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RisksAs China’s population ages and the sustainability of the public pension system is at risk, personal savings become crucial. As such, the quality of financial planning for retirement (FPR) has been recognized as a key to safeguarding financial well-being ...
Han Ren, Thien Sang Lim
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Determinants of Risk Tolerance [PDF]
International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences, 2014 Risk aversion is an important factor in explaining many everyday decisions. Thus, one asks which determinants can explain different attitudes towards risk. Several studies show different risk attitudes with respect to gender, age, income, and wealth (e.g. [19]).
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Insights into a long life without cancer: The case of the bowhead whale
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Long‐lived, large‐bodied organisms have evolved powerful anticancer mechanisms that preserve cellular and tissue integrity across extended lifespans. A recent study by Firsanov et al. shows that greater genome stability is a key factor underlying the remarkable longevity and cancer resistance of one such species, the bowhead whale.
Inés Paniagua, Johanna A. Joyce
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Risk Perceptions of Insurance Policyholders in the Gauteng Region of South Africa
Acta EconomicaThe insurance industry’s product range is diverse, and the risk perception of each product differs from that of insurers, especially given the constantly changing market conditions.
Suné Ferreira-Schenk +2 more
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Foundations of Management, 2018 To enhance the portfolio allocation process, individuals need to understand their financial ability and psychological willingness to tolerate risks. To do this, their risk tolerance level must be quantified.
Ramudzuli Pfano Michael +1 more
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Financial risk tolerance revisited
Financial Services Review, 1999 This paper explores conceptual, methodological, and empirical issues related to the development of a financial risk-tolerance assessment instrument. Financial risk tolerance is a significant factor in a number of household financial decisions, yet few recognized, valid, and reliable methods of assessment are available for use by financial service
John Grable, Ruth H. Lytton
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Molecular cancer prevention: Intercepting disease
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Oncological practice must evolve, from treating established tumours to proactive cancer interception before clinical manifestation. This will require mechanistic insight into tumour initiation, validated biomarkers of early disease development and redesigned clinical trials, enabling cancer interception to become a core pillar of oncology with the ...
Charlotte Grieco +2 more
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Automating Fault Tolerance in High-Performance Computational Biological Jobs Using Multi-Agent Approaches [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Large-scale biological jobs on high-performance computing systems require manual intervention if one or more computing cores on which they execute fail.
Alexandrov, Vassil +2 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Dormant cancer cells can hide in distant organs for years, evading treatment and the immune system. This review highlights how signals from the surrounding tissue and immune environment keep these cells inactive or trigger their reawakening. Understanding these mechanisms may help develop therapies to eliminate or control dormant cells and prevent ...
Kanishka Tiwary +1 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.A urine‐based digital PCR assay targeting two hotspot TERT promoter variants detected bladder cancer with high sensitivity and no false positives in this case–control cohort. The streamlined AbsoluteQ workflow outperformed Sanger sequencing and supports non‐invasive molecular testing for bladder cancer detection.
Anna Nykel +12 more
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