ABSTRACTS: 1) Jarmila Bradova: Th[INS: is :INS] [DEL: e :DEL] paper presents results of research conducted to verify [INS: the :INS] existence of an action zone of teacher's and pupils' interaction in an elementary school classroom[jm1] . 32 [INS: sixth grade :INS] classrooms of sixth [DEL: grade :DEL] were observed[INS: , in which :INS] [DEL: , :DEL] teacher-pupil interaction was noted into a standardised recording sheet and consequently processed using quantitative analysis. [INS: The r :INS] [DEL: R :DEL] esults of the research argue that the existence of action communication [jm2] zone in a classroom [DEL: :DEL] is not axiomatic and it depends on various factors such as taught subject, teacher's movement in a classroom and the fact who creates a seating chart[jm3] . [INS: :INS] 2) Michal Cigan: Indra, Beowulf and the monster´s mother in the water cave[INS: : The :INS] [INS: p :INS] [DEL: P :DEL] roblem [jm4] of genetic-based textual resemblance [DEL: :DEL] of archaic Indo-European narratives Th[INS: is :INS] [DEL: e :DEL] paper deals with theoretical and methodological issues in the field of comparative Indo-European mythology. These are demonstrated [INS: through :INS] [DEL: on :DEL] the case of practical textual comparison of Indrasúkta RV 1.32 and [INS: the :INS] Epic of Beowulf. Mutual affinities of compared structures are rooted in affinities of their social backgrounds, which[INS: in general, :INS] are genetically unrelated[DEL: in general :DEL] . However, Indo-European interpretation of both narratives remains methodologically sustainable. [INS: The a :INS] [DEL: A :DEL] uthor suggests reflection of different semantic layers of analyzed text in dependence on different types of its contextual processes[jm5] . Hypothetical genetic relations of [INS: the :INS] compared text[INS: s :INS] have to be evaluated in each of the layers separately. [INS: :INS] 3) Vladimir Dordevic: “[jm6] What binds the Western Balkans to the Caucasus is, among other issues, certainly an extremely challenging legacy of the past[jm7] . [INS: The d :INS] [DEL: D :DEL] issolution of two respective multinational states[DEL: -- :DEL] [INS: , :INS] the Soviet Union and Socialist Yugoslavia in the beginning of [INS: the :INS] 1990s[DEL: -- :DEL] [INS: , :INS] [DEL: i :DEL] [INS: i :INS] ntroduced ethno-nationalist conflicts on large scale. While the Yugoslav crisis ended in 1999 after FRY was bombed by NATO during its Kosovo campaign, the Caucasus still remains a conflict-ridden region where Russian and Western influences keep colliding. In that respect, the point of this article is to present an analytical comparison of the three respective regional conflicts[INS: , :INS] [DEL: -- :DEL] Kosovo, Abkhazia and South Ossetia[INS: , :INS] [DEL: -- :DEL] by enumerating and analyzing similarities and differences between the[INS: three states. :INS] [DEL: m :DEL] [DEL: as :DEL] [INS: T :INS] [DEL: t :DEL] his proves to be one of [INS: the :INS] current and more intriguing issues o[INS: n :INS] [DEL: f :DEL] the contemporary international political scene. In that respect, the article [DEL: is :DEL] aim[INS: s :INS] [DEL: ed :DEL] [INS: to :INS] [DEL: at :DEL] provid[INS: e :INS] [DEL: ing :DEL] answers to two different [INS: questions :INS] [DEL: issues :DEL] : [INS: d :INS] [DEL: D :DEL] id Kosovo’s independence influence [INS: the :INS] establishment of a specific political pattern applicable to other disputed regions, and[DEL: , :DEL] on the other hand, to what degree are [INS: the :INS] cases in question comparable to each other”? [INS: :INS] 4) Lucie Grodecka Title: Functional analysis of four SERPING1 promoter mutations SERPING1 is a gene coding for C1 inhibitor, principal[jm8] regulator of the complement activation. Many mutations of the gene have been detected so far[INS: , :INS] resulting in development of hereditary angioedema. Four of the mutations were found in SERPING1 promoter sequence, but their role in the promoter function was not demonstrated. In order to better understand the impact of those promoter mutations on the C1 inhibitor expression, we [jm9] employed luciferase reporter gene assays. We [jm10] examined various promoter variants in two distinct SERPING1 sequence stretches and two distinct cell lines, U-937 and HepG2. We found that mutation -40 C>G significantly decreased promoter efficiency in one of the examined promoter stretches[INS: , :INS] while it was silent in the other one. Mutation -45 C>A did not exert any influence on the reporter gene transcription. The other two mutations, -101 A>G and -103 C>T significantly but inconsistently increased the promoter activity, which does not correspond to the decrease of C1 inhibitor plasma concentration found in patients. Further, we did not confirm a negative correlation between SERPING1 mRNA level and the C1 inhibitor plasma concentration proposed by other researchers. Therefore we conclude that the surveyed promoter mutations may affect SERPING1 promoter activity. However, their role in regulation of C1 inhibitor expression is rather complex and deserves further examination. [INS: :INS] 5) Adam Janek: Title: [INS: The :INS] Rosy Road to Russian Abstract: In the present paper we showed [jm11] how a modern language textbook should be designed [DEL: when aiming :DEL] for [INS: the :INS] [DEL: an :DEL] effective[jm12] teaching of [INS: the :INS] Russian language. We [jm13] defined all criterias we found to be most substantial for each[jm14] language textbook ‒ not only for the Russian language textbook[jm15] . [INS: :INS] [INS: :INS] The criterias are founded on a [INS: research project lasting :INS] more than one year[INS: , :INS] [DEL: long research :DEL] among the target group of 16-22 year[DEL: s :DEL] old students. On the basis of the [INS: displayed :INS] [DEL: showed :DEL] criteria[jm16] [DEL: s :DEL] we created a concept[DEL: ion :DEL] of a modern textbook [INS: for :INS] [DEL: of :DEL] present-day Russian which guarantees a high level of efficacy during [DEL: the :DEL] lessons. Models of how to use and work with [INS: the :INS] whole textbook[INS: , :INS] as well as with single exercises are demonstrated in th[INS: is :INS] [DEL: e :DEL] paper. The main ideas, solutions and decisions related to the process of creation of the new textb[DEL: o :DEL] ook are also offered here.[jm17] [INS: :INS] 6) Petr Pakosta Title: Popular beliefs about [INS: the :INS] reasons [INS: for :INS] [DEL: of :DEL] poverty in the Czech Republic [INS: from :INS] [DEL: between :DEL] 1991 [INS: to :INS] [DEL: and :DEL] 2008. Previous research revealed that the Czech Republic, as a post-communist country, in [INS: the :INS] last twenty years [INS: has :INS] [INS: [jm18] :INS] experienced rapid changes in social structure[INS: , :INS] accompanied by growth [INS: in :INS] [DEL: of :DEL] [jm19] social inequalities. We consider popular beliefs about poverty and reasons “why people are poor” [jm20] as an important cultural factor of social policy. However, we[jm21] found a lack of literature focused on public beliefs about reasons of poverty. Therefore we analyzed datasets from [INS: the :INS] European Value Study (conducted [jm22] [INS: in :INS] 1991, 1999, and 2008). [INS: :INS] We found that blaming [DEL: of :DEL] the poor (from laziness[INS: and :INS] [DEL: , :DEL] lack of will) is a dominant explanation of poverty[INS: , :INS] which [INS: displays :INS] [DEL: is :DEL] the highest rate [INS: among :INS] [DEL: between :DEL] all European countries. Individual destiny, macrostructure and societal causes are cited much less. Moreover this complex[INS: range :INS] of opinions was stable [INS: from :INS] [DEL: between :DEL] 1991 [INS: to :INS] [DEL: and :DEL] 2008[jm23] . Blaming [DEL: of :DEL] the poor is connected with party affiliation (left or right wing) and it is not connected with any demographic[DEL: s :DEL] characteristics of our respondents. We suggest that one possible explanation l[INS: ie :INS] [DEL: ay :DEL] s in [INS: the :INS] small proportion of the poor in the Czech Republic (in comparison with other European countries)[INS: , :INS] wh[INS: ich :INS] [DEL: at :DEL] changes perception of the poor. [jm24] Due to [DEL: a :DEL] small proportion of the undeserving poor is a main body of the poor regarded as the deserving poor whose are easy to blame from their own status.[jm25] [INS: :INS] 7) David Sehnal Title: SiteBinder: A GUI Based Software for Superimposing Large Sets of Small Protein Motifs and Calculating their Structural Models Abstract: SiteBinder is a computational tool with an intuitive graphical interface for comparison of 3D structural motifs in proteins. It employs a-priori knowledge of amino acid side chains to find optimal pairing of atoms. Subsequently, quaternion algebra is applied to minimize root mean square deviation (RMSD). It is optimized for large sets of smaller to medium size domains or motifs and outperforms state-of-the-art programs like VMD, PyMOL, or Chimera in such applications. We [jm26] demonstrate its applicability by a superimposition of 503 zinc finger motifs, a comparison of 66 sugar binding sites from PA-IIL lectin complexed with different sugars, and an analysis of a BH3 domain in apoptosis proteins. ________________________________ [jm1]Do you want to say what the action zone is and what kind of interaction will be observed? This would add a definition and quality before moving to the methodology. [jm2]As this is not pre-defi ned and is a point you are arguing (i.e. it is debatable), it increases the need for the earlier definition [jm3]The process is not clear here. Do you want to say „and whether the teacher has created a seating chart (or arrangement)“? [jm4]I’ve added a colon to create a subtitle here. You decide whether it is appropriate. The reason for adding it is the sequence of words „water cave problem“, which sounds like it could be a type of activity that we may find in an animated computer game version of the Beowulf myth. [jm5]The process is not clear here. As it is, there is a cause, but no effect within the sentence. At the moment „reflection“ through to „processes“ reads as a single noun phrase and as a reader I am expecting something like „will indicate“ or „will demonstrate“ after „processes“ [jm6]Is there a reason for the beginning and ending quotation marks? [jm7]Can you say more about whose past? The past of the Balkans, the Caucasus or the relationship between the two, or something else related to Soviet or earlier dominance? [jm8]This needs an article: „a“ for one of a few principal regulators or „the“ for the main regulator. [jm9]Is this team reasearch? If it is individual it is better to use a passive construction here. Sometime research is team and writing is individual, so passive avoids any misunderstanding. [jm10]Same as last comment + three more instances below. [jm11]„This paper shows“ [jm12]The aim is implicit within this statement [jm13]Is this team researched or written? [jm14]Are you working on a series of books here? If not, „most critically relevant for the development of language textbooks“ [jm15]Add another sentence to say more about the scope and need beyond Russian and what is wrong with exisiting approaches to book writing and design. This sets it apart from the next sentence, which is more methodologically oriented. [jm16]Already plural [jm17]Can you offer a brief conclusion about why this approach is better than the established course books that are currently available? [jm18]This stands as a contrast to the title which covers an 18 year span. The last 20 years is unfinished time, which needs the present perfect. [jm19]„changes in“, „growth in“ = grammatical parallelism [jm20]Is this an actual quotation? If so it needs a citation, if not, it doesn’t need to be emphasised with quotation marks as the words speak for themselves. [jm21]Is this team written? You could say „there is a significant lack of literature that focuses on...“ Consider other uses of „we“ below. [jm22]By whom? [jm23]„From...to...“, is a more consistent expression which shows less variation and possible fluctuation than „between... and...“ [jm24]Whose perception? The poor themselves, or the rest of the population? [jm25]This is a complex statement that needs rewriting to show exact cause and effect. I tried to edit, but found that I couldn’t finally decide what the final effect was supposed to be. [jm26]The only comment here is on the use of „we“ and whether it refers you you as an individual of whether it refers to a research team. If the latter, the contrast should be indicated somewhere in the process.