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Application of income capitalization approach for emerging rental income cash flow in Enugu metropolis property market
Authors: Ifeanacho Kenechi Peter , Egbenta Idu Robert 
Published: February 2023

Purpose The purpose of this research is to ascertain the extent to which the income capitalization approach reflects the pattern of emerging rental income in Enugu property market.Design/methodology/approachThe survey research design was used in this study. Data from the field was gathered through a data collection pro forma administered to 40 valuers in Enugu metropolis in the manner of conducting interviews. This study used key valuation details of 54 sampled income generating properties valued by the respondent valuers between 2015 and 2022 using the income capitalization approach. The same sampled properties were then revalued by the researchers using annuity due assumption/formulas of the income capitalization approach. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data.Findings The study revealed that the income capitalization approach used by most valuers in Enugu does not reflect the property rental income pattern prevailing in Enugu property market where rents are paid in advance. The study further shows that the application of the income capitalization approach for valuation of annually in-advance property rental income cash flow results in a higher capital value of 3.49% in Enugu property market.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations to this study are that past valuation done by valuers were used in the analysis instead of actual property sales and a relatively small number of sampled valuers and properties are used in the study The implication of the study is that ordinary annuity assumptions or formulas is inaccurate and not suitable for valuation of income generating property in an emerging market like Nigerian where timing of cash flow is annually in advance. Based on the result of this study it seems that ordinary annuity approach negate the principle of estimating value using income capitalization method by converting future cash flow from income generating property into an estimate of property value.Practical implicationsThe study advocates the adoption of the use of annuity due formulas in the valuation of income generating properties in Nigeria as its practice standard to avoid undervaluation as this assumption is logical and provides more accurate value due to prevailing lease structure and rent payments patterns in the country. The implication of the study is that the use of ordinary annuity assumptions or formulas is inaccurate and not suitable for the valuation of income generating property in an emerging market like Nigerian where timing of cash flow is annually in advance.Originality/value This is one of the very few empirical studies carried out in Nigeria to ascertain the extent to which the income capitalization approach used by valuers reflects the rental income pattern that prevails in the Nigeria property market.
Universal two‐dimensional labelled probe‐mediated melting curve analysis based on multiplex PCR for rapid typing of Plasmodium in a single closed tube
Authors: Xu Haipo , Sun Yupeng , Zhang Xiaolong , Chen Ronghua , Cai Zhixiong , Zhao Bixing , Liu Xiaolong , Liu Jingfeng 
Published: February 2023

AbstractCurrently, malaria is still one of the major public health problems commonly caused by the four Plasmodium species. The similar symptoms of malaria and the COVID‐19 epidemic of fever or fatigue lead to frequent misdiagnosis. The disadvantages of existing detection methods, such as time‐consuming, costly, complicated operation, need for experienced technicians, and indistinguishable typing, lead to difficulties in meeting the clinical requirements of rapid, easy, and accurate typing of common Plasmodium species. In this study, we developed and optimized a universal two‐dimensional labelled probe‐mediated melting curve analysis (UP‐MCA) assay based on multiplex and asymmetric PCR for rapid and accurate typing of five Plasmodium species, including novel human Plasmodium, Plasmodium knowlesi (Pk), in a single closed tube following genome extraction. The assay showed a limit of detection (LOD) of 10 copies per reaction and could accurately distinguish Plasmodium species from intra‐plasmodium and other pathogens. Additionally, we proposed and validated different methods of fluorescence quenching and tag design for probes that are suitable for UP‐MCA assays. Moreover, the clinical performance of the Plasmodium UP‐MCA assay using a base‐quenched universal probe was evaluated using 226 samples and showed a sensitivity of 100% (164/164) and specificity of 100% (62/62) at a 99% confidence interval, with the microscopy method as the gold standard. In summary, the UP‐MCA assay showed excellent sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for genotyping Plasmodium species spp. Additionally, it facilitates convenient and rapid Plasmodium detection in routine clinical practice and has great potential for clinical translation.
The proof is in the poo: Non‐invasive method to detect endoparasitic infection
Authors: Doherty Jean‐François , Bhattarai Upendra R. , Ferreira Sara , Poulin Robert , Gemmell Neil J. , Dowle Eddy J. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractAlmost every animal trait is strongly associated with parasitic infection or the potential exposure to parasites. Despite this importance, one of the greatest challenges that researchers still face is to accurately determine the status and severity of the endoparasitic infection without killing and dissecting the host. Thus, the precise detection of infection with minimal handling of the individual will improve experimental designs in live animal research. Here, we quantified extracellular DNA from two species of endoparasitic worm that grow within the host body cavity, hairworms (phylum Nematomorpha) and mermithids (phylum Nematoda), from the frass of their insect host, a cave wētā (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) and an earwig (Dermaptera: Forficulidae), respectively. Frass collection was done at two successive time periods, to test if parasitic growth correlated with relative DNA quantity in the frass. We developed and optimized two highly specific TaqMan assays, one for each parasite‐specific DNA amplification. We were able to detect infection prevalence with 100% accuracy in individuals identified as infected through post‐study dissections. An additional infection in earwigs was detected with the TaqMan assay alone, probably because some worms were either too small or degraded to observe during dissection. No difference in DNA quantity was detected between sampling periods, although future protocols could be refined to support such a trend. This study demonstrates that a noninvasive and minimally stressful method can be used to detect endoparasitic infection with greater accuracy than dissection alone, helping improve protocols for live animal studies.
Efficacy and safety of Extrapleural block in patients with coronary artery disease after thoracoscopic surgery
Authors: Qu Tianfang , Han Tian , Yang Wenqu , Wei Zhihui , He Huizhen , Yuan Xin 
Published: February 2023

AbstractObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of extrapleural block (EPB) application in patients with coronary artery disease after thoracoscopic surgery.MethodsPatients with typical symptoms of angina and myocardial ischemia who underwent thoracoscopic surgery at our institution between December 2018 and December 2020 were screened for eligibility and they received paravertebral blocking (PVB), EPB, and patient‐controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA). Visual analog scale (VAS) scores were used to assess the analgesic effect and safety outcomes included heart rate, incidence of postoperative rescue analgesics, cardiac complications, and adverse reactions such as nausea and vomiting.ResultsIn total, 76 patients (age: 66.5 [61.3, 71] years; male: 63.2%) were eligible, including the PVB group (n = 22), EPB group (n = 25), and PVIA group (n = 29) with comparable baseline characteristics. There was a significantly higher proportion of patients with a VAS score of 1 in the EPB group compared with the other groups at 4 h (88.0% vs. 10.3% for PCIA and 45.5% for PVB; p < .001) and 6 h after the surgery (32.0% vs. 3.4% for PCIA and 13.6% for PVB; p = .012). The preoperative heart rate in the EPB group (81 [71, 94] beats/min) was slightly higher than those in the PVB (76 [70, 85] beats/min) and PCIA groups (76 [69, 84 beats/min]) but without significant difference (p = .193). There was no significant difference in the incidence of rescue analgesia, adverse events, and cardiac complications among the three groups (p = .296, .808, and .669, respectively.)ConclusionCompared with PVB and PCIA, the EPB could more effectively relieve acute pain after thoracoscopic surgery in patients with coronary artery disease and offer comparable safety benefits in the management of postoperative heart rate, adverse events, and cardiac complications.
Acquisition of new arithmetic skills based on prior arithmetic skills: A cross‐sectional study in primary school from grade 2 to grade 5
Authors: Thevenot Catherine , Tazouti Youssef , Billard Catherine , Dewi Jasinta , Fayol Michel 
Published: February 2023

AbstractBackgroundIn several countries, children's math skills have been declining at an alarming rate in recent years and decades, and one of the explanations for this alarming situation is that children have difficulties in establishing the relations between arithmetical operations.AimIn order to address this question, our goal was to determine the predictive power of previously taught operations on newly taught ones above general cognitive skills and basic numerical skills.SamplesMore than one hundred children in each school level from Grades 2 to 5 from various socio‐cultural environments (N = 435, 229 girls) were tested.MethodsChildren were assessed on their abilities to solve the four basic arithmetic operations. They were also tested on their general cognitive abilities, including working memory, executive functions (i.e., inhibition and flexibility), visual attention and language. Finally, their basic numerical skills were measured through a matching task between symbolic and nonsymbolic numerosity representations. Additions and subtractions were presented to children from Grade 2, multiplications from Grade 3 and divisions from Grade 4.Results and ConclusionsWe show that addition predicts subtraction and multiplication performance in all grades. Moreover, multiplication predicts division performance in both Grades 4 and 5. Finally, addition predicts division in Grade 4 but not in Grade 5 and subtraction and division are not related whatever the school grade. These results are examined considering the existing literature, and their implications in terms of instruction are discussed.
Neuroimaging biomarkers of small vessel disease in cerebral amyloid angiopathy‐related intracerebral hemorrhage
Authors: Zhang Mengke , Che Ruiwen , Zhao Wenbo , Sun Hailiang , Ren Changhong , Ma Jin , Hu Wenbo , Jia Milan , Wu Chuanjie , Liu Xin , Ji Xunming 
Published: February 2023

AbstractAimsThe significance of the correlation of computed tomography (CT)–based cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) markers with the clinical outcomes in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)‐related intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains uncertain. Thus, this study aimed to explore the relationship between SVD markers and short‐term outcomes of CAA‐ICH.MethodsA total of 183 patients with CAA‐ICH admitted to the Xuanwu Hospital, and Beijing Fengtai You'anmen Hospital, from 2014 to 2021 were included. The multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the correlation between SVD markers based on CT and clinical outcomes at 7‐day and 90‐day.ResultsOf the 183 included patients, 66 (36%) were identified with severe SVD burden. The multivariate analysis showed that the total SVD burden, white matter lesion (WML) grade, and brain atrophy indicator were independent risk factors for unfavorable outcomes at 90‐day. The brain atrophy indicator was independently associated with mortality at 90‐day. Severe cortical atrophy was significantly associated with early neurological deterioration.ConclusionsThe neuroimaging profiles of SVD based on CT in patients with CAA‐ICH might predict the short‐term outcome more effectively. Further studies are required to validate these findings and identify modifiable factors for preventing CAA‐ICH development.
The Binding Problem 2.0: Beyond Perceptual Features
Authors: Yu Xinchi , Lau Ellen 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThe “binding problem” has been a central question in vision science for some 30 years: When encoding multiple objects or maintaining them in working memory, how are we able to represent the correspondence between a specific feature and its corresponding object correctly? In this letter we argue that the boundaries of this research program in fact extend far beyond vision, and we call for coordinated pursuit across the broader cognitive science community of this central question for cognition, which we dub “Binding Problem 2.0”.
Cognition: A Study in Mental Economy
Authors: Wojtowicz Zachary , Loewenstein George 
Published: February 2023

AbstractIn this letter, we argue that an economic perspective on the mind has played—and should continue to play—a central role in the development of cognitive science. Viewing cognition as the productive application of mental resources puts cognitive science and economics on a common conceptual footing, paving the way for closer collaboration between the two disciplines. This will enable cognitive scientists to more readily repurpose economic concepts and analytical tools for the study of mental phenomena, while at the same time, enriching our understanding of the modern economy, which is increasingly driven by mental, rather than physical, production.
Implications of exceeding the Paris Agreement for mammalian biodiversity
Authors: Mendez Angarita Valeria Y. , Maiorano Luigi , Dragonetti Chiara , Di Marco Moreno 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThe Paris Agreement settled to limit global warming to 2°C and possibly 1.5°C from pre‐industrial times. However, little is known about the implications of such climatic goals for biodiversity once species' adaptability to new climatic conditions is accounted for. Here, we projected the bioclimatic space loss for mammalian communities across terrestrial biomes, under four alternative emission scenarios to year 2050, and evaluated the risk for taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional biodiversity in each biome. The high‐emission scenario (largely overshooting Paris limits) will lead to an average 34% bioclimatic space loss across biomes, surpassing critical levels in half of them (31 out of 63), including six biomes with high biodiversity content. Overall, these biomes account for an area at risk which is 10 times larger compared to that identified under low‐emission scenarios. Under intermediate‐emission scenario the loss is reduced to 28%, but two biomes with high biodiversity content will still be at risk. Achieving the 1.5°C target would reduce the average bioclimatic space loss to 19%, with only eight biomes facing critical levels of loss, none of which hosts high biodiversity content. These results highlight the biological risk of climate inaction and the consequences of exceeding Paris Agreement's climatic goals.
Balancing Conflicting Types of Authenticity in the Reconstruction of Sound and Music in the Installation Work Blikk (1970)
Authors: Rudi Jøran 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThis article describes the quest for authenticity in the reconstruction of music, sound, light and logic in the installation work Blikk (The Gaze) by Irma Salo Jæger, Sigurd Berge and Jan Erik Vold. My work on this installation was undertaken at the behest of the National Museum for Art and Architecture in Oslo, Norway, who planned for the installation to be part of the exhibition when the doors opened to their new building in June 2022, following several years of construction. Blikk is described here in context with other works from the same period with which it shares some characteristics, and also with a view on the commissioning institution that represented and promoted radical artistic and curatorial innovation at the time. This frames my discussion of the different authenticity concerns that emerged during the restoration and reconstruction process. In fact, as the project grew from relatively trivial restoration to more involved reconstruction, weighing different authenticity types became the central element of the effort. I have used written, visual and sounding sources in descriptions on how I have balanced these concerns, and the discussion has been supplemented with information on the music technology available to the artists in 1970.
Chronic pain interference assessment tools for children and adults who are unable to self‐report: A systematic review of psychometric properties
Authors: Smith Meredith G. , Farrar Lucy C. , Gibson Rachel J. , Russo Remo N. , Harvey Adrienne R. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractAimTo identify and evaluate psychometric properties of assessment tools for assessing pain interference in children, adolescents, and adults with chronic pain and the inability to self‐report.MethodThe protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42022310102). A search was run in MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycInfo (29th March 2022) to identify articles reporting psychometric properties of pain interference assessment tools for children, adolescents, and adults with chronic pain and the inability to objectively self‐report pain. Retrieved studies were reviewed by two authors (MGS, LCF) and study quality was assessed using COSMIN.ResultsPsychometric properties of 10 pain interference tools were assessed from 33 studies. The Paediatric Pain Profile (PPP) had low‐quality evidence for content validity and internal consistency with children and adolescents who are unable to self‐report. No tools for adults had evidence for content validity and internal consistency. No tool had evidence for all nine psychometric properties.InterpretationThe PPP is recommended for pain interference assessment in children and adolescents with chronic pain and the inability to self‐report. Few tools are available for adults. Three tools for children (Patient‐Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Pediatric Proxy Pain Interference Scale; Bath Adolescent Pain Questionnaire for Parents; modified Brief Pain Inventory‐Proxy [mBPI]) and three tools for adults (Doloplus‐2; Patient‐Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Pain Interference Scale‐proxy; Brief Pain Inventory‐proxy) are promising but require further investigation.
A phase 1 open‐label trial evaluating focused ultrasound unilateral anterior thalamotomy for focal onset epilepsy
Authors: Krishna Vibhor , Mindel Jesse , Sammartino Francesco , Block Cady , Dwivedi Alok Kumar , Van Gompel Jamie J. , Fountain Nathan , Fisher Robert 
Published: February 2023

AbstractObjectiveFocused ultrasound ablation (FUSA) is an emerging treatment for neurological and psychiatric diseases. We describe the initial experience from a pilot, open‐label, single‐center clinical trial of unilateral anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) FUSA in patients with treatment‐refractory epilepsy.MethodsTwo adult subjects with treatment‐refractory, focal onset epilepsy were recruited. The subjects received ANT FUSA using the Exablate Neuro (Insightec) system. We determined the safety and feasibility (primary outcomes), and changes in seizure frequency (secondary outcome) at 3, 6, and 12 months. Safety was assessed by the absence of side effects, that is, new onset neurological deficits or performance deterioration on neuropsychological testing. Feasibility was defined as the ability to create a lesion within the anterior nucleus. The monthly seizure frequency was compared between baseline and postthalamotomy.ResultsThe patients tolerated the procedure well, without neurological deficits or serious adverse events. One patient experienced a decline in verbal fluency, attention/working memory, and immediate verbal memory. Seizure frequency reduced significantly in both patients; one patient was seizure‐free at 12 months, and in the second patient, the frequency reduced from 90–100 seizures per month to 3–6 seizures per month.SignificanceThis is the first known clinical trial to assess the safety, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of ANT FUSA in adult patients with treatment‐refractory focal onset epilepsy.
Seeing, being seen, and the semiotics of perspective
Authors: Nakassis Constantine V. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractBuilding upon work in visual studies and art history on symbolic perspective, film studies on structures of looking, and linguistic anthropology on entextualization and ideology, this article explores the semiotics of vision/visibility and perspective. In particular, I focus on ethnographic data from the cinema of Tamil Nadu, India, wherein (being seen) seeing a film image and being seen in a film image emerge as pragmatically problematic for those party to the image. In doing so, the article asks: what does it mean and do to see and be seen by, look away from and be effaced by the film image and, further, see or be seen vis‐à‐vis the above (seeing someone being seen in a film image, be seen looking away, etc.)?
Silenced Conflict: Surveillance and Normalization UsingWhatsAppGroups at School
Authors: Moyano Dávila Camila , Rojas‐Navarro Sebastián , Domenech Raúl 
Published: February 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo understand the particularities of the surveillance produced by parents' WhatsApp groups and the consequences they have for schools and families.BackgroundThe literature on the use of these groups and platforms for online communication has contended that teachers and parents feel that they are under constant surveillance when they are using them. The advantages and disadvantages of these platforms are presented, as well as recommendations for good practices.MethodQualitative analysis of two WhatsApp chats of parents from two schools in Chile, one public and one private, using a grounded theory approach.ResultsUsing a theoretical framework of science, technology, and society studies, we examine the particularities of this surveillance observed in three dimensions: conflicts as smoke bombs, operational surveillance, and affective surveillance. In this respect, we argue that in these groups, intimate surveillance leads to the normalization of certain behaviors that cause conflict to be silenced.ConclusionWe argue that silencing of conflict is problematic in that it does not allow the emergence of different ways of being a teacher or parent, which has significant consequences for families and their relationship with the school, especially in locations similar to the one we studied, where communication between families and schools has relied heavily on messaging apps such as WhatsApp.ImplicationsWhatsApp groups appear to offer opportunities to subvert the surveillance of digital platforms, as long as conflicts are allowed to be sustained when differences emerge.