scholarly journals Distribution of SARS-CoV-2 Lineages in the Czech Republic, Analysis of Data from the First Year of the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1671
Author(s):  
Petr Klempt ◽  
Ondřej Brzoň ◽  
Martin Kašný ◽  
Kateřina Kvapilová ◽  
Petr Hubáček ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Vaccination Strategy ◽  
First Year ◽  
Diagnostic Efficiency ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Real Time Quantitative Pcr ◽  
First Case ◽  
Representative Cohort ◽  
Genome Variants

In the Czech Republic, the current pandemic led to over 1.67 million SARS-CoV-2- positive cases since the recording of the first case on 1 March 2020. SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis is an important tool for effective real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) diagnostics, epidemiology monitoring, as well as vaccination strategy. To date, there is no comprehensive report on the distribution of SARS-CoV-2 genome variants in either the Czech Republic, including Central and Eastern Europe in general, during the first year of pandemic. In this study, we have analysed a representative cohort of SARS-CoV-2 genomes from 229 nasopharyngeal swabs of COVID-19 positive patients collected between March 2020 and February 2021 using validated reference-based sequencing workflow. We document the changing frequency of dominant variants of SARS-CoV-2 (from B.1 -> B.1.1.266 -> B.1.258 -> B.1.1.7) throughout the first year of the pandemic and list specific variants that could impact the diagnostic efficiency RT-qPCR assays. Moreover, our reference-based workflow provided evidence of superinfection in several samples, which may have contributed to one of the highest per capita numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths during the first year of the pandemic in the Czech Republic.

Police Response to Burglary: Victims' Perceptions in Prague

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-100
Author(s):  
R. I. Mawby ◽  
I. Brabcová ◽  
E. Koubová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Police Work ◽  
Crime Victims ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Everyday Practices ◽  
Perceptions Of Police ◽  
Police System ◽  
Police Practices

Police structures and everyday practices in Central and Eastern Europe have changed dramatically in recent years, but changes have varied both in terms of the countries involved and in terms of the particular feature of the police system under review. This paper focuses on one city, Prague, and considers the ways in which the police deal with crime victims, specifically victims of burglary. The findings are compared with an earlier study in Poland, Hungary, Germany and England. The police are the main agency with which burglary victims are involved, and the service they provide is important, not least because clear-up rates are low. It was, therefore, reassuring to find that victims were generally positive about the way the police dealt with their cases. This is very different from the situation in Poland, where victims were far more critical. However, those victims who were most affected or worried about crime were least positive, suggesting that there is a link between perceptions of police work and perceptions of the crime situation. A comparison between the Czech Republic and Poland also suggests that relatively minor changes to police practices may improve victims' experiences and thereby their evaluation of police work.

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY LEVEL OF SELECTED COUNTRIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE IN POULTRY MEAT PRODUCTION

2021 ◽  
Vol XXIII (4) ◽  
pp. 96-107
Author(s):  
Sebastian Kubala ◽  
Marcin Stanuch
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
The Self ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Production Volume ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Self Sufficiency

One of the key markets of the European Union is the poultry meat market. The situation on this market is of significant importance to both producers and consumers. The main aim of the article is to study the level of self-sufficiency of selected countries in Central and Eastern Europe in the production of poultry meat. Eleven countries were selected as the research area: Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary. In the conducted research, simplified indices of self-sufficiency were used: the balance of foreign trade in terms of volume and value, average annual consumption per capita and production volume in relation to consumption. The study was conducted for the years 2009-2018. The statistical sources used come from FAOSTAT and International Trade Centre databases. Research has shown that the analyzed countries are characterized by a significant diversification of the self-sufficiency level of poultry meat production. Only 6 analyzed countries can meet the domestic consumption demand from their own production, the remaining countries supplement the deficit from imported goods. The highest level of self-sufficiency of poultry meat production was observed in Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania and Hungary. On the other hand, the lowest level is found in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Slovakia and Latvia.

VINSAP Tool for Visualization of Severe Accident Progress

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Kropik ◽  
Jiri Duspiva
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Staff Training ◽  
Data Transformation ◽  
Severe Accident ◽  
First Year ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Severe Accidents ◽  
Technical University

The contribution provides information about the development of a system for visualization of NPP severe accident progress. This visualization is under development in cooperation of UJV Rez, a.s. and Czech Technical University in Prague. The project is supported by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic and is planned to be solved from 2015 to 2017. The visualization uses results of an analytical code MELCOR for evaluation of the NPP severe accident progress. The visualization firstly reads MELCOR results, transforms them to a suitable format for quick processing and provides graphical screens with reactor components that could demonstrate the progress of the evaluated severe accident. The visualization can even provide parallel presentation of more different scenarios of the severe accident. The system is planned to be used for training of NPP staff to handle severe accidents. In the first year of the project solution (2015), the software for MELCOR data transformation, next for providing information about transformed data were developed. In the following year (2016), software for creation of graphical screens with reactor components and software for severe accident progress presentation is creating. In the final year of the project (2017), thorough testing is going to be carried out, and the applicability of the visualization for a practical use during a NPP staff training is going to be verified.

Quality of Life Modeling at the Regional Level

2012 ◽  
pp. 163-186
Author(s):  
Jirí Krupka ◽  
Miloslava Kašparová ◽  
Pavel Jirava ◽  
Jan Mandys
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Decision Tree ◽  
Decision Rules ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Classification Model ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
First Case

The chapter presents the problem of quality of life modeling in the Czech Republic based on classification methods. It concerns a comparison of methodological approaches; in the first case the approach of the Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic was used, the second case is concerning a project of the civic association Team Initiative for Local Sustainable Development. On the basis of real data sets from the institute and team initiative the authors synthesized and analyzed quality of life classification models. They used decision tree classification algorithms for generating transparent decision rules and compare the classification results of decision tree. The classifier models on the basis of C5.0, CHAID, C&RT and C5.0 boosting algorithms were proposed and analyzed. The designed classification model was created in Clementine.

scholarly journals Serological survey of mumps antibodies in adults in the Czech Republic and the need for changes to the vaccination strategy

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 887-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Smetana ◽  
Roman Chlibek ◽  
Irena Hanovcova ◽  
Renata Sosovickova ◽  
Libuse Smetanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Vaccination Strategy ◽  
Serological Survey ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Mumps Antibodies

The first case of fatal pneumonia caused by Panton–Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in an infant in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Ambrozova ◽  
Vilma Maresova ◽  
Martin Fajt ◽  
Petr Pavlicek ◽  
Hana Rohacova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
First Case ◽  
Panton Valentine Leukocidin ◽  
Valentine Leukocidin

Selected elements of fiscal policy in the Visegrad Group Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 66-83
Author(s):  
Tomasz Grabia
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Public Debt ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Public Finances ◽  
Visegrad Group

The article discusses key problems of fiscal policy in four selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia) in years 2001—2014. The analysis covers, among others, indicators of public debt and its determinants, as well as indicators of budget revenues and expenditures. The article points out that public debt increased in all the studied countries in the analysed period. Both structural and cyclical deficits were responsible for its build-up. The country with the best state of public finances was the Czech Republic. Although the situation improved from 2011 Hungary had the highest level of debt in relation to GDP. That country was also characterized by a degree of fiscalism, measured by both budget revenues and expenditures in relations to GDP, much higher than those for other countries.

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