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New Financial Instruments for Managing Longevity Risk

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
Abstract Reduced returns and longevity risk are making it challenging for employers to offer defined benefit pensions. In countries with large defined benefit pension plan sectors, sponsors are transferring these obligations, and the associated investment and longevity risk, to life (re)insurers via buy-outs, buy-ins, and longevity swaps.
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Small Extracellular Vesicles from Neural Cells: Physiological and Pathological Roles, and Potential in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Neural cell–derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are emerging as pivotal mediators in neurodegenerative diseases, exerting both pathogenic and therapeutic functions. This review synthesizes current evidence on how sEVs from distinct neural cell types regulate neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, biomarker discovery, and targeted drug delivery ...
Muhammad Waqas Salim, Wei Zhang, Lyndsey Collins‐Praino, Yuling Wang, Andrew Care   +4 more
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Optoelectrical Devices for Neural Interfacing: Engineering Integration, Stability, and Multimodal Sensing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Implantable optoelectrical devices are an effective resource for the modulation and monitoring of neural activity with high spatiotemporal resolution. This review discusses current challenges faced by these devices and outlines future perspectives for the development of next‐generation neural interfaces targeting chronic, multisite, and multimodal ...
Stella Aslanoglou, Barbara Spagnolo, Antonio Balena, Massimo De Vittorio, Ferruccio Pisanello   +4 more
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Developing self-control as a factor in increasing the professional longevity of psychologists and teachers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Психология и право
Context and relevance. Legislation is currently expanding the period of working capacity, including for specialists eligible for early retirement, teachers, and those in high-risk professions.
T.N. Berezina, D.V. Deulin, A.A. Grivennaya   +2 more
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Pictorial essay: Interventional radiology in the management of hemodialysis vascular access - A single-center experience

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2012
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The majority of patients with CKD stage 5 (CKD-5), who cannot undergo renal transplant, depend on maintenance hemodialysis by ...
Suraj Mammen, Shyamkumar N Keshava, Vinu Moses, Surendra Babu, Santhosh Varughese   +4 more
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Understanding, Modeling and Managing Longevity Risk: Key Issues and Main Challenges

, 2012
International audienceThis article investigates the latest developments in longevity risk modelling, and explores the key risk management challenges for both the financial and insurance industries.
Barrieu, Pauline, Bensusan, Harry, El Karoui, Nicole, Hillairet, Caroline, Loisel, Stéphane, Ravanelli, Claudia, Salhi, Yahia   +6 more
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Mapping the Cerebral Organoid Landscape: A Systematic Review of Preclinical 3D Models in Neuroscience

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Cerebral organoids are transforming brain research, yet the field remains fragmented. This comprehensive systematic review maps 738 studies published between 2014 and 2024 to uncover trends, gaps, and opportunities across neuroscience. Introducing OrganoidMap—an interactive, open‐access platform to explore and compare models—this work enables ...
Anna Wolfram, Vanessa Arnold, Maik Wolfram‐Schauerte, Anastassiya Moskalchuk, Caroline Trust, Marie Vontz, Mona Scheurenbrand, Vijayasarathy Sampath‐Kumar, Sogand Ahari, Carlos Romero‐Nieto, Lisa Sevenich   +10 more
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Longevity Recipe - Lifestyle Influences on the Quantity and Quality of Life

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction and Purpose. For many years, people have been fascinated by the question of how to achieve a long and healthy life, seeking a recipe for longevity. Our lifestyle can play a significant role in this.
Katarzyna Piotrowicz, Hubert Piotrowicz, Jacek Kurzeja, Agnieszka Bajkacz, Wojciech Kraśnik, Olga Jankowska, Anna Rogala, Joanna Osmólska   +7 more
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Got Caries? Breast milk and Early Childhood Caries? [PDF]

, 2018
Objective: To provide an analysis of the association between the longevity of breastfeeding and development of ECC. Determine the optimal time frame in which mothers should cease breastfeeding to reduce ECC development. Methods: Dr.
Dean, Megan L., Fields, Rebecca, Fritz, Hannah   +2 more
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Porosity Engineering of MXene Architectures: Toward High‐Performance Aqueous Electrochemical Energy Storage

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review systematically summarizes recent advances in porosity engineering of MXenes, with a focused discussion on their structure‐governed energy storage properties. A critical analysis of structure–property relationships is presented across alkali‐ion batteries, multivalent‐ion batteries, and supercapacitors.
Shude Liu, Jieming Chen, Xue Peng, Huilin Zhang, Ling Kang, Ming Ma, Zhaoling Li, Yusuke Yamauchi, Bin Ding   +8 more
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