Title: Hemps and its utilization at elementary schools and grammar schools Abstract: The thesis puts together a teaching aid concerning hemps. It is based on in-depth study of related literature, content analysis of schoolbooks and Framework Education Programmes for Basic Education and Higher Education, and a questionnaire survey aimed at teachers. The teaching aid is to be used mainly at grammar schools, and it includes a Power Point presentation, a suggestion for teamwork focusing on the use of scientific texts, a worksheet and a test. In addition, there are two more extension activities, and a list of recommended information sources for teachers. .

Diploma thesis "Talk show Uvolněte se, prosím and its political guests (qualitative and quantitative analysis of politicians' attendance in the show)" deals with the topic of convergence of entertainment and politics, hence politics and the media as such. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the wider context of the issue - presentation of the politicians on television, interconnection of politics and humor, and the role of talk shows in political communication. The theoretical part presents the issue of political celebrities as one of the factors that affect communication between the politicians and the citizens. The practical part deals with the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the political guests' performance in the czech version of American talk shows Uvolněte se, prosím.

. Jitka Rabitsch Aamčíková The aim of this thesis is the critical analysis of political influence of Andrej Babis through his ownership of the Czech daily Mlada Fronta DNES. The purpose of the work is the display of political content in the Czech media, especially in relation to elections. This reflection is viewed through the lens of political parallelism complemented by an introduction to political communication. The methodological outline is followed by the analytical part using a quantitative content analysis which focuses on the presentation of four political parties in the Czech daily Mlada Fronta. This thesis tests the hypothesis whether the media picture of competing political parties during the Czech local elections 2014 was influenced by the fact that the entrepreneur and politician Andrej Babis is the owner of the Mlada Fronta.

The thesis "Analysis of the Czech Periodicals' News Coverage of the 2013 Presidential Elections in the Czech Republic" examines how the daily newspapers Mladá fronta DNES, Lidové noviny and Hospodářské noviny framed the election campaign. It also focuses on the degree of compliance with the criteria of impartiality in media contents. Texts with the endorsements are also a part of the analysis. The teoretical part draws the typical features of the relationship between the media and politics and the main theoretical and methodological basis for research of the frames and objectivity. It also introduces the concept of media framing as "fragmented paradigm" and objectivity as an unattainable ideal. Foreign researches and a study of Český rozhlas are an integral part of the theoretical section. Their conclusions were used in the analysis itself. The aim of the research carried out by means of a combined quantitative and qualitative content analysis was to determine how Czech daily newspapers responded in their content to direct presidential elections associated with the phenomenon of endorsement. Quantitative analysis focuses on the dominant frames and key issues associated with elections occurring in media contents. Further, it focuses on the extent to which journals presented candidates in the neutral...

Cette étude a pour objectif d'explorer et de mieux comprendre cette communication financière volontaire de sociétés françaises sur l'actf immatériel. Tout d'abord, à travers une analyse de contenu, nous découvrons les thèmes abordés par les entreprises. Nous nous interrogeons également sur l'intensité du contenu quantitatif, qui malheureusement s'avère relativement faible. Ensuite, l'analyse factorielle des correspondances nous permet de constater que les sociétés adaptent leur communication en fonction de leur taille et de leur secteur d'activité. Les grandes sociétés semblent mettre l'accent sur leur réputation et leur position sur le marché tandis que les plus petites soulignent leurs compétences et leur savoir-faire. Par ailleurs, les thèmes de communication restent cohérents avec la nature de l'activité des sociétés. Enfin, dans l'objectif de confronter cette communication avec la perception du marché, nous menons une observation participante au sein d'un bureau d'analystes financiers. Cette dernière étude nous permet de remarquer que les analystes sont effectivement à la recherche de données chiffrées et qu'ils doivent souvent faire face à l'absence de ce type de données. Cependant, ils sont également capables d'intégrer dans leurs analyses les données qualitatives. Mais elles sont intégrées de manière plus intuitive. Une meilleure prise en compte de l'actif immatériel dans les méthodes de mesure permettrait aux entreprise de mieux répondre aux besoins du marché et ainsi d'augmenter la rentabilité des actions de communication financière qui sont souvent coûteuses / The purpose of this study is to explore and to better understand how French companies manage their voluntary communication on intangible assets. First of all, we peform a content analysis in order to discover the most frequent themes of this communication. We also examine the intensity of quantitative data which appears to remain quite limited. The second study is based on a factor analysis. This part of our research finds that companies adapt their communication depending on their market capitalisation and business sector. Big firms underline their reputation and market shares while small companies are more tempted to communicate on their skills and know-how. There is also a coherence between the themes of communication and the nature of company business. Finally, an observant participation performed in a team of financial analysts aims at comparing provided communication with market needs. On the basis of the results of this study, we can confirm that financial analysts are looking for quantitative data. Unfortunately, they are frequently obliged to deal with the absence of this type of information. In the face of this situation, they are able to include qualitative data in their analysis. But this task requires a lot of good intuition. More developed measure methods of intangible assets would let companies more easily meet market informational needs and consequently increase the profitability of financial communication which frequently remains expensive

Death, Murder, Manslaughte As a Medial Topic The subject of this diploma thesis is the analysis of the texts which concern violent death. Printed media articles and articles from news portals on the internet are being analysed. The work focuses on the manner death is presented and how the picture of the dead and of the manslayer is created. How the words "murder" and "manslaughter" alternate in various cases, their euphemisms and their relationship to reality is being researched. The method of stylistic and content analysis are being used.

World Press Photo 1955-2010: a content analysis of the winning photos is a theoretical and empirical research. In the theoretical section the issues of photography as a reality representing medium, historical and current status of photojournalism as a profession and finally visual sociology including content analysis of photography are described. Main research question is: are there any tendencies in the winning photos' imaging of international events from the beginning of the contest in 1955 to 2010? Six hypotheses which assume these tendencies in the field of photography content as well as in the field of photography production are determined. A content analysis is applied on every World Press Photo of the Year including title and technical data. The goal of this research is to find some latent trends of the way international events are displayed in the photographs and to interpretate them in the terms of media studies. In the empirical section the procedure for the verification of hypotheses, the application of frequency, correlation and factor analysis are described and the results are interpretated. In final conclusion these results are discussed and other research aims to further knowledge in the field of content analysis of photos are proposed.

Cette thèse étudie spécifiquement la stratégie d'investissement des fonds d'investissement en microfinance à partir des données contextuelles, en utilisant une approche d'analyse de contenu qualitative. Information écrite de 84 sites de fonds de la microfinance a été utilisé comme sources secondaires. La principale question de recherche est "comment sont les stratégies d'investissement des fonds de microfinance conçus ? " Cette étude examine uniquement les informations que les fonds d'investissement en microfinance sont prêts à informer aux parties concernées au sujet de leur point de vue et les conditions d'investissement en microfinance, et la portée ne s'étend pas aux investisseurs et aux institutions de microfinance aspects. Il se trouve la stratégie d'investissement du fonds est conçu en incluant un certain nombre d' éléments spécifiques tels que les objectifs d'investissement, les critères de choix des investissements, les secteurs d'investissement , des instruments d'investissement et de leurs modalités, la structure de financement, la répartition géographique , le risque , le rendement , la couverture , effet de levier, les stratégies de sortie , et les procédures de sélection des investissements . Les conclusions de l'étude suggèrent les recherches futures utilisant des sources de données plus larges, en particulier d'examiner les investisseurs et les micro côtés de l'institution , afin d'obtenir une stratégie d'investissement efficace qui est bien adapté aux préférences de toutes les parties concernées . Par la suite, une évaluation de l'impact de cette stratégie sur la décision d'investissement devrait également être étudiée. / This thesis specifically investigates the investment strategy of microfinance investment funds from contextual data, employing a qualitative content analysis approach. Written information from 84 microfinance fund websites has been used as secondary sources, in order to search for the particular components contributing to the formulation of a well-designed investment strategy, and to answer to the main research question of this thesis. The main research question is “how are investment strategies of microfinance funds designed?” Ten sub-questions was raised after reviewing literature to answer this research question. This study examines only the information that microfinance investment funds are willing to inform to relevant parties regarding to their perspective and investment conditions in microfinance, and the scope does not extend to investors and microfinance institutions aspects. It is found the investment strategy of the fund is designed by including of a number of specific components such as investment objectives, selection criteria for eligible investments, investment sectors, investment instruments and their terms, funding structure, geographical distribution, risk, return, hedging, leverage, exit strategies, and investment selection procedures. The study’s findings suggest future research employing broader data sources, in particular to examine both investors and the microfinance institution sides, in order to obtain an effective investment strategy that is well matched with all relevant parties’ preferences. Subsequently, an evaluation of the impact of this strategy on investment decision should also be studied.

Introduktion: Operationssjuksköterskan ansvarar för en god och patientsäker perioperativ omvårdnad. Preoperativ personcentrerad information är en förutsättning för att kunna tillgodose patientens unika behov och främja kontinuitet i vården. Patientens individuella riskfaktorer är väsentligt för operationssjuksköterskan att känna till för att kunna förebygga vårdskador och genomföra en patientsäker perioperativ vård. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva operationssjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att inhämta information för att skapa patientkännedom i den perioperativa vården. Metod: En kvalitativ studiedesign med en induktiv ansats tillämpades. Tio operationssjuksköterskor på ett länssjukhus i Sverige intervjuades. Intervjuerna spelades in och transkriberades i sin helhet. Innehållsanalys valdes som metod för dataanalys. Resultat: Två generiska kategorier framkom: Ta del av skriftlig information om patienten och Det preoperativa mötet med patienten. Dessa bildar tillsammans den övergripande huvudkategorin Förutsättning för personcentrerad och patientsäker perioperativ vård. Till den generiska kategorin Ta del av skriftlig information om patienten hör subkategorierna Att inhämta grundläggande kunskap och Att prioritera och ta vara på möjligheter. Till den generiska kategorin Det preoperativa mötet med patienten hör subkategorierna Att träffa och tala med patienten och Att skapa förutsättningar för samtal. Konklusion: Resultatet bidrar med fördjupade kunskaper kring vad som är väsentligt att veta om patienten i den perioperativa vården och varför det är viktig information, utifrån operationssjuksköterskans perspektiv. Både skriftlig information och ett preoperativt möte med patienten behövs för att skapa förutsättning för personcentrerad och patientsäker perioperativ vård. Resultatet tyder på att det behövs ett förändrat arbetssätt för att möjliggöra skapandet av god kännedom om varje enskild patient och på så sätt öka patientsäkerheten. / Introduction: The operating room nurse is responsible for a good and safe perioperative care. Preoperative person-centered information is a prerequisite to meet the patient´s unique needs and promote continuity of care. The patient´s individual risk factors are essential for the operating room nurse to know in order to prevent hospital acquired injuries and to accomplish safe perioperative care. Aim: The aim was to describe operating room nurses´ experiences of obtaining information to create knowledge of the patient in perioperative care. Method: A qualitative study with an inductive approach was conducted. Ten operating room nurses at a hospital in Sweden were interviewed. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. Content analysis was chosen as the method of data analysis. Result: Two generic categories emerged: Read written information about the patient and The preoperative meeting with the patient. These generic categories together form the main category Prerequisite for person-centered and safe perioperative care. The generic category Read written information about the patient includes the subcategories To acquire basic knowledge and To prioritize and to seize opportunities. The generic category The preoperative meeting with the patient includes the subcategories To meet and talk with the patient and To create conditions for conversation. Conclusion: The findings contribute to a deeper knowledge of what is essential to know about the patient in perioperative care and why this is important information, from the operating room nurse´s perspective. Both written information and a preoperative meeting with the patient are required to create prerequisite for person-centered and safe perioperative care. The results indicate a need of change in the way of working to enable good knowledge of each patient, and thereby increase patient safety in perioperative care.

The research contained within this PhD project forms part of the Pedagogical ElectroAcoustic Resource Site project of the Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre of De Montfort University Leicester. This thesis contributes to current research in music education and musicology related to electroacoustic music. The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence of teaching on the change in inexperienced listeners’ appreciation of electroacoustic music. A curriculum was developed to introduce electroacoustic music to 11 to 14 year old students (Key Stage 3). The curriculum was based on concepts distinguishing between electroacoustic music using (mainly) real-world sounds and generated sounds. The curriculum is presented in an online learning environment with an accompanying teacher’s handbook. The learning environment represents the prototype for the pedagogical ElectroAcoustic Resource Site offering online learning, blended learning and classroom-based learning. The website was developed following user-centred design; the curriculum was tested in a large-scale study including four Key Stage 3 classes within three schools in Leicester. In five lessons music using real-world sounds (soundscape and musique concrète) was introduced, which included the delivery of a listening training, independent research and creative tasks (composition or devising a role-play). The teaching design followed the methods of active, collaborative and self-regulated learning. Data was collected by using questionnaires, direct responses to listening experiences before and after the teaching, and summaries of the teaching written by the participants. Following a Qualitative Content Analysis, the results of the study show that the participants’ appreciation of electroacoustic music changed during the course of these lessons. Learning success could be established as well as a declining alienation towards electroacoustic music. The principal conclusion is that the appreciation of electroacoustic music can be enhanced through the acquiring of conceptual knowledge, especially through the enhancing of listening skills following the structured listening training as well as the broadening of vocabulary to describe the listening experience.