STYLE: Comparison of Engineering Assessment Methods

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Lauerova ◽  
John Sharples
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Dissimilar Metal ◽  
Asme Code ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Plant Components

The paper presents results of a sub-task of the STYLE project currently running within the 7th Framework EU programme by way of an overview of deterministic engineering assessment methods (EAM) used for evaluation of flawed nuclear plant components, as used in various European countries (Germany, France, UK, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Spain, Finland and Sweden). Within STYLE, several mock-up experiments are being performed on specimens containing structural features. Structural features being considered include (1) dissimilar metal welds, (2) repair welds, and (3) austenitic cladding on a ferritic pipe. The overview thus focuses on the evaluation of flaws contained within each of these three types of features. Information on the procedures and codes applied in the various countries are given: KTA standard, ASME Code in Germany; ZG Appendix of RCC-M, A16 Appendix of RCC-MRx, and App. 5.4–5.6 of RSE-M in France; R6 in the UK; BS7910, R6 in the Netherlands; VERLIFE, ASME Code in the Czech Republic; ASME Code in Spain; SSM Handbook, ASME Code in Finland; and SSM Handbook, ASME Code, ProSACC in Sweden. An overview and brief description of the different methods is included in the paper, highlighting the commonalities and differences among the various approaches.

scholarly journals Ocena sytuacji towarowych gospodarstw rolnych państw UE z wykorzystaniem metod porządkowania liniowego

2018 ◽  
Vol 18(33) (1) ◽  
pp. 66-79
Author(s):  
Joanna Kisielińska
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Linear Ordering ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Selection Methods ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Communist Countries ◽  
Potential Land

The aim of the research presented in the article was assessment of the commodity situation of farms in EU countries, which was determined by potential, land use and labor. The goal was achieved using linear ordering methods. An additional, methodical aim, was comparison of different weight selection methods in the aggregation formula. It turned out that the best is the condition of farms in The Netherlands and in highly developed Western European countries. Among post-communist countries, the condition of farms in the Czech Republic and Slovakia is good. In a weak situation, there are commodity farms from Southern Europe and other post-communist countries. Poland ranked 23rd.

scholarly journals Years in Cultural Studies: 2013

Lateral ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karel Šima ◽  
Ondřej Daniel ◽  
Tomáš Kavka
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
American Tradition ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
The Uk

n Eastern Europe, which is the focus of our study, different national scholarly traditions assigned their own place to the study of culture. Although the influence of the kulturologia (“culturology”) schools installed at Russian universities in the 1980s radiated out into Eastern European countries, local academic communities dictated the approach to the study of popular culture. While the Polish field of kulturoznawstwo was propelled by internal forces from the early 1970s onwards, in Czechoslovakia, kulturologie emerged as a new discipline around the fall of the Communist regime. Even so, it failed to take off and by 2012 had vanished completely from the Czech Republic. Central European countries were also affected by the German academic tradition of Kulturwissenschaften with its emphasis on philosophy and aesthetics. Our inquiry highlights the first international conference on cultural studies in the Czech Republic in 2013. It was during this event that a group of new postdocs from Charles University, including ourselves, raised the topic of changes in Eastern European popular culture due to the political transformation in 1989. This group had also arranged for Ann Gray, the final director of the UK Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) to give a keynote address at the conference, a gesture that clearly linked the CCCS with the group’s own Centre for the Study of Popular Culture (CSPK) established three years earlier. From the outset, CSPK’s organizers aimed to promote the Anglo-American tradition of cultural studies both in the academy and among the general public. At the same time, they sought to retain their independence from academic structures and funding systems that might restrict their political activism.

Comparison of approaches and measurement of continuing professional development for specialists in laboratory medicine within four European countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Martin ◽  
Visnja Gasljevic ◽  
Tomáš Šálek ◽  
Attila Horvath ◽  
Charles Borg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Laboratory Medicine ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Research Network ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Uk

AbstractThis study investigated approaches to continuing professional development (CPD) for specialists in laboratory medicine within four European countries: Croatia, the Czech Republic, Malta and the UK.The research questions focussed on ascertaining if continued registration/licence was linked to CPD and if so, were there requirements for certain amounts and types of CPD and for CPD activities to meet specified accreditation criteria. The Professional Associations Research Network (PARN) model of CPD measurement was applied to each country’s registration/licencing body’s CPD requirements.Our results indicate a spectrum of approaches to CPD within participating countries.It will be necessary for European employers to be familiar with these differences and to take them into account for this increasingly mobile European workforce.

scholarly journals Efficiency of Pig Production in the Czech Republic and in an International Context

Agriculture ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 597
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Havlíček ◽  
Ludmila Dömeová ◽  
Luboš Smutka ◽  
Helena Řezbová ◽  
Lucie Severová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Dea Analysis ◽  
Feed Costs

This study presents a comparison of the performance and the ranking of pork producers in 16 countries over the period 2012–2017. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is used to make the ranking and identify the best practices among the involved countries (“peers”). For the DEA analysis, the output is aggregated into the category Carcass meat production in sow/year/kg, the inputs into Feed costs, Other variable costs, Labor costs, Depreciation and finance costs. In the first round of evaluation, only Brazil, the USA and The Netherlands were designated as peers. Significant differences between the highest-ranking values (1) and the lowest-ranking values (0.709) showed greater differences between European and non-European pork manufacturers. To get more European countries among the peers, non-European countries the USA and Brazil were excluded from the second round of evaluation. The second round of evaluation indicated that Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain are efficient producers with regard to the given inputs. The ratings of Germany, Italy and France are close to one (with differences of less than 4%); therefore, these countries can also be classified as efficient units. The identification of peers among selected EU producers represents “best practices” in the field.

INTERNATIONAL GRANT COOPERATION AS A TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS

2018 ◽  
pp. 4-8
Author(s):  
Milan Chmura
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
European Countries ◽  
International Project ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Education And Development

The education and development of university teachers have its justifcation and its importance is signifcant not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad. This study provides an analysis of further professional education of university teachers in the Czech Republic and in selected European countries. Subsequently, it presents an international project with participants from the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland, which, ultimately, plays a role in the improvement of the quality of higher education.

scholarly journals Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials (IICTs): A Systematic Search in Registries to Compare the Czech Republic and Portugal in Terms of Funding Policies and Scientific Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Madeira ◽  
L. Hořavová ◽  
F. dos Santos ◽  
J. R. Batuca ◽  
K. Nebeska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Systematic Search ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Research Outcomes ◽  
Funding Policies ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
First Time

Abstract Objectives Clinical trials provide one of the highest levels of evidence to support medical practice. Investigator initiated clinical trials (IICTs) answer relevant questions in clinical practice that may not be addressed by industry. For the first time, two European Countries are compared in terms of IICTs, respective funders and publications, envisaging to inspire others to use similar indicators to assess clinical research outcomes. Methods A retrospective systematic search of registered IICTs from 2004 to 2017, using four clinical trials registries was carried out in two European countries with similar population, GDP, HDI and medical schools but with different governmental models to fund clinical research. Each IICT was screened for sponsors, funders, type of intervention and associated publications, once completed. Results IICTs involving the Czech Republic and Portugal were n = 439 (42% with hospitals as sponsors) and n = 328 (47% with universities as sponsors), respectively. The Czech Republic and Portuguese funding agencies supported respectively 61 and 27 IICTs. Among these, trials with medicinal products represent 52% in Czech Republic and 4% in Portugal. In the first, a higher percentage of IICTs’ publications in high impact factor journals with national investigators as authors was observed, when compared to Portugal (75% vs 15%). Conclusion The better performance in clinical research by Czech Republic might be related to the existence of specific and periodic funding for clinical research, although further data are still needed to confirm this relationship. In upcoming years, the indicators used herein might be useful to tracking clinical research outcomes in these and other European countries.

A Mistrustful Society?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-71
Author(s):  
Nicole Horáková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
European Values ◽  
European Values Study ◽  
Eastern European Countries

The level of trust in politicians also in government institutions is taken as an indicator of the state of society in general. Various studies have shown that the population of the Central Eastern European countries, and especially the citizens of the Czech Republic, lack trust in state institutions and democratic structures. The trust of the Czech population in government institutions is, compared to other (Western) European countries, at a relatively low level. This article aims to discuss different factors that are currently influencing this lack of trust: the historical, cultural, and institutional. The empirical data for this article is based on the European Values Study and Czech surveys of public opinion concerning trust in government institutions.

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