Suaugusio organizmo miogeninės kamieninės ląstelės yra potencialus šaltinis širdies raumens audinio regeneravimui po išemijų. Dėka šių kamieninių ląstelių daugelis raumeninių organizmo audinių turi galimybę regeneruoti. Tam, kad šias ląsteles būtų galima naudoti gydymo tikslais, reikia patvirtinti ląstelių diferenciaciją į raumenines ląsteles. Tam naudojami brangūs, daug laiko atimantys imunofluorescenciniai metodai, kurie yra invaziniai ir ardantys ląsteles, tačiau tikslingiausia būtų naudoti neinvazinius ir ląstelių neardančius metodus. Yra žinoma, kad diferenciacijos metu kinta daugelis ląstelės struktūrų. Šio darbo tikslas buvo įvertinti triušio miogeninių Fr3 linijos kamieninių ląstelių morfologinius ir biocheminius pokyčius, atsirandančius diferenciacijos metu. Todėl šiame darbe buvo tiriamas Fr3 kamieninių ir tos pačios linijos diferencijuotų ląstelių mitochondrijų išsidėstymas ląstelėse, įvertinti branduolių ir bendro baltymų kiekio, mikroskopinio vaizdo dydžio, formos bei morfologiniai pokyčiai, išmatuota NAD(P)H būdingoji ir nuo NADH priklausoma fluorescencija diferenciacijos eigoje. Atlikus tyrimus nustatėme, kad kamieninių ląstelių mitochondrijos yra linkusios išsidėstyti šalia branduolio, o diferencijuotose - tolygiai pasiskirstyti citoplazmoje. Taip pat pastebėjome, kad nediferencijuotose ląstelių kultūrose yra 6 % ląstelių, turinčių daugiau nei vieną brandulį, o po diferenciacijos tokių ląstelių aptinkama jau 25%. Ląstelių dydis po 7 dienų diferenciacijos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Myogenic stem cells of adult organism are the potential source of cells for tissues repairing. One of the applications is the cell transplantation for the repair of the injured myocardium after ischemia. The use of stem cells in the medicine has a high potential but first it must be proved that isolated stem cells differentiate in to the muscle cells. To prove the differentiation, invasive, cell-destroying, time-consuming and expensive imunofluorescence methods are used. The best method would be noninvasive and nondestroying to the cells. The fact, that cells are changing morphologically and biochemically during differentiation, can be used to establish easier and cheaper methods to assess the differentiation level. The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphologic and biochemical changes in miogenic Fr3 stem cells during differentiation. In the present study, myogenic stem cells derived from rabbit femur muscle Fr3 were analyzed. We have studied the changes in mitochondrial distribution, number of multinuclear cells, cell size, shape, protein amount during differentiation. We have also evaluated NAD(P)H and NADH fluorescence in undifferentiated and differentiated stem cells. We have found that mitochondria in undifferentiated stem cells have perinuclear localization, and mitochondria of differentiated stem cells are even scattered in the cytoplasm. The number of multinuclear cells in undifferentiated stem cells culture was 6 %, and in differentiated cells culture was 25... [to full text]

There are three types of agreements regarding lawyers’ fee: fixed fee, hourly fee and the contingent fee. Contingent fee agreements have distinguishing features from other types of fee – lawyer is compensated or his remuneration is paid only if the case is won, and the client doesn’t have to pay a fee beforehand. Agreements are most popular in United States. Europe doesn’t use them uniformly, some countries allow agreements, some – prohibit. Lithuania a few years ago adopted rule allowing contingent fee agreements but still there are no further legislation or clarification. Mainly contingent fee agreements are used when there is no risk of non-recovery. The main advantage making agreements desirable that client doesn’t have to pay till the case is closed. This model allows people who cannot afford hourly or fixed fee get access to justice. On the other hand lawyer on a contingency fee agreement has more motivation to do everything what is needed to obtain judgment. Contingent fee agreements can be divided in several types: hourly contingency fee, when the lawyer is paid for total hours spent on the case only if the case was successful; then, when the lawyer is paid an hourly rate and bonus premium, based upon litigation; and mostly known type is based upon percentage of the plaintiff’s recovery. The main aim of this research is to validate or disclaim the hypothesis that contingent fee agreements violate ethical principles governing lawyers’ practice. First part of this... [to full text] / Pacta de quota litis terminas daugiausiai naudojamas Europoje; minimas Europos Sąjungos advokatų profesinės etikos kodekse. Kitos šalys naudoja skirtingus terminus, populiariausias contingent fee, naudojamas Jungtinėse Amerikos Valstijose, taip pat conditional fee Didžiojoje Britanijoje. Contingent fee terminas Lietuvoje naudojamas kaip sąlyginis atlyginimas, dėl kurio advokatas ir klientas susitaria iš anksto. Tai viena iš susitarimo tarp advokato ir kliento rūšių, kuri apibrėžia ne tik kliento atstovavimo sąlygas, bet kartu ir numato advokato atlyginimą, kuris tiesiogiai priklauso nuo bylos baigties. Taip pat yra žinomi valandinio užmokesčio ar fiksuoto užmokesčio susitarimai. Sąlyginio atlyginimo susitarimai gali nustatyti atlyginimo dydį valandine išraiška, kai sąlyginis atlyginimas skaičiuojamas nuo išdirbtų valandų; taip pat gali būti mokamas valandinis sąlyginis atlyginimas su premija ir populiariausias, kai sąlyginis atlyginimas nustatomas procentine išraiška ir skaičiuojamas nuo priteistos sumos. Sąlyginio atlyginimo susitarimai labiausiai paplitę Jungtinėse Amerikos Valstijose, tuo tarpu Europoje jie naudojami labai retai, daugelyje šalių jie draudžiami. Šių susitarimų išskirtinumas yra tas, kad klientui nereikia mokėti už advokato paslaugas iš anksto. Su advokatu atsiskaitoma tik jei byla laimima. Tai lemia šių susitarimų populiarumą ne tik Jungtinėse Amerikos Valstijose, bet ir kitose šalyse, nes sudaro galimybe nepasiturintiems asmenims apginti savo teises ir... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]

The purpose of the study is to investigate optimal asset allocation as a means of minimising the investment risk, drawdown risk and longevity risk associated with an investment linked living annuity. The three risk elements were tested for various categories of retirees investing the full retirement savings amount in a living annuity. At first the paper examines the South African public's current pre-retirement savings habits, propensity to save and knowledge on the financial industry. The literature concludes that very few people are saving adequately for retirement, thus leaving a gap between required retirement savings capital and accumulated retirement savings capital. As a consequence, retirees have to take on more risk, usually in the form of equity exposure, (only available in an investment linked living annuity) or delaying retirement, to try and breach the gap. Secondly the paper examines the constructs in developing an optimal asset allocation. An analysis of the constructs includes risk versus return relationships for retirees, various unit trust sectors and portfolios within the South African financial market, the investment horizon also stated as the life expectancy of a retiree and withdrawal strategies applied by investors or retirees. The practical data and theory from the literature study formed the basis of the empirical study where different retirement savings balances were tested at various drawdown rates and asset allocations in an investment linked living annuity. The study concluded that retirees have to consider, among other factors, the required standard of living (stated as a net replacement ratio), the need to withdraw one third of the retirement capital and life expectancy before investing in an investment linked living annuity. These factors will have the biggest influence on the risks associated with an investment linked living annuity. Furthermore, the study concluded that an optimal asset allocation would be able to support a retiree during the post-retirement phase. A well diversified portfolio with a minimum of 50% allocation towards equity and property assets seems to be optimal. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2010.

The purpose of the study is to investigate optimal asset allocation as a means of minimising the investment risk, drawdown risk and longevity risk associated with an investment linked living annuity. The three risk elements were tested for various categories of retirees investing the full retirement savings amount in a living annuity. At first the paper examines the South African public's current pre-retirement savings habits, propensity to save and knowledge on the financial industry. The literature concludes that very few people are saving adequately for retirement, thus leaving a gap between required retirement savings capital and accumulated retirement savings capital. As a consequence, retirees have to take on more risk, usually in the form of equity exposure, (only available in an investment linked living annuity) or delaying retirement, to try and breach the gap. Secondly the paper examines the constructs in developing an optimal asset allocation. An analysis of the constructs includes risk versus return relationships for retirees, various unit trust sectors and portfolios within the South African financial market, the investment horizon also stated as the life expectancy of a retiree and withdrawal strategies applied by investors or retirees. The practical data and theory from the literature study formed the basis of the empirical study where different retirement savings balances were tested at various drawdown rates and asset allocations in an investment linked living annuity. The study concluded that retirees have to consider, among other factors, the required standard of living (stated as a net replacement ratio), the need to withdraw one third of the retirement capital and life expectancy before investing in an investment linked living annuity. These factors will have the biggest influence on the risks associated with an investment linked living annuity. Furthermore, the study concluded that an optimal asset allocation would be able to support a retiree during the post-retirement phase. A well diversified portfolio with a minimum of 50% allocation towards equity and property assets seems to be optimal. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2010.

The topic of this thesis is the quality of insolvency law in the market economy of the Czech Republic. The aim of the thesis is outlining the course of the insolvency proceedings and introducing basic ways of resolving bankruptcy of a debtor, which means declaring bankruptcy, the discharge of the debt and reorganization. The work focuses in more detail on problems of the discharge of the debt. The main aim of this work is calculating an average amount of satisfaction of unsecured creditors in case of resolving bankruptcy by declaring bankruptcy, reorganization, or the discharge of the debt on the ground of data from the insolvency register which is accessible to the public. There were used samples of proceedings at the Regional court in České Budějovice (hereinafter referred to as "the Regional court in ČB"). The data were subsequently compared with an amount of satisfaction according to statistics. The representative sample consists of the finished insolvency proceedings in the first trimester of years 2011 2015 at the Regional court in ČB.

A quantidade de habitat remanescente, a conectividade e o tamanho dos fragmentos são sugeridos como determinantes para a manutenção de espécies em paisagens fragmentadas, e dessa maneira é essencial entendermos e modelarmos tais relações para o embasamento de políticas de conservação. Para analisarmos tais efeitos na riqueza e abundância de aves de sub-bosque e na abundância de 29 espécies de aves da Mata Atlântica, construímos modelos com variáveis representando o tamanho do fragmento e graus diversos de conectividade funcional em três paisagens com diferentes proporções de habitat (14, 31 e 45% de habitat). Posteriormente, confrontamos tais modelos com dados provenientes de amostragens com redes de neblina (4.818 indivíduos) com um esforço amostral total de quase 34.000 horas-rede em 53 fragmentos de diferentes tamanhos (2 a 159 ha) e graus de conectividades (considerando conexões por corredor ou por curtas distâncias pela matriz). Em seguida, hierarquizamos tais modelos através do critério de Informação de Akaike. Um total de 117 espécies foi capturado, e a paisagem com maior riqueza foi aquela de maior proporção de mata (87), enquanto as outras duas apresentaram riquezas semelhantes e menores (62 e 70), o que sugere um limiar de habitat entre 32 e 44% para a perda de um grande número de espécies. Além disso, os aspectos de configuração foram importantes em todas as paisagens, contudo, diferentes características foram relevantes em cada um dos casos. Enquanto na paisagem com menor proporção de habitat o tamanho dos fragmentos foi extremamente influente na determinação da riqueza e da abundância de espécies, os aspectos relacionados à conectividade foram mais importantes nas paisagens com 31 e 45% de proporção de habitat. Dentre as variáveis de conectividade, as que representam conectividade por corredores foram particularmente importantes, seguidas pelas de pequenos cruzamentos pela matriz (20 m). Modelos que levaram em consideração cruzamentos de 40 m pela matriz foram bem menos plausíveis que os demais. Os modelos para abundância das 29 espécies também resultaram em um padrão similar ao observado para a comunidade. No entanto, a importância relativa do tamanho do fragmento e da conectividade mudou em função da proporção de habitat, de acordo com a espécie abordada. Os resultados aqui apresentados são importantes para o embasamento de políticas de manejo para a conservação, e ressaltam a influência relativa das variáveis de configuração ao longo do gradiente de quantidade de hábitat, e devem ser consideradas quando na seleção de áreas para conservação, restauração ou qualquer forma de manejo voltado para a conservação. / Landscape aspects such as habitat amount, fragment size and connectivity, have been suggested as key features for maintaining species in altered landscapes, and thus are essential to be modeled and comprehended for management and conservation purposes. To test their effects on understory Atlantic forest bird species, we built models with variables representing fragment size and functional connectivity in 3 landscapes with different proportions of forest (14, 31 and 45%), and confronted with data from more than 4,818 individuals captured in 53 fragments of different sizes (2.06 to 158.45 ha) and connectivitys (connected by corridors, or by short distances), and then we ranked under a model selection approach (AIC). A total of 117 species were recorded, and the landscape with higher amount of forest was richer (87) than the two others which presented a similar lower richness (62 and 70), what suggests a threshold amount of habitat between 32 to 44%. Configuration aspects were important in all cases; however, different characteristics influenced species richness and abundance in each landscape. Patch size was important in determining species richness and abundance in the landscape with low amount of habitat, while connectivity aspects were crucial in the landscapes with higher amounts of habitat. Within the connectivity models, particularly the ones that take in to account the connectivity by corridors, but also the ones that consider short movements through the matrix are far better supported, then the ones by longer distances gaps. Moreover, specieslevel analyses yielded results similar to the pattern found for the whole assemblage, and the configuration variable influence varied along the habitat conversion gradient. The results presented here are important for management planning towards conservation, and should be considered in site selection for conservation, restoration or any other kind of management.

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / This Masterâs thesis, entitled âThe right amount of vanity: a study of the relation between practices of body aesthetics and the masculinities of customers at the hair salons Presidente and DâFlÃvioâ, refers to the theme of masculine vanity in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. The aim of this research is to understand the connection between the practices of body aesthetics carried out by eleven customers in the hair salon Presidente, located downtown, and the salon for menâs haircuts DâFlÃvio, in Aldeota neighborhood, and their masculinities, considering the bodyâs relevance in these constructions. In their quest for good looks, customers acquire habits and forge a relation between body, masculinity and sociability. The methodological approach of the research therefore deals with body practices, addressing the body as a discourse (COURTINE, 2013) that is set through techniques of the body (MAUSS, 2003), which lead to adaptations in regards to three aspects: the sociological, the psychological and the biological. However, in spite of the frequency in which interlocutors repeat these practices, they reaffirm they have âthe right amount of vanityâ, arguing they care about the appearance of their body aesthetics because of work, aging, health, hygiene or because of womenâs demands, thus giving purpose to their actions rather than plain âvanity for vanityâ. According to them, âthe right amount of vanityâ means a position between negligence and exaggeration with appearance, which are perceived as negative attitudes since negligence is prejudicial in proximity, contact and trust in both social and intimate relations, whereas exaggeration is connected to futility, destruction of the self and trespassing the âboundariesâ of masculinity. The research, therefore, approaches the importance given to care with good looks and appearance in contemporary society in relation to the native belief of âthe right amount of vanityâ, also including the question of hegemonic masculinity (KIMMEL, 1998) as a reference.

Detta projekt handlar om en övergång till högre stålhållfasthet. Övergången sker från stålhållfastheten S355 till S690 i HEA-profiler för pelare samt vindbockar. Valet att genomföra detta projekt kommer ifrån att det skulle vara intressant att se om det finns några vinster med att övergå till högre stålhållfasthet. Under projektets gång kunde det konstateras att mindre stålprofiler kunde väljas vid val av S690 istället för den traditionella S355. För just denna specifika stålhall som undersöktes minskades pelarstorleken med tre pelarprofiler. Medan för vindbockarna kunde endast en pelarprofil minskas. Vid användning av stålhållfastheten S690 uppnås tvärsnittklass 4 för ett fåtal HEA-profiler. Detta medför till mer omfattande dimensioneringsutförande jämfört med stålhållfastheten S355 som endast når tvärsnittsklass 3 som högst. Det föreligger för tillfället ett ekonomiskt incitament för att välja högre stålhållfasthet enligt de approximerade kostnadsanalyser som verkställdes under projektets gång. Med den högre stålhållfastheten blir stålmängden lägre för stålhallen. Detta medför mindre transporter till byggarbetsplatsen, vilket är gynnsamt både ur ett miljöperspektiv och ekonomiskt perspektiv. / This project is about a transition to higher steel strength. The transition is from steel strength S355 to S690 in HEA- profiles for column and wind trestles. The choice to do this project comes from the fact that it would be interesting to see if there are any profits in switching to higher steel strength. During the project process it was found that smaller steel profiles could be chosen when S690 was selected instead of the traditional S355. For this particular steel hall the column size was reduced by three column profiles and for the wind trestles only one profile could be reduced. When the steel strength S690 is used, the cross class 4 is obtained for a few HEA- profiles. This leads to more extensive dimensioning performance compared to the steel strength S355 which reaches only the cross class 3 as the highest. At present there is an financial incentive to choose higher steel strength according to the approximate cost analyzes carried out during the project process. With the higher steel strength, the steel amount becomes lower for the steel hall. This leads to less transport to the construction site. Which is beneficial both for an environmental perspective and economic perspective.

This thesis is focused on settlement with shareholders leaving a limited liability company. The process of dealing with leaving shareholder is based on determination of so-called settlement amount, which expresses the reward belonging to the shareholder for his business share. Settlement amount is defined by czech law and there are also several precedents issued by courts, which help to specify interpretation of the law. The aim is to define how a company should settle with a shareholder in order to do it fairly and honestly.

Industriella processer genererar utsläpp i form av bland annat luftföroreningar via processluften som i sin tur försämrar arbetsmiljön för industrins anställda. Enligt arbetsmiljölagen är arbetsgivaren skyldig att skydda de anställdas hälsa via en god arbetsmiljö och måste därmed rena processluften. Luftföroreningar består av aerosoler och definieras som en samling solida- eller vätskepartiklar svävandes i en gas. I rapporten behandlades aerosoler i form av oljepartiklar som genereras från källor som till exempel industriella processer som gjutning, slipning och värmebehandling. En sådan process kan släppa ut sex fat olja i luften per år och utan partikelavskiljning ökar processernas olje- och energiförbrukning markant. Avskiljning av aerosola oljepartiklar samlar upp oljan så den kan återanvändas samt minskar exponering som kan ge cancer och Hodgkins disease. Aerosol olja bör därför avskiljas ur processluften på grund av hälsoaspekter. Oljepartiklar avskiljs ur processluften via porösa material. Materialet ansluts till processen med skräddarsydda kanalsystem där processluften ventileras bort med undertryck via en fläktmotor. Oljepartiklar avskiljs i det porösa materialet och därmed ökar materialets mättnadsgrad, det vill säga att ackumulerad olja minskar materialets porositet. Materialets dräneringskapacitet ser till att mättnadsgraden begränsas och att oljan kan återanvändas. Ett effektivt material har lågt tryckfall och hög avskiljningsgrad. Dessa varierar med materialets struktur som fiberdiameter, fibermattans tjocklek samt antal veckningar av materialet. Ett material veckas för att öka materialarean och dess avskiljningsgrad men tryckfallet ökas också, därför är balans mellan tryckfall och avskiljningsgrad viktigt vid konstruktion av materialet. Ett icke veckat material benämns som platt material i rapporten. Utvärdering av tryckfall och avskiljningsgrad i ett veckat material är kostsamt både ekonomiskt och tidsmässigt medan platta material är effektivt ur båda aspekterna och därför är ett bättre alternativ med avseende på utvärdering. Syftet med examensarbetet var att öka kunskapen kring avskiljning av aerosola oljepartiklar i porösa material. Målet var att modellera veckade material utifrån experimentella tester av platta- och veckade material. I rapporten testades porösa material med olika fiberdiametrar experimentellt som både platta- och veckade material. Experimentella tester innebar att materialen testades praktiskt för tryckfall och avskiljningsgrader. Avskiljningsgrader mättes vid tre intervall av partikeldiametrar enligt 0,25–0,60 μm, 0,931–1,075 μm och 1,911–2,207 μm. Platta material testades vid fyra lufthastigheter för att illustrera ökningen av lufthastighet inom veckat material på grund av en ökande mättnadsgrad. Modellering innebar att en beräkningsmodell för veckat material byggdes och gavs indata utifrån experimentella tester av platta- och veckade material. Regressionsanalyser utfördes på mätresultaten från platta material och gav matematiska funktioner som användes i modellering av veckade material. Antal veckningar och mättnadsgrader modellerades utifrån experimentella resultat från veckade material. Mät- och modelleringsresultat varierade med materialets struktur. Det gav att tryckfall, avskiljnings- och mättnadsgrader ökade med minskande fiberdiameter och ökande mattjocklek för både platt- och veckat material. Modellering av tryckfall i veckat material avvek från praktiken med -30 % och -6 % för fiberdiameter 8 μm respektive 6 μm. Modellering av avskiljningsgrader i veckat material hade störst avvikelse på +30 % för partikeldiameter 0,25–0,60 μm i material med fiberdiameter 6 μm. Modelleringsresultat av veckat material varierade över materialets struktur och avvek därmed olika mycket från praktiken. Avvikelser i modellerat tryckfall och avskiljningsgrader i veckade material var på grund av luftens dynamiska tryck. Trycket på oljepartiklarna påverkade dräneringskapacitet och oljefördelning inom materialet. Oljefördelningen är därmed heterogen i praktiken vilket påverkar tryckfall och avskiljning i både praktik och modellering. Detta skapade osäkerheter och gjorde modelleringen mindre tillförlitlig. Därför kunde tryckfall och avskiljning inte modelleras i veckat material endast utifrån platta material. Förbättrad modellering kräver vidare studier angående oljefördelning inom materialet samt inverkan av luftflödets dynamiska tryck på dräneringskapacitet för att förbättra modellering av veckade material. / Industrial processes generate emissions in the form of, among other things, air pollution via the process air, which in turn degrades the working environment for industrial employees. According to the Work Environment Act, the employer is obliged to protect the health of the employees via a good work environment and must therefore clean the process air. Air pollutants consist of aerosols and are defined as a collection of solid or liquid particles floating in a gas. The report dealt with aerosols in the form of oil particles generated from sources such as industrial processes such as molding, grinding and heat treatment. Such a process can release six barrels of oil into the air per year and without particle separation, the processes' oil and energy consumption increases markedly. Separation of aerosol oil particles collects the oil so that it can be reused and reduces exposure that can cause cancer and Hodgkin's disease. Aerosol oil should therefore be separated from the process air due to health aspects. Oil particles are separated from the process air via porous materials. The material is connected to the process with tailor-made duct systems where the process air is ventilated away with negative pressure via a fan motor. Oil particles are separated in the porous material and thus the degree of saturation of the material increases, that is accumulated oil reduces the porosity of the material. The drainage capacity of the material ensures that the degree of saturation is limited and that the oil can be reused. An efficient material has a low pressure drop and a high separation rate. These vary with the structure of the material such as fiber diameter, the thickness of the fiber carpet and the number of folds of the material. A material is folded to increase the material area and its separation rate, but the pressure drop is also increased, therefore a balance between pressure drop and separation rate is important when designing the material. A non-pleated material is referred to as flat material in the report. Evaluation of pressure drop and separation rate in a pleated material is costly both financially and in terms of time, while flat materials are effective from both aspects and are therefore a better alternative regarding evaluation. The purpose of the thesis was to increase knowledge about the separation of aerosol oil particles in porous materials. The goal was to model pleated materials based on experimental tests of flat and pleated materials. In the report, porous materials with different fiber diameters were tested experimentally as both flat and pleated materials. Experimental tests meant that the materials were tested practically for pressure drops and separation rate. Separation rate was measured at three ranges of particle diameters according to 0.25–0.60 μm, 0.931–1.075 μm and 1.911–2.207 μm. Flat materials were tested at four air velocities to illustrate the increase in air velocity within pleated material due to an increasing degree of saturation. Modeling meant that a calculation model for pleated material was built and input data was given based on experimental tests of plate and pleated materials. Regression analyzes were performed on the measurement results from flat materials and gave mathematical functions that were used in modeling of pleated materials. The number of folds and degrees of saturation were modeled based on experimental results from pleated materials. Measurement and modeling results varied with the structure of the material. As a result, pressure drops, separation rate and degree of saturation increased with decreasing fiber diameter and increasing carpet thickness for both flat and pleated materials. Modeling of pressure drop in pleated material deviated from praxis by -30% and -6% for fiber diameters of 8 μm and 6μm, respectively. Modeling of separation rates in pleated material had the largest deviation of + 30% for particle diameter 0.25–0.60 μm in material with fiber diameter 6 μm. Modeling results of pleated material varied across the structure of the material and thus deviated differently from praxis. Deviations in modeled pressure drop and separation rates in pleated materials were due to the dynamic pressure of the air. The pressure on the oil particles affected drainage capacity and oil distribution within the material. The oil distribution is thus heterogeneous in praxis, which affects pressure drop and separation rate in both praxis and modeling. This created uncertainties and made modeling less reliable. Therefore, pressure drop and separation rate could not be modeled in pleated material based solely on flat materials. Improved modeling further requires studies regarding oil distribution within the material as well as the impact of the dynamic pressure of the air flow on drainage capacity to improve modeling of pleated materials.