Fifty years of Hurbanovo maltery

In April 2017 it was exactly half a century since construction work on malting plant was completed, and in October it was 50 years since the first tonnes of Hurbanovo malt had been produced. The maltery was then a part of the state-owned enterprise Západoslovenské pivovary a sladovne, Bratislava. Once everything was completed, the maltery consisted of 64 steeping tanks, 16 Wanderhaufen system lines and four double-floor kilns. The planned malt production capacity of 30,000 tonnes was already achieved in 1968. Organisational change in 1984 caused the creation of the separate state-owned enterprise Zlatý Bažant, Hurbanovo. After the new germination facility with eight Saladin boxes and two single-floor kilns were built and at the same time the steeping process was adjusted, the annual production capacity of maltery increased during 1986 and 1987 to approximately 63,000 tonnes of malt. In 1992, the brewery was transformed into a joint-stock company Zlatý Bažant and in 1995, the whole plant became a part of the Dutch company Heineken. In 1998, a new steeping room with nine cylindroconical steeping tanks took the place of the old steep tank system. Following adjustments of the technological process enabled the increase of total malt production capacity to 80,000 tonnes annually. Another organisational change happened in 2001, when maltery became an independent joint-stock company under the name Heineken Slovensko Sladovne. In 2002, there was a modernization, an increase in the capacity of six steeping tanks, a construction of six new circular germinating boxes and high-capacity single-floor kiln, thus extending the maximum annual production capacity to 150,000 tonnes. At the same time, the malt production in the outdated Wanderhaufen system floors and four original double-floor kilns was discontinued. The old Saladin boxes and two old singlefloor kilns were decommissioned gradually during 2012 and 2013. With an annual malt production capacity of around 111,000 tonnes, the maltery is the largest not only in Slovakia, but also in the entire Central Europe

The dynamic cone penetrometer for compaction control of the pavement subgrade

Základem práce je zpracování rešerše zaměřené na využití dynamického kuželového penetrometru používaného na kontrolu míry zhutnění podloží vozovky z jemnozrnné zeminy. V praktické části je hlavním cílem práce sledovat závislost dynamické penetrace na zhutnitelnosti směsi jemnozrnné zeminy.The basis of this piece is focused on a literature review, describing the use of the dynamic cone penetrometer, used to control the compaction degree of the subsoil road, consisting of fine-grained soil. The practical part focuses on its main goal, which is to observe the dependence of dynamic penetration on the compactibility of the fine-grained soil mixture.

Vplyv dlhodobého skladovania na kvalitu zrna sladovníckeho jačmeňa a sladu

In the grain samples of five malting barley varieties harvested in 2011, the amount of basic components as well as physiological characteristics of barley were determined. These samples were micromalted and resulting malt was analyzed mainly according to the European Brewery Convention (EBC) and the Mitteleuropäische Brautechnische Analysenkommission (MEBAK) methodologies. The same samples of malting barley grain and also samples of malt were placed in polyethylene bags, from which the air was exhausted and they were further stored at 4 °C until 2016. In 2016, grain and malt samples were subjected to the same analyses as in 2011. Results were statistically evaluated by t-test of dependent samples. Most of the monitored parameters has remained at the same level as in 2011 or has slightly improved. The exception was statistically very highly significant decrease (P ≤ 0.001) of friability and increase of amount of whole and partly unmodified grains. Under conditions described, long-term storage of malting barley grain has not significantly negatively affected its germination. Long-term storage of malt has had not a significant negative impact on its quality too.Vo vzorkách zrna piatich odrôd sladovníckeho jačmeňa, zozbieraných v roku 2011, bolo stanovené množstvo základných obsahových látok a stanovené boli tiež fyziologické znaky jačmeňa. Vzorky zrna boli zosladované a následne vyrobený slad bol analyzovaný najmä podľa metodík EBC a MEBAK. Tie isté vzorky zrna jačmeňa a vzorky sladu boli uložené do polyetylénových vreciek, z ktorých bol odsatý vzduch a boli ďalej skladované pri teplote 4 °C až do roku 2016. V roku 2016 boli vzorky zrna jačmeňa a sladu podrobené rovnakým analýzam ako v roku 2011. Výsledky boli štatisticky spracované pomocou párového t-testu. Väčšina sledovaných znakov zostala na rovnakej úrovni ako v roku 2011 alebo sa mierne zlepšila. Výnimkou bolo štatisticky veľmi vysoko preukazné zníženie (P ≤ 0,001) hodnoty friability a zvýšenie množstva sklovitých a polosklovitých zŕn. Dlhodobé skladovanie zrna sladovníckeho jačmeňa nemalo za popísaných podmienok štatisticky preukazne negatívny vplyv na jeho klíčivosť. Taktiež dlhodobé skladovanie sladu nemalo výrazne negatívny dopad na jeho kvalitu

History and Progress of Barley Breeding in Sládkovičovo

Study summarizes the results of agronomical and malting parameters of spring malting barley varieties bred in the Breeding Station Sládkovičovo in the period of 1938–2010. Progress in breeding was refl ected in the year-on-year increase in grain yield by 0.024 t/ha, thousand grain weight by 0.07 g, sieving fractions above 2.5 mm by 0.14 percentage points (pp), further, year-on-year reduction in plant height by 0.18 cm and nitrogenous substances content by 0.03 pp were recorded. Year-on-year increase in extract content by 0.055 pp, apparent fi nal attenuation by 0.07 pp, Kolbach index by 0.11 pp and relative extract by 0.09 pp were identifi ed. The year-on-year decline in β-glucan content in wort by 5.4 mg/l and increase in the value of friability by 0.3 pp were recorded. Wort color and wort color after boiling increased year-on-year by 0.008 unit EBC and by 0.014 unit EBC

Composition of fatty acids in selected vegetable oils

Plant oils and fats are important and necessary components of the human nutrition. They are energy source and also contain fatty acids - compounds essential for human health. The aim of this study was to evaluate nutritional quality of selected plant oil - olive, rapeseed, pumpkin, flax and sesame; based on fatty acid composition in these oils. Fatty acids (MUFA, PUFA, SFA) were analyzed chromatography using system Agilent 6890 GC, injector multimode, detector FID. The highest content of saturated fatty acids was observed in pumpkinseed oil (19.07%), the lowest content was found in rapeseed oil (7.03%), with low level of palmitic and stearic acids and high level of behenic acid (0.32%) among the evaluated oils. The highest content of linoleic acid was determined in pumpkinseed (46.40%) and sesame oil (40.49%); in these samples was also found lowest content of α-linolenic acid. These oils have important antioxidant properties and are not subject to oxidation. The richest source of linolenic acid was flaxseed oil which, which is therefore more difficult to preserve and process in food industry. In olive oil was confirmed that belongs to the group of oils with a predominantly monosaturated oleic acid (more than 70%) and a small amount of polysaturated fatty acid. The most commonly used rapeseed oil belongs to the group of oils with the medium content of linolenic acid (8.76%); this oil also showed a high content of linoleic acid (20.24%). The group of these essentially fatty acids showed a suitable ratio ∑n3/n6 in the rapessed oil (0.44)

Polyelectrolyte Complex Beads by Novel Two-Step Process for Improved Performance of Viable Whole-Cell Baeyer-Villiger Monoxygenase by Immobilization.

A novel immobilization matrix for the entrapment of viable whole-cell Baeyer–Villiger monooxygenase was developed. Viable recombinant Escherichia coli cells overexpressing cyclohexanone monooxygenase were entrapped in polyelectrolyte complex beads prepared by a two-step reaction of oppositely-charged polymers including highly defined cellulose sulphate. Immobilized cells exhibited higher operational stability than free cells during 10 repeated cycles of Baeyer–Villiger biooxidations of rac-bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-one to the corresponding lactones (1R,5S)-3-oxabicyclo-[3.3.0]oct-6-en-3-one and (1S,5R)-2-oxabicyclo-[3.3.0]oct-6-en-3-one. The morphology of polyelectrolyte complex beads was characterised by environmental scanning electron microscopy; the spatial distribution of polymers in the beads and cell viability were examined using confocal laser scanning microscopy, and the texture was characterised by the mechanical resistance measurements

Business Plan

The diploma thesis is focused on a composition of the business plan, which serves as a basis for establishing car sharing company. The thesis is consisted of three main parts, part theoretical, methodological and practical. The main purpose of the theoretical-methodological part is to explain the role, importance, structure and recommended process of designing business plans. Theoretical-methodological part also contains description of the tools of situation analysis, which are used in the practical part. The main goal of the thesis is to draw up the business plan of a fictitious company Sdílej auto, s.r.o., which operates on a market with car sharing services. In this part the basic market research was done, including PESTE analysis, Porter's five forces analysis and SWOT analysis, which allows to understand and evaluate the business environment. The practical feasibility of the plan is verified by financial plan

The analysis of HERVIS Sport a móda, s. r. o marketing mix

Title: The analysis of Hervis Sport a móda, s. r. o marketing mix. Objectives: The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse current marketing mix of the company and according to selected research methods identify its adjustments, which would lead to optimization of company performance and its profit, increase service quality and better communication with potential customers. Methods: The marketing mix analysis is performed using quantitative marketing research. The basis collection of methods used in the thesis is situation analysis to understand the organization's external and internal environment. Results: The results of research indicated that company Hervis Sport a móda, s. r. o. didn't hold a favorable position due to competition. Selected research methods allowed me to collect sufficient number of required information and subsequently propose measures for each marketing mix category. Keywords: marketing, promotion, marketing mix, situation analysis, recommendation, SWOT analysi

Business Plan

Tato diplomová práce se zabývá vypracováním podnikatelského plánu, který slouží jako podklad pro založení car sharingové společnosti. Práce je členěna na tři hlavní části, část teoretickou, metodologickou a praktickou. Teoreticko-metodologická část práce se věnuje struktuře podnikatelského plánu, jeho významu, doporučenému postupu sestavení a technikám situační analýzy, použitými v části praktické. Hlavní náplň diplomové práce spočívá v sestavení podnikatelského plánu pro založení smyšlené společnosti Sdílej auto, s.r.o., operující na trhu s car sharingovými služ-bami. V této části je proveden základní průzkum trhu, včetně definice tržního po-tenciálu, PESTE analýzy, analýzy konkurenčního prostředí využitím Porterova mo-delu pěti sil a celkového zhodnocení podnikatelského prostředí využitím matice SWOT. Praktická realizovatelnost plánu je posléze ověřena konstrukcí finančního plánu.The diploma thesis is focused on a composition of the business plan, which serves as a basis for establishing car sharing company. The thesis is consisted of three main parts, part theoretical, methodological and practical. The main purpose of the theoretical-methodological part is to explain the role, importance, structure and recommended process of designing business plans. Theoretical-methodological part also contains description of the tools of situation analysis, which are used in the practical part. The main goal of the thesis is to draw up the business plan of a fictitious company Sdílej auto, s.r.o., which operates on a market with car sharing services. In this part the basic market research was done, including PESTE analysis, Porter's five forces analysis and SWOT analysis, which allows to understand and evaluate the business environment. The practical feasibility of the plan is verified by financial plan

Mystery shopping in selected stores of specialized retail chain Hervis

Title: Mystery shopping in selected stores of specialized retail chain Hervis. Objectives: The aim of the thesis is to introduce a specific method of market research called the Mystery shopping as a marketing tool that is useable in the field of sport retail. The main point of the thesis is to practically use the technique in selected stores of sport retail chain Hervis in the territory of capital city Prague and compare them to each other to identify proposals. Methods: To obtain data, which allows to identify proposals, was used special technique of market research called the Mystery shopping, which represents a combination of questionnaire and covert observation. Results of the observation were immediately filed in drawn up sheets. Results: The results of the research indicated many faults in mutual interaction between staff and customers, especially in the areas of sales skills, customer needs analysis and circumstances entering the retail shop. That is why there were made some measures in the synthetic part, that can lead to improvement in Customer Relationship Management. Keywords: marketing research, sporting goods retail, questionnaire, covert observation, secret shoppin