Appraisal Analysis Research Articles

The Construal of Interpersonal Meanings in the Discourse of American Newspapers About Trumps’ Travel Ban: An Appraisal Analysis

The primary purpose of this study is to carry out and present an Appraisal analysis of the discourse of two reports published in the New York Times and the Washington Post newspapers. The specific objective is to identify and analyze the main attitudinal resources employed by the report’s authors to construe and negotiate feelings with their audiences about the Muslim ban incident that was implemented during Trump’s presidency of the United States. Moreover, the study explores the ideological differences from an Appraisal perspective about the travel ban between the selected newspapers. The study revealed that Appreciation resources were used more than other resources in the Washington Post, and the majority of them were addressing the travel restriction. On the other hand, the New York Times report made extensive use of both Judgment and Appreciation resources. In addition, all attitudes in the texts predicted ideological differences, but the Appreciation resources were the most critical predictor of ideological differences between them. This research reveals then which attitudes are more likely to reveal ideological differences.

An Introduction to Theme Issue: Systemic Functional Linguistics and Appraisal Analysis: Recent Contributions to English Language Research

An Introduction to Theme Issue: Systemic Functional Linguistics and Appraisal Analysis: Recent Contributions to English Language Research

ATTITUDE ANALYSIS OF “THE GUARDIAN” EDITORIAL: LOCKDOWN POLICY AND THE GOVERNMENT

This study aims to analyze the presented attitude based on the choice of words in an editorial published by The Guardian on November 5th, 2020 entitled “The Guardian View on the New Lockdown: Fewer Promises, Better Performance Needed”. One of the most relevant discourses to be analyzed is editorial section of newspaper that is considered as the purest part of mass media reflected ideology, or in this case, political stance. This is a qualitative study using the method of Systemic Functional Language framework with the specification of interpersonal meaning especially appraisal analysis with 22 appraising items taken from the editorial as the sources of data. The findings show that The Guardian is more likely not standing on the same side as the government by giving more negative attitude than the positive ones in terms of affects, judgment, and appreciation. Getting involved in attitude analysis as a part of SFL is considered important in ELT process to help students use language appropriately started from small unit like word.

A Genre and Appraisal Analysis of Critical Review Texts in Academic Writing From a Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspective

A critical review is one of the text types (i.e., genres) assigned for academic writing in Australian universities; yet, the study of this genre remains underexamined in academic discourse. This qualitative study was designed to analyse the schematic structures and lexical choices in evaluative meanings within critical review texts to provide a description of the critical analysis genre that could help to familiarise students with the characteristics of the genre. Texts used for the analysis were a tutor’s model text, provided to the students in the Introductory Academic Program (IAP) at the University of Adelaide, and the critical review writing of 2 Indonesian students in the IAP class. Using both genre analysis (Martin & Rose, 2003) and the appreciation framework (Martin & White, 2005) from systemic functional linguistics (SFL), the study applied “a genre-analytic approach” (Nodoushan & Khakbaz, 2011, p.112) to analysing and describing the structure and language use of the critical review texts. Analysis of the schematic structure identified 5 stages: Introduction, Summary of the Article, Analysis of the Article: Positive Critique, Analysis of the Article: Negative Critique, and Conclusion. The values of appreciation that contributed to the evaluative purpose of the critical review genre were categorised as valuation, composition, and reaction. Based on the analysis, this report provides suggestions for structural and lexical resources for the realisation of the purpose of a critical review text and for the expression of evaluative meanings.

Can a Knee Brace Prevent ACL Reinjury: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review aimed to investigate whether the use of a knee brace when returning to sport (RTS) could prevent a second injury after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). This study was registered with the PROSPERO database and followed PRISMA guidelines. A systematic search of PubMed, Ovid Medline, Ovid All EBM Reviews, Ovid Embase, EBSCO Sportdiscus and ISI Web of Science databases for meta-analysis, randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies published before July 2020 was undertaken. The inclusion criteria were: (1) Comparing with and without a brace at RTS, (2) follow up of at least 18 months after ACLR, (3) reinjury rates included in the outcomes. Two reviewers independently extracted the data. Quality appraisal analyses were performed for each study using the Cochrane Collaboration tools for randomized and nonrandomized trials. A total of 1196 patients in three studies were included. One study showed a lower rate of reinjury when wearing a knee brace at RTS. One study found the knee brace to have a significant protective effect for younger patients (≤17 years). The effectiveness of knee bracing when RTS remains ambiguous. Current data cannot support that using a knee brace when RTS will decrease the rate of reinjury after ACL reconstruction.

Gravity inversion of basement relief using Particle Swarm Optimization by automated parameter selection of Fourier coefficients

A global optimization technique using particle swarm optimization (PSO) is presented to estimate the depth to the basement of a heterogeneous sedimentary basin from the vertical component of the residual gravity anomalies. Inversion of basement relief for known density distributions has particular importance in many real applications such as mineral exploration, geothermal exploration, etc. Generally, gravity inversion in the Fourier domain allows a reduction in the optimization parameter. However, in the present study, an automated parameter selection criterion is developed for further reduction of optimizing parameters. A detailed uncertainty appraisal analysis is also performed for different configurations of synthetic models, which ensures the reliability of the optimization technique. All synthetic models are contaminated with white Gaussian noise, and an optimized depth profile is compared with noise-free data for sensitivity analysis. The result shows the robustness of the optimization method in the presence of noise. The technique is implemented on two real gravity anomaly profiles (1) Godavari basin, India, and (2) Sayula basin, Mexico. The optimized depth profile shows a good agreement with the published results using other optimization techniques. The method developed in the present work is a novel approach for the automatic selection of parameters as per the model’s complexity. It provides an inversion technique that considers a small number of parameters with a minimum computational expense.

THE IMPORTANCE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH TANGERANG CITY

So far, the performance appraisal of an organization is inaccurate because the assessment is only based on employee compliance with their superiors without providing an assessment based on the contribution made by the employee to the organization. This certainly impacts the employee’s weak motivation, so that it can affect organizational performance, which affects the quality of public services. This research tries to present the analysis of employee performance appraisal by emphasizing the determined qualities (competencies) to improve the performance of public service organizations in Indonesia. It can be seen that performance measurement can be used as a reference as a measure of the performance of an organization. The research was conducted using a literature review study. And use a qualitative approach in analyzing the data presented in the study. The study found that their direct superiors generally evaluate employees. Concerning the frequency of promotion in o organization, each leader explains that the organization has a clear pattern in determining the promotion and position. This is the authority of management. However, sometimes organizational leaders allow biased factors such as gender issues, appearance problems, specific ethnicity or race or feelings of hatred towards someone. Affect their judgment. Unless appraisals are based on actual job performance, they will continue to be conducted without the goals often required in fair performance appraisal systems.

RESOURCES OF ATTITUDES IN STUDENTS’ TOURISM BLOGS

Studies concerning the use of attitude resources in students’ writing have been conducted by researchers. However, limited attention has been given to investigate how resources of attitude are used in a hybrid genre, such as blog. This paper aims at reporting how attitude resources are realized in students’ tourism blogs. 10 tourism blogs written by the seventh-semester students of English Education Department, taking English for Tourism course were purposively selected as the source of data. These data were chosen because their topics were about tourist attractions in Bali. The data were analyzed by following appraisal language analysis theory. The results show that appreciation and affect resources were used by the students in their blogs. However, the resources used by the students were basic and repetitive words. This study suggests English instructors provide explicit teaching of attitudinal words that the students can use when they are writing tourism blogs.

A firefly algorithm modified support vector machine for the credit risk assessment of supply chain finance

PurposeNowadays, Supply Chain Finance (SCF) has been developing rapidly since the emergence of credit risk. Therefore, this paper used SVM optimized by the firefly algorithm, which is called firefly algorithm support vector machine (FA-SVM), and applied it to SCF evaluation with a different indicator selection. Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, we used FA-SVM to assess the credit risk of supply chain finance with extracted index through correlation and appraisal analysis, and finally determined 3 first-level indicators and 15 third-level indicators. Through the application analysis, 39 SMEs (117 sample data) were selected from the Computer and Electronic Communications Manufacturing Industry as the characteristics for the input variables, to verify the improvement effect of the method relative to the LIBSVM and the classification pretest effect in the credit risk assessment of the SCF. FindingsThe results showed that FA-SVM could improve the accuracy of classification prediction compared with LIBSVM, and decrease the error rate of falseness recognize credible enterprise to untrusted enterprise. Originality/valueThis paper appliedthe firefly support vector machine in the supply chain financial evaluation for the first time. The output variable was described in a more detailed manner during the index define, and the random selection set in the process of FA-SVM data training.

ATTITUDE REALIZATION IN NEWS REPORTS: AN INTERPRETATION THROUGH AN APPRAISAL ANALYSIS

For the maintenance of the authorial voice, newspapers use rhetorical markers as an external supporting voice to win their readership. The current five year studies show that news writers maintain engagement with their readers by their stances towards their point of views. This study aimed to find the attitudinal stances of two Pakistani Online newspapers i.e. 'Dawn' (alternative newspaper) and 'The News' (mainstream newspaper). The newspaper's inclination was identified through its language. To discover the newspapers' stances, Martin and White (2005) 'Appraisal Analysis' framework was employed on '2' news reports comprising of '5013' words on Prime Minister Imran Khan's Speech at 74th United Nations' session along with Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) by Norman Fairclough (1995). It was found that both newspapers indirectly invoked attitudes by laying evaluative ground which was explicitly explained in the quoted text. The prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was found the 'Appraiser' in both news reports and served as a main social actor in highlighting Pakistan's current issues. The issues expected to be solved urgently for peace and prosperity in the region by the involvement of world leaders and United Nations on Kashmir conflict between Pakistan and India, climate change and elimination of Islam phobia.

Leverage Factors at Red Brick Production Centers in Sinar Tanjung Village, Banjar City, West Java Province

The existence of a certain traditional red clay brick production area has helped to boost the community’s economy. Although the sporadic existence of production units, in which many were not established based on a research stage with the concept of sustainable development, has consequently generated environmental damage. Land as a non-renewable natural resource has limited carrying capacity and its utilization needs to be regarded carefully for the present and future generations. This study aims to identify leverage factors that can act as an intervention for better environmental management at the red brick production centers in Sinartanjung Village, Pataruman District, Banjar City, West Java Province. The present research is based on the concept of sustainable development triangle (economic, ecological, and social dimensions) incorporated with analysis of Rapid Appraisal for Fisheries (Rapfish)-Multi Dimensional Scaling (MDS) from the results of the assessments of 25 red brick production units. It starts with the identification of sustainability issues to be discussed, determination of the analysis unit and attributes, data entry, and Rapfish analysis to determine the area’s sustainability status and leverage factors. The results showed that red brick production centers were not yet sustainable obtaining a value(64.47). Moreover, the leverage factors identified were: profit transfer (economic dimension), level of air pollution (ecological dimension), the trend of changes in the livelihoods of the local communities (social dimension).

PCN134 Assessing the Relationship between Immature and Mature Overall Survival (OS) Outcomes on HTA Decision-Making: A Study of UK Nice Decisions and the Case for Coverage with Evidence Development

To understand how magnitude of effect and early readout of OS outcomes can be used to inform conditional coverage decisions with continued evidence development. Analysis of NICE oncology appraisals published between 2011-2017 which initially presented immature interim OS results (<50% maturity) and for which subsequent OS results have been published. Analysis based on mean OS could not be performed due to Kaplan Meier and extrapolation data being redacted, therefore analysis focussed on relative effect and data maturity. 99 NICE oncology assessments were identified, of which 63% (62) reported interim OS data with maturity <50%. Of these, 23% (14) also published an updated or final analysis of OS, including maturity level, that could be used for this analysis. 79% of the 14 submissions showed an interim maturity between 15% and 50%; their subsequent OS hazard ratio (HR) value changed within +/-20% compared to initial readout. Where interim OS was statistically significant, this was likely to remain nominally significant at final readouts. Maturity of less than 15% was associated with higher changes in relative effect by up to 80%. OS immaturity remains an area of uncertainty with payers and is managed in different ways ranging from conditional reimbursement recommendations to delaying decisions. A positive relationship between interim and updated/final OS HR was found where interim OS maturity was >= 15%, providing confidence that long term OS benefit will be demonstrated as trial data matures. In the majority of cases, delaying access due to OS data being immature or assuming there is no OS benefit, would not be justified. Conditional reimbursement or reimbursement pending additional evidence are important tools for both payers and manufacturers so that patients who can benefit from new medicines have immediate access rather than waiting for further OS readouts.

The impact of rarity in NICE\u2019s health technology appraisals

BackgroundIn the absence of a framework designed to evaluate medicines for rare diseases in the UK, most orphan medicines are appraised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) through the Single Technology Appraisal (STA) process.ResultsAn analysis of STA appraisals of orphan and non-orphan medicines revealed that orphan medicines were subject to a significantly longer mean time in the NICE process than non-orphan medicines [370 days (n = 44) vs. 277 days (n = 118), p = < 0.0001]. A higher proportion of orphan STAs required more than one Appraisal Committee Meeting (ACM) versus non-orphan STAs, and orphan STAs were disadvantaged by worse outcomes with respect to positive recommendations than those orphan medicines assessed by Highly Specialised Technology evaluation (HST).ConclusionsThe uncertainties inherent to developing orphan medicines may contribute to these disadvantages. Improved understanding of the challenges in drug development for orphan medicines and clearer guidance for decision makers on navigating uncertainty in the HTA process may promote greater equity in access to medicines across rare and common conditions.

The Problems of Early Childhood Education During COVID-19: An Appraisal Analysis of “Does Early Childhood Education Still Matter during Covid-19? On The Jakarta Post

This article explores the rhetoric of Yuliana in describing the difficulties of parents, teachers, and school administration during covid-19 health crisis. This study is guided by content analysis and the analytical framework of Appraisal from systemic functional linguistics, which concerned with the language of evaluation. The study reveals that in order to show the problematic matters of poor early students, their parents, the teachers, and the owner of a daycare center, Yuliana utilizes the appraisal system in a variety ways, with the aim to show some alternative solutions to the owners of the schools and the governments as to invest more because of the importance of early education for young generations for the future.

Cognitive analysis of specific threat beliefs and safety-seeking behaviours in generalised anxiety disorder: revisiting the cognitive theory of anxiety disorders.

Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) has been an uneasy member of the anxiety disorders group since its inclusion in the third edition of the DSM. Multiple theories and treatment protocols for GAD and its defining symptom, excessive worry, have comparable efficacy in treating GAD symptoms. Crucially, these theories of GAD and excessive worry fail to explain when and why worry is excessive and when it is adaptive. In this paper we propose a cognitive behavioural account of the difference between excessive and adaptive states of worry and explore the theme of threat and the function of safety-seeking behaviours as seen in GAD. Specifically, we incorporate the concept of inflated responsibility in a cognitive behavioural analysis of threat appraisal and safety-seeking behaviours in excessive worry and GAD. It is proposed that when worry is used as a strategy intended to increase safety from perceived social or physical threat then it should be conceptualised as a safety-seeking behaviour. However, when worry is used as a strategy to solve a problem which the person realistically can resolve or to deal explicitly with the feeling of anxiety then it functions as an adaptive coping behaviour. We also propose that the theme of threat in GAD centres on an inflated sense of responsibility for external everyday situations, and the function of safety-seeking behaviours is to attain certainty that responsibility has been fulfilled. The clinical implications of this cognitive behavioural analysis of excessive worry are discussed, as well as future research directions.

Ethnoecological appraisal, mineral and phytochemical analysis of five species of Myrtaceae in University Campus, Peshawar, Pakistan

Ethnoecological appraisal, mineral and phytochemical analysis of five species of Myrtaceae in University Campus, Peshawar, Pakistan

Language of Online Reviews For the Digital Promotion of Madura Tourism Destinations

This article deals with the language used in online reviews by the people visiting the tourist attractions in Madura, particularly the beaches of Madura Island. These online reviews generally comprise of people’s opinion and/or feedback on their overall experience of the place. Destinations such as Madura can widely benefit from such online reviews, if channelled in the right way. The reviews in large tourism websites such as Trip Advisor can be an effective medium of digital promotion. Accordingly, the data for this study were gathered from the Trip Advisor website (retrieved from: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g1574414-Activities-c61-t52- Madura_Island_East_Java.html). The study attempted to uncover the language of the reviews used by the tourists visiting and experiencing the tourism destinations in Madura Island. Using the analysis of appraisal proposed by Martin and White (The Language of Evaluation. Appraisal in English, 2005), positive and negative reviews of the beaches in Madura Island were evaluated intended to provide inputs and suggestions on the resources, properties, and other complementary facilities as part of Madura tourism promotion.&#x0D; Keywords: appraisal, online review, digital promotion, Madura, tourism comment on the resource, properties, and other complementary facilities

The suffering of refugees in Ghassan Kanafani’s “The Child Goes to the Camp”: a critical appraisal

Purpose This paper aims to present a critical appraisal of Ghassan Kanafani’s short story “The Child Goes to the Camp” using the Appraisal Theory proposed by Martin and Rose (2007) in an attempt to investigate the predicament of the Palestinians who were forced to flee their country and live in refugee camps as well as the various effects refugee life had on them. Design/methodology/approach Using the Appraisal Theory, and with a special focus on the categories of Attitude and Graduation, the paper aims to shed light on the plight of refugees through revealing the narrator’s suffering in a refugee camp where the most important virtue becomes remaining alive. Findings Analysing the story using the Appraisal Theory reveals the impact refugee life has left on the narrator and his family. This story serves as a warning for the world of the suffering refugees have to endure when they are forced to flee their war-torn countries. Originality/value Although Kanafani’ resistance literature has been studied extensively, his short stories have not received much scholarly attention. In addition, his works have not been subject to linguistic analysis. This study presents an appraisal analysis of Kanafani’s “The Child Goes to the Camp” in an attempt to investigate how the author’s linguistic choices are key to highlighting the suffering of the Palestinians, especially children, in refugee camps.

Reading parents: Parody and paradox in Go the Fuck to Sleep

Aimed at frustrated parents whose young children refuse to go to bed, Go the Fuck to Sleep was a bestseller before it hit the shelves in 2011. Much of the book's humour lies in its juxtaposition of profanity-laden poetry with illustrations of children and nature that would not be out of place in a typical children's picture book – the books that parents read repeatedly to satisfy their restless children. Although the writer is a father speaking from his experience, creating this in-joke nurtures an imagined community of any caregivers who suffer the same fate night after night. A combination of APPRAISAL analyses, both verbal (cf. Martin and White 2005) and visual (cf. Painter et al. 2013), provides evidence for the ways in which the book shows how the child takes the power role in the bedtime routine of middle-class households. Visual choices follow the typical format of children's bedtime stories, with the child increasingly at the centre of the images. Verbal evaluations show that, at first, parents deny their children the items or activities that they want but later concede to their demands. As the narrator becomes more frustrated and desperate, the evaluations move from the idea of a secure sleep for the child, to questioning the child's honesty, to denouncing his parenting skills. This paradoxical role-reversal in the book allows parents some relief from the guilt that they might be bad parents because of their nightly loss of authority over the child. However, it also foregrounds the ideological issues at stake at bedtime.

A study on analysis of performance appraisal at imind technologies

A study on analysis of performance appraisal at imind technologies