1. Assessment of Dangerous Goods Transport: Case Western Balkan CountriesMarko Renčelj, Osman Lindov, Miloš Pljakić, Drago Sever, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: The transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) is a critical component of economic systems, especially in regions such as the Western Balkans (WB), where infrastructure and regulatory frameworks face significant challenges. This study assesses the current state of transportation of dangerous goods in Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo*, focusing on the alignment of national regulations with international standards such as the ADR agreement. Using a structured questionnaire distributed to 847 stakeholders, key barriers are identified, including inadequate infrastructure, insufficient training, limited oversight and low public awareness. Statistical analyses, including paired t-tests, reveal significant differences in perceptions across the countries surveyed, indicating inequalities in implementation and enforcement. Despite these challenges, there are opportunities to close gaps through targeted investments in infrastructure, increased training programs, stricter compliance and regional cooperation. The findings underscore the need for comprehensive data collection systems and advanced risk assessment tools to improve safety and efficiency. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of TDG issues in the WB countries and provides actionable recommendations for policy makers and practitioners to promote safer and more sustainable practices. The region can improve its TDG framework by addressing these challenges and ensuring economic growth and public safety while minimizing environmental risks.
Keywords: transport of dangerous goods, transportation, dangerous goods transport, risk assessment, ADR standards compliance, Western Balkan countries, sustainable transportation
Published in DKUM: 03.03.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 4
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2. Multilingual framework for risk assessment and symptom tracking (MRAST)Valentino Šafran, Simon Lin, Jama Nateqi, Alistair G. Martin, Urška Smrke, Umut Arioz, Nejc Plohl, Matej Rojc, Dina Běma, Marcela Chavez, Matej Horvat, Izidor Mlakar, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: The importance and value of real-world data in healthcare cannot be overstated because it offers a valuable source of insights into patient experiences. Traditional patient-reported experience and outcomes measures (PREMs/PROMs) often fall short in addressing the complexities of these experiences due to subjectivity and their inability to precisely target the questions asked. In contrast, diary recordings offer a promising solution. They can provide a comprehensive picture of psychological well-being, encompassing both psychological and physiological symptoms. This study explores how using advanced digital technologies, i.e., automatic speech recognition and natural language processing, can efficiently capture patient insights in oncology settings. We introduce the MRAST framework, a simplified way to collect, structure, and understand patient data using questionnaires and diary recordings. The framework was validated in a prospective study with 81 colorectal and 85 breast cancer survivors, of whom 37 were male and 129 were female. Overall, the patients evaluated the solution as well made; they found it easy to use and integrate into their daily routine. The majority (75.3%) of the cancer survivors participating in the study were willing to engage in health monitoring activities using digital wearable devices daily for an extended period. Throughout the study, there was a noticeable increase in the number of participants who perceived the system as having excellent usability. Despite some negative feedback, 44.44% of patients still rated the app’s usability as above satisfactory (i.e., 7.9 on 1–10 scale) and the experience with diary recording as above satisfactory (i.e., 7.0 on 1–10 scale). Overall, these findings also underscore the significance of user testing and continuous improvement in enhancing the usability and user acceptance of solutions like the MRAST framework. Overall, the automated extraction of information from diaries represents a pivotal step toward a more patient-centered approach, where healthcare decisions are based on real-world experiences and tailored to individual needs. The potential usefulness of such data is enormous, as it enables better measurement of everyday experiences and opens new avenues for patient-centered care.
Keywords: multilingual framework, risk assessment, symptom tracking, chronic diseases, patient-centered care, real-world data
Published in DKUM: 12.08.2024; Views: 74; Downloads: 15
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3. The importance of autonomy of European Union member states with regard to the use of genetically modified organisms on the right to healthcare : an analysis of judgements of the Court of Justice of the European UnionKatja Meško Kuralt, 2022, original scientific article Abstract: The European Union Member States (hereinafter: EU MS) have the possibility of restricting or banning the cultivation of GMOs under the Directive 2015/412 but under certain conditions. EU MS must also pay attention to the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Euro-pean Union or Treaty Establishing the European Community (hereinafter: TFEU), the provi-sions relating to the free movement of goods, which is one of the key objectives of the func-tioning of the European Union. This contribution is based on the data obtained from an analy-sis of Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter: CJEU) cases concerning the use of genetically modified organisms (hereinafter: GMO(s)). The analysis highlights the link between environmental risk assessment and the right to healthcare. The purpose of this paper is to make the individual aware of the possibilities they have regarding the use of GMOs.
Keywords: Directive 2001/18, Directive 2015/4120, Directive 2018/350, high level of protection of human life and health, possibility of restricting or prohibiting the production of GMOs, free movement of goods, environmental risk assessment
Published in DKUM: 26.06.2024; Views: 144; Downloads: 20
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4. Geo-information technology for disaster risk assessmentĐorđe Ćosić, Sađan Popov, Dušan Sakulski, Ana Pavlović, 2011, original scientific article Abstract: The Serbian territory (including the territory of the former Yugoslavia) has been continuously exposed to different hazards, often with tragic consequences. Earthquakes and floods, usually followed by landslides, are the most dominant hazards in that region. Disaster risk reduction, prevention and early warning, as an integral part of sustainable development, do not exist in Serbia. That is one of the main reasons why the disaster-related damage is high. Despite very long experience in engineering and resources management in Serbia, there are no scientifically supported and standardized disaster risk-assessment procedures. Expertise only exists in the field of engineering-based hazard assessment.
The risk-assessment method proposed in this research includes, apart from hazards, parameters such as vulnerability, exposure and safety. It considers the environmental and social components of risk management. The proposed method, implementing combined mathematical and 3D GIS tools, was applied for the Danube River, Petrovaradin (the city of Novi Sad) area, for which data were available. The relationship between the risk parameters is calculated and graphically presented. Methods like this one should contribute to a shift from a passive disaster-related defense to a proactive disaster risk management, as well as from emergency management only, to disaster prevention, preparedness and mitigation activities, in Serbia and the Western Balkan Region.
Keywords: hazard, vulnerability, safety, resilience, coping capacity, risk assessment, risk management, geographic information systems, earthquake, landslide, flooding, exceedance
Published in DKUM: 13.06.2018; Views: 1186; Downloads: 185
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5. Environmental management & audit 2: Management systems : Tempus project Recoaud2016, scientific monograph Abstract: The present scientific monograph, entitled “Environmental management & audit“, is the result of three years’ work on an international project entitled “Environmental management in Russian companies – retraining courses for the sensibilization for and integration of Eco-Audit programs in corporate decision-making (RECOAUD)”. Within its more than 600 pages, the monograph features interesting texts written by 31 authors from the European Union and the Russian Federation, edited by dr. Borut Jereb, Darja Kukovič and dr. Daria Meyr.
The monograph “Environmental management & audit“ is composed of four books: “Scarcity and Introduction of Environmental Management”, “Management Systems”, “Controlling and Stakeholders”, and “Environmental Assessment” (Featured Articles). These four topics reflect the complexity, heterogeneity and multidisciplinary of the project Tempus RECOAUD.
The reader of the monograph gets a comprehensive overview of theoretical perspectives of environmental management and audit in the chosen areas. Furthermore, the monograph also highlights the results of research in the field of environmental management and audit as well as trends and challenges in the development of this field. Providing insight into theoretical and research findings, the monograph will prove useful to both practitioners and researchers in the field of environmental management and audit; it can also be used for study purposes.
Keywords: logistics, transport, environmental protection, business risk, oil industry, environmental impact assessment
Published in DKUM: 09.05.2018; Views: 1835; Downloads: 99
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8. Application of gut cell models for toxicological and bioactivity studies of functional and novel foodsMartin Trapečar, Avrelija Cencič, 2012, review article Abstract: The concept of functional and novel foods undoubtedly bears great potential as an asset to human health. However, this very same quest for ever new bioactive ingredients calls for reliable and distinct risk assessment as they may be potentially hazardous to human health. Most of today's methodologies still rely on decades old routines of animal trials and use of tumor-derived cell lines. Since such methodologies are not in line with the actual processesin the human body and with the 3R (replacement, reduction, refinement) concept, the results are often unreliable and misleading. Therefore, in this paper we propose the utilization of available untransformedsmall intestinal cell lines derived from human and pig tissue of non-tumor origin and describe several available cell models of the gut that offer a functional, close resemblance with the in vivo environment.
Keywords: gut, cell models, risk assessment, toxicology, functional food
Published in DKUM: 10.07.2015; Views: 1639; Downloads: 101
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10. Analiza funkcionalnosti programa RAA (Risk assessment accelerator) : diplomsko delo univerzitetnega študija VarstvoslovjeŽiga Primc, 2012, undergraduate thesis Abstract: Izdelava ocene ogroženosti je danes v podjetjih ena ključnih nalog, saj na ugotovitvah ocene vodstvo organizacije snuje odločitve. Ker je čas eden pomembnejših dobrin v poslovnem svetu je pomembna tudi hitrost dela, zato poznamo danes številna orodja za izdelavo ocene tveganja, ki izdelavo poenostavijo in pospešijo. Dve orodji, ki to omogočata sta RAA (Risk Assessment Accelerator) in ARAT (Astec Risk Assessment Tool) slovenskih podjetij Netis d.o.o. in Astec d.o.o.
Diplomska naloga je sestavljena iz dveh delov, kjer je prvi teoretični drugi pa praktični del. V prvem je bila pregledana domača in tuja literatura na področju upravljanja s tveganji, analize tveganja, standardih o informacijski varnosti, orodjih za izdelavo ocene ogroženosti in drugo.
V drugem delu smo napravili pregled funkcionalnosti in orodji med sabo primerjali, kar je pokazalo prednosti in slabosti obeh orodij ter posledično področja katera bi bilo možno izboljšati. Namen in cilji diplomske naloge so bili doseženi, kot tudi potrjene vse tri predpostavke. Aplikaciji smo primerjali v štirih kategorijah, ki so uporabniška prijaznost, vizualni izgled, dostopnost aplikacije in funkcije aplikacije. Rezultati so podani na tabelarni način, po vnaprej določeni kriterijski lestvici, opravili pa smo tudi SWOT analizo obeh orodij. Tako RAA kot ARAT sta primera kvalitetnega izdelka, ki pa imata še prostora za izboljšave.
Namen diplomske naloge ni iskati napake, ampak možnosti za izboljšave omenjenih orodij.
Keywords: organizacije, tveganja, upravljanje s tveganji, ocena tveganja, programi, diplomske naloge, Risk assessment acelerator, RAA
Published in DKUM: 11.10.2012; Views: 2189; Downloads: 229
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