The aim was to review the efficacy of the enamel matrix derivative (EMD) in direct pulp capping (DPC) procedures. Databases were explored using the following keywords: 'dental', 'dentine', 'enamel matrix derivative', 'pulp capping' and 'treatment'. The inclusion criteria were: (i) original studies; (ii) human and animal studies; (iii) reference list of potentially relevant original and review a...

Considering the problem of extracting a trend from a time series, we propose a novel approach based on empirical mode decomposition (EMD), called EMD trend filtering. The rationale is that EMD is a completely data-driven technique, which offers the possibility of estimating a trend of arbitrary shape as a sum of low-frequency intrinsic mode functions produced by the EMD. Based on an empirical a...

Hybrid model is a popular forecasting model in renewable energy related forecasting applications. Wind speed forecasting, as a common application, requires fast and accurate forecasting models. This paper introduces an Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) followed by a k Nearest Neighbor (kNN) hybrid model for wind speed forecasting. Two configurations of EMD-kNN are discussed in details: an EMD-...

The small molecule EMD 57033 has been shown to stimulate the actomyosin ATPase activity and contractility of myofilaments. Here, we show that EMD 57033 binds to an allosteric pocket in the myosin motor domain. EMD 57033-binding protects myosin against heat stress and thermal denaturation. In the presence of EMD 57033, ATP hydrolysis, coupling between actin and nucleotide binding sites, and acti...

Enamel matrix derivative Emdogain (EMD) is widely used in periodontal treatment in spite of the fact that its effect on the developing embryo has not been elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the teratogenic effect of EMD on the rat embryo neural crest cells. The neural crest is a unique population of cells that migrates from the dorsal neural tube along defined pathways and pro...

A Probabilistic Weighted Archetypal Analysis method with Earth Mover’s Distance (PWAA-EMD) is proposed to extract endmembers from hyperspectral imagery (HSI). The PWAA-EMD first utilizes the EMD dissimilarity matrix to weight the coefficient matrix in the regular Archetypal Analysis (AA). The EMD metric considers manifold structures of spectral signatures in the HSI data and could better quanti...

BACKGROUND Rapid, reproducible, and easily run methods with high sensitivity and specificity are required for mutation screening of clinical samples. We evaluated the Enzymatic Mutation Detection (EMD(TM)) method by analysis of archival cDNA from 203 breast cancer patients and comparison with results of cDNA-based sequencing of the tumor suppressor gene p53. METHODS The EMD technology uses th...

background: tissue engineering represents very exciting advances in regenerative medicine; however, periodontal literature only contains few reports. emdogain (emd) consists of functional molecules that have shown many advantages in regenerative treatments. this study investigated emd effect on gingival fi broblast adhesion to different membranes. materials and methods: two dense polytetrafl uo...

Empirical mode decomposition (EMD) is proved to be an effective tool for the nonlinear and non-stationary signals. Many researchers have studied the application of EMD in a variety of fields. But few in-depth studies are related to the improvement of EMD. A new signal analysis approach based on improved EMD method is introduced in this paper. Firstly, the basic principle of EMD is introduced. T...