Dialogic Function of Denial Resource in Political Commentaries: A Perspective of Appraisal

Appraisal is a major kind of discourse semantic resources construing interpersonal meaning, which includes three subsystems: attitude, engagement and graduation. Engagement resources are linguistic resources of inter- subjective positioning,through which writers or speakers open up or close down dialogic space for putative reader and try to align or disalign readers on the ground of solidarity. This study applies engagement system to analyze political commentaries. It focuses on the denial resources in detail. In political commentaries, by using denial resources, the commentator invokes, and then directly rejects different opinions or beliefs the putative readers may have. Through strategy of dialogic resources, commentators try to make up for disalignments caused by denial and form the grounds for solidarity.

Poverty Alleviation Model of "Three Stresses and Three Commentaries" to Stimulate Endogenous Motivation in Xundian County

Poverty alleviation has entered a decisive period. If we want to maintain poverty alleviation results,it is unsustainable to rely on solely on external forces but must rely on its endogenous motivation. Xundian County is located in the Wumeng Mountain area in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River which is a concentrated contiguous extreme poverty-stricken area. Although the natural conditions are poor and the foundation is weak,it took the lead in poverty alleviation throughout the province at the end of 2017 with a poverty rate of 0. 35%. Moreover,the poverty alleviation achievements have been stabilized,and the incidence of poverty declined to 0. 25% in 2018. These are inseparable from the unique " three stresses and three commentaries" to stimulate endogenous motivation. This article systematically studies the poverty alleviation model of " three stresses and three commentaries" to stimulate endogenous motivation in the county. Through in-depth analysis of the specific content,operation process,work achievements and typical cases of the model,the internal mechanism of action is obtained,and its experience worthy of reference are summarized. It is believed that stimulating endogenous motivation will make poverty alleviation more targeted and poverty alleviation achievements more stable,and it is a mature practice worth promoting to the whole country.

German Functionalist Approaches to the Chinese-English Translation of Commentaries in Ningxia Museum

Museum commentary emerges as the times demand. It falls into the category of publicity text. Not only does museum commentary play an important role in transferring information, but also in disseminating culture. Meanwhile, museum commentary translation is a prominent part of culture, carrying the task of cultural communication between China and foreign countries. However, scholars do not pay enough attention to museum commentary translation. Under the guidance of German functionalism, translators could pay much attention to the function of the museum commentary and adopt flexible translation strategies to fulfill it.

Exploring predictive markers for liver failure post-hepatectomy in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

This letter to the editor addresses the study titled“Predictive value of NLR,Fib4,and APRI in the occurrence of liver failure after hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma”by Kuang et al in the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.The study acknowledges the comprehensive patient data analysis while suggesting that there is a need for further discussion on the clinical applicability of these markers across diverse patient populations.This letter recommends prospective studies for validation and considers the influence of confounding factors.This finding underscores the significance of this study in improving hepatocellular carcinoma management.

Enhancing predictive accuracy in hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis:Role of red cell distribution width and prospective studies

This letter addresses the study titled“Red cell distribution width:A predictor of the severity of hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis”by Lv et al published in the World Journal of Experimental Medicine.The study offers a valuable analysis of red cell distribution width(RDW)as a predictive marker for persistent organ failure in patients with hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis.The study results suggest that RDW,combined with the Bedside Index for Severity in Acute Pancreatitis score,could enhance the predictive accuracy for severe outcomes.Further investigation into the role of RDW in different severities of acute pancreatitis is recommended.Additionally,the need for large-scale and multicenter prospective studies to validate these findings is emphasized.

Debate on direct-anterior vs posterior approach for hip hemiarthroplasty:The authors’insights

We read and discussed the study entitled“Complication rates after direct anterior vs posterior approach for Hip Hemiarthroplasty in elderly individuals with femoral neck fractures”with great interest.The authors have done justice to the topic of comparison of anterior and posterior surgical approaches for bipolar hemiarthroplasty which has been an everlasting debate in the existing literature.However,there are certain aspects of this study that need clarification from the authors.

A suggestion for the animal model of liver transplantation

The Editor welcomes submissions for possible publication in the Letters to the Editor section that consist of commentary on an article published in the Journal or other relevant issues.

Commentary on:“Facilitating transparency in spinal cord injury studies using data standards and ontologies”

Commentary Most would agree that providing comprehensive detail in scientific reporting is critical for the development of mean- ingful therapies and treatments for diseases. Such stellar practices 1） allow for reproduction of experiments to con- firm results, 2） promote thorough analyses of data, and 3） foster the incremental advancement of valid approaches. Unfortunately, most would also agree we have far to go to reach this vital goal （Hackam and Redelmeier, 2006; Prinz et al., 2011; Baker et al., 2014）.

Commentary ： clinical imaging in measuring visceral adipose tissue and other body components

In recent years it has been recognized that not only total amount of fat,but also fat distribution plays an important role in metabolism.Visceral adipose tissue(VAT),the most important component of central obesity,is closely related to insulin resistance and hyperlipidemia.It is hypothesized that an overflow

Comment on review article:Chronic hepatitis C virus infection cascade of care in pediatric patients

An enhanced cascade of care should include a younger population,helping to achieve the goal of the World Health Organization with a focus on elimination in the pediatric population.Furthermore,enhanced screening and awareness efforts and continued education of health care providers will improve the outcomes of chronic hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection in the pediatric population.The present work discusses and comments on the topic"cascade of care in HCV chronic pediatric patients".

Letter to editor‘Gastroenteropathy in gastric cancer patients concurrent with diabetes mellitus’

The present letter to the editor is related to the study titled“Diabetic gastroenteropathy:An underdiagnosed complication”.Diabetic gastroenteropathy contributes to a decline in quality of life.In addition,gastroenteropathy is generally observed in patients with concurrent gastric cancer and diabetes mellitus before surgery,and the occurrence of the symptoms might be due not only to cancer but also to the complications of diabetes mellitus.

A Possible Narrative Section Harmonisation？ The Role of the Practice Statement Management Commentary

The Practice Statement provides a flexible approach to preparation of the management commentary, generating more meaningful disclosure and discussing those matters that are more relevant to the company＇s individual circumstances. In this direction, the International Accounting Standards Board （IASB） has highlighted some content elements recognised as being fundamental for guaranteeing the usefulness of the management commentary. With reference to these elements, it is interesting to analyse the level of disclosure of the financial reporting. These analyses aim to identify the themes dealt with most extensively by the companies and those that require greater attention so that the narrative section of the financial statement is, on the one hand, at least consistent with the suggestions of the guideline and, on the other hand, contains information that is useful for the users. Lastly, in the light of the relevant European Union （EU） directives, the results of the analysis will help to formulate considerations on the ability of the IASB guideline to improve the completeness of the narrative section. All this is examined in a cross-country dimension： Financial reports in Italy and the United Kingdom （UK） are examined. The content analysis methodology is applied. Within the financial reporting, the management discussion is examined in particular. The analysis is performed considering 2008. This qualitative paper will contribute to the studies on disclosure and usefulness of the information provided.

The Impact of International Accounting Standards Board （IASB）＇s Guidelines for Preparing Management Commentary （MC）： Evidence From Italian Listed Firms

This paper investigates the Italian firms＇ disclosure in response to the new guidance on the management commentary （MC） contained in the International Financial Reporting Standard （IFRS） practice statement issued by International Accounting Standards Board （IASB） in 2010. The study is organized as follows. After reviewing the relevant literature on financial disclosure and MC, this paper examines the content of the Italian management＇s report-----known as ＂Relazione sulla Gestione＂ and that of the recent IASB＇s IFRS practice statement. Hence, it applies a self-constructed disclosure index and a multiple correspondence analysis （MCA） on MC of a sample of 66 Italian non-financial listed firms. The results show that the level of disclosures provided by the Italian listed firms does not seem to be affected by the IASB＇s guidelines. However, the survey highlights large differences in the level and type of disclosure provided in MC among the sectors and firms. This paper aims to contribute to the financial reporting debate by understanding the IASB＇s guidelines and their impacts on the voluntary disclosure practices of Italian listed firms.

Comments on three comparative analyses of stem taper models published in Journal of Mountain Science in 2014-2016

Recently the Journal of Mountain Science published three papers（Lumbres et al.2014;Jung et al.2015;Lumbres et al.2016）that compared selected taper models for bias and precision when estimating upper stem diameters for various tree species.

Commentary on:“Assessing proprioception:A critical review of methods”by Han et al.

In recent years,the assessment of proprioceptive function has received increased attention in clinical and motor skill research.This is not surprising given the growing body of scientific evidence on the importance of proprioceptive information for controlling nearly all facets of human movement;from standing to performing highly skilled movement patterns

Techniques of Chinese-English Translation of Tour Guide Commentary

To meet the tourists' need,more and more tourist materials,including guide commentary,have been translated into English.This paper analyses the text type and criteria of tour guide commentary.It also analyses the possible problems that may exist in the translation of guide commentary and suggests some feasible techniques.

The Complexity of Embedded Frame in Mass Media Text — A Case Study of an Entertainment Commentary

Taking Goffman's frame theory as a basis, this article analyzes an entertainment commentary and investigates how people's different experience of the organization of the daily life may affect their linguistic presentation. It finds commentaries appearing in the mass media cannot just be taken as a combination of the verbal signs following a set of rules, while, instead it is a reflection of the writers' experience of the media itself, the event and participants commented, and the potential audience involved in a particular frame. It is through the transformation and retransformation that the author of this commentary reveals to us her basic concern about the reality in her eyes. Although texts involved in the mass media are usually taken as a one-way communication, they can be taken as the speaker's presentation of self in their social interaction with the potential audience.