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An Effect of Facilitation Physiotherapy on Immune Parameters of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Řasová, K. ; Brandejský, P. ; Kučera, P. ; Martinková, Patrícia
Introduction: New neurophysiologic knowledge brings new possibilities of physiotherapy – a potential influence of the immune system in sense of immunomodulation. In this study, the impact of facilitation physiotherapy (FP) on the humoral and cellular immunity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) was monitored. Methods: Plasma immunoglobulins and membrane markers were measured in 20 stable MS patients twice during two months. During this time, 12 patients underwent 2 months FP and 8 did not change their habits. Plasma immunoglobulins were measured by laser nephelometry and membrane markers were stained by monoclonal antibody conjugated with fluorochromes and analyzed by flow cytometry. Wilcoxon signed-rank (paired) test and Wilcoxon rank-sum (two-sample) test was used for analyses. Results: We found significant changes in patients after FP in number of immunological parameters (IgG, IgG1, IgA, CD3+CD8+, CD3+, NK cells, lymphocytes, neutrophiles. while in patients who did not change their habits, there was a significant increase only in IgA. However, the amount of changes after two months follow-up was significantly different in the two groups only in IgA (p = 0.008). Conclusion: FP in MS influences the immunologic profile of patients with MS.
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Practical applications of data mining technologies in health insurance companies
Kulhavý, Lukáš ; Pour, Jan (advisor) ; Kučera, Petr (referee)
This thesis focuses on data mining technology and its possible practical use in the field of health insurance companies. Thesis defines the term data mining and its relation to the term knowledge discovery in databases. The term data mining is explained, inter alia, with methods describing the individual phases of the process of knowledge discovery in databases (CRISP-DM, SEMMA). There is also information about possible practical applications, technologies and products available in the market (both products available free and commercial products). Introduction of the main data mining methods and specific algorithms (decision trees, association rules, neural networks and other methods) serves as a theoretical introduction, on which are the practical applications of real data in real health insurance companies build. These are applications seeking the causes of increased remittances and churn prediction. I have solved these applications in freely-available systems Weka and LISP-Miner. The objective is to introduce and to prove data mining capabilities over this type of data and to prove capabilities of Weka and LISP-Miner systems in solving tasks due to the methodology CRISP-DM. The last part of thesis is devoted the fields of cloud and grid computing in conjunction with data mining. It offers an insight into possibilities of these technologies and their benefits to the technology of data mining. Possibilities of cloud computing are presented on the Amazon EC2 system, grid computing can be used in Weka Experimenter interface.
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The Analysis Of Company’s System Of Education
Kučera, Pavel ; Stříteský, Marek (advisor) ; Šikýř, Martin (referee)
This bachelor focuses on the issues of systematic education of company employees. Aim is to analyze a particular system of education in particulat organization, identifie weaknesses and propose recommendations for improving the system. The first part focuses on theoretical knowledge of the systematic education with a focus on the value of human capital and forms of comapany education. The second part deals with analysis of a particular company. It compares description of the current system with opinions and needs of employees. Sub-chapters contain specific suggestions for improvement. The conclusion is a summary of the company education system and includes key suggestion for improvement.
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A picture of building activity of a noble family in the age of historicism.
KUČERA, Petr
This graduation theses deals with the conditions of reconstruction of the Krivoklat castle by the noble family of the Fürstenbergs. Their reconstruction activities are viewed according to the temporal way of thinking of the historical noble families and common attitude to architecture and rising movement of care of historical monuments in the 19th century. The castle plays the role of the Fürstenbergs possession and the other society changed according to the raising of nationalistic moods and the great personalities of the community. Another important part of this work is a survey of the architects who changed the appearance of the castle, particularly J. B. Urban who was the chief of Fürstenberg´s building section. His memories serves as a worth source of information.
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Wind energy development and tourism: a threat or the possibility?
Frantál, Bohumil ; Kunc, J. ; Cetkovský, Stanislav ; Kučera, P.
A plan to increase a share of energy production gained from renewable sources has been proclaimed and ratified in most of the European countries including the Czech Republic. The usage of so called clean energy has become a global challenge that raises big controversies on a local and regional level though. Wind turbines turned out to be the most controversial phenomenon for both the scientific and public community. Hereat a social acceptance (community acceptance and political acceptance) is the key question in the planning and realisation process. A potential impacts on landscape character, swirling turbines´ noise and speculations concerning potential negative impacts on tourism have become the main arguments of opposition in the last two three years. The aim of the paper is to analyze, evaluate and empirically verify a potential impact of the wind power developments on tourism on the example of localities of Slezská Harta (dam) and Boží Dar and Kryštofovy Hamry (Ore Mountains).
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