The Mountain and Water Cults in Traditional Vietnam

Tato práce se zabývá problematikou horských a vodních kultů v tradičním Vietnamu, tedy v období od 11. do poloviny 19. století, viděných skrze primární prameny. Práce se nejprve zaměřuje na vývoj vztahu nadpřirozena a státu. Dále jsou v kontextu vietnamských náboženských představ obecně charakterizována vodní a horská božstva, jejich kulty a praktické aspekty jejich uctívání. Nakonec se práce podrobněji zabývá vybranými významnými kulty hor a vod.This thesis examines the problem of mountain and water cults in traditional Vietnam, e.g. in the period from 11th to mid 19th century, as seen through primary sources. First the relationship between the state and the supernatural is examined. Then the water and mountain deitties, their cults, and practical aspects of worship are characterized in the general context of Vietnamese religious beliefs. Follows a more detailed study of some of the most important mountain and water cults.Institute of EthnologyÚstav etnologieFaculty of ArtsFilozofická fakult

Prognostic Factors of Early Morphological Response to Treatment with Ranibizumab in Patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Aim. To assess the significance of age, gender, baseline best corrected visual acuity, baseline macula thickness, and type and size of choroidal neovascularization in early morphological therapeutic response to ranibizumab treatment in patients with the wet form of age related macular degeneration. Methods. From 09/2008 to 06/2013 we evaluated 1153 newly diagnosed, treatment naive patients treated with ranibizumab. Based on the morphological findings in the macula following the initial 3 injections of ranibizumab, the patients were divided into two groups based on active and inactive choroidal neovascularization. Results. After the initial 3 injections of ranibizumab, we examined the sample of 841 eyes with active CNV and 312 eyes with inactive CNV. In the inactive group, we found a statistically higher proportion of occult CNV (P less than 0.001) and lower incidence of CNV greater than 5DA (P less than 0.001) compared with the active group. We found no statistically significant difference in age, gender, baseline best corrected visual acuity, or baseline macula thickness between the inactive and active groups. Conclusion. Occult CNV and CNV smaller than 5DA are optimistic factors for a better morphological therapeutic response at the beginning of ranibizumab treatment.Cíl. Zjistit vliv věku, pohlaví, zrakové ostrosti a tloušťky makuly na počátku léčby, typu a velikosti choroidální neovaskularizace na časnou morfologickou odpověď u pacientů s vlhkou věkem podmíněnou makulární degenerací. Metodika. Od 09/2008 do 06/2013 jsme zhodnotili výsledky léčby ranibizumabem u 1153 nově diagnostikovaných, předtím neléčených pacientů. Na základě morfologické odpovědi v makule po 3 injekcích ranibizumabu byli pacienti rozděleni do dvou skupin na základě aktivity nebo inaktivity choroidální neovaskularizace. Výsledky. Po 3 úvodních injekcích ranibizumabu jsme vyšetřili skupinu 841 očí s aktivní CNV a 312 očí s inaktivní CNV. V inaktivní skupině jsme našli statisticky vyšší počet okultních CNV (P less than 0.001) a nižší incidenci okultních CNV menších než 5DA (P less than 0.001) v porovnání s aktivní skupinou. Nenašli jsme statisticky signifikantní rozdíl u věku, pohlaví, zrakové ostrosti a tloušťky makuly na počátku léčby mezi inaktivní a aktivní skupinou. Závěr. Okultní CNV a CNV menší než 5DA je jsou faktory prognosticky prognosticky příznivější morfologické a terapeutické odpovědi na počátku léčby ranibizumabem.Aim. To assess the significance of age, gender, baseline best corrected visual acuity, baseline macula thickness, and type and size of choroidal neovascularization in early morphological therapeutic response to ranibizumab treatment in patients with the wet form of age related macular degeneration. Methods. From 09/2008 to 06/2013 we evaluated 1153 newly diagnosed, treatment naive patients treated with ranibizumab. Based on the morphological findings in the macula following the initial 3 injections of ranibizumab, the patients were divided into two groups based on active and inactive choroidal neovascularization. Results. After the initial 3 injections of ranibizumab, we examined the sample of 841 eyes with active CNV and 312 eyes with inactive CNV. In the inactive group, we found a statistically higher proportion of occult CNV (P less than 0.001) and lower incidence of CNV greater than 5DA (P less than 0.001) compared with the active group. We found no statistically significant difference in age, gender, baseline best corrected visual acuity, or baseline macula thickness between the inactive and active groups. Conclusion. Occult CNV and CNV smaller than 5DA are optimistic factors for a better morphological therapeutic response at the beginning of ranibizumab treatment

Analýza rozvoje cestovního ruchu Jihočeského kraje

Práce popisuje vývoj cestovního ruchu v Jihočeském kraji ? mapuje nejzajímavější atraktivity a lokality této oblasti, analyzuje vybavenost regionu infrastrukturou cestovního ruchu, popisuje minulý a současný stav cestovního ruchu v Jihočeském kraji. Závěrem práce hodnotí využití potenciálu kraje pro cestovní ruch a navrhuje opatření pro zlepšení situace. Jedna kapitola řeší možnosti získání finančních podpor na realizaci projektů v oblasti cestovního ruchu

The Mountain and Water Cults in Traditional Vietnam

This thesis examines the problem of mountain and water cults in traditional Vietnam, e.g. in the period from 11th to mid 19th century, as seen through primary sources. First the relationship between the state and the supernatural is examined. Then the water and mountain deitties, their cults, and practical aspects of worship are characterized in the general context of Vietnamese religious beliefs. Follows a more detailed study of some of the most important mountain and water cults

The development of literature in south Vietnam from 1954 to 1975

This thesis examines the development of literature in South Vietnam during the years 1954-1975, taking into consideration historical context in which the authors lived and created. Emphasis is given to the general socio-historical situation of South Vietnam, focusing on the factors that directly influenced production of literature, as the degree of artistic freedom or the nature and changes of readership. Follows an overview of literary movements, some of their most representative authors being introduced in greated detail