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Comparative analysis of published projects Show & Tell on Quantified Self website
Kroupová, Lenka ; Fiala, Jakub (advisor) ; Sedláček, Jakub (referee)
The subject of this bachelor's thesis are Show & Tell presentations of projects published on the Quantified Self movement website. These presentations are about personal self-tracking projects of the members of the Quantified Self movement. The thesis focuses on the selection of the method of self-tracking and the satisfaction with the selected method. The aim of this thesis is to determine, whether the authors of the projects were satisfied with the first chosen method of self- tracking and if they were not, what were the reasons for their dissatisfaction. In the theoretical part, self-tracking, technologies used for self-tracking and motivation for self-tracking is being shortly introduced. Furthermore, this part presents the Quantified Self movement, with focus on the members and their Show & Tell projects. In the part of the research are presented the results of the comparative analysis of the chosen Show & Tell projects. There are summarized common traits of projects of which authors were satisfied with the first chosen method of self-tracking. The reasons and the causes of dissatisfaction are being discused with the help of specific cases in the scope of the projects chosen for this thesis.
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Monitoring of Sleep Using Applications Available on a Smartphone
Šourková, Denisa ; Fiala, Jakub (advisor) ; Lipková, Helena (referee)
The bachelor thesis discusses sleep monitoring using applications available on a platform of mobile devices with the operating system iOS. In the theoretical part, the author describes non-medical methods in the quality of sleep monitoring and the term sleep-tracking is also defined. Furthermore, this work introduces some limits to self-tracking. The empirical part of the thesis is based on author's own documented results. In the research, some applications with sleep monitoring functions are tested. Firstly, the main interest is oriented toward the properties of these applications. Secondly, the thesis examines specific functions, data, or their validity. The data are gained from continual testing of the mobile applications. The main target is to critically evaluate of these applications and assess whether the evaluated information can be somehow beneficial to the user. Keywords sleep, sleep monitoring, sleep-tracking, sleep quality, application, smartphone, iOS
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Augmented reality in libraries
Krejzlová, Lucie ; Drobíková, Barbora (advisor) ; Fiala, Jakub (referee)
The main focus of this thesis is augmented reality and its usage and improvement of provided services in libraries and other information institutions. First, the concept of augmented reality and its possible implementation based on various technologies are defined. Then augmented reality projects already implemented in libraries and information institutions are presented. The next part consists of a description of areas in which augmented reality can be used to improve services provided in the context of libraries. The goal of the practical part is the preparation and testing of a prototype of augmented reality application in National technical library. Finally, the strengths and weaknesses of the prototype are presented as well as requirements for its actual implementation and possibilities of future improvement of the prototype's capabilities.
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The influence of self-tracking on the motivation to physical activity and behavior of the group
Pavlíčková, Marta ; Fiala, Jakub (advisor) ; Lipková, Helena (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with self-tracking, that implies practice of collecting, recording and analyzing data about oneself through digital technologies. The aim of this thesis is to describe the user's experience of self-tracking and the impact of motivation to the physical activity and behavior. The theoretical part brings insight to the social-psychology part of this problem and feature of the specific self-tracking device Fitbit including its mobile application. The results of the qualitative research are presented in the practical part. This research was performed by structured interviews with a six-member group, who do self-tracking by Fitbit devices.
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Voice systems usage and their application in the information society
Laštovička, Petr ; Papík, Richard (advisor) ; Fiala, Jakub (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the problems of speech recognition and its practical use. This function is described theoretically for more scientific disciplines, as well as towards the Information Sciences with emphasis on the thematic area of Human Computer Interaction. The work also includes a survey focused to obtain information on the behavior of users of contact centers - their habits, frequency of use, the type of service preference and request of new features. It also includes specific questions about the functions of speech recognition and voice identification. This pilot survey can be the basis for further extensive research. The aim is to determine the possibility of using speech recognition and the real needs of users.
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Usage of social media in nonprofit organizations in the Czech republic
Fiala, Jakub ; Šlerka, Josef (advisor) ; Sluková, Petra Zia (referee)
The aim of this diploma thesis is the inception, concept and performance of presentation the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague on Facebook since the official launch on the 13th April 2011 to 31 March 2012. The thesis describes the key features of concept, composition of the team, collaboration with other parts of the Faculty of Arts and also the experience of interacting with fans and other presentations. The second part is devoted to a survey of selected communication tools used by the Faculty of Arts, which has been realized in order to determine the opinion of fans of presentation at the end of the first year of operation.
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Geolocation services in Czech Republic
Nováková, Petra ; Zbiejczuk, Adam (advisor) ; Fiala, Jakub (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with exploitation of geolocation services in the Czech Republic. It is divided in two parts. The theoretical part focuses on location-based services apps and their application in the field of online marketing. The practice part includes a survey focused on the user experience of Foursquare apps and with the similar apps Swarm and also on their opinion on the upgrade of these services that was implemented in 2014. The other part of the thesis is the analysis of four companies which operate active venues on Foursquare used for marketing presentation. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyze the current state of the utilization of the geolocation applications especially Foursquare and Swarm in the Czech Republic both from the users` perspective and the perspective of the venues administrators. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Hacking in the modern information society
Rožek, Štěpán ; Souček, Martin (advisor) ; Fiala, Jakub (referee)
(English): This bachelor thesis is oriented on description of hacking in modern information society and its goal is an overview of the current situation of hacking, whose techniques differ and change during the time. In the theoretical part this bachelor thesis focuses on differentiation of internet crimes and then the thesis focuses closely on hacking of web applications in terms of the user and also in terms of the application architecture. In the practical part the thesis is oriented on a description of a real life hacking attack. As this attack was chosen an issue of Czech ex prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka, whose private e-mail account got hacked in 2016. In terms of this practical part the thesis describes a possible way of the hacker and also a tool, which some of the Czech media mentioned as the tool that was used within this attack. Lastly the thesis in the practical part describes the security risks and also the topic of growing complexity and difficulty of defence against hacking attacks, which can possibly cause issues to the user. Keywords (english): Hacking, password cracking, web applications, security, World Wide Web, penetration testing, authentication
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Xiaomi Mi Band as sport activity tracker
Foglarová, Klára ; Fiala, Jakub (advisor) ; Marek, Tomáš (referee)
This Bachelor thesis deals with the complex evaluation of the Xiaomi Band wearable device. The opening theoretical section offers insight into the general issue of self-measurement and describes the smart bracelet functional properties from the technical point as well as the accompanying application. The practical part presents the results of research that looked at the properties of the smart bracelet and data attributes from the perspective of its user. The aim was to determine the meaning of long-term self-measurement and to assess the objective benefit and effect on its user. The research was mainly focused on establishing the accuracy of Xiaomi Mi Band smart bracelet data measurements as a general precondition for the meaning of long-term self-measurement.
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Apartment Building in Žďár nad Sázavou
Fiala, Jakub ; Nespěšný, Ondřej (referee) ; Pěnčík, Jan (advisor)
Goal of this bachelor thesis is creation of a project documentation of an apartment building in Žďár nad Sázavou. Chosen location is in a newly constructed side of the city called Starý dvůr nearby the city center. The area is appointed for housing. This apartment building is designed with one underground floor and four regular floors. The foundation is made of concrete strips. The traverse wall system is composed of brick blocks and the ceiling is made from reinforced concrete. The ventilated facade is insulated with the ETICS system. The roof is designed as a single-layer extensive green flat roof. In the cellar a technical room and storage cubicles are located. A barrier free entrance to the first ground is from the parking lot in the northern side of the building. There are overall ten apartments. Most of the apartments comprise balcony or terrace. Around the building is designed roomy garden with a gazebo and kids playground.
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