Media Portrayal of Regions in the Czech Republic

Import 05/08/2014Sdělovací prostředky spolu s informacemi, které poskytují, se významnou měrou podílejí na utváření image regionů a také spoluurčují jejich postavení na mentálních mapách. Cílem této diplomové práce je kvantitativní a kvalitativní analýza a interpretace zpravodajských příspěvků o krajích České republiky, které byly publikovány ve zpravodajských relacích nejsledovanějších televizních stanic u nás – České televize, televize Nova a televize Prima. Teoretická část této práce je zaměřená na samotné sdělovací prostředky a regionální členění České republiky. Profily krajů poskytují srovnání krajů České republiky z hlediska geografické polohy, demografického vývoje, situace na trhu práce a ekonomické úrovně. Analytická část je zaměřená na kvantitativní a kvalitativní analýzu a interpretaci zpravodajských příspěvků o jednotlivých krajích. Podle výsledků analýzy byl z kvantitativního hlediska zaznamenán převažující podíl počtu zpráv, které se váží k hlavnímu městu Praze. Z výsledků kvalitativní analýzy je zřejmé, že tematická struktura zpravodajských příspěvků o krajích České republiky je poměrně jednostranně orientovaná na zprávy bulvárního charakteru.The media along with the information that provide significantly contribute to shaping the image of the regions and also factors determining their position on the mental maps. The objective of this thesis is a quantitative and qualitative analysis and interpretation of news reports about the regions of the Czech Republic published in national TV coverage the most watched television stations in the country – Česká televize, TV Nova and TV Prima. The theoretical part of this thesis is focused on the media and the regional division of the Czech Republic. Profiles of the regions provide comparisons between regions in terms of geographic location, demographic trends, situation on the labor market and economic level. The analytical part is focused on quantitative and qualitative analysis and interpretation of news reports about regions of the Czech Republic. According to the results of analysis from a quantitative point of view was recorded predominant proportion of the number of contributions that are associated with the capital city Prague. From results of qualitative analysis is evident that the thematic structure of news reports about the regions of the Czech Republic is relatively unilaterally oriented on reports tabloid character.118 - Katedra regionální a environmentální ekonomikyvýborn

Multiple isoforms of white-throated sparrow plasma adiponectin.

<p>Western blot analysis of plasma ADP under native conditions. Representative western blots from two white-throated sparrows <b>A,</b> female sparrow in non-migrating condition in the left panel; same bird under migrating conditions in the right panel where plasma samples were collected at four times of day (ZT 0, 6, 12, 18). <b>B,</b> Male non-migrating condition in the left panel; same bird under migrating conditions in the right panel where plasma samples were collected at four times of day (ZT 0, 6, 12, 18). For all birds, lights came on at ZT0 and went out at ZT 12. <b>C,</b> white-throated sparrow (W) and broiler chicken (Br) plasma separated under native conditions. Primary anti-chicken antibody was either not preadsorbed (− blocking peptide), or preadsorbed with adiponectin peptide (+ blocking peptide). A high molecular weight protein marker was included to determine molecular weight (kDa) of adiponectin isoforms.</p

Expression of Visfatin.

<p>Levels of visfatin in plasma of non-migrating (A) and migrating (B) white-throated sparrows. For all birds, lights came on at ZT0 and went out at ZT 12. Migrating individuals as a group trended towards rhythmicity (<i>p</i><0.10) with maximum concentrations at ZT6 and minimum concentrations at ZT18. Plasma levels in non-migrating birds were approximately 20% higher than those of migrating birds.</p

Circadian expression of adiponectin.

<p>Cosinor analysis of (<b>A</b>) total plasma ADP in non-migrating birds, (<b>B</b>) total plasma ADP in migrating birds, (<b>C</b>) HMW plasma ADP in non-migrating birds, and (<b>D</b>) HMW plasma ADP in migrating birds. For all birds, lights came on at ZT0 and went out at ZT 12. The solid wave shows the best-fit curve determined by linear harmonic regression. Individual data points are plotted as mean ± SE of actual measurements. ZT0 has been double-plotted as ZT24 for visualization.</p

Model selection results to predict plasma HMW adiponectin levels in the white-throated sparrow.

<p>Model selection results to predict plasma HMW adiponectin levels in the white-throated sparrow.</p

Model selection results to predict plasma visfatin concentrations in the white-throated sparrow.

<p>Model selection results to predict plasma visfatin concentrations in the white-throated sparrow.</p

Locomotor activity of non-migrating and migrating white-throated sparrows.

<p>Double-plotted actograms displaying locomotor activity recorded from representative non-migrating (<b>A</b>) and migrating (<b>B</b>) white-throated sparrows under a constant 12 hr light and 12 hr dark photoperiod. White and black bars above each actogram represent hours of lights-on and lights-off, respectively. WTSP are diurnal during the non-migratory period; Zugunruhe was directly observed in migrating individuals using infrared videography during hours of lights-off.</p

About tab.

<p>The "About" tab directs the user to the published source of the pheasant distribution model and to the websites of the developers and cooperating agencies.</p

Pheasant Habitat Simulator workflow.

<p>The strength of the shiny environment is that it reactively submits the user’s land use change decisions to the analytical procedure. The analytical procedure runs in the background to render both predictions and graphical outputs without reloading the page, creating a seamless data exploration experience.</p

Custom management tab.

<p>The "Custom Management" tab prompts users to select a Nebraska county of management interest. The slider widgets default to reflect the average landcover of a township in that county, and the reactive plots update as the slider bars are manipulated to show landcover and predicted relative pheasant habitat suitability.</p