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The performance evaluation of hedge funds: a comparison of different approaches using European data [PDF]
The standard approach to the evaluation of funds assumes a normal return distribution and uses the variance as a measure of the funds risk. A few characteristics of hedge funds, such as the remuneration mechanism of the portfolio manager, make this ...
Carretta, Alessandro +1 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Bioprosthetic aortic valves have revolutionized the treatment of aortic stenosis, but their durability is limited by structural valve deterioration (SVD). This review focuses on the pericardial tissue at the heart of these valves, examining how its mechanical properties and calcification drive fatigue and failure.
Gabriele Greco +7 more
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Monitoring hedge funds: a fi nancial stability perspective. [PDF]
Investor inflows into hedge funds have been significant in recent years and they have continued unabated. As a result, the presence and role of these investment funds in global capital markets have become increasingly important, and to a much greater ...
Papademos, L D.
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Bio‐Inspired Multimodal Hardware Front‐End Enabled by 2D Floating‐Gate Memory for UAV Perception
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A MoS2/h‐BN /graphene floating‐gate memory underpins a bio‐inspired multimodal front end that integrates visual, inertial, and airflow cues. A 4 × 4 FG memory array encodes temporal intensity differences, while IMU‐ and airflow‐driven threshold modulation suppresses self‐motion artifacts, enabling fast, low‐power, robust autonomous UAV tracking and ...
Lianghao Guo +11 more
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The truth about hedge funds [PDF]
Do hedge funds help or hurt the financial markets in which they operate? The highly publicized troubles of Long Term Capital Management have once again focused the attention of policymakers and the press on the hedge fund industry and the cry for its ...
James B. Thomson, William P. Osterberg
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Under one roof: A study of simultaneously managed hedge funds and funds of hedge funds [PDF]
, 2014 We examine the simultaneous management of hedge funds and funds of hedge funds. Hedge fund firms can choose to simultaneously offer a fund of hedge funds. Similarly, fund of hedge fund firms can simultaneously offer a hedge fund.
Agarwal, Vikas, Lu, Yan, Ray, Sugata
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Strategies for Loading and Releasing Peptide Therapeutics in Biodegradable Carriers
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A biodegradable carrier‐based peptide delivery system is a powerful treatment platform for diverse diseases, owing to its superior therapeutic efficacy and low toxicity. This review examines the conventional peptide‐loaded carrier fabrication process and its current limitations.
Wookyoung Jang, Ki Wan Bong
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Private equity funds and hedge funds: a primer [PDF]
Private equity funds and hedge funds are both alternative asset classes that are continuously growing in importance. Although they have different focuses, they share some characteristics.
Achleitner, Ann-Kristin +1 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Antimicrobial peptide (AMP)‐loaded nanocarriers provide a multifunctional strategy to combat drug‐resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. By enhancing intracellular delivery, bypassing efflux pumps, and disrupting bacterial membranes, this platform restores phagolysosome fusion and macrophage function.
Christian S. Carnero Canales +11 more
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