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Chile and the Czechoslovak-Chilean relation between 1920-1938
Zourek, Michal ; Nálevka, Vladimír (advisor) ; Opatrný, Josef (referee)
The penetration oj unknown Central European country into the South-American markets had - despite the uneasy beginnings - shown remarkable dynamics . In the twenties the Czechoslovak export had rather experimental character and as late as the year 1927 when the efforts oj its consolidation could be recognized. The external relations between South America and Czechoslovakia were the most intensive after the big economic depression, when in addition to the expanding net oj Embassies other institutions and authorities begun to rise to support the Czechoslovak export. Whereas the share oj Czechoslovakia on the world trade in thirties decreased and the restoration oj its positions by the World War Two was successJul only partially, the situation Jor Czechoslovakia in the South America was different. Thanks to the advertising campaign Czechoslovakia became weU-established brand name and thereJore the number oj contracts increased. As regards to Chile the economic relations were Jrom the South American context atypical. This was caused by the import oj strategie resources such as cop per ad chile saltpetre. The mining and sales were JuUy driven by the Joreign trade capabilities and world prices which proved several times during the twenties and the thirties to be rather Jatal. Chile was not just the...
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The influence of very-low calorie diet and pharmacologic interventions on adipose tissue metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity.
Gregová, Monika ; Haluzík, Martin (advisor) ; Kunešová, Marie (referee) ; Žourek, Michal (referee)
(EN) Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are among metabolic disease with increasing incidence and prevalence. Last decade has been devoted to intensive research focused on pathophysiological mechanisms underlying development of these diseases. Besides environmental factors, lifestyle and amount and composition of food, adipose tissue is a key player in the pathogenesis of obesity and its metabolic complications including insulin resistance (IR) and T2DM. Primary aim of our work was to evaluate the role of recently discovered adipokine omentin and the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) and in peripheral monocytes (PM) in patients with obesity and T2DM with respect to the development of insulin resistance and diabetes. A total number of 118 subjects enrolled in the study were divided into three groups: patients with obesity and T2DM (T2DM group), obese non-diabetics (OB) and healthy lean subjects as a control group (KO). Study subjects underwent several types of interventions - 2 to 3 weeks of very-low calorie diet (VLCD, energy intake 600 kcal per day), regular physical activity program or bariatric surgery (laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, LSG). Results indicate that low serum omentin concentrations may contribute to development of obesity-associated...
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Czechslovakia and the Southern Cone 1945-1989
Zourek, Michal ; Opatrný, Josef (advisor) ; Kovář, Martin (referee) ; Chalupa, Jiří (referee)
The doctoral thesis Czechoslovakia and the Southern Cone 1945-1989 analyses political, economic and cultural relations between an important country of the Eastern Bloc and three countries of the southernmost area of South America - Argentina, Chile and Uruguay - during the Cold War. The main objective of the thesis is to interpret unpublished Czech and foreign archives. The first chapter outlines Czechoslovak policy towards Latin America in the period under consideration. The following sections describe the relations between Czechoslovakia and the individual countries of the Southern Cone. These chapters are divided according to the nature of relations into political, economic and cultural contacts. Each of these three parts is further divided into subsections which correspond to important milestones of mutual relations. The thesis ends with an interview with Stanislav Svoboda, a senior diplomat of communist Czechoslovakia. His observations shed new light on the archive documents. Without abandoning the effort of presenting foreign researchers with the value of Czech archives, whose importance is further increased by the limited accessibility of Russian archives, the paper attempts to analyse the issue in the broader context of international politics. In a bipolar world, each of these countries had...
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Chile and the Czechoslovak-Chilean relation between 1920-1938
Zourek, Michal ; Nálevka, Vladimír (advisor) ; Opatrný, Josef (referee)
The penetration oj unknown Central European country into the South-American markets had - despite the uneasy beginnings - shown remarkable dynamics . In the twenties the Czechoslovak export had rather experimental character and as late as the year 1927 when the efforts oj its consolidation could be recognized. The external relations between South America and Czechoslovakia were the most intensive after the big economic depression, when in addition to the expanding net oj Embassies other institutions and authorities begun to rise to support the Czechoslovak export. Whereas the share oj Czechoslovakia on the world trade in thirties decreased and the restoration oj its positions by the World War Two was successJul only partially, the situation Jor Czechoslovakia in the South America was different. Thanks to the advertising campaign Czechoslovakia became weU-established brand name and thereJore the number oj contracts increased. As regards to Chile the economic relations were Jrom the South American context atypical. This was caused by the import oj strategie resources such as cop per ad chile saltpetre. The mining and sales were JuUy driven by the Joreign trade capabilities and world prices which proved several times during the twenties and the thirties to be rather Jatal. Chile was not just the...
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Eastern Europe in the political and social life of Chile between 1917-1947
Zourek, Michal ; Křížová, Markéta (referee) ; Opatrný, Josef (advisor)
Author of the thesis is concerned with the reflection of Eastern Europe in the political and social life in Chile between years 1917 - 1947 that is in the period between Russian revolution and the beginning of the Cold War. He is describing the official relations, diplomatics and economics, as well as contacts on unofficial level, i.e. political and social. His primary focus lies on the Chilean left thought, especially communism, as an extraordinary strong bond between such distant regions. In this context he is observing historical and ideological genesis of these left-wing streams. Besides that, he is analyzing international matters that were helping (Russian revolution, the Frente Popular government) or hindering (North American influence, political climate after World War II) the penetration of the Eastern European world into the Chilean society.
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Soviet Policy in Latin America in the years 1917-1970: The Case of Chile
Zourek, Michal ; Buben, Radek (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
The author of this thesis analyzes the dynamics of relations between the Soviet Union and Latin America, with particular attention given to the case of Chile. The paper is focused on the time period between 1917 and 1970, years which are marked by the Russian Revolution and the commencement of Salvador Allende's term in office as the President of Chile. The main axis of the thesis is connected with the genesis of the political left, especially Communism, as an extremely strong bond between these two distant regions. In the first part of the thesis, which focuses on the time period until 1948, the author addresses the Soviet Union's penetration into Latin America and at the same time talks about the development of the Communist Party in Chile at that time. The second part of the thesis analyzes post-war development in the region of Latin American and its relations with the Soviet Union in the light of the transformation of the Soviet Doctrine. The case of Chile exemplifies the Doctrine's particular impacts. The paper also takes notice of specific international factors, which have aided (the Russian Revolution, the politics of the Popular Front) or conversely hampered (US influence, the atmosphere of the Cold War) the penetration of the Soviet Union into the political life of Latin America and Chile.
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