Exponential sums with automatic sequences

We show that automatic sequences are asymptotically orthogonal to periodic exponentials of type $e_q(f(n))$, where $f$ is a rational fraction, in the P\'olya-Vinogradov range. This applies to Kloosterman sums, and may be used to study solubility of congruence equations over automatic sequences. We obtain this as consequence of a general result, stating that sums over automatic sequences can be bounded effectively in terms of two-point correlation sums over intervals.Comment: 14 page

Trojan Horses or Local Allies: Host-country National Managers in Developing Market Subsidiaries

We investigate a multinational corporation's (MNC) decision to appoint host-country national (HCN) managers to foreign subsidiaries based on the institutional context of and familiarity with the host country. HCN managers are commonly associated with specialized knowledge, superior responsiveness, and higher legitimacy. Yet, we argue that local familiarity of HCNs can also be perceived as risky or harmful by MNC parents. We analyze how formal and informal institutions affect the trade-off between positive effects and potential costs associated with HCN managers ("Local allies" vs. "Trojan horses"). We find that legal institutions protect foreign MNCs from potential costs, encourage the use of HCNs and reinforce their benefits. Corruption and corruption distance, however, increase perceived costs associated with HCN managers up to a point at which they outweigh their perceived benefits

Detached house, Prace

Předmětem této bakalářské práce je novostavba jednopodlažního částečně podsklepeného rodinného domu v Praci, který je přilehlý k sousednímu domu. Jedná se o stavbu s obytným podkroví. Dům je navržen pro bydlení petičlenné rodiny. Jedná se o rodinný dům obdelníkového půdorysu, se sedlovou střechou. Orientace pobytových místností je na východní a západní stranu. Orientace stavby je ovlivněna přilehlými stavbami. Svislé nosné konstrukce jsou tvořeny keramickými tvárnicemi. Stropní konstrukce je ze keramického stropního systému. Projekt byl zpracován pomocí počítačového programu AutoCAD.The subject of this thesis is newly built single-storey brick house from partially in Prace, which is adjacent to a neighboring house. It is a building with a residential attic. The house is designed for housing a family of five . This is a family house rectangular plan with a gabled roof . Orientation residential rooms on the east and west side. Orientation of the building is affected by adjacent buildings . Vertical constructions are made of ceramic bricks and concrete blocks. Ceiling construction is of ceramic ceiling system . The project was prepared by a computer program AutoCAD .

Approaches to the life and influence of the Austro-American sports physician Hans Kraus (1905-1996)

The Austrian physician Hans Kraus was a central figure in the founding of the American fitness movement. His life and work are to this day almost unknown both within the Austrian scientific community and to a broader public.Kraus was born in Trieste in 1905 and obtained a doctorate in medicine from the University of Vienna in 1929. Subsequently he trained as an orthopedic surgeon at the Vienna General Hospital. After the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938, he flew to the United States and worked at the prestigious Columbia Presbyterian Hospital (now the New York Presbyterian Hospital). His field of research was the physical performance and fitness of the American youth. At the beginning of the 1950s Kraus noted enormous deficits compared to the European youth. This attracted much public attention and led to significant public health interventions such as the founding of the "President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports". This council should encourage the American population to engage in physical activity. In addition, Kraus gained great prominence as one of John F. Kennedy's doctors. On the occasion of his death in 1996, the New York Times described him as the "originator of sports medicine in U.S.". This study has two goals: Firstly, it will outline the migrant biography of Hans Kraus based on the work of Susan Schwartz (2005). Secondly, approaches for the classification of the scientific work of Kraus in the cultural history of fitness and physical enhancement will be presented. The theoretical background to this is Foucault's concept of biopolitics. The knowledge gained by physicians such as Kraus is interpreted as knowledge of power, which has a disciplining and regulating effect on the body and the population