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  • Host Specialization and Evolution of Cuckoo Behavior in Bees 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Policarová, Jana (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 22. 4. 2024
    Cuckoo bees are nest parasites of solitary and sometimes also social bee species. They do not build their own nests. Nor do they provision their larvae. Instead, they seek out a suitable host nest to lay their eggs in, and ...
  • Study of the substrate specificity of the LACTB tumour suppressor enzyme 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Baudyšová, Alžběta (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2019)
    Date of defense: 19. 9. 2019
    Serine beta-lactamase-like protein (LACTB) is a tumour suppressor that modulates mitochondrial lipid metabolism and induces differentiation of breast cancer cells. This is achieved by the LACTB-dependent downregulation of ...
  • Ecology of bryophytes in post mining sites 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Whole item or its parts have restricted access until 22. 05. 2026
    Fatková, Lucie (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2023)
    Date of defense: 22. 5. 2023
    Mining sites offer a mosaic of spoil heaps of different age, with diverse substrate characteristics. Especially problematic for vegetation development can be toxic spoil heaps with substrate from the Tertiary rocks ...
  • Classification of global environmental systems according to the level of anthropogenic transformation 

    Defence status: RECOGNIZED
    Hrdina, Aleš (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 26. 4. 2024
    The topic of the doctoral thesis is the development of a comprehensive classification of global environmental systems based on a geographical synthesis of abiotic, biotic and anthropogenic factors. The dramatic changes in ...
  • Changes in rainfall-runoff regime and biogeochemistry in headwater areas 

    Defence status: RECOGNIZED
    Fraindová, Kateřina (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 26. 4. 2024
    Headwater areas are a very important current or potential drinking water source. Their ecological value for the whole ecosystem is equally important. Headwater areas are sites with minimal anthropogenic intervention and ...
  • Lower Cretaceous belemnites (including J/K boundary interval) in the NW Tethys, biostratigraphy, palaeobiogeography and palaeoecology 

    Defence status: RECOGNIZED
    Vaňková, Lucie (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 25. 4. 2024
    This thesis deals with the belemnite fauna from the Outer Western Carpathians Klippen, its systematic classification, stratigraphical and palaeogeographical evaluation. The palaeontological/palaeobiological approach, ...
  • Molekulárně-genetická analýza karcinomů štítné žlázy u dětských a dospívajících pacientů 

    Defence status: RECOGNIZED
    Bulanová, Barbora (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 22. 4. 2024
    Thyroid nodules are rare in pediatric and adolescent patients, but they are at greater risk of malignancy than adult patients. Thyroid carcinomas are the most common endocrine malignancy and their incidence is increasing. ...
  • Studying the dynamics of gene expression and the role of NAC complex in male gametophyte development 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Klodová, Božena (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 22. 3. 2024
    This Ph.D. thesis presents a comprehensive study of gene expression regulation within the male gametophyte development focusing on transcriptional, translational, and post- translational levels. The research introduces an ...
  • Evolution of Host Specialisation, Phylogeography and Taxonomic Revision of Xenidae (Strepsiptera) 

    Defence status: RECOGNIZED
    Benda, Daniel (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2023)
    Date of defense: 19. 12. 2023
    Twisted-winged parasites (Strepsiptera: Xenidae) are an excellent group for studying the specialisation of parasites on hosts. Their parasitic lifestyle led to the evolution of numerous morphological, behavioural, ...
  • Hydrofilná interakčná kvapalinová chromatografia v analýze intaktných glykopeptidov 

    Defence status: RECOGNIZED
    Molnárová, Katarína (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 29. 4. 2024
    The analysis of glycoproteins represents a significant challenge in glycoproteomics, primarily due to the macro- and microheterogeneity of protein glycosylation. Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) is a ...
  • Structural studies of an abasic site DNA damage repair and DNA interstrand cross-link formation 

    Defence status: RECOGNIZED
    Landová, Barbora (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 23. 4. 2024
    DNA damage refers to any alteration or modification in the DNA structure that deviates from its natural state. Abasic site (Ap site) is one of the most common DNA lesions resulting from spontaneous depurination/depyrimidination ...
  • Relationship between perceptual and structural variation of human faces: cross-cultural comparison 

    Defence status: RECOGNIZED
    Pavlovič, Ondřej (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 15. 4. 2024
    ONDŘEJ PAVLOVIČ RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEPTUAL AND STRUCTURAL VARIATION OF HUMAN FACES: CROSS- CULTURAL COMPARISON ABSTRAKT The perception of facial features is a fundamental aspect of human culture, influencing daily ...
  • Mechanisms of the tolerance and homeostasis of immune cells 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Whole item or its parts have restricted access until 29. 04. 2025
    Tsyklauri, Oksana (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2022)
    Date of defense: 29. 4. 2022
    The ability of the immune system to tolerate self-antigens while mounting appropriate responses to pathogens is indispensable for the survival of the organism. Despite years of research, many details of the mechanisms of ...
  • Diverzita vybraných skupin střevních prvoků u švábů (Blattodea bez Isoptera) 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Whole item or its parts have restricted access until 27. 03. 2027
    Kotyk, Michael (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 26. 3. 2024
    This thesis addresses the rather neglected diversity of protists inhabiting the anoxic environment of the hindgut of cockroaches (Blattodea excluding Isoptera). I have examined the composition of the eukaryotic hindgut ...
  • Evolutionary Aspects of the Human Aesthetic Responses to Flowers 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Hůla, Martin (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2023)
    Date of defense: 18. 12. 2023
    Human aesthetic responses to plants and flowers have long been an unexplored topic in people-plant interactions research. Theories focusing on aesthetic responses to plants and studies testing the effects of plants on human ...
  • A study of non-volatile nitroso compounds in brewing 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Malečková, Michaela (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 16. 2. 2024
    4 Abstract Nitroso compounds are beer contaminants related to carcinogenicity and can be naturally formed during brewing. They are generally categorized as volatile and non-volatile. Well-characterized and proven carcinogenic ...
  • Dynamika rezidenční diferenciace a segregace cizinců v metropolitních areálech Česka 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Klsák, Adam (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 26. 3. 2024
    Czechia has become a noteworthy case study of international migration within Central and Eastern Europe. With a steadily increasing inflow of international migrants, it is anticipated that their contribution to the societal ...
  • Hydrofilná interakčná kvapalinová chromatografia v analýze intaktných glykopeptidov 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Molnárová, Katarína (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 22. 3. 2024
    The analysis of glycoproteins represents a significant challenge in glycoproteomics, primarily due to the macro- and microheterogeneity of protein glycosylation. Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) is a ...
  • Atomic fluorescence spectrometry with volatile species generation - a sensitive tool for ultra-trace elemental analysis 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Štádlerová, Barbora (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 16. 2. 2024
    This thesis encompasses a development of innovative methodologies based on atomic fluorescence spectrometry, offering precise and sensitive determination of ultra-trace elements, such as bismuth, cadmium, and nickel. The ...
  • Tracing Microendolithic Ichnocenoses: A paleoecological and taphonomic approach over the Phanerozoic 

    Defence status: DEFENDED
    Herenio Kerkhoff, Marta Leticia (Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 2024)
    Date of defense: 26. 3. 2024
    The microbial endoliths study from the Western Carpathians region was a semi-quantitative survey that included six sampling localities. Samples, ranging from Upper Oligocene to Miocene (Serravalian), came from three ...

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