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2. Extra anatomical cryopreserved homograft solution for recurrent femoropopliteal bypass infection
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Alberto M Settembrini, Leonardo Foresti, Giuseppe Cannizzo, Silvia Romagnoli, Daniele Bissacco, and Santi Trimarchi
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Vascular graft infection ,Peripheral bypass ,Extra-anatomic bypass ,Homograft ,Vascular graft excision ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Abstract
Introduction Vascular graft infections (VGIs) are challenging and potentially life-threatening complications following femoropopliteal bypasses. The treatments of choice in peripheral VGIs are antimicrobial therapy, surgical excision, and in-situ reconstruction with an autologous superficial vein. An extraanatomical homograft bypass and antimicrobial therapy could be resolutive in patients presenting with recurrent VGIs and unavailable autologous veins.Case Report We present the case of a 74-year-old Caucasian man with a history of a below-the-knee (BTK) right femoropopliteal bypass using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) for chronic peripheral artery disease (Rutherford Grade 3). He presented at the emergency department with septic arthritis of the right knee involving the previous PTFE femoropopliteal bypass. The graft was excised, and an insitu saphenous vein BTK femoropopliteal bypass was performed. Due to multiple recurrences of graft infection of the proximal anastomosis, an extra-anatomical cryopreserved arterial homograft reconstruction from the external iliac artery to the profunda femoral artery was necessary as a definitive treatment. At three years follow-up the patient is alive, with patency of both vascular reconstructions.Conclusion Despite aggressive treatment, managing vascular graft infections can be challenging, typically requiring a blend of surgical and medical interventions. Patient-specific surgical approaches, such as graft removal, infected tissue debridement andextra-anatomical reconstruction with biological grafts is crucial. In those patients with unavailable autologous veins, consideration could be given to a cryopreserved homograft due to its resistance against infections.
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- 2024
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3. Sex Related Differences and Factors Associated With Peri-Procedural and One Year Mortality in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia Patients
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Eugenio Martelli, Matilde Zamboni, Giovanni Sotgiu, Laura Saderi, Massimo Federici, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Mariangela Valentina Puci, Allegra Rosa Martelli, Teresa Messina, Paolo Frigatti, Maria Pia Borrelli, Carlo Ruotolo, Ilaria Ficarelli, Paolo Rubino, Francesco Pezzo, Luciano Carbonari, Andrea Angelini, Edoardo Galeazzi, Luca Calia di Pinto, Franco Michelino Fiore, Armando Palmieri, Giorgio Ventoruzzo, Giulia Mazzitelli, Franco Ragni, Antonio Bozzani, Enzo Forliti, Claudio Castagno, Pietro Volpe, Mafalda Massaro, Diego Moniaci, Elisa Pagliasso, Tania Peretti, Mauro Ferrari, Nicola Troisi, Piero Modugno, Maurizio Maiorano, Umberto Marcello Bracale, Marco Panagrosso, Mario Monaco, Giovanni Giordano, Giuseppe Natalicchio, Antonella Biello, Giovanni Maria Celoria, Alessio Amico, Mauro Di Bartolo, Massimiliano Martelli, Roberta Munaò, Davide Razzano, Giovanni Colacchio, Francesco Bussetti, Gaetano Lanza, Antonio Cardini, Bartolomeo Di Benedetto, Mario De Laurentis, Maurizio Taurino, Pasqualino Sirignano, Pierluigi Cappiello, Andrea Esposito, Santi Trimarchi, Silvia Romagnoli, Andrea Padricelli, Giorgio Giudice, Adolfo Crinisio, Giovanni Di Nardo, Giuseppe Battaglia, Rosario Tringale, Salvatore De Vivo, Rita Compagna, Valerio Stefano Tolva, Ilenia D'Alessio, Ruggiero Curci, Simona Giovannetti, Giuseppe D'Arrigo, Giusi Basile, Dalmazio Frigerio, Gianfranco Veraldi, Luca Mezzetto, Arnaldo Ippoliti, Fabio Massimo Oddi, and Alberto Maria Settembrini
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Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Published
- 2024
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4. A novel approach to rating SMEs’ environmental performance: Bridging the ESG gap
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Seben Ozkan, Silvia Romagnoli, and Pietro Rossi
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Satellite observations ,ESG rating ,SME ,Neural Network ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
Given the increasing significance of sustainability in investment decisions and regulatory frameworks, Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) ratings for companies are becoming increasingly relevant in the decision-making processes of stakeholders. While large listed companies are mandated to disclose ESG information, the same cannot be said for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are not obligated to provide either sustainability information or their own ESG ratings, leaving them susceptible to potential disadvantages in securing capital and attracting investments. Moreover, ESG rating agencies source all the necessary data from the very companies they are meant to assess, leading to an evident conflict of interest.In this paper, we propose a comprehensive solution to urgently address this gap in ESG disclosure. Leveraging the unique capabilities of Neural Networks (NN) to comprehend and replicate intricate patterns, we train a NN using available environmental and rating data from large companies. The NN learns how to replicate ratings based on the available information. Once the network is adequately trained, we employ it to generate ratings for SMEs that would otherwise lack any form of rating. Another point of innovation is represented by the type of data used, i.e. we utilize data acquired through satellite observations within the European Union (EU) Copernicus Program, ensuring an impartial means of gathering information on environmental activities. Our NN is fed with satellite observations, with the target being the ratings recognized by supervisory agencies. Once the network has been satisfactorily trained and can accurately reproduce the target set of ratings, it is directly applied to the same dataset for a group of SME companies. In doing so, we establish a methodology for consistently rating SMEs’ environmental performance in alignment with the methodology used for larger companies.
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- 2023
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5. Sex-Related Differences and Factors Associated with Peri-Procedural and 1 Year Mortality in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Patients from the CLIMATE Italian Registry
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Eugenio Martelli, Matilde Zamboni, Giovanni Sotgiu, Laura Saderi, Massimo Federici, Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi, Mariangela V. Puci, Allegra R. Martelli, Teresa Messina, Paolo Frigatti, Maria Pia Borrelli, Carlo Ruotolo, Ilaria Ficarelli, Paolo Rubino, Francesco Pezzo, Luciano Carbonari, Andrea Angelini, Edoardo Galeazzi, Luca Calia Di Pinto, Franco M. Fiore, Armando Palmieri, Giorgio Ventoruzzo, Giulia Mazzitelli, Franco Ragni, Antonio Bozzani, Enzo Forliti, Claudio Castagno, Pietro Volpe, Mafalda Massara, Diego Moniaci, Elisa Pagliasso, Tania Peretti, Mauro Ferrari, Nicola Troisi, Piero Modugno, Maurizio Maiorano, Umberto M. Bracale, Marco Panagrosso, Mario Monaco, Giovanni Giordano, Giuseppe Natalicchio, Antonella Biello, Giovanni M. Celoria, Alessio Amico, Mauro Di Bartolo, Massimiliano Martelli, Roberta Munaó, Davide Razzano, Giovanni Colacchio, Francesco Bussetti, Gaetano Lanza, Antonio Cardini, Bartolomeo Di Benedetto, Mario De Laurentis, Maurizio Taurino, Pasqualino Sirignano, Pierluigi Cappiello, Andrea Esposito, Santi Trimarchi, Silvia Romagnoli, Andrea Padricelli, Giorgio Giudice, Adolfo Crinisio, Giovanni Di Nardo, Giuseppe Battaglia, Rosario Tringale, Salvatore De Vivo, Rita Compagna, Valerio S. Tolva, Ilenia D’Alessio, Ruggiero Curci, Simona Giovannetti, Giuseppe D’Arrigo, Giusi Basile, Dalmazio Frigerio, Gian Franco Veraldi, Luca Mezzetto, Arnaldo Ippoliti, Fabio M. Oddi, and Alberto M. Settembrini
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chronic limb-threatening ischemia ,outcome ,sex ,age ,limb salvage ,Medicine - Abstract
Background: Identifying sex-related differences/variables associated with 30 day/1 year mortality in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). Methods: Multicenter/retrospective/observational study. A database was sent to all the Italian vascular surgeries to collect all the patients operated on for CLTI in 2019. Acute lower-limb ischemia and neuropathic-diabetic foot are not included. Follow-up: One year. Data on demographics/comorbidities, treatments/outcomes, and 30 day/1 year mortality were investigated. Results: Information on 2399 cases (69.8% men) from 36/143 (25.2%) centers. Median (IQR) age: 73 (66–80) and 79 (71–85) years for men/women, respectively (p < 0.0001). Women were more likely to be over 75 (63.2% vs. 40.1%, p = 0.0001). More men smokers (73.7% vs. 42.2%, p < 0.0001), are on hemodialysis (10.1% vs. 6.7%, p = 0.006), affected by diabetes (61.9% vs. 52.8%, p < 0.0001), dyslipidemia (69.3% vs. 61.3%, p < 0.0001), hypertension (91.8% vs. 88.5%, p = 0.011), coronaropathy (43.9% vs. 29.4%, p < 0.0001), bronchopneumopathy (37.1% vs. 25.6%, p < 0.0001), underwent more open/hybrid surgeries (37.9% vs. 28.8%, p < 0.0001), and minor amputations (22% vs. 13.7%, p < 0.0001). More women underwent endovascular revascularizations (61.6% vs. 55.2%, p = 0.004), major amputations (9.6% vs. 6.9%, p = 0.024), and obtained limb-salvage if with limited gangrene (50.8% vs. 44.9%, p = 0.017). Age > 75 (HR = 3.63, p = 0.003) is associated with 30 day mortality. Age > 75 (HR = 2.14, p < 0.0001), nephropathy (HR = 1.54, p < 0.0001), coronaropathy (HR = 1.26, p = 0.036), and infection/necrosis of the foot (dry, HR = 1.42, p = 0.040; wet, HR = 2.04, p < 0.0001) are associated with 1 year mortality. No sex-linked difference in mortality statistics. Conclusion: Women exhibit fewer comorbidities but are struck by CLTI when over 75, a factor associated with short- and mid-term mortality, explaining why mortality does not statistically differ between the sexes.
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- 2023
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6. Soothing Effect of a Cosmetic Product on Skin Discomforts Induced by a Chemical Irritant (Capsaicin) and UV-Radiation, and after Mosquito Bites and Sunburn in a Real-World Setting
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Vincenzo Nobile, Valentina Zanoletti, Viviana Manzoni, Silvia Romagnoli, and Enza Cestone
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sunburn ,insect bite ,pruritus ,itch ,skin irritation ,menthol ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Irritated and itchy skin is a common skin condition. Consumers tend to opt for natural ingredients for irritated skin (e.g., after insect bites or sun exposure). We tested a cosmetic product with 94% of its ingredients being of natural origin, each with its beneficial properties, e.g., nourishing shea butter, cooling menthol, and soothing bisabolol. Skin discomfort was induced either by a chemical irritant (capsaicin) or UV radiation by a solar simulator. In this clinical, prospective, and controlled experimental study, we investigated the soothing effect of the tested product. We observed a soothing effect on the capsaicin-induced itching and stinging sensation with a statistically significant decrease in the discomfort sensations one minute after a single application. The tested product also showed a significant reduction in the UV-induced skin erythema (UVA+B exposure). In a real-world study, these results can be correlated with a decrease of itching and irritation after sunburn or after insect bites.
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- 2022
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7. Intragraft Thrombosis After TEVAR for BTAIs: Mounting Evidence and Open Questions
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Gianluca Buongiovanni, Alberto Settembrini, Daniele Bissacco, Silvia Romagnoli, and Santi Trimarchi
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Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Published
- 2022
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8. Venous pseudoaneurysm of the great saphenous vein stump as late complication of flush saphenofemoral ligation and stripping
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Maurizio Domanin, MD, Riccardo Miloro, MD, Silvia Romagnoli, MD, and Aldo Basellini, MD
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Surgery ,RD1-811 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Guidelines now recommend endovenous thermal ablation over open treatment of saphenous incompetence, but flush saphenofemoral ligation and stripping remain relevant when appropriately applied and expertly executed. Complications are rare but could be severe, needing further surgical correction. We report a unique case of a late venous pseudoaneurysm of the great saphenous vein stump after flush saphenofemoral ligation and stripping, successfully treated with surgical sac excision. We highlight the importance of continuous follow-up for patients previously submitted to open venous surgery.
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- 2018
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9. Acute hemifacial ischemia as a late complication of carotid stenting
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Maurizio Domanin, MD, Maurizio Isalberti, MD, Silvia Romagnoli, MD, Antonio Rolli, MD, and Simona Sommaruga, MD
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Surgery ,RD1-811 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Concerns about carotid artery stenting (CAS) center primarily on procedural complications like acute occlusion, stroke, and long-term intrastent restenosis. External carotid artery (ECA) thrombosis is observed during CAS follow-up, but it often remains asymptomatic or, at worst, results in jaw claudication. We report here a case of late occlusion of the ECA after CAS with symptoms of acute homolateral facial ischemia as well as pain, cyanosis, tongue numbness, and skin coldness. The patient was submitted to local thrombolysis and balloon angioplasty with regression of symptoms after recanalization. With this report, we add a caveat about blockage of the ECA ostium during CAS.
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- 2017
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10. Pricing and hedging of a general kind of multiasset option
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Silvia Romagnoli and Tiziano Vargiolu
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Statistics ,HA1-4737 - Abstract
Our aims is to propose an evaluation and a replicating strategy for a general kind of multiasset option in an international multicurrencies no-arbitrage world with Gaussian interest rates. Johnson's formula for the option on the maximum of several assets is derived as a particular case of ours, and two examples of application, namely the MAP strategy and the option on the arithmetic mean of several assets, are presented.
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11. The range of derivative's arbitrage prices in a general incomplete market
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Silvia Romagnoli
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Statistics ,HA1-4737 - Abstract
In this paper we work in a general incomplete market driven by a mixed diffusion of finite dimension and we characterize the range of derivative's arbitrage prices by the super-replication approach in the deterministic interest rate hypothesis (DIRH) and in the stochastic interest rate hypothesis (SIRH). We give some examples of applications of this models in particular incomplete situations.
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- 2007
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12. Interest Rates Term Structure under Ambiguity
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Silvia Romagnoli and Simona Santoro
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ambiguity ,exponential affine model ,multi-factor model ,Insurance ,HG8011-9999 - Abstract
After financial crisis, the role of uncertainty in decision making processes has largely been recognized as the new variable that contributes to shaping interest rates and bond prices. Our aim is to discuss the impact of ambiguity on bonds interest rates (yields). Starting from the realistic assumption that investors ask for an ambiguity premium depending on the efficacy of government interventions (if any), we lead to an exponential multi-factor affine model which includes ambiguity as well as an ambiguous version of the Heath-Jarrow-Morton (HJM)model. As an example, we propose the realistic economic framework given by Ulrich (2008, 2011), and we recover the corresponding ambiguous HJM framework, thus offering a large set of interest rate models enriched with ambiguity. We also give a concrete view of how different simulated scenarios of ambiguity can influence the economic cycle (through rates and bond prices).
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- 2017
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13. A distorted copula-based evolution model: risks' aggregation in a Bonus-Malus migration system.
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Enrico Bernardi and Silvia Romagnoli
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- 2021
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14. Fuzzy Esscher changes of measure and copula invariance in Lévy markets.
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Enrico Bernardi, Daniele Ritelli, and Silvia Romagnoli
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- 2023
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15. A vague multidimensional dependency structure: Conditional versus Unconditional fuzzy copula models.
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Silvia Romagnoli
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- 2020
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16. The impact of the dependence structure in risk management: a focus on credit-risk.
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Enrico Bernardi, Silvia Romagnoli, and Matteo Doti
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- 2019
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17. Measure-invariance of copula functions as tool for testing no-arbitrage assumption.
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Silvia Romagnoli
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- 2018
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18. Acute venous problems: Integrating medical, surgical, and interventional treatments
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Daniele Bissacco, Tim J. Mandigers, Silvia Romagnoli, Tiziana Aprea, Chiara Lomazzi, Ilenia D'Alessio, Velio Ascenti, Anna Maria Ierardi, Maurizio Domanin, Valerio Stefano Tolva, Gianpaolo Carrafiello, and Santi Trimarchi
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Surgery ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Published
- 2023
19. Distorted Copula-Based Probability Distribution of a Counting Hierarchical Variable: A Credit Risk Application.
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Enrico Bernardi and Silvia Romagnoli
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- 2016
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20. Sex-Related Differences and Factors Associated with Peri-Procedural and 1-year Mortality in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Patients from the CLIMATE Italian Registry
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Eugenio Martelli, Matilde Zamboni, Giovanni Sotgiu, Laura Saderi, Massimo Federici, Giuseppe Massimo Sangiorgi, Mariangela Valentina Puci, Allegra Rosa Martelli, Teresa Messina, Paolo Frigatti, Maria Pia Borrelli, Carlo Ruotolo, Ilaria Ficarelli, Paolo Rubino, Francesco Pezzo, Luciano Carbonari, Andrea Angelini, Edoardo Galeazzi, Luca Calia Di Pinto, Franco Michelino Fiore, Armado Palmieri, Giorgio Ventoruzzo, Giulia Mazzitelli, Franco Ragni, Antonio Bozzani, Enzo Forliti, Claudio Castagno, Pietro Volpe, Mafalda Massara, Diego Moniaci, Elisa Pagliasso, Tania Peretti, Mauro Ferrari, Nicola Troisi, Pietro Modugno, Maurizio Maiorano, Umberto Marcello Bracale, Marco Panagrosso, Mario Monaco, Giovanni Giordano, Giuseppe Natalicchio, Antonella Biello, Giovanni Maria Celoria, Alessio Amico, Mauro Di Bartolo, Massimiliano Martelli, Roberta Munaó, Davide Razzano, Giovanni Colacchio, Francesco Bussetti, Gaetano Lanza, Antonio Cardini, Bartolomeo Di Benedetto, Mario De Laurentis, Maurizio Taurino, Pasqualino Sirignano, Pierluigi Cappiello, Andrea Esposito, Santi Trimarchi, Silvia Romagnoli, Andrea Padricelli, Giorgio Giudice, Adolfo Crinisio, Giovanni Di Nardo, Giuseppe Battaglia, Rosario Tringale, Salvatore De Vivo, Rita Compagna, Valerio Stefano Tolva, Ilenia D'Alessio, Ruggiero Curci, Simona Giovannetti, Giuseppe D'Arrigo, Giusi Basile, Dalmazio Frigerio, Gian Franco Veraldi, Luca Mezzetto, Arnaldo Ippoliti, Fabio Massimo Oddi, and Alberto Maria Settembrini
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Background: Identifying sex-related differences/variables associated with 30-day/1-year mortality in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). Methods: Multicenter/retrospective/observational study. Database sent to all-the-Italian vascular surgeries to collect all-the¬-patients operated for CLTI in 2019. Acute lower-limb ischemia and neuropathic-diabetic foot not included. Follow-up: 1-year. Data on demographics/comorbidities, treatments/outcome, and 30-day/1-year mortality investigated. Results: Information on 2399 cases (69.8% men) from 36/143 (25.2%) centers. Median (IQR) age: 73 (66-80) and 79 (71-85) yrs for men/women, respectively (p75 (HR3.63, p=.003) associated with 30-day mortality. Age >75 (HR2.14, p
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- 2022
21. The SINC way: a fast and accurate approach to Fourier pricing
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Fabio Baschetti, Silvia Romagnoli, Pietro Rossi, Giacomo Bormetti, Baschetti Fabio, Bormetti Giacomo, Romagnoli Silvia, and Rossi Pietro
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COS method ,Sinc function ,Option pricing ,Computational Finance (q-fin.CP) ,Fast Fourier method ,Rough Heston model ,FOS: Economics and business ,Fourier expansion ,symbols.namesake ,Quantitative Finance - Computational Finance ,Fourier transform ,Valuation of options ,symbols ,Applied mathematics ,Pricing of Securities (q-fin.PR) ,Quantitative Finance - Pricing of Securities ,General Economics, Econometrics and Finance ,Fourier series ,Finance ,Mathematics - Abstract
The goal of this paper is to investigate the method outlined by one of us (PR) in Cherubini et al. (2009) to compute option prices. We name it the SINC approach. While the COS method by Fang and Osterlee (2009) leverages the Fourier-cosine expansion of truncated densities, the SINC approach builds on the Shannon Sampling Theorem revisited for functions with bounded support. We provide several results which were missing in the early derivation: i) a rigorous proof of the convergence of the SINC formula to the correct option price when the support grows and the number of Fourier frequencies increases; ii) ready to implement formulas for put, Cash-or-Nothing, and Asset-or-Nothing options; iii) a systematic comparison with the COS formula for several log-price models; iv) a numerical challenge against alternative Fast Fourier specifications, such as Carr and Madan (1999) and Lewis (2000); v) an extensive pricing exercise under the rough Heston model of Jaisson and Rosenbaum (2015); vi) formulas to evaluate numerically the moments of a truncated density. The advantages of the SINC approach are numerous. When compared to benchmark methodologies, SINC provides the most accurate and fast pricing computation. The method naturally lends itself to price all options in a smile concurrently by means of Fast Fourier techniques, boosting fast calibration. Pricing requires to resort only to odd moments in the Fourier space. A previous version of this manuscript circulated with the title `Rough Heston: The SINC way'., Comment: 49 pages, 4 figures, 13 tables
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- 2021
22. The beneficial role of green bonds as a new strategic asset class: Dynamic dependencies, allocation and diversification before and during the pandemic era
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Monica Martiradonna, Silvia Romagnoli, and Amia Santini
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History ,Economics and Econometrics ,General Energy ,Polymers and Plastics ,Business and International Management ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering - Published
- 2023
23. Computing the volume of a high-dimensional semi-unsupervised hierarchical copula.
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Enrico Bernardi and Silvia Romagnoli
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- 2011
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24. A copula-based model of speculative price dynamics in discrete time.
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Umberto Cherubini, Sabrina Mulinacci, and Silvia Romagnoli
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- 2011
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25. The impact of the dependence structure in risk management: a focus on credit-risk
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Silvia Romagnoli, Matteo Doti, Enrico Bernardi, Silvia Romagnoli, Enrico Bernardi, and Matteo Doti
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Structure (mathematical logic) ,Value (ethics) ,Risk analysis ,0209 industrial biotechnology ,Focus (computing) ,Actuarial science ,business.industry ,linear programming ,02 engineering and technology ,copula function ,Computer Science Applications ,Theoretical Computer Science ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Risk management ,Control and Systems Engineering ,Modeling and Simulation ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,020201 artificial intelligence & image processing ,risk analysi ,business ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Information Systems ,Credit risk - Abstract
The aim of the paper is to discuss the important role of the dependence structure in risk management. Therefore, we focus on creditrisk and propose an innovative model to value the credit risk of a portfolio. This new approach (HYC for short) is based on a hierarchical hybrid copula and involves a clusterization of the portfolio in several risk’s classes. The HYC model is classified as hybrid because the computation of the loss cdf depends on the class’s cardinality: for large groups one is justified to apply a limiting approach, while for small ones one applies a procedure preserving the granularity of the group itself. In order to appreciate the impact of the dependence structure in credit-risk evaluation, a VaR analysis based on the HYC loss function is here compared to the CreditMetrics approach in an in-sample exercise and to the empirical VaR in an out-of sample exercise aimed to test the forecasting effectiveness of the model. This comparison allows us to appreciate over/under-valuation of the capital detained from the financial institution. Moreover, the impact of an enlargement of the dependence structure is discussed with respect to the systemic/contagious effects in the context of a portfolio optimisation with constraint on a sub-portfolio’s risk.
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- 2019
26. Operative Treatment and Clinical Outcomes in Peripheral Vascular Trauma: The Combined Experience of Two Centers in the Endovascular Era
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Daniele Bissacco, Fabrizio Sammartano, Ilenia D'Alessio, Pierantonio Rimoldi, Silvia Romagnoli, Osvaldo Chiara, and Maurizio Domanin
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Clinical Decision-Making ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Risk Assessment ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Suture (anatomy) ,Risk Factors ,medicine.artery ,Epidemiology ,medicine ,Humans ,Embolization ,Subclavian artery ,Retrospective Studies ,business.industry ,Patient Selection ,Endovascular Procedures ,Extremities ,Arteries ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Vascular System Injuries ,Limb Salvage ,Peripheral ,Surgery ,Treatment Outcome ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Orthopedic surgery ,Female ,Inguinal ligament ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Ligation ,business ,Vascular Surgical Procedures - Abstract
Background Arterial traumas of the extremities are quite rare in civilian records; nevertheless, patients with trauma of limbs are admitted daily in emergency departments worldwide. The up-to-date information about epidemiology and treatment (open vs. endovascular surgery) comes from war records and it is not always easy getting data on mortality and morbidity in these patients. The aim of this study is to analyze the approach (open or endovascular) and the outcome of patients with vascular trauma of upper limbs (from the subclavian artery) and/or lower limbs (distal to the inguinal ligament), in the greater Milan area. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on data recorded by the emergency departments of two hospitals of the greater Milan between 2009 and 2017. We collected all patients with arterial injuries of the limbs in terms of demography, injury patterns, clinical status at admission, therapy (open or endovascular approach), and outcomes in terms of limb salvage and survival. Results We studied 52 patients with vascular trauma of extremities. The main mechanism of trauma was road accident (48.1%), followed by criminal acts (32.7%), self-endangering behavior (13.5%), work (3.8%), and sport accidents (1.9%). Associated lesions (orthopedic, neurological, and/or venous lesions of the limbs) were present in 39 patients (75%). All patients underwent emergency surgery, forty-six patients (88.5%) by open repair (polytetrafluoroethylene or greater saphenous vein bypass grafts, arterial suture or ligation), whereas endovascular approach was used only in 6 patients (11.5%), all treated with embolization. The overall postoperative mortality rate was 5.7% (3 patients). Among survivors, we report 5 major amputations of the lower limbs, 3 of them after bypass graft infection, and 2 after graft failure. The rate of limb salvage was 90.4%. Conclusions Isolated arterial trauma of the extremities are rare, usually they occur in the setting of multiple trauma patients. Despite progresses in surgical techniques, there are still controversies in diagnosis and treatment of these patients. We treated most cases with open surgery (n = 46), choosing endovascular approach (embolization performed mainly by interventional radiologists) in difficult anatomic districts. We believe that, during decision-making of the surgical strategy, it is important to consider the anatomical site of lesions and the general condition of the patients. Moreover, in case of multiple trauma, we suggest a multidisciplinary approach to provide the best medical care to the victims.
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- 2020
27. Counting Statistics for Dependent Random Events
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Silvia Romagnoli, Enrico Bernardi, Silvia Romagnoli, and Enrico Bernardi
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Clustering, copula function, combinatorics and random matrices, counting a random event - Abstract
This book concludes six years of original research at the University of Bologna on probabilistic problems involving the interaction of the dependence structure and the combinatoric-based algorithms. The problem tackled arises directly from applications where we frequently confronted with problems linked to a counting variable that monitors a random event. As for example in credit applications we may imagine to control the defaults attaching a portfolio of loans or in insurance to monitor the claims' arrival in order to detect the right level of risk supported by the company.
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- 2021
28. Diamonds and precious metals for reduction of portfolio tail risk
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Silvia Romagnoli, Hélyette Geman, Massimiliano Barbi, Barbi, M., Geman, H., and Romagnoli, S.
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congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities ,Economics and Econometrics ,050208 finance ,Market portfolio ,education ,05 social sciences ,ems ,Diversification (finance) ,Tail dependence ,Monetary economics ,body regions ,Diversification ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,parasitic diseases ,0502 economics and business ,Economics ,Portfolio ,Precious metal ,Tail risk ,Diamond ,050207 economics ,Copula function - Abstract
We study the performance of diamonds compared to gold and other precious metals in mitigating the tail risk of a diversified equity market portfolio over the period June 2007 to October 2018. Our results display a diversification benefit of some diamond indices, which also improve the portfolio reward-to-risk ratio. To corroborate this evidence, we study the dependence structure and tail dependence of diamonds and a broad equity market portfolio and compare it to the dependence obtained with gold and other precious metals. Results from fitting a bivariate copula show that the average left tail dependence reaches its minimum when diamonds are used. We also show that using shares of diamond-mining companies does not provide the same benefits.
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- 2019
29. COVID-19 and supra-aortic trunks disease: review of literature about critical phase and sequelae
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Chiara Malloggi, Santi Trimarchi, Viviana Grassi, Silvia Romagnoli, Gianfranco Parati, Vincenzo Silani, Marc L. Schermerhorn, Daniele Bissacco, Maurizio Domanin, and Renato Casana
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Carotid Artery Diseases ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Disease ,Risk Assessment ,Critical phase ,Risk Factors ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Humans ,Intensive care medicine ,Ischemic Stroke ,Mechanism (biology) ,business.industry ,COVID-19 ,Thrombosis ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Stenosis ,Treatment Outcome ,Biomarker (medicine) ,Surgery ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Vascular Surgical Procedures - Abstract
The acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the COVID-19 disease, a global pandemic. A strong association has been documented between COVID-19 and cardiovascular events, although the exact pathophysiological mechanism is still unclear. Carotid atherothrombosis and ischemic stroke represents one of the possible severe manifestations of COVID-19, as a leading cause of long-term disability and death. Different complex intertwined mechanisms seem to underlie the endothelitis which is the cause of multiple cardiovascular manifestations. To date, few case series describing COVID-19 and acute ischemic stroke caused by cervical carotid thrombosis have been published. All the patients shared common similar radiographic features, comorbidities, and biomarker profiles. The aim of this brief review was to analyze the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the management of a Vascular Surgery Department, changing the daily vascular practice, as well as to provide practical suggestions for symptomatic carotid stenosis, while reviewing published literature.
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30. Dynamic Copula Methods in Finance
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Umberto Cherubini, Sabrina Mulinacci, Fabio Gobbi, Silvia Romagnoli and Umberto Cherubini, Sabrina Mulinacci, Fabio Gobbi, Silvia Romagnoli
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- 2011
31. A distorted copula-based evolution model: Risks’ aggregation in a Bonus-Malus migration system
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Silvia Romagnoli and Enrico Bernardi
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Set (abstract data type) ,Discrete time and continuous time ,Computer science ,Econometrics ,Capital requirement ,Bonus-malus ,Portfolio ,Function (mathematics) ,General insurance ,Copula (probability theory) - Abstract
In this paper we put forward a new model to compute the loss distri- bution of an automobile insurance company’s portfolio evolving by a bonus-malus system. We allow for a continuous evolution of the demographic-economic system based on a migration’s rule which is refreshed in discrete time, i.e. at the monitor- ing times . Therefore the migration’s probabilities are discretely updated through a technique based on the combinatorial distributions of claims’ arrival in the rat- ing classes. This technique is hierarchical copula-based, a natural tool permitting us to represent the co-movement between claims’ arrivals, and distorted due to the formalization of an arrival policy of claims, that restricts the set of combi- natorial distributions to those representing the most probable scenarios, therefore distorting the loss function. At every monitoring date the copula-based model com- putes the migration’s probabilities and the loss function which accommodates for a discrete-time dynamic of the claims’ reserving and the capital requirements. As an empirical application, we study the problem of evaluating the claims’ reserving and the capital requirements for different kinds of hierarchies, based on real data originating with the General Insurance Association of Singapore.
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32. Pre-surgical embolization of carotid body paragangliomas: advantages of direct percutaneous approach and transitory balloon-occlusion at the origin of the external carotid artery
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Aldo Paolucci, Anna Maria Ierardi, Sophia Hohenstatt, Viviana Grassi, Silvia Romagnoli, Lorenzo Pignataro, Santi Trimarchi, and Gianpaolo Carrafiello
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Treatment Outcome ,Carotid Artery, External ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,General Medicine ,Balloon Occlusion ,Carotid Body Tumor ,Embolization, Therapeutic ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
Different embolization techniques and materials are available for the pre-operative embolization of carotid body paragangliomas. In this study, we report the first experience of the direct percutaneous puncture technique under fluoroscopic guidance using the low-viscosity formula of SQUID-12. The additional use of a transitory balloon-blockage at the origin of the external carotid artery aims to confer higher protection by limiting the risk of non-target embolization and subsequent neurological sequelae.We retrospectively reviewed all cases of carotid body paragangliomas that have undergone pre-surgical embolization with a direct puncture technique and balloon-assistance at our institution between 2019 and 2020. The use of the liquid EVOH-based SQUID-12 as the sole embolic agent was the main inclusion criteria.A total of 9 patients with 9 carotid body paragangliomas were enrolled in this case series. The mean volume of the lesion was 309 mm3. The mean embolization-session time amounted to 88 min. The average number of needles inserted was 2, and the mean volume of SQUID-12 used per case was 23 ml. Successful total devascularization was obtained in all cases. No long-term sequelae due to the embolization procedure occurred.Pre-operative paraganglioma embolization with SQUID-12 using a direct puncture and balloon-assisted technique is a safe and efficient method with few complications.
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33. Robustness of the Black-Scholes approach in the case of options on several assets.
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Silvia Romagnoli and Tiziano Vargiolu
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34. Real Data Empirical Applications
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Enrico Bernardi and Silvia Romagnoli
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Structure (mathematical logic) ,business.industry ,Computer science ,Market data ,Portfolio ,business ,Industrial engineering ,Selection (genetic algorithm) ,Risk management - Abstract
The goal of this chapter is to display a number of empirical applications of some of the new aggregation techniques discussed in the book. We give details of several examples, from risk management to portfolio selection, where market data are used to properly calibrate the dependence structure and to identify the more suitable approach to the problem at hand.
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35. A New Copula-Based Approach for Counting: The Distorted and the Limiting Case
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Silvia Romagnoli and Enrico Bernardi
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Set (abstract data type) ,Work (thermodynamics) ,Hierarchy (mathematics) ,Structure (category theory) ,Applied mathematics ,Random event ,Limiting case (mathematics) ,Random matrix ,Mathematics ,Copula (probability theory) - Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to examine in depth the new algorithm for counting with dependence, assuming at first to have a hierarchy in the dependence structure and then approaching the problem in very high dimensional cases. The hierarchical structure leads to a set of distorted distributions, selected by a random matrix representing the arrival policy of the random event, while for the tractability of high dimensional problems, one needs to work under approximation assumptions, resulting into a limiting copula-based counting approach.
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36. Combinatorics and Random Matrices: A Brief Review
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Silvia Romagnoli and Enrico Bernardi
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Combinatorics ,Computer science ,Random matrix - Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to briefly introduce and review some fundamental concepts in counting and combinatorics which will be used in the subsequent chapters extensively.
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37. Copula Function and C-Volume
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Silvia Romagnoli and Enrico Bernardi
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Applied mathematics ,Mathematics ,Copula (probability theory) ,Volume (compression) - Abstract
This chapter is devoted to a short review of the basic concepts of the theory of dependence functions or copula functions, as they are more usually called. In particular our objective is to define the volume of a copula function: this is one of the basic ingredients of the aggregation algorithm that will be discussed in Part II.
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38. Counting a Random Event: Traditional Approach and New Perspectives
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Silvia Romagnoli and Enrico Bernardi
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Structure (mathematical logic) ,Set (abstract data type) ,Theoretical computer science ,Distribution function ,Computer science ,Countable set ,Random event ,Random variable ,Event (probability theory) - Abstract
The goal of this chapter is to recover the distribution function of a counting random variable representing a countable event defined on a set of multidimensional variables, whose dependence structure is known. After a review of the existing main contributions in counting statistics, we will introduce our new approach to the problem.
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39. Clustering
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Enrico Bernardi and Silvia Romagnoli
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40. Climate risks and weather derivatives: A copula-based pricing model
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Silvia Romagnoli, Giacomo Maria Bressan, silvia romagnoli, and giacomo maria bressan
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040101 forestry ,Multivariate statistics ,050208 finance ,Computer science ,Climate risk ,05 social sciences ,Climate change ,weather derivatives, climate risk, climate finance, climate change, financial stability, copula functions ,Context (language use) ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Climate Finance ,Copula (probability theory) ,0502 economics and business ,Econometrics ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Imperfect ,Hedge (finance) ,General Economics, Econometrics and Finance ,Finance - Abstract
The paper focuses on the role of climate and weather derivatives (CDs/WDs for short) as instruments to hedge climate risk. The aim of this paper is hence twofold: (i) we introduce a copula-based pricing methodology for multivariate CDs/WDs, whose flexible theoretical framework allows to be suited to any pricing application and possible structure of multivariate products, and (ii) we discuss the impact of CDs/WDs on climate risk and their implication for financial stability. Using the proposed framework, we illustrate a calibration example on a case study on data for 11 Italian cities, looking specifically at the joint hedge of rainfall (cumulated) and temperature (either cumulated CDD or HDD, depending on the season), across four different seasons of the year. We find that Archimedean copula functions characterized by left tail dependence (i.e. Clayton copulas) are generally more suitable to fit the data, depending on the season and the location. We also explore the advantages of using more sophisticated, i.e. rotated or multivariate, copulas and assess the improvement of fitting. We find that rotated copulas (specifically, a Rotated Gumbel) represent a first meaningful performance improvement; and multivariate copulas such as the bi-parametric Survival BB8 significantly improve fitting, but they also impose technical constraints due to the higher computational requirements. Subsequently, leveraging both the theoretical model and the empirical results, we discuss the relation between climate risk hedging and financial stability. Especially, we move from modeling complexities and limitations to illustrate how incorrect calculations (in the form of mispricings, or over/under estimations of capital at risk) can, alongside with climate change effect, increase rather than reduce the climate physical risk and hence the concerns for financial stability. Finally, we discuss this point in relation with the legislative framework, noting how, in the current context of uncertain legislation and imperfect pricing, climate hedging risks are likely to do more harm than good.
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41. Rough Heston: The SINC way
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Giacomo Bormetti, Fabio Baschetti, Silvia Romagnoli, and Pietro Rossi
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symbols.namesake ,Fourier transform ,Sinc function ,Valuation of options ,Bounded function ,Fast Fourier transform ,symbols ,Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem ,Applied mathematics ,Fourier series ,Mathematics ,Heston model - Abstract
The goal of this paper is to investigate the method outlined by one of us (PR) in Cherubini et al. (2009) to compute option prices. We name it the SINC approach. While the COS method by Fang and Osterlee (2009) leverages the Fourier-cosine expansion of truncated densities, the SINC approach builds on the Shannon Sampling Theorem revisited for functions with bounded support. We provide several results which were missing in the early derivation: i) a rigorous proof of the convergence of the SINC formula to the correct option price when the support grows and the number of Fourier frequencies increases; ii) ready to implement formulas for put, Cash-or-Nothing, and Asset-or-Nothing options; iii) a systematic comparison with the COS formula for several log-price models; iv) a numerical challenge against alternative Fast Fourier specifications, such as Carr and Madan (1999) and Lewis (2000); v) an extensive pricing exercise under the rough Heston model of Jaisson and Rosenbaum (2015); vi) formulas to evaluate numerically the moments of a truncated density. The advantages of the SINC approach are numerous. When compared to benchmark methodologies, SINC provides the most accurate and fast pricing computation. The method naturally lends itself to price all options in a smile concurrently by means of Fast Fourier techniques, boosting fast calibration. Pricing requires to resort only to odd moments in the Fourier space. A previous version of this manuscript circulated with the title `Rough Heston: The SINC way'.
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42. Successful Fat Grafting in a Patient With Thromboangiitis Obliterans
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Livio Gabrielli, Alberto M. Settembrini, Ilenia D'Alessio, Gabriele Di Luca, Silvia Romagnoli, and Maurizio Domanin
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Dermatology ,Risk Assessment ,Severity of Illness Index ,Amputation, Surgical ,Surgical Wound Dehiscence ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Postoperative Complications ,Severity of illness ,medicine ,Humans ,Foot Ulcer ,Advanced and Specialized Nursing ,Gangrene ,Wound Healing ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Graft Survival ,Smoking ,Angiography ,Thromboangiitis Obliterans ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Surgical wound ,Toes ,medicine.disease ,Combined Modality Therapy ,Surgery ,Plastic surgery ,Treatment Outcome ,Amputation ,Adipose Tissue ,business ,Vasculitis ,Emergency Service, Hospital ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Thromboangiitis obliterans, or Buerger disease, is a rare nonatherosclerotic segmental inflammatory vasculitis that generally affects young tobacco smokers. Although no surgical treatment is available, the most effective way to halt the disease's progress is smoking cessation. In this case report, a 29-year-old smoker showed up to emergency department with gangrene of his fifth left toe and extensive plantar ulceration. After investigative angiography, he was diagnosed with Buerger disease. On November 2017, he underwent fifth left toe amputation and hyperbaric therapy. Five months after amputation, the patient was rehospitalized because of surgical wound dehiscence, wide ulceration, and pain. He was treated with lipofilling using the Coleman technique. Two weeks after the fat grafting procedure, the patient suspended pain control medication, and after 2 months, the surgical wound was almost healed. Fat grafting (lipofilling) is mostly used in plastic surgery; it offers regenerative effects, with minimal discomfort for the patient. This case report demonstrates a successful alternative use of lipofilling for this unique condition and opens up new options for use of this technique in other fields.
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- 2019
43. Perigraft Seroma after Extra-anatomic Bypass: Case Series and Review of the Literature
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Livio Gabrielli, Daniele Bissacco, Silvia Romagnoli, and Maurizio Domanin
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Percutaneous ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Population ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,030230 surgery ,Revascularization ,Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Recurrence ,Risk Factors ,Blood vessel prosthesis ,Perigraft seroma ,Humans ,Medicine ,education ,Device Removal ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged, 80 and over ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Extra anatomic bypass ,Retrospective cohort study ,General Medicine ,Blood Vessel Prosthesis ,Surgery ,Seroma ,Treatment Outcome ,Drainage ,Female ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,High recurrence rate - Abstract
Background Extra-anatomic bypass (EAB) remains a viable alternative for lower limb revascularization if aorto-bifemoral bypass and endovascular therapy are contraindicated. Among EAB, perigraft seroma (PS) occurs in about 4% of cases. Diagnostic and therapeutic management, as well as standardized treatment paradigm, are still not well defined. The aim of this study is to report 5 PS cases in EAB and to review the literature about similar cases. Methods We retrospectively reviewed EAB performed during the period 2002–2015. Among these, PS cases were analyzed. A similar description for all cases found in the literature through research on the major international databases (PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE) was conducted. Results During the study period, 797 bypasses—528 (66.3%) anatomical and 269 (33.7%) extra-anatomical—were performed. Among the latter, 169 femoro-femoral (FF), 20 axillo-femoral (AXF), 22 axillo-bifemoral (AxBF), and 58 aortouni-iliac endoprosthesis (AUI) + FF bypasses were performed. Five cases (1.86%) of PS in EAB population were detected: 3 after AxBF and 2 after AUI + FF. Although we initially preferred percutaneous drainage, a surgical choice with graft explant and replacement were imposed by the high recurrence rate. Literature analysis identified 20 additional cases (11 after AxBF, 7 after AXF and one after AUI + FF). Conclusions Our case series and the literature confirm that the most widely used therapy is the surgical drainage with primary or secondary replacement of the graft of a different material. Percutaneous drainage has proved to be ineffective because not conclusive and potential to increase risk of graft infection. Careful follow-up, even years after surgery, remains necessary for PS diagnosis and management, to prevent complications and potential infection.
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44. Counting Statistics for Dependent Random Events : With a Focus on Finance
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Enrico Bernardi, Silvia Romagnoli, Enrico Bernardi, and Silvia Romagnoli
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This book on counting statistics presents a novel copula-based approach to counting dependent random events. It combines clustering, combinatorics-based algorithms and dependence structure in order to tackle and simplify complex problems, without disregarding the hierarchy of or interconnections between the relevant variables. These problems typically arise in real-world applications and computations involving big data in finance, insurance and banking, where experts are confronted with counting variables in monitoring random events.In this new approach, combinatorial distributions of random events are the core element. In order to deal with the high-dimensional features of the problem, the combinatorial techniques are used together with a clustering approach, where groups of variables sharing common characteristics and similarities are identified and the dependence structure within groups is taken into account. The original problems can then be modeled using new classes of copulas, referred to here as clusterized copulas, which are essentially based on preliminary groupings of variables depending on suitable characteristics and hierarchical aspects.The book includes examples and real-world data applications, with a special focus on financial applications, where the new algorithms'performance is compared to alternative approaches and further analyzed. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to master students, PhD students and researchers whose work involves or can benefit from the innovative methodologies put forward here. It will also stimulate the empirical use of new approaches among professionals and practitioners in finance, insurance and banking.
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45. Aortic pseudoaneurysm after endarterectomy for small aorta syndrome
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Silvia Romagnoli, Daniele Bissacco, Maurizio Domanin, and Adelaide Buora
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Small aorta syndrome ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Fistula ,Case Report ,Abdominal/diagnostic imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.artery ,Medicine ,Aorta ,Endarterectomy ,business.industry ,Abdominal/surgery ,Aortic bifurcation ,medicine.disease ,Thrombosis ,Surgery ,Abdominal/pathology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Embolism ,Bypass surgery ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Aortic pseudoaneurysm ,cardiovascular system ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Radiology ,business ,Abdominal surgery - Abstract
Highlights • Small Aorta Syndrome is a rare pathology that affects almost exclusively young and middle aged women. • In the past thromboendarterectomy with patch graft was one of the preferred treatment options. • Aortoiliac PA has been rarely observed after endarterectomy. • Endovascular treatment should be preferred considering morbidity and mortality of open surgery. • Open surgery was preferred because of small iliac diameters unsuitable for endovascular treatment., Introduction Small Aorta Syndrome (SAS) or hypoplastic aorto-iliac syndrome is a rare pathology of the aorta that affects almost exclusively young or middle-aged women and is characterized by smaller dimension of the aorta and iliac axes. Etiopathogenesis is unclear and many factors have been invoked. The smaller caliber of the aorta and iliac arteries may predispose to aorto-iliac occlusive disease development. In the past aorto-iliac endarterectomy (AE) with patch closure was utilized as an alternative to surgical bypass in order to correct steno-obstructive syndromes affecting carriers of SAS. Little is known about long term outcomes of this type of surgery. Presentation of the case During investigations for acute colecystitis, an aortic pseudoaneurysm (PA) was diagnosed by ultrasound in a 73 old year woman. She was submitted twenty-two years ago for SAS with disabling claudication to aortic endarterectomy (AE) with patch graft insertion. Considering all the vascular options available she was submitted to open surgery with replacement of the aortic bifurcation. Discussion Aortic PA is a relatively common complication after bypass surgery but is rarely observed after AE. It requires prompt intervention to prevent subsequent complications such as rupture, thrombosis, distal embolism or aorto-enteric fistula. Conclusion Endovascular treatment for aortic PA should be always considered the treatment of choice but the open surgical option was preferred in this particular case because of the small diameters of the iliac accesses, making them unsuitable for an endovascular approach.
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46. Endovascular management of post-traumatic peroneal pseudoaneurysm associated to arteriovenous fistula after sport-related injury
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Silvia Romagnoli, Alessandro Fossati, Maurizio Domanin, Livio Gabrielli, and L.E. Castronovo
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Rehabilitation ,Arteriovenous fistula ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,Pseudoaneurysm ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Tibial artery ,cardiovascular diseases ,Tibia ,Radiology ,Embolization ,business ,Complication ,Covered stent ,Coil embolization - Abstract
Purpose A rare complication of high energy traumatism of the lower limbs could be the development of post traumatic pseudoaneurysm (PSA) of the tibial arteries associated with arteriovenous fistula (AVF). Symptomatology could be challenging and leading to misdiagnosis. Methods Endovascular treatment with covered stent deployment or coil embolization has been now replaced by open surgery. Report (Results) Coil embolization of a post-traumatic peroneal PSA + AVF in not compound tibia and fibular fractures of the leg was performed. Conclusion This case highlights the possible use of coil embolization for PSA and AVF treatment and reviewed the recent literature on this issue.
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47. Contrast Enhanced Ultra Sound (CEUS) for EVAR Monitoring: A New First Line Method for Post-operative Surveillance? A Single Center Experience
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Ilenia D'Alessio, Santi Trimarchi, Maurizio Domanin, Alberto M. Settembrini, and Silvia Romagnoli
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business.industry ,First line ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Medicine ,Contrast (vision) ,Surgery ,Ultra sound ,Post operative ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Single Center ,business ,Nuclear medicine ,media_common - Published
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48. Spontaneous Rupture of Multiple Occipital Artery Aneurysms in a Patient With Neurofibromatosis Type 1
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Livio Gabrielli, Silvia Romagnoli, Vittorio Civelli, Daniele Bissacco, Maurizio Domanin, and Edoardo Martelli
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Spontaneous rupture ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Neurofibromatosis 1 ,Computed Tomography Angiography ,Aneurysm, Ruptured ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.artery ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Occipital artery ,Neurofibromatosis ,Rupture, Spontaneous ,business.industry ,Endovascular Procedures ,Genetic disorder ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Embolization, Therapeutic ,Peripheral ,Treatment Outcome ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Peripheral nervous system ,cardiovascular system ,Female ,Surgery ,Spontaneous hematoma ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Neck ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Artery - Abstract
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder, mainly characterized by skin and peripheral nervous system abnormalities. Uncommonly, NF-1 may be associated with peripheral or supra-aortic trunks artery aneurysms. We report a case of symptomatic multiple occipital artery aneurysms detected in a 53-year-old woman affected by sporadic NF-1. An endovascular approach was performed to exclude aneurysms and to stop laterocervical spontaneous hematoma.
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49. A hierarchical copula-based world-wide valuation of sovereign risk
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Silvia Romagnoli, Federico Falangi, Enrico Bernardi, Enrico Bernardi, Federico Falangi, and Silvia Romagnoli
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SOVEREIGN RISK ,Statistics and Probability ,Clustering method ,Economics and Econometrics ,hierarchical copula function ,Collateral ,Financial risk ,media_common.quotation_subject ,loss distribution ,World wide ,Copula (probability theory) ,enlargement of the dependence structure ,Debt ,Econometrics ,Economics ,Portfolio ,Granularity ,Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty ,Credit risk ,media_common - Abstract
We propose a new model for the aggregation of risks that is very flexible and useful in high dimensional problems. We propose a copula-based model that is both hierarchical and hybrid (HYC for short), because: (i) the dependence structure is modeled as a hierarchical copula, (ii) it unifies the idea of the clusterized homogeneous copula-based approach (CHC for short) and its limiting version (LHC for short) proposed in Bernardi and Romagnoli (2012, 2013). Based on this, we compute the loss function of a world-wide sovereign debt portfolio which accounts for a systemic dependence of all countries, in line with a global valuation of financial risks. Our approach enables us to take into account the non-exchangeable behavior of a sovereign debts’ portfolio clustered into several classes with homogeneous risk and to recover a possible risks’ hierarchy. A comparison between the HYC loss surface and those computed through a pure limiting approach, which is commonly used in high dimensional problems, is presented and the impact of the concentration and the granularity errors is appreciated. Finally the impact of an enlargement of the dependence structure is discussed, in the contest of a geographical area sub-portfolios analysis now relevant to determine the risk contributions of subgroups under the presence of a wider dependence structure. This argument is presented in relation to the evaluation of the insurance premium and the collateral related to the designed project of an euro-insurance-bond.
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50. Vascular Surgeon Discomfort in a Pandemic Setting
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Silvia Romagnoli, Daniele Bissacco, Alberto M. Settembrini, and Santi Trimarchi
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Surgeons ,medicine.medical_specialty ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,business.industry ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,MEDLINE ,COVID-19 ,General Medicine ,Article ,Occupational Exposure ,Emergency medicine ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Humans ,Surgery ,Patient Safety ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Personal Protective Equipment ,Vascular Surgical Procedures ,Occupational Health - Published
- 2020
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