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An examination of sustainability reporting in valuation practice
Authors: Thanh Le Tu , Warren-Myers Georgia 
Published: September 2018

PurposeThe importance of sustainability in the property industry is well recognised, and many studies have proved the existence of sustainability premiums in real estate markets. Valuers play the most pivotal role in reflecting the market, however despite the efforts of both academic and professional bodies to improve valuer knowledge and perceptions of sustainability there remains significant limitation of consideration of sustainability in valuation within the profession. The purpose of this paper is to investigate valuation practice through examining institutional grade commercial valuers’ approaches and consideration of sustainability in valuation.Design/methodology/approachThis research used a case study approach and interviewed institutional grade commercial valuers in Melbourne, Australia, exploring their consideration of sustainability in their valuation reports for commercial properties. A semi-structured interview technique was utilised with responses using qualitative content analysis that investigated the processes used, knowledge and incorporation of sustainability in valuation practice.FindingsThe study has found substantial limitations in the incorporation of sustainability in property valuation in Melbourne’s real estate market, comprising valuers’ limited knowledge, reluctance to consider sustainability in the valuation process, poor verification or investigation of sustainability considerations, client instructions did not direct valuers to consider sustainability, lack of data and limited tools for detailed analysis.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough a small sample, the data redundancy found in this research suggests a level of consensus on certain aspects of practice within the sector in Melbourne. This corroborates similar findings from a large-scale study of valuers and property professionals in Europe and the UK (Michlet al.2016).Practical implicationsThere is urgent need for more education and direction in the consideration and incorporation of sustainability in valuation for valuers. Enhancing the enforcement of guidelines from professional bodies is also crucial in order to deepen the analysis of sustainability in property valuation.Originality/valueThe research has provided an in-depth perspective of valuation practice in the commercial sector, that identifies and expands on the barriers in regard to limited incorporation of sustainability in property valuation reports, physical reporting, comparative analysis and depth of discussion. Further, it highlights the limited consideration of guidance notes in regard to sustainability from professional bodies.
Case study: from an “underperforming 80’s bank” to one of Oman’s best – the transformation of BankDhofar
Authors: Babicci Kris , Wongsurawat Winai 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this case study is to chronicle a remarkable business turnaround in the banking sector of Oman.

Design/methodology/approach
A narrative of the rapid transformation of a laggard bank into Oman's second largest bank is presented and analyzed.

Findings
The momentum for change was initiated and sustained through the leadership’s willingness to take big risks and use massive challenges as opportunities to kindle team spirit and solidify a new, winning attitude among the staff.

Practical implications
The bank focused on offering frictionless, low-risk, incremental value at scale. That’s the digital era performance requirement. For example, it introduced a highly successful no-frills credit card marketed as a fast-to-approve and easy-to-use alternative.

Originality/value
The case provides a rare glimpse into management practices in middle eastern banking sector.
How chief learning officers build learning organizations
Authors: Haight Veronica D. , Marquardt Michael J. 
Published: September 2018

Purpose
This study aims to identify how and why chief learning officers (CLOs) build the learning organization. The study was undertaken in the conceptual framework of leadership and change by using the lens of the Marquardt Systems Model.

Design/methodology/approach
This exploratory study used semi-structured interviews with 20 participants. The purpose of the interviews was to understand the themes and subthemes associated with how CLOs define and build the learning organization, as well as the activities and strategies they use to build a learning organization.

Findings
Four major conclusions were drawn from the study: CLOs collaborate and encourage others to collaborate both within and outside of the organization; they assess and measure learning and development programs consistently; they seek and secure funding and resources; and they have a vision for the learning organization and realize that vision through strategy development and implementation.

Originality/value
This study is the first to provide comprehensive research on how CLOs build learning organizations, as well as the first to analyze this role using the Marquardt Systems Model.
Profile of the skin microbiota in a healthy Chinese population
Authors: Zhai Wanfang , Huang Yong , Zhang Xuelei , Fei Wenmin , Chang Yuling , Cheng Shasha , Zhou Yi , Gao Jinping , Tang Xianfa , Zhang Xuejun , Yang Sen 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe skin microbiota is an inseparable component of the skin barrier structure, which participates in the stabilization or impairment of the barrier function as well as the development of many skin diseases. To characterize the normal skin microbiota and its association with skin sites, age and sex, we recruited 50 volunteers divided into children, adolescents, young adults, middle‐aged adults and the elderly. The skin sites consisted of cheeks, volar forearms (representing dry environments) and upper back (representing sebaceous environments). A total of 9 574 365 high‐quality sequences of the V3 to V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene were annotated with taxonomic information related to two archaeal phyla (Thaumarchaeota and Euryarchaeota) and five dominant bacterial phyla (Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes and Cyanobacteria). The skin bacteria community structure was influenced by skin sites, and was closely related to age and sex. The upper back was dominated by Propionibacterium and Staphylococcus, and the cheeks facilitated the survival of Betaproteobacteria, while Alphaproteobacteria were prevalent on the volar forearms. Regarding the effects of age, after sexual maturity, the cheek microbiota became more similar to sebaceous sites (i.e. the upper back). The volar forearms appeared to experience the aging process earlier than the other two sites. The elderly had greater species richness and diversity and their community composition no longer had skin‐site selectivity. Males had a greater species richness than females, but the sex differences in the community structure only present at certain age groups and skin sites.
Effects of Medicare Medical Reviews on Ambiguous Short‐Stay Hospital Admissions
Authors: Silver Benjamin C. , Rahman Momotazur , Wright Brad , Besdine Richard , Gozalo Pedro , Mor Vincent 
Published: September 2018

ObjectiveTo examine the effects of Medicare's Medical Review (MR) program on short‐stay inpatient hospitalization.Data Sources/Study SettingOne Hundred percent of Medicare Part A and Part B claims and the Master Beneficiary Summary File (2007–2010).Study DesignRetrospective observational study using a difference‐in‐differences approach. We examined six primary intake diagnoses, we believed likely to be targeted by MR. We stratified by hospital profit structure, bed size, system membership, and inpatient admission rate to test for differential effects. The comparison group was hospital visits occurring in those MACs that had yet to implement, as well as those that did not implement during the period of interest.Data CollectionNone.Principal FindingsMedical Review significantly reduced the likelihood of inpatient admission for patients with an intake diagnosis of “Non‐Specific Chest Pain” by 1.29 percentage points (p < .001). This effect was stronger in larger hospitals (−2.03, p < .001), nonsystem hospitals (−2.54, p < .001), and those with a lower inpatient rate (−1.86, p < .001).ConclusionsShort inpatient hospitalizations were emphasized by MR, and our results show that MR modestly reduced their prevalence among certain patients and certain hospitals. Future work should examine whether this resulted in adverse patient outcomes.
Autologous platelet‐rich gel treatment for diabetic chronic cutaneous ulcers: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors: Li Yan , Gao Yunyi , Gao Yun , Chen Dawei , Wang Chun , Liu Guanjian , Yang Xin , Ran Xingwu 
Published: September 2018

AbstractBackgroundIn recent years, many studies have reported that autologous platelet‐rich gel (APG) is an effective adjuvant treatment for chronic cutaneous ulcers in diabetics. The aim of this study was to explore the efficacy and safety of APG for the topical treatment of diabetic chronic cutaneous ulcers.MethodsThe China Biology Medicine (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals (VIP), Chinese Wanfang database, PubMed, EMBASE, EBSCOhost, and Cochrane Library were systematically searched for relevant studies published up to 18 October 2017. Fixed‐ and random‐effects models were used to calculate risk ratios (RR), odds ratios (ORs), and mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Subgroup analyses were conducted according to the Diabetic Foot Wagner Classification.ResultsFifteen randomized control trials (RCTs) with 829 patients were eligible for inclusion in this analysis. Compared with standard care or conventional treatment, APG significantly improved the healing rate (RR 1.39; 95% CI 1.29, 1.50; P < 0.00001), shortened the healing time (MD ‐9.18; 95% CI −11.32, −7.05; P < 0.00001), and reduced the incidence of infection (OR 0.34; 95% CI 0.15, 0.77; P = 0.009).ConclusionsCurrent evidence suggests that APG is effective and safe, and is feasible for use as an adjuvant treatment for diabetic ulcers, especially chronic refractory ulcers. However, more RCTs with a good design and of a high quality are needed before the use of APG can be implemented widely.
Surface Rupture of the 1515 Yongsheng Earthquake in Northwest Yunnan, and Its Seismogeological Implications
Authors: HUANG Xiaolong , WU Zhonghai , WU Kungang 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe 1515 M7¾ Yongsheng earthquake is the strongest earthquake historically in northwest Yunnan. However, its time, magnitude and the seismogenic fault have long been a topic of dispute. In order to accurately define those problems, a 1:50000 active tectonic mapping was carried out along the northern segment of the Chenghai–Binchuan fault zone. The result shows that there is an at least 25 km–long surface rupture and a series of seismic landslides distributed along the Jinguan fault and the Chenghai fault. Radiocarbon dating of the14C samples indicates that the surface rupture should be a part of the deformation zone caused by the Yongsheng earthquake in the year 1515. The distribution characteristics of this surface rupture indicate that the macroscopic epicenter of the 1515 Yongsheng earthquake may be located near Hongshiya, and the seismogenic fault of this earthquake is the Jinguan–Chenghai fault, the northern part of the Chenghai–Binchuan fault zone. Striations on the surface rupture show that the latest motion of the fault is normal faulting. The maximum co–seismic vertical displacement can be 3.8 m, according to the empirical formula for the fault displacement and moment magnitude relationship, the moment magnitude of the Yongsheng earthquake was Mw 7.3–7.4. Furthermore, combining published age data with the14C data in this paper reveals that at least four large earthquakes of similar size to the 1515 Yongsheng earthquake, have taken place across the northern segment of the Chenghai–Binchuan fault zone since 17190±50 yr. BP. The in–situ recurrence interval of Mw 7.3–7.4 characteristic earthquakes in Yongsheng along this fault zone is possibly on the order of 6 ka.
Potash–Forming Regularity of the Ordovician Marine Northern Shaanxi Salt Basin: Insight from Review and Prospect of the Deep Geology of the Ordos Basin
Authors: WANG Zhentao , ZHENG Mianping 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe Ordovician Northern Shaanxi Salt Basin (ONSSB), located in the east–central Ordos Basin, western North China Craton (NCC), is one of the largest marine salt basins yet discovered in China. A huge amount of halite deposited in the Mid‐Ordovician Majiagou Formation, and potash‐containing indication and local thin layer of potash seam were discovered in O2m65 (6th submember, 5th member of the Majiagou Formation). This makes ONSSB a rare Ordovician potash‐containing basin in the world, and brings new hope for prospecting marine solid potash in this basin. However, several primary scientific problems, such as the coupling relationship between ONSSB and the continent nucleus, how the high‐precision basement fold controls the ONSSB, and how the basement faults and relief control ONSSB, are still unclear due to the limitations of the knowledge about the basement of the Ordos Basin. This has become a barrier for understanding the potash‐forming regularity in the continental nucleus (CN) area in marine salt basin in China. Up to now, the material accumulation has provided ripe conditions for the answers to these questions. Latest zircon U‐Pb ages for the basement samples beneath the Ordos Basin reveal that there exists a continental nucleus (Yi‐Meng CN) beneath the northern Ordos Basin. And this brings light into the fact that the ONSSB lies not overlying on the Yi‐Meng CN but to south Yi‐Meng CN. Both do not have superimposed relationship in space. And borehole penetrating into the basement reached Palaeoproterozoic meta‐sedimentary rocks, which suggests the ONSSB is situated in the accretion belt of Yi‐Meng CN during geological history. Basement relief beneath the ONSSB area revealed by seismic tomography and aeromagnetic anomaly confirms the existence of basement uplift and faults, which provides tectonic setting for sedimentary center migration of the ONSSB. Comparative research with various data sources indicates that the expanding strata in the ONSSB adopted the shape of the basement folds. We found that the orientations of the potash sags showed high correlation with those of several basement and sedimentary cover faults in the ONSSB. The secondary depressions are also controlled by the faults. Comparative research between all the global salt basins and continental nuclei distribution suggests that distribution of the former is controlled by the latter, and almost all the salt basins developed in or at the margin of the continental nucleus area. The nature of the tectonic basement exerts a key controlling effect on potash basin formation. And on this basis we analyzed in detail the geological conditions of salt‐forming and potash‐forming in the ONSSB.
Determination and pharmacokinetic study of AZD‐3759 in rat plasma by ultra performance liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole mass spectrometer
Authors: Wu Qingjun , Hua Ailian , Sun Yaoguang , Ma Chao , Tian Wenxin , Huang Chuan , Yu Hanbo , Jiao Peng , Wang Shuanghu , Tong Hongfeng , Qiu Weiwen 
Published: September 2018

BackgroundAZD‐3759 is a new, potent, oral, active central nervous system‐penetrant EGFR inhibitor. Despite promising clinical activity among patients pretreated and never treated with EGFR‐tyrosine kinase inhibitors, no time saving pharmacokinetic study method has been reported in an animal model.MethodsProtein was precipitated with acetonitrile and then used for sample pre‐processing. A CORTECS BEH C18 column was used to separate the analytes at 40°C. Acetonitrile and water (containing 0.1% formic acid) were chosen as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min. The analytes were quantified by multiple reaction monitoring mode with positive electrospray ionization.ResultsThe target fragment ions were m/z 460.38→141 for AZD‐3759 and m/z 285.1→193.1 for internal standard diazepam. The calibration curve exhibited good linearity for AZD‐3759 at a range of 1–500 ng/mL. The intra‐run and inter‐run precision variations were both < 8.22%. The recovery rate of AZD‐3759 from plasma was > 76.4%.ConclusionAn accurate, simple ultra performance liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole mass spectrometer method was developed and validated to determine AZD‐3759 in rat plasma. Our validated method can be applied to the pharmacokinetic study of AZD‐3759 at an oral dosage of 10 mg/kg.
Peri‐implant inflammation and marginal bone level changes around dental implants in relation to proximity with and bone level of adjacent teeth
Authors: Ng KT , Fan MHM , Leung MC , Fokas G , Mattheos N 
Published: September 2018

AbstractObjectivesThis retrospective study assessed radiographic bone changes and prevalence of inflammation around teeth and neighbouring implants supporting a single‐unit fixed dental prosthesis (FDP), in relation to implant‐ positioning and characteristics.Material and MethodsPatients with an implant‐supported FDP in function for at least 1 year were recruited. The radiographic horizontal and vertical position of the implants were identified. Probing depth (PD), bleeding on probing (BOP) and radiographic bone level around implants and adjacent teeth at the time of placement, prosthesis delivery, and the most recent review were assessed.Results98 patients with 195 implants were evaluated for a mean of 37.8 months. Survival rate was 99.6% and success ranged from 31.3% to 91.3% when different success criteria were utilized. Significantly greater interproximal bone loss around teeth and higher prevalence of interproximal peri‐implant inflammation occurred when the horizontal distance of BL implants was <1 mm, but not with TL implants. There was no significant impact of the corono‐apical positioning of the implants on marginal bone loss.ConclusionProximity of implants to adjacent teeth of <1 mm leads to increased prevalence of inflammation and interproximal bone resorption at the teeth adjacent to bone level implants.
Largest Shareholder Ownership and Downward Real‐activity Earnings Management in Korean Seasoned Equity Offerings Firms
Authors: Kim Su‐In , Byun Jin‐Ho , Shin Hye‐Jeong 
Published: September 2018

AbstractWe investigate whether firms’ real‐activity earnings management (REM) around seasoned equity offerings (SEOs) and stock return performance after SEOs are different for the largest shareholders’ participation in SEOs. Using Korean firms, we find that an increase in the largest shareholders’ ownership is negatively related to REM in the quarters preceding an SEO. Additionally, positive market responses to SEO with the largest shareholders’ ownership increases are mitigated by the level of REM. We conclude that firms manage earnings in favor of the largest shareholders rather than other existing shareholders.
Transient LTRE analysis reveals the demographic and trait‐mediated processes that buffer population growth
Authors: Maldonado‐Chaparro Adriana A. , Blumstein Daniel T. , Armitage Kenneth B. , Childs Dylan Z. 
Published: September 2018

AbstractTemporal variation in environmental conditions affects population growth directly via its impact on vital rates, and indirectly through induced variation in demographic structure and phenotypic trait distributions. We currently know very little about how these processes jointly mediate population responses to their environment. To address this gap, we develop a general transient life table response experiment (LTRE) which partitions the contributions to population growth arising from variation in (1) survival and reproduction, (2) demographic structure, (3) trait values and (4) climatic drivers. We apply the LTRE to a population of yellow‐bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventer) to demonstrate the impact of demographic and trait‐mediated processes. Our analysis provides a new perspective on demographic buffering, which may be a more subtle phenomena than is currently assumed. The new LTRE framework presents opportunities to improve our understanding of how trait variation influences population dynamics and adaptation in stochastic environments.
Piecing together our woodlands – Interview with Suzanne Prober
Authors: McDonald Tein , Prober Suzanne M. 
Published: September 2018

SummaryOver nearly three decades, Suzanne Prober has played a pivotal role in shifting research in Australian agricultural landscapes to include a focus on native woodlands, and to examine ways woodland conservation can co‐exist with production, contributing to new models for conservation within multi‐use landscapes.
Analyst revenue forecast reporting and the quality of revenues and expenses
Authors: Bilinski Pawel , Eames Michael 
Published: September 2018

AbstractWe decompose earnings quality into revenue and expense quality and examine their associations with analyst propensity to supplement their earnings forecasts with revenue forecasts. Analysts report more revenue forecasts to I/B/E/S when expense quality is low to compensate for the low accuracy of their earnings estimates, which has a positive association with expense quality. Expense quality is unassociated with revenue forecast accuracy, thus revenue forecasts become increasingly useful for valuing firms when expense quality is low. Analysts report fewer revenue forecasts when revenue quality is low because both earnings and revenue forecast accuracy decline as revenue quality deteriorates. To control for endogeneity, we use firm‐fixed effects to control for unobserved time‐invariant heterogeneity across firms, instrumental variables regressions and regression in changes.
Association between insomnia and personality traits among Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Otaka Hideyuki , Murakami Hiroshi , Nakayama Hirofumi , Murabayashi Masaya , Mizushiri Satoru , Matsumura Koki , Tanabe Jutaro , Matsuhashi Yuki , Yanagimachi Miyuki , Yoshida Kazutaka , Sugawara Norio , Yasui‐Furukori Norio , Daimon Makoto 
Published: September 2018

AbstractAims/IntroductionInsomnia is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and results in a low quality of life. There are several known relationships between insomnia and personality. Thus, we clarified the association between some personality traits and insomnia among Japanese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.Materials and MethodsThe participants were 504 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (mean age 63.9 ± 12.5 years). Sleep disturbance and personality traits were evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index‐Japanese version and the Ten‐Item Personality Inventory Japanese version, respectively. Lifestyle factors, glycated hemoglobin levels and depressive status of the patients were also included in the analyses.ResultsAmong the 504 participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus, 154 (30.6%) showed probable insomnia. After adjustment for confounders, being female, living alone, high body mass index and “high neuroticism” were found to be significantly correlated with current insomnia. No other relationships between insomnia and glycated hemoglobin or lifestyle factors, such as smoking, drinking alcohol or exercise frequency, were found.ConclusionsThe prevalence of insomnia in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus was high, and the risk factors included some personality factors. Future prospective studies are required to confirm the therapeutic effects of behavioral interventions for insomnia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.