scholarly journals Determination of SiO2 Raman spectrum indicating the transformation from coesite to quartz in Gföhl migmatitic gneisses in the Moldanubian Zone, Czech Republic

2008 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki KOBAYASHI ◽  
Takao HIRAJIMA ◽  
Yoshikuni HIROI ◽  
Martin SVOJTKA
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Raman Spectrum ◽  
Moldanubian Zone

A Comparative Analysis of the Power of Selected European Countries. The Economic Determinants

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (37) ◽  
pp. 22-42
Author(s):  
Alicja Paluch ◽  
Henryk Spustek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Economic Power ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Economic Sphere ◽  
National Power

The ever-increasing need for in-depth analysis and quantification of the national power, in particular ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ power-generating factors as well as difficulties in identifying a comprehensive and effective method for scientific determination of the national power, have given rise to research in the indicated scientific issues within this article. The presented considerations aim to define the assumptions for a descriptive sub-model that would enable a comparison of Poland’s power in the economic sphere (which is a component of the non-military sphere) with the power of selected European countries. The research hypothesis is that, among the variety of descriptive variables in the economic sphere of the national power, there is a subset of mutually independent variables, at the same time strongly correlated with the national power, which make it possible to define assumptions for the sub-model of the national power. The steps of the research procedure were carried out using the method of system analysis (multi-criteria comparative analysis) and statistical analysis. The research activities undertaken have shown that the factors that are strongly correlated with the national power in the economic area of the European countries adopted for the analysis are: dynamics of industrial production, private sector credit flows and economic freedom index. The comparative analysis carried out demonstrates that the greatest increase in the economic power in the analysed period took place in Germany (0.68). Slightly smaller growth was recorded in the Czech Republic (0.62) and Poland (0.60), while the lowest value of increase was in Romania (0.23). The conducted qualitative comparative analysis of the economic power of selected European countries allowed to conclude that the independent variables identified are crucial for the formation of the economic power of the analysed countries. At the same time, a fairly strong position of the Czech Republic and Poland in relation to the economic power of Germany was found. The performed quantification of the economic power of the European countries provides a basis for the correct determination of changes in the power distribution of political units, assessment of the power and resources held by the state.

scholarly journals Preliminary Study of Sars-Cov-2 Occurrence in Wastewater in the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Mlejnkova ◽  
Katerina Sovova ◽  
Petra Vasickova ◽  
Vera Ocenaskova ◽  
Lucie Jasikova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Untreated Wastewater ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Polymerase Chain

The virus SARS-CoV-2, which has caused the recent COVID-19 pandemic, may be present in the stools of COVID-19 patients. Therefore, we aimed to detect SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater for surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the population. Samples of untreated wastewater were collected from 33 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) of different sizes within the Czech Republic. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was concentrated from wastewater and viral RNA was determined using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in 11.6% of samples and more than 27.3% of WWTPs; in some of them, SARS-CoV-2 was detected repeatedly. Our preliminary results indicate that an epidemiology approach that focuses on the determination of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater could be suitable for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in the population.

scholarly journals Detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 by biochemical, serological, and PCR methods

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 214-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Simonová ◽  
M. Vázlerová ◽  
I. Steinhauserová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
Virulence Genes ◽  
Optimum Time ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Specific Identification ◽  
Time Consumption ◽  
Serotype O

In this study, the pathogenic <i>Y. enterocolitica</i> of serotype O:3 was monitored. The serotype is widely spread in Europe and has been linked to human yersiniosis. For the detection of pathogenic strains were used biochemical and serological methods as well as PCR methods based on the identification of virulence genes (<i>ail</i>, <i>rfbC</i>, <i>ystA</i>, <i>yadA</i>, <i>virF</i>). The occurrence of <i>Y. enterocolitica</i> O:3 strains was monitored in slaughter animals from a number of farms in the Czech Republic. A total of 3748 samples were collected coming from pigs (1388), cattle (633), poultry (902), and slaughter facilities (825). Fifty-two <i>Y. enterocolitica</i> O:3 isolates were identified by biochemical and serologic methods, and 53 <i>Y. enterocolitica</i> O:3 isolates were identified by PCR methods (46 isolates from pigs, 2 isolates from poultry, 3 isolates from cattle, and 2 isolates from a poultry slaughtering facility). All isolates of <i>Y. enterocolitica</i> O:3 carried genes <i>ail</i> and <i>rfbC</i>, 83% isolates carried gene <i>ystA</i>, 79% isolates carried gene <i>yadA</i> and 49% isolates carried gene <i>virF</i>. The use of PCR methods based on the identification of <i>ail</i> and <i>rfbC</i> genes provides for a sufficiently specific identification of pathogenic <i>Y. enterocolitica</i> O:3 strains with optimum time consumption compared to biochemical and serological methods. It is not recommendable to use other PCR methods (detection of the <i>ystA, <i>yadA</i>, and <i>virF</i> genes) for the detection of pathogenic <i>Y. enterocolitica</i> strains because those methods are not very specific for the determination of pathogenicity.

scholarly journals Limiting factors in the field of business activities in rural tourism

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (No. 9) ◽  
pp. 421-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ryglová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
The Other ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Tourist Infrastructure ◽  
The Individual

This paper deals with problems of rural tourism development. The works is focused on researching the situation in the area of rural tourism in the Czech Republic, on understanding the attitudes of entrepreneurial sphere and rural population to this entrepreneurship and mainly on the determination of limiting factors that prevent this form of tourism from a more distinctive development. Rural tourism in the Czech Republic is still in the initiating stage of its development and it is not as developed as in some countries in West Europe. This goal has been reached with the help of primary questionnaire inquiry among business and agricultural subjects in rural areas in the individual regions and the detail results of this questionnaire inquiry are enclosed to the following paper. These identified factors were mainly insufficient financial means and at the same time insufficient state assistance connected with this. Insufficient awareness of this support as well as its inaccessibility for small business appears to be a difficulty, too. From the other obstacles, we can mention the current legislation system, bureaucracy, the state of communication and tourist infrastructure, fears of neighbours’ intolerance and losing privacy and also unfamiliarity and little experience.

Determination of Ergosterol Levels in Barley and Malt Varieties in the Czech Republic via HPLC

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 4092-4095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenka Jedličková ◽  
David Gadas ◽  
Pavla Havlová ◽  
Josef Havel
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic

The determination of the surface area of silica by laser Raman spectroscopy

1976 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 507 ◽  
Author(s):  
RP Cooney ◽  
NT Tam
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Raman Spectrum ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Surface Coverage ◽  
Silica Surface ◽  
Quantitative Agreement ◽  
Laser Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Laser Raman ◽  
Bet Method

Changes in the Raman spectrum of pyridine on a silica surface with increasing surface coverage may be used to determine the monolayer capacity. The method, which is independent of the BET method, produces a result which is in quantitative agreement with the BET result.

Apatite with lamellae of sulfide and other phases in ultrahigh-pressure eclogites from Nové Dvory, Moldanubian Zone, Czech Republic

2018 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-105
Author(s):  
Shah Wali Faryad ◽  
Radim Jedlicka ◽  
Maria Perraki
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Surface Charge ◽  
Closed System ◽  
Ultrahigh Pressure ◽  
Temperature Decrease ◽  
Moldanubian Zone ◽  
Sector Zoning ◽  
Growth Plane ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Preferential Uptake

AbstractExsolution lamellae of baryte, Fe sulfides, Cu sulfides and Fe oxides were observed in apatite enclosed in garnet and omphacite and their intergranular spaces in ultrahigh-pressure eclogite in the Moldanubian Zone, Czech Republic. Micro-textural relations and compositional mapping of the apatite indicates a close relationship between the density of the exsolution lamellae and compositional domains that are rich in sulfur and iron. No relation between compositional domains and fluorine or chlorine content or any evidence of apatite metasomatisation was observed. On the basis of cathodoluminescence images, the compositional domains reflect sector zoning in apatite crystals by preferential uptake of elements due to differences in surface charge and morphology on the growth plane. It is concluded that the lamellae are products of exsolution in a closed system resulting from temperature decrease during metamorphism.

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