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Analysis of drinking mode of university students Czech republic
PEŠKOVÁ, Šárka
This diploma thesis maps the analysis of the drinking regime of Pavel Jozef Šafárik University students in Košice. Data was collected through a questionnaire survey. All the students of this university took part in the survey. The theoretical part of the diploma thesis deals with the drinking regime in the first chapter. The second chapter describes water, its quality, function and metabolism. Bottled water, fruit juices and ionic beverages are also described in the thesis. The following chapters deal with milk, coffee, tea and alcoholic beverages. The last, the seventh chapter, describes the excretory system. It mainly focuses on kidneys, urinary tract and urine. The results of the research show that the half of the students thinks they do not respect the drinking regime because, according to them, they drink only when they feel thirsty. However, according to the result in question 2, more than the half of the students drink daily the necessary amount of fluids regularly during the day. Most students drink drinking water from the water supply, which is the most suitable liquid for drinking. 60% of interviewed students drink alcohol, mostly wine. 65% of students, which that is 272, drink coffee. According to the results, they drink mostly one cup a day. This diploma thesis is suitable for comparing the other results at another university.
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Coffee, tea and chocolate as a part of the life of noblemen during the early-modern times period in the Czech countries
MAREŠOVÁ, Dana
The thesis is entitled Coffee, tea and chocolate as a part of the life of noblemen during the early-modern times period in the Czech countries and it presents the history of everydayness of the nobility in the Czech Kingdom and in the Margraviate of Moravia from the middle of the 17th up to the ending of the 18th century, and it emphasizes the material culture which was used for drinking coffee, tea and chocolate. Castle inventories and municipal palaces inventories were used as an initial source of information. At the very beginning the noble families were chosen and afterwards their residential network was approached in detail. This work also focused on the topography of the residences and on the location of items used for coffee, tea and chocolate consumption within the particular castles or palaces. On this basis the author tried to reconstruct the way of thinking, behavior and attitudes of noblemen, and to explain the symbolic meaning of the decoration of the residences, the symbolic role of items as a representation of noblemen as a mean of the enrichment of their social and cultural habits as well. The set-up of items and other accessories served with coffee, tea and chocolate were not forgotten either. The inventories were put through a deep research which helped to create a social and power stratification on the basis of items used for coffee, tea and chocolate consumption. Another comparison also emerged- the comparison of particular members of various families representation and also the ownership of examined items on the basis of gender definition. This work tried to immerse to the topic of symbolic communication.
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Bioactive substances of rose hip
Ďubašáková, Mária ; Skoumalová, Petra (referee) ; Veselá, Mária (advisor)
The aim of this master´s thesis was to determine the concentration of bioactive substances such as total polyphenols and flavonoids as well as the total antioxidant capacity in tea extracts from Rosa canina. In the second part, an experiment was found to detect antimicrobial activity and an effective concentration of ethanol against selected bacteria. The theoretical part is focused on description of natural antioxidants and their effect on free radicals, description of tea, description of rose hazel and possibilities of spectrophotometric determination of natural substances and eventually basic distribution of bacteria. In the experimental part, ethanol and aqueous extracts were prepared in which the total number of polyphenols, flavonoids and antioxidant effects. The results of the determination of polyphenols and flavonoids show that the solvent with ethanol is more suitable for flower fermentation and water is more suitable for dropping the rose. Comparison of the antioxidant activity of macerates showed no significant differences; slightly higher antioxidant activity showed macerates from pink flowers. The extracts showed antimicrobial activity against Micrococcus luteus and slightly against Bacillus cereus. The highest antimicrobial activity was determined for the micrococcus luteus
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Drinking regime in adolescence
ŘÍHOVÁ, Eliška
The bachelor thesis deals with the fluid intake at the age of adolescence. The aim of the work was to evaluate the quality and the total amount of fluids received at the age of adolescence. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part deals with the influence of fluids on the teenager body, is attentive to diseases caused by surplus or deficiency of fluid intake, deals with the composition of fluids and their effects on the organism. The research was made through a questionnaire survey that examines the total fluid intake, the composition and types (tea, coffee, milk and soups) received in 24 hours, the most frequent daytime of fluid consumption and their intake depending on the activity of the teenagers. The obtained data were evaluated and then graphs and charts were created. Research shows that more than a half of respondents have high fluid intake. About one third has a physiological fluid intake and one fifth has a low fluid intake. Respondents mostly drink drinking water in fluid intake. On the contrary, teenagers drink less coffee and energy drinks. They mostly consume instant coffee and at least Viennese melange, ice coffee, 3 in 1, Irish coffee and americano. The most popular type of tea is fruit tea and the least popular is herbal tea. More than a half of respondents consume half-fat milk and at least low-fat milk. The most popular soup is chicken or beef broth, the least popular are broccoli and garlic soup. The most respondents often consume fluids at home in the afternoon and evening, at least during lunch. The fluid intake is also influenced by sports activity. Most of the teenagers are engaged in some sports, a small number of teenagers do not any sport at all. The most popular sport is football, the least popular is volleyball.
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Fairtrade in the international trade with tea on the example of Kenya.
Císařovská, Tereza ; Bolotov, Ilya (advisor) ; Hinčica, Vít (referee)
The thesis describes Fairtrade and the international trade with tea and shows both on the example of the Kenyan economy. All three topics are introduced separately first, then connected amongst each other and all are put together in the third chapter. The aim of this thesis is to describe Fairtrade and the international trade with tea so that the reader is able to imagine the conditions of the international tea market and to form an opinion on how Fairtrade is involved, if it is actually helping and what influence does it have.
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The position of Vietnam on the world tea market
Tran, Hoang Phuong ; Gullová, Soňa (advisor) ; Drozen, František (referee)
The Bachelor thesis focuses on the position of Vietnam on the world tea market. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter covers theoretical part of the thesis and contains a brief history of tea and information on tea plant and its cultivation and processing. The second part is dedicated to the analysis of the world tea market. This part includes world production, supply, consumption and demand development, price development, forms of trade on the tea market and regulation on this market. In the last chapter I will focus on the analysis of the position of Vietnam on the world tea market, and according to the findings I will propose some recommendations to improve tea industry in Vietnam and to increase its competitiveness on the world market.
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Tea culture. The phenomenon of tea drinking and the related ceremonies in society
Neubauerová, Adriana ; Rychlík, Martin (advisor) ; Soukup, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis is concerned with the analysis of tea rituals from a theoretical as well as empirical point of view. The work is divided into two parts. The first chapter is devoted to the analysis of general information about the cultivation, processing and effects of tea. Further chapters deal with rituals and habits associated with the process of drinking tea in specific locations. The second part of the thesis is concentrated on the Czech Republic and its tradition of drinking herbal decoction, picking and processing of necessary plants. A part of this paper is an empirical analysis, which aims to discover if there is any specific ritual, enrooted in the Czech culture, associated with drinking tea and if the Czechs, despite of their preference of Asian tea, trust in the effects of herbal tea. The research was performed by a quantitative method and via questionnaires. The hypotheses were mostly confirmed. Key words: herbal tea, tea, tea culture, rite, ritual
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Fairtrade tea on the Czech market
RYSOVÁ, Kateřina
The aim of this work is describe the situation of fairtrade products on the Czech market and define production standards for tea small producers and traders. In theoretical part there are described basic information about tea, system of fair trade and fair trade tea. Practical part is focused on consumer buying behaviour of fair trade tea and exploration of offered assortment of fair trade products in retail chains.
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Growing tea in India
Malcová, Zuzana ; Bendíková, Soňa (advisor) ; Duda, Petr (referee)
The aim of this work is coherent description of the Indian tea industry. The work is focused on three main areas of tea production in India, namely the Assam, Darjeeling and Nilgiri. The main benefit is a coherent treatise on the topic of the tea industry in India with regard to many of its other aspects. The introductory part of the thesis talks about the first mentions of tea in India, including the history of the foundation of tea plantations in the Indian territory. The second part describes various aspects of tea industry: tea growing and tea-leaf collection, their manufacturing and sales, the manpower, trademarks and position of India in the international market with tea. The last thematic area which is devoted to the ways of consumption of tea in India and its specifics.
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