Tropical Botany and Ethnobiology Lab is a multi-disciplinary research group aiming to preserve plant species diversity and traditional botanical knowledge of local rural communities. Specifically, we study traditional knowledge of indigenous people and small-scale farmers on use patterns, management and ecology of the most culturally important as well as neglected and underutilized plant species as […]
Biological activity of extracts, essential oils and their constituents derived from tropical medicinal plants used in folk medicine are evaluated for broad spectrum of in vitro antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activities using standardized biological assays. The chemical composition of biologically active plant-derived products are subsequently characterized using chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques. The results are used […]
The priority of our research is the preservation of food using economically viable techniques based on renewable energy sources (e.g .solar drying, solar cooking) as well as the use of natural compounds as food preservants. Team leader doc. Ing. Jan Banout, PhD Projects Natural products as preservatives in food processing Support of scientific and pedagogical […]
We analyse factors that affect behaviour of the actors in the agri-food sector. Our research is interdisciplinary and mainly based on economic, sociologic, and psychologic theories. Usually, we use questionnaire surveys and standart analytic methods. Team leader Ing., Dr. sc. agr., Dr. sc. habil., Miroslava Bavorova Projects Climate change adaptation strategies of farmers Adoption of […]
Contents of macro and micronutrients are determined in tropical underutilized and neglected crop species (e.g. fruits and vegetables) by standard nutritional and phytochemical analytical techniques. Their antioxidant activity is evaluated using standardized in vitro methods. The result are used for development of novel plant-derived food products such as dietary supplements and functional foods rich of […]
Research project: Ultra-cold plasma laboratory The aim of the research is to cool the plasma to fractions of a degree above absolute zero and to study the behavior of electrons in such an environment. The biggest challenge is to keep this coldest plasma stable in space, a mixture of ions and electrons. The solution to […]
We focus on interdisciplinary research of the metabolism of various cells, ranging from terminally differentiated ones to the cancer-transformed cells. We study the abilities of the cell to reprogram the cellular metabolism according to the availability of nutrients and their ability to employ various metabolic enzymes and their individual isoforms. The ability of the cancer […]
At MISTRA Environmental Communication at the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism (MEC@ICSJ) we research the communication of environmental and sustainability issues in Swedish arts and media. The MISTRA Environmental Communication (MEC) Research Programme is a four-year research project, based in Sweden and implemented by an international consortium, which includes the Institute of Communication Studies […]
Atomic Physics, Bound-State Quantum Electrodynamics. As the “nightmare scenario” at LHC, namely the discovery of the Higgs particle and nothing more, became reality, the fundamental physics has started facing a serious problem. On one hand, we know for sure that the Standard Model (SM) of fundamental constituents and interactions is incomplete, yet on the other […]
The focus of the project is to enable future teachers to deliver standard content in a way that students develop the necessary knowledge about, skills in and attitudes for handling these topics that build the basis for solving authentic problems afterwards, as diverse as they may arise. The project aims to modernizing future science and […]