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Asimmetria Del Rischio Sistematico Dei Titolo Immobiliari Americani: Nuove Evidenze Econometriche, Paola De Santis, Carlo Drago Jul 2014

Asimmetria Del Rischio Sistematico Dei Titolo Immobiliari Americani: Nuove Evidenze Econometriche, Paola De Santis, Carlo Drago

Carlo Drago

In questo lavoro riscontriamo un aumento del rischio sistematico dei titoli del mercato immobiliare americano nell’anno 2007 seguito da un ritorno ai valori iniziali nell’anno 2009 e si evidenzia la possibile presenza di break strutturali. Per valutare il suddetto rischio sistematico è stato scelto il modello a tre fattori di Fama e French ed è stata studiata la relazione tra l’extra rendimento dell’indice REIT, utilizzato come proxy dell’andamento dei titoli immobiliari americani, e l’extra rendimento dell’indice S&P500 rappresentativo del rendimento del portafoglio di mercato. I risultati confermano la presenza di un “Asymmetric REIT Beta Puzzle” coerentemente con alcuni precedenti studi …


Extracellular Chaperones Modulate The Effects Of Alzheimer's Patient Cerebrospinal Fluid On A Beta(1-42) Toxicity And Uptake , Justin J. Yerbury, Mark R. Wilson May 2013

Extracellular Chaperones Modulate The Effects Of Alzheimer's Patient Cerebrospinal Fluid On A Beta(1-42) Toxicity And Uptake , Justin J. Yerbury, Mark R. Wilson

Mark R Wilson

Alzheimer's disease is characterised by the inappropriate death of brain cells and accumulation of the A beta peptide in the brain. Thus, it is possible that there are fundamental differences between Alzheimer's disease patients and healthy individuals in their abilities to clear A beta from brain fluid and to protect neurons from A beta toxicity. In the present study, we examined (1) the cytotoxicity of Alzheimer's disease cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) compared to control CSF, (2) the ability of Alzheimer's disease and control CSF to protect cells from A beta toxicity and to promote cell-mediated clearance of A beta and lastly …


Alphab-Crystallin Inhibits The Cell Toxicity Associated With Amyloid Fibril Formation By Kappa-Casein And The Amyloid-Beta Peptide, Francis C. Dehle, Heath Ecroyd, Ian F. Musgrave, John A. Carver Dec 2011

Alphab-Crystallin Inhibits The Cell Toxicity Associated With Amyloid Fibril Formation By Kappa-Casein And The Amyloid-Beta Peptide, Francis C. Dehle, Heath Ecroyd, Ian F. Musgrave, John A. Carver

Heath Ecroyd

Amyloid fibril formation is associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and prion diseases. Inhibition of amyloid fibril formation by molecular chaperone proteins, such as the small heat-shock protein αB-crystallin, may play a protective role in preventing the toxicity associated with this form of protein misfolding. Reduced and carboxymethylated κ-casein (RCMκ-CN), a protein derived from milk, readily and reproducibly forms fibrils at physiological temperature and pH. We investigated the toxicity of fibril formation by RCMκ-CN using neuronal model PC12 cells and determined whether the inhibition of fibril formation altered its cell toxicity. To resolve ambiguities in the literature, we also …


Wild Type And Tangier Disease Abca1 Mutants Modulate Cellular Amyloid-Beta Production Independent Of Cholesterol Efflux Activity, Kim S. Woojin, Andrew F. Hill, Michael L. Fitzgerald, Mason W. Freeman, Genevieve Evin, Brett Garner Jan 2011

Wild Type And Tangier Disease Abca1 Mutants Modulate Cellular Amyloid-Beta Production Independent Of Cholesterol Efflux Activity, Kim S. Woojin, Andrew F. Hill, Michael L. Fitzgerald, Mason W. Freeman, Genevieve Evin, Brett Garner

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

Cerebral amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition is a critical feature of Alzheimer’s disease. Aβ is derived from the amyloid-β protein precursor (AβPP) via two sequential cleavages that are mediated by β-secretase and the γ-secretase complex. Such amyloidogenic AβPP processing occurs in lipid raft microdomains of cell membranes and it is thought that modulating the distribution of lipids in rafts may regulate AβPP processing and Aβ production. Certain ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters regulate lipid transport across cell membranes and, as recent studies reveal, within membrane microdomains. ABCA1 also regulates Aβ metabolism in the brain although its direct impact on AβPP remains an open …


A Note On Empirical Sample Distribution Of Journal Impact Factors In Major Discipline Groups, Sudhanshu K. Mishra Feb 2010

A Note On Empirical Sample Distribution Of Journal Impact Factors In Major Discipline Groups, Sudhanshu K. Mishra

Sudhanshu K Mishra

What type of statistical distribution do the Journal Impact Factors follow? In the past, researchers have hypothesized various types of statistical distributions underlying the generation mechanism of journal impact factors. These are: lognormal, normal, approximately normal, Weibull, negative exponential, combination of exponentials, Poisson, Generalized inverse Gaussian-Poisson, negative binomial, generalized Waring, gamma, etc. It is pertinent to note that the major characteristics of JIF data lay in the asymmetry and non-mesokurticity. The present study, frequently encounters Burr-XII, inverse Burr-III (Dagum), Johnson SU, and a few other distributions closely related to Burr distributions to best fit the JIF data in subject groups …


Dipyridyl Beta-Diketonate Complexes: Versatile Polydentate Metalloligands For Metal-Organic Frameworks And Hydrogen-Bonded Networks, Andrew D. Burrows, Christopher G. Frost, Mary F. Mahon, Paul R. Raithby, Catherine L. Renouf, Christopher Richardson, Anna J. Stevenson Jan 2010

Dipyridyl Beta-Diketonate Complexes: Versatile Polydentate Metalloligands For Metal-Organic Frameworks And Hydrogen-Bonded Networks, Andrew D. Burrows, Christopher G. Frost, Mary F. Mahon, Paul R. Raithby, Catherine L. Renouf, Christopher Richardson, Anna J. Stevenson

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

The Group 13 metal complexes [M(L-2)(3)], where M is Al or Ga and L-2 is 1,3-di(4-pyridyl)-1,3-propanedionato, are hexatopic metalloligands that have been used to prepare mixed-metalorganic frameworks containing interpenetrated primitive cubic networks. In contrast, the europium complex [Eu(HL2)(3)-(H2L2)]Cl-4 center dot EtOH forms a hydrogen-bonded network following partial protonation of the pyridyl groups.


Extracellular Chaperones Modulate The Effects Of Alzheimer's Patient Cerebrospinal Fluid On A Beta(1-42) Toxicity And Uptake , Justin J. Yerbury, Mark R. Wilson Jan 2010

Extracellular Chaperones Modulate The Effects Of Alzheimer's Patient Cerebrospinal Fluid On A Beta(1-42) Toxicity And Uptake , Justin J. Yerbury, Mark R. Wilson

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

Alzheimer's disease is characterised by the inappropriate death of brain cells and accumulation of the A beta peptide in the brain. Thus, it is possible that there are fundamental differences between Alzheimer's disease patients and healthy individuals in their abilities to clear A beta from brain fluid and to protect neurons from A beta toxicity. In the present study, we examined (1) the cytotoxicity of Alzheimer's disease cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) compared to control CSF, (2) the ability of Alzheimer's disease and control CSF to protect cells from A beta toxicity and to promote cell-mediated clearance of A beta and lastly …


Alphab-Crystallin Inhibits The Cell Toxicity Associated With Amyloid Fibril Formation By Kappa-Casein And The Amyloid-Beta Peptide, Francis C. Dehle, Heath Ecroyd, Ian F. Musgrave, John A. Carver Jan 2010

Alphab-Crystallin Inhibits The Cell Toxicity Associated With Amyloid Fibril Formation By Kappa-Casein And The Amyloid-Beta Peptide, Francis C. Dehle, Heath Ecroyd, Ian F. Musgrave, John A. Carver

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

Amyloid fibril formation is associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and prion diseases. Inhibition of amyloid fibril formation by molecular chaperone proteins, such as the small heat-shock protein αB-crystallin, may play a protective role in preventing the toxicity associated with this form of protein misfolding. Reduced and carboxymethylated κ-casein (RCMκ-CN), a protein derived from milk, readily and reproducibly forms fibrils at physiological temperature and pH. We investigated the toxicity of fibril formation by RCMκ-CN using neuronal model PC12 cells and determined whether the inhibition of fibril formation altered its cell toxicity. To resolve ambiguities in the literature, we also …


Crystallization And Diffraction Data Of 1h-3-Hydroxy-4-Oxoquinoline 2,4-Dioxygenase: A Cofactor-Free Oxygenase Of The Alpha/Beta-Hydrolase Family, Ruhu Qi, Susanne Fetzner, Aaron J. Oakley Jan 2007

Crystallization And Diffraction Data Of 1h-3-Hydroxy-4-Oxoquinoline 2,4-Dioxygenase: A Cofactor-Free Oxygenase Of The Alpha/Beta-Hydrolase Family, Ruhu Qi, Susanne Fetzner, Aaron J. Oakley

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

1H-3-Hydroxy-4-oxoquinoline 2,4-dioxygenase (QDO) from Pseudomonas putida 33/1 catalyses the oxygenolysis of 1H-3-hydroxy-4-oxoquinoline to form N-formylanthranilic acid and carbon monoxide without the aid of cofactors. Both N-terminally His6-tagged and native QDO were overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified by conventional chromatographic procedures. Untagged QDO, but not His6-tagged QDO, was crystallized by the vapour-diffusion method, giving hexagonal bipyramid crystals belonging to space group P6(1)22. Selenomethionine-containing native QDO was prepared and crystallized under identical conditions. The unit-cell parameters were a = b = 90.1, c = 168.6 A, alpha = beta = 90, gamma = 120 degrees. Using synchrotron radiation, these crystals diffract …


Amyloid Fibril Formation By Bovine Milk Kappa-Casein And Its Inhibition By The Molecular Chaperones Alpha-S And Beta-Casein, Mark Wilson, David Thorn, Agata Rekas, S. L Gras, Christopher Dobson, Sarah Meehan, Cait Macphee, M Sunde Dec 2004

Amyloid Fibril Formation By Bovine Milk Kappa-Casein And Its Inhibition By The Molecular Chaperones Alpha-S And Beta-Casein, Mark Wilson, David Thorn, Agata Rekas, S. L Gras, Christopher Dobson, Sarah Meehan, Cait Macphee, M Sunde

Mark R Wilson

No abstract provided.


Lymphotoxin-Beta Receptor-Dependent Genes In Lymph Node And Follicular Dendritic Cell Transcriptomes, Mark Wilson, C. Huber, C. Thielen, Y. Fu, E. Heinen, A Aguzzi, G Miele Dec 2004

Lymphotoxin-Beta Receptor-Dependent Genes In Lymph Node And Follicular Dendritic Cell Transcriptomes, Mark Wilson, C. Huber, C. Thielen, Y. Fu, E. Heinen, A Aguzzi, G Miele

Mark R Wilson

No abstract provided.