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Babušnica is one of the poorest municipalities in Serbia. Although it is a region with excellent physical geographic features that support the development of recreational and environmentally conscious types of tourism, its natural resources are almost entirely underutilized. The article first discusses Babušnica’s primary development issues before doing a theoretical examination of the ideas of geotourism and sustainable tourism and applying the Modified Geosite Assessment Model. To investigate the potential for their tourism activation, nine geosites were selected and evaluated. The evaluation ratings for most of the sites are very low due to the absence or poor quality of each type of infrastructure. The types of tourism that can be promoted in the region according to its geographical features are identified and recommendations are made to local and higher levels of authority that could form the basis for sustainable growth of the region.

Marián Sedlák,1,2 Adonis Wazir,3 Aikaterini Dima,4 Jakub Gazda,5 Radoslav Morochovič1 1Trauma Surgery Department, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Faculty of Medicine & Louis Pasteur University Hospital, Kosice, Slovakia; 2Zachranna Sluzba Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia; 3Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, UK; 4South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; 5 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Faculty of Medicine & Louis Pasteur University Hospital, Kosice, SlovakiaCorrespondence: Marián Sedlák, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Faculty of Medicine & Louis Pasteur University Hospital, Trauma Surgery Department, Kosice, Slovakia, Email marian.sedlak.md@gmail.comBackground: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common trauma-related diagnoses among the elderly population treated in emergency departments (ED). Identification of patients with increased or decreased risk of intracranial bleeding is of clinical importance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the implication of cutaneous impact location (CIL) on the prevalence of intracranial injury after suspected or confirmed TBI irrespective of its severity.Methods: This was a retrospective, single-center, descriptive observational study of geriatric patients aged 65 years and older treated for suspected or confirmed TBI in a trauma surgery ED. The primary outcome of the study was the assessment of a CIL of the injury and its association with the prevalence of intracranial lesions found on a head computed tomography scan.Results: Among 381 patients included in the analysis, the CIL of interest (temporo-parietal and occipital impacts) was present among 178 (46.7%) cases. Thirty-six (9.5%) patients were diagnosed with intracranial bleeding. The prevalence of intracranial bleeding was higher in the CIL of interest group compared with other locations outside (12.9% vs 6.4%; p = 0.030). CIL of interest was a predictor of intracranial bleeding (p = 0.033; OR: 2.17; 95% CI: 1.06 to 4.42).Conclusion: The CIL of head injury is a predictor of intracranial lesions among geriatric patients with traumatic brain injury. Physicians should be aware of this association when assessing elderly patients with head injuries. More studies are needed to develop a clinical management tool incorporating CIL to guide the diagnosis of TBI in this population.Keywords: cutaneous impact location, traumatic brain injury, TBI, geriatric TBI

The paper analyzed the agrarian potential at the level of settlements in the municipality of Varvarin. This work aims to identify the most significant factors that affect agrarian potential. The following methods were applied: the method of successive dividers for determining the direction of agricultural land use, the weighting method for obtaining a reference value for calculating the agricultural potential, and the correlation coefficient for the analysis of cause-and-effect relationships between the value of the agricultural potential by settlements and used parameters. The paper provides an overview of the key problems in agriculture at the local, regional, national, continental, and global levels, including programs implemented by certain developed countries to revitalize agriculture.

This paper analyzed the spatial distribution of drought at meteorological stations on the Lim valley (Plav, Andrijevica, Berane and Bijelo Polje) and on the upper course of the river Ibar (Rožaje). The goal of this research is to point out the modern climatic characteristics in relation to the current state of aridization, which is a limiting factor for economy of the population in many areas throughout the world. The method used for such purposes is the De Marton drought index. Results of the research indicated a decrease in the annual drought index through the Lim valley, with the highest values for Plav (IDM=61,9), and the lowest for the lowest downstream station Bijelo Polje (IDM=41,3). The values of this climate index indicate the conditions of very humid (Berane, Bijelo Polje and Rožaje) and extremely humid climates (Plav and Andrijevica), with huge drainage and forest vegetation. By applying the De Marton index on a seasonal and monthly level, the highest values of this indicator were established in the winter season.

The paper analyzed the impact of tourism development on changes in the employed population in the service sectors by individual activities. The aim of this paper is to point out the relationship between changes in the number of tourists and changes in the number of employed population in service activities. The area of research is limited to the territory of the city of Belgrade. It cover an area of 3.223km2 . The basic methodological procedures used for research are mathematical - statistical methods: Pearson's correlation coefficient (r), testing the significance of the correlation coefficient (t test) and causal relationship (R). By applying the mentioned methods, a strong connection has been established between the growth of tourist traffic and the growth of the number of employed population in the service delivery activities on the territory of Belgrade.