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Result/inference discourse connectives in academic texts
Tomešová, Klára ; Malá, Markéta (advisor) ; Brůhová, Gabriela (referee)
The present thesis compares the use of result/inference discourse connectives in two corpora compiled by the author. The student corpus consists of 43 literary essays by Czech university students of English and American studies and the reference corpus contains 34 journal articles written by native expert writers. The main objective of the thesis was to determine to what extent students resemble professional writers in their use of result/inference connectives with respect to the frequency, position and scope of the connectives. The thesis revealed a strong overall overuse of result/inference connectives by students as well as overuse and underuse of individual connectives. It was also found that both types of writers generally prefer initial to non-initial placement of result/inference connectives; however, students more frequently use the connectives with the immediate scope.
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Comparison of Czech and English Speaker's Use of English Intersentential Connectives in Geographic Articles
Jirsová, Miroslava ; Pípalová, Renata (advisor) ; Matuchová, Klára (referee)
The present thesis is a corpus study comparing English and Czech (non-native) speakers' use of intersentential connectives in English geographic articles. The corpus contains English articles written by British English and Czech speakers, and translations from Czech into English. The thesis examines the frequency, formal diversity, semantic categories, position, punctuation, syntactic functions and formality of the connectives in the corpus. The results confirm the original hypothesis that texts written by Czech speakers are less rich in intersentential connectives, which applies both to their frequency and formal diversity. In the other categories, no significant differences were found. The interpretation of the differences is based on negative transfer, later stage in the order of acquiring language components within second language learning and acquisition, and the specificity of Czech scientific writing.
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Magnetic field Supported Discharge Based Plasma Sources
Havlíček, Josef ; Kudrna, Pavel (advisor) ; Tichý, Milan (referee)
Main aim of this work was measurement of a floating potential fluctuations in the cylindrical magnetron in classical configuration in neon. Two Langmuir probes were used for measurement of wave vector. The following values were measured: pressure p in range 1-7 Pa, magnetic induction B in range 10-40 mT, discharge current I in range 5-100 mA, discharge voltage U and floating potential Uf. Fluctuations were described by dependencies of power spectral density on frequency S(f) and by histograms S(k,f), where k is wave vector. Several discharge modes were observed in the magnetron. These are characterized by different values of discharge voltage, electric field in positive column, magnitude of the floating potential etc. The discharge conditions, where peaks were observed in spectra, were determined. Only one peak with frequency in range 4-16 kHz was mostly observed. Most of these peaks had zero wave vector in histogram S(k,f), i.e. the floating potential synchronously oscillated in the whole discharge area. For some discharge conditions histograms with non-zero wave vector for noise background were observed.
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Analysis of Men's and Sport Performance in 100 Meter Dash
Lazarovová, Jana ; Kaplan, Aleš (advisor) ; Petr, Miroslav (referee)
Title: Analysis ofmen's and women's sport peďormance in 100 meter dash. Name: Jana Lazarovova Aim: The aim of the thesis was to analyse and compare the structure of men's and women's sport peďormance in 100 meter dash at the Czech Champioships in Olomouc 2003, in Plzen 2004 and in Kladno 2005. We compared the resultant time of particular finalists, their intervals, speed, the number, length and frequency of their steps. The collected data should show us the weak points ofthe competitors. Methods: In the methodology we analyse the peďormance through six factors which we use in videorecording. (videorecording- 25 pictures I second- 6 factors). Values of the factors determine speed skills of sprinters (reaction time, acceleration, maximum speed, speed endurance). At the analysis of the peďormance we find out the portion of each factor influencing runner's speed (length and frequency of steps, etc.) 100 meter dash is evaluated on 1O meter sections, which enables to gain detailed information about analysed factors: 1. Running time at any section 2. Time ofevery 1Ometer section 3. Speed in each section (mls) 4. The number ofsteps in each section ( n) 5. Length ofsteps in each section ( m) 6. Frequency ofsteps in each section ( nls) Results: First ofall, we analysed men's and women's peďormance of 100...
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Footbridge across the Labe
Krč, Rostislav ; Romportl, Tomáš (referee) ; Stráský, Jiří (advisor)
The thesis focuses on design of prestressed concrete footbridge which passes pedestrian and bicycle path over the Elbe river near city of Celakovice in the Czech Republic. Three different bridge options were analyzed and for further development a cable-stayed footbridge was chosen. Its bridge deck is formed of a box girder supported by cables in its vertical axis and all cable stays are anchored into two concrete A-shaped pylons. This structure was analyzed in SCIA Engineer and assessment of serviceability limit states and ultimate limit states according to recent European standards (Eurocodes) was made. Both the global structural behavior and the local structural integrity of box cross-section were assessed as well as construction stages and cross-sections of pylons and cable stays. Assessments were performed in IDEA StatiCa combined with hand calculations. Eventually a dynamic response of structure was analyzed. Natural modes and frequencies were found and forced oscillation response was evaluated. The thesis includes technical drawings, construction process and visualization.
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Appreciatve suffixation in spanish and strategy of its translation
ŠINDELÁŘOVÁ, Kateřina
The bachelor thesis describes possible translations of some diminutives and augmentatives and compares the frequency of the use of these translations on the basis of their occurance in The Czech national corpus. There are theoretically explained the ways of enriching vocabulary, yet the biggest part is dedicated to appreciative suffixation in czech and spanish language, to ways of formation of diminutives and augmentatives and the strategy of their translations. In every chapter there are mentioned the most common czech and spanish apreciative suffixes and also the description of modifications of the derived words. There are also available graphs which show the frequency of the use of different translations which appear in corpus.
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Effects of Fiscal Policy in the DSGE-VAR Framework: The Case of the Czech Republic
Babecký, Jan ; Franta, Michal ; Ryšánek, Jakub
In this paper we explore the potential of the DSGE-VAR modelling approach for examining the effects of fiscal policy. The combination of the VAR and DSGE frameworks leads theoretically to more accurate estimates of impulse responses and consequently of fiscal multipliers. Moreover, the framework allows for discussion about the differences of the effects of fiscal shocks in DSGE and VAR models and to some extent discussion about misspecification in fiscal DSGE models. The DSGE-VAR model is estimated on Czech data covering the period from 1996 to 2011 at quarterly frequency. The government consumption multiplier attains a value close to 0.4 at the horizon of four years. The public investment multiplier is about 0.4 higher, which confirms findings in the literature. On the other hand, the DSGE model alone implies a similar government consumption multiplier but a much lower public investment multiplier, suggesting misspecification of the fiscal DSGE model.
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Popularity of Gastronomical Facilities and Drinks in 2016
Vinopal, Jiří
In September 2016 CVVM SOÚ AV ČR replicated some of the questions about gastronomical facilities, which constitute a part of research project Pubs and Beer in Czech Society that is under way since 2004. This press release maps basic results about the preferences of particular types of gastronomical facilities, motives and frequency of their attendance and also the favourite drink during social encounters.
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Blood pressure meter
Průdek, Ctirad ; Sekora, Jiří (referee) ; Čech, Petr (advisor)
In my master's tehsis I'm dealin with the methods used for non-invasive blood pressure measurement. For realization of a virtual blood pressure meter in LabVEW I have chosen the oscillometric method. Algorithm determining systolic and diastolic blood pressure is based on the relatively easy detection of maximum amplitude oscillations (corresponds with a mean arterial pressure), when thelimiting valuesof blood pressure are in a specific ratio with a maximum amplitude of oscillation. In LabVIEW was solved loading of signal from the measure card and processing pressure curve into a form suitable for the detection of the peak oscillations. The program calculates the limits of arterial pressure and mean heart rate too. Linking the virtual device with the blood pressure sensor Vernier BPS-BTA then makes up komplex for capturing the blood pressure via oscillatory method.
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