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The Importance of Physical Activities in the Life Style of Teachers
Čech, Aleš ; Jansa, Petr (advisor) ; Kocourek, Jan (referee)
The aim of this paper was to ascertain the opinions, interests and attitudes of primary school teachers toward physical activities and at the same time to ascertain the proportion of physical activities in their lifestyle. The survey was carried out in selected towns of Stredocesky kraj. Partial objective was to describe and analyse the task and the role of sport, physical education a other physical activities in the life of a teacher, his/her diet, and daily regime. It includes the causes related to eventual obesity of teachers and the frequency of concrete participation in sport and other physical activities in the lifestyle of teachers. Respondents - teaches of primary schools in the north-eastern part of Stredocesky region filled in 450 questionnaires in towns of Nymburk, Kolin, Podebrady, Mlada Boleslav, Melnik, Sadska and Cesky Brod. Results confirmed essentially the work hypotesis of expected differeces in the scope of individual items of questionnaire.
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Elements of play in adult education
Froněk, Jan ; Svatoš, Vladimír (referee) ; Šerák, Michal (advisor)
A "play" or a "game" are both terms that are frequently used in the field of adult education. Nevertheless, they have several different meanings, and a variety of diverse activities can be subsumed under them. This thesis focuses on the definition of the term "play" and also on the differentiation between a "play" and an "activity with elements of play". Games and plays are presented therein as an enriching part of our lives. The aim is to show the fact that for an adult educator the play is a phenomenon worth dealing with. Another part of the thesis attempts to categorise the types of games and plays frequently used in adult education. The largest section of the paper presents "reviewing" of methods with elements of play as an essential skill of an experiential trainer. Reviewing enables the learner to benefit from taking part in the activity and to transfer the experience into his/her further life.
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British Commercial Diplomacy: Is Cameron’s strategy competitive
Hátleová, Tereza ; Druláková, Radka (advisor) ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (referee)
The thesis is focusing on commercial diplomacy in the United Kingdom of Great Britain during the coalition government of David Cameron between 2010 - 2015. In globalized world, where the commercial diplomacy is done by not only state actors but also private ones, management of commercial diplomacy as well as priorities and strategies play crucial role. The Thesis analyses structure of the system and includes case study of British commercial diplomacy in the Czech Republic. Based on theoretical acknowledgments we can evaluate the of British Commercial Diplomacy in the reporting period which was affected by economic crisis.
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Essays on Capital Structure Stability
Shamshur, Anastasiya ; Hanousek, Jan (advisor) ; Švejnar, Jan (referee) ; Estrin, Saul (referee)
Recent financial literature claims that capital structure of firms stays unchanged during the long periods of time. In my dissertation I investigate the question of capital structure stability from different angles. First chapter asks whether the macroeconomic volatility could be translated to capital structure adjustments. To answer this question I consider CEE countries during 1996 to 2006 period since those economies went through extensive economic changes including transition from central planning to market economy, large-scale privatization, and substantial economic reforms to become the EU member. Surprisingly, macroeconomic changes are not translated to capital structure changes. Therefore, second chapter focuses on causes of such puzzling behavior. I find that credit constraints firms face in obtaining finance are responsible for the observed pattern. Unconstrained firms are more active in adjusting their capital structure in response to economic changes. Moreover, firm's ownership plays an important role in explaining leverage of unconstrained firms. Third chapter studies changes in leverage in the context of M&As. I compare the leverage of both acquiring and acquired firms using difference-in-differences propensity score technique. I find that there is an increase in the leverage of...
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Loyal Guard in years 1946 to 1948, a weekly magazine of the Association of the Czechs from Volhynia
Buchtová, Martina ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Krejcar, Robert (referee)
This disertation called "Loyal Guard in years 1946 to 1948, a weekly magazine of the Association of the Czechs from Volhynia" describes the development of the interest magazine of the Czechs from Volhynia in its first three years. The paper shortly portrays the history of the Czech from Volhynia - departure from the czech country, their lives in Volhynian part of the Ukraine a postwar re-emigration to the Czechoslovakia. Main part of the disertation centers on establishing nonpolitical and nonparty organisation called the Association of the Czech from Volhynia and its official magazine as a reaction to the topical problems of the Czechs who returned after the World War Two. It focuses on the content of the magazine, the profile of its regular sections, the most important subjects it printed (re-emigration, settlement a adaptation) and major anniversaries of the Czech from Volhynia (the burn-out of Český Malín, the battle of Dukla). The paper emphasized its irreplaceable part as a source of important news in the lives of the Czechs From Volhynia. It follows the how Loyal Guard informed on the subject of the oncoming eletions in 1948 and the stand it took after the events in February 1948. It also tries to outline the topical changes that ocurred during the year of 1948. The disertation also shortly...
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Comparison of Czech television news channels ČT 24 and Z1
Komňacká, Lucie ; Pittermann, Jiří (referee) ; Jirák, Jan (advisor)
Diploma thesis "Comparison of Czech Television news channels ČT24 and Z1" deals with collation of two channels aimed at continuous news broadcasting: public service ČT24 and private Z1. The thesis explores in what ways is signified dissimilar targeting at different goal groups of viewers. Analysed is not only the whole broadcasting scheme of both channels, but mainly the content of primetime news broadcasts, particularly in two specific periods: firstly at the beginnings of telecasting of the surveyed channels and secondly after one year of broadcasting in September 2009. The thesis attempts to determine the congruent features as well as the differences of the channels, using quantitative analysis it depicts the pattern of primetime news broadcasts with regard to formal and thematic aspect. In detail the thesis focuses on economical, foreign and regional broadcast and for instance the exploitation of live broadcasting. Since the analysis was accomplished in two different time periods the thesis also deals with changes in programme schemes and primetime news that were taken in action within the surveyed period. The theoretical part of the thesis generally focuses on the role, development and contribution of the news channels in the society. Consequently it describes two possible viewpoints of motivation to...
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RNA interference in plants
Čermák, Vojtěch ; Kulich, Ivan (referee) ; Fischer, Lukáš (advisor)
The process of RNA interference allows cells to regulate functions of their genes. This process is usually initiated by the presence of double-stranded RNA within a cell. Such double-stranded RNA is diced by a specific protein called Dicer into duplexes of small RNAs, usually 20-25 nucleotides long. Single-stranded small RNAs, released from the duplexes, are the heart of RNA interference and they can be categorize into several groups according to their biogenesis. There are two groups of small RNAs in plants: miRNA and siRNA. Small RNAs can associate with a protein called Argonaut and guide it to the target molecule on the bases of sequence complementarity. The Argonaut-small RNA complex can act on itself or it can interact with other proteins in a wide spectrum of processes. The complex can slice the target mRNA (which can be handled by the sole Argonaut and small RNA), it can suppress translation or it can direct chromatin modifications. The phenomena of RNA interference can be found in almost all Eukaryotes where it can serve many functions, for example it can control cell differentiation, participate in stress responses, direct changes in chromatin and defend the organism against viruses. A diverse set of operating modes of RNA interference can be found in plants, which we are only at the...
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Fair Trade: Altruismus, nebo egoismus?
Pánek, Martin ; Chalupníček, Pavel (advisor) ; Petrášek, František (referee)
This bachelor thesis discusses the issue of Fair Trade. It tries to solve the question whether Fair Trade is an altruistic, or an egoistic phenomenon. The thesis explains how the author understands the terms "altruism" and "egoism" and then describes the methodology used to distinguish between the two. Special attention is paid to the problem of information asymmetry and how Fair Trade is specific in this respect. The thesis largely discusses Fair Trade as development aid and questions the effectiveness of this particular kind of development aid; it clarifies what role the problem of altruism plays in it. This thesis also discusses the issue of public choice related to the main topic. It reviews some examples of public decisions and links them back to the question of altruism. Using standard microeconomic analysis, the thesis is concluded with a statement on altruism or egoism behind Fair Trade.
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Julio-Cesar Santoyo and his contribution to the development of translation studies
Zlatohlavá, Petra ; Králová, Jana (advisor) ; Ježková, Slavomíra (referee)
The purpose of this work is to evaluate the contribution of Julio-César Santoyo, a contemporary Spanish theoretician, to the development of translation studies. We have provided an overall summary of his work together with an overview of its reception. The analysis of individual works and theoretical knowledge is preceded by an overview of theoretical concepts applied in the 20th century Spain, which serves as an outline of the context and environment which influences this theoretician. We have focused on all three aspects of his work, i.e. theory, criticism and history of translation. Our task was to provide a complete insight into his thinking within these disciplines. Our analysis is based not only on his book publications but also on numerous specialized articles which he has been continuously publishing throughout his entire academic career. Within the translation theory field we have focused on particular issues Santoyo deals with in his works, mainly on defining the meaning, purpose and position of translation in miscellaneous areas of human knowledge and on topics closely linked with translation. Let us mention for example the endosmosis and exosmosis translation concept, limits of translation, transient nature of translation or reflections upon the role of translation in literature as well as upon...
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Images of Preschool-age Children about School
Voříšková, Daniela ; Hříbková, Lenka (advisor) ; Viktorová, Ida (referee)
The work deals with the expectation of children before their entrance into the school. What do they know about school? What are the sources of their information? How are they prepared for the school? This work includes two parts. The first part is theoretical. It deals with imagination and imagery from the point of view of general psychology and developmental psychology. The second part includes the analysis (qualitative and quantitative) of interviews with preschol - age children and their drawings.
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