Sofia Kovalevskaya was not only a great Russian mathematician, but also a writer and advocate of women's rights in the 19th century. After concluding her sexondary schooling, Sofia was determined to continue her education at the university level. She travelled to Heidelberg to study mathematics, but discovered there that as a woman she could not graduate. In 1870 she moved to Berlin to study with Karl Meierstrass, in 1874 she was granted a Ph.D. from the Göttingen University. In 1883 she received an invitation from Gösta Mittag-Leffler to lecture at the University of Stockholm. Sophia's most famous work is on the theory of partial differential equations, and on the rotation of a solid body about a fixed point. Sophia died very young, at the age of 41, from pneumonia., Ivo Kraus., and Obsahuje bibliografii
Šídlatky (rod Isoëtes) jsou prastaré plavuně s pozoruhodnými adaptacemi na nedostatek živinových zdrojů ve vlastním prostředí. Jejich unikátní životní strategie je dodnes úspěšná, ne však bezmezně odolná vůči globálním změnám prostředí. Šídlatky tvoří významnou složku vyhraněných vodních i suchozemských ekosystémů a citlivě indikují jejich stav. Detailní znalost anatomie, fyziologie a ekologie těchto živoucích fosilií je klíčem k pochopení fungování a zranitelnosti jejich často rozsáhlých biotopů a zajištění jejich ochrany, případně obnovy., Quillworts (genus Isoëtes) are ancient lycophytes with remarkable adaptations to the sparse nutrient sources in their environment. Their unique life strategy has been successful to these days, but not entirely resistant to the global environmental changes. Quillworts make up an important component in well-defined aquatic and dry-land ecosystems and sensitively indicate their state. A detailed knowledge of the anatomy, physiology and ecology of these living fossils is the key to understanding the operation and vulnerability of their often extensive biotopes and to ensuring their protection or recovery., and Martina Čtvrtlíková.
The article provides information on parental leave taken by fathers in the Czech Republic in comparison with the situation in other European countries. Above all, a concrete assessment based on the experience of families in which men have already taken advantage of parental leave are described; only briefly are mentioned attitudes of Czech parents generally towards parental leave taken by fathers. It introduces life-style of Czech families with fathers using parental leave on the basis of conducted qualitative research. The main stress is put on the actors´ point of view, which is presented in relation with broader social context, especially in the field of gender roles and reconciliation of family and work life. As an example, one case study was presented to point out the trends of new fatherhood and life-style of the families where father is taking parental leave. It has been found that families in which fathers have used parental leave for some period of time appreciate the experience on the whole.