TITLE: Fragments of narration in comics (Comics phenomenon in art education) AUTHOR: Mgr. Erika Grendelová DEPARTMENT: Department of Art Education SUPERVISOR: doc. ak. malíř Ivan Špirk ABSTRACT: The thesis deals with logics of narration in comics (as a visual narrative). It looks for a new approach to the structure of this medium, analyzes its structure from a narrative point of view and it further transfers this new knowledge to art education practice in a form of research project for high school students (in the first grade). In this part of the research, different students' approaches towards reading and creating visual narratives were identified, in particular the use of fragments of visual culture. This dissertation is thus a contribution to a view on visual culture as an important part of teaching the art education. KEYWORDS: comics, narrative, visual culture, fragments of narration, imported fragments, art education.

The principle of effective demand states that given endogenous expenditure patterns, the level of exogenous expenditure determines the level of employment. If investment represents the sole form of exogenous expenditure, employment adjusts to the level of investment. If exogenous expenditure changes, equilibrium is restored via the equilibrating variable, employment. If employment is linked in a unique way to income, we have what is referred to as the income adjustment process. The income adjustment process is investigated in a closed and a small open economy (SOE) which imports consumption and capital goods. If a SOE imports its capital goods, the causal link between investment and employment is weakened. When capital goods are imported, investment adjusts to the balance of payments and animal spirits are constrained. Certain South African data are analysed within the framework of the income adjustment process. / M.A.(Economics)

Le paludisme est une infection parasitaire de répartition mondiale notamment en zones intertropicales où l’infection par Plasmodium falciparum est responsable de centaines de milliers de morts par an principalement chez les enfants de moins de cinq ans. Le paludisme constitue également un problème en France par l’importation de cas de paludisme chez le voyageur de retour de zone d’endémie. L’infection à Plasmodium falciparum dans cette population, considérée comme à risque de développer les formes graves de la maladie, peut se présenter sous différentes formes cliniques plus ou moins associées au risque de mortalité. Même si certains facteurs de risque de gravité tels que l’âge et l’immunité ont été identifiés, cette interaction complexe hôte-parasite n’a été largement étudiée que chez l’enfant en zone d’endémie et peu de données sont disponibles pour le paludisme d’importation. L’objectif de ces travaux de thèse repose sur l’analyse des facteurs d’hôte et des facteurs parasitaires intervenant dans le paludisme d’importation. A travers le réseau de surveillance du centre national de référence du paludisme en France métropolitaine, l’ensemble des données démographiques, épidémiologiques, cliniques et biologiques des cas de paludisme d’importation, notifiés entre 2011 et 2015, ont été collectées ainsi que les échantillons ayant servis au diagnostic. Après expertise diagnostique, le plasma obtenu après centrifugation a été utilisé pour les dosages des antipaludéens, pour la quantification d’HRP2 ainsi que pour la sérologie anti-palustre. L’ARN extrait par le TRIZOL® à partir du culot globulaire a été utilisé pour l’étude de l’expression des gènes var et des domaines cassettes par qRT-PCR. Le culot de globules rouges parasités a été mis en culture pour la maturation des formes parasitaires en vue de l’étude du phénotype de cytoadhérence sur les récepteurs solubles CD36, ICAM-1, EPCR et du phénomène de rosetting . L’ensemble de ces études a été réalisé sur une population de patients dans le cadre du paludisme d’importation groupée en migrants de première génération, migrants de deuxième génération et voyageurs/expatriés et dont la présentation clinique du paludisme d’importation a été classée en paludisme « très grave », paludisme « grave » et paludisme « simple ». L’ensemble des données épidémiologiques, cliniques et biologiques recueillies au cours de l’étude a permis d’identifier l’âge élevé, l’origine ethnique, la profondeur de la thrombopénie et l’absence d’antécédents de paludisme comme des facteurs de risque associés à la survenue d’un accès palustre « très grave », entité clinique caractérisée pour une biomasse parasitaire séquestrée élevée. L’effet de la pré-exposition au parasite, reflété par le statut sérologique des patients, semble être à l’origine de la présentation clinique de la maladie en limitant notamment la biomasse parasitaire séquestrée au cours de l’accès palustre. L’étude de l’expression des gènes var et des domaines cassettes réalisée dans cette population, en fonction de la présentation clinique, de l’origine ethnique et du statut sérologique des patients, a révélé une surexpression du groupe de gènes var A et B et des motifs protéiques composant les domaines cassettes DC4, DC8 et DC13 dans le paludisme « grave » et « très grave » d’importation au sein de cette population hétérogène de patients. L’étude du phénotype de cytoadhérence et du rosetting, réalisée dans un autre groupe de patients rencontré dans le cadre du paludisme d’importation, a identifié le rosetting comme le phénotype d’adhérence à l’origine de l’accès palustre « très grave ». Le profil d’expression des gènes var et domaines cassettes correspondants à cette population a confirmé les observations antérieures et corrèle le phénotype de rosetting à l’expression des motifs protéiques DBLß3 et DBLa2 de DC4 et DC8 (...) / Malaria is a worldwide parasitic infection especially in tropical area where Plasmodium falciparum infection is responsible for hundreds of thousands annually mainly among children under five years old. Malaria is also a problem in France by the importation of malaria cases in travelers coming from endemic area. The Plasmodium falciparum infection in this population, considered at risk of developping severe malaria, can present different clinical forms more or less associated with mortality.While some risk factors for severity like age and immunity have been identified, this complex host-parasite interactions have been widely studied in children in endemic areas and few data are available for imported malaria. The aim of the thesis work is based on analysis of host factors and parasite factors in imported malaria.Through the monitoring network of the French National reference center of malaria, all the demographic, epidemiological, clinical and laboratory of imported malaria cases, notified between 2011 and 2015, were collected and also samples of the parasitological diagnosis. After diagnostic expertise, the plasma obtained after centrifugation was used for determinations of antimalarial drugs, for quantification of plasmatic HRP2 and for serological tests. RNA extracted by the Trizol® from red cells pellets was used to study the expression of var genes and domain cassettes by qRT-PCR. The pellet of parasitized red blood cells were cultured for maturation of parasitic forms for the study of phenotype cytoadherence on soluble receptor CD36, ICAM-1 and EPCR and for the study of the rosetting phenomenon. All of these studies was conducted in an imported malaria context,in a population of patients composed by first-generation migrants, second-generation migrants and travelers / expatriates and whose clinical presentation of imported malaria was classified into very severe (VSM), mild severe (MSM) and uncomplicated malaria (UM).All the epidemiological, clinical and biological data collected during the study identified the high age, ethnicity, depth of thrombocytopenia and no history of malaria as factors risk associated with the occurrence of very severe malaria, clinical entity characterized by high sequestered parasite biomass. The effect of pre-exposure to the parasite, reflected by the serological status of patients, seems to be the cause of the clinical presentation of the disease in particular by limiting parasite biomass sequestered during malaria. The study of the expression of var genes and domain cassettes performed in this population, according to clinical presentation, ethnicity and the serological status of patients, revealed an overexpression of the group of var genes A and B and protein patterns of the domain cassette DC4, DC8 and DC13 in mild severe and very severe malaria within this heterogeneous patient population. The study of cytoadherence phenotype and rosetting, made in another group of patients in imported malaria context, identified the rosetting as adhesion phenotype causing very severe malaria. The expression profile of var genes and domain cassettes corresponding to this population confirmed earlier observations and correlates rosetting phenotype to the expression of DBLß3 and DBLa2 of DC4 and DC8 (...)

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The principle of effective demand states that given endogenous expenditure patterns, the level of exogenous expenditure determines the level of employment. If investment represents the sole form of exogenous expenditure, employment adjusts to the level of investment. If exogenous expenditure changes, equilibrium is restored via the equilibrating variable, employment. If employment is linked in a unique way to income, we have what is referred to as the income adjustment process. The income adjustment process is investigated in a closed and a small open economy (SOE) which imports consumption and capital goods. If a SOE imports its capital goods, the causal link between investment and employment is weakened. When capital goods are imported, investment adjusts to the balance of payments and animal spirits are constrained. Certain South African data are analysed within the framework of the income adjustment process. / M.A.(Economics)

Imported diseases are infections that have been acquired during a travel or a stay abroad. Such infectious diseases may include cosmopolitan and potential re-introduction illnesses and tropical and re-emerging illnesses. The movement of populations affects the distribution and spread of communicable diseases globally. Today?s mobility and unnatural interaction of different races or otherwise geographically defined populations facilitate the emergence of contagious diseases in humans, animals or, even in plants. Some pathogens can be imported into a new area by travellers or immigrants in the absence of illness signs or symptoms. Many geographical barriers have now been breached by mobility and migration. The theoretical section of this thesis is mainly aimed to provide a description of the most common imported diseases according to their current epidemiological trends. Travel-related risks, risk groups of travellers and migration characteristics are also mentioned. In addition, it deals with domestic and international inbound and outbound tourism and includes a forecast of international tourism development towards 2030. The conclusion of the theoretical section aims to describe epidemiology of imported diseases and to provide an insight into systems of monitoring and surveillance of travel-related infections, such as GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, EuroTravNet, TropNet and the Czech Nationwide Epidat information system. The objective of this diploma thesis of the empirical section is to carry out an analysis of occurrence of imported infectious diseases in the Region of South Bohemia over the last five years. Data and information recorded into Epidat database from 2007 to 2011 shapes the target group. Methods of research are mainly based on descriptive statistics that describe most of collected data quantitatively. Moreover, seven hypotheses were designed that were tested via results using regression analysis, Pearson's chi-squared test and Student's t-test. A total of 190 cases from 46 world-wide destinations were imported between 2007 and 2011. Of those, 166 were imported by residents; 24 cases were brought in by foreigners. The most frequent countries of acquisition were European destinations (49%; n = 92), Asia (33%; n = 63) and Africa (16%; n = 31). Gastro-intestinal (GI) diseases accounted for 68.4% of illnesses, followed by blood-borne and vector-borne infections. GI conditions included campylobacteriosis (n = 38), salmonellosis (n = 33) and shigellosis (n = 30). Amongst blood-borne diseases, hepatitis B accounted for 21 cases (mainly in Vietnamese). Amongst vector-borne illnesses, 6 cases of malaria and 1 case of dengue were identified. Hypothesis H1 (further described only as H2, etcetera) "There is an association between numbers of travellers and occurrence of imported infectious diseases" was rejected. H2 "There is a different incidence rate among countries of acquisition" could not be confirmed because of the lack of the denominator data (numbers of travellers to specific destinations). H3 "The most frequent countries of acquisition are European countries" was confirmed and accepted. H4 "The highest rate of imported infectious diseases is in the České Budějovice District" was confirmed and accepted. H5 "The most frequent imported infections are gastro-intestinal diseases" was confirmed and accepted. H6 "There is a descending tendency of occurrence of imported infectious diseases" was rejected. H7 "There is a higher likelihood of presenting with a vaccination preventable disease in unvaccinated returned travellers" could not be confirmed due to the lack of data.

The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the problems of imported infectious diseases. It comprises the factors influencing their incidence and the possibilities of specific and nonspecific prophylaxis and prevention. Further on, this part focuses on chosen infectious diseases, their epidemiological and clinical characteristics and trends in incidence. These infections are divided according to possibilities of specific prophylaxis. The thesis offers an overview of the possibilities of pre-travel consultancy in the South Bohemia region. The practical part of the thesis aims at the characterization of the incidence of imported infectious diseases in the districts within the region of South Bohemia in the years 2000 ? 2010. It also presents a survey of medical facilities and other subjects providing pre-travel consultancy and specific prophylaxis in the sphere of imported infectious diseases prevention. During the monitoring period, the total number of imported diseases which occurred in the region of South Bohemia and were registered in the EPIDAT system was 351. Out of this number, 205 cases occurred in the district of České Budějovice. (Český Krumlov ? 47, Jindřichův Hradec ? 25, Písek ? 2, Prachatice ? 17, Strakonice ? 31, Tábor ? 24). The most frequent imported infections were alimentary infections (240 cases, i.e.68 %); out of this, the most frequent cases were diseases caused by Salmonella (73 cases), Shigella (71 cases) and campylobacters (42 cases). The most frequent countries of origin were Egypt (43 cases), Croatia (42 cases) and India (30 cases). The number of medical facilities and other subjects providing pre-travelling consultancy and specific prophylaxis of infectious diseases rose from nine to thirteen during the period of monitoring. Four hypotheses were determined within this thesis. Hypothesis no.1 ? during the period of monitoring the total number of imported infectious diseases increased. Hypothesis no.2 ? during the period of monitoring the total number of infectious diseases imported from exotic destinations increased. Hypothesis no. 3 ? during the period of monitoring there was an increase in the number of the facilities and other subjects providing pre-travel advice, vaccination or other specific prophylaxis. Hypothesis no. 4 ? the increasing number of medical facilities or other subjects providing pre-travel advice, vaccination or other specific prophylaxis did not influence an increase in the number of imported infectious diseases during the period of monitoring. Only hypotheses no. 3 and no. 4 were proved.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Como uma medida sintética do grau de fragmentação da produção, muitos estudos recentes tem se empenhado em coletar evidências da especialização vertical para as economias desenvolvidas, mas pouca atenção tem sido aplicada às economias em desenvolvimento e, em particular, para o Brasil. A contribuição chave desta dissertação é prover estimativas comparáveis da especialização vertical refletidas no conteúdo importado das exportações do Brasil. Com base nas matrizes de insumo-produto (MIP) do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) de 1990 a 1996 e nas mais recentes 2000 e 2005, foi estimado que o conteúdo importado das exportações brasileiras é em média 10,4% de 1990 a 1996 e 15% para 2000 e 2005. Estimativas do conteúdo importado desagregadas por atividades também foram obtidas para os anos 1990, 1995, 2000 e 2005. / As a summary measure of the degree of production fragmentation, many recent studies has been engaged in collecting evidence of vertical specialization for developed economies, but little attention has been applied to developing economies and, in particular, to Brazil. The key contribution of this thesis is to provide comparable estimates of vertical specialization reflected in the import content of exports from Brazil. Based on the input-output matrices (MIP) of the Brazilian Bureau of Geography and Statistics from 1990 to 1996 and the latest 2000 and 2005, it was estimated that the import content of Brazilian exports is on average 10.4% from 1990 to 1996 and 15% for 2000 and 2005. Estimates of imported content disaggregated activities were also obtained for the years 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Como uma medida sintética do grau de fragmentação da produção, muitos estudos recentes tem se empenhado em coletar evidências da especialização vertical para as economias desenvolvidas, mas pouca atenção tem sido aplicada às economias em desenvolvimento e, em particular, para o Brasil. A contribuição chave desta dissertação é prover estimativas comparáveis da especialização vertical refletidas no conteúdo importado das exportações do Brasil. Com base nas matrizes de insumo-produto (MIP) do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) de 1990 a 1996 e nas mais recentes 2000 e 2005, foi estimado que o conteúdo importado das exportações brasileiras é em média 10,4% de 1990 a 1996 e 15% para 2000 e 2005. Estimativas do conteúdo importado desagregadas por atividades também foram obtidas para os anos 1990, 1995, 2000 e 2005. / As a summary measure of the degree of production fragmentation, many recent studies has been engaged in collecting evidence of vertical specialization for developed economies, but little attention has been applied to developing economies and, in particular, to Brazil. The key contribution of this thesis is to provide comparable estimates of vertical specialization reflected in the import content of exports from Brazil. Based on the input-output matrices (MIP) of the Brazilian Bureau of Geography and Statistics from 1990 to 1996 and the latest 2000 and 2005, it was estimated that the import content of Brazilian exports is on average 10.4% from 1990 to 1996 and 15% for 2000 and 2005. Estimates of imported content disaggregated activities were also obtained for the years 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.

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