The purpose of this study was to examine how preschool children, 4-5 years, think, reason and explain an everyday physical phenomena. The phenomenon’s that was chosen for this study is the Archimedes principle and density. The study was conducted through qualitative semi-structured interviews that took place while the experiments were carried out by the children. This method was chosen to make it possible to follow the children´s reasoning about the subject of physics in preschool and to let them lead the conversation and let them explain the result. The result shows that children in the study have experience and knowledge about the phenomenon of why objects float or sink. Even if they don’t have knowledge of Archimedes´ principle or density, they can come up with their own conclusions of why objects float or sink, based on their past experiences and knowledge. Some of the children approach an explanation of these phenomena, without using the scientific concepts. / Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur förskolebarn, 4-5 år, tänker, resonerar och förklarar vardagliga fysikaliska fenomen. Fenomenen som valts till denna studie är Arkimedes princip och densitet. Genomförandet av studien bygger på kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer som genomfördes i samband med att experimentet utfördes. Metoden valdes för att undvika att barnen bara svarade ja eller nej på frågorna, utan det skulle finnas utrymme och möjlighet för barnen att förklara sina tankar och idéer. I denna studie var barnens tankar det viktiga och intressanta, hur de resonerade och förklarade fenomenet. Resultatet visar att barnen i studien har erfarenhet och kunskap om fenomenet varför föremål flyter eller sjunker. Även om de inte har kunskap om Arkimedes princip eller densitet kan de komma med egna slutsatser till varför föremål flyter eller sjunker, baserat på deras tidigare erfarenheter och kunskaper, och några barn närmar sig en förklaring av dessa fenomen, utan att använda sig av de vetenskapliga begreppen.

Lawn is a homogenized element of modern urban green space. Due to historical and cultural characteristics of Swedish urban planning, lawns are the main common typology in Uppsala (77.3%). Despite the strong attachment of Uppsala people to green carpets, the multibillion lawn industry is highly costly in terms of maintenance and management. It is also a source of pollution due to excessive mowing regime. In this research, social, cultural and regulatory motives behind establishment and management of Uppsala lawns among different stakeholders were researched and discussed through a transdisciplinary approach. In the light of three pillars of sustainability, I had a closer look at management and establishment of lawns in Uppsala municipality and Uppsala’s housing corporation. It was found out that social and recreational aspects of lawns are very much appreciated among all respondents. However, economical and environmental aspects of lawns are barley discussed among planners, managers and politicians and they are under the veil of social values. This research also found out that there is a strong attachment of general public to lawns. It can be explained by lacking of ecological knowledge and environmental understanding about the real role of lawns in urban biodiversity. One of the goals of my research was to find sustainable alternative solutions to the conventional lawns that can be implemented on city and neighbourhood scale as well as to educate public and professionals about importance of lawn’s biodiversity. / LAWN project

Le but de ce mémoire est d’effectuer une analyse détaillée de ce chapitre de la Critique de la raison pure de Kant à partir de l’idée qu’il présente les « résultats » de la démarche critique menée jusque-là concernant les limites de la connaissance. Le mémoire sera divisé en deux parties. Dans la première partie, nous montrerons que ce chapitre dresse un bilan provisoire et que pour cette raison il soulève deux enjeux : 1 – montrer que les concepts purs de l'entendement – en dépit de leur caractère a priori et de leur origine dans l'entendement pur – ne sont susceptibles d'un usage objectif qu'appliqués aux données de la sensibilité (A 246/B 303 : « L'Analytique transcendantale a donc cet important résultat... ») ; 2 – montrer que, à son tour, la sensibilité est elle-même limitée par l'entendement et qu'elle ne renferme pas la totalité des objets possibles (A 251 : « Tel a été le résultat de toute l'Esthétique transcendantale... »). Dans la seconde partie, nous analyserons les différences entre les deux éditions de la Critique de la raison pure concernant ce chapitre en insistant tout particulièrement sur la distinction faite dans la deuxième édition entre noumène au sens positif et noumène au sens négatif. / The purpose of this master thesis is to perform a detailed analysis of this chapter of the Critique of Pure Reason from the idea that it summaries the “results” of the critical approach did so far concerning the limits of the knowledge. The thesis is divided into two parts. In the first part, we show that this chapter provides preliminary assessment and that is why raises two issues: 1. Show that the pure concepts of the understanding – despite of their a priori character and their origin in the pure understanding – are likely to use objective data only applied to the sensitivity (A 246/B 303: “The transcendental analytic has this important result…”) 2. Show that the sensitivity itself is limited by the understanding and it does not contain all possible objects (A 251: “This was the result of all the Transcendental Aesthetic…”). In the second part, we will analyze the differences between the two editions of the Critique of Pure Reason regarding this chapter with particular emphasis on the distinction made in the second edition between noumenon in the positive and negative sense.

With the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), wireless body area networks (WBANs) are becoming increasingly pervasive in everyday life. Most WBANs are currently working at the IEEE 802.15.4 Zigbee standard. However there are growing interests to investigate the performance of BANs operating at higher frequencies (e.g. millimetre-wave band), due to the advantages offered compared to those operating at lower microwave frequencies. This thesis aims to realise printed conductive traces on flexible substrates, targeted for high frequency wearable electronics applications. Specifically, investigations were performed in the areas pertaining to the surface modification of substrates and the electrical performance of printed interconnects. Firstly, a novel methodology was proposed to characterise the dielectric properties of a non-woven fabric (Tyvek) up to 20 GHz. This approach utilised electromagnetic (EM) simulation to improve the analytical equations based on transmission line structures, in order to improve the accuracy of the conductor loss values in the gigahertz range. To reduce the substrate roughness, an UV-curable insulator was used to form a planarisation layer on a non-porous substrate via inkjet printing. The results obtained demonstrated the importance of matching the surface energy of the substrate to the ink to minimise the ink de-wetting phenomenon, which was possible within the parameters of heating the platen. Furthermore, the substrate surface roughness was observed to affect the printed line width significantly, and a surface roughness factor was introduced in the equation of Smith et al. to predict the printed line width on a substrate with non-negligible surface roughness (Ra ≤ 1 μm). Silver ink de-wetting was observed when overprinting silver onto the UV-cured insulator, and studies were performed to investigate the conditions for achieving electrically conductive traces using commercial ink formulations, where the curing equipment may be non-optimal. In particular, different techniques were used to characterise the samples at different stages in order to evaluate the surface properties and printability, and to ascertain if measurable resistances could be predicted. Following the results obtained, it was demonstrated that measurable resistance could be obtained for samples cured under an ambient atmosphere, which was verified on Tyvek samples. Lastly, a methodology was proposed to model for the non-ideal characteristics of printed transmission lines to predict the high frequency electrical performance of those structures. The methodology was validated on transmission line structures of different lengths up to 30 GHz, where a good correlation was obtained between simulation and measurement results. Furthermore, the results obtained demonstrate the significance of the paste levelling effect on the extracted DC conductivity values, and the need for accurate DC conductivity values in the modelling of printed interconnects.

Master's thesis "Philosophy and community" looks into the origin of ancient greek term "polis" and inception of its citizen. It looks into it as specifical means of being of world and human. The correlation of polis and citizen is most apparent in philosophy of Plato. With an emphasis on his privilegy of spoken word over written one, he shows possible sources of philosophical hermeneutics. By understanding the situation, which leads to the decline of the reciprocal relationship between human and world, author would like to express that in Platos way of thinking are still unreflected possibilities of solution for the present day. Intention of this work is to contribute - by sketching and explication of the principles of political thinking - to the discussion - and not only to that of the political philosophy and political science.

Univerzita Karlova v Praze Filozofická fakulta katedra kulturologie DIPLOMOVÁ PRÁCE Jana Velichová Volný čas jako fenomén dnešní doby Praha 2012 Vedoucí práce: PhDr. Ondřej Hubáček, Ph.D. 2 Abstrakt Leisure time is topical problem of the modern society, as well as a multidimensional phenomenon. It is associated with a number of other current issues that affect various areas of the life of the society. The thesis focuses on their identification, their historical development, and their reflection from the point of view of social sciences. It attempts to interpret them as socio-cultural phenomena. These problems manifest themselves in quite divergent areas, such as gender differences, influence of technology and the media on the society, economic behaviour of people, self- presentation, social activities, impact of new technology, dissemination of socially pathological phenomena, escapist functions of the media, creation and reproduction of social networks and social groups. The thesis applies an axiological and non- axiological approach to the examined phenomena. The solution of the topic is complemented with findings relating to the specified problems, which have been obtained through an empirical survery.

The subject of this diploma thesis is theoretical analysis of anthropology of tourism on Bali. The thesis bases on the fact that the island Bali is object of mass tourism interest and its consequences are more and more perceptible. This increasing interest results from unique island's location and splendid natural heritage, specific Bali culture, and finally from nature of local residents. Main goal of the thesis is description, explanation, understanding and interpretation of Bali phenomenon as unique cultural construction and to find the answer on my question: which factors form this phenomenon. The thesis is shared on analythical part, which analyses anthropology of tourism on Bali and analysis of its culture Empirical research focuses on the Bali phenomenon and was realized as empirical survey. Key words Antropology of tourism, Bali, Bali phenomenon

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Glaucom, one of the most significant opthamology problems, is the second most often reason of blindness.Conservative treatment is frequently used for the treatment.Currently in Czech Republic, the local applied preparates share more than 50 % of the total cost of all opthamopharmaceutics. Generally, the efficiency much depends on a patient compliance. A patient collaboration is very problematical mainly at chronic illness. The patient does not observe necessarily symptoms of illness. The aim of the diploma work is an assesment of an impact of non-compliance phenomenon (mainly at patient side) on antiglaukopharmaceutics and analysis of development of prescription of antiglaukopharmaceutics in last 10 years.

There is a lack of literature that has investigated the relationships between stereotype threat, impostor phenomenon, and other related constructs on career development, particularly for women in STEM. While various resources (National Science Foundation, 2013; Sax, Kanny, Jacobs, Whang, Weintraub, & Hroch, 2016; US Department of Labor, 2014) have highlighted the gender gap and “leaky pipeline” in STEM, it is important to further investigate and understand why these phenomena occur and continue to persist. In this study, I used a mixed methods approach which used a quantitative SEM analyses and qualitative interview to further examine the paths between chilly climate, impostor phenomenon, stereotype threat, science self-efficacy, fear of failure, fear of success, academic major satisfaction, and persistence in STEM in a sample of undergraduate females. Several hypotheses were formed in order to better understand the mediation effects of these variables upon one another. Stereotype threat was found to be endorsed at a lesser rate than anticipated, while impostor phenomenon was endorsed at a higher rate. Science self-efficacy was also found to play an important role in the predicted relationships among variables, relating to both academic major satisfaction and persistence. These quantitative results were supported by data gathered in qualitative interviews. Implications for research and practice around concerns of impostor phenomenon, stereotype threat, and fears of failure and success are discussed.