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In humans and other mammals, a cross-section of the hippocampus shows the dentate gyrus as well as the dense cell layers of the CA fields.
A cross-section through a large hailstone shows an onion-like structure.
A cross-section ( or ' side-view ') of the optical components of a typical SLR camera shows how the light passes through the lens assembly ( 1 ), is reflected by the mirror ( 2 ) placed at a 45-degree angle, and is projected on the matte focusing screen ( 5 ).
Diagram shows, in cross-section, a needle floating on the surface of water.
The simulation in the figure shows the cross-section of two plasma filaments joining in a z-pinch, the filaments starting 300, 000 light years apart and carrying Birkeland currents of 10 < sup > 18 </ sup > Amps.
• The galas were the first stage shows in the UK to feature a broad cross-section of the baby boomer generation of contemporary comedic performers who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s.
Two of the barracks have been rebuilt and one shows a cross-section of the entire history of the camp, since the original barracks had to be torn down due to their poor condition when the memorial was built.
* A transverse cross-section at the level of the superior colliculus shows the red nucleus, the nuclei of the oculomotor nerve ( and associated Edinger-Westphal nucleus ), the superior cerebellar peduncles or crus cerebri, and the substantia nigra.
The existence of Reuleaux polygons shows that diameter measurements alone cannot verify that an object has a circular cross-section.
This diagram shows a cross-section of a solar mass main sequence star.
The plan shows the position of the foundation around the underground “ House of Nassau ” burial chapel: cross-section and floor plan.
A study of a cross-section of Subchapter S firms with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan shows that S ESOP companies performed better in 2008 compared to non-S ESOP firms, paid their workers higher wages on average than other firms in the same industries, contributed more to their workers ’ retirement security, and hired workers when the overall U. S. economy was pitched downward and non-S ESOP employers were cutting jobs.
The second flownet pictured here ( modified from Ferris, et al., 1962 ) shows a flownet being used to analyze map-view flow ( invariant in the vertical direction ), rather than a cross-section.
The figure shows a cross-section in a horizontal plane ; the pattern in the vertical plane is similar though not identical.
The diagram at the right shows a labelled drawing of a vertical cross-section along the length of a Streptocarpus flower.
In any cross-section of a generic hydraulic circuit, the NPSH parameter shows the difference between the actual pressure of a liquid in a pipeline and the liquid's vapor pressure at a given temperature.

cross-section and rocks
A representative cross-section of all the Harz rocks is displayed on the Jordanshöhe near Sankt Andreasberg near the car park ( see photo ).
Holand found other triangular holes in rocks near where the stone was found ; however, experimental archaeology later suggested that holes dug in stone with chisels rather than drills tend to have a triangular cross-section, whatever their purpose.
The true brilliance of Biddulph Grange " lies in the way that Cooke and Bateman hid the different areas of the garden from each other, using heaps of rocks and thickly planted shrubberies ' the design locks together as tightly as a jigsaw or a cross-section of the brain.
A cross-section of the land reveals granite, of volcanic origin, layered between worn river rocks and ocean bottom mud.

cross-section and by
The scattering cross-section, σ < sub > scat </ sub >, is a hypothetical area which describes the likelihood of light ( or other radiation ) being scattered by a particle.
The total amount of scattering in a sparse medium is determined by the product of the scattering cross-section and the number of particles present.
The shape of the disc, an airfoil in cross-section, allows it to fly by generating lift as it moves through the air while spinning.
Although this change in cross-section may be hardly noticeable, and thus involving moderate stresses within the elastic range of easily workable materials, the strain of the material of the tube is magnified by forming the tube into a C shape or even a helix, such that the entire tube tends to straighten out or uncoil, elastically, as it is pressurized.
* The Pebble Bed Reactor, a High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor ( HTGCR ), is designed so high temperatures reduce power output by Doppler broadening of the fuel's neutron cross-section.
The probability of hitting the target zone can be calculated from where A ( target ) is the cross-section of the target area, dy is the positional uncertainty at arrival ; a-constant ( depending on units ), r ( target ) is the radius of the target area ; v the velocity of the probe ; ( tp ) the targeting precision ( arcsec / yr ); and d the distance to the target, guided by high-resolution astrometry of 1 × 10 < sup >− 5 </ sup > arcsec / yr ( all units in SIU ).
The Rayleigh scattering cross-section is given by
Narrower more pointed blades achieve a similar effect by the use of a flattened diamond cross-section with a raised central ridge.
Venires must represent a fair cross-section of the community ; the defendant may establish that the requirement was violated by showing that the allegedly excluded group is a " distinctive " one in the community, that the representation of such a group in venires is unreasonable and unfair in regard to the number of persons belonging to such a group, and that the under-representation is caused by a systematic exclusion in the selection process.
When applying the supersonic area rule, the condition that the plane defining the cross-section meet the longitudinal axis at the Mach angle μ no longer prescribes a unique plane for μ other than the 90 ° given by M
The cutoff frequency of the TM < sub > 01 </ sub > mode ( next higher from dominant mode TE < sub > 11 </ sub >) in a waveguide of circular cross-section ( the transverse-magnetic mode with no angular dependence and lowest radial dependence ) is given by
Most work by inducing stress in the core via a non-circular cladding cross-section, or via rods of another material included within the cladding.
In cross-section, this is divided into three regions by so-called dorso-ventral muscles, which run from the middle of the underbelly through to the edges of the upper side: a central midsection and on the left and right, two side regions that also include the legs.
If the annular muscles are contracted, the body cross-section is reduced, and the corresponding segment stretches, since its volume must remain constant due to the incompressible behaviour of the coelom's liquid contents ; this is the usual mode of operation of the hydrostatic skeleton as also employed by other worms.
Foil becomes increasingly rigid with increasing thickness, so a thin foil layer is often surrounded by a layer of braided metal, which offers greater flexibility for a given cross-section.
In mountainous areas ( or near rivers in mountainous areas ), the main aquifers are typically unconsolidated alluvium, composed of mostly horizontal layers of materials deposited by water processes ( rivers and streams ), which in cross-section ( looking at a two-dimensional slice of the aquifer ) appear to be layers of alternating coarse and fine materials.
The older Avro York was somewhat more successful in both the RAF and in commercial service, being distinguished by a fuselage square in cross-section.
Young plants of A. fistulosum and A. cepa look very similar, but may be distinguished by their leaves, which are circular in cross-section in A. fistulosum rather than flattened on one side.
Three drawings of cortical lamination by Santiago Ramon y Cajal, each showing a vertical cross-section, with the surface of the cortex at the top.
Both genera are native to India, Nepal and Bhutan ; they are recognised by their small seed pods, triangular in cross-section and spindle-shaped, with a thin, papery, outer shell and small black seeds.
SOX has been praised by a cross-section of financial industry experts, citing improved investor confidence and more accurate, reliable financial statements.
LETS can help revitalise and build community by allowing a wider cross-section of the community — individuals, small businesses, local services and voluntary groups — to save money and resources in cooperation with others and extend their purchasing power.

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