Purpose: Although Asian Americans are the only racial group for whom cancer is the leading cause of death, colorectal cancer screening is consistently lower than that of White Americans. Physicians also recommend colorectal cancer screening to Asian Americans at nearly half the rate as White Americans. This study tests a mechanism that may underlie low recommendation rates. I based my hypothesis on a conceptual model that integrates the literature on information processing and decision making with Asian American stereotypes. Methods: I conducted an online study of primary care physicians and measured their cancer screening referral behavior in response to clinical vignettes. I used the existing Asian Attitude Implicit Association Test (IAT) and developed a new Health Attitude IAT to measure implicit attitudes about Asian American foreignness and health advantages, respectively. Explicit attitudes about these constructs were also assessed through self-report. I used binary logistic regression models to evaluate the association of attitudes about Asian Americans foreignness and health advantage with screening recommendation. Results: My sample included 167 physicians (23% response rate). I found strong implicit bias that Asians are foreign (Cohen’s d = 1.09) and strong implicit bias favoring a white health advantage (Cohen’s d = -0.86). There were weaker explicit biases that Asians are foreign (Cohen’s d = 0.62). Explicit beliefs about health advantage favored Asians (Cohen’s d = 0.73). Physician race, age and gender were significant moderators of bias score. .I found no evidence of a race based screening disparity and no association between implicit or explicit bias scores and making a cancer screening recommendation. Conclusions: Foreign and health advantage biases exist among a sample of physicians, but may not influence cancer screening recommendation behavior. Physicians demonstrated both implicitly and explicitly held attitudes that Asian Americans are perpetual foreigners. Physicians also reported explicit beliefs that Asian Americans have health advantages relative to other races. Implicitly, their attitudes indicated that White Americans are a healthier group. Further research should address whether race-based cancer screening disparities persist in real world settings, both in terms of screening completion, and physician recommendation. If disparities still exist, alternate explanatory mechanisms should be identified.

In 2004, the ČR joined the European Union and in 2007 joined the Schengen area. These two historic moments were the reason for creation of legislative changes, which mainly relates to the protection of external borders of the state, public order in the ČR and the introduction of various laws and directives governing the movement of goods, among other things and stay of foreigners in the ČR. Part of the strategy to ensure public order in the Republic is among other type plan "large-scale migration wave." It is important to note that the accession to the Schengen area was to abolish national border crossings and it is now possible the free movementofpersons, includingforeigners. ČR has become a country that has the inner land borders and outer boundaries is only at international airports. Although this fact has brought for the citizens of ČRfor example great ease when traveling, but there is a large open space for international crimes, which are undoubtedly related to illegal migration and smuggling, human trafficking, narcotics and weapons. Based on the above fact, the conclusion is sufficiently justified that type plan ?wave of large-scale migration? currently has its real foundation and there is a risk that the migration wave of foreigners can come to the ČR. This assumption is supported by research of migratory flows to Europe and to the ČR, it is also influenced by the unstable political situation in African and Asian countries. This plan type governs the procedures and schedule the activities of government ministries, regional authorities and municipalities. Many tasks are performed by the Ministry of Interior, particularly the Department of Asylum and Migration Policy, and police components, particularly the Alien Police Service is currently the Foreign Police Departments included in the structure of the Regional Directorate of Police. There has been a major reorganization from 1. 1. 2011, whose components fulfill the tasks of this type plan. Until now hasn´t been established police departments that would assume the tasks after the Alien Police Service, and therefore will be created the draft update of this plan on my part.

The topic of the thesis is ?Integration of foreign children into the Czech educational system?. The theoretic part is focused mainly on clarification of the terms integration and foreigner. Then it is focused on describing the educational system of the countries the respondents come from ? i.e. the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Vietnam and Russia. The objective of the thesis is to find out how were the foreign children prepared for the education and how successfully they were integrated and accepted into the school group. For the realization of the objective I chose the qualitative research technique, interview and observation. The respondents were five children from elementary schools in the South Bohemian Region. Collecting of the data took place between December 2011 and March 2012. Getting the respondents was very difficult because most of the families don't consider themselves as foreigners but Czechs. Another reason was the fear of going public. The respondents were children who came to the Czech Republic from Ukraine, Vietnam and Russia. The observation of the children from Russia wasn't done because their teachers refused it (they didn't give the reason why). The chapter called ?Výsledky? (Results) contains case studies which present the information from the interviews and observation. They contain the results of the matter of integration of these children to the group of the Czech children, their acceptance and activities. The thesis can be used for a further quantitative research. It can also help to the public in getting the information about this topic and preventing potential problems.

Men's basketball league season from 1998 to 1999 to the present, much has renewed all the monitored indicators - the number of players, minutes played, the points scored and the coefficient of usefulness. The main part is played by the increased interest in the engaging foreign nationals in the Czech teams. Their representation in the NBL increased since 1998/99 from 7.6% to 41.8% in 2008/09. Influence of this growth is there less participation of Czech players younger than 20 years of course and the high fall of the Czechs above 20 years. If you complete the top ten, twenty and thirty of the best players in NBL we´ll have always of predominance by foreigners. But they could be represented only those players with Czech nationality. Question referred to the project is how these best Czech players will stand in the future. The goal is to determine how the ten most representative of players for the last 3-5 seasons affects the game performance in the parent team. The basic method of the investigation will be analyze statistics of the game (technical register) - gaming performance of the individual player representatives (eg in relation to the results of the team, its composition, etc.). The research sample will be composed by the selection of the men's NBL teams, 10 representatives of the Czech Republic, always two to one of the player post. Authenticated facts gathered from the implementation of the project will be provided to the experts through the periodicals.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:27:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AnaPMGP_DISSERT.pdf: 840904 bytes, checksum: dd250aa38519548423f1af38412c5be1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-17 / This paper aims to review traditional concepts inherent to the general theory of the state and human rights, relating to the legal situation of foreign, understood as the subject of rights, especially when the is case of compulsory legal imposition of exit from national territory. After the serious violations during the Second World War and the importance acquired by the International Law of Human Rights, values as dignity, justice and equality are enshrined in the legal system and its respect required beyond the boundaries of any country. The creation of an international community, which is governed by rules that its members are subordinated, without distinction, as well as state - based on volunteerism, become inspired by one principled nature of these new concepts required of Global Society, as well as the adoption, influenced by neoconstitutionalism, to the model of State Constitutional rule of law, are opposed to the idea of state sovereignty connected to a superiority, absolute and unlimited power which recognizes no other above it, not even the basic principles or axioms that must govern the relationships internally. So looks for a concept of state that includes all the requirements of a democratic society, that have the people as the power holder, understanding that state element has undergone a relativization, because had to adapt to the contemporary values applicable to the individual, inserting in its concept, the indispensable obligation to protect the inalienable rights of citizens, regardless of with whom he have legal and political bond of nationality. It happens that, to consecrate these privileges to individuals, which, because they contain reference to values with supranational characteristics, are very abstract and are in constant collision course with internal rules, making it difficult to reconcile, it will use hermeneutics of human rights, due mainly to international courts, correlated with constitutional exegesis, in particular, legal principiologia, using, among others, the principles of reasonableness and proportionality, the systematic interpretation of the Constitution and international legal standards. Thus, it seek to enshrine the common foundation of all law , the link between the systems, namely, the dignity of human beings. Finally, it will see if Brazilian jurisdiction, through case studies, is tuned in line with these new paradigms, and in line with the International Bill of Human Rights, the Federal Constitution, the values and principles she hired / O presente trabalho se prop?e a rever conceitos tradicionais inerentes ? teoria geral do Estado e dos direitos humanos, atinentes ? situa??o jur?dica do estrangeiro, entendido este como sujeito de direitos, especialmente quando da imposi??o legal de sua sa?da compuls?ria do territ?rio nacional. Ap?s as graves viola??es ocorridas durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial e a import?ncia adquirida pelo Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos, valores como dignidade, justi?a e igualdade s?o consagrados nos ordenamentos jur?dicos e seu respeito exigidos al?m dos limites territoriais de qualquer pa?s. A forma??o de uma comunidade internacional, a qual ? regida por regras que seus membros est?o subordinados, indistintamente, que, al?m de baseada no voluntarismo estatal, passam a ser inspiradas por uma natureza principiol?gica desses novos conceitos exigidos da Sociedade Global, como tamb?m a ado??o do modelo, influenciado pelo neoconstitucionalismo, de Estado Constitucional de Direito, se contrap?em ? ideia de soberania estatal ligada a uma superioridade, a um poder absoluto e ilimitado, que n?o reconhece nenhum outro acima de si, nem mesmo os princ?pios ou axiomas b?sicos que devem nortear as rela??es internamente. Por isso se busca, para os objetivos perquiridos, um conceito de Estado que comporte todas as necessidades de uma sociedade democr?tica, que tenha o povo como detentor do poder, entendendo que esse elemento estatal sofreu uma relativiza??o diante da necessidade de sua adapta??o aos valores contempor?neos aplic?veis ao indiv?duo, inserindo, em seu conceito, a indispens?vel obriga??o de prote??o dos direitos inalien?veis dos cidad?os, independentemente de com quem ele possuem v?nculo jur?dico- pol?tico de nacionalidade. Ocorre que, para consagrar essas prerrogativas aos indiv?duos, as quais, por conterem refer?ncia a valores com caracter?sticas supranacionais, s?o muito abstratas e est?o em constante rota de colis?o com disposi??es internas, dificultando sua concilia??o, socorrer-se-? da hermen?utica dos direitos humanos, fruto, principalmente, das Cortes internacionais, correlacionada com a exegese constitucional, em especial, da principiologia jur?dica, utilizando, dentre outros, os princ?pios da razoabilidade e da proporcionalidade, a interpreta??o sistem?tica da Carta Maior e das normas legais e internacionais. Com isso, busca-se consagrar o fundamento comum de todo ordenamento jur?dico, o elo de liga??o entre os sistemas, qual seja, a dignidade dos seres humanos. Por fim, verifica-se se a jurisprud?ncia brasileira, atrav?s do estudo de casos, est? sintonizada e consent?nea com esses novos paradigmas, estando em conson?ncia com a Carta Internacional de Direitos Humanos, a Constitui??o Federal, os valores e princ?pios por ela efetivados

The theme of this thesis is the role of nurse providing care for patients-foreigners. The thesis was divided into two parts. In the theoretical part it dealt with the issue of providing nursing care to patients-foreigners which sought to highlight the roles of sister, their problem situations and state of readiness to care for these patients. They were set three objectives of this work. The first objective was to determine the roles of nurse which are dominant in their care of the patients- foreigners The second objective was to map the problem situations of nurses in providing care to patients foreigners. The last objective was to map the state of readiness of nurses in patient care of patients-foreigners. In the empirical part were set out five hypotheses. The first hypothesis was that the most common role of nurses in patients-foreigners care is the role of nursing care provider. The second hypothesis claimed that the most problem role of nurse in patients-foreigners care was the role of educator. The third hypothesis was that the greatest obstacle in providing nursing care to patients- foreigners is the language barrier. The fourth hypothesis was that the most common problem in providing nursing care to patients- foreigners is a social isolation. The fifth hypothesis was based on the assumption that nurses are theoretically prepared to care for the patients-foreigners. Based on the evaluation of an anonymous questionnaire the first, third and fourth hypothesis is confirmed. On the contrary, the second and the fifth hypothesis were not confirmed. In the first part of the research investigation was used a quantitative data collection method in the form of an anonymous questionnaire for general nurses to hospital beds stations in Hospital in České Budějovice joint-stock company, Hospital Písek joint-stock company, Hospital Strakonice joint stock company and Hospital Tábor joint-stock company. The questionnaire contained 36 closed, semi-open and open questions. In the second part of the research were used descriptive statistical functions. To evaluate statistically significant relationships were used PivotTable (Crosstabs). In total, 300 questionnaires were distributed of which the final research survey used the 226. Survey results were summarized in graphs and tables. Discussions have been confronted with the literature with the expression of the author's own opinion. At the end of the work were given the confirmed and unconfirmed hypotheses and the overall summary of work with possible suggestions to improve the quality of patients-foreigners care.

Aux XIe-XIIe siècles, dans le cadre de la Reconquista, des populations venues de l’autre côté des Pyrénées vinrent s’installer dans le nord de la péninsule Ibérique. La vallée de l’Ebre devint une terre d’accueil privilégiée pour ces hommes appelés francos dont l’histoire a longtemps été abordée par Marcelin Défourneaux, dans un ouvrage demeuré célèbre : Les Français en Espagne aux XIe-XIIe siècles (1949). Soixante ans après, l’évolution de nos connaissances justifient que la question soit reprise à nouveaux frais. L’une des difficultés majeures de ce travail sera de préciser le sens qu’il convient de donner au terme francos. Au regard des sources, le mot définit aussi bien la personne libre que celle venue du nord des Pyrénées. Dans ce second sens, il désigne les guerriers venus combattre contre les musulmans, mais également des artisans et des marchands. Il se rapporte enfin à des clercs qui participèrent à l’implantation de la Réforme qu’il s’agisse d’abbés, d’évêques ou de légats pontificaux. L’étude de leur implantation dans la vallée de l’Ebre conduira à s’interroger sur la notion d’étranger et sur leur insertion dans les formes d’organisation sociale nées de la Reconquista. Une fois précisée l’origine de ces hommes, l’importance de cette migration, son rythme et ses motifs, la recherche évaluera leur rôle économique et politique pour apprécier leur influence dans la construction identitaire des territoires chrétiens hispaniques. Les questions linguistiques, les échanges matrimoniaux et les rapports entretenus avec les populations autochtones feront l’objet d’une attention toute particulière, sans oublier la question de l’influence culturelle. / In the 11th and 12th centuries, populations from the other side of the Pyrenees came to settle down in the north Iberian peninsula. The Ebro valley was welcoming area for these men whose sources and historiography called francos. This topic has been studied by Marcelin Défourneaux in a famous book: Les Français en Espagne aux XIe-XIIe siècles (1949). Sixty years later, the evolution of the ressearch justifies this work. The first difficulty will be to define francos. With regard to sources, this terme denotes as well the free person as that the one coming from the north of the Pyrenees. The dynamics of exchange were determined to a large extent, though informally, by knights, churchmen, merchants, craftsmen, pilgrims and others travellers. The kings of Aragon and Navarre entrusted some migrants with the running of territories and goods. We will discuss this migration and analyze the steps of this process and the conditions on which it had been achieved. Migration from the North intensified in the eleventh and the twelfth centuries, when pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela became a mass movement. We shall emphasize its role before discussing what was at stake in the transpyrenean relationships, the settlement ofterritories conquered by Christians and the war against the Muslims. Thanks to onomastics, we will consider the presence of foreigners in the towns and its relations with the local communities. With the migration of francos to Aragon and Navarre, a change took place in that region’s approach to architectural and artistic tradition.

This Thesis deals with the analysis of foreign clients' service level on the Czech banking market. The main aim is to evaluate the level of foreign clients' service at selected branches and specialised centres of five largest domestic banks, using the method of Mystery Shopping. Evaluation is enhanced by a survey which questions the satisfaction of foreigners with current banking services and their interest regarding specialised centres. Based on the results of the analysis the final recommendations are provided to banks and three determined hypotheses are confirmed or disproved. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part is focused on general specifications of the basic concepts and legislative regulations which have an essential influence on foreign clients on the Czech market, the evolution in the number of foreigners in the Czech Republic, the Czech banking market including profiles of domestic banks and the definition of marketing research. The practical part includes preparation and implementation of research at the bank branches, a survey among foreigners, research outcomes and subsequent recommendations to banks.

The thesis deals with the question of existence of long-term governmental integration concepts regarding national minorities and foreigners. The thesis analyses theoretical integration concepts, their types and their development. It describes national minorities living in the territory of the Czech Republic. It follows the creation and development of the governmental institutional structure for solving the issues of minorities and deals with the analysis of development of the legal framework and of governmental concepts regarding foreigners, national minorities and separately the Roma minority stressing concepts' quality and linkup. The goal of the thesis is to answer the question if the long-term concept regarding these issues exists, to what extent is the concept sophisticated, coherent and how continuously/discontinuously is the concept been promoted.

This thesis deals with legal immigration in the Czech Republic. The aim is to answer the question of whether migration is always mainly economic, that is, whether the main motive for migration is economic activity in the territory, or whether there are differences between different ethnic groups. The chosen method was the comparison of economic development and migration flows in selected countries in comparison with the Czech Republic. Furthermore the subject is an analysis of the economic activities of foreigners in the labor force and flexibility of the labor market in relation to the current economical crisis. The outcome of the thesis is the fact that Ukraine and Vietnam are typical representatives of countries with economic immigration and that motives for migration from Russia are not economical. An interesting finding of this work is the fact that even a restrictive policy of the state to protect the labor market did not affect a number of citizens in foreign territory (Czech Republic), only it reduced their total employment.