Diploma thesis named The Music History of Bystřice nad Pernštejnem deals with the music history of the town up to the present. Diploma work is focused on famous persons of music of the town (Josef Kšica, Josef Vašica, Miloslav Ištvan) and activities of instrumental and vocal music ensembles. A practical part examines a relantionschip of present- day children with music and knowledge of contemporary the music ensembles of town. A practical part is solved by questionnaire. KEYWORDS history present a music ensembles a person of music culture Bystřice nad Pernštejnem

This thesis deals with the ancient institute of Roman Law, the power of life and death, one of the powers that belonged to the father of Roman family of its members. It is focused on the scope of that power in particular periods of the Roman Empire, conditions under which that power could be used against concrete persons and legal sources dealing with the power of life and death. This thesis also deals with specific expressions of the power of life and death and their changes in the course of the historical periods of the Roman Empire, particular chapters are focused on the period of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. In further context, this thesis deals with the paternal power of the Roman father, that included the power of life and death.

The second world war is no doubt one of the most important milestone to the whole history of human being. In the border area of Czechoslovakia was this milestone moreover followed by expulsion of German population and resettlement by Czech inhabitants. This thesis deals with the immediate aftermath of forced displacement of Sudeten Germans after 1945 and resettlement of the border areas of Czechoslovakia. It focuses specifically on area of Jablonec nad Nisou where the entire structure of the population has changed significantly during a short period. Specific events are complemented by testimonies of eyewitnesses. The postwar development of Jablonec nad Nisou district differs from other towns resettled in the border region especially due to prevailing glass and jewelery industry with its specific characteristics. Therefore, the part of the thesis is devoted to analysis of industrial conditions of this area and development of leading local companies.

This thesis deals with local fees and real estate taxes in the town of Kamenice nad Lipou. The first, theoretic part of thesis describes present legislative adjustments of local fees and taxation of real estate in the Czech Republic. After it given to the situation in the specific town. In this practical part analyzes the development of the individual fees and real estate taxes in the period between 2005 and 2011 and then the predication of development in 2012.

The diploma thesis is focused on the issue of the labor market and unemployment in the region of Ústí nad Labem, mainly on the realization and evaluation of the impacts of active labor market policies. Basic notions and theoretical bases are defined in the first part, namely types of unemployment, the manner of measuring unemployment rate and the impacts of unemployment. Labor market policies are characterized and labor market effects are clarified. Attention is given to the linkage of regional policies and unemployment and to state interventions to the economy. The second part of the thesis is focused on labor market policies in the CR, to historical evolution of unemployment in the CR since 1993 and to active labor market policies in the CR. Further on the work deals with the description of the region of Ústí nad Labem and it's labor market, where attention is given mainly to the factors affecting the rate of unemployment, like the structure of citizens by sex, age, education, nationality and the sector structure of the economy and duration of unemployment. A summary of the active labor market policy used in the region is made in the fourth chapter, stressed on the number of people using it and public spending expounded on it. In this chapter is also made an evaluation of efficiency of individual instruments. According to calculations the most effective instruments in the region of Ústí nad Labem are retraining programs and measures supporting health disabled people. The final chapter is focused on own recommendations to the public policy.

The Czech National Bank, its legal status and scope of activities Abstract The theme of this thesis is the Czech National Bank, its legal status and scope of activities. The aim of the thesis is to describe and analyse the development of central banking and to evaluate current legal status of the Czech National Bank. Due to the volume of the Czech National Bank's activities, the work is focused only on the supervisory activities of the Czech National Bank and on the examination of the functioning of the unified supervision system. The thesis is divided into five parts. The first part deals with theoretical issues of the emergence of central banking and with the functions of central banks. The following part deals with the development of central banking in the Czech lands from the time of the Austrian Empire until the establishment of the independent Czech Republic. The third part of the thesis describes legal status of the Czech National Bank, its establishment in the Constitution of the Czech Republic, its tasks, objectives and its independence. Furthermore, the thesis describes bank's relationship with other constitutional institutions, its organizational structure, management and regulatory activities. The fourth part of the thesis deals with the supervisory activities of the Czech National Bank. At the...

The goal of my dissertation, on the theme financing optimization, is to find out the needs of dwellers in town Žďár nad Sázavou. On the basis of my results I will suggest new financing solutions according to town budget expenditure. Partial target is to analyse income and expenditure budget of Žďár nad Sázavou and its fulfilment. My dissertation is divided into three parts theoretical, analytical and practical. The first part specifies crucial terms and principles related to studied points at issue. In the second part is analysed financial management for the past five years. In the last part are suggested solutions for separated activities in Žďár nad Sázavou according to questionnaire survey. Conclusion consists of synthesis and final summaries of detected information and deficits in financial management in Žďár nad Sázavou.

The central idea of this project named “My way home” (the project’s name was inspired by Karel Václav Rais’s poem of the same name) is the work with the memory of a landscape. The project concerns a 700-metre-long area which is part of what used to be a road near Stráž nad Nežárkou. First of all, I try to return the road its original purpose. Also, I try to find out its historic foundation. Finally, I try to return the road its integrity. The road used to go from the village of Dvorce to the now cancelled Gabler’s mill (house number 98) in Stráž nad Nežárkou. The Diploma also includes an observation of the changes of the landscape near the village. The Diploma itself consists of three phases: The road, apple trees, The object.

Address data within geographic information systems (GIS) is used as reference data to link personal and administrative information, thus making it possible to locate and deliver goods and services to eligible persons. Preferably, every country must develop and maintain a single national address database (NAD) to eliminate data redundancy and provide a common point of reference across the board. In South Africa, the challenge is that there are separate address databases, which are developed and maintained by various public and private organizations – with little or no cooperation on data sharing. Currently, the establishment of a Committee for Spatial Information (CSI) which is tasked with the implementation of the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure (SASDI) and the publication of the South African Address Standard (SANS 1883) offer organizations an opportunity to collaborate towards the creation of a single address dataset. This research posits that the implementation of a successful data sharing initiative depends on the understanding of motivators and barriers of organizations participating in it. The research applied the case study method – with a semi-structured questionnaire – to assess the issues that motivate or obstruct GIS data sharing among three address organizations in South Africa. The results identified significant motivators that underlie the data sharing activities, e.g. reduced cost of data collection, improved data quality; and equally identified significant barriers that make organizations reluctant to enter into a data sharing initiative, e.g. data copyright and ownership, high staff-turnover, and lack of financial and technical resources. Although the case studies focused on address data in South Africa, the research findings can equally apply to other spatial datasets and are relevant for the successful implementation of the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure (SASDI). / Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Computer Science / Unrestricted

Dietary supplementation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) precursors has been suggested as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity. In the liver, NAD+ is primarily generated by nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), and hepatic levels of NAMPT and NAD+ have been reported to be dependent on age and body composition. The aim of the present study was to identify time course-dependent changes in hepatic NAD content and NAD+ salvage capacity in mice challenged with a high-fat diet (HFD). We fed 7-week-old C57BL/6JBomTac male mice either regular chow or a 60% HFD for 6, 12, 24, and 48 weeks, and we evaluated time course-dependent changes in whole body metabolism, liver steatosis, and abundance of hepatic NAD-associated metabolites and enzymes. Mice fed a 60% HFD rapidly accumulated fat and hepatic triglycerides with associated changes in respiratory exchange ratio (RER) and a disruption of the circadian feeding pattern. The HFD did not alter hepatic NAD+ levels, but caused a decrease in NADP+ and NADPH levels. Decreased NADP+ content was not accompanied by alterations in NAD kinase (NADK) abundance in HFD-fed mice, but NADK levels increased with age regardless of diet. NAMPT protein abundance did not change with age or diet. HFD consumption caused a severe decrease in protein lysine malonylation after six weeks, which persisted throughout the experiment. This decrease was not associated with changes in SIRT5 abundance. In conclusion, hepatic NAD+ salvage capacity is resistant to long-term HFD feeding, and hepatic lipid accumulation does not compromise the hepatic NAD+ pool in HFD-challenged C57BL/6JBomTac male mice.