Over nearly a quarter of a century, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become one of the
most popular passive investment vehicles among retail and professional investors because of …

Phaeochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours secreting high levels of catecholamines,
able to exert serious metabolic and cardiovascular effects. The serious and potentially …

Skin blood flow oscillation, the so called flowmotion, is a consequence of the arteriolar diameter
oscillations, ie vasomotion, and it is thought to play a critical role in favoring the optimal …

Background—Aging is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and endothelial dysfunction.
Since exercise can improve endothelium-dependent vasodilation, in the present study …

… Franzoni acknowledges support from the Swiss Finance Institute. An earlier version of this
paper circulated under the title “ETFs, Arbitrage, and Shock Propagation.” The authors do not …

Hedge funds significantly reduced their equity holdings during the recent financial crisis. In
2008:Q3––Q4, hedge funds sold about 29% of their aggregate portfolio. Redemptions and …

Private equity has traditionally been thought to provide diversification benefits. However,
these benefits may be lower than anticipated as we find that private equity suffers from …

… Franzoni is also a member of GREGHEC, CNRS unit, FRE 2810. Marín acknowledges
financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (BEC2002-00429 Grant) …

Background: Sedentary aging is associated with oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between long-term physical activity, …

Background: Essential hypertension is characterized by endothelial dysfunction, arterial
stiffness, and increased oxidative stress. We evaluated the effect of short-term combined …