Factors influencing acceptance of e-learning by teachers in the Czech Republic

The levels are reported of the free 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD), its bound forms, the recognised precursors of 3-MCPD, and the factors influencing its formation in 5 selected coffee surrogates and 18 malts in the Czech Republic. The coffee surrogates had the free 3-MCPD level in the range of < 9.0 to 32 µg/kg while the highest amount was found in roasted barley. In malts, the free 3-MCPD levels were similarly low (< 9.0 to 45 µg/kg) being the highest in roasted malts (16-45 µg/kg). Nevertheless, the values found in either surrogates or malts, calculated after normalisation to 40% dry matter content, did not exceed the European Union limit of 20 µg/kg adopted for soy sauces and acid-HVP. The risk for consumers could arise from the bound 3-MCPD, its elevated levels having been found in both coffee surrogates and malts. In coffee surrogates, the bound 3-MCPD levels varied between 145−1184 µg/kg product; the highest level was found in roasted barley. The bound 3-MCPD levels exceeded the free 3-MCPD levels 32 to 81 times. In malts, the bound 3-MCPD levels ranged from 4.0−650 µg/kg, the highest amount having been found in roasted malts (463−650 µg/kg). The bound 3-MCPD levels exceeded the free 3-MCPD levels 0.4 to 36 times.

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IMAGE IN NON-ARTISTIC TEXT AS A FACTOR DEVELOPING READING STRATEGIES OF SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOLS' PUPILS

AD ALTA Journal of Interdisciplinary Research ◽

10.33543/1101369373 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 369-373

Author(s):

DANA VICHERKOVÁ ◽

MARKÉTA ŠENKEŘÍKOVÁ ◽

DENISA LICHÁ

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Student Teachers ◽

Reading Strategies ◽

Current Problem ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Technical Schools ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Faculty Of Education ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

The paper focuses on the current problem of factors influencing the reading of non-artistic texts and the development of reading strategies of pupils of secondary technical schools in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The paper aims to reflect, describe, analyse and evaluate which types of non-artistic texts, images, and depictions develop pupils' reading strategies. The text presents selected results of the quantitatively oriented questionnaire survey focusing on the identification of the relationship between the pupil's notion of a non-artistic text and course of work with the image as factors influencing their reading strategies. The partial goal of the pilot research is to point out the factors influencing student teachers at the Faculty of Education of the University of Ostrava in working with non-artistic text, an image in the text and their understanding.

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What Are the Most Important Factors Influencing Springtail Tetrodontophora bielanensis?

Insects ◽

10.3390/insects12100858 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. 858

Author(s):

Strahinja Mladenović ◽

Jan Materna ◽

Tereza Brestovanská ◽

Jakub Horák

Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Negative Influence ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Cold Climate ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Soil Layers ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Main Factors ◽

Landscape Level

The springtail, Tetrodontophora bielanensis, dwells in the litter and upper soil layers. This arthropod mainly inhabits humid litter and soil and prefers a cold climate. We determined the main factors influencing this springtail in forests at the landscape level in Krkonoše and site level in Orlické hory in the Czech Republic. We used passive trunk-tree traps. These traps are highly effective for sampling flightless fauna. We used 128 traps in Krkonoše and 17 traps in Orlické hory. The springtail was significantly positively influenced by the presence of Norway spruce (Picea abies) at the landscape level. Springtails’ abundance was, furthermore, influenced by the spatial distribution of the sampling sites. The negative influence of bark coverage and the presence of fungi, and positive influence of an increasing dimension of trees were significant at the site level. We argue for a more diversified management of mountainous forests with respect to forest history. This appears to be also important for mountainous forests in protected areas.

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Quantification of factors influencing the difference in household income in the Czech Republic

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis ◽

10.11118/actaun201361040995 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 61 (4) ◽

pp. 995-1003 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jolana Kvíčalová ◽

Jan Široký

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Household Income ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Income Differences ◽

Transfer Payments ◽

Income Inequalities ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

The Difference ◽

Election Results ◽

Preliminary Description

Income inequalities, resulting from different income of economic entities and the level of redistribution (especially the amount and structure of taxes on one hand and transfer payments on the other) and peculiarities of the market economy, have been increasing.Within the context of the economic crisis, the pressure (proved by election results in many countries) to alleviate such differences, or at least to stop their deepening has been strengthening. The analysis of the increased income differentiation gets into attention of the theory of public finance.The paper theoretically deals with the ways of measuring such inequalities and then it focuses on the factors that may be regarded as significant for increasing income differences in particular conditions of the Czech Republic within the years 2006–2011 for the selected types of households. Based on the preliminary description, deduction and induction, the research objective was to determine, using the mathematic and statistical methods, the relevancy and -where appropriate- the level of dependence of the analyzed effects on particular elements of household income.

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Factors influencing consumer behaviour in the beer market in the Czech Republic

Czech Journal of Food Sciences ◽

10.17221/153/2020-cjfs ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 39 (No. 4) ◽

pp. 319-328

Author(s):

Veronika Svatošová ◽

Petra Kosová ◽

Zuzana Svobodová

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Consumer Behaviour ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Influential Factor ◽

High Quality ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Beer Consumption ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Selection Of

The aim of the paper is to identify the factors influencing consumers when beer consumption and when choosing restaurants for beer consumption in the Czech Republic (CR). A partial goal was to compare preferences and factors influencing beer consumers from the Vysočina Region and the South-Moravian Region. The survey included a questionnaire survey, which 408 respondents took part in. The results showed that the most influential factors in the selection of beer for consumers are taste, a high-quality brand, and Czech production. Surprisingly, price was not found to be an influential factor in beer selection but is rather neutral. Factors that influence consumers most when choosing a restaurant for beer consumption were also identified. Consumers are most influenced by the quality of the beer on offer and the environment in which it is consumed.

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e-Learning trends in Central Europe: The case of the Czech Republic

Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal ◽

10.34105/j.kmel.2013.05.027 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 375-387

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Central Europe ◽

Learning Strategy ◽

National Level ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Starting Point ◽

Wide Range ◽

Information And Communication ◽

E Learning

The paper deals with expert predictions on the development of e-learning in the Czech Republic, a country in Central Europe. The first part of the paper describes the development of e-learning with specific feature in the Czech Republic in relation to the implementation of Information and communication technologies (ICT) to schools and the business sector. The second part of the paper presents a survey with selected experts, conducted in the years 2012 and 2013 in the Czech Republic, aiming at identifying the trends of e-learning. Special attention is paid to applying e-learning in the corporate sector. Our survey provides a better understanding of the current and future trends of e-learning to a wide range of stakeholders interested in using e-learning. Understanding the existing and future state of e-learning should be a starting point for further development of any e-learning strategy, in both education and corporate sectors. Therefore, the findings of our survey have important practical implications. The survey also proves that identification of the e-learning trends at the national level is influenced by political, economic, social and technological factors.

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The Importance of Factors Affecting the Entry of Entrepreneurial Subjects to Organic Farming in the Czech Republic

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis ◽

10.11118/actaun201866041017 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 66 (4) ◽

pp. 1017-1024

Author(s):

Hana Stojanová ◽

Veronika Blašková ◽

Michaela Lněničková

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Organic Farming ◽

Questionnaire Survey ◽

Internal Communication ◽

Primary Data ◽

Key Factors ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Research Questions

The aim of the article is to identify the key factors influencing the entry of entrepreneurial subjects into the sphere of organic farming in the Czech Republic. Primary data for the research was obtained from a questionnaire survey carried out in 2016 through an internal communication system of the PRO BIO Association, comprising 481 operators in the field of organic farming in the Czech Republic. The research questions mainly concerned the reason for entering the sphere of organic farming, and what influenced this decision, the motivation of entrepreneurs to stay in organic farming and what could possibly be the reason for their departure from this sector of business. Another part of the research questions related to the knowledge about organic farming in the establishment of their business. a combination of factors that are important in deciding on entry into the industry and subsequent stay was found.

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Factor conditions of the viniculture and wine sector in the EU member states, in the Czech Republic and in the selected candidate countries

Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) ◽

10.17221/5325-agricecon ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 48 (No, 7) ◽

pp. 303-310

Author(s):

A. Škorpíková

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Wine Production ◽

Member States ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Wine Consumption ◽

Eu Member States ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Wine Sector ◽

Research Plan ◽

The Eu

The paper is a part of the solution of the research plan of the FBE MUAF in Brno, No. GAMSM 431100007, and it is focused on the analysis of factors influencing competitiveness of the wine-growing and viniculture. This paper is based on the hypothesis that the competitiveness of the viniculture and wine sector could be influenced, amongst other things, by specific national conditions as defined by “Porter’s diamond”. This essay deals with factor conditions like the total area of vineyards, the average per hectare yield of grapes, the total wine production and wine consumption including the foreign trade with this commodity. The comparison of the chosen national conditions is made within the EU member states and also within six candidate countries – Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.

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