The three dimensional arrangement of the compartments on the base of proximal convoluted tubule cells of rat kidney is described. An extracellular basal labyrinth is found to be enclosed by these compartments. The compartments with their mitochondria and the basal labyrinth are regarded as forming a functional unit. It is supposed that this basal unit serves for excretion of reabsorbed fluid fr...

This paper widens insight on the comparison between 1D and 2D approaches when simulating flow division at a 90 open-channel junction. For the 1D simulation, existing models regarding this issue are, on the one hand, of empirical nature and depend on the flow regime, thus not practical in the unsteady case. On the other hand, theoretical dividing models are strongly nonlinear, thus do not guaran...

Trapezoidal labyrinth weirs offer significant flow magnification for the available width of approach channel and that of the downstream chute. These types of weirs may find great utility and hence will have to be designed and provided for river linking projects. There are many factors such as head to crest height ratio, angle of side walls, vertical aspect ratio, apex width and approach and con...

BACKGROUND The endothelial-blood/tissue barrier is critical for maintaining tissue homeostasis. The ear harbors a unique endothelial-blood/tissue barrier which we term "blood-labyrinth-barrier". This barrier is critical for maintaining inner ear homeostasis. Disruption of the blood-labyrinth-barrier is closely associated with a number of hearing disorders. Many proteins of the blood-brain-barri...

In this work, we suggest and demonstrate a robust method to tune the plasma frequencies of wire mediums. The method we suggest involves the use of two or more wire arrangements in the unit cell. By incorporating the method we suggested it is possible to tune the plasma frequencies of wire mediums effectively by use of lower metal densities. In addition, we study the effective permittivities and...

After some initial trials with RCC the first 3 RCC dams were constructed almost simultaneously. The Zaaihoek Dam and De Mistkraal Weir were designed and constructed by DWAF while the Arabie Dam, now called Flag Boshielo Dam, was designed by a consultant and constructed by a contractor for the then Leboa Homeland Government. The latter, a composite dam with a concrete spillway and an embankment ...

PELIKÁN PETR, MARKOVÁ JANA. 2016. The use of Regression Triplet in Hydraulic Modelling on the Example of Determination of Overfall Coeffi cient. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 64(2): 497–502. The paper is focused on a hydraulic problem of water overfall on hydrotechnic structures, especially outlets and spillways of water reservoirs. The main parameter o...