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Design of high mobility multipurpose vehicle.
Strnad, Martin ; Křenek, Ladislav (referee) ; Karásek, David (advisor)
The diploma work is focused on a complex design of a high mobility multipurpose vehicle. We live in a world full of dramatic changes and it brings many situations, which for a special equipment is needed. That should be right this vehicle. Thanks to its unique character, especially total variability and driving abilities, it is possible to solve various quests in all kinds of weather, terrain or environmental conditions. It is specially aimed on an projects economy and on an future development upgrade possibility.
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Borrelia - host interactions: zoom in on the big picture.
STRNAD, Martin
The thesis was written with the intention to bring together cutting-edge imaging methods and applications in order to illustrate how imaging can answer pathogenesis-related questions in Lyme disease at various resolution scale. Correlative light and electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy-based single-molecule force spectroscopy and solution nuclear magnetic resonance have been used to shed light on the underlying mechanisms associated with Lyme disease Borrelia infection. Specifically, the key molecular players and interactions responsible for the variance in the pathogenicity and disease outcome of Borrelia species have been studied. The rationale behind such studies was highlighted by review articles, which are part of the thesis.
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Stein's method for normal approximation of random variables
Strnad, Martin ; Kříž, Pavel (advisor) ; Nagy, Stanislav (referee)
The Stein's method is a collection of probabilistic techniques for answering the ques- tion as to how far the probability distributions of random variables are from each other. This thesis only concerns the basics of the approach. We use the Kolmogorov distance and the total variation distance to formalize the concept of the distance between mea- sures. We focus on the normal distribution for which we first find a suitable differential operator, often called Stein operator, that bears much information. Not only does it charactize the Gaussian measure, it also gives us a means to quantify the distance from another random variable's distribution. Finally, we apply the method to prove the clas- sic Berry-Esseen inequality for a sum of independent and identically distributed random variables. 1
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Antipredatory behaviour of Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) in breeding season
Strnad, Martin
Antipredatory behaviour of Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) in breeding season The aim of this study was to evaluate nest defence behaviour of the Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) in response to five different predator mounts. These predators differ in the degree of potential threat they represent to defending birds and their eggs or nestlings in the nest. The Red-backed Shrike was chosen as a model species because of its well known aggressivity towards predators including humans. Mobbing (form of antipredatory behaviour) can occur year round, although it is more intense during the breeding season and is usually used to deter predators from the vicinity of the nest. Like other forms of parental investment, predator mobbing could be valuable if the predator is successfully chased away, but may also bring serious threat of injury. It is also both time and energy consuming. Moreover, different predators represent different perils either to nest content or to defending parents. Thus, it is very demanding for parents to evaluate the situation properly and choose the best nest defence strategy. Nest defence responses were studied in two different predator guilds: raptors/owl and corvids. We presented mounted individuals of two raptor species (Sparrowhawk and Kestrel), mount of Long-eared owl and two corvid...
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Antipredatory behaviour of Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) in breeding season
Strnad, Martin
Antipredatory behaviour of Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) in breeding season The aim of this study was to evaluate nest defence behaviour of the Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) in response to five different predator mounts. These predators differ in the degree of potential threat they represent to defending birds and their eggs or nestlings in the nest. The Red-backed Shrike was chosen as a model species because of its well known aggressivity towards predators including humans. Mobbing (form of antipredatory behaviour) can occur year round, although it is more intense during the breeding season and is usually used to deter predators from the vicinity of the nest. Like other forms of parental investment, predator mobbing could be valuable if the predator is successfully chased away, but may also bring serious threat of injury. It is also both time and energy consuming. Moreover, different predators represent different perils either to nest content or to defending parents. Thus, it is very demanding for parents to evaluate the situation properly and choose the best nest defence strategy. Nest defence responses were studied in two different predator guilds: raptors/owl and corvids. We presented mounted individuals of two raptor species (Sparrowhawk and Kestrel), mount of Long-eared owl and two corvid...
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Low EV/EBITDA multiple: inefficient market or a hidden potential for Fortuna Entertainment Group?
Bochkareva, Ekaterina ; Strouhal, Jiří (advisor) ; Strnad, Martin (referee)
This thesis was initiated by Penta Investment as a reaction on the significant difference in EV EBITDA multiple of Fortuna and its peers, European listed betting and gaming companies. It seeks to find the reason for more than twice higher multiple and a possibility to increase it by applying best international practices in case there is a feasible way to do it for Fortuna. Three hypotheses address the possible reasons for the difference, peers incomparability, market inefficiency and opportunity for Fortuna to increase the multiple by bringing the most influential KPIs the average level of its peers. The analysis is done with a help of comparative analysis, benchmarking, regression analysis and interviews of equity analysts. As a result, action plan for increasing EV EBITDA multiple for Fortuna is developed.
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The effect of supplementary winter feeding on the wildlife forest damages
Strnad, Martin ; Ježek, Miloš (advisor) ; Adámková, Jana (referee)
Abstract
The work deals with the influence of the winter feeding on the amount of damage to forests caused by game in Šumava area farmed by the state enterprise Lesy České republiky (Forests of the Czech Republic), forest enterprise Boubín, forest district Kubova Huť. The aim was processing a literature review on the topic of harm wildlife and processing its own investigation regarding the evaluation of the development of damage to forests, depending on winter feeding and its localization. The first part is introduction to the general problems of dealing with the kind of damage caused by game, the possibilities of influencing of damage caused by game, evidence of damage caused by game, the legislative framework for the application of game damages to the user of the hunting ground and the consequences of damage caused by game. The second part is focused on the investigation of damage caused by game in selected locations. It was selected two adjacent hunting grounds in the selected area of a similar nature and properties. In the first hunting ground were selected three feeding sites and in the second hunting ground other two feeding sites. Around each location was determined by a circle with a radius of one kilometre and using a map portal comprise forests within this sector in the table. For each crop was determined actual age, the percentage of crop damage and the distance from feeding place. Data for damage based on the summaries damage to forests in Forest enterprise Boubín, forest district Kubova Huť and from 2010 to 2014. The statistical method, using the statistical software STATISTICA 10th 0., the data were evaluated and put into final tables and chapters. The basic hypothesis was based on the question of whether the damage caused by wild animals increase with bigger distance from the feeding sites. The results did not confirm this hypothesis. Conversely, the damages caused by animals increased with reduced distance from the feeding sites. Neither the size of the crop affects the amount of damage caused by game. Knowledge about the occurrence of damage caused by game depends on the distance from feeding sites may be important for better selection and number of sites for animal feeding.
Key words
European red deer (Cervus elaphus), feeding, harm wildlife
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Design of high mobility multipurpose vehicle.
Strnad, Martin ; Křenek, Ladislav (referee) ; Karásek, David (advisor)
The diploma work is focused on a complex design of a high mobility multipurpose vehicle. We live in a world full of dramatic changes and it brings many situations, which for a special equipment is needed. That should be right this vehicle. Thanks to its unique character, especially total variability and driving abilities, it is possible to solve various quests in all kinds of weather, terrain or environmental conditions. It is specially aimed on an projects economy and on an future development upgrade possibility.
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