Antiparasitic allogrooming in two adults of Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) was observed in the Javorie Mountains in Slovakia on 18th April 2016. This rare observation was documented by photographs and video. In this context, the occurrence of ticks on Red Foxes and in fox faeces in Europe is briefly reviewed and discussed. and Ivan Literák.
Ecocriticism is a relatively new, important and rapidly developing field of study of works of art, focusing on the relationship between literature and the environment. From its initial focus on non-fiction depictions of nature (in “nature writing”), it has expanded its attention during its second generation to include all types of environmental representation in literature and media in general. Far from being a purely evaluative or even ideological method, ecocriticism explores representations of the relationship between nature and culture, reflects on the interconnection between environmental and social themes and analyses innovative narrative strategies that seek to address complex issues. Following an introductory characterization and an overview of the development of ecocriticism, this study will focus on seven contemporary Czech novels dealing with environmental issues.
The paper deals with the modelling of balancing machine vibration and the identifícation of the stiffness and damping coefficients of oil-film bearings. The real balancing machine consists of a flexible rotor, oil-film bearings and bearing heads on spring elements. The mathematical model enables to calculate eigenvalues, critical revolutions and unbalance vibrations in dependence on the rotational speed. The identification method of the oil-film bearing stiffness and damping matrices is based on the minimization of differences between measured and calculated rotor critical speeds and bearing head displacements in balancing machines. The rotor is excited by attached known trial masses fixed in chosen balancing planes. and Obsahuje seznam literatury
This paper deals with the modelling and control of balanced wheeled autonomous mobile robot. For the MBS dynamics modelling software tool Matlab-SimMechanics is used. The model derived automatically from geometric-topological description of MBS is used for the control purposes (local linearization for state space control, testing of nonlinear system controlled by LQR) and also as a reference during the analytical model formulation for global feedback linearization. The dual accelerometer is used as a tilt sensor and the proposed method for sensory processing is described in this paper. The approach is based on iterative solution of nonlinear equation. Control using the state space (LQR) and the feedback linearization is compared. Also, the influence of sensor noises and delays implemented into the model are discussed. Finally, the solution is verified on real physical model controlled by means of hardware ni the loop (HIL). and Obsahuje seznam literatury
During vertebrate evolution, structural changes in red blood cells (RBC) and hemoglobin (Hb), have probably resulted in the importance of blood carbon dioxide transport. The chloride/bicarbonate exchange across the RBC membrane, which is an integral part of the blood CO2 transport process in vertebrates, has been examined on two different species of teleost fish, Euthynnus alletteratus and Thunnus thynnus, at several oxygenation states of erythrocyte HOS (high-oxygenation state, about 90 % of saturation) and LOS (low-oxygenation state, about 15 % of saturation). The results were compared with those observed in human RBC under the same experimental conditions and with the chicken (Gallus gallus) erythrocytes, which have particular modifications at the N-terminus of the band 3 protein (B3). In fish the kinetic measurements have shown a different anion transport in several oxygenation states of erythrocytes, indicating that also at lower levels of vertebrate evolution there exists a modulation of the anionic flow affected by oxygen. The functional correlation of anion transport to changes of parts of the hemoglobin sequence responsible for alterations in the interactions with the cytoplasmic domain of band 3 protein (cdb3) allowed us to suggest a hypothesis about fish physiology. The highest values of kinetic measurements observed in fish have been attributed to the metabolic need of the RBC in response to the removal of CO2 that in teleosts is also of endogenous origin., A. Russo, E. Tellone, S. Ficarra, B. Giardina, E. Bellocco, G. Lagana, U. Leuzzi, A. Kotyk, A. Galtieri., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy
The problematics of creation and development of bank erosion, follow-up repairs of abrasion damaged banks and development of abrasion progress prognostic methods is often discussed. One of the contributions to this discussion is presentation of ''Modificated Methods of Abrasion Terminal Line Determination''. The prognosis of bank erosion advance is determined also in areas, where original condition of bank is unknown. This method was successfully verified during years 1998-2001 at Brno Reservoir on the Svratka River and can be used at other dam reservoirs as well. and O problematice vzniku a rozvoje břehové abraze, o návrzích následné sanace abrazí poškozených břehů a vývoji prognostických metod postupu abraze se v posledních letech diskutuje stále častěji. Jedním z příspěvků k této diskusi je i prezentace ''modifikované metody určení abrazní terminanty''. Jedná se zde o stanovení prognózy postupu břehové abraze, a to i v oblastech, ve kterých neznáme původní stav pobřeží. Tato metoda byla úspěšně ověřována v letech 1998-2001 na údolní nádrži Brno na řece Svratce a je široce použitelná i na jiných vodních dílech.