The Metamorphosis of Excess: ‘Rubbish Houses’ and the Imagined Trajectory of Things in Post-Bubble Japan

The bursting of the economic bubble in the 1990s shook the very foundation of the post-war economic 'miracle' and marked the beginning of a gradual shift in the environmental consciousness of the Japanese. Yet, it by no means removed consumption from the pivotal position it occupied within Japanese society. Consuming Life in Post-Bubble Japan argues that consumption in Japan today is no longer simply a component of everyday economic activities, but rather a reflection of a society guided by the 'logic of late capitalism'. The volume pins down the contradictory nature of the setting in which consuming occurs in Japan today: the veneration of material comfort and convenience on the one hand, and the new rhetoric of recycling and energy conservation on the other. Theoretical insights developed as part of an art-historical enquiry, such as notions of socially engaged art and its critique, offer a new paradigm for investigating this dilemma. By combining case studies analysing the production and consumption of contemporary art with ethnographic material related to ordinary commodities and shopping, this volume provides a novel, transdisciplinary approach to exploring how a 'society of consumers' operates in post-bubble Japan and how contemporary life is a 'consuming project'

Clinical Guidelines in Sports Medicine: Am I Reading a Guideline or a Consensus Statement: What’s the Difference? Does it Matter?

Introduction: The integration of research evidence into clinical practice is one of the most challenging aspects of sports medicine. The time required to search library databases and read multiple systematic reviews represents a significant barrier to many clinicians. Clinical guidelines and consensus statements provide a summary of best practice for clinical conditions, and provide clinical recommendations. In sports medicine, the terms clinical guideline and consensus statement are often used interchangeably; however, important differences exist between these resources. The aims of this review were to identify the clinical guidelines published in key international sports medicine journals over the last five years, and assess their methodological quality. Methods: In March 2014, the top ten international sports medicine journals (identified on current impact factors) were searched using the single keyword ‘guideline’. Peer-reviewed papers providing clinical recommendations that were described by the authors as a guideline were included. The International Centre for Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE) guideline checklist, which consists of fourteen ‘yes’ and ‘no’ responses, graded 1 or 0 respectively, was used to assess the methodological quality of each clinical guideline. Results: Ten publications were retained from a pool of 34 potentially-relevant publications. The iCAHE guideline checklist scores ranged from 3 to 11 out of a possible 14. Within the ten included publications, the most frequently identified methodological problems were a failure to describe the strategy used to search for evidence, failure to critically appraise the quality of underlying evidence and failure to clearly link the hierarchy and quality of underlying evidence to each recommendation. Discussion: The ten sports medicine journals included in this review published few clinical guidelines, and these were of poor to moderate quality. These clinical guidelines should be interpreted with caution because of methodological problems identified by this review. Consensus statements are useful resources for busy sports medicine clinicians; however, these resources should be subjected to the same rigorous appraisal as clinical guidelines, in order to identify areas where bias may potentially limit the usefulness of the recommendations

Assessment of the Financial Situation of a Company Using Statistical Methods

Předmětem diplomové práce je analýza účetních výkazů vybrané akciové společnosti prostřednictvím statistických metod a následné porovnání firmy se dvěma významnými konkurenty. Na základě toho bude učiněno souhrnné zhodnocení její současné finanční situace a navrhnuty kroky, které povedou k budoucímu ekonomickému růstu akciové společnosti. Východiskem ke zpracování diplomové práce jsou nezbytné teoretické podklady.The Master´s thesis is concerned with an analysis of financial statements of a selected stock company using statistical methods and further comparisons with two major branch competitors. On the basis of the previous steps is settled comprehensive assessment of the current situation and future strategic steps are proposed. These steps are supposed to bring an economical growth to the company. The work is built up on the necessary theoretical economic and strategic backgrounds.

Návrh úprav podvozku vozidla

Tato práce popisuje základní typy podvozků používaných u motorových vozidel. Dále se zabývá měřením polohy kinematických bodů vozidla Toyota Mr2 pomocí 3D optického skeneru EinScan Pro. Následně se věnuje analýze a úpravě tohoto zavěšení s využitím softwaru Lotus Suspension Analysis. Poté zpracovává konstrukční návrh úpravy zavěšení kol a jeho pevnostní analýzu.This work describes the basic types of chassis used in motor vehicles. It also deals with measuring the position of the kinematic points of the Toyota Mr2 vehicle using a 3D optical scanner EinScan Pro. Finally, it deals with the analysis and modification of this suspension using Lotus Suspension Analysis. Then it foceses on a design of vehicle's chassis modification and its strength analysis.

Analysis of patients motivation for treatment and self-treatment with homeopathic medicines in the Czech Republic

ANALÝZA MOTIVACE PACIENTU V CESKÉ REPUBLICE K LÉCBE A SAMOLÉCBE HOMEOPATICKÝMI PROSTREDKY Student: Machotka, O. Vedoucí diplomové práce: Marešová, H. Katedra sociální a klinické farmacie, Farmaceutická fakulta v Hradci Králové, Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Ceská republika Úvod: Vznik práce motivuje snaha priblížit se pochopení faktu, že homeopatie i se svými typickými atributy je schopna prežívat, být aplikována a dále se rozvíjet soubežne s vysoce rozvinutou a vedecky experimentálne podloženou farmakoterapií posledních desetiletí. Cíl práce: Cílem této práce bylo zjistit duvody, které vedou urcitou skupinu pacientu k homeopatii a do ordinací homeopatických lékaru. Snaží se urcit charakteristické rysy techto pacientu a zjistit jejich vlastní postoj k homeopatii, zkušenosti s lécbou, prípadne jak srovnávají v ruzných ohledech homeopatickou a klasickou alopatickou medicínu. Metodika: Cílený pruzkum mezi pacienty homeopatických ordinací metodou dotazníkového šetrení soucasne ve trech mestech Ceské republiky. Celkem dotazník vyplnilo 82 respondentu a takto získaný soubor informací byl podroben frekvencní analýze. Výsledky: Z analýzy vyplývá, že k homeopatii vede pacienty vetšinou jejich vlastní, nezávislé rozhodnutí (56 %) a duvodem je nejcasteji nespokojenost s bežnou alopatickou lécbou (70 %). Ze...ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS' MOTIVATION FOR TREATMENT AND SELF-TREATMENT WITH HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Student: Machotka, O. Tutor: Marešová, H. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Background: The thesis is motivated by the desire to understand the fact that homeopathy with all its typical attributes is able to survive, be applied and further developed currently with the fairly advanced and scientifically substantiated pharmacotherapy of the last decades. Aim: The thesis aims to find out the reasons why a certain group of patients use homeopathy and visit the homeopaths. Furthermore, it attempts to determine the characteristic features of these patients and learn their own attitude to homeopathy, their experience with the homeopathic treatment, eventually how these patients compare the classical allopathic and homeopathic treatment according to the various criteria. Methods: The method consists of the focused questionnaire based research, which was carried out in three cities in the Czech Republic. The questionnaire was filled in by 82 respondents and the sample was further assessed with a frequency analysis. Results: The analysis shows that the patients plump for homeopathy mainly based on their...Department of Social and Clinical PharmacyKatedra sociální a klinické farmacieFaculty of Pharmacy in Hradec KrálovéFarmaceutická fakulta v Hradci Králov

Analysis Of The AZ - POKORNY, s.r.o. Company Using Time Series

Bakalářská práce je zaměřena na analýzu ekonomických ukazatelů podniku prostřednictvím statistických metod. Důraz je kladen především na popis vybraných položek účetních výkazů pomocí časových řad. V práci jsou nejprve uvedeny teoretické podklady, které slouží jako východisko k následnému zpracování a zhodnocení vybraných ukazatelů.The bachelor thesis is concerned with the analysis of economic indicators of the company through statistical methods. The description of selected items of financial statements is emphasized by time series method. Initially, a theoretical background is presented that provides the fundamental for further processing and evaluation of selected indicators.

Collaborative learning based on a micro-webserver remote test controller

This paper presents a remote test workbench that was developed to support on-line assignments dealing with the IEEE 1149.1 standard test access port and boundary-scan architecture. The remote test controller is based on the DS80C400 networked microcontroller from Maxim-Dallas, which offers a very cost-effective solution to the development of micro-webservers enabling low complexity data acquisition and control tasks. All remote experiments are integrated into Moodle in exactly the same way as the remaining courseware that is made available to the students. The use of Moodle facilitates the implementation of collaborative learning activities based on the remote test workbench, and the development of the workbench itself is the subject of a collaborative learning project involving students from the universities of Porto in Portugal and South Australia at Adelaide