BACKGROUND Mammalian semen contains a family of closely related proteins known as Binder of SPerm (BSP proteins) that are added to sperm at ejaculation. BSP proteins extract lipids from the sperm membrane thereby extensively modifying its composition. These changes can ultimately be detrimental to sperm storage. We have demonstrated that bovine BSP proteins interact with major milk proteins and...

To clarify sulfobromophthalein (BSP) and bilirubin uptake mechanisms, isolated rat hepatocytes were incubated with [5SJBSP. The initial uptake velocity (V.), determined from the first, linear portion of the cumulative uptake curve, was saturable (Michaelis constant [K.i = 6.2±0.5 ;sM; V.,= = 638±33 pmol X minl' per 10i hepatocytes), maximal at 370C and pH 7.4, and competitively inhibited by bil...

As countries prepare to take decisions on the Biosafety Protocol’s (BSP) documentation requirements for shipments of living modified organisms (LMOs) intended for food, feed and processing (LMOs-FFP), many questions remain about the appropriate ways that the BSP might be implemented and about its potential impacts. The International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) has consistentl...

Bulk Synchronous Parallelism (BSP) provides a good model for parallel processing of many large-scale graph applications, however it is unsuitable/inefficient for graph applications that require coordination, such as graph-coloring, subcoloring, and clustering. To address this problem, we present an efficient modification to the BSP model to implement serializability (sequential consistency) wit...

As countries prepare to take decisions on the Biosafety Protocol’s (BSP) documentation requirements for shipments of living modified organisms (LMOs) intended for food, feed and processing (LMOs-FFP), many questions remain about the appropriate ways that the BSP might be implemented and about its potential impacts. Answers to these questions are particularly important for developing countries t...

The model of bulk-synchronous parallel (BSP) computation is an emerging paradigm of general-purpose parallel computing. Originally, BSP was defined as a distributed memory model. Shared-memory style BSP programming had to be provided by PRAM simulation. However, this approach destroys data locality and therefore may prove inefficient for many practical problems. In this paper we present a new B...

Nowadays the concepts and infrastructures of Cloud Computing are becoming a standard for several applications. Scalability is not only a buzzword anymore, but is being used effectively. However, despite the economical advantages of virtualization and scalability, some factors as latency, bandwidth and processor sharing can be a problem for doing Parallel Computing on the Cloud. We will provide ...

This report 1 describes the influence of natural estrogens on liver function, with special reference to sulfobromophthalein (BSP) excretion, in man. Pharmacological amounts of the hormone estradiol consistently induced alterations in BSP disposal that were shown, through the techniques of Wheeler and associates (2, 3), to result from profound depression of the hepatic secretory transport maximu...

Black sesame pigment (BSP) represents a low cost, easily accessible material of plant origin exhibiting marked antioxidant and heavy metal-binding properties with potential as a food supplement. We report herein the inhibitory properties of the potentially bioaccessible fraction of BSP following simulated gastrointestinal digestion against key enzymes involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD). HPLC ...

PURPOSE The small integrin-binding ligand N-linked glycoprotein (SIBLING) gene family includes bone sialoprotein (BSP), dentin matrix protein 1 (DMP1), dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP), matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE), and osteopontin (OPN). Previous studies have separately reported elevated expression of BSP, OPN, or DSPP in prostate tumor paraffin sections. We hypothesized th...