Implementation of the Rural Development Programme of the Czech Republic

Import 05/08/2014Politika rozvoje venkova prostřednictvím Evropského zemědělského fondu rozvoje venkova přispívá ke zvyšování konkurenceschopnosti venkovského prostoru a atraktivity venkovských oblastí EU. Diplomová práce se zabývá problematikou implementace Programu rozvoje venkova v ČR v programovacím období 2007–2013. Cílem práce je zhodnotit realizaci Programu rozvoje venkova v letech 2007–2013 na základě analýzy finančního a věcného pokroku. Z výsledků analýzy vyplývá, že k 31. 1. 2014 bylo vyčerpáno 81 % finanční alokace na Program a 92 % bylo smluvně potvrzeno příjemcům dotací. V letech 2007–2012 se realizovalo celkem 21 335 projektů v celkové hodnotě 1 032 710 tis. EUR v rámci projektových opatření, zejména v oblasti modernizace zemědělských podniků a obnovy vesnic a v případě nárokových opatření bylo podpořeno celkem 101 866 zemědělských subjektů. Značný pokrok byl zaznamenán k 31. 8. 2013, kdy bylo v rámci projektových opatření realizováno celkem 31 272 (1 579 mil. EUR) projektů a v rámci nárokových opatření bylo podpořeno 178 700 zemědělských podniků (1 631,8 mil. EUR).The Rural Development Policy through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development contributes to the growth of rural areas competitiveness and atractiveness of the EU countries. The diploma thesis deals with a problem of the implementation of Rural Development Programme for Czech Republic in the period 2007 to 2013. The main objective of this work is to evaluate the realization of the Programme using the analysis of the financial and factual progress in years 2007–2013. The analysis shows that 81 % of the financial allocation was withdrawn by 31st January 2014 and 92 % was agreeted to be given to the recievers of the dotation. In the years 2007–2012 overall 21 335 projects were realized in amount of 1 032 710 thousand Euros in total. All together 101 866 agricultural subjects were supported within the project arrangements, especially those in the sphere of the modernization of the agricultural companies, revitalization of villages and claimed arrangements. Considerable progress was visible by 31st of August 2013, when 31 272 (1 579 ml. Euros) projects were realized within of the project arrangements and 178 700 agricultural subjects (1 631, 8 ml. Euros) were supported in the claimed arrangements.120 - Katedra evropské integracevýborn

Proprioceptive Sonomyographic Control: A novel method of intuitive proportional control of multiple degrees of freedom for upper-extremity amputees

Technological advances in multi-articulated prosthetic hands have outpaced the methods available to amputees to intuitively control these devices. Amputees often cite difficulty of use as a key contributing factor for abandoning their prosthesis, creating a pressing need for improved control technology. A major challenge of traditional myoelectric control strategies using surface electromyography electrodes has been the difficulty in achieving intuitive and robust proportional control of multiple degrees of freedom. In this paper, we describe a new control method, proprioceptive sonomyographic control that overcomes several limitations of myoelectric control. In sonomyography, muscle mechanical deformation is sensed using ultrasound, as compared to electrical activation, and therefore the resulting control signals can directly control the position of the end effector. Compared to myoelectric control which controls the velocity of the end-effector device, sonomyographic control is more congruent with residual proprioception in the residual limb. We tested our approach with 5 upper-extremity amputees and able-bodied subjects using a virtual target achievement and holding task. Amputees and able-bodied participants demonstrated the ability to achieve positional control for 5 degrees of freedom with an hour of training. Our results demonstrate the potential of proprioceptive sonomyographic control for intuitive dexterous control of multiarticulated prostheses

Transsaccadic visual perception of foveal compared to peripheral environmental changes

The maintenance of stable visual perception across eye movements is hypothesized to be aided by extraretinal information (e.g., corollary discharge [CD]). Previous studies have focused on the benefits of this information for perception at the fovea. However, there is little information on the extent that CD benefits peripheral visual perception. Here we systematically examined the extent that CD supports the ability to perceive transsaccadic changes at the fovea compared to peripheral changes. Human subjects made saccades to targets positioned at different amplitudes (4° or 8°) and directions (rightward or upward). On each trial there was a reference point located either at (fovea) or 4° away (periphery) from the target. During the saccade the target and reference disappeared and, after a blank period, the reference reappeared at a shifted location. Subjects reported the perceived shift direction, and we determined the perceptual threshold for detection and estimate of the reference location. We also simulated the detection and location if subjects solely relied on the visual error of the shifted reference experienced after the saccade. The comparison of the reference location under these two conditions showed that overall the perceptual estimate was approximately 53% more accurate and 30% less variable than estimates based solely on visual information at the fovea. These values for peripheral shifts were consistently lower than that at the fovea: 34% more accurate and 9% less variable. Overall, the results suggest that CD information does support stable visual perception in the periphery, but is consistently less beneficial compared to the fovea