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    Creating a practical model using real options to evaluate large-scale real estate development projects

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    Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2005.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-62).Real Options analysis has only begun to be recognized as way to evaluate real estate and is considered "beyond the cutting edge" of financial analysis. Several academic papers have looked at ways that real estate can be analyzed using real options; however a universally practical financial model using real options has not successfully been achieved. There are several reasons why real options analysis has not quickly come to the forefront of financial analysis. The first obstacle is that real options analysis can be quite rigorous and mathematically complex, making it difficult to be easily adopted by the everyday analyst. Presently, the most common method of analyzing real estate is using Discounted Cash Flow, which is relatively systematic and can be universally understood by most persons in the finance world. However, real options theory is not nearly as intuitive, even to the most sophisticated financial persons. There is no tried and true, universally recognized methodology for real options analysis of real estate, at least not yet. Discounted Cash Flow does a very good job analyzing most real estate. However, complex, multi-phased, or very speculative developments justify significantly more sophisticated analysis methods, such as real options.(cont.) Real options is relatively new to real estate, and awaits daring pioneers who are willing to create intuitive, thorough, and transparent models that could be used by future real estate analysts before real options analysis will ever become a mainstream method for analyzing real estate. With this in mind, this thesis intends to present a practical, comprehensive, and intuitively transparent financial model using Microsoft Excel for analyzing real estate development projects. This thesis will hopefully serve as a basis for future models, and will aid in others' understanding of the advantages and drawbacks of such analysis and how to properly utilize it as a tool for real-world projects. It is also the intent of this model to be utilized and further refined by future students in the Real Estate Development Studio course at MIT and by real-world real estate practitioners.by Adam Hengels.S.M

    Participation à la méta-analyse de la prévalence de la dépression chez les patients atteints de psoriasis

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    Le trouble psychiatrique thymique représenté par la dépression et le trouble dermatologique de type psoriasis sont des pathologies fréquentes dans la population générale. Des études ont pu montrer l’association entre maladies inflammatoires chroniques et dépression. Cette présente thèse a pour objectif de caractériser cette association en se focalisant sur la prévalence. La participation à la méta-analyse de la prévalence de la dépression chez les patients atteints de psoriasis a pu mettre en évidence l’impact de l’épisode dépressif caractérisé ou de ses symptômes dans cette sous population dermatologique. Avec l’inclusion de 109 études, la prévalence de la dépression est de 23 % pour les symptômes dépressifs et de 19 % pour la dépression clinique. Le risque relatif calculé grâce aux études cas-témoins varie entre 2.89 pour les symptômes dépressifs et 1.72 pour la maladie dépression. Ces résultats sont concordants avec les résultats de la précédente méta-analyse de Dowlatshahi réalisée en 2014. L’importante hétérogénéité de nos résultats a été analysée grâce à une méta régression soulignant la significativité de certains facteurs comme l’utilisation de l’échelle d’évaluation psychiatrique ZSDS (Zung Self Depression Scale), le cut-off du BDI, la sévérité du psoriasis mesurée avec l’échelle PASI ou la durée d’évolution du psoriasis. Le nombre de patients inclus et donc la puissance de l’étude ainsi que les valeurs de cut-off utilisées sont les principaux facteurs significatifs d’hétérogénéité. Ces analyses de prévalence et de risque augmenté d’avoir une dépression dans le psoriasis doivent permettre une évolution de la prise en charge de ces patients dermatologiques. Un diagnostic précoce est un facteur de meilleur pronostic. Le dermatologue informé de ces risques pourra ainsi mieux orienter et plus rapidement ces malades vers un spécialiste pour une meilleure prise en charge. Cela profitera à la santé et à la qualité de vie des patients atteints de psoriasis et préviendra la progression des comorbidités vers des stades plus sévères

    Mitchell Street, Juneau Building

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    The front of the Juneau Building. The entrances for the Juneau Café, a shoe shine business, and office spaces can be seen.Grayscal

    Photos of Juneau Building, Kleczka, Leonard

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    Juneau building housed several Polish American organizations including Polish Association of America and Polish National Alliance. Juneau Theatre was also located there from 1910 until at least 1931.Grayscal

    Mitchell Street, Juneau Theater

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    Juneau Theater at 609 Mitchell Street opened in 1910 as a vaudeville stage. Several years later, the Saxe brothers leased the theater and showed movies there. The Juneau closed in 1965 and the building was converted into office and retail space.Grayscal

    Mitchell Street, Juneau Theater

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    Juneau Theater at 609 Mitchell Street opened in 1910 as a vaudeville stage. Several years later, the Saxe brothers leased the theater and showed movies there. The Juneau closed in 1965 and the building was converted into office and retail space.Grayscal
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