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Application Database Layer Generator
Kuboš, Jaroslav ; Rychlý, Marek (referee) ; Burget, Radek (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with the design and implementation of a framework for the database persistence layer development. This framework is easy to use while keeping the code elegance. It supports object oriented programming features such as inheritance and collections. Other features include versioning of objects and lazy loading. The object metadata are obtained through reflection provided by the .NET framework. The framework is not using any literal for identification (classes, attributes) even in object queries. Most of checks are done by compiler.
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Tools for Automating the Workflow Processes
Vančura, Tomáš ; Macho, Tomáš (referee) ; Holek, Radovan (advisor)
The the thesis deals with tools for workflow processes automation. It describes in general what workflow is. It also briefly describes tools such as MS BizTalk Server, SAP NetWeaver, IBM WebSphere, ORACLE BPEL. The main part deals with Windows Workflow Foundation. This tool is decribed in detail together with its parts workflow runtime, workflow instances and workflow activities. One part of the thesis is a application, which uses all the possibilities of Windows Workflow Foundation.
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The Study of Distribution of Halogenated Diphenylethers to Parts of Environment
Hroch, Martin ; Hajšlová, Jana (referee) ; Kráčmar, Stanislav (referee) ; Šucman, Emanuel (referee) ; Vávrová, Milada (advisor)
In recent years considerable attention is paid to problems of brominated flame retardants (BFR's – Brominated Flame retardants), which are a diverse group of organic compounds. Even in the recent past have been the most often represented group particularly polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which have found wide use in many industrial sectors. The reason of aplication of these substances is the ability to slow down the combustion process and reduce the risk of ignition by the excessive heating of material. On the other hand, serious concerns about the use of PBDEs was added. The most serious trouble is particular their possible to release from consumer products during their normal use, toxicity and high persistence in parts of environment. Some of these contaminants are more characterized by a high degree of accumulation in biological systems. In this work by several sub-studies the issue of assessment the level of pollution of the aquatic ecosystem of selected localities of the Czech Republic just PBDEs was addressed. One of objectives was monitored the situation of breeding ponds near the village Záhlinice in Central Moravia. Here was assessed level of contamination in fish and birds as two consecutive segments of food chain. The obtained results largely confirmed the assumption that with increasing trophic level of organisms leads to bioaccumulation and thus also higher findings. For comparison, the capture of fish and birds in other localities of the CR was also implemented. In Bartošovice and Hustopeče nad Becvou levels at the buzzard and heron were detected as comparable. The cormorants of the order higher levels of PBDEs were found. Further were also evaluated levels of PBDEs detected in individuals of bioindicator kind of chub caught in two locations on the river Svratka in spring and autumn. Findings of PBDE in muscle, skin and intestines were compared. The obtained results show that between tissues and sites wasn’t significant variability respectively and the findings of controlled substances are practically comparable. With aim to determine the dependence of the concentration of PBDEs in organisms on the length of the river was conducted monitoring of Vír and Brno water reservoirs. In both locations was main monitored kind of bream, which was completed by the other species. The results of the analysis indicate a higher total concentration at the lower part of river Svratka. Differences were also the distribution of individual congeners in both sampling locations. For monitoring of terrestrial system contamination levels of PBDEs has been selected several types of plant bioindicators. These are mainly pine needles (Scots pine, Eastern white pine, Silver fir, Blue spruce) collected from different localities of the Czech Republic. Other matrices were chosen roughages (Common wheat, Naked barley, Alfalfa wheat, Red clover) and oilseeds (Rapeseed) from the Novy Jicin, where Agriculture plant school of the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno. Detected values of PBDE concentrations were very low, generally ranged at the detection limits of the analytical method.
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Perlin noise functions for generation of textures
Jakubíková, Radka ; Sysel, Petr (referee) ; Rajmic, Pavel (advisor)
This work deals with Perlin noise function in theoretical and practical way. Procedural textures can be generated by Perlin noise function. Perlin´s algorithm has many advantages, for example natural appearance, smaller demands on memory capacity and possibility of simple application on cubic objects. It is for these reasons that this technique is widely used nowadays in many varieties and improvements. We can meet these kind of textures mainly in computer games or animated movies. It is possible to create procedural textures by Perlin noise function so that they look like marble, wood or grass. Examples of these textures are generated by a program which is in the practical part of this work. The program was designed for simple presentation of procedural textures made by Perlin noise. Program can be operated via user interface, where the user can change some parameters which affect the look of the texture. The program can be used for presentation of Perlin noise to students.
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Influence of Staphylococcus aureus Quorum sensing system to antibiotic tolerance
Šaňková, Michaela ; Lichá, Irena (advisor) ; Buriánková, Karolina (referee)
Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive opportunistic pathogenic bacterium that causes a range of chronic infections especially to weakened individuals. Recently, the most serious problem in clinical medicine has been infections caused by so-called persisters. They form a subpopulation of cells that, thanks to adaptations to stressful conditions, are able to withstand lethal doses of antibiotics and then cause an infection again. Agr system, which is responsible for the mechanism of quorum-sensing, plays the main role in switching between the active virulent form and the persistent form associated with biofilm formation. During chronic infections, adaptive mutations accumulate in this Agr system and affect the ability to persist. For the purpose of this thesis, clinical isolates were obtained from patients diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in chronological order within the first three years of their lives. The aim of this thesis was to confirm the influence of adaptive mutations on the persistence ability of clinical isolates and also to observe how the membrane potential and metabolic activity change depending on the on the action of selected antibiotics. Additional aim was to create a deletion of the response regulator AgrA gene using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. In order to characterize the persistence...
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Persistence of gamers when faced with failure
KYSLÍK, Filip
Alongside gaming topic recently emerges a so-called gaming paradox, which describes a situation when players persist in gaming even though they are facing failures. This work then assumes, that the reason lays in players themselves, who are persistent in first place, and thus this persistence could be observed even outside the videogame environment. The aim of this thesis is to present a research design and thus all the necessarily instruments, that can be used to measure such possible persistence. The first part of the thesis introduces existing concepts of persistence, and also presents several gaming situations, where persistence is required. The second part presents a detailed research design, that allows measuring persistence among different groups of participants. For this purpose, a special instrument (computer-administrated application called ART) was created in order to measure persistence in it's performance-based form, and of which Czech version had not existed up to this point. The main outcome of this thesis is thus not only the pretty much complete research design but also a unique Czech version of ART application for measuring persistence and whose possible future utilization is not even solely bind just to this specific work.
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Effect of adaptive mutations on persister formation in Staphylococcus aureus
Hloucalová, Nikola ; Lichá, Irena (advisor) ; Buriánková, Karolina (referee)
Persistence represents a transient state during which are bacterial cells able to survive antibiotic treatment. Only a small subpopulation of cells enter this state, these cells are then capable of causing disease recurrence. The size of a persister subpopulation is influenced by adaptive mutations formed during a chronic disease in genes related to transition of cells between a virulent form and biofilm formation. Regulation of entering and exiting persistence is also influenced by intercellular communication and by molecules produced into the cell surroundings. It is assumed that this effect is caused by PSM modulines and AIP molecules which take part in Quorum sensing mechanism. The main aim of this thesis was to clarify how adaptive mutations of clinical isolates obtained from two patients diagnosed with cystic fibrosis influence the ability to persist. Another aim was to determine changes in membrane potential and metabolic aktivity while entering persistence and to establish the effect of extracellular molecules produced into the culture medium on growth parameters of the studied isolates. By using techniques of TD test and establishment of persistence rate by CFU determination, it was found that the isolates obtained from patient 2 did not acquire adaptive mutations affecting persistence...
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Methods for characterization of persistent state after exposure to selected antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus
Valtová, Aneta ; Lichá, Irena (advisor) ; Tkadlec, Jan (referee)
Staphylococcus aureus is a opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe and chronic infections. The reason of the infections relapse is often the persistence. It is about adapting to stressful conditions by inducing a dormant state, which would allow bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics and grow again after their elimination. Bacteria that persist in the patient acquire various adaptive mutations, which are transmited creating subpopulations that have a better ability to persist. The aim of this diploma thesis was to compare individual methods of persistent study that could be used in clinical practice in the future, and at the same time to try a closer molecular characterization of the persistent state with using methods for calculating gene expression. I had chronological isolates of Staphylococcus aureus at my disposal, the initial one being the primoisolate, an isolate taken at the diagnostics of cystic fibrosis before the start of antibiotic treatment. Another was taken at a distance of three-quarters of a year and the last with a half-year interval from the previous one. Following whole genome sequencing, genes in which adaptive mutations occurred were identified. The first method determines the degree of persistence by calculating CFU (Colony Forming Units) after antibiotic treatment....
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The Persistence of Human Polyomaviruses
Blažková, Kristýna ; Drda Morávková, Alena (advisor) ; Kuthan, Martin (referee)
Despite years of research, even the most scrutinized Polyomaviruses - BK and JC - have not yet been thoroughly understood. With a number of new Polyomaviruses - KIV, WUV, MCV, HPyV6, HPyV7, TSV and HPyV9 described in the past few years, the need to understand how Polyomaviruses operate in their hosts has become even more urgent. The probable route of transmission appears to be either respiratory or faecal-oral. The initial infection occurs most likely in the early childhood or early-adolescence and is followed by a life-long persistence. The seroprevalence of Human Polyomaviruses among healthy adult population is high: BKV (81-97 %), JCV (35-69 %), KIV (55 %), WUV (69 %), MCV (25-46 %) and TSV (70-80 %). Human Polyomaviruses can cause fatal diseases in immunocompromised patients. The site of persistence in humans probably varies depending on the specific Polyomavirus. BK and JC are known to persist in kidneys and the urinary tract. Human Polyomaviruses have been detected in the lymphatic tissues, blood, respiratory, urinary, and gastrointestinal systems. It is not clear, however, if they persist in all of these sites. Mechanisms which Polyomaviruses use to establish and maintain persistent infection could include the viral miRNA and viral agnoprotein, which would result in a modulation of viral...
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