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Analysis of Climate Model Outputs
Chládová, Zuzana ; Raidl, Aleš (advisor) ; Pišoft, Petr (referee) ; Kliegrová, Stanislava (referee)
Title: Analysis of Climate Model Outputs Author: RNDr. Zuzana Chládová E-mail: zuzana.chladova@gmail.com Department: Department of Meteorology and Environment Protection, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague Supervisor: RNDr. Aleš Raidl, Ph.D. Supervisor's e-mail address: ales.raidl@mff.cuni.cz Consultant: doc. RNDr. Jaroslava Kalvová, CSc. Regional climate models are currently the most important tools regularly used for downscaling outputs of global climate models. This analysis compares control and future runs of the global climate models HadCM3, ECHAM5/OPYC3 and ARPÉGE/OPA and the regional climate models RCAO, RCA3, HIRHAM4, HIRHAM5 and ALADIN- CLIMATE/CZ with observed data and CRU data for the Czech Republic. In the period 1961-1990, the global climate models underestimated the air temperature in comparison with corresponding virtual time series representing real data; mean annual courses and variance of the temperature, on the other hand, were simulated satisfactorily. The results of the regional climate models showed overestimation of the model temperature in winter season, while in other seasons the model temperatures corresponded better with real values and the results of simulation were generally more accurate in comparison with global climate models. Concerning...
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Muse upon "Red Assimilation" of Jews in Czech Lands
Strobach, Vít ; Pullmann, Michal (referee) ; Kuklík, Jan (advisor)
The name of my thesis represents few problems, which influenced birth of the text and stand in its background. "Muse upon" is a kind of jink from us ing an ordinary title, that characterizes an analytic elaboration of some partial subject-matter. This text is rather a synthesis. On the other hand the synthesis presuppose the existence of some analytic studie s and that is a mission, which is waiting in the context of "red assimilation" of Jews in the Czech Lands for completion. And so I am not bolt for more, than "musing up on" . . I am interested in the relation of J ews In the Czech Land and socialistlcommunist movement. If I deviate from this subject some time - especially in the last chapter - it is in the intention of colouring the politic and strategy of communists, eventually of whole context, in which took place the dialog between J ews about nationa! and supranationa/ in the twenties and thirties of 20th centuly. This dialog is also the reason, why I focus on Czechoslovak Communist Party after the divorce of Social Democratic Party in the 1921. It was the communist platform that adopted more thoroughly the conception of supranationa!, which was crucial for socialistic inclination of Jews from nineties of 19.th century. I am conceming about the "Jewish question" in Czech socialists movement, but...
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What holds society together? The concept of societal community and constitutive symbolism in Talcott Parsons, Richard Münch and Jeffrey Alexander
Německý, Marek ; Šubrt, Jiří (advisor) ; Skalník, Petr (referee) ; Musil, Jiří (referee)
1. In my thesis I try to answer the question: "What holds society together?" by using theoretical conceptual tools of Parsonian functionalist sociology. I work especially with Parson's concept of societal community as it is defined in his book Socities. Evolutionary and Comparative Perspective. I work with the definition of societal community used in this book. Societal community is formed on one hand by a normative system of order, on the other hand by statuses, rights and obligations derived from membership thereof. [Parsons 1966: 31] I work with this skizza concept and try to reconstruct Parsons's concept by using conception of other authors, especially neo-functionalists (Jeffrey Alexander, Richard Munch, Samuel Eisenstadt), and by other authors as well (David Lockwood, Stein Rokkan, Lewis Coser, John Rawls). In spite of the fact that I use the interpreations of these authors, I consider my thesis an original piece of work, because especially last named authors do not explicitly use the concept of societal community. I reconstructed the concept of societal community with the complexity which cannot be found in the works of other authors [Gerhardt 2001]. 2. In the first step I try to reconstruct the concept based on the work of Talcott Parsons. I came to the conclusion that Parsons sees the...
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Changes in the Lifestyle of Senior Citizen in Relation to Used Social Services of Changes in the lifestyle of senior citizens in relation to used social services of "Day Care"
KŘÍHOVÁ, Dana
This diploma paper deals with the changes in the lifestyle of senior citizens in relation to used social services of ``Day Care{\crq}q. At the present time, demographic survey findings show that the number of senior citizens is growing. This trend goes hand in hand with the issue of housing senior citizens that is seen as pressing. Naturally, every senior person sees a home as a place where they live. However, there are sometimes situations when the health state of a senior person does not allow them to live in their natural environment any longer and their family are not able, cannot or even do not want to look after them. There is a pressing need to move such a person to a different facility where they find all necessary care. One of many housing options can be seen in living at a day-care house. Clients find necessary services here that help them to remain self-reliant, be it partly, as long as possible. The objective of the paper was to find out about the changes that take place in the lifestyle of senior citizens after moving them to a day-care house, about the reasons of moving and, last but not least, about the use of the social service on offer. A qualitative research mode was adopted to acquire the results, in particular the method of controlled interview and clients{\crq} case reports. A secondary analysis of data from clients{\crq} social documentation was used to complement the research. The research was carried out with nine respondents chosen at random at three day-care houses in the region of České Budějovice operated by company Ledax o.p.s. The interviews were based on a list of questions and topics prepared in advance. The basic criterion chosen was a satisfactory health and mental state of the respondents enabling the interviews to take place. The responses obtained through the research interviews show the senior citizens are happier in their new dwellings and they perceive their move to a day-care house positively. Based on the research, I presume that the set objectives have been met. The diploma paper can be used to deepen the informedness of other senior citizens and the members of their families of housing options and the use of social services in day-care houses. This paper may be used as feedback for staff at day-care houses in relation to their clients{\crq} satisfaction with offered social services.
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Closer to the body. The urban female body and its perception in the Sokol and gymnastics movement in Prague and Dresden in the period prior to the First World War
Bláha, Filip ; Štaif, Jiří (advisor) ; Schötz, Susanne (referee) ; Štaif, Jiří (referee)
Closer to the body. The urban female body and its perception in the Sokol and gymnastics movement in Prague and Dresden in the period prior to the First World War. The creation of modern cities and new urban forms brought with it new aspects of the perception of the female body. City boulevards offered women, on the one hand, greater freedom of movement and anonymity, and on the other, modified the discourse on discipline so that the moral integrity of women out on their own in the city was subject to constant scrutiny by passers-by; frequently, mere trivialities could bring a woman's image into question in the eyes of those around her. The image of women thus became strongly sexualised, wavering from that of the prostitute to that of girls on advertising boards. Photography, which developed into a mass medium in the second half of the 19th century, brought with it, too, new aspects in the perception of the female body. Photographic images, including portraits, represent an interesting avenue for discussion of the perception of the female body in historical research. Photographs allow the researcher to determine the qualities ascribed to the female body in the contemporary social discourse and how these were conveyed to viewers. This applies all the more to the gymnastics movement, in which the...
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Optimization of staffing services and technical equipment of the fire rescue Corps of the undertaking of the South Bohemian airport a.s. České Budějovice
KREJČOVÁ, Alena
Development of new aircraft and the increasing number of passengers goes logically hand-in-hand with the improvement of airport facilities and equipment of airport fire departments so passengers and all airport staff are as safe as possible. The submitted diploma thesis deals with the equipment of the fire department of Jihočeské letiště České Budějovice a.s. and staffing for the service at this airport. Its goals are, first, to assess the current level of this equipment and, second, to propose optimization of this equipment. The Airport in Planá u Českých Budějovic is one of a few airports disposing of own fire department. Apart from České Budějovice, there are fire departments at the airports in Brno, Karlovy Vary, Ostrava, Pardubice and Praha Ruzyně. Airports in terms of general issues and their technical equipment are dealt with, and public international airports and public domestic/non-public international airports in the Czech Republic are listed in the theoretical part of the thesis. History of airport fire departments is examined, too. The analysis of the Aviation Regulation L14 is an important area in the theoretical part. Further, individual selected airports in the Czech Republic, especially their history and current characteristics are described and air accidents of both Czech and foreign machines in the territory of the Czech Republic between 2008 and 2012 are mentioned in the theoretical part of the thesis. A hypothesis has been defined for the diploma thesis: "The current equipment of the fire department and staffing for the service is sufficient for the airport RFFS Category 4C". In order to confirm or disprove this hypothesis, the equipment of the airport in České Budějovice was compared in terms of equipment of other selected airports in the Czech Republic and evaluated on the basis of studying the regulations, Aviation Regulation L14 in particular, in the practical part of the thesis. Detailed information on equipment of these airports comprises a separate chapter in the practical part and sufficiency of this equipment discussed is assessed on the basis of comparison with the aviation regulations. As I failed to get the needed information on the equipment of the fire department at the airport in Pardubice and as the Václav Havel Airport in Prague is not comparable as for the equipment, size, arrival and departure rate etc., the airport in Brno, Karlovy Vary and Ostrava were selected for the final comparison of assessment of the level of the technical means and staffing at the airport in České Budějovice. Despite the hypothesis "The current equipment of the fire department and staffing of the service is sufficient for the airport Category 4C" has been confirmed, optimization of the equipment of the fire department at the airport in České Budějovice has been proposed on the basis of the results of this thesis in order to provide sufficient preparedness of the airport for extraordinary events at the airport and in its surrounding and the main emphasis is put on saving human lives mainly. The optimization was carried out using the methods of operation analysis while taking the current equipment of the Airport in České Budějovice into account. When selecting new vehicles for purchase, the price of a vehicle was not the only criterion but also its equipment. The outcome of the optimization is a recommendation to purchase a modern vehicle fully equipped and it is possible to choose one of the three vehicles placed first to third in the analysis. These are the vehicles Panther HRET 6x6 KHA62, Panther 6x6 CA5 ECE and Mercedes - Benz Actross 3360 A42 6x6. To conclude, confirmation of the above-mentioned hypothesis is stated and particular vehicles recommended to be purchased by the South-Bohemian airport and its fire fighters are listed.
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Prognostic importance of angiopoietin-2 gene transcription in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Gradošová, Iveta ; Pecka, Miroslav (advisor) ; Smolej, Lukáš (referee)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CCL) is the most common leukemia, which is characterised by a high variable progress. According to scientific evidence acquired during several last years, angiogenesis has been proven to play an important role in pathogenesis of CLL. One of the very important cytokines playing role in this process is angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2). Elevated expression of Ang-2 has been reported in several hematological malignancies; however, data regarding Ang-2 in CLL are very limited. I measured Ang-2 transcript levels in purified mononuclear cels of 24 untreated patients with CLL by quantitative real-time PCR and normalized them for differences in RNA concentration in each sample by quantitation of transcript of Abl1 housekeeping gene. Elevated Ang-2 mRNA concentrations were detected in 10 cases (Ang-2 to Abl1 expression ratio > 5x10-3). On the other hand, 14 patients had very low or undetectable levels of Ang-2 mRNA (Ang-2 to Abl1 expression ratio < 5x10-3 or Ang-2 Cp > 35). The association between Ang-2 expression and other prognostic factors, clinical stage according to Rai and clinical course of CLL was evaluated by Chi-Square method. There was a significant association between high Ang-2 mRNA levels and unmutated IgVH genes (n= 21, p = 0.012), but not with CD38 (p = 0.057), ZAP-70 expression (p...
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Demands and risks of nursing work providing nursing care to agressive patients.
VORLOVÁ, Gabriela
This bachelor work is trying to analyse how demanding and risky nursing is when aggressive clients are treated. The theoretical part describes the origin of aggressive behaviour, types of aggression and situations which generate aggressive behaviour. All nursing parts of the problem are described here such as a preparation for the arrival of a disturbed client, his reception to the hospital and the main tasks of nurses in the psychiatric ward. Some other methods how to calm down and restrict the patient are also analysed. A quantitative approach, questioning and semistructured interviews were used to collect all data in this work. The interview consisted of 28 questions and each respondent could answer in his words. The data were collected in mental hospitals in Havlíčkův Brod and Prague-Bohnice and in a psychiatric ward of the hospital in České Budějovice. Nurses who work with aggressive patients answered to the questions. Some results are demonstrated in graphs and tables and some answers are thoroughly analysed. Five objectives were stated at the beginning of the research and all of them were fulfilled. Eight research issues were set and they were gradually responded and the hypotheses were specified. The work reached the conclusion that nursing staff provides a very demanding and risky job when they treat aggressive patients. The nurses know what to do if the patients attack them to avoid injuries of nursing staff , the aggressive patient himself and other patients. They can use a restrictive methods in such situations. On the other hand, they would praise a training course in self-defence and communication with aggressive clients as well as more men staff in the wards.
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Spatial survey of liquidity of european companies
Bláha, Tomáš ; Marek, Petr (advisor) ; Brabenec, Tomáš (referee)
The content of this thesis is a spatial survey of liquidity through indexes like current ratio, quick ratio, cash ratio and working capital / assets. Result of this survey is that the most liquid companies are in Ireland, Germany and Finland. Companies with the lowest value of indexes are in Cyprus, Latvia and Italy. When comparing the industry I found that the most liquid sectors are DL Manufacture of electrical and optical equipment, CA Mining and quarrying of energy producing materials and CB Mining and quarrying, except of energy producing materials. On the other hand the lowest liquidity was measured in sector DA Manufacture of food products, beverages and Tobago, DD Manufacture of wood and wood products and DF Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel. Czech companies have reached in this investigation very good results and place the fifth place.
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MRP transporters in the placenta
Dvořáková, Marie ; Čečková, Martina (advisor) ; Pávek, Petr (referee)
The MRP mebrane proteins, which belong to the ABC transporter family, comprise currently 9 members. The MRP transport proteins are expressed in various tissues of the organism, including placenta. The major physiological role of the multidrug transporters is the transport of many endogenous and exogenous compounds, including drugs, across the cell membrane. This thesis summarizes up to date information concerning expression and function MRP transporters in placenta a and in other tisssues in organism. Only five MRP transporters have been detected in placenta, namely MRP1, MRP2, MRP3, MRP5 a MRP8. Expression of all this proteins in placenta changes with progress of the pregnancy. MRP transporters help to protect fetus from potentially toxic substances, on the other hand some of them can facilitate the passage of substances across placenta. Some MRPs possess specific physiological functions in placenta. For example, MRP1 influences apoptosis, MRP5 participates in NO-dependent vasodilatation in fetal vessels.
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