The aim of thediploma thesis is to design an architectural study of a new synagogue in Opava for the Jewish community. Content of the work is also a community center and administration. In the deign is a set of three buildings serving the Jewish community. The design is solved as an interconnected space between the public and the Jewish community. With its openness and permeability, it offers the opportunity to look into the Jewish community. The main object, the synagogue, for believers is directly linked to the construction of the Jewish community, where at the same level we can find mikve for ritual purrification. The second object, the Jewish community, offers two business units in the first floor. The important part of the Jewish community is education, and therefore the design of the Jewish community also contains a library and a clasroom connected to this library. The administration itself is located on the private last floor with a terrace. A third building, a community center, has been created to make the public familiar with the Jewish community, its religion and culture. The first floor is used by the kosher restaurant, which can use the central space between the park landscaping for sitting. The Community Center provides a lecture hall on the second floor and a spacious gallery for Jewish artists on the third floor.

The broad topic of this dissertation is the study of algebraic structure arising from polyhedral geometric objects. There are three distinct topics covered over three main chapters. However, each of these topics are further linked by a connection to the Eulerian polynomials. Chapter 2 studies Euler-Mahonian identities arising from both the symmetric group and generalized permutation groups. Specifically, we study the algebraic structure of unit cube semigroup algebra using Gröbner basis methods to acquire these identities. Moreover, this serves as a bridge between previous methods involving polyhedral geometry and triangulations with descent bases methods arising in representation theory. In Chapter 3, the aim is to characterize Hilbert basis elements of certain 𝒔-lecture hall cones. In particular, the main focus is the classification of the Hilbert bases for the 1 mod 𝑘 cones and the 𝓁-sequence cones, both of which generalize a previous known result. Additionally, there is much broader characterization of Hilbert bases in dimension ≤ 4 for 𝒖-generated Gorenstein lecture hall cones. Finally, Chapter 4 focuses on certain algebraic and geometric properties of 𝒔-lecture hall polytopes. This consists of partial classification results for the Gorenstein property, the integer-decomposition property, and the existence of regular, unimodular triangulations.

The focus for this research project was on the use of technology in bridging a perceived gap in sport psychology. This gap is present between the three main contexts in which sport psychology is practised, namely the individual consultancy, the lecture hall and the sports field. These contexts are removed from one another due to cost implications, time constraints and distance challenges. I propose that by using technology, in the form of video-taping athletes, these challenges can be overcome. Thus leading to better service delivery by sport psychologists on the one hand and more fulfilled and informed clients on the other. An example of this, in a practical situation, is this research project done with the golfers of the Tshwane University of Technology Golf Academy (TUTGA). Six of these golfers were video-taped while playing a round of golf. Then they were interviewed individually, using narrative practice interviewing techniques, about their experiences on the course. Lastly they were interviewed in a group session so as to ascertain how they experienced being video-taped on the course and how they experienced the use of video technology in the sport psychology process. Copyright 2007, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Bezuidenhout, T 2007, Bridging the sport psychology gap in golf, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-132016 / > E1115/ag / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Psychology / unrestricted

The aim of this master´s thesis is to design a log house on a particular parcel near the city of Jihlava in locality called Silver Courtyard. There will also be designed a shooting range for shotguns and rifles with facilities for shooters on this plot. There are also designed cottages for four and eight people, which will be placed between the log house and the shooting range on the edge of the pond. The log house will include a swimming pool, a whirpool bath, restaurant and two lecture halls. Wall structure is designed from wood sandwich system from OK Pyrus. The log house has a partial basement where are garages and technical support for the operation of the building. On the ground floor are all operations. Attic is only for guests. The log house is covered with a gable roof with insulation above the rafters for the use of aesthetic perception of the supporting truss. Covering is from the folded concrete. The overall concept is based on a proposal of the smallest possible heat loss.

The planning and preparation phases of emergency management are of great social interest. If appropriate safety measures can be implemented in buildings beforehand as a response to foreseeable hazards, the safety of individuals can be significantly increased. Previous research suggests that alterations to different building elements impact the evacuation rate. However, due to the unique layout of lecture halls, there is no definitive answer regarding whether evacuation rates for this building type are impacted in the same manner. In this paper, numerous crowd evacuation simulations developed in Unity3D are evaluated. The alterations selected are exit amount (2, 3 and 4 exits), exit size (50%, 60% and 70% less), and passage width between seat blocks, which has been altered by increasing the width of the seat rows (10%, 20% and 30% longer). In addition, alterations have been made to the High Density Simulator [16]. In each simulation, an alteration variation is applied to a 3D model of the F2 lecture hall at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Finally, agents are placed inside the 3D environments to determine the alteration’s effect on the evacuation rate. The general findings indicate that increasing the number of exits and the size of both exits and the passages between seats has a positive effect on the evacuation rate. However, when introducing 4 exits the evacuation rate is no longer positively affected, which agrees with previous research. The evacuation rates were only positively impacted for the two other alterations but to different degrees. We also discuss the limitation that leads us to conclude that more research within this field is needed to confidently apply these results in real-world scenarios. / Planerings- och förberedelsefaserna inom nödsituationshantering är av stort samhälleligt intresse. Om lämpligt kan säkerhetsåtgärder implementeras i byggnader på förhand som svar på förutsägbara hinder, genom vilket säkerheten hos individerna kan märkbart öka. Enligt tidigare studier så kan ändringar hos olika delar av en byggnad påverka evakueringstakten. Men, på grund av den unika layouten hos föreläsningssalar, så finns det inget definitivt svar för huruvida evakueringstakten för denna typ av byggnad påverkas på samma sätt. I denna text har flera utvecklade simulationer i Unity3D evaluerats. De valda ändringarna är mängden utgångar (varierar mellan 2, 3 och 4 stycken), storlek på utgångar (50%, 60% respektive 70% mindre) samt bredden för passager mellan sätesblocken, som har ändrats genom att ändra bredden på sätesraderna (10%, 20% och 30% längre). Ändringar har gjorts till en Högdensitets-Simulator [16], och i varje simulation appliceras en layoutändring till en 3D-modell av föreläsningssalen F2 vid KTH. Agenterna placeras inuti dessa 3D-miljöer för att avgöra varje layoutändrings effekt på evakueringstakten. De generella fynden indikerar på att en ökning av antalet utgångar samt storleken för både utgångarna i sig och passagerna mellan sätena har en positiv effekt på evakueringstakten. Introducering av 4 utgångar ledde dock ej till positiva effekter för evakueringstakten, vilket stämmer överens med tidigare studier. Evakueringstakten påverkades endast positivt mellan de andra två ändringarna, men i olika grad. Vi diskuterar även begränsningarna vilka leder oss till slutsatsen att mer förskning bör göras inom detta fält för att kunna applicera dessa resultat i verkliga scenarion.

The master thesis explores modelling fluid dynamics images in simulation software Star-CCM+ Version 8.04.007. Three proposed variants are modelled. The first variant describes modelling swirl diffusers, the second and third variant describe modelling wall diffusers. The results of modelling are processed in the form of scalar and vector arrays, which depict the velocity of flowing air, temperature and the age of air.

The subject of this diploma thesis is the design of exhibition gallery in the city center of Brno. The exhibition gallery consist of exhibition rooms, depositories, lecture hall, café, VIP room, entrance and communication spaces, hygienic facilities for visitors and employees, administrative premises of the gallery, air-conditioning and heating machinery. The SO01 object is processed in detail, the object SO02 is processed in the form of a study. Design of the exhibition gallery is based on the requirements of the student competition, the sponsor is Xella CZ, s.r.o. SO01 is designed as a four-storey building with three above-ground and one underground floors. The building has an exhibition area, a lecture hall, a café, a VIP room, entrance and communicative spaces, hygienic facilities for visitors and employees, air-conditioning machinery. The supporting structure of the building is designed as an assembled, prefabricated, reinforced concrete skeleton. Ceiling structures are designed as SPIROLL 250 mm pre-stressed ceiling panels. The facade is designed as two-layer ventilated. The exhibition gallery is designed with a single-layer flat vegetation roof.

Diploma thesis is about design and making of execution project for office city building which is located in Nový Bydžov. The building is located in the late brownfield area of Dufek´s wood manufacture, which is on the south part of Nový Bydžov. The building has four above ground floors and one below ground floor. The building shape is rectangular of dimensions 53,02 x 17,62 m. On the south, west and east is the façade from height of second floor slightly cantilevered. On the east part the edge of cantilevered façade duplicate slopping edge of the bottom land and it creates wonderful but economical shape. The height of the building from the ground is 14,5 m. The shape of roof is flat, covered with the mPVC foil and gravel mound. Façade which covering the first ground floor is made of polystyrene with thin layer of plaster which creates building plinth. Top cantilevered façade is made of ceramic tiles of dimensions 1200 x 600 mm which are suspended behind the air layer. The ceramic tiles are light brown color. In the bottom part are glazed areas of rectangular and square shapes to create the open feeling in the ground floor. In the rear part is designed coffee bar with nice outside wooden terrace. Windows in the top cantilevered part of the façade are the circular shape and extend the architectural impression of the building. All windows are in the same color of dark blue. The steel parts of the building are also dark blue color. In the bellow ground floor are designed underground parking lot with the maximum capacity 29 cars and technical equipment. In the first floor above ground are designed reception, big lecture hall, exhibition hall, coffee bar with terrace and toilets. In the second floor above the ground are offices, computer room and HVAC equipment. In the third above floor are offices, conference hall, and IT equipment. In the fourth floor above the ground are also offices, maintenance room and storage of furniture.