Mendelu Repository: Recent submissions
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Competitiveness of Individuals in the Labour Market During the Pandemic
(Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2022)The global COVID-19 pandemic has changed the behaviour of individuals and companies. This study aims to determine changes in the labour market behaviour of economically active individuals in the context of the pandemic and ... -
FexIKA method parameters affecting black locust heartwood extraction yield
(North Carolina State University, 2018)The influence of certain adjustable parameters (sample property, temperature, and solvent type) on the advanced fexIKA extraction outputs was determined. Extracts were obtained from black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) ... -
The Protection of Ash Trees Against Ash Dieback by Tree Injections
(Elsevier GmbH, 2023)Ash dieback caused by a non-native pathogenic fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus has been decimating populations of European Fraxinus species for over 30 years. Nevertheless, there is still a considerable amount of valuable ... -
Evaluation of parameters influencing the withdrawal strength of oak and beech dowels
(North Carolina State University, 2020)The withdrawal strength of plain dowels with nominal diameter of 8 mm was compared with the spiral dowels manufactured from beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and oak wood (Quercus robur L.). The test specimens were tested after ... -
Tree-ring width and variation of wood density in Fraxinus excelsior L. and Quercus robur L. growing in floodplain forests
(North Carolina State University, 2018)Oven-dry wood density variations are reported for European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and English oak (Quercus robur L.) trees growing in floodplain mixed forests in South Moravia, Czech Republic. Two sites with different ... -
Is the quality of the non-native Douglas-fir wood produced in the Czech forests comparable to native softwoods?
(North Carolina State University, 2019)Important physical and mechanical properties were evaluated for Douglas-fir wood produced in a non-native environment. The specimens were obtained from 15 healthy co-dominant trees growing in three different sites located ... -
Forest as a source of renewable material to reduce the environmental impact of buildings
(Česká akademie zemědělských věd, 2023)Construction sector has high environmental impact throughout entire life cycle of buildings. One way to reduce the impact is to use building materials with the lowest possible environmental impact - such as wood. The use ... -
Analytical Study for the Determination of the Energy Use Potential of Forest Dendromass in the Czech Republic
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)The European Union's current pressure on the Member States to adopt both the Green Deal and the Fit for 55 package is leading to an accelerated drive to put in place measures to meet the 2030 climate targets. At the same ... -
Mortality reduces overyielding in mixed Scots pine and European beech stands along a precipitation gradient in Europe
(Elsevier Science BV, 2023)Many studies show that mixed species stands can have higher gross growth, or so-called overyielding, compared with monocultures. However, much less is known about mortality in mixed stands. Knowledge is lacking, for example, ... -
Evaluating the quality of surface carbonized woods modified with a contact charring or a gas flame charring technique
(Springer New York, 2023)Surface carbonization, or charring, of wooden exterior cladding boards is a modification method that creates a fully organic barrier layer in resemblance to a coating. The process effectively degrades the wood and transforms ... -
Testing the Production Potential of Paulownia Clon In Vitro 112(R) in the Czech Republic
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)Paulownia is a deciduous fast-growing tree with intensive sprouting ability and is well adapted to various climatic and soil conditions. Its native area extends from the middle to the lower section of the Yangtze River. ... -
Impact of thermal modification on color and chemical changes of African padauk, merbau, mahogany, and iroko wood species
(De Gruyter Open Ltd., 2023)Thermal modification is an environment-friendly technology for improving various wood properties, especially the dimensional stability, decay resistance, and color homogeneity. In this work, four tropical wood species ... -
Potential for the Accumulation of PTEs in the Biomass of Melilotus albus Med. Used for Biomethane Production
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)In this paper, a possible use of white sweet clover (Melilotus albus Med.) for phytoremediation was assessed. The plants were grown on soils with naturally occurring concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs). ... -
Social Responsibility for Insurance Companies
(Economic Laboratory for Transition Research, 2023)The aim of the paper is to verify the quantity and quality of reporting non-financial information disclosed by commercial insurance companies based in the Czech Republic and foreign commercial insurance companies with ... -
Examining the Stand Level CO2 Fluxes of Spring Forest Geophytes
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)Spring forest ephemerals often create homogeneous patches in the understory; however, our knowledge about their stand level characteristics is deficient. Our aims were to examine, parallel to their phenology, the stand ... -
A State of Review on Instigating Resources and Technological Sustainable Approaches in Green Construction
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)Green building is a way to reduce the impact of the building stock on the environment, society, and economy. Despite the significance of a systematic review for the upcoming project, few studies have been conducted. Studies ... -
Has Policy Rate Been an Effective Tool in Taming Inflation?
(University of Dąbrowa Górnicza, 2023)This paper explores the effectiveness of monetary policy rate as a tool to tame Inflation in sub-Saharans Africa using the systems GMM and other econometric approaches. Financial data (unconsolidated) from Orbis for the ... -
Rheological and fermentation properties of doughs and quality of breads from colored wheat varieties
(Elsevier Science Ltd., 2023)The objective of this study was to examine the rheological and fermentation behavior of doughs prepared from five different colored wheat varieties (black AF Zora, yellow KM 111-18, purple AF Jumiko, blue AF Oxana and red ... -
Data Value Chain in Platform Business Models
(Univerzita Pardubice, 2022)Building on a unified definition and the main attributes that have been identified for platform business models, this paper aims to devise a unified data value chain and shed a new light on the value creation process within ... -
Digital Approach to Successful Business Plans in Forestry and Related Fields
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)This paper introduces the KABADA (Knowledge Alliance of Business Idea Assessment: Digital Approach) tool, together with the opinions of young people about entrepreneurship, their skills, and their experience with this tool. ...
