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Foreign Trade of the Czech Republic with Ireland focusing on a selected company
Dekanová, Jana ; Toth, Štefan (advisor) ; Jan, Jan (referee)
The work is focused on the evaluation of the development of Czech foreign trade with Ireland, focusing on specific Czech company seeking to acquire a significant market share on the Irish market.
Within the literary research is generally characterized by foreign trade and relations between the Czech Republic and Ireland in connection with foreign trade. Attention is also focused on strategic analysis, necessary to obtain a competitive advantage and long-term market success.
Own part presents the company Fenix Ltd., which operates in the market for a long time. Based on the analysis of external and internal surroundings through SWOT analysis summaries are designed corporate strategy that will result from the strategic analysis .
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Overview Copulation Strategies of European Butterflies
Baráková, Kristýna ; Vrabec, Vladimír (advisor) ; Bubová, Terezie (referee)
Daily butterflies are a very varied and diverse group of the animal kingdom. They are insects with complete metamorphosis and a complex life cycle. Different stages of the development cycle are well known and studied. However, when it comes to the reproduction biology of daily butterflies, there are still a lot of question marks. This is why we decided to compile available information on reproduction strategies of European daily butterflies. This information was gathered by the means of strategically chosen keywords in scientific databases Web of Science (WOS), Scopus and Google Scholar. Based on these sources I compiled general information on reproduction behaviour of butterflies related to the complex processes before copulation, more concretely the mating and selection behaviour of daily butterflies. Consequently I describe concretely the copulation process, where I concentrate mainly on data on the progression of copulation, i.e. duration, minimum age or possible repeated copulation. I also explain general terms connected to copulation, such as paternity or protandry. The following part of the thesis concentrates specifically on copulation strategies of European daily butterflies. For the majority of butterflies I gathered data on mating strategies before copulation, specifically on how males search for females. Furthermore, for som e butterflies I add comprehensive data on duration of copulation, minimum age for copulation or possible repeated copulation. However, the gathered data do not provide sufficient information on the stated topic. It was therefore impossible to realize a statistical evaluation, which was supposed to lead to a recount against the total number of European butterflies. The hypothesis, namely that the vast majority of daily butterflies does not show promiscuous behaviour and copulates only once, has not been affirmed, neither disproven. Scientific publications only scarcely provided concrete information on promiscuous behaviour of daily butterflies. A research on this behaviour would require a more thorough examination. But it would enable us to organize accessible data on butterflies in the Czech Republic.
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Consumer Behaviour in the Market of Coffee in the Czech Republic
Kovalovská, Martina ; Hes, Aleš (advisor) ; Ivana, Ivana (referee)
This thesis deals with the consumers´ behavior when buying coffee in the Czech Republic. The aim is to evaluate the factors, which influence the consumer's decision to purchase and consume coffee. The theoretical part explains terms: consumer, consumer behavior, decision-making process, the role of consumer shopping and marketing research. The practical part includes information about the coffee market from the perspective of cultivation, consumption, export and import of coffee into the Czech Republic. It also discusses the market share of coffee corporations, identifies the major coffee chains operating in the coffee market in the Czech Republic and informs about the impact of coffee consumption on the human body. The part of the work is survey research, whereby are determined the addictions, which are exploring mutual value of the selected factors. In the final part of the thesis summarizes the results of which form the basis for the proposals and recommendations of the manufacturer and suggestions for the improvement of marketing communications. The result of this thesis is to create a model of consumer behavior when buying coffee in the Czech Republic.
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Development of public debt in Czech republic
Dvořáková, Eva ; Maitah, Mansoor (advisor) ; Anna, Anna (referee)
The subject of this diploma thesis is to analyse the development of public debt in the Czech Republic between years 1993 and 2014. The text is divided into two main parts, the section about theoretical basis of this topic and the section which contains practical knowledge about specific aspects of the Czech public sector. The theoretical part briefly defines basic terms and facts of the public debt, such as public sector, budgetary system and public debt classification. The second part focuses on real-life functioning of the Czech public sector, so there are introduced Czech budgetary system and budget process and various methodological frameworks for debt analyses. The final and most significant part of the thesis deals with the real values of state, municipality and government indebtedness, emphasis is placed on the development trends.
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The Chosen Destination Question on the Tourist Industry Market in the Czech Republic - Sevilla
Žídková, Denisa ; Navrátilová, Miroslava (advisor) ; Hricová, Daniela (referee)
The subject of the thesis is an analysis of the selected tourism destination, in this case the city of Seville on the Czech market. The first part deals with theoretical approaches concerning the issue. Furthermore, a brief characteristics of the territory in several respects are described. The following chapters deals with the research itself. Within the tourism destination there are discussed various specific factors which are creating a significant influence.In the following chapter the behavior and preferences of tourists are analyzed based on the survey. The survey of the market of the Czech Republic is made following the replies of the respondents. Offers from various travel agencies are summarized at the end of this work. The result is an evaluation of the status of the selected destination on the Czech market, and the proposal of possible recommendations for tourism businesses which are operating in the given destination.
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Bioindication of road salting impact on Norway spruce (Picea abies)
Zítková, Jana ; Anděl, Petr (advisor) ; Vojar, Jiří (referee)
Road salting is one of the major negative impacts on the environment. Application of chemical salt based de-icing materials damages mostly the trees growing near the roads. Sodium and chlorine which are washed into the environment are absorbed by the surrounding vegetation and their increased concentration
has a negative impact on their health. This thesis work assesses the influence
of contamination potential on the content of sodium and chlorine in the needles
of Norway spruce (Picea abies). This tree was used for the study because
of its abundance and increased sensitivity to salinity. Study area was chosen
in the northern part of the Czech Republic in the Liberec Region in between Jablonec nad Nisou, Železný Brod and Tanvald. To indicate the potential damage caused
by road salting, the samples of 1-year-old and 2-year-old needles of Norway spruce were collected and examined for the concentration of sodium and chlorine. Also,
the site contamination potential was assessed and the health conditions of individual conifers were evaluated. The measured concentrations of elements were evaluated
based on four factors: the potential contamination sites, the health of the tree,
the distance from the road and the age of needles. Based on the results
of the evaluation, a measurement scale was designed with framework concentration values which can be used for practical assessment of the level of contamination.
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Towards a better understanding of ungulate diets: a methodological approach
Holá, Michaela ; Červený, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Stádník, Luděk (referee)
Populations of European ungulates have grown substantially over recent decades, resulting in considerable environmental and socio-economic impacts. Availability and quality of natural and supplemental food sources are among the main factors driving their population dynamics. Detailed knowledge of feeding strategies of management-targeted species is therefore of primary importance for their successful management. Over time, methods to study the feeding strategies of animals have also evolved considerably but each has its advantages as well as limitations. This doctoral thesis uses a combination of traditional methods (i.e. stomach content analysis) and novel methods (i.e. stable isotope analysis, near infrared reflectance spectroscopy) to achieve a better understanding of feeding strategies of two important ungulate species (i.e. wild boar and red deer) in the Czech Republic, where their populations are on the rise and supplementary feeding is rampant. Next, this dissertation aims to introduce and to establish a basis for these novel methodological approaches for the study of free-ranging individuals. In this respect, it also addresses methodological issues related to their application in this field.
The diet composition of wild boar was investigated by examining stomach contents in order to identify their dependence on food resources of human origin (i.e. agricultural crops and supplemental foods). Foods of human origin were the dominant diet type and constituted the bulk of the diet of wild boar throughout the year. A necessary prerequisite for application of stable isotope analysis is the trophic discrimination factor (i.e. systematic difference between the isotopic composition of the consumer tissues and that of the diet), which was experimentally determined for stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes, the two most commonly used in ecology, in hair tissue of wild boar and red deer. Furthermore, possible sources of variation (such as sex, age, body weight, and lactation) on isotopic discrimination were investigated. The results of the experiments provide a starting point for the successful use of stable isotope analysis in field studies on wild boar and red deer. Finally, application of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy was proven to be useful in measuring faecal indices of food quality for red deer. The results of this thesis will contribute towards efficient management of wild boar and red deer in the Czech Republic.
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Plasmodiophora brassicae on winter rape
Řičařová, Veronika ; Ryšánek, Pavel (advisor) ; Jaroslav, Jaroslav (referee)
Winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is an important crop in the Czech Republic. Clubroot disease caused by the pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae Wor. is a serious and still-growing problem for oilseed rape growers. Research on P. brassicae in the Czech Republic is therefore important for the development of effective strategies to manage clubroot under Czech environmental conditions.
One of the aims of this study was monitoring of this pathogen. The disease was previously widespread in commercial vegetable production and in hobby gardens. Since 2010, oilseed rape clubroot started to spread across the whole country, whereas it had previously only been observed in the northeast. Clubroot occurrence was monitored for five years by the Union of Oilseed Growers and Processors on the basis of disease symptoms present on oilseed rape fields. The presence of P. brassicae and clubroot symptoms were reported in all regions of the Czech Republic, except the Ústecký Region, and in 31 out of 76 districts. At present, at least 130 fields are known to be infested by the pathogen, but this number is very likely underestimated. Some soil samples were also tested by conventional PCR (polymerase chain reaction) to evaluate the possibility of their usage. All 14 suspected samples tested positive by PCR.
The next aim was to evaluate the pathotype composition of P. brassicae populations from the Czech Republic, according to the three evaluation systems, and to determine soil inoculum loads for representative fields via traditional end-point PCR as well as quantitative PCR analysis. There were considerable differences between the populations of P. brassicae, and the number of pathotypes varied depending on the evaluation system and the threshold used to distinguish susceptible vs. resistant plant reactions. This is the first study comparing the effect of different thresholds. Using an index of disease (ID) of 25 % to distinguish susceptible vs. resistants reactions, there was a total of five pathotypes identified based on the differentials of Williams, five with the system of Somé et al., and 10 with the European Clubroot Differential (ECD) set. However, based on a threshold of 50%, there were five pathotypes according to the evaluation system by Williams, four based on the differentials of Somé et al. and 8 with the ECD set. Changing of the thresholds led to the reclassification of some pathotypes. Pathotypes 7 by Williams was the most frequent in both thresholds. High amounts of pathogen DNA were found in many of the field soils analysed by quantitative PCR.
Experiments with P. brassicae-resistant cultivars of winter oilseed rape were conducted in an infested field and greenhouse. In the greenhouse, six resistant cultivars were grown in infested soil collected from various fields in the Czech Republic and assessed for index of disease (ID %). The best results bring cultivar Mentor (2+- 0.7 %) closely followed by cultivar SY Alister (5+-1.1 %), the highest ID had cultivar CHW 241 (30+-3.8%). In the field experiment, seven resistant cultivars were grown, and disease development was monitored monthly. The lowest index of disease brought cultivar Andromeda (3+- 0.8 %) and PT 235 (4+-1.5 %), the highest ID has cultivar CWH 241(46 +- 6.5 %) in the first season and in the second season any cultivar achieved 25 % ID. Yields were measured at the end of the cropping season. The highest yield was achieved by cultivar SY Alister (6.1 t/ha) in the first season and cultivar PT 242 (5.03 t/ha) in the second season. The inoculum level was measured across the field by (qPCR), and a map of the infestation was created. The highest spore concentration was found on the field entrance. Collectively, the information obtained on the effectiveness of host resistance and pathogenic diversity of P. brassicae populations from the Czech Republic may help to more effectively manage clubroot in this country.
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Growing of the red oak in the conditions of Czech Republic
Miltner, Stanislav ; Kupka, Ivo (advisor) ; Tomášková, Ivana (referee)
The study analyses growth and development of Northern red oak stands in the Czech Republic. The Northern red oak stands under study have the age span between 17 to 159 years. The study also investigated the influence of the species on soil upper horizons. The results show the high wood production potential of red oak when compare to sessile oak being at the same or higher quality and health. Data show slower decomposition of biomass in upper soil horizons under red oak causing acid reaction of soils. The data propose the red oak to be a good additional species in lowland stands and it could be a species which substitutes domestic oaks where tracheomycosis diseases can occur
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Poaching as a health and social problem
KUBOUŠEK, Rostislav
Based on the latest knowledge from work experience and scientific research, the theoretical part of this thesis briefly outlines terms like poaching, game hunting and diseases in game. I concentrated on the description of those diseases dangerous to mankind and affecting its health. The whole thesis focuses on trying to analyse the problem of poaching in depth, pointing out the present state of this issue in the Czech Republic, particularly from the point of view of the health risks as well as from the social and criminal views, mentioning the related ethical and moral issues. The current legal regulations are specified in connection with poaching and the impact of poaching on the economy is also marginally referred to. The objective of the thesis research was to answer the research question, whether poaching has increased within the Region of South Bohemia and whether it can be considered an all-society serious issue. The research procedure used was a secondary analysis of the data gathered by the Police of the Czech Republic, the Czech Ministry of Agriculture and the Czech and Moravian Gamekeepers{\crq} Association. The evaluation of all details gained unambiguously indicates that the issue is a serious one; however a relatively short time has passed since the amendment establishing poaching as a crime to assess objectively the consequences. Current facts nevertheless lay the groundwork for a clear outcome that the amendment establishing poaching as a crime has not been an appropriate solution to the actual situation. Considering the present state of poaching in the Czech Republic and problems related, it can only be stated that the only effective and system solution for the future lies in passing an amendment to the establishing poaching as a crime. Poaching cannot be eradicated within society; it can however be successfully rectified. Poaching has never been and is not a coincidental and sporadic phenomenon - it is going to occur throughout any political regime, irrespective of its repression.
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