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Non-aqueous rechargeable lithium-air (O₂) batteries are receiving intense interest because of their high theoretical specific energy, which are several times greater than that of lithium-ion batteries. To achieve it, the highly reversible formation/decomposition of Li₂O₂ is required to occur in the cathode during cycling. Due to the reactivity of reduced O₂ species, the aprotic electrolyte and carbon electrode substrate would be attacked and then decomposed. The organic carbonate decomposed on discharge, forming C₃H₆(OCO₂Li)₂, Li₂CO₃, HCO₂Li, CH₃CO₂Li, CO₂ and H₂O. Part of these by-products decomposed on the subsequent charge process and the rest remained and blocked the electrode surface. Finally, the cell cycling stopped because of the depletion of electrolyte and the passivation of the electrode surface. Possible mechanisms are proposed for reactions on discharge and charge. Some other types of aprotic solvents were investigated in the same way. Ethers, amides, sulfones, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), etc reveal better stability than organic carbonates. Reversible formation/decomposition was observed together with minor side-reactions. Besides electrolytes, carbon substrate of electrode also slightly decomposed. Several other substrate materials were studied. If the carbon electrodes were replaced with the nanoporous gold electrodes, less side-reaction was observed in the cells, and the cell sustained 100 cycles without severe polarisation and capacity fading. The charge performance of a Li-O₂ cell remains a challenge. Great voltage polarisation even at modest rate was observed because of the difficulty of charge transfer between solid electrode surface and solid Li₂O₂. Redox mediators were used in a Li-O₂ cell, which transported the charge between electrode surface and solid Li₂O₂, acting as an electron-hole transfer agent. The oxidation of solid Li₂O₂ was facilitated and the cell with mediator demonstrated 100 charge/discharge cycles.

The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the process of introducing unlimited tariffs by O2 Czech Republic a.s. as to the Czech telecommunications market. The focus of this topic has two perspectives, perspective of the innovative companies and competitors' view. In the assessment perspective, there is also the view of customers. In the first part, I have dealt mainly with the general theory of introducing innovative products to the market, which is related to business surveys that were conducted, in particular the analysis of competition and the market. In the practical part, I focused on the very process of implementation, including the initial assessment of the market situation, setting pricing policies or communication tools that were used. In conclusion, I compared previous expectations with real impacts.

This thesis deals with reconstruction, design of a new interior Restaurant O2 Extra Zone in the O2 Arena in Prague by transforming the original O2 sports bar. The new interior is focused on quirky bar for different age categories in casual design, for sport or any kind of different events and concerts. The main objective is to solve its interior functionality and space. The theoretical part focuses on the history and the analysis of thecurrect situation with regards to the location. The transformation focuses on suitable place for drinking events with the atmosphere of the bar. Another added value of this new interior can be utilized differently for many special events or as a place where the costumer can rent or buy accessories from O2. The practical part is focused on equipment solutions, lighting and color of the interior. The draft of the interior is based and the information gathered, which gives the subsequent proposal for bench space at the bar counter and the consulting table for the promoter of O2 company for accessories.

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Previous research investigating endurance sports from a physiological perspectivehas mainly used constant or graded exercise protocols, although the nature ofsports like cross-country skiing and road cycling leads to continuous variations inworkload. Current knowledge is thus limited as regards physiological responses tovariations in exercise intensity. Therefore, the overall objective of the present thesiswas to investigate cardiovascular and metabolic responses to fluctuations inexercise intensity during exercise. The thesis is based on four studies (Studies I-IV);the first two studies use a variable intensity protocol with cardiorespiratory andblood measurements during cycling (Study I) and diagonal skiing (Study II). InStudy III one-legged exercise was used to investigate muscle blood flow duringvariable intensity exercise using PET scanning, and Study IV was performed toinvestigate the transition from high to low exercise intensity in diagonal skiing,with both physiological and biomechanical measurements. The current thesisdemonstrates that the reduction in blood lactate concentration after high-intensityworkloads is an important performance characteristic of prolonged variableintensity exercise while cycling and diagonal skiing (Studies I-II). Furthermore,during diagonal skiing, superior blood lactate recovery was associated with a highaerobic power (VO2max) (Study II). Respiratory variables such as VE/VO2, VE/VCO2and RER recovered independently of VO2max and did not reflect the blood lactate oracid base levels during variable intensity exercise during either cycling or diagonalskiing (Studies I-II). There was an upward drift in HR over time, but not inpulmonary VO2, with variable intensity exercise during both prolonged cyclingand diagonal skiing. As a result, the linear HR-VO2 relationship that wasestablished with a graded protocol was not present during variable intensityexercise (Studies I-II). In Study III, blood flow heterogeneity during one-leggedexercise increased when the exercise intensity decreased, but remained unchangedbetween the high intensity workloads. Furthermore, there was an excessiveincrease in muscular VO2 in the consecutive high-intensity workloads, mainlyexplained by increased O2 extraction, as O2 delivery and blood flow remainedunchanged. In diagonal skiing (Study IV) the arms had a lower O2 extraction thanthe legs, which could partly be explained by their longer contact phase along withmuch higher muscle activation. Furthermore, in Study IV, the O2 extraction in botharms and legs was at the upper limit during the high intensity workload with nofurther margin for increase. This could explain why no excessive increase inpulmonary VO2 occurred during diagonal skiing (Study II), as increased O2extraction is suggested to be the main reason for this excessive increase in VO2(Study III).

Ce travail de thèse a porté sur l’impact de traces d’oxygène sur la corrosion de fer pur ou d’acier en milieu H 2 S, ainsi que sur le chargement en hydrogène. Trois axes de recherche ont été suivis.Une première partie est consacrée à la chimie de la réaction H 2 S+O 2 . Nous avons d’abord identifié dans la littérature les chemins réactionnels possibles de la réaction H2S+O2 , et les méthodes d’analyse des espèces S-O en solution. Nous avons ensuite utilisé des méthodes thermodynamiques pour prédire les espèces les plus stables, qui ont été validées par des essais expérimentaux. Il ressort de cette analyse que les principaux produits solubles de la réaction H2S+O2 sont les ions sulfate, thiosulfate etsulfite, ainsi que les ions H + . La décroissance continue du pH de la solution d’essai dans un système corrosif en milieu H2S peut être un indicateur d’une pollution par l’oxygène.La seconde partie utilise des méthodes électrochimiques pour étudier les phénomènes de corrosion et de formation de dépôts en présence ou en absence d’oxygène. La vitesse de corrosion est systématiquement plus grande en présence de O2 . Un modèle d’impédance a été developpé pour l’étude de l’évolution de l’interface métal/électrolyte, et ce modèle est en accord avec la littérature et est validé par l’évaluation de la vitesse de corrosion par perte de masse.Enfin, la troisième partie est consacrée au chargement en hydrogène dans le fer pur ou dans un acier pétrolier de type X65. En absence de pollution par l’oxygène, on observe des rendements très proches de 100 % entre le courant de perméation et le courant de corrosion estimé à partir des mesures d’impédance, et ce sur plusieurs semaines. En présence d’O2 , ce rendement est systématiquement beaucoup plus faible. Par ailleurs, quelques tests menés sur l’acier pétrolier montrent également un effet important de l’oxygène sur le caractère plus ou moins protecteur du dépôt, qui n’avait pas été observé sur système modèle utilisant du fer pur / The work in this thesis presents the effect of trace concentrations of oxygen (O2 ) on corrosion and hydrogen uptake of pure iron/steel in H2S-media. Three main avenues of research were conducted.The first part is concerned with the reaction chemistry between dissolved H2S and O2. A literature review is presented, identifying a number of reaction pathways associated with the dissolved H2S and O2 reaction as well as analytical methods used to measure the resulting S-O reaction products. Subsequently, thermodynamic calculations allow for the prediction of the most stable species indissolved H2S -O2 solutions, later confirmed using spectroscopic and chromatographic methods. Such techniques reveal that the principal soluble reaction products are sulfate, thiosulfate and sulfite anions,as well as hydronium ions. From pH monitoring, a continuous rise in acidity of an H2S solution can be an indication of O2 ingress.Secondly, electrochemical methods are used to explore corrosion phenomena and deposit formation in the presence and absence of O2 pollution. Corrosion rates in the presence of O2 are reproducibly much higher if compared against those in the system lacking O2 . An electrochemical impedance spectroscopy model has been developed to study the evolution of the metal / electrolyte interface over time, which is validated using weight loss corrosion rate measurements, and represents impedance data reported in the literature on similar systems.Finally, the third part is devoted to hydrogen uptake in pure iron and petroleum industry sour-grade steel (X65). In the absence of O2 pollution, permeation efficiency yields close to 100% are observed between the permeation current and the corrosion current estimated from the impedance measurements over a period of several weeks. In the presence of O2 , however, this yield is reproducibly far lower. Moreover, some tests conducted on X65 also show a significant effect of O2 on the quite protective nature of the deposit, not observed on the model system using pure iron

The theoretical part of diploma thesis there are contains a general analysis and various approaches to the use of EBITDA. The practical part documents the process which uses EBITDA in the relative valuation of the shares of Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, a. s. and other alternative uses of this indicator on a sample of comparable companies to Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a. s.

Knowing what goes on in the upper atmosphere (∼80-140 km) is very important to the space science community. There are several competing forces that influence the temperature and densities of neutral molecules in that region. OPAL (Optical Profiling of the Atmospheric Limb) is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to measure the temperature there using light from oxygen molecules (∼760 nm). To accomplish this,OPAL is built into a CubeSat (a satellite the size of a loaf of bread) to be launched from the International Space Station (ISS) at an altitude of about 400 km. This vantage point is needed to see the light that is absorbed before it makes it to the ground, so a satellite is the optimal choice. Similar to looking at a tennis ball in your hand and trying to see the details of the yellow fuzz fibers on the outer edges of the ball, OPAL is trying to see the light emitted from oxygen at the outer edge of the atmosphere (also called the limb). In order to see how well OPAL can detect space weather signatures affecting the oxygen emissions a suite of models are made to simulate its output. This suite is made of: simulating the flight path of CubeSat, modeling where the OPAL instrument is looking, and how the oxygen light changes with where the instrument is looking. Because we are currently in a solar minimum, the occurrence of solar storms and geomagnetic storms are considered rare events. This allows for the concentrating on detecting gravity waves in this region and the minimum values of detecting them with this developed model.

L'activació d'oxigen que té lloc en els éssers vius constitueix una font d'inspiració pel desenvolupament d'alternatives als oxidants tradicionals, considerats altament tòxics i nocius. En aquesta treball s'utilitzen compostos sintètics com a models del centre actiu de proteïnes dinuclears de coure i mononuclears de ferro de tipus no-hemo que participen en l'activació d'oxigen en els éssers vius. Els sistemes dinuclears de coure mostren un centre de tipus coure(III) bis(oxo) que és capaç de dur a terme l'ortho-hidroxilació de fenols de manera similar a la reacció que catalitza la proteïna tirosinasa. Per altra banda, els sistemes de ferro desenvolupats en aquest treball actuen com a models de les dioxigenases de Rieske i poden dur a terme l'hidroxilació estereoespecífica d'alcans i l'epoxidació i cis-dihidroxilació d'olefines utilitzant peròxid d'hidrogen com a agent oxidant. Tot plegat demostra que el desenvolupament de sistemes model constitueix una bona estratègia per l'estudi dels sistemes naturals. / Oxygen activation in biological systems serves as inspiration for the development of alternatives to traditional oxidants which are considered highly toxic and environmentally harmful. In this work, synthetic compounds are used as models of the active site of dinuclear copper proteins and mononuclear non-heme iron systems involved in oxygen activation in natural systems. The prepared dinuclear copper complexes show the formation of copper(III)-bis(oxo) species capable of performing the ortho-hydroxylation of phenols analogously to the reaction performed by tyrosinase. On the other hand, the synthesized iron systems can be considered as models of Rieske dioxygenases and they can perform the estereospecific hydroxylation of alkanes and the epoxidation and cis-dihydroxylation of olefins using hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant. Overall, the work presented here demonstrates that the development of model systems constitutes a good approach for the study of natural systems.