RESPONSE OF THE CZECH RMN NETWORK TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 186 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 215-218
Author(s):  
J Šlegl ◽  
J Minářová ◽  
P Kuča ◽  
I Kolmašová ◽  
O Santolík ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Thunderstorm Activity ◽  
Radiation Monitoring ◽  
Radon Progeny ◽  
Radiation Background ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Charge Structure ◽  
Gamma Background ◽  
Using Data

ABSTRACT Thunderstorm ground enhancement (TGE) is a phenomenon that enhances radiation background on the ground related to thunderstorm activity and charge structure of the thundercloud. On the other hand, the rise of gamma background is connected with precipitation by the washout of radon progeny from the atmosphere. In our analysis, we examined known enhancements of gamma background, previously attributed solely to radon progeny, using data from the Czech Radiation Monitoring Network (RMN) to investigate the enhancements with respect to thunderstorms and TGE phenomena. We also used radar precipitation data and data from the lightning location network to analyze their influences on the radiation background enhancement during three thunderstorm events that occurred in summer 2016 over the Czech Republic (Central Europe). We state that the RMN might have detected TGE over the Czech Republic.

All-State Radiation Monitoring Network in the Czech Republic

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 728-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiri Havranek ◽  
Renata Havrankova ◽  
Leos Navratil ◽  
Jozef Rosina ◽  
Zuzana Skalicka
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Radiation Monitoring ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
State Radiation

REFERENCE SURFACE FOR IN SITU GAMMA SPECTROMETRY

2019 ◽  
Vol 186 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 263-267
Author(s):  
Tomáš Kroupa ◽  
Michal Setnička ◽  
Alena Čtvrtečková ◽  
René Marek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Radiation Monitoring ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Standard Samples ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Rescue Service ◽  
Radioactive Cloud ◽  
Suitable Reference

Abstract Chemical laboratories of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic are part of the radiation monitoring network and participate in the radiation situation monitoring in the Czech Republic. Measurements in situ are crucial for monitoring the radiation situation in emergencies associated with the deposition of radioactive substances on a large area. Those data can be used for estimating a possible dose obtained either by staying in a contaminated area or by consumption of food produced in the area. For correct setting of device parameters (e.g. efficiency calibration), standard samples should be measured regularly. Unlike in laboratory, verification in field conditions is difficult. Therefore, a search for suitable reference areas containing a higher amount of 137Cs homogeneously dispersed after the fall of a radioactive cloud passing through our territory following the Chernobyl accident was conducted. Small airports in the East Bohemia regions were identified as suitable candidates.

scholarly journals 12-Year Trends in Active School Transport across Four European Countries—Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2118
Author(s):  
Ellen Haug ◽  
Otto Robert Frans Smith ◽  
Jens Bucksch ◽  
Catherina Brindley ◽  
Jan Pavelka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Travel Time ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Family Affluence ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Hbsc Study ◽  
Using Data

Active school transport (AST) is a source of daily physical activity uptake. However, AST seems to have decreased worldwide over recent decades. We aimed to examine recent trends in AST and associations with gender, age, family affluence, and time to school, using data from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study collected in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 in the Czech Republic, Norway, Scotland, and Wales. Data from 88,212 students (11, 13 and 15 years old) revealed stable patterns of AST from 2006 to 2018, apart from a decrease in the Czech Republic between 2006 and 2010. For survey waves combined, walking to and from school was most common in the Czech Republic (55%) and least common in Wales (30%). Cycling was only common in Norway (22%). AST differed by gender (Scotland and Wales), by age (Norway), and by family affluence (everywhere but Norway). In the Czech Republic, family affluence was associated with change over time in AST, and the effect of travel time on AST was stronger. The findings indicate that the decrease in AST could be levelling off in the countries considered here. Differential associations with sociodemographic factors and travel time should be considered in the development of strategies for AST.

scholarly journals Barriers for incoming of international researchers in the Czech Republic

Ergo ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
Ondřej Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Using Data

Since the last decade the Czech Republic has certain ambitions in restructuring of its economy by increasing its performance in RTDI. These efforts are not possible without capacity building of scientists and researchers community, and in particular income of international scientists to the Czech Republic. However, this need is slowed down by a number of obstacles that are partly sketched in this article. The author is using data collected during almost three years of work experience in one of the service organizations focusing on assisting international researchers. The present article offers a comparison of the Czech context with several other European countries, the interpretation of the issue on the basis of current social science theory and an overview of existing efforts to address the topic.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Policies on Self-Reliance Incentives for Roma in Central and Eastern Europe

Ekonomika ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Milcher ◽  
Katarína Zigová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Transfers ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

In this paper, we review the social systems in five European countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania. We focus here on regulations towards households with insufficient income. Based on this, we analyse the impact of social transfers on self-reliance incentives of the Roma minority in particular, using data from the UNDP/ILO survey conducted in 2001 in the five countries.

More Money, Less Housework? Relative Resources and Housework in the Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (18) ◽  
pp. 2823-2848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Hamplová ◽  
Jana Klímová Chaloupková ◽  
Renáta Topinková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Mixed Effect ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Female Partners ◽  
Relative Earning ◽  
Division Of Housework ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Relative Resources

The article explores the association between housework, earnings, and education. In contrast to the majority of existing studies from Western countries, this article tests the bargaining theory in the Czech Republic. Given the high female labor force participation coupled with a tendency for women to drop out of the labor market for several years after childbirth, the country provides an interesting context to test the theory. Using data from the first wave of the Czech Household Panel, we apply multilevel mixed-effect regressions and analyze the index expressing the relative division of housework between the male and female partners. We demonstrate that in this institutional context, economic factors such as the woman’s education and her absolute or relative earning have little explanatory power for the way housework is shared. Furthermore, we show that the man’s education is a better predictor of the division of housework than the woman’s education.

scholarly journals Municipality Size and Local Public Services: Do Economies of Scale Exist ?

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Soukopová ◽  
Juraj Nemec ◽  
Lenka Matějová ◽  
Michal Struk
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Local Services ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Using Data

AbstractEconomies of scale are a standard topic in economic theory, frequently applied, for example, in the analysis of monopolies. They exist when a firm optimising its production costs while facing some fixed costs enjoys lower per-unit production costs as the production increases. Similarly to other production units municipalities have to be large enough to minimise average costs. We analysed the local public services in 205 municipalities with extended powers in the Czech Republic for the first time in this context, using regression analysis, a correlation diagram of local public services and statistical analysis. The paper examines this issue using data from 2008 to 2012. Our analysis showed that economies of scale cannot be clearly identified for local services in municipalities with extended powers in the Czech Republic and that the size of a municipality is not a key factor influencing the provision of local services.

scholarly journals The Turkish Community in the Czech Republic: A Diaspora in the Making?

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 499-523
Author(s):  
Lucie Tungul
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Strong Ties ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Potential Factors ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Turkish Community

AbstractMigration is a relatively new phenomenon in the Czech Republic, which has gradually become a destination country. The securitisation and politicisation of migration in the Czech domestic discourse has created a great deal of public anxiety, especially towards Muslims. This paper focuses on the position of Turkish migrants, the single largest Muslim community in the Czech Republic, in the specific context of the Czech Republic. The objective is to define the nature of Turkish migration to the Czech Republic as part of broader migration patterns. Using data from the Czech Statistical Office and from a questionnaire survey, it investigates the Turkish community’s assessment of adaptation to the Czech environment and their position within the wider Turkish dias-pora policy. I argue that that the non-transparent Czech immigration policy and Czech Islamophobia are potential factors influencing the adaptation process of the Turkish community, which might affect their decision to remain in the country. Furthermore, the small size of the Turkish community can hamper the migrants’ social life, who might wish to maintain strong ties with the homeland and the diaspora community in Europe.

SUPPORT TO CITIZEN RADIATION MONITORING OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC—PROJECT RAMESIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 186 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 291-295
Author(s):  
Jan Helebrant ◽  
Petr Kuča
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Data Visualization ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Radiation Monitoring ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public ◽  
Security Research ◽  
Radiation Monitoring System ◽  
Citizen Monitoring

Abstract Project ‘RAMESIS’, solved by SURO+UTEF+NUVIA, is aimed at the improvement of population safety through supporting Citizen Monitoring in Czechia. Radiation monitoring system at the level of institutions, schools and citizens will be developed and implemented, covering equipment for both fixed-site and mobile monitoring using simple-designed and easy-to-operate detectors, enabling their usage by public and mass-production at acceptable price. The instrumentation includes central application for reception, storage, administration and publication of monitoring results analyzed and presented on web-portal, tools for user’s local online and offline data visualization on a map background, and web portal providing training and informational materials for understanding radiation problems. The system will be implemented in selected institutions and schools, initial sets of detectors are distributed free of charge among schools, institutions and the public. This article describes the technical part of the project, solved in the framework of Ministry of Interior-founded security research ID VI20152019028.

RAMESIS PROJECT: COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS ON THE BUILDING OF A CITIZEN MONITORING NETWORK

2019 ◽  
Vol 186 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 288-290
Author(s):  
Ivana Fojtíková ◽  
Jan Helebrant ◽  
Petr Kuča
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Radiation Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Networks ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Protective Actions ◽  
Radiation Emergency ◽  
Citizen Monitoring ◽  
Radiation Measurements

Abstract In a radiation emergency situation, including its post-emergency recovery phase, substantial needs for radiation measurements can be expected. In such situations, responsible authorities might not be able to satisfy all requirements for measurement. Therefore, involvement of local communities is desirable. Citizen radiation monitoring networks, established in advance as citizen science structures, can serve as a knowledge basis for later participation in self-help protective actions. The article describes the progress of citizen radiation monitoring networks being established in the Czech Republic in the frame of Radiation Monitoring Network for Institutions and Schools project. During the project launch, it has been shown that conducting radiation measurements and results processing have educational effect on students and enhance awareness among interested groups in the field of radiation protection and radiation in general. This article describes the socially oriented part of the project.

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