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Selected characteristics of the mobility in adults (age category 50,0-59,9 y.)
DOUCHOVÁ, Kristýna
The aim of the bachelor´s thesis was to evaluate the mobility of the spine, the condition of flat feet and the basic anthropological characteristics of fifty-years-old adults. There were measured 36 women and 36 men living in small villages of the Vysocina Region. These adults were voluntary firefighters and were involved in firefighting sport. Part of the thesis was to make a research of accessible Czech and foreign literature, which is focused on this subject. From the measured values were selected basic somatic dimensions, such as body height, body weight, circumference of right arm, hips, abdomen and thigh. Values of skin thickness were measured above the biceps, triceps, scapula, above the hip and thigh. The detected results were compared to results of previous research studies. Statistically significant were differences of skin thickness compared to the Czechoslovak Spartakiad in 1985. The average values of skin thickness are increasing compared to the 1985 data. According to the WHR index the distribution of fat was detected as risky in case of men and peripheral in case of women. There were performed tests of the mobility of spine, test of Thomayer, test of Čepoj, test of Stibor, test of Schober and test of Otto. From the tests, which evaluate the hypermobility, there were the lateral flexion test and the scarf test. The mobility evaluated by functional tests was the same as the recommended values for the adult population in case of Stibor, Otto and Čepoj tests or slightly higher in case of Thomayer test and scarf test. In the case of functional tests was found that the volunteer firefighters both men and women, ranging in age from 50 to 60 years have a good mobility of the spine. The footprint was detected by the plantogram method. In a relatively high percentage was detected the occurrence of flat feet, in case of women in sixty percent. The distribution of fat was detected as risky in case of men and peripheral in case of women.
Economics of Volunteering: The Main Determinants of Productivity of Volunteer Firefighters
Růžičková, Tereza ; Komrska, Martin (advisor) ; Slaný, Martin (referee)
This thesis analyses the impact of selected determinants on the productivity of volunteer firefighters in the Czech Republic. Based on data from questionnaire survey of volunteer firefighters I estimated these econometrics models: Model for all interviewed volunteer firefighters, model for employed volunteer firefighters and models for men and women. The effect of income on the productivity of volunteer firefighters has not been demonstrated in this paper. The main hypothesis "Volunteer firefighters in high income jobs are less productive due to the higher opportunity costs in employment" remains unconfirmed. The assumption that women are less productive than men in this kind of volunteering was verified. On the other hand the assumption that living in the small town increased productivity has not been proven because the impact of living in the small town was negative for this productivity in two tested models.

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