Authenticity and Psychological Safety: Building and Encouraging Talent Among Underrepresented Students in STEM

The Undergraduate Scholarships with Mathematics and Science Training, Exploration, and Research Program (US MASTER) is a STEM scholarship program funded by the United States National Science Foundation. It was implemented at an upper-Midwest institution to target and provide structured support to low-income, academically talented undergraduates in biology, chemistry, geography and geographic information science (GISc), environmental sciences, and physics and astrophysics. In addition to providing financial support, the program features an integrated approach to mentorship and advising consisting of an ongoing seminar course in which students engage in collaborative projects, research experiences with a faculty mentor, and targeted academic advising. As part of our assessment efforts, we interviewed student participants regarding their experiences. A consistent theme emerged regarding mentorship: in addition to providing access to professional socialization experiences and the facilitation of competency and performance, students reported that it was the ability to form close relationships based on personal authenticity and feelings of psychological safety and trust that provided the best scaffolding for success in a challenging STEM environment

Three new genera of fungi from extremely acidic soils

Extremely acidic soils (pH<3) harbour poorly diversified mycobiota that are very different from less acidic habitats. During investigations of the mycobiota from several highly acidic soils in the Czech Republic and a coastal site in the Antarctic Peninsula, a group of hyaline fungal isolates was obtained. Based on phenotype and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences (ITS region, SSU, LSU), the isolates belonged to three phylogenetic lineages within two different classes, Sordariomycetes and Leotiomycetes (Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota). The first lineage is described here as a new genus and species Acidothrix acidophila gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Amplistromataceae, Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota). The most closely related species to this new clade are woodinhabiting fungi. The isolates belonging to the second and the third lineages are also described as two new genera and species Acidea extrema gen. nov. et sp. nov. and Soosiella minima gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Helotiales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota). Their position and the relationships within Helotiales are discussed. Soosiella minima was acidotolerant, Acidothrix acidophila and Acidea extrema exhibited both acidotolerant and acidophilic characteristics. All the species were slightly halophilic. The adaptation of hyaline fungi from mesophilic lineages to highly acidic environments has been revealed. The association between highly acidic and Antarctic habitats is discussed.http://link.springer.com/journal/11557hb201

Increasing Incidence of Geomyces destructans Fungus in Bats from the Czech Republic and Slovakia

BACKGROUND: White-nose syndrome is a disease of hibernating insectivorous bats associated with the fungus Geomyces destructans. It first appeared in North America in 2006, where over a million bats died since then. In Europe, G. destructans was first identified in France in 2009. Its distribution, infection dynamics, and effects on hibernating bats in Europe are largely unknown. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We screened hibernacula in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the presence of the fungus during the winter seasons of 2008/2009 and 2009/2010. In winter 2009/2010, we found infected bats in 76 out of 98 surveyed sites, in which the majority had been previously negative. A photographic record of over 6000 hibernating bats, taken since 1994, revealed bats with fungal growths since 1995; however, the incidence of such bats increased in Myotis myotis from 2% in 2007 to 14% by 2010. Microscopic, cultivation and molecular genetic evaluations confirmed the identity of the recently sampled fungus as G. destructans, and demonstrated its continuous distribution in the studied area. At the end of the hibernation season we recorded pathologic changes in the skin of the affected bats, from which the fungus was isolated. We registered no mass mortality caused by the fungus, and the recorded population decline in the last two years of the most affected species, M. myotis, is within the population trend prediction interval. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: G. destructans was found to be widespread in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with an epizootic incidence in bats during the most recent years. Further development of the situation urgently requires a detailed pan-European monitoring scheme

Special speditional conditions

Práce je zaměřena na zasilatelství. Autorka analyzuje současný stav v této oblasti v Česku, popisuje zasilatelské podmínky. Ve druhé části se zabývá zaváděním a certifikací systému řízení jakosti ve spediční organizaci.Dokončená práce s úspěšnou obhajobo

Gender issues in prose written by Teréza Nováková

Bakalářská práce se zabývá rozbory vybraných prozaických děl spisovatelky T. Novákové zaměřených na ženské postavy. Hlavní pozornost je věnována povídkovému souboru Úlomky žuly, ve kterém autorka nejvýrazněji ztvárnila ženské hrdinky. Smyslem této práce je výzkum genderových konstruktů a feminity 19. století. Opomíjena není ale ani maskulinita a mužské postavy. Těm je věnována pozornost v poslední kapitole, týkající se rozborů románů Jan Jílek a Jiří Šmatlán, které jsou stavěny do opozice analýzy povídek.The bachelor work deals with analyses of selected prose works of the writer T. Nováková focused on female characters. The main accent is put on the collection of stories called Úlomky žuly (Fragments of granite), in which the author depicted her heroines most distinctly. The purpose of this work is a research of gender constructs and femininity in the 19th century. Nevertheless, neither masculinity and male characters are neglected and they are described in the last chapter concerning analyses of the novels Jan Jílek and Jiří Šmatlán, which are contrasted with the analyses of the stories.Katedra historických vědDokončená práce s úspěšnou obhajobo

Book of abstract of XXIIIrd Symposium of immunology and biology of reproduction

This Symposium was mainly focused on diabetes melllitus type 1 (mouse and human model), gene expression during spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis,\nrole of tetraspanins family and other proteins in sperm-egg interaction, role of estrogen receptors (sperm cells) and bisphenol S (oocytes)

Analysis of the VAT Application at Municipalities

Import 26/06/2013Diplomová práce se zabývá specifiky uplatňování DPH u obcí. Hlavním cílem práce je na základě podkladů z praxe analyzovat specifické situace, se kterými se obec při uplatňování DPH běžně setkává. Teoretická část práce je věnována daňovému systému v České republice a také problematice harmonizace daní v rámci Evropské unie. V práci jsou vysvětleny základní pojmy týkající se DPH ve vztahu k obcím. V praktické části jsou uvedeny výpočty poměrného a krátícího koeficientu, konkrétní příklady plnění a z výsledků příkladů je sestaveno daňové přiznání k DPH.The thesis deals with the specifics of the application of VAT at municipalities. The main goal is to analyse specific situations which the municipality commonly meets in VAT application. The theoretical part is focused on the tax system in the Czech Republic and also on the issue of tax harmonization within the European Union. The paper explains the basic concepts related to VAT in relation to municipalities. In the practical part there are presented calculations of ratio coefficient and shortening rate, specific examples of the implementation and results of these examples are included in VAT return.117 - Katedra účetnictvívýborn

The Significance and Application of Controlling in Economic Practice

Import 04/07/2011Bakalářská práce je věnována tématu controlling. Hlavním cílem práce je postihnout komplexně problematiku controllingu od širšího k užšímu pojetí. Vysvětluje základní pojmy týkající se controllingu, jako jsou controller, plánování, reporting, tj. vyhodnocování plánu a skutečnosti, apod. Práce podrobně rozebírá nákladový controlling jako důležitou součást controllingového systému a následně se zaměřuje na popis a zdůraznění využití a významu controllingového oddělení v praxi. Na praktickém příkladě je pak ukázáno, co vše spadá do kompetencí controllingového útvaru ve velké společnosti a jaký je postup jednotlivých prací zaměstanců tohoto oddělení během jednotlivých měsíců i roku.The thesis deals with controlling. The main objective is to cover comprehensively the issue of controlling from the broader to a narrower concept. It explains the basic terms of controlling, such as controller, planning, reporting, i.e. the evaluation of the plan and reality, etc. The thesis examines in detail the cost controlling as an important part of controlling and then focuses on the analysis the significance and application of controlling department in economic practice. The practical example shows what all is in responsibility of the controlling body in a large company and what is the procedure of work of employees of this department during the months of the year.117 - Katedra účetnictvívýborn