Dear editor,We read with great interest the article by Liu H et al.[1]The authors proposed to explore the value of the procalcitonin-to-cortisol ratio(P/C ratio) in predicting the prognosis of patients with abdominal ...Dear editor,We read with great interest the article by Liu H et al.[1]The authors proposed to explore the value of the procalcitonin-to-cortisol ratio(P/C ratio) in predicting the prognosis of patients with abdominal sepsis. However, we have some concerns.展开更多
When I was at school,I read a popular book by John Wyndham called The Day of the Triffids.It was really exciting,and it was about very big plants-triffids-that ate people.It was my favourite book.A few years later,I c...When I was at school,I read a popular book by John Wyndham called The Day of the Triffids.It was really exciting,and it was about very big plants-triffids-that ate people.It was my favourite book.A few years later,I came home from school and there was something special waiting for me:my mum had bought me a plant for my bedroom.It was a Venus flytrap.It was like a very small triffid,but it caught insects and ate them,not people!展开更多
On october111th,2023,it was cloudy.It was an unforgettable dlay for me.On the way to school,my friend did rude something2to me.I felt very sad.And I didn't past the test of my favorite subject.It was really a bad ...On october111th,2023,it was cloudy.It was an unforgettable dlay for me.On the way to school,my friend did rude something2to me.I felt very sad.And I didn't past the test of my favorite subject.It was really a bad day.After school,I went home unhappily.There was no one in the house.Every room was dark.What was wrong?I just wanted to make a call when the lights were on.I was surprised saw3many people and a big cake.They were singing"Happy birthday".It was my birthday.I forgot.I was so excited and happy.I knew that my family and friends always made me happy.I'll never forget that day.展开更多
Age really is just a number for Charly Bancarel,the 94‑year‑old running in this year's Paris Marathon.One post on social media tells us that the elderly man will be the oldest participant in the race in 2024!This ...Age really is just a number for Charly Bancarel,the 94‑year‑old running in this year's Paris Marathon.One post on social media tells us that the elderly man will be the oldest participant in the race in 2024!This actually won't be the first time that Charly has set a record like this.In 2023,he also became the oldest runner to complete the Paris Marathon!展开更多
We have a new English teacher this term.He is Mr.Zhao.He is a young man who is not very tall.Mr.Zhao likes wearing T-shirt and sports shoes.He speaks very good English and always tells us stories.His classes are very ...We have a new English teacher this term.He is Mr.Zhao.He is a young man who is not very tall.Mr.Zhao likes wearing T-shirt and sports shoes.He speaks very good English and always tells us stories.His classes are very interesting.We can learn many new and exciting things from him.He is also quiet strict with us.If we don't work hard,he will ask us to do more.If we do something wrong,he will tell us what is right.Of course,he will help us when any of us needs him.He is really a good teacher.展开更多
My name is Shen Yifan.I’m in No.4 Middle School.I love my school very much,because our school life is color1.There are many clubs in the school,such as drawing club,singing club,dancing club,piano club,English club,r...My name is Shen Yifan.I’m in No.4 Middle School.I love my school very much,because our school life is color1.There are many clubs in the school,such as drawing club,singing club,dancing club,piano club,English club,reading club and many kinds of sport2club.We can choose the clubs which we are interested3.I joined the English club last year,because I like English so much.I usually go to the club on Monday and Friday in our school library.I really learn a lot of4from the English club.Now I am good at English very much and I can speak English fluently.展开更多
Dear Ms.Zhang,You are really an excellent teacher and I’d like to show my deep respect for you.In my heart,you are a great woman who devotes your life to education.You came to Huaping County in 1996 and saw the diffi...Dear Ms.Zhang,You are really an excellent teacher and I’d like to show my deep respect for you.In my heart,you are a great woman who devotes your life to education.You came to Huaping County in 1996 and saw the difficult situation of girls’education there.展开更多
Heinz B.looks like a homeless person with nothing to his name,but appearances can be misleading.He might not look like the rich,but the octogenarian is worth several millions of dollars and knows how to increase his f...Heinz B.looks like a homeless person with nothing to his name,but appearances can be misleading.He might not look like the rich,but the octogenarian is worth several millions of dollars and knows how to increase his for⁃tune.Besides,he claims to have been frugal his whole life,so he doesnt really need money to get by.He is more than happy living on food found in dumpsters and hoarding(贮藏)all sorts of things other people throw away.展开更多
Hello,I’m Lily,a primary school student,and I’m excited about my upcoming weekend.Let me share my plans with you.On Saturday morning,I plan to visit Xinhua Bookstore to buy some books.I have a deep love for various ...Hello,I’m Lily,a primary school student,and I’m excited about my upcoming weekend.Let me share my plans with you.On Saturday morning,I plan to visit Xinhua Bookstore to buy some books.I have a deep love for various kinds of books because I really enjoy reading.In the afternoon,I’m looking forward to playing badminton with my friends.展开更多
Dear Grandpa Zhong,You are my hero and the person I learn from.I really can’t tell how much I respect and love you.You have spent your life in the field of medicine.You have devoted yourself to medical research and l...Dear Grandpa Zhong,You are my hero and the person I learn from.I really can’t tell how much I respect and love you.You have spent your life in the field of medicine.You have devoted yourself to medical research and looking after patients.展开更多
This corpus-based study aims to explore if the high frequently used word "really" is at a risk of overused,underused or misused in the writing of Chinese learners.Then draw attention on English learning and ...This corpus-based study aims to explore if the high frequently used word "really" is at a risk of overused,underused or misused in the writing of Chinese learners.Then draw attention on English learning and teaching and raise learners' awareness of the structural and collocation complexity of words.展开更多
Thoracoscopic surgeries usually require single-lung ventilation under general anesthesia because of the need to obtain a sufficient working space.In patients with impaired pulmonary function,if the patient can undergo...Thoracoscopic surgeries usually require single-lung ventilation under general anesthesia because of the need to obtain a sufficient working space.In patients with impaired pulmonary function,if the patient can undergo general anesthesia,a more selected collapse of the lung is considered to be beneficial for intraoperative oxygenation.The selective bronchial blockade of the lobe to be resected has been reported by several investigators （1-3）.Mukaida and coworkers first reported thoracoscopic surgery for pnenmothorax under local and epidural anesthesia in 1998 in high-risk patients contraindicated for general anesthesia （4）.展开更多
The present research reports a comparative study on the use of ＂really＂ by Chinese EFL learners. Taking the perspectives colligation and collocation, the study mainly yields the following findings： （1） Compared w...The present research reports a comparative study on the use of ＂really＂ by Chinese EFL learners. Taking the perspectives colligation and collocation, the study mainly yields the following findings： （1） Compared with American native speakers, Chinese EFL learners have different preferences for colligations and collocations of ＂really＂; （2） High achievers and low achievers demonstrate a similar pattern of the ranking order of the colligations, but high achievers are closer to the native speakers in the use of ＂really＂ in terms of collocation; low achievers rely more heavily on ＂very＂ to collocate with adjectives than high achievers.展开更多
In our clinical practice, we are accustomed to dealing with perioperative hemodynamic and blood pressure changes on a daily basis. Intraoperative blood pressure variations outside of the accepted ＂normal＂ physiologi...In our clinical practice, we are accustomed to dealing with perioperative hemodynamic and blood pressure changes on a daily basis. Intraoperative blood pressure variations outside of the accepted ＂normal＂ physiologic ranges are in fact very common.展开更多
We read with considerable interest the paper from Passeri et al.[1]questioning how the IIIb preoperative determination of a Klatskin tumor could be considered a risk factor for unresectability,and we could not refrain...We read with considerable interest the paper from Passeri et al.[1]questioning how the IIIb preoperative determination of a Klatskin tumor could be considered a risk factor for unresectability,and we could not refrain from making some critical recommendations about it.Although the paper was nicely written,in our opinion,no meaningful conclusion should however be drawn from it,due to the small sample size of the reported series.展开更多
To the Editor:We read with great interest the article by Yang et al.[1]evaluating the effects of postoperative serum total cholesterol(s TC)changes on early allograft dysfunction and survival after living donor liver ...To the Editor:We read with great interest the article by Yang et al.[1]evaluating the effects of postoperative serum total cholesterol(s TC)changes on early allograft dysfunction and survival after living donor liver transplantation(LDLT).By the multivariate regression analysis,they showed that patients with s TC<1.42 mmol/L on postoperative day 3 had 4.08-fold and 2.72-fold greater risks of展开更多
One more gift to buy,one more dish to cook,onemore decoration to hang—“everyone’s *counting onme,I can’t stop now.”If you fred yourself having thoughtslike this,take a moment to remind yourself of the personyou a...One more gift to buy,one more dish to cook,onemore decoration to hang—“everyone’s *counting onme,I can’t stop now.”If you fred yourself having thoughtslike this,take a moment to remind yourself of the personyou are outside your family and holiday roles.When wasthe last time you took care of yourself?Relaxation isn’ta luxury,after all—*it’s essential to our health and well-being.And unless we refuel once in a while,we won’tbe much good to anyone else either.So here are some ofour favorite ways to rejuvenate—and put life in展开更多
Good manners are alive and well amongnew graduates.I know this because of a youngjob hunter whose graciousness helped her tobeat out nearly a dozen other candidates for ajob.Her success tells me that * 30-somethingrec...Good manners are alive and well amongnew graduates.I know this because of a youngjob hunter whose graciousness helped her tobeat out nearly a dozen other candidates for ajob.Her success tells me that * 30-somethingrecruiters value politeness as much asold-timers like me.What did this young woman—a year outof college,working at a * dead-end job—展开更多
Dear editor,In their comment,Krewer et al.1argue that before selecting a specific method for assessing proprioception,it is essential to consider which component of proprioception is to be assessed.They also note that...Dear editor,In their comment,Krewer et al.1argue that before selecting a specific method for assessing proprioception,it is essential to consider which component of proprioception is to be assessed.They also note that there is no single method for assessing all aspects of the various proprioceptive senses,展开更多
文摘Dear editor,We read with great interest the article by Liu H et al.[1]The authors proposed to explore the value of the procalcitonin-to-cortisol ratio(P/C ratio) in predicting the prognosis of patients with abdominal sepsis. However, we have some concerns.
文摘When I was at school,I read a popular book by John Wyndham called The Day of the Triffids.It was really exciting,and it was about very big plants-triffids-that ate people.It was my favourite book.A few years later,I came home from school and there was something special waiting for me:my mum had bought me a plant for my bedroom.It was a Venus flytrap.It was like a very small triffid,but it caught insects and ate them,not people!
文摘On october111th,2023,it was cloudy.It was an unforgettable dlay for me.On the way to school,my friend did rude something2to me.I felt very sad.And I didn't past the test of my favorite subject.It was really a bad day.After school,I went home unhappily.There was no one in the house.Every room was dark.What was wrong?I just wanted to make a call when the lights were on.I was surprised saw3many people and a big cake.They were singing"Happy birthday".It was my birthday.I forgot.I was so excited and happy.I knew that my family and friends always made me happy.I'll never forget that day.
文摘Age really is just a number for Charly Bancarel,the 94‑year‑old running in this year's Paris Marathon.One post on social media tells us that the elderly man will be the oldest participant in the race in 2024!This actually won't be the first time that Charly has set a record like this.In 2023,he also became the oldest runner to complete the Paris Marathon!
文摘We have a new English teacher this term.He is Mr.Zhao.He is a young man who is not very tall.Mr.Zhao likes wearing T-shirt and sports shoes.He speaks very good English and always tells us stories.His classes are very interesting.We can learn many new and exciting things from him.He is also quiet strict with us.If we don't work hard,he will ask us to do more.If we do something wrong,he will tell us what is right.Of course,he will help us when any of us needs him.He is really a good teacher.
文摘My name is Shen Yifan.I’m in No.4 Middle School.I love my school very much,because our school life is color1.There are many clubs in the school,such as drawing club,singing club,dancing club,piano club,English club,reading club and many kinds of sport2club.We can choose the clubs which we are interested3.I joined the English club last year,because I like English so much.I usually go to the club on Monday and Friday in our school library.I really learn a lot of4from the English club.Now I am good at English very much and I can speak English fluently.
文摘Dear Ms.Zhang,You are really an excellent teacher and I’d like to show my deep respect for you.In my heart,you are a great woman who devotes your life to education.You came to Huaping County in 1996 and saw the difficult situation of girls’education there.
文摘Heinz B.looks like a homeless person with nothing to his name,but appearances can be misleading.He might not look like the rich,but the octogenarian is worth several millions of dollars and knows how to increase his for⁃tune.Besides,he claims to have been frugal his whole life,so he doesnt really need money to get by.He is more than happy living on food found in dumpsters and hoarding(贮藏)all sorts of things other people throw away.
文摘Hello,I’m Lily,a primary school student,and I’m excited about my upcoming weekend.Let me share my plans with you.On Saturday morning,I plan to visit Xinhua Bookstore to buy some books.I have a deep love for various kinds of books because I really enjoy reading.In the afternoon,I’m looking forward to playing badminton with my friends.
文摘Dear Grandpa Zhong,You are my hero and the person I learn from.I really can’t tell how much I respect and love you.You have spent your life in the field of medicine.You have devoted yourself to medical research and looking after patients.
文摘This corpus-based study aims to explore if the high frequently used word "really" is at a risk of overused,underused or misused in the writing of Chinese learners.Then draw attention on English learning and teaching and raise learners' awareness of the structural and collocation complexity of words.
文摘Thoracoscopic surgeries usually require single-lung ventilation under general anesthesia because of the need to obtain a sufficient working space.In patients with impaired pulmonary function,if the patient can undergo general anesthesia,a more selected collapse of the lung is considered to be beneficial for intraoperative oxygenation.The selective bronchial blockade of the lobe to be resected has been reported by several investigators （1-3）.Mukaida and coworkers first reported thoracoscopic surgery for pnenmothorax under local and epidural anesthesia in 1998 in high-risk patients contraindicated for general anesthesia （4）.
文摘The present research reports a comparative study on the use of ＂really＂ by Chinese EFL learners. Taking the perspectives colligation and collocation, the study mainly yields the following findings： （1） Compared with American native speakers, Chinese EFL learners have different preferences for colligations and collocations of ＂really＂; （2） High achievers and low achievers demonstrate a similar pattern of the ranking order of the colligations, but high achievers are closer to the native speakers in the use of ＂really＂ in terms of collocation; low achievers rely more heavily on ＂very＂ to collocate with adjectives than high achievers.
基金supported by the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,University of California Davis Health and NIH grant ULl TR000002 of the University of California Davis Health
文摘In our clinical practice, we are accustomed to dealing with perioperative hemodynamic and blood pressure changes on a daily basis. Intraoperative blood pressure variations outside of the accepted ＂normal＂ physiologic ranges are in fact very common.
文摘We read with considerable interest the paper from Passeri et al.[1]questioning how the IIIb preoperative determination of a Klatskin tumor could be considered a risk factor for unresectability,and we could not refrain from making some critical recommendations about it.Although the paper was nicely written,in our opinion,no meaningful conclusion should however be drawn from it,due to the small sample size of the reported series.
文摘To the Editor:We read with great interest the article by Yang et al.[1]evaluating the effects of postoperative serum total cholesterol(s TC)changes on early allograft dysfunction and survival after living donor liver transplantation(LDLT).By the multivariate regression analysis,they showed that patients with s TC<1.42 mmol/L on postoperative day 3 had 4.08-fold and 2.72-fold greater risks of
文摘One more gift to buy,one more dish to cook,onemore decoration to hang—“everyone’s *counting onme,I can’t stop now.”If you fred yourself having thoughtslike this,take a moment to remind yourself of the personyou are outside your family and holiday roles.When wasthe last time you took care of yourself?Relaxation isn’ta luxury,after all—*it’s essential to our health and well-being.And unless we refuel once in a while,we won’tbe much good to anyone else either.So here are some ofour favorite ways to rejuvenate—and put life in
文摘Good manners are alive and well amongnew graduates.I know this because of a youngjob hunter whose graciousness helped her tobeat out nearly a dozen other candidates for ajob.Her success tells me that * 30-somethingrecruiters value politeness as much asold-timers like me.What did this young woman—a year outof college,working at a * dead-end job—
基金sponsored by Shanghai Pujiang Program (No.15PJ1407600)
文摘Dear editor,In their comment,Krewer et al.1argue that before selecting a specific method for assessing proprioception,it is essential to consider which component of proprioception is to be assessed.They also note that there is no single method for assessing all aspects of the various proprioceptive senses,
