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The paper publishes the first records of the occurrence of a native species Sonchus palustris and three alien species Eryngium giganteum, Inula ensifolia and Medicago orbicularis in South Bohemia. New localities of rare native or rare alien taxa and threatened or otherwise important taxa of the South Bohemian flora are reported and described: Carex otrubae, Ceratophyllum submersum, Cynodon dactylon, Dipsacus laciniatus, Erysimum cheiri, Erucastrum gallicum, Geranium macrorrhizum, Hieracium bifidum, Lathyrus nissolia subsp. pubescens, Rubus centrobohemicus, Sisymbrium orientale subsp. orientale, Sorghum bicolor, Thelypteris palustris and Trifolium fragiferum. For some of the species mentioned above, regional distribution or known localities are only updated or supplemented here. Particularly, the record of Verbena offi- cinalis near the village of Ratiborova Lhota in the Chvalšinské Předšumaví phytogeographical district was found to be wrong. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper summarizes records of Barefoot Amanita (Amanita vittadinii), known also as Vittadini‘s lepidella, a protected basidiomycete, in two Moravian towns, Olomouc and Uherské Hradiště. While the occurrence of Barefoot Amanita in Olomouc has been known since 2009, the first locality for Uherské Hradiště was found in 2017. The ecology of the species, its habitat and vegetation preferences, as well as the pitfalls of practical conservation of rare synanthropic macromycete species are commented herein. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Air pollution is currently considered a major public health problem responsible for increasing morbidity and mortality. Polluted air contributes to the global burden of respiratory and allergic diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia and possibly tuberculosis. Deteriorated air quality is closely linked to the amount of anthropogenic emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere. These have different origins – from industrial and energy sources, through emissions from transport to small sources from local household heating. Air pollution is a heterogeneous mixture of compounds that includes ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, liquids, volatile organic compounds, heavy metals and solid particles. In this paper, we monitored the development of air pollution by selected emissions in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. We obtained data from the OECD database for the years 2000–2018. We monitored particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), NMVOC (non-methan volatile organic compounds), NOX (nitrogen oxides), SOX (sulphur oxides) and CO (carbon monoxide). We also compared total emissions per country in terms of per capita. In the monitored period, we found an overall declining trend in the production of emissions of particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides, carbon monoxide and non-methane volatile organic compounds in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose - The aim of the paper was to quantify the basic parameters of the publication activity of the Czech Republic, to compare them with the publication activities of other countries, to quantify the share of countries with a larger or smaller annual increase in documents to the Scopus database and to look for connections between the annual increase in documents and the H-index of the countries and other parameters. Design/Methodology/Approach - The data was obtained using selected indicators on the SCImago Journal & Country Rank portal, and further processed using the Excel statistical tool. Results - The creation of the Scopus database is mainly carried out by countries with a high increase in documents. In 2020, China came first in the annual increase of documents, surpassing the US for the first time since 1996. Documents by authors with affiliation to the Czech Republic account for 2.54% in all fields and 4.29% in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences within the EU-28 countries. Among V4 countries, the Czech Republic has the highest annual accretion of documents per year and also the largest share of document creation per capita. Originality/Value - The work is original in the way of processing the data obtained on the portal. The other benefit is the evaluation of the publication (scientific) activity of the Czech Republic and its comparison with other countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents records of 80 species belonging to following five families of the mining moths: Bucculatricidae, Gracillariidae, Lyonetiidae, Nepticulidae and Tischeriidae. All records were collected in three localities in South Bohemia, namely near Zdíkov, Třeboň and Tábor in 2016 -2020. Regionally significant species are commented. Records of Leucoptera malifoliella (Costa, 1839), Parornix petiolella (Frey, 1863), Phyllocnistis extrematrix Martynova, 1955, P. xenia Hering, 1936, Phyllonorycter comparella (Duponchel, 1843), Stigmella carpinella (Heinemann, 1862), S. floslactella (Haworth, 1828), S. lapponica (Wocke, 1862), S. magdalenae (Klimesch, 1950), S. minusculella (Herrrich-Schäffer, 1855) and S. perpygmaeella (Doubleday, 1859) are new for South Bohemia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the first record of the occurrence of Pilosella ×iserana, a new taxon for South Bohemia. New localities of rare native or rare alien taxa and threatened or otherwise important taxa of the South Bohemian flora are reported and described: Aphanes arvensis, Cardamine chelidonia, Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia, Corydalis solida, Dianthus superbus, Diphasiastrum ×zeilleri, Equisetum hyemale, Hibiscus trionum, Hieracium levicaule, Nicandra physalodes, Ornithopus perpusillus, Pilosella floribunda, Polystichum aculeatum, Potamogeton nodosus, Rubus capricollensis, Silene baccifera, Veronica vindobonensis and Vulpia myuros. For some of the above species, regional distribution or known localities are only updated or supplemented here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper publishes the first record of the occurrence of Vallisneria spiralis, a new alien taxon for South Bohemia. New localities of rare native or rare alien taxa and threatened or otherwise important taxa of the South Bohemian flora are reported and described: Allium senescens subsp. montanum, Anacamptis morio, Aphanes arvensis, Cephalanthera longifolia, Crepis praemorsa, Dianthus superbus, Diphasiastrum xissleri, Eleocharis uniglumis subsp. uniglumis, Gagea villosa, Galeopsis pernhofferi, Hieracium bifidum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Hypericum hirsutum, Lathyrus linifolius, Leucojum vernum, Luzula divulgata, Meum athamanticum, Montia fontana subsp. amporitana, Petrorhagia saxifraga, Pilosella lactucella, P. macranthela, P. piloselloides, P. schultesii, Rosa gallica, Rubus passaviensis, Salvia hispanica, Triglochin palustris, Valerianella carinata, Viola stagnina and Viscum album subsp. abietis. Regional distribution or known localities of some of the above species are updated or supplemented here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study reports new data on the edible dormouse (Glis glis) occurrence in Czechia. Edible dormice were recorded at 34 localities, whose altitudinal range was 210-1085 m a. s. l. New sightings from the Bohemian Forest and from Prague are the most interesting. An important edible dormouse record from 1847 from South Bohemia is mentioned as well. Although it was published in 1851, the paper remained unnoticed by the zoological community at all. The bulk of new records come from various manmade structures: cottages, cellars, summer camps, a bee hive or a high seat. The risk of drowning of synanthropic dormice in uncovered containers with liquid is also pointed out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper deals with the simulation of the impact of selected measures of government reforms in the beef market in the Czech Republic. The selected measures of government reforms are defined and specified on the base of available resources in the introduction. Subsequently, these measures are simulated by the model of partial equilibrium of defined market in the practical part. The impacts of the measures on both supply and demand of selected market are then commented, based on formal econometric quantification and verification of model outputs. The analyzed government measures are included in the form of an expected increase in VAT, the movement of the Czech crown, the development of consumer income and the price expectancy in vertical of beef. The results predict negative consequences on domestic market, in particular on the supply side, in the form of a relatively significant reduction in the number of pieces of cattle. These can result in reducing the number of enterprises with intensive fattening or in shifting their focus to other commodities of vegetable nature. On the demand side, the analyzed measures are likely to bring short-term price reductions. However, the steep growth accompanied by a reduction in quality of meat products can be reasonable expected in the long run. Pieces of knowledge introduced in this paper resulted from solution of an institutional research intention MSMT 6046070906 „Economics of resources of Czech agriculture and their efficient use in frame of multifunctional agri-food systems“. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to evaluate human resource Diversity Management in agricultural companies in the Czech Republic and to prepare a set of recommendations for the companies in this area. The primary data for the study was obtained by the use of questionnaires designed for quantitative analysis (n = 549, nagriculture = 108). The results indicate that the use of Diversity Management on Czech companies is relatively low (36.1%; na = 108). But in view of the employment situation in the agricultural sector, as well as the characteristics of the workforce engaged in agriculture, it would appear that Diversity Management will become an important feature of company management in the n ot so distant future. This contribution is a follow-up to the project of University - wide internal grant agency (CIGA), number 20141002 - Human resource branding using of the new strategic trends in organizations in the Czech Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper is focused on the modeling of a partial equilibrium on the beef market in the Czech Republic. The goal of the paper is a construction and a quantification of a partial equilibrium model of mentioned trade, used for simulation purpose and enabling delimitation of main determinants of beef supply and demand. Data was gained from standard statistical reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and from Statistics of Households Accounts from the year 1995 - 2009. Proposed model respects three levels of beef chain — farmer, processer and consumer. Simultaneously, it respects trade flows on an open market. From the functional point of view, it respects nonlinearity of suppose relationships. The model was quantified by OLS with respects of recursive relationship between endogenous variables. The model is robust enough to be used for simulations. The paper resulted from contribution to an institutional research project MSM 6046070906. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main aim of the paper is to identify predictors of social participation respectively factors that could determine advance the quality of social participation of children with cerebral palsy (CP), in the primary school environment in the Czech Republic. The research study that will be presented determined predictors of participation of pupils in six diff erent school situations in which they faces at school. According to the information available, this is the first ever study in the Czech Republic conducted in elementary schools, which identify predictors of social participation of pupils with CP, using a research tool The School Function Assessment (SFA). The study includes the children with cerebral palsy (n = 75) in the Czech Republic, aged between six and twelve years who attend mainstream or special primary schools. It was also considered the type of damage assessed according to a scale the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), five-level classification system for cerebral palsy. The results show that important indicators of social participation of children with cerebral palsy in primary schools are: gross motor function level students (estimated by GMFCS), ability of expressive speech and intellectual abilities (partiulary cognitive-behavioral activities). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is focused on motives and strategies of migration of the Muslims population to the Czech Republic and how they evaluate their life in the Czech territory. The article is based on study and analysis of information resources and field research and significantly on a qualitative research using the biographical method searching for the reasons of migration, host country position and assessment of the life of Muslims living in the Czech Republic being identified together with the factors determining the process of their integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper provides information about a finding of a remote population of the Pteris cretica fern which occurs mainly in subtropical regions of the World. The species was discovered in 2016 in an old well of the Letovice Castle (W Moravia, Czech Republic). Since this fern has never been recorded in the Czech Republic before, it is the first record for the national flora. Only a single specimen was discovered growing in the gap in the lining of the well, at a depth ca 3 m. The plant probably belongs to the var. albolineata which is often cultivated as a houseplant; this is a probable source of spores, and an explanation for this new occurrence. Since this taxon was recorded in similar habitats in Germany and Belgium, details related to this new occurrence can be compared. Several other fern species were observed in the well including the critically endangered Asplenium scolopendrium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ancient coppice woodlands are forest stands of coppice origin with a long-term continual development and preserved typical natural and historic elements of old coppices. Significant natural elements in ancient coppices include polycormons of coppice shoots, pollard trees, trees with holes, dendrotelms, reserved trees, ecotones, glades and significant plant and animal species. Significant historic elements of localities with ancient coppices include archaeological monuments, boundary ditches and walls, boundary stones, boundary trees, myths and legends, sacral objects, old roads and paths, technical objects and plough land remainders. The paper presents differentiation of assumptions for the occurrence of ancient coppices in the territory of the Czech Republic using the COPF coefficient and examples of results from basic regional inventory (Kuřim region) and detailed local survey (locality Lebeďák) of coppice-originated forests. The extinction of the phenomenon of ancient coppice woodlands would mean irreparable impoverishment of the natural and cultural heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The identification and analysis of regional disparities are increasingly important issues for a better understanding of regions and their socioeconomic development, and the subsequent application of regional policies. The objective assessment of regional disparities is an important step in directing regional policies by individual countries and supranational institutions such as the European Union. The paper deals with selected indicators of regional socio-economic disparities in the territory of the Czech Republic that were observed, visualized and evaluated to contribute to measuring regional disparities. The indicators were divided into three categories - demographic, economic and infrastructural - and defined and analyzed at the level of the Czech NUTS3 regions (counties), with the data organized as a geodatabase within ArcGIS software. A synthetic index was used to define and analyze the disparities within the three categories. The values for the indicators, along with the results of the regional evaluation, were presented cartographically as a series of cartograms, and the analysis and cartographic visualizations were used to reach conclusions about existing disparities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the paper, the method of data collection, processing and visualization of the occurrence of non-indigenous and endangered animal species in the Czech Republic is described. Our new software enables easy data entry about the observation of monitored species to the expert public. The data obtained is then used by expert and scientific institutions in order to search for optimal solutions of nature protection and population management and results are open to the public. This analytic and software solution was developed by the Department of Information Technologies, Czech University of Life Sciences; the data has been also used by the Forestry and Wood Faculty and the Faculty of Life Sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study deals with the identification systems based on EU standards URN:NBN. For the analysis were selected systems in Finland, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany (The German system provides services for Austria and Switzerland too). The paper analyzes the technical solutions and national diversity of individual cases implementations of the URN: NBN standard. The study in the introduction gives an overview of the identification system for digital documents and describes in detail the standard URN:NBN. The main part of the study is based on a comparison of selected categories (object of identification, participants in the system, the syntax model and the rules of system) of various national identification system, including systems ČIDLO (Czech system based on standard URN:NBN). The study aims to present the possibilities and limitations of the system using standard URN:NBN and to emphasize its role in the processes of long-term preservation and accessibility of digital documents of national cultural heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rescue introductions of 13 endangered annual wetland plants (Centunculus minimus, Cyperus flavescens, C. fuscus, C. michelianus, IUecebrum verticillatum, Isolepis setacea, Juncus capitatus, Juncus tenageia, Lindernia procumbens, Myosurus minimus, Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum, Radiola linoides, Tillaea aquatica) and 5 endangered perennial aquatic and wetland species (Littorella uniflora, Nuphar pumila, Pilularia globulifera, Ranunculus lingua and Sparganium natans) to the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area during 2005-2014 are summarized in this paper. The plants were introduced to anthropogenic shallow oligo- or mesotrophic sand-pits with sandy or clayish-sandy bottoms. The introductions were usually repeated several times to the same site. The introduced populations were last monitored in 2013-2014. Ecological requirements of selected species are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a sociological analysis of the image of a 'good village', as portrayed in the annual Czech competition Village of the Year. It focuses on the positive representations attached to the rural in the political and expert discourse. The analysis is rooted in cultural rural sociology and in its study of rural idyll. It is argued that a specific kind of rural idyll is produced in the competition. This idyll is analysed using the photographs submitted to the competition by the villages themselves. A combination of visual methods is employed to uncover the positive values attached to the images. The results show that activity and social life play a key role in the image of a 'good village' thus produced. On the other hand, there are virtually no references to agriculture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The first biocorridors were established in the territory of the Czech Republic in the 1990s. One of them, planted on a former agricultural land, was the Radějov biocorridor. This paper deals with the growth and development of trees and shrubs on three permanent research plots in 1993 - 2012. Repeated inventories of trees as well as monitoring of their biometrical parameters were carried out in both tree and shrub layers. The number of trees decreases with the increasing level of stand canopy. Moreover, mean heights, diameters and crown projection areas of selected woody plants were compared. Under the given conditions, the growth of these woody plants can be positively evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the most important historical facts about all forensic medicine workplaces in the Czech Republic since the beginning till present day, including a perspective on how to establish a new one. Each of the University Forensic Medicine Institutes or district Departments is covered by at least one author. The oldest institute is in Prague and in Brno, the youngest is in Pardubice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Entrepreneurial self-efficacy can be defined as an individual's belief in own capabilities to successfully perform entrepreneurial tasks. Previous research identified self-efficacy as a personal trait closely related to entrepreneurship. This paper is based on interviewing large representative samples in Czech Republic, where entrepreneurial self-efficacy has not been yet a research focus. In first presented study, it enlarges our understanding by analysing the strength of influence of different, mainly social and demographical factors on entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Multiple regression analysis shows the key influence of gender, education and personal knowledge of somebody, who successfully launched a new business. It also points at positive relation of entrepreneurial self-efficacy with entrepreneurial activity in different phases. In the frame of second presented study, new scale consisting of two factors -- market action and resource acquisition -- was created in order to better understand specific areas of entrepreneurial self-efficacy. When entrepreneurially active individuals in the different phases of entrepreneurial process are compared, nascent and new entrepreneurs have higher entrepreneurial self-efficacy than established entrepreneurs in market action subscale. There is no difference in resource acquisition. Both subscales can be used for quick assessment of entrepreneurial self-efficacy. For education of potential entrepreneurs, it can be recommended to focus on increasing entrepreneurial self-efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text provides information on students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities at universities. It maps the situation in the field of assessment and support of university students in the course of their studies. The paper summarizes findings from the Center for students with special educational needs at Faculty of Hussite Theology (Charles University) in Prague and also experiences from abroad. Finally it presents results of a survey on adult dyslexia carried out among employers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today's market conditions require nonprofit leaders to act in an increasingly business-like fashion. This study asks whether NPO leaders have a similar disposition to act entrepreneurially as for-profit entrepreneurs, but hold different underlying motives. For this purpose, the study contrasts a sample of 72 leaders of nonprofit organizations with 117 entrepreneurs on their personality traits and explicit motives using standard personality tests and interviews. Both groups exhibit similar general and entrepreneurship- specific personality traits but differ significantly regarding their motivation. While nonprofit leaders' motivation stems primarily from the meaningfulness of their work; entrepreneurs are mainly motivated by the independence as well as by the income and profit provided by their work. This paper helps us understand who leaders of nonprofit organizations are. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Within the frame of the entire economy, the modern conception of Age Management enables each and every employee to use their full potential without being put at a disadvantage for age reasons. Despite the fact that this area is important in terms of current demographic development, there are organisations that do not implement its measures. The article therefore concentrates on the identification and evaluation of Age Management application by Czech agricultural businesses. The data analysed was obtained based on a quantitative survey in which data was collected by means of a questionnaire survey (total companies: n=315, agricultural businesses: na=60). The outcomes show that Czech agricultural businesses are not quite familiar with the application of Age Management measures. One of the conclusions of the article is that from the social point of view Age Management measures may help improve the situation on the labour market, labour productivity, encourage young people to work in the agricultural sector and, last but not least, build, on the organisational level, an employer's brand. Application of Age Management causes on the employees performance but also on the costs reduce and p rofit increase. This contribution is a follow-up to the project of University - wide internal grant agency (CIGA), number 20141002 - Human resource branding using of the new strategic trends in organisations in the Czech Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In today's stressful entrepreneurial environment, avoiding crisis by applying business continuity management processes may be considered a competitive advantage. Business continuity management also facilitates the elimination of threats caused by internal and external environments. It is grounded on procedures arising from good practice and organizations use them in the form of normative documents. The main goal of the article is to identify whether it is important to apply business continuity standards in selected sectors and to identify possible advantages and disadvantages for organizations. The article has been drawn up on the basis of the evaluation of a questionnaire survey (N=779; n=106) and interviews. The application of official standards by individual organizations enhances efficiency when determining necessary business continuity management processes in unfavourable situations. Last but not least, it shortens the period of restoration of key processes which, however, differ in individual economic sectors. This contribution is a follow-up to the project of CULS - wide internal grant agency (CIGA), no. 20121001 - Business continuity management contributing to higher performance in organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Congress tourism is one of the fastest developing and most profitable industries in the tourism sector nowadays. This document creates a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the sector in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic on the basis of observations and data obtained from reliable sources at national and international level. In general, the tendency of increasing the number of meetings - congresses, conferences - can be obtained in both countries and much higher values for the Czech Republic in comparison with Bulgaria. Equalization in both countries for the next 5-10 years is not expected. Under the current economic situation it can be expected to remain in the state of stagnation in both countries. Development of congress tourism significantly affects the quality of website in the countries. Status of congress tourism in the Czech Republic is also influenced by the information prov ided on the website. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]