Forest bird assemblages in a natural grassland matrix displayed a nested non-random species distribution.
This situation occurs when the transition matrix displays a value in each of its diagonal cells that is lower than 0.5.
The matrix displays a host of ligands that interact with cell-surface receptors to mediate the attachment and spreading of cells and regulate signaling processes.
However, it is well known that the lumbar vertebrae (LV) consists of different components (compact bone, red and yellow bone marrow, extracellular matrix), displaying a large range of HUs.
Furthermore, the cells encapsulated in CGH matrix displayed a more differentiated phenotype.
They used a task developed by Hogben & Di Lollo [ 23] wherein stimulus elements are positioned within a 5 × 5 matrix, displaying a first subset of 12 elements at random positions within the matrix, followed at a variable interval by a second subset of 12 elements.
As in the case of aggrecan, chondrocytes localized in the cartilage matrix displayed a higher collagen type II mRNA expression than fresh, non-cultured cartilage during the entire culture period, with a maximum after two (TGF-β1-stimulated) or four weeks (non-stimulated) and a subsequent decrease over time.
Compared to cells in fresh, non-cultured cartilage, chondrocytes localized in the cartilage matrix displayed an increased aggrecan mRNA expression throughout culture, with a maximum after two weeks and a subsequent decrease over time.
Overall, tumor-associated matrices displayed both a more homogenous Fn population (narrower FRET histogram in Fig. 2C) and more stretched Fn fibers than control matrices (mean FRET intensity ratio = 0.35 ± 0.047 vs. 0.38 ± 0.05, p < 0.0001) (Fig. 2D).
This type of input into a comparison matrix would display a consistent judgment making process and will likely provide valid results.
