear difference equations of higher
order with periodic solutions, Dynam. Contin. Discrete Impuls. Systems 13 a (3-4) (2006),
499-508.
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11. O. Bodroza-Pantić, R. Tošić, A. Kovačević, R. Doroslovački, Recurrence Formulas
for Algebraic Structure Count, Mathematical Methods in Chemistry, edited by Ivan Gutman,
119 -130, 2006.
12. J. Pantović, B. Rodić, G. Vojvodić, Hyperclone lattice and embeddings, Novi Sad
Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 36, No. 1, 87-95, 2006.
13. K. Došen, Z. Petrić, Coherence of Proof-Net Categories, Publications de l’Institut
Mathematique 78 (92), 1-33, 2006.
14. R. Đorđević, N. Ikodinović, Ž. Mijajlović, Completeness theorem for topological
class models, Archive for Mathematical Logic, 2006.
15. P. Tanović, On minimal ordered structures, Publ.Inst.Math, 78(92), 65-72, 2006.
16. D. Radojević, Generalized (fuzzy) preference structures based on Interpolative
Boolean algebra, Proceedings of 2006 Seminar Fuzzy set theory: Preference Games and
Decisions, 111-115, Linz, Austria, 2006.
17. M. Korać, Z. Ognjanović, V. Simić, F. Dugandžić, PANDORA - Expert system
for dating artifacts, Proceedings of the ECAI06 Workshop on Intelligent Technologies for
Cultural Heritage Exploitation, 40-44, 2006.
Project: GEOMETRY, EDUCATION AND VISUALIZATION WITH APPLICATIONS
(Zoran Rakić)
In 2006, the participants of the project continued successful research in the fields of
differential geometry and its applications, especially in visualizations and education, and in the
fields of mathematical physics and theory of probability and statistics.
The obtained results were presented at seminars in Belgrade, Kragujevac and Niš, which
were organized by the participants of this project, as well at International scientific meetings; in
this context the world congress of mathematicians ICM 2006, Madrid should be emphasized. Also,
high quality results were published in world wide known mathematical journals and prestigious
publications, such as the monograph “Non–Euclidean Geometries”, Springer 2006, which was
devoted to the 200th anniversary of the birth of the most famous Hungarian mathematician, Janos
Bolyai, etc.
In this year, the broad scientific activities of this project have been continued with the
organizations of international scientific meetings, the publishing of their proceedings, continuation
of international cooperation and the implementation of the obtained results. Here, the project
Multimedia Technology for Mathematics and Computer Science Education (http://www.matf.
bg.ac.yu /~daad/), which is financed by the German foundation DAAD, should be mentioned.
Furthermore, this project has been announced (by this foundation) as one of the best DAAD
projects in 2006 (in this field).
S. K. Simić, Z. Stanić, The polynomial reconstruction of unicyclic graphs is unique,
Lin. Mult. Alg. 55 (1), 35-43, (2007).
Z. Stanić, On graphs whose second largest eigenvalue equals 1 – the star complement
technique, Lin. Alg. 420, (2007), 700-710.
M. Đorić, L. Vrancken, Three–dimensional minimal CR submanifolds in S6 satisfying
Chen’s equality, J. Geom. Physics, 56 (2006), 2279-2288.
Dj. Kadijevich, Achieving educational technology standards: the relationship between
student teacher’s interest and institutional support offered., Journal of Computer Assisted
Learning, 22, 4, (2006), 437-443.
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P. Mladenović, V. Piterbarg, On asymptotic distribution of maxima of complete and
incomplete samples from stationary sequences, Stoch. Proc. and their Appl., 116, (2006),
1977-1991.
M. Đorić, M. Okumura, Certain condition on the second fundamental form of CR
submanifolds of maximal CR dimension of complex Euclidean space, Ann. Global Anal.
Geom., 30, (2006), 383-396. M. Antić, M. Đorić, L. Vrancken, Characterization of totally
geodesic totally real 3-dimensional submanifolds in the S6- sphere, Acta Math. Sin., Vol. 22
(5), (2006), 2279-2288.
N. Bokan, P. Matzeu, Z. Rakić, Holonomy, geometry and topology of manifolds with
Grassman structure, ”Non–Euclidean Geometries”, Janos’s Bolyai Memorial Volume, Ser.:
Mathematics and Its Appl., Vol. 581, Springer, (2006), 385–405.
P. Gilkey, R. Ivanova. and S. Nikčević, Characteristic Classes, Encyclopedia of
Mathematical Physics, eds. (J.-P. Francoise, G.L. Naber and Tsou S.T.), Elsevier, Oxford,
Elsevier, Vol. 1, (2006), 488-495.
N. Bokan, Z. Rakić, Curvature submodules for Grassmann structures with torsion,
International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics, Vol. 3 (5-6), (2006), 975993.
B. Dragovich, p-Adic and Adelic Cosmology: p-Adic Origin of Dark Energy and Dark
Matter, p-Adic Mathematical Physics, (eds. A. Yu. Khrenikov, Z. Rakić, I. V. Volovich),
American Institute of Physics, Vol. 826, (2006), 25 – 42,
Project: DIGITIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
(Žarko Mijajlović)
The project aim is the development and introduction of present technologies in digital
archiving and Internet presentation of national scientific and cultural heritage, such as of old
Serbian books, manuscripts and journals. This includes the introduction of world standards at
the national level, development of software for the participants of the project and coordination of
institutions working in digitization.
The most important project achievements include the founding of a Virtual library,
which includes several hundred digitized manuscripts in mathematical sciences, e.g. collected
works of academician Bogdan Gavrilović, doctoral dissertations in mathematics defended at
Belgrade University until 1941 and complete digitization of the oldest Serbian mathematical
journal Publications de l’Institut Mathematique (published since 1932). Also, as a part of the
activities of the project, an international journal, NCD Review, in the field of digitization has been
published since 2003. Two volumes (8 and 9) were prepared in 2006.
Optimization of Supply Chain Management in the Serbian Oil Industry
Intensive logistics management activities concerning procurement, storage and
refinement of crude oil, as well as storage and distribution of refined petroleum products, imply
considerable logistic expenses and have a crucial impact on service quality and the overall
performance of the oil industry. Related problems can be solved by optimizing logistic activities,
modernizing inventory management and transportation, and introducing automation, control
software and high-end information technologies.
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The main goal of the Mathematical Institute in this project is to optimize the supply
chain management system in the Serbian Oil Industry. The research spans through a variety of
specific problems, from the construction of mathematical models of inventory management and
vehicle routing to the development of a suitable technical solution for the improvement of the
existing information system, which would enable the on-line tracking of on-going processes.
EU FP6 Project AdHocSys: WIRELESS AD HOC BROADBAND MONITORING
SYSTEM
AdHocSys is a two-year European project aimed at providing reliable broadband
services in rural and mountain regions. This objective will be achieved by means of the creation
of a wireless ad hoc broadband network, with special enhancements in reliability and availability.
The network consists of one or several gateways connecting to the global Internet and several
intermediate nodes which provide multi-hop connections between the gateways and end users.
This network architecture provides a pragmatic solution to the problems that may
affect reliability and QoS. Fixed backbone nodes can be easily installed and maintained. AdHoc networking routing protocols allow for the creation of multiple redundant paths toward a
gateway, to assure broadband provision in the case of failure of a single node or in the case of a
temporary poor link quality due to adverse weather conditions.
The network nodes might be targets of attacks from inside (i.e. from authenticated users)
and from outside (i.e. non-authenticated persons attempting to obtain network access).
The contributions of the Mathematical Institute are related to information security
issues, including authentication and secrecy.
Project: DESIGN OF COMPONENTS FOR IT SECURITY WITH TELECOM SERBIA
The most prominent example of activities aimed at the practical applications of research
results, at this moment, is the cooperation with Telecom Serbia in the field of data and network
protection.
The Project is devoted to establishing an Information Security Management System
(ISMS) within Telecom Serbia. An ISMS is a general framework for providing an appropriate
level of information technologies (IT) security in complex IT systems.
Through this and other similar projects, the Institute is establishing itself as the main
center for applied cryptology and information security in Serbia.
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INSTITUTE OF MUSICOLOGY
Research work in the Institute (seven co-workers and the leader of the project Dr. Danica
Petrovic) is conducted within the five-year project Music at the crossroad – Serbian, Balkan
and European perspective. The project is financially supported by the Ministry of Science and
Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia. An international musicological conference
– Composer and his Environment - was organized last year on the occasion of the anniversaries
of two Serbian composers, K. Stanković and St. St. Mokranjac. Volume No. 6 of the journal
Musicology (ed. Dr. Katarina Tomašević, pp. 463) was published. The collection of essays: Josif
Slavenski and His Time was published in cooperation with the Music Information Center. As
a part of the series “Sources for the History of Serbian Music” two books were published: Sava
L. Ilić, Music Inheritance of the Serbs, Šokci and Karaševci in Romania (prepared by J.
Jovanović, Ed. D. Petrović, pp. 702) in cooperation with Matica Srpska; Kornelije Stanković,
Songs for Voice and the Piano, Male and Mixed Choirs (Ed. D. Petrović, pp. 250). Seven
papers were published in international and twenty in national journals. The members of the
Institute participated at five international conferences. They gave five lectures abroad and twenty
in Serbia.
The publication of the Complete Works of Kornelije Stanković is co-financed by the
City of Belgrade and the Department of Education and Culture of Vojvodina. The City of Belgrade
is also financing work on the protection and digitalization of the Institute’s phono-archive.
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INSTITUTE FOR BYZANTINE STUDIES
The Institute was running during the last year, and will run in the following years, three
projects: The Last Century of Byzantium and Serbia (Prof. Radivoj Radić, PhD), Byzantine
World in Changing (10th – 12th Centuries) (Prof. Ljubomir Maksimović, PhD, Dr. h. c.), Wall
Painting and Inscriptions in the 14th and 15th Centuries (Academician Gojko Subotić). All
three projects are sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection. The
projects have simultaneously been included into the scientific program of the SASA Department
of Historical Sciences (for details see the Bulletin of the SASA, Department of Historical
Sciences, Groups of projects Byzantine Themes). For the all of the activities of the Institute, see
its web-site (which will also be available in English in May): www.vi.sanu.ac.yu.
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ETHNOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE
Project: IN BETWEEN TRADITIONALISM AND MODERNIZATION:
ETHNOLOGICAL / ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES OF CULTURAL PROCESSES
IN SERBIA
(Dr. Dragana Radojičić)
The second half of the 20th century was marked by a number of social processes:
urbanization, modernization, secularization, de-secularization and transition, which in turn,
initiated profound changes in the traditional culture of Serbian. The project will establish and
determine the changes brought about by political, economic and social processes which occurred
in the traditional/rural and contemporary/urban ways of everyday life. This research will include:
a) a follow-up of the particular historical processes and events during the second half of the 20th
century, especially in the 1990s; b) the influences of social, legal, economic and political processes
on various social institutions; c) recording the impact of external influences (globalization,
integration, transition, socio-political events in Serbia) on the cultural continuity/discontinuity in
the traditional and modern concept of culture. The aim is to determine the cause and consequences
of the changes and their impact on legal and economic affairs, and social institutions. In order
to do so, the project will study habitation, marriage and family, youth, kinship and religion. By
applying a multidisciplinary and comparative approach on synchronous and diachronic studies
of the changes caused by cultural and social processes, the project will provide a better insight of
transitional processes and changes in the Serbian society in the second half of the 20th century
Dragana Radojičić, In Between the Cultures of East and West - Northwest Boka
Kotorska, Institute of Ethnography, Special Editions Volume 56, Beograd 2006.
Miroslava Malešević, “The Introduction of religion to State Schools in Serbia and
“Orthodox(is)ing the Identity of Serbian Youth”. Ethnologia Balkanica vol. 9, Journal for
Southeast European Anthroplogy. Publishers: InASEA, The Institut fur Volkskunde/European
Ethnology at Munich University and the Ethnographic Institute with Museum of the Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences, Sofia. Munich 2006 (Editor- in-chief: Prof. Klaus Roth), 225-239.
Jadranka Đorđević, Internet – The Virtual Matchmaker, ISSN 0352-0447, Inštitut
za slovensko narodopisje in glasbenonarodopisnega inštituta ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana, 2006,
Traditiones 35/1, 183-194.
Ljiljana Gavrilović, A Yugoslav Ethnographer Nikola Arsenović, Institute of
Ethnography, Special Editions Volume 55, Beograd 2006, 1-168.
Lada Stevanović, Tradition and Resistance: Elements of Funeral Rite in the Pacifist
Movement of Women in Black during the Yugoslav wars, CoWeb “City of Women” (12.
International Festival of Contemporary Arts, Memory and History), Ljubljanа, October
2-10. 2006.
http://www.cityofwomen.org/2006/en/coweb/memory/lada_stevanovic
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Project: ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF COMMUNICATION IN
CONTEMPORARY SERBIA
(Dr. Jelena Čvorović)
The project examines cultural communication systems within different cultures in
contemporary Serbia, through their interactions with the social structures and the types of cultural
environment that simultaneously generate them and favor their development. The project compares
oral societies (Roma and Vlax) and contemporary, literate Serbian society and its popular culture.
The project will contrast variations between group orientation and event-focus in the oral cultures
vs. time as a linear concept and supposedly individual orientation in the popular culture. Adopting
a modern approach to the anthropology of communication, the project analyses the phases of
deconstruction / reconstruction, establishment and development of the forms of communication
within oral and popular cultures, giving priority to aspects of communicational and social use.
The goal is to discover how people become competent in and use various forms communication
in their everyday lives as a means of maintaining their social identity. The social behaviors which
surround the making and using of these communication “artifacts” are the key to understanding
cultures as systems of communication regulated through a social system. The project will contrast
and compare two societies in order to show how the meaning, contacted through various forms of
communication, shapes the identity of participants, worldview, and social engagement, and how
the issues of power, gender and morality are negotiated through this involvement.
Jelena Čvorović, Gypsies Drown In Shallow Water: Oral Narratives among Macva
Gypsies. Journal of Folklore Research 43, 2, 129-148. Indiana University Press, 2006, editor
John McDowell.
Jelena Čvorović, L. Steadman, Islam: A Religion of Sex. Human Behavior and
Evolutionary Society. Philadelphia, U.S. 2006.
Jelena Čvorović, J. Philippe Rushton, Trudy Ann Bons, General mental ability in
South Asians: Data from three Roma (Gypsy) communities in Serbia. Intelligence 35, 1, 1-12.
Editor D.K. Detterman.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01602896
Aleksandra Pavicevic, Death in Foreign Land, In and out of Emigrant`s World (Post)
Yugoslav Migrations, State of Research, New Approaches and Perspective, Organizator: Free
Universitat, Berlin Berlin 8-10. Decembar 2006.
Ivan Đorđević, Chinesen in Serbien – (un)erwünschte Gäste, Ost-West. Europäische
Perspektiven, 7. Jahrgang 2006, Heft 2, 115-122, Izdavač Renovabis, Solidaritatsaktion der
deutchen Katoliken mit den Menschen I Mittel- und Osteuropa, Freising 2006. Urednik Prof.
Dr. Michael Albus, www.owep.de
Project: ETHNICITY, CONTEMPORARY PROCESSES IN SERBIA,
NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES AND THE DIASPORA
(Corresponding Member Vojislav Stanovčić)
The main goal of the project is to contribute to a better understanding of contemporary the
multi-ethnic world, especially regarding the environments within Serbia and the Balkans/southeastern Europe, with a special emphasis on the ethnic minorities and their problems, status and
ethnic identity. The project will research the interaction of cultural, political and legal aspects of
the problem. The research will include several issues: a symbolic construction and representation
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of identity among the minorities, as well as majorities; problems of its relativity and complexity;
the status of the ethnic minorities recognized by law as well as those “hidden” or contested;
interethnic communication and conflict; responses of the minority groups to the processes of
transition, globalization and Europeanization; issues of power between majority-minority and/
or ethnic group-state; the queries on the minority rights and relationship between the political
community of the citizens and an ethnic group. Today, the concern of minority rights vs. political
community of the citizens questions the 19th century notion of state and constitutional rights
(sovereignty, legitimism, loyalty, self-determination...), and grants for consideration of issues on
democratic foundation of shared life among diverse ethnic groups within one state/society.
Vojislav Stanovčić, „Problems of Forging Unity out of Diversities“, in Problems of
Identities in the Balkans (ed. by Slobodan G. Markovich, Eric Beckett Weaver and Vukasin
Pavlovic), Belgrade, Anglo-Serbian Society, 2006, 55-94.
Vojislav Stanovčić, „Democracy and the Rule of Law“, Annals of the Faculty of Law
in Belgrade, International Edition, Belgrade, 2006, No. 1, 49-67.
Mladena Prelić, Ethnic Exogamy and Identity: Attitudes and Reality among Serbs in
Hungary, Reginald Byron and Ullrich Kockel (eds.), Negotiating Culture: Moving, Mixing,
and Memory in Contemporary Europe. Muenster, Berlin, and London:LIT Verlag. 2006, 157181.
Sanja Zlatanović, Đorgovci: An ambivalent identity, Romani Studies 5, Vol. 16, No.
2, Liverpool University Presss 2006, 133–151. Eds. Yaron Matras.
Aleksandar Krel, The German National Minority in Subotica: Symbols of Ethnic
Identity, http://www.inst.at/trans/16Nr/14 4/krel16.htm,
Gordana Blagojević, Greek and Serbian people through the functioning of GreekSerbian Friendship societies from the 1990s, “Greece and the Balkans: 200 Years of Interaction,
Exchange and Mutual Influence” The Oxford University Greek Society (Great Britain), Oxford
University April 29-30. 2006. www.oxfusers.ox.ac.uk/~greeksoc/balkans/prog.html
Gordana Blagojević, Folk dances as a symbol of ethnical identity of Serbs in diaspora,
Key words: ethnical identity, folk dances, Serbs in diaspora; “20th World Congress on Dance
Research”, International Dance Council CID, UNESCO (Paris), Greek Section IOFA (Athens),
Dora Stratou Dance Theater (Athens) 2006, 1-12, www.cid-unesco.org
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INSTITUTE FOR BALKAN STUDIES
In 2006, the Institute embarked on a new set of research topics through 6 projects funded
by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection, bringing together 25 Institute- and 19
non-Institute project members. In addition to a selection of the published results of each project,
separately presented below, the Institute published its annual Balcanica XXXVI/2005 (2006),
entirely in English and French.
• Further information is available at http://www.balkaninstitut.com
Project: MEDIEVAL HERITAGE OF THE BALKANS: INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURE
(Dr. Danica Popović)
The Research encompasses several topics related to the institutions, culture and art of
medieval Serbia.
A. Institutions of the state and church: 1. Power and identity. Political iconography in
medieval Serbia; 2. Christians in the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries.
The status, manner of functioning and role of the Orthodox Church within the Ottoman Empire;
3. Anchoretic monasticism in medieval Serbia. The solitary way of life in parallel with and
alternative to cenobitic monasticism.
B. Literature: 1. Works of medieval Serbian writers and Old Serbian translations; 2.
Areopagitic writings in medieval Serbian theology.
C. Culture and art: 1. Fresco programs and iconography in the narthexes of thirteenthcentury Serbian churches; 2. Art and society in the late medieval and Renaissance Kotor (art,
spirituality, culture and social structures in Kotor in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries).
The Monastery of Morača (Манастир Морача), eds. D. Popović and B. Todić.
Belgrade: Institute for Balkan Studies, SASA, Special editions No 90, 2006, 245 p.
Popović D., 2006: Under the Auspices of Sanctity. The Cult of Holy Rulers and
Relics in Medieval Serbia (Под окриљем светости. Култ светих владара и реликвија
у средњовековној Србији). Belgrade: Institute for Balkan Studies, SASA, Special editions
No 92, 2006, 363 p.
Marjanović-Dušanić S., 2006: Dynasty and Sanctity in the Reign of the Lazarević
Family (Династија и светост у доба породице Лазаревић: стари узори и нови модели).
Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, 43, 77–96.
Fotić A., 2006: Concealed Donation or a Sale: The Acquisition of Monastic Property
(15th–17th c.). XIV Türk Tarih Kongresi (Ankara, 9–13 Eylül 2002). Kongreye Sunulan
Bildiriler, II. Cilt – I. Kısım, Ankara: TTK Basımevi, 2005 (2006), 721–728.
Barlaam and Joasaph (Варлаам и Јоасаф), ed. and trans. T. Jovanović. Belgrade
2005 (2006).
Old Testament Apocrypha according to Serbian Transcripts (Апокрифи
старозаветни према српским преписима), ed. and trans. T. Jovanović. Belgrade 2005
(2006).
New Testament Apocrypha (Апокрифи новозаветни), ed. and trans. T. Jovanović.
Belgrade 2005 (2006).
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Project: THE DANUBE AND THE BALKANS:
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
(Dr. Đorđe S. Kostić)
The research was focused on the interactions between the cultures developing on the
banks of the Danube; the project was aimed at studying the historical and cultural heritage, the
role the river played as a link between the European southeast and the rest of the continent,
reconstruction of the growth of urban communities. Its imagological aspect makes use of the
accounts of foreign travelers as a source for analyzing the image of the Danube area and the
Balkans shaped among foreign readerships.
The project covers several interrelated topics, such as: journeys along the Danube in the
accounts of German, British, French, Italian, Hungarian and other European travelers; nineteenthand twentieth-century travel guides for the Danube area in Serbian and other languages;
industrial heritage in the Danube area; the mapping of the Danube area; drowned and surviving
archaeological sites; the Danube as reflected in music, literature and the visual arts.
Antić Č., 2006: Ralph Paget. A Diplomat in Serbia. Belgrade: Institute for Balkan
Studies, SASA, Special editions No 94, 198 p.
Kostić Đ.S., 2006: Welcome to Serbia. The Kingdom of Serbia in German traveller
guides (1892–1914) (Добро дошли у Србију. Краљевина Србија у немачким водичима
за путнике (1892–1914). Belgrade: Evoluta.
Makuljević N., 2006: The Church of the Holy Archangel Gabriel at Veliko Gradište
(Црква Светог Архангела Гаврила у Великом Градишту). Veliko Gradište, 245 p.
Makuljević N., 2006: Art and the National Idea in the Nineteenth Century:
European and Serbian Visual Culture System at the Service of the Nation (Уметност и
национална идеја у XIX веку: систем европске и српске визуелне културе у служби
нације). Belgrade, 374 p.
Stolić A., Makuljević N., eds., 2006: Private Life of the Serbs in the Nineteenth
Century: From the End of the Eighteenth Century to the First World War (Приватни
живот код Срба у деветнаестом веку: од краја осамнаестог века до Првог светског
рата). Belgrade: Clio, 1030 p.
Cvjetićanin T., 2006: Late Roman Glazed Pottery. Glazed Pottery from Moesia
Prima, Dacia Ripensis, Dacia Mediterranea and Dardania. Belgrade: National Museum in
Belgrade, Archaeological Monographs 19.
Todorović J., 2006: An Orthodox Festival Book in the Habsburg Empire: Orfelin’s
Festive Greeting to Mojsej Putnik in 1757. London: Ashgate.
Kulenović R. (with T. Tasić), 2006: Southern Banat – Industrial Heritage (Јужни
Банат – Индустријско наслеђе). Pančevo: Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments
& Žiža.
Project: HISTORY OF POLITICAL IDEAS IN THE BALKANS IN
THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES
(Dr. Dušan Bataković)
Based on comparative historical studies of the political principles, systems and
institutions of Balkan societies during the last two centuries of southeast European history, the
project examines the influence of west European political concepts and institutions, and their
gradual adoption in the process of global emancipation of the Balkan peoples on their way towards
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a European model. The main goal is to explore and explain the perception and implementation
of these concepts in the Balkan societies. In addition to Serbia, the project encompasses Greece,
Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Macedonia and Turkey.
In October 2006, members of the project team took part in the conference “FrancoSerbian Relations Between the Two World Wars”, organized in concert with the University of
Paris IV.
Bataković D.T., 2006: Kosovo-Metochia in the Serbo-Albanian relations (Косово
и Метохија у српско-арбанашким односима). Belgrade, 391 p.
Bataković D.T., 2006: A Balkan-Style French Revolution? The 1804 Serbian Uprising
in European Perspective. Balcanica, XXXVI/2005 (2006), 113–128.
Protić M.St., 2006: The Serbian Radical Movement 1881–1903. A Historical Aspect.
Balcanica, XXXVI/2005 (2006), 129–151.
Pavlović V., 2006: Le conflit franco-italien dans les Balkans (1915–1935). Le rôle de
la Yugoslavie. Balcanica, XXXVI/2005 (2006), 163–201.
Project: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS IN THE BALKANS
IN PROTO- AND EARLY HISTORY
The chronological and geographical focus of the project is the Balkan Peninsula in
the proto-historical and early historical period. The subject of research includes socio-political
structures, remains of the material culture, anthropological aspects, communications, spiritual
life and cultural interactions. Based on archaeological evidence and written sources, the project
attempts to understand the ethnic, cultural and social developments within the given frame and
is aimed at drawing nearer to producing a comprehensive picture of the ethnic, cultural and
social developments in the Balkans of the period.
The heterogeneous thematic structure of the project reflects the cultural and ethnic
diversity, social and political interactions, geographical extent and chronological frame, as well
as the richness of the archaeological and documentary material.
Tasić N., 2006: Bronze and Iron Age Sites in Srem and the Stratigraphy of Gomolava.
Balcanica, XXXVI/2005 (2006), 7–16.
Tasić N., 2006: ed., preface and contribution to Homage to Milutin Garašanin.
Belgrade: Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts – Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Tasić N., 2006: Preface to Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija (Срби на Косову и
Метохији), Belgrade: SASA.
Tasić N., 2006: Preface to International Round Table: Problems of the Starčevo
to Vinča Culture Transition (Међународни округли сто, Проблеми прелазног периода
старчевачке у винчанску културу, Zrenjanin, 21–23 October 1996). Zrenjanin: National
Museum.
Mikić Ž., 2006: Anthropological Traces of Slav Presence in Kosovo and Metochia.
Balcanica, XXXVI/2005 (2006), 39–50.
Jordović I., 2006: Did the Ancient Greeks Know of Collective Tyranny? Balcanica,
XXXVI/2005 (2006), 17–34.
Petrović V., 2006: The Roman Road Naissus – Lissus (Римски пут Naissus – Lissus).
Leskovački zbornik, XLVI (Leskovac 2006), 17–38.
Pilipović S., 2006: Votive Relief from Barovo (Scupi): Contribution to Study of the
Liber and Libera Cult in Upper Moesia. Starinar, LV/2005 (2006), 81–95.
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Project: RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL IDENTITY
IN THE VISUAL CULTURE OF THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
(Prof. Dr. Miroslav Timotijević)
The project of the Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade, is focused on the development
of visual culture in the Balkans from the beginning of the seventeenth to the beginning of the
twentieth century. Its main goal is to explore the influence of visual culture on the formation
of religious and national identity of all nations in the region. In the first phase, this research
concentrates on the Orthodox Christian confession and the Serbian entity in the Ottoman and
Habsburg empires and in the Republic of Venice in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A
member of the project from the Institute of Balkan Studies, Ljiljana Stošić published the following
books and papers:
Stošić Lj., 2006: Serbian Art 1690−1740 (Српска уметност 1690−1740). Belgrade:
Institute for Balkan Studies, SASA, Special Editions 91, 296 p.
Stošić Lj., 2006: Glossary of Ecclesiastical Terms (Речник црквених појмова).
Belgrade, 200 p.
Stošić Lj., 2006: Saint Nicholas on the Eagle-Rug. An Unknown Theme in Early
Modern Art (Свети Никола на орлецу. Једна непозната тема у новијој уметности). The
Timisoara Review, 4 (Novi Sad: Timisoara Comittee of Matica Srpska, 2006), 95−101.
Stošić Lj., 2006: Biblical Proverbs and Sayings (II) (Библијске пословице и изреке,
II). Danica, 14, 324−342.
Stošić Lj., 2006: Representations of Arabs, Negros and Chinese in Early Modern
Serbian Art (Ликови Арапа, црнаца и Кинеза у новијој српској уметности). Mithology
Collection, 15 (Rača–Belgrade 2006), 203−222.
Project: FOLK CULTURE OF THE SERBS IN SLAVIC AND BALKAN CONTEXTS
(Dr. Ljubinko Radenković)
The subject of research is Serbian folk culture viewed in relation to the cultures of other
Slavic and Balkan peoples. The research is based on published and unpublished ethnographic,
folkloristic and lexical material, for the most part recorded in Serb-inhabited areas during the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The material is being enriched with fresh fieldwork data
obtained by members of the research team. Comparative studies rely on the corresponding material
for other Slavic and Balkan peoples. In a narrower sense, the research focuses on the Slavic and
Balkan bases of an archaic concept of the world in Serbian culture, especially the notions of and
attitude towards the transcendental, reconstructable by ethnolinguistic methods.
In November 2006, the project team organized the international conference “Slavic
Folklore and Folklore Studies at the Turn of the Millennia”.
Radenković Lj., 2005: Opasnoe vremja v narodnyh predstavlenijah u Slavjan.
Balcanica, XXXV/2004 (2005), 71–90.
Radenković Lj., 2005: Forgeries in Folklore and Mythology. Some Slavic Examples
(Krivotvorenje folklora i mitologije. Neki slovenski primeri). Zbornik Matice srpske za
književnost i jezik, LIII/1-3 (2005), 29–44.
Jovanović B., 2006: The Challenge of Plural Identity. Balcanica, XXXVI/2005
(2006), 71–82.
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Jovanović B., 2006: Krsna slava, in: Privatni život kod Srba u devetnaestom veku.
Belgrade: Clio, 593-607.
Jovanović B., 2005: Face and Mask (Lice i maska). Glasnik Etnografskog muzeja
u Beogradu, 69.
Luković M., 2005: The Boundary between the Domain of the Kosaca and the Brankovic
South of the Tara River (Zajednička granica oblasti Kosača i oblasti Brankovića južno od reke
Tare). Balcanica, XXXV/2004 (2005), 91–158.
Popović Lj., 2006: Gender Aspects of the Linguistic Picture of Reality of Ukranians
and Serbs (Genderni aspekt jezičke slike stvarnosti Ukrajinaca i Srba). Slavistika, X, 68–85.
Project: ETHNIC AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION OF THE BALKANS
(Dr. Biljana Sikimić)
This interdisciplinary-oriented project, based on analytical, qualitative and fieldwork
methods, is a continuation of the previous one, “Ethnolinguistic and sociolinguistic studies of
refugees and multi-ethnic communities in the Balkans”. The fieldwork encompasses the Serbs
in Hungary, Slovenia and Romania, the Kosovo-Metochian enclaves and displaced persons. The
multi-ethnic and multi-confessional communities in Serbia represent another focus of research.
The project also includes a sociohistorical perspective on the social margin aimed at reconstructing
everyday life and, on a synchronic level, enquiries into the social margin in various contexts.
At the end of 2006, the project members organized the international conference “The
Romance Balkans”, the proceedings of which will be published at the beginning of 2007.
The most important books published this year connected with the results of the project
are:
Petrović T., 2006: The Ritual Toast of Balkan Slavs (Zdravica kod balkanskih
Slovena). Belgrade: Institute for Balkan Studies, SASA, Special editions No 89, 2006, 218 p.
Detelić M., Ilić M., 2006: White City: The Origin of Epic Formula and Slavic
Toponym (Beli grad: poreklo epske formule i slovenskog toponima). Belgrade: Institute for
Balkan Studies, SASA, Special editions No 93, 249 p.
Petrović T., 2006: ‘Neither Here nor There’: The Serbs of Bela Krajina and Their
Language Ideology in the Process of Language Shift (‘Ne tu, ne tam’: Srbi v Beli krajini
in njihova jezikovna ideologija v procesu zamenjave jezika). Ljubljana, 223 p.
Sorescu Marinković A., ed., 2006: Fieldwork Notebooks. Torac – Fieldwork
Methodology (Caiete de teren. Torac – metodologia cercetării de teren). Novi Sad, 268 p.
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INSTITUTE FOR THE SERBIAN LANGUAGE
In 2006 the principal tasks of the Serbian Language Institute of SASA were defined
within the range of its five major long-term projects financed by the Ministry of Science and
Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia. This year was the first one of the five-year
financing period for which a contract with this Ministry has been signed.
Within the Project Dialectological studies of the Serbian linguistic territory, work
on the first volume of The Serbian Dialectological Atlas is being conducted: indices have been
created in an electronic form, comprising about 100,000 (one hundred thousand) individual
items and established is the form, contents and the layout of the “blankovka” of the Atlas. The
collaborators on the Project have written a considerable number of original scholarly works, and
have participated in domestic and international conferences. The younger ones have worked on
their MA or PhD theses. The Project is headed by Prof. Dr. Slobodan Remetić, a corresponding
member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska.
Within the Project Description and standardization of the contemporary Serbian
language, work has commenced on writing a monograph on Serbian phonology, morphology
and syntax (compound sentence). Several books and a large number of individual scholarly
works have been published. The collaborators on the Project have participated in a number of
scientific conferences, at home and abroad. One collaborator took his postgraduate examination
and another one was working on his PhD thesis. The Project is headed by Prof. Dr. Predrag Piper,
a corresponding member of SASA.
Within the Project The study of Old Serbian written documents and the compiling a
Dictionary of the Serbian recension of Church Slavonic and a Serbian Slavonic Dictionary
of the Gospels, the work has proceeded as was planned. Prepared for publication is the Pilot Issue
of the Serbian Slavonic Dictionary of the Gospels. The collaborators of the Project participated
in international scientific conferences at home and abroad. One collaborator has started writing
his MA thesis. The Project is headed by Prof. Dr. Gordana Jovanović.
Within the Project The Etymological study of the Serbian language and the
compiling of a Serbian Etymological Dictionary, the work has proceeded as was planned.
The second volume of The Serbian Etymological Dictionary was completed and published;
hence work on the third volume could be continued. The Project was very successful in the
organization and housing of the international symposium “Slavic Etymology Today” (Belgrade,
September 5-7, 2006), which was held under the auspices of the Etymological Commission of
the International Committee of Slavists. In addition, the collaborators also participated in other
scientific conferences at home and abroad and published a large number of scholarly works. One
collaborator defended his PhD thesis, and two have submitted their applications for PhD theses.
The Project is headed by Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Loma, a corresponding member of SASA.
Within the Project Linguistic research of the modern Serbian literary language
and compiling the Dictionary of the Serbo-Croatian literary language and vernaculars, the
work has proceeded as was planned. At the end of this year, the 17th volume of the Dictionary
was published, and the work on the preparation of the subsequent volumes has continued. The
collaborators published a considerable number of scholarly works and participated in scientific
conferences at home and abroad. A few collaborators defended their MA theses, and several
others proceeded with activities on their previously started MA and PhD theses. The Project was
headed by Prof. Dr. Milica Radović-Tešić.
In the course of this year, the Institute has made a substantial contribution to the
successful work of the Board for Standardization of the Serbian Language.
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In this period, the Institute has completely fulfilled its publishing plans. In addition to
the two above-mentioned volumes of dictionaries (Projects 148004 and 148005), issues of its
periodicals: Srpski dijalektološki zbornik LIII (2006), Južnoslovenski filolog LXII (2006) and
Naš jezik XVII (2006) were also regularly published. Moreover, two more titles were published
in the edition “Monografije”: Marta Bjeletić, Iskovrnuti glagoli and Stana Ristić, Raslojenost
leksike srpskog jezika i leksička norma, as well as a book by Milosav Ž. Čarkić, Stilistika
stiha (in cooperation with another publisher).
The Scientific Board of the Institute has evaluated the work of the Institute for the
Serbian Language of the SASA in 2006 as successfully completed.
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INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES
The Institute is governed by the Managing Board, nominated by the Presidency of
the SASA, with 8 members (4 academicians and 4 scientists working at the Institute), and the
Director of the Institute. At the beginning of 2006, the nomination of a new Managing Board
was postponed until the election of the new SASA Law by the National Assembly. After that, the
Institute will have a new Managing and Scientific Board, a new Constitution and other legal acts
in accordance to the new SASA Law and the Law on Scientific and Research Activity.
The Institute has 33 employees, 27 of whom are included in the research financed by the
Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia. Ten researchers have
a Ph.D. Five academicians are long-time heads of research programs within the Institute. This
year eleven colleagues left the Institute (almost the whole of the Department of Shipbuilding),
one died, and six were employed. Also, three received their M.Sc., while a PhD dissertation and
three MSc theses are in progress and another three applications for Ph.D. dissertations have been
accepted.
The Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia is
financing 6 Fundamental Research projects in the period 2006-2010, two of which are coordinated
by the Institute, engaging a large number of Science & Research institutions from Serbia:
1. Project: Synthesis of functional materials with controlled structure on a molecularand nano- level, head of project Prof. Dr. Dragan Uskoković,
2. Project: Research of the interdependence in the triad “synthesis-structureproperties” for functional materials, head of project Academician Momcilo M.
Ristić.
Four projects of the Technological Development Program for the period 2005-2007
are also being financed in the Institute, one from the Requested Topic Program and 2 from
the Innovation Program, where the Institute is either coordinator of or partner in the research.
Approximately 4/5 of the funds received from the Ministry are for Fundamental Research projects
and 1/5 for Technological Development projects.
Furthermore, three projects headed by Academicians were financed by the SASA
Fond:
1. Project: Theoretical and experimental research of metal constructions and their
impact on contemporary designing and building, head of project Academician
Nikola Hajdin,
2. Project: Calculation, construction and experimental testing of special equipment
for ships, head of project Academician Petar Miljanić,
3. Project: Management by position and force of robots and constructions in contact
with a dynamic environment, head of project Academician Miomir Vukobratović.
All these projects yielded various scientific and technological results: 44 SCI articles
were published or accepted in 2006, 1 patent and number of technical projects, expert work, and
3 awards for innovation. Selected publications are:
Recent Developments in Advanced Materials and Processes, Ed. D.P. Uskoković,
S.K. Milonjić, D.I. Raković, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Zuerich, Switzerland, Materials
Science Forum 518 (2006) 600.
Nikčević I., Maravić D., Ignjatović N., Mitrić M., Makovec D., Uskoković D., 2006:
The formation and characterization of nanocrystalline phases by mechanical milling of biphasic
calcium phosphate/poly-L-lactide biocomposite. Mater. Trans., 47, 2980-2986.
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Ignjatovic N., Ninkov P., Kojic V., Bokurov M., Srdic V., Krnojelac D., Selakovic
S., Uskokovic D., 2006: Cytotoxicity and fibroblast properties during in vitro test of biphasic
calcium phosphate/poly-dl-lactide-co-glycolide (BCP/DLPLG) biocomposites and different
phosphate materials. Microscopy Research and Technique, 96, 12, 976-982.
Wang Y., Milosevic O., Gomez L., Rabanal M.E., Torralba J.M., Yang B., Townsend
P.D., 2006: Thermoluminescence responses from europium doped gadolinium oxide. Journal
of Physics: Condensed Matter, 18, 9257-9272.
Mancic L., del Rosario G., Marinkovic Z., Milosevic O.,2006: Detailed structural
characterization of phosphor YAG:Ce particles obtained via spray pyrolysis. Materials Science
Forum, 518, 107-112.
Gajic-Krstajić Lj., Trišović T., Babić B.M., Vračar Lj.M., 2006: Oxygen reduction
on cryogel-supported Pt nanoparticles in acid solutions, Materials Science Forum, 518, 289294.
Zdujić M., Poleti D., Jovalekić Č., Karanović Lj., 2006: The evolution of structure
induced by intensive milling in the system 2Bi2O3·3TiO2. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids,
352, 3058-3065.
Marković S., Dondur V., Dimitrijević R., Macura S., 2006: Thermally induced rings
formation in aluminosilicate structures. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 84,
253-258.
Stojković I., Hosseinmardi A., Jugović D., Mitrić M., Cvjetićanin N., 2006: Rapid
synthesis of LiCr0.15Mn1.85O4 by glycine–nitrate method. Solid State Ionics, 177, 847–850.
Kandić Lj., Mitrić M., Ignjatović N., 2006: XRD analysis of calcium phosphate and
biocomposite calcium phosphate/bioresorbable polymer. Materials Science Forum, 518, 507512.
Savić S.M., Aleksić O.S., Nikolić M.V., Luković D.T., Pejović V.Ž., Nikolić P.M.,
2006: Thermal diffusivity and electron transport properties of NTC samples obtained by
photoacoustic method. Mat. Sci. and Engineering, 131B, 216-221.
Jugović B.Z., Trišović T.Lj., Stevanović J., Maksimović M., Grgur B.N., 2006: Novel
electrolyte for zinc–polyaniline batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 160, 1447–1450.
Marinovic V., Stevanovic J., Jugovic B., Maksimovic M., 2006: Hydrogen evolution
on Ni/WC composite coatings. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 36, 1005–1009.
Obradović N., Labus N., Srećković T., Ristić M.M., 2006: The influence of tribophysical
activation on Zn2TiO4 synthesis. Materials Science Forum, 518, 131-136.
Ivetić T., Nikolić M.V., Young D.L., Vasiljević D., Urošević D., 2006: Photoacoustic
and optical properties of zinc-stannate thin films. Materials Science Forum, 518, 465-470.
From all these results the most outstanding achievements were the conquering of the
method of sonochemical synthesis of fine particles, parallel analysis of the biomaterial developed
in our laboratory and Bio-oss, the most used material worldwide, where our material proved to be
better, and the technological research into modular electrochemical generators for the automatic
production and dosing of disinfectants with circular, reticular and charge reactor types.
Intensive international and national cooperation are the basic characteristics of the
activity in the Institute. Especially, good formal and informal cooperation exists with a number
of institutions from the USA, Japan, the European Union, Russia, Ukraine, Slovenia, etc. Most
of the research projects in the Institute are included in the FP6 program of the EU (2002-2006)
and the forthcoming FP7. Some of the programs are planned to be included in various levels of
cooperation.
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Dr. Olivera Milošević, Dr. Lidija Mančić and Katarina Marinković worked on the COST
539 project (2005-2008): Electroceramics from nanopowders produced by innovative methods
(ELENA, coordinator Prof. Biljana Stojanović), http://www.cost539.cms-bg.net/. Dr. Olivera
Milošević also worked on the project of the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF),
German Research Foundation (DFG) (2006-2008): The designing of nanoparticle morphology
in aerosol synthesis, as an International Expert. Within the long-term cooperation, she spent a
part of a year-long sabbatical at the University Carlos III in Madrid, Spain (SAB 2004-0035),
as a Visiting Professor. She is also an international expert for the review of Piedmont Region
projects, Italy, invited by Mr. Valter Galante, Head of the Special Unit for Research, Innovation
and Internationalization of the Piedmont Region.
Prof. Dragan Uskoković visited several times the Jozef Stefan Institute and other
Slovenian Science & Research institutions from Ljubljana for meetings with Slovenian colleagues
concerning further bilateral cooperation and inclusion of our programs in FP6 and FP7. We
are also currently negotiating the signing of contracts for the INCOMAT project – Creating
international cooperation teams of excellence in the field of emerging biomaterial surface
research, in cooperation with 14 other European institutes and universities. The initiator and
coordinator of this project is THÜRINGEN innovative GmbH, Innovation Relay Center StuttgartErfurt-Zürich, Erfurt, Germany.
Dr. Lidija Mančić has been in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from the beginning of October, for
six-month-long postdoctoral studies. Dr. Olivera Milošević spent three and then one more month
at the University Carlos III, where she was joined by Katarina Marinković.
Prof. Fernando Rizzo from the Group of Phase Transformation and Materials
Characterization, Department of Materials Sciences and Metallurgy, PUC, University of Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, held a lecture on «Advanced ceramics: Titanate Nanotubes, Negative Thermal
Expansion Oxides and BSCCO Superconductors», on September 22nd, at the Serbian Academy
of Sciences and Arts, organized by our Institute. Dr. L. Mančić is on postdoctoral studies in Prof.
Rizzo’s group in Brazil.
Associates of the Institute are engaged as editors and reviewers in many international
and national journals.
During 2006 many of our associates participated at international and national
conferences, the most important being in Cincinnati (USA), Kurashiki and Osaka (Japan), Bologna
(Italy), Toledo and Madrid (Spain), Brussels (Belgium), Novosibirsk (Russia) and Herceg Novi
(Montenegro).
In 2006, the Institute published the Proceedings of the Seventh Yugoslav Materials
Research Society Conference YUCOMAT, »Recent Developments in Advanced Materials and
Processes«, published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Zürich, Switzerland, in their Mat. Sci.
Forum edition, Vol. 513, 600 pages, with 91 selected papers by international and national
authors.
In September 2006, the Institute organized the Eighth Yugoslav Materials Research
Society Conference YUCOMAT, sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Environmental
Protection of the Republic of Serbia, with the participation of 15 Plenary Speakers and around 160
registered participants. It consisted of 3 Plenary Sessions, 5 Symposia and 3 Poster Sessions. The
Proceedings with 92 selected papers, Research Trends in Contemporary Materials Science,
published by the same publisher, will be available in May 2007, with 600 pages.
In December, the traditional Fifth Seminar of Young Researchers in Materials Science,
with 47 presented papers was held in the Academy. Selected papers will be published in the
journals Technique-New Materials and Chemical Industry.
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During autumn, the Academy partially reconstructed our offices. In the middle of
December, a contract with the Ministry of Science was signed for the purchase of laboratory
equipment (Call of 2004); the equipment was immediately ordered from abroad. During 2006, the
Institute purchased 2 personal computers, a notebook, a monitor and three printers. As laboratory
equipment, a device for the electrochemical production of ions, a switch-board with a dozing
pump, balances, a spectrometer, an ultrasonic bath and three water baths were purchased. Also, a
high-temperature furnace Protherm PTF16/75/450 with programmable PID Ordel 441 from Alser
Teknik, Turkey, and a reactor for the hydrothermal preparation of nano-structured powders 4534T-M-SS-230-VS.25-2000-SC-4843 from RTD Ltd., USA, were paid for in advance.
The year 2006 brought a number of significant research results. The actual budget funds
per financed researcher were somewhat higher, especially for the last two calendar months, so,
for the first time, the salaries resembled some reasonable level for this activity. The three paid in
advance devices (hydrothermal reactor, high-temperature furnace and UV-VIS spectrophotometer)
with the equipment bought in this and previous years will enable the fortification of the research
programs. From the point of view of scientific productivity, 0.85 SCI publications per financed
researcher in 2006, i.e. almost 2.3 publications per financed scientist, is quite a good result. It is
encouraging that the research financed from the Fundamental Sciences Program gave significant
technological results, which can find their application in time. The Technological Development
and Innovations Programs also kept their previous level, although their most successful
realization was omitted because of difficulties in the financial contribution of the direct users of
the research.
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