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The Impact of the Grundtvig Programme on the Functioning of Further Education Institutions in the Czech Republic and on the services they provide
Těžká, Štěpána ; Pělucha, Martin (advisor) ; Kouřilová, Jana (referee)
The thesis evaluates the impact of the Grundtvig programme on Czech further education institutions in the medium term. The first part presents the concept of further education as a soft factor of regional development and also the applied research methods. The next section presents the Czech and European lifelong learning strategies and the programme is shown as a part of the Lifelong Learning Programme and as one of the financial instruments of the EU. The main part of the paper presents the analysis of the use of the Grundtvig programme by the Czech institutions and the impacts on them assessed by a questionnaire survey among supported institutions. The work identified a major impact on the organizations in the area of know-how transfer from abroad, while in the area of networking or creation of innovative outputs identified impacts were minimal.
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Monitoring of the influence of indigenous culture of yeasts on the fermentation process of making wine
Michálek, Petr ; Molnárová,, Jana (referee) ; Vránová, Dana (advisor)
This thesis deals with the identification of wine yeasts isolated from the grape must using PCR-RFLP method. The yeasts were isolated from Pinot Noir grape variety must. Grapes were grown and produced in accordance with the requirements placed on organic and integrated farming. Samples were processed in the laboratory, where pure cultures of individual yeast were obtained. A commercial kit was used for yeast DNA isolation. Obtained DNA was used for further analysis. Using the polymerase chain reaction and the primers ITS1 and ITS4 a specific segment of 5.8S rDNA-ITS region was amplified. The PCR products were then detected by electrophoresis in an agarose gel, and after a subsequent purification, three restriction enzymes: HaeIII, HinfI and HhaI were subjected to restriction analysis. The DNA was digested to fragments specific for yeast species and they were detected by agarose electrophoresis. Similarity of these isolates was compared using BioNumerics program and the result is dendrogram of genetic similarity of isolated yeast. The basic chemical analysis of samples must was also performed.
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Cycling of selected metals in the environment.
Šebková, Michaela ; Diviš, Pavel (referee) ; Dočekalová, Hana (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with a group of selected metals (nickel, zinc, copper, cadmium and lead) in environmental components. It occupies with natural and anthropogenic inputs of metals to the atmosphere, the water und the soil and with their transport among them components. It engages too in a question of a penetration of metals to the biosphere and in their ensuant transport within the biosphere. At each metal is description of its natural sources, chemical and physical properties, inputs in environment, transport within the biosphere and positive and negative effects on living organism is described for each studied metal. The last chapter of this thesis deals with determination of selected metals in environmental components. It discribes procedures of determination from planning over sampling and processing of sample to the final determination of metals by instrumental methods.
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Evaluation of ecotoxicity of selected chemicals with using algal test.
Kosárová, Hedvika ; Pavlovský, Jiří (referee) ; Doležalová Weissmannová, Helena (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with the ecotoxicity of 2 - [(2,6-dichlorophenyl)aniline] benzene acetic acid (diclofenac), ?-methyl-4-(2-methylpropyl) benzene acetic acid (ibuprofen) and mixture of cadmium and diclofenac and studies the above using algal toxicity test in accordance with ISO 8692. The theoretical part describes the issue of pharmaceuticals in the environment, and characteristics of standards algae tests and alternative tests. Freshwater green algae Desmodesmus subspicatus were used as testing organisms in all the implemented algal toxicity tests. By the means of these tests, the IrC50 values for the standard substance potassium dichromate, the drugs diclofenac and ibuprofen and cadmium were determined. The toxicity of cadmium in mixture with diclofenac was also evaluated.
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Total contents and speciation of arsenic and selenium in plants growing in soils with different physico-chemical properties
Tremlová, Jana ; Száková, Jiřina (advisor) ; Vymazal, Jan (referee)
This dissertation thesis deals with uptake, accumulation and transformation of arsenic and selenium in plants growing on soils with different chemico-physical soil properties. The contents of arsenic were investigated in 99 wild plant species, coming from 27 different families and 6 different vegetables growing in arsenic contaminated soils. The results suggest that there are species-specific mechanisms which protects certain plants from the excessive uptake of arsenic from the soil. On the other hand, there are plants using a strategy of accumulation, which theoretically may increase the risk of arsenic entry into the food chain, whether through grazing cattle and wildlife or through consumption of vegetables growing on arsenic contaminated soils. The most prevalent arsenic compounds are AsV and AsIII. Other arsenic compounds occure as minor species. An important finding was detection of arsenobetaine in Plantago lanceolata L. and Carex praecox Schreb ..
The contents of selenium were examined in 73 species of wild plants, coming from 29 different families. The results suggest that naturally low levels of selenium in the soil of selected locations along with a low capability of selenium uptake via collected plant species lead to the low content of selenium in plant biomass which may contribute to selenium deficient throughout the food chain. Foliar application of selenate on wild plant communities and on some types of vegetables in our case Brassica oleracea var. italica can have a positive impact on increasing the selenium content in the aboveground biomass of these plants and by extension, increase the selenium content in the human diet. Dominant selenium compounds in the aboveground biomass of the analyzed plants were SeVI and selenomethionine, with variable proportion of other commonly occurring organic selenium compounds, which is mainly affected by plant species.
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Legal policy of genetically modified organisms and Consumer Protection
Skálová, Petra ; Neděla, Radek (advisor) ; Bačina, Jan (referee)
This Bachelor thesis is focused on genetic engineering and its results. The aim is to familiarize the reader with the issue of biotechnology and its products, which are genetically modified organisms. The introduction of the work explains the basic concepts and describes the history of the biotechnology and genetic modifications in general. In this part are also listed examples of genetic modifications including information about testing and practical application in the Czech Republic. This scientific branch is in the very beginning and there are still ongoing series of programs and research in order to create new plants and animals. The second chapter briefly summarizes the positive and negative aspects of the use of genetic modification. The third chapter is focused on the legal regulation of this issue. The first subsection summarizes the Czech legislation, the second one summarizes European legislative shared by member states of the EU. Fundamental international organisations which are dealing with genetic engineering are not omitted in following subsection. Some international agreements are also mentioned. The last, it means fourth, chapter focuses on the consumers, not only as an object of the protection by government and international organisations, but also in terms of their attitude to genetically modified organisms used in the production process of food intended for the market. Subsections describe the issues of labelling GM-products and lack of awareness of people, they mention movements and non-profit organisations fighting against using GMOs in the products intended for human consumption and their use in general. This issue is connected with many risks including possible side-effects on human health. This section also describes general attitude of the consumers themselves to GM-products.
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Hydrobiologie poříčních tůní dolního Podyjí v souvislosti s obnovou hydrologického režimu lužního lesa
Heteša, Jiří ; Keršner, Vladimír ; Marvan, Petr ; Sukop, I.
Alluvial pools of Lower Dyje River Basin were markedly affected by river bed canalisation and construction of three shallow reservoirs in seventies and eighties. As a consequence of groundwater decrease many periodic pools became extinct and survival of numerous plant and animal species in the whole complex of floodplain forest seriously endangered. On the other hand, other species, like e.g. halophilous diatoms, appeared and found convenient living conditions in waters with increased electrolyte concentration. River water supply into pools suffering from lack of water is associated with risks of lowering indigenous biodiversity and introducing undesirable organisms, especially water bloom forming cyanobacteria.
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Swiss Neutrality at the Beginning of the 21st Century
Krčmářová, Michaela ; Eichler, Jan (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the neutrality of Switzerland. Switzerland is a state which has been practicing the politics of neutrality for the longest to the world. The introductory section defines the terms of neutrality, security and war. The second part is devoted to the historical development of the neutrality of Switzerland. Because of the almost five hundred-year practice of neutrality the understanding of history of Swiss neutrality is important for its current form. Neutrality is not an unchanging concept, but it evolves with the development of society and the world. It also responds to some major world events, such as the First and Second World War or the Cold War. The neutrality experienced big changes at the turn of the 90s, after the end of the Cold War. The developing relationship of Switzerland with certain international organizations which agree with its neutrality is shown in this thesis as well. Doctrinal documents in which the Swiss neutrality is enshrined are also included.
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The Czech election campaigns development analysis: a case of elections in years 1996 and 2006
Antal, Stanislav ; Hartl, Jan (advisor) ; Bureš, Jan (referee)
The main theme of this work is a development of Czech election campaigns. Specifically this work is about election campaigns in years 1996 and 2006. Is the development of Czech election campaigns considerable enough that we could compare them to campaigns in the west countries? One criterion of western campaigns is a concept of a m arketing oriented party. Jenifer Lees-Marshment is an author of this concept. Lees-Marshment defines in contemporary election campaigns three types of political parties: product-oriented party, sales-oriented party and m arket-oriented party. M arket-oriented party (MOP) is different in a way of creating its political platform. The political platform is based on identification of public interests. M arket-oriented party concentrates on satisfying its voters. For this purpose the party is using extensive marketing methods. MOP reacts to its voters preferences and consults them among the whole party. If the strategy is accepted the party creates a final political platform. In 1996 elections we can only find product oriented parties. Political parties were creating their political platforms as a final product without asking voters what their desires were. Although campaigns were organized professionally there were no professional political consultants. Situation was progressively...
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