Publications by authors named "M D Bjekic"

Wall segmentation is a special case of semantic segmentation, and the task is to classify each pixel into one of two classes: wall and no-wall. The segmentation model returns a mask showing where objects like windows and furniture are located, as well as walls. This article proposes the module's structure for semantic segmentation of walls in 2D images, which can effectively address the problem of wall segmentation.

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One of the main challenges in fresh cheese technology is its rather limited shelf life. Prolongation of the shelf life of fresh cheese has been the focus of numerous research studies and different strategies have been thus used. One of the strategies that could prolong the shelf life of fresh cheese, as well as increase its quality is the application of different starter cultures.

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Recent studies have intensively investigated the possibility of kombucha application as non-conventional starter culture in manufacture of various fermented dairy products. Furthermore, natural extracts from medicinal and aromatic plants contain different biologically active components which often have antioxidant properties. Based on the stated above, the aim of this research was to investigate the possibility of kombucha inoculum application as a new starter culture in fresh cheese technology, as well as to investigate effects of sage () herbal dust (by-product from filter tea factory), its essential oil and supercritical fluid extract on antioxidative activity and sensory characteristics of produced fresh kombucha cheese during 10 days of storage.

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