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Profile and reflections of dance department of the Juilliard school
Červinka, Marek ; JANEČEK, Václav (advisor) ; KŘENKOVÁ, Mahulena (referee)
This bachelor thesis, called Profile and Reflection of Juilliard School’s Dance Division, first of all briefly touches the key events in history of both classical and modern dance in the first half of the twentieth century and then approaches the history of The Bennington School of the Dance which is considered to be the Juilliard’s predecessor. After a general historical overview, descriptions of the educational goals and study programs, is the rest of the work focussing on Juilliard’s Dance Division in detail. Its past accomplishments, famous teachers, study programs and the admission procedures are discussed. All these information, including the interviews with Jarek Cemerek, a Czech choreographer and dance teacher, and with Brennan Clost, a current student of the fourth year at The Juilliard School, were used as a final reflection of Juilliard’s Dance Division. The comparison of Czech dance schools with The Juilliard School is comprised in this section.
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The string quartets of Iša Krejčí
Kvasnička, Libor ; Slavický, Milan (advisor) ; Douša, Eduard (referee)
Práce se snažila zachytit rozmanitost Krejčího hudebního vyjadřování a jeho původní přínos pro českou tvorbu předválečné i poválečné doby. Při zkoumání kompoziční práce se dospělo zejména k zajímavým motivickým souvislostem nejen mezi smyčcovými kvartety navzájem, ale i symfoniemi, na které dostupná literatura nepoukazuje; vidíme tedy, že Iša Krejčí dokázal vedle všeobecně zdůrazňovaného klasicizujícího nádechu, hravosti i humoru ve svých kompozicích přemýšlet a hudební materiál zkoncentrovat do pevné formové struktury. Některé otázky, na které zde už nezbyl prostor a čas, však stále zůstávají otevřeny. Jednak by bylo určitě (z důvodů některých zjištěných motivických souvislostí) zajímavé hlubší porovnání s dalšími jeho díly (zejména se symfoniemi), případně i podrobnější srovnání neoklasických impulsů u většího množství smyčcových kvartetů vzniklých v českých zemích; jednak podrobnější pohled na styčné body kompoziční práce Iši Krejčího s některými francouzskými autory (kromě některých autorů pařížské Šestky by si zasluhovalo porovnání třeba s některými díly méně známého autora Jeana Francaixe), zejména pokud jde o motivickou práci a harmonickou složku.
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The effect of pyrethroid based pesticides on fish
RICHTEROVÁ, Zuzana
Pyrethroids are ones of the most used pesticides worldwides. The widespread use and high stability of pyrethroids lead to the assumption of that their occurrence in the environment could be quite frequent. They can reach water ecosystem as pollutants. Residues of pyrethroids are not only detected in the water column, but also in sediments and in fish tissues. The first study was devoted to the product Nexide containing 60 g.l-1 of active substance gamma-cyhalothrin. Tested Nexide concentrations were 5, 25, 50, 100, and 250 µg.l-1. Early life stage test was used.Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) was tested. There were significant mortalities in all concentrations except the lowest concentration during the trial. The lowest concentration tested 5 µg.l-1 only caused a slightly increased mortality. This lowest concentration influenced the growth in length and weight negatively, decelerated ontogenetic development, and made the body surface of the individuals darker. Histopathology of individuals from this concentration revealed dystrophy in liver. Examination of kidney, intestine and gills did not show significant histopathological differences compared with control. The evaluation of selected parameters of oxidative stress demonstrated a significantly higher activity of detoxification enzyme glutathione-S.transferase (GST) and a significantly lower activity of defensive enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GPx) compared with the control group. The other examined parameters of oxidative stress such as catalase (CAT), glutation reductase (GR), and lipid peroxidation determined by using the thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARs) were comparable to the control group. Changes in oxidative stress parameters suggest that exposure of the organism to the product Nexide in the given concentration leads to dysbalance of defensive enzymes. The second study was devoted to the product Cyperkill 25 EC containing 250 g.l-1. Tested Cyperkill 25 EC concentrations were 7.2, 36, 72, 144, and 360 µg.l-1. The procedure of the trial was the same as the preceded one. There were 100% mortalities in all concentrations except the lowest concentration during the trial. The lowest tested concentration 7.2 µg.l-1 allowed 90% of individuals to stay alive till the end of experiment. The lowest concentration influenced the growth in length and weight negatively and decelerated ontogenetic development compared with the control. Any individual exposed to this concentration did not reach juvenile stage until the end of the trial. Dark pigmentation was visible in 68% of these exposed individuals on the last day. Similar darkening was visible in individuals from higher concentrations shortly before death too. Histological examination did not revealed significant changes in intestine, liver, kidney, and gills compared with the control group. Evaluation of selected parameters of oxidative stress demonstrated significantly lower activities of GST, GR, and GPx. Activities of CAT and TBARS were comparable with the control group. Changes in oxidative stress parameters suggest that exposure of the organism to the product Cyperkill 25 EC in the given concentration could induce oxidative stress and interfere with the activities of antioxidant enzymes. The presented thesis summarises actual data about pyrethroids and their influence on fish. The demonstrated effects confirm high susceptibility of early developmental stages of fish to tested pesticides. When interpreting the results, we have to take into account the fact that studies showed this risk even on single pyrethroid substances. But water organisms are exposed to many other more or less toxic products and substances in a real environment. These xenobiotics could react with each other and their mixture could even potentiate negative effects. The performed studies also clearly show the significant differences in the sensitivity of embryonic and embryolarval tests.
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Geographical aspects of religion – comparison of the Czech Republic and Austria
Pecharová, Kateřina ; Kokaisl, Petr (advisor)
The purpose of my thesis is to map a development of religion, mainly christianity, and its different geographical aspects of the Czech republics and Austrian territory. I´d like to compare individual indicators and using questionnaires and interviews answer these questions:
Nakolik tyto atributy může zachytit statistika?
What are the main attributes of religiosity?
The extent to which statistics capture these atributes?
How does faith and religiosity vary from each other?
How much does actual rate of religiosity and real faith vary?
Do the statistics give us a realistic information about religion and its part in mentioned countries?
Why do the rate of religiosity in the Czech republic and Austria vary so much from each other considering that they are neighboring countries.
Are Austrians considering their high rate of religiosity really more religious than Czechs as an atheistic nation?
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Comparison of various methods of assassement of cultural landscape and landscape character in the Czech Republic and foreign countries
Blujová, Anna ; Fanta, Václav (advisor)
A landscape character represents certain landscape features which differs it from surrounding landscapes. Different methods of evaluation of landscape character are applied to express them.
The bachelor thesis is focused on methods of landscape character evaluation used in Czech Republic and in foreign countries. Their assessment was made as well as recommendation for specific situations.
For better understanding of this extensive issue a part of this work is dedicated to expressions like landscape, landscape category, landscape character, landscape character features including introduction to nature and landscape protection.
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Cell culture-based model for the evaluation of adhesive properties of probiotic bacteria
Theodorou, Vasiliki ; Havlík, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Tauchen, Jan (referee)
Probiotic microorganisms, defined as living microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit to the host, and their adhesion and colonization of intestinal epithelium, are critical factors in maintaining probiotic efficacy. Polyphenols are a large and heterogeneous group of phytochemicals in plant-based foods, such as tea, coffee, wine, cocoa, cereal grains, soy, fruits and berries. In the last decade, there has been much interest in the health benefits of dietary plant polyphenols that arise from their potential ability to promote adhesion of probiotic bacteria to the human intestinal epithelium.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of four polyphenols: isoquercetrin, phloretin, procyanidin B2 and rutin on the adhesion ability of two potentially probiotic strains (Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus gasseri) to in vitro human intestinal epithelial model consisting of Caco-2 and mucus-secreting HT29-MTX co-culture.
The adhesion of Lactobacillus casei after treating the co-culture cell lines with isoquercetrin, phloretin, and rutin was increased by 49.76, 72.97, 63.66 % respectively, whereas procyanidin B2 inhibited the adhesion 20.25% compared with the control sample. The adhesion of Lactobacillus gasseri after treatment of the co-culture with isoquercetrin, phloretin, procyanidin B2 and rutin was increased by 35.45, 31.28, 45.69, 25.01 % respectively compared with the control sample.
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Comparison of forest stands on afforested agricultural vs. continuously forested soil
Květoň, David ; Podrázský, Vilém (advisor) ; Jiří, Jiří (referee)
There are many differences between environment of woodlands on afforested agricultural lands and continuously forested soils. These differences are able to persist for many years after afforestation. It is anticipated differences in the growth and condition of these stands. This thesis deals with these differences and aims to compare them. There were compare differences between spruce stands and larch stands and differences between thickness of overlying humus in four plots of the size 0,25 ha, in the area laying near to village Brložec, in region of Karlovy Vary. Results moreless confirm a greater production of both species of trees on former agricultural lands, they indicate greater production potential of larch compared with spruce and they clearly show thicker humus to continuously forested areas.
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Ekonomická analýza vybraného podniku
Nájemníková, Lucie ; Mach, Jiří (advisor)
Jako téma své diplomové práce jsem si vybrala Ekonomickou analýzu společnosti Unipetrol, a. s. Společnost Unipetrol, a. s. je předním českým producentem v oblasti rafinérských, petrochemických a agrochemických surovin. Vyrábí především motorová paliva, topné oleje, aromáty, agrochemikálie, saze a sorbenty a polyolefiny (vysokohustotní polyetylén, polypropylén). S ohledem na produkci uvedených komodit zajišťuje i jejich přepravu ke koncovému zákazníkovi, ať již velkoobchodnímu či maloobchodnímu.
Cíl diplomové práce bude, na základě vybraných metod, posouzení ekonomické situace společnosti, zhodnocení hospodaření. Dále jsem si jako cíl práce zvolila analýzu okolí podniku (dodavatelů, odběratelů), analyzovat důsledky vzniklé mimořádné události na hospodaření podniku a předložit návrhy a opatření pro zlepšení a stabilizaci ekonomické situace společnosti. Diplomovou práci rozdělím na dvě části. V první je zpracována teoretická část charakterizující obecnou problematiku ekonomické analýzy. Jednotlivé analýzy se týkají finančního zdraví společnosti a vnějšího a vnitřního prostředí. Ve druhé části chci charakterizovat společnost Unipetrol, a. s., popsat historii společnosti, odvětví a vypočtené ukazatele a rozbory analýz včetně jejich interpretace, srovnání situace před a po vzniklé mimořádné události
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Traffic accidents in the Czech Republic
Debnar, Filip ; Grosz, Jan (advisor)
In this dissertation on the topic of traffic accidents in the Czech Republic will discuss the causes of accidents, its prevention and the institutions that deal with this issue, railway crossings, statistics both in comparison with other European countries, season, age of drivers ages motor vehicles in the Czech Republic and their impact on traffic safety. Furthermore, this work will mention the point system and that after its introduction into practice reflected in the reduction of traffic accidents, the consequences of human life and that had an influence on the drivers themselves and their behavior in traffic on the roads.
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Geographical aspects of religion – comparison of the Czech republic and Austria
Pecharová, Kateřina ; Kokaisl, Petr (advisor)
The purpose of my thesis is to map a development of religion, mainly christianity, and its different geographical aspects of the Czech republics and Austrian territory. I´d like to compare individual indicators and using questionnaires and interviews answer these questions:
Nakolik tyto atributy může zachytit statistika?
What are the main attributes of religiosity?
The extent to which statistics capture these atributes?
How does faith and religiosity vary from each other?
How much does actual rate of religiosity and real faith vary?
Do the statistics give us a realistic information about religion and its part in mentioned countries?
Why do the rate of religiosity in the Czech republic and Austria vary so much from each other considering that they are neighboring countries.
Are Austrians considering their high rate of religiosity really more religious than Czechs as an atheistic nation?
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