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Geophysical and remote sensing methodologies applied to the analysis of regolith and geology in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Metelka, Václav ; Ježek, Josef (advisor) ; Miller, John (referee) ; Martelet, Guillaume (referee) ; de Kemp, Eric (referee)
The oldest parts of continents, so-called cratons, are the focus of worldwide research not only because they represent primary constraints for our understanding of the early evolution of the Earth, but also because of their significant mineral potential. This work contributes to the understanding of the geological and geomorphological evolution of the West African Craton, by an integrated analysis of airborne geophysical and satellite remote sensing data constrained by field structural, lithological, geophysical, and geomorphological observations acquired around Houndé, Boromo and Banfora greenstone belts and associated granitoid domains in western Burkina Faso. The results of this integration suggest that the granitoid domains of western Burkina Faso are formed by numerous small- to medium-sized plutons, and the magnetic data provided a better definition of the actual pluton shapes. Airborne gamma ray spectrometry data aided in the mapping process in areas with less regolith cover. Three deformation events (D1-D3) can be distinguished in western Burkina Faso. A megacrystic tholeiitic basalt unit allowed us to establish stratigraphic correlations between the two belts and propose a crustal scale anticline (D1). The D1 penetrative structures, resulting from an E-W to WNW-oriented compression are...
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Relationship between family policies and fertility in Bulgaria and Romania
Krejčí, Anna ; Kocourková, Jiřina (advisor) ; Fialová, Ludmila (referee)
Aim of this work is to analyse trends in fertility and developments in family policy in Bulgaria and Romania. The study is focused on different measures of family policy in both countries and it tries to clarify their impact on fertility. An investigated period starts from 1960's with an emphasis on the changes after the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. The basic source of data is Human Fertility Database, Council of Europe and Eurostat. Transversal and longitudinal indicators of fertility and method of decomposition are used. The principle of this method is breakdown of deviation from the average fertility rates in a given period. The method allows to distinguish influence of given period and influence of cohorts.
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Chick Embryo as a Model for the Study of Pancreas during Normal and Experimental Conditions
Maňáková, Eva ; Jelínek, Richard (advisor) ; Peterka, Miroslav (referee) ; Zemanová, Zdeňka (referee)
The aim was to describe changes in the volume of endocrine cells during pancreas development, try to estimate the proliferative activity and ultrastructural characterize cells that are responsible for the growth of pancreatic tissue during the prenatal period. Using chicken embryo represents a simple model on which it would be possible to evaluate the results of the experimental effect of external influences (teratogen) on the development of the pancreas. It allows simplification of the experimental conditions simulating ex. diabetes mothers. The aim was to demonstrate that the trend growth of endocrine tissue in both models (mammal, bird) is like and therefore this model can be used even if metabolism of birds differs from mammals.
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The Role of FBH1 in Maintenance of Genome Stability
Šimandlová, Jitka ; Kratochvíl, Lukáš (referee) ; chevelev, Igor (advisor)
The genome is constantly threatened by various damaging agents and maintaining its integrity is crucial for all organisms. Several repair pathways have been implicated in the removal of different types of lesions from DNA. Among them, homologous recombination (HR) plays a key role in repair of double-strand breaks. HR is a highly important repair mechanism which has to be tightly regulated to prevent excessive HR events. These events could interfere with other DNA repair pathways, generate toxic intermediates, or block the progression of the replication fork. Therefore, it is not surprising that cells have evolved mechanisms that counteract inappropriate HR events. As it has been shown recently, cells possess DNA helicases capable of preventing excessive recombination. A novel human DNA helicase, hFBH1, belonging to the superfamily I has been shown to function as pro- and anti- recombinase. Similar to the two members of RecQ family, BLM and RECQL5, FBH1 disrupts Rad51 from nucleofilament. However, FBH1 might also promote initiation of HR. The FBH1 helicase possesses additional high conserved F-box motif which allows it to act within a Skp1-Cullin-F-box, SCF, complex as ubiquitin ligase and target proteins for degradation.
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Antitrust policy and its impact on market participants
Havlíčková, Pavlína ; Hudík, Marek (advisor) ; Čermáková, Klára (referee)
The objective of antitrust policy is to looking after/supervise on fair economic competition leading to price reductions, improving quality and expanding service offerings in the market. But antitrust performs its activities efficiently? Are its decisions under the protection of consumers or for the benefit of producers? Work will focus on the antitrust policy in the United States of America and in the Europe, especially on the merger case General Electric and Honeywell, which has been in the USA allowed, but in the EU prohibited. This work evaluates approaches to the merger on the both sides of Atlantic and arguments of the European Commission, that leads to prohibition. Finally, the work compares the US and the EU antitrust policy and mentions their USEU Merger Working Group, which should ensure higher cooperation, when they simultaneously review the same merger transaction.
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Banking products' insurance
Novák, Michal ; Marek, Luboš (advisor) ; Peřina, Milan (referee)
This work deals with the insurance of the banking products, i.e. with the insurance products, which explicitly insure or are closely connected to some banking product. Therefore, an interaction of banking and insurance activities is present in this area of insurance. The overview of both of the financial institutions' activities opens this thesis in order to explain the interaction between the activities of banks and insurance companies. Possible ways of integration of this interaction, which allowed increased efficiency, follow the opening introduction. Bancassurance as a way of selling insurance through banks is explained in a separate part. After a short overview of the banking products, the thesis is completed by the analysis of the key insurances of them.
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An early mediaeval cementery by Mlékojedy whittin his regional context
Derner, Kryštof ; Štefan, Ivo (advisor) ; Tomková, Kateřina (referee)
The basis of the presented thesis is a description of an early mediaeval burial ground in Mlékojedy "Nad hřbitovem", which was discovered in the year 2007. Based on the grave goods, it is dated back from the beginnig of the 10th to the half of the 11th century. The relation of the grave goods to anthropological attributes of burried individuals shows namely an increase in ratio of equipped graves up to an early adulthood and then its gradual reduction.The arrangement of a grave was dependent on dating. The grave with an elite female gariture and the grave with weapons are compared with the similar ones discovered in hinterland of the Litoměřice fortification. A regular positioning of burial grounds on the left bank of the river Labe as early as at the beginning of the 10th century shows an early settlement of this area and allows to dicover the extent of the Litoměřice agglomeration.The author of this thesis proposes, that a simultaneous abandoning of the both known burial grounds in the Mlekojedy estates is an evidence for a transfer of the burial grounds closer to a sanctuary located in the center of the contemporary village. Key words Burial ground, early mediaeval, Mlékojedy, Litoměřice distr., 10th. century, 11th. century, earrings, weapons, social topography, history of settlement,...
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Cultural differences in educatin Czech and English families
Zmeková, Olga ; Slaboch, Martin (advisor) ; Tereza, Tereza (referee)
The master thesis introduces the educational systems in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with focus on England. When assigning the master thesis topic, the author did not realize how extensive and complex the topic was. Therefore, while studying documents, reserching information, and finding respondents, the topic of the thesis narrowed to focus only on the educational systems of both countries and their comparison from the teachers´point of view. The thesis is divided into two parts: theoretical and practical. The theoretical part is built on information gained from studying documents. The author will present both systems, their history, basic features, and the individual stages of education. Concerning this topic, a relatively sufficient amount of literary and online resources exists. The practical part of the thesis introduces the results of a qualitative research. As a part of this thesis, ten interviews with teachers who have experience with both the Czech and English educational systems took place. Due to the broadness of the topic, the author has chosen the above mentioned qualitative research, specifically a semi-structured interview, which allows the topic to be researched thoroughly. The teachers had an opportunity to share their knowledge and experience, which they gained throughout their careers. The interviews enabled the author to gain new information which were not found in literature. The personal experiences brought a certain amount of authenticity to the thesis. The conclusion of the thesis consists of a summary of the information the author has managed to gather.
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