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    • Testing the Production Potential of Paulownia Clon In Vitro 112(R) in the Czech Republic 

      Kadlec, Jiří; Novosadová, Kateřina; Kománek, Martin; Pokorný, Radek (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 

      Gaff, Milan; Kubovský, Ivan; Sikora, Adam; Kačíková, Danica; Li, Haitao; Kubovský, Matúš; Kačík, František (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 

      Kintl, Antonín; Šmeringai, Ján; Sobotková, Julie; Huňady, Igor; Brtnický, Martin; Hammerschmiedt, Tereza; Radziemska, Maja; Lukas, Vojtěch; Elbl, Jakub (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 

      Otavová, Milena; Gláserová, Jana; Hasíková, Iva (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 

      Czóbel, Szilárd; Saláta, Dénes; Baltazár, Tivadar; Trenyik, Petra; Szirmai, Orsolya (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 

      Vijayan, Dhanasingh Sivalinga; Devarajan, Parthiban; Sivasuriyan, Arvindan; Stefańska, Anna; Koda, Eugeniusz; Jakimiuk, Aleksandra; Vaverková, Magdalena Daria; Winkler, Jan; Duarte, Carlos C.; Corticos, Nuno D. (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? 

      Mahmud, Anyars; Akuoko-Konadu, Emmanuel (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 

      Šebestíková, Romana; Burešová, Iva; Vyhnánek, Tomáš; Martinek, Petr; Pospiech, Matej (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 

      Mlčúchová, Markéta (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 

      Abramuszkinová Pavlíková, Eva; Meňházová, Jitka; Lešinskis, Kristaps (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. ...

    • The Influence of the Economic Disparities Between Regions on Political Polarisation in the Czech Republic 

      Rolník, Ondřej (Univerzita Pardubice, 2023)
      This paper aims to evaluate how the economic prosperity of regions affects the polarization of political representation, and thus of society. It examines whether economically prosperous regions, represented by economic ...

    • Effect of Drought on the Development of Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) and Selected Soil Parameters during a Three-Year Lysimetric Experiment 

      Elbl, Jakub; Lukas, Vojtěch; Sobotková, Julie; Huňady, Igor; Kintl, Antonín (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
      This work presents results from a field experiment which was focused on the impact of the drought period on microbial activities in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil. To demonstrate the effect of drought, the pot ...

    • Clinical and Laboratory Parameters of Carp Edema Virus Disease: A Case Report 

      Papežíková, Ivana; Piačková, Veronika; Dyková, Iva; Baloch, Ali Asghar; Kocour Kroupová, Hana; Zusková, Eliška; Pojezdal, Ľubomír; Minářová, Hana; Syrová, Eva; Banďouchová, Hana; Hyršl, Pavel; Matějíčková, Kateřina; Pikula, Jiří; Palíková, Miroslava (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
      In the present study, we describe a natural outbreak of carp edema virus disease (CEVD) in koi carp, concentrating on clinical manifestation, gross and microscopic pathology, immunological parameters, viral diagnostics, ...

    • Age Estimation of Dracaena cinnabari Balf. f. on Socotra Island: A Direct Method to Determine Its Lifespan 

      Bauerová, Lucie; Maděra, Petr; Šenfeldr, Martin; Habrová, Hana (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
      Background: Dracaena cinnabari is a monocot species that does not form annual tree rings; thus, its age can only be estimated. This species is threatened by low natural regeneration, with an evident absence of younger ...

    • Bioindication of Environmental Conditions Using Solar Park Vegetation 

      Uldrijan, Dan; Winkler, Jan; Vaverková, Magdalena Daria (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
      Solar parks are currently considered a new source of carbon-free energy. At the same time, they encroach on our landscape and create new conditions for flora and fauna. Vegetation responds to changes in living conditions. ...

    • First record of adventive species Monoxia obesula Blake, 1939 in Greece 

      Bezděk, Jan; Maděrová, Lucie; Hrudová, Eva (Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre, 2023)
      Monoxia obesula, a species native to the U.S.A. and adventive in western Mediterranean, is recorded in Greece for the first time. In 2022, one female specimen was collected on Théra Island (Santorini Archipelago, Aegean ...

    • Nephrocalcinosis in farmed salmonids: diagnostic challenges associated with low performance and sporadic mortality 

      Minarova, Hana; Palíková, Miroslava; Kopp, Radovan; Malý, Ondřej; Mareš, Jan; Mikulikova, Ivana; Papežíková, Ivana; Piacek, Vladimir; Pojezdal, Lubomir; Pikula, Jiří (Frontiers Media SA, 2023)
      Disease conditions that involve multiple predisposing or contributing factors, or manifest as low performance and/or low-level mortality, can pose a diagnostic challenge that requires an interdisciplinary approach. Reaching ...

    • Comparative Study of the Phenology of Seven Native Deciduous Tree Species in Two Different Mesoclimatic Areas in the Carpathian Basin 

      Verbényiné Neumann, Krisztina; Baltazár, Tivadar; Saláta, Dénes; Szirmai, Orsolya; Czóbel, Szilárd (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
      The impact of global warming on plant phenology is the subject of a growing number of studies. However, most of these do not focus on woody species, and few examine the entire annual phenological cycle of woody species. ...

    • Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak re-emergence regulation in East Africa: preparedness and vaccination perspective 

      Malik, Sumira; Dhasmana, Archna; Bora, Jutishna; Uniyal, Priyanka; Sláma, Petr; Preetam, Subham; Chopra, Hitesh; Islam, Aminul; Dhama, Kuldeep (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2023)
      Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV), Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Taï Forest ebolavirus, and Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) are the most potentially life-threatening and grievous species reported among the Ebolavirus genus. Previously, the most ...

    • Artificial habitat - a chance for survival of a rare montane dragonfly (Odonata): case study on an alpine emerald (Somatochlora alpestris) 

      Kašák, Josef; Holuša, Otakar; Mazalová, Monika (Springer Netherlands, 2023)
      The mountain ecosystems of Central Europe are an important natural phenomenon. The character of small isolated islands also predetermines their vulnerability. Typical inhabitant of subalpine and alpine peat bogs, tiny ...