SERBIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS

SERBIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS

SERBIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS
ISSN 1820-340X
BULLETIN
OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Annual Report for 2004
BELGRADE, 2005

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
Academician Radomir Reljić
EDITOR
Corresponding Member Vidojko Jović
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Academician Nikola Tasić
LANGUAGE EDITING
Borislav Kostić
DESIGN
Kranislav Vranić
PRINT
Press Expres, Belgrade

CONTENTS
Editor’s Note 7
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND EARTH SCIENCES 9
EARTH SCIENCES 9
MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS 17
PHYSICS AND METEOROLOGY 21
Interdepartmental Committees 27
Interacademic Cooperation 30
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 32
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 32
CHEMISTRY 34
BIOLOGY 40
Interdepartmental Committees 44
Interacademic Cooperation 58
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES 61
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 72
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 92
Interdepartmental Committees 99
Interacademic Committee 100
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 102
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL SCIENCES 109
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS AND MUSIC 128
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF SASA
AND UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ 130
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF SASA
AND UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC 134
MEETINGS IN 2004 141
PUBLISHING ACTIVITY IN 2004 143

EDITOR’S NOTE
The Scientific Research Fund of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
(SASA) provided and allocated funds for scientific-research work, publishing activity,
interacademic and international cooperation, for the participation of SASA
members and their associates at scientific gatherings in the country and abroad, for
the acquisition of scientific literature and other scientific-research work needs.
In 2004, scientific research programme of the Serbian Academy of Sciences
and Arts, including the Branch in Novi Sad and Centers in Niš and Kragujevac was
carried out through: 64 projects in the field of Natural Sciences and Mathematics,
16 in the field of Technical Sciences, 24 projects in the field of Medical Sciences,
21 projects in the field of Language and Literature, 9 projects in the field of Social
Sciences, 40 projects in the field of Historical Sciences and 5 projects in the field
of Fine Arts and Music.
Work results were published in scientific and expert journals, monographs
or were reported at scientific gatherings.
In 2004, 33 books (out of which 6 joint publications) have been published in
publications of SASA. The total number of copies in which these SASA publications
have been published is 16300 copies. In these books: 272 works by 420 authors, on
922 author’s sheets, i.e. 824 press sheets have been published.
In the course of 2004, 92 members and associates of SASA resided and
participated at scientific meetings in the country and abroad, also some 70 scientists
according to the bilateral agreement of free exchange of research workers have visited
SASA as lecturers or members of official delegations and have participated at
the scientific meetings.
During 2004, the Academy has organized 18 scientific meetings, one roundtable
and 11 lectures.
In 2004, the resources that have been provided by the Fund for acquirement
of expert literature were mainly used for subscription to foreign journals and
acquisition of other foreign scientific publications according to the needs of certain
committees, research teams and individuals whose research is being realized through
the Academy’s scientific research programme. Part of the fund was used for the
acquisition of domestic scientific publications.
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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS
AND EARTH SCIENCES
EARTH SCIENCES
Project: INVESTIGATION OF PALEOFLORA AND PALEOFAUNA
OF SERBIA
(Corresponding Member Marko Ercegovac)
1. The historical and geological evolution of Serbia in Phanerozoic
The complex study of Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Tertiary sediments of Serbia
from paleontologic, biostratigraphic and paleoecological aspects is continued
in 2004. It included two main problems: Devonian in the Carpatho-Balkanides of
Eastern Serbia and Geodynamics and Paleoclimate as the Basis of the Development
of Middle Cretaceous Land Vegetation in the Central Tethys.
2. Investigation of fossil flora and fauna of Serbia
The study of paleontologic and biostratigraphic characteristics of green algae
(Dasycladacean from Upper Turonian of the NW Serbia), rudists (evolution, phylogeny,
biostratigraphy and taxonomy of the Senonian rudist genus Pseudopolyconites),
echinoids (Eocene), conodonts (Triassic of Serbia and Hungary), radiolarians
(Jurassic), ostracods (Miocene, Pliocene), palynomorphs (Permian-Triassic of
Carpatho-Balkanides and Dinarides, Middle and Upper Cretaceous of Vojvodina,
Miocene of Panonian Basin) and mamals from Тertiary sedimentary basins of Serbia
is continued.
Krstić B., Filipović I., Maslarević Lj., Sudar M., Ercegovac M., 2004: Karbon
središnjih delova Balkanskog poluostrva. I savjetovanje geologa Bosne i Hercegovine s
međunarodnim sudjelovanjem, Kladanj, BiH, 24-25. 06. 2004, Zbornik sažetaka, 53-54,
Udruženje geologa BiH, Sarajevo.
Project: PALYNOMORPHS FROM PALEOZOIC AND MESOZOIC
SEDIMENTS IN SERBIA
(Corresponding Member Marko Ercegovac)
Paleontological and geological investigations of Devonian deposits in the area
of the Carpatho-Balkanides in Eastern Serbia (in several large Alpine geotectonic
units) are finished. Investigations of palynomorphs from the Upper Permian and
Lower Triassic sediments in Stara Planina (Carpatho-Balkanides) and Pošćensko
Jezero – Durmitor (Dinarides) were continued.
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Dulić I., Sladić-Trifunović M., Dunčić M., Žumberković V., Bogićević K., 2004:
Upper Cretaceous oceanic red beds of Serbia. XXII International Geological Congress,
20-28 August 2004, Florence, Abstracts.
Ercegovac M., Kostić A., 2004: Organic facies and palynofacies: nomenclature,
classification and application for petroleum source rocks evaluation. 56th Annual Meeting
of the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology, Environmental
management implications of organic facies studies, 12-18 September 2004, Budapest,
Abstract Book, 18-19.
Ercegovac M., Životić D., Kostić A., 2004: Genetic-industrial Classification of
Brown Coals in Serbia. 56th Annual Meeting of the International Committee for Coal
and Organic Petrology, Environmental management implications of organic facies
studies, 12-18 September 2004, Budapest, Abstract Book, 23-24.
Ercegovac M., 2004: Microscopical characteristics of organic facies and palynofacies
of active upwelling systems of the continental margin of Costa Rica (ODP LEG 170).
Bulletin T. CXXVIII de l’Academie serbe des sciences et des arts, Sciences naturelles,
42, 393-402, Beograd.
Krstić B., Maslarević Lj., Ercegovac M., Sudar M., Djajić S., 2004: Devonian
in the Carpatho-Balkanides of Eastern Serbia. Bulletin T. CXXVIII de l’Academie serbe
des sciences at des arts, Science naturelles, 42, 7-16.
Krstić N., 2004: Some Pontian Leptocytherid Ostracodes from Trilophos, Thessaloniki
(Greece). Bulletin T. CXXVIII de l’Academie serbe des sciences et des arts,
Sciences naturelles, 42, 273-281, Beograd.
Mihajlović Đ., Lazarević Z., 2004: Fossil Flora from Late Neogene of Bitola
Area, FYR Macedonia. Bulletin T. CXXVIII de l’Academie serbe des sciences et des
arts, Sciences naturelles, 42, 283-304, Beograd.
Radoičić R., 2004: Permocalculus nikolapantici n.sp. (Udoteaceae ?) from the Upper
Turonian of the NW Serbia. Bulletin T. CXXVIII de l’Academie serbe des sciences
et des arts, Sciences naturelles, 42, 237-258, Beograd.
Radoičić R., Conrad M.A., Carras N., 2004: Observation on Neomeris cretacea
var. undulata Rainere followed by Dassicladella bonardii, n.sp. (Dasycladales, green algae).
Revue de Paleobiologie, vol. 24/3, Geneve.
Radoičić R., Buser S., 2004: Biostratigrafija gornjekrednih plasti v okolici Bovca.
Geologija, 47/2, Ljubljana.
Radoičić R., 2004: Note on Paleocene Algae in Dubrovnik Coast (Adriatic Carbonate
Platform). Annales Geologique Peninsule Balkanique, 65 (2002-2003), 29-45.
Sladić-Trifunović M., 2004: On the Evolution and Phylogeny, Biostratigraphy,
Taxonomy of the Senonian Rudist Genus Pseudopolyconites. Bulletin T. CXXVIII de
l’Academie serbe des sciences et des arts, Sciences naturelles, 42, 199-235, Beograd.
Sladić-Trifunović M., 2004: Why the Upper Cretaceous rudists of Eastern Serbia
almost occur exlusively in the Late Senonian (Late Campanian?- Early Maastrihtian)
sediments. XXII International Geological Congress, 20-28 August 2004, Florence, Abstracts.
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0Project: GЕОDYNAMICS
(Academician Stevan Karamata)
1. Теrranes of Serbia and neighboring areas (Academician Stevan Karamata)
The determination of the boundaries of the terranes in Eastern Serbia continued.
The study of the olistostrome melange at the north of the Moračke Kape
(Northern Montenegro) is progressing.
Reflectometric measurements (M. Ercegovac) of the Paleozoic metasediments
from cores of the boreholes of Szendroo (Hungary) have undergone according to
the presence of meta-antracite the green-schist fazies metamorphism.
2. Movement of blocks and plates (Prof. Milorad Dimitrijević Ph.D.)
The movement of blocks and units sitiuated recently at the south of Tissia
and the first sketch of the formation of the geologic framework of the Balkan Peninsula
is finished.
Four maps of the paleoenvironments of the Circum-Pannonian Region for
the Variscan Preflysch (Devonian-Early Carboniferous), Late Variscan (Latest Carboniferous
to Early Permian), Initial Neotethyan Rifting (Middle-Late Triassic),
and Maximum Neotethyan Spreading (Middle Jurassic) periods were printed. S.
Karamata, B. Krstić and M. Sudar are co-authors for the area at the south of the
Pannonian Basin.
Karamata S., 2004: Balkan Peninsula - a complex gelogical framework. Proceedings
of the 5th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, Thessaloniki,
Greece, 14-20 April 2004, Vol. 1, 389-391.
Ebner F., †Pamić J., Kovacs S., Sedekenyi T., Vai G.B., Venturini C., Kraeutner
H.G., Karamata S., Krstić B., Sudar M., Vozar J., Vozarova A., †Mioč P., 2004: Variscan
Preflysch (Devonian-Early Carboniferous) Environments, 1:2.500.000. Tectonostratigraphic
Terrane and Paleoenvironments Maps of the Circum-Pannonian Region. Edit.
K. Breznyansky, Geological Institute of Hungary, Budapest.
Vozarova A., Vozar J., Ebner F., †Pamić J., Kovacs S., Sedekenyi T., Vai G.B.,
Venturini C., Kraeutner H.G., Karamata S., Krstić B., Sudar M., †Mioč P., 2004: Late
Variscan (Latest Carboniferous to Early Permian) Environments, 1:2.500.000. Tectonostratigraphic
Terrane and Paleoenvironments Maps of the Circum-Pannonian Region. Edit.
K. Breznyansky, Geological Institute of Hungary, Budapest.
Ebner F., Gawlick H.-J., †Pamić J., Kovacs S., Haas, J., Gaetani M., Kraeutner
H.G., Karamata S., Krstić B., Sudar M., Mello J., Polak M., †Mioč P., 2004: Initial
Neotethyan Rifting (Middle-Late Triassic) Environments, 1:2.500.000. Tectonostratigraphic
Terrane and Paleoenvironments Maps of the Circum-Pannonian Region. Edit.
K. Breznyansky, Geological Institute of Hungary, Budapest.
Ebner F., Gawlick H.-J., †Pamić J., Kovacs S., Haas, J., Gaetani M., Castellarin
A., Kraeutner H.G., Karamata S., Krstić B., Sudar M., Mello J., Polak M., †Mioč P.,
2004: Maximum Neotethyan Spreading (Middle Jurassic) Environments, 1:2.500.000.
Tectonostratigraphic Terrane and Paleoenvironments Maps of the Circum-Pannonian
Region. Edit. K. Breznyansky, Geological Institute of Hungary, Budapest.
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3. Ophiolitic belts of the Balkan Peninsula and the evolution of oceanic
realms (Academician Stevan Karamata)
The Western belt of the Vardar Zone, as the youngest (it was closed during
the Early Maastrichtian) and therefore of special interest was specially studied.
Karamata S., Memović E., Milovanović D., Olujić J., Sladić-Trifunović M.,
Cvetković V., Vujnović L., 2004: Zapadni gornjotrijaski do gornjokredni ofiolitski pojas
Vardarske zone (The western Upper Triassic to Upper Cretaceous ophiolitic belt of the
Vardar Zone). Zbornik sažetaka, I Savjetovanje geologa Bosne i Hercegovine, 47-48,
Sarajevo (in Serbian).
4. Cherts, influence of geological environment on their properties (Academician
Stevan Karamata)
The study of the cherts of Uzlomac with extension to the East (Nemila) and
to the West (Eastern Kozara) continued. The analytical work on new samples is in
progress. The results obtained in 2003 were presented and published.
Vasić N., Olujić J., Vujnović L., Karamata S., 2004: Trijasko-jurska formacija slojevitih
rožnaca Uzlomca (The Triassic-Jurassic bedded chert formation of Uzlomac). Zbornik
sažetaka, I Savjetovanje geologa Bosne i Hercegovine, 112-113, Sarajevo (in Serbian).
Karamata S., Vasić N., Olujić J., Vishnevskaya V., Marchenko T., Vujnović L.,
Micić V., 2004: The Bedded Chert Sequence of Uzlomac (Bosnia) an Association Formed
at the Continental Slope Beneath the Dinaridic Upper Triassic - Jurassic Carbonate Platform.
Bulletin CXIX de l’Academie Serbe des Sciences et des Arts, Classe des Sciences
mathematiques et naturelles, 42, 363-378, Beograd.
5. The rift-magmatism of the Dinarides (Prof. Vera Knežević-Djordjević
Ph.D.)
The meta-basalts of Dudin Krš, which represent the easternmost volcanics of
this magmatism were investigated (by E. Memović) and the results are in print.
6. The post-collisional magmatism in the axial part of the Balkan Peninsula
(Prof. Vera Knežević-Djordjević Ph.D.)
The study of these granitoids continued and was extended to the Variscan
granitic rocks of Eastern Serbia.
7. Меtamorphism related to the emplacement of ophiolite complexes (Academician
Stevan Karamata)
The study of the metamorphic rocks, mainly amphibolites, in the base of the
Banjska, the Troglav, and at the flanks of the Ozren ultramafics is in progress.
The synthesis of the data on the Brezovica ultramafic mass was done and the
results are published.
Bazylev B.A., Karamata S., Zakariadze G.S., 2003: Petrology and evolution of the
Brezovica ultramafic massif, Serbia. In: Y. Dilek & P.T. Robinson (Eds.), Ophiolites in the
Earth History, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 218, 91-108, London.
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8. Меtamorphism in the area of Gora (south of Prizren) (Prof. Vera Knežević-
Djordjević Ph.D.)
The synthesis of the Gora region is in preparation. It will include the metamorphic
events and processes.
9. The Neogene of Serbia (Nadežda Krstić Ph.D.)
The results of this subproject were presented at six international meetings in
2004: Thessaloniki, Nice, Kladanj, Tashkent, Florence and Belgrade.
Considering the thickness of the Upper Pliocene deposits in Euroasia the their
basis was deepening towards the east. The thickness of these deposits is in the area
of the Caspian Lake up to 3,500 meters, in Valachia and Transsilvania more than
500 meters and in the Pannonian Basin up to only 200 meters. These differences
are, however, not only due to the sinking rate of the basement, but also because of
erosion of some parts of these deposits during periods of emersion.
10. Rocks formed under high pressure – eclogites (Academician Stevan
Karamata)
The first results were presented at the Meeting at Bratislava.
Korikovsky S., Karamata S., Milovanović D., 2003: Retrograded kyanite eclogites
and eclogitized gabbro-norites of the Serbo-macedonian unit, Central Serbia: reaction textures
and geothermobarometry. Zbornik abstractov konferencii Petrologia a jej aplikacie:
sučasnost a perspektivy, Univ. Komensheho v Bratislave, Prirodoved. fakulta, Kat. min.
a petr., 13-14, Bratislava.
The first results of age determinations of the zircons from the eclogites and
semieclogites from Gornji Brestovac (near Bojnik) and from Djunis indicate an
Early Paleozoic age.
Project: GЕОМОRPHOLOGICAL MAP OF SERBIA IN SCALE 1:50.000
(Academician Stevan Karamata)
The geomorphological maps sheets Vlasotince 3, Leskovac 2 and Užice 4
are in work.
Project: GEOCHEMISTRY
(Academician Zoran Maksimović)
1. Geochemistry of the Upper Mantle and the igneous rocks of the
Earth’s crust
Two groups of ultrapotassic rocks are recognized in Serbia: the lamproites
concentrated mostly in the central parts of the Vardar ophiolitic suture zone, and the
kamafugites outcropping in volcanoes restricted to the western part of Serbia. The
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Sr and Nd isotopic signatures of the primitive LAG rocks correlate with REE fractionation
and enrichment of most high field strength elements (HFSE), and can be
explained by vein+wall-rock melting, involving metasomatic veins with phlogopite,
clinopyroxene and F-apatite that are out of isotopic equilibrium with the peridotite
wall rock. Decompression melting, with varying contributions from depleted peridotite
and veins to the final melt, accounts for consistent HFSE-enrichment and
isotopic variations in the LAG rocks. Conversely, the most primitive KAG rocks
show relatively uniform Sr and Nd isotopic compositions and trace element patterns,
and small but regular variations of HFSE, indicating different degrees of melting
of a relatively homogeneously metasomatized mantle source.
Cvetković V., Downes H., Prelević D., Jovanović M., 2004: Characteristics of the
lithospheric mantle beneath East Serbia inferred from ultramafic xenoliths in Paleogene
basanites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 148, 335–357.
Cvetković V., Prelević D., Downes H., Jovanović M., Vaselli O., Pécskay Z.,
2004: Origin and geodynamic significance of Tertiary post-collisional basaltic magmatism
in Serbia (central Balkan Peninsula). Lithos, 73, 161-186.
Prelević D., Cvetković V., 2004: The role of magma-mixing processes in the origin
of Teriary shoshonitic and high-K-calcalkaline volcanics from Serbia. 10th Congres of
the Geological Society of Greece, 15–17 April 2004, Thessaloniki, Greece, Extended
Abstracts, 566.
Prelević D., Cvetković V., Foley S.F., Romer R.L., 2004: Serbian Tertiary ultrapotassic
province - petrology, geochemistry and geodynamic significance. 10th Congres
of the Geological Society of Greece, 15-17 April 2004, Thessaloniki, Greece. Extended
Abstracts, 564-565.
Prelević D., Foley S.F., Cvetković V., 2004: The role of magma-mixing processes
in the origin of Tertiary shoshonitic and high-K-calcalkaline volcanics from Serbia:
implications for the origin of orogenic lamproites. European Geosciences Union, General
Assembly 2004, Nice, France, 25-30 April 2004, Abstracts CD, Vol. 6, 00958, SRef-
ID:1607-7962/gra/ EGU04-A-00958.
Prelević D., Foley S.F., Cvetković V., Romer R.L., 2004: The analcime problem
and its impact on geochemistry of ultrapotassic rocks from Serbia. Mineralogical Magazine,
68 (4), 633–648.
Prelević D., Foley S.F., Cvetković V., Romer R.L., 2004: Origin of minette by
mixing of lamproite and superheated felsic magmas in Veliki Majdan, Serbia. Journal of
Petrology, 45, 759-792.
2. Geochemistry of the rock alteration
From the karstic nickel deposit in the village Ba, near Ljig, Western Serbia,
hydrous nickel minerals as well as Ni-bearing minerals have been studied: nepouite,
takovite, ”an unknown Ni-Al hydrosilicate”, Ni-Cr-bearing smectite, Ni-bearing
goethite, Ni-Co-asbolan and Ni-Mg-calcite. Field relations and some properties of
these minerals are presented and their genesis discussed.
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In 2004 started the study of geochemical and mineralogical characteristics of
quartz-carbonate rocks (listvenite), which occur as large veins in ultramafic rocks
in the area of Gokčanica and Plana, in the vicinity of Željin Mountain. These rocks
have been discovered more than 50 years ago (Z. Maksimović, S. Divljan, 1953).
Collected samples from the best exposed profiles in the locality Žuti Krš (Yellow
Rock) in Gokčanica will be also studied for isotope contents for determination of
formation temperature.
Alteration of phlogopite from kersantite of Prečica (Avala Mt., Serbia) was
studied using various methods: optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron microprobe,
scanning electron microscopy and atomic absorption spectrophotometry.
In altered kersantite vermiculite is alteration product, and K ions are released that
is important for soil chemistry.
In Pranjani Basin there is sepiolite deposit near the villages Andrići and Tolići.
Sepiolite is of sedimentary origin and it studied by X-ray diffraction and chemical
methods. Beside sepiolite, palygorskite and montmorillonite are present.
Soil samples from Botanical Garden in Belgrade, taken from the same sites
– 2 m and 20 m from the street – in 1996 and 1997, near to 29 November Street,
known as an extremely busy traffic street in Belgrade, were studied. Granulometric
composition, pH and Eh, the humus content, mineral composition of soil clay
fraction, and the trace element content in bulk samples and soil clay fraction were
determined. The contents of Pb, Zn, Cr and Cu are higher than permisible values
and originated from intensive traffic along the street, and the contents of Co, Li and
V are very low. All studied elements are enriched in soil clay fraction.
The content of Ca, Mg, Na, K, Fe, nitrates, phosphates and some trace elements
(Sr, Li, Ni, Cl) in bulk, water-soluble and HCl-soluble samples was analyzed
in the Miocene limestones of Tašmajdan (Belgrade). Limestones are characterized
by increased content of nitrates of organic origin (up to 0.345 %). Comparing the
content of nitrates with the contents of Ca, Mg and Na in a water-soluble part of
sample it can be concluded that there is a polymineral agregate of Ca-, Mg- and
Na-nitrate.
In the oldest part of Belgrade, below the Kalemegdan fortress, Miocene
limestones lie over sands of the same age. The content of Cu, Mn, Cr and Li are
mainly in the range of normal values, but Pb and Ni are enriched. Such enrichment
in Pb can be explained by very intensive public traffic around the fortress.
In the monograph Geochemical Principles in Ecological Management, containing
seven chapters, the following problems are described: eco-management and
complexity of ecological sciences; chemical elements in and on Earth; radioactivity
and environment; soil pollution; water pollution; geomedicine; the role of some
chemical elements in genesis of microelementosis. It is a multidisciplinary synthesis
of geochemistry and ecology, showing the way of modern study of environment.
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Cvetkovic O., Curiale J., Vitorovic D., Jarvie D., Jovic V., 2004: Sedimentary
organic matter concentrates prepared by simulation of bacterial demineralization. 32 nd
International Geological Congress, Florence, Session G04.05 – Organic Geochemistry,
file://F:\abstract\AA321GCK8CH.html
Jovic V., 2004: Geochemical characteristics of Miocene limestones of Tašmajdan and
Kalemegdan (Belgrade, Serbia). Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, Special Supplement
(Abstracts of the 13th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark,
June 5-11, 2004), Vol. 68, No. 11S, A318.
Jović V., Jovanović L., 2004: Geochemical Principles in Ecological Management.
Monograph, Ecologica, Beograd, 216 p. (in Serbian).
Jović V., Prelević D., 2004: Vermiculite from Prečica (Avala Mt., Serbia). In: V.
Jović, V. Simić (editors), Deposits of Natural Microporous Resources in Serbia. Workshop,
June 21-25, 2004 – Guide for field trips, June 21-25, 2004, Faculty of Mining and
Geology, Department for Exploration of Mineral Deposits, Belgrade, 7-11.
Kovačević M., Simić V., Jović V., 2004: Sepiolite deposit Andrići (Pranjani basin).
In: V. Jović, V. Simić (editors), Deposits of Natural Microporous Resources in Serbia,
Workshop, June 21-25, 2004 – Guide for field trips. Faculty of Mining and Geology, Department
for Exploration of Mineral Deposits, Belgrade, 27-29.
Мaksimović Z., Pantó Gy., 2004: Rare earth elements and nickel in the karstic bauxite
deposit Grebnik, Metohija (Kosovo). Acta Geologica Hungarica, Vol. 47, No. 2/3,
259-268.
Maksimović Z., Pantó Gy., 2004: Rare earth elements and authigenic RE minerals
in the karstic bauxite deposits. 32 nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy,
August 20-28, 2004, Abstracts, Session 326-28, 92.
Maksimović Z.J., 2004: Karstic Nickel Deposit in the Village Ba, near Ljig, Western
Serbia: Ni-Bearing Minerals and their Genesis. Bulletin T. CXXVIII de l’Academie serbe
des sciences et des arts, Sciences naturelles, 42, 341-361, Beograd.
3. Мineralogy
Permanent activity during the current year has been mainly devoted to the
investigations of samples from the Bor copper deposit, with the intention of finding
the convenient areas of minerals of the colusite group, as follows: tungsten germanite,
with the simplified formula Cu 6 WGeS 8 , and renierite, Cu 6 FeGeS 8 , necessary
for their determination. Also, the monograph titled as Minerals of the stannite
and colusite groups in the copper deposits in Eastern Serbia is in preparation,
in the CD form.
Diffuse reflectance spectra of ten serpentinites from different localities was
obtained using computer controlled spectrophotometer Beckman DU, chopped signal
and lock-in amplifier. The representative specimen, from Kopaonik mountain is the
mixture of lizardite, and clinochrysotile with the Fe 2+ =0.50 % and Fe 3+ =0.77 %.
Two types of absorption bands were found: caused by crystal field electron
transitions and the (OH) vibration’s overtones. Another characteristics of the spectrum
is the intensive continual absorption that appears as a background caused by
Fe 3+ —>O 2- charge transfer with maximum in ultraviolet region. The main features
of serpentine spectra in the investigated wavenumbers region are: 1) Broad, low
intensity crystal field peaks of Fe 3+ [VI] and poorly resolved Fe 2+ [VI]; 2) Sharp,
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narrow bands of (OH) vibrations overtone; 3) Background of Fe 3+ -O charge transfer
and 4) Spectral distribution of the scattering coefficient S, arising from textural
inhomogeneities with the considerable contribution to the shape of the absorption
curve and, therefore, the actual color of serpentinites.
The vein serpentine mineral from Kačanik is studied. It has polygonal morphology
and clinochrysotile, 2M c1 , structure. Parallel grooves (striation) on the
surface of mineral are a consequence of shearing stress caused by intensive tectonic
movement. Having assumed that the shearing stress was significant element in the
arrangement of fibers, we cut the section parallel with and perpendicular to the striation.
Surface of both slices are examined by Atomic Force Microscope (AFM).
Annabergite, (Ni 2.50 Mg 0.42 Fe 0.05 ) 2.97 (AsO 4 ) 2 · 8H 2 O, from Marušići, Kopaonik
Mt. (South Serbia), crystallizes in space group C2/m, with a=10.185(3), b =
13.323(3), c = 4.730(1) Å, β = 105,00(2) 0 , V = 620,0(2) Å 3 , Z = 2, is studied.
Logar M., Poharc-Logar V., 2004: Structural interpretation of the polarized absorption
spectra (400-1650 nm) of annabergite, Ni 2 (AsO 4 ) · 8H 2 O. Physical Chemistry
2004, Belgrade, 137-139.
Logar M., Poharc-Logar V., Rosić A., Jakšić Lj., 2004: Visible and NIR spectra
of serpentines from Serbia; contribution to the remote sensing. Extended Abstracts 10th
International Congres of the Geological Society of Greece, Solun, 473-474.
Logar M., Poharc-Logar V., Vasiljević-Radović D., 2004: Tectonic shearing stress
and effect on serpentine polytipism. 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence,
Abstracts 62-16.
MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS
Project: ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOUR OF GENERALIZED
FUNCTIONS, THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
(Academician Bogoljub Stanković)
The space of distribution-valued functions have been studied as the smallest
space of generalized functions which can be useful in some problems of mechanics
and which can easily be applied.
Stanković B., 2004: Laplace transform of distribution-valued functions and its applications.
Bulletin Académie serbe des sciences et des arts, Sciences mathématiques, 29,
61-78.
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Project: SEMI-RIEMANNIAN GEOMETRY
(Academician Mileva Prvanović)
Studying the conformal change of the metric of Kähler manifold, K. Yano
introduced the complex conformal connection. Investigating the complex conformal
connection of the locally conformal Kähler manifolds, the necessary and sufficient
condition for the curvature tensor of such connection to be an algebraic curvature
tensor is determined. Some consequences are given.
Prvanović M., 2003: Complex conformal connection on the locally conformal Kähler
manifolds. Kragujevac Journal of Mathematics, 25, 127-138.
Project: NONLINEAR ANALYSIS IN FUZZY STRUCTURES
(Academician Olga Hadžić)
Some important properties of t-norms which are useful in the fixed point
theory in probabilistic metric spaces are considered, and theorems on the existence
of fixed points of some classes of contractive mappings are proved. Applications in
the theory of stochastic operators equations are given.
Hadžić O., Pap E., 2005: Triangular norms in probabilistic metric spaces and fixed
point theory. In: E.P. Klement, R. Mesiar (Eds.), Logical, Algebraic, Analytic and Probabilistic
Aspects of Triangular Norms, Elsevier, 431-459.
Project: COMPUTER AIDED INVESTIGATIONS IN DISCRETE
MATHEMATICS
(Academician Dragoš Cvetković)
Investigations in graph theory supported by the programming package new-
GRAPH are among important activities in this project. It was decided in 2002 to
implement a new version of an older system GRAPH using recently available programming
tools. The new system got the name newGRAPH and its implementation
started in 2003 with the use of programming language JAVA. D. Stevanović and
V. Brankov have completed a working version of the system. An introductory paper
[1], presented at a conference in 2003, appeared only in 2004.
Combinatorial optimization, a long term area of investigation within this
project, was present in 2004 by an interdisciplinary study [2]. It is known that graph
invariants, which contain a great quantity of information on graph structure (for
example, spectral invariants), are obtained by solving some extremal problems on
graphs. Recently, such highly informative graph invariants are applied in solving
optimization problems on graphs (e.g., the travelling salesman problem - TSP).

Using these paradigms, several relations, interconnections and interactions between
graph theory and mathematical programming are described the study [2]. A model
of TSP based on semidefinite programming and algebraic connectivity of graphs is
described. A class of relaxations of this TSP model is defined and some solution
techniques based on this class are proposed. Several examples of graph invariants
defined by some kind of optimization tasks are also presented. Using several spectrally
based graph invariants the graph isomorphism problem is treated.
A strategy for the parallelization of the variable neighborhood search heuristics
to solve multiprocessor sheduling problem with communications delays is
presented in [3]. The main goal is to speed up the executions by engaging several
processors. It is possible to improve the quality of the solution by spreading up the
search towards the different regions of the solution space.
1. Stevanovic D., Brankov V., 2003: An invitation to newGRAPH. Rendiconti Sem.
Math. Messina, Ser. II, 9, No. 25, 211- 216.
2. Cvetkovic D., Cangalovic M., Kovacevic-Vujcic V., 2004: Optimization and
highly informative graph invariants, Two topics in Mathematics, Edit. B. Stankovic, Zbornik
radova 10 (18), Matematički institut SANU, Beograd, 5-39.
3. Davidovic T., Crainic T.G., 2004: A strategy for parallelization of VNS for multiprocessor
scheduling problem. SYM-OP-IS 2004, XXXI Symposium on Operations
Research, Iriški Venac, Fruška Gora, 14-17.9. 2004, 221-224.
Project: ASYMPTOTIC FORMULAS IN ANALYTIC NUMBER THEORY
(Academician Aleksandar Ivić)
The main field of research in 2004 was on the Riemann zeta-function ζ(s),
Hecke series, Dirichlet series and problems with arithmetic functions related to the
zeta-function. Several analytic methods were used, such as contemporary integral
transforms, complex integration, methods of the spectral theory of the non-Euclidean
Laplacian, as well as some elementary techniques.
In [1] estimates and a discussion concerning the sum of squares of |ζ(½ +
iγ)| are given, where γ denotes imaginary parts of the zeros of ζ(s).
The work [2] belongs to the spectral theory of the non-Euclidean Laplacian,
and the theory of the Riemann zeta-function. An asymptotic evaluation of the sum
αј Н ј (½) ∑ is given, in the standard notation of the theory in question, which is
к ј £ Т
important because of the significance of the central value Hj(1/2) in the theory of
ζ(s).
In [3] the author gives asymptotic formulas for several classes of arithmetic
fucntions connected to a special integral convolution.
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Paper [4] contains an estimate for the integral of Hardy’s function Z(t) = χ(½
+ it) -½ζ(½ + it), where χ(s) is the function appearing in the functional equation
ζ(s) = χ(s)ζ(1-s).
The paper [5] furnishes several new identities involving integrals containing
ζ(½ + it).
Т 4 2 Paper [6] gives the conditions under which ò |ζ(½ + it)| | ζ(σ + it)| dt
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Project: APPLICATIONS OF THE VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES
OF MECHANICS TO NONLINEAR AND NONCONSERVATIVE
DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
(Academician Božidar D. Vujanović)
During the year 2004 the research at the Project has been performed in
accordance to the general Plan whose outlines were described in the Proposal of
the Project.
The main effort during this year has been directed toward the finishing and
publishing the monograph whose title is given below. Also the research has been
undertaken to find a corresponding variational principle of the Hamilton type, suitable
for describing unsteady, nonlinear heat transfer phenomena in canonical form.
Vujanović B.D., Atanacković T.M., 2004: An Intoduction to Modern Variational
Technique in Mechanics and Engineering. Birkhauser, Boston, Basel, Berlin, 346 p.
Project: EQUATIONS WITH SINGULARITIES THROUGH
METHODS OF FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
(Corresponding Member Stevan Pilipović)
As a result of work within this project two papers are published. They are
related to generalized function algebras and equations with singularities or, more
precisely, to generalized quasiasymptotics. Characterizations of solutions of equations
of Volterra type, their behaviour at zero and at infinity are given.
Pilipović S., Stojanović M., 2003: G-quasiasymptotics at infinity to semilinear hyperbolic
system. Novi Sad Journal of Mathematics, 33 (1), 15-23.
Pilipović S., Stojanović M., 2004: Volterra Type Integral Equations with Singularities,
Nonlinear Algebraic Analysis and Applications. Proceedings Conference ICGF 2000, Eds.
A. Delcroix, M. Hasler, J.A. Marti, V. Valmorin, Cambridge Sci. Publ. Ltd., 253-268.
PHYSICS AND METEOROLOGY
Project: STATISTICALITY AND CAUSALITY IN QUANTUM
MECHANICS
(Academician Fedor Herbut)
This year a good deal of the research was done in two university libraries in
Vancouver, Canada, and much use was made of the world wide web.
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Field of research: Quantum theory of information and quantum state assignment.
A general additivity theorem for the so-called correlation information of a
composite N-subsystem system was proved. A sufficient condition was given for
saturation in strong subadditivity of entropy of a 3-subsystem composite system.
Compatibility of different quantum state assignments was studied as well as
improvement of each of them utilizing the information from the rest.
Herbut F., 2004: On mutual information in multipartite quantum states and equality
in strong subadditivity of entropy. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 37,
3535-3542.
Herbut F., 2004: On compatibility and improvement of different quantum state assignments.
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 37, 5243-5250.
Project: NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE
(Academician Fedor Mesinger)
Activities during 2004 were aimed at further refinement of the Eta Model,
and also at the application of the model for weather and climate purposes.
One task that was worked on in 2004 was that of the initialization of the
model for weather prediction purposes, using a modified form of the so-called
super-Matsuno scheme. Initialization results arrived at were compared with those
obtained using a standard digital filtering scheme. Comparison results showed that
both schemes worked well, with little difference between them. Thus, prospects
of using the modified super-Matsuno scheme with data assimilation advantages due
to the scheme’s applicability in running forward only looked good. Results were
reported in the Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling,
published by the World Meteorological Organization.
Another subproject addressed the effects of the release of contaminants into
the atmosphere above Serbia. Transport of Saharan dust into the region of and
around Serbia has been studied. A manuscript on the subject has been published in
Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics (Springer).
A topic on which work was started in 2003 is that of the refinement of the eta
coordinate discretization via introduction of ”sloping steps”. Encouraging results
were obtained in 2004 using an approach chosen, with slopes defined at model’s
wind points. The code refinement developed is a simple add-on to the current
”step-topography” Eta code (Mesinger and Jović). The refinement is considered to
be of a major significance since it has been shown to remove the eta coordinate’s
weakness, compared to sigma, in simulating an analog of a downslope windstorm
as published in a widely-cited paper of Gallus and Klemp (Monthly Weather Review,
2004). Namely, Gallus and Klemp’s result has been interpreted by numerous
authors as demonstrating the eta coordinate’s ”major problems” in high resolution
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integrations. Along with the operational Eta’s results reported on the preceding
year, in obtaining over the mountainous United States’ west precipitation scores
considerably better than those of the sigma system and higher resolution ”NMM”
model, this sloping steps result, with the code tested also in real data forecasts by
Mesinger and Jović, and also Lazić, is expected to have a considerable impact on
further development of weather and climate prediction models.
Lazić L., 2004: A comparison of super-Matsuno scheme and digital filtering initializations
in the Eta Model. Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling,
34, 3.13-3.14. http://www.cmc.ec.gc.ca/rpn/wgne/submitted-documents/
Lazić L., 2004: A comparison of super-Matsuno scheme and digital filtering initializations
in the Eta Model. I General Assembly of European Geophysical Union,
25-30 April 2004, Nice, France, CD-ROM Proc. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol.
6. http://www.cosis.net/members/meetings/sessions/oral_programme.php?p_id=78&s_id
=1331&PHPSESSID=9a50255bbbd50210713e08873d0213da
Mesinger F., 2004: The steepness limit to validity of approximation to pressure gradient
force: Any signs of an impact? 20th Confеrence on Weather Analysis and Forecasting
/ 16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, paper P1.19, Combined Preprints
CD-ROM, 84th AMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfview.cgi?username=71364
Mesinger F., Brill K., 2004: Bias normalized precipitation scores. 17th Conference
on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences, paper J12.6, Combined
Preprints CD-ROM, 84th AMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfview.cgi?username=71364
Mesinger F., Lazić L., 2004: Water vapor sources and sinks, and hydrometeor loading
in the Eta Model. Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling, 34,
5.21-5.22. http://www.cmc.ec.gc.ca/rpn/wgne/submitted-documents/
Mesinger F., Lazić L., 2004: Water vapor sources and sinks, and hydrometeor loading
in the Eta Model. I General Assembly of European Geophysical Union, 25-30 April
2004, Nice, France, CD-ROM Proc. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 6.
http://www.cosis.net/members/meetings/sessions/oral_programme.php?p_id=78&s_
id =1331&PHPSESSID=9a50255bbbd50210713e08873d0213da
Vukmirović Z., Unkašević M., Lazić L., Tošić I., Rajšić S., Tasić M., 2003:
Analysis of the Saharan dust regional transport. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics,
85, 265-273.
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 that can be used for simulation and forecasting of mesoscale
atmospheric processes, as well as for studies of environmental problems on
meso scales. The work on validation and further improvements of the model, preprocessing,
postprocessing and computer graphics systems continued in 2004. The
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emphasis was placed on the parameterizations of physical processes. The work
on off-line testing of the new land surface scheme continued in collaboration with
Borivoj Rajković Ph.D. The Betts-Miller-Janjic convection scheme was upgraded
by taking into account the entrainment of the ambient air in the search for cloud top.
The Mellor-Yamada-Janjic turbulence scheme was modified in order to increase
evaporation over water surfaces and to avoid overcooling of the land/ice/snow surface
in case of strong thermal inversions. The preprocessing system was revised. The
theoretical paper by Milivoj Gavrilov Ph.D. on rectangular horizontal grids used
in atmospheric models appeared in a respectable international scientific journal.
Gavrilov M. B., 2004: On Nonstaggered Rectangular Grids Using Streamfunction
and Velocity Potential or Vorticity and Divergence. Monthly Weather Review, 132 (6),
1518–1521.
Janjic Z. I., 2004: The NCEP WRF Core. Extended abstract, 20 th Conference on
Weather Analysis and Forecasting/16 th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction,
AMS, Seattle, Washington, 10-15 January 2004, 21 pp.
Јanjic Z. I., Black T. L., Rogers E., Chuang H., Pyle M., DiMego G., 2004: The
NCEP WRF Core. Preprints, European Geosciences Union 1st General Assembly, Nice,
France, 25-30 April 2004.
Janjic Z., Black T., Pyle M., Chuang H.-Y., Rogers E., DiMego G., 2004: An
Evolutionary Approach to Nonhydrostatic Modeling. Extended abstract, Symposium on the
50 th Anniversary of Operational Numerical Weather Prediction, University of Maryland,
College Park, Maryland, 14-17 June 2004, 22 pp.
Xue Y., Vasic R., Janjic Z., 2004: Seasonal prediction of the regional Eta model in
North American climate study. Preprints, 15 th Symposium on Global Change and Climate
Variations, AMS, Seattle, Washington, 10-15 January 2004.
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Project: DYNAMICS OF BODIES OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
(Academicians Božidar D. Vujanović and Fedor Mesinger)
1. Chaos and stability in the motion of bodies in the planetary system
(Zoran Knežević Ph.D.)
The analysis of the reliability of maximum Lyapunov Characteristic Exponents,
derived from numerical integrations over finite intervals of time and used as
indicators of the stability of motion of asteroids, has been repeated on an enlarged
sample of 50,000 orbits. It has been confirmed that in more than 80% of the cases the
agreement between the results coming from two integrations, forward and backward
in time, is better than the intrinsic accuracy threshold of the method itself. In the
subsample of chaotic orbits, however, the agreement of the results coming from the
integrations covering different intervals of time, up to 100 Myr, is somewhat less
good, but in more than 60% of cases it is good enough to unambiguously determine
the very nature and stability of motion.

We have also completed the development of the algorithm for the determination
of the asteroid preliminary orbits, based on the combination of the constraints
accounting for the character of the motion, and of an optimal triangulation of the
admissible region. We are continuing with the study of conditions for the application
of the Nekhoroshev theorem to real dynamical systems; partly completed in terms
of the fulfillment of the 3-jet condition is the mapping of the phase space of orbital
elements in the region of Veritas asteroid family.
2. Study of the motion of large planets’ satellites (Vojislav Protić-Benišek,
M.A.)
We have completed the analysis of CCD observations of the transit of Mercury
from May 7, 2003. The results confirm the previous findings, based on the
results from 1970 and 1973 transits, that there is a significant discrepancy between
the ephemeris and derived UTC values. We are continuing with measurements and
preliminary reduction of the CCD images of the transit of Venus of June 8, 2004.
By improving our original code for the cross-identification of point sources
(stars) appearing in various catalogues, we investigated the possibility of extension
of the International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF) to the stars observed in different
wavelength. We also continued study of the possibilities for observation of
latitude stars in the zenith region by means of the CCD camera; so far obtained
results are of satisfactory accuracy.
Damljanović G., 2004: Problem of cross-identification of point sources. IV Serbian
- Bulgarian Astronomical Conference, Belgrade, Program and Abstracts, 23.
Damljanović G., De Biasi M.S., Gerstbach G., 2004: Longitude/latitude measurements
and astrometry by using CCD technique. Proceedings of the International Conference
Research of Artificial and Natural NEOs and Other Solar System Bodies with CCD
Ground-based Telescopes, 31 (abstract).
Knežević Z., 2004: From Astrometry to Celestial Mechanics: Orbit Determination
with Very Short Arcs. 6th Humboldt Coll. Cel. Mech. Program and Abstracts, 30–31.
Knežević Z., 2004: New Frontiers in Main Belt Asteroid Dynamics. 35th Meeting of
the American Astronomical Society Division on Dynamical Astronomy, Cannes, France,
Book of Abstracts, 17-18 (invited abstract).
Knežević Z., Ninković S., 2004: Reliability of Lyapunov Characteristic Exponents
Computed over Finite Intervals of Time. IAU Colloquium 197: Dynamics of Populations
of Planetary Systems, Book of Abstracts, 35.
Milani A., Gronchi G.F., de’Michieli-Vitturi M., Knežević Z., 2004: Orbit Determination
with Very Short Arcs. I Admissible Regions. Cel. Mech. Dyn. Astron., 90,
59–87.
Pavlović R., 2004: The Fulfillment of Geometrical Condition for Application of the
Theorem of Nekhoroshev in Koronis Family. IAU Colloquium 197: Dynamics of Populations
of Planetary Systems, Book of Abstracts, 97.
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Project: SHAPES AND SHIFTS OF SPECTRAL LINES IN GAS PLASMAS
AND ELECTRIC GAS DISCHARGES
(Corresponding member Nikola Konjević)
Optical emission techniques for low electron density plasma diagnostics are
reviewed and their applications critically evaluated. In order to assess possibilities
and drawbacks of reviewed techniques some of them are used to diagnose low-pressure
and atmospheric pressure microwave induced plasma. Difficulties and advantages
of applied techniques are demonstrated. Directions of future research in the
development of low electron density diagnostic techniques and improvements of the
existing ones are also pointed out.
Results of a hydrogen Balmer line-shape study on microwave-induced plasma
discharges operated with pure hydrogen and with argon–hydrogen or helium–hydrogen
mixtures are reported. Plasma is generated in a rectangular or coaxial microwave
cavity in two separate experiments. In both cases, the emission profiles of the Balmer
lines did not show excessive broadening as reported by Mills et al., 2002 (Journal
of Applied Physics, 92, 7008).
The results of the hydrogen Lα 121.567 nm and Hα 656.280 nm line intensity
dependence upon cathode material of an abnormal glow discharge are reported.
Under similar experimental conditions systematic variation of the Lα and Hα line
intensity with the atomic number Z of cathode material (graphite, Ti, Fe, Cu, Zn,
Pd, Ag, Pt, Au and Pb) is detected. Shapes of line intensity Z-dependences suggest
that, apart from electron impacts, line excitation is related also to the back-scattering
of fast hydrogen atoms from cathode and sputtering yield of cathode material. The
excitation of H 2 molecular bands is not sensitive to these cathode processes.
Ivković M., Jovićević S., Konjević N., 2004: Low electron density diagnostics: development
of optical emission spectroscopic techniques and some applications to microwave
induced plasmas (review article). Spectrochimica Acta B, 59, 591-605.
Jovićević S., Ivković M., Konjević N., Popović S., Vušković L., 2004: Excessive
Balmer line broadening in microwave induced discharges. Journal of Applied Physics,
95, 24-29.
Gemišić-Adamov M.R., Kuraica M.M., Konjević N., 2004: Intensity dependence
of hydrogen Lyman alpha and Balmer alpha lines upon vathode material of an abnormal
glow discharge. European Physics Journal D, 28, 393-398.
Konjević N., Kuraica M. M., 2004: Excessive Doppler Broadening of Hydrogen
Balmer Lines in Gas Discharges. In: The Physics of Ionized Gases, Eds: Lj. Hadžievski,
T. Grozdanov, N. Bibić, 22nd Summer School and International Symposium on the Physics
of Ionized Gases, August 23-27, 2004, National Park Tara - Bajina Bašta, American Institute
of Physics Conference Proceedings, 740, 268-281.
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Project: AFFINE SYMMETRY OF PHYSICAL LAWS
(Corresponding Member Djordje Šijački)
A generalization of a Dirac-like wave equation in a generic curved spacetime
is studied. Constrains imposed by Affine and General Coordinate Transformations
symmetry groups are analyzed. An explicit construction is carried out in the
3D case by embedding the commutation relations required by covariance into the
SL(4,R) algebra. The infinite matrix realization of the wave equation vector operator
is obtained by decomposing the unitary spinorial infinite-dimensional SL(4,R)
representations.
Šijački Dj., 2004: SL(4,R) Embedding for a 3D world spinor equation. Classical
and Quantum Gravity, 21, 4575-4593.
Šijački Dj., 2004: Theory of Everything (TOE) - Reality or illusion. Plenary Talks,
Congress of the Physicists of Serbia and Montenegro, Petrovac, June 2004, 5, 1-12 (in
Serbian).
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE
DЕFICIENCY OF SELENIUM AND MAGNESIUM IN SERBIA
(Academician Zoran Maksimović)
The effects of the supplementation with Se on cultivated plants (alfalfa, maize)
were expanded to other diet deficent elements (Zn, I). Studies on the influence of
inorganic and organic Se on the quality and interrelationships of major- and trace
elements in plants, animals and humans was continued. Obtained data show that
tolerance to oxidative stress depends on the existing elemental status and antioxidative
defence. Supplementation of Japanese quail feed with organic Se showed an
improvement of egg and meat nutritional qualities. In these products, increased Se
and omega-3 fatty acids content was achieved. New results were obtained on the
content of Se and other trace elements in the rat pineal gland. Investigations on
patients with colorectal cancer showed that Se and its enzymes plays a key role in
the prevention and postoperative course of the disease. Analysis of scalp hair obtained
in 2004 from our population, showed a deficiency of Se and I, as well as Zn,
Co and other elements. It has been demonstrated that smoking disrupts the Ca/Mg
ratio and increases the presence of lipid peroxides in humans which may result in
the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.
The influence of seasonal variations (winter and spring) was tested on the
activity of protection system enzymes from oxidative damage in the liver and the
muscle of grey mullet (Liza ramada Risso) that was collected in the port of Bar.
Obtained results show that the climate changes have effect on the organization of
the protection system from oxidation damages in the liver of this species.
Oxidation damages protection enzymes were tested, total glutation and vitamin
C in the units of corn-borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) that are not in diapause, and
those that are in diapause, as in pupas developed from the previous two groups.
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The connection between antioxidant system and synthesis of cryoprotectants
was tested on diapausing larvae of corn-borer. In two periods during diapauses
(November and February) among three groups of insects the activity of the key
antioxidant system enzymes and hexose-monophosphate shunt was measured.
The possible protective role of coenzyme Q10 was tested on a rat’s heart
intoxicated by cadmium (Cd). The rat’s acute intoxication by Cd was followed by a
significant increase of activities of all enzymes of antioxidant protection system (Uk
SOD, Mn SOD, CuZn SOD, CAT, GSH-Px, GST and GR), while the concentrations
of vitamins C and E were significantly decreased.
Demajo M.A., Djordjević D.S., Djujić I.S., 2004: Calcium (Ca 2+ ) content in the
lower jaws of rats irradiated in the head region with X-rays. Proceedings Physical Chemistry
2004, 7th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry,
Belgrade, Serbia, A. Antić-Jovanović, S. Anić (Eds.), Vol. I, 453-455.
Demajo M.A., Jozanov-Stankov O.N., Djujić I.S., 2004: Levels of selenium in the
rat pineal gland: The effects of selenium supplementation. Proceedings Physical Chemistry
2004, 7th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry,
Belgrade, Serbia, A. Antić-Jovanović, S. Anić (Eds.), Vol. II, 673-675.
Djujić I., Demajo M., Jozanov-Stankov O., Marković Lj., 2004: Improvement of
Japanese quail (Coturnix Couturnix Japonica) meat and egg nutritional qualities: supplementation
of livestock feed with organic selenium including foliar treatment of feed crops. Metal
Elements in Environment Medicine and Biology, Z. Garban, P. Dragan et al. (Eds.), 6th
International Symposium of Romanian Academy - Branch Timisoara, Vol. VI, 53-60.
Djujić I., Demajo M., Jozanov-Stankov O., Marković Lj., 2004: Selenium rich
Japanese quail eggs: Bioenrichement for improved human nutrition. Proceedings First
International Scientific and Applied Conference on ”Bioelements”, Orenburg, Russia,
Ramn Tuteljin et al. (Eds.), 55-57.
Djujić I., Jozanov-Stankov O., Brković V., 2004: Circadian rhythms of magnesium
and lipid peroxidation markers in plasma and erythrocytes of smokers. 8th European Magnesium
Congress, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Abstracts Book, 37.
Djujić I.S., Jozanov-Stankov О., Demajo M., 2004: Oxidative stress and antioxidative
defense markers in the population of Serbia and Montenegro. Iugoslave Physiologica
Pharmacologica Acta, 2003, 39 (3), 121-128.
Djujić I.S., Jozanov-Stankov O., Demajo M., 2004: Trace elements associated
with redox processes in the population of Serbia and Montenegro. Iugoslave Physiologica
Pharmacologica Acta, 2003, 39 (3), 129-134.
Djujić I., Jozanov-Stankov O., Demajo M., 2004: Oxidative stress and antioxidant
defense markers in the population of Serbia and Montenegro. Multidisciplinary scientific
meeting with international participation ”Oxidative stress and mechanisms of protection”,
Serbian Biological Society ”Stevan Jakovljević”, Kragujevac, Faculty of Science,
Kragujevac, Serbian Physiological Society, Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Abstracts
Book, 49.
Djujić I., Jozanov-Stankov O., Demajo M., 2004: Trace elements associated with redox
processes in the population of Serbia and Montenegro. Multidisciplinary scientific meeting
with international participation ”Oxidative stress and mechanisms of protection”,
Serbian Biological Society ”Stevan Jakovljević”, Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Kragujevac,
Serbian Physiological Society, Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Abstracts Book, 50.
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Djujic I., Protić S., Krivokapić Z., Jozanov-Stankov O., 2004: Trace elements content
in plasma and erythrocytes of patients with colorectal cancer. Metal Ions in Biology
and Medicine, Vol. 8, Eighth International Symposium, Budapest, Hungary, M.A. Csar
et al. (Eds.), 447-451.
Djujić I., Protić S., Krivokapić Z., Jozanov-Stankov O., 2004: Influence of surgical
stress on oxidative stress and antioxidant trace elements levels in patients with colorectal
cancer. Proceedings First International Scientific and Applied Conference on ”Bioelements”,
Orenburg, Russia, Ramn Tuteljin et al. (Eds.), 57-59.
Djujić I., Protić S., Krivokapić Z., Jozanov-Stankov O., 2004: Influence of surgical
stress on biomarkers of antioxidant status and oxidative stress levels in patients with colorectal
cancer. Summer SFRR-Europe Conference, Lodz, Poland, Abstracts Book, 34.
Jeremić S., Brković V., Djujić I., 2004: Toxic elements in scalp hair of Serbian residents
(data for 2004). Metal Elements in Environment Medicine and Biology, Z. Garban,
P. Dragan et al. (Eds.), 6th International Symposium of Roumanian Academy - Branch
Timisoara, Vol. VI, 279-292.
Jovanović-Galović A., Blagojević D.P., Grubor-Lajšić G., Worland R., Spasić M.B.,
2004: Role of antioxidant defense during different stages of preadult life cycle in European
corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis, Hubn.): Diapause and Metamorphosis. Archives of Insect
Biochemistry and Physiology. 55, 79-89.
Jozanov-Stankov O., Demajo M., Djujić I., Mandić M., Marković Lj., 2004: Influence
of long-term selenium supplementation on antioxidant trace elements in the rat brain. Proceedings
Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Vol. 8, Eighth International Symposium on
Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary,
M. A. Csar et al. (Eds.), 396-400.
Jozanov-Stankov O., Djurić J., Djujić I., Žunić Z., Ilić Ž., 2004: Antioxidative status
determination as a parameter of health control of people dealing with ionizing radiation and
chemical hazardous agents. Iugoslave Physiologica Pharmacologica Acta, 2003, 39 (3),
115-120.
Ognjanović B.I., Maletić S.D., Pavlović S.D., Žikić R.V., Štajn A.Š., Saičić Z.S.,
2004: Prevention of cadmium-induced oxidative stress in rats heart by coenzyme Q 10 . The
9th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Physiological Sciences, Timisoara,
Romania, June 3-5, Physiology 14, 38-39.
Pavlović S.Z., Belić D., Blagojević D.P., Radojičić R.M., Žikić R.V., Saičić
Z.S., Grubor-Lajšić G., Spasić M.B., 2004: Seasonal variations of cytosolic antioxidant
enzyme activities in the liver and white muscle of thinlip gray mullet (Liza ramada Risso)
from the Adriatic sea. Cryo Letters 25, 273-285.
Saičić Z.S., Mijalković D.N., Nikolić A.L., Blagojević D.P., Spasić M.B., Petrović
V.M., 2004: Effect of thyroxine on glutathione-dependent antioxidant enzyme activities and
glutathione content in the interscapular brown adipose tissue of different maturated rats.
Jugoslovenska Medicinska Biohemija 23, 367-373.
Stanić B., Jovanović-Galović A., Blagojević D.P., Grubor-Lajšić G., Worland R.,
Spasić M.B., 2004: Cold hardines in Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): Glycerol
content, hexose monophosphate shunt activity, and antioxidative defense system. European
Journal of Entomology, 101, 459-466.
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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE
KARST OF SERBIA AND SPELEOLOGY
(Academician Stevan Karamata)
The cadastre of speleological objects for the sheet Kučevo 1:50.000 is elaborated.
The bat fauna in the caves on the territories of the communities Boljevac,
Bor and Kučevo was studied. Nine species of the family Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae
were determined.
INTERACADEMIC COOPERATION OF SASA AND MONTENGRIN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS
Project: THE STUDY OF FOSSIL FLORA AND FAUNA OF
MONTENEGRO
(Corresponding Member Marko Ercegovac)
Marine sedimentary rocks of the Upper Permian and Lower Triassic are
found in different parts of the Dinarides. Biostratigraphic and paleoecological investigations
of palynomorphs from Upper Permian and Lower Triassic carbonate
rocks, connected with a Permian epiplatform, in Pošćensko jezero and Nikšićka
Župa (Dinarides) were continued.
INTERACADEMIC COOPERATION OF SASA AND MONTENEGRIN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS
Project: RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN BAUXITES OF NIKŠIĆKA ŽUPA
(Corresponding Member Vidojko Jović)
Work on the project was started: geological documentation and proposal
on bauxite reserves are examined. In collaboration with geologists from Geological
Survey in Podgorica (Montenegro) and from Nikšić bauxite mine a plan of samples
collecting through boreholes network and some profiles on excavation site was
made.

INTERACADEMIC COOPERATION OF SASA AND MACEDONIAN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS
Project: INVESTIGATION OF TERTIARY LAMPROITES
(Corresponding Member Vidojko Jović)
A comprehensive study of ultrapotassic rocks from Balkans preceded through
the interacademic collaboration in the framework of this project. Fieldwork is almost
done, thin sections are made and also some X-Ray Fluorescence chemical analyses
are already done in Germany.
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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL
AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Project: NEW CATALYTIC SYSTEMS
(Academician Paula Putanov)
Enzyme fracton dimension scaling density of states D ƒ is considered in detail.
For highly organized systems, we show that dipole and quadrupole interactions of
long range are of high importance. The analysis is extended to some theoretical considerations
of conformational scaling factors and fracton movements as fundament
for understanding enzyme catalysis mechanisms in general.
The conformational dynamical adaptability of smart polymer biomaterials is
pronounced in terms of scaling of dynamical spectra for some enzymes.
Plavšić M., Putanov P., 2004: Quadrupole Interactions in Highly Organized Catalytic
Systems. HOCS-2004, Moscow, June 14-17, 2004 (Plenary lecture).
Plavšić M. B., Plavšić M. M., Putanov P., 2004: Scaling of enzyme conformational
dynamics and degradation of biomaterials. The Sixth Materials Research Society Conference,
YUCOMAT 2004, Herceg Novi, September 13-17, 2004, Book of Abstracts.
Project: THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS ORIENTED TOWARDS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL CATALYSIS
(Academician Paula Putanov)
The investigations of the mechanisms of activity of heterogeneous catalysis
as Mo-catalyst for paraffins isomerization and Ni-catalyst for vegetable oil hydrogenation
are performed.
Results and experiences of long-term scientific investigations focused on the
catalysts applied in local industry are summarized.
Bošković G., Putanov P., 2004: Molybdenum-carbid active phase for paraffins
isomerization. XIII Congress of Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia, Ohrid,
2004-12-16.
Putanov P., 2004: 45 Years of the Belgrade School of Catalysis. The Seminar New
Challenges in Catalysis – IV, October 2004, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Project: ISOLATION AND STRUCTURE INVESTIGATION
OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
(Academician Bela Ribar)
By the method of X-ray diffraction intensities of 1550 x-ray reflections of the
crystal isolated from the plant Hieracium plumulosum A. Kerner were measured.
Intensities were corrected on absorption and Lorenz–polarization factor. After that
phases of structural amplitudes were determined and by three-dimensional Fourier’s
synthesis arrangement of electronic density in asymmetrical unit of the elementary
crystal cell was calculated.
Ribar B., 2003: Molecular Structure of Alkaloids Isolated from Corydalis Plants.
Bulletin T. CXXIV de l’Academie serbe des sciences et des arts, Classe des science
mathématiques et naturelles, Sciences naturelles, 40, 95-106.
Project: THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE VIBRONIC,
SPIN-ORBIT AND MAGNETIC HYPERFINE STRUCTURE
IN POLYATOMIC MOLECULES
(Corresponding Member Miljenko Perić)
In the framework of this project a quantum chemical ab initio approach for
calculating the vibronic, spin-orbit and magnetic hyperfine structure in tetra-atomic
molecules with linear equilibrium geometry has been developed. The method has
been applied to CCCH, CCCD and HCCS molecules in their ground electronic
states. These calculations have made it possible to explain some controversial experimental
results.
Perić М., Mladenović М., Engels B., 2004: An ab initio study of the hyperfine
structure in the X 2 Π electronic state of the CCCH. Journal of Chemical Physics, 121,
2636-2645.
Perić М., Mladenović М., Engels B., 2004: An ab initio study of the vibronic, spinorbit
and hyperfine coupling in the X 2 Π electronic state of the CCCD radical. Chemical
Physics Letters, 393, 552-557.
Mladenović M., Perić M., Engels B., 2004: An ab initio calculation of the anisotropic
hyperfine coupling constants in the low laying vibronic levels of the X 2 Π electronic statre
of CCCH. Journal of Chemical Physics, 121, 12361-12370.
Mladenović M., Perić M., Jerosimić S., Engels B., 2004: Ab initio study of the hyperfine
structure of the X 2 Π electronic state of HCCS. Molecular Physics, 102, 2623-2634.
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CHEMISTRY
Project: CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF STEROIDS
AND TERPENOIDS AND CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION
OF DOMESTIC FLORA
(Academician Milutin Stefanović)
Within our investigation of chemical composition of wild-growing species
of the genus Acillea (Asteraceae), which comprises about 100 species, we have examined
the aerial parts of Achillea depressa Janka collected at Oblačinsko jezero
(Niš, Serbia). All isolated flavonoids were also reported from the leaf exudate of A.
depressa. Most of the lactones isolated from our sample have already been found
in various Acillea species, but neither of them has been detected in A. depressa
insofar. The structures of known compounds were confirmed by comparing their
spectral data to those in the literature. A stereochemical assignement of a chlorinated
lactone (new compound) was done on the basis of IC, MS, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, and
2D NMR (COSY, NOESY, HMQC, HNBC) data.
Trifunović S., Aljančić I., Vajs V., Milosavljević S., 2004: Sesquiterpene lactones
and flavonoids of Achillea depressa. XXVI Symposium for Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants, Bajina Bašta, 26-30 September 2004, Book of Abstracts, 82.
Project: ORIGIN, STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES
OF SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTER APPLIED TO PROBLEMS
OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NEW ENERGY SOURCES
EXPLORATION
(Academician Dragomir Vitorović)
Investigations were carried out in the fields of organic geochemistry and environmental
chemistry aimed at contributing to solving several problems such as
structure elucidation of kerogen, preparation of sedimentary organic matter concentrates,
designing new maturation parameters based on abundance and distribution
of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons in bitumens and crude oils, interpretation
of maturation parameters based on factor analysis, defining of early diagenesis processes
in peat and coal deposits, defining interactions between surface water and
petroleum type pollutants.
Cvetković O., Vrvić M.M., Dragutinović V., Vitorović D., 2003: Preparation
of sedimentary organic matter concentrates by microbiological methods. Acta Biologica
Yugoslavica, serija B Mikrobiologija, 40 (1-2).

Šainović A., Stojanović K., Filipović I., Cvetković O., Jovančićević B., Vitorović
D., 2004: Interpretation of Serbian surface sediments , maturation parameters based on
factor analysis. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 69 (8-9), 611-624.
Golovko A.K., Pevneva G.S., Kamyanov V.F., Jovančićević B., Stojanović K.,
Murneren M.T., 2004: Saturated hydrocarbons in Mezozoic Mongolian crude oils. Petroleum
Chemistry (Neftehimiya), 44 (4), 1-8.
Bajc S., Amblès A., Vitorović D., 2004: Preserved precursors in Pumpherston shale
kerogen revealed by oxidative degradation. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 69
(11), 927-944.
Cvetković O., Vitorović D., Curiale A.J., Jović V., Jarvie D., (2004): Sedimentary
organic matter concentrates prepared by simulation of bacterial demineralization. 32nd International
Geological Congress, Florence, Italy, August 20-28, Book of Abstracts (part
2), 310-12, 1390.
Šainović A., Stojanović K., Jovančićević B., Cvetković O., Vitorović D., 2004:
Factor analysis application in interpretation of maturation parameters of Serbian sediments.
32nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy, August 20-28, Book of Abstracts
(part 2), 310-21, 1392.
Project: SYNTHESIS OF STEROIDAL ANALOGUES
OF ARTEMISININ AND 1,2,4,5-TETRAOXANES
(Academician Milutin Stefanović)
Several C2 symmetrical mixed tetraoxanes were prepared starting from a gemdihydroperoxide
and a ketone. Obtained tetraoxanes showed pronounced antimalarial
activity against P. falciparum chloroquine resistant W2 and chloroquine susceptible
D6 strains, with 7,8,15,16-tetraoxa-dispiro[5.2.5.2]hexadecane-3-carboxylic acid
(2-dimethylamino-ethyl)-amide being as active as artemisinin. The antiproliferative
tests revealed the low cytotoxicity of our compounds.
Opsenica I.M., Šolaja B.A., Opsenica D.M., Milhous W.K., 2004: Mixed tetraoxanes
derived from 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid. XLII Serbian Chemical Society Meeting,
Novi Sad, 22-23 January 2004, Abstract of papers OH 1, 177.
Terzić N., Opsenica D., Smith P., Milhous W., Šolaja B., 2004: Mixed Tetraoxanes
Containing the Acetone Subunit as Antimalarials. Orchem 2004, XIV Vortragstagung, Bad
Nauheim, 9-11 September 2004, Book of Abstracts P 176, 222.
Opsenica I., Terzić N., Opsenica D., Milhous W.K., Šolaja B., 2004: 7,8,15,16-
Tetraoxa-dispiro[5.2.5.2]hexadecane-3-carboxylic acid derivatives and their antimalarial
activity. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 69, 921-924.
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Project: CHEMICAL REACTIVITY AND BIOACTIVITY OF NATU-
RALLY OCCURRING HYDROQUINONES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES
(Academician Miroslav J. Gašić)
Covalent modifications of the enzyme lysozym were carried out by the action
of the sesquiterpene quinone avarone, its derivatives and structural model compounds.
It was established that most of the compounds covalently modify this enzyme, resulting
in dimerisation. Investigations of the modification of the glycolytic enzyme
hexokinase are underway.
Sladić D., Novaković I., Vujčić Z., Božić T., Božić N., Milić D., Šolaja B., Gašić
M.J., 2004: Protein covalent modification by biologically active quinones. Journal of the
Serbian Chemical Society, 69, 901-907.
Novaković I., Božić T., Sladić D., Vujčić Z., Gašić M., 2004: Chemical modification
of lysozyme by quinones. 29 th Meeting of the Federation of the European Biochemical
Societies, Book of Abstracts P3.1-13, Warsaw.
Božić T., Novaković I., Vujčić Z., Gašić M.Ј., Sladić D., 2004: Effects of the quinone
antitumor agent avarone and its derivatives on the glycolytic enzyme hexokinase. 4 th International
Conference of the Chemical Societies of the South-East European Countries
on Chemical Sciences in Changing Times: Visions, Challenges and Solutions, Book of
Abstracts, Vol.I, GT-P 146, Belgrade.
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Project: INVESTIGATIONS IN MATHEMATICAL CHEMISTRY
(Academician Ivan Gutman)
In the plan for year 2004 we pointed out four main directions of intended
research. Here we mention only those results that have been published in 2004 or
in late 2003.
The papers 4,10,16,22,26,27,28,32,33,40,43 are concerned with the study
of graph invariants based on distance (ordinary or resistance), that are used for describing
physico-chemical characteristics of organic compounds. Related are also
the papers 18,23,24,42, dealing with equiseparability. Other, chemically relevant
graph invariants were also studied (12,15,19,20).
We obtained our first results on algebraic Kekule structures (1) as well as on
the distribution of electrons deduced from them (6,9,11,25,37). Some other results
on the theory of benzenoid compounds were also obtained (5,8,11,14,21).
We studied certain molecular-orbital quantities, connected to graph spectra:
total pi-electron energy (7,29,34,38,39,41), and number of non-bonding molecular
orbitals (3,13,30).
Some researches are of purely mathematical character and are concerned with
Laplacian spectral theory (17,27,36,40).

Paper 2 is on chirality, paper 31 reports some quantum-chemical calculations,
and paper 35 is the inaugural lecture of Ivan Gutman, published with a delay of 6
years.
1. Gutman I., Vukicevic D., Graovac A., Randic M., 2004: Algebraic Kekule
structures of benzenoid hydrocarbons. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer
Sciences, 44, 296-299.
2. Aires-de-Sousa J., Gasteiger J., Gutman I., Vidovic D., 2004: Chirality codes
and molecular structure. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences, 44,
831-836.
3. Gutman I., Cmiljanovic N., Milosavljevic S., Radenkovic S., 2004: Effect of
non-bonding molecular orbitals on total pi-electron energy. Chemical Physics Letters,
383, 171-175.
4. Zhou B., Gutman I., 2004: Relations between Wiener, hyper-Wiener and Zagreb
indices. Chemical Physics Letters, 394, 93-95.
5. Salem K., Gutman I., 2004: Clar number of hexagonal chains. Chemical Physics
Letters, 394, 283-286.
6. Gutman I., Tomovic Z., Mullen K., Rabe J.P., 2004: On the distribution of
pi-electrons in large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Chemical Physics Letters, 397,
412-416.
7. Gutman I., Turker L., 2004: Estimating the angle of total pi-electron energy.
Journal of Molecular Structure (Theochem), 668, 119-121.
8. Morikawa T., Narita S., Gutman I., 2004: Balancing the Pauling bond orders in
Kekulean benzenoid hydrocarbons. Journal of Molecular Structure (Theochem), 686,
181-183.
9. Gutman I., Morikawa T., Narita S., 2004: On pi-electron content of bonds and
rings in benzenoid hydrocarbons. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, 59a, 295-298.
10. Gutman I., Furtula B., Arsic B., 2004: On structure descriptors related with intramolecular
energy of alkanes. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, 59a, 694-698.
11. Gutman I., Furtula B., Radenkovic S., 2004: Relation between Pauling and
Coulson bond orders in benzenoid hydrocarbons. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, 59a,
699-704.
12. Gutman I., Furtula B., Vidovic D., Hosoya H., 2004: A concealed property of
the topological index Z. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 77, 491-496.
13. Gutman I., Cmiljanovic N., Milosavljevic S., Radenkovic S., 2004: Dependence
of total pi-electron energy on the number of non-bonding molecular orbitals. Monatshefte
für Chemie, 135, 765-772.
14. Gutman I., Turkovic N., Jovicic J., 2004: Cyclic conjugation in benzo-annelated
perylenes: How empty is the ”empty” ring ?. Monatshefte für Chemie, 135, 1389-1394.
15. Gutman I., Das K.C., 2004: The first Zagreb index 30 years after. MATCH
Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 50, 83-92.
16. Xiao W., Gutman I., 2004: Relations between resistance and Laplacian matrices
and their applications. MATCH Communications in Mathematical and in Computer
Chemistry, 51, 119-127.
17. Cash G.G., Gutman I., 2004: The Laplacian permanental polynomial: Formulas
and algorithms. MATCH Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry,
51, 129-136.
18. Miljkovic O., Furtula B., Gutman I., 2004: Statistics of equiseparable trees and
chemical trees. MATCH Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry,
51, 179-184.
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19. Das K.C., Gutman I., 2004: Some properties of the second Zagreb index. MATCH
Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 52, 103-112.
20. Zhou B., Gutman I., 2004: Estimating the modified Hosoya index. MATCH
Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, 52, 183-192.
21. Morikawa T., Narita S., Gutman I., 2004: Hexagonoidal partitioning and quasisingle
bonds in benzenoid hydrocarbons. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 25, 75-82.
22. Gutman I., Dobrynin A.A., Klavzar S., Pavlovic L., 2004: Wiener-type invariants
of trees and their relation. Bulletin of the Institute of Combinatorics and Applications,
40, 23-30.
23. Vukicevic D., Gutman I., 2004: Almost all trees and chemical trees have equiseparable
mates. Journal of Computer Chemistry Japan, 3, 109-112.
24. Gutman I., Furtula B., Vukicevic D., Arsic B., 2004: Equiseparable molecules
and molecular graphs. Indian Journal of Chemistry, 43A, 7-10.
25. Gutman I., 2004: Electron content and electron excess of rings of benzenoid
hydrocarbons. Indian Journal of Chemistry, 43A, 1615-1618.
26. Gutman I., Furtula B., Belic J., 2003: Note on the hyper-Wiener index. Journal
of the Serbian Chemical Society, 68, 943-948.
27. Gutman I., 2003: Hyper-Wiener index and Laplacian spectrum. Journal of the
Serbian Chemical Society, 68, 949-952.
28. Gutman I., Furtula B., Arsic B., Boskovic Z., 2004: On the relation between
Zenkevich and Wiener indices of alkanes. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 69,
265-271.
29. Brankov V., Stevanovic D., Gutman I., 2004: Equienergetic chemical trees.
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 69, 549-553.
30. Gutman I., Stevanovic D., Radenkovic S., Milosavljevic S., Cmiljanovic N.,
2004: Dependence of total pi-electron energy on large number of non-bonding molecular
orbitals. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 69, 777-782.
31. Markovic Z., Badjuk D., Gutman I., 2004: Geometry and conformations of
benzenecarboxylic acids. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 69, 877-882.
32. Gutman I., 2004: A new hyper-Wiener index. Croatica Chemica Acta, 77,
61-64.
33. Gutman I., Vukicevic D., Zerovnik J., 2004: A class of modified Wiener indices.
Croatica Chemica Acta, 77, 103-109.
34. Gutman I., Vidovic D., 2003: Conjugated molecules with maximal total pi-electron
energy. Bulletin de l’Academie Serbe des Sciences at des Arts (Cl. Math. Natur.),
124, 1-7.
35. Gutman I., 2003: Chemistry and algebra. Bulletin de l’Academie Serbe des
Sciences at des Arts (Cl. Math. Natur.), 124, 11-24.
36. Gutman I., Xiao W., 2004: Generalized inverse of the Laplacian matrix and
some applications. Bulletin de l’Academie Serbe des Sciences at des Arts (Cl. Math.
Natur.), 129, 15-23.
37. Gutman I., 2003: On the distribution of pi-electrons in benzenoid hydrocarbons.
Bulletin of the Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia, 22, 105-110.
38. Ramane H.S., Walikar H.B., Rao S.B., Acharya B.D., Hampiholi P.R., Jog S.R.,
Gutman I., 2004: Equienergetic graphs. Kragujevac Journal of Mathematics, 26, 5-13.
39. Ramane H.S., Gutman I., Walikar H.B., Halkarni S.B., 2004: Another class of
equienergetic graphs. Kragujevac Journal of Mathematics, 26, 15-18.
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40. Vukicevic D., Gutman I., 2004: Laplacian matrix and distance in trees. Kragujevac
Journal of Mathematics, 26, 19-24.
41. Baralic Dj., Gutman I., Popovic B., 2004: Solution of the Turker inequality.
Kragujevac Journal of Science, 26, 13-18.
42. Gutman I., Furtula B., Miljkovic O., Rakic M., 2004: Families of equiseparable
trees and chemical trees. Kragujevac Journal of Science, 26, 19-30.
43. Gutman I., Furtula B., 2004: Effect of ethyl groups on the relation between
Zenkevich and Wiener indices. Kragujevac Journal of Science, 26, 31-42.
Project: SYNTHETIC TRANSFORMATIONS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
BY FREE RADICAL AND IONIC REACTIONS
(Corresponding Member Živorad Čeković)
Sequence of free radical alkylation of the non-activated δ-carbon atom and
carbanion intramolecular cycloalkylation was investigated and a new synthetic
method for the [4 + 2]-cyclohexane ring formation was developed. Phenylsulfenylation
of the non-activated δ-carbon atom was also investigated and stereoselectivity
of this type of reaction was studied.
Ivković A., Matović R., Saičić R.N., 2004: Ring-Closing Methathesis / Fragmentation
Rout to Geometrically Defined Medium-Ring Cycloalkanes. Total Synthesis of (±)-Periplanon.
Organic Letters, 2004, 1221-1224.
Maslak V., Matović R., Saičić R.N., 2004: Reaction of Silyl Ketene Acetals with Epoxides:
a New Method for the Synthesis of γ-butanolides. Tetrahedron, 60, 8957-8966.
Milićević S., Matović R., Saičić R.N., 2004: Stereoselective Synthesis of (-)-Cytoxazone
and (+)-Epi-cytoxazone. Tetrahedron Letters, 45, 955-959.
Petrović G., Čeković Ž., 2004: [4 + 2]-Cyclohexane Ring Formation by a Tendem
of a Free Radical Alkkylation of a Non-Activated δ-Carbon Atom and Intramolecular Carbanion
Cycloalkylation. Synthesis, 2004, 1671-1680.
Petrović G., Saičić R.N., Čeković Ž., 2004: Phenylsulfenylation of Nonactivated
δ-Carbon Atom by Photolysis of Alkylbenzenesulfenates: Preparation of 2-Phenylthio-5heptanol.
Organic Syntheses, 81, 244-254.
Petrović G., Saičić R.N., Došen-Mićović Lj., Čeković Ž., 2004: Stereoselеctive Free
Radical Phenylsulfenylation of a Non-Activated δ-Carbon Atom. Journal of the Serbian
Chemical Society, 69, 737-747.
Stepanović-Petrović R.M., Tokić-Vujošević Z., Milovanović S., Tomić M.A.,
Čeković Ž., 2004: Comparison of the Relaxant Effects of a Ne Oxime-nitrate Derived from
Izosorbide-5-mononitrate and the Parent Drug. Arzneim.-Forschung/Drug Rеsearch, 54,
195-202.
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BIOLOGY
Project: CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM AND CELL
PROTECTION FROM OXIDATIVE DAMAGES – EFFECT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
(Academician Vojislav M. Petrović)
Experimental work on the effects of thyroid hormones on changes in monoamine
oxidase (MAO) activity in brown adipose tissue (IBAT) under extreme environmental
conditions was reported at the Symposium on Catecholamine and other
Neurotransmitters in Stress, held in Smolenice, Slovak Republic (2003). The results
show that IBAT of thyroidectomized cold exposed rats are incapable of responding
to enhanced thermogenic needs despite the increased sympathetic nervous system
activity and thyroid hormone substitution.
Extreme environmental temperatures caused stressor-specific changes in the
hypothalamic and hippocampal MAO and antioxidative enzymes activities, being
dependent on the stressor applied (cold or heat) but not on the brain region studied
(the hypothalamus or hippocampus).
Uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1) content and activity of antioxidative enzymes
(CuZnSOD, MnSOD and catalase), as well as the activity of MAO in the
interscapular brown adipose tissue of 6-OH dopamine treated rats exposed to cold
were studied. Results indicate that the intact sympathetic nerves (SN) are necessary
for the maintenance of basal level of IBAT UCP-1 and SODs, but not for MAO.
They also suggest that in the regulation of IBAT UCP-1 content, in 6-OH dopamine
treated rats exposed to cold, in which this was normalized, and other mechanisms
rather than SN are involved.
Our future work will focus on the experiments which we started this year
dealing with changes in the activity of MAO and antioxidative enzymes in brown
adipose tissue of spontaneously hypertensive rats exposed to extreme environmental
conditions. The changes in these parameters were compared to Wistar controls. Both
experimental groups were first exposed to chronic stress (21 days) and than to acute
novel stressors (3 hours). The hormone analysis, as the measure of stress intensity,
was performed too (ACTH and corticosterone). The aim of these experiments is
to investigate whether there are the differences in the response of spontaneously
hypertensive rats to stress as compared to Wistar controls, are there the differences
in responses to chronic stress in comparison to acute stress and if there is a specific
reaction to various stressors (immobilization as strong psychosocial and cold as
physical one). The main goal of the studies is the role of catecholamines in these
processes with special emphasis on the role of their degrading enzyme MAO.
Djordjević J., Cvijić G., Vučković T., Davidović V., 2004: Effect of heat and cold
exposure on the rat brain monoamine oxidase and antioxidative enzyme activities. Journal
of Thermal Biology, 29, 861-864.

Davidović V., Petrović N., Djordjević J., Djurašević S., Cvijić G., 2004: Acute
effect of cold on the antioxidant enzyme activities and uncoupling protein-1 content in the
brown fat of 6-hydroxydopamine-treated rats. Journal of Thermal Biology, 29, 825-830.
Cvijić G., Petrović N., Djordjević J., Davidović V., 2004: The activities of antioxidant
enzymes and monoamine oxidase and UCP-1 content in brown fat of hypo- and hyperthyroid
rats. Uppsala Jоurnal Medical Sciences, Supplement 56, Abstracts of 22 nd Conference of
European Comparative Endocrinologists, 24-28 August, 2004, Uppsala, Sweden, 28.
Djordjević J., Cvijić G., Davidović V., 2004: Effect of heat and cold exposure on
the rat brain monoamine oxidase and antioxidative enzyme activities. The 1 st Integrated
Meeting on Thermal Physiology and Pharmacology of Thermoregulation. PPTR 2004,
Rhodes, Greece, October 10-15, 2004, 19.
Davidović V., Petrović N., Djordjević J., Djurašević S., Cvijić G., 2004: Acute
effect of cold on the antioxidant enzyme activities and uncoupling protein-1 content in the
brown fat of 6-hydroxydopamine-treated rats. The 1 st Integrated Meeting on Thermal
Physiology and Pharmacology of Thermoregulation. PPTR 2004, Rhodes, Greece, October
10-15, 2004, 104.
Project: ADAPTIVE LIMITS OF POPULATION-GENETIC POLYMOR-
PHISM
(Academician Dragoslav Marinković)
Further studies are directed to a restricted variation at five allozymic loci of
800 third chromosomes extrapolated from 400 individuals of Drosophila melanogaster.
Out of 972 possible combinations of these chromosomes, only 37 genotypes
are determined.
In human model, a cytogenetic analysis of newborns’ lymphocytes after
bombing of Kragujevac in 1999, showed an increase of micronuclei, as reservoires
of adjunct genetic material in somatic cells. The samples in following years approached
again the sittuation from 1998, when MN-test in newborns was primarily
proceeded.
Marinković D., 2004: The scopes and limits of adaptive variation. Symposium in
Molecular Evolution, Irvine / California, Octоber 15-16, 2004.
Milošević-Djordjević O., Grujičić D., Arsenijević S., Marinković D., 2004: Frequency
of micronuclei among newborns from Kragujevac in central Serbia after bombing
in the spring of 1999. Ekologia, No. 6, 1-4 (in Russian).
Milošević-Djordjević O., Grujičić D., Arsenijević S., Marinković D., 2004: The
frequency of micronuclei among newborns from Kragujevac, Central Serbia, after NATO
bombing in the Spring of 1999. Russian Journal of Ecology, 35 (6), 426-427.
Živanović G., Marinković D., 2003: Viabilities of originally natural O-chromosomal
inversion homo-and heterokaryotypes in Drosophila subobscura. Hereditas, 139,
128-142.
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Project: INHERITANCE OF OIL QUALITY IN F1
AND F2 GENERATIONS IN SUNFLOWER
(Corresponding Member Dragan Škorić)
Higher fatty acids and tocopherols are the main components of oil quality.
Used in this project are several groups of inbred lines.
The first one includes VK-373 (standard oil), VK-OL-1 (oleic oil), VK-
373tph 1 and VK-tph 2 . In growing season 2004, diallel crosses were made within
this group.
The second group is comprised of LG-17tph 2 , LG-21tph 1 OL, LG-24tph 1 tph 2
and LG-25tph 2 OL. Diallel crosses among these lines were made during the 2004
growing season.
The third group comprises the following inbreds: VK-66, VK-66-tph 1 , VK-
66tph 1 tph 2 , VK-66-OL-1, VK-66-tph 1 OL, VK-66tph 2 OL, VK-66-OL-tph 1 , and
VK-66-OL-tph 2 . These lines too were subjected to diallel crosses in the growing
season of 2004.
Since September 2004, backcrosses are being made in the greenhouse with
both parents (F 1 BCp 1 , F 1 BCp 2 ) and the F 2 combinations are being obtained. The
process will be complete by the end of the year.
In the year 2005, comparative trials will be established with the parental lines,
F 1 s and F 2 s as well as F 1 BCp 1 s and F 1 BCp 2 s. After the harvest, detailed analysis of
the higher fatty acid and tocopherol compositions will be performed and the results
will be published in scientific papers.
Hladni N., Škorić D., Kraljević-Balalić M., Ivanović M., Sakač Z., Jovanović
D., 2004: Correlation of yield components and seed yield per plant in sunflower (Helianthus
annuus). Proceedings of 16 th International Sunflower Conference, Fargo, North Dakota,
USA, Vol. II, 491-496.
Hladni N., Škorić D., Kraljević-Balalić M., Jocić S., 2004: Line x tester analysis
for plant height and head diametar in sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Proceedings 16 th
International Sunflower Conference, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, Vol. II, 497-502.
Jocić S., Malidža G., Škorić D., 2004: Sunflower resistance to herbicides of imidazolinones
group. J. Sci. Agric. Research/Arh. Poljopr. nauke, 65, 229 (2004/1), 81-89.
Jocić S., Škorić D., 2004: Inheritance of some yield components in sunflower. Proceedings
16 th International Sunflower Conference, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, Vol. II,
503-510.
Malidža G., Jocić S., Škorić D., 2004: Control of Orobanche cernua in imidazolinone-tolerant
sunflower hybrids. 8 th International parasitic weeds symposium, June 24-25,
Durban, South Africa, 24.
Panković D., Jocić S., Lačok N., Sakač Z., Škorić D., 2004: The use of PCR-based
markers in the evaluation of resistance to Downy Mildew in NS-breeding material. Helia,
27 (40), 149-158.
Škorić D., Jocić S., 2004: Achievements of sunflower breeding at the IFVC in Novi
Sad. Proceedings 16 th International Sunflower Conference, Fargo, North Dakota, USA,
Vol. II, 451-458.

Škorić D., Jocić S., Jovanović D., Hladni N., 2004: Global sunflower breeding
achievements. Znanstveni skup hrvatskih agronoma, Proceedings, Februar 17-20, 2004,
172-175.
Vasić D., Marinković R., Miladinović F., Jocić S., Škorić D., 2004: Gene actions
affecting sunflower resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum measured by sclerotia infections
of roots, stems and capitula. Proceedings 16 th International Sunflower Conference, Fargo,
North Dakota, USA, Vol. II, 603-608.
Vasić D. M., Taški K. J., Nagl N. M., Škorić D. M., 2004: Towards Sclerotinia
resistance: Somatic hybridization between wild and cultivated sunflower. Proceedings 16 th
International Sunflower Conference, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, Vol. II, 737-740.
Project: ECOLOGICAL AND GENETICAL STUDIES OF DROSOPHILA
SUBOBSCURA POPULATIONS FROM THE CENTRAL BALKAN
(Corresponding Member Marko Andjelković)
The inversion polymorphism of Drosophila subobscura was investigated from
the ecological-genetically aspect via the analysis of the frequencies of gene arrangements
in populations from several localities in the upper flow of the Danube river
through Serbia. Also, daily dynamics of changes of gene arrangements frequencies
(morning-noon-evening) in D. subobscura populations at two ecological different
habitats were investigated. A significant cyclic variability of gene arrangements on
chromosomes I and U was observed. Effects of some types of genomic stress were
monitored at the level of fluctuating asymmetry (FA), as well as developmental
stabilities in some Drosophila species. Preliminary results indicate mechanisms
through which the organisms and populations resist and/or adapt to some stressful
conditions, which partially reflects in the genetic structure of populations.
Savković V., Stamenković-Radak M., Andjelković M., 2004: Diurnal variability
of gene arrangement frequencies in Drosophila subobscura populations from two habitats.
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 42 (3), 208-214.
Project: THE ROLE OF HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS IN THE SENESCENCE
(Corresponding Member Nikola Tucić)
The HSP 70 family of the heat shock proteins function as molecular chaperones
that help organism to cope with stress of both internal and external nature.
Here we showed that exposure of the bean weevil (Acanthoscelides obtectus) to a
mild heat shock, which induce Hsp70 expression, did slightly increases adult longevity.
However, the cost of Hsp70 expression have also been shown with regard
to preadult fitness components (preadult developmental time and survival). Thus,
evolutionary and ecological importance of inducible Hsp 70 depends on the balance
between benefits and costs.
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Tucić N., Šešlija D., Stanković V., 2004: The short-term and long-term effects of
parental age in the bean weevil (Acanthoscelides obtectus). Evolutionary Ecology, 18,
187-201.
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COMMITTEE FOR FLORA AND VEGETATION
Project: STUDY OF FLORA AND VEGETATION IN SERBIA
(Corresponding Member Dragan Škorić)
The main activity of the Committee in 2004 was preparation of manuscripts
for the book Vegetation of Serbia 2 (2), Forest Vegetation, that should be published
by June 2005.
An active support has been given to organization of XI OPTIMA Congress of
Botanists from Mediterranean region, held in Belgrade on 5-11 September, 2004.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR STUDY
OF THE FAUNA OF SERBIA
(Corresponding Member Marko Andjelković)
The preparation of VII Proceeding about Fauna of Serbia is finalized. Certain
number of members and associates of the Committee has been involved during
2004, in the projects which are directly or indirectly related to the study of animal
world of Serbia and Montenegro, and which has been financed by The Ministry of
Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia.
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.)
The project is based on cooperation between Serbian and Bulgarian Academy of
Sciences. The leader of the Project for Serbian part is academician Zlatibor Petrović
and leader for Bulgarian part of Project is Prof. Iglika Nedeva Ph.D.
Scientists from the Institute for Experimental Pathology and Parasitology
(Sofia) together with colleagues from Institute for Biological Research ”Siniša
Stanković” performed field investigations of parasites of fish from the Danube River
(section downstream from ”Djerdap II” dam) from October 6 th to October 10 th , 2003.
Occurrence of parasites investigated in 25 samples of fish that belong to family of

Siluridae, Cyprinidae, Percidae, Gobidae and Sygnathidae. The determination of obtained
parasites was performed during 2004. The work on parasites and comparison
of data from Bulgarian and Serbian scientists is still in processing. The finding of
metacercariae of Metagonimus yokogawai on chub’s (Leuciscus cephalus) scales is
important to underline. Adult trematode lives in intestine of piscivorous birds and
mammals and also may appear as human parasite (helminth zoonosis). This is the
first finding of this parasite for Serbian helminthofauna. Muscle, liver and kidney
offish were sampled for heavy metal analyses. These materials are still in processing
at Institute for Experimental Pathology and Parasitology (Bulgaria).
Besides fish parasites analysis investigations, morphometric analysis were
involved, as well as blood smears analysis of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) from
the Danube River, distribution of Pseudorasbora parva in waters of Serbia and
Montenegro and new findings of cancer Ericheir sinensis in Serbian part of the
River Danube.
Samples of barbel (Barbus barbus) were collected during September and
November 2004 on the Danube near Smederevo. It is well known that this species
is a carrier of a high number of Acantocephala, especially Pomphorhinchus laevis.
Determination of heavy metals and DNA analysis of this parasite will be also performed.
Cakić P., Lenhardt М., Kolarević J., 2004: Sinergasilus polyclopus, a new copepod
species in the ichthyoparasitofauna of Serbia and Montenegro. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms,
58, 265-266.
Cakić P., Lenhardt М., Kolarević J., Mićković B., Hegediš A., 2004: Distribution of
Asiatic cyprinid Pseudorasbora parva in Serbia and Montenegro. Journal of Fish Biology,
65, 1431-1434.
Paunović M., Cakić, P., Hegediš A., Kolarević J., Lenhardt M., 2004: A report of
Eriocheris sinensis (H. Milne Edwards, 1854) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Grapsidae) from the
Serbian part of the Danube River. Hydrobiologia, 529 (1), 275-277.
Lenhardt M., Cakić P., Kolarević J., Mićković B., Nikčević M., 2004: Changes in
sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) catch and length frequency distribution in the Serbian part
of the Danube River during the twentieth century. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 4 (2),
193-197.
Kolarević J., Lenhardt M., Cakić P., Jarić I., 2004: Population study of the Danube
sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.). In: Otterstad Oddmund (Edit.), Releasing development
potentials at the Eastern Adriatic, NTNU (www.easternadriatic.com).
Nikčević M., Lenhardt M., Cakić P., Mićković B., Kolarević J., Jarić I., 2004:
Historical review and new initiatives for sturgeon fisheries, aquaculture and caviar production
in Serbia and Montenegro. In: Otterstad Oddmund (Edit.), Releasing development
potentials at the Eastern Adriatic, NTNU (www. easternadriatic.com).
Lenhardt M., Cakić P., Kolarević J., Gaćić Z., Mićković B., Jarić I., Nikčević M.,
2004: Length – weight relationship of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) juveniles in the Danube
River. Proceedings 35 Conference of International Association Danube Research, 35,
533-536, Novi Sad.
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Cakić P., Lenhardt M., Kolarević J., Nedeva I., Radev V., Karaivanova E., Atanasov
G., 2004: The first data on chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) parasites in the Serbian part of
Danube River. Proceedings 35 Conference of International Association Danube Research,
35, 549-553, Novi Sad.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
OF MATERIALS
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Project: INVESTIGATION OF PROCESSES OF THE CONSOLIDATION
OF MATERIALS
(Academician Momčilo M. Ristić)
The basic principles of Engel-Brauer and Samsonov models from the viewpoint
of the theory of condensed systems were studied.
Methods for automatic analysis for studying the microstructure of sintered
ceramic samples were also developed.
Photoacoustic spectroscopy was used to study thermal diffusivity that increases
with the density of samples during the sintering procedure.
Reaction sintering of the Co 70 Fe 5 Si 10 B 15 amorphous alloy and amorphous powder
of the Ni 55 Co 45 system was investigated.
Maričić A., Minić D., Jordović B., Ristić M.M., 2004: The influence of the structural
relaxation on change of free electron density od Co 70 Fe 5 Si 10 B 15 amorphous alloy. Physical
Chemistry 2004, Proceedings of 7th International Conference II, 502-504.
Nikolić P.M., Nikolić M.V., Luković D., Savić S., Ristić M.M., 2004: Photoacustic
properties of sintered NiO. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 95 (3), 147-150.
Spasojević M., Maričić A., Rafailović L., 2004: The Effect of Temperature on Structural
Changes of Ni 55 Co 45 Amorphous Powder. Science of Sintering, 36 (2), 105-112.
Project: ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS
(Academician Aleksandar Despić)
In continuation of the work on establishing hydrogen donors in h.e.r. from
different acid molecules, cathodic evolution of hydrogen on silver was investigated
from solutions of the monobasic acetic acid with the aim to establish the origin of
reduced hydrogen. 0.2 M acetic acid solutions with 0.5 M perchloric acid were
used neutralized to different pH values by NaOH. It was found that in the medium
values of pH the undissociated acid molecules participate as hydrogen donors.
The effect of the potential of deposition and electrode rotation rate on
current efficiency and partial current density of nickel deposition from ammoniacitrate
electrolyte without and with tungstate ions was investigated. In addition, the
effect of pulse deposition parameters, such as frequency and ratio between pause
and deposition time, t p /t c , on current efficiency and composition of Ni-W alloys

was investigated. Partial current densities of tungsten and nickel deposition were
calculated from experimental results and compared with those in direct current (dc)
deposition at the same average current density, as well as with those calculated using
theoretical equations for the pulse current (pc) deposition process controlled by
mass transport. Obtained partial current densities of tungsten are in fair agreement
with those predicted by theory in both cases, as a function of dimensionless pulse
period and as a function of the t p /t c ratio. That confirms that the tungsten deposition
process is controlled by mass transport. Dependences of the partial current densities
of nickel deposition on the rotation rate as well as on the pc variables (frequency
and pause to pulse ratio) were attributed to changes in surface concentration of ammonia
and the pH.
Marinović V., Despić A.R., 2004: Cathodic Hydrogen Evolution from Solutions of
Acetic Acid. Russian Journal of Electrochemistry, 40 (10), 995.
Obradović M., Djurović D.R., Kowal A., Petrović B.M., Stojanović M.V.,
Stevanović R.M., Maksimović M.D., Despić A.R., 2004: Microhardness and Morphology
of Pulse Electrodeposited Ni-W Alloys. 4 th International Conference of Chemical Societies
of the South-East European Countries, July 18-21, 2004, Belgrade, Book of Abstracts,
Vol. II, A – P 49, 78.
Obradović M.D., Stevanović R.M., Maksimović M.D., Despić A.R., 2004: Pulse
plating of Ni-W alloys from ammonia-citrate electrolyte. 55th Annual Meeting of the International
Society of Electrochemistry, 19-24 September 2004, Thessaloniki, Greece,
Book of Abstracts I, 577.
Project: RESISTIVITY OF MATERIALS TO CORROSION
(Academician Dragutin Dražić)
Study of the electrochemical and chemical behavior of chromium in aqueous
sulfuric acid solutions in the pH range of 0.5 to 3 has been continued with the aim
of elucidation of the mechanisms of the electrochemical and chemical dissolution
reactions. Based on the previously performed coulometric determination of the
reaction products of these reactions (6/7 Cr(II) and 1/7 Cr(III) ions) and diagnostic
criteria obtained by electrochemical polarization measurements (anodic Tafel slope
120 mV/dec, cathodic Tafel slope –120 mV/dec and reaction order in respect to
OH - ions = 1), mechanisms for the electrochemical anodic reaction was proposed
with CrOH species as the adsorbed reaction intermediary, and second reaction step
as the rate-determining one. A similar reaction mechanism with the CrOH species
as an intermediate was proposed in which the reactants are water molecules and
hydrogen ions, without any influence of the electrode potential.
Dražić D.M., Popić J.P., 2004: Electrochemistry of Active Chromium: Part 1
– Anomalous Corrosion and Products of Chromium Dissolution in Deaerated Sulfuric Acid.
Corrosion, 60, 297.
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Popić J.P., Dražić D.M., 2004: Electrochemistry of Active Chromium. Part II.
Three Hydrogen Evolution Reactions on Chromium in Sulfuric Acid. Electrochimica Acta,
49, 4877.
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Project: SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF NEW CRYSTAL
AND AMORPHOUS MATERIALS
(Academician Pantelija M. Nikolić)
Characterization of optoelectronic materials using the photoacoustic method
has been continued.
Investigation of PbTe and PbSnTe properties doped with Sm and Pd has been
continued.
Synthesis and characterization of thermal diffusivity of NiO has been studied.
Optical properties of these materials in far infrared ranges were investigated
in Thessaloniki in cooperation with Prof. K. Paraskevopoulos and in the Max Planck
Institute in cooperation with Dr. J. Kuhl and W. Koenig.
Nikolić P.M., Konig W., Luković D., Savić S., Vujatović S., Radulović K.,
Blagojević V., 2004: Far infrared characterization of samarium doped single crystal PbTe.
Journal of optoelectronics and advanced materials, 6 (3), 811-816.
Nikolić P.M., Nikolić M.V., Luković D., Savić S., Ristić M.M., 2004: Photoacoustic
Properties of Sintered NiO. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 95, 147-150.
Vasiljević-Radović D., Nikolić P.M., Radulović K.T., Bojičić A.I., Luković D.,
Savić S., Vujatović S., Blagojević V., Lukić L., Urošević D., 2004: Photoacoustic Investigations
of Thermal and Electronic Properties of Single Crystal Ge Doped With Cr. XIII
International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena, Rio 2004,
Book of Abstracts, 06P-19.
Nikolić P.M., Vasiljević-Radović D., Radulović K.T., Bojičić A.I., Luković D.,
Savić S., Blagojević V., Vujatović S., Lukić L., Urošević D., 2004: Anisotropy in Thermal
and Electronic Properties of Single Crystal GaSe Determined by Photoacoustic Method.
XIII International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena, Rio
2004, Book of Abstracts, 06P-17.
Nikolić P.M., Luković D., Savić S., Vasiljević-Radović D., Radulović K., Vujatović
S., Lukić L., Djurić S., Nikolić M.V., Bojičić A.I., 2004: Photoacoustic Properties of
Single Crystal NiO. XIII International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal
Phenomena, Rio 2004, Book of Abstracts, 06P-20.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON BIOMEDICAL
INVESTIGATIONS
Project: MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF STRESS RESPONSE
(Academician Dušan T. Kanazir)
The antioxidant enzymes are maintaining free radicals on the physiological
level and represent very important protectors of cell homeostasis. Our conclusions
are dedicated to free radicals, factors that cause oxidative stress, and their role in
pathophysiology of some cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, hypertension,
angina pectoris and myocardial infraction. The major aim of the study is
to describe and better explain the molecular mechanisms underlying stress induced
diseases in tissues.
Project: REGULATION OF CELL PROTECTION AGAINST OXIDATIVE
DAMAGES UNDER CONDITIONS OF MAINTAINED HOMEOSTASIS
AND ITS DISRUPTIONS
(Academician Vojislav M. Petrović)
In the work No. 1 historical development of investigations of protection system
from oxidative damages in Serbia was depicted. In the first part of this study
reactive oxygen species (ROS), as well as the basic components of antioxidative
protection system and its importance in elimination of ROS were described. Reactive
species of nitrogen are also described.
In the work No. 2 the aim was to explain the effect of molecular mechanisms
of sodium-nitroprusside (SNP) with special accent on metabolism of this anti-hypertension
medicament of the erythrocytes and reticulocytes in rats. In rat’s erythrocytes
SNP does not change the concentration of nitrites while it significantly increases the
concentration of hydroxylamine, S-nythrozotiol and 3-nitrotyrosine.
In the work No. 3 the influence of cadmium on antioxidative protection
system, lipid peroxide concentrations and hematological parameters in blood, as
well as protective role of coenzyme Q10 were tested. Hematological parameters,
the number of erythrocytes, concentration of hemoglobin and haematocrit value
after cadmium treatment were significantly decreased. Cadmium also increases
concentration of lipid peroxide as well as the concentrations of reduced glutation
and vitamins C and E.
In the work No. 4 the effect of exogenously given CuZn SOD on B-6/C3 in
cell cultures of mouse melanoma. Different effect of CuZn SOD on cell cultures
breed with serum or without it was noted. CuZn SOD causes dose addiction synthesis
and piling of melanin in cells that grew in medium that did not contain beef
fetal serum.
In the work No. 5 the effect of sodium-nitroprusside SNP in reticulocytes of
rats was tested. The levels of all glycolytic intermediaries induce stimulation of the
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activity of hexokinase-fructozo-kinase, glyceraldehyde, 3-phosphate dehydrogenase,
as well as pyruvate kinase in the presence of SNP. SNP also significantly decreases
the level of ATP that is connected with increasing levels of ADP and AMP.
In the work No.6 the aim was to examine molecular mechanism of nitroglycerin
(NTG) in erythrocytes and reticulocytes of rats. In erythrocytes NTG does not
increase concentration of reactive species of nitrogen, while in reticylocytes it leads
to the increase of nitrates and 3-nitrosotyrosine. These increases are followed by
strong oxidative damages in cells, increased lipid peroxidation as well as increased
concentration of hemoglobin and Heinz corpuscule.
1. Žikić R.V., Saičić Z.S., 2004: Development of the research of antioxidant defense
system in Serbia. Iugoslave Physiologica Pharmacologica Acta, 40, 1–10.
2. Maletić S.D., Ognjanović B.I., Štajn A.Š., Žikić R.V., Saičić Z.S., Spasić
M.B., 2004: Metabolism of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) in rat red blood cells. Iugoslave
Physiologica Pharmacologica Acta, 40, 37–42.
3. Ognjanović B., Maletić S., Žikić R., Štajn A.Š., Pavlović S., Saičić Z., 2004:
Antioxidant effect of coenzyme Q 10 in blood from cadmium-exposed rats. Iugoslave Physiologica
Pharmacologica Acta, 40, 81-88.
4. Radojičić R.M., Spasić M.B., Saičić Z.S., Simić-Krstić J.B., 2004: Effect of
bovine CuZn superoxide dismutase on C3 clone of B - 16 mouse melanome cells in culture.
Iugoslave Physiologica Pharmacologica Acta, 40, 103–107.
5. Maletić S.D., Dragićević-Djoković L.M., Ognjanović B.I., Žikić R.V., Štajn A.Š.,
Spasić M.B., 2004: Effects of exogenous donor of nitric oxide – sodium nitroprusside on
energy production of rat reticulocytes. Physiological Research, 53, 439-477.
6. Maletić S.D., Ognjanović B.I., Žikić R.V., Štajn A.Š., Saičić Z.S., Spasić M.B.,
2004: Metabolism of NO–donor, nitroglycerin in rat red blood cells. The 9th National
Congress of the Romanian Society of Physiological Sciences, Timisoara, Romania, June
3-5, Physiology, 14, 30–31.
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Project: HOMEOSTATIC MECHANISMS AND REGULATION
SYSTEM OF BEHAVIOR
(Academician Ljubisav Rakić)
1. Plasticity of the Brain: Expression of Neural Genes in Physiological
and Pathological State
Investigations in 2004 can be divided into three entities. The first stage of
research referred to the investigation on induction of programmed apoptosis in animal
model of Parkinson Disease (PD). Animal Model 6-OH-DA lesion was established
on the model of PD symptoms characterized by behavioral tests for locomotive activity.
On such a model induction of apoptosis was tested, i.e. neuro-degeneration
of striatum – brain structure responsible for the occurrence of the disease.
The second stage of the research was considering the expression of synuclein
in human evolution. Being completely unknown the cellular function of alpha
synuclein in our research the expression of this gene was examined by comparative

method and by rat prenatal and post-natal development. Experiments were done not
only on the brain, where expression of this protein is the most intensive but also in
organs such as the kidneys, liver, lungs, heart etc.
Third stage of the research referred on investigation of anti-tumorous effects
of nucleoside analogues with the aim of studying of molecular mechanisms of
these materials. It was shown that purine analogues, like sulfinozin and 8-Cl-cAMP,
significantly inhibit growth of tumor cells in human glioma and neuroblastoma cell
lines.
In the course of 2004 investigations on glial cell response, astrocytes and
olygodendrocytes on the injuries of brain were continued. Concerning that these cells
participate in the forming of glial scars which represents a barrier for the growth of
neuritis, the main goal of this investigation is the identification of a substance that
could postpone this process and in that way create conditions for better recovery after
brain injuries. With the use of ribavirin, a purine nucleoside analogue the number
of astrocytes and olygodendrocytes progenitor cells was reduced after mechanical
and chemical brain damages, which lead to postponement of forming glial scar.
Results of these investigations are patented. The second stage of this investigation
refers to finding the solution of prevention and therapeutics of experimental autoimmune
enchephalomyelitis (EAE), of the animal model of multiplex sclerosis.
Previous researches have shown the important role of ribavirin in prevention and in
decreasing symptoms of disease on experimental animals, which effects inhibition
IMPDH, of enzymes that take place in de novo synthesis of guanine nucleosides.
Starting from the fact that this enzyme allows and has place for the effect of other
nucleoside analogue – tiazofurin, we have researched the combined effect of both
nucleosides on development of EAE. Results show that both substances effect synergistically
and that both show not only protective but also a significant therapeutical
effect from the first symptoms (athony of muscles) as well as with the case of
paresis. Due to this effect on EAE combined therapy with ribavirin and tiazofurin
was registered as a patent.
2. Transport and metabolism of purine and pyrimidine nucleosides and
bases on the blood-brain barrier
In the course of this year, investigations on the previously introduced model
of the primary culture of sheep’s epithelial choroids plexus, in vitro were continued.
Experiments were conducted on the established epithelial monolayer, on the
eight day after the cells were sowed on porous inserts, at what they separated two
compartments apical - which responds to the compartments of cerebrospinal fluid
in vivo and basal - which responds to the compartment of plasma in vivo.
Mladenović A., Perović M., Raičević N., Kanazir S., Rakić Lj., Ruždijić S.,
2004: 6-Hydroxydopamine increases the level of TNFa and bax mRNA in the striatum
and induces apoptosis of dopaminergic neurons in hemiparkinsonian rats. Brain
Research, 996 (2), 237-245.
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Janać B., Pešić V., Veskov R., Ristić S., Tasić J., Piperski V., Ruždijić S., Jokanović
M., Stukalov P., Rakić Lj., 2004: The effects of tiazofurin on basal andamphetamine-induced
motor activity in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 77, 575-582.
Baltić S., Perović M., Mladenović A., Raičević N., Ruždijić S., Rakić Lj., Kanazir
S., 2004: α-Synuclein is expressed in different tissues during human fetal development.
Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 22, 199-203.
Isaković J.A., Abbott N.J., Redžić Z.B., 2004: Brain to blood efflux transport of adenosine:
Blood brain barrier studies in rat. Journal of Neurochemistry, 90 (2), 272-286.
Milenković I., Filipović R., Nedeljković N., Peković S., Čulić M., Rakić Lj.,
Stojiljković M., 2004: Spatio-temporal changes in neurofilament proteins immunoreactivity
following kainate-induced cerebellar lesion in rats. Cell Mol Neurobiol. Jun., 24 (3),
367-378.
Janković D., Stojković A., Pešić M., Kanazir S., Rakić Lj., Ruždijić S., 2004: Comparative
analysis of expression of angiogenic factors and CD44 gene in human glioma and
neuroblastoma cell lines in vitro. Yugoslav Medical Biochemistry, 23 (1), 19-24.
Žunić S.S., Žunić S., Djordjević-Denić G., Ruždijić S., Rakić Lj., 2004: Null results
hypothesizing on alveolar macrophages acid phosphates. 9 th Central European Lung
Cancer Conference, Gdansk, Poland, September 23-25, 2004, International Proceedings,
141-144.
Ruždijić S., Perović M., Mladenović A., Milanović D., Rakić Lj., Petančeska S.,
Kanazir S., 2004: The impact of aging, dietary restriction and glucocorticoids on ApoE gene
expression in rat brain. Seventh International Conference of Neuroprotective Agents,
November 14-19, 2004, The Monterey Peninsula’s ”Refuge by the Sea”, Pacific Grove,
California, Abstract book, 25.
Ruždijić S., Milanović D., Janać B., Pešić V., Mladenović A., Perović M., Rakić
Lj., Kanazir S., 2004: Amphetamine and phencyclidine-mediated behavior induces DNAbinding
activity of AP-1 in rat brain. Seventh International Conference of Neuroprotective
Agents, November 14-19, 2004, The Monterey Peninsula’s ”Refuge by the Sea”, Pacific
Grove, California, Abstract book, 69.
Žunić S.S., Žunić S., Djordjević-Denić G., Ruždijić S., Rakić Lj., 2004: Null results
hypothesizing on alveolar macrophages acid phosphates. 9 th Central European Lung Cancer
Conference, Gdansk, Poland, September 23-25, 2004, International Proceedings,
141-144.
Janković D., Pešić M., Kanazir S., Rakić Lj., Ruždijić S., 2004: Combination of
purine analogs induce synergistic growth inhibition on human neuroblastoma cell line in
vitro. EACR-18, Innsbruck, Austria, 3 - 6 July 2004, Abstract Book, 305.
Žunić S.S., Žunić S., Djordjević-Denić G., Ruždijić S., Rakić Lj., 2004: Broncheoalveolar
lavage biomarkers in smokers - correlation analysis. Abstracts of the 9th
Central European Lung Cancer Conference, Gdansk, Poland, September 23-25, 2004,
Abstracts, S69.
Mladenović A., Perović M., Raičević N., Kanazir S., Rakić Lj., Ruždijić S., 2004:
6-Hydroxydopamine increases the level of TNFa and bax mRNA in the striatum and induces
apoptosis of dopaminergic neurons in hemiparkinsonian rats. IBRO International
Workshop on Neuronal Circuits: from Elementary to Complex Functions, Budapest,
Hungary.
Perović M., Mladenović A., Raičević N., Ruždijić S., Rakić Lj., Kanazir S., 2004:
Neural plasticity related proteins in rat brain following 6-OHDA lesion. IBRO
International Workshop on Neuronal Circuits: from Elementary to Complex Functions,
Budapest, Hungary.
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Marinković P., Janać B., Mladenović A., Perović M., Rakić Lj., Kanazir S.,
Ruždijić S., 2004: Caloric Restriction Changes Motor Activity in Young Adult and Middle
Aged Rats. 22nd International Symposium on Biophysics, Sveti Stefan / Belgrade, 9-14
October 2004, S1: P15.
Mladenović A., Perović M., Rakić Lj., Ruždijić S., Kanazir S., 2004: Cortical lesion
in adult rats alters the alpha-synuclein mRNA expression. 22nd International Symposium
on Biophysics, Sveti Stefan / Belgrade, 9-14 October 2004, W1: P6.
Perović M., Mladenović A., Ruždijić S., Rakić Lj., Kanazir S., 2004: GAP-43 is
upregulated in rat cerebellum following 6-OHDA induced lesion. 22nd International Symposium
on Biophysics, Sveti Stefan / Belgrade, 9-14 October 2004, Wl: P8.
Nedeljković N., Milenković I., Peković S., Rakić Lj., Stojiljković M., 2004:
Isomorphic gliosis following kainate-induced lesion in rats, an immunocytochemical study.
22nd International Symposium on Biophysics, Sveti Stefan / Belgrade, 9-14 October
2004, Wl-1.
Stojiljković M., Peković S., Rakić Lj., 2004: Purine nucleoside analogues and CNS
disorders. 22nd International Symposium on Biophysics, Sveti Stefan / Belgrade, 9-14
October 2004, Wl-3.
Stojkov D., Lavrnja I., Peković S., Šubašić S., Jovanović S., Mostarica-Stojković
M., Stošić-Grujičić S., Nedeljković N., Rakić Lj., Stojiljković M., 2004: Therapeutic approach
in treatment of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis with nucleoside analogues
ribavirin and tiazofurin. 22nd International Symposium on Biophysics, Sveti Stefan /
Belgrade, 9-14 October 2004, S1-6.
Janać B., Pešić V., Peković S., Rakić Lj., Stojiljković M., 2004: Different effect pof
ribavirin on amphetamine induced locomotor and stereotypic activity in rats. 22nd International
Symposium on Biophysics, Sveti Stefan / Belgrade, 9-14 October 2004, Sl-10.
Lavrnja I., Peković S., Šubašić S., Stojkov D., Mostarica-Stojković M., Stošić-
Grujičić S., Rakić Lj., Stojiljković M., 2004: Effect of ribavirin on histopathological
changes of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. 22nd International Symposium
on Biophysics, Sveti Stefan / Belgrade, 9-14 October 2004, Wl-2.
Bjelobaba I., Nedeljković N., Šubašić S., Lavrnja I., Stojkov D., Peković S., Rakić
Lj., Stojiljković M., 2004: Downregulation of ERK-MAPK signaling pathway by ribavirin
after stab wound of sensorimotor cortex. 22nd International Symposium on Biophysics,
Sveti Stefan / Belgrade, 9-14 October 2004, Wl-4.
Šubašić S., Peković S., Švirtlih M., Lavrnja I., Stojkov D., Nedeljković N., Rakić
Lj., Stojiljković M., 2004: Ribavirin downregulates proliferation of oligodendrocyte precursor
cells and reactive astrocytes after rat brain injury. 22nd International Symposium
on Biophysics, Sveti Stefan / Belgrade, 9-14 October 2004, Wl-5.
Milićević I., Peković S., Šubašić S., Mostarica-Stojković M., Stošić-Grujičić S.,
Rakić Lj., Stojiljković M., 2004: The effect of ribavirin on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
development in dark agouti rats. 4th Forum of European Neuroscience,
Lisbon 10-14. 07. 2004, A039.7.
Stojiljković M., Peković S., Šubašić S., Milićević I., Stojkov D., Nedeljković N.,
Švirtlih M., Stojiljković M., Andjus P., 2004: Ribavirin suppress reactive gliosis after
brain injury in adults. 34 th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA,
23-27. 10. 2004.
Isaković A.J., Redžić Z.B., Rakić Lj.M., 2004: Blood-brain barrier eflux transport
of adenosine: the role in brain homeostasis. Symposium Nucleosides, nucleotides and their
analogues in biomedical investigations, Serbian Academy od Sciences and Arts, Belgrade,
April 20-21, 2004, Abstract book, 67-68.
Marković D.I., Redžić Z.B., Gašić-Milenković J.M., Rakić Lj.M., 2004: Transport
and metabolism of endogenous nucleosides and nucleobases in the isolated perfused sheep
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choroids plexus. Symposium Nucleosides, nucleotides and their analogues in biomedical
investigations, Serbian Academy od Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, April 20-21, 2004,
Abstract book, 69-70.
Redžić Z.B., 2004: Exchange of nucleic acid precursors across the barriers of the
brain: importance in CNS homeostasis. Symposium Nucleosides, nucleotides and their
analogues in biomedical investigations, Serbian Academy od Sciences and Arts, Belgrade,
April 20-21, 2004, Abstract book, 65-66.
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Project: ETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPY OF HIGH RISK
PREGNANCIES, EXPERIMENTAL, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL
AND CLINICAL RESEARCH
(Academician Vojin Šulović)
Special attention was focused on monitoring the pregnancy course in women
with immunity disorders, those which have occurred after assisted reproductive technologies,
as well as in pregnant women with disorders in endocrinal fetus system
and congenital heart defects. Investigations that refer on various elements whose
influence has effect on the success of the fetus implantation were continued. Disorder
effects of implantations, which can be clinically manifested in various ways
– biochemical pregnancies and spontaneous miscarriages, premature deliveries,
intrauterine slowdown of development and pre-eclampsia were analyzed. The understandings
of physiological mechanisms of regulation, as well as that of clinical
implications of implantation disorders, have a significant meaning in contemporary
feta-maternal medicine. New techniques (such as MR and 4D ultrasound) for the
study of fetal disorders were researched.
The following activities were focused on the development of new surgical,
endoscopical and minimal invasive techniques in determining and monitoring of the
disorders in the uterus.
The conditions which enable longer development of humane embryo in in
vitro conditions until blastocyste stadium were investigated. Concerning this regularity
of the humane embryo development in its dependence to the way of ovulation
stimulation, way of insemination and other conditions were followed-up.
Within the basic research on the embryonic development the possibility of
in vitro maturing of oocyte was perceived. Molecular regulators of embryonic development
were also followed-up. Receptive role of endometrium as a precondition
for a successfully conducted assisted reproduction was studied.
The research that has been started in previous years dealing with the method
of intrauterine maturation of fetus’s lungs was continued.
Special attention was devoted on the vertical transmission of the HIV infection
from mother to the fetus. We compared our previously acquired knowledge
and experience to the latest information coming from appropriate medical literature.

Ljubić A., Novakov-Mikić A., 2004: Advances in musculosceletal ultrasonography.
Congress of International Society for Musculosceletal Ultrasound, Ohrid, 54-67.
Ljubić V., Radunović N., Ljubić A., 2004: Adrenal glands of the fetus and mother’s
hypertension in pregnancy. European Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Book of Abstracts,
Athens, 174.
Šulović V., Ljubić A., Cvetković M., Dopsaj V., Šumarac Z., 2004: Intracellular
adhesion molecule-1 in early embryo development. European Congress of Perinatal Medicine,
Book of Abstracts, Athens, 115.
Project: KIDNEY AS AN ENDOCRINE ORGAN
(Academician Sveto Suša)
By investigation of pathogenesis and the clinical flow of hyperparathyroidism
some mutual connections were found out extremely present with kidneys involved
secondarily.
In patients that have chronic renal insufficiency with a very clear parenteral
anemic syndrome giving of erythropoetin more frequently in smaller dosages had a
greater and longer lasting effect than when it was given in larger dosages, but less
frequently than in smaller dosages. This is of great importance in clinical treatment
of more serious types of secondary anemia. The most important part of the research
referred to the effect of insulin and glucagon on the renal and extrarenal metabolism
of electrolytes, as well as their correlation with occurrence of hypertension, particularly
in patients that suffer from diabetes mellitus in which initial or evident renal
insufficiency exists. Current results point out that mutual effect is strongly stressed
with increased or decreased concentration in the serum of insulin and glucagon.
Besides that, investigations of the proinflammatory cytokine effect in pathogenesis
of glomerulopathy were done. The results of the investigations that were
done so far showed significant influence on the evolution of glomerulonephropathy.
This is very important concerning therapeutic measures that are applied especially
in the early phase of the disease and in treating young people.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE
MAN AND ENVIRONMENT
(Corresponding Member Marko Andjelković)
The professional activities related to the objectives of the Committee, members
and associates carried out through the respective research institutions. The President
of the Committee was invited and participated in the meeting ”Biodiversity Days”,
organized by Institute for Protection of Nature of Serbia, as well as on the meeting
”Development of the Strategy of Sustainable Development of the Republic Serbia”,
organized by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of Republic of
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Serbia, Swedish Agency for International Development and United Nations Development
Programme.
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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGETICS
Project: SOLAR ENERGY - FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED INVESTI-
GATIONS AIMED AT INCREASING INSOLATION AND ENERGY GAIN
OF OBJECTS USING NEW METHODS
(Academician Aleksandar Despić)
In earlier investigations it was shown that, if a solar energy converter (solar
thermal collector or photovoltaic panel) is placed on a carrier in such a way that its
active surface tracks the sun, i.e. is placed at all times normal to sunrays, in theory
it can receive twice as much energy during a sunny day than a classical stationary
converter placed on a fixed carrier inclined southwards at the optimum angle. It was
also shown that using additional reflecting surfaces placed around the converter at
an optimal angle this amount of energy can be up to eight times larger.
A pilot converter was built capable of motion in two perpendicular directions.
Thus, it could cover all the angles necessary to track the sun by the elevation and
the azimuth. The pilot converter as well as a fixed one of the same dimensions were
placed on a roof inclined at 35 o . A wreath of reflectors was mounted on the pilot
collector. Measurements of solar power received by the collector with the reflectors
were made and compared with power received by the fixed collector.
Three factors limit the competitive capacity of converters placed on suntracking
carriers as oposed to the classical converters. Those are: a) higher cost of its
production, b) poorer mechanical stability at high winds and c) diffuse skylight
energy adding up to the energy of direct sunlight. This contribution considers possible
constructions which can eliminate the first two of those factors, i.e. which can
be materialized at costs which fall within the cost margins of a classical converter
that is close to twice (or up to eight times) as large in the surface area and is stable
enough to stand high wind blow.
Pucar M., Despić A., 2004: A Construction of Sun-tracking Solar Energy Converter.
VIII World Renewable Energy Congress, Denver, Colorado, USA, Book of abstracts,
515. Complete paper is included in the Congress CD.
Pucar M., Despić A., 2004: Solarni kolektori sa praćenjem kretanja sunca (Suntracking
solar collectors). III Conference on the Alternative Energy Sources, MASA,
Budva, October 2003. Vol. 8, No. 65, 67-72.
Pucar Lj., Pucar M., Despić A., 2004: A Construction for the Automatic Positioning
of Solar Energy Converters Towards the Sun. YU – Patent No. P-514/04, Patented at the
Federal Institute for Intellectual Property.
Pucar M., Despić A., Pucar Lj., 2004: An Improved Construction of the Universal
Carrier of Solar Energy Converter for Automatic Adjustment of its Position to Face the Sun.
YU – Patent No. P-515/04, Patented at the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property.

Pucar M., Despić A., Pucar Lj., 2004: Additions to the Solar Energy Converters
for Increasing their Energy Efficiency. YU – Patent No. P-588/04, Patented at the Federal
Institute for Intellectual Property.
Pucar M., Despić A., Pucar Lj., 2004: A Construction which Provides the Increase
of Energy Efficiency of Solar Energy Converters. YU – Patent No. P-587/04, Patented at
the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property.
Project: RESEARCH ON TECHNICAL CONDITIONS
OF SYNTHESIS AND
CHARACTERIZATION OF SUPERCONDUCTING COILS
(Academician Pantelija M. Nikolić)
Investigations on the synthesis of thick layers of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x screen print on
the surfaces from polished quartz were continued. Also, investigations on thermal
diffusivity and electric parameters of superconducting coils by photo-acoustic method
were continued.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE RESEARCH
ON LIVES AND WORK OF SERBIAN SCIENTISTS IN SERBIA AND
OF SERBIAN ORIGIN SCIENTISTS OUTSIDE SERBIA
(Academician Vladan Djordjević)
In the end of 2004, ninth volume of the publication Life and Work of Serbian
Scientists, which contains biographies and bibliographies on 13 scientists,
was published.
Press preparation of the manuscript for the publication of X volume was
done. It contains works on following scientists: Rudjer Bošković, Rihard Burijan,
Dimitrije Savić, Djordje Lazarević, Branislav Milovanović, Branko Žeželj, Danilo
Rašković, Radivoj Milin, Izidor Papo, Slavko Borojević, Dragoš Radenković, Slobodan
Aljančić, Miloje Sarić and Zoran Zarić.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROJECT
ADDITION TO THE HISTORICAL MATERIALS ON THE DEVEL-
OPMENT OF CHEMISTRY IN SERBIA
(Academician Paula Putanov)
This project was outlined as an addition to the historical materials on the
development of chemistry and chemical industry during the period 1897-1997, published
by the Serbian Chemical Society in 1997.
In the course of this year, it was worked on the conception and work-plan
for this project. Work was done on the compilation of lists naming the scientific
institutions that have to be covered by historical material. Contact was made with
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faculties and certain scientific institutions, which are currently forming teams for
the collection and data processing of these materials.
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INTERACADEMIC COOPERATION OF SASA AND MONTENEGRIN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS
INTERACADEMIC COMMITTEE ON CATALYSIS
(Academician Paula Putanov)
In addition to other permanent activities the Committee organized the Fourth
International Seminar New Challenges in Catalysis, held in the Serbian Academy
of Sciences and Arts from 5 th to 8 th October 2004.
The programme of the seminar encompassed:
1. The marking of 45 years of the Belgrade School of Catalysis
In the lecture P. Putanov ”45 Years of the Belgrade School of Catalysis (BSC)”
are presented the results and the experiences of the BSC during the period from
1959 to 2004. Positive results were ascribed to the scientific strategy of catalysis
development; negative experiences were attributed to departures from this strategy.
The conclusions dealt with the perspectives of further development of catalysis in
the country.
2. The scientific programme devoted to new catalytic systems included 15
lectures.
3. New catalysts and new technologies were presented by representatives
from major international companies.
The lectures and presentations of catalysts producers will be published in a
monograph.
Project: ISOLATION, CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL
CHARACTERISATION OF MARINE NATURAL PRODUCTS
(Academician Miroslav J. Gašić)
The development of fluorimetric and electrochemical methods for the determination
of distribution coefficients of quinones weakly soluble in water (avarone
and derivatives).
Antifouling activity of avarol, avarone and their derivatives was examined
with different organisms in sea water. Pronounced effects were established on the
tropical larvae Balanus amphitrite. For comparison, biologically active complexes
as potential antifouling agents, were synthesised and characterised.

Andjelković K., Jakovljević G., Zlatović M., Tešić Ž., Sladić D., Howing J., Tellgren
R., 2004: Synthesis and characterization of zinc(II), palladium(II) and platinum(II) complex
with 2’-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethylidene]oxamohydrazide. The crystal structure of bis{2’-[1-(2pyridinyl)ethylidene]oxamohydrazido}zinc(II)
trihydrate. Journal of the Serbian Chemical
Society, 69 (8–9), 651–660.
Novaković I., Tufegdžić S., Sladić D., Gašić M.J., Marochal J.-P., Hellio C., Clare
A.S., Tsoukaou M., Vagias C., Roussis V., 2004: Antifouling activities of avarol/avarone
and their derivatives against settlement of the tropical barnacle Balanus amphitrite. XI International
Symposia of Marine Natural Products, Sorrento, Italy, September 2004.
Project: AQUACULTURE OF THREATENED SPECIES OF FISHES
AND APPLICATION IN PROTECTION AND RESTITUTION
OF NATURAL POPULATIONS
(Academicians Dragoslav Marinković, Goran Karaman, Ju. Gerasimov)
In the first year of this study the informations are collected about the threatened
species of fishes of economic and ecological importance, with which appropriate
methodologies will be developed to grow them in reproductive systems of
aquaculture. Preliminary studies, primarily in sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.), are
proceeded at the level of ecological and developmental analyses.
Lenhardt M., Cakić P., Kolarević J., Mićković B., Nikčević M., 2004: Changes in
sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) catch and length frequency distribution in the Serbian part
of the Danube River during the twentieth century. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 4 (2),
193-197.
Lenhardt M., Cakić P., Kolarević J., Gačić Z., Mićković B., Jarić I., Nikčević M.,
2004: Length-weight relationship of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) juveniles in the Danube
River. Proceedings, 35 Conference of International Association Danube Research, Novi
Sad, 533-536.
Lenhardt M., Kolarević J., Jarić I., Cakić P., Nikčević M., 2004: Assessment concepts
of river ecosystems characterization based on sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) population
research. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Echohydraulics, Aquatic
habitats: Analysis & Restoration, 153-156.
INTERACADEMIC COOPERATION OF SASA
AND BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Project: NATURAL PRODUCTS FROM PLANT SPECIES AND MARINE
ORGANISMS: MEDICINAL AND ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE
(Prof. Slobodan Milosavljević Ph.D., 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:
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1. ASTERACEAE: Cicerbita alpina [1], Centaurea affinis [2], Artemisia
lobelli var. canescens, Artemisia lobelli biasolettiana [3] and Amphoricarpos neumayeri
[6]
2. GENTIANACEAE: Gentiana dinarica [5].
From the aerial parts of the examined species belonging to Asteraceae, several
sesquiterpene lactones (guaianolides and germacranolides) [1, 2, 6], tetrahydrofuran-type
sequiterpene lactones (davanones) [3], flavonoids and lignans [2] were
isolated. The isolation of a new class of guaianolides, named amphoricarpolides,
from Amphoricarpos neumayeri could be helpful for a better taxonomic definition of
this genus. It was also shown that the aerial parts of Centaurea affinis, containing a
relatively high level of germacranolide cnicin (0.46 %) [2], could be a new source
of this pharmacologically active compound.
In the aerial parts and roots of the endemic species Gentiana dinarica three
classes of compounds of chemotaxonomic significance, such as secoiridoids, C-glucoflavons
and xanthones [5], were identified. In addition, these groups of compounds
usually exhibit various biological activities.
1. Djordjević I., Tešević V., Janaćković P., Milosavljević S., Vajs V., 2004: Sesquiterpene
lactones from Cicerbita alpina. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 32,
209-210.
2. Janaćković P., Tešević V., Milosavljević S., Vajs V., Marin P., 2004: Sesquiterpene
lactones, lignans and flavones from Centaurea affinis. Biochemical Systematics
and Ecology, 32, 355-357.
3. Tešević V., Milosavljević S., Vajs V., Janaćković P., Jović D., Vujisić Lj., 2004:
Tetrahydrofuran-type sesquiterpenes from Artemsia lobelli All. var. canescens (DC.) Briqu.
and Artemisia lobelli All. Var. biasolettiana (Vis.) K. Maly. Biochemical Systematics and
Ecology, 32, 525-527.
4. Milosavljević S., Juranić I., Bulatović V., Macura S., Juranić N., Limbach H.-
H., Weisz K., Vajs V., Todorović N., 2004: Conformational Analysis of Guaianolide-Type
Sesquiterpene Lactones by Low-Temperature NMR Spectroscopy and Semiempirical Calculations.
Structural Chemistry, 15, 237-245.
5. Krstić D., Janković T., Aljančić I., Šavikin-Fodulović K., Menković N.,
Milosavljević S., 2004: Phytochemical investigation of Gentiana dinarica. Biochemical
Systematics and Ecology, 32, 937-941.
6. Djordjević I., Vajs V., Bulatović V., Menković N., Tešević V., Macura S.,
Janaćković P., Milosavljević S., 2004: Guaianolides from two subspecies of Amphoricarpos
neumayeri from Montenegro. Phytochemistry, 62, 2337-2345.
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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 behaviour 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. Experimental and theoretical
investigation of the stability and ultimate load is carried out. The subproject
”Dynamics of structures” is directed primarily to bridges. Research includes problems
of the impact and the noise - structure borne sound and bridges as its source.
The subproject ”Composite structures of steel and concrete” deals with analysis of
composite structures according to the theory of elasticity and the theory of plasticity
and with theoretical analysis of the influence of connectors deformability onto the
behaviour of composite beams.
Research is continued on all subprojects. The results are presented at the international
and domestic conferences and in the international journal.
Hajdin N., Stipanić B., Krawczyk J., Wachalski K., 2004: The Roadway Bridge
over Vistula River in Plock (Poland), Design and Construction. Bridges in Danube Basin,
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Bridges across the Danube 2004,
Novi Sad, 24-26 June 2004, Euro Gardi Group, Vol. I, 359-370.
Hajdin N., Luković Z., 2004: Bridge over the Danube in Novi Sad Replacing the
Destroyed ”Žeželj” Bridge, Preliminary Design. Bridges in Danube Basin, Proceedings of
the 5th International Conference on Bridges across the Danube 2004, Novi Sad, 24-26
June 2004, Euro Gardi Group, Vol. I, 129-134.
Jensen J. S., Mogensen V., Sorensen O., Hajdin N., Srećković G., Stipanić B.,
Mandić R., 2004: Sloboda Bridge Debris Clearance Project, Danube Clearance in Novi Sad.
Bridges in Danube Basin, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Bridges
across the Danube 2004, Novi Sad, 24-26 June 2004, Euro Gardi Group, Vol. I, 35-42.
Jensen J. S., Hansen O. R., Sorensen O., Hajdin N., Bojović A., Srećković G.,
Stipanić B., Dunica Š., Lazović M., 2004: Sloboda Bridge Reconstruction Project, Preliminary
Design and Design for Tender. Bridges in Danube Basin, Proceedings of the
5th International Conference on Bridges across the Danube 2004, Novi Sad, 24-26 June
2004, Euro Gardi Group, Vol. I, 53-60.
Hajdin N., Bojović A., Stipanić B., Lazović M., Dunica Š., 2004: Varadin Roadway
Bridge over the Danube in Novi Sad as Cable-Stayed Bridge – Conceptual Design. Bridges
in Danube Basin, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Bridges across
the Danube 2004, Novi Sad, 24-26 June 2004, Euro Gardi Group, Vol. I, 117-128.
Marković N., Hajdin N., 2004: Buckling of the Stiffened Plate Girders under the
Action of Patch Loading. 7th National Congress on Mechanics, Chania, Crete, June 24-26,
2004, Proceedings / Eds. A. Kounadis, C. Providakis, G. Exadaktylos. Chania, Hellenic
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Society for Theoretical & Applied Mechanics (HSTAM), Technical University of Crete,
Vol. II, 30-37.
Marković N., Hajdin N., 2004: Longitudinally Stiffened Plate Girders Subjected
to Patch Loading. Bridges in Danube Basin, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference
on Bridges across the Danube 2004, Novi Sad, 24-26 June 2004, Euro Gardi
Group, Vol. II, 37-44.
Hajdin N., Mandić R., 2004 : Experiences in the Modeling of Structure Borne Sound
in Bridges for Rail Traffic. Bridges in Danube Basin, Proceedings of the 5th International
Conference on Bridges across the Danube 2004, Novi Sad, 24-26 June 2004, Euro Gardi
Group, Vol. II, 95-102.
Hajdin R., Adey B. T., Hajdin N., 2004: Probable occurrence of ship impact forces
on bridge piers in inland waterways. IABMAS Conference ”Bridge Maintenance, Safety
and Management”, Kyoto, Japan, October 19-22, 2004, 8.
Hajdin N., 2004: Structural Mechanics - Milankovitch΄s First Scientific Experience.
Milutin Milankovitch Anniversary Symposium, Paleoclimate and the Earth Climate
System, Belgrade, 30 August – 2 September 2004, Abstracts, Serbian Academy of Sciences
and Arts, 3-6.
Ćorić B., Mijušković O., Pavlović M., Srećković G., 2004: Post-Critical Behaviour
of a Transversely Stiffened Bridge Web. Bridges in Danube Basin, Proceedings of the
5th International Conference on Bridges across the Danube 2004, Novi Sad, 24-26 June
2004, Euro Gardi Group, Vol. I, 31-36.
Lučić D., Šćepanović B., 2004: Experimental Investigation on Locally Pressed I
- Beams Subjected to Eccentric Patch Loading. Journal of Constructional Steel Research,
60 (3-5), 525-534.
Lučić D., Šćepanović B., 2004: I - Girders Under Eccentric Patch Loading: A Review
of Experimental Researches. 2nd International Conference on Structural Engineering,
Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, 274.
Project: STUDYING, CONSTRUCTING AND EXPERIMENTAL TESTING
OF THE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPS
(Academician Petar Miljanić)
The goal of work on the project Experimental and laboratory model ship
equipment research is to advance ship equipment to be applied on modern ships
as well as to improve shipyard equipment.
The study and search for possibilities to apply ship electrical drive on inland
waterway vessels were continued and some results were published. The functioning
of the active cathode protection system against corrosion on ships and metal structures
in river and sea water was observed. After a number of years of work and
testing of the slipway for launching and pulling out ships in the shipyard Beograd,
some real life test results were published in a foreign journal. The collaborators of
the department took part in restoration of the Monastery Chilandar on reconstruction
and electrification of the Treasury. Beside that they took part in analyzing the functioning
of monastery energy supply.
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The goal of work on the project Study of ship resistance and propulsion
was to analyze the vessels’ resistance in order to achieve higher efficiency, as well
as to study the propulsors for vessels of various size.
A general solution was made of diesel-electric drive for a 60 passenger tourist
boat for Djerdap. A general solution was made to reconstruct a Ro-Ro ship Lajkovac
into a passenger river transport ship. Besides, the work was continued on theoretical
calculations of catamaran container and Ro-Ro ships. The concept of AES (All
electric ship) was studied on war ships and electric drive systems were studied from
the generation of electric energy to the drive of ship’s propellers.
The goal of work on the project Study of modern way of building vessels
is studying of building of river and sea going ships.
The existing system for unloading of gravel was studied for the Dredging and
Shipping Company. The problems were spotted and a modern solution was suggested
for Gruzanka elevator, the reconstruction will be done next year. The work
was continued on the information system for supervising the function of all relevant
systems on a vessel. An analysis of ship structure was done with concentrated load
of grabber and a solution was made to strengthen the structure in order to distribute
the load more evenly.
Nikolić Z., Stamenović B., Bulovan D., 2004: Investigations of a system for side
launching and pulling out of ships weighing up to 24000 kN. Shipbuilding, Zagreb, god.
52, 2, 118-124.
Nikolić Z., Nikolić R., 2004: Electrical Drives of Contemporary Battleships. Scientific
Technical Review, Beograd, 39-45.
Project: ADVANCED TECHNICAL CERAMICS
(Academician Momčilo M. Ristić)
Kinetics of the sintering process has been investigated starting from the fact
that sintering is a diffusion process in accordance with Kisilishin’s diffusion theory.
It has been shown that sintering of real materials occurs in two stages.
Kinetics of the sintering process of NiO was investigated using photoacoustic
spectroscopy. Analysis of results obtained shows that the sintering process of NiO
occurs as transport of activated volume.
The possibility of synthesis of zinc-metatitanate (ZnTiO 3 ) during mechanical
activation of a mixture of ZnO and TiO 2 oxides has been investigated. Structural analysis
established that after particle refinement ZnTiO 3 and also Zn 2 TiO 4 formed.
Pressing and sintering of silicate ceramic materials was investigated. It was
established that the particle morphology of the ceramic granulate has a dominant
influence on segregation in the starting pressing phase further influencing the sintering
process.
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Investigation of mechanical activation and sintering of clay minerals used
for obtaining technical ceramics is under way. Raman and infrared spectroscopy
methods were used to establish that all dominant modes could be linked with aluminum
and silica. All modes on spectra show significant frequency transitions as a
function of activation time.
Nikolić M.V., Luković D., Savić S., Blagojević V., Nikolić P.M., 2004: Investigation
of Sintering Kinetics of NiO using Photoacoustic Spectroscopy. Science of Sintering,
36 (3), 165-170.
Kasaš K., Ranogajec J., Živanović B., 2004: General problems of pressing and sintering
in the production of silicate ceramic materials. Sintering – theory and technology,
SASA CVI, Department of Technical Sciences, 4, 217-224.
Nikolić N., Marinković Z., Srećković Т., 2004: The Influence of Grinding Conditions
of the Mechanochemical Synthesis of Zinc Stanate. Journal of Materials Science,
39, 5239-5242.
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Project: SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF THIN AND THICK FILMS
(Academician Pantelija M. Nikolić)
The investigation of thermal properties of NTC thick films sintered on quartz
and alumina was continued. NTC sensors for measurement of air flow were made
and their characteristics were determined.
In cooperation with Prof. K.M. Paraskevopoulos from the Aristotle University
(Thessaloniki, Greece) the investigation and characterization of paint from the
Monastery Mileševa in order to study the influence of Byzantine technology was
continued.
Photo-acoustic properties of semiconducting superlattices were investigated
in cooperation with M. Henini (Department of Physics, Nothingam, England).
Aleksić О.S., Nikolić Р.М., Luković D., Radulović К., Vasiljević-Radović D.,
Savić S., 2004: Thermal diffusivity of NTC layers obtained by photoacoustic technique.
Microelectronics International, 21 (1), 10-14.
Aleksić O.S., Nikolić P.M., Luković D., Savić S., Pejović V.Z., Radojčić B.M.,
2004: Thick Film NTC Thermistor Air Flow Sensor. Proceedings 24th International
Conference on Microelectronics MIEL 2004, Vol. 1, Niš, May 16-19, 185-188.
Aleksić O.S., Nikolić P.M., Luković D., Savić S., Radojčić B.M., 2004: Novi
NTC debeloslojni senzor protoka vazduha. Proceedings 48th Yugoslav Conference
ETRAN, Čačak, June 6-10, 2004, Vol. 4, 179-182.
Aleksić O.S., Nikolić P.M., Luković D., Savić S., Vasiljević-Radović D., Radulović
K., Lukić L., Bojičić A., 2004: Investigation of the Thermal Diffusivity of Thick Film
NTC Layers Obtained With Photoacoustic Technique. XIII International Conference
on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena, Rio 2004, Book of Abstracts, 06P-18.

Project: PRECISION MEASUREMENT OF AC CURRENT
(Academician Petar Miljanić)
A novel bridge for the high precision measurement of low value ac impedances
was invented. The theory of the operation was developed and apparatus made. The
results are discussed with the experts of the Bureau International des Poids et Mesure
(Sevre, Paris) and article printed in the journal Metrologia, December 2004.
Project: NEW MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN THEORY
OF STRUCTURES, THEORY OF ELASTICITY AND THEORY
OF PLASTICITY
(Academician Djordje Zloković)
Zloković developed his concept of group supermatrices and introduced
its implementation into finite element analysis, designating the new method as the
group supermatrix procedure in his books Group theory and G-vector spaces in
structural analysis: vibration, stability and statics (published by Horwood/John
Wiley) and Group supermatrices in finite element analysis (published by Horwood/Prentice
Hall). Generalization of this procedure and its further applications in
mechanics are expanded by elaborating on large complex structures of architectural,
civil and mechanical engineerings. The object of research in 2004 was to generalize
formulation by the group supermatrix procedure for derivation of stiffness matrices
of finite elements with no symmetry properties.
The paper, published in 2004 in Elsevier’s review Computers & Structures,
contains application of the group supermatrix procedure for derivation of stiffness
matrices of quadrilateral and hexahedral isoparametric finite elements using
the symmetry groups C 2v and D 2h respectively. The group supermatrix procedure
introduces monomial shape functions in G-invariant subspaces, as well as nodal
coordinates, Jacobians and matrix expressions pertaining to particular subspaces.
Decomposition of the spaces of quadrilateral and hexahedral elements into four and
eight G-invariant subspaces respectively is accomplished after the isoparametric
transformation of the initial elements without symmetry properties into four rectangles
and eight rectangular hexahedral elements. The computing of stiffness matrices of
these elements by the group supermatrix procedure is programmed in Mathcad and
in KOMIPS programs. In comparison with the conventional derivation and computation
of stiffness matrices of these elements, the group supermatrix procedure
provides substantial reductions in the amount of formulation and calculation, because
it formulates monomial instead of polynomial shape functions, shorter expressions
and much smaller matrices.
Zloković G., Maneski T., Nestorović M., 2004. Group theoretical formulation of
quadrilateral and hexahedral isoparametric finite elements. Computers & Structures, 82,
883-899.
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Project: INHIBITORS OF THE CORROSION OF METALS
(Academician Dragutin Dražić)
Zn-Fe alloys were deposited on steel using galvanostatic method with different
current densities, and its influence on phase structure and corrosion stability
of obtained alloys. Atop of such surfaces modified with different alloys epoxide
layers were cataphoretically deposited and corrosion resistivity of the system Zn-Fe
alloy/epoxide layer in 3 % NaCl solution was examined. It was shown that surface
modification of steel surface has great effect on electrochemical and sorption characteristics,
as well on the thermical stability of epoxide layers. The best performance
in the corrosion protection have the layers on steel modified Zn-Fe alloy deposited
electrochemically by the current density of 4 A/dm 2 from the sulfate solutions.
Bajat J.B., Mišković-Stanković V.B., Maksimović M.D., Dražić D.M., Zec S.,
2004: Electrochemical Deposition and Characterization of Zn-Fe Alloys. Journal of the
Serbian Chemical Society, 69 (10), 807-815.
Mišković-Stanković V.B., Bajat J.B., Dražić D.M., 2004: The Corrosion Behaviour
of Epoxy Coatings on Steel Electrochemically Modified by Zn Alloys. 4th Kurt Schwabe
Corrosion Symposium, Espoo, Finland, Proceedings, 180-186.
Project: STABILITY TESTS OF CONTROL OF HUMANOID ROBOTS
IN CONTACT WITH DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
(Academician Miomir Vukobratović)
In the frame of the project during the year 2004 an increase in the number of
degrees of freedom (DOFs) of humanoid robots was achieved. A relationship was
established between the degree of anthropomorphism and the number of DOFs. In
this way, essential information was obtained as to the necessary number of DOFs that
would lead to a satisfactory degree of anthropomorphism of humanoid robots.
A necessary attention was paid to the choice of those DOFs that yield most
effective results in respect of stabilization of the dynamic regime of humanoid robots.
In addition, gait parameterization was carried out in respect of the speed and step
length, by which the delicate problem of the artificial gait synthesis was rounded
off, both of the regular (stationary) motion and the humanoid motion in a wider
sense (dynamic balance in some characteristic manipulation-locomotion movements
of humanoids).
Vukobratović, M., Borovac B., 2004: Zero-Moment Point - Thirty Five Years of
Its Life. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, 1 (1), 157-173.
Vukobratović M., Potkonjak V., Tzafestas S., 2004: Human and Humanoid Dynamics.
Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 40 (4), 343-359.
Vukobratović M, Potkonjak V., Rodić A., 2004: Contribution to Dynamic Study
of Humanoid Robots Interacting with Dynamic Environment. Robotica, 22, 439-447.

Vukobratović M., Borovac B., Andrić B., 2004: How to Achieve Various Gait Patterns
From Single Nominal. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems,
Vol 1.1, No 2, 99-108.
Vukobratović M., Potkonjak V., 2005: A Generalized Approach to Modeling Dynamic
of Human and Humanoid Motion. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics,
2 (1), 1-24.
Project: CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING
(Academician Vladan Djordjević)
In 2004 several topics were studied:
1. In the frame of turbulent fluid flow the improvement of methods for calculation
of turbulent diffusers, as well as development of the first domestic piezoelectric
sonde for a measurement in turbulent fluid flow were done.
2. A method of generalized similarity was applied for the calculation of the
laminar temperature boundary layer on rotated bodies.
3. The influence of injection of air during the fluidization process was researched.
4. Modeling of the border condition of gas sliding on a channel wall by the
fraction derivative was done.
Crnojević C., 2004: On a solution for velocity profile in fully developed turbulent
flow through circular pipes. 24 th YUMECH (2003), Belgrade, Proceedings (CD), 24-30.
Vujičić M., Crnojević C., 2004: Pressure recovery coefficient of turbulent flow in a
plane diffuzer. 23 rd YUMECH (2001), Belgrade, Proceedings (CD), 433-438.
Lečić M.R., Jankov R., Popović S.J., Matić M., 2004: Piezoresistant probe for
measurement of velocity in one-dimensional incompressible flow. FME Transactions, 32
(1), 25-30.
Mirić-Milosavljević M., Pavlović M.D., 2004: Incompressible laminar temperature
boundary layer on a body of revolution. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 30 (4),
247-263.
Pavlović M.D., 2004: Eigen-temperature problem of a rotating plane surface of arbitrary
shape. 23 rd YUMECH (2001), Belgrade, Proceedings (CD), 303-306.
Šašić S., Leckner B., Johnsson F., 2004: Dynamics of gas-solid fluidized beds - inclusion
of the air supply system. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on
Fluidization, Naples (Italy), 467-474.
Šašić S., Johnsson F., Leckner B., 2004: Influence of the air supply system on the
fluid dynamics of a gas-solid fluidized bed. Proceedings of the 5 th International Conference
on Multiphase Flow (CD), Paper No. 541, Yokohama (Japan).
Djordjević V. D., 2004: Modeling of the slip boundary condition in rarefied gas
microchannel flow via fractional derivative. 1 st IFAC Workshop on Fractional Differentiation
and its Applications, Bordeaux (France), Proceedings, 363-367.
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Project: ERRORS IN FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
(Academician Dušan Milović)
In this year the chapters dealing with the constitutive models of soil as well
as with the liquefaction of fine grained soil materials were studied. Besides, the
consequences of the non adequate systems of foundations have been elaborated for
those structures (industrial constructions, multistory buildings, bridges), where
the results of field and laboratory investigations were available.
In the analyses of failed or damaged structures the results of a long term
observation of soil-structure system behaviour were also used. The measurements
of deformations in the majority of cases have been made in standard exploitation
conditions. However, in some cases the effect of seismic forces has also been considered.
The obtained results of the performed field and laboratory tests, as well as
the results of detailed geostatic analyses are published in the monograph Errors in
foundations on 440 pages.
Milović D., Djogo M.B. 2005: Greške u fundiranju (Errors in foundations).
Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Novi Sad, 440 p. (in Serbian).
Project: ANALYSIS OF THERMAL IMAGE AND TRANSMISSION
IN JPEG FORMAT (ADAPTIVE SEGMENTATION
AND TRANSFORM CODING IRLS IMAGES)
(Academician Aleksandar Marinčić)
IR remote sensing and reconnaissance system are considered in terms of downlink
communication bandwith. Line-scan thermal images (IRLS) exhibit a high degree
of spacial redundancy that enables efficient compression schemes. The efficiency of a
transform coder is determined both by the characteristics of the input IR data and by
the capability of the coding algorithms. In this work earlier developed adaptive IRLS
image coding, based on decrete wavelet transform and spatial image segmentation
along the line-scan direction, is further improved by terrain-adaptive segmentation
along the flight direction and by optimized JPEG2000 encoding parameters.
Research is continued and is a part of Ph.D. work in progress. Future work
is planned to improve improvements of IRLS coding efficiency by decreasing computational
complexity of proposed optimization algorithms.
Milovanovic D., Marincic A., Wiecek В., 2004: Terrain-adaptive infrared line-scan
coding. QUIRT 04DM Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 1-3.

Project: NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES AND DATA BASES FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF PLASMA TECHNOLOGIES FOR APPLICATIONS
IN MICRO ELECTRONICS AND NANO-TECHNOLOGIES
(Corresponding Member Zoran Petrović)
The goal of the research in this project is to investigate integration of analytic,
numeric and Monte Carlo codes with calculation of space charge effects in modelling
of collisional low-temperature plasmas. Also the goal is to provide critically evaluated
data for plasma models, cross sections and rate coefficients in particular.
Numerical studies of Townsend discharges were focused on Volt-Ampere
characteristics od discharges in spherical and cylindrical geometries. A related
field was also opened and that is modelling of the kinetics of particles in the sheath
regions of a spherical prticle floating in plasma. Monte Carlo codes for electron,
ion and fast neutral transport are being developed and in 2004 detailed testing of
generic codes was performed together with the inclusion of a detailed representation
of temperature effects on ion transport.
Data calculated for fluorocarbons and benchmarks for plasma models in micro
and nano electronics were discussed at a Fluorocarbon symposium in France.
Work on deriving data and testing it by comparisons with experiments has continued
by studies of electron scattering on HBr and fast neutral scattering on Ne and He.
Modeling fast neutral sources from collisional plasmas was extended by making
calculations for ion neutralization on metallic surfaces at a grazing incidence.
Nikitović Ž., Šašić O., Petrović Z.Lj., Malović G., Strinić A., Dujko S., Raspopović
Z., Radmilović-Rađenović M., 2004: Data Bases for Modeling Plasma Devices for Processing
of Integrated Circuits. Materials Sci. Forum, 453-454, 15-20.
Petrović Z.Lj., Dujko S., Raspopović Z., 2004: Transport coefficients for electrons
in CF 4 . 5 th International workshop on fluorocarbon plasmas, 8-12 March, Col de Porte,
France, 26.
Marić D., Radmilović-Radjenović M., Petrović Z.Lj., 2004: Mixture laws for
electron ionization coefficients. 17 ESCAMPIG - Seventeenth European Conference
on Atomic & Molecular Physics of Ionized Gases, Constanta, Romania, September 1-5,
2004, 141-142.
Stojković A., Radmilović-Radjenović M., Petrović Z.Lj., 2004: Modelling оf Ion
Neutralization for Plasma Etching. 57th GEC - Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference,
September 26-29, 2004 Bunratty, Ireland, 36, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 49 (5), 36 ES2 32.
Šašić O., Petrović Z.Lj., 2004: The Cross Sections for Electron Impact with HBr
Molecules. 22nd SPIG - Summer School and International Symposium on the Physics
of Ionized Gases, 23-27 August, National Park Tara, Bajina Bašta, Serbia and Montenegro
(Edit. Lj. Hadžijevski), 133-136.
Nikolić M., Djordjević A., Petrović Z.Lj., 2004: Volt-Ampere Characteristics of
Cylindrical Townsend Discharges. 22nd Summer School and International Symposium
on the Physics of Ionized Gases, 23-27 August, National Park Tara, Bajina Bašta, Serbia
and Montenegro (Edit. Lj. Hadžijevski), 129-133.
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INTERACADEMIC COOPERATION SASA AND BULGARIAN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Project: PROPERTIES OF THIN AND ULTRATHIN OXIDE LAYERS
(SiO 2 , Si x N y O z , Ta 2 O 5 ) ON SILICON FOR USE IN MICRO
ELECTRONICS AND NANO-TECHNOLOGIES
(Corresponding Member Ninoslav Stojadinović and Prof. Elena Atanasova
Ph.D.)
The following topics were investigated:
- Characteristics of oxide nanolayers near the oxide-semiconductor surface in
power VDMOS transistors by tension of oxide of gate using power electric fields,
ionizing radiation and high temperature heating.
- Characteristics of deposited oxide nanolayers on polysilicon recrystalized
layers at thin flim TFT transistors.
Stojadinovic N., Manic I., Davidovic V., Dankovic D., Djoric-Veljkovic S.,
Golubovic S., Dimitrijev S., 2004: Electrical stressing effects in Power VDMOSFETs.
Proceedings 7 th International Seminar on Power Semiconductors (ISPS’2004), Prague,
September 2004, 109-114.
Stojadinovic N., 2004: Effects of electrical stressing in Power VDMOSFETs. Invited
paper, 1 st International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ICEEE
2004), Acapulco (Mexico), September 2004.
Djoric-Veljkovic S., Manic I., Davidovic V., Golubovic S., Stojadinovic N., 2004:
Burn-in stressing effects on post-irradiation annealing response of power VDMOSFETs.
Proceedings 24 th International Conference on Microelectronics (MIEL 2004), Niš, May
2004, 701-708.
Kouvatsos D., Davidovic V., Papaioannou G. J., Stojadinovic N., Michalas L.,
Exarchos M., Voutsas A.T., Goustouridis D., 2004: Effects of hot carrier and irradiation
stresses on advanced excimer laser annealed polycrystalline silicon thin film transistors.
Microelectronics Reliability, 44, 1631-1636.
Exarchos M., Kouvatsos D.N., Papaioannou G.J., Davidovic V., Stojadinovic N.,
Michalas L., Voutsas A.T., 2004: Characterization of advanced excimer laser crystallized
polysilicon thin film transistors. Proceedings 24 th International Conference on Microelectronics
(MIEL 2004), Niš, May 2004, 697-700.

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Project: INVESTIGATION OF PATHOLOGICAL-MORPHOLOGICAL LE-
SIONS OF CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED HEART DEFECTS
OF MYOCARDIUM (AND THEIR PULMONARY CIRCULATION),
MYOCARDIUM AND CORONARY BLOOD VESSELS
(Academician Vladimir Kanjuh)
With 25 multidisciplinary associates (from Serbia and abroad), 65 scientific
works (11 abroad) were published in 2004. The following problems were investigated:
congenital anomalies – of coronary arteries, Eisenmenger syndrome and
coarctation of aorta; syndromes in pulmonary thrombotic embolism coexistent
with patent foramen ovale: Elliott–Beamish and our original new syndrome – ”The
syndrome of simultaneous thrombotic embolism in pulmonary and systemic circulation
from thrombotic embolus fixed in patent foramen ovale” (Tucaković, Kanjuh,
Najdanović, Brzev); ventricular myocardium as open myocardial band between
pulmonary artery and aorta (according to the concept of F. Torrent-Guasp); morphology
and epidemiology of athero-thrombosis of coronary arteries and their
association with diabetes and ”Seven countries study”; Cercopithecus monkey as
experimental model for atherosclerosis; Resveratrol from red wine and endothelial
function; aorto–coronary venous and arterial bypass grafts; aortic aneurysms; endo
– myocardial and pericardial heart biopsies; the decline of autopsy rate and unconfirmed
clinical diagnoses.
Kočica M. J., Vraneš M. R., Djukić P. L., Mikić A. Dj., Velinović M. M., Havelka
M., Kanjuh V., 2004: Giant pseudoaneurysm from Vieussens’ arterial ring. Annales
Thoracic Surgery, 78, 1833-1836.
Kanjuh V., Lalić N.M., Ostojić M., Lalić K., Beleslin B., Kanjuh S., Jotić A., 2004:
Coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes: Correlation between morphological changes and
metabolic risk factors. Abstract WO9. 229. 74 th Congress European Atherosclerosis Society,
17–20 April, 2004, Seville, Spain. Atherosclerosis, 5 (1), Supplement, 53.
Bukarica L.G., Novaković A., Stojnić N., Kanjuh V., Heinle H., 2004: The mechanism
of endothelium independent vasorelaxation induced by wine polyphenol resveratrol.
Abstract WO1. 27. 74 th Congress European Atherosclerosis Society, 17–20 April, 2004,
Seville, Spain. Atherosclerosis, 5 (1), Supplement, 6–7.
Lalić N.M., Ostojić M., Lalić K., Kanjuh V., Čolak E., Jotić A., Zamaklar M.,
2004: Lower antioxidant enzyme activity is associated with insulin resistance in patients
with coronary artery disease both in type 2 diabetes and in non diabetics. Abstract WO9.
231. 74 th Congress European Atherosclerosis Society, 17–20 April, 2004, Seville, Spain.
Atherosclerosis, 5 (1), Supplement, 54.
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Lalić K., Ostojić M., Lalić N.M., Kanjuh V., Zamaklar M., Jotić A., 2004: Insulin
resistance together with increased plasma insulin and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 levels
are strongly associated with recurrence of myocardial infarction in type 2 diabetics and in
nondiabetics. Abstract WO9. 232. 74 th Congress European Atherosclerosis Society, 17–20
April, 2004, Seville, Spain. Atherosclerosis, 5 (1), Supplement, 54.
Kočica M.J., Vraneš M.R., Djukić P.L., Kanjuh V., Jovanović T., Corno A.F.,
Torrent-Guasp F., 2004: Ventricular myocardial band – toward more physiological heart
failure surgery (Abstract.17). Book of Abstracts of the 8 th Annual Meeting of the Danubian
Forum for Cardiac Surgery, p. 31, 11-12 June 2004, Palić, Republic of Serbia.
Seferović P.M, Ristić A.D., Maksimović R., Simeunović D., Ostojić M., Tatić V.,
Seferović D., Kanjuh V., 2004: Improved diagnostic value of pericardial biopsy using percutaneous
flexible pericardioscopy. Abstracts of the 16 th Annual Meeting of the Mediterranean
Association of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, 26–29 September 2004, Bodrum,
Turkey. The Heart Surgery Forum, 7, Supplement, 2, B 131, P 242.
Seferović P.M., Ristić A.D., Simeunović D., Maksimović R., Ostojić M., Kanjuh
V., 2004: Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy – efficient treatment for recurrent neoplastic
pericardial effusion. Abstracts of the 16 th Annual Meeting of the Mediterranean Association
of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, 26–29 September 2004, Bodrum, Turkey. The
Heart Surgery Forum,7, Supplement, 2, B 132, P 245.
Seferović P.M., Maksimović R., Marinković J., Kocev N., Ristić A.D., Ostojić M.,
Kanjuh V., 2004: Endomyocardial biopsy safety assessment: confidence profile method vs.
meta analysis. Abstracts of the 16 th Annual Meeting of the Mediterranean Association
of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, 26–29 September 2004, Bodrum, Turkey. The Heart
Surgery Forum, 7, Supplement, 2, B 186, P 460.
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Project: PHYSICIANS – MEMBERS OF THE SASA
(Academician Vladimir Kanjuh)
The objective of the Project is to write individual bio-bibliographies of physicians
– member of SASA (131 physicians, including foreign and nonresident
members) in the context of time, environment, conditions and institutions in which
they worked and circle of their immediate associates.
In 2004 printing and reporting continued on papers about Rudolf Virchow
(1821–1902) – the most significant pathologist of XIX century; on SASA’s members:
Djordje Joannović – world pioneer of autoagression: Laza K. Lazarević – world’s
first gerontologist and author of ”Lazarević sign in sciatica”, not Lasègue sign because
Lazarević’s description was older; Vladan Djordjević – first Serbian surgeon;
Vladimir Kanjuh – winner of the awards for scientific work: ”Prof. Dr. Vojislav
K. Stojanović”, 2002, and ”Brothers Karić 2003”; and on also prominent physician
Gordana Tucaković (1935–2003).
Ostojić M., 2004: Čovek koji živi da bi radio i stvarao (A man who lives to work and
create). Obrazloženje predloga Žirija za naučni i istraživački rad da Nagradu ”Braća Karić”

za 2003.godinu dobije akademik Vladimir Kanjuh. U knj.: Nagrada Braća Karić (In book
Karic Brothers Award), 2003, Karić fondacija (Karic Foundation), Beograd, 121–128.
Marković D., 2004: Vladimir Kanjuh, akademik. Dobitnik Nagrade Braća Karić za
naučni i istraživački rad u 2003. godini (Vladimir Kanjuh, academician. The winner of the
Karic Brothers Award in 2003 in the field of science and research work). U knj.: Nagrada
Braća Karić (In book Karic Brothers Award), 2003, Karić fondacija (Karic Foundation),
Beograd, 98–101.
Marković D., 2004: Patolozi su ”lekari lekara” i ”lekari u senci” (Razgovor sa akademikom
Vladimirom Kanjuhom). Pathologist are ”doctors of the doctors” and ”doctors
in the shadow” (Interview with academician Vladimir Kanjuh). U knj.: Nagrada Braća
Karić (In book Karic Brothers Award), 2003, Karić fondacija (Karic Foundation), Beograd,
101–109.
Kanjuh V., 2004: Nauka je zamajac razvoja (Science is an impetus to progress).
Govor prilikom dobijanja Nagrade ”Braća Karić” za naučni i istraživački rad 2003. U knj.:
Nagrada Braća Karić (In book Karic Brothers Award), 2003, Karić fondacija (Karic
Foundation), Beograd, 128–132.
Kanjuh V., 2003: Obrazloženje predloga da Nagradu dobiju profesori Medicinskog
fakulteta u Beogradu Slobodan Marinković, Vaso Antunović i Milan Milisavljević. Srpski
i engleski tekst, 134-135. U knj.: Nagrada ”Braća Karić” 2002. 5 godina (In book The
”Karic Brothers” Award 2002. 5 years), Karić fondacija. Urednik (Editor in chief) J.
Mitrović Marić, Beograd.
Kanjuh V., 2004: Doprinos profesora dr Gordane Tucaković medicinskoj nauci i
edukaciji. U knj.: Život i rad prof. dr Gordane Tucaković (1935–2003), Institut za patologiju
Medicinskog fakulteta u Beogradu i Odbor za kardiovaskularnu patologiju SANU,
Beograd, 13–31.
Project: POPULATION GROWTH RATE OF SERBIA FROM MEDICAL
AND SOCIAL ASPECT AND HIV INFECTED WOMEN
(Academician Vojin Šulović)
On the foundation of many years of research it was concluded that there was
a global increase of inflammatory processes of genitalia of small pelvis, benign
tumors of uterus and ovary and malignant tumors of the body and cervix of uterus.
Premalignant changes on the cervix uterus were not detected in a sufficient extent,
which is the basis of preventive in gynecological oncology. Because of that there is
an increase in the mortality of women with gynecological diseases. There is also an
increase of spontaneous miscarriages and birth of malformed children.
The number of scheduled deliveries during last 12 years has decreased for 9.23
% despite the influx of more than one hundred thousand of refugees from various
parts of former Yugoslavia.
The number of caesarian cuts has significantly increased. Higher percentage
of pre and postnatal morbidities of mothers has been recorded.
One of the problems is insufficient equipment of gynecological and obstetrical
departments with most essential diagnostic devices needed in treatment, such as:
ultrasound equipment, cardiotocographs and incubators for the newborns.
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Project: ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL APPLICATION OF FROZEN
CADAVER BONE GRAFTS, VASCULARIZED BONE AUTOLOGOUS
GRAFTS, AND COMBINED GRAFTS IN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM
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Project: ELECTROSTIMULATION OF BONE GROWTH FOLLOWING
FRACTURES OF LONG BONES
(Academician Živojin Bumbaširević)
In 2004, the investigation was focused on the application of contemporary
surgical and microsurgical techniques in reconstructive management of injured
extremities. The analysis of the surgical techniques for replacement of large bone
and soft tissue defects was performed. It was shown that free microvascular grafts
are superior to other conventional techniques. For that purpose free microvascular
muscle, skin and bone coils were used. Also microneurovascular functional free
transplants were used, such as: latissimus dorsi and gracilis muscle slices, on which
beside revascularization reinervation was done for the purpose of functional activation
of the mentioned muscles on the second anatomic location.
In addition to microvascular grafting, the analysis of most beneficial methods
for management of complex injuries of the ankle and Achilles tendon was done. It
was shown that very early surgical management provides the best results, preventing
occurrence of early or late complications.
Lešić A., Bumbaširević M., 2004: Disorders of the Achilles tendon. Current Orthopaedics,
18 (1), 63-75.
Lešić A., Bumbaširević M., 2004: Ankle Fractures. Current Orthopaedics, 18
(3), 232-244.
Bumbaširević M., 2004: Treatment of lower extremity war wounds: Use of the
microsurgical technique and the bone transport. 2004 Annual Meeting of the American
Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Palm Springs, January 17-20, 2004, Abstracts,
200-201.
Project: ETIOPATHOGENESIS, INCIDENCE AND TREATMENT
OF VARIOUS FORMS OF GLOMERULOPATHIES
(Academician Sveto Suša)
Proinflammatory cytokines were determined in 42 patients suffering from various
forms of glomerulopathies in serum and urine, whose results indicate a significant
correlation with pathohistological findings in previously done kidney biopsies.
Also, electrophoresis curve of protein in urine was in correlation with previous
findings. The results of examination of antioxidant activity in chronic renal

insufficiency in patients of various renal diseases point out significance of correlation
with previous investigations.
The results of the applied recombined human erythroprotein in evaluation
of the progression of renal insufficiency and anemia point out that the early application
of erythroprotein showed tendencies of decreasing progression of renal
insufficiency.
Results from this research denied ideas that the application of recombined
erythroprotein increases the progression of renal insufficiency. This has made it
possible for numerous patients to undergo this therapy without consequences. In
this way, the quality of life is improved a lot.
Project: HEALTH CONDITION FOLLOW–UP
OF MEMBERS OF THE SASA
(Academician Sveto Suša)
In the course of 2004, the number of SASA members that were examined at
the Polyclinic of SASA has increased. Besides the regular and specialist check-ups,
some 80 members were vaccinated.
The written proposal for the acquisition of coagulation-meter and ultrasound
device that are very important in the work of Polyclinic was submitted in previous
years. The problem of transportation of patients to various x-rays scanning and other
complex examinations such as scanner and magnet resonance exists.
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 2004, investigations were focused on examination of convulsive activities
of imipenem broad-spectre antibiotics from the class of carbapenemic antibiotics
which are clinically applied. Imipenem is used intravenously in combination with
cilastatine (1:1), which is a dipeptidase enzyme inhibitor. Imipenem/cilastatine was
applied intrace-rebroventricularly in rats and its convulsive effect was examined. The
effect was studied of different dosage of imipenem/cilastatine on convulsion latency,
incidence, intensity, duration, lethality and time to lethal outcome. Behavioral
phases of convulsive response are correlated with specific changes in EEG. In all
experiments EEG records are analyzed visually and by means of spectral analysis.
Investigations were done of the effects of classical antipepileptic phenobarbitone and
phenitoine, competitive antagonist NMDA (N-methyl-D aspartate) APV [(+) – 2amino-5-phosphonovaleric
acid], uncompetitive NMDA antagonist of remacemide
APV [(+) – 2-amino-N-methyl-1,2 - diphenylethyl) acetamide monohydrochlori-
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de]. The effect was examined of application of intensive sound stimulation (100 +
3dB, 60s) after administering the minimum convulsive dose of imipenem and as
a result typical audiogenic convulsions occurred. The effect was studied of REM
sleep deprivation on spontaneous and audiogenic imipenem/cilastatine provoked
convulsions. Ontogenetic differences in susceptibility to metaphit (l-(l-(3-istothiocyanatophenyl)
cyclohesyl)-piperidive) induced audiogenic seizures were examined
in young developing (ages: 12, 18 and 25 days) and in adult (90 days old) Wistar
albino rats. Results suggest that young rats develop metaphit induced sound seizures
more rapidly, but adult rats have longer period of seizure susceptibility. Clinical
examination refers to manifestations of different forms of epilepsy and their relation
to sleeping, especially narcolepsy.
Živanović D., Stanojlović O., Šušić V., Stojanović J., 2004: The effects of phenytoin
and phenobarbital on seizures induced by imipenem/cilastatin in rats. Acta Neurol. Belg.,
104, 20-26.
Živanović D., Stanojlović O., Stojanović J., Šušić V., 2004: Induction of audiogenic
seizures in imipenem/cilastatin-treated rats. Epilepsy & Behaviour, 5, 151-158.
Živanović D., Stanojlović O., Šušić V., 2004: Effects of manipulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate
receptors on imipenem/cilastatin-induced seizures in rats. Indian Journal
Medical Research, 119, 79-85.
Stanojlović O., Živanović D., Mirković S., Mikhaleva I., 2004: Delta sleep-inducing
peptide and its tetrapeptide analogue alleviate severity of metaphit seizures. Pharmacol.
Biochem. Behav., 77, 227-234.
Živanović D., Stanojlović O., Šušić V., 2004: Metaphit-induced audiogenic seizures
in developing rats. 6 th European Congress on Epileptology, Vienna, Austria, 30 May-3
June 2004, Epilepsia, 45 (Suppl. 3), 106.
Stanojlović O., Mirković S., Živanović D., Šušić V., 2004: Metaphit-induced audiogenic
seizure and its inhibition by delta sleep-inducing peptide. 6 th European Congress on
Epileptology, Vienna, Austria, 30 May-3 June 2004, Epilepsia, 45 (Suppl. 3), 106-107.
Di Giannuario A., Živanović D., Pieretti S., 2004: Involvement of orphanin Fq/
Op4 receptor system on opioid-induced electroencephalographic hippocampal seizures. 6 th
European Congress on Epileptology, Vienna, Austria, 30 May - 3 June 2004, Epilepsia,
45 (Suppl. 3), 110-111.
Pieretti S., Živanović D., Di Giannuario A., 2004: The influence of formyl-
peptides on pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) induced seizures in mice. 6 th European Congress
on Epileptology, Vienna, Austria, 30 May-3 June 2004, Epilepsia, 45 (Suppl. 3), 117.
Mirković S., Stanojlović O., Živanović D., Šušić V., 2004: The effects of synthesized
analogues of sleep peptide on metaphit induced epilepsy. 12 th International Conference on
Second Messengers and Phosphoproteins, Montreal, Canada, August 3-7, 2004, Book
of Abstracts, 186.
Živanović D., Stanojlović O., Šušić V., 2004: Remacemide blocks metaphit-induced
audiogenic seizures in mice. 2. Kongres epileptologa Srbije i Crne Gore sa medjunarodnim
učešćem, Beograd, 28-31. oktobar 2004, Knjiga sažetaka, 83.
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Project: HIGH TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE AND NUCLEAR MEDICI-
NE: INSTRUMENTATION DEVELOPMENT,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CLINICAL METHODOLOGY
AND BASIC EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(Academician Vladimir Bošnjaković)
Theoretical development of the new original designs of universal imaging
instrumentation for nuclear medicine capable of doing planar, SPECT and PET
studies, was continued in 2004.
Two breakthroughs in the design of a gamma camera type of the detector
were done. First, besides of using the known sodium iodide - NaI(Tl), the double
and single layered crystal designs were made using the newly developed scintillation
crystal lantan bromide – LaBr 3 (Cr 3+ ), having some better physical properties than
NaI(Tl). Second, besides the detector using double layered scintillation crystal that
we have previously patented (US Patent) and named Layered Crystal General Purpose
Scintillation Camera - LGPSC, we designed the detector with a single layered
crystal using glass light guide that has a greater refraction index (RI) than a crystal
used. Thus, by increasing a solid angle of scintillation light distribution toward a
local PMT array, the design that we named Light Focusing General Purpose Scintillation
Camera - FGPSC improves performing characteristics of the instrument in
comparison with a conventional scintillation camera design.
At the SASA Symposium devoted to the 150th Anniversary of Michael Idvorski
Pupin, presented was the paper on Pupin’s achievements in x-ray science.
The work on other subtopics in the realization of the project in 2004 referred
mostly to clinical and methodological investigations by evaluating diagnostic significance
of nuclear medicine techniques. These investigations included problems of
nuclear cardiology, nuclear pulmology and nuclear hematology.
Todorović-Tirnanić M., Pavlović S., Obradović V., Elezović I., Marisavljević D.,
Miljić P., Milošević R., Bogdanović А., Bošnjaković V., 2004: Clinical significance of
optimal red cell mass and plasma volume estimation methods. Nuclear Medicine Review,
7 (1), 31-38.
Šobić-Šaranović D., Pavlović S., Kozarević N., Vasić N., Škodrić V., Bošnjaković
V., 2004: Evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function in mild pulmonary sacoidosis by
radionuclide ventriculography. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 31 (2), S312.
Černak I., Šobić-Šaranović D., Bošnjaković V.. Kanjuh V., Pavlović S., Vraneš
M., Davidović L., Lotina S., 2004: Acute hematological changes in dogs after heart irradiation
using a 90-Sr/90-Y sealed source. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 31
(2), S460.
Todorović-Tirnanić M., Obradović V., Suvajdžić N., Elezović L., Čolović M.,
Pavlović S., Starčević V., Bošnjaković V., 2004: Platelet production estimation in thrombocytopenic
patient: a non-invasive or invasive approach–Nuclear Medicine Communications,
4 (4), 422.
Bošnjaković V., 2003: Universal scintillation camera based on focusing of scintillation
light (In Serbian: Univerzalna scintilaciona kamera na bazi fokusiranja scintilacione
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svetlosti). Serbia and Montenegro Office for Intelectual Property, Patent pending 924/03,
21.11. 2003.
Bošnjaković V., 2004: A new light-focusing universal scintillation camera design.
European Radiology, 14 (2), 247.
Project: ENERGY METABOLISM UNDER NORMAL AND PATHOLOGI-
CAL CONDITIONS
(Academician Zoran Kovačević)
Investigation of specificity of energy metabolism in tumor cells and signal
transduction pathways in carcinogenesis. Protection of normal cells from
antineoplastics toxicity by natural antioxidants.
Bajin-Katić K., Stankov K., Kovačević Z., 2004: Changes of biochemical parameters
in rat intenstinal mucosa induced by methotrexate and effects of enteral administration of
qlutamine. Archive of Oncology, 12 (1), 35-38.
Bajin-Katić K., Stankov K., Kovačević Z., 2004: Enzymatic response to methotrexate
administration in different tissues and protective effects of glutamine on intestinal mucosa.
European Journal of Biochemistry, 271, 80, 29th Meeting of the FEBS, Warsaw.
Bajin-Katić K., Stankov K., Kovačević Z., Breberina M., 2004: Enzymatic activity
of AST, ALT and GLDH in colon carcinome samples. Jugoslav. Med. Biochem., 23
(Suppl. 3), 81.
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Project: IDENTIFICATION OF MYOCARD VIABILITY WITH
DYPIRIDAMOLE AND DOBUTAMINE
(Academician Miodrag Ostojić)
In 2004, the effect of applying oxygen under high pressure (in hyperbaric
chamber) in 74 patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with streptokinase
was analyzed. Half of them (37) were randomly assigned to treatment with
hyperbaric oxygen with streptokinase, while the other half was treated only by
streptokinase. In both of the groups patients underwent classical treatment. The
group that was treated using oxygen under high pressure (100% oxygen at 2 atm in
a hyperbaric chamber) showed smaller left ventricle volume at the end of the systole
and an increase of ejectional of the left ventricle compared to the group cured only
with streptokinase during three weeks of observation. This analysis points out that
the application of oxygen under high pressure saves one part of the myocard from
necrosis in the acute heart attack. Simultaneous analysis of the elasticity of the left
ventricle in the same patients has not shown additional positive effect on elasticity
in patients treated with combined therapy.
In the year of 2004, assessment of myocard viability in patients with anteroseptal
myocardial infarction was started, its evaluation by invasive (during the

catheterization and coronography) and noninvasive method (with echocardiographic
transthorakal Doppler) of coronary reserves of flow through the front descendent
artery, that irrigates anteroseptal area. Assesment of the coronary reserve flow
before and after intervention on the significantly narrowed front descendent artery
will confirm the increase of coronary reserve of the flow on various stimulators
(Adenozin, Dypiridamole, Papaverin) before intervention how good is the predictor
of existing intact microcirculation in the region of front descendent artery i.e.
vitality, i.e. recovery of miocardiac tissue during six months monitoring after stent
implantation or bypass operation. The assessment of the success rate of correction
stenosys on the front descendent artery will be checked in case of stent placements by
monitoring the increase of fraction reserve flow through narrowed blood vessels.
Vlahović A., Nešković A., Dekleva M., Putniković B., Popović Z., Otašević P.,
Ostojić M., 2004: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment does not affect left ventricular chamber
stiffness after myocardial infarction treated with thrombolysis. American Heart Journal,
148, 85.
Dekleva M., Nešković A., Vlahović A., Putniković B., Beleslin B., Ostojić M.,
2004: Adjunctive effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment after thrombolysis on left ventricular
function in patients with acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal,
148, e14.
Mrdović I., Jozić T., Ašanin M., Peruničić J., Ostojić M., 2004: Myocardial Reinfarction
in a Patient with Coronary Ectasia. Cardiology, 102, 32-34.
Hadžievski L., Bojović B., Vukčević V., Beličev P., Pavlović S., Vasiljević-Pokrajčić
Z., Ostojić M., 2004: A novel mobile transtelephonic system with synthesized 12-lead ECG.
Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions, 8, 428-438.
Popović D., Mazić S., Djordjević Dikić A., Dekleva Manojlović M., Stojiljković S.,
Ostojić M., Dikić N., Maličević S., Velkovski S., Mitrović D., 2004: Echocardiographic
cardiac measurements in male elite basketball players of national level. Vlaams Tijdschrift
voor Sportgeneeskunde Et, 98, 17-22.
Popović D., Mazić S., Djordjević Dikić A., Dekleva Manojlović M., Stojiljković
S., Ostojić M., Dikić N., Nešić D., Maličević S., Velkovski S., Mitrović D., 2004: Cardiac
function in elite male basketball players of national level. Vlaams Tijdschrift voor
Sportgeneeskunde Et, 98, 23-26.
Ostojić M., 2004: Stress echo in percutaneous coronary interventions era. Cardiology
International, 5, 99-100.
Nedeljković I., Ostojić M., Beleslin B., Djordjević Dikić A., Nedeljković M.,
Milić N., Stepanović J., Stojković S., 2004: Does global myocardial jeopardy score predict
amount of exercise induced left ventricular dysfunction? The Heart Surgery Forum, Vol.
7, Suppl. 2, B15.
Nedeljković M., Ostojić M., Beleslin B., Lalić N., Milić N., Lalić K., Nedeljković
I., Stojković S., 2004: Relation between angiographic changes provoked by ergonovine and
insulin sensitivity. The Heart Surgery Forum, Vol. 7, Suppl. 2, B20.
Nedeljković I., Ostojić M., Beleslin B., Milić N., Djordjević Dikić A., Nedeljković
M., Stepanović J., Petrašinović Z., 2004: Prediction of future cardiac events by myocardial
jeopardy score. The Heart Surgery Forum, Vol. 7, Suppl. 2, B89.
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Vukčević V, Ostojić M., Stepanović J., Djordjević Dikić A., Nedeljković M., Beleslin
B., Giga V., Stojković S., 2004: The safety of exercise stress-echocardiographic test after
drug eluting stent implantation. The Heart Surgery Forum, Vol. 7, Suppl. 2, B108.
Djordjević Dikić A., Ostojić M., Beleslin B.., Stepanović J., Nedeljković I., Giga
V., Nedeljković M., Stojković S., Petrašinović Z., Šaponjski J., Orlić D., 2004: Prognostic
value of myocardial viability and ischaemia in patients with left ventricular dysfunction late
after acute myocardial infarction: The echocardiography study. The Heart Surgery Forum,
Vol. 7, Suppl. 2, B124.
Seferović P.., Ristić A., Maksimović R., Simeunović D., Ostojić M., Tatić V.,
Seferović D., Kanjuh V., 2004: Improved diagnostic value of pericardial biopsy using percutaneous
flexible pericardioscopy. The Heart Surgery Forum, Vol. 7, Suppl. 2, B131.
Seferović P., Ristić A., Simeunović D., Maksimović R., Ostojić M., Kanjuh V.,
2004: Percutaneous ballon pericardiotomy-efficient treatment for recurrent neoplastic pericardial
effusion. The Heart Surgery Forum, Vol. 7, Suppl. 2, B132.
Nedeljković M., Ostojić M., Beleslin B., Babić R., Nedeljković I., Milić N., Vukčević
V., Mitrović P., 2004: Head to head angiographic correlation of coronary artery changes
to ergonovine and acetycholine in patients with nonsignificant coronary artery stenosis. The
Heart Surgery Forum, Vol. 7, Suppl. 2, B138.
Stojković S., Ostojić M., Dikić Djordjević A., Beleslin B., Stepanović J., Nedeljković
M., Giga V.., Nedeljković I., Stanković G., Orlić D., Vukčević V., Petrašinović Z., 2004:
Flow mediated vasodilation as a predictor of coronary artery disease in patients with LBBB.
The Heart Surgery Forum, Vol. 7, Suppl. 2, B154.
Seferović P., Maksimović R., Marinković J., Ristić A.D., Ostojić M., Kanjuh V.,
2004: Endomyocardial biopsy safety assessment: Confidence profile method vs. meta analysis.
The Heart Surgery Forum, Vol. 7, Suppl. 2, B186.
Djordjević Dikić A., Ostojić M., Beleslin B., Nedeljković I., Stepanović J., Giga
V., Nedeljković M., Stojković S., Petrašinović Z., Arandjelović A., Orlić D., Šaponjski J.,
2004: Detection of jeopardized and viable myocardium in chronic ischaemic left ventricular
dysfunction: exercise and vasodilator echocardiography study. The Heart Surgery Forum,
Vol. 7, Suppl. 2, B192.
Petrašinović Z., Ostojić M., Beleslin B., Pavlović S., Šobić Šaranović D., Djordjević
Dikić A., Stepanović J., Nedeljković M., Stojković S., Orlić D., Šaponjski J., Obradović
V., 2004: Prognostic value of myocardial viability recognized by 201-Thallium spect study
in patients with previous myocardial infarction and mild to moderate myocardial dysfunction.
The Heart Surgery Forum, Vol. 7, Suppl. 2, B192.
Stepanović J., Ostojić M., Lečić Toševski D., Vuković O., Djordjević Dikić A.,
Beleslin B., Nedeljković M., Giga V., Nedeljković T., Vukčević V., 2004: Mental stress
facilitates development of myocardial ischemia during exercise stress test. European Journal
of Echocardiography, 5, Suppl. 1, S21.
Nedeljković I.., Ostojić M., Beleslin B., Djordjević Dikić A., Stepanović J., Stojković
S., Nedeljković M., Stanković G., Petrašinović Z., Giga V., 2004: Dose Athens QRS score
contain more prognostic information about coronary artery disease severity than classical
ST segment depression: stress echocardiography study. European Journal of Echocardiography,
5, Suppl. 1, S25.
Nedeljković I., Ostojić M., Beleslin B., Djordjević Dikić A., Nedeljković M.,
Stojković S., Milić N., Stepanović J., Stanković G., Vukčević V., 2004: Myocardial jeopardy
score as new predictor of myocardial ischemia in patients with previous myocardial
infarction. European Journal of Echocardiography, 5, Suppl. 1, S26.
Giga V., Ostojić M., Vujisic Tešić B., Beleslin B., Djordjević Dikić A., Stepanović
J., Nedeljković I., Nedeljković M., 2004: Determinants of exercise induced changes in
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mitral regurgitation in patients with prioranterior myocardial infarction and left ventricular
dysfunction. European Journal of Echocardiography, 5, Suppl. 1, S44.
Stojković S., Ostojić M., Djordjević Dikić A., Beleslin B., Nedeljković M., Giga V.,
Nedeljković I., 2004: Prediction of coronary artery disease by flow mediated vasodilation in
patints with LBBB. European Journal of Echocardiography, 5, Suppl. 1, S74.
Lalić N.M, Ostojić M., Lalić K., Kanjuh V., Čolak E., Jotić A., Zamaklar M.,
2004: Lower antioxidant enzyme activity is associated with insulin resistance in patients
with coronary artery disease both in type 2 diabetes and in nondiabetics. Atherosclerosis,
5 (l), Suppl. 54.
Kanjuh V., Lalić N.M., Ostojić M., Lalić K., Beleslin B., Kanjuh S., Jotić A., 2004:
Coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes: correlation between morphological changes and
metabolic risk factors. Atherosclerosis, 5 (l), Suppl. 53.
Lalić K, Ostojić M., Lalić N.M., Kanjuh V., Zamaklar M., Jotić A., Rajković N.,
2004: Insulin resistance together with increased plasma insulin and plasminogen activator
inhibitor 1 levels are strongly associated with recurrence of myocardial infarction in type 2
diabetics and in nondiabetics. Atherosclerosis, 5 (l), Suppl. 54.
Lalić N.M., Ostojić M., Lalić K., Zamaklar M., Jotić A., Ilić M.N., Rajković N.,
Lukić Lj., Miličić T., 2004: Severity of arterial stenotic changes in type 2 diabetes patients
with coronary artery disease: a significant correlation witb decreased insulin sensitivity and
higher plasma insulin and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 levels but not with lipid impairments.
Diabetologia, 47 (Suppl. 1), A75.
Lalić K., Ostojić M., Lalić N.M., Zamaklar M., Jotić A., Rajković N., Lukić Lj.,
Miličić T., 2004: Relationship between decreased insulin sensitivity and cholesterol metabolism
impairments in type 2 diabetics and nondiabetic subjects with angiographically verified
coronary artery disease. Diabetologia, 47 (Suppl. 1), A419.
Project: BIOCHEMICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL CELL FEATURES
AT THE ONSET OF PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH (APOPTOSIS)
(Corresponding Member Bogdan Djuričić)
In year 2004 research was focused on further development of methods for
quantifying of the number of apoptotic cells in early stages of apoptosis mainly by
using flow cytometry and application of the proper fluorescent dyes, markers of
changes at the cell membrane and/or genomic DNA.
Neuronal cell culture was also established, and biochemical changes in cells
isolated from the blood of patients with non-Hodgkins lymphomas were studied.
Scientific cooperation has been established with universities in Heidelberg
and Hamburg, resulting in two publications by the collaborators at the project in
top scientific journals - Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Jurišić V., Bumbaširević V., Konjević G., Djuričić B., Spužić I., 2004: TNF-a induces
changes in LDH isotype profile following triggering of apoptosis in PBL of non-Hodgkin’s
lymphomas. Annals of Hematology, 83, 84-91.
Jurišić V., Bumbaširević V., Konjević G., Djuričić B., Spužić I., 2004: TNF-alpha
induced changes in LDH activity following apoptosis in PBL of NHL patients. Clinical and
Investigative Medicine, 27 (4), 182.
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Jurišić V., Bumbaširević V., Konjević G., Djuričić B., Spužić I., 2004: TNF-alpha
effects on apoptosis induction and intracellular metabolic changes on PBL of NHL patients.
Cell Prolif, 37, 125.
Jurišić V., Bumbaširević V., Djuričić B., Konjević G., 2004: TNF-alpha induced
more changes in LDH isotype profile than rate of apoptosis in PBL of NHL patients. Ann
Oncol., 15 (suppl. 3), iii22.
Rustom A., Saffrich R., Marković I., Walther P., Gerdes H.H., 2004: Nanotubular
highways for intercellular organelle transport. Science, 2004 Feb 13, 303 (5660), 1007-
1010.
Rajković M., Middendorff R., Wetzel M.G., Frković D., Damerow S., Seitz H.J.,
Weitzel J.M., 2004: Germ cell nuclear factor relieves cAMP-response element modulator
tau-mediated activation of the testis-specific promoter of human mitochondrial glycerol-
3-phosphate dehydrogenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004 Dec 10, 279 (50),
52493-9.
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Project: INVESTIGATION OF GENETIC BASIS OF DEGENERATIVE
DISEASES OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
(Corresponding Member Vladimir S. Kostić)
In the course of 2004, activities were focused at research of the genetic basis
of parkinsonism and dystonia. Eleven pertinent papers were published in extenso
in prestigious international journals. The papers relating to the project topic were
presented at 6 international and 3 domestic meetings (published as extracts and not
cited in this report). In the course of 2004, three Master’s theses and one doctoral
thesis were defended all within the scope of the project.
The project team collaborated with research groups in Italy, Germany, Russia
and USA.
Kostić V.S., 2004: Dystonia and other dyskinesias in Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism.
In: Battistin L. (Edit.), 7 th Congress of the European Society for Clinical
Neuropharmacology. Medimond, Bologna, 73-78.
Svetel M., Ivanović N., Marinković J., Jović J., Dragašević N., Kostić V.S., 2004:
Characteristics of dystonic movements in primary and symptomatic dystonias. J Neurol
Neurosurg Psychiatry, 75, 329-330.
Kabakci K., Hedrich K., Leung J.C., Miiterer M., Vieregge P., Lencer Rastvorljivi,
Hagenah J., Garrels J., Witt K., Klostermann F., Svetel M., Friedman J., Kostić V., Bressman
S.B., Breakfield X.O., Ozelius L.J., Pramstaller P.P., Klein C., 2004: Mutations in
DYT1: extension of the phenotypic and mutational spectrum. Neurology, 62, 395-400.
Alendar A., Čuljković B., Savić D., Djarmati A., Keckarević M, Ristić A.,
Dragašević N., Kostić V., Romac S., 2004: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 in the Yugoslav
population. Acta Neurol Scand, 109, 185-187.
Djarmati A., Hedrich K., Svetel M., Schafer N., Jurić V, Vukosavić S., Hering
Rastvorljivi, Reiss O., Romac S., Klein C., Kostić V.S., 2004: Detection of Parkin (PARK2)
and DJ1 (PARK7) mutations in early-inset Parkinson’s disease: Parkin mutation frequency
depends on ethnic origin of patients. Hum Mutat., 23, 525.

Schule B., Kock N., Svetel M., Dragašević N., Hedrich K., de Carvalho Aguiar P.,
Liu L., Kabakci K., Garrels J., Meyer E-M., Berisavac I., Schwinger E., Kramer P.L.,
Ozelius L.J., Klein C., Kostić V.S., 2004: Genetic heterogeneity in ten families with myoclonic-dystonia.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 75,1181-1185.
Stefanova E., Pekmezović T., Nalić D., Kostić V.S., 2004: The diagnosis of dementia
is unspecified – report of a pilot survey of dementia in Belgrade. Gerontology, 50,
260-261.
Ristić A.J., Svetel M., Dragašević N., Žarković M., Koprivšek K., Kostić V.S.,
2004: Bilateral chorea-ballism associated with hyperthyroidism. Movement Disorders, 19,
982-983.
Vlajinac H.D., Džoljić E.D., Šipetić S.B., Kostić V.S., 2004: Hereditary patterns
of Belgrade university female students with migraine and nonmigraine primary headache.
Journal of Neurology, 251, 973-976.
Popović V., Svetel M., Djurović M., Petrović S., Doknić M., Pekić S., Miljić
D., Milić N., Glodić J., Dieguez C., Casanueva F.F., Kostić V., 2004: Circulating and
cerebrospinal fluid ghrelin and leptin: potential role in altered body weight in Huntington′s
disease. European Journal of Endocrinology, 151, 451-455.
Pekmezović T., Svetel M., Ristić A., Raičević R., Ivanović N., Smiljković T., Kostić
V.S., 2004: Incidence of vascular hemiballism in the population of Belgrade. Movement
Disorders, 19, 451-455.
Heidrich K., Schafer N., Hering R., Hagenah J., Lanthaler A.J., Schwinger E.,
Kramer P.L., Ozelius L.J., Bressman S.B., Abbruzzese G., Martinelli P., Kostić V.S.,
Pramstaller P.P., Vieregge P., Riess O., Klein C., 2004: The R98Q variation in DJ-1 represents
a rare polymorphism. Annals of Neurology, 55, 145 [Letter].
Project: INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF CYTOSKELETAL
PROTEINS IN THE PROCESS OF APOPTOSIS
(PROGRAMMED
CELL DEATH)
(Corresponding Member Vladimir Bumbaširević)
In 2004, the investigations of the molecular mechanisms leading to apoptosis
induction by microtubule disassembly in isolated thymocytes in vitro were continued.
In addition, the effects of TNF induced apoptosis in peripheral blood lymphocytes
in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma were studied. In particular, metabolic
changes, including LDH activity was analyzed.
Jurišić V., Bumbaširević V., Konjević G., Djuričić B., Spužić I., 2004: TNF-a
induces changes in LDH isotype profile following triggering of apoptosis in PBL
of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. Annals of Hematology, 83, 84-91.
Jurišić V., Bumbaširević V., Konjević G., Djuričić B., Spužić I., 2004: TNF-alpha
induced changes in LDH activity following apoptosis in PBL of NHL. Clinical and Investigative
Medicine, 27 (4),182.
Jurišić V., Bumbaširević V., Konjević G., Djuričić B., Spužić I., 2004: TNF-alpha
effects on apoptosis induction and intracellular metabolic changes on PBL of NHL patients.
Cell Prolif, 37, 125.
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Jurišić V., Bumbaširević V., Djuričić B., Konjević G., 2004: TNF-alpha induced
more changes in LDH isotype profile than rate of apoptosis in PBL of NHL patients. Annales
of Oncology, 15 (suppl. 3), iii22.
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Project: IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF DENDRITIC CELLS
IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
(Corresponding Member Miodrag Čolić)
In 2004, research of phenotypic and functional characteristics of inflammatory
dendritic cells has been conducted on animal models of wound healing and
autoimmune myocarditis. The modulatory effect of monoclonal antibodies on the
differentiation and function of rat thymic and splenic dendritic cells and the role of
complement - regulatory proteins in the modulation of accessory functions of these
cells were investigated.
In the field of standardization of methods for obtaining human dendritic cells
from peripheral blood monocytes, different procedures of induction of dendritic
cell maturation have been compared using lipopolysaccharide, a cocktail of proinflammatory
cytokines and nucleoside analogues. In this in vitro model, the modulatory
effects of aspirin, its new analogues (nitro-aspirins) and interleukin-17 on
the differentiation, maturation and allostimulatory capacity of dendritic cells have
also been investigated.
A significant part of the project referred to the study of the capability of peritoneal
macrophages of patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis to differentiate into
dendritic cells. The phenotypic and functional properties of these cells, as well as
the differences compared to monocyte-derived dendritic cells of the same patients,
have been studied in detail.
In cooperation with the Faculty of Stomatology of Belgrade, extensive studies
of the phenotypic characteristics of dendritic cells and other antigen-presenting cells
isolated from human periodontal granulomatous lesions have been initiated, with
the use of immunocytochemical methods and flow cytoflurometry.
Antić-Stanković J., Vučević D., Majstorović I., Vasilijić S., Čolić M., 2004: The
role of rat Crry, a complement regulatory protein, in proliferation of thymocytes. Life Sci.,
75 (25), 3053-3062.
Čolić M., Mojsilović S., Pavlović B., Vučićević D., Majstorović I., Bufan B., Stojić
Vukanić Z., Vasilijić S., Vučević D., Gašić S., Balint B., 2004: Comparison of two different
protocols for the induction of maturation of human dendritic cells in vitro. Vojnosanitetski
pregled, 61 (5), 471-478.
Gašić S., Vučević D., Popović P., Vasilijić S., Čolić M., 2004: R-MC 46 monoclonal
antibody stimulates adhesion and phagocytosis by rat macrophages. Vojnosanitetski
pregled, 61 (6), 581-588.
Mikić D., Ćućuz M., Vasilijić S., Djokić M., Čolić M., 2004: Relationship between
plasma levels of ET-1, MMP-9, sFas, TNFα and IL-8 and clinical characteristics of septic
patients. 6th World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis -Pathophy-

siology, Immune Consequences and Therapy, Faist E. (edit.), Medimond International
Proceedings, 95-98.
Popović J., Savić D., Vučević D., Pavlović V., Vasilijić S., Gašić S., Majstorović
I., Čolić M., 2004: Phenotypic and functional characteristics of rat inflammatory dendritic
cells. 6th World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis - Pathophysiology,
Immune Consequences and Therapy, Faist E. (edit.), Medimond International
Proceedings, 121-125.
Mojsilović S., Bufan B., Vasilijić S., Majstorović I., Čolić M., 2004: Generation of
maturationally and functionally different populations of human dendritic cells from monocytes
in vitro for potential targeting with biocompatible microspheres. Chemical Industry,
Supplement, Vol. 58 (6a), 85-87.
Vasilijić S., Maksić Dj., Majstorović I., Bufan B., Mojsilović S., Vučević D.,
Vučićević D., Vasilev S., Savić D., Čolić M., 2004: Peritoneal dendritic cells as a possible
target for immunotherapy. Chemical Industry, Supplement, Vol. 58 (6a), 82-84.
Mikić D., Ćućuz M., Vasilijć S., Djokić M., Čolić M., 2004: Relationship between
plasma levels of ET-1, MMP-9, sFas, TNFα and IL-8 and clinical characteristics of septic
patients. 6th World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis - Pathophysiology,
Immune Consequences and Therapy in conjunction with the 5 th International
Congress on Shock. Munich, Germany, March 2-6, 2004, Shock 2004, Supplement, Vol.
21, 105.
Popović J., Savić D., Vučević D., Pavlović V., Vasilijić S., Gašić S., Majstorović I.,
Čolić M., 2004: Phenotypic and functional characteristics of rat inflammatory dendritic cells.
6th World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis - Pathophysiology,
Immune Consequences and Therapy in conjunction with the 5 th International Congress on
Shock. Munich, Germany, March 2-6, 2004, Shock 2004, Supplement Vol. 21, 18.
Čolić M., Maksić Dj., Vasilijić S., Majstorović I., Mojsilović S., Bufan B., 2004:
Impaired differentiation of peritoneal macrophages into dendritic cells in vitro in patients
on prolonged peritoneal dialysis. XLI ERA-EDTA Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, May 15-
18, 2004.
Čolić M., Vasilijić S., Majstorović I., Vasilev S., Bufan B., Vučević D., Maksić Dj.,
2004: Comparison of capability of peritoneal macrophages and monocytes from patients on
peritoneal dialysis to differentiate into dendritic cells in vitro. 12 th International Congress of
Immunology and 4 th Annual Conference of FOCIS, July 18-23, 2004, Montreal, Canada.
Clinical and Investigative Medicine 2004, Vol. 27 (4), 91d.
Lukić A., Čolić M., Vasilijić S., Majstorović I., Vučićević D., Bufan S., Gazivoda
D., Danilović V., Petrović R., 2004: Characterization of antigen presenting cells from human
periapical dental granulomas by flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry. 12 th International
Congress of Immunology and 4 th Annual Conference of FOCIS, July 18-23, 2004,
Montreal, Canada. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 2004, Vol. 27 (4), 92d.
Gašić S., Vučević D., Popović P., Vasilijić S., Čolić M., 2004: An agonistic
monoclonal antibody, R-MC 46, modulates functions of rat granulocytes in vitro. 12 th International
Congress of Immunology and 4 th Annual Conference of FOCIS, July 18-23,
2004, Montreal, Canada. Clinical and Investigative Medicine 2004, Vol. 27 (4), 27d.
Vasilijić S., Savić D., Vasilev S., Vučević D., Gašić S., Majstorović M., Čolić M.,
2004: Rat inflammatory dendritic cells acquire tolerogenic characteristics during chronic
inflammation. 4 th Balkan Congress of Immunology, 5-8 September 2004, Istanbul, Turkey.
Turkish Journal of Immunology, Supplement, Vol. 9 (2), 85.
Vasilev S., Majstorović M., Gašić S., Vučević D., Vasilijić S., Čupić V., Čolić M.,
2004: The effect of aspirin and two nitro-aspirins on apoptosis of rat neutrophil granulocytes
in vitro. 4 th Balkan Congress of Immunology, 5-8 September 2004, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Turkish Journal of Immunology, Supplement, Vol. 9 (2), 123.
Čolić M., Vasilijić S., Majstorović M., Bufan B., Vučević D., Janković S., Maksić
Dj., 2004: Differentiation of peritoneal macrophages and monocytes into dendritic cells
in vitro from patients in the early stage of peritoneal dialysis. 4 th Balkan Congress of
Immunology, 5-8 September 2004, Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Immunology,
Supplement, Vol. 9 (2), 111.
Majstorović M., Vučević D., Vasilijić S., Čolić M., 2004: R-MC 17 monoclonal
antibody inhibits in vitro proliferation of rat thymocytes induced by thymic dendritic cells.
4 th Balkan Congress of Immunology, 5-8 September 2004, Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish
Journal of Immunology, Supplement, Vol. 9 (2), 109.
Vučević D., Vučićević D., Vasilijić S., Gašić S., Majstorović I., Čolić M., 2004:
A rat thymic nurse cell line mediates the expansion of thymocytes with suppressive activity
in vitro. 4 th Balkan Congress of Immunology, 5-8 September 2004, Istanbul, Turkey.
Turkish Journal of Immunology, Supplement, Vol. 9 (2), 99-100.
Bufan B., Mojsilović S., Majstorović I., Vučević D., Vučićević D., Vasilijić S,.
Vasilev S., Čolić M., 2004: Effects of aspirin and nitric oxide (NO)-releasing aspirins
on differentiation and maturation of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells. 4 th Balkan
Congress of Immunology, 5-8 September 2004, Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish Journal of
Immunology, Supplement, Vol. 9 (2), 110.
Mojsilović S., Bufan B., Majstorović I., Pavlović B., Vučević D., Vućićević D.,
Jovičić G., Bugarski D., Milenković P., Čolić M., 2004: IL-17 Modulates differentiation
and maturation of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells in vitro. 4 th Balkan Congress of
Immunology, 5-8 September 2004, Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Immunology,
Supplement, Vol. 9 (2), 116.
Čolić M., Vasilijić S., Majstorović I., Bufan B., Vučević D., Janković S., Maksić
Dj., 2004: Phenotypic and functional characterization of dendritic cells generated in vitro
from peritoneal macrophages and monocytes of patients on peritoneal dialysis. 8th International
Symposium on Dendritic Cells, 17-21 October 2004, Brugge, Belgium. Programme
and Abstracts, 79.
Vasilijić S., Savić D., Vasilev S., Vučević D., Gašić G., Majstorović I., Čolić M.,
2004: Rat dendritic cells progressively acquire tolerogenic properties at inflammatory site.
8th International Symposium on Dendritic Cells, 17-21 October 2004, Brugge, Belgium.
Programme and Abstracts, 78.
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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 2004 the research was focused on the introduction of techniques of PC-1
and K121Q polymorphism by PCR, in the study of molecular mechanisms of insulin
resistance and its role in the development of diabetic nephropathy, coronary artery
disease and cerebrovascular disease. This was a DNA polymorphism in exon 4 that
causes an aminoacid change from lysine to glutamine at codon 121 (K121Q). Human
studies have demonstrated that Sicilian, Finns and Swedes carriers of the Q variant

had lower insulin sensitivity than noncarriers. In our study K121Q polymorphism was
demonstrated in 16% of the control population, however, in 26.3% (all heterozygotes)
of the diabetics. In a group of obese diabetics (BMI>30) K121Q polymorphism was
found in 42.1 % of examines (26.1% heterozygotes, 16% homozygotes).
Antić S.S., Stefanović V., Milojković М., et al., 2004: Lymphocyte PC-1 activity
in obese type 2 diabetics treated with metformin and sulfonylurea agents. International
Journal of Obesity, 28, Suppl. 1, S152.
Stefanović V., Antić S., 2004: Plasma cell membrane glycoprotein 1 (PC-1): a
marker of insulin resistance in obesity, uremia and diabetes mellitus. Clinical Laboratory,
50, 271-278.
Stefanović V., Milojković M., 2004: Treatment of dyslipidemia in chronic kidney
disease. International Journal of Artifical Organs, 27, 821-827.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN
REPRODUCTION BIOLOGY
(Academician Vojin Šulović)
On 24 June 2004, in SASA, together with the Gynecological Obstetrical Section
of the Serbian Physicians Society and the Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases
from Sremska Mitrovica, the Committee organized a scientific meeting: Medicine
and Quality of Life – Reproductive Health in Serbia 1989-2001.
Šulović V., Jakovljević Dj. (Editors): 2004: Medicine and Quality of Life (in Serbian:
Medicina i kvalitet života). SASA, Belgrade, 171 p.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON AIDS
(Academician Vojin Šulović)
In 2004, the Committee in cooperation with the Youth Association Against
AIDS – JAZAS organized two scientific meetings.
The first scientific meeting: Medical and Social Aspects of HIV Infection
and AIDS was held on 23 April 2004. Ten of the papers were printed in a special
book.
The second scientific meeting Woman and the HIV Infection with international
participants was held on 2 December 2004. Research workers from Holland
and USA have participated. All the papers are to be printed in a special book, edited
by V. Šulović and D. Ilić.
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COMMITTEE ON KIDNEY DISEASES
(Academician Sveto Suša)
In 2004, the Committee was expanded by five new members. In the course
of last year, most of the time was devoted to the organization of research work,
especially to that in Southeast Serbia.
The Committee on kidney diseases in the past year also worked and tried to
provide successful examination and treatment of SASA members. Special attention
was given to the improvement in the organization of the SASA’s Polyclinic Specialist
Service not only from the aspect of treatment but also in the early discovery of
various illnesses especially malignant diseases such as prostate cancer. Most of the
SASA members were vaccinated in order to prevent the spreading of influenza. On
some members of SASA besides the standard laboratory analyses, PSA (Prostate
Specific Antigen) test was done in order to discover early symptoms of malignant
prostate tumor, in the next year the rest of the SASA members will also have this
analysis taken.
An attempt was made in improving the level of examination and treatment of
SASA members and in fulfilling this aim among other things a card catalogue was
formed; this also has to be done with other members that still have not got one.
Members of the Committee contributed their reports and have participated at
numerous scientific meetings in the country as well as abroad.
COMMITTEE ON SURVEY OF THE DEVELOPMENT
OF MEDICAL SCIENCES IN SERBIA
(Academician Vladimir Kanjuh)
The survey in 2004 was on the matter of: application of Bologna Declaration
in our University Medical School in Belgrade; collaboration of SASA with the
universities of Niš and Kragujevac as well as Department of Medical Sciences of
SASA with Serbian Medical Society and its Academy of Medical Sciences; helping
the Acta biologiae et medicinae experimentalis, published in English in Kosovska
Mitrovica (K and M); analysis of the drastic reduction of the number of performed
clinical autopsies, despite positive legislature; the list of the winners of awards for
medicine in 2004 and the national campaign against smoking. Taking into consideration
of our medical tradition, papers were published on eminent Serbian and
foreign physicians: Aleksandar Dj. Kostić, Gojko Nikoliš, Vladan Djordjević, Jovan
Jovanović Zmaj, Laza K.Lazarević, Djordje Joannović, Jovan D. Ristić, Mihajlo
Pupin, Niko Miljanić and Rudolf Virchow.

COMMITTEE ON CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY
(Academician Vladimir Kanjuh)
Under auspices of the Committee (27 members), the following projects were
worked on:
1. Preventive prospective study of cardiovascular diseases in seven countries
of the world (S. Nedeljković, M. Ostojić and associates).
2. Yugoslav study of precursors of atherosclerosis in children (S. Nedeljković,
S. Simeunović, M. Vukotić, V. Kanjuh and associates).
The following scientific conferences were held by the Committee as the
(co)organizer:
1. Seven countries study in Serbia 1962-2004 – Srećko I. Nedeljković
principal investigator. Coorganizers: Atherosclerosis Society of SCG and Section
on Cardiology of SMS. Belgrade, SASA, March 4, 2004.
2. Endorsement Conference. European Society of Cardiology guidelines
on diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases. Coorganizer: Society of
Cardiology of SCG. Belgrade, SASA, May 21,2004.
3. 8 th Annual Meeting of the Danubian Forum for Cardiac Surgery.
Coorganizers: Academy of Medical Sciences of SMS and Serbian Society for Cardiovascular
Surgery. June 11-12, 2004, Palić, Serbia.
4. VII Congress of Internal Medicine of SCG with international participation.
Coorganizers: Society of Internal Medicine of SCG and Society of Cardiology
of SCG. Igalo, Montenegro, June 23–27, 2004.
5. Memorial Meeting : Prof. Dr. Gordana Tucaković (1935 – 2003) and
her work in the field of cardiac pathology. Coorganizer: Institute of Pathology.
Belgrade, University School of Medicine, June 28, 2004.
6. Second Congress of Atherosclerosis Society of SCG with international
participation. Coorganizer: Atherosclerosis Society of SCG. Belgrade, SASA,
December 12–15, 2004.
7. Heart attack and stroke as a consequence of atherosclerosis: How to
prevent? 12 lectures delivered in the Gallery of Science and Technology of SASA,
from March 14 to June 30, 2004.
COMMITTEE ON IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGOLOGY
(Corresponding Member Miodrag Čolić)
The most significant activity of the Committee in 2004 was the organization of
an international symposium and educational course entitled Molecular and Cellular
Interactions in Chronic Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases. This meeting took
place in SASA, from August 29 th to September 2 nd , 2004, under the auspice of the
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European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS). It was organized by the
Medical Faculty of Belgrade, the Immunological Society of Serbia and Montenegro
and SASA. The Symposium, with about 150 participants, included a total of
23 plenary lectures held by prominent scientists from abroad, as well as from our
country. The most important areas related to chronic autoimmune diseases were
addressed by the work of 9 different sections, beginning with research at the level of
genes, through molecular and cellular communications, all the way to contemporary
aspects of diagnostics and therapy in clinical practice. The plenary lectures will be
issued in the Immunology Letters in the course of 2005.
Another important activity of the Committee is its participation in the organization
of the XII Congress of alergologists and clinical immunologists of
Serbia and Montenegro (Niška Banja, September 27 th -30 th , 2004). The programme
included some of the most important subjects from the areas of drug allergy, airway
allergy, immunodeficiency and autoimmunity. Considering the inter-disciplinary
role of immunology, experts in a great number of other branches of medicine have
also taken part in the Congress. Plenary lectures and abstracts have been published
in the Proceedings of the Congress.
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DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Mathematics, Physics and Geo Scie
ONOMASTIC COMMITTEE
(Corresponding Member Aleksandar Loma)
The 17th volume of Onomatological contributions (Onomatološki prilozi)
has been prepared for print, and papers for the 18th volume are being collected.
Field research has been carried out in the West Serbian regions of Radjevina and
Kačer.
COMMITTEE FOR CRITICAL EDITIONS OF SERBIAN WRITERS
(Academician Nikša Stipčević)
Committee for Critical Editions of Serbian Writers according to the work plan
had only one project: Critical Edition of the Chronicle of Djordje Branković.
This edition is being prepared by Prof. Ana Krečmer Ph.D. in accordance to an
earlier proposal of academician Pavle Ivić. The committee is funding her studies in
Belgrade. In 2004, Prof. Ana Krečmer resided twice in Belgrade.
In the course of 2004, the first and second volume of ”Chronicle” were
prepared for printing – using photocopies from microfilms as well as the original
manuscript, which is in care of the Library of Serbian Patriarchy (during her two
stays in Belgrade, September-October and December 2004).
Numerous additions on the margins from all of the five volumes of ”Chronicle”,
Greek and Latin interpolations from the first volume (thanks to expert support
of Prof. A.Loma) were deciphered and inspected.
Expert consultations with colleagues from SASA, Philological Faculty of
Belgrade and Philosophical Faculty of Novi Sad (M. Boškov, T. Jovanović, A.
Loma, P. Piper, M. Pižurica, B. Sikimić, Lj. Subotić) were carried regarding
numerous orthographic problems and technical details concerning text preparation
for publishing. Final editorial of the third volume of ”Chronicle” is being finished
and it has been completely installed in the computer.
Installment of the fourth volume is almost finished – Prof. A. Loma has taken
up checking of Greek passages of this volume of ”Chronicle”.
Fifth volume of ”Chronicle” contains numerous excerpts in Latin, German,
Hungarian and Romanian languages, due to that experts have been consulted (from
Philological Faculty of Belgrade, Philosophical Faculty of Novi Sad and from SASA)
to help with the preparation for print of these parts of the ”Chronicle” texts.
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THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DICTIONARY
OF THE SERBO-CROATIAN LITERARY LANGUAGE
AND VERNACULARS
(Corresponding Member Milosav Tešić)
In the course of 2004, the Committee followed the completion of work on the
Dictionary, Vol. 17, what was its most important work of that year.
All sections of the dictionary text, i.e. lexical series from odvrkao to ormančić
are finished in all phases of work, including the phase of arranging recension notes
that came due. The first recension (reviewer academician Milka Ivić) will be
completely finished until the end of the current year and the second one (reviewer
Egon Fekete, Ph.D.) by the start of next year.
In the last four months of 2004, expert arranging of dictionary materials,
placed in the basement area of the Serbian Language Institute was organized and
carried out with the financial help of the Committee.
COMMITTEE FOR RESEARH IN LITERARY HISTORY
(Academician Predrag Palavestra)
In cooperation with the International TSAC project, University of Leicester
and Oxford and the Center for Scientific Research of SASA in Kragujevac, Mirjana
Detelić Ph.D., senior scientific associate of the Balcanological Institute of SASA,
finished her work on the topic ”Cult of the Sacred in the Balkans”. Proceedings titled
”The Balkan Saints” was prepared for print and handed to an English publishing
house (Shaun Tuas Publishing, Donington) for publishing in the edition ”Cult and
Culture”. Her project ”Cities in Christian and Muslim Epics” has been finished
and it can be seen on the site www.gradovi.sanu.ac.yu. Compact Disk was publicly
promoted in November 2004.
Within Collected Works of Branko Lazarević (1883-1968) prepared by academician
Predrag Palavestra volumes I-III: Impressions from Literature and Theatre,
Essays, Highest Values were published. Certain parts from the study ”Jewish Writers
in Serbian Literature” were chosen for Routledge Curzon Companion to Modern
Jewish Culture (edited by Glenda Abramson), Oriental Institute Oxford, 2003. The
study ”Before 1989: Literature as a Criticism of Ideology in the Slavic World and
Serbian Literature” was published in American journal Serbian Studies, 2004.
”In Memories of Slobodan Selenić” on the occasion of the 70 th Anniversary
of his birth was published. Preparations for the creation of a CD ”Museum of Serbian
Literature” with reference to that of ”Heritage of Danilo Kiš” were started. Due to
the lack of financial funds this project was not realized.

OLD SLAVONIC COMMITTEE
(Academician Aleksandar Mladenović)
In 2004, a little has been done due to the lack of financial funds field work
was extremely poor. During the summer months when most of the field work can
be done the lack of funds prevented this project.
The only thing that has been done was that of a couple of dozen photocopies
of manuscripts connected to the period of Despot Stefan Lazarević’s rule.
COMMITTEE FOR THE ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
OF THE SERBIAN LANGUAGE
(Corresponding Member Aleksandar Loma)
The work on the second issue of EDSL has been continued (its publishing is
planned for 2005). M. Vučković has received a M.A. degree with a thesis about the
masons’ secret language in the region south of Prizren. Five members of the team
took part in the IX International Congress of South-East European Studies in Tirana,
Albania, with contributions which had previously been published in Balcanica,
Belgrade. A number of other papers on etymological topics have been published
in prominent journals. The collaboration on international linguistic bibliographies
has been continued: J. Vlajić-Popović has contributed to Linguistic bibliography
/ Bibliographie linguistique edited in the Hague, and M. Bjeletić has contributed
to Bibliografia Językoznawstwa Slawistycznego edited in Warsaw.
Bjeletić M. 2004: A contribution to the study of Common Slavic *verg-/*verz-.
Ėtimologija 2000-2002, Moscow 2003 [2004], 28-38 [in Russian].
Bjeletić M. 2004: A contribution to the study of S.-Cr. *(s)komračiti’ tenacem esse;
misere, anguste vivere’. Rocznik Slawistyczny, 54, Cracow, 121-129 [in Serbian]
Bjeletić M. 2004: South Slavic lexicon in Balkanic context (the word family of the noun
xala). Balcanica, 34/2003, Belgrade, 143-155 [in Serbian, with an English summary].
Vlajić-Popović J. 2004: Toward a reconstruction of the third Common Slavic homonym
*kosa ‘aggregatio erosionis fluminis; promontorium’. Ėtimologija 2000-2002, Moscow
2003 [2004], 52-61 [in Russian].
Vlajić-Popović J. 2004: An hitherto unnoticed South-Slavic continuant of Common
Slavic *pútati (*pytati). Rocznik Slawistyczny, 54, Cracow, 23–35 [in Serbian].
Vlajić-Popović J. 2004: The ways of suffering in the Balkans: patior and πάσχω intertwined.
Balcanica, 34/2003, Belgrade, 119-142 [in English, with a Serbian summary].
Vučković M. 2004: Porinta ‘Turk’ in the craftmen’s secret languages. Srpski jezik,
9, 1-2, Belgrade, 417-427 [in Serbian, with an English summary].
Djokić M. 2004: Denominations of ”Squill” in the Balkan languages. Balcanica,
34/2003, Belgrade, 189–201 [in English, with a French summary].
Loma A. 2004: Toward the etymology of the Caucasian name for ‘plough’.
Ėtimologija 2000-2002, Moscow 2003 [2004], 233-238 [in Russian].
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Loma A. 2004: S.-Cr. dial. trsiti ‘to prune, clear a wood’ in Slavic and Indo-European
contexts. Zbornik Matice srpske za filologiju i lingvistiku, 45/2002, 1-2, Novi Sad, 91-107
[in Serbian with a German summary].
Loma A. 2004: ‘Darling’, ‘Lady’, ‘Hen’ or ‘Girl’? [on Common Slavic *kurъva].
Rocznik Slawistyczny, LIV, Cracow, 37-43 [in German].
Loma A. 2004: Some traces of interlinguistic contacts in the Central Balkan mountains.
Balcanica, 34/2003, Belgrade, 97-103 [in English, with a Serbian summary].
Petrović S. 2004: Tracing lexical borrowings in the Balkans. Albanian loan-words
in the Serbian speech of Prizren. Balcanica. 34/2003, Belgrade, 157-172 [in Serbian, with
an English summary].
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COMMITTEE ON FOLK LITERATURE
(Academician Miroslav Pantić)
Committee on Folk Literature was constituted in the new assembly and it has
started to work in November 2004. Since then two meetings were held and suggestion
for Committee’s work with one general and six individual topics was given.
Individual topics:
Miroslav Pantić: ”Finalization of publishing work for the Poems of Valtazar
Bogišić”. Book and CD ROM.
Nenad Ljubinković: ”Gusle Singing in Context of Balkan Folklore”. Research
of gusle singing dating from the oldest known notes until contemporary field research
results was done.
Snežana Samardžija: ”Sources of Čajkanović’s Collection”. Certain collections
of manuscripts that were of source to Čajkanović’s work will be dealt with in the
first stage of the work, while work on the index of short stories and oral histories
would begin in the second stage.
Miodrag Maticki: ”Heroic Folk Lyric Poem”. Research will be focused on
those areas where classical decasyllable epic poem accompanied by gusle was not
dominant. The second part of the research will particularly deal with heroic folk
lyric poems on the First and Second Uprising that were sung just after these historic
events. The final aim of this work is an anthology of heroic folk lyric poems.
Mirjana Detelić: ”Cities in Christian and Muslim Oral Epics – Lexicon”.
The second part of the scientific research project ”Epic Cities” is the publishing of
the monograph that will be issued together with a CD (already published) under
the same title.
Nada Milošević Djordjević: ”Review and Selection of Historical and Cultural
Oral Epics according to Personalities, Events and Territory”. Comparative poetic
analysis within type and subtype was done.

General Topic:
Electronic data processing and digitalization of Ethnographic Collection of
SASA Archive are to be done. The final result of this project will be a large collection
of Compact Disks and its printed version.
COMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH OF SERBIAN LANGUAGE RE-
GARDING
CONTEMPORARY LINGUISTIC THEORIES
(Corresponding Member Predrag Piper)
This Committee was founded within the Department of Language and Literature
of SASA in 2004.
Organized work on theoretical research of Serbian Language is the main reason
for the formation of this committee (Južnoslovenski filolog and our other journals,
periodical proceedings, scientific conferences as well as individual research of
linguists also have an important role in Serbian theoretical linguistics).
It has been agreed that this committee should focus its activities on: 1) organizing
and hosting of scientific conferences that are within its field and determined
by its name; 2) editing of the proceedings of reports or discussions and studies on
this field; 3) editing of monograph on essential issues of studying contemporary
Serbian language regarding contemporary linguistic theories.
The committee would strive to organize this scientific meeting biannually and
publishing of the proceedings would be done in the same manner.
Subjects of these conferences and proceedings will be ascertained in future
meetings of the committee. All that now can be said is that these scientific conferences
will be mainly devoted to interpreting of Serbian linguistics from the
viewpoint of modern grammatical theory, theoretical lexicography and lexicology,
interdisciplinary approaches in linguistics, linguistic typology, linguistic corpus and
other current courses in theoretical linguistics.
It was decided that in 2005 the Committee starts with the work on the proceedings,
topic ”Research of Serbian Language within the Frame of Cognitive Linguistics”
in cooperation with domestic and foreign linguists.
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
Project: HISTORY OF LITERATURE OF DUBROVNIK
(Academician Miroslav Pantić)
In the course of the last year technical work (scanning, etc.) on the manuscript
of facsimile edition of Ljubica ”a pastoral description” of Marin Gazarović from Venice
1623 (the sole copy is preserved in Belgrade) and critical edition of Proceedings
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of the ”Old Folk Poetry” by Valtazar Bogišić (recorded before Vuk Karadžić) was
worked on. Organizing and binding of writings about Dubrovnik authors, material
from Dubrovnik and other archives and libraries in former Yugoslavia and abroad
(Italy, Czech Republic etc.) was carried out. This will represent a basis for the establishment
of the ”Cabinet for Dubrovnik Studies” within SASA.
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Project: SERBO-ITALIAN LITERARY AND CULTURAL TIES
(Academician Nikša Stipčević)
Within this project academician N. Stipčević took part from 17 th to 18 th September
2004 at the scientific meeting ”Popolo, nazione e democrazia tra ottocento
e novecento” and has submitted his report. His expenses were paid by the organizer
of this meeting, and the funds that have remained were used for: a) retyping of
authors texts, b) the acquisition of required literature, which is now stored in the
library of SASA.
Project: SERBIAN LITERATURE IN XX CENTURY
(Academician Predrag Palavestra)
The author had published some studies (on: V. Živojinović Massuka, B.
Novaković, B. Jevtić, Dj. Jovanović, M. Ristić, D. Matić, O. Davičo) from the
manuscript of ”History of Serbian Literary Critique”.
III International Scientific Meeting in cooperation with the Swedish Royal
Academy for Literature, History and Antiquities was prepared, under the title
”Belgrade and Stockholm at the End of XX Century” was held in Stockholm in
April 2003.
Academician P. Palavestra participated at the scientific gathering organized by
SASA and Matica Srpska in Novi Sad, 10 June 2004, dedicated to work of Aleksandar
Tišma. His introductory lecture was titled ”Jewish Topics of Aleksandar Tišma”.
Necropolis, second extended edition, Belgrade 2004, 264 p.
Illumination – Predrag Palavestra, Talks with Miloš Jevtić, Belgrade 2004, 132 p.
Branko Lazarević in Serbian Literature. Letopis Matice srpske, 2004, 473 (4),
552-627.
Critics of Ivo Andrić II: V. Živojinović Massuka, B. Novaković, B. Jevtić, Dj.
Jovanović. Sveske Zadužbine Ive Andrića, 2004 XXIII, 21, 64-68.
Critical Work of Serbian Surrealists: M. Ristić, D. Matić, O. Davičo. Glas SANU,
Odeljenje jezika i književnosti, knj. 20, Beograd 2004, 29-47.
Pisarze žydowscy w literaturze serbskiej. Slowo židovskie, Warszava, 2004, 328-
329, 15.
European Heritage of Dimitrije Mitrinović, Epilogue in the book ”Third Force” by
Dimitrije Mitrinović, Čačak, 2004, 152-155.

Academician Predrag Palavestra edited:
Collected Works of Branko Lazarević, vol. III: Essays. Highest Values. Belgrade,
2004, 532 p.
In Memories of Slobodan Selenić. Naučni skupovi SANU, knj. CVII, Odeljenje
jezika i književnosti, knj.16, Beograd, 2004, 238 str.
Glas SANU 398, Odeljenje jezika i književnosti, knj. 20, Beograd 2004, 101 str.
Project: HISTORY OF SERBIAN LITERARY LANGUAGE
AND VERNACULARS (FROM THE BEGINNING OF SERBIAN
LITERACY TO THE FIRST HALF OF XIX CENTURY)
(Academician Aleksandar Mladenović)
In the course of 2004 following works of academician A. Mladenović were
published:
a) O једној гласовно-правописној особини српских рукописних књига XIV века.
Търновска книжовна школа, Велико Търново (Велико-търновски университет ”Св.
Кирил и Методий”. Институт за балканистика при Българската академия на науките),
1999, том 6, 199-202.
b) За една обща особеност на стария църковен и книжовен език у Сърбите и
бгългарите. Годишник на Софийский университет Св. Климент Охридски, Центръ
за славяно-византийски проучвания ,,Иван Дуйчев”, София, 2003, том 92 (11), за 2002
година, 221-226.
c) О континуитету у развоју орпског књижевног језика (до средине XIX века).
Образ и слово, Юбилеен сборник по случай 60 годишнината на проф. Аксиния Джурова,
София (Университетско издателство ”Св. Климент Охридски”), 2004, 233-240.
d) Collected works of Petar II Petrović Njegoš, critical edition: I The Ray of the
Microcosm (in Serbian: Sabrana dela Petra II Petrovića Njegoša. Kritičko izdanje I: Luča
Mikrokozma), Edited by A. Mladenović and Miron Flašar. Podgorica, 2004, 521 p.
e) On One Charter of Duke Lazar Written in Resava (in Serbian: O jednoj povelji
kneza Lazara pisanoj u Resavi), Dani srpskoga duhovnog preobraženja, Despotovac 2004,
Vol. XI, 37-40.
Project: SYNTAX AND SEMANTIC INVESTIGATIONS
OF CONTEMPORARY SERBIAN LANGUAGE
(Corresponding Member Predrag Piper)
In 2004, within the framework of this project following works were published:
Serbian Among International and National Languages. Second extended edition,
Belgrade, Beogradska knjiga, 2004, 321 p.
Theoretical and descriptive aspects of studying verbal associations in Serbian language.
Speech and Language: Interdisciplinary Investigations of Serbian Language, I. Institute
for Experimental Phonetics and Patology of Speech, Belgrade, 2004, 19-36 (in cooperation
with Rajna Dragićević, Marija Stefanović).
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Спроба сiнтаксiчнай тыпалогii польскай i сербскай моу. Паланiстыка 2002/2003,
Мiнск, 2004, 59-75.
О контрастивном изучении коммуникативного поведения близкородственных
народов (руская и сербская коммуникативные культуры). Коммуникативное поведение
славянских народов (Русские, сербы, чехи, словаки, поляки). Ред. П. Пипер, И.А.
Стернин, Воронеж, Истоки, 2004, 3-10 (= Коммуникативное поведение, вып. 19) (са
И. А. Стернином).
Прилагательное руски в вербальных ассоциациях сербов. Коммуникативное
поведение славянских народов (Русские, сербы, чехи, словаки, поляки). Ред. П. Пипер,
И.А. Стернин, Воронеж, Истоки, 2004, 183-188 (= Коммуникативное поведение, вып.
19).
Сербские грамматики русского языка и проект сопоставительного синтаксиса
русского и сербского языков. Международный симпозиум Проекты по сопоставителному
изучению русского и других языков (Белград, 1-4, июня, 2004), редактор Боголюб
Станкович, Београд, Славистичко друштво Србије, 2004, 155-162.
Общая характеристика сопоставительных исследований русского и сербского
языков. Международный симпозиум Проекты по сопоставителному изучению русского
и других языков (Белград, 1-4, июня, 2004), редактор Боголюб Станкович, Београд:
Славистичко друштво Србије, 2004, 244-249.
Snježana Kordić, Riječi na granici punoznačnosti. Slavia meridionalis: Studia
linguistica slavica et balcanica, 4, Warszawa, PAN, Instytut slawystyki, 2004, 273-280
(Приказ).
Сербские грамматики русского языка и проект сопоставительного описания
русского и сербского языков. VI Международный симпозиум Проекты по
сопоставительному изучению русского и других языков: Тезисы докладов, Белград,
Филологический факультет, 2004, 54-55.
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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR MEDICAL
LEXICOLOGY AND TERMINOLOGY
(Academician Živojin Bumbaširević)
The committee still did not get the needed working space so the legacies of
terminological seminar of Medical School, as well as the material of our terminologists,
lexicologists and lexicographers: Milan Jovanović Batut, Ilija Ognjanović
Abukazem, Čedomir Djordjević, Aleksandar Kostić, Aleksandar Arnautović, Relja
Katić, Branislav Nedeljković and others. In this cabinet a library would be established
containing collections of Serbian and foreign dictionaries, archive material, books,
monographs and journals from the field of medical lexicology and terminology.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR FACSIMILE EDITIONS
OF SASA, MATICA SRPSKA AND NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SERBIA
(Academician Miroslav Pantić)
The Committee of facsimile editions in cooperation with Matica Srpska due
to technical reasons was not able to edit facsimile editions ”Ljubica” by Marin
Gazarović from 17 th century and facsimile 1821 edition of the ”Serbian Paper”, so
this will be done in 2005.
INTERACADEMIC COMMITTEE FOR DIALECTOLOGICAL ATLASES
(Academician Aleksandar Mladenović)
The primary and fundamental activity of the Committee is the work on dialectological
atlases, concerned with work on Serbian Dialectological Atlas (SDA),
in our domain of the Atlas of European Languages (ALE), Slavic Linguistic Atlas
(OLA) and Carpathian Dialectological Atlas (OKDA). The Committee has founded
boards for ALE, OLA, OKDA and SDA in order to increase the efficency of work
on these projects.
Corresponding Member Aleksandar Loma, President of the Board of ALE-
SCG, resided in Brest (France) 4-5 June 2004 and was at the 37th Assembly of Editorial
Board of ALE. At the Assembly he presented his report on the current work
on maps and on questions No. 320: uncastrated ram and No. 321: castrated ram.
In November 2004, VII volume of Carpathian Dialectological Atlas was
published in cooperation with SASA, Institute for Serbian Language of SASA,
Philosophical Faculty of Novi Sad. Out of the 67 maps in this volume the authors
from Serbia and Montenegro (D. Petrović, M. Pižurica and S. Remetić) have done,
individually or in cooperation with experts from abroad associated with OKDA, 27
maps and the material for 4 of the questions that are not solved were prepared.
In October 2004, 1V6 volume of Phonetic Morphological Series of OLA:
Рефлекси *ъ, *ъ. Секундарни вокализам was published in Skopje, in cooperation
with MANU (Center for Areal Linguistics), SASA (Interacademic Committee for
Dialectological Atlases). Editorial staff members were: B. Vidoeski, P. Ivić, M.
Marković, D. Petrović, S. Remetić, Z. Topolinjska. Editors in chief for this edition
were: Z. Topolinjska and D. Petrović. Out of the 53 maps in this volume the
authors from Serbia and Montenegro (N. Bogdanović, Ž. Bošnjaković, G. Dragin,
P. Ivić, S. Miloradović, D. Petrović, M. Pižurica and S. Remetić) have done, individually
or in cooperation with experts from abroad, 16 maps and the material was
prepared for 3 of the questions that are not solved. At the end of 2004 in Warsaw,
VIII volume of Lexical Word Formation Series of OLA: Professions and Social
Life was published. Authors from Serbia and Montenegro made 3 maps. In 2004,
Ž. Bošnjaković Ph.D, has collected linguistic material in Uljma (64. point OLA).
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From 11 th to 15 th October 2004, Annual Meeting of the International Comission
and International Work Group of OLA under auspices of International Slavistic
Committee was held in Bratislava. At the plenary session of the Commission J. Basara
introduced the VIII volume of Lexical Word Formation Series of OLA. Matters of
issue concerning organization and staff policy were also dealt with in Bratislava.
P. Žigo informed the Commission about completion of work on digitalization of
all phases of compiling maps and processing of OLA material. The decision of representing
all of the national materials and maps of OLA in a digitalized form has
been accepted. In all of the sections the work was focused on print preparation of
volumes: Reflexions *

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
The work of the Department of Social Sciences was realized through committees
and by individual projects. Beside that, members of the Committee were
engaged in interdepartmental and interacademic cooperation.
COMMITTEE ON THE SOURCE OF SERBIAN LAW
(Academician Aleksandar Fira)
In the course of 2004, the Committee’s work was revitalized and significantly
improved. The Committee has accepted the proposal of academician Sima Ćirković
for editing Medieval sources of Serbian law, which would be published in special
edition most probably under the title Sources of Serbian Law. This edition would
include translations of Old Slavonic sources of law, critical editions which would
besides the original documents and translations include an introductory study, critical
commentaries and necessary explanations that are used in critical editions.
Academician Sima Ćirković is working on the edition of Novo Brdo Mining
Legal Code in latin letters version; corresponding member Miloš Blagojević is
working on a critical edition of Agricultural Legal Code, and Biljana Marković
M.A., on a critical edition of so-called Law of Emperor Justinian. These editions
are planned to be published in the course of 2005.
In 2004, translation work of the entire Syntagm of Matija Vlastar was done
according to Krušedol transcript that was edited by Stojan Novaković back in the
year of 1907. The text consists of 45 author’s sheets and Prof. Tatjana Subotin Ph.D.
has undertaken this work and during 2004 translated some 15 author’s sheets.
In November 2000, scientific meeting Dushan’s Code – six hundred and
fifty years since its proclamation was held. After acquiring financial resources
proceedings from this meeting were submitted for print finally in 2004.
One of the big debts of this Committee is the 12 remaining later transcripts
of recension of Dushan’s Code. The last volume, III was published in 1997 and
since then nothing has been done on the preparations for the publishing of IV volume.
Finally in 2004, digitalization of transcripts that were on the microfilm was
started. Unfortunately, the quality of the microfilm shots was poor so all of the
manuscripts will have to be taken by digital camera if the publishing of facsimiles
is considered.
For all of the activities that have been done during 2004 financial funds were
provided by donations of Faculty of Law of Belgrade, one public and one private
firm. Besides the sum that is to be used for printing expenses of the proceedings
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Dushan’s Code – six hundred and fifty years since its proclamation, the rest of
the funds were used on author’s fee and taxes. In 2005, funds were secured for the
translation of next 15 author’s sheets of Matija Vlastar Syntagm.
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COMMITTEE ON PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL THEORY
(Academician Mihailo Marković)
Within the project Social thought in Serbia in XIX and XX century proceedings
Social and Political Thought of Jovan Skerlić was published. The proceedings
Social and Political Thought of Jovan Cvijić was prepared and it will be
printed in the first half of 2005. The book Social and Political Thought of Petar
II Petrović Njegoš is in print preparation.
Academician Mihailo Marković continued his work on the study Time of
Changes. Second revised edition of his book Reapraisals was published with a
new preface.
Academician Ljubomir Tadić published his study ”Kant and Neokantism” and
for the SASA meeting on Njegoš gave a report by the title ”Poetical Wisdom of
Njegoš”. Academician Ivan Maksimović was troubled by health but he will continue
his work on the topics Property in the Conditions of Social Changes. Prof. Mirko
Zurovac has finished the introductory lecture ”On Beauty” (40 author’s sheets were
finished). He also wrote an introductory dispute for the book Aesthetics.
Prof. Dragan Simeunović continued his work on the second volume of his
study Serb Political Ideas (among other work he wrote ”Political Thought of the
Serbian Revolution”). He finished the book Terrorism in which he specially dealt
on the Political Philosophy of Terrorism.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY
OF POPULATION
Project: EVOLUTION OF POPULATION POLICY IN SERBIA 1945-2004
(Ana Gavrilović, Ph.D.)
Investigations covered the period from the Second World War until 2004, and
the fields in which measures of population policy were studied are the following: 1.
Constitutional and legal documents; 2. Labour and labour relations; 3. Employment
and rights of the unemployed; 4. Social security; 5. Retirement and disability insurance;
6. Social child care; 7. Health care and health insurance; 8. Tax policy.
Research was finished, the results were presented at the Round table that was
held on the 15 th December 2004. Ana Gavrilović Ph.D. submitted reports: ”Basic
problems of population and population policy”, ”Social child care and the problem

of reproduction”, ”Conflicts between the family and parentage”; Luka Todorović
Ph.D. analyzed ”Legal and Socio-economic aspects of the population policy”; Prof.
Emil Kamenov Ph.D. presented ”Comparative view of the parentage support in 1992
and 2002” and ”Educational system and the missed opportunities for actualization
of population policy”; Djordje Pavlović Ph.D. analyzed ”Tax system and population
policy”; Prof. Miloš Banićević Ph.D. ”Importance of health care system in
demographic transition”.
The main goal of this research was the comprehensive study of evolution of
population policy in Serbia from mid twentieth century up to now, and to establish
the basis for the future development.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC SCIENCE
(Academician Kosta Mihailović)
Due to objective reasons three members of the Committee were prevented in
finishing material on the development strategy which was supposed to be the basis
of the Round table devoted to this scientific topic. Therefore, the work has continued
and the holding of the scientific meeting has been scheduled for next year.
COMMITTEE FOR THE PREPARATION OF SCIENTIFIC
CONFERENCE ”PHILOSOPHY BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE WEST”
(Academician Mihailo Djurić)
In the course of 2004, eight monthly meetings of the Group for philosophical
research on this project were held. In the center of attention were the questions
concerning concept of Europe and the meaning of European identity as well as the
questions about the survival of different cultures other than European, in conditions
of increasing planetary civilization. A sequence of additional questions has been taken
into consideration in regard to Judeo-Christian roots of modern comprehension of
subjectivity, relation between morals and customs in Hegel’s philosophy, the danger
of simplifying rationality to technique, i.e. thoughts on calculation and education on
expert training. Consideration was dedicated on making the distinctive difference
between the knowledge as that of supreme comprehensive cognition and the information
as that of ad hoc manual for any use. According to this a new approach to a
critical observation and deeper understanding of weaknesses and insufficiencies of
today’s so praised hi-tech data enlightened society was created.
At the last meeting it was decided that editing preparations for selected work
proceedings that were submitted by the members of the Committee in the previous
meetings should be done by next year. For that purpose an editorial board (3
members) was formed and its assignment was to collect all the manuscripts with
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appropriate recensions which are to be published under the leadership of academician
Mihailo Djurić and in cooperation with authors.
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COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF LIFE AND CUSTOMS
OF THE ROMA
(Academician Ljubomir Tadić)
Unfavorable conditions have affected scientific investigation of the Commission
and like in the previous years work was reduced to minimal activities. Work
continued on preparations for the organization of an international scientific conference
on Identity, culture and language of the Roma and research of the Roma culture
in Vojvodina is still in progress.
During its meetings the Commission discussed problems connected with investigation
of the life, customs and social status of the Roma. In the course of the year,
seven tribunes dedicated to current or just completed investigations of the Roma in
Serbia were organized. The following participants addressed the public: Dragoljub
Acković, Rajko Djurić Ph.D., Alija Krasnići, Prof. Dragoljub Djordjević Ph.D., Iva
Tarabić M.A., Sanja Zlatanović M.A., Boža Jakšić Ph.D. and Goran Bašić M.A.
The reports from tribunes are planned to be published in SASA editions in 2005.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR STUDYING MINORITIES
AND HUMAN RIGHTS
(Corresponding Member Vojislav Stanovčić)
In 2004, the Committee held two regular sessions and one extraordinary session.
There was no quorum at the session convened for 30 th September 2004 even
though the agenda contained important issues: on the Committee’s work concerning
the status of compatriots in diaspora, on the extraordinary Committee meeting regarding
events in Kosovo and Metohija during March 2004; about the reasons of some
stagnation in the planned systematic research of the situation in Serbian diaspora;
conception and preparation of the scientific meeting titled Status of the Minorities
in the Republic of Serbia; about conditions and strategy of the Committee’s work
in accomplishing its future scientific research plans.
The extraordinary session held on the 23 rd of March 2004 was dedicated to
the status of Serbs in Kosovo after the new wave of massive violence that Albanians
imposed on the Serbian population on the 17 th and 18 th of March 2004. Beside
the members of the Committee, at the session were also several members of the
Academy and Department of Social Sciences, directors of the Institutes of SASA,
representatives of the Ministry for Human Rights and National Minorities, Chief
of the Coordination Center of the Government of Serbia and Council of Ministers

of the State Community of Serbia and Montenegro. Opinions were expressed about
the actual situation and the historical circumstances that have lead to the changes in
demographic conditions in Kosovo and finally to the situation that Serbia can not
exercise sovereign power on the part of its territory. Violence which was committed
upon the Serbs by the Albanians, who were instructed from one center, killing
of innocent people, destruction of their properties, extermination of Serb cultural
heritage, were evaluated as ethnical cleansing and genocide on which international
forces in Kosovo did not react appropriately and timely. Report from the session
of the Committee was published in the daily Politika on March 24 th , 2004. On the
basis of this report from the session of the Committee, a discussion was held in the
Department, on the 6 th of April, about the character of these events, directions of
scientific research on everything that was happening in Kosovo and Metohija during
a long period of time, and especially about diplomatic and political steps which
should be taken.
At the meeting held on 25 th November 2004, interdepartmental committee
was informed that: the prepared International Scientific Conference Status of the
minorities in Serbia is postponed for the year 2005; the organizational Committee
will continue its work in order to secure participation of competent experts and extend
the meeting with new topics, regarding the status of the Serbian national minorities
in the neighboring countries and in the states formed on the territory of the former
SFRY; the organizational Committee should be added with new members – experts
who are studying the problems concerning the status of the Serbian national
minority, and that academician Miloš Macura will remain to be the Chairman of
the Program Committee.
The Committee accepted to publish in the year of 2005, the proceedings of
the works reported at the International Scientific Meeting Status of the Serbian
National Minority in Southeast and Central Europe held in SASA in December
2003.
In 2004, the Committee supported its associates in their research of the past,
cultural and spiritual heritage, as well as contemporary status of Serbian national
minority in Romania. The topics of these investigations were: Bibliography on Serbs
in Romania, Old Serbian Notes and Inscriptions in Romania, Serbs in Romanian
Historical Sources (Stevan Bugarski), Serbo-Romanian Cultural and Artistic Ties
on the basis of archival material (Miodrag Jovanović Ph.D.), Ethnological Research
of Serbs in Romania (Mirjana Maluckov Ph.D.), Politico-Legal aspects of the
status of minorities in Yugoslav Republics (Goran Bašić M.A.), Identity of Serbs
in Romania (Miodrag Milin Ph.D.)
Research of the status of minorities in Serbia represents the other side of the
mutually connected problems with which the Committee is dealing with. Discussing
the proposal that requested publishing and translation into English of some articles
from the proceedings Status of the Minorities in the FR of Yugoslavia (SASA
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1996) submitted by the members of the Academy, the Committee has concluded and
the Department also acknowledged that the situation, comparing with one existing in
1995, has been changed: The Law of Protection of Rights and Freedom of Minorities
– has been unanimously accepted by our National Assembly; General Convention
on the Protection of Minorities was ratified, we became members of the European
Council so we can count on the support of EU and OSCE towards our current policy
on minorities. Taking all of these facts into account the Committee has concluded
that it is better to organize a new scientific meeting for which scientific as well as
social reasons exist.
After the suggestion for enhancement of this conception and of widening the
scope, Interdepartmental Committee on its assembly held on 25 th of November 2004
has decided that the meeting on ”Status of the minorities in Serbia” is to be postponed
until 2005; the widening of the topic’s scope would include status of Serbian
minority in neighboring countries and in former Yugoslav Republics and that the
Organizational Committee should continue with preparatory work and to provide the
participation of expert members, and bring in the flow of new competent minds.
Corresponding Member Vojislav Stanovčić worked on publishing the reports
from the scientific meeting on the status of Serbs in neighboring countries, as well as
for the preparation of the international meeting on ”Status of Minorities in Serbia”
which was postponed; during 2004 he has participated and submitted reports in several
meetings where the status of minorities and the improvement of their status was
the main topic of discussion; he published five articles on these topics.
Stanovčić V., 2004: Legal Status and Rights of Minorities in Serbia and Montenegro.
European Yearbook of Minority Issuues, Vol. 2, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden (Netherlands),
631-653.
Stanovčić V., 2004: National Minorities and New Democracies. Challenges to New
Democracies in the Balkans, Editors: Slobodan G. Markovich, Eric Beckett Weaver and
Vukasin Pavlovic, Association of Fulbright Alumni of Serbia and Montenegro, Belgrade,
61-87.
Stanovčić V., 2004: Civil Society and the Rule of Law in Multi-Ethnic Communities.
Civil Society in Southeast Europe, Editors: Dane R. Gordon and David Durst, Amsterdam,
Editions Rodopi, 111-125.
Stanovčić V., 2004: Democracy and Minorities in Southeast Europe (in Serbian:
Demokratija i manjine u jugoistočnoj Evropi). Perspektive multikulturalizma u državama
zapadnog Balkana, Beograd, 9-34.
In Geneva on 24 th May 2004, he participated at the promotion of the French
translation of the book Regional State by Miodrag Jovičić (M. Jovičić, L’etat regional,
Belgrade Centre de promotion d”etudes juridiques - Instiut du federalisme,
Fribourg, 2003, 212 pp.).
At the International Conference that was organized in Belgrade 27-28 November
2004 by Ethnicity Research Center, on the topic ”Perspectives of Multiculturalism
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in the States of West Balkans”; within the frame of research project ”Development
of Democracy, Human Rights and the Protection of Minorities Rights in Southeast
Europe”, he submitted a report ”Democracy and Minorities in Southeast Europe”.
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DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL SCIENCES
COMMITTEE ON ARCHAEOLOGY
(Academician Nikola Tasić)
Project: FONTES – FONTES ARCHEOLOGIAE
SERBIAE – ARCHAEOLOGICAL SUBJECT MATERIAL OF SERBIA
(Academician Nikola Tasić)
The two books that have been completed, due to the lack of funds for publishing
were transferred, one is at the care of the Archaeological Institute (Transdierna
near Kladovo), and the other one - is at the Branch of SASA in Novi Sad
(Hummock in Vojvodina).
In the past year with modest resources, the book Greek Vases from the National
Museum, by Ljubiša Popović (in Serbian: Grčke vaze iz Narodnog Muzeja)
was finalized (editorial work and print preparation), and also the compilation of
bases for geographic maps (6 maps of findings) for the article ”Bronze and Iron
Age” by N. Tasić, was done.
Project: ENEOLITHIC CULTURE AND COPPER FINDINGS
IN EAST SERBIA
(Corresponding Member Borislav Jovanović)
In order to define the location of new sacral findings of Lepenski Vir culture
objects in Vlasac locality the recognition of the coastal zone on the geomorphological
move - Mountain Region (Upper Djerdap Gorge) was carried out. Together
with the preliminary geological prospection, spatial orientation of the findings was
done. Coordination of new findings, with special accent on ideograms on one of
the altar, with existing publication of Vlasac (authors: D. Srejović, Z. Letica) was
done by the report ”Symbolic signs on the stone altar from Vlasac – Beginning of
the Lepenski Vir Culture” ” (in Serbian: Simbolični znaci na kamenom žrtveniku
iz Vlasca – početak kulture Lepenskog Vira) at the international symposium Signs
of Civilization, that was held in May 2004 and organized by the SASA Branch
in Novi Sad and The Institute for Archaeomythology from the USA. The lecture,
that was dedicated to the theme ”Altar from Vlasac and the relative chronology of
the Lepenski Vir culture” (in Serbian: Žrtvenik sa Vlasca i relativna hronologija
kulture Lepenskog Vira) was held at the round table ”The latest research results
about late Mesolithic of Djerdap and Neolithic Central Balkan cultures” organized
by the National Museum in Belgrade. (Coauthor of both reports was Paun Durlić,
director of the Museum in Majdanpek.)

In July 2004 an international workshop Neolithic of Middle Podunavlje was
organized by the Archaeological Institute in Belgrade, it was held at Drenovac finding
near Paraćin, and a report (in Serbian: Naseobinska arheologija na naseljima
kulture Lepenskog Vira na Padini, Gornja klisura Djerdapa) was submitted.
Jovanović B., 2004, Padina and Hajdučka Vodenica: Sites of the Lepenski Vir
culture in the Upper and Lower Gorges of the Iron Gates. Symposium: Late Foragers and
Early Farmers of the Lepenski Vir – Schela Cladovei Culture in the Iron Gates Gorges. A
metamorphosis of Technologies or Acculturations, Acts of the XIV th UISPP Congress,
University of Liège 2001, Liège, 55–59.
Project: THE ROMAN LIMES IN LOWER PANNONIA AND UPPER
MOESIA
(Academician Slobodan Dušanić)
In the course of 2004, the focus of the work of the project was on the preparation
for publishing two papers on the locality of Saldum (Gordana Jeremić) and
Boljetin (Radmila Zotović and Miroslav Vujović). These two monographs will be
ready for print in 2005.
Cermanović-Kuzmanović A., Jovanović A., 2004: Tekija, Cahiers des Portes de
Fer. Monographies 4, Belgrade.
Project: GAMZIGRAD AND ŠARKAMEN
(Academician Slobodan Dušanić)
During the campaign of 2004 in Romuliana (Gamzigrad) excavations were
made in the thermae sector, from their south and east side. It took 54 working days
in total, and 10 workers were employed on average.
From the level of Early Byzantine horizon of VI century, where excavations
have been stopped during the year 2000-2001, squares F, G, H, I XXTV were explored
till culture sterile layer, subsoil. At that point stratigraphy of cultural layers
1-8 was ascertained, they contained material from: Late Antique, Medieval and
Early Byzantine period.
During 2004 along the southeastern angle of thermae squares; J XXTV, K
XXTV, L were opened with layers A – D, that contain Late Antique, Medieval
and Early Byzantine material. In layer C a great quantity of iron dross, iron objects,
grindstones and parts of a deer horn with traces of cultivation was found, all
of this shows metallurgic activities of melting, casting and wrought iron in Early
Byzantine period.
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Project: ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS OF MACEDONIA
(Academician Slobodan Dušanić)
During 2004, S. Dušanić focused his work on (a) those inscriptions of ancient
Macedonia and/or the world of the city-states which bear on the history of
Macedonia’s foreign relations in the classical period, and (b) the documents which
throw light on the organization of Roman mining and Roman army in Macedonia.
A forthcoming article of his deals with (b), on the basis of an entry of Hunt’s Pridianum
and neglected numismatic evidence.
Mirko Obradović, assistant of the Philosophical Faculty (Belgrade), participated
in the project. His research was centred on the anthroponymy of ancient
Macedonia as reflected in its inscriptions.
As soon as material and other conditions permit it, S. Dušanić and M.
Obradović will begin their work on the collation of Macedonian epigraphic documents
that are preserved locally and/or in the museums of Macedonia.
Project: METALURGY IN THE PREHISTORIC AND ANTIQUE PERIOD
(Corresponding Member Borislav Jovanović)
Visit to the Early Eneolithic Mine of Rudna Glava near Majdanpek was carried
out; considerable damages were found on the location (i.e. finding). The project,
concerning conservation and the opening of an open space mining museum has
been for a long time without the necessary and needed funds for minimal protective
measures. In November 2004, a lecture was held on the topic ”Pločnik in III Millennium”
at Toplice Museum in Prokuplje, the latest research results were stated
(co-authors: M.A. Dušan Šljivar and Julka Kuzmanović-Cvetković).
Jovanović B., 2004: Neolithic and Early Eneolithic. Bor and its Surroundings in
Prehistory, Ancient Times and Middle Ages, Bor, 33-35 (In Serbian: Neolit i rani eneolit,
Bor i okolina u praistoriji, antici i srednjem veku).
Project: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY
(Academician Bogdan Brukner)
Recognition of the terrain of industrial heritage of Serbia has continued. Due
to the lack of financial resources only some parts of the anticipated locations, in the
vicinity of Belgrade and on the territory of south Banat were explored.
R. Kulenović has participated from 1 st until 3 rd March 2004, at the annual
conference in St. Perten (Austria), which was organized by ARGE, Danubian countries
– Danube cultural communication, cultural monuments of technical heritage,
Intrregnum III b.

Kulenović R., 2004: Public Good. Industrial Heritage of Belgrade City Wider Center
(in Serbian: Javno dobro. Industrijsko nasledje šireg centra Beograda), CEP-29, Beograd
2, Proceedings, 60-64.
Kulenović R., 2004: Water the Existentional Reason (in Serbian: Voda razlog postojanja),
Ministery of Culture and Media of RS, Beograd, October 2004, 62-68.
Project: EXPLORATION OF EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE
IN DOCLEA AND ZETA REGION
(Academician Vojislav Korać)
In the course of last year material was gathered for an article that describes
the Byzantine influence upon architecture of Doclea (Duklja) and Zeta and its
movement from southern Italy. The article is supposed to be published in one of
the Greek periodical publications. Modest financial assets have ruled out the possibility
of field research.
Project: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MAP OF SERBIA AND
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MAP OF VOJVODINA
(Academician Bogdan Brukner)
Team from the Provincial Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments in
Novi Sad expertly elaborated 300 new localities in Vojvodina. Recognition of the
terrain was continued in Fruška Gora: Banoštor, Čerević and Lug surroundings.
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF ART
(Academician Vojislav Korać)
Members of the Committee worked on individual projects.
Academician Dejan Medaković continued work on the project Serbs in Zagreb,
History, Culture, Art. He started work on the project Czar Franja Josif
II and the Serbs.
Academician Vojislav Korać continued work on the project Topics and Monuments
of 14 th Century Serb Architecture. He continued studying the monastery
of Banjska in cooperation with Marica Šuput, Professor of Philosophic Faculty and
professional service of the Republican Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments.
Korać V., 2004: Sense of Building According to Paradigm. Examples in Serbian
Architecture of XIV Century. (In Serbian: Smisao gradjenja po uzoru. Primeri u srpskoj
arhitekturi XIV veka). Proceedings of Byzantological Institute, XLI.
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Korać V., 2004: Chilandar Monastery. Shelters and Fortresses (in Serbian: Manastir
Hilandar. Konaci i utvrdjenja) in cooperation with M. Kovačević, Beograd.
Academician Gojko Subotić continued research on the topic Monastery of
Saint John the Baptist in Jašunja in cooperation with Micitaka Suzuki Ph.D.
(University in Okajama), who with the help of a Japanese foundation managed to
provide funds for the restoration of wall paintings from 1524, which are of extreme
value but still partly covered by later layers of paint and soot, after this cleaning
process they will once again recover their beauty and value. It is expected that the
conservation work will last two seasons. Academician Gojko Subotić worked on
the preparation of an exhibition and a catalogue of Byzantine art – title Byzantium
– Faith and Power (1261-1557) held and organized by Metropolitan Museum
(March – July 2004).
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CHILANDAR COMMITTEE
(Academician Vojislav Korać)
Members of Chilandar Committee – academicians, university professors, scientific
workers – focused their work on the history of Chilandar monastery at the
time of Serbian state independence, under Turkish rule and after liberation from the
Turks. According to tradition of previous investigations, work was directed towards
the position of Chilandar in monastic community on Mt. Athos, the relation with
parent Serb Orthodox Church and other Orthodox Churches. The fields of investigation
are culture, arts, building trade.
In 2004, Chilandar Proceedings No. 11 was published, and to possible
associates a letter of invitation for preparation of the new number of Chilandar Proceedings
No.12, which needs to be completed in 2005, was sent.
Mirjana Živojinović resided in Paris during 2004 within collaboration with
Centre de Recherche d’Histoire et Civilisation de Byzance (Vasiliki Kravari, Cristophe
Giros). She handed in the finished material for the II Volume of Greek Acts
of Chilandar Monastery and agreed to do the preparation for Volume III. She is
doing an article on ecclesiastics.
As part of his professional activities Aleksandar Fotić held a lecture ”The Holy
Mountain of Athos” in the series of lectures at the City Library of Belgrade. As a
visiting professor he held a course on Ottoman Diplomacy and Paleography (completely
based on the Ottoman material from Chilandar Monastery) to postgraduates
from the Department of History and Archaeology (University of Crete in Greece),
and at the Institute of Mediterranean Studies.
Korać V., Kovačević M., 2004: Chilandar Monastery. Shelters and Fortresses
(in Serbian: Manastir Hilandar. Konaci i utvrdjenja), Beograd.

Fotić A., 2004: The Contracts in ”Other” Languages and Ottoman Shari’ah Court
(XVI-XVIII century). Balcanica, XXXII/XXXIII, 2001-2002, 175-182.
Fotić A., 2003: The Collection of Ottoman Documents in the Monastery of Hilandar
(Mount Athos). Balkanlar ve Italya’ da şehir ve manastir arşivlerindeki Tűrkce belgeler
semineri (16–17 Kasim 2000), Ankara: Tűrk Tarih Kurumu, 31–37 (proceedings from
a scientific meeting).
Fotić A., 2004: Medieval Documents in the Ottoman Court: Examples from the
Past of Chilandar Monastery (XV-XVI century) (in Serbian: Srednjovekovne povelje na
osmanskom sudu: primeri iz povesti manastira Hilandara (XV–XVI vek). Chilandar Proceedings,
11, 325–336.
SZENTENDRE COMMITTEE
(Corresponding Member Dinko Davidov)
In 2004, project leader D. Davidov worked on his topic Monuments of Serbian
Art in Hungary. Research was done at the Manuscript Department of Matica
Srpska and the Buda Eparchy Museum in Szentendre.
The book Serb Orthodox Szentendre Churches (in Serbian: Sentandrejske
Srpske pravoslavne crkve), that is published by Buda Eparchy in cooperation with
the Szentendre SASA Committee, because of financial reasons was not published
in 2004. According to information from the Eparchy, financial resources have been
acquired and the book will be published in 2005.
COMMITTEE FOR HISTORY OF THE SERBIAN
REVOLUTION 1804-1830
(Academician Slavko Gavrilović)
In the course of 2004, focus of the work was on marking the bicentenary of
the First Serbian Uprising. Round tables and public lectures were held across the
country, numerous books, studies, materials and contributions on the history of
the Uprising were published. Among them the most important are the monographs
written by academicians Vladimir Stojančević, Slavko Gavrilović, Prof. Radoš
Ljušić, Ph.D., and a very voluminous study within the major work Europe and
Serb Revolution 1804-1815 (In Serbian: Evropa i Srpska Revolucija 1804-1815)
– associates on the project: academicians Čedomir Popov, Vladimir Stojančević,
Milorad Ekmečić, Slavko Gavrilović and Slavenko Terzić Ph.D.
Preparations for the museum exhibition ”First Serbian Uprising” were
done.
Stojančević V., 2004: Serbia and Serbs at the Time of the First Serbian Uprising (in
Serbian: Srbija i srpski narod u vreme Prvog ustanka). Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 279 p.
Stojančević V., 2004: First Serbian Uprising 1804-1813. Essays and Studies (in
Serbian: Prvi srpski ustanak 1804-1813. Ogledi i studije), Belgrade, 326 p.
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Stojančević V., 2004: Intelligence Service in Serbia of Karadjordje and Milosh
(in Serbian: Obaveštajna Služba u Karadjordjevoj i Miloševoj Srbiji), reprint edition, Belgrade,
190 p.
Gavrilović S., 2004: Vojvodina and Serbia at the Time of the First Serbian Uprising
(in Serbian: Vojvodina i Srbija u vreme Prvog ustanka). Matica srpska, Novi Sad,
521 p.
Gavrilović S., 2004: Addition to Viena Archive Material on the First Serbian Uprising
(in Serbian: Dodatak gradji bečkih arhiva o Prvom srpskom ustanku). Miscellanea,
Historical Institute, Vol. XXIII, Belgrade, 9-61.
Stojančević V., 2004: Balkan Scope of First Serbian Uprising (in Serbian: Balkanski
okviri Prvog srpskog ustanka). Proceedings Serbian Revolution 1804-1815 and Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Banja Luka, 99-108.
Stojančević V., 2004: Stojan Novaković and his work ”The Ressurection of the
Serbian Statehood” (in Serbian: Stojan Novaković i njegovo delo Vaskrs srpske države).
Novi Sad, 265-274, preface.
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COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE SERBIAN PEOPLE
FROM XVI TO XVIII CENTURY
(Academician Slavko Gavrilović)
The focus of the work was on history of the Serbs in Austrian and Turkish
Empire during XVIII century and on publishing materials and monographs. Research
was being done in: SASA archives in Sremski Karlovci and Belgrade, Manuscript
Department of Matica Srpska (Serbian Cultural and Publishing Society), Novi Sad,
Museum of Vojvodina; also materials that were previously recorded from the archives
in Wien, Budapest and Zagreb were used.
Regesta of Latin, German and Hungarian papers were made and publishing
material for SASA editions was copied.
Gavrilović S., 2003-2004: Sources on Serbs in Hungary at the end of XVII and
the beginning of XVIII century. Vol. III (in Serbian: Izvori o Srbima u Ugarskoj s
kraja XVII i početkom XVIII veka). SASA, Belgrade, 411 p.
Medaković D., 2004: Serbs in Zagreb (in Serbian: Srbi u Zagrebu). Prometej,
Novi Sad, 231 p.
Gavrilović S., 2004: Thirteen Unpublished Essays from 1735-1736 on Pera Segedinac
Rebellion (in Serbian: Trinaest neobjavljenih spisa iz 1735-36. o buni Pere Segedinca).
Zbornik Matice srpske za istoriju, 65-66, Novi Sad, 139-172.
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE SERBS IN CROATIA
(Academician Vasilije Krestić)
Proceedings on the Serbs in Croatia No. 5 (SASA, Belgrade, 417 p.) was
published. Besides the author a number of scientific workers and journalists have
received this publication in order to present it in scientific publications and press.

The committee collected the papers and prepared the next issue of Proceedings
No. 6. Works have been reviewed and the manuscript of the new issue was handed
in to the SASA Publishing Committee for further work that is concerned with publishing.
COMMITTEE FOR COMPILATION AND PUBLICATION
OF MATERIAL
ON FOREIGN POLICY OF THE KINGDOM OF SERBIA 1903-1914
(Academician Vasilije Krestić)
Andrija Radenić, Ph.D., editor of the first tome: volumes 3 and 4 for 1905,
has almost finished the job on preparing these volumes for print.
Ljiljana Aleksić Ph.D. is preparing the addition for volumes 2 and 4 – II tome
(1906-1907) documents on Serbian organization in Old Serbia and Macedonia from
the separate holdings of Serbia Archives.
Prof. Mihailo Vojvodić, Ph.D., is preparing for print the first tome: volume
III documents from 1908.
Kliment Džambazovski Ph.D., editor of the material for 1910, handed in
for print the manuscript, volume IV: first and second tome; he has continued to
work on documents from 1911, tome 3 and 4, in cooperation with Ljiljana Aleksić-
Pejković Ph.D.
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE SERBS IN XIX CENTURY
(Academician Čedomir Popov)
In the course of 2004, academician Čedomir Popov besides the work on his
individual project ”Jovan Ristić Statesmen and Diplomat”, has continued to be the
head of the Committee on the History of the Serbs in XIX Century. Within the
framework of this committee, in cooperation with bibliographer Vidosava Zeremski
(Library Councilor) he was preparing the bibliography for these projects. As a result
of the work in this Committee and its cooperation with the Committee for the History
of the Serbian First Uprising together with academicians: Slavko Gavrilovć,
Milorad Ekmečić, Čedomir Popov and the members of the Committee Prof. Božidar
Kovaček Ph.D., and scientific advisor Slavenko Terzić Ph.D., the book Europe
and Serb Revolution 1804-1815, Platoneum, Novi Sad, 2004 (in Serbian: Evropa
i Srpska revolucija 1804-1815) was published and it included voluminous studies
by authors that have been mentioned above.
Popov Č., 2004: Controversy Between Svetozar Miletić and Danilo Medaković 1863-
1864 (in Serbian: Polemika Svetozara Miletića i Danila Medakovića 1863-1864). Glas SANU
CCCXCVI, Department of Historical Sciences, No. 12, Beograd, 181-218.
Stojančević V., 2004: From the Past of Timočka Krajina (in Serbian: Iz prošlosti
Timočke Krajine). Zaječar, 174 p.
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Stojančević V., 2004: Old Serbia. The restored Serbian state and the Albanians
1804–1876, (in Serbian: Stara Srbija. Obnovljena srpska država i Arbanasi 1804-1876).
In: V. Stojančević, Dj. Borozan, Lj. Dimić: The Land of the Living, editor Tihomir S.
Ilijić, Beograd, 37-132.
Stojančević V., 2004: Serbs in Macedonia (From the History of Serbs in Macedonia)
(in Serbian: Srbi u Maćedoniji - Iz istorije Srba u Maćedoniji). Historical Archives,
Kruševac, 276 p.
Stojančević V., 2004: Conception of New Serbian History by Skerlić (in Serbian:
Skerlićeva koncepcija srpeske novije istorije). Proceedings of Scientific Meeting of SASA:
Društvena misao Jovana Skerlića. Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, Beograd,
21-26.
Stojančević V., 2004: ”Jihad” in the First Serbian Uprising (in Serbian: Džihad u
Prvom srpskom ustanku). Glas SANU CCCXCVI, Odeljenje istorijskih nauka, No 12,
Beograd, 75-80.
Vojvodić M., 2003: Travells of Mihailo G. Ristić around Old Serbia and Macedonia
1892 (in Serbian: Putovanje Mihaila G. Ristića po Staroj Srbiji i Makedoniji 1892). Vardar
Proceedings II, SASA, Beograd, 19-20.
Vojvodić M., 2004: First Serbian Uprising in the Work of Stojan Novaković (in
Serbian: Prvi srpski ustanak u delu Stojana Novakovića). Proceedings Serbian Revolution
1804-1815 and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka, 297-309.
Vojvodić M., 2004: Serbian-Turkish Consular Convention 1879-1896 (in Serbian:
Konzularna konvencija izmedju Srbije i Turske 1879-1896). Vardar Proceedings III, SASA,
Beograd, 9-39.
Vojvodić M., 2004: Stojan Novaković on Influences on Serbian Language and Literature
(in Serbian: Stojan Novaković o uticajima na srpski jezik i književnost). Istorijski
časopis, 5, Beograd, 171-187.
Vojvodić M., 2004: Stojan Novaković and Rusia (in Serbian: Stojan Novaković i
Rusija). Bratstvo VIII, Beograd, 65-84.
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Project: BALCANOLOGICAL TOPICS
(Academician Nikola Tasić)
Modest financial funds have been used for translation, illustrative material
for separate articles and studies prepared to be published in Balcanica or some other
scientific journal. Sketch comparative maps (8 maps) on relative chronological relation
of Copper and Iron Age findings in Serbian Danube Valley were made.
Group of projects: BYZANTINE THEMES
(Corresponding Member Ljubomir Maksimović)
1. Project: CORPS OF THE FOUNDERS’ INSCRIPTIONS ON FRESCOES,
Vol. I (13 th CENTURY)
(Academician Gojko Subotić)
The project has reached its final phase and has been supposed to be completed
by the end of the next year. The preparatories of the documentation are already fin-

ished, mostly because of the very successful research journey through Macedonia
during last autumn.
2. Project: GREEK ACTS OF THE CHILANDAR MONASTERY,
Vol. II (14 th CENTURY)
(Mirjana Živojinović, Ph.D.)
In collaboration with a group of colleagues from the Collège de France, the
project is a part of the famous edition Archives de l’Athos, which should contain
charters and other documents from all the monasteries on Mount Athos.
Živojinović M., 2004: Komitisa u svetlosti novih dokumenata [Komètissa à la lumière
des nouveaux documents]. Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, 41, 279–292.
Živojinović M., 2004: Vardarski metoh Hilandara [Le métoque de Chilandar sur le
Vardar]. Vardarski zbornik, 3, 1–7.
3. Project: BYZANTINE SOURCES FOR HISTORY
OF THE PEOPLES OF YUGOSLAVIA, Vol. V (13 th CENTURY)
(Prof. Ninoslava Radošević, Ph.D.)
The volume, which is going to be completed by the mid-summer 2005, should
contain mainly the writings (translated into Serbian and commented) of archbishop
Demetrios Chomatenos and historian George Akropolites.
Radošević N., Krsmanović B., 2004: Legendarne genealogije vizantijskih careva
i njihovih porodica [Legendary Genealogies of Byzantine Emperors and their Families].
Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, 41, 71–98.
Dželebdžić D., 2004: Jedan zanemareni aspekt simbolike jabuke u vizantijskoj
književnosti [Un aspect negligé de la symbolique de la pomme dans la littérature byzantine:
à propos de la Vita Basilii (4.14–20)]. Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, 41,
123–132.
4. Project: TRANSFORMATION OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
FROM THE 10th TO THE 12th CENTURY
(Corresponding Member Ljubomir Maksimović)
The project contains several studies, monographs or dissertations concerning
various aspects of changes of the Empire. Some of them having been already
published, the main effort in 2004 was concentrated in preparing the dissertations
on Byzantine administration during 11 th century (B. Krsmanović) and on ruler’s
ideology and political theory of the Comnenian period (V. Stanković).
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Stanković V., 2004: Tropeoforos kod Mihaila Psela. Jedan primer političke upotrebe
retorike [Le tropaiophoros chez Michel Psellos. Un exemple de l’utilisation politique de la
rhétorique]. Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, 41, 133–151.
Krsmanović B., Radošević N., 2004: Legendarne genealogije vizantijskih careva
i njihovih porodica [Legendary Genealogies of Byzantine Emperors and their Families].
Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, 41, 71–98.
All the projects should be completed by the end of 2005. Some parts of
their results have been also published (see above) in vol. 41 of Zbornik radova
Vizantološkog instituta (ZRVI).
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INTERDEPARTMENTAL VARDAR COMMITTEE
(Academician Vladimir Stojančević)
In 2004, work on the research of the history and culture of Serbs on today’s
territory of Macedonia was continued. Vardar Proceedings (In Serbian: Vardarski
zbornik) No. 3 was completed and published, which on 267 pages contained 15
papers on various topics - social, political, cultural, literary that are concerning
Serbian past until the Second World War in Macedonia (1941) pre war South Serbia.
Scientific papers are written by the use of critical method. Two Bibliographies of
Skopje Scientific Society 1925-1940 and Serbian Royal Academy considerably add
to the historical knowledge on Macedonian Serbian community. Due to the lack of
financial resources it was not possible to organize the scheduled scientific meeting
devoted to Serbian national minority and its status in contemporary Republic of
Macedonia.
In the course of 2004, Vardar Proceedings No. 5 print preparation was
done.
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF BOSNIA
AND HERZEGOVINA
(Academician Milorad Ekmečić)
Members of the Committee worked on individual topics and on preparation
of the Proceedings on the History of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The papers were
collected, editorial work was completed and Proceedings No. 4 was prepared to
be printed, but it still has not been printed till the end of 2004. Some papers were
collected for Proceedings No. 5.

Individual Project: MATERIAL FOR THE HISTORY
OF MILITARY BORDER IN XVIII CENTURY
(Academician Slavko Gavrilović)
Archival material on the history of Military Border in Croatia, for Varaždin
Headquarters XVI-XVIII century, Karlovac Headquarters (Lika-Gomirje), Banija
(Sjeničak) was collected.
Material on the history of Šajkaški Batallion as part of the Slavonija – Srem
Military Border XVIII – XIX century (narrative and statistical scripts) was collected.
Material on the history of a Military–border guard family Rašković, District
Dukes in Raška Surroundings and Czar’s Officers in Austria XVII-XVIII century
was collected.
Gavrilović S., 2004: Military Borderguard Communities and Headquarters on Srem
Military Border in XVIII-XIX century (in Serbian: Graničarski vojni komuniteti i štapska
mesta u Sremskoj vojnoj granici XVIII-XIX v.). Zbornik Matice srpske za istoriju, 65-
66, Novi Sad, 9-23.
Individual project: MATERIAL FOR THE HISTORY OF THE SERBS
IN CROATIA AND SLAVONIA
(Academician Vasilije Krestić)
In the course of 2004, research of the correspondence of Vatroslav Jagić was
continued and the writing of monograph on Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmeyer was
initiated.
Krestić V., 2004: Historiography in the Service of Policy (in Serbian: Istoriografija
u službi politike). Jagodina, 124 p.
Krestić V., 2004: Bishop Strossmeyer and the Liturgy in Old Church Slavic in Montenegro
and Serbia (in Serbian: Biskup Štrosmajer i liturgija na staroslovenskom jeziku u
Crnoj Gori i Srbiji). Letopis Matice srpske za jul-avgust, Novi Sad, 159-187.
Individual Project: JOVAN RISTIĆ POLITICIAN, STATESMAN
AND DIPLOMAT
(Academician Čedomir Popov)
Research was brought to an end in 2003, and the work on the study ”Jovan
Ristić and Svetozar Miletić” was initiated in 2004.
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Individual Project: CULTURE AND ART OF BRONZE
AND IRON AGE OF SERBIAN DANUBE BASIN
(Academician Nikola Tasić)
The work on a big project that is organized by SASA Branch in Novi Sad as
part of the topic Prehistoric and Protohistoric Cultures of Vojvodina (B. Brukner,
B. Jovanović, N. Tasić) was continued. A report was made as a result of the first
year’s research under the same title, containing the text ”Vojvodina Between Early
Bronze Metallurgy and Penetration of Celts” by N. Tasić (Novi Sad, 2004, 61-85).
This will be a book in a publication of three volumes. During this year material was
collected, first texts were written; drawings and maps were made for this book. It
is expected that the monograph will be finished by the end of 2005.
On the occasion of marking 100 years since the beginning of research, at an
international scientific meeting Gomolava in time and space, November 2004, a
paper under the title ”Bronze and Iron Age Sites in Srem and Stratigraphy of Gomolava”
was reported.
Tasić N., 2003-2004: Historical Picture of Development of Bronze Age Cultures in
Vojvodina. Starinar, LIII–LIV, 23–34.
Individual Project: ANCIENT SOCIETY AND STATE
(Academician Slobodan Dušanić)
S. Dušanić has continued his research on (a) political thought of the Greeks
in the classical period, and (b) history of Roman institutions and society.
Dušanić S., 2004: The Unity of the Timaeus-Critias and the Inter-Greek Wars of the
Mid 350’s. Illinois Classical Studies, 27–28 (Urbana 2002–2004), 63–75.
Dušanić S., 2004: Julian’s Strategy in AD 361. Recueil des travaux de l’ Institut
d’etudes byzantines, Belgrade, 51, 55–66.
Dušanić S., 2004: Roman Mining in Illyricum: Historical Aspects. In: G. Urso (edit.),
Dall’ Adriatico al Danubio. L’Illirico nell’ eta greca e romana (Atti del convegno int.
Cividale del Friuli, 2003), Milano, 247–270.
Dušanić S., 2004: Plato and Athens. Glas CCCXCVI SANU, Odeljenje istorijskih
nauka, knj. 12.
Individual Project: EUROPE AND SERBIA IN THE MIDDLE AGES
(Corresponding Member Jovanka Kalić)
In the course of 2004, the research on Serbian and Hungarian relations in the
Middle Ages was continued. It is a part of a wider topic that studies the connections

of Medieval Serbia and other countries from the Danubian Basin region. Political
relations between the Kingdom of Serbia and Hungary in XIII and XIV century
were studied, especially from the historical standpoint of the bordering territories
(Posavina, Mačva, Belgrade).
A special thematic unit is portrayed by the history of the Serbs on Hungarian
territory. The author separately researched the history of the term Rascienses, Raci
that has been in use for over a thousand years with various variants for immigrant
Serbs in Hungary. In the course of 2004, the author researched governmental and
sacral center of Serbia in Ras.
Kalić J., 2004: Regnum Rasciae (in Serbian: Raška Kraljevina). Zbornik radova
Vizantološkog instituta, 41, 183-189.
Individual Project: SETTLEMENT OF THE VINČA GROUP
ON GOMOLAVA - CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION
(Academician Bogdan Brukner)
In 2004, work continued on compilation of technical documentation. Computer
processing of Vinča group settlement building remains on Gomolava was done
(Dragan Andjelić). Reconstruction of house in Vinča 3/1975 was completed; works
have started on objects 2 and 1/1975. By computer animation they were prepared
for print (Saša Rapić). Showering of ceramic material from houses was completed
for the Gomolava IB settlement /except house 4/1985 (Mira Mogin).
Research data was used for presentation of the work at the international meeting
Gomolava in time and space.
Brukner B., 2004: Past for the Future (in Serbian: Prošlost za budućnost). Proceedings
of the II International Danube Conference on Arts and Culture, Cultural Center
of Belgrade, 54-55.
Individual Project: SERBS IN HUNGARY – CULTURAL PAST
(Corresponding Member Dinko Davidov)
Associate Dimitrije Stefanović Ph.D., scientifically elaborated epitaphs in the
churchyard of Georgievska Church in Pest.
Associate Vojislav Matić Ph.D., worked on the monographic study Architecture
of Georgievska Church in Pest.
Associate Kosta Vuković, custodian of the Serbian Church and Art Collections
in Szentendre, continued his research work on the monograph Grabovac
Monastery.
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Individual Project: TERRITORY AND SOCIETY OF MEDIEVAL SERBIA
(Corresponding Member Miloš Blagojević)
In 2004, investigations that have been determined by the general framework
of the project were continued. Special attention was devoted to agrarian problems,
underprivileged social layers of agricultural population, as well as, to the holders
of the highest authorities in the state and the strengthening of the Serbian Medieval
statehood. Final results of investigations done within the framework of this project
are submitted in following publications:
Blagojević M., 2004: Nemanjićs and Lazarevićs and Serbian Medieval Statehood
(in Serbian: Nemanjići i Lazarevići i srpska srednjovekovna državnost). Beograd, 452 p.
Blagojević M., 2004: Agriculture in Medieval Serbia (in Serbian: Zemljoradnja
u srednjovekovnoj Srbiji), second expanded edition, Beograd, 372 p.
Blagojević M., 2004: Meropsi and Otroci – Baštinici and Posadnici in the Grbalj Manuscript
of Dushan’s Code (in Serbian: Meropsi i otroci – baštinici i posadnici u Grbaljskom
rukopisu Dušanovog zakonika). Glas SANU 396, Odeljenje istorijskih nauka 12, 21-60.
Blagojević M., 2004: Serbian Empresses – Chilandar Founders (in Serbian: Srpske
vladarke – ktitori Hilandara). Chilandar Proceedings, 11, 7-26.
Blagojević M., 2004: Grand Duke and Territorial Duke (in Serbian: Veliki knez i
zemaljski knez). Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, 41, 293-318.
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Individual Project: HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION IN SERBIA
IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY
(Academician Vladimir Stojančević)
Joint work on this project by the Section for the History of the Serbian Revolution
1804-1830 and the Section for the History of Serbian people in XIX century
resulted in two books that were published in Serbian and English language:
Stojančević V., 2004: The Beginning of the Modern Serbian State (in Serbian:
Počeci moderne srpske države). Beograd, Publ. Tihomir S. Ilijić and NIC Vojska, 276 p.
(illustrated). The topic of the book is the First Serbian Uprising.
Stojančević V., 2004: The Land of the Living (in Serbian: Zemlja živih). Editor
Tihomir S.Ilijić, Beograd, 37-132 (illustrated). The book refers to Serbo – Albanian relations
from 1804 to 1876.
Project: SREBRENICA IN THE MIDDLE AGES
(Academician Desanka Kovačević-Kojić)
During 2004, the phocus of my research was based on the economic development
of Srebrenica in the XIV and the XV century, i.e. on the development of
mining and commerce, primarily.

Kovačević-Kojić D., 2004:, Les métaux precieux de Serbie et de Bosnie. Estimation
de la production (XIV e –XV e siècle). Der Tirolet Bergbau und die Depression der
europäischen Montanwirtschaft im 14. und 15. Jahrhundert, Boyen–Bolzano, 87–93.
Kovačević-Kojić D., 2004: Pismo Bartolomeja Zopija i Frančeska Ardovinija braći
Kabužić u Pezaru 26. jula 1426. godine. Mešovita gradja, 12, 111–116.
Kovačević-Kojić D., 2004: Les métaux precieux de Serbie et le marché Européen
(XIV e –XV e siècle). Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, 41, 191–203.
Project: SERBIA AND ITALIAN STATES IN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES
(Corresponding Member Momčilo Spremić)
Since medieval Serbia had access to the eastern Adriatic coast, it had permanent
relations with Italy, mostly economic. I have focused my research on the relations
in everyday and private life, particularly concerning eating habits of the inhabitants
of the Balkan and the Apenine peninsulas. Paying special attention to the members
of the Serbian ruling family, the Branković’s, I have found out that some of them
became related by marriage to certain eminent Italian families.
Spremić M., 2004: La famille serbe des Branković – considérations généaligiques et
héraldiques. Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, 41, 441–453 (in Serbian).
Spremić M., 2004: Food and Drinks, Private Life in Medieval Serbia (in Serbian: Jelo
i piće). Privatni život u srpskim zemljama srednjeg veka, Clio, Beograd, 113–139.
Project: SCORDISCI AND THE AUTOCHTONS IN THE PROTOHISTORY
OF THE CENTRAL BALKANS
(Corresponding Member Borislav Jovanović)
The goal of the research is to present the main results obtained from the excavations
of the Early La Tène cemetery near the subsequent Roman town Viminacium
(North Serbia). The great numbers of graves belong to period of the Celtic invasion
on Greece. This was one of the starting points for the ancestors of Celts defeated
later in the Asia Minor and portrayed on the great altar from Pergamum (220 BC).
The elaboration of the field documentation is concentrated upon the final site plan
and details of separate groups of graves.
Jovanović B., 2003: Ceramics with stamped decoration in the Middle La Tène
graves of Western and Central Balkans (in Serbian: Keramika ukrašena tehnikom žigosanja
u srednjem latenu Centralnog i Zapadnog Balkana). Opuscula Archaeologica, Zagreb, 27,
283–286.
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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY
OF THE KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
(Academician Stevan Karamata)
In the past year the Committee held three sessions (20 th January, 20 th April
and 17 th December). On the session of 20th January report on activities and the work
plan for 2004 were discussed and accepted. The session of 20th of April was held
in the partnership with the representatives of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija and
Vice President of SASA Academician Mladen Srbinović, members of the Committee
and members of SASA. On the session of 17 th December report on activities in 2004
and the working plan for 2005 and other topics of concern were discussed.
Exhibition on Kosovo and Metohija that was planned to be held in SASA
Gallery in 2004 was not realized.
The third volume of Kosovo and Metohija Proceedings is to be published
by the beginning of 2005. The material is prepared for print.
The Committee helped and supported the opening of the exhibition ”Serbian
kerchieves of Kosovo Pomoravlje” that was held in the Ethnographic Museum in
Belgrade (23 March – 5 April 2004). At the previously mentioned session that was
attended by Serb Representatives from Kosovo and Metohija held in SASA on the
20 th of April President of the Committee academician Stevan Karamata and members
of the Committee, corresponding members Danilo Basta, Časlav Ocić and Kosta
Čavoški were present and have participated in work.
The Community of Serbian Municipalities and settlements from Kosovo and
Metohija gave to the Committee two tapes with recorded material of the March pogrom
on Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija in 2004.
On the session held on the 17 th of December 2004, in the discussion on a draft
of a proposed Law of High Education it was concluded that article 111, by which
some important decisions concerning the problems of high education are given to
the Autonomous province. The Committee considers that this artcle reveals in itself
great danger for our high education in Kosovo and Metohija. Therefore the Committee
demands this article to be removed from the Draft or explicitly norm, by a
special article that our high education in Kosovo and Metohija, in the form in which
it still exists is inseparable constituent part of the united system of high education
in the Republic of Serbia.
At the same session the Committee was informed that the Albanian majority is
imposing pressure on education in Gora for it to be conducted according to Albanian
educational programs in Albanian or Bosniac Language. Also in this year Goranci
have rejected the thought of their students attending such school. In a questionnaire
that was done two months ago in Dragaš, Goranci have stated that up to now
they have had good educational system for more than seven-eight decades starting
from elementary up to high level of education in Serbian language and programs of
teaching which were not imposed on them. On the contrary, that was and remains

their language and the greater the isolation is the stronger is their yearning and
emotional appealing towards their language which reminds them on peace, roots,
freedom and future. The Committee accepted this conclusion and decided to inform
the Presidency of SASA as well as to ask for help from the Ministry of Education
of Serbia in solving this issue.
The members of the Committee corresponding member Časlav Ocić and academician
Stevan Karamata have participated in the work of Consultations ”Economic
Perspectives of Kosovo and Metohija” – Zubin Potok, 27-29 May 2004.
Corresponding member Časlav Ocić delivered at the meeting a report ”National
Homogenization or Ethnic Cleansing? – Kosovo and Metohija – ethnographic
changes from the end of World War Two until 1991”.
The Committee bought up an Album of 50 color photographs depicting conservatory
works done by artist-conservationist Zoran Stoiljković on the engraved
iconostatis and icons from the St. Nicolas Church in Priština that was burnt down
and destroyed on the 17 th of March 2004 by Albanian vandals.
The Committee received free of charge all the issues of weekly magazine
”Jedinstvo” that is now published in Kosovska Mitrovica. All copies of the journal
”Hvosno” that is now published monthly in Leposavić instead of in Istok were received.
The committee also received free of charge ”Pravoslavlje” magazine edited
twice a month by Serbian Orthodox Partriarchy in Belgrade.
From the Museum of Kosovo and Metohija of Priština that is now moved to
Belgrade the Committee received as a gift two significant publications: Pogrom of
March and Hrisovulja from Dečani by the author Milica Grković.
In the Secretariat of the Committee the work on sorting of photo documentation
and bibliography card catalogue is being done.
COMMITTEE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN VINČA
(Academician Nikola Tasić)
In 2004, the project significantly expanded especially in the field of multidisciplinary
archaeological research (by usage of paleobotanical, paleozoological,
geological and other methods; field and other documentation was computerized). By
such an approach Vinča has entered the circle of few European findings that engage
in their work numerous experts of various disciplines.
Field work was continued in Sector II on two microregions: in the area where
the previous year a research of a settlement object (house with several layers) had
started and on the endangered terrain near the profile that has started to crumble. This
year’s results are very valuable because of their importance for the reconstruction
of architectural settlements that date back to the younger period of Vinča culture.
Some of the earlier known facts were confirmed, like, for example that cinnabarite
was used in decoration of terracotta and pottery and that some typological elements
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confirm Eneolithic traits of younger phase of Vinča culture.
More than 1200 findings such as: ceramic dishes, terracotta and tools made
out of stone, obsidian or bone were discovered during this year’s excavations. The
findings were field processed and entered in the data base – based on the Archaeopack
principle, which is based and built from the research obtained during many years.
The method that is used in Vinča has received verifications by being presented at
many scientific gatherings home and abroad.
One of the successfully realized subprojects was a presentation of a Neolithic
house from Vinča, which is of great importance for popularization of this Neolithic
settlement. The presentation is made in the form of a 3D interactive computer animation
of the architectural object; it conjured ”The century of research in Vinča”
that was initiated by the works of Miloje Vasić.
Dimitrijević V., Tripković B., 2003: New spondilus findigs from Vinča 1998–2001
campaigns and regional approach to problem. Starinar, LII, 47–61.
Tasić N. N., 2005: Vinča – the third glance. In: L. Nikolova (Edit.), Approach to
the Archeology of Western Pontic Region, Reports of Prehistoric Research Projects,
6–7, 2002–2003, 1–9.
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DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS AND MUSIC
COMMITTEE FOR THE DICTIONARY ON THE FINE ARTS TERMS
(Corresponding Member Todor Stevanović)
Project: DICTIONARY ON THE FINE ARTS TERMS
In January 2004, academician Olga Jevrić resigned the position of the Head of
the Committee due to health reasons, recommending corresponding member, painter
Todor Stevanović for that position. The Department of Fine Arts and Music adopted
the request. Accordingly, the Executive Committee of the Presidency of SASA appointed
corresponding member Todor Stevanović as the new Head of the Committee
for the Dictionary of the Fine Art Terms at its session of January 29, 2004.
However, during the whole year, no funds were available for new texts, reviews,
proofreading, etc. For that reason, it was not possible to obtain and edit new
texts nor to acquire new reference books.
Project: RECORDING OF SERBIAN FOLK MUSIC
(Academician Dejan Despić)
Jelena Jovanović undertook her field work, recording traditional music of
Serbian refugees (from Croatia and Bosnia and Hercegovina) and IDPs (from
Kosovo and Metohija) in Belgrade. She also recorded performances of folk groups
during the Festival of folk arts of Serbia (Sabor) in Topola (October 2004). Danka
Lajić-Mihajlović recorded performances of gusle players on the concert (Guslarsko
veče) in Zrenjanin.
Project: COMPACT-DISKS AND CASSETTES PRODUCTION
(Academician Dejan Despić)
Jelena Jovanović is preparing an audio edition, a CD Traditional singing and
playing in Upper Jasenicča region.
Project: CONTEMPORARY SERBIAN MUSICAL SCENE
(Academician Dejan Despić)
The members of the project have continued their investigations into the activities
of the Ballet company of the National Theatre in Belgrade during World War
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2 and on the bibliography of opera and ballet critiques. Scanning of Petar Konjović’s
opera The Marriage of Miloš Obilić has also begun.
Mosusova M., 2004: Choreographic interpretations of Stevan Hristić’s ”The Legend
of Ohrid”. Music and Media (FMU), Belgrade, 167-175.
Mosusova M., 2004: A Centenary Jubilee of the Birth of the Choreographer, Dancer
and Pedagogue George Balanchine (1904-1983). Orchestra, No. 28, 6-8.
Paunović B., 2004: Paunović’s Drama ”Čengić-aga” and his Relation to the Sources.
Zbornik Matice srpske za scenske umetnosti i muziku, 30-31, Novi Sad, 81-95.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE HISTORY OF SERBIAN MUSIC
(Academician Dimitrije Stefanović)
As in the previous years, modest financial resources that are received by this
Committee have not enabled the possibility of organized research and field work.
According to the work plan it was foreseen to adopt the second premise in the Monastery
Velika Remeta where the exhibition ”Old Serbian Music” would be placed.
Due to the slowdown in the reconstruction works in the monastery this room still has
not been prepared, so mostly recordings of old materials were done. The material
funds were used on pre-recording of old tape records, whose expiration date has
passed and which mostly contain recordings of our old church music. Recordings
were made on Compact Disks, each of them in two specimens.
The following Compact Disks were recorded:
CD 1 Spiritual Songs from Various Monasteries
CD 2 Wake on the Eve of Holy Cross Day
CD 3 Vladimir Milosavljević– Chilandar – Assonance
CD 4 Ljubica Marić, The Byzantine Concert
CD 5 Ecumenical Music with a Lecture
CD 6 Collection of Russian Folk Songs – Medvorovo Collection (1985).

CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF SASA AND
UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ
SECTION FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF ART
Project: NIŠAVA RIVER BASIN IN PREHISTORY, ANCIENT TIMES
AND
MIDDLE AGES
(Miloje Vasić, Ph.D.)
Archaeological excavations in Mediana were primarily directed towards the
preparation for the construction of Archaeological Park. Archaeological work lasted
from 6th September to 2nd October 2004 and it took place on four locations: 1)
premises on the northwest corner of the villa with peristyle, 2) footpath in the east
– west direction, 3) southwestern corner of premise 17 eastern wing of huts, 4)
southeastern corner of the villa with peristyle. Appropriate sondages were opened,
excavations were done according to the possibilities and findings were ascertained.
Defining of the southeastern corner of the villa was of great importance. Movable
archaeological material that was well stratificated will also be of help in further
analysis.
Except excavations, aerial photographs of entire Mediana were done. Sand
has been removed from the mosaic in triclinean villa with peristyle, mosaics were
photographed and their state was assessed, a special report was written on this.
Stone architectural plastic and frescoes were arranged. Digitalization of movable
archaeological material by sondae objects and layers from the excavation from the
years 2000 to 2004 was done.
The processing of the documentation of Jagodina Mala locality was continued,
it was primarily carried out on the architecture and decoration of tombs. This
documentation is processed in AUTOCAD programme. In 2004, finishing touches
were done on the drawings of materials and all findings were inspected for the publication
Naissus (group of authors). Publication might be printed by January 2005.
Work on manuscript’s publication Jagodina Mala in Niš – Late Antique
Necropolis was continued (authors: S. Drča, S. Golubović, G. Jeremić). It is planned
that the recension for the manuscript should be prepared by the end of 2005 and
after that set for print.
SECTION FOR SERBIAN LANGUAGE
Project: TYPOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SERBIAN SPEECH
ON THE TERRITORY OF SOUTH-EAST SERBIA
(Prof. Slobodan Remetić, Ph.D.)
- Nedeljko Bogdanović: Conjugational Patterns of Speech in Bučum (45 pp.)
- Nedeljko Bogdanović: Type of Constructions (biće loša) – 3 pp.
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- Jordana Marković: Verbs with limited category of number (8 pp.)
- Milan Djordjević: Existence of the construction (da +) present (16 pp.)
For Dictionary of Crna trava Kalna (18 pp.) words that begin with letter
V and G were completed ant the manuscript was handed over to the team of Etymological
Dictionary of Serbian Language to use.
Proceedings Olaf Broch and Serbian Dialectology was completed. It includes
reports that were presented at the International Scientific Symposium held in Niš on
14 th November 2003 and organized by Centre for Scientific Research of SASA and
University of Niš. Proceedings might be published in 2005.
LITERATURE SECTION
Project: LITERARY AND CULTURAL LIFE IN SOUTH-EASTERN SER-
BIA
IN 19 th AND 20 th CENTURY (until World War Two)
(Academician Miroslav Pantić)
Regular project activities were developed through organization of scientific
meetings and publishing of work proceedings.
Scientific meeting Jelena Dimitrijević – Life and Work, Center for Scientific
Research of SASA and University of Niš, Study Group for Serbian Language and
Literature of Philosophic College of Niš, 28-29 October 2004. At the meeting 21
papers done by participants from Belgrade, Novi Sad, Leposavić, Niš, Skopje and
Lvov were reported. Proceedings of works are being prepared.
Round Table Prof. Dr. Sava Penčić – Life and Work, Center for Scientific
Research of SASA and University of Niš, Alliance of Slavistic Societies of Serbia,
Study Group for Russian Language and Literature of Philosophical College of Niš,
University of Niš, 3 rd December 2004. Twelve papers done by participants from
Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš were reported at this meeting. Proceedings of work
are being prepared.
Velimir Živojinović Massuka – Life and Work (In Serbian: Velimir Živojinović
Massuka – život i delo). Proceedings from the Scientific meeting held in Niš, 22-23 November
2002, Center for Scientific Research of SASA and University of Niš, Study Group for
Serbian Language and Literature of Philosophic College of Niš, Niš, 2004, 242 p.
Slavković M., 2004: One Literary-Historical Fate: Massuka. In: Velimir Živojinović
Massuka – Life and Work, Proceedings, Center for Scientific Research of SASA and University
of Niš and Study Group for Serbian Language and Literature of Philosophic College
of Niš, Niš, 74/2004, 174-178.

Project: LITERATURE AND HISTORY
(Prof. Miroljub Stojanović, Ph.D.)
Editorial work for Proceedings Literature and History VI, Transposition
of Historical Events in Short Stories of the Slavs was completed. Proceedings
will be handed in for print in the beginning of 2005.
Project: CULTURAL HISTORY OF NIŠ
(Prof. Miroljub Stojanović, Ph.D.)
Entire material inherited from the former editorial staff (established on the
city level) was examined, the work was focused on addition and updating of the
Alphabet entries; some 150 finished entries were edited; processed entries are being
entered in the computer. A technical project secretary was hired to perform
operational work on the project. Part of the project’s expenses was covered by the
resources coming from the Municipality of Niš.
SECTION FOR STUDYING PEOPLE
(Prof. Dragan Žunić, Ph.D.)
Žunić D., 2004: Methodological Problems in the Research of Traditional Esthetic
Culture. Ethno-Cultural Proceedings, vol. IX, Svrljig, 35-42 (in Serbian: Metodološki
problemi istraživanja tradicionalne estetske kulture. Etno-kulturološki zbornik)
SECTION FOR BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATIONS
Project: RESEARCH ON ENDEMIC NEPHROPATHY
IN SOUTHEAST SERBIA
(Academician Sveto Suša)
In 2004, research on endemic nephropathy partly continued due to the lack
of material resources and because of insufficient organization within the Center for
Scientific Research.
Despite all of this, some time was devoted to the analysis of research results
from the previous years. Urinary syndrome was especially analyzed, as very significant
for the determination of the type of kidney disease. Related to this was the
conducted research on electrophoresis of proteins in urine. Results of the research
unambiguously indicate that it is a proteinuria of glomerular type. This indicates
that the primary pathohistological changes in glomerular itself are accompanied with
change in the intersticium of secondary nature. By these researches our previous
researches have been confirmed and they are of great importance for prevention and
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treatment of patients. Besides that, on the basis of researches that have been done
up till now it can be concluded that longer inhabitancy in some pathogenic zones
leads to the occurrence of kidney disease of endemic character.
Results of our research show that a slight increase of endemic nephropathy
of a milder form still exists, and from socio-medical as well as national aspect it is
a very important fact.
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SECTION FOR ENERGETICS
Project: DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTIGATION OF FLAT SOLAR
ENERGY RECEPTOR FOR THERMAL AND ELECTRIC CONVERSION
(Prof. Tomislav M. Pavlović, Ph.D.)
With the support of the Ministry of Science and Protection of Living Environment
of the Republic of Serbia and in cooperation with NISSAL, equipment
was acquired and installed in custom arranged space at the Faculty of Science and
Mathematics in Niš; a) for measuring thermal collector characteristics, b) for measuring
electrical hybrid collector characteristics, c) for measuring meteorological
parameters, d) for acquisition and data processing, and for determining thermal
collector efficiency standardized software programs were made and applied. Using
this equipment preliminary investigation of thermal and electrical characteristics on
mentioned hybrid collectors were done.
Radosavljević J.M., Pavlović T.M., Lombić M.R., 2004: Solarna energetika i
održivi razvoj. Gradjevinska knjiga, Beograd, 388 str.
SECTION FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Project: CITY ARCHITECTURE ANALYSIS OF ROMA ENCLAVES IN
NIŠ
(Prof. Nikola Cekić, Ph.D.)
Realization of the project (initiated at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and
Architecture in Niš) was approved at the session of the Scientific Council Center in
June 2003. Global investigations were started in October the same year. However,
during 2004 there was no significant activity on the project because resources that
have been promised and that are essential for detailed field investigations were not
received from the Municipality of Niš.

CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF SASA
AND UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC
As a result of many years of work on these projects in the course of 2004,
intensive work on press preparation and publishing was done. Two monographs
were printed: Short Stories and Oral History from Levač, Snežana Marković
M.A. (in Serbian: Pripovetke i predanja iz Levča) and Grivac - Settlements of
Protostarčevo and Vinča Culture, Milenko Bogdanović Ph.D. (in Serbian: Grivac
- naselja protostarčevačke i vinčanske kulture). Compact Disk Cities in Christian
and Muslim Oral Epics, Mirjana Detelić Ph.D. and group of authors was made
and promoted. Printing preparations were done and material resources were secured
for the publishing of three monographs: History of the National Library in
Kragujevac, Mile Stefanović Ph.D. (in Serbian: Istorija Narodne biblioteke u Kragujevcu);
Kragujevac Theatre 1951-1984, author Rajko Stojadinović (in Serbian:
Kragujevačko Pozorište 1951-1984); Mila Stojadinović - Poet of Acting, Dušan
Mihajlović Ph.D. and Mihailo Kandić (in Serbian: Mila Stojadinović - pesnik glume).
Also, Proceedings Kosovo Refuge and Life in the Enclave (in Serbian: Izbegličko
Kosovo; Život u enklavi) editor Biljana Sikimić Ph.D., were prepared for print. A
series of lectures were held under the same title from October 2003 to May 2004
in Kragujevac, and this material can be found in the Proceedings.
Center participated in the organization of international scientific meetings in
the field of technical sciences, two seminars were held in the field of vascular doppler
ultrasonography, a series of six lectures in the field of literature and a series of
lectures in the field of history of science were started.
SECTION FOR HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
(Corresponding Member Miloš Blagojević)
In March 2004, in the National Museum of Kragujevac proceedings Work of
Dragoslav Srejović in Research of Ancient Archaeology was promoted (published
in 2003). In November 2004, monograph Grivac - Settlements of Protostarčevo
and Vinča Culture, by Milenko Bogdanović Ph.D., was published. Book ”Grivac”
comes as a result of a twelve year work on the project that was initiated and lead
by the academician Dragoslav Srejović. The book contains studies of Dubravka
Nikolić Ph.D., scientific counselor of the Center for Archaeological Research of
Philosophical Faculty of Belgrade, Dragana Antonović Ph.D., scientific associate
of the Archaeological Institute in Belgrade, Vera Bogosavljević-Petrović M.A.,
counselor of National Museum, Kraljevo and Rista Drašković, expert associate of
the Center for Archaeological Research of Philosophic Faculty of Belgrade.
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In September a series of lectures ”History of Serbian Science - In Search of
Lost Time” was started. Coordinator of the series is Aleksandar Petrović Ph.D.,
president of the Serbian Society for the History of Science.
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SECTION FOR STUDYING PEOPLE
(Prof. Ljubinko Radenković, Ph.D.)
In the framework of the project a book Short Stories and Oral History from
Levča, by author Snežana Marković M.A., was published.
Work on the project Ethnological Characteristics of Šumadija and Pomoravlje
in the Balkan Area was carried out by three topics:
- Beliefs and Customs; ethnologist Mile Nedeljković has continued to collect
material for the third volume Notes on Šumadija.
- Crafts and Supplementary Enterpreneurship in Šumadija in Past and Present,
Milorad Aleksić M.A., Homeland Museum, Jagodina.
- City Costumes of Šumadija, Dobrila Vlajković, leader of the project, is also
preparing a book by the same title.
SECTION FOR LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
(Mirjana Detelić, Ph.D.)
In November 2004, in cooperation with Institute for Balkanology of SASA
Compact Disk ”Cities in Christian and Muslim Oral Epics” done by Mirjana Detelić
Ph.D., corresponding member Aleksandar Loma and Istok Pavlović Eng. was completed
and promoted.
A series of lectures by the title ”(Mis)use of History in Serbian Literature
(1945-2000)” were held. Coordinators of this series are Mirjana Detelić Ph.D. and
Dragan Bošković M.A. In the forthcoming year the proceedings under the same
title is to be published in the edition of Liceum Library.
Within the framework of the project Cultural and Literary Life of Kragujevac,
in 2004 work was done on the following topics:
- Homeland Bibliography - project is realized in cooperation with the National
Library Vuk Karadžić, Kragujevac.
- Monograph History of the National Library in Kragujevac by the author
Mila Stefanović Ph.D. is being printed and its release is expected by January 2005.
- Monograph Mila Stojadinović by the authors Prof. Dušan Mihajlović Ph.D.
and publicist Mihailo Kandić and Kragujevac Theatre 1951-1984 by the author
Rajko Stojadinović are in the printing process and will be published in 2005.
- Album II – Snapshots of Kragujevac Photoamateurs (Predrag Mihailović
and Milomir Minić).
- Kragujevac in Travel Accounts (Slobodan Pavićević, Djordje Kostić
Ph.D., Milorad Djurić).

SECTION FOR BIOMEDICAL INVESTIGATIONS
(Academician Miodrag Ostojić)
In 2004, within the framework of the Section and in cooperation with University
of Kragujevac two seminars were held: 5 th Seminar on Vascular Doppler
Ultrasonography (20-23 May 2004, Vrnjačka Banja) and 6 th Seminar on Vascular
Doppler Ultrasonography (14-17 October 2004, Gamzigrad Banja). Some 50 visitors
from Serbia and Republic Srpska have participated and 15 eminent lecturers
were hired from the Universty of Belgrade, Kragujevac, Clinical Center of Serbia
and Clinical Hospital Center in Kragujevac.
SECTION FOR MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS
(Prof. Aleksa Maričić, Ph.D.)
Project: PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
OF SOME NEW METAL AND NON METAL MATERIALS
IN CRYSTAL AND GLASS STATE
(Prof. Aleksa Maričić, Ph.D.)
Structural changes of amorphous alloy Fe 89,8 Ni 1,5 Si 5,2 B 3 C 0,5 in temperature
interval from 300 to 900 K were investigated.
In temperature interval from 660 to 740 K in the amorphous alloy occurs the
process of structural relaxation. This process was studied by the analysis of the results
of measurement of thermoelectromotoric force (TEMF) thermocouple y-amorphous
alloy in nonisothermal and isothermal conditions under the temperatures Т 1 = 683 Κ,
Т 2 = 718 Κ and Т 3 = 738 Κ during 1000 sec.
From the change of temperature coefficient TEMF, after every tempering,
relative change in density of electron condition was determined on Fermi level in
amorphous alloy:
and
By the same method structural changes of amorphous powder of alloy Co 20 Ni 80
were investigated in temperature interval from room temperature to 700 o C.
It has been shown that the structural relaxation process occurs in temperature
interval from 360 to 400 о С. The process of powder crystallization was investigated
by DSC method.
It has been shown that crystallization process occurs in two degrees with
temperatures of exomaximum on т 1 = 415,16 о С and т 2 = 488,71 о С.
By the method of measuring electrical resistance in isothermic conditions
process of absorption and desorption of hydrogen in cobalt powder in temperature
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interval from room temperature to 463 K was investigated. It was ascertained that
absorption of hydrogen causes increasing of electrical resistance of cobalt.
Hydrogen desorption process causes fall of electrical resistance. It has been
shown that both absorption and desorption processes occur in two degrees: the first
degree is a fast kinetic process and the second is slow difussed process.
Mitrović N., Simeunović R., Maričić A., Jordović B., 2004: Synthesis, Preparation
and Properties of New Fe-based Soft Magnetic Amorphous Alloys with a Large Supercooled
Liquid Region. Materials Science Forum, 452-453, 367-374.
Maričić A., Spasojević M., Rafailović L., Milovanović V., Ribić-Zelenović L., 2004:
Hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics in nickel and cobalt alloy powder. Materials
Science Forum, 453-454, 411-415.
Spasojević M., Maričić A., Rafailović L., 2004: The Effect of Temperature on
Structural Changes of Ni 55 Co 45 Amorphous Powder. Science of Sintering, 36, 105-112.
Andjić Z., Tasić M., Korać M., Jordović B., Maričić A., 2004: Influence of alumina
content on the sinteribility of the Cu-Al 2 O 3 pseudo alloy (composite). Materials and
Technologies, 38 (5), 245.
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SECTION FOR TECHNICAL SCIENCES
(Prof. Miroslav Demić, Ph.D.)
Center for Scientific Research of SASA and the University of Kragujevac
have participated in the organization of International Scientific Meeting Motor
Vehicles and Engines 2004 held from 4-6 October 2004, in Kragujevac. This is a
biannual scientific symposium and its aim is scientific discussion concerning state
and trends in the motor vehicle and motor field. International scientific committee
selected four introductory lectures from foreign experts and 85 papers (forty percent
of them were from abroad). Out of some three hundred experts that have participated,
thirty were from abroad (USA, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece, Czech Republic,
Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia). Within the Symposium Round-table: Hundred
Years of Automobilism in Serbia was held.
Work on the English-Serbian Encyclopedic Dictionary by author Prof. Dušan
Simić Ph.D., was continued and its publishing is expected by the year 2005.
SECTION FOR BIOTECHNICAL STUDIES
Project: THE VARIABILITY OF GLIADIN ALLELES WITH
DOMESTIC VARIETIES OF WHEAT
(Desimir Knežević, Ph.D.)
In 2004, investigation of polymorphism of genes that control the synthesis
of protein molecules in wheat was done. The analysis included 25 new varieties of
wheat. The total of 59 alleles were identified so far, 47 of which are Gli alleles with

6 Gli-locus and 12 alleles with 3 Glu-1 locus. In this year’s investigations 2 gliadin
alleles were determined which were not identified in previously analyzed varieties
of wheat, of which: Gli-a2m and Gli-B2v with 6 Gli-locus and 2 alleles with Glu-1
locus of which: Glu-A1d, Glu-B1k.
Investigations handle with genotypes of durum wheat, identification is done in
order to identify gliadin alleles. With analyzed durum wheat 7 glaidine alleles were
determined. Identifyed alleles, coded with the same mark with durum wheat and
ordinary wheat, differ according to number and arrangement of components whose
synthesis they control. In this year’s investigations the total of 11 new alleles was
identified of which 9 new gliadine alleles and 2 new glutenin alleles in domestic
sorts of wheat.
Phenotypical characteristics and quantitative traits of lines and sorts of wheat
that represent the base in the chartography of genome were studied. Relation between
expression and gene control of qualitative traits which include components of fertility
and quality of the grain were also studied.
Knežević D., Pržulj N., Zečević V., Djukić N., Momčilović V., Maksimović D.,
Mićanović D., Dimitrijević B., 2004: Breeding strategies for barley quality improvement
and wide adaptation. Kragujevac Journal of Science, 26, 75-84.
Menkovska M., Knežević D., Ivanoski M., 2004: Protein allelic composition, dough
rheology, and baking characteristics of flour mill streams from wheat cultivars with known
and varied baking qualities. Cereal Chemistry, 79 (5), 720-725.
Zečević V., Knežević D., Mićanović D., Pavlović M., Urošević D., 2004: Ecological
and genetic variability of thousand-grain weight in wheat. Proceedings 3 rd International
ECO Conference ”Safe Food” (Edit. N. Tasić), 1, 227-231.
Mićanović D., Knežević D., Zečević V., Raičević V., Dimitrijević B., Pavlović
M., Urošević D., 2004: Genotype nitrogen fixing of wheat. Proceedings 3 rd International
ECO Conference ”Safe Food” (Edit. N. Tasić), 1, 227-231.
Momčilović V., Pržulj N., Knežević D., Stošić I., 2004: Mainstem leaf development
during tillering in spring barley. Proceedings of 9 th International Barley Genetics
Symposium, Brno, Czech Republic, 363-368.
Knežević D., Maksimović D., Pržulj N., Momčilović V., Djukić N., 2004: Variability
of yield of five newly two-rowed spring barley cultivars in different environment.
Proceedings of 9 th International Barley Genetics Symposium, Brno, Czech Republic,
1034-1039.
Pržulj N., Momčilović V., Knežević D., 2004: Interrelationships between phenology
and yield of winter barley in semiarid environment. Proceedings of 9 th International Barley
Genetics Symposium, Brno, Czech Republic, 1055-1060.
Zečević V., Djokić D., Knežević D., Mićanović D., 2004: The influence of nitrogen
foliar application on yield and bread making quality parameters of wheat. Kragujevac
Journal of Sciences, 26, 85-90.
Dimitrijević B., Petrić, D., Ignjatović-Ćupina A., Knežević D., Mićanović D.,
Zečević V., 2004: Influence of meteorological factors on the appearance and dynamics of
development of cereal leaf beetle. International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture
and European Integration Processes, Novi Sad, 100.
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Mićanović D., Hirsch P., Churnow P., Zečević V., Raičević V., Knežević D., 2004:
Wheat colonization by determinate bacteria. International Conference on Sustainable
Agriculture and European Integration Processes, Novi Sad, 117-118.
Zečević V., Knežević D., Mićanović D., Dimitrijević B., 2004: Wheat mineral nutrition
and quality. International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and European
Integration Processes, Novi Sad, 121.
Momčilović V., Pržulj N., Knežević D., Stošić I., 2004: Mainstem leaf development
during tillering in spring barley. Proceedings of 9 th International Barley Genetics
Symposium, Brno, Czech Republic, 84.
Momčilović V., Pržulj N., Knežević D., 2004: Thermal requirement for barley leaf
development during tillering. Proceedings of 9 th International Barley Genetics Symposium,
Brno, Czech Republic, 172.
Knežević D., Maksimović D., Pržulj N., Momčilović V., 2004: Variability of yield
of five newly two-rowed spring barley cultivars in different environment. Proceedings of
9 th International Barley Genetics Symposium, Brno, Czech Republic, 182.
Pržulj N., Momčilović V., Knežević D., 2004: Interrelationships between phenology
and yield of winter barley in semiarid environment. Proceedings of 9 th International Barley
Genetics Symposium, Brno, Czech Republic, 184.
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SECTION FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDIES, MATHEMATICS
AND MECHANICS
(Prof. Branimir Čabrić, Ph.D.)
In 2004, realization of the project Environmental Conditions in Kosovska
Mitrovica Enclave and Suggestion of Measures for its Preservation, Improvement
and Development, has started under the leadership of Miljana Stojanović-
Milosavljević Ph.D.
Research of environmental conditions in Kosovska Mitrovica Destrict, on the
surface of 2000 km 2 was done by field and laboratory team.
Field research covered some localities of three mountains: Kosovo side of
Kopaonik and Rogozina, as well as part of Mokra Gora (Ibarski Kolašin). State of
forests and springwaters, hydrogeological and hydrochemical characteristics were
explored on this locations. On the entire territory research of communal and industrial
waste depots as well as registration of permanent and potential environmental
pollutants was done.
Field and laboratory research included the state of surface and subterranean
waters and condition of air.
On 9th of June 2004, heavy metals were processed, in five samples of water
taken downstream of Kosovska Mitrovica to Kraljevo and on the Brvenik locality
higher values of heavy metals were found, especially that of nickel 3,161 µg/l and
lead 3,524 µg/l, that got to river Ibar from river Raška. According to all physicochemical
parameters extremely high concentration of phenols and excessive contamination
by heavy metals in the water of Ibar were discovered.

In permanent and rainy puddles in the vicinity of industrial waste depot
Žitkovac high presence of lead from 4,56 to 28,3 µg/l was measured. In subterranean
waters from mining shaft Belo Brdo high concentration of lead 13,56 µg/l, cadmium
4.28 µg/l, mercury 0,382 µg/l and manganese 95 µg/l were measured.
Research also included 15 wells, of which 3 upstream and 12 downstream of
Kosovska Mitrovica. After result comparison it was ascertained that the downstream
wells have higher levels of muddy water, organic materials, electro conductivity and
phenols. In the wells that are upstream of Kosovska Mitrovica minimal concentrations
of lead, copper and nickel were detected while other metals were below the
level of recognition. The wells downstream of Kosovska Mitrovica are loaded with
heavy metals: nickel 0,834 to 5,82 µg/l, lead from 0,968 to 11,945 µg/l, cadmium
0,028 to 2,28 µg/l, zinc 0,934 to 12,36 µg/l. Concentration of vaporous phenols
was determined in a well in Rudar (Fićović) and it varied from 3,5 to 16,8 µg/l and
in well No.6 in Kraljevo that supplies water – from 3,5 to 4,8 µg/l .
During the research emission was measured on four locations 16 parameters
were determined and immission on five locations where 18 parameters were determined,
in total 642 parameters. During emission measurements higher concentration
of carbon monoxide was found in: Zvečan, Zubin Potok and Leposavić. During
immission measurements higher concentration of sediment materials on location
Grabovac and it measured 1047 mg/m 2 /per day. On measuring locations in Kosovska
Mitrovica, Zvečan and Grabovac higher immission of heavy metals was found: lead
from 4,54 to 31,2, cadmium 0,53 to 2,36, zinc 0,94 to 13,8 mg/m 2 /per day. The
highest concentrations were measured in Grabovac location. These heavy metals
originate from the waste depot dust and disforestated areas.
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MEETINGS IN 2004
In 2004, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts organized eighteen scientific
meetings, one round table and eleven lectures.
In the course of the year SASA marked significant anniversaries: 125 Years
Since the Birth of Academician Milutin Milanković, 150 Years Since the Birth of
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, Bicentenary of the First Serbian Uprising.
Introductory lectures delivered by the newly elected academicians of
SASA were organized.
SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
- Study ”Seven Countries in Serbia 1962-2004” – 4 th March 2004, 23 oral
reports.
- Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Their Analogues in Biomedical Investigations
– 20-21 April 2004, 34 papers.
- Medical and Social Aspects of HIV Infection and AIDS – 23 rd April
2004.
- Recommendations for Diagnostics and Treatment of Pericardial Disease
by European Association of Cardiologists – 21 st May 2004.
- International Symposium on Neolithic System of Symbols of Southeast
Europe titled ”Signs of Civilisation” – 24-29 May 2004, held in Novi Sad, in
cooperation with SASA Branch Novi Sad and Institute of Archaeomythology from
USA. At the symposium 21 participants took part and exposed their work. On this
occasion an exhibition ”Vinča Signs” was held in Platoneum Gallery (Novi Sad).
- Novelties in Diagnostics and Treatment of Prostate Carcinoma – 4 th
June 2004, 8 papers.
- IV Scientific Meeting with International Participation ”Reproductive
Health in Serbia 1989-2001” – 24 th June 2004, 9 papers.
- On the occasion of marking 125 th Anniversary of Birth – Milutin Milanković,
SASA organized International Scientific Meeting dedicated to Milutin Milanković,
title ”Paleoclimate and Earth Climate System” – 30 th August – 2 nd September 2004.
Scientific papers in the field of Paloclimate and Earth Climate System were submitted
by 20 world renowned scientists. A working Geology-touristical excursion
of Fruška Gora was organized.
- Symposium on Molecular and Cell Interaction in Chronic Inflammatory
Autoimmune Diseases – 29 th August – 2 nd September 2004, 15 foreign and 6
domestic participants.

- International Conference ”Generalized Functions - 2004” – 22-28 September
2004, in Novi Sad. The conference was attended by 89 foreign and 35 domestic
scientists. World renowned scientists held 18 lectures.
- SASA Branch in Novi Sad and Biochemical Society of Vojvodina organized
the Symposium Apopthosis – Experimental and Clinical Experiences – 1 st
October 2004, 8 papers.
- Significant jubilees of Serbian medicine - 100 years since the I Congress
of Physicians and Natural Scientists, 160 years since the birth of Academician
Vladan Djordjević and In Memories of the Great Physician and Poet Jovan
Jovanović Zmaj – 7 th October 2004.
- IV International Seminar New Challenges in Catalysis – 5-8 October
2004, 9 foreign and 6 domestic catalysis experts took part.
- International Biophysics Symposium - 9-12 October 2004, held in Sveti
Stefan and Belgrade. This scientific meeting was dedicated to Work and Life of the
late academician Radoslav Andjus.
- Physics and Technology of Materials FITEM 04 – 12-15 October 2004,
held in Čačak.
- SASA Branch in Novi Sad, Committee for Archaeology in cooperation
with Vojvodina Museum has organized the International Symposium ”Century
of Research of Archaeological Gomolava Finding near Hrtkovac (1904-2004)”-
21-24 November 2004, in Novi Sad, 22 domestic and 13 foreign scientists have
participated.
- Interdepartmental Committee of SASA for AIDS and the Youth Association
against AIDS - JAZAS has organized a scientific meeting with international
participation on the occasion of 1 st December - World Day Against AIDS, title
”Woman and HIV Infection”. The meeting was held on 2 nd December 2004, 10
domestic and 3 foreign scientists have participated.
- Round Table Evolution of Population Politics in Serbia 1945-2004 – 15 th
December 2004.
- Second Congress of Atherosclerosis Society of Serbia and Montenegro
– 12-15 December 2004.
CELEBRATORY MEETINGS
- Celebratory Meeting dedicated to 150 years since the birth of Mihajlo
Pupin, 24 th November 2004. An exhibition was opened at the Gallery of Science
and Technology of SASA.
- Celebratory Meeting dedicated to bicentenary of the First Serbian Uprising,
22 nd December. An exhibition titled ”First Serbian Uprising and Restoration
of Serbian State” was opened in the SASA Gallery.
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PUBLISHING ACTIVITY IN 2004
Some 32 books in 33 volumes have been published (out of which 6 joint
publications). Total number of printed copies is 16.300 issues. These publications
contain 272 papers by 420 authors, on 992 author’s, i.e. 824 printed sheets.
The following publications were published:
PRESIDENCY
- ALMANAC CX, for 2003
- Bulletin of the Scientific Research Fund for 2003, No. 29 (in Serbian)
- Bulletin of Scientific Research. Annual Report for 2003
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND EARTH SCIENCES
- Bulletin CXXIX, No. 29
- Scientific Meetings CIV, No. 2/2: Applied Physics in Serbia. Proceedings
of invited lectures held on 27, 28, 29 May 2002.
- Special Editions DCLVI, No. 2, Proceedings of the Committee for Karst
and Speleology, VIII
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
- Glas CCCXCVII, No. 59
- Bulletin CXXIV, No. 40
- Bulletin CXXVII, No. 42
- Special editions DCLV, No. 3: Dušan T. Kanazir, Snežana B. Pajović, Marija
B. Radojčić, Molecular Mechanism of Stress Induced Cardiovascular Disease
- Biographies and Bibliographies IX, II Department, Committee for Research
of Lives and Work of Serbian Scientists and Scientists of Serbian Origin, No. 9,
Lives and Work of Serbian Scientists
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES
- Glas CCCXCV, No. 34
- Scientific Meetings CVI, No. 4: Science of Sintering – Theory and Technology
(40 Years of Belgrade School of Sintering)

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- Glas CCCXCVIII, No. 20
- Onomathological Contributions XVI
- Scientific Meetings CVII, No. 16, In Memory of Slobodan Selenić. On
the 70 TH Anniversary of His Birth
- Serbian Dialectological Proceedings LI
- Library Editions No. 20, Gordana Radojčić Kostić, Nenad Marković, Bibliography
of Academician Nikola Hajdin on the Occasion of His 80 TH Birthday
- Library Editions No. 21, Bibliography of Academician Vladimir
Stojančević on the Occasion of His 80 TH Birthday
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL SCIENCES
- Glas CCCXCVI, No. 12
- Vardar Proceedings, No. 2
- Vardar Proceedings, No. 3
- Documents on Foreign Policy of Kingdom of Serbia 1903-1914. Book
II, Vol. 3/1, 1/14 January to 2/15 April 1907. Editors Ljiljana Aleksić-Pejković
and Života Anić
- Documents on Foreign Policy of Kingdom of Serbia 1903-1914. Book II,
Vol. 3/I 1, 2/15 April to 30 June / 13 July 1907. Editors Ljiljana Aleksić-Pejković
and Života Anić
- Chilandar Proceedings, No. 11
- Proceedings on Serbs in Croatia, No. 5
- Gallery of SASA 102: Archaeological Treasure of Niš from the Neolithic
to the Middle Ages.
- Dinko Davidov, The Athonian Prints. Publishers: SASA and National
Library of Serbia
- Ljubiša Popović, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS AND MUSIC
- Scientific Meetings CV, No. 5: Work and Activity of Mihailo Vukdragović
and Marko Tajčević. Collection of papers from the Scientific Meeting held on 13-14
December 2000, On the Occasion of the Centenary of Birth of Two Composers.
- Gallery of SASA 101: Danica Petrović, Bogdan Djaković, Tatjana Marković,
150 Years of The First Belgrade Singing Society.
- Gallery of SASA 103: Miodrag B. Protić, Irina Subotić, Džamonja Sculptures,
Drawings and Projects.
- Srdjan Marković, Svetomir Arsić Basara or Sculpture as Faith. Publishers:
SASA and National and University Library Ivo Andrić of Priština.
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