The master thesis focuses on further education of secondary-grammar-school geography teachers in the Karlovy Vary region. The topic has been studied in detail using a qualitative research in the form of multiple case studies of semi-structured interviews of persons relevant to further education in the studied region. The qualitative research conducted brings a wide range of data relevant to the approaches taken by management of different schools and geography teachers to further education, opportunities for further education in the Karlovy Vary region, and the subsequent transfer of its results to the geography curriculum. Based on the data collected from the persons asked, a proposal for a possible expansion of the further education of secondary-grammar-school geography teachers in the Karlovy Vary region was drafted. This proposal represents a motivation for improvement of the quality of the geography curriculum in the region.

My thesis is focusing on Muslim pupil position in the Czech elementary school. It is an actual topic of the Czech school system together with foreign pupil education generally. Pupils are educated in the multicultural era and for this reason it is essential to deal with this topic. I am explaining the selection of the topic within the introduction of my thesis. Theoretical part is introducing topic related information, arranged logically to make a meaningful text. Within this part is described who belongs to this group, what they have in common, how they differ, how they have affected Europe and the Czech Republic from the past to the present. In addition, I am describing the outcome of Muslim integration to the society, view on their differences and of course the Czech elementary schools approach to this topic. To find out the situation of Muslim pupil within the education process in the Czech elementary school system is the objective of the empirical part of my thesis. To get the findings on the Muslim pupil in the elementary school, I have used the observation method. The case interpretation is recorded in this part. Not to focus only on the Muslim pupil, I have made structured interviews with other five home teachers in the same school.

This is a master thesis research on how to select the right components in a product, considering reducing the weight with topology optimization (TO) and adaption for additive manufacturing (AM). It is well established that manufacturing of complex structures can be achieved with AM, the possibility of integrating assembled components and improve features will therefore be investigated. The new component structure must still withstand the loads that it is subjected to during usage, to not permanently deform or break. In this research the studied product was a handheld Husqvarna chainsaw. Initially a feasibility study was conducted, where the product was disassembled and physically investigated for potential component cases. Additional knowledge was gathered with one semi structured interview per case, with experienced design engineers. Followed by one semi structured interview with AM experts, regarding available AM technique and similar material. Selection of case to continue with was based on the interviews information and Pughs decision matrix, with weighted criterions. TO were used for finding the optimal material distribution. The new component design was analyzed with linear finite element analysis to fulfill both the component and material stress requirements. Component orientation and support structure for AM was analyzed with computer aided engineering software. This resulted with integrating thirteen components for the engines cylinder into one component. The new design resulted in a weight reduction of 31%, while utilizing only 57% of the allowed stress limit. Also, the first 23 natural frequencies were improved with a new type of cooling fin structure, with an increased area of 15%. These results encourage the thesis workflow methodology usage for other products. In conclusion the established workflow of methods resulted in selecting a suitable case for integrating components with feature improvement and adaption of the new design with TO for AM, to reduce the weight.

Bakgrund: Att motivera deprimerade patienter till fysisk aktivitet upplevde sjuksköterskor många gånger var svårt på grund av patientens tillstånd. Syfte: Studien syftade till att undersöka och beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att motivera patienter med depression inom vuxenpsykiatrisk öppenvård till att aktivera sig fysiskt. Metod: Författarna genomförde en semistrukturerad intervjustudie baserat på tolv intervjuer som analyserades genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: I studien framkom vikten av att anpassa arbetet efter individens förutsättningar. Sjuksköterskorna använde sig inte av någon specifik metod, men utifrån intervjuernas innehåll kunde fyra kategorier avseende innehållet i kontakterna mellan sjuksköterska och patient identifieras: att informera, stödja, vägleda och att skapa en utvecklande miljö. Slutsats: Sjuksköterskorna fokuserade på hela patientens livssituation då de ansåg att många bitar spelar in för att man ska kunna motivera patienten till fysisk aktivitet. / Background: Nurses' experience of motivating patients with depression to physical activity was that motivational work with patients was often difficult due to the patient's condition. Objective: The study aimed to investigate and describe nurses' experiences of motivating patients with depression in adult psychiatric outpatient care to become physically active. Method: The authors conducted a semi-structured interview study based on twelve interviews that were analyzed through a qualitative content analysis. Results: The study revealed the importance of adapting their work to the individual's circumstances. The nurses did not use any specific method, but based on the content of the interviews, four categories regarding the content of the contacts between the nurse and the patient were identified: to inform, to support, to guide and to create a developing environment. Conclusion: The nurses focused on the entire patient's life situation as they considered many parts had a role to play in order to motivate the patient to physical activity. / <p>Godkännandedatum: 2020-05-25</p>

Bakgrund: Forskning pekar på att det kommer ske en fortsatt ökning av barn med psykisk ohälsa de kommande åren. Sjuksköterskor kommer således att möta fler med barn diagnosen depression. Studier kring sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att vårda barn med depression är sparsam och mer kunskap kring omvårdnaden av denna sårbara grupp är betydelsefull. Syfte: Att beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av omvårdnad av barn med depression inom barn – och ungdomspsykiatrisk öppenvård.  Metod: Studien har en kvalitativ design med induktiv ansats. Som datainsamlingsmetod användes semistrukturerade intervjuer som genomfördes med sex sjuksköterskor inom barn-och ungdomspsykiatrisk öppenvård. Resultatet analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Det framkom; Att sjuksköterskans roll handlar om att vara en mellanhand, Att beakta att barnet alltid finns i ett sammanhang, Att skapa en relation till barnet och Att hantera egna känslor. Omvårdnaden går inte att beskriva på ett tydligt sätt, trots att sjuksköterskan träffar dessa barn och deras familjer dagligen. Slutsatser: Sjuksköterskans roll och betydelse skulle behövas synliggöras då den idag kan anses vara otydlig. Det finns en kompetens bland specialistsjuksköterskor som inte alltid tas i anspråk för att främja barnets återhämtning från depression. / Background: Science shows that we will see a continuing increase of children with mental health problems in the coming years. As a consequence of this nurses will be meeting a larger number of children suffering from depression. Studies regarding nurses’ experiences of caring for children suffering from depression are sparse. More knowledge is required and will be meaningful in the future care of this vulnerable patient group. Aim: To describe nurses’ experiences of caring for children with depression within child and adolescent outpatient psychiatric care.  Method: This study has a qualitative design with an inductive approach. As a data collecting method, semi- structured interviews were used which were conducted with six nurses in child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient care. The result was analyzed with qualitative content analysis. Results: The results show that; the nurse’s role is about being an intermediary, to take into account that the child always exists in a specific context, to create a relationship to the child and to manage one's own emotions. Conclusions: The nurse's role and significance would need to be made more visible as it today can be considered unclear. Specialist nurses have significant competences that is not always used in the best way to promote the child's recovery from depression.

KITTNAROVÁ, Denisa. Communication training and social integration of people over cerebral apoplexy. Prague 2021. Diploma thesis. Charles University in Prague. Hussite Theological Faculty. Department of Psychosocial Sciences and Ethics. Thesis supervisor PhDr. Beáta Krahulcová, CSc. The main goal of my diploma thesis was to find out, how successful it is to integrate people over cerebral apoplexy into normal social and working life. The theoretical part introduces the reader to the cerebral apoplexy as such. It also deals with phatic disorders caused by cerebral apoplexy and brain trauma, rehabilitation and its possibilities, communication, and communication training and, last but not least, social services. In this thesis, I chose a qualitative method to obtain data using a semi-structured interview. At the end of this diploma thesis, the results of the research survey are processed and interpreted.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Initial research on structuring the interview process investigated structure’s impact on the interview’s psychometric properties (e.g., reliability and validity). In contrast, the empirical literature has begun to consider the impact of increased interview structure on job applicant reactions to the interview and the companies that utilize them. Current research has studied the effects of interviewer characteristics on applicant reactions and the effects of different types of selection procedures on applicant fairness reactions. In addition, while studies have examined the impact of applicants’ perceived control on their reactions to selection procedures, few studies have examined this impact specifically for the employment interview. Given the widespread use of the interview in selection, this study adds to current research by focusing on applicant reactions to four elements of the interview identified as being salient to applicants (i.e., the degree to which the interviewee perceives that applicants are asked the same questions, the use of situational or behavioral type questions, controlling the use of ancillary information by the interviewer, and the degree to which questions from the applicant are controlled). In addition, this study focused on need for control as a moderator of the relationships between interview structure and fairness perceptions, recommendation intentions, and acceptance intentions. Participants consisted of 161 students voluntarily participating in three different interviewing scenarios: unstructured, semi-structured, and structured interviewing scenario. The participants completed post-interview measures asking them about their perceptions of fairness, their intention to recommend the company to others, and their intention of accepting an offer if one is made by the company. Although the hypothesized relationships between elements of structure and applicant evaluations of the interview were largely not supported, the results did indicate that student applicants perceived semi-structured and structured interviews to be fairer than unstructured interviews. In addition, the results suggest that more structured interviews may lead to lower behavioral intent to recommend the job to others or accept a job offer. Implications of the results are discussed in terms of how interview structure relates to the candidates’ perception of fairness, recommendation intentions, and acceptance intentions.

Title: Kinesiotherapy in the treatment of patients with eating disorders Summary: The aim of our experiment was evaluate the effect of kineziotherapy (psychomotor therapy) on body image in the treatemnet of the patiens with eating disorders in The Department of Psychiatry on General University Hospital in Prague. The study included 10 women divided into two groups according to the psychiatrist`s diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The effectiveness of kinesiotherapy was also evaluated about the type of treatment - inpatient of the department for eating disorders and outpatient of the day care institution for eating disorders. We used a validated questionnaire Body Attitude Test (BAT) which is used for negative evaluation of body size, lack of familiarity with one`s own body and general body dissatisfaction. Then we used Test of silhouette according to Stunkard and Test for the evaluation of sensory stimuli according to Petrie. Due to the small sample size, we supplemented the quantitative part with the qualitative interview with open questions. It allowed us to understand the interaction of individuals with their own body. Keywords: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, kinesiotherapy, psychomotor therapy, body image, Body Attitude Test, Petrie`s test, Stunkard`s test of silhouette, structured...

The North End is one of the most colourful areas in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Plagued by urban decay, the North End is a melting pot of cultures and catch basin for many marginalized people. In the face of adversity, people unite under similar ideals and principles to work towards common goals. This unity is exemplified in co-operatives, which has been in the North End for decades. Co-ops exhibited outstanding camaraderie with the goal of alleviating adverse social conditions. Today, the co-op sector, exemplified by Pollock’s Hardware and Urban Eatin’ Landscapes, continue to operate in the area like conventional business, while practicing social and environmental responsibility under a common set of principles. Due to their ideologies and principles, their impact on neighbourhood and community revitalization is more profound than expected. Through case studies, this research found that co-ops offer urban planners and government officials a complimentary method to conventional urban revitalization methods. Co-operative Urban Revitalization starts by uniting marginalized people and empowering them to devise solutions to social and economic problems. / February 2017

KUČERA, Petr. Integration of the Vietnamese in the Czech Republic. Prague, 2014. Dissertation. Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Institute of Czech Language and Theory of Communication. This thesis deals with the integration of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic which has its specifics and significantly differs from the integration of other foreigners living in the Czech Republic. The characteristics of the Vietnamese community are for example the high percentage of those who live here on the permanent residence permit, then very low unemployment and at last the majority of the community is doing their own business on the trade licence. The other important part is the issue of the acquisition of knowledge of the Czech language. The theoretical part of the thesis firstly defines the number of Vietnamese living in the Czech Republic, historical development of this community and their characteristics. Then the thesis deals with the term of integration; this term is properly defined and the particular dimensions of integration are described as well. The end of the theoretical part describes the particular types of residences, which foreigners can obtain. The empirical part of this thesis attempts to answer the question concerning the integration of Vietnamese living in the...