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Record Nr.

UNINA9910688370903321

Titolo

Erythrocyte : a peripheral biomarker for infection and inflammation / / edited by Kaneez Fatima Shad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2021

©2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 118 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

610.28

Soggetti

Biochemical markers

Erythrocytes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

In addition to carrying haemoglobin for gas exchange, red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes contain a number of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates, making them capable of acting as peripheral biomarkers for many pathological conditions. Early identification of key changes in erythrocytes in response to inflammatory or infectious diseases saves millions of lives worldwide. As such, this book examines the role of RBCs in immunology. Chapters cover such topics as an iron deficiency in erythrocytes, the modulation of oxidative stress (OS) in erythrocytes in bacterial and viral infections, using human foetal astrocytes (HFAs) as an experimental model to measure early predictive biomarkers for hypertension, and more.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789716503321

Autore

Rachev S. T (Svetlozar Todorov)

Titolo

Advanced stochastic models, risk assessment, and portfolio optimization [[electronic resource] ] : the ideal risk, uncertainty, and performance measures / / by Svetlozar T. Rachev, Stoyan V. Stoyanov, Frank J. Fabozzi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley

[Chichester, : John Wiley, distributor], 2008

ISBN

1-281-21730-1

0-470-25360-6

9786611217303

1-283-27295-4

9786613272959

1-118-08614-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (39 p.)

Collana

The Frank J. Fabozzi series

Altri autori (Persone)

StoyanovStoyan V

FabozziFrank J

Disciplina

332

Soggetti

Stochastic processes

Mathematical optimization

Risk assessment - Mathematical models

Portfolio management - Mathematical models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Advanced Stochastic Models, Risk Assessment, and Portfolio Optimization; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1 Concepts of Probability; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 BASIC CONCEPTS; 1.3 DISCRETE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; 1.4 CONTINUOUS PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; 1.5 STATISTICAL MOMENTS AND QUANTILES; 1.6 JOINT PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; 1.7 PROBABILISTIC INEQUALITIES; 1.8 SUMMARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 2 Optimization; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 UNCONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; 2.3 CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; 2.4 SUMMARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 3 Probability Metrics; 3.1 INTRODUCTION



3.2 MEASURING DISTANCES: THE DISCRETE CASE3.3 PRIMARY, SIMPLE, AND COMPOUND METRICS; 3.4 SUMMARY; 3.5 TECHNICAL APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 4 Ideal Probability Metrics; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 THE CLASSICAL CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREM; 4.3 THE GENERALIZED CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREM; 4.4 CONSTRUCTION OF IDEAL PROBABILITY METRICS; 4.5 SUMMARY; 4.6 TECHNICAL APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 5 Choice under Uncertainty; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 EXPECTED UTILITY THEORY; 5.3 STOCHASTIC DOMINANCE; 5.4 PROBABILITY METRICS AND STOCHASTIC DOMINANCE; 5.5 SUMMARY; 5.6 TECHNICAL APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Chapter 6 Risk and Uncertainty6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 MEASURES OF DISPERSION; 6.3 PROBABILITY METRICS AND DISPERSION MEASURES; 6.4 MEASURES OF RISK; 6.5 RISK MEASURES AND DISPERSION MEASURES; 6.6 RISK MEASURES AND STOCHASTIC ORDERS; 6.7 SUMMARY; 6.8 TECHNICAL APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 7 Average Value-at-Risk; 7.1 INTRODUCTION; 7.2 AVERAGE VALUE-AT-RISK; 7.3 AVaR ESTIMATION FROM A SAMPLE; 7.4 COMPUTING PORTFOLIO AVaR IN PRACTICE; 7.5 BACKTESTING OF AVaR; 7.6 SPECTRAL RISK MEASURES; 7.7 RISK MEASURES AND PROBABILITY METRICS; 7.8 SUMMARY; 7.9 TECHNICAL APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Chapter 8 Optimal Portfolios8.1 INTRODUCTION; 8.2 MEAN-VARIANCE ANALYSIS; 8.3 MEAN-RISK ANALYSIS; 8.4 SUMMARY; 8.5 TECHNICAL APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 9 Benchmark Tracking Problems; 9.1 INTRODUCTION; 9.2 THE TRACKING ERROR PROBLEM; 9.3 RELATION TO PROBABILITY METRICS; 9.4 EXAMPLES OF r.d. METRICS; 9.5 NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; 9.6 SUMMARY; 9.7 TECHNICAL APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 10 Performance Measures; 10.1 INTRODUCTION; 10.2 REWARD-TO-RISK RATIOS; 10.3 REWARD-TO-VARIABILITY RATIOS; 10.4 SUMMARY; 10.5 TECHNICAL APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This groundbreaking book extends traditional approaches of risk measurement and portfolio optimization by combining distributional models with risk or performance measures into one framework. Throughout these pages, the expert authors explain the fundamentals of probability metrics, outline new approaches to portfolio optimization, and discuss a variety of essential risk measures. Using numerous examples, they illustrate a range of applications to optimal portfolio choice and risk theory, as well as applications to the area of computational finance that may be useful to financial engineers.