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The Relative Merits of Investable Hedge Fund Indices and of Funds of Hedge Funds in Optimal Passive Portfolios [PDF]
Can the new investable hedge fund indices (IHF) enhance the performance of optimal passive portfolios made of equities and bonds? How do they compare to funds of hedge funds (FoHF) as well as to other alternative investments such as commodities and ...
Anthony White, Jacques Pezier
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Analyzing Electronic Excitations and Exciton Binding Energies in Y6 Films
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The Y6 molecule is used for increasing the efficiency of organic solar cells. The exciton binding energy is calculated for ensembles of Y6 molecules that are representative of the typically used films. The calculations show that the excitons typically spread out over many molecules.
Sahar Javaid Akram +2 more
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A New Tool for Detecting Intraday Periodicities with Application to High Frequency Exchange Rates [PDF]
In this paper we investigate the claim that hedge funds offer investors a superior risk-return trade-off. We do so using a continuous time version of Dybvig’s (1988a, 1988b) payoff distribution pricing model.
Chris Brooks, Melvin J. Hinich
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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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Economía Teoría y Práctica, 2015 Los hedge funds son fondos de inversión alternativa para grandes patrimonios e inversores institucionales. Dado que coexisten con los fondos tradicionales y otras entidades financieras en muchos de los mismos mercados y con los mismos activos, los hedge ...
Elitania Leyva Rayón
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Fees on Fees in Funds of Funds [PDF]
Funds of funds are an increasingly popular avenue for hedge fund investment. Despite the increasing interest in hedge funds as an alternative asset class, the high degree of fund specific risk and the lack of transparency may give fiduciaries pause.
Bing Liang +2 more
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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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THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS’ BEHAVIOUR UNDER THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [PDF]
Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2013 On the subject of financial globalization a lot of literature has been written, annalyzing all sorts of effects ithad. Still, the changes induced by globalization at the level of the financial markets are not always clear.
PIRTEA MARILEN +2 more
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Hedge funds: what are the main issues? [PDF]
The health and dynamism of modern financial markets strongly depend on the existence of innovative and risk taking investors and institutions. Hedge funds play an important role in fostering market efficiency and stability.
Noyer, C.
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A swelling‐programmed micropatterned hydrogel guides adherent cells through a controlled transition from cell–matrix anchoring to cadherin‐mediated cell–cell compaction, enabling rapid assembly of high‐viability spheroids with defined size and morphology.
Han Gyeol Nam +8 more
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