Abstract Background Angiodysplasia (AD) is an abnormal, ectatic dilated, tortuous blood vessel that is found in the mucosa and the submucosa of the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT).While colonic angiodysplasia is a recognized finding of the lower intestinal tract in the elderly, small intestinal angiodysplasia is rare.However, it is an important reaso
Corpus-based critical discourse analysis of reporting practices in English news reports on public health event in China and United States
IntroductionReporting speech is a basic form of human language, and reporting practices play a key role in news report.As one of the important rhetorical devices to introduce the reported speech, reporting verbs can help the readers understand the source of the reported speech and the attitude of the journalist or the media toward the reported info
Application of triple bottom line concept to artisanal and small-scale mining activities in Wa East District, Ghana
The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector offers a supplementary livelihood strategy to agriculture in northern Ghana, acting as a source of capital to support agriculture.However, the sector has been associated with several adverse environmental and socio-economic consequences, making Bud Vase its sustainability dimensions extremely comple