Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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Spatial Dimension of Unemployment: Space-Time Analysis Using Real-Time Accessibility in Czechia
original article
embargoed access
published version
2020
,ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information [online]
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This paper focuses on the analysis of unemployment data in Czechia on a very detailed spatial structure and yearly, extended time series (2002-2019). The main goal of the study was to examine the spatial dimension of ...
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Effect of Whole-Genome Duplication on the Evolutionary Rescue of Sterile Hybrid Monkeyflowers
original article
open access
published version
2020
,Plant communications
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(6)
Hybridization is a creative evolutionary force, increasing genomic diversity and facilitating adaptation and even speciation. Hybrids often face significant challenges to establishment, including reduced fertility that ...
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Lower secondary intended curricula of science subjects and mathematics: a comparison of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland and Slovenia
original article
open access
published version
2022
,Journal of Curriculum Studies
,54
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Comparative studies on science curricula provide insights into educational standards worldwide. Accordingly, in this study, we analysed the intended curricula of mathematics and science subjects of the Czech Republic, ...
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Comparison of plasma and cerebrospinal fluid proteomes identifies gene products guiding adult neurogenesis and neural differentiation in birds
original article
open access
published version
2021
,Scientific Reports
,11
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins regulate neurogenesis, brain homeostasis and participate in signalling during neuroinflammation. Even though birds represent valuable models for constitutive adult neurogenesis, current ...
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Impact of electrolyte solution on electrochemical oxidation treatment of Escherichia coli K-12 by boron-doped diamond electrodes
original article
embargoed access
accepted version
2022
,Letters in Applied Microbiology
,74
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We studied the disinfection efficacy of boron-doped electrodes on Escherichia coli-contaminated water-based solutions in three different electrolytes, physiological solution (NaCl), phosphate buffer (PB), and phosphate ...
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Young clonal and non-clonal herbs differ in growth strategy but not in aboveground biomass compensation after disturbance
original article
embargoed access
published version
2020
,Oecologia
,193
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Clonal plants have more traits enabling individual persistence (larger belowground storage of buds and assimilates), whereas non-clonal plants have more traits enabling population persistence (a higher reliance on regeneration ...
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Příroda, biologie a nové technologie v umění
Nature, biology and new technologies in art
original article
open access
published version
2022
,Envigogika
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Proud umění, v němž se setkává biologie s uměleckou tvorbou, se výrazněji objevuje především na konci dvacátého století, kdy biologie - zejména v podobě genetiky, biochemie či biotechnologií - začala otevírat nedozírné ...
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Pretransplantation seroreactivity in kidney donors and recipients as a predictive factor for posttransplant BKPyV-DNAemia
original article
open access
published version
2022
,Frontiers in Immunology
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(July)
BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) often reactivates after kidney transplantation, causing BKPyV-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) in 1-10% of cases with a potential detrimental effect on allograft survival. Kidney transplant recipients ...
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Midpoint attractor models resolve the mid-elevation peak in Himalayan plant species richness
original article
open access
published version
2021
,Ecography
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The midpoint attractor (MPA) models of species richness integrate a unimodal environmental favourability gradient and neutral effects forced by geometric constraints and thus extend the ecologically neutral mid-domain ...
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The Virome of Healthy Honey Bee Colonies: Ubiquitous Occurrence of Known and New Viruses in Bee Populations
original article
open access
published version
2022
,mSystems
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Honey bees are globally important pollinators threatened by many different pathogens, including viruses. We investigated the virome of honey bees collected at the end of the beekeeping season (August/September) in Czechia, ...
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Karyotype differentiation and male meiosis in European clades of the spider genus Pholcus (Araneae, Pholcidae)
original article
open access
published version
2022
,Comparative Cytogenetics
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Haplogyne araneomorphs are a diverse spider clade. Their karyotypes are usually predominated by biarmed (i.e., metacentric and submetacentric) chromosomes and have a specific sex chromosome system, X1X2Y. These features ...
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Kinetic Study of 17α-Estradiol Mechanism during Rat Sperm Capacitation
original article
open access
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2022
,Molecules
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17α-Estradiol (αE2) is a natural diastereoisomer of 17β-estradiol (E2). It is well known that αE2 can bind to estrogen receptors. However, its biological activity is less than that of E2 and is species and tissue specific. ...
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Habrůvka (okr. Blansko), Jeskyně Býčí skála; parc. č. 433/7
Habrůvka (Blansko District), Býčí skála Cave; plot No. 433/7
original article
open access
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2022
,Přehled výzkumů (Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Brno)
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V roce 2021 byly v Přesíni jeskyně Býčí skála v Habrůvce (okr. Blansko) prozkoumány sondy č. 3-6 obsahující sedimenty z doby halštatské. Svrchní vrstvy rozšířené sondy č. 3 představovaly neporušené vrstvy z doby halštatské ...
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Výzkum evolučních znalostí a postojů v České republice a nový standardizovaný nástroj (EEQ) pro výzkumy v této oblasti
Research on Evolutionary Knowledge and Attitudes in the Czech Republic and the New Standardized Instrument (EEQ) for Research in this Field of Study
original article
open access
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2022
,Scientia in educatione
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O evoluci se v moderní biologii uvažuje jako o centrálním jednotícím principu. Porozumění základním evolučním principům je tedy klíčové pro kvalitní biologické vzdělávání. Cílem tohoto textu je za prvé shrnout problematiku ...
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Body mass index and risk for COVID-19-related hospitalization in adults aged 50 and older in Europe
original article
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2022
,Nutrients
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Higher body mass index (BMI) has been associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate associations among BMI, underlying health conditions and hospital admission as well ...
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Discovery of new antiviral defense mechanisms
abstract in conference proceedings
open access
published version
2022
,Praha
,Czech Chemical Society Symposium Series
,20
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In this project, we will study mechanisms of hepatitis B virus escape from adaptive and innate immunity to discover novel antiviral therapeutic targets for the development of drugs to treat chronically infected patients
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Understanding the molecular mechanisms of viruses and host interactions
abstract in conference proceedings
open access
published version
2022
,Praha
,Czech Chemical Society Symposium Series
,20
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Our research is focused on two objectives, first, the study of interactions between nuclear proteins and viral components which could result in the restriction or establishment of the infection, and second, the elucidation ...
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Phlebovirus Transmission by Sand Flies
abstract in conference proceedings
open access
accepted version
2022
,Praha
,Czech Chemical Society Symposium Series
,20
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Arboviruses of the genus Phlebovirusare currently represented by 67 species found in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas1. Although they have a great impact on human and animal health, information about their biology ...
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The role of sand flies as vectors of viruses other than phleboviruses
summarizing article
open access
published version
2023
,Journal of General Virology
,104
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Sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) are proven vectors of various pathogens of medical and veterinary importance. Although mostly known for their pivotal role in the transmission of parasitic protists of the genus Leishmania ...
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Group of cancer immunotherapy and molecular epidemiology of virus infections
abstract in conference proceedings
open access
published version
2022
,Praha
,Czech Chemical Society Symposium Series
,20
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The group is composed of the team of Laboratory of Molecular and Tumor Virology (headed by Ruth Tachezy) and Laboratory of Immunotherapy (headed by Michal Šmahel). While the research of the team led by Ruth Tachezy focuses ...