Pupils’ (dis)interest in the teaching profession: an international comparison
Federičová, Miroslava
2024 - Czech Many European countries, including the Czech Republic, currently face a shortage of teachers, especially quality teachers. One possible solution to this would be to support aspiring teachers at a younger age, during their studies at primary and secondary school. This study provides an empirical overview of teaching aspirations among 15-year-old school pupils in European countries based on data from the international PISA survey. Mnoho evropských zemí včetně Česka se v současnosti potýká s nedostatkem učitelů, těch kvalitních obzvlášť. Jedním z řešení je podpora učitelských profesních aspirací už u mladých během jejich studia na základní a střední škole. Tato studie empiricky mapuje učitelské aspirace v evropských zemích mezi 15letými žáky na základě dat z mezinárodního šetření PISA. Keywords: teachers; teaching aspirations; international comparison Fulltext is available at external website. Pupils’ (dis)interest in the teaching profession: an international comparison

Many European countries, including the Czech Republic, currently face a shortage of teachers, especially quality teachers. One possible solution to this would be to support aspiring teachers at a ...

Federičová, Miroslava
Národohospodářský ústav, 2024

Flow simulations approach for flocculation tanks
Idžakovičová, Kristýna; Bílek, Vojtěch; Haidl, Jan; Isoz, M.; Pivokonský, Martin
2024 - English Flocculation in water treatment facilities plays a key role in the separation of colloidal inorganic and organic substances. Its optimization leads to a significant increase in its efficiency and savings of operational costs. However, it is currently based on trial-and-error experimental approaches. In this contribution, we focus on flow modeling in stirred flocculation tanks that would, after coupling with a calibrated model of particle aggregation, enable simulationbased flocculation optimization. Despite the abundance of literature on stirred tank modeling, there is no universal agreement on the methodology used to describe turbulence nor on the approach to the computational mesh creation. Consequently, there is no unified methodology for simulations and their validation. To address this, we present a best-practice methodology for economical, yet reliable flow simulations in the said device. This methodology includes the choice of the turbulence model, the approach to the design of a high quality mesh suitable for arbitrary geometries, and results evaluation. It is developed based on an extensive literature review, a multitude of flow simulations using several meshes of progressively higher quality and resolution, and various strategies to converge to steady-state flow conditions. The simulation quality indicators used here involve comparison with the experimental data on fluid velocity, stirrer power output, and flow rate through the impeller zone. Additionally, the resulting flow simulation models are compared using tracer transport simulations, hinting at their potential for coupling with particle aggregation models. Keywords: flocculation tank; stirring; MRF; CFD; OpenFOAM Available in digital repository of the ASCR Flow simulations approach for flocculation tanks

Flocculation in water treatment facilities plays a key role in the separation of colloidal inorganic and organic substances. Its optimization leads to a significant increase in its efficiency and ...

Idžakovičová, Kristýna; Bílek, Vojtěch; Haidl, Jan; Isoz, M.; Pivokonský, Martin
Ústav pro hydrodynamiku, 2024

The Impacts of Covid-19 on Culture
Bargel, Robert; Dedera, Milan; Gregoriniová, Jindřiška; Klementová, Kateřina; Perlín, Radim; et. al.
2024 - Czech Keywords: strategické řízení; kultura; veřejné služby; dopady COVID-19; metodika; krizová podpora; metodika; krizová podpora; strategic management; culture; public service; impacts COVID-19; methodology; crisis support Available in a digital repository NRGL The Impacts of Covid-19 on Culture

Bargel, Robert; Dedera, Milan; Gregoriniová, Jindřiška; Klementová, Kateřina; Perlín, Radim; et. al.
NIPOS, 2024

Entrepreneurship during pandemics and crises in the context of gender inequalities. Policy brief.
Švarcová, Markéta; Pospíšilová, Marie
2024 - Czech Whether the pandemic can be perceived as an opportunity to reduce gender inequality in entrepreneurship was the main question of the participatory workshop that we organized at the Institute of Sociology on March 13, 2024. The discussion during the participatory workshop focused on the barriers that women entrepreneurs face, the tools they can use to overcome them, the introduction of a attendance allowance for entrepreneurs, and the availability and usability of gender-disaggregated data. This policy brief write down the views of relevant stakeholders in the business sector on the topic of eliminating gender inequalities in the entrepreneurship that were expressed during the workshop. Zda lze vnímat pandemii jako příležitost pro snížení genderové nerovnosti v podnikání bylo hlavní otázkou participativního workshopu, který jsme uspořádaly v Sociologickém ústavu 13. 3. 2024. Diskuze v rámci participativního workshopu byla zaměřena na bariéry, kterým čelí ženy podnikatelky, na nástroje, které mohou využívat pro jejich překonání, na zavedení ošetřovného pro podnikající a dostupnost a využitelnost dat členěných dle pohlaví. Tento policy brief zaznamenává názory relevantních stakeholderů v oblasti podnikání na téma odstraňování genderových nerovností v podnikatelském prostředí, které v rámci workshopu zazněly. Keywords: Entrepreneuship; gender; data; attendance allowance; barriers Available in digital repository of the ASCR Entrepreneurship during pandemics and crises in the context of gender inequalities. Policy brief.

Whether the pandemic can be perceived as an opportunity to reduce gender inequality in entrepreneurship was the main question of the participatory workshop that we organized at the Institute of ...

Švarcová, Markéta; Pospíšilová, Marie
Sociologický ústav, 2024

Řízení pracovníků prostřednictvím umělé inteligence
VÚBP
2024 - Czech Vyšší úroveň automatizace a konstantní sledování pracovníků digitálními technologiemi v mnoha případech omezí mezilidský kontakt a zvýší tlak na pracovní výkonnost, což může mít škodlivé účinky na duševní zdraví pracovníků. Keywords: digitalizace; BOZP; bezpečnost práce; monitorovací systémy; umělá inteligence; AI; OSH; occupational safety; artificial intelligence; monitoring systems Available in a digital repository NRGL Řízení pracovníků prostřednictvím umělé inteligence

Vyšší úroveň automatizace a konstantní sledování pracovníků digitálními technologiemi v mnoha případech omezí mezilidský kontakt a zvýší tlak na pracovní výkonnost, což může mít škodlivé účinky na ...

VÚBP
Výzkumný ústav bezpečnosti práce, v.v.i., 2024

Numerical study of the steady airflow in the human respiratory system during inhaling and exhaling
Lancmanová, Anna; Bodnár, Tomáš
2024 - English This paper presents some of the initial results of the numerical simulations of a steady turbulent flow in human upper airways during inhalation and exhalation. The mathematical model is based on the system of Reynolds-Averaged incompressible Navier-Stokes equations complemented by the SST k − ω turbulence model. The simulations were performed using finite-volume open source solver OpenFOAM on a realistic three-dimensional geometry. The main aim of this particular study is to verify the computational setup with special focus on appropriate choice and implementation of boundary conditions. The prescribed boundary conditions are chosen to mimic the physiological conditions during normal breathing cycle. This study aims to gain an insight into the airflow behavior during the inhalation and exhalation process by comparing the results of two distinct simulations corresponding to two different (opposite) flow rates . The obtained local flow rates and flow fields for both cases are presented and mutually compared. This initial work should serve as a foundation for future more complex simulations that will include the time-dependent and compressible effects. Keywords: human airways; incompressible Navier-Stokes; OpenFOAM Available in digital repository of the ASCR Numerical study of the steady airflow in the human respiratory system during inhaling and exhaling

This paper presents some of the initial results of the numerical simulations of a steady turbulent flow in human upper airways during inhalation and exhalation. The mathematical model is based on the ...

Lancmanová, Anna; Bodnár, Tomáš
Matematický ústav, 2024

Reaction Mechanisms of Psychoactive Compounds
Sokolová, Romana; Beneš, Marek; Jiroušková, Eliška; Degano, I.
2024 - English The reaction mechanism of selected new psychoactive substances (NPS) 4-methylpentedrone and 2-(((4-ethyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenethyl)amino)methyl)phenol was investigated based on their\nelectrochemical and spectroelectrochemical properties. Both drugs were examined by means of cyclic voltammetry using diagnostic parameters for particular reaction schemes, UV/Vis, and IR\nspectroelectrochemistry. Since water participates in the redox mechanism of both studied compounds, the reaction mechanism was studied under a controlled amount of water in an\nacetonitrile environment. Keywords: oxidation; reduction; IR spectrochemistry Available on request at various institutes of the ASCR Reaction Mechanisms of Psychoactive Compounds

The reaction mechanism of selected new psychoactive substances (NPS) 4-methylpentedrone and 2-(((4-ethyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenethyl)amino)methyl)phenol was investigated based on their\nelectrochemical and ...

Sokolová, Romana; Beneš, Marek; Jiroušková, Eliška; Degano, I.
Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského, 2024

Spectroelectrochemical Devices for Monitoring of Intermediates and Products on Carbonbased Composite Electrodes
Vaněčková, Eva; Šikula, M.; Hrdlička, Vojtěch; Sebechlebská, Táňa; Kolivoška, Viliam
2024 - English Spectroelectrochemistry (SEC), as an interdisciplinary field, provides us with more comprehensive information about electroactive molecules involved in charge transfer reactions. Commercially\navailable SEC cells most often have an incorporated platinum working electrode, which can limit the range of the usable potential window and, in addition, can complicate the analysis due to the\nabsorption phenomenon. In this work, we designed and manufactured two types of custom-made SEC cells employing optically transparent carbon-based working electrodes for UV-Vis monitoring of reactants and electrogenerated intermediates and products. The first SEC cell is entirely manufactured by 3D printing using fused deposition modeling (FDM) by combining optically transparent (PET) and electrically conductive (PLA-CB) filaments. The second SEC cell employs pencil graphite (PG) rods as the working electrode (PGE) and its body is manually assembled from quartz slides. The functionality of the FDM 3D printed SEC cell and manually assembled quartz SEC cell were verified by cyclic voltammetry with in situ UV-Vis spectroscopic absorption monitoring of ruthenium(III) acetylacetonate (Ru(ac)3) redox-active probe dissolved in an aqueous or non-aqueous deaerated solvent, respectively. Both presented cells enable complete redox reversible conversion and strictly oxygen-free conditions. Keywords: pencil graphite electrode; spectroelectrochemistry; 3D printed electrode Available on request at various institutes of the ASCR Spectroelectrochemical Devices for Monitoring of Intermediates and Products on Carbonbased Composite Electrodes

Spectroelectrochemistry (SEC), as an interdisciplinary field, provides us with more comprehensive information about electroactive molecules involved in charge transfer reactions. ...

Vaněčková, Eva; Šikula, M.; Hrdlička, Vojtěch; Sebechlebská, Táňa; Kolivoška, Viliam
Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského, 2024

Verification of the dynamic properties of a new model turbine wheel with free blades
Voronova, Evgeniya; Procházka, Pavel; Maturkanič, Dušan; Mekhalfia, Mohammed Lamine; Hodboď, Robert
2024 - English The paper describes a new experimental model of turbine wheel with free blades. Verification tests were carried out using a Doppler laser vibrometer, with a focus on the equipment parameters under various conditions. The measurements were performed in the Laboratory of Rotational Laser Vibrometry originated at the Institute of Thermomechanics AS CR, v.v.i. Keywords: natural frequencies; vibration; blade; laser; turbine Available at various institutes of the ASCR Verification of the dynamic properties of a new model turbine wheel with free blades

The paper describes a new experimental model of turbine wheel with free blades. Verification tests were carried out using a Doppler laser vibrometer, with a focus on the equipment parameters under ...

Voronova, Evgeniya; Procházka, Pavel; Maturkanič, Dušan; Mekhalfia, Mohammed Lamine; Hodboď, Robert
Ústav termomechaniky, 2024

Czech Travels to Richard Wagner
Fránek, Michal; Kopecký, J.
2024 - Czech The study explores the phenomenon of Czech travels to famous German composer Richard Wagner and to the places associated with his cult (Munich, Bayreuth, Zurich, etc.). It focuses on the Wagnerian journeys – accomplished and not – of Czech composers (Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Zdeněk Fibich, Josef Bohuslav Foerster), performers (Ema Destinnová, Karel Burian, etc.), music critics (Otakar Hostinský, V. V. Zelený), painters (Jaroslav Čermák) and writers (Julius Zeyer, Jaroslav Maria, Teréza Nováková), tracing their different motivations. Studie zkoumá fenomén českých cest za slavným německým skladatelem Richardem Wagnerem a do míst spojených s jeho kultem (Mnichov, Bayreuth, Curych atd.). Zaměřuje se na wagnerovské cesty – uskutečněné i neuskutečněné – českých skladatelů (Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Zdeněk Fibich, Josef Bohuslav Foerster), interpretů (Ema Destinnová, Karel Burian aj.), hudebních kritiků (Otakar Hostinský, V. V. Zelený), malířů (Jaroslav Čermák) a spisovatelů (Julius Zeyer, Jaroslav Maria, Teréza Nováková), přičemž sleduje jejich různé motivace. Keywords: Richard Wagner; travelling to artists Available at various institutes of the ASCR Czech Travels to Richard Wagner

The study explores the phenomenon of Czech travels to famous German composer Richard Wagner and to the places associated with his cult (Munich, Bayreuth, Zurich, etc.). It focuses on the Wagnerian ...

Fránek, Michal; Kopecký, J.
Ústav pro českou literaturu, 2024