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The Introduction of the Euro and Inflation: Cross-country Differences in Perceived Inflation
Svobodová, Lucie ; Klosová, Anna (advisor) ; Niu, Linlin (referee)
This dissertation thesis examines the divergence of perceived inflation, measured by the EU Consumer Surveys, and officially measured inflation after the introduction of cash euro in several eurozone countries. Two groups of countries are tested in the thesis -- countries accepting the euro in 2002 and countries providing the changeover in later years. The main goal of the thesis is to test cross-country differences between officially measured and perceived inflation with respect to economic, social and cultural specifics of the countries in the eurozone, while main focus is given to examining the differences between the above-mentioned two groups of countries. The results obtained could help to derive policy conclusions for the other EU countries which have not yet accepted the common currency.
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Measuring corruption in developed countries
Bajzíková, Anna ; Baxa, Jaromír (advisor) ; Janda, Karel (referee)
The complex issue of corruption has attracted much attention over the last 20 years. The problem was analyzed mostly in the context of developing and transition countries, though not only the recent financial crisis showed the severity of corruption also in the world's most developed countries. This thesis analyzes twelve currently available corruption assessments for a cross section of 39 developed countries in the period 2007-2010. The thesis categorizes these assessments into three basic generations and characterizes the weaknesses and limitations of particular methods. The analysis is based on determination of relationship between individual corruption measures and recognizes specific aspects of corruption actually measured by particular indices. With the exception of strictly opinion poll-based corruption indices, the first and the second generation of corruption indices correlate well for a set of developed countries. This indicates that the sector specific indices, e.g. expenditure corruption assessment, are in analyzed countries closely related to the overall political corruption levels. An applied hierarchical cluster analysis gives better picture of otherwise inconsistent developed countries corruption rankings and divides countries into ten homogeneous groups. However, the analysis...
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Způsoby omračování jatečné drůbeže a jejich vliv na kvalitu masa
Popelková, Zuzana
Stunning renders poultry insensitive to pain allowing them to be killed by welfare. To stunning can be used electric, gas or mechanical methods of stunning. Electrical stunning of poultry is performed by passing electric current etiher cross the head (head -- only stunning) or through the whole body using water bath stunning supplied with high frequency currents. In both cases, the method involves the hanging up of live birds to overhead line, which has numerous negative aspects: poor animal welfare, considerable product damage and difficult working conditions. Gas stunning methods used for poultry are controlled atmosphere stunning and low atmosphere pressure stunning. Both methods improve welfare at slaughter and quality of carcass and meat. The main disadvantage of gas stunning compared with electrical stunning are high operating costs and complicated installation. In general, the mechanical captive bolt stunning is often used to kill injured poultry, but it can be used on a small scale to larger poultry such as ducks, geese and turkeys. And in some countries and cultures, stunning is not an issue anyway. In these countries like in the Middle East region, birds are slaughtered kosher/halal according to the Jewish/Islamic law without stunning.
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Mapping of material equipment for taking part in competition of winter triathlon in CR
Neprášek, Pavel ; Kovářová, Lenka (referee) ; Horčic, Josef (advisor)
NAME AND SURNAME: Pavel Neprasek BRANCH OF STUDY: Physicial education and sport THESIS SUPERVISOR: Peadr. Josef Horcic PhD. MAPPING OF MATERIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TAKING PART IN COMPETETION OF WINTER TRIATHLON IN CZECH REPUBLIC Aims: Charakterize the term of winter triathlon. Report on comprehensive and well arranged characterization of material equipment for winter triathlon to public and point out specifics of equipment for winter conditions. Methods: Summarizing study based on method working with documents - content analysis of document. We proceeded from profesional literature in my work. Documentary and electronic documents with triathlon, cycling and cross-country skiing theme were used. Then we analyzed our own videodocument from Winter triathlon championship in the Czech Republic in 2009, which was organized in Vimperk. The observation was the last method. Results: They characterize winter triathlon, the present competitors and material equipment used in the sport. The results contribute to spreading awarness of new sporting branche called winter triathlon. Key concepts: winter triathlon, characteristics of competitors, controlled interwiew, material equipment, analysis of the race
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Balance-related exercise as a preparation to cross-country skiing practice in visually impaired children
Chmelíčková, Hana ; Daďová, Klára (advisor) ; Levitová, Andrea (referee)
Title: Balance-related excercise as a preparation to cross-country skiing practice in visually impaired children. Objectives of the Thesis: The goal of this thesis is to test the possibilitiy of implementation of selected balance- related excercise in visually impaired children. Method: The testing pool consisted of six pupils attending the Special school for Visually Impaired Children between 14 and 15 years of age. Over the period of ten weeks, selected exercise geared towards the cross-country skiing was practiced with these students. The research method applied to measure students' indicators of balance before and after the excercise was an assessment of standing stability at the Footscan pressure table, as well as a walking test in terrain with blinded eyes. Results and Conclusions: This research has indicated the possibility of physical intervention in form of balance- related practice as part of the preparation before the cross-country skiing season begins. It has proven that selected balance-related excercise can be applied with no limitations during the physical education classes for visually impaired pupils. After the physical intervention, the majority of tested individuals showed improvements in their indicators of dynamic balance, as proved by the walking test in terrain with blinded...
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Labour market in Ceské Budejovice district in relation to foreign countries
ŠNEJDAR, Jaroslav
Degree work, year 2008, University of South Bohemia in Ceské Budejovice, Faculty of economics, Department of management, degree work leader doc. Ing. Ružena KRNINSKÁ, CSc. The aim of the degree work was to chart the labour market in Ceské Budejovice district in relation to foreign countries and to specify the influences on the development of legal employment of foreigners in Ceské Budejovice district, who had been granted a work permit in last 5 years, and the impact on unemployment in Ceské Budejovice district. It also charts the influence of EU entry and its impact on the outflow of workers from the labour market in Ceské Budejovice district. The main aim is to analyze the examined region and the labour market with regard to professions demanded by the employers. It is about how this affects the legal employment of the foreigners. A comparison of Ceské Budejovice employment agency{\crq}s statistics from the years 2003 {--} 2007 and the surveys, done via questionnaire enquiries, at employers (companies) in Ceské Budejovice who employ foreigners or have the intention to employ foreigners, was made. For purpose of cross-border employing of citizens of the Czech Republic via the employees of the employment agency in Ceské Budejovice arranged a contact with an employee of the given agency Arbeitsmarketservice Freistadt, where we talked about questions concerning the way of employing people from abroad, especially the Czech Republic. Further on an analysis of the questionnaire enquiries and the statistical data assigned by the employment agency was made. The results of the questionnaire enquiries were passed on to the employment agency in Ceské Budejovice for further possible use.
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The effects of extreme physical and mental stress on the human body
Braumová, Lucie ; Bartůňková, Staša (advisor) ; Majorová, Simona (referee)
Title: The effects of extreme physical and mental stress on the human body Goals: The main goal of this work was to evaluate the effect of physical stress load in a five-kilometer-long race in cross-country skiing on physical and mental functions of high school students. Methods: The investigated group consisted of 10 boys of the average age of 16 years. To evaluate their level of physical fitness and circulatory responses during cross-country stress, the maximal treadmill stress test was used. Circulatory response before, during, and after the race was monitored by a Sport-tester. To evaluate the mental background and the actual condition under the stress load, standardized questionnaires on ability to cross-country skiing, stress management strategy, degree of physical discomfort and current mental state were used. Results: The reference file tested by a stress test up to the maximum proved an above-average aerobic fitness. The extreme stress situation was a five-kilometer-long race in cross-country skiing. The results were processed and evaluated with a statistical and factual relevance. A number of correlations were made. The average SF values, which were achieved during the race, were getting near the maximum values (96% of SF max.). Even the evaluation by a Borg RPE scale attested to the...
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Design of mountain bike frame
Haman, Martin ; Lehocký, Peter (referee) ; Zvonek, Miroslav (advisor)
The aim of master thesis is the design of full suspension mountain bike frame for racing and competition use. The base of the design solution is selection optimal conception of suspension which influence external design of the frame. General benefit of this concept is utilizing specific properties of carbon composite for design of funkcional frame parts and their technical and visual integration. Important part of this work is design of frame details: rear ends, rear shox's link and duct of the bowdens, wires and brake hydraulic housing.
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Comparison of Cultural Values of University Students Based on the Hofstede's Dimensions in Selected Countries (the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and Austria)
Morávková, Hana ; Drbohlav, Dušan (advisor) ; Uherek, Zdeněk (referee)
The master thesis is focusing on Hofstede's cultural dimensions in Prague, Bratislava and Vienna. There were 174 students who filled-in the questionnaire called "Value survey 1994". The aim of this work is to verify results of Hofstede's cultural dimensions and discuss obstacles of his methodology. One of the challenges is to create a comparable sample of respondents. Their characteristics should be as similar as possible except for nationality. The sample of 160 students was tested by Kruskal-Wallis test and groups were not significantly different. The interesting finding was the age of students. Although students in Austria enter university when they are 18, it is one year earlier than in Czechia and Slovakia, the student were same age. The results were litle bit different from Hofstedeho values because of university surrounding/enviroment. As this model is obsolete, today's cross-cultural researches are using cluster analysis which compares countries from made up graph of vaules which tend to group based on cross-national differencies. Hofstede's model was used because of his availability and simplicity. In addition, this work is trying to utilize Hofstede's model in Social Geography. However, this work found cross-cultural research very usefull for characterizing countries with possible use in...
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Current concepts of double poling by classic technique in cross-country skiing.
Horyna, Roman ; Finková, Dana (advisor) ; Gnad, Tomáš (referee)
Title of the thesis: Current concepts of double poling by classic technique in cross-country skiing Object of the thesis: The spatial-temporal analysis of node points and kinetic phases of the kick double poling and double poling of selected competitors at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec 2009. Method: A case study in which we used the kinematographic method for the analysis of the kick double poling and double poling of selected competitors. We analyzed the video of the 15-km classic in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec 2009. For the analysis we used the software APAS. Results: We performed spatial-temporal description of node points and kinetic phases of the kick double poling and double poling of selected competitors. We characterized current concepts of kick double poling technique, because selected competitors were relatively homogeneous set. By double poling we found out flexion-extension pattern in elbow, hip joints of slipping lower limb and partly in knee and ankle joints of slipping lower limb which results in generation of great propulsive force. Double poling becomes more significant driving element than push-off. Keywords: cross-country skiing, kick double poling, double poling, kinematic analysis, top competitors
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