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Regulating private pension funds’ structure, performance and investments: cross-country evidence [PDF]

, 2000
A number of countries have introduced individual, privately managed defined-contribution accounts, where the value of the pension benefit will depend on accumulated contributions and investment returns.
Srinivas, P.S., Whitehouse, Edward, Yermo, Juan   +2 more
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Addressing Economic Insecurities Can Improve Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Lupus

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Background Economic insecurities, such as food, housing, transportation, and financial challenges, are modifiable risk factors and influence patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We examined: 1) associations between economic insecurities and PROs; 2) the impact of screening and addressing economic insecurities during ...
Jay Patel, Tripti Singh, Meredith Ingersoll, Shelby Gomez, Amanda Weber, Sarah E. Panzer, Sancia Ferguson, Christie M. Bartels, Shivani Garg   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced Flame Retardant Strategies and Fire Performance Assessment for Safer Photovoltaics in Buildings: A Two‐Part Review

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems into building structures introduces distinct fire risks with critical implications for occupant safety. This review examines the key fire hazards associated with PV implementation and explores mitigation strategies, including flame‐retardant additives.
Florian Ollagnon, Olaia Aurrekoetxea‐Arratibel, Emma Gottis, Heng‐Yu Li, Xabier Olano‐Azkune, Matthieu Despeisse, Antonin Faes, Christophe Ballif   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Primer on Private Equity at Work: Management, Employment, and Sustainability [PDF]

Private equity, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and other private pools of capital form part of the growing shadow banking system in the United States; these new financial intermediaries provide an alternative investment mechanism to the traditional ...
Eileen Appelbaum, Rosemary Batt
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Molecularly Engineered Highly Stable Memristors with Ultra‐Low Operational Voltage: Integrating Synthetic DNA with Quasi‐2D Perovskites

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Molecularly engineered memristors integrating Ag nanoparticle–embedded synthetic DNA with quasi‐2D halide perovskites enable ultra‐low‐operational voltage, forming‐free resistive switching, and record‐low power density. This synergistic integration of customized DNA and 2D OHP in bio‐hybrid architecture enhances charge transport, reduces variability ...
Kavya S. Keremane, Abhinav Gorthy, Luyao Zheng, Chiranth C Ravi, Haodong Wu, Jiamao Zheng, Neela H. Yennawar, Shashank Priya, Rashmi Jha, Bed Poudel   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATELY ADMINISTERED PENSION SYSTEM IN ROMANIA IN FINANCING AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRIPHOTOVOLTAICS [PDF]

Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie
In this article, the authors analyzed the strategic connection between the private pension system in Romania and the agriphotovoltaic potential, emphasizing the importance of these funds as a source of institutional capital for the energy transition ...
ANGHEL MĂDĂLINA-GABRIELA, STRIJEK DENIS-ARTHUR   +1 more
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THE ROLE AND PLACE OF VENTURE BUSINESS IN INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA

Вестник Российского экономического университета имени Г. В. Плеханова, 2017
The article deals with the innovation economy development on the basis of setting-up venture enterprises, which provide an opportunity to introduce new technologies, inventions and discoveries.
Sergei I. Kuzin, Elvira A. Yarnikh
doaj   +1 more source

Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman, Samiha Ahmed, Majed Othman Althumayri, Megan Guy, Darlenne Chavez Lugo, Frances S. Ligler, George T. Ligler, Rahmi Oklu, Hiroshi Kawahira, Michael J. McShane, Jun Kameoka, Jonathan Bova, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pension funds and the secondary private equity market in Brazil: a study of Petros and Previ transactions

Revista Ambiente Contábil
Purpose: This study analyzes the sale of shares in the secondary market of a portfolio of Private Equity Funds (FIPs) held by two Closed-Entity Pension Funds (EFPC) or pension funds, Petros and Previ, in 2019 and 2021, respectively, to highlight the ...
William Phillip Fernandes Santos, Matheus da Costa Gomes   +1 more
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Highly Tunable and Cell‐Remodelable Thiol‐ene Alginate‐Peptide Crosslinked Hydrogels to Recreate Cellular and Organoid Microenvironments for Biofabrication

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Norbornene‐functionalized alginate is crosslinked with a di‐thiolated peptide sequence cleavable by cell‐secreted matrix metalloproteinases and decorated with cell‐adhesion peptides upon exposure to UV. Thyroid follicles, endometrial and intestinal organoids are encapsulated in a gentle manner with high cell viability and correct phenotype ...
Julia Fernández‐Pérez, Adrián Seijas‐Gamardo, Antonio J. Feliciano, Panagiota Kakni, Anna M. Kip, Paul Wieringa, Stefan Giselbrecht, Matthew B. Baker, Lorenzo Moroni   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source