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Intellectual Capital in hospitals- Opportunities and limitations of external intellectual capital reporting
Weichselbaumer, Barbara ; Štěrbová, Ludmila (advisor) ; Antonovič, Vladan (referee)
Hospitals, like other knowledge-intensive organizations are today more dependent than ever before on intellectual capital (IC). lC consists of non-physical sources of knowledge used for value creation for key stakeholders. It comprises of human, structural and relational capital and becomes more often the key point for sustainable competitive advantage. The respective value is generally not reflected in the balance sheet. Indeed there are possibilities to disclose information on IC in supplementary or annual reports in order to reduce the lack of information on value drivers. The German hospital market is in a significant transition and trends of privatization, consolidation and a rising need for external capital become apparent. This increases the necessity for determination of a hospitals' value and key value drivers. The aim of the present thesis is to answer the questions of how IC in hospitals is measured and the how the information is disclosed to answer consequently the question if the analyzed tools can show the added value gained by IC. Finally, the analysis should find an answer on whether the reports can influence the valuation of hospitals and create a positive effect. The study is based on data gathered by five external available reports of national and international hospitals comprising information IC. The analysis includes both an examination of extent and quality of IC disclosure through the usage of content analysis and a disclosure index derived from previous studies and aligned to the special field of interest. Additionally, the reports were analyzed whether or not certain requirements set by financial analysts for valuation are met. The results show that IC disclosure in hospitals can be provided with or without making use of frameworks for IC reporting, or by including the information in annual reports. The majority of information is disclosed in a qualitative narrative way what brings the limitation, that only an indirect derivation of value drivers and the contribution to business success of the hospitals is possible. Theoretically, in all cases the information asymmetry between hospitals and the financial experts could be decreased, which would consequently lead to a more appropriate determination of the hospitals' value.
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Detached house, Sovinec
Pavela, Martin ; Žižka, Lukáš (referee) ; Bečkovský, David (advisor)
The aim of my bachelor´s thesis is design of dispositions and structural solution for family house in (municipality) Sovinec at the level of documentation for construction. The object is located on the northern slope. It is two-story detached building with basement. (Layout of basement garage exceeds from the first floor plan and because of this maximally exploit the possibilities of the building parcel). Structural system of the basement consist of stay-in-place formwork. The first and second floor is made of wooden frame construction. The basement is covered with intensive green roof. This roof is supported by prefabriceted reinforced concrete Spiroll panels. The rest of house has pitched roof and loadbearing part of this roof is in form of modern sliding collar. The object architecturally fits into the surrounding landscape and it is designed according to the plan of the municipality Jiříkov.
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The Importance of Measuring Intraabdominal Pressure in Cases of Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Kural, Tomáš ; Třeška, Vladislav (advisor) ; Chytra, Ivan (referee) ; Kala, Zdeněk (referee) ; Leffler, Jan (referee)
Treatment of severe acute pancreatitis is considered to be conservative. The only generally accepted indication for surgery in severe acute pancreatitis patients is an established infection of the necrotic tissue and persisting or progressing symptoms of multiorgan failure despite the maximal intensive treatment. For surgical treatment are also indicated patients with complications of severe acute pancreatitis (erosive hemorrhage, perforation of GIT etc.). In the proposed work, attention is drawn to those cases, where the general condition of the patient deteriorates combined with a progression of ACS and where a decompressive laparotomy can improve the prognosis of the disease. In our group of 214 patients with severe acute pancreatitis, who were treated over the last six years, 70 patients were indicated for surgery. Out of this count, in 17 cases the indication for decompressive laparotomy was a raise of intraabdominal pressure up to the values of ACS together with the symptoms of organ dysfunction, 6 patients died and 11 younger patients survived.
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Effect of hunting pressure on red deer activity
Rohla, Jan ; Ježek, Miloš (advisor) ; Obleser, Petr (referee)
In this work, I dealt with the impact of hunting pressure on the activity of red deers (Cervus elaphus) in Doupov mountains. The main goal was to find out, whether intensive killing will change the activity of deers, and also hinds. Evaluated data should be useful for easier reduction of these animals not only in Doupov Mountains. Numbers of deers have been very high in the last few years and it would be necessary to achieve effective reductions, which would reduce the population to a tolerable limit. That should contribute to decreasing animal causes in forests and agriculture crops. Decreasing the numbers of deers should also lead to improving the quality of this spiecies not only in terms of trophies, but also the overall physical condition. It turned out that the activity decreased significantly during hunting.
The reduction of activity began basically with the sunrise and ended in the sunset. For most individuals the activity increased in the night hours. In both July and August it turned out that there is a significant difference in activity among both day and sunset as well as day and night, while the lowest amount of activity was in the daytime, and in the sunset it has increased significantly. The highest activity was basically at dusk.
From these results we can say that when comparing the two periods, the significant activity is mainly in the evening and night hours.
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Mechanical properties of marine sediment near Koper and numerical modelling of a deep excavation
Tůma, Pavel ; Mašín, David (advisor) ; Miča, Lumír (referee)
Mechanical properties of marine sediment near Koper and numerical modelling of a deep excavation Engineering geological conditions near the port Koper in southwestern Slovenia forces geotechnical experts and civil engineers to solve problems in foundation various types of objects and purpose of the practice since the fifties of last century, when it began an intensive development of infrastructure of the port. The results of series of geological and geotechnical surveys, monitoring, and long experience with foundation in the local geology shows that it is almost always the 3rd geotechnical category, or foundation of complex structures in difficult geological conditions below the water table. The entire area belongs to Alpine-Dinaric tectonic area. The rock foundation is composed of complexes of flysch sediments Eocene age at which mounted files of recent marine sediments in the area widely submerged river valley fluvial sands and gravels. From the geotechnical point of view it is interesting site, where most buildings were based on a layer of soft marine sediments, where it is through the creation of special methods implemented in the establishment of deep-level endurable layers of gravel and sand of the river Rižana or at the level footingwall flysch. Set of marine sediments near the port Koper,...
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Gas Microsensors Based on Self-Organized 3D Metal-Oxide Nanofilms
Pytlíček, Zdeněk ; Husák, Miroslav (referee) ; Kolařík, Vladimír (referee) ; Prášek, Jan (advisor)
This dissertation concerns the development, fabrication and integration in a gas sensing microdevice of a novel 3-dimensional (3D) nanostructured metal-oxide semiconducting film that effectively merges the benefits of inorganic nanomaterials with the simplicity offered by non-lithographic electrochemistry-based preparation techniques. The film is synthesized via the porous-anodic-alumina-assisted anodizing of an Al/Nb metal bilayer sputter-deposited on a SiO2/Si substrate and is basically composed of a 200 nm thick NbO2 layer holding an array of upright-standing spatially separated Nb2O5 nanocolumns, being 50 nm wide, up to 900 nm long and of 8109 cm2 population density. The nanocolumns work as semiconducting nano-channels, whose resistivity is greatly impacted by the surface and interface reactions. Either Pt or Au patterned electrodes are prepared on the top of the nanocolumn array using an innovative sensor design realized by means of microfabrication technology or via a direct original point electrodeposition technique, followed by selective dissolution of the alumina overlayer. For gas-sensing tests the film is mounted on a standard TO-8 package using the wire-bonding technique. Electrical characterization of the 3D niobium-oxide nanofilm reveals asymmetric electron transport properties due to a Schottky barrier that forms at the Au/Nb2O5 or Pt/Nb2O5 interface. Effects of the active film morphology, structure and composition on the electrical and gas-sensing performance focusing on sensitivity, selectivity, detection limits and response/recovery rates are explored in experimental detection of hydrogen gas and ammonia. The fast and intensive response to H2 confirms the potential of the 3D niobium-oxide nanofilm as highly appropriate active layer for sensing application. A computer-aided microfluidics simulation of gas diffusion in the 3D nanofilm predicts a possibility to substantially improve the gas-sensing performance through the formation of a perforated top electrode, optimizing the film morphology, altering the crystal structure and by introducing certain innovations in the electrode design. Preliminary experiments show that a 3D nanofilm synthesized from an alternative Al/W metal bilayer is another promising candidate for advanced sensor applications. The techniques and materials employed in this work are advantageous for developing technically simple, cost-effective and environmentally friendly solutions for practical micro- and nanodevices, where the well-defined nano-channels for charge carriers and surface reactions may bring unprecedented benefits.
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Evaluation training loading and performance grow up for five years period of Tereza Huříková and Michal Talavašek in mountain bike discipline of cross country
Pálka, Tomáš ; Heller, Jan (advisor) ; Vomáčko, Ladislav (referee)
Title: Evaluation training loading and performance grow up for five years period of Tereza Hu íková and Michal Talava ek in mountain bike discipline of cross country Abstract: I evaluating and analysing training loading and performance grow up for five years period in discipline of cross country in my theses. Mountain bike, especially discipline of cross country is very exacting and endurance sport, which takes oneself a lot of specifice in sports, technic and psychology preparation and this sport puts a giant claims of subjects voluntary characteristics. Training loading induces changes in organism, which it shows to grow up of specialization performance. I chose two of very talented subjects, the racers of mountain bike, which young, but reached of admirable accomplishment in there sport. Keywords: mountain biking, training, performance Objectives: The aim of this theses is kazuistic study (intensive and deep study the presentive human and his situations and problems). I analysed, training loading and performance grow up with consequently evaluating by Tereza |Hu íková and Michal Talava ek, pursuant of interview, trainings date books and laboratory tests. Methods: This theses is qualitative research, when I sought out and analyzing any informations this problem, and there explication. Data acquisition and...
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Methodology of mobile applications development
Mészáros, Maroš ; Buchalcevová, Alena (advisor) ; Mittner, Jan (referee)
Trends in IT are focusing on the development of mobile applications. With that, pressure on the software companies to include software development for mobile platforms is increasing. The current methodologies managed to cope with the development of small and custom software development and web applications. Intensive efforts are underway to revise current methodologies to be adjusted for the mobile platform. Goal of this thesis is to design methodology to suit small businesses up to 50 employees and enable them to develop efficiently. Using practical knowledge retrieved from this type of companies, it suggests the entire set of processes and tools that can be used for this purpose, and then tests them in practical demonstrations focusing on the analysis phase.
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Population Development of Countries after Demographic Revolution
Vítková, Lucie ; Pavlík, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Fialová, Ludmila (referee) ; Langhamrová, Jitka (referee)
Lucie Vítková: Populační vývoj zemí po demografické revoluci Abstract The aim of the thesis is an analysis of main features of population development in developed countries and a question whether there is homogeneity of population development. Demographic revolution is a qualitative change from extensive to intensive character of demographic reproduction and it is a subject to modernization. Countries which are understood not only as demographically developed ones but also as economically developed has been taken as an object of this thesis. These countries finished demographic revolution at the latest in the middle of the 20th century. This period has been used as a starting point for most analysis which has been carried out. Demographic reproduction is a process determined by biological and social factors. Human reproduction takes place in relatively stable limits, which lead to its homogenization. The importance of social conditionality has grown during demographic revolution, social aspects are the cause of their development changes and specific features, same social conditions lead to homogenization. Presumption of different features of population development as consequence of different conditions in former Eastern and Western countries has been confirmed not only in individual main demographic indexes...
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Actors stylization and authenticity
Stehlíková, Markéta ; Kudláčková, Jana (advisor) ; Pavlata, Michal (referee)
In this diploma thesis, a student of dramatic arts focuses on the meaning of the terms stylization and authenticity, on the analysis and usage of these terms in practices in the course of the creative process, which she proves by various examples of rehearsing during the graduation season in Disk Theatre, in particular by examples from the Lenka Lagronova?s play ?Království?. Next chapter is devoted to the experience of the student of dramatic arts while appearing as a guest in various professional theatres. It covers a description of a creative process and a process of searching the tools which help the actor to create an interesting character and also the circumstances which influence the actor?s performance. The excessive dependence of actors? growth on inspiring opportunities leads the author even to doubts about the rectitude of her decision to become an actress. The author feels that the intensive team work under a talented director which she has experienced in Disk Theatre and in Činoherní klub is the ideal way of self fulfillment which she searches for in the theatre. The author is aware of the advantages of an engagement in a stable theatre stage but on the other hand she does not hide her fear for the accommodation to the averageness and fear for giving up any higher art ambition. These are the questions for which the author searches the answers in the following thesis.
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