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Realization of fingerprint scanner
Kovář, Martin ; Sekora, Jiří (referee) ; Mézl, Martin (advisor)
This master’s thesis deals with the issue of scanning human fingerprints, which is currently very topical and represents the most widespread biometric technology. The theoretical part of the work acquaints the reader with basics of dactyloscopy and biometrics and concerns technologies used for fingerprinting, image preprocessing methods and commercially available contactless optical scanners. The practical part is a realisation of a contactless optical scanner based on a Raspberry Pi minicomputer, implementation of preprocessing algorithms in Python and testing of the device from the perspective of image quality.
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Electrical properties of the skin
Hellová, Miriam ; Čudek, Pavel (referee) ; Špinka, Jiří (advisor)
This work deals with the electrical properties of human skin, the possibilities of measuring its impedance, and the design of suitable electrodes for measurement. Various equivalent circuits for human skin were used, and phenomena that occur at the wet electrode-electrolyte interface, which significantly affect the measurement, were described. A description of the function of a dry planar electrode and its design for verification measurements were performed. Control measurements were performed using a EVAL-AD5933EBZ development kit in a frequency range of 5 kHz to 100 kHz at three different locations on the human body; the results were plotted in the form of the absolute value of the impedance and its phase. The accuracy of the measured values was verified by comparing the results with other works using a different electrode type. The main result of this work was to verify the possibility of using the geometry of a dry planar electrode in combination with an easily accessible evaluation board for simple diagnostic applications.
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Methodology for measuring the character of the mucus layer in fish
Halačka, Karel
The aim of the methodology is to enable easy quantification of selected characteristics of the fish integument, namely the number of secretory cells in the surface layer of the skin, the amount of epidermal melanophores and the ability of the mucus layer to absorb UV radiation. The target group of the methodology are mainly persons from veterinary practice and ichthyologists dealing with the issue of fish integument, in relation to their health status or developmental-morphological studies. It can also be used in fish farming or protection. Representatives of different taxonomic groups were preferred in the selection of fish species for verification.
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Mucus collection in fish
Halačka, Karel ; Mareš, J.
The aim of the methodology is to acquaint the professional public and users with the information obtained and the evaluation of basic methods of mucus collection in fish. Based on the knowledge and evaluation, to enable the most efficient collection of material for subsequent research. The target group of the methodology are mainly persons from veterinary practice and ichthyologists dealing with the issue of fish integument, both in relation to their health status or developmental-anatomical studies. Representatives of different taxonomic groups were preferred in the selection of fish species for verification.
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Effect of water supply on structure and selected physiological parameters of leaf in woody species.
Horešovská, Michaela ; Lhotáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Votrubová, Olga (referee)
Woody plants must cope with drought as it is one of the main factors of the ongoing climate change. The ability of woody plants to adapt to this stressor determines whether they will survive in constantly changing environmental conditions. The deciduous trees of European temperate forests are not as adapted to drought as Mediterranean trees and shrubs, and therefore the lack of water is a major stress for them. Leaf turned out to be the most flexible plant organ in its response to drought. The aim of this work is to summarize the knowledge about the effect of water deficit on the anatomical structure of leaf and its selected physiological parameters. The first part of this thesis is focused on the drought affecting European tree species and their various defensive strategies against this factor. It mainly describes the modification of leaf's anatomy structure as their defensive reactions observed in dermal, ground and vascular tissue. The second part of this thesis is devoted to the influence of water deficit on the selected leaf's physiological processes, especially on transpiration and photosynthesis, and the key role of stomata closure on both of these physiological processes. Drought causes changes in leaf anatomical structure and its physiological functions. The leaf's developmental stage at...
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Mechanisms of epidermal cells polarization in plants.
Vojtíková, Zdeňka ; Žárský, Viktor (advisor) ; Soukup, Aleš (referee)
Plant epidermal cells form contact area of the plant, they protect it from impacts of surrounding environment and they mediate the communication with its neighbourhood. In the epidermis there are evenly distributed several cell types with quite specialized morphology (pavement cells, trichomes and guard cells) due to the polarization mechanisms. The cytoskeleton and signal molecules of ROP GTPase family promote the polarized growth. Thanks to polarized growth the cells reach their shapes. The cytoskeleton responds to the signal by expanding the cell, helps with targeting of the secretion to the sites of active growth and mediates polarized formation of the cell wall. On the upper side of the epidermis the cuticle and layer of epicuticular waxex is secreted. The secretion of cuticular components is baso-apicaly polarized. This work summarizes the mechanisms of the polarization in plant epidermal cells discoverd untill now.
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Plant cuticle
Voloshina, Mariia ; Schwarzerová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Synek, Lukáš (referee)
The cuticle is a lipidic structure covering plant aerial organs, providing mechanical rigidity and acting as a protective barrier. It contains the cutin polyester and waxes, which are derived from very-long-chain fatty acids. These compounds are synthesised in two separate pathways. The cuticular biosynthetic machinery is incredibly complex and employs a multitude of enzymes, some of which are functionally redundant, are present in different tissues or catalyse reactions with substrates of various chain lengths. The mechanisms of how these compounds are transported and how the cuticle is assembled rely on ABC transporters, LTP lipid carrier proteins, cutin synthases, and cutinsomes. Knowledge of these highly dynamic processes is very fragmented and the integrated model of cutin synthesis is yet to be elucidated. A tight connection between the cuticle and the cell wall, conventionally seen as two separate entities, has also been implied. The complexity of these mechanisms is also reflected in their transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation. While SHINE and MIXTA-like transcriptional factors and the WW-domain protein CFL1 regulate the cuticle's synthesis throughout a plant's development, ABA-dependent MYB transcriptional factors are important during abiotic stress. Recent research also...
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Electrical properties of the skin
Hellová, Miriam ; Čudek, Pavel (referee) ; Špinka, Jiří (advisor)
This work deals with the electrical properties of human skin, the possibilities of measuring its impedance, and the design of suitable electrodes for measurement. Various equivalent circuits for human skin were used, and phenomena that occur at the wet electrode-electrolyte interface, which significantly affect the measurement, were described. A description of the function of a dry planar electrode and its design for verification measurements were performed. Control measurements were performed using a EVAL-AD5933EBZ development kit in a frequency range of 5 kHz to 100 kHz at three different locations on the human body; the results were plotted in the form of the absolute value of the impedance and its phase. The accuracy of the measured values was verified by comparing the results with other works using a different electrode type. The main result of this work was to verify the possibility of using the geometry of a dry planar electrode in combination with an easily accessible evaluation board for simple diagnostic applications.
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Effect of water supply on structure and selected physiological parameters of leaf in woody species.
Horešovská, Michaela ; Lhotáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Votrubová, Olga (referee)
Woody plants must cope with drought as it is one of the main factors of the ongoing climate change. The ability of woody plants to adapt to this stressor determines whether they will survive in constantly changing environmental conditions. The deciduous trees of European temperate forests are not as adapted to drought as Mediterranean trees and shrubs, and therefore the lack of water is a major stress for them. Leaf turned out to be the most flexible plant organ in its response to drought. The aim of this work is to summarize the knowledge about the effect of water deficit on the anatomical structure of leaf and its selected physiological parameters. The first part of this thesis is focused on the drought affecting European tree species and their various defensive strategies against this factor. It mainly describes the modification of leaf's anatomy structure as their defensive reactions observed in dermal, ground and vascular tissue. The second part of this thesis is devoted to the influence of water deficit on the selected leaf's physiological processes, especially on transpiration and photosynthesis, and the key role of stomata closure on both of these physiological processes. Drought causes changes in leaf anatomical structure and its physiological functions. The leaf's developmental stage at...
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