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European private international law - selected issues: conflict of laws regarding contractual obligations in the Rome Convention and Rome I Regulation
Vojta, Martin ; Pauknerová, Monika (advisor) ; Brodec, Jan (referee)
European Private International Law - Selected Issues: Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations in the Rome Convention and the Rome I Regulation Abstract: The aim of this thesis is to compare the two currently most important regulations concerning unification of the conflict of laws rules for contractual obligations in the EU - The Rome Convention and the Rome I Regulation. The former had since 1. July 2006 replaced the Czech Private International Law Act 1963 before being itself replaced by the latter, starting from 18. December 2009. With regard to non-retroactivity, both regulations will be in practice used alongside one another for a while, including the old Czech Private International Law Act 1963, but only in areas outside the material scope of both the Rome Convention and the Rome I Regulation. The thesis deals with major aspects of both regulations connected with choice of law, limitations thereof, and rules in the absence of a choice of law. Current conflict-of- laws rules rest on four main principles: 1) autonomy of the parties to choose the applicable law; 2) a unified system of conflict rules in the absence of a choice of law; 3) limitations for the protection of the weaker party or public policy; 4) ECJ's power of binding interpretations of both regulations to ensure uniform application. The...
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Private Labels
Kolmačková, Zuzana ; Cimler, Petr (advisor) ; Hommerová, Dita (referee)
This Bachelor Thesis titled Private labels deals with distribution strategy based on the introduction of private labels especially in retail chains. At the beginning it is focused on the general concept of private label offered by retailers, where is mentioned basic characteristics, history and structuring of distribution brands. Subsequently this thesis informs readers about the introduction of new special distribution brands, which focus primarily on the new consumption habits of customers. The practical part describes the specific relationship between a supply company and two retail companies, with an emphasis on comparing the logistics of the production and promotion of these products, and compares the conditions and standards for the operation of this business relationship.
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Deploying thin clients and terminal servers in various environments that differ in requirements for load and performance
Králík, Martin ; Lattenberg, Ivo (referee) ; Kouřil, Jiří (advisor)
The thesis deals with possibilities of the use of terminal servers and available virtualization technologies on Microsoft, Vmware and Citrix platforms.In the first part, technical principles for virtualization are analyzed in detail and contributions to individual technologies are compared.The second part is practically aimed and deals with the suggestion of testing methodology.The testing methodology consists of identification of key factors describing user´s behaviour, which are subsequently used for selection and dimensioning of hardware architecture.The testing methodology is transformed into a scripting language and prepared for automated tests.The realized tests can be divided into groups dealing with sever load performance, monitoring data transfer, and mapping of the system time response to user´s stimulation.Thin and software clients are computed on the clients side.Performance characterizations of RDP and PcoIP protocols are monitored and compared here. On the basis of the results of performed tests two case studies for computing thin clients in the environment of The Department of Telecommunications,Brno university of Technology and in a basic school are elaborated. The first case study intended for The Department of Telecommunications is concerned with computing of VMware View technology for 150 clients. The second one supposes to compute Microsoft Remote Desktop Services in the system enviroment of a basic school for 15 clients.
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GPU Accelerated Adversarial Search
Brehovský, Martin ; Bošanský, Branislav (advisor) ; Bída, Michal (referee)
General purpose graphical processing units were proven to be useful for accelerating computationally intensive algorithms. Their capability to perform massive parallel computing significantly improve performance of many algorithms. This thesis focuses on using graphical processors (GPUs) to accelerate algorithms based on adversarial search. We investigate whether or not the adversarial algorithms are suitable for single instruction multiple data (SIMD) type of parallelism, which GPU provides. Therefore, parallel versions of selected algorithms accelerated by GPU were implemented and compared with the algorithms running on CPU. Obtained results show significant speed improvement and proof the applicability of GPU technology in the domain of adversarial search algorithms.
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State Aid in the international law
Traurig, Vojtěch Pavel ; Pauknerová, Monika (advisor) ; Poláček, Bohumil (referee) ; Dolanská Bányaiová, Lucie (referee)
State aid law is one of the most important categories of the competition law in the European Union. The state as such has an unprecedented advantage compared to other competitors: the state disposes of a huge amount of funds which could be easily distributed in favor of the privileged undertakings. The risk of the distorting effect on competition is high; thus, strict rules are necessary. The thesis is divided into five parts: introduction, the part focusing on international treaties, the general part, specific provisions and the conclusion. Part two of this thesis deals with the respective international treaties relevant for the aid schemes. There are three groups of such international treaties: the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures adopted in the WTO system, the anti-aid measures in the European Economic Area and the anti- subsidies mechanism towards the third countries (i.e. non-members of EEA or WTO). This part describes these three mechanisms and their common principles. Part three of the thesis is dedicated to the general provision. Section 3.1 deals with the term "state aid", describes the main criteria for qualification of the aid as a state aid incompatible with the internal market. I also focused on two judgments of the Tribunal which I considered important for the used...
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Vision and reality in solving longterm unemployment (Focus on municipal territory of Prague 9, 14 and 20)
Včeláková, Michaela ; Tomeš, Igor (advisor) ; Víšek, Petr (referee)
Vize je definována jako vidění vztahující se k budoucímu, resp. vzdálenému, vnímání nedostupnému. Je výsledkem schopnosti předvídat nebo živě si něco představovat, vybavovat. Realita oproti tomu představuje věcnost, skutečné bytí něčeho (věci, podstaty aneb jen vlastnosti), tedy skutečnost proti toliko pomyšlenému (idealitě). V oblasti dlouhodobé nezaměstnanosti České republiky je jednou z vizí naplňování cílů Evropské strategie zaměstnanosti, a v této souvislosti pak snaha o její minimalizaci. Úplné odstranění dlouhodobé nezaměstnanosti je představou nereálnou. Realitou zůstává, že počet dlouhodobě nezaměstnaných v ČR je ve srovnání s ostatními členskými státy Evropské unie stále vysoký. V podmínkách českého trhu práce, v souvislosti s dlouhodobou nezaměstnaností je také realitou, že stále existují lidé, kteří chtějí být dlouhodobě nezaměstnanými. Výrazné propojení trhu práce se sociálním systémem je nutné z toho důvodu, že dnes fungují v nerovnováze. Stále se velkému množství lidí vyplatí využívat sociálních dávek, aniž by byli nuceni aktivnějším přístupem svoji situaci řešit. Systém musí být více motivující, pracovní trh je stále málo pružný. Výše uvedené skutečnosti, vlastní poznatky a zkušenosti nabyté v souvislosti s problematikou dlouhodobé nezaměstnanosti, mne přivedly k rozhodnutí, věnovat se...
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Aplikace optimalizačních metod na problémy výroby elektřiny
Šumbera, Jiří ; Dlouhý, Martin (advisor) ; Pelikán, Jan (referee) ; Hančlová, Jana (referee)
This thesis deals with application of optimisation methods based on linear and mixed-integer linear programming to various problems in the power sector related to electricity production. The thesis goal is to test the applicability of such methods to formulating and solving various instances from the class of real-world electricity production problems, and to find the advantages and disadvantages associated with using these methods. Introductory chapters describe the main characteristics of power markets, including the historical and regulatory context. Fundamental properties of power markets on both demand and supply side are also described, both from a real-world and a modelling point of view. Benefits of optimisation and modelling are discussed, in particular the solution feasibility and optimality as well as insights gained from sensitivity analysis which is often difficult to replicate with the original system. In the core of the thesis, optimisation techniques are applied to three case studies, each of which deals with a specific problem arising during electricity production. In the first problem, the profit of gas-fired power plant in Slovakia from selling power on the day-ahead market is maximised. The model is set up using both technical and commercial constraints. The second problem deals with the problem of representing a two-dimensional production function which primarily arises for a hydro generator with large variations in the level of its reservoir. Several representations of the original function using piecewise linear subsets are presented, compared, and characterised by their computational intensity both theoretically and practically. In the third problem, the prices on the German day-ahead market in 2011 are modelled. Contrary to the previous two models, the model does not capture an optimisation problem faced by a single producer, but incorporates a large subset of the whole market instead. Consequently the model is formed out of generic constraints relevant to all power plants whose parameters are estimated. By combining information about the aggregate availability of power plants with the estimated efficiencies a full supply curve for each day is created. Different scenarios are analysed to test the impact of uncertain inputs such as unknown or estimated constraints. The choice of the investigated problems stems from the attempt to cover electricity production problems from the point of view of multiple criteria. The three investigated electricity production problems span a broad range from the decisions of a single power plant to the modelling a power market as a whole. Formulations of the production function with different level of detail are presented ranging from a simple linear relationship to several bivariate function formulations. While each problem answers a specific question, they all illustrate the ease with which various electricity production problems can solved using optimisation methods based on linear and mixed-integer linear programming. This is mainly due to the ability of these methods to approximate even non-linear functions and constraints over non-convex domains and find global solutions in reasonable time. Moreover, models formulated with these methods allow sensitivity and scenario analyses to be carried out easily as is illustrated in each of the case studies.
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Testování kvality predikcí: vyhodnocení modelu g3
Tkáčik, Marcel ; Vozárová, Pavla (advisor) ; Janíčko, Martin (referee)
Recent developments of New Keynesian models attracted many central banks to develop their own DSGE models for policy analysis and forecasting. The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of the predictions made by the Czech National Bank which developed its own DSGE model and use it as the core forecasting model from July 2008. The quality of the predictions has been evaluted by comparing it with the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and two commercial banks (Česká spořitelna and Komerční banka). Using the econometrical tests for the structural break and time series analysis, it has been concluded that the Czech National Bank experienced significant improvement in its prediction quality when employing the DSGE model, and surpassed the other three institutions. This study suggests that a well-specified DSGE model may enhance the prediction quality of key macroeconomic indicators compared to non-structural models and expert judgment.
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Combustion of renewable liquid fuels
Nejezchleb, Radek ; Skryja, Pavel (referee) ; Kermes, Vít (advisor)
This thesis is concerned with combustion of liquid biofuels, and possibility of using liquid biofuels for lower heat output power units. Overview of basic usable liquid biofuels in Czech Republic is executed in the beginning of the thesis. This part is focused especially on production method and energy effectivity of rape-oil methyl ester (RME) and bioethanol production. Overview of basic atomization method of liquid fuels is executed in next chapters. The focus is stressed on pneumatic atomization, especially effervescent atomization method, which was used in practical experiment. Practical part contains fossil fuel and selected biofuel (RME) combustion test executed on burner testing device. Basic combustion properties was found and test plan was made before executing the test. Various operating conditions are compared in terms of atomization quality, combustion quality and geometrical characteristics of flame. Usability of tested liquid biofuels for lower heat output power units is evaluated in the conclusion.
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Movement optimization of the thermoelectric linear actuator
Belháč, Jakub ; Drápela, Miloslav (referee) ; Maliňák, Pavel (advisor)
The thesis describes movement optimization of a linear thermoelectric actuator that is used for operating floor heating valves in modern buildings. Featuring experimental nature, the thesis deals with a problem specified by an industrial company within the following steps; definition of possible solutions based on problem research, experimental verification of selected propositions, the best solution selection resulting from the analysis of executed measurements, final verification with all product versions, benchmarking.
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