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you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed PRAGUE — Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday Meteorologists have warned the situation still might get worse as waters in most rivers are rising the flood wave made its way through the country and more heavy rains could return overnight Authorities declared the highest flood warnings in almost 90 places across the country and in two northeastern regions that recorded the biggest rainfall in recent days including the Jeseniky mountains near the Polish border up to 10,000 people out of a population of around 56,000 have been asked to leave their homes for higher ground Rescuers used boats to transport people to safety in a neighborhood flooded by the raging Opava River "There's no reason to wait," Mayor Tomáš Navrátil told Czech public radio He said that the situation was worse than during the last devastating floods in 1997 "We have to focus on saving lives," Prime Minister Petr Fiala told Czech public television on Sunday His government was to possibly meet Monday to assess the damages The worst "is not behind us yet," the prime minister warned Thousands of others also were evacuated in the towns of Krnov The Oder River that flows to Poland was reaching extreme levels in the city of Ostrava and in Bohumin the regional capital is the third-largest Czech city said the city is facing major traffic disruptions in the days to come Almost no trains were operating in the region Towns and villages in the Jeseniky mountains were inundated and isolated by raging waters that turned roads into rivers The military sent a helicopter to help with evacuations Jesenik mayor Zdenka Blistanova told Czech public television that several houses in her and other nearby towns have been destroyed by the floods A number of 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Both HRR1 and HRR2 increased significantly from baseline to year 1 with guided physical activity and decreased significantly from year 1 to year 2 with unsupervised physical activity. Blood pressure response to exercise, low BMI, and muscular strength were the best predictors of HRR1/HRR2 increase during the first year and HRR1/HRR2 decrease during the second year of the PARA program. Conclusion: ANS activity in RA assessed by HRR was improved by guided physical activity, and machine learning allowed to identify predictors of the HRR response at the different time points. HRR could be a relevant marker of the effectiveness of physical activity recommended in patients with RA at high risk of CVD. Very inactive and/or high CVD risk RA patients may get substantial benefits from a physical activity program. Volume 8 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.788243 This article is part of the Research TopicChronic Rheumatic Inflammatory Conditions and Cardiovascular HealthView all 18 articles Background: Chronic inflammation leads to autonomic dysfunction which may contribute to the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Exercise is known to restore autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity and particularly its parasympathetic component A practical clinical tool to assess autonomic function The aim of this substudy from the prospective PARA 2010 study was to determine changes in HRR post-maximal exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) after a 2-year physical activity program and to determine the main predictive factors associated with effects on HRR in RA Methods: Twenty-five participants performed physiotherapist-guided aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercises for 1 year and were instructed to continue the unsupervised physical activity program autonomously in the next year All participants were examined at baseline and at years 1 and 2 with a maximal exercise ECG on a cycle ergometer and 5 min following peak heart rate during exercise Machine-learning algorithms with the elastic net linear regression models were performed to predict changes in HRR1 and HRR2 at 1 year and 2 years of the PARA program Both HRR1 and HRR2 increased significantly from baseline to year 1 with guided physical activity and decreased significantly from year 1 to year 2 with unsupervised physical activity and muscular strength were the best predictors of HRR1/HRR2 increase during the first year and HRR1/HRR2 decrease during the second year of the PARA program Conclusion: ANS activity in RA assessed by HRR was improved by guided physical activity and machine learning allowed to identify predictors of the HRR response at the different time points HRR could be a relevant marker of the effectiveness of physical activity recommended in patients with RA at high risk of CVD Very inactive and/or high CVD risk RA patients may get substantial benefits from a physical activity program Even though autonomic activity has been explored in RA (20) and after an exercise ECG (21, 22), to our knowledge, no study has assessed HRR post-maximal exercise ECG following physical activity intervention in RA. Therefore, the aim of this work was to establish the effects of a 2-year physical activity program (23) on autonomic function in RA and to determine the main predictive factors associated with HRR in RA using machine learning algorithms This is a substudy from the prospective PARA 2010 study (Trial registration number: ISRCTN255 39102) (23). Inclusion criteria were RA according to the American College of Rheumatology, without a history of CVD. For this substudy, 25 PARA 2010 participants were included. These inactive participants, since they did not meet the WHO guidelines on physical activity (24) benefited from a 2-year real-life intervention program The study protocol was approved by the Stockholm regional ethics committee (reference number 2012/769-32) Disease activity score (DAS28) was measured at baseline from the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) level, the number of swollen (0–28) and tender joints (0–28), and self-reported general health perception (visual analog scale, VAS 0–10 mm). The DAS28 was scored 0–10 with scores below 3.2 indicating low disease activity and those above 5.1 as high (23) RA activity was also assessed from treatment: disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) They were recommended to maintain their course of medical treatment during the study A standard resting 12-lead ECG was performed after 10 min of rest. From this 10 s electrocardiographic recording, the duration of all normal sinus intervals (RR intervals) was measured using a digital compass application (Compass EP, EP studios, USA). ECGs with <10 normal intervals in a row were excluded. Two intervals following abnormal beats and intervals differing more than 20% from the preceding interval were also considered abnormal and were excluded (25) For the assessment of ultrashort heart rate variability parameters as surrogates of longer recordings, the square root of the mean squared differences of successive RR intervals (RMSSD in ms) was considered reliable down to 10 s ECG recordings (26, 27) A maximal exercise ECG on the cycle ergometer (Ergomedic, Monark, Sweden) was performed by an experienced operator to rule out cardiac ischemia before starting the program and to assess physical capacity at each visit (baseline, year 1, and year 2). A starting load of 50 W was used with a 20 W/min increase in intensity until exhaustion or any of the relative or absolute contraindications of ACSM's guidelines (28) were met The results were expressed in “W” and in percent of the predicted value and blood pressure monitoring was measured throughout the exercise and recovery periods Exercise ECG was considered as a maximal cardiac level if participants achieved 90% of their maximal predicted HR (220-age for men and 210-age for women). HR exercise deltas between HR at 2 min from exercise and at rest and between maximal and resting were measured (bpm). The criteria for a positive exercise ECG were previously defined (29, 30) Resting blood pressure was measured manually by an experienced nurse using a random-zero sphygmomanometer when the participant was sitting on the cycle ergometer immediately before the exercise phase Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured every 2 min during exercise and at 2 min and 5 min recovery from exercise Maximal SBP was the highest value achieved during the exercise ECG SBP exercise deltas between SBP at 2 min from exercise and at rest and between maximal and resting were measured (mmHg) SBP recovery deltas between maximal and at 2- and 5-min recovery from exercise were also measured (mmHg) The variables measurements were obtained at each visit (baseline Body mass index (BMI) was calculated by dividing body weight in kilograms by the square of body height in meters Lower limb function was assessed with the timed stands test (TST) measuring the time in seconds required for 10 full stands from a sitting position in an armless chair Upper limb function was assessed with the Grippit® (AB Detektor measuring the maximum and average (three measures) handgrip strength with an electronic dynamometer in Newton (N) Resting blood pressure was measured after 5–10 min of rest in a seated position before the bicycle ergometer test with a sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope Pulse wave velocity (PWV) and aortic augmentation index (AIx) were measured at a constant room temperature and calculated using an oscillometric arteriograph (TensioMed, Budapest, Hungary). It has been described in detail in previous reports from PARA 2010 (6) Plasma high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) concentrations were measured by a particle-enhanced immunoturbidimetric method (Roche France) with a measuring interval of 0.1–20 mg/ml ESR was measured at baseline using the Westergren method in mm/h A short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) is a self-administered questionnaire collecting information about (i) MVPA in weekly metabolic equivalent of task-h (MET-h/week) and (ii) sedentary time (ST in h/d), undertaken over the past 7 days before the assessment (34) It was used to measure the physical activity of participants at baseline and at 1 and 2 years Quality of life was assessed with the EuroQol (EQ-5D 3L) visual analog scale (VAS), which measured health state the actual day with a line drawn from a box to the appropriate point on a vertical VAS from “worst imaginable health state” (= 0) to “best imaginable health state” (= 100) (23) Data were expressed as mean (± SD) and frequencies (%) To determine statistically significant changes during the 2-year study protocol a repeated-measured ANOVA on ranks was used with follow-up post-hoc comparisons Wilcoxon's paired t-test was conducted for MVPA and ST data at years 1 and 2 Spearman rank correlation analyses were used to explore the relationship between HRR1/HRR2 and the different variables measured at baseline (Spearman correlogram) Machine learning models fit by elastic net linear regression provided regularized (shrunken) variable estimates and eliminated some variables from the set of predictors These models were applied to predict HRR evolutions post-maximal exercise ECG using baseline and 2 predictors chosen from significant associations in univariate analyses (Spearman correlograms) Eight-fold repeated crossvalidation was also applied to assess the performance of the model and to build a generalizable model The predictive factors (magnitude ß-coefficient ≠ 0) were selected from each model Correlations were determined between HRR1 (Models A and C)/HRR2 (Models B and E) and (1) general characteristics of the participants: sex anthropometric measures (BMI); (2) anaerobic and aerobic performances: TST (s) maximal aerobic power (W) (with % of expected); (3) cardiac parameters from resting and exercise ECG: resting HR (bpm) and cardiac parameters from echocardiography: LV strain (%) and LA reservoir strain (%); (4) vascular parameters from physical examination and exercise ECG: resting and mean blood pressures (mmHg) SBPs from exercise and recovery delta values (mmHg) and vascular parameters from arteriograph: PWV (m.s−1) and AIx (%); (5) inflammation biomarkers with CRP (mg.L−1); and (6) quality of life with EQ5D (/100) Statistical analyses were performed using R (R Development Core Team where p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant and dynamic measures of the study cohort at baseline and yearly follow-ups Heart rate recovery (HRR) measures of the study cohort at baseline and yearly follow-ups Heart rate recovery at 1 min: HRR1 (A) and 2 min: HRR2 (B) during the 2-year physical activity program in participants with RA ANOVA on ranks analysis was conducted to determine statistically significant changes during the 2-year study protocol *p < 0.05 between Y1 and Baseline *p < 0.05 between Y2 and Y1 A significant improvement in resting mean blood pressure (p = 0.03) and TST (p = 0.04) was observed over the entire study period. All these associations remained significant even after adjusting for the non-sphericity of the data (Table 1) In order to predict (1) the significant increase of HRR1 and HRR2 at 1 year (from baseline) and (2) the significant decrease of HRR1 and HRR2 at 2 years (from year 1) of the PARA program (Table 2; Figure 1; Supplementary Figure 1), the most clinically relevant variables were subsequently entered in elastic net linear regression models (Table 3; Supplementary Figure 3) The results of five elastic net linear regression models applied to predict heart rate recovery (HRR) 1 and 2 increases (Models A and B) and decreases (Models C and E) post-maximal exercise ECG using the baseline and year 2 predictors as independent variables Solution path trace plot applied to predict HRR1 increase and decrease post-maximal exercise ECG using the baseline and year 1 predictors as independent variables: Models A and C Each line corresponds to a predictor variable As regularization is applied to the model (from right to left in the trace plot) and some are completely removed from the model (the ones that have a beta coefficient of 0 and where the line for the predictor intersects with the x-axis before the optimal solution is reached) A generalizable model was built with an eight-fold cross validation to determine the model which provides a global minimum (within the green rectangle) for the scaled-log likelihood value among the validation folds The SBP response to exercise at baseline was the best predictor for an increase of HRR1 (Model A) and HRR2 (Model B). Indeed, SBP recovery at 2 min was positively correlated with HRR1 (Model A: ß-coefficient = 1.88) and HRR2 (Model B: ß-coefficient = 3.99) increase (Table 3; Figure 2; Supplementary Figure 4) For the changes at year 1, SBP increase at baseline exercise, lower BMI, and higher TST were the other predictive covariates of HRR1 increase (Model A: ß-coefficient = 1.54, −0.88, and 0.47 respectively) (Table 3; Figure 2). Hs-CRP and % theoretical max were the other predictive covariates of HRR2 increase (Model B: ß-coefficient = 3.38 and 1.26, respectively) (Table 3; Supplementary Figure 4) these findings extend the well-established positive effects of exercise in RA to measures and predictors of ANS with potential clinical implications for CVD risk Importantly, an improved ANS function in RA after the first year of supervised physical activity was demonstrated in this study by significant increases of HRR at 1 and 2 min after maximal exercise. Beneficial cardiovascular effects of exercise interventions in RA are well-established (6, 8–11, 20) and our results extend these findings to a potential link via the enhancement of parasympathetic modulation which was further supported by the significant increase in RMSSD in the present study Elastic regression modeling with eight-fold cross validation allowed us to identify blood pressure response to exercise and higher muscular strength at baseline as predictors of HRR increase during the first year of the PARA 2010 physical activity program These findings point to the possibility to identify responders and non-responders to physical activity intervention programs in RA a close relation and possible interregulation between inflammation and ANS activity The observation that participants with higher CRP exhibited a larger improvement in HRR supports that inflammatory conditions indicate a larger beneficial potential of physical activity In addition to being significantly correlated at baseline the significant correlations between autonomic and vascular functions at 1 and 2 years indicate that these two variables are closely related to each other and maybe part of the indirect effects of physical activity increase during the first year and physical activity decrease in the second year Early identification of high cardiovascular risk could improve the effectiveness of prevention in RA by targeting patients who will benefit the most from lifestyle interventions (exercise The present results suggest that ANS upregulation by a high (≥7.5 MET-h/week) and regular (≥5 days/7) MVPA training level may be key for successful aging the support group sessions according to social cognitive theory improved adherence of RA participants in the first year (supervised physical activity) The outcomes of this study could provide new insight into the relationship between SBP response to exercise and ANS modulation No subject of the study had medication that could affect autonomic function (anticholinergics Most of the participants were able to perform the exercise ECG to their maximum cardiorespiratory ability until exhaustion (the mean theoretical % of MAP was exceeded by 34–45% each time) Autonomic nervous system activity via HRR measurement can be a relevant marker of the effectiveness of physical activity recommended in patients with RA at high risk of CVD Exercise ECG can serve as a simple minimally invasive means to assess blood pressure responses to exercise and recovery which are the main predictive factors of HRR evolutions during a physical activity program associated with muscular strength performance tests can mainly be used to assess sympathovagal balance and to quantify the degree of autonomic dysfunction in order to detect CVD risk early These results can guide future recommendations for RA patients and may improve adherence to regular physical activity programs and thus their cardiovascular health The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/Supplementary Material further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by the Stockholm Regional Ethics Committee (Reference Number 2012/769-32) The patients/participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study and draft of the manuscript and substantial revision PARA 2010 was supported by grants from AFA Insurance (Grant Number 100172) and The KI National Postgraduate School of Health Care Sciences DH was supported by the Foundation for Geriatric Diseases at Karolinska Institutet (Grant Number FS-2021:0006) the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Region (Grant Number 20 006296 01) and the European Society of Cardiology Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science (Grant Number 000085188) French Institute in Sweden (TOR scholarship SCIEN 23/21) PS was supported by the Clinical Scientist Training Programme (CSTP) at Karolinska Institutet MB was supported by the Swedish Research Council (Grant Number 2019-01486) the Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation (Grant Number 20180571) and King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria Freemason Foundation The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study and decision to submit the manuscript for publication The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher The authors thank Eva Wallgren and Linda Nilson for excellent assistance with exercise testing The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.788243/full#supplementary-material 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us Privacy Policy Brno Daily is a Czech media outlet for expats Our partners The flood situation in the Czech Republic is slowly calming down and there is no longer an extreme threat anywhere.  The worst situation is in southern Bohemia where the Rozmberk pond has started to overflow The water from this large pond is still flowing freely into the countryside municipalities are starting to assess the damage According to Moravia-Silesia Governor Josef Belica (ANO) the damage could run into tens of billions of crowns is also talking about billions of crowns in damages There are still tens of thousands of households without power water was expected to start flowing over the gates of the Brno dam power engineers eventually resolved a technical fault at the hydroelectric power station in the dam The water is unlikely to get through the sluice gates The situation in Ostrava is also calming down and work is beginning to address the consequences of the flooding The city is deploying bulk 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Internet problems were also addressed this morning by the regional office two elementary schools will remain closed on Wednesday schoolchildren will not return to their desks immediately Mayors in affected areas said there would be problems with the location of polling stations Hepatitis A vaccination is also being prepared in the flooded areas Work is underway to guarantee the supply of medicines and regional health stations are preparing to test wells The State Material Reserves Administration activated the KRIZKOM crisis information system yesterday morning through which flood-hit municipalities and regions can now request equipment from the state reserves The Czech Association of Insurance Companies said today that insured damage after the floods will reach CZK 17 billion About half of this damage is to households and the other half to businesses the August 2002 floods were the biggest catastrophe in the history of the Czech Republic following which they paid out CZK 36.7 billion the floods have caused more than CZK 200 million worth of property damage to the state forest management company Lesy CR The Czech Confederation of Industry and Transport wants to negotiate support from the government for the damaged companies or a programme to help with costs not covered by insurance at least CZK 95 million has been donated to collections organised by NGOs to help people affected by the floods More than half of this amount has been raised by People in Need The weather forecast for the next few days is positive across the country Flood conditions in the Czech Republic decreased yesterday; by 4pm there were flood stages in place at 137 places according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute The threat remains on the Dyje (Thaya) River at the Morava River from Olomouc and on the lower Elbe The Elbe is expected to peak in Usti nad Labem this afternoon “We expect peaks and more significant drops on the Luznice and Nezarka rivers during the night and on Wednesday,” the meteorologists said adding that the drops in levels will be gradual Extensive flooding has plagued the Czech Republic since Saturday with heavy rains hitting Moravia and Silesia in particular as well as the north-east and south of Bohemia the water has risen to a level described by meteorologists as extreme flooding The floods have so far claimed three lives The Czech Republic was hit by wide-scale flooding across the country this weekend with the most severe conditions seen in the Moravia-Silesia Region and the north of the Olomouc Region Large-scale evacuations were required in Krnov 100-year peak flows were observed; thousands of residents had to leave their homes and some villages were completely cut off from the outside world due to flooded roads The Katerinky housing estate in Opava was inundated when the river overflowed Firefighters were using boats to rescue people who had not yet left The mountain village of Mala Upa in the eastern Krkonoše was inaccessible due to landslides Extreme flood emergencies were declared for two places in South Moravia and water was overflowing from the Husinec and Rimov reservoirs in South Bohemia Around 260,000 households in the country were without power on Sunday morning due to the bad weather with hundreds of faults reported on high-voltage lines around half of these had been reconnected; the majority of those still without power were in the Moravia-Silesia Region (76,000 households) and the Olomouc Region (29,000) There was also widespread disruption on roads and railways with transport operators urging their passengers to postpone their journeys if possible Firefighters in the Olomouc Region had evacuated about 1,900 residents as of yesterday afternoon and had to use boats in some rescue operations The inhabitants of Bohuslavice and Lestina in the Sumperk area were evacuated overnight on Saturday due to flooding on the Morava River Several hundred inhabitants of Ceska Ves in Jesenice and neighbouring Pisecna also had to leave their homes many residents refused the evacuation order leaving hundreds of people in flooded houses a town of 23,000 people in the foothills of the Jeseniky mountains was completely cut off from the outside world Regional Governor Josef Belica told CTK that the region and the fire service had sent an aid convoy to the town with food and drinking water brought by Tatra trucks that can drive through deep water we are ready to evacuate the entire town,” the governor added Krnov’s Deputy Mayor Miroslav Binar (ANO) estimated that 70-80% of the town was under water and the situation was much more serious than previous devastating floods in 1997 He said water was approaching the designated evacuation centres which would themselves have to be evacuated adding that the city could no longer effectively help its residents part of the D55 motorway in the Zlin Region was closed due to flooding on Sunday morning The D1 motorway was impassable at Bohumin in the Karvina area and was already closed around Ostrava by Saturday night Dozens of sections of railways were closed around the country where railway transport was almost paralysed At a press conference yesterday following a meeting of the Central Flood Commission Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Interior Minister Vit Rakusan asked citizens to heed calls to evacuate during the current floods; Fiala told CNN Prima News later that the situation should not be underestimated a helicopter was rescuing people who had refused to evacuate from rooftops and attics He appealed for the public to be reasonable and not cause unnecessary work for firefighters and emergency rescue services He said that a precautionary evacuation is better than people needing the help of a rescue helicopter in bad weather conditions as there was a great demand for emergency services in many parts of the country He said the same applied to those attempting to enjoy the stormy waters by engaging in leisure activities such as paddleboarding Firefighters and police officers rescued a man from the Vltava River in Prague yesterday who wanted to swim in the swollen river.  Environment Minister Petr Hladik (KDU-CSL) said that four people were missing and three in the Jeseniky area who were unaccounted for after their vehicle was washed into a waterway The Central Flood Commission has asked citizens who want to show solidarity with the affected areas to direct any material donations through the Czech Federation of Food Banks The firefighters currently do not have the capacity to coordinate aid According to Agriculture Minister Marek Vyborny (KDU-CSL) bottled drinking water is starting to run out in the affected areas villages along the Velička River around Hodonín were partially flooded there was also serious flooding of roads and properties at Podhradí nad Dyjí near Znojmo Antonín Tůma from Povodí Morava said that the heavy rainfall in Austria and in the Dyje basin causing sharp rises in water levels in the tributaries of the Vranovská Dam Grolich noted that precipitation in the vicinity of the Vranovská dam was almost twice that predicted by meteorologists on Saturday morning Water managers will gradually increase the outflow from the Vranovská dam to 150 and then up to 220 cubic metres of water per second According to estimates from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ) Veselí nad Moravou and Břeclav will start receding only on Thursday firefighters are building preventive barriers in Veselí na Moravou and strengthening the dam of the river Svratka in Vojkovice (Židlochovice) According to Povodí Morava’s estimates and outflow from the reservoir will therefore increase to around 90 m 3/s which could cause minor overflows into gardens in Jundrov The Svratka river in Židlochovice was declared to be at the third level of risk the river could rise to a maximum height of 530 centimetres the river should have reached its peak yesterday morning Rajhradice and Opatovice were the main settlements at risk Anti-flood bags 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of flood activity in more than a hundred places the Czech Environment Ministry said in a statement calling on the residents of the affected areas to cooperate in the evacuation and to respect the orders of the rescue services "I am asking all citizens to postpone travel to the affected areas unless absolutely necessary I appeal to everyone to cooperate with the firefighters or the police and follow their orders even in the event of a possible evacuation," Minister of the Environment Petr Hladik said in the statement "The good news is that the rain is stopping especially in the Moravian-Silesian Region and the flood wave should reach its maximum today," said Hladik who is also chairman of the Central Flood Commission warning that the end of rain "does not mean the end of danger." around 260,000 households were without power at 700 a.m The Moravian-Silesian Region was hit hardest with over 110,000 homes there left without electricity the railway transport was almost paralyzed By 2018-10-24T14:00:00+01:00 The battery trolleybuses are due to replace the city’s Škoda 14 TrM vehicles CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Electric and SOR are to supply 10 32Tr battery trolleybuses to Opava The contract signed on January 9 is worth KC135·5m excluding VAT The vehicles will be based on SOR’s NS 12 model The vehicles will be equipped with 42·1 kWh .. Site powered by Webvision Cloud FCSB will likely miss key midfielder Malcom EdjoumaProfimediaWho will win the big game that is the key question that sports fans and pundits around the world ask themselves daily they are guided more by feelings and impressions than by raw data The right answer to this question can often be extremely valuable especially if the numbers suggest that the favourites might just slip up.That's why Flashscore in cooperation with a team of analysts from Czech data company 11Hacks is bringing you a data-driven overview every Friday about where those (un)expected results might occur in the wide world of football to help you ultimately hack the weekend Looking at the Romanian league standings, this should be a clear-cut affair. FCSB are just three points away from first place and leaders Farul Constanta, while Sepsi are at the bottom of the six-team championship group with a 13-point gap this is a team that has had a huge dose of bad luck during the current season According to the metric of expected points which takes into account the quality of chances created and allowed and then calculates the probability with which a team wins it should even be the current table leader Sepsi should have gained a staggering 17 points more than they actually recorded: 12 after the regular season and five in the championship group so far Only its Monday opponent from Bucharest has a better quality attack across the season The team led by Italian Cristiano Bergodi (58) has accumulated 46 xG which is not such a big difference to blame its current position in the table on the exaggerated inability of its offensive players to finish Malcom Edjouma's offensive radar11Hacks / FlashscoreIn the final third Sepsi has a multitude of different strategies depending on the opponent they are currently up against And although FCSB are very capable going forward towards the back they are one of the more average teams in the league Given that they desperately need a win in the title chase the underdogs in the eyes of the bookmakers should have space open up for attacking forays they will want to make the most of the well-managed diagonal passing from the central area in front of the bbox  and the intermediate spaces from which FCSB have long allowed a high number of chances Sepsi has the league's best defence with an average of 0.77 xG per game and FCSB will quite possibly miss key midfielder Malcom Edjouma (26) due to a muscle injury The burly Frenchman not only ranks among the league's best defending central midfielders but also has a huge offensive upside for his team He has a great feel for picking his spots in the penalty area an excellent final pass and is very difficult to defend in the final third of the pitch The balance of nine goals and three assists in 1,800 minutes of play is certainly no fluke FCSB will have it a little more difficult against Sepsi Predicting a loss for second-placed Lisen, who will play the 14th-placed Opava at home, may seem bold at first. However, the second Czech league is an extremely unpredictable competition where things are often not what they seem. A good example from the current season is Dukla Prague Despite the hiring of experienced coach Petr Rada (64) they were embroiled in a relegation fight in the autumn but it was not a situation that corresponded with its attacking and defensive performances By the metrics of expected points at the time the team is rapidly rising up the table and is only one point away from the play-off positions Czech 2nd tier expected points table11Hacks / FlashscoreOpava is now in a similar position as Dukla once was It too is supposed to be 10 places higher in terms of quality of chances created and allowed in a situation where there are only five rounds left in the league and they have a very difficult opponent against them But not unbeatable. There will be a battle between two of the league's best defences and very capable attacks. Opava's is even the third best behind Dukla and Vlasim, Lisen is fourth in this respect. With new coach Miroslav Brozek at the helm, Opava defeated the favoured Karvina in the last round The league leader Farul Constanta lost a slim 1-0 lead at Sepsi in injury time in their last game and missed a last-minute chance to jump into a five-point lead With both FCSB and CFR Cluj still within touching distance of top spot, Farul will face the erratic Rapid at home - a team that FCSB and Cluj have beaten in the last two rounds Farul are not in a very impressive form at the moment They have won only twice out of the last five games which is not that surprising considering how balanced the Romanian league is Rapid are even four points above their next opponent The match, which according to the data models has no clear favourite, may well be decided by the goalkeeper's performance. They are the asset of both teams in the current season, but Rapid benefits from it a bit more. Mihai Aioani (23) has been very reliable for Farul, while Rapid has been held by Horatiu Moldovan (25) many times He has improved on his already good performances from last season and together with Karlo Letica (26) and Catalin Straton (33) he is currently one of the best goalkeepers in the league If an average Liga 1 goalkeeper stood in his place Rapid would have scored about eight points less than they have according to the data models Moldovan will have a chance to confirm his skills 6th in FNL Table Prediction Risk - UNLOCK This season in FNL, Opava's form is Good overall with 9 wins, 7 draws, and 10 losses. This performance currently places Opava at 0 out of 16 teams in the FNL Table Opava's home form is very good with the following results : 0 wins Opava has scored a total of 29 goals this season in FNL More Over / Under / BTTS / Goals data are under the Goals tab More Opava corner stats are available under the Corners tab * Average Goals Scored Per Match for Opava in FNL 2024/25 • Opava scores a goal every 0 minutes in FNL • Opava scores an average of 0 goals every game * Average Goals Conceded Per Match for Opava in FNL 2024/25 • Opava has conceded a total of 36 goals this season in FNL • Opava concedes an average of 0 goals every game Opava has a ratio of 50% Over 2.5 goals during the FNL 2024/2025 (13 / 26 fixtures) Over / Under Goals are calculated from total match goals for fixtures that Opava has participated in Over / Under 1H/2H Goals are calculated from both team's goals in that half UNLOCKCorners / Match * Average Corner Kicks per match between Opava and their opponents in a single match Match corners is the total corners between Opava and their opponent in the match UNLOCKCards / Match * Average Total Match Cards per match between Opava and their opponents in a single match Match cards is the total cards between Opava and their opponent in the match * Not all matches have goal timings recorded for Opava Cards and Corners in these tables are total between both teams * Not all matches have goal/corner/card timings recorded for Opava * Average Shots Per Match for Opava in FNL 2024/25 Opava's 2024/2025 season is seeing them taking an average of 9.38 shots per match with 4.35 shots being on target and the rest being off target xG For - Opava takes an average of 9.38 shots per match This resulted in 1.12 goals scored per match xG Against - Opava's xGA (Expected Goals Against) is 1.19 per match in the FNL Libor Kozák Ladislav Mužík Hélio Alberto Delgado Silva Jakub Rezek Jaroslav Málek Adam Ondráček Jiří Janoščín Filip Blecha Solomon Omale Jaromir Srubek Ondřej Lehoczki Patrik Haitl Matěj Helešic Tomas Rataj Matěj Hýbl Matouš Babka Adam Richter *SFC Opava Roster and stats are retrieved from 2024/25 Season Opava's current top scorers in FNL are Kozák (3 goals), Čejka (2 goals), Pejša (1 goals), Rezek (1 goals), Blecha (1 goals), Ondráček (1 goals), and Omale (1 goal) Opava's Delgado Silva has the most assists on the team with 2, but it's not a huge gap between him and the other top 3 players - Rezek and Ondráček who has 1 assists and 1 assists respectively Helešic leads Opava's appearance list with 8 appearances this season in the FNL. Helešic is followed by Ondráček (8 apps) and Rezek (7 apps) Opava's 2024/2025 season is seeing Helešic as it's most frequently booked player (2 cards), then Rataj (2 cards) Official Club NameSlezský Fotbalový Club Opava Average AttendanceNot recorded yet or may be affected by COVID-19 WebsiteSFC Opava Official website Twitter@sfcopava FacebookOpava Facebook InstagramOpava Instagram Follow FootyStats on the following channels to make sure you never miss a stat * Please be aware that unauthorized individuals may be falsely claiming affiliation with FootyStats on Social Media These individuals are not associated with our company in any capacity Please verify official representatives through our website or official communication channels is not responsible for any interactions or transactions with unauthorized persons misrepresenting our organization © FootyStats - Built with Love for The Beautiful Game Government where he graduated from the local grammar school (today Mendel’s) He continued his studies at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering where he completed a course in electronic computers After the fall of Communism he started a company with several off his classmates where he worked as a programmer and manager for 11 years Interest in the town of his birth led him to communal politics For 17 years he was an Opava representative led ODS in the communal elections four times won three of these elections and was mayor of Opava for eight years He was elected as Moravian–Silesian Region representative three times and worked there for a total of 11 years 8 years as a councilor and 10 years as the chairman of the ODS regional group His applied this experience in the Chamber of Deputies A year later he became chair of the ODS parliamentary group From December 2012 until August 2013 he was Minister of Transport 2017 and 2021 he defended his parliamentary seat and since November 2013 he has been once more chair of the ODS parliamentary group In January 2020 he was elected 1st vice-chairman of ODS Zbyněk Stanjura is married without children Success in business is often about finding new opportunities and discovering untapped potential A university in an up-and-coming town near the Czech-Polish border embodies these values while welcoming international students to study programs that foster future business success The Silesian University in Opava’s School of Business Administration provides English-language programs in Economics and Management. Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral study programs enhancing managerial skills and economic knowledge make students a force to be reckoned with in various fields of business a town that’s undergoing a fascinating and exciting transformation as the region’s old coal mines shut down This down-to-earth part of the country is reinventing itself for the modern world authentic type of Czech culture that’s only found outside the nation’s big cities The Silesian University’s Master’s study program in Economics and Management is a two-year program focused on fostering success in international business environments Students learn how companies are run and how marketing and financial management influence performance while also covering international business law Graduates receive the “Engineer” (Ing.) title They can go on to exciting careers as the managers of businesses non-profit organizations or financial institutions Learn more about the study programs Most international students live on campus in university dormitories Living costs in Karviná are lower than in large Czech cities such as nearby Ostrava or Prague though some students decide to live in Ostrava and travel to Karviná for classes Public transportation between the two cities is very convenient Students have the chance to spend part of their study at other EU universities through the Erasmus+ program or in other countries such as Japan and Taiwan As well as these opportunities to experience other cultures they also get a deep insight into Czech culture thanks not only to the location in Karviná but also to the faculty’s “buddy” program in which local students provide friendly advice during the first semester and organize events to strengthen international bonds Students can also take part in a unique program called Business Gate in which teams work on tasks assigned by real companies students craft pitches which companies may accept and This gives students a taste of the real pace pressure and rewards of the business world Silesian University rector Tomáš Gongol describes interaction with partner organizations as well as within the university as key for academic success “Only in this way can we fulfill one of the main functions of a university: educating ourselves and others,” he says A new study center for students in Karviná called the Center for Entrepreneurship Professional and International Studies (CEPIS) is planned for construction in 2025-27 Apart from study programs in Economics and Management CEPIS will provide space for professionally oriented programs such as Digital Business or Innovative Entrepreneurship These study programs will be matched by modern premises inspired by nature CEPIS will be powered by solar panels on the roof and the impressive structure will be surrounded by a moat which will help cool it during the hot summer months Created on the site of an old unused traffic park will be another example of the rapid development of this industrial region into a hub of modern development and intellectual activity Developments at the Silesian University are part of the wider transformation of Karviná is synonymous with a Czech coal-mining industry that’s being phased out amid the shift to a more sustainable economy the location within easy commute of both Poland and Slovakia is strategic underlining the international nature of the study program in the heart of an interconnected European business environment Students can meanwhile enjoy the increasing variety and interest of this up-and-coming location The campus is close to Park Boženy Němcové which is the largest park in Karviná and one of the largest castle parks in the country Karviná as a whole boasts plentiful green spaces making it a pleasant place to live and study a man-made lake created by flooding a former coal mine a dramatically leaning church that has a higher angle of “lean” than its (somewhat more famous) Italian rival in Pisa And that’s not all. Karviná has big plans for the future, too, with the Eden Silesia project inspired by the renowned Eden Project in Cornwall Eden Silesia is a major strategic project of the Silesian University which will apply for EU funding from the Just Transformation Fund Its aim is to build an educational science and research park offering education instruction and entertainment focused on the regenerative development of the landscape and the region not only for students of the Silesian University supported by both the Statutory City of Karviná and the Moravian-Silesian Region is expected to be known by the early autumn Students joining the Silesian University’s English-taught programs can look forward to building their own success story in this vibrant and dynamic location while making friends from Czechia and around the world The deadline for applications for the coming academic year is at the end of April so those interested should act now to secure a place at one of Czechia’s most exciting hubs for creating future business success Your morning coffee deserves a great companion. 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LOG IN You’ve reached your limit of content for the month Register for free now The historical connection between the Liechtensteiners and Opava is exceptionally strong as evidenced by the continued presence of the former Opava principality's emblem on the coat of arms of Liechtenstein the Liechtenstein family acquired this territory when Karl I of Liechtenstein was bestowed with the title of Duke of Krnov and Opava The significance of this title remains to this day the plan was for Princess Nora and Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein to visit Opava and Princess Maria-Pia Kothbauer will also come to Opava The latter is the only guest who has already been to Opava as Liechtenstein's ambassador to the Czech Republic and Austria It will be a premiere for the others," said Konečný who had previously visited Opava in 2015 and 2017 Konečný said that the focal point of the itinerary will be the opening ceremony of the exhibition titled "Princes of Liechtenstein Lords of the Opava and Krnov Lands" at the Silesian Museum on May 24 This exhibition serves as a comprehensive chronicle of the family's involvement in the region over a span of 400 years they will pay a short visit to Krnov and then return to Vienna by car," he added the Czech state and Liechtenstein have maintained a historical connection renowned as one of the wealthiest nobilities in the country particularly held substantial estates in Moravia a substantial portion of their holdings was lost in former Czechoslovakia following land reforms implemented after World War I the remaining properties were confiscated in the aftermath of World War II based on the post-war Beneš Decrees The Liechtensteins are currently engaged in defense against being classified as individuals of German nationality after the war as this designation subjected them to the application of the aforementioned decrees Issued by former Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš the decrees included provisions for the confiscation of property belonging to collaborators with exceptions made for those who had suffered under the Nazi regime They also served as the legal foundation for the expulsion of the aforementioned groups from Czechoslovakia The application of these decrees to the property of the Liechtenstein family has resulted in a long-standing dispute between the Czech Republic and Liechtenstein diplomatic relations between the two countries were only established in September 2009 in the Moravian-Silesian region of the Czech Republic showed some genuine and unexpected kindness earlier this week when responding to a routine call After arriving to a report of shoplifting at one of the city's supermarkets the three-member patrol found a crying mother detained by store security Opava Chief of Police Jiří Klein recounts on Facebook The woman had been caught shoplifting Sunar along with snacks and other food items for infants Wine was also found among the stolen items The mother confessed to stealing the items The officers handed the woman a 500 crown misdemeanor fine for shoplifting the wine the police officers banded together and purchased the food items for the child to give to the mother "I thank these three musketeers for their extremely sensitive and kind approach to resolving the matter," Klein writes the officers arranged for her to contact officials from the local Department of Social Affairs Source:  Image by M-SUR / Shutterstock An two-stage international contest is being held to revitalize the Leopold Bauer-designed Breda Department Store in Opava Czech Republic [Deadline: 27 November 2023] The competition – organised by the Centre for Central European Architecture (CCEA MOBA) – will select a team to transform the disused 1928 landmark into a new multi-functional complex providing a self-sustaining and ‘popular destination for both locals and visitors.’ The project aims to revitalise the former department store – which was inspired by Chicago School architect Louis Sullivan and has been abandoned for the past decade – and deliver a range of new uses including offices According to the brief: ‘The primary task of the competition dialogue is to revitalize the former Breda Department Store building to place it in the present and to ensure its long-term and quality operation in the future ‘The aim of the revitalisation of Breda is not to create a new mono-functional complex on an area of approximately 10,000m2 but rather to provide space for different forms of use that will complement ‘The aim of the revitalisation is to create a place that will become a popular destination for both locals and visitors The whole process is conducted with the aim of not only renovating the house but also redefining its role in the context of the city so that it becomes a living part of it again.’ The Breda Department Store was commissioned by the retail company Breda&Weinstein in 1928 and designed by the architect Leopold Bauer who studied alongside Karl von Hasenauer and Otto Wagner co-founder of the Vienna Secession Manifesto The monumental corner building replaced an earlier Breda & Weinstein department store on the same site overlooking Republic Square and features a domed glass hall at its centre The seven-storey reinforced concrete building has been disused since 2012 but a recent conservation campaign saw Opava City Council purchase the complex two years ago Key aims of the latest contest include restoring the Breda Department Store and identifying a range of new self-sustaining uses that ensure the complex can be self-sustaining and generate long-term revenue for the local authority Proposals should include both a connection to the new Breda&Weinstein shopping mall immediately to the north of the historic structure and a new public space to the south ‘to create a dignified forecourt to the Bauer building.’ professor and head of the department Architecture Cities Economies at the University of Kassel; the Flemish architect and ETH Zurich professor Jan de Vylder; Jana 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