Rationale: Fibroblast-specific protein 1 (FSP-1) plays multiple roles in promoting cell proliferation and motility. Increased FSP-1 expression in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) has been associated with their enhanced proliferation. Objective: To study how FSP-1 contributes to neointima formation of vein grafts. Methods: Arteriovenous grafts were created in wild-type or FSP-1–GFP mice (green fluores...

RATIONALE Fibroblast-specific protein 1 (FSP-1) plays multiple roles in promoting cell proliferation and motility. Increased FSP-1 expression in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) has been associated with their enhanced proliferation. OBJECTIVE To study how FSP-1 contributes to neointima formation of vein grafts. METHODS Arteriovenous grafts were created in wild-type or FSP-1-GFP mice (green fluore...

This article introduces the finite state projection (FSP) method for use in the stochastic analysis of chemically reacting systems. One can describe the chemical populations of such systems with probability density vectors that evolve according to a set of linear ordinary differential equations known as the chemical master equation (CME). Unlike Monte Carlo methods such as the stochastic simula...

Rationale: Fibroblast-specific protein 1 (FSP-1) plays multiple roles in promoting cell proliferation and motility. Increased FSP-1 expression in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) has been associated with their enhanced proliferation. Objective: To study how FSP-1 contributes to neointima formation of vein grafts. Methods: Arteriovenous grafts were created in wild-type or FSP-1–GFP mice (green fluores...

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of diet complexity and fermented soy protein on growth performance and amino acid digestibility. In Exp. 1, a total of 120 crossbred weanling pigs (5.68±0.80 kg BW) were randomly allocated into 4 treatments. Each treatment had 6 replicate pens comprising 5 pigs in each replicate. Experimental diets consisted of simple (soybean meal as prote...

The aim of this paper is to present some graph-based algorithms for Finite State Process (FSP). Communicating Sequential Process generated by Finite Transition System is called FSP. If P and Q are FSP, the parallel process P||Q also is FSP. We will present an algorithm to construct parallel process of finite set of FSP and an algorithm to construct finite complete prefix.

Marine fish skin peptides (FSP) have been widely studied due to their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. We aimed to use a natural antioxidant, FSP, to replacing synthetic preservatives in a pork patty model, which is safer for human body. Moreover, nano-liposome technology can be applied for masking the fishy smell and improving the stability of this peptide. Therefore, in this study, t...

The Food Stamp Program (FSP) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are important parts of national public assistance policy, and there is considerable overlap in the populations that the programs serve. About half of all SSI recipients reside in FSP recipient households. This article uses Social Security administrative data and the Food Stamp Quality Control samples for federal fiscal years 20...

Friction stir processing (FSP) has been considered as a novel technique to refine the grain size and homogenize the microstructure of metallic materials. In this study, two-pass FSP was conducted under water to enhance the cooling rate during processing, and an AZ61 magnesium alloy with fine-grained and homogeneous microstructure was prepared through this method. Compared to the as-cast materia...

This paper proposes a novel method for hand-gesture recognition based on finger state projection, called FSP Method, which is used to control robotic hands. The control system using FSP Method can simplify the control process of robotic hand considerately while avoiding the drawbacks of traditional hand-gesture recognition methods. The FSP Method measures the projection length of fingers throug...