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Valuation of real estate in the UK, with a focus on family homes.
Banzetová, Diana ; Matras, Tomáš (referee) ; Klika, Pavel (advisor)
This thesis deals with residential real estate market in the Great Britain and its development. The thesis describes all evalution methods used in the Great Britain, it also describes the current state of the property market, expert work and in the end are described in detail the methods used for the valuation of the house. In thesis attachment is an exemplar of the evalution report for a house in the Great Britain according to the standards and the methodologies used by the evaluation experts in the United Kingdom.
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Assessment of speech signal quality
Tuleja, Peter ; Balík, Miroslav (referee) ; Míča, Ivan (advisor)
This paper discusses methods for evaluating the quality of the speech signal. Briefly describe the subjective methods for determining the quality of the speech signal. From subjective methods the pair-wise comparison and MOS score are presented. Objective intrusive methods are described in more detailed way - namely methods of the segmental SNR evaluated in time domain, method of the segmental SNR evaluated in the frequency domain and frame normalization method which uses LSE based estimator. At the end of this paper is described an experiment, in which the aforementioned methods are compared and than statistically evaluated.
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Influence of Non-Material Factors on the Price of Residential Buildings in a Selected Brno-venkov Location
Macko, Peter ; Cupal, Martin (referee) ; Kliment, Daniel (advisor)
The subject of the diploma thesis Influence of non-material factors on the price of residential buildings in a selected Brno-venkov location is the valuation of a specific family house in three different localities in the district of Brno-venkov. The valuation of the chosen family house is performed by a comparative approach using the method of a direct comparison. The selected localities include the district of the municipality with extended powers of Rosice, district of the municipality with extended powers of Šlapanice and the district of the municipality with extended powers of Židlochovice. The aim of the work is also to compare an influence of non-material factors on the price of family houses in the selected locality. The individual effects of material and non-material factors on the price of the family house are contained in selected multiplication coefficients, which adjust the price of the compared properties from their own databases considering to the valued object.
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Cognitive abilities in reptiles: individual learning ability vs. interspecies comparison
Víšková, Linda ; Landová, Eva (advisor) ; Kverková, Kristina (referee)
The cognitive abilities of "reptiles" have long been a neglected topic compared to research on cognition in two other groups of tetrapods - mammals and birds. Recently, however, studies testing selected aspects of various cognitive abilities in "reptiles" have become quite abundant. In this thesis, the different types of cognitive tasks studied were determined (focusing on numerical abilities, spatial learning, reversal learning, visual discrimination, social learning, "problem-solving" or operant conditioning) and then the methods of testing them in "reptiles" were discussed in detail. Subsequently, within the paraphyletic group "reptiles", the given cognitive abilities for each family (and specific species) were mapped with respect to their phylogeny. A general problem in some studies was the smaller number of subjects tested (minimum 1, maximum 559, median 15) relative to the often great number of factors studied (minimum 1, maximum 14, median 4) and the wide interindividual variability in cognitive performance. Although the amount of work on the cognitive abilities of "reptiles" has been rising over the last decade, qualitative analysis suggests the presence of simpler types of cognition. A quantitative or phylogenetic analysis of "reptilian" cognitive abilities has so far been precluded by low...
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Religion segmentation in Northern Ireland, 1861-2001
Smetanová, Daniela ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Masopustová, Ilona (referee)
This Bachelor's thesis "Religion segmentation in Northern Ireland, 1861-2001" examines the evolution of the representation of religious communities of Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. Protestants mostly came to Ulster during the Ulster plantation in the early 17th century from England and Scotland. They brought a different culture, way of life and religion to Catholic Ireland. The basis of the conflict in Northern Ireland is a distinct religion that blends into political life. Groups of Catholics and Protestants stand opposite, Catholics try to unify with the Republic of Ireland (Nationalists) and Protestants protect the current situation, a union with Great Britain (Unionists). This paper examines the geographic aspect of the religious composition of the population in counties Antrim, Down, Londonderry/Derry, Tyrone, Armagh and Fermanagh since 1861, when Ireland was part of Great Britain and continues through the division of the island into the southern and northern parts and the culmination of the conflict in Northern Ireland, until 2001 when the situation in Ulster began to stabilize thanks to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. The principal objectives of research are to identify factors influencing the distribution of religious groups and the influence of each phase on the...
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Influence of Non-Material Factors on the Price of Residential Buildings in a Selected Brno-venkov Location
Macko, Peter ; Cupal, Martin (referee) ; Kliment, Daniel (advisor)
The subject of the diploma thesis Influence of non-material factors on the price of residential buildings in a selected Brno-venkov location is the valuation of a specific family house in three different localities in the district of Brno-venkov. The valuation of the chosen family house is performed by a comparative approach using the method of a direct comparison. The selected localities include the district of the municipality with extended powers of Rosice, district of the municipality with extended powers of Šlapanice and the district of the municipality with extended powers of Židlochovice. The aim of the work is also to compare an influence of non-material factors on the price of family houses in the selected locality. The individual effects of material and non-material factors on the price of the family house are contained in selected multiplication coefficients, which adjust the price of the compared properties from their own databases considering to the valued object.
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Effects of melanin-based coloration and commensalism on performance in behavioural tests: a comparative study
Kahounová, Hana ; Frynta, Daniel (advisor) ; Šumbera, Radim (referee)
An intraspecific coat colour polymorphism exists in the genus Acomys. Some populations are dark and others are light-colored. Dark populations live in lava deserts, savannas and in the commensal habitat of Egypt. The subject of this thesis is to compare selected populations of Acomys in behavioral test of forced exploration. They are dark commensal, light secondary non-commensal, light non- commensal, and one dark non-commensal populations. The aim of this research is to find out whether the dark commensal populations of Acomys cahirinus differ in behavior from other populations and whether dark populations differ in behavior from light populations. According to the results, the observed behavioral parameters do not show significant differences between populations. The dark commensal populations of A. cahirinus did not differ significantly from other populations in exploratory behavior. But the dark populations preferred a dark background. No apparent differences in behavior between differently colored populations were found. However, the variability in tested behavior between populations was found. Key words: exploratory behavior, melanin, commensalism, comparative approach, open field test, Acomys
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Nervous system and cognitive abilities of gallinaceous birds
Zhang, Yicheng ; Němec, Pavel (advisor) ; Landová, Eva (referee)
2. Abstract Avian brain has traditionally been looked upon as a small, simple and almost entirely composed of basal ganglia and subserving exclusively instinctive behavior. In stark contrast to these obsolete notions, recent evidence demonstrates that, despite a lack of layered neocortex, extensive regions of the avian cerebrum are homologous to pallial components of the mammalian brain, conform to the same organizational principles and play similar roles in higher cognitive functions. Indeed, behavioural studies have shown that some birds have cognitive abilities that match or surpass those of mammals, most notably corvids and parrots rivalling the great apes in many cognitive domains. While these highly encephalized birds are often utilized as models in behavioural studies addressing avian cognitive capacities, less encephalized birds receive only scant attention. The gallinaceous birds (Galliformes), which together with the anseriform birds (Anseriformes) represent a sister group of Neoaves and the most basal clade of Neognathae, possess relatively small brains. Their cerebrotype is characterized by small forebrain, small nidopallium and large brain stem. Brain of gallinaceous birds is significantly lateralized. Brains of domesticated galliforms are significantly reduced in comparison to brain of their...
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Religion segmentation in Northern Ireland, 1861-2001
Smetanová, Daniela ; Říchová, Blanka (advisor) ; Masopustová, Ilona (referee)
This Bachelor's thesis "Religion segmentation in Northern Ireland, 1861-2001" examines the evolution of the representation of religious communities of Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. Protestants mostly came to Ulster during the Ulster plantation in the early 17th century from England and Scotland. They brought a different culture, way of life and religion to Catholic Ireland. The basis of the conflict in Northern Ireland is a distinct religion that blends into political life. Groups of Catholics and Protestants stand opposite, Catholics try to unify with the Republic of Ireland (Nationalists) and Protestants protect the current situation, a union with Great Britain (Unionists). This paper examines the geographic aspect of the religious composition of the population in counties Antrim, Down, Londonderry/Derry, Tyrone, Armagh and Fermanagh since 1861, when Ireland was part of Great Britain and continues through the division of the island into the southern and northern parts and the culmination of the conflict in Northern Ireland, until 2001 when the situation in Ulster began to stabilize thanks to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. The principal objectives of research are to identify factors influencing the distribution of religious groups and the influence of each phase on the...
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Assessment of speech signal quality
Tuleja, Peter ; Balík, Miroslav (referee) ; Míča, Ivan (advisor)
This paper discusses methods for evaluating the quality of the speech signal. Briefly describe the subjective methods for determining the quality of the speech signal. From subjective methods the pair-wise comparison and MOS score are presented. Objective intrusive methods are described in more detailed way - namely methods of the segmental SNR evaluated in time domain, method of the segmental SNR evaluated in the frequency domain and frame normalization method which uses LSE based estimator. At the end of this paper is described an experiment, in which the aforementioned methods are compared and than statistically evaluated.
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