In conclusion, exposure of articular chondrocyte-based constructs to hydrodynamic flow generated tissues with locally different composition and mechanical properties, resembling some aspects of the complex structure and function of the outer and inner zones of native meniscus.
Although the fabrication of neocartilage with an appropriate zonal organization has been attempted [ 204, 205], exact reproduction of the different zones of native articular cartilage, including the tidemark and underlying bone, has not been achieved to date.
This zone of my native country has been a battleground since the 1980's Soviet war, which was followed by infestations of Osama bin-Laden's al-Qaeda, the Taliban, pro-Pakistan mujahideen, and the Haqqani network.
If competitive exclusion occurs, the most direct field evidence would come from the contact zone of adjoining native and introduced stands.
There are, however, still reasons for hope, the garden use of several Cyclamen species in more northern areas of Europe has facilitated the establishment of some Cyclamen species well outside the climatic zone of their native ranges.
A report released last month linked algal blooms — and the resulting "dead zones" of destroyed native vegetation — to manure runoffs from industrial agriculture.
Further, fitness variation among early-generation cross types also indicates that while natural dispersal of a few individuals from the hybrid zone into native populations will not likely result in the rapid displacement of native genotypes, the human-mediated introduction of highly non-native salamanders will dramatically reduce the relative fitness of native salamanders.
For patients with dissection pathology and an ascending aortic diameter ≥ 4.0 cm, 11% (3/28) suffered rAAD; with the combination of native ascending aorta (zone 0) landing zone measuring ≥ 4.0 cm, the incidence was 25% (2/8).
Sampling of selected zones in native valves revealed a different alpha-Gal distribution within and among different leaflets.
Two simple features explain the remarkable diversity and density of endemic birds at Hakalau: Most of the refuge is above the mosquito-borne malaria zone, and the forest is composed of native trees of many ages.
Agricultural land use in this zone is characterized by extensive grazing of native vegetation.
