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Helminth-host interactions on hormonal level
Lukesová, Hedvika ; Mikeš, Libor (advisor) ; Horák, Petr (referee)
Interactions between helminths and their hosts at the hormonal level result from their biochemical coevolution. Host hormones play an important role in the life of many helminths, and helminths are able to exploit them in some cases. For example, by expressing their own analogous hormone receptors that bind host hormones. Alternatively, by influencing the levels of host hormones, as certain hormonal environments may be (dis)advantageous for the helminths. This is the case, for example, of male mice infected with Taenia crassiceps, which undergo feminization as a result of infection. Some helminths can produce their own specific factors that influence host physiology, behaviour or appearance and may be analogs (orthologs) of host hormones. An example is the plerocercoid growth factor produced by Diphyllobothrium mansonoides, which behaves very much like a growth hormone in the host, although it differs in its primary structure. Some hormonal interactions can affect both helminth reproduction and the reproduction of their hosts. Examples of host-specific hormones that have been shown to be produced by helminths include, e.g., the ecdysteroid hormones - ecdysone and ecdysterone. A full understanding of the hormonal interactions between helminths and their hosts may lead us to find new treatments for...
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Mesocestoides spp. - the spectrum of species, hosts, and life cycle modes
Zavadil, Ondřej ; Horák, Petr (advisor) ; Skála, Vladimír (referee)
Tapeworms of the genus Mesocestoides, which belong to the order Cyclophyllidea, are parasites of carnivorous vertebrates. Their larvalstages of tetrathyridiaare found in a wide range of tetrapod intermediate hosts. Within the genus, there is an anomalous species Mesocestoides corti, whose tetrathyridia reproduce in hosts by asexual longitudinal division. There is no mention of the possibility of such reproduction in other species. Thus, the laboratory strain of M. corti is widely used as a model organism that is well maintained under in vivo and in vitro conditions due to its asexual reproduction. Four other species are known to occur in the genus and are described by both morphological and molecular data. The remaining known species are named only on the basis of morphology. Adults are characterised by their rare morphology. This includes the ventromedian position of the genital atrium, the paired vitelline glands, and in gravid proglotids, developed paruterine organ, which contains eggs with oncospheres. The life cycle has not been yet explained, but it is assumed that the putative cycle involves three hosts. An alternative hypothesis considers the possibility of a two-host life cycle.
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Blackflies of the Czech Republic and their feeding preferences
Blechová, Karolína ; Brzoňová, Jana (advisor) ; Dvořák, Vít (referee)
Blackflies are globally distributed small flies belonging to the order Diptera, known as common nuisance for humans and vectors of certain parasites. The most commonly transmitted parasites include the genera Onchocerca, Leucocytozoon and Trypanosoma. For humans the most significant species is Onchocerca volvulus, which causes onchocerciasis (or "river blindness") in tropical areas. This thesis is about faunistics of blackflies in the Czech Republic, where was described 45 species of these flies to this date. First mentions of the family Simuliidae are from 19th century. More specific studies about these arthropods have been published since the 1950s and the main concern of these studies was to study blackflies at specific locations. More recent studies put focus primarly on blackflies as vectors. Host preferences are an important aspect in the characterization of blackflies and all vectors in general. Host preferences of blackflies are highly variable among species, ranging from ornitophilic blackflies tied strictly to a single host species (S. euryadminiculum with specifity on common loon) to opportunist species feeding on both mammals and birds (S. vernum). Host preferences have been adressed in only small number of studies. Classic method used for determination of host preference is...
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Customer satisfaction of the selected business entity
SVOJŠOVÁ, Barbora
The bachelor thesis focuses on customer satisfaction of a selected business entity. The aim is to evaluate the current satisfaction of guests in the Hotel U Kapličky in Písek and to suggest recommendations to improve the service. The thesis begins with the theoretical part, where customers and their satisfaction are characterized, then the business entities and the specifics of marketing within accommodation and catering services are discussed. These pieces of theoretical information are then used in the analytical part dealing with the evaluation of guest satisfaction in the hotel environment. The practical part consists of a questionnaire survey and an individual in-depth interview with a manager to determine guest satisfaction. The final part contains suggestions and recommendations to improve overall guest satisfaction.
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Optimization of network position prediction
Pospíšil, Petr ; Pfeifer, Václav (referee) ; Burget, Radim (advisor)
This work is about position prediction in network, it is focused to find Landmark closest to the Host in the network (with lowest distance vector). The algorithm is based on GNP system. In terms of GNP system simulation was selected method for mathematical part of position prediction. The method was Simplex Downhill. The designed algorithm was implemented in Java. In the first step chose Host continent by meassuring the distance vector. In next step is selected nearest part in the continent. In conclusion estimate Host its position and then closest Landmark. Results from this work is important for designing TTP protocol. The verdict is that the GNP can be used for TTP, but Landmarks must be located in uniform density.
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The Design of Minimal Bluetooth Stack
Gazda, Martin ; Zbořil, František (referee) ; Hanáček, Petr (advisor)
This master's thesis main aim is to design minimal Bluetooth stack for embedded applications running on an education platform FITkit. This paper contains a theoretical foundation for that work and implementation description. The main section includes Bluetooth protocol stack design and main opportunities which such a design raises.
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Extending Access Control List in Dokuwiki
Macháč, Ondřej ; Kočí, Radek (referee) ; Smrčka, Aleš (advisor)
The goal of this bachelor thesis is to introduce the Wiki systems, especially DokuWiki. It deals with history, legal aspects and possibility to create pluggable modules (alias plugins). Plugins are also main theme of this work. At first, a simple plugin for user access rights is designed. Afterwards is extended plugin's functionality with advanced settings of permissions and is also created the ability of automatic user login based on specific entry informations.
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Automatic configuration of virtual infrastructure
Kadlíček, Jan ; Mašek, Jan (referee) ; Uher, Václav (advisor)
This master thesis focuses on the issue of automation of virtual infrastructure and available tools such as Ansible, Terraform and Puppet. The individual tools are compared here in sequence for installations or configuration creation. The result of this semester thesis is the selection of a suitable tool for automation of virtual infrastructure.
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Otestování vlivu termínu aplikace růstových stimulátorů na efektivitu obrany dřevin vůči hemiparazitické rostlině jmelí bílé Viscum album L.
Javorský, David
This thesis focuses on finding the appropriate timing for the use of chemical defences to eradicate white mistletoe (Viscum album L.) using growth regulators designed for plant protection. The thesis is divided into two main parts, namely, the literature review related to the problem addressed and the practical implementation of the research. In the research, two growth regulators were applied in a regular interval of fourteen days between November and March. The results of this work, the showed effectiveness of the application of growth regulators used for mistletoe eradication in February. The efficacy of the two chemical agents used is different 73 % and 92 % over the entire period under study.
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Non-sporting Topics on TV Studios of ČT sport and TV Nova During the World Cup 2022
Bartošek, Martin ; Němcová Tejkalová, Alice (advisor) ; Macková, Veronika (referee)
Bachelor thesis Non-sporting Topics on TV Studios of ČT sport and TV Nova during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 deals with non-sporting topics in the pre-match studios of ČT sport and TV Nova during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The selected pair of media outlets represent the only owners of the broadcasting rights for the the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in the Czech Republic. It is also a comparison of sport's broadcasting on public and commercial TV. The research is conducted during the entire course of the football championship, that is all pre-match studios of both TV stations from 20th November to 18th December 2022. The theoretical part focuses on the position of sport and football in media. It also describes selected non-sporting topics from the history of sports journalism as well as the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The quantitative content analysis identifies and compares the total time spent debating non-sporting topics with the rest of the sports discussion. It also follows the incidence and frequency of non-sporting topics on ČT sport and TV Nova. The qualitative content analysis attempts to describe the process of these non-sporting discussions and tries to find similarities or differences in the way they are conducted.
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