Simplified user poll and experience report language (SUPER): implementation and application

Biological computing is generally organized as standalone implementation on a PC-type computer or on a central facility (e.g. a university computer center). Services provided by central facilities need to be tailored to the user community. Unless very work-intensive individual contacts are used, the feedback must be collected with generalized tools, such as questionnaires distributed in the form of a newslettter. We have developed a method to have such polls automated and tailored, as well as having multiple-choice questions combined with branching after fundamental questions. As the evaluation of the results needs to know the questions asked, we have also included a method to process the answers and give detailed tables on the answers. SUPER was applied in a poll to query the academic usership in Switzerland on the usage of molecular biology database

Simplified user poll and experience report language (SUPER): implementation and application

Biological computing is generally organized as standalone implementation on a PC-type computer or on a central facility (e.g. a university computer center). Services provided by central facilities need to be tailored to the user community. Unless very work-intensive individual contacts are used, the feedback must be collected with generalized tools, such as questionnaires distributed in the form of a newslettter. We have developed a method to have such polls automated and tailored, as well as having multiple-choice questions combined with branching after fundamental questions. As the evaluation of the results needs to know the questions asked, we have also included a method to process the answers and give detailed tables on the answers. SUPER was applied in a poll to query the academic usership in Switzerland on the usage of molecular biology database

DASCH: Data and Service Center for the Humanities

Research data in the humanities needs to be sustainable, and access to digital resources must be possible over a long period. Only if these prerequisites are fulfilled can research data be used as a source for other projects. In addition, reliability is a fundamental requirement so that digital sources can be cited, reused, and quoted. To address this problem, we present our solution: the Data and Service Center for the Humanities located in Switzerland. The centralized infrastructure is based on flexible and extendable software that is in turn reliant on modern technologies. Such an approach allows for the straightforward migration of existing research project databases with limited life spans in the humanities. We will demonstrate the basic concepts behind this proposed solution and our first experiences in the application thereof

Implementing a Video Framework based on IIIF: A Customized Approach from Long-Term Preservation Video Formats to Conversion on Demand

This paper addresses the issue of elaborating a structure for digital video assets based on the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) concepts for the use in archival environments. With a view to tailoring a solution to fit the end user's needs, the dissemination copies of video material could be automatically converted on demand from their master files. Such a reduced data structure simplifies access to digital video sources but leads as well to simplified preservation due to reduced data volume and data complexity. Dissemination copies do not require specific dispositions for digital archiving anymore. Memory institutions would greatly benefit from a technology that can be integrated into a Web-based infrastructure. In such a way video content can for example be embedded into flexible Virtual Research Environments which allow scholars to work and cite more accurately video resources using IIIF

Comparison of the concept of law in the works of Franz Kafka and Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Porovnání pojetí práva v díle Franze Kafky a Friedricha Dürrenmatta Abstrakt Právo a literatura je v Česku stále málo prozkoumaným oborem, který by měl být dále rozvíjen, zejména prostřednictvím dvou tolik odlišných spisovatelů, jakými byli Franz Kafka a Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Jejich díla jsou postavena na odlišných principech, a o to lépe se ve výkladu práva doplňují. Kafka konstruuje právní labyrint, z něhož není možné uniknout, Dürrenmatt skrze právní realičnost ukazuje rozevřené nůžky mezi právem a spravedlností. Oba dva pak využívají literaturu k pokládání otázek, na něž v platném právu není prostor, měly by však být základem pro každého právníka. Pokud něco oba autory spojuje, tak je to vědomí, že skrze právo nemohou slabí dosáhnout spravedlnosti. Užívají zákony jako nástroje mocných k jednání, které se příčí morálce, ale je po právu nebo přinejmenším není právem nijak potrestáno. Když je Josef K. v Procesu odsouzen k smrti, aniž by pravděpodobně spáchal jakýkoliv trestný čin, je Gastman v Soudce a jeho kat zločincem z povolání, aniž by ho po čtyřicet let stihl byť sebemenší trest. Právě trest hraje u Kafky i Dürrenmatta zásadní roli. Je symbolickým vrcholem jejich děl, který někdy znamená zkázu a jindy vykoupení. S trestem se pak ne vždy musí pojit vina, minimálně ne ta právní, především Dürrenmatt...Comparison of the concept of law in the work of Franz Kafka and Friedrich Dürrenmatt Abstract Law and literature is still an under-researched field in Czechia, which should be further developed, especially through two very different writers, such as Franz Kafka and Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Their works are based on different principles, and they complement each other all the better in the interpretation of law. Kafka constructs a legal labyrinth from which it is impossible to escape, Dürrenmatt shows the gap between law and justice through legal reality. Both of them use literature to ask questions that there is no room for in valid law, but they should be the basis for every lawyer. If there is something that unites both authors, it is the knowledge that through law the weak cannot achieve justice. They use laws as instruments of the powerful to act in a way contradicts morality but is lawful or at least not punished by law in any way. When Josef K. is sentenced to death in the Trial, without having probably committed any crime, Gastman in the short story The Judge and His Hangman is a professional criminal without even the slightest punishment for forty years. It is punishment that plays a crucial role in both Kafka and Dürrenmatt. It is the symbolic pinnacle of their works, sometimes signifying destruction...Department of Legal HistoryKatedra právních dějinFaculty of LawPrávnická fakult

SPAC - Special Purpose Acquisition Company

- Special Purpose Acqusition Company (SPAC) je alternativní způsob vstupu burzu využívaný primárně v USA, který už se však objevil i v České republice. společnost založenou jen za účelem úpisu akcií na burzu a následného spojení vybranou cílovou společností, která si přeje vstoupit na burzu jinak než přes IPO. Spojením cílová společnost kromě vstupu na burzu získá i finanční prostředky investorů. Ti je již předtím vložili do SPAC, mohou však v případě nesouhlasu výběrem cílové společnosti z Diplomová práce se zabývá základním představením SPAC a určením jeho specifik jako je například pozice sponzorů, již vybírají cílovou společnost. Následně je popsán celý s existence SPAC. Důraz je kladen na jeho založení, upsání akcií na burzu, raising financí od investorů a výběr cílové společnosti. Zvláštní část je pak věnována formám spojení cílových společností, kterých je z právního pohledu několik. Nejrozšířenější je reverzní fúze, přičemž tento pojem český právní řád nezná, bylo tedy třeba věnovat zvláštní rámci práce právním možnostem spojení SPAC a cílové společnosti. Důvodů pro využití SPAC je celá řada z pohledu cílové společnosti i investorů. tím se však pro ně objevují rizika, která jim i trhu obecně SPAC přináší. Práce se tak snaží odpovědět na otázku, zda je SPAC pro někoho opravdu přínosný a všechna jeho...SPAC - Special Purpose Acquisition Company Abstract Special Purpose Acqusition Company (SPAC) is an alternative method of stock exchange entry which is used primarily in the USA but has also appeared in the Czech Republic. It is a company established for the sole purpose of listing on the stock exchange and then merging with a selected target company that wishes to go public in a way other than through an IPO. The merger will provide the target company with funds from investors in addition to the listing. They have already invested in the SPAC but can withdraw from the investment if they disagree with the selection of the target company. The thesis deals with basic introduction of the SPAC and determination of its specifics such as the position of the sponsors, who select the target company. Subsequently, the whole process of the SPAC existence is described. Emphasis is placed on its formation, listing on the stock exchange, raising funds from investors and selecting a target company. A special section is then devoted to the target companies' merger forms, of which there are several from a legal perspective. The most widespread is the reverse merger, which is not known in the Czech legal system, so it was necessary to pay special attention to it within the work. There are many reasons for using SPACs from...Department of Business LawKatedra obchodního právaFaculty of LawPrávnická fakult

DASCH: Data and Service Center for the Humanities

Research data in the humanities needs to be sustainable, and access to digital resources must be possible over a long period. Only if these prerequisites are fulfilled can research data be used as a source for other projects. In addition, reliability is a fundamental requirement so that digital sources can be cited, reused, and quoted. To address this problem, we present our solution: the Data and Service Center for the Humanities located in Switzerland. The centralized infrastructure is based on flexible and extendable software that is in turn reliant on modern technologies. Such an approach allows for the straightforward migration of existing research project databases with limited life spans in the humanities. We will demonstrate the basic concepts behind this proposed solution and our first experiences in the application thereo

Nociones fundamentales de investigaciones fitoquímicas

Sumario: Palabras del traductor Introducción Generalidades sobre algunos trabajos necesarios para la obtención de substancias vegetales Investigaciones preliminares Procedimiento de Stas-Otto Método del plomo (Rochleder) Marcha analítica sistemática Alcaloides Glucósidos Grasas y aceites grasos Ceras Lecitinas Aceites esenciales Resinas Taninos Flobafenos Ácidos orgánicos Substancias albuminóideas Productos de desdoblamiento de los albuminoides Enzymas Toxalbúminas Hidratos de carbono y cuerpos similares Componentes inorgánicos BibliografíaFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestale

An Interactive 3D Visualization of RDF-based Digital Editions

This paper suggests an interactive web-based tool for 3D visualization of information graphs, particularly RDF graphs