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Agenda-setting at the Local Level
Jirků, Jan ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Köpplová, Barbara (referee)
The rigorous thesis named Agenda-setting at the Local Level deals with concept agenda-setting and applies it on the research made in local conditions. It is checked to what degree the process of agenda-setting is functional on this level and how in the concrete it expresses oneself. At the same time follows up-to-date trend of research in agenda-setting being characterized by displacement from macro structural level to micro structural level and by replacement of general hypotheses to concrete hypotheses. The rigorous thesis describes relationships among citizens of Nové Město na Moravě including integrated villages as representatives of local public agenda, toll-free fortnightly Novoměstsko that belongs to local media agenda and municipal politicians as representatives of local political agenda. It is based on groundbreaking studies that checked the validity of agenda-setting on the macro structural level and it is used quantitative and qualitative methods that propped oneself upon that studies. The way of fortnightly publishing and the town government were changed in the period between the first and the second research. Therefore, the rigorous thesis also analyzes impact of these changes on the process of agenda-setting.
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Most: the city wrested out of roots
Jechová, Jitka ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Matějů, Martin (referee)
This paper focuses on a compact monograph of the city of Most. It concentrates on the basic questions related to a city as a complex cultural phenomenon: What are the impacts on urban settlement when it is relocated from the original landscape and the historical centre is destroyed; if the completely modern building area is able to fulfill the functions of the original city; what is the degree of identification of the inhabitants with the city and what is the overall loss of continuity of the city's development. Apart from available literature and archival sources, the paper employs also own empirical research, carried out using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
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Analysis of the Physicians' Attitude in Treatment with Homeopathic Medicines in the Czech Republic
Křivská, Eva ; Marešová, Helena (advisor) ; Pokladníková, Jitka (referee)
A N A L Y S I S O F A N A T T I T U D E O F T H E D O C T O R S I N T H E C Z E C H R E P U B L I C T O W A R D T H E T R E A T M E N T W I T H H O M E O PA T H I C M E D I C I N E S Student: Křivská, E. Tutor: Marešová, H. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Background: The degree work developped as a study of doctors' attitude to homeopathics and treatment with homeopathic medicines. I was interested in opinions of doctor specialists of different branches all over the Czech Republic. Aim: The work aim was to find out how and when doctors learnt about homeopathy, what their attitude towards homeopathy is, how much they use it, what effects it brought, and what attitude their colleagues, pharmacists and patients have. I also tried to bring the characteristics of questioned doctors. Methods: Goal-directed research among doctors of different specializations in the Czech Republic by the questionnaire method. The research took place in surgeries in fourteen regions of the Czech Republic. The questionnaire was filled in by 124 respondents. The array underwent frequency analysis. Results: From the analysis it emerges that 32 % of the doctors have a homeopathic education and 68 % don't have it. Almost 18 % of the...
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Impairment of nasal mucociliary clearance in former smokers with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease relates to the presence of a chronic bronchitis phenotype
Koblížek, Vladimír ; Salajka, František (advisor) ; Skřičková, Jana (referee) ; Marel, Miloslav (referee)
AJ Impairment of nasal mucociliary clearance in former smokers with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease relates to presence of a chronic bronchitis phenotype Background: Associations between nasal and bronchial impairment have been repeatedly described in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) whereas nasal mucociliary clearance (MCC) in COPD patients is not yet fully understood. We studied nasal MCC parameters in COPD patients and compared them with healthy adults (HA) and with cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with compromised MCC. Methodology: Pilot study of seventeen COPD patients without exacerbation; all of them were examined to investigate and compare nasal and bronchial ciliary beat frequency (CBF) and ciliary beat pattern. Main observational study of 98 COPD ex-smokers and subjects from control groups (15 CF and 39 HA) evaluated for nasal MCC time (NMCCt) and by digital video microscopy of nasal mucosa recording ciliary beat frequency (CBF) and ciliary beat pattern (index of ciliary dyskinesia). Results: It was found no difference in mean ciliary beat frequencies between nasal (6.0 Hz ± 1.3) and bronchial (5.9 ± 1.3) mucosa (p = 0.427). We found medium association in degree of ciliary dyskinesia (κ = 0.733). In the main observational study: the NMCCt was decreased in HA (575...
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The analysis of scoring goal in football on the basis of World Championchip 2006 in Germany
Caban, Roman ; Buzek, Mario (advisor) ; Zahálka, František (referee)
Resumé Title: The analysis of scoring goal in football on the basis of World Championship 2006 in Germany. Work objectives: My work objective is to analyze the scoring goals based on detailed watching of all the matches ofWorld Championship 2006. The players and t~ams in the offensive part ofthe play are studied, especially in the line of attack. The main purpose of the study is to reason out the model situation leading to breaking through the defensive line successfully scored by a goal (in open play), and to find out what the requirements on the particular players are and to use the gained information in practice. Methods: The research was accomplished by indirect observation from videocassette showing all goals scored at the World Championship 2006. The qualitative and quantitative analysis was used for this research. There were followed all the criteria of performance of successful shot. The graphic demonstration of representative goal situation has showed us the models, which we can break in to the training process and transfer to another performance group. Results: The results show us which models of successful offensive play were used at the world championship. Also the possibilities of strategy which lead to scoring a goal were introduced and so the frequency ofappearance ofthe partial factors. Key...
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Influence of Foot reflexology in reducing swelling of lower limbs
SMOLOVÁ, Petra
This batchelor´s thesis deals with the issue of swelling of lower limbs in the view of foot reflexology. The treatment or reduction of this symptom must be solved comprehensively with a respect to the primary cause because it is only symptom, not illness. Formation of swelling can cause pathology of venous or lymphatic system, diseases of viscus or mechanism of injury. These causes can combine very often, therefore the diagnosis and resulting therapy is not always easy and explicit. This work shows possible mechanisms and causes of swelling and simultaneously indicates therapeutic methods useful in its therapy. This work focuses on the method of foot reflexology as a part of therapy of swelling. Foot reflexology is non-invasive, complementary holistic method which assumes existence of reflective spots on feet. During the therapy a teraphist treats reflective spots of specific viscus by the pressure of his/her fingers. It comes to affecting the entire body within the foot reflexology. The aim of this work was to chart if the foot reflexology can have an effect on reduction of swelling of lower extremities and suggest a consequential physiotherapy with using this method. For realisation of this aim was used qualitative research by processing of case reports. In the research were included three women with perimalleolar swelling of lower extremities with a duration at least for one year. These women were taken personal anamnesis, they also went through an input and output kinesiology examination completed with diagnostics of sensitive feet reflective. Sensitive reflective spots were clasified by a visaul analog pain scale. It is a scale from 0 to 10, the number 10 represents the gratest pain (sensitivity), which a patient has ever experienced. This scale helped with the classifiacation of sensitivity of reflective spots during the therapy. The degrees were registred into diagrams. During this therapy were also measured and registered circuits of swelling. The therapy proceed for five weeks. Patients´ feet were treated by the stimulation of particular reflective spots. Research question was to find if the foot reflexology can have an effect on reduction of swelling of lower extremity and whether can be seen any changes after its use. After five weeks of facilitation of particular reflective spots could be seen reduction of swelling in all cases. There was seen a remission of edema of the lower extremities for all patiens at least in one centimeter. The changes were exhibited particulary in the circuit of fetlock and heel. The response of this therapy was also increasing of volume and change of consistency of urine, patients sweated more, too. During a personal interivew all patients agreed on improving the overall well-being and on feeling of ´lighter legs´. It is important to say that the foot reflexology is only a complementary method, which can facilitate a treatment of some diseases. The research, showed in this work, affirmed its influence on treating of edema of the lower extremities. This work can be used by physiotherapists in clinical practice for mapping in problematics of swelling of lower extremities and for introducing method of foot reflexology as a complementary method in its treatment. Swelling of lower extremities can cause changed proprioception, reduction of mobility, deterioration of blood flow segment and reflective muscle attenuation. The knowledge of methods of treatment of this state is also important for physiotherapists in practice.
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Image of United States in the Týden weekly
Bočanová, Stanislava ; Trampota, Tomáš (advisor) ; Cihlářová, Gabriela (referee)
Image of United States of America in the Tyden weekly. The aim of this diploma thesis is to find out what kind of information about the US were published in the news weekly Tyden in the course of 2003 - about what kind of events, in connection with which and with which frequency. Results were reached using content analysis according to Bernard Berelson. We have classified variables and checked their frequency. It's without any doubt that the most frequented topic in 2003 in connection with the US is the war in Iraq . Then there is culture and showbusiness. In the third place there were news concerning internal situation in the US. Fourth most mentioned news involved US foreign policy (Iraq excluded) and US relations with other countries. The fifth most frequented topic concerned economy and industry. Reports about the relationship of the US with the Czech Republic came seventh, Le. in the middle. We have also tried to apply contingence analysis on chosen topics concerning the US. This analysis pays attention to occurrence of certain elements in connection with others. And using qualitative method we have examined to what extent is the US presented as utopia in this volume of Tyden, We have not conclusively proved description of the US using same categories with which utopias are described. Nevertheless,...
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Job changing in the Czech media and its causations
Ghanem, Jakub ; Trampota, Tomáš (advisor) ; Křeček, Jan (referee)
The fundamental theme of this Master's Degree Thesis is Media Staff Fluctuation in the Czech Republic. The qualitative research, specifically that of individual semi-structured interviews with the journalists, was dominantly used for the processing. The interviews were aimed at the identification of the phenomena which have been complicating their professional performance and making it unpleasant. The respondents were asked directly as well as indirectly about the motivations which had led them to changing their occupation or have had such potential. Organization elements of media institutions are also taken into account, mainly the career code and the way of shift planning. The thesis deals with side-effects of media work such as excessive timeload, stress, haste, competition manifestations, the pressure from the side of advertisers etc. It pays attention to the impacts on freedom of expression and the veracity of published communiqués which may be caused by the unsuitably created conditions. It also includes a look at purely personal level, among others at family and partnership life, or as the case may be, at a possibility of satisfactorily spent leisure time. The recognized causes of employee turnover were classified, described, further categorized on the basis of an analysis of the interviews...
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Usage of modern sport centres by employees of multinational companies operating in the Czech Republic
Pevný, Jan ; Tuček, Milan (advisor) ; Kuchař, Pavel (referee)
The primary subject of the thesis is the way how employees of multinational corporations in the Czech Republic devote their free time to sport activities in modern sport centres. It studies motivation and reasons for visiting the sport centres among 15 respondents through structured interviews. It stems from initial enquiry which points out to high attendance of integrated sport centres where a customer has a variety of sport activities to choose from under one roof. The author of the thesis closely focuses on grounds and advantages which stand behind the subject of the research. Through the performed qualitative research the author refers to particular causes of the examined social phenomenon. Central point of the thesis is to point out to environment and culture of the multinational companies. The author has chosen Master degree employees of multinational companies between the age of 22 to 35 as a target group.
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Ecological topics on the pages of Mladá Fronta DNES : a comparision of years 1998 and 2008
Hellerová, Šárka ; Osvaldová, Barbora (referee) ; Němcová Tejkalová, Alice (advisor)
The bachelor degree thesis "Ecological topics on the pages of Mladá fronta Dnes - a comparison of years 1998 and 2008" compares how the daily journal informed the public of ecological subjects. The press of Communist Czechoslovakia practically ignored any ecological topics. The year 2009 is the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution and the reborn of democracy in the state. The new state system opened new possibilites for dicussions about environment in the Czech Republic and in the world. With the new findings about global warming the ecological topics became an indispensible part of journalism. Through qualitative analysis and comparison of the Mladá fronta Dnes texts from the two selected periods (years 1998 and 2008) the thesis finds out what shifts in informing of ecological subjects happened in the period chosen.
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