Ecological status assessment of the Samokovska river: 2018 case study

Abstract

The Samokovska River, as the most important watercourse of the Kopaonik National Park, has been poorly investigated from algological and water quality aspects. This river is not covered by the monitoring program of the Serbian Environmental Protection Agency routine. Our research performed in October 2018 aimed to present an algal diversity, ecological status assessment, and negative anthropogenic impacts threatening this river. For ecological status assessment purposes, the diatom indices phytobenthos and physico-chemical parameters of water were used. The typology and the problem of reliable assessing of the ecological status were also discussed on the example of the Samokovska River.

A longitudinal study of the association between depression, anxiety and stress symptoms of university students in Serbia with excessive social media use before and during COVID-19 pandemic

“…Finally, it should be noted that according to the recent research in Serbia, 4.1% of the total population and 10.8% of school and university students reported significant symptoms of depression, and 21.9% of the total population showed some worrying levels of anxiety symptoms ( 54 ). In the doctoral dissertation that dealt with the mental health of students from 12 faculties of the University of Kragujevac (Serbia), data were obtained that the prevalence of more pronounced depressive symptoms in the examined student population was 23.6%, while the prevalence of slightly more pronounced anxiety symptoms in the examined students was 33.6% ( 55 ). The development of more serious depressive symptoms was most significantly correlated with female gender, age, poor financial condition, housing conditions, and dissatisfaction with study conditions, while the development of more serious anxiety symptoms were in correlation with female gender, parents’ expectations of achieving an academic success and environmental pressure ( 55 ).…”