This dissertation work is dealing with developmental markers of predictors of reading and writing among the children at the end of preschool age and at the beginning of school entry. Diagnostics of these predictors and intervention can reduce children's difficulties in the process of acquiring reading and writing abilities. First four chapters are theoretical. They describe general concepts of reading and writing. These school abilities are considered in relationship to the literacy development. Psychological nature of reading and writing and developmental predictors of their progress are also discussed. Current trends in early recognition of developmental deficits causing difficulties in acquiring reading and writing are introduced. Test rizika poruch čtení pro rané školáky (Test of risk of reading difficulties of children of early school age) is a method that can help to find children with future reading and writing difficulties and to provoke the need for an early intervention in the school environment. The first aim of the empirical part of this work was to create and standardize this screening method. It was confirmed that this method suits the requirements on diagnostic tools and that it is suitable for examination of the predictors of reading and writing at the time of school beginning. The aim of...

The purpose of this study is to analyze the damage to trusses of the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary and make a recommendation for their repair. The part of the dissertation is a research technique to assess main frame of the most commonly used historical main frames. The building has been measured and assessed and this will be undertaken by: Making 3D documentation and model including all rafter connections. On the basis of this research it has been produced a repair methodology. Last but not least an estimate of the costs has been also made. The benefit of the dissertation is to preserve trusses to ensure the building function will be kept. Key words

The theoretical part of the diploma work describes dyslexia, the specific learning disability, its causes, diagnostics and re-educations. It tries to detect primary symptoms of dyslexia. Then the work deals with corrective procedures and possibilities of working with children with dyslexia in lessons of Czech language at elementary schools. It also pays attention to the children{\crq}s personality and their position at school. The practical part is focused on making teaching aids, concretely workbooks, for children with dyslexia. Each teaching aid is described, its advantages for pupils and teachers are illustrated and it is explained how to use the teaching aim in the lesson.

This diploma thesis evaluates the defects and disturbances on the bridge constructions with a specific case studies. First part of the thesis is focused on describing an individual defects and disturbances. In next part of the thesis is described a cause of the defects and disturbances and diagnoses them. After these specifications the thesis passes to a specific case studies, where on the specific bridge constructions describes the defects and disturbances and the way they are repaired. In this part primarily I take an examples from my own professional expe-rience and from the documents provided from my employers.

The goal of the thesis was to find out if dog´s presence and the targeted work of a child with a dog helps improve children´s attention to teaching and their results. The majority of academic literature shows that dog assisted therapy constitutes a clear benefit for children. However, the research on this topic is still in its infancy and the literature is still relatively limited. The thesis deals with the interactions of a child and a dog, especially in the case of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), specific learning disorders (SPU), and autistic spectrum disorders (PAS). The general conclusion of the existing literature is that animal assisted therapy with the dog helps children with ADHD improve their fine motor skills, increases their attention, decreases aggressiveness, and helps to improve speech disorders. But it is not clear what the impact on other types of disorders is. This thesis first focuses on reviewing the existing literature and its main results that mostly confirm the positive influence of involving the dog in therapy by all observed disorders. The second part of the thesis deals with experimental verification of the hypothesis of a positive influence the dog´s presence and the targeted work of 8 children in the age of 7-9 years from a special school has on attention and behavior in the classroom. Four of the children were diagnosed with ADHD, two with SPU, and two with an autistic spectrum disorder. The experiment was carried out two times a week, and focused on observing the extent of children´s concentration on the given task, calming down, attention while solving the assignments, and reduction of negative physical contacts among observed subjects. The data collection took place during regular classes. Once in a week, the class was preceded by the animal assisted therapy with the dog, which formed the treatment group. The second session in the week was not preceded by any therapy to establish the control group for the experiment. The results verify our hypothesis by revealing the strengthening of the positive influence of teaching on the observed skills of the children. The positive influence of the dog is supported by the fact that the children achieved more success in its presence. However, further research on larger samples and children from other age categories is needed.

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Author: Eva Gorbunovová Title: Sleep disorder as a risk factor for the development of diabetes mellitus type 2 Diploma thesis Charles' University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove Field: Pharmacy Background: The aim of this thesis with the help of available domestic and foreign literature is to analyze the impact of sleep disorders on the development of Diaberes Mellitus type II. Main findings: In our work we show the basic characteristics of sleep disorders and diabetes mellitus. We focused on some of the factors which were demonstrated to affect the metabolism. It was found that chronic sleep disorders lead to the increased production of cortisol which in a long term affects the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins and also influences the development of insulin resistance. As a result of sleep disorders is also the reduction of the concentration of leptin, resulting in increased appetite. Studies conducted on mice show that due to increased levels of ghrelin, as a result of sleep disorders, there is also an increase in food intake. Increased levels of ghrelin increases the secretion of growth hormone and orexins, hormones that also affect metabolism. Sleep disorders can affect the levels of cytokines, especially, IL-1, IL-6 and TNF-α, which are produced in the organism in...

This diploma thesis investigates the possibilities of using the horsemanship to help children and young people with behaviour disabilities. It is divided into seven thematic parts. At the beginning, there is the definition of the group of children and young people with behaviour disabilities. The second part, called ethology of the horse, describes the most important characteristics of the horses. The following part defines the term hypo rehabilitation. The most important characteristics of the horse, which are successfully used in therapy, are presented in the forth part. The fifth part characterizes the horsemanship and its most important representatives. The following part shows, why is horsemanship well suited to be used for this kind of clients. The last part deals with the horse therapy itself, with its effect on the client, with the role of the therapist, with the choice of horses for each kind of clients. The diploma thesis has proven the importance of the social behaviour of the horse in the therapy and the possibility of using it as a mirror in the work with people. Further, it has shown the necessity of future investigations in this field and the urgency of further education of the therapists in psychotherapy, ethology and communication with the horses.