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Working memory in simultaneous interpreting and its capacity
Gabzdilová, Marianna ; Čeňková, Ivana (advisor) ; Rejšková, Jana (referee)
The experimental working memory research in simultaneous interpreting has so far been very limited. There were small number of studies of cognitive processes in simultaneous interpreting. This thesis gives a brief overview of the recent experimental studies in this field and presents the subject of working memory. First part of this thesis shows the largely known theoretical models of working memory, information about its possible developement and its relation towards language. On the basis of the recent theoretical research, we formulated a hypothesis for the empirical part of this thesis. The hypothesis assumes that with interpreting practice there is a developement of working memory capacity and that the language factor becomes less important. In the empirical part of the thesis we described the experiment that had been done to confirm the hypothesis. The experiment consisted of standard listening span task adapted to two language variants, in Czech and in French. Thirty participants took part in this experimental study - 10 professional interpreters, 10 interpreting students and 10 non-interpreters (people without interpreting training and professional interpreting experience). All of the participants had approximately the same language skills in Czech and in French. Czech was the mother tongue of all...
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Influence of Cholestatic Liver Injury on the Elimination and Transport of Drugs
Brčáková, Eva ; Štaud, František (advisor) ; Tilšer, Ivan (referee) ; Lotková, Halka (referee)
The liver is a unique organ with a number of vital functions. Pivotal one is its participation on bile formation and secretion, import, detoxification and excretion of endogenous substances and xenobiotics. Bile formation is essential for both absorption of lipids in intestine and excretion of various endogenous compounds and xenobiotics (e.g. bile acids, bilirubin, cholesterol, phospholipids and drugs). This function is markedly impaired during extrahepatic and intrahepatic cholestasis with partial or complete stoppage of bile flow. Consequently, hepatic and further systemic accumulation of toxic biliary constituents, such as bile acids and bilirubin, occurs. In an effort to compensate this situation, spontaneous anti-cholestatic mechanisms are activated, which provide alternative excretory routes for toxic accumulating compounds (e.g. renal elimination of bile acids and xenobiotics into urine). These mechanisms include changes in the expression, localization and function of respective transporters in liver and kidneys. Another mechanism with a significant impact on bile formation and transport of compounds between bile and blood is blood-biliary barrier formed by connection of hepatocytes by "tight-junctions" and "gap-junctions". While "gap-junctions" exchange substances among cells,...
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Spaniards captured by Czech culture. A comparative study of Spanish teachers and managers in today's Czech Republic
Sečková, Kateřina ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Soukup, Martin (referee)
Job migration is a very developed phenomenon in the world today. After 1989 many foreigners from all over the world started coming to the Czech Republic. Also the mutual relations between Spain and the Czech Republic began to reinforce in all aspects. It was not only Spanish tourists who came to Czech Republic but also university students, specialized workers and businessmen, who came for longer periods. Moreover, after the entry of the Czech Republic to the European Union the process of employing foreigners became even easier for European Union citizens. Nowadays there is a Spanish minority living in the Czech Republic. This minority is formed mainly by men, official statistics (to May 31st, 2008) allege 498 persons. Spanish people in the Czech Republic live mainly in Prague (because of the biggest job market, seat of business of many companies and schools.) This work deals with the adaptation strategies of Spanish teachers of Spanish language to the conditions in the Czech Republic. The aim was to find out how the process of adaptation of the chosen group proceeds. The qualitative research was chosen for the data acquisition, the main method was a direct unstructured interviewing and side methods were participant observation and diagnostic drawing. From October 2006 to August 2008 I carried out eight...
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Forms of organization, goals and influence of indigenous movements - cases of Bolivia and Ecuador
Kerclová, Helena ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Nachtigallová, Mariana (referee)
The main topics of this thesis are goals and influence of indigenous organizations in Latin America. The thesis describes foundation of indigenous organizations from unions and indigenous movements to foundation of indigenous political parties in Bolivia and Ecuador. The thesis focuses on causes of association indigenous people into organizations and their efforts to gain the possibility of political participation. Attention is also paid to ways of indigenous intervention into political events in both countries. The thesis also focuses on aims of organizations, which they proposed, and deals with their success. The main goal of this thesis is to find out why these indigenous organizations were founded and compare their power and impact on the political systems in Bolivia and Ecuador.
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Integration of foreigners in the Czech Republic
Horčicová, Helena ; Kadeřábková, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Brown, Lenka (referee)
This graduation thesis "Integration of foreigners in the Czech Republic" describes the problematics linked to integration of foreigners within Czech majority. The attention is paid to particular areas of integration, foreigners as a whole and asylum seekers and muslim minority as well. The thesis also focuses on creation of integration policy and action of its participants. As an example of good practices the project Human Step financed by EU funds and its integration into international partnership Astra's is described.
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Abuse of the elderly in long-term care and its prevention through positive action by managers
Bowe, Markéta ; Holmerová, Iva (advisor) ; Janečková, Hana (referee)
This thesis focuses on abuse of elderly people in institutional care by the staff. The theoretical part first starts with description of elder abuse in general and than moves onto issue of abuse od elderly people in health and social care institutions. The last part suggests instruments which can be used by manager to prevent abuse. The practical part contains description of a qualitative research conducted with ten participants and their responses to questions about their opinions and experience with abuse of elderly people in health and social care settings. Key words: elderly people, abuse, violence, maltreatment, profesional carer, manager, managerial tools.
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Application of Kickbiking for Visually Impaired People
Kittlerová, Šárka ; Bartůňková, Staša (advisor) ; Jisl, Richard (referee)
Title: An application of kickbiking for vizual impaired people Aim: Development of method of training and guiding for vizual impaired people kickbiking. Practical demonstration of this method by author. Method: During the collection of materials for the first approach toward the problem an exploratory method for kickbiking and comparative method to vizual impaired people training were used. Data were obtained primarily from both printed and digital sources. Further information were collected from personal conversation and well aimed questions. The demonstration was performed by two people (visual impaired plus guide) and the most important moments were video recorded. Results The training and guiding method was developed using theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the fields of athletics, skiing, cycling and another activities for visual impaired people. It was modified on the basis of the experience acquired from kickbiking. The final version of this method was demonstrated by a visual impaired of category B2 and a guide and the most important results are discussed. Key words Applied kickbiking, kickbiking, scooter, motion activities, driving method, training method, guide, guiding, vision, visual handicap, visualy impaired person Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The influence of brand on consumer buying behavior
Aliapulios, Telis ; Vokáčová, Lucie (advisor) ; Ludmila, Ludmila (referee)
The diploma thesis concerns with influence of Apple brand on consumer buying behavior. The aim of thesis is to qualify the influence of brand on consumer buying behavior on smartphone market. From this conditions will arise the recommendations to Apple company, how is possible to bolster its position on mobile phone market. The theoretical part of thesis place emphasis on description of marketing mix, brand theory and consumer buying behavior. Practical part is based on studied secondary data. There is detailed description of Apple company its brand building strategy, situation on smartphone market with marketing instruments, that are used on this specific market. Quantitative questionnaire survey performed in electronical form creates a core of the practical part of the thesis and is preceded by qualitative pre-survey on seven iPhone users. Precisely 154 respondents participated on questionnaire survey that observed thoughts and judgements of questioned people about Apple brand. There are included opinions of owners, that own various smartphone brands and also respondents from the group of Apple iPhone users. The responses of both groups are in the chapter of appraisal results and conditions compared along with studied secondary data. These outcomes of questionnaire survey and secondary data are used as a framework to completion several recommendations for Apple brand and the whole company on this market. Almost three quarters of owners, that use all chosen smartphone brands, perceive the prices of Apple smartphones as overly high. Just as the first group evaluates the situation a bit more than half of the iPhone users, although inside this group is a lower sensitivity on Apple products price perception. One of the important recommendation for Apple company is to be more efficient in communication about the adjustment of its smartphone prices and pricing policy towards to consumers across the countries. It is necessary to obtain more consumers from a group of new Apple brand users and students. These expects the offer of cheaper smartphone in high quality medium category. In case of their satisfaction is there scope for Apple to offer them its premium smartphones in the top category.
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Characteristics of artistic expression in patients suffering from psychiatric illness
BAROŠOVÁ, Petra
The bachelor thesis is about the development and characteristics in theart work of five people with psychotic illness in the period of three years. The cases were collected in the psychiatric ward at the hospital in Tábor. The thesis consists of theoretical and practical parts. The theoretical part collects information about psychotic illnesses and a description of the therapeutic approach to the mentally ill. It also describes the visual artwork characteristics of psychotic individuals, the work with them and the efforts necessary from the art therapists' side. The practical part describes each patient. Observing the individual stories, approachesused in each case, their artwork, changes and progress in their development. There is a description of approaches used in the acute stage of the disease and after stabilization, the patients features in the artwork and the arttherapists influence.
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