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Impact of leisure and social activites on quality of life among erderly in Europe - SHARE data analysis
Pluhařová, Markéta
Impact of leisure and social activites on quality of life among erderly in Europe - SHARE data analysis Abstract Due to demographic aging, the quality of life of an increasing proportion of seniors is becoming more important than ever. According to activity theory and the concept of active aging, active life is a way to experience good old age. The diploma thesis focuses on the impacts of leisure and social activities on the quality of life of elderly over 65 in 17 European countries. Sixth wave data from The Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) from 2015 and the easySHARE panel dataset are analyzed using binary regression analysis and multilevel modeling using binary regression analysis. The relationship of 11 selected activities, which were divided for the needs of this thesis into social, individual activities and activities aimed at helping others, and quality of life is controlled for socio-economic, demographic and health characteristics. Quality of life is meassured using the CASP-12 indicator. For social and individual activities, active elderly have a higher chance of a high quality of life (CASP-12 score> 39) than inactive. Elderly who do not provide personal care assistance to people from the same household also have a better chance than caregivers. Key words ageing, ageing of...
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Religious conflicts in Europe - the model example of Judaism
Luňák, Václav ; Havlíček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Lepič, Martin (referee)
This bachelor thesis is a thorough analysis of European religious conflicts over the last fifty years. It focuses on the study of their dynamics, causes and consequences. It also explores the significant relationship between the religious conflicts associated with Judaism in Europe and the political and religious situation in Israel and the surrounding states. It analyses how these conflicts affect the dynamics of political and religious relations between Europe and the Middle East. It pays particular attention to the role that the growing Muslim population in Europe plays in anti-Semitic religious conflicts and the implications of these developments for regional stability. Last but not least, the paper analyses the localization of conflicts in Europe, with an emphasis on Western Europe. It determines whether there is a greater concentration of religious conflicts associated with Judaism in this part and what factors influence this situation. The first part of the thesis provides a comprehensive overview of religious conflicts in geographically defined Europe, examining their historical development and analysing the involvement of different religions in these disputes. The next part of the thesis pays particular attention to conflicts directed against the Jewish community. The main part then...
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Risk of introducton of leishmaniases into Europe
Přibylová, Helena ; Dvořák, Vít (advisor) ; Vojtková, Barbora (referee)
Leishmania is a genus of parasitic protozoa-causing disease called leishmaniasis. This disease manifests itself in some clinical forms. Proven vectors are phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) From more than 900 described species of Phlebotomus to date, probably more than 80 are proven or suspected vectors of leishmanias. The main endemic area is the Mediterranean in Europe, where the proven or suspected phlebotomine sand flies occur. Over the years, more leishmaniasis cases have been reported (more than 10,000 cases of human nonendemic leishmaniasis and more than 700 imported cases of canine leishmaniasis usually from non-endemic European countries). Imported cases of leishmaniasis are mostly reported among tourists and travellers who travel due to their professional reasons (scientists, workmen, soldiers) and migrants. Phlebotomine sand flies spread to new areas and the models, which are based on climate change and the environment, show, that this trend will continue. This thesis tries to discuss some risk factors associated with the potential risk of introducing and spreading leishmaniasis into Europe. Keywords: Leishmania, Phlebotomus, leishmaniasis, introduction, Europe, distribution, risks, hosts, vectors
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Population trends of wetland birds in Europe
Karasová, Lucia ; Hořák, David (advisor) ; Musil, Petr (referee)
Waterbird research has grown in importance over the decades, attracting both professional and public interest due to its fascinating nature. Historical records of waterbird abundance have allowed the analysis of population trends and the identification of potential aberrations. Europe is an important region for many breeding and wintering species, providing a wide range of suitable habitats throughout the year. Several wildfowl and diver species, but also common waders, wading birds or cormorants exhibited a long-term stable or increasing population trends. The most decreasing trends were reported for some diving ducks, grebes and grassland-nesting waders. Despite reports of apparent declines in waterbird populations, the identification of ecological causes is complex due to the diverse characteristics of different waterbird species, making this a broad and complex topic to investigate. From the mentioned ecological drivers, habitat loss has the most negative impact on waders, whilst climate change could be associated with the shifting of breeding and wintering ranges. The birds breeding on wet grasslands were mostly affected by modern agriculture, and nowadays, their populations are threatened. KEYWORDS wetland birds, non-passerines, population dynamics, Europe, conservation biology
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Virtual University of the Third Age: a comparison of the Czech Republic and selected European Countries
Bízková, Anna ; Dostálová, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Vronský, Jiří (referee)
The thesis will focus on third-age virtual universities located in the Czech Republic. These virtual universities and their teaching methods will be compared with third-age virtual universities in selected countries in Europe, namely virtual education for the older adults in the United Kingdom and France. In the theoretical part, the education of the older adults, including all related aspects of gerontagogy, will be described using appropriate literature. Furthermore, this section will explain the overall issue of virtual education for seniors, what the educational needs of this educational group are and why this form of teaching is suitable for the older population. Within the empirical part, research will be created using the scoping review method. The research will aim to identify, analyze and interpret the research problem and create a comprehensive concept of third-age virtual universities and compare their performance in the Czech Republic with that in selected European countries. Qualitative content analysis will be used for the analytical part. The main finding is that virtual education for seniors is a key component of their continuous development and social integration, as evidenced by the analysis of the situation in the Czech Republic, France, and the United Kingdom.
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Naturalized cacti in Europe and their traits.
BRABCOVÁ, Šárka
Non-native plant species represent one of the many most significant threats globally. This work focuses on cactus invasions in 31 European countries. Cacti are classified based on European databases according to their status as occasional, naturalised, in-troduced, invasive and cultivated. The aim of the work is to compile a species list of the cactus family (Cactaceae), focusing on naturalized cactus species, their use and the identification of their compe-titive ability in new areas. The highest number of non-native cactus species is recorded in the Mediterranean region. The countries with the highest number of species are Spain, Italy and France. The most widespread species is Opuntia ficus-indica. The combination of horticulture based on non-native species, intense human pres-sure on the territory, travel, trade, transport of various materials and climate change have caused conservation problems in recent decades and increased the success of cactus invasions in Europe.
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The Development of the Cult of St. John of Nepomuk to Canonization
Herold, Miroslav ; Petráček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Mikulec, Jiří (referee) ; Royt, Jan (referee)
The cult of St. John of Nepomuk was one of the characteristic features of life in the Habsburg Empire and other European catholic countries in the early modern period. The origins of veneration for the medieval martyr were tied to Prague, to his tomb in the cathedral, to the Metropolitan Chapter. The saint became famous above all for the conviction that he gave his life for the preservation of the confessional secret. With his death he preserved the good name of the Czech Queen Joan, who confessed to him; on the other hand, he is said to have punished those who were disrespectful of his own posthumous reputation and grave. He therefore became an immensely popular defender of honour and reputation, values highly valued in the early modern society. Under the influence of the Prague Chapter, St. John's veneration was taken up by the Habsburgs, the Catholic rulers who ascended the throne of John's torturer, Wenceslaus IV, and John's spiritual daughter, Joan. They venerated the saint as one of the patron saints of the Bohemian kingdom, which they ruled. The recatholicization of this kingdom and its associated countries enabled the growth of St John's veneration, which by the end of the 17th century had already begun to spread vigorously beyond their borders. At the beginning of the 18th century, this...
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Evolution of Low Cost Airlines
Baumann, Martin ; Chlebek, Jiří (referee) ; Kujal, Tomáš (advisor)
Over the past 20 years, there were several low-cost airlines identified as the most successful airlines in Europe according to the number of transported passengers. Theoretical part of the thesis has several objectives. It is an analysis of the airlines success it selves as well as an analysis of their gradual development in low cost air travel within Europe and description of the low-cost aviation market in Europe in terms of the history and competitiveness. The practical part which is the main objective of the thesis is an overall analysis of the differences in business models of low-cost carriers and the impact of these differences on the development of their economic and operational performance.
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Waste-to-Energy as a key technology of developed waste management systems
Guštara, Dominik ; Putna, Ondřej (referee) ; Šomplák, Radovan (advisor)
Bachelor thesis focuses on analyzing the current state of European waste management systems and on prediction of its future development with focus on waste-to-energy technology. First part of this thesis serves as an introduction to the waste management issue and describes a computational tool NERUDA. Following is a description of data collection about the current state of waste management in the investigated countries. The final and most important part deals with the explanation of how the future development was estimated and with analyzing the results of optimization.
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