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Optimization of optical and transport properties of PVA based hydrogels
Zahrádka, Jan ; Kalina, Michal (referee) ; Sedláček, Petr (advisor)
The main goal of this bachelor thesis is to design and optimize a suitable method for preparation of transparent physically crosslinked hydrogels with manipulable transport properties. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) crosslinked by cyclic freezing and thawing was chosen as the model gel-forming material. From the originally proposed three mechanisms of influencing optical properties of thus prepared PVA gels, the influence of freezing rate was selected on the basis of pilot screening experiments for a deeper follow-up analysis. The mechanical properties of prepared hydrogels were analyzed by rheology using strain sweep test. The internal structure was visualized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The optimized technique for preparation of transparent PVA gels was subsequently used for preparation of gels with an interpenetrated polyelectrolyte component (poly (styrene sulfonate)). It was then experimentally verified by diffusion pair method with methylene blue as diffusion probe that the hybrid hydrogel network has modified transport properties.
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Malé a střední podniky na trhu veřejných zakázek v České republice
Man, Petr
The dissertation deals with placing of public procurements in the Czech Republic in compliance with the legal frame and analyses the process of placing of public procurements on the site of both contracting authorities and tenderers. The aim of the dissertation is to identify whether SMEs have equal status on the market of public procurements in the Czech Republic. Partial goals of the author are - identification of factors influencing public procurements from the perspective of effective expenditure of public funds by tenderers and impact of the effectiveness on the competitions intensity, and - identification of conditions for SMEs to participate in public procurements, barriers of entry and success in winning public procurements, and - analysis of choice of evaluation criteria used in public procurements and definitions of impact on SMEs success in the procurement based on particular option, and - comparison of legislation governing public procurements in the Czech Republic in the terms of Act No. 137/2006 Coll., on public procurements and Act No. 134/2016 Coll., on placing of public procurements and resulting recommendations for contracting authorities leading to strengthening participation and success of SMEs in public procurements Theoretical part deals with analysis of current status of public procurements in the Czech Republic and introduces basis for identification of main issues and possible solutions. The objectives are accomplished in several stages. First the author, followigh the analysis of factors influencing the procurement market, expresses the opinion that SMEs face many difficulties (natural and legislative) that complicate their active participation in public procurements, Within identification of factors influencing public procurements in the Czech Republic the author states that increase of number of submitted offers positively influences the tender price and refers to strong dependence between the tender price and assumed value of the public procurement, which may determine effectiveness of the procurement process. The dissertation further contains several recommendations for contracting authorities aiming to simplification of the procurement process and establishment of competitive environment favourable for SMEs participation in the public procurements. The dissertation concludes, based on the performed analysis, that the criterion of lowest tender price may, under certain circumstances, bring negative effects to SMEs due to lower economic stability in comparison with big entities. Within comparison of legal framework for public procurements in the Czech Republic the dissertartion concludes that new rules, implemented through EU directives bring benefites to all participans on the public procurements market.
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Subsidy programs for the city of Příbram
Schejbal, Antonín ; Waic, Marek (advisor) ; Šíma, Jan (referee)
Title: Subsidy programs for the city of Příbram Goals: The main goal of this bachelor thesis is to come up with the suggestions of how to improve the subsidy programs for the city of Příbram Methods: Comparison, qualitative research, data study and evaluation, document examination Results: The results of the thesis are the suggestions of how to improve the subsidy programs in our city Keywords: subsidy, transparency, politics, subsidy programs, Příbram, sport
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US lobbyists in the EU: significance of home country regulation for lobbying behaviour in a less regulated environment
Vilimovská, Lucia ; Martinková, Viera (advisor) ; Plechanovová, Běla (referee)
Diploma thesis "US lobbyists in the EU: significance of home country regulation for lobbying behaviour in a less regulated environment" tackles the topic of lobbying in terms of comparing two differently regulated environments and the behaviour of lobbyists in these environments. In the introduction, the thesis analyses the current definitions and theoretical anchoring of the expert debate on lobbying, attempts to define this concept and to determine the basic research characteristics. The thesis attempts to describe why lobbying should be regulated and how is affected by lobbying transparency enhancement debate. Subsequently, the thesis describes and compares the regulation of lobbying in the United States and the European Union, while also taking into account international standards. The empirical part of the thesis is based on data provided by the American research center "Center for Responsive Politics". From this basic dataset, the companies and associations that lobby in the United States and the European Union, in particular, their basic documents and websites, are then researched based on established criteria. The aim of the thesis is to analyse whether companies and associations lobbying in a more regulated environment of the United States of America are transferring their 'taught'...
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Transparency in the State Administration as Protection of Legal Principles Illustrated by the Example of Using of Hedge Commands by the Financial Administration
Bajmaku, Violeta ; Kohoutek, Jan (advisor) ; Ochrana, František (referee)
The thesis explains the need for a high level of transparency in the state administration on a concrete example of administrative practice - using of hedge commands by the financial administration. For explanation, the hedge command is is the ultima ratio tool in the area of the tax administration. The topic was widely publicized and, in particular, the cases of liquidation effects of the hedge commands on some entrepreneurs and cases where the courts decided against financial administration. The mistrust that has arisen in using of this tool is considered a public-political problem in the text. The thesis examines the trustworthiness of the state institution in connection with the degree of transparency. It deals with the influence of the bureaucracy on the state administration, with the accountability of the state officials and with the concept of good governance, on which the need for transparency proves. The multiple case study in the empirical part of the thesis presents five selected critical cases of the use of the hedge command, when the courts decided in favor of the companies. A document analysis was used to describe the cases, especially court judgments, also news and reports. The expert survey then offers a view of experts on the given issue. The primary data was obtained through eight...
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Program Development of the Czech Pirate Party
Michalová, Ivana ; Brunclík, Miloš (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
This thesis analyses selected program documents of the Czech Pirate Party for the period 2009- 2017 in terms of content of its themes. Specifically, these are the Statute and all election programs created at that time. The aim of the thesis is to determine whether the program development of the Czech Pirate Party occurred during the monitored period. From a methodological point of view, this is a content analysis supplemented by a comparative method. The thesis is based on the characteristic of the theoretical concept of the niche party, which will be presented in the first, theoretical part of thesis. The second part of the thesis takes a closer look at methodology. The third and at the same time the most comprehensive part deals with the introduction of pirate parties and the Czech Pirate Party, the actual content analysis of selected program documents and the subsequent comparison.
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Institutionalization of the Office for oversight of financing of political parties and movements in the Czech Republic
Sura, Rudolf ; Brunclík, Miloš (advisor) ; Švec, Kamil (referee)
The aim of this my diploma thesis is to analyze the justification for the establishment of the Institutionalization of the Office for Oversight of Financing of Political Parties and Movements in the Czech Republic. Here I will be particularly interested in the sources of incentives to establish of this Office. Next, I will present the internal settings of the Office itself in the sense of what real changes it has brought to the existing legislation that deals with the financing of political parties in the Czech Republic. In the context of the comparison of the current and formerly valid legal regulations, the fulfillment of the principles of the system of financing of political parties will be monitored. On the basis of empirical data from the Office, evaluate the effectiveness and the justification of the introduction of this Office into the legislation of the Czech Republic. Partial goals and their fulfillment form the basis for answering the research question of work. The research question is based on the aims of the thesis and is formulated in the following way: Can the establishment of the Office be justified in view of the previous legal status? It is safe to say that the Office is still building its position within the funding system. It is not possible to estimate in what direction it will...
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Corporate foundations' transparency in Czech Republic
Hoffmannová, Veronika ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Deverová, Lenka (referee)
This thesis discusses the topic of transparency of corporate foundations in the Czech Republic. This aspect of corporate foundations' activity is important mainly for gaining public trust and legitimacy in the society. The transparency is defined and subsequently researched as disclosure and accessibility of information about foundation on the internet. The purpose of this work is to analyse the level of corporate foundations' transparency and the association of the level of transparency with selected characteristics of foundations and their founding firms. The first, theoretical part describes theoretical background of corporate foundations and transparency including its indicators and determinants. The second, empirical part describes the research, its results and conclusions. The research population consists of all corporate foundations founded in the Czech Republic up to 2014. Two types of transparency were analysed; financial and performance transparency, which were made up of selected indicators. Analysed determinants of transparency were foundation size, foundation age, foundation board size, firm's foreign activity, firm size. Correlation analyses and independent samples tests were used to test the hypothesis. The results suggest higher level of performance transparency in comparison with...
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Transparency in postwar parliamentary architecture in Germany
Novotný, Daniel ; Nigrin, Tomáš (advisor) ; Emler, David (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with transparency in parliamentary architecture in Germany from foundation of the Federal republic in 1949 to the present. The aim of this thesis is following of efforts to distance themselves from the Nazi past in the leitmotif of parliamentary architecture and following this thesis deals with how a concept of transparency manifested and how was related to the idea of functioning of German democracy. The method of this work is qualitative content analysis of available text material. Thesis is divided into chapters that are chronologically built according to main three parliament constructions in postwar era and subsequently examines parliament buildings on local level. Based on the submitted observation, it concludes that new architecture style of parliament building was built and creates break with Nazi architecture and this concept is characterized by connection of quality of glass material and character of German democracy. This concept finds its roots in early imminently in aftermath of World War II and despite other important events in German history, this concept continues to be leading characteristic of state buildings, because it reflects functioning of German democracy.
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