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The offer of activation programs at senior house Kopretina in Plzeň
FENCLOVÁ, Zuzana
Our population is aging, people live longer. The number of the elderly who are not self-sufficient and need help of other person has been growing. These elderly often do not have a family who could either take care of them or are not able to take care of them. One of the possible solution for such people is to use services of Homes for the Elderly. An important part of care of healthy body is care of psychological (mental) well-being. It is proved that these two areas interact and in the spirit of this interaction, leisure activities in Homes for the Elderly are offered. They offer meaningful use of leisure time to the elderly and also possibility to meet new people and find new friends to spend their leisure time with. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part deals with theoretical ways and solutions connected with old age, with needs of a human and leisure activities of the elderly and it also deals with social services for these people. It also describes the Home for the Elderly called Kopretina in the town of Plzen, where the research took place. Qualitative research and semi-structured interviews were applied to gather data in the empirical part. The objective of the work was to find out whether the elderly in Kopretina are satisfied with the offer of activation programmes. Three sub-questions were set to answer the main pre-set research question. The main research question led to the confirmation of the objective. The information gathered through the research may be used to improve the offered activities in the Home Kopretina. The research also showed which activity in the Home is wanted.
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Assessment of Employees of a Municipality with Extended Competence as a Way to Increase Motivation
Woitková, Karin ; Ochrana, František (advisor) ; Řípová, Karolína (referee)
The present thesis addresses the issue of assessment of employees in an organization in the public administration. Assessment of employees is a key motivation factor in human resources management, and it is one of the tools to achieve the employees' productivity. At the same time the assessment helps increase the prestige of the authority and satisfaction of the citizens. The aim of the present thesis is to analyze the current state of the system of assessment in an organization in the public administration, to look for deficiencies in the system as they influence the motivation of employees, and to propose changes for improvement. The first part of the thesis presents the theoretical framework of performance management, the theory of work motivation, assessment, and the remuneration of employees. In the practical part of the thesis the municipal office in question is introduced, and the current situation of the employees assessment system is analyzed. This part also includes the results of the realized questionnaire. The final part brings recommendations which can help the organization to increase the efficiency of the employees assessment.
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The mechanism of action of anticancer drug ellipticin in target tissues of its effect
Vranová, Iveta ; Stiborová, Marie (advisor) ; Martínková, Markéta (referee)
Ellipticine is an alkaloid isolated from Apocynaceae plants exhibiting significant antitumor and anti-HIV activities. Cytochromes P450 (CYP) and peroxidases are the enzymes participating in metabolism of ellipticine. This process provides activation and detoxication metabolites of ellipticine. The CYP enzymes, which participate in oxidation of ellipticine in different tissues (liver, lung and kidney) of rat, a model organism simulating the fate of ellipticine in humans have already been identified. In this work, the effects of ellipticine on contents and catalytic activities of CYPs and other components of the mixed-function oxidase (MFO) system in this animal system were studied. For detection of contents of CYPs and other components of the MFO system, spectroscopic and electrochemical methods were used. To determine catalytic activities of CYPs and NADPH:cytochrome P450 reductase, reactions with specific substrates of these enzymes were utilized. The results found in this study demonstrate that expression and catalytic activity of CYP1A is induced by ellipticine in all of the tested organs (liver, kidney and lung) of rats treated with the drug. Moreover in liver, the cytochrome b5 expression is also induced. In addition, in this organ, expression and catalytic activity of CYP3A was increased by...
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Pastoral care of people with terminal illness
Adámková, Ivana ; Jandejsek, Petr (advisor) ; Ridzoňová, Lenka (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with pastoral care for people with terminal illness, the aim of this type of care and the possibilities of reaching this aim. Besides Czech and foreign professional literature the thesis gets information from six interviews with people whose profession is this specific form of pastoral care. The bachelor thesis points out a general aim of this form of pastoral care which can be used regardless of the patient's confession or the degree of his/her faith. It also describes this specific pastoral care, sums up the problems, feelings and states which most people face before their death and it tries to offer ways which could help these people. The thesis also tackles the problems of people who accompany the terminally ill and suggests possible ways of coping with the profession. Furthermore the means of this form of pastoral care is described; conversation as the main means of pastoral care is analysed closely. The last chapter contains some biblical references, which can relate to the care of dying people and which can help gain an insight into pastoral care. The end result of this bachelor thesis is that the general aim of pastoral care for people with terminal illness is to reach inner peace and reconciliation. Inner peace which permeates to the human being as a whole;...
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Bodybuilding - the art of schaping the human body, the human body in art and ist portrayal changes
Lázna, Petr ; Šmíd, Jan (advisor) ; Ovčáčková, Johanka (referee)
Záměrem této bakalářské práce je představit jednu z forem možného formování lidského těla, a to prostřednictvím oblasti kulturistiky, kdy pro většinu populace je to jen jeden módní trend současnosti, ale pro zasvěcené plnohodnotně naplňuje představy uměleckého díla. Dobrý kulturista by měl být nejen vytrvalý, odhodlaný a po teoretické části vzdělán co se kulturistiky týče, ale do jisté míry by měl vynikat i uměleckým cítěním. Jedním z cílů této bakalářské práce je přiblížit kulturistiku jako sportovní a filozofický fenomén nejen v současnosti, ale i v minulosti. Taktéž zde bude představeno několik dalších novodobých forem formování lidského těla. Část práce je věnována proměnám výtvarného projevu v oblasti malířského, sochařského a v poslední době taktéž fotografického znázorňování lidského těla, kdy všechny tyto jednotlivé projevy jsou součástí výtvarné výchovy a patří k základním lidským znalostem v tomto oboru. Tomuto fenoménu je věnovaná didaktická část práce. Přínosem bakalářské práce je získání základních znalostí z oblasti kulturistiky a alespoň částečné pochopení tohoto fenoménu současné doby, kdy se dá chápat jako umělecký projev jedince. Klíčová slova: - kulturistika, lidské tělo, moderní umění, výtvarná výchova, umělec, umělecké dílo
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The Methodology of Measurement of Biomechanical Properties of Biological Materials
Kuchařová, Monika ; Ďoubal, Stanislav (advisor) ; Hanuš, Josef (referee) ; Petrtýl, Miroslav (referee)
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of biophysics and physical chemistry Candidate: Mgr. Monika Kuchařová Supervisor: Prof. Ing. RNDr. Stanislav Ďoubal, CSc. Title of Doctoral Thesis: The methodology of measurement of biomechanical properties of biological materials As a part of this dissertation thesis a methodology of measurement of mechanical properties of viscoelastic materials was developed. The methodology was then verified and applied in measurement of shoulder-blades of pheasants and in measurement of the trabecular section of human caput femoris in bending and twisting stress, viscoelastic parameters of these materials were also calculated. Results, in the case of human bones, were compared with measurement of body mass density and content of vitamin D. Mechanical behaviour of many biological materials corresponds to the behaviour of so- called viscoelastic body. These materials cannot be categorized simply as solids or liquids. The mechanical behaviour of this type of materials has partially elastic and partially viscose character. Skin, cell walls, bones, numerous structures of internal organs and many other materials belong to this category. In spite of the fact that in physiological conditions biological materials are loaded dynamically, in...
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Managing the leadership change and related activities during work with long-term clients on a helpline for elderly people in crisis
Borecká, Jana ; Holmerová, Iva (advisor) ; Tesařová, Martina (referee)
BORECKÁ, Jana. Managing the leadership change and related activities during work with long-term clients on a helpline for elderly people in crisis. Prague, 2010. Thesis. Charles University of Prague. Faculty of humanities. Department of management and supervision in social and health organisations. The supervisor: Prim. MUDr. Iva Holmerová, PhD. Key words: helpline, intervention into crisis, elderly people, changes in old age, mothodics of work with seniors on the help line, managing the change, permanent clients, ethics, teamwork, supervision, case study. The thesis concentrates on managing the leadership change dutiny work with long-term clients on a helpline for elderly people in crisis. The first part represents important theoretical base for understanding the second, practical part. The first part is engaged in specification of professional help on a help line - main principals of intervention into crisis that social worker must follow. It also considers problems of old age and the changes that come during this stage of lifetime. First part also introduces permanent clients as a specific group that needs the helpline for an assistance and brings special ethical questions not only for workers who have direkt contact with clients, but also for their superiors. The second part brings reader to...
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Adoption of childern by homosexual couples and individuals
Jelínek, Martin ; Šiklová, Jiřina (advisor) ; Sokačová, Linda (referee)
My diploma thesis' topic is Adoption of children by homosexual couples and individuals. The first chapter focuses on history of homosexuality from antique period to holocaust, it describes it's biological and social background and shows how different societies held different attitude towards it. The second chapter is aimed on czech lands, Czechoslovakia and nowadays Czech republic. The third chapter describes development of movements and organisations which protect human and civil rights of homosexuals and lesbians and points out the most important of them. It also considers problem of AIDS and change of sex comprehension during 1960's. The forth chapter tracks jurisfical history of homosexuality in Czech republic and describes registered partnership. The fifth chapter describes forms of adoption of children by homosexuals in Europe and draws up arguments for and against the adoptions. The sixth chapter shows forms of the adoptions in particular european countries and public voice in European Union. It also considers persecution of homosexuals in world and in Europe. The last seventh chapter advises how and what to learn from the countries which already have legalized adoptions of children by homosexual couples and individuals.
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The Practice of Sky Burials in Tibet
Brzoňová, Monika ; Komárek, Stanislav (advisor) ; Berounský, Daniel (referee)
Sky burial is a common funeral practice in Tibet. A human corpse is cut into small pieces and placed on a mountaintop (called durtro), exposing it to the elements and animals - especially to birds of prey. In Tibetan the practice is known as jhator (Tibetan bya gtor), which literally means "giving alms to the gods". As the name implies, jhator is considered an act of generosity: the deceased and his/her surviving relatives are providing food to sustain living beings. Because the majority of Tibetans adhere to Buddhism, which teaches reincarnation, generosity and compassion for all beings are important virtues or paramita in Buddhism. So the function of the sky burial is simply the disposal of the remains. In much of Tibet the ground is too hard and rocky to dig a grave, and with fuel and timber scarce, a sky burial is often more practical than cremation. This graduation theses enlarge about this ritual in all his connotation, i.e. historical, religious, culturology and philosophical meanings. It also enlighten about Tibetan approach to the death and funeral services in Tibet. The primal problem is the phenomena of sky burial and it's course, sense and other overlaps (like astrology, medicine, ethics, enviromentalism, iconography and so on).
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Theory of Non-Democratic Regimes (Barma)
Tejrovská, Pavla ; Kubišová, Zuzana (referee) ; Stracený, Josef (advisor)
The aim of this thesis is to describe the current theories concerning undemocratic regimes. It focuses on individual authors, on the subjects they treat and the typology of undemocratic systems. The first part of the work defines the basic terminology and theory of undemocratic systems itself. The main point of interest is to develop an appropriate characteristic that would distinguish two most important types of undemocratic regimes - authoritarian and totalitarian. The second part deals with the practical analysis of a particular example of a non-establishment state - Burma - and approaches the atmosphere prevailing in the country. Included are also diary records of a journey across the country. Finally, the work trys to bring answers to questions of what, even in the technically advanced 21st century, allows the possiblity of existence of undemocratic systems that violate the most basic human rights; why the citizens do not dispose of the power to alter the situation; why, despite of their attempts, the most powerful countries remain unsuccessful in their deeds; and finally, whether there are any ways of changing the system. The appendices also include authentic photographs taken in Burma. The thesis has shown that the theoretical approaches as well as the real forms of undemocratic systems are varied....
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