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Myocardial Fibrosis in Athletes: Risk Marker or Physiological Adaptation?

Biomedicines
Endurance exercise is widely recognized for its cardiovascular benefits, including improved longevity and metabolic health. However, excessive endurance training may lead to adverse cardiac adaptations, such as myocardial fibrosis, detected via late ...
Vasiliki Katsi, Epameinondas Triantafyllou, Christos Fragoulis, Christos Vazaios, Spyridon Maragkoudakis, Alexandros Kasiakogias, Charalampos Vlachopoulos, Konstantinos P. Tsioufis   +7 more
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Predictive Framework for Lithium Plating Risk in Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries: Linking Kinetics, Thermal Activation, and Energy Loss

Batteries
Fast charging accelerates lithium-ion battery operation but increases the risk of lithium (Li) plating—a process that undermines efficiency, longevity, and safety. Here, we introduce a predictive modeling framework that captures the onset and severity of
Junais Habeeb Mokkath
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Securitization of Longevity and Mortality Risk [PDF]

This paper deals with Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) through the securitization of longevity and mortality risks in pension plans and commercial life insurance. Various types of such mortality-linked securities are described (e.g., CATM bonds, longevity
Tomas Cipra
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Valuation and hedging of the ruin-contingent life annuity (RCLA) [PDF]

, 2012
This paper analyzes a novel type of mortality contingent-claim called a ruin-contingent life annuity (RCLA). This product fuses together a path-dependent equity put option with a "personal longevity" call option. The annuitant's (i.e.
Huang, Huaxiong, Milevsky, Moshe A., Salisbury, Thomas S.   +2 more
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The framing of options for retirement: Experimental tests for policy. ESRI WP604, December 2018 [PDF]

, 2018
We hypothesise and confirm a substantial framing effect in relation to whether people opt for an annuity on retirement. Two laboratory experiments were conducted in collaboration with a national pensions regulator.
Lunn, Peter D., McGowan, Féidhlim P., Robertson, Deirdre A.   +2 more
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A survivability analysis of enterprise hard drives incorporating the impact of workload

Frontiers in Computer Science
IntroductionHard disk drive (HDD) failure is a significant cause of downtime in enterprise storage systems. Research suggests that data access rates strongly influence the survival probability of HDDs.MethodsThis paper proposes a model to estimate the ...
Aman Mallik, B Ranjith Reddy, Gadadhar Sahoo   +2 more
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Longevity risk and capital markets: The 2009-2010 update [PDF]

This Special Issue of the North American Actuarial Journal contains ten contributions to the academic literature all dealing with longevity risk and capital markets.
Blake, David, Brockett, Patrick, Cox, Samuel, MacMinn, Richard   +3 more
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The payout phase of pension systems : a comparison of five countries [PDF]

This paper provides a comparative summary of the payout phase of pension systems in five countries -- Australia, Chile, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Rocha, Roberto, Rudolph, Heinz P., Vittas, Dimitri   +2 more
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The mechanics and regulation of variable payout annuities [PDF]

This paper discusses the mechanics and regulation of participating and unit-linked variable payout annuities. These annuities offer benefits that are not fixed in either nominal or real terms but depend on the performance of the fund or funds in which ...
Vittas, Dimitri
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From sick care to healthspan: educating the longevity physician for health maintenance and health promotion. [PDF]

Biogerontology
Thor D, Barzilai D, Lyu YX, Spiru L.
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